The Preacher: May 2008

God warns in the bible of these times. 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
giving heed to seducing spirits; either to doctrines which are of a deceiving nature; or to men who profess to have the Spirit of God, and have not, but are evil men and seducers, deceiving, and being deceived; that lie in wait to deceive, and handle the word of God deceitfully; and by attending on the ministry of such persons, through hearing them, and conversing with them, the defection was to begin and spread; and therefore such should be carefully avoided, and their ministry shunned; nor should they be received, nor bid God speed.
And doctrines of devils; such as are devised by devils, as all damnable doctrines be; and all lying ones, for the devil is the father of them; and as are all the false doctrines introduced by Antichrist, for his coming was after the working of Satan; and particularly those doctrines of his concerning worshipping of angels, and saints departed, may be called the doctrines of devils, or of "demons"; being much the same with the demon worship among the Heathens, of which the devil was the inventor: unless by doctrines of devils should be meant the doctrines of men, who for their cunning and sophistry, for their lies and hypocrisy, for their malice, and murdering of the souls of men, are comparable to devils.

It is so prevalent it today of these evil gains today. I can’t stop to think that Jesus has to be coming soon. Israel celebrated their 60th birthday as being a nation this week. Some have thought that after the 1st generation or at the end of 45 yrs Jesus would have come. Now no Baptist preacher set 1993 as the return date but some did think on it. The bible clearly says that know man knows the time or the season but Jesus did leave some signs. I believe the J.W."s believed on the 93 date or the 94 but the claimed 64 and as for back as the late 1800s. I did a study on the Millerite charts and preached about it 2yrs ago in Abbeville. Now, no one knows the time but I like Paul and the other Apostles believe the time is soon. I have witnessed first hand people possessed by demons hear in Louisiana. I spoke to a young man last night that is so influenced by devils that he will go to hell convinced that God is just a energy and man just call this energy god. ALL this is the Doctrine of DEVILS!!!!!!Some of my family members died, I believe possessed by devils. The devil is a liar and the father of it. That old serpent is an adversary of God and man,1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:He is an opponent: or as the Greek writer would say,"An arch enemy of God."
It was Lucifer who said,” Isaiah 14:13-15 …….I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

He said,” I will be like the most High”. In other words he wanted to be like God the Strong one. He wanted to be supreme or elevated above Others. Pride!!!

That old devil was not content to what he was created to be. A servant, A servant of the Lord.
It is unfortunate that most Christians in church are not content to their position. Most churches are run by deacons and committees rather than being led by the Pastor under the leadership of the Holy Ghost. And Jesus BEING THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH.
Most church’s are being run by the doctrine of devils.

Remender what I said earlier about this doctrine: being much the same with the demon worship among the Heathens, of which the devil was the inventor: unless by doctrines of devils should be meant the doctrines of men, who for their cunning and sophistry, for their lies and hypocrisy, for their malice, and murdering of the souls of men, are comparable to devils.
How many men today do you think are leading a congregation straight to hell?
This adversary, the devil is an opponent to you and God, an enemy.
The devil himself is the prince of devils: Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
The prince, meaning the magistrate or the ruler, the Bible calls him the:
Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Before we got saved this is who we walked by. It says the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience.
Demon possession friend.
You just have to walk in to most schools today and see this so evident today.

Listen to what Jesus said in: John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
thus plainly recognizing his rule over the earth. That he is a personage of rank and power we learn from Jude: "Michael, the arch-angel, when contending with the devil, he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee" (Jude 1:9). He is also called the "god of this age" (2Co 4:4, margin), for men obey and worship him, even unconsciously, when they do not obey and worship the Creator.
The fallen archangel is moreover described as the "prince of the power of the air" (Eph 2:2), meaning wicked spiritual powers dwelling in the aerial heavens, for it seems the "Satanic confederation has its seat in the atmospheric heaven—in the spaces above and around our world" (Seiss). That the "prince of the power of the air" has power (when permission is granted) to wield the forces of the air we see in the history of Job; for at his bidding lightning fell from heaven to consume the flocks of the faithful servant of God, and he caused a wind to blow Job's house down and kill his children. In relation to his attacks upon the children of men the prince of this world is called the "tempter" (1Th 3:5), because it is his fiendish delight to tempt others from loyal obedience to God. And he is named "the devil" (1Ti 3:7)—a word never used in the plural, and always, and only, of Satan himself. "The Hebrew name Satan occurs in the New Testament thirty-five times interchangeably with the Greek Diabolos, which is also used thirty-five times. The word Diabolos signifies "separator and slanderer" (Blackstone), or "malignant accuser." Satan is the great separator, and he separates by slandering. He separated the race of man from God in Eden, and ever since he has been separating men from each other, with hatred, malice, envy and jealousy. He is especially named the "accuser of the brethren" (Re 12:10), and we find him also described as "the great dragon," the "old serpent," and the "deceiver of the whole inhabited earth."

The scripture is clear how low the devil has been a sinner: 1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Just like the devil desired to have the apostles, he desires to have you: Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

But rest assured that thought the devil wants you God prays that you submit to Him: Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

What does the devil do today, He perverts the scriputures: Matthew 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee. The enemy, like a false adviser, quotes from Ps 91:11 to justify his request, but he garbled the Scripture, leaving out "to keep thee in all thy ways," which follows the first clause. The promise is limited to those who walk in the way appointed to them.

