The Devil We Know! How Satan Operates

Vlad Savchuk46 minutes read

Demonic infiltration in people's lives is examined, along with Satan's operating methods and devices across four main levels of influence: affected, afflicted, restricted, and dominated, emphasizing the importance of resistance, prayer, and deliverance through a Spirit-filled praying church for spiritual freedom and protection. Prayer and active participation are key in seeking deliverance from unclean spirits, generational curses, and addictions, highlighting the need for repentance, forgiveness, and joining online deliverance sessions for further prayer and support.

Insights

  • Four main levels of demonic influence are identified: affected, afflicted, restricted, and dominated, showcasing the varying degrees of spiritual oppression individuals can face.
  • The importance of active resistance against Satan, prayer, and seeking deliverance through a Spirit-filled community is emphasized, highlighting the necessity of spiritual warfare in combating demonic influences and finding freedom in God.

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Recent questions

  • What are the different levels of demonic influence?

    The four main levels of demonic influence are affected, afflicted, restricted, and dominated. Affected individuals can be influenced by demonic spirits without leaving a door open, while afflicted individuals experience specific harassment in areas like health, relationships, or behavior. Restricted individuals face limitations and hindrances due to spiritual warfare, and dominated individuals are controlled by the enemy, experiencing heavy influence or demonization.

  • How does Satan aim to control individuals?

    Satan's goal is to dominate, control, and bring torment to individuals, hindering their spiritual life and service. He uses devices and weapons to take advantage of individuals, aiming to keep them from Jesus and limit their service. Satan's tactics include harassment, killing, and momentum-building, similar to Herod's actions in Acts 12.

  • What are some tools Satan uses to maintain influence?

    Darkness, doubt, depression, and fear are tools used by Satan to maintain influence over individuals, akin to the darkness in Herod's prisons. He also employs guards, strong men demons, entry point demons, and darkness to further his control over individuals.

  • How can deliverance from demonic influence be achieved?

    Deliverance from demonic influence requires active participation, not just waiting for God to intervene. Practical steps include walking away from toxic places and habits, as well as moving from deliverance to discipleship and community within a Spirit-filled praying church.

  • What role does prayer play in seeking deliverance?

    A praying church can bring deliverance through constant prayer, as God dispatches His spirit in response to prayer. Deliverance is sought through prayers offered in the name of Jesus and the Holy Ghost, specifically addressing unclean spirits, generational curses, addictions, and various sins. Joining online deliverance sessions for further prayer and support is also recommended.

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Summary

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Understanding and Resisting Demonic Influence in Lives

  • Demonic infiltration in people's lives is examined, along with Satan's operating methods and devices.
  • Four main levels of demonic influence are outlined: affected, afflicted, restricted, and dominated.
  • Affected individuals can come under the influence of demonic spirits without leaving a door open.
  • Afflicted individuals experience specific harassment in areas like health, relationships, or behavior.
  • Restricted individuals face limitations and hindrances due to spiritual warfare.
  • Dominated individuals are controlled by the enemy, experiencing heavy influence or demonization.
  • Satan's goal is to dominate, control, and bring torment, hindering spiritual life and service.
  • Satan has devices and weapons to take advantage of individuals, aiming to keep them from Jesus and limit their service.
  • Herod's actions in Acts 12 are likened to Satan's tactics, including harassment, killing, and momentum-building.
  • The importance of resisting the devil, praying, and opposing his attacks to stop his influence is emphasized.

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"Demons afflict, resist, and oppress individuals"

  • Demons are assigned tasks by Satan, some to afflict health and others to afflict the mind of individuals.
  • Demons take on the nature of their assignments, revealing their names connected to their tasks.
  • A gate demon opens doors for other demons to enter a person's life, leading to more occupation and oppression.
  • Demons resist being cast out as they face consequences for failing their assignments.
  • Satan accomplishes his purposes through demons, who aim to inhabit and harass individuals.
  • Demons are destined for the lake of fire, with no mercy or grace offered to them.
  • Curses act as spiritual prisons, restricting individuals and allowing demons to harass them.
  • Generational curses are common and can manifest in various ways, affecting health, relationships, and finances.
  • Addictions are used by Satan to keep individuals bound in his kingdom, acting as chains that restrict freedom.
  • Darkness, doubt, depression, and fear are tools used by the devil to maintain influence over individuals, akin to the darkness in Herod's prisons.

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"Prayerful Church Defeats Darkness, Demons, and Oppression"

  • Satan has guards, strong men demons, entry point demons, and darkness.
  • A praying church can bring deliverance through constant prayer.
  • God dispatches His spirit in response to constant prayer.
  • A praying church is a force against Satan, delivering from demons.
  • Deliverance is for the desperate, not the passive or casual.
  • God sends an angel in response to prayer, bringing light and deliverance.
  • The Holy Spirit is unstoppable, greater than any opposition.
  • The Holy Spirit brings deliverance and freedom to those oppressed.
  • God's way of prison break involves lighting up, waking up, rising up, dressing up, and getting out.
  • Practical steps for deliverance include walking away from toxic places and habits.

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"Active participation in deliverance and discipleship"

  • Deliverance requires active participation, not just waiting for God to intervene.
  • Peter realizes the angel's role in his deliverance from Herod and the Jewish people's expectations.
  • After considering his deliverance, Peter goes to Mary's house where believers are gathered in prayer.
  • Steps to spiritual freedom include lighting up, waking up, rising up, dressing up, getting out, and getting into God's house.
  • Moving from deliverance to discipleship and community is essential.
  • Peter finds safety among believers in God's house, escaping Herod's pursuit.
  • Deliverance aims to make demons homeless, not Christians, emphasizing the need for a spiritual home.
  • Herod's fate mirrors that of the devil, who will be bound and cast into the lake of fire.
  • Herod symbolizes the devil's tactics of harassment and destruction, countered by a Spirit-filled praying church.
  • Through prayer, deliverance from unclean spirits, generational curses, addictions, and various sins is sought, emphasizing repentance and forgiveness.

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"Online Deliverance Sessions: Casting Out Spirits"

  • Prayers are offered in the name of Jesus and the Holy Ghost to cast out unclean spirits, specifically addressing spirit spouses, with an invitation to join online deliverance sessions for further prayer and support.
  • The audience is encouraged to sow a seed as a gesture of generosity and support for the ministry, with the promise of reaping spiritual benefits and contributing to the outreach efforts of the ministry in spreading the message of Jesus Christ.
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