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Exposing End-Time Apostasy: Doctrines of Demons. #8

Exposing End-Time Apostasy: Doctrines of Demons. #8 Before beginning the teaching of this chapter, I will pray for all of us. Let's seek the presence of God in prayer, so that the Lord may be glorified this day through us and give us…

Pastor René Castillo Picazo · 41 min

Before starting the teaching of this chapter, I will pray for all of us. Let's seek God's presence in prayer, so that the Lord may be glorified this day through us, giving us wisdom and understanding, and that the Lord, in His mercy, would allow those who read today's teaching not only to receive it, but also to keep it in their hearts.

Prayer.

Heavenly Father, we thank You for this opportunity You give us to seek Your presence, to seek more of You. We give thanks for the revelations You will allow us to receive today. We ask, Lord, that Your kingdom come to each of our homes and to this church, and that Your will be done in our lives, as it is in heaven.

Deliver us from our enemies and forgive our offenses, just as we also forgive those who offend us. We thank You, Lord, because You are with us, because Your word says that where two or three are gathered in Your name, there You are.

And we thank You also for the authority You have given us to destroy, to undo the works of the devil. You gave us power and authority to tread on serpents, scorpions, and all the power of the enemy. And nothing, for any reason, can harm us.

There is power in the name of Jesus. The gates of Hades will not prevail against the church of God.

I cover every person who is going to read this prayer and this teaching, as well as those who will hear us through our recordings, those who will hear us in person, those who will hear us on Zoom. I cover everyone who hears me with the blood of Jesus Christ.

Let there be fire and light in each one of us, in the name of Jesus. May every work of darkness sent and assigned to try to prevent, to try to oppose many from listening, to try to oppose their understanding, to try to oppose their repentance — may they all disintegrate in the name of Jesus. I cover the eyes and ears, the heart, the mind, and the emotions of every person who listens, with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let there be fire and light in every person who reads us, in the name of Jesus. May every work of darkness that opposes repentance, that opposes conviction of sin, that opposes their being able to understand and receive the truth, everything that opposes the wisdom that comes from above — may it be burned up, in the name of Jesus.

Let there be fire and light in every person who is about to hear this teaching, in the name of Jesus Christ. I cover every person who hears me with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

In this chapter 8 of our book, I will expose many doctrines of demons throughout this teaching. But I will expose 5 of them mainly:

1) Christians cannot have demons.

2) Demons do not exist.

3) You only need to preach, not cast out demons.

4) Sicknesses are not caused by demons.

5.) You must not speak to demons, you must not ask them anything.

What is a doctrine of demons?

These are doctrines that many pastors preach, some of them very sincere, others not so sincere. They do it because they grew up in this time when wickedness is so great and we are in apostasy. And these are doctrines they received, and for some reason they have not received the revelation that these are doctrines of demons.

These false doctrines come directly from hell, they are doctrines that come from down below, doctrines that the devil himself creates, with the purpose of trying to prevent the person from arriving at the true knowledge of the truth, with the purpose of giving the person a false expectation of salvation, a false freedom.

It's like what happened with the Lord, when the Pharisees argued with Him, saying: 'No, we are not children of sin.' And the Lord said: 'If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.' Practically, these demons that create false doctrine want to lead people, just like the Pharisees, to be unable to understand that they need a true freedom that lies beyond, wanting to keep the person limited, so the person cannot move on to the next level. These doctrines keep believers blind to the spiritual reality we live in.

They came to steal, kill, and destroy. The purpose is to deceive, because if they keep the person deceived, even though the person believes they are saved, even though the person believes they are serving Christ, it happens that many, if they do not repent, if they do not listen to teachings like this one, on that day the Lord will say to them: 'Depart from Me, I never knew you.' Because the purpose is to deceive. And that deception, if the Lord in His mercy does not open our eyes and lead us to the truth and to repentance, ends in eternal death.

1) Christians cannot have demons.

The first doctrine, which is a doctrine of demons that comes from hell itself, is that 'Christians cannot have demons.' That is a doctrine of demons, and its purpose is to keep people enslaved.

