him again.’” The demons underneath the deaf and mute spirit are:
· Murder
· Seizures/Convulsions/Epilepsy
· Autism
· Tourette’s Disorder
· Alzheimer’s Disease
· Other Neurological Functions
· TMJ
These demons primarily attack the brain. These demons seek to destroy people through neurological sickness and disease.
SPIRIT OF INFIRMITY : Luke 13:11-12: “And a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’” The demons beneath the spirit of infirmity are:
· All demons that cause sickness, pain, and body deterioration.
These demons attack the body. The devil was given authority to attack Job, and Job either had elephantiasis or leprosy. The devil gave Job painful sores all over his body (2:7), worms in broken-infected skin, blackening of his skin (30:30), and bone deterioration (30:17). The woman in Luke 13 had a demon lodged in her back for 18 years. The spirit stayed in her body to torment her for as long as possible; it didn’t try to kill her, it just wanted her to suffer. The devices of satan’s physical torments are endless.
SPIRIT OF ANTICRIST : 1 John 4:3: “But every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard is coming and even now is already in the world.” The demons underneath the spirit of antichrist are:
· Rebellion
· Hatred
· Violence
· Humanism-Atheism
· Denial of Christ
· Hatred of Christians
· Persecution of Christians
This demon works to produce hatred and violence. It tries to influence children and teens to enjoy rebellion, and it works on children that have been abused as it wraps around their anger and fuels it with lies and deceit. This spirit hates Christians and will do everything it can to destroy them. This demon incites terror wherever it can. You will see this spirit in gangs and any group that sets up to break the laws of God. There are entire nations that are ruled by this demon. At times it is impulsive and violent but it can slowly work through politicians to set up laws to stop Christianity. This demon hates rules and wants others to break as many of the laws of God as possible.
People surround themselves with violence every day and they usually are not aware of it. For example, I ask students how much violence is in their daily lives, and they report very little. Yet we know that playing violent video games, listening to violent music, watching violent television, having violent friends, and watching violent movies all increase the likelihood that one can become violent (Anderson, Shibuya, Ihori, Swing, Bushman, Sakamoto, Rothstein, & Saleen, 2010; Coyne & Archer, 2005; Barongan & Hall, 1995). After pointing these factors out the average student admitted that they have contact with violent friends and media several hours a day (some students admitted up to 8 hours a day). The enemy surrounds humans with violent influences and then convinces them that they have no effect. In fact, Hollywood producers and video game developers believe that violent movies and games help to release the pent-up aggression within and make us less violent. Research is clear that just the opposite is true.
SPIRIT OF BONDAGE : Romans 8:15:” For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.” The demons underneath the spirit of bandage are:
· Addictions
· Cravings
· Compulsions
· Obsessions
· Lying and Seducing spirits
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Cinda Richards, Cheryl Reavis