CASTING OUT OF DEMONS,EXPLAINED. The war between the kingfom of God and the kingdom of darkness (satan) is fought over the territory of the human soul. God created us but Satan has worked hard to destroy us because he hates God and anything that resembles or represents Him. As the temporary ruler of this world (see John 12:31), Satan desires to gain lordship over Gods most valuable possessions ie His children (us). When an individual refuses to welcome Jesus into his heart,the enemy takes over that territory and colonizes it, blinding that person and preventing him/her from seeing and knowing the Son of God. Satans ulitimate goal is to contaminate us with Sin,Sickness and death and to eternally separate us from our Father. But Jesus came to stop him and his evil works. The two kingdoms cannot govern an individual at the same time. The casting out of demons implies the establishment of the kingdom of light and the displacement of the kingdom of darkness. Jesus came to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth,and He has power to cast out Satan. Remember that after His death ob the cross and before His resurrection,Jesus descended into hell and He took the keys of death and Hades away from he devil (see Revelation 1:18). Jesus has given us the authority in His name to defeat Satan,as Luke 10:19 say, I have given you authority,so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power on the Enemy,and nothing will hurt you. So when a believer cast out demons,it is the act of uprooting them from a body they control,on the basis of the authority Jesus has delegated to him and by the power of the Holy Spirit. In other words,to cast out a demon is to dethrone Satan and to stop his control of an individual,thereby allowing the light of Jesus to shine on that person and to lead him to reconciliation with the Father. This process makes the person who has been delivered an active member of the kibgdom of heaven,taking him from death to life in Jesus Christ.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:54:19 +0000
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