Who can be more enslaved than a person who is enslaved by demons and believes they are not a slave? Because if one believes they have no demons, then they will not seek help. Then, automatically, if one believes they do not have them, they will no longer look for a way to be free, to seek help, to seek God, to pray, to do those things the Lord has commanded us in His word to do, so that we can reach that true freedom, so that we can receive that peace that surpasses all understanding.

I will quote some scriptures where we are clearly shown how there were indeed demons in the church, even in that time. But at that time there was obviously wickedness, though not as much as now. Now it is worse, now there are more demons than ever. Even the word tells us how in this time demons come out even from the abyss, the three bound angels are going to be released, and many other things are mentioned. Because it is the end time, and there are more demons than ever.

The word says in Luke 13:11-13:

'And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. When Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said, Woman, you are freed from your infirmity. And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.'

But then if we read verse 16 of Luke 13, we read:

'And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?'

Who is a daughter of Abraham? A daughter of Abraham is a daughter of the promise. That is, if she is a daughter of Abraham, she is a daughter of God. She was a daughter of God, and Satan had her bound for 18 years. And with what did he have her bound? With a spirit of infirmity.

I want you to start thinking, because the devil deceives the whole world and has blinded the church. Here the Lord is clearly showing us, as the word says, that from His own mouth He said, that this daughter of Abraham was sick for 18 years. But why was she sick? Because a demon had her bound. That is, this is one of the next points I will address, because even sicknesses are caused by demons.

There is a spirit of infirmity — she was sick because she had a demon of sickness, and the Lord rebuked that demon. And then the woman touched Him, and the woman, who was still bent over, when she was freed from that demon, the woman was healed and straightened up.

Now, in Luke 8:2, it says:

'And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons.'

Here it speaks of some women, but it directly mentions Mary Magdalene, out of whom seven demons came. It's mentioning one, but clearly it says: 'And certain women,' that is, there were several women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities.

Once again, we see there is a correlation between evil spirits and sicknesses. And we will see this even more clearly as this teaching continues, that there is a relationship between sicknesses and demons.

The Lord healed people, but in many cases He did not say, 'Be healed,' but rather said, 'Come out, demon.' And when the demon left, the person was healed. These are things that are very clear in the word of the Lord, but the devil has blinded the eyes and understanding so that they do not understand.

We must wake up, it is the end time. How will we take up our weapons and fight against our adversaries, if we do not understand what is happening?

2) Demons do not exist.

Another lie is that demons do not exist. But those pastors who say demons do not exist — I don't know if they created another place and sent them there, or made them disappear. Because if in the Lord's time there were so many demons, how could they not exist now, if we are in the end time?

The word clearly says that in this time there will be much evil caused by demons. Revelation speaks of demons in many places, and demons are mentioned in almost every book of the New Testament. How is it that demons don't exist? How is it that demons supposedly are no longer around? Where did they go? Are they on vacation, or where are they? Have they already been judged and sent to the Lake of Fire? No, demons do exist.

The word commands in 1 Peter 5:8:

'Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour.'

Be of a sober spirit, says the word of God. That word was not only for two thousand years ago; that word is for you and for me. The Lord warns and commands us to be of a sober spirit, to be alert, to be careful, to be watchful, to be cautious, because 'your adversary' — that is, our adversary. Who is an adversary? He is an opponent, that is, a person one fights against. He is a person who wants to harm us, who wants to do us evil. That is the devil, and the word commands us to be of a sober spirit, to be alert, because he walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Actually, I'm going to say a little about the topic of the lion. One night, I was ministering to a woman who had supposedly been given many prophecies about being a prophet, and she had sent me a friend request on social media, and I saw it when I was already ministering to her. The request she had sent earlier came through, and it had the image of a lion. I said to her: 'Look, this lion you have here — this is also idolatry.'

That lion represents the roaring lion, the devil and Satan. While I was ministering to her, I said: 'Manifest, your lion.' Python manifested in the spirit of false prophecy in her, but so did the lion. I said: 'Manifest also, lion, alongside Python.' After a battle, because it didn't want to speak, it spoke, and all it said was: 'I am the ancient serpent, the devil. And I have mocked them, they are all fools. The church is asleep, they fall so easily.' It mocked like that. Satan said: 'The church is asleep, they fall so easily into my hands.'

