Exposing Witchcraft in the Church

Exposing Witchcraft in the Church

Exposing Witchcraft in the Church

Rick Godwin

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH by Rick Godwin PS turbalni sghCeodmbmy Cu rnei caat itoi onnHs oCuosme p a n y 6L a0k0eRMi naerhya, rFtl oRroi da da 3 2 7 4 6 Web site: http://www.creationhouse.com

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Acknowledgments

m y I mwionui sl dt r yl i kwe ht oo t ahkaev et hwi s oorpk pe do r tuunnci toymtpor ot hmainski n gt hl yo s et ombermi nbge r st hoi sf important message to the attention of believers worldwide. oneT'sosJpeifnfeH. aynie, whose illustration on the cover sends shivers down of thTios Mboiokek.Klassen for his excellent editorial input in the preparation a l l aTsop et chtes eonf ttihr ei s Cprreoadtui ocnt i oHno. uTshei ss thaaf fs wb eheonhaa vt eeabme eenf f os or t .s u p p o r t i v e i n To the Lord for His guidance and protection during this project.

Contents Foreword................................................................................................................................. vii Preface....................................................................................................................................... ix Introduction............................................................................................................................. xi Part I Bewitched, Be-Wondered, and Bewildered 12 TWhi et cEhscsreanf tc ienotfhWe Fi tacmh ci rl ya.f. t. ......................................................................................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 73 34 ML uacni fi epru: l Aa tmi obni ,t iTohnyt No aPmo sei tIiso Jne. z. . .e. .b. . .e. .l. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 33 5 Satan's Greatest Weapon................................................................................61 Part II 6 7 F L i a v s e t D A K ef d e e y a a mP ti r n F i g n ir c S s i a t p . t . l a . e .. n s .. . o a ... n f . . t . d . h . . t . e . h . . K . e .. i . P . n .. o g .. w . d .. o . e .. m r .. . o . . . . . . f . . . . . W . . . . . . . . . i . . t . . . c . . . . . h . . . . . c . . . . r . . . . a . . . . . f . . . t . . . i . . . n . . . . . . . Y . . . . . . o . . . . . u . . . . . r . . . . . . L . . . . . i . . f . . . . e .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 75 89 TL ahuenNcahti unrgeOouf rSWp i reiat pu oa lnWs . . a. . .r. .f.a. . .r. .e. ................................................................................................................................1. . 90 37 Part III The Power of the Cross in the Life of the Believer 1 1 0 1 D D e e l l i i v v e e r r a a n n c c e e F F r r o o mm t t h h e e L W a o w r . l . d ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 2 5 5 12 Deliverance From Ourselves......................................................................137 Conclusion............................................................................................................................ 149 Crossing the Bridge..........................................................................................................149 Appendix............................................................................................................................... 153 Dealing With the Roots of Demonic Strongholds................................................153 Notes....................................................................................................................................... 161

Foreword

ITCHCRAFT IN THE CHURCH ? Horrors! Impossible! "How could it bt oe ?s"e ey ot hueaisnks. i Ad isoIurseaanddRsiuc kb tGl eo nd ewwi nw' sanyeswt hbaot oSka,t aI nb eugsaens even Spirit-filled Christians to destroy us and the church oo fu tJ eds iusst uCrhbrai ns tc!e Rs ai dn i coaul ?r Yc he us —r c hb eust tarnude ! i nS oomuer opfr itvhaotsee l iwv ee si r da raen rde faal lry- Sc ha tuarnc 'hse sc oavnedr tl i vaensdp oawl me or lsets si ,mupl tei mr caetpetliyb ldee sttarcotyi ci ns gt thhaet mr.e n d e r m a n y W What does cause those infamous church splits anyway? Can the Jinezteimbeel asnpdiritthaecntudaelalyl woictchutphyema p?ew? How do we identify these spirits s t u mA hb ,l i ndge aarr oruena dd eari,mwl ees s al yr ei nast h we l al rs haoncdk isnosmt eea dp or ef cl iooaudsi nsga ui npt st haeri er s p i rTi thuias l bg uo no ks wi si t hl oHa doel yd Gwh oi tsht ba uwl l ehtos l ae nndepwu t at irnsge nt ha el eonf esmp iyr ittou af lli gahnt d! practical weapons that can change your life, your church, your home, vii

