"16 Demonic Strongholds" ...from 'Power & Authoritiy Over Darkness' (Greenig)

Here we go. (5:53) There are 16 demonic strongholds. There are also 16 major and minor prophets in the Bible, (6:00) or in the Old Testament.The following, through extensive research and desperate (6:04) cries for answers, is what I discovered about each one. You must have the presence of the Holy (6:11) Spirit, His guidance, and God's holy word in order to wage spiritual war and emerge victorious. (6:19) Father, we just stop right now.We just slow our minds and hearts down. (6:25) We are just resting in your presence, even as we're on the Kingdom Corner podcast, (6:30) even as we read through this book by Angela Greenegg. Lord, that you would open our hearts (6:36) and minds to the strategies of the enemy and to your delivering weapons from these strategies, (6:43) from these enemies.You also need advisors, those who've already faced the giants, (6:51) that can give you intelligence or intel to help navigate the situation, (6:56) so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. I learned how to battle and have great success (7:02) in expelling demons by realizing that Satan always mimics Christ and tries to be a mirror reflection. (7:11) Please know that I am like everyone else, and my priorities are as they are called to be, (7:17) God first, then spouse, then family, then ministry.I believe that you will find the (7:23) answers you're looking for in the next chapters. I began by becoming familiar with the foundation (7:31) of these spirits and their fruit. Then every time I went to take the darkness out, I had the basics (7:40) and learned more and more.And little by little, my knowledge grew until now when I train and show (7:48) people of many nations how to pull down and take back what belongs to them. I want to also point (7:55) out that the only way I could have gone and done a few of the successful exploits I write about (8:01) was because of years of learning and making many mistakes. Hallelujah.Thank you for Angela's (8:07) experience, right, that we can learn from as we just read through her book. Remember, there are (8:13) many deliverance techniques and ways of doing them. The most important thing I can say to you is to be (8:19) who you are.As the previous years have progressed, so have the do's and the don'ts. (8:25) As previously mentioned, one prays this way, another rebukes that way. Sadly, (8:31) some charge unbearable amounts of money to set people free.Isn't that sad? (8:37) Here are the 16 demonic strongholds that I've come into contact with. A lying spirit, number one. (8:47) A spirit of bondage, number two.A spirit of fear, number three. A spirit of heaviness, number four. (8:56) A spirit of infirmity, number five.A spirit of jealousy, number six. A spirit of haughtiness, (9:05) number seven. A spirit of discord, number eight.A spirit of whoredom, number nine. (9:13) A seducing spirit, number ten. A perverse spirit, number eleven.Number twelve, a spirit of (9:20) divination and familiar spirit. Number thirteen, an antichrist spirit. Number fourteen, unclean (9:29) spirit.Number fifteen, dumb or mute and deaf spirit. Number sixteen, spirit of lethargy. (9:38) Let's look at each of these strongholds in detail.First of all, number one, the lying spirit. (9:46) 2 Chronicles 18 21-22 says, He said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all (9:54) his prophets. And the Lord said, You shall persuade him and also prevail, go out and do so.(10:01) Therefore, look, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours. (10:09) Wow! And the Lord has declared disaster against you. Isn't that amazing? God actually (10:16) allowed the lying spirit to go to the prophets because they were not following God.Isn't that (10:23) amazing? And for this reason, God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie, (10:31) 2 Thessalonians 2.11. So, some manifestations of this lying spirit. Lies, strong delusion, (10:40) statements that deviate from or pervert the truth to release a false appearance. (10:47) This spirit talks too much, suggests to put as a thought, plan, or desire into a person's mind, (10:56) perverts, diverts to a wrong purpose, implies, expresses indirectly or hints at, (11:04) assumes, takes as granted or true, though not proven, exaggerates, enlarges, (11:13) that is, embellishes as a statement beyond normal, flatters, praises too much or without sincerity, (11:22) curses, prays for harm to come upon someone, gossips habitually, reveals personal or (11:30) sensational facts, babbles, talks enthusiastically or excessively, mystifies, perplexes the mind of, (11:39) makes mysterious, misleads, leads in a wrong direction or into mistakes, mistake in action (11:47) or belief, misrepresents, represents falsely or unfairly, deceives, causes to believe in an (11:55) untruth, mistakes, makes a wrong judgment of the character or ability of, falsifies, alters so as (12:03) to deceive, religious, relating or devoted to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.(12:13) Jeremiah 23.15-17 says, Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets, (12:21) Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of Gaul. (12:26) For from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out into the land, (12:31) thus says the LORD of hosts. Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (12:38) that make you worthless.They speak a vision of their own heart, and not from the mouth of the (12:43) LORD. They continually say to those who despise me, The LORD has said, You shall have peace. (12:50) And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart they say, No evil (12:55) shall come upon you.The lying spirit is what I refer to as the godfather of the dark underworld. (13:02) Without the lie there is nothing. The spirit's job is to steal, kill, and destroy, to annihilate.(13:15) To kill your calling and steal your inheritance. One of the tragedies I've seen is that often, (13:21) when new Christians come into the church, they're given strict rules and regulations (13:27) that cause greater bondage and fear in their lives than before they came to Christ. (13:33) It isn't because of Christ, because we know His yoke is easy and burden is light.(13:39) It is more often the religious, lying spirit at work in a church. Too many have sadly watered (13:47) down the holy word, using grace as a crutch. Grace is important and a gift from God, (13:54) but so many believers misunderstand what grace really is.(13:59) Wherever I do deliverance, I expect that the lying spirit will always be there trying to stop me. It (14:06) must be bound and then commanded to shut up. This spirit's true mission is to pervert the truth (14:12) and will use us to lie, accuse, and blame one another.Often the person needing deliverance (14:21) will receive mental pictures, seeing things that are not actually there, and hearing what is not (14:27) actually spoken. Be careful as a deliverance minister. Be aware of your surroundings, (14:35) your thoughts and perceptions.Keep in mind what you are there to accomplish. (14:40) To deliver those out of darkness into the light of Jesus. We need God's wisdom and understanding (14:47) as we navigate through these darker times.The enemy's job is to lie, twist, and insinuate (14:55) in order to remove what the Father has given us. He has given us truth and life, (15:00) not death and destruction. Without the lie, the enemy has nothing.And that is why it is always (15:07) important to test every spirit. Unfortunately, there have been numerous marriages, families, (15:14) ministries, and jobs destroyed by the misunderstandings that are caused by this (15:20) spirit. With every promise that the Father gives us, there will always be opposition to that (15:28) promise.The calling on many saints' lives has been lost by buying into a lie. Just like Adam (15:37) and Eve in the garden bought into a lie and lost the promise and God's glory once they knew they (15:43) were naked, it was too late. But that is why Jesus came, to restore us to Himself and the Father.(15:51) Jesus is our glory, and it is never too late to accept Him as our Lord and Savior. (15:57) Perhaps you've gone through a divorce, lost a loved one, or fell away from what you believed. (16:02) Please know that the calling on your life is yes and amen.It is irrefutable. Remembering your (16:08) calling and who He created you to be is just the ammunition you need to say to the lies, (16:14) no more. It is time to remind the enemy of his place.Declare the truth out loud and come out (16:23) of your death clothes and be whole in Jesus' name. Please pray this prayer with me. (16:31) Right now, in the name of Jesus, we bind up the lies of the enemy.I curse every word that has (16:38) had an assignment on it against me with your truth. You will not take root or cause my name (16:45) to be destroyed by your lies and deception. Father, I loose faith to arise and scatter (16:52) the enemy