That lion that some churches have — even the logo of the largest Pentecostal church, which practically represents nearly all of them, is two lions. That lion represents the devil and Satan. That is not Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is not an animal; Jesus Christ is God, and He commands that we not make images for ourselves. When images are made, they are transgressing. I will soon speak more about that lion, but that lion is this one right here, that walks about like a roaring lion, that with deceit and falsehood seeks to get a person to do what God says not to do, but makes it look pretty and appealing so that they will do it.

So, demons do indeed exist, and that lying devil, as the word says, deceives the whole world. Not only does he exist, he is very busy deceiving and keeping the church in apostasy.

3) You only need to preach, not cast out demons.

Almost the great majority of pastors, and almost 90% of the churches in the whole world, say: 'You only need to preach,' and that's the only thing they do — they go and preach. No need to heal, no need to set people free — but who told them to only preach and not heal and set free? Which of His disciples did the Lord tell: 'Go, heal, go, preach, do not heal the sick and do not cast out demons'? That is another doctrine from hell. If they do not heal and cast out demons, then they are bound in the church, and all the churches are bound. As we see, and will see even more clearly, even sicknesses are caused by demons.

So, the people in the church are demonized. And in the church they say: 'No, no, go to the doctor. No, we don't do deliverance here, here we only preach, we're of sound doctrine.' What is sound doctrine? Sound doctrine is doing the work that Jesus Christ did, and He went about preaching, but He also went about healing and setting people free wherever He went.

Sound doctrine is not speaking nicely. The kingdom of God does not consist of words, but of power. Whoever does not do the work that Christ did — which includes healing and setting free — does not have sound doctrine. They have a diabolical doctrine, a lying doctrine, a deceiving doctrine, a doctrine that the devil is using to keep the sheep that gather there chained and deceived.

The kingdom of God does not consist of words, but of power. Sound doctrine is doing the work Christ did; sound doctrine is doing the work the Lord entrusted to His disciples. How is it that there's no need to cast out demons or heal?

The word says in Luke 4:18:

'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.'

That was at the beginning, when the Lord began His ministry.

Later, the word says in Matthew 9:35:

'And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease.'

He went through all the synagogues — did He only preach? No, He preached and healed people.

The word disciple means to be like the teacher. Those who say there's no need to heal and set free are disciples of a religion, of an organization, and if they do not repent, no one knows where the end will be. For the great majority, if not all, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

To be a disciple means to be like the teacher. If we are disciples of the Lord, we have to do what Jesus Christ did. We keep His doctrine, we do what He commanded His disciples. What did the Lord command His disciples? In Luke 9:1 we are taught something that happened at the beginning, before sending them out for the first time, one of the first times He sent them alone. The word says:

'Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases, and He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.'

What did the Lord do when He gathered His 12 disciples, before sending them out to preach alone? The word says He gave them power and authority.

Those of us who are true disciples of Jesus Christ, if our doctrine is truly the Lord's, if we have a truly sound doctrine — not the sound doctrine they preach out there: 'we are trinitarians, so we have sound doctrine' or 'we are unitarians, we have sound doctrine.' Those disciples had sound doctrine because they did what the Lord commanded them. They went out with authority and power.

Then the Lord sent out 60-some, 70-some, and they returned rejoicing, saying: 'Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.' That is sound doctrine. When we have authority in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, there we have evidence that we are His disciples. When we heal and set free by the Spirit of God — because the devil also gives false gifts — then there is evidence that we are His disciples. That means our doctrine is truly good and sound, because those who do the will of God, to these He listens; that authority to heal and set free does not come from man, it comes from God.

Of course, there are others to whom the devil gives authority, but it comes either from God or from the devil. But if we heal by the Spirit of God, it is because we have found grace in His eyes. It means our doctrine is true. But those who say there is no need to heal, no need to set free, are telling themselves that they are not disciples.

