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A Crash Course in Evangelism

9 Engaging the Enemy II “And I tell you that...on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Not only did Jesus view his own ministry as a direct assault upon the gates of Hades, but here he extends this military mandate to the Church. In fact, in the next verse, he says:

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“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” In previous lessons, we’ve looked at many aspects of the authority we have in Christ. Now we’re going to see how this is put to practical use.

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In Matthew 16:18, we find the defining verse on spiritual warfare:

Power encounter can take place on two levels: ! Strategic encounters ! Tactical encounters Before we look specifically at these two types of encounters, it may be necessary first of all to define what is meant by “strategy” and “tactics.” Despite popular conceptions, these two words are not synonymous. Both involve planning and goal-setting, but their scope of application differs greatly. ! Strategy – involves long-term, long-range goals. The scope of strategy is much larger than tactics. When we talk of strategic issues, we generally mean Page 1

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issues that touch upon an entire theater of war. A strategic power encounter is a one that impacts an entire church, community, city or region. ! Tactics – involve short-term, short-range goals. Tactical goals are the stepby-step implementation of strategic aims, but their scope is more localized. For this reason, when we speak of a tactical power encounter, we are meaning an encounter that impacts an individual or a family. Strategic power encounters deal with high level demonic powers – generally termed “principalities and powers” in the New Testament. Tactical power encounters, on the other hand, deal with low-level demonic powers – those that afflict individual human lives. We see these two levels of demonic activity in Ephesians 6:12, as translated by The Amplified Bible: “For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood...but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.” In this translation, we see the strategic and tactical levels in the enemy’s ranks: ! Strategic forces – despotisms (also called “principalities”), powers, master spirits, the world rulers of this present darkness. These high-level spirits are sometimes called “territorial spirits,” since they control not individual human lives but territories. ! Tactical forces – the spirit forces of wickedness in the...(supernatural) sphere. In this lesson, we will look at how power encounters are handled on the strategic level, and in the next lesson we will explore power encounters on the tactical level.

Strategic Encounters – Principalities Satan’s activity in this world is not random. Jesus continually referred to our adversary as “the prince of this world” (see John 14:30), and Paul called him “the prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2, KJV). This indicates that Satan has a highly organized power structure, elsewhere in the Bible called “the dominion of darkness” (Colossians 1:13). Since Satan does not have divine attributes, he has no ability to distribute his direct influence over the whole population of the earth, and so must delegate this influence to individual “spiritual forces of evil” (Ephesians 6:12) who implement his strategic policy. Satan “hasn’t haphazardly scattered his troops...The kingdom of darkness is as well-oiled as the best human military machine.”3 Taking this further, Timothy Warner asserts: “I have come to believe that Satan does indeed assign a demon or corps of demons to every geopolitical unit in the world, and that they are among the principalities and powers against whom we wrestle.”4 Page 2

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He goes on to say: “Satan delegates high ranking members of the hierarchy of evil spirits to control nations, regions, cities, tribes, people groups, neighborhoods and other significant social networks of human beings around the world. Their major assignment is to prevent God from being glorified in their territory, which they do through directing the activity of lower ranking demons.”5 Strategic demonic powers, therefore, refer to the higher levels of Satan’s dominion – those that exert spiritual influence upon a specific community or region.

Drawing the limits Before we probe the reality of strategic spiritual warfare, there remains a word of warning to the wise. There is something seductive about studying our enemy. Many Christians, once they recognize that there is such a thing as strategic spiritual warfare, spend an inordinate amount of time researching into the nature of the principalities and powers that control their community. Any speculation about the nature and organization of Satan’s forces is dangerous. There is a basic guideline in all study of spiritual warfare: What the Scripture doesn’t provide in detail does not need to be known in detail. The writers of the New Testament made no attempt to catalogue the activities of demons or develop a complex organizational chart of the demonic heirarchy. In fact, whenever they mention the heirarchy at all it is for the sole purpose of exposing the fact that the demonic system is completely and eternally vulnerable to the authority of the risen Christ. Jesus commended the Christians of Thyatira, for they had “not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets” (Revelation 2:24). Christian beware! Your victory does not lie in a detailed knowledge of your enemy’s ranks and operations. You are to know “just enough” for you to fight effectively – just enough and no more. There are two equal dangers – underestimating the enemy and overestimating the enemy. For this reason, as with all things in spiritual warfare, the starting point is an understanding of the victory of the Cross and, specifically, what this means to the principalities. As we read through the New Testament, we find that almost every time principalities are mentioned it is in the context of the victory won over them by Christ. Read Ephesians 1:19-22 Read Colossians 1:16-17 Paul uses pagan terms to describe the powers arrayed against the Gospel. Why does he do this? According to Clinton Arnold: “Paul drew from this reservoir of [pagan] terminology with which his readers would be readily familiar. He showed no interest, however, in discussing what he believed to be true about the starry host. Rather, he lumped all manner of Page 3