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH ap no ds s ye sosui ro nmoafr rt ihaeg ek. i nTghdeo vmi c rt oa rgye swoans. wS aotna na th aCsa lbveaer ny , l be guat l lt yh ed ewf ea ar t feodr, bT uh ti sh be oroekmha ai ns s naeswa nmial lrecghai lnsgq ouradt teerrs of on rmuus c ahl lo. fLwe th' sa tl oi sa do uurps ibny Jrei sguhst '. nviacmtoerya!nd dispossess the evil one's illegal entry into our God-given —Paul F. Crouch, president T RINITY B ROADCASTING N ETWORK

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Preface

N 1981, WHILE I WAS on the staff of Evangelist James Robison, Ps taasftf oBr i bJ ilme sHt uy dl tyo nf oor f uLsa ok ne Cc uorusnetsr ya nBda pt ht ies teCn he mu ryc ho bc socnudrui nc tge dt h ea cross. Soon after that I heard Peter Lord give further insight into tchhea nsguebdj emc t y. I l i hf ea da nnde veemr phoewa er dr e ds u mc he at oc ownac lekp ti nb eafno rae u. tIht orrai tdyi caanl ldy dimension of Christ that I had not previously known. I e n l aLragtee rm, Iy huenadr ed r Ds tearnedki nPgr .i nI cwe at se as chha roi nn gt ht hi si ss ut rbuj et hc tw. Ti thhi sa cl lomn tyi nBuaepdt i tsot f it r . iends, and they also were being radically changed and impacted by m a nSyo dtihf fi es r be no to kp eios pal en aenxdp farnosmi o nm yo fo wa lnl tdhi sec ot rvuetrhi es s saoswI n' v ei nj ot ou rmn eey be dy tmhirnoeu)g ahnl di f ed. rMa my ha ot ipc ae l il sy tihmapt ri to wv ei l ly po ruor f oe fuf ne cdtliyv ea nf feescst yaos uar bl ief el i e( avse ri t adni dd your walk with Christ. ix

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH

—Rick Godwin, pastor E AGLE ' S N EST C HRISTIAN F ELLOWSHIP San Antonio, Texas

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Introduction

• I N THE S OUTH , a pastor is murdered by a deranged member of a soavtearnt i ac t tcauclkt . bPyesoopml ee oi nn et hs oe oc po pmoms eudn ti toy C ahrrei s tsitaanr ittl ye .dY eb ty t hs ue cnhe wa ns mdiestduiarbberduisfhneodt omffistghueidmeudr, dinedrivaisdauavli.olent assault by a mentally • Am o mo necnet-ut hmr i vi ti nogn c cehhuar dc h, a ni nd pt he oe p lMe iwd wo neds te r swl ohwyl. yA fltoesre sc l otsheer el exda mt hien awt ioomn ,e an ' ss t mo riyn ies mt r ye rogfe tshaebcohuut r ac hd. yTnhaemmi ci ,nyi sotur yn gf l ol audryi s wh ehdo, awni dt h t ha es wi z aobml ea ns hdaervee loofp edde vqout ei tees .a nM ae rf frei ac tgievse wp reorpe hreetsi ct omr ei dn i satnr dy pI ne ot ipml ee ,f ot hu en dwtohme iar nl i bv ee sg at nr a tnos fqour ems et ido nb ywthhye tphoewme ri noi sf tHr yo l wy aS sp inr oi tt. gS iovoenn, mg oosrsei pe x ps porseuarde taortohuencdo nt hg ree gcahtui or cnh. : T h e y o u n g l a d y h a d "t hi daet nnt ief ei edde"d s tpoi r ibtes od fe aclot nwt riot hl . a Wn dh ej ena ltohues yp ai ns t ot hr ec hs ea nl l ieonrg epda sttho er xi