I am not judging them. I know my words are strong, perhaps hard to bear, but I am not judging them. But I do want that diabolical veil that Satan has placed over their eyes to fall, so that they may understand the word. For example, there are pastors who have preached for 20 or 30 years and still do not understand the word. And it saddens me, because it is of them the word speaks when it says: 'And they will say to Me, Lord, I preached, I prophesied… Depart from Me, worker of iniquity,' because they were not doing what God did.

I do not judge them; the judgment has not yet come, but it is very near. But my desire, the purpose of this teaching, is that both pastors and sheep would listen and repent. You sheep who gather in a cold church, in a lukewarm church, where they are not disciples, calling themselves disciples but being false disciples — by their fruits you will know them. If they do the work Jesus Christ did, by the Spirit of God, they are His disciples. But if they do not do the work Jesus Christ did, and that He commanded His disciples to do, and do it by His Spirit — very important — they are not His disciples. They are disciples of a religion, disciples of deception, disciples of the spirit of error.

And there are many pastors, perhaps thousands, who are sincere but sincerely deceived. And I say to you sincerely, and in the love of Christ, they must repent. But you sheep who gather in such a church are contributing to the evil, and if you do not repent, you will go where they go. The word tells us, if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit. That pit is the lake of fire. If you do not repent, if you do not seek out a church where they are true disciples of God, religion will not save you, a denomination will not save you. We are saved through faith in Jesus Christ, when we receive the truth.

In Matthew 9:35, it says:

'And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease.'

In Matthew 10:8, the Lord commands the disciples:

'Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.'

Here there is a clear command: 'Go,' He tells His disciples, 'and heal the sick.' Once again, what did the Lord command?

It even says: 'The Spirit of God is upon Me, because He has sent Me to heal, to free the captives.' But then, with the same work that He did, the same work He came to do, is the same work He entrusted to His disciples. And He told them: 'The same work I have done, those of you who believe in Me will also do.' Those who do not do the work Jesus Christ did give testimony that their faith is not firmly set on the rock.

Because we can preach simply by not being mute, and if we read the word, we can speak of it. But to do the work Jesus Christ did, of healing and setting free, we must have power, we must have power from on high. It is not done with pretty words. If they do not do that work, it is because the Lord has not received them as His disciples, because something is wrong.

If you have a ministry — well, this word is above all for pastors, for those who claim to have a ministry. If you have a ministry, and the Lord does not testify of you, evaluate yourselves, you are wrong. The word is true, but you are wrong. Here the Lord clearly commands healing the sick, raising the dead, cleansing lepers, casting out demons. He clearly says: 'Go and do this, this is what I want you to do,' says the Lord. Why do you now say there is no need to cast out demons, when the Lord commanded it? Who has the final word, man or God? Whom do we follow and whom do we serve, man or God? Whom do we follow and whom do we serve — the religions that say we should not do what the Lord commanded, or do we follow the Lord and do what He commands us in His word? Whom do you choose — religions, denominations, the doctrine of man, or the doctrine of Christ, written in His word?

It says in Luke 13:32:

'And He said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I will be perfected.'

'I perform cures and cast out demons,' says the Lord.

Can anyone understand? Can anyone see? After this teaching, you might, as a purpose, read the first five books of the New Testament primarily, where it speaks of the work of the disciples and of the Lord, so you can see how frequently it speaks of healings and casting out demons. How is it that we should not do what the Lord commanded? Who said we have to live a different gospel?

In Mark 16:17-20, it says:

'And these signs shall follow those who believe: In My name they shall cast out demons.'

Let's pause here — what does 'these signs shall follow those who believed' mean to you? Does anyone agree with me that it means 'this is the evidence of those who believed'? This gives testimony that they have truly believed, because even the demons believe and tremble, and that is why they are lost.

But it says in Mark 16:17-20:

'And these signs shall follow those who believe.'

Do you agree that 'these signs' means 'this is the evidence'? That is, if someone says 'I believe,' but does not do the work, there are no signs. If there is a church that says 'we are the Lord's, we do have faith,' but there are no signs, the Lord is true and His word endures forever — that church is wrong.

The verse continues:

'And these signs shall follow those who believe: In My name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.'

