SPOILING POWERS OF SATAN/Dr Pat Holliday/Dr Sabrina Sessions/Marshall Perot

SPOILING POWERS OF SATAN

Jesus’ power is always greater, (Col. 1:15) shows Him victorious over Satan. “And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”

The ability of performing deliverance belongs essentially to God, who is all-powerful and omnipotent. The term power has the sense of ability, strength (Gen. 31:6; Psa. 22:20; Isa. 37:27); right, privilege, or dignity (Jn. 1:12; Acts 5:4; I Cor. 7:37; 9: 4), Gk. dunamis; absolute authority (Matt. 28:18), same Gk. as above); the exertion or act of power, as of the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:19), Gk. kratos.

This “Great Commission” is our marching order in evangelism. It is global in its range to reach the sin scorched world; heaven high and eternity long in the duration of its result.

Jesus warned that is not going to allow anyone to destroy his house without putting up a strong fight. He must be arrested or rendered ineffective especially by removing Satan’s ability to act as a threat or obstacle before a Christian can release his human captives. Jesus asks this penetrating question, (Matt. 12:29).

AUTHORITY BINDING THE STRONGMAN

Jesus asks this penetrating question, “How can anyone enter a strongman’s house and carry off his possession unless he first ties up the strongman?” Then we could enter his house. (Matt. 12:29), says “bind the strongman.” Indeed, binding the strong man is the first basic PRINCIPLE of spiritual warfare.  Before any warfare opposing powers and principalities and wicked rulers and evil spirits can be won to release the nation, cities, individual, family, the strongman must be defeated, (Matt. 18: 18. 19, 20).