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH lbaadcyk, bsiht ien pg ,o i nat endd t o mh iiss tcrhuasltl e n gr aena s pr raomopf aonf th i s tphrroobulgehmo. uGt o s st ihpe, ct ho en gpr ae sgtaotri o ann. dP ehoips l ee l bd ee gr a bn otaor ds.e cTohned -dgi us ae gs sr ede emc ei sni ot nesn dmeadd ei nb ya smt ai nl ei smt rayt ea, t aanndo t thheer cwhoumr cahn. Sl he fet l et hf te bcehhui nr cdha tcoo ns gt ar retg aat i wo no mi n etnh' es throes of division and cynicism. • Oh inr etdh eb yw eas tg rcoowa si nt ga cyhouurnc gh, tcoh asrtirsemnagttihc e, nS piitrsi t -efvi lal endg eml i samn wa nads ya sosuoncgi a- at ed upl ta smt oi rn i tsot ruicehs e. dF otru rt nhee df itros t gfoelwd —y epaerosp, l ee vwe reyrteh iwn go nt htios Cv iht rails tp, af ri ltl eodf wt hi teh mt hien iHs torlyy So pf itrhi te, acnhdu rt chhe . yMo ua nn gy apdeuolpt sl eb et oc ladmteh ae aL si sstoecni ai nt eg t po atshteo ra c tchoal at d he se owf tohuol sde wm ha ok ea dam gi rreeda th i sme ,nhi oe rb epgaasnt otro. qleuaedsitniognthoepcehnulrychth. e direction in which the senior pastor was Wn oht etno tphuer ss eune i oa r bpuai sl dt oi nr gweaxspfaonrscieodn t po rmo jaekc et , tthhee daisf sf ioccuilat t de epcai ssitoonr itno f ol eramdetdh et hpee coopnl eg rwe ghaetrieo nt hteh as et nGi oo dr pbar sotuogrhwt ohui ml d tnootthaant dc hcuo rucl dh nh eo tc toaukl ed tl he ae dm t. hHee cdheumr cahn od ne dw at hr ad t. Wt h he esne nt hi oer dpeams taonr dr ewt ai rse rseof ut sheadt bc hy u rt hc he , tsaekniinogr wpiat sht ohri ,mt hmea nays soofc itahtoes er ews ihgonseed a ftfoe c st itoanr ts ha e nheawd ae lvroelavde yd wi no tno. Atfwt eor tchoendg ur es gt as tei tot nl esd—, ab oo nt hc e b- fal ot tuerri es dh ,i nbg rcuhi suer dc h, ah na dd depleted of spiritual strength and vision. • Ap acsht oarrsi s. mO na et i cp acshtuorrcdhedt eervme lionpeeddnao tr et op ubtea at inoont haes rac ag sr ua va el tyya. rI dn hf oi sr fcior ms t pbl oe at er dc omn et reot il nogf , thhee dc ihsuc rocvhe rme di n ai snt reyl.dBe er l wi e hv ion wg tahnat te dG ot od wh ai edl da pp laasnt otrh amt atdr aen sac esntdaendd . t hPee oi dpel ea s woef rteh i sa ms haoz er tds i gaht t etdh ee l dpears,t ot rh'es xii

Introduction cs ho uo wr adgoe w, nb u tc otuhledy erna dn fionr ac o vceorn, g rkengoawt iionnga l t hfarte et-hf oer -eavl le. n tTuhael ma f raaj oi dr i t yo f o ft hteh ep oc ownegrr-ehguantgi or ny seilddeedr . wSiltohwtl hy e t ph ea s tcoor n bg ruet g awt ei or ne dt hwe i nc odnl esdt ainnt spi uz es ,haasntdh opsuel l i. nE vs ue np tpuoarltl yo, ft ht heeopnal ys tpo er ogprleewl etfitr ewde roef those in support of the elder. The pastor resigned in defeat. • Ac o mm imd di tlme -eangte dt o, dai v loorccael dc wh uormc ha .n I fnosut enadd h, es rhsee lvf ius int ae bd l ea nt oy mc haukrec ha tohvaetr otfhf eer erde j es oc tmi oent hsi nh ge tfoa caende swt hheetni z eh ehre rh wu sobuanndds . l eS ftti l l hhe ur ,r tsi nh ge qmuaersrti iaognee wd ewr eh et thhee rr ehs eu rl t houf ssboamn de t' sh ianfgf asi rh ea nhda dt hdeo nd ee mwirsoe nog f. Shhe er hr eaadd ghi veer nBui bpl ea lal nhdo pper at yheadt Ge ov ed r wy odua lyd i on r hcoopuel ds tehvaetr suhsee choeurl.dS hb ee good enough for God to love her. • Af rno mo l dGeord maannd egxapveer ihe insc el idf e a t ow oCnhdr iesrtf. uHl el i f em- torvaends f ionr ma i nf lgu rtroyu cohf aAcl tt hi voi ut yg, h annod opneeo cpol eu l dw qo un edsetri eodn twh eh eerxet ehnet of fo uhni sd i nhvi os l veenme regnyt ,. tmhae nr et hs ea et me veedr yt oo nbee saa ww. aHl l et hnaetv es er praervaetaelde dt ht eh er et rael mmeannd foruosmg ut hi let hh ee rf ee lpt efnotre tdhteo l Gi f eo dh ef ohr awdhlai vt ehde bheafdo rdeo nhee iknntehwe pCahsrti,syt .eEt vheerny edvaeyr fl ee tl t gtoh aotf htihsec opna sf et sasni odn fsawi l eedr et oq umi toevgeo oo nd ewni ot hu ghhi s. Sl ai fde l yb,ehc ea unseev eorf tahsea gdu, iul tn ha na pd psye lmf - caonnwd ehmo nnaetvi eo rn ehxep he er iaepnecde du pt ho en ahbi mu ns de laf n. Ht lei f de i he de sim A ila s s r o y d o s u e t s o r p r e e i a e r d s a t t e y h l o y e u s v o ig k u n n g e o h t w t t . e s aabboouvt e , wy ho ui c hm ahya hv ea v eo cbceuernr erde mi inn doetdh eorf cy ho uu rmc haeys b. Pe eerxhpaeprsi eynocui nr gc oh nu er cohf itsh ei ns et hs ter umgigdlde lseyoofusr us ec lhf . a s t r u g g l e . O r xiii