Who confirmed the disciples' words? The Lord. How did He confirm it? With the signs. But once again the Lord came clearly to heal, to cast out demons; He commanded the disciples to heal and cast out demons, and these were the last words. It says here, since after the Lord spoke, in verse 19, He was received up into heaven. That is, when the Lord was taking leave of them, He told them: 'Go and make disciples of all nations. He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned.'

But He did not only tell them that. That is, because they say they believe and do not do the signs, that means they have not believed. 'And these signs shall then follow those who truly believe,' because there will be two types of believers: false believers and true believers. But these signs will follow the true believers. In His name we will heal and cast out demons, we will speak in tongues, if we drink something deadly it will not harm us.

There are two types of believers: true believers and false believers. There are two types of disciples: false disciples and true disciples. True disciples do the signs the Lord commands here. False disciples only talk, because they do not have the power of God, because they are not disciples. By their fruits you will know them.

4) Sicknesses are not caused by demons.

Another false doctrine, one from religion, from the devil, a doctrine of hell, is that sicknesses are not caused by demons. If they understood that sicknesses are caused by demons, they would understand that all Christians have demons. Everyone has sicknesses. But that's what man says — man says that sicknesses are not caused by demons. But let's see what the word says.

Luke 13:11-13 says:

'And behold, there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no way straighten herself.'

She had a spirit of infirmity. How is it that demons don't cause sickness? How is it that sicknesses are not caused by demons? Was the Lord mistaken here? Here it was the Lord Himself speaking. Which of you says the Lord was a liar, that He was lying? Or does any of you believe that because the New Testament was written more than 2,000 years ago, things have already changed, that demons now have another job and no longer cause sickness the way they did in the Lord's time?

The Lord has not changed at all, nor do I believe demons have changed. Do you think demons have now become good, and that's why they no longer cause sickness, or are they on vacation because it's now the end time, because soon they'll be thrown into the lake of fire, and they're taking a little vacation and no longer making people sick? What's the excuse now that they no longer make people sick? What excuse has the devil given you for why they no longer make people sick?

Matthew 8:16 says:

'When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.'

Many who were demon-possessed, and He healed all who were sick. He cast out the demons with His word. Look, again and again, the Lord commands us to heal and to set free, but the Lord went about healing and setting free. There is a relationship — that's how it is — sicknesses and demons are almost like twins, they are always together, as if they were inseparable. As if, in the word of God, again and again, the Lord speaks of healing and setting free, it's as if sicknesses and demons are joined, very joined, very close friends.

Luke 11:14 says:

'And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.'

Does anyone know someone who is mute? I think many know someone who is mute. They are demons, they are caused by demons. The devil causes those who are mute not to speak. The word says I saw a mute demon, and when the Lord cast out that demon, the mute man spoke. Do you want the mute to speak? Now you know — they are demons, but you need authority to cast them out. They are high-ranking demons, they don't come out so easily. But if we understand that they are demons, at least we can begin the process of seeking God, so that the Lord may clothe us with power from on high, so that we can cast out those mute demons. It is the truth that sets us free, not the lie.

Mark 9:17-18 says:

'Then one of the crowd answered and said, Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit.'

Once again, a mute spirit. That man, 2,000 years ago already, knew that his son did not speak because he had demons. People today, Christians of today, have been in the church for 15 years and still don't know that the things happening to them are caused by demons. The devil has found a way to dull people's understanding — 2,000 years ago people understood it, and now they don't.

'…wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.'

But then in verse 25, the Lord says:

'When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more.'

But what do you think happened to that boy, whom the disciples could not heal, but the Lord came and rebuked the mute and deaf spirit? When it came out, the boy fell to the ground as if he were dead, he fainted, but when he got up, the people thought: 'Oh, he's dead!' When the Lord raised him, when he got up, when he woke up, he was healed. Here we see two examples — epilepsy, a mute spirit, and the other mute man; both demons. Then they leave, and the person speaks. Why isn't the church doing what the Lord did?

Here we see something very important — that the disciples tried to heal this boy and could not, and they asked Him privately: 'Teacher, why could we not?' Because they were bewildered, they wondered: What happened here?