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spirits together, affirmed Christ’s superiority, and encouraged believers to be prepared for their hostile intentions and attacks by reminding his readers of their past ability to enslave.”6 This is the same approach we should take to spiritual warfare, both on the strategic level and the tactical level. Once we understand that we are engaging the enemy on the basis of a victory already won, our military action is then defined by two things: ! The victory of the Cross – Colossians 2:15 tells us: “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in [the Cross]” (NKJV). This is the reality upon which our spiritual warfare is based. Don’t get caught in the trap of trying to do the work of the Cross yourself. You don’t need to disarm principalities and powers. They are already disarmed. Satan no longer holds “the keys of death and Hades” (Revelation 1:18). Jesus does! ! The authority of the name of Jesus – Not only does Jesus now have “the keys of death and Hades,” he has also given “the keys of the kingdom” to his Church! (Matthew 16:18). These “keys” are spiritual authority to bind and loose. Christ is now declared to be “the head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10, NKJV). He said: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” And this authority is encapsulated in the name of Jesus, which has been given to us (note Acts 4:10; 16:18). Much has been written in recent years on spiritual warfare – particularly strategic spiritual warfare. But how is this strategic spiritual warfare conducted? The answer may surprise you.

Dispelling the Myths There are a number of myths regarding strategic power encounters that must be addressed: Myth #1 – We must bind the strong man

Much spiritual warfare today is addressed at seeking to “bring down” principalities and to “bind the strong man” (Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27). But is this necessary? Let’s take a look at what Luke 11:21-22 says: “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.” The declaration of the Gospel is that the strong man has already been bound at the Cross! We do not need to bind the strong man. It is because the strong man has been bound that we can now move out and plunder his goods. Page 4

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Myth #2 – We must tear down strongholds The basis for the belief that we must tear down spiritual strongholds in our community comes from 2 Corinthians 10:4. Let’s take a look at what this really says: “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” Taken by itself, this can mean almost anything. We must see this verse in its context before we can appreciate Paul’s meaning. 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 says: “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.” These are the strongholds that Paul said he had divine weapons to demolish. They are strongholds not in the air but in the mind – strongholds of arguments, pretensions and disobedience. The Amplified Bible puts it this way: “For the weapons of our warfare are not physical (weapons of flesh and blood), but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, [inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the (true) knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ...” A natural stronghold has a two-fold function – it is a place of defensive refuge and it is a base for offensive action. But the strongholds Paul is speaking of are not physical, but spiritual. They are places of refuge and bases of operation for demonic spirits, but they are not made of ordinary building materials. They are constructed of lies and disobedience, which together make up the basis of Satan’s authority over people’s lives. They are mindsets, constructed out of five elements – the “bricks and mortar” of enemy activity: ! Outlooks and philosophies (Colossians 2:8; Romans 12:2) – “arguments, theories and reasonings” (Amplified Bible); “fine-sounding arguments” (Colossians 2:4). ! Misconceptions/Preconceptions – “thought[s]” (NIV). ! Purposes counter to God’s will – “purpose” (Amplified Bible) and “schemes” (Ephesians 6:11). ! Patterns of disobedience – “every act of disobedience” (NIV); “the standards of this world” (2 Corinthians 10:2). These mindsets network together to form a stronghold within which demons hide and from which they attack. “Wherever a stronghold exists, it is a demonicallyinduced pattern of thinking. Specifically, it is a ‘house made of thoughts’ which Page 5