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH o n eDoifdt hy oe sueksnt oo wr i etsh?aHt tohwe rcea ni s aa cchoumr cmhosnp tl iht rbeea di ni natneyr wwoavyesni mi nitl ao retaoc ha pd eo rws oi tnh daelaolwi n gs ewl f -i ti mh ai sgseu?eAs l tohf oguugi hl t ?t hWe shea et xdaome sp lme sa mn iapyu lsaetei omn t ho arvaen gt oe fprroemsenocneeoefnwditocfhtchreafts.pectrum to the other, each one represents the c r y sWt ailtsc, hacnr da f tt ?h eD oNeeswn ' tAwg ei t mc hocvr ea mf t ehna tv?e Yt oe sd, ob uwt i twhi tscphecl rl sa, f itnicnacnl ut adtei os nsso, menuvcihsiomno. re than what the naked eye can see or the human mind can c su h b u I t r n l c e h t m h th i e s r a o n b u s o g , o h b k u w t y i o e tc u a h c w h cr i t a l o l ft o d . l T i i s s h c e o in v t t o e e o r n l d s S e a o d t f a h t n o i ' s s b t s r r t i a n r d a g e t e d m g e y f a e y a fo t in r n c o d lu t e d f o e e n a l o t y i v n t e g o r t t t h h o e e r church as a whole but to every believer. w h oSmc r ihpet umr ea yt edl les vuo su rt, hbaut t Stahtaatn hies ins oat l soon ltyh ea f ar ot haer ri nogf lliioens ,, as enedk ti nhge s3e: 1r p3 e) .n St at thaant ids e ac esi vu ebdt l eA dmaamn i ap nu dl a tEovre, i(ns teeen 1t oPne tr. e5n: d8 e; rJ ionhgn t 8h :e4 4c h; uGrecnh. ldi feeml ei ss se, ipnoc lwu edrelse sest, e rannidt y i mi np toht ee nlta. k Be eoc fa uf isree , hhee kwniol lwds o hwi sh aetveevnetru ai tl tTahkoeus s at no d sp, r oelvoenng mh iisl l i oi nnfsl u eonf c Ce h irni s tti ha ne s wgoor l dt h raonudg ho nl i f et h ee a cc hh u rdcahy. mthiesssiunbgtloeuitnoflnuewnhceatoGf owditdchescirraefst ifnorththeeirmlivbeesc.ause they do not realize w i t cChocurna tf tl e. sAs n by tohoiknsg hI a wv eo ubl de e nh a vwer i tt toe ns hraergea radbi on ug t ot vheart t wf ooruml ds boef tSraetaadni'ns gc oovveerrt oolpde rt ea rt iroi tnosr yi n. Ht ho we ecvheurr, c lhi t—t l et hhe aks i nbde eonf wb er hi tat evni o ra bt ohua tt mheainyoaupspoefasrinms.isguided but is as rooted in perversion as the most As you read this book you will discover: • tchheurscuhb, etlvee, naunpdonnomt asnoy scuhbatrlies,miantfilcuechnucerschoefs. witchcraft on the xiv