Obviously, the Lord had given them authority and power, and they had gone out to do the work; perhaps by that time they had performed thousands of miracles. God had done thousands of miracles through them, but they encounter this boy and cannot do it, and the Lord told them: 'This kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.' There are stronger demons, like these mute ones, that even we disciples must go through a process of fasting and prayer for, so that the person can be completely free. But if we understand that it can be done, if we understand that they are demons, if we pay the price in fasting and prayer, in the Lord's timing, then we will be able to cast it out. But first we must understand that they are demons, we must begin that process, so the Lord can strengthen us spiritually, until we can.

5) You must not speak to demons, you must not ask them anything.

Another doctrine of demons is that demons must not be spoken to, must not be asked questions. But it is a doctrine of demons. When one understands spiritual things and how they work, if we have true spiritual power, when we speak to them, they grow weaker.

The Holy Spirit, if He truly dwells in us and has anointed us, He is fire and a consuming fire, He is light. There is light in us; when we are ministering to a person, that light of Christ that dwells in us torments the demons, weakens them. So when one speaks to them, they grow weaker, and at first, since they are liars and try not to speak, and many things happen, but when a moment of weakness comes, they still say there what they should not say, things they keep very secret.

When demons are tormented, they say what they don't want to say. That's why Satan says: 'You must not speak to demons,' because if we have authority in Christ and speak to them, they are exposed.

If I pray for a person, and a spirit of sickness manifests, and people hear: 'I am a demon of sickness,' they will know there is a demon of sickness. If a demon of insanity manifests, or of autism, or of headache, or of foot pain, or of false doctrine, or of demon transference, and I ask it: 'Who are you?', 'I am the demon of false doctrine,' they say, or 'I am the demon of demon transference, and I transferred into the church that he or she was in' — if I ask them questions, they will be exposed.

So it is a doctrine of demons that comes from hell, because they do not want to be exposed, and people believe it: 'No, don't ask them questions, in other words, no, don't expose us,' and people believe it. But we are commanded to expose them, to expose the works of the devil.

If we understand the truth, we have to ask them questions, because we want to expose the demons. We want the diabolical veil placed over the church in this end time to fall, so the church can wake up and do the true work the Lord entrusted to us.

We will see, in the word of God, since many say: 'No, the Lord did not speak with demons.' But let's see in the word of God whether there were conversations between the Lord and the demons.

In Mark 1:34, it says:

'And He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.'

That is one of the scriptures used to say: 'You must not speak to demons.' The Lord did not let the demons speak, but here the word is clearly telling us that the Lord did not let them speak because they knew who He was. In other words, even though He forbade them, they spoke anyway.

He did not let many of them speak because they knew who He was, and He did not want the revelation of who He was — that He was the Son of God, God Himself in the flesh — to come through the mouth of demons. He simply had another purpose for revealing who He was; He did not want it revealed by the mouth of demons, and that is why He did not let them speak, because they knew who He was. Not because He had sin, not because He had anything to hide, and not because He didn't want the demons to expose sin He had.

That has happened with some pastors who come to cast out demons. The devil comes and tells them things they did that they shouldn't have done. But the Lord had no sin. The Lord did not let them speak, not because He had anything to hide, but because He did not want to be revealed through demons.

In Luke 4:41, it says:

'And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God! And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.'

Yes, the demons knew He was the Christ, but many demons came out saying: 'You are the Son of God.' That is the reason the Lord did not want to let them speak, because they were already exposing who He was — that He was the Christ. They knew He was the Christ, but they were talking and shouting: 'You are the Christ.'

When demons are tormented, they talk. Were they lying? Demons are liars, but when they are tormented, when there is authority, they tell the truth. It is because in torment they are under the power of God, and they have to say what it is.

For me it's very clear — when they are strong, when they are strong or very strong in a person and we still lack authority against that demon, it is dangerous, because they can lie. But when there is sufficient authority against that demon, they speak as in that verse, saying to the Lord: 'You are the Christ.' Were they lying? No, they were telling the truth: that the Lord was the Christ. They knew who He was.