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has become a dwelling place of Satanic activity.”7 These strongholds are referred to collectively in the Bible as “the Lie” (2 Thessalonians 2:11) and “the pattern of this world” (Romans 12:2). But what are the strongholds Paul is targeting in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5? They are not, as often assumed, the strongholds of enemy activity in the Corinthian community, but rather the strongholds of enemy activity in the Corinthian church! These are the important facts we need to know about enemy strongholds: ! Nowhere does Scripture direct us to pull down strongholds in a community. ! Paul was speaking specifically about the strongholds that existed in the Corinthian church. It is true that the strongholds in a church are often a mirror of the strongholds in a community, but Paul’s focus was on the enemy strongholds that had infested the church, not those that had infested the community. ! Paul speaks of divine authority to demolish those church-based strongholds. In Ephesians 6:17, he describes the weapon with “divine power to demolish strongholds” – the Word of God. So how did he deal with church-based enemy strongholds? He proclaimed “the word of God in its fullness” (Colossians 1:25) “admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ” (Colossians 1:28). So what is it that Paul used to demolish the strongholds in Corinth? The Gospel! ! The destruction of enemy strongholds in a church is not the responsibility of the ordinary believer. This is a leadership responsibility. The ordinary believer can definitely pray, but it is the leadership of a church that must address the issue of enemy strongholds. This is the picture clearly portrayed by Paul, who wrote in 10:2: “I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world” (see also 10:11).

What about the community-based strongholds? Are we supposed to then pull those down? It appears that Paul’s entire focus was making sure than no enemy strongholds continued to hold sway within the church. Once this was complete, his focus was then exclusively upon evangelism. You see, the answer to evangelizing the community is not the pulling down of strongholds within the community. The answer to evangelizing the community is the pulling down of strongholds within the church. It is a stronghold-free church that has the power and authority to take the Gospel out into the community. The practical downfall of the principalities in your area is not due to what you say, but what you do. The Church is God’s answer to the community. Page 6

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! The pulling down of church-based strongholds also involves “punish[ing] every act of disobedience, once your [corporate] obedience is made complete.” When church-wide repentance is secured, then individual areas of enemy activity can be addressed.


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Myth #3 – We must map spiritual forces before we can evangelize effectively In recent times, there has been a growing trend toward “spiritual mapping” – the identifying and naming of demon princes over a city or region for the purpose of exercising authority over them. According to George Otis, Jr, spiritual mapping “involves superimposing our understanding of forces and events in the spiritual domain on places and circumstances in the material world.”8 Some workshops on spiritual warfare have the participants seek to identify the angel of their city. “They must name it, describe it, and discuss how it manifests itself in different aspects of the life of the city, including their churches.”9 One expert in spiritual mapping, Bob Linthicum, concludes: “To be able to name your city’s angel and to understand how it is at work both exposes it and enables you to understand the dimensions the church’s ministry must undertake if it is truly to confront the principalities and powers!”10 Beware! Spiritual mapping is, at its core, a gnostic concept. In ancient gnosticism, to know the name of a ruling principality is to be able to exercise a magical power over that principality. In order to understand the biblical method of “confront[ing] the principalities and powers,” we must look to the biblical record. And the Bible, surprisingly, reveals little in this area. If it was such an important aspect of spiritual warfare, wouldn’t the writers of the New Testament devote some space to its principles? If it was common practice for the apostles to engage territorial spirits in strategic spiritual warfare, wouldn’t this activity have been recorded in Acts? Yet the New Testament record is silent on this matter. Read Romans 16:20 Here we find a classic promise on spiritual warfare. You can’t get any better promise than this. “And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” But we get too excited about this, take a look at the previous verse. Before promising that God will soon crush Satan under the feet of the Roman believers, Paul instructs them: “...I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.” He doesn’t tell them that, in order to see Satan crushed under their feet, they must first become wise about Satan’s evil hierarchy. He doesn’t tell them to map out the enemy’s evil activities. He tells them to be innocent about what is evil and wise about what is good! Myth #4 – We can assault strategic spirits apart from evangelism This is not supported anywhere in Scripture. What we do find, in the record of the New Testament, is that all spiritual warfare is a subset of evangelism. It is contingent upon the forward momentum of the Gospel. As the Gospel was preached, demonic opposition arose and it was then that the authority of Jesus was applied. When Paul described our warfare as “wrestling” with principalities and powers, this was in the context of the proclamation of the Gospel (note Ephesians 6:19). Page 7