That old serpent will try to hinder the Gospel: Matthew 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Most are deceived today by his works of lying wonders: 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

That old devil walketh about trying to steal and kill. That walketh about is to litrally: Tread all around, Tread around you and me trying to find a weakness.
But I can rejoice that when I am weak we are strong with the lord.
1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

When I was lost the devils goal was for me to stay lost and on my to hell, but now that I am saved his goal shifted, you see I cant lose my salvation but I can lose my joy, my testimony, my ministry and the devil would love that.

To the world the Devil is pictured as a gross looking demon with horns and red and ugly; but that is contrary to scripture:
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
It may seem good and look good but be careful for that which you play with could hinder you in your Christian life.

What are some of the devils characteristics, well #1 he is:
Presumptuous, meaning; Bold and confident in what he wants, arrogant as well, thinking he will get what he wants.
Matthew 4:5-6 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

You remember what Jesus told Peter how the devil desired to have him. Oh but Jesus prayed.

#2 the devil is proud: 1 Timothy 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Pride got the devil and pride will get you.

And you better believe he is powerful; Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

My fight is not with you, we ought not to wrestle with one another, we are to be in one accord, for the sake of prayers to be answered; Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

It seems we have more of the fellowship of devils rather then the sweet fellowship of God, with all these divisions,
I can’t get along with you and you are this and that and yet we want God in the midst. All this bickering and divisions is nothing but the work of doctrine of devils.

The old devil is wicked and there is no happiness at the end of that road: 1 John 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Now we are going to get to the remedy, but we have to continual in this lesson.

That old devil is also very malignant, meaning: 1. Malicious;Dangerous to life; as a malignant fever. Extremely heinous; as the malignant nature of sin.
MALIG'NANT, n. A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions.

He even questioned God on, “ why does Job worship you”. Job 1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
Let me ask you today where is your service to the Lord today, I mean if you lost everything, you posses land and children, I know of families who loved God but when tragedy hit you couldn’t find that child like faith in them. I know of a family who lost their child to sickness but yet still was in church Sunday and doing their part, because as a father answered his son about there commitment,” There God is real to them”.
That devil is still walking about this earth, that devil is still searching whom to devour.

The devil hates you, hates me and this ministry! He is deceitful and very fierce and cruel.
If he could kill we all be dead as soon as we get saved, but he does not have that power, he has no keys not even to his own pit in hell.
Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

I believe he still has that big owe key ring with him but I can rejoice that through Jesus I lose nothing.

How cruel is the devil? Cruel enough, Luke 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Luke 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
Luke 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

That old serpent is seeking: of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means).

So what is the remedy? James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Submit; to obey:--be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
Resist; to stand against, i.e. oppose:--resist, withstand.
Will flee; apparently a primary verb; to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish:--escape, flee
Flee from Who. The word you in this verse is singular meaning this remedy is for you, individually

Well I haven't blogged in awhile but I have been cautious about it. I have had alot on my mind concerning the rise of demon possession today. God warns in the bible of these times. 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
giving heed to seducing spirits; either to doctrines which are of a deceiving nature; or to men who profess to have the Spirit of God, and have not, but are evil men and seducers, deceiving, and being deceived; that lie in wait to deceive, and handle the word of God deceitfully; and by attending on the ministry of such persons, through hearing them, and conversing with them, the defection was to begin and spread; and therefore such should be carefully avoided, and their ministry shunned; nor should they be received, nor bid God speed.
And doctrines of devils; such as are devised by devils, as all damnable doctrines be; and all lying ones, for the devil is the father of them; and as are all the false doctrines introduced by Antichrist, for his coming was after the working of Satan; and particularly those doctrines of his concerning worshipping of angels, and saints departed, may be called the doctrines of devils, or of "demons"; being much the same with the demon worship among the Heathens, of which the devil was the inventor: unless by doctrines of devils should be meant the doctrines of men, who for their cunning and sophistry, for their lies and hypocrisy, for their malice, and murdering of the souls of men, are comparable to devils.
It is so prevalent it today of these evil gains today. I cant stop to think that Jesus has to be coming soon. Israel celebrated their 60th birthday as being a nation this week. Some have thought that after the 1st generation or at the end of 45 yrs Jesus would of come. Now no Baptist preacher set 1993 as the return date but some did think on it. The bible clearly says that know man knows the time or the season but Jesus did leave some signs. I believe the J.W."s believed on the 93 date or the 94 but the claimed 64 and as for back as the late 1800s. I did a study on the Millerite charts and preached about it 2yrs ago in Abbeville. Now, no one knows the time but I like Paul and the other Apostles believe the time is soon.
I have witnessed first hand people possessed by demons hear in Louisiana. I spoke to a young man last night that is so influenced by devils that he will go to hell convinced that God is just a energy and man just call this energy god. ALL this is is the Doctrine of DEVILS!!!!!!
Some of my family members died, I believe possessed by devils.
The devil is a liar and the father of it.
That old serpent is an adversary of God and man,1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
He is an opponent: or as the Greek writer would say,"An arch enemy of God."
I have so much to say but I cant know but I will on my next post.