In Luke 4:34-35, it says:

'Saying, Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God! But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet, and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.'

Do you think there was a conversation there? If I say to you: 'What do you have against me? Have you come to harm me, so-and-so?' and you answer: 'Be quiet and get out of my house,' are we having a conversation? Yes, we are having a conversation. The demon spoke words to the Lord, and the Lord answered the demon; that is a conversation. The Lord did not draw out the conversation and commanded it to leave, but there was already a more direct conversation, because the demon was saying: 'What do you have against us?' The demon practically exclaimed: 'What do you have against us? Have You come to destroy us?'

But let's look at another scripture. In Mark 5:7-13, it says:

'And he cried out with a loud voice and said, What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me. For He said to him, Come out of the man, unclean spirit! Then He asked him, What is your name?'

The Lord asked the demon: 'What is your name?' Do you think that if the demon starts telling the Lord: 'What do You have against me, Son of the Most High God? Please do not torment me,' and then the Lord asks him: 'What is your name?' — and the Lord had also been telling it: 'Come out,' but for some reason the demon didn't leave quickly. But when the Lord said: 'Come out,' the demon was tormented, according to the word, and the Lord asks him: 'What is your name?' and it answered, saying: 'My name is Legion, for we are many.' Do you think that is or is not a conversation?

Doesn't a conversation consist of two parties talking? Well, there the demon spoke to the Lord, asking Him questions, and the Lord then asked it a question in return, and then the demon begged Him greatly not to send it out of that region. In other words, the demon was pleading with the Lord, begging Him a great deal. That is, it doesn't specify how many times it begged, but it says it begged much. That is, it was insistent, saying: 'No, don't send me out of this region, don't send me out of this region.'

The demons begged the Lord:

'Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. So all the demons begged Him, saying, Send us to the swine, that we may enter them. And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.'

Do any of you believe that what happened there was a conversation? That the demons were begging: 'No, don't do this, don't send us there,' and the Lord asked: 'Who are you?', and the Lord told them: 'Come out,' and they said to Him: 'Have You come to torment us, to destroy us?' There was a conversation there — of course, the conversation is summarized there, since I imagine it was much longer than what is recorded there.

So, the Lord did speak with demons. In that verse the Lord asked him: 'What is your name?' If we learn from the Lord and ask the demons: 'What is your name?', then we will know their name, we will know who they are.

If pastors truly believed in the word of God, and believed that through faith they can do the work Christ did, and sought Him with all their heart, and did the works the Lord did, then they would understand how the devil deceives them, and that sicknesses are caused by demons. And that if we rebuke those demons, there is healing, there is freedom, there is change — then we are truly advancing the Kingdom of Heaven. If we do the work Jesus Christ did, which includes healing and setting free, then we are indeed contributing to the advance of the Kingdom of Heaven, which does not consist of words but of power.

I ask you now to stand up; let's pray, let's rebuke those lying demons, let's rebuke the doctrines of demons that have the world deceived, so that the church will not do the work the Lord commanded us.

Prayer.

I cover every person who reads me with the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We thank You, Lord, for the revelations, for the understanding, for the clarity You allow us to understand from Your word. And we thank You, Lord, because You came to heal and to free the captives, You came to cast out demons. You presented Yourself to destroy the works of the devil. And You said that those who believe in Your name would do the same work as You, which is the work You command Your disciples to do, which includes preaching Your kingdom, healing the sick, and casting out demons. And in Your name, Lord, because You bear witness that we are Your disciples, You confirm our word, because You promised You would be with us, with Your disciples, until the end. And You have given power and authority to Your disciples to heal and set free, You have given power and authority to destroy the works of the devil.

Those of us who truly know You and have surrendered our lives to You, in Your name, we bind those demons of apostasy, those lying spirits that have the church deceived into thinking there is no need to cast out demons, no need to heal, that sicknesses are not demons.

You, lying spirit that deceives, I bind you in the name of Jesus. Your spirit of apostasy, that says demons must not be spoken to, your diabolical doctrine, I bind you in the name of Jesus. Your mute spirit that makes people believe demons do not exist, that Christians cannot have demons, I bind you in the name of Jesus.

