Episode 121: Freeing People from Demonic Darkness - A Key (THE Key?) in the Next Move of God

FREEING PEOPLE FROM DEMONIC DARKNESS…a Key (THE Key?) in the next move of God Explosion of the Demonic (Days of Noah) * History of the 20th Century – occult, UFO/aliens, drugs, sexual perversion, abortion (infanticide), trafficking, division, fear, transhumanism, globalism* Today’s Entertainment (movies, TV, internet ­ gaming)* Our Experiences – evangelism, night terrors, prophetic dream last night* Programming, False Narratives, Hive Mind/Group Think* Roe v. Wade overturned? How was the Pagan Roman Empire Won? Dr. MacMullen (Christianizing the Roman Empire) states unequivocally that the main way Rome was converted to Christianity were healing and, most especially, exorcism. (Francis MacNutt, pg. 87, Healing Reawakening) Professor Ramsey MacMullen – Emeritus Professor of History, Yale University, "the greatesthistorian of the Roman Empire alive today” Ramsey MacMullen Interview – Yale Historian MacMullen: When we consider how the early Christians brought people to Christ, we might think of Paul’s preaching. One might think that this “method” was what subsequent generations of Christians employed, but IT AIN’T SO. It didn’t happen that way. My guess is that because of the persecution open preaching was simply too difficult most of the time. In contrast what worked best was “one on one talk about the proofs of the truth of Christianity and by proofs, I mean EXORCISM above all. Christianity advertised its own particular powers through driving out demons that caused sickness and driving out all demonic influences in general. Miracle stories are the main reason people came to Christ. As for preaching THERE IS HARDLY A WORD throughout all the centuries I look at – from the early 2nd century through the 10th. VERY, VERY little mention of Christians talking to the unpersuaded and trying to bring them over by reasoning. Instead, what is talked about is the operation of wonderful things by holy people. They wanted the benevolent power the Christians promised. Pagan Rome vs. Pagan America *AD30­AD400 ­ “the main way [Pagan] Rome was converted to Christianity were healing and, most especially, exorcism” *AD2022 – “the main way Pagan America WILL BE converted to Christianity WILL BE healing and, most especially, exorcism” What did Jesus do? (emphasis on exorcism) * Acts 10:38 ­ how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. * Matt. 4:24-25 – and they brought Him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them * Matt. 8:16 ­ That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick * Matt. 12:22 ­ Then a demon­oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. * Matt 17:18 ­ And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. * Lk. 6:17-19 ­ And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people…18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And THOSE who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And ALL the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them ALL. A Word about the Origin of Demons * The angels transgressed this appointment and were captivated by love of women. And they begat children [the nephilim], who are those who are called demons. Justin Martyr (AD160) * These angels, then, who have fallen from heaven, and haunt the air and the earth, and are no longer able to rise to heavenly things, and the souls of the giants [nephilim], who are the demons who wander about the world, perform similar actions. Athenagoras(continued)