BELIAL, The Wicked Ruler

Chapter 11 11 B ELIAL AND S PIRITS OF I NFIRMITY

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. Psalm 41:8 This verse literally reads, "a thing of Belial cleaveth unto him." Fatal diseases were considered a thing of Belial. The Revised Standard version says, "A deadly thing has fastened upon him; he will not rise again where he lies." Belial also has a host of spirits of infirmity and sickness that operate under him. Wherever there is immorality, there will be sickness and disease. These are curses that come upon those who are perverse and crooked. Remember, Belial desires to draw men into sin, immorality and perversion in order to bring the curse of the Lord upon a nation. Whoremongers and adulterers, God will judge (Hebrews 13:4). It is possible that AIDS is a thing of Belial that cleaves unto a person. AIDS is undoubtedly the result of sin, homosexuality, fornication, perversion, and drug abuse. AIDS is fatal and in the natural, there is no cure. The Taylor translation says, "It's fatal, whatever it is." They say, "He'll never get out of that bed!" The context of Psalm 41 is again the attacks of Belial against David, the Lord's anointed. David states, "All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt" (Psalm 41:7). Again Belial is mentioned in this context. I believe that as an end-time spirit, Belial has been released by the enemy to attack ministry gifts. These can also include attacks of witchcraft against true servants of the Lord, which often manifest through sickness. Leaders need strong prayer support against these spirits that are released under the strongman, Belial, who hates and seeks to

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