The gates of Hades will not prevail against the church of God. He who is with us is greater than he who is in the world. Darkness and light met, and darkness did not prevail. Darkness will not prevail against the light. If God is with us, who can be against us?

Let there be a storm of fire upon the whole army of the enemy, in the name of Jesus.

All demons of false doctrine, doctrine of demons, diabolical doctrines that have the church cold, that have blocked understanding so they will not be exposed, so they themselves will not be exposed and will not be destroyed, I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ.

Let there be a storm of fire upon all of you, in the name of Jesus. Let all your waters turn to blood, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let there be terror and confusion upon all of you, in the name of Jesus.

All demons of apostasy, may you divide and attack one another, in the name of Jesus. May you eat one another's flesh and drink one another's blood, in the name of Jesus Christ. May you become drunk on one another's blood as if it were wine, in the name of Jesus.

I strike the horses and riders of the enemy with confusion and blindness. I strike all darkness with the light. Let fire come down and consume those lying demons, in the name of Jesus.

It is written that even the legal captives of darkness can be rescued, and that the Lord will contend with those who contend with us and with our oppressors. The Lord will make them eat one another's flesh and drink one another's blood, and they will become drunk on one another's blood as with wine, and all will know that the Almighty, the Mighty One of Jacob, is with us.

Let fire come down and consume all darkness, in the name of Jesus. I strike the horses and riders of the enemy with confusion and blindness. Let there be a storm of fire upon the whole army of the enemy, in the name of Jesus. I strike all darkness with the light. Let fire come down and consume the whole army of the enemy, in the name of Jesus. Let there be a storm of fire upon all the powers of darkness, in the name of Jesus. I strike all darkness with the light.

You, lying spirit of apostasy, come out in the name of Jesus. False doctrines, come out in the name of Jesus. Doctrines of demons, out in the name of Jesus.

You, demon, who make people believe Christians cannot have demons, out in the name of Jesus Christ. Demons that don't exist, come out in the name of Jesus. Only preaching is needed, no healing or setting free — come out in the name of Jesus. Sicknesses are not caused by demons — come out in the name of Jesus. Demons must not be spoken to — come out in the name of Jesus.

Let there be a storm of fire upon all of you, in the name of Jesus. Burn in flames, all of you, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let the head and heart of each one of you burst, in the name of Jesus.

There is power in the name of Jesus. I strike all darkness with the light, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Let the terror of God fall upon all liars and deceivers, in the name of Jesus. I strike all darkness with the light. Let fire come down and consume the whole army of the enemy, in the name of Jesus Christ.

I cover the spiritual eyes and ears of every person who reads me, with the blood of Jesus Christ. May all contamination that blocks the truth disintegrate with fire and with the light, in the name of Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is a consuming fire; fire goes before Him and consumes His enemies. Our God answers by fire.

May all our adversaries, all who oppose a true revival, all who oppose repenting from following man-made religions and becoming disciples of the Lord — may those demons burn, in the name of Jesus.

I strike the horses and riders of apostasy with the light, in the name of Jesus. Let there be a great earthquake upon the throne of apostasy, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let all the waters of the throne of apostasy turn to blood, in the name of Jesus. I send every kind of plague upon the throne of apostasy, in the name of Jesus.

May there be division among all who oppose salvation, all who oppose a revival, and may they divide and violently attack one another, in the name of Jesus. May they eat one another's flesh and drink one another's blood, in the name of Jesus Christ. May they become drunk on one another's blood as if it were wine, in the name of Jesus.

There is power in the name of Jesus Christ. Darkness and light met, and darkness did not prevail. Darkness will not prevail against the light. If God is with us, who can be against us?

I strike all darkness with the light, in the name of Jesus. Let fire come down and consume everything that blocks understanding, the discernment of truth, everything that blocks the light of the gospel. Let it disintegrate with the light, in the name of Jesus.

I cover each one of you who reads me with the blood of Jesus Christ, and I bless each one of you, in the name of Jesus. And in the name of Jesus Christ I have prayed, amen.

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