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Methods of attack There are three possible ways of engaging strategic spirits. Let’s look at each to determine which is biblical and which is not. Direct Command When most people speak of “spiritual warfare” today, they think of directly addressing the principalities and powers over a community. But is this biblical? We have clear scriptural authority to rebuke and expel individual demons on a tactical level (Luke 10:19; Mark 16:17), but does God expect us to rebuke and expel principalities? The answer is no. Nowhere in Scripture (either the Old or the New Testament) do we find a single precedent where a prince-power is addressed directly. As we shall see in a moment, the record of Acts and the rest of the New Testament shows a completely different approach to strategic spiritual warfare. Prayer Read Daniel 10:12-13 Read Daniel 10:20-11:1 Daniel had been fasting and praying, seeking God for the restoration of Israel to her land. In answer to his prayer, the angelic messenger Gabriel is sent, and Gabriel’s explanation for his tardiness – his “late note” – gives us a glimpse of the warfare that had taken place in the heavenlies. Here are the relevant facts: ! Although Gabriel had been dispatched “[as] soon as [Daniel] began to pray” (9:23), it took a full three weeks before Gabriel arrived. Why? Because “the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days.” ! This deadlock was broken, however, when “Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.”

These passages have been used to show how spiritual warfare takes place on the strategic level, but it is important to note that at no point does Daniel directly address the prince of Persia or the prince of Greece. All he does is pray. God did the rest. In the same way, as we pray in unity, strategic spiritual warfare is taking place over our heads. We know of two other recorded instances of such warfare, both also involving Michael. ! Jude 10 – “But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you!’” ! Revelation 12:7-9 – “And there was a war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. Page 8

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! Gabriel then let’s Daniel know the future of this warfare. “Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come.”


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But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down – that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” It is obvious from these scriptural references that much warfare takes place unseen in the heavenlies, but this level of warfare is solely the prerogative of God’s angelic armies. We do not need to jump into this battle. All we need to do is pray. And as we pray, God dispatches his angelic hosts as he sees fit. Evangelism As you read the book of Acts, you do not find a single instance where the first century believers took direct authority over principalities and powers in a town. They did not engage in spiritual mapping, nor did they teach their converts to do so. In fact, you find no basis for any kind of direct strategic spiritual warfare at all. What you do see, though, is a relentless proclamation of the Gospel. We even see this reflected in the commission that Jesus gave us. Matthew 28:18-19 tells us: “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations...” Jesus didn’t say, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and pull down spiritual strongholds.” It is in evangelism (and specifically the making of disciples) that strategic spiritual warfare is engaged. Take a look at these examples:

! Acts 13:6-12– The spirit that controlled Elymas, and through him influenced the proconsul, may well have been a high-ranking demon, yet Acts doesn’t record Paul seeking to bind the principality of the island. What does he do? He preaches the Gospel. It is only when there is direct opposition from Elymas that he then deals directly with the demon. This is an example of a strategic power encounter played out on the tactical level. ! Acts 17:16-34 – Upon arriving in Athens, Paul was “greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.” So what does he do? Does he separate himself for two weeks of fasting and prayer to deal first with the prince of Athens? No, the record tells us: “So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Page 9

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! Acts 8:5-8 – When Philip went down to “a city in Samaria,” did he first enter into spiritual warfare to bring down the ruling principality? What does the account say? He “proclaimed the Christ there.” But his proclamation went in conjunction with a demonstration of the power of God. The record tells us: “When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they paid close attention to what he said.” Later, we discover the enemy activity that was rife in that town (see 8:9-13). Yet the nature of the power encounters we see in this passage are all tactical, not strategic. Philip was apparently aware that the strategic battle had already been won on the Cross.


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Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.” Paul’s knee-jerk reaction every time was to proclaim the Gospel. That is the forefront of spiritual warfare. Everything else simply backs up this primary activity. ! Acts 19:8-12 – In Ephesus, we see one of the most remarkable breakthroughs in the evangelism. We know that Artemis (otherwise called Diana) was worshiped there (note verses 23-41), and so we might safely say that Artemis was the name of the prince of Ephesus (prince-powers often take the name of the gods worshiped in a community* – note Exodus 12:12; Deuteronomy 32:16-17; Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44). Yet there is no indication that Paul held special prayer meetings to bring down Artemis. He simply continued to preach and to teach, dealing with the minions of Artemis through tactical power encounter. What takes place in Ephesus during this time is very enlightening. Firstly, some local Jewish exorcists noticed Paul’s undeniable authority over demons. Jewish exorcism at that time was not uncommon (Matthew 12:27), but involved complex magical formulas designed to identify the demon and thus gain control over it. But along comes Paul and with a simple command, the demon leaves! So they decide to try out this new magic, but the demon’s response is: “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” This was a power encounter that backfired on them, because they had no right to use the name of Jesus. The “name above all names” is not a magical formula; it is a personally delegated authority. What is of particular interest is the response of the new converts to this event. Read Acts 19:17-20

Why were these scrolls so valuable? Because they were used for the control of demons and principalities. In fact, as we have seen, Paul’s use of the terms “principalities” and “powers” in his epistles were drawn from this very pagan terminology. His only reason for even mentioning them is to underline the fact that Christ has total authority over all the powers of darkness. His message to his converts was clear. There is no need to use magical scrolls to disable a principality’s authority. Christ is now “far above” them, at the throne of God, and the Christian is seated in Christ (Ephesians 1:19-22; 2:6). We do not need to dethrone principalities and powers. They have already been dethroned by the death and resurrection of Christ. * Behind the idols worshiped by pagans are demon powers (1 Corinthians 10:19-20; Psalm 106:36-37). The idols still remain “false gods” (1 Chronicles 16:26; Amos 2:4), but the demons take up the patronage of the worshipers and become, as it were, these gods to them.

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Did you notice that “[m]any of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.” Of these believers, a number “who had practiced sorcery” now came and burned their magic scrolls. It must have been quite some bonfire. The value placed on these scrolls was 50,000 drachmas, the equivalent of 137 years’ salary!


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The downfall of the principalities and powers is the Gospel itself. In Romans 6:6, the Gospel declares: “For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin...” It is the corporate “old self” that forms the basis of a principality’s hold over a community. This corrupted Adamic humanity is the reason Satan is now called “the prince of this world.” But what does Romans 6:6 tell us? The very basis of Satan’s authority was nailed to the Cross! When we proclaim the Gospel, this is a proclamation of the undoing of the principalities and powers. They do continue to wield power over individuals and communities, of course, but they carry on their masquerade through the deception of humanity and the ignorance of the Church.

In Summary What have we discovered so far about strategic spiritual warfare? ! The strategic victory took place at the Cross. This is when the strongman was bound. We are now engaged in tactical warfare. ! It is not we who engage strategic spirits in heavenly battle. It is the warrior angels who do warfare on this level. As we pray, the Lord dispatches his angels to do battle as he sees fit. ! The downfall of a principality, already established at the Cross, becomes a practical reality as we press forward in evangelism. Is there such a thing as a strategic power encounter? Yes, there is, but for all intents it looks and feels just like a tactical power encounter. What distinguishes a power encounter as strategic is when that power encounter has strategic significance, resulting in a notable breakthrough of the proclamation of the Gospel in the community and many people turning to Christ.

Exercise #9 ! Pray – Ask the Lord to give you a deeper burden of prayer for your community. ! See – See the community as God sees it, not just as the natural eye sees it. Let the Lord open your eyes to areas of strategic need.

! Act – Pray for your community – not against principalities, but that the power of the Gospel be demonstrated in the homes and on the streets. Be ready to put that prayer into action and take a hold of strategic opportunities.

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John Wimber, quoted by C Peter Wagner et al, Wrestling With Dark Angels (Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1990), p.32. John Wimber, quoted by C Peter Wagner et al, Wrestling With Dark Angels (Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1990), p.32. Dean Shermon, Spiritual Warfare For Every Christian (Seattle, Washington: Frontline Communications,1990), p.93. Timothy Warner, quoted by C Peter Wagner et al, Wrestling With Dark Angels (Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1990), p.74. Timothy Warner, quoted by C Peter Wagner et al, Wrestling With Dark Angels (Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1990), p.77. Clinton Arnold, Powers of Darkness (Leister, UK: Inter-Varsity Press, 1992), p.54. Francis Frangipane, The Three Battlegrounds (Cedar Rapids, Indiana: Advancing Church Publications, 1993), p.20. George Otis, Jr, The Last of the Giants (Tarrytown, New York: Chosen Books), p.1. C Peter Wagner, Warfare Prayer (Kent, UK: Monarch Publications, 1992), p.150. Bob Linthicum, City of God; City of Satan, p. 75, quoted by C Peter Wagner, Warfare Prayer (Kent, UK: Monarch Publications, 1992), p.150.

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