Introduction • the relationship between guilt, condemnation, and witchcraft. • how to spot witchcraft. • wwhitacthcthraeftli'sviinngfluanendcaec.tive Word of God has to say in response to • hwoitwchtcoraapftp. ropriate the victory of the cross over the influences of o n l yI nb ma syi s sot uf dGyo do'fs Gpordo'vs i sWi oonr df o, rI he va ev reydni seceodv eorf etdh et heantt itrhee hcur omsas ni sr at hc ee —pIenrioRde.velation 2, John admonished the church in Ephesus to rweaml ke mi nbtehre f pr oomw ewr hoef rteh et hHe yo lhy aSdpfi ar il tl e, nw ea nsdh ot ou lrde pn ee nv et . rAf so rbgeel ti ewv ehrast wG oh do hb laoso db roofuJgehstu su. sA ol l utto oo fo fatnedn ww eh af to rHg ee t ht ha se iamc cpoomr tpalni scheeadn dt htrhoeu gpho wt heer ri dees ni dtei fnyt tihnet hi nef lbuleonocde os foJfe swuist.c Th chrea pf tuirnp oysoeu ro fl itfhei sa nbdo otko ilse at or nh ehlopwy ot uo a p pMr oapyr iGaot ed t bh lee ps so wy oeur oafs tyhoeuc rroesasdt, oa no vdemr caoymHe et hgei svee iynof luu eenyceesst. o s e e and ears to hear what the "Spirit says to the churches" (Rev. 2:7, NKJV ).

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Part I

B EWITCHED , B E W ONDERED , AND B EWILDERED

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1 T HE E SSENCE OF W ITCHCRAFT

HAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ affects every person you know, iknncol uwdi innggl y yooru u. nCkhnaonwc iens g l ay r. eW yh oe un mh ao vs te pde eoapllte ws eiet ht hiet word witchcraft, they automatically expect to see its mo f oor ve eor bt vmi oaunsi f emsat antiifoe ns tsa, tbi ount si. t Wa list oc hccarna f tt ackaen ot na kae mo nu ct hh emaoprpee as ur abnt lcee, more discreet demeanor. W w it cI nhc rt ha fits. cYhoaup tewril lwed iswciol lvetra ktehaatn leogvaelrias ml l , lotor kus taitn gt hein etshseen cfleesohf, manipulation, intimidation, and domination all have their roots in the 17

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH s o a v m er e t f s o o r u m rc s e . . To start, let's take a look at some of witchcraft's more W ITCHCRAFT , D IVINATION , AND S ORCERY T HERE ARE THREE MAIN E NGLISH WORDS we use for the study of witchcraft —o f wSi tccrhi pc trua rf te, dui vsien a tt hi oens,e a ntdh rseoer c ewr oy r. dMs o sitn vt eerrcshi oannsg eaanbdl yt. r aBn as lsai ct iaol nl ys, wy oi ut crh cwr ai lflt ai sn ds a ti amnpi co spi no wg eerm. Iot t ii os nSsa, t abne'hs awv iaoyr so, f oi mr pc oi rsciunmg shtiasnwc ei sl l oo nn pperiompaleritlhyetyhrwouoguhldcnuorsteostahnedrwsipseellws.ant. Witchcraft imposes its power w a yD ibvyi n wa thi oi cnh i sS af ot ar tnu nder-atgesl l i pn eg o. pPlree di ni cttoi n gh i st h ne eftu tbuercea ui ss ea st hi genrief i ci sa nat tbree mf o eunnddoi un st, hi en scahtui ar bc hl e—dseos mi r ee tti omke ns omwa st qh ue efruatduirneg. Da si vpi nr oa pt ihoenc yc a. n a l s o wS aht ai Scn o h r i s c b e r e r e c y l o e m a is s e e t d a h . a A m t m e w u a h n le i s c t s h t , h c o r h o p a u e r g r m a h s t e , w s fe h t t i i h c s h r h o e u t s h g , e p h o s t o u i b o p j n e e s r c , n t t s a h . t i u n T r g h a s e l s y p e o o u o w d b e r j r e in c o t k s f , acantdegdorruyg.s can be counted as sorcery. At times music can also fit this T HE R OOT I S THE K EY TO THE F RUIT P ROBLEMS THAT AFFECT PEOPLE can be likened to a tree. On a tree's ot ruutne kr m. To hs te r tergui on nk s i as r es ui pt sp ob rr taendc hf ei rsmwl yh i bc he naeraet hc otnhnee cstoeidl bt oy t rhoeo mt s a. i Inf al onoykt haitn ag nh ea xpapme npsl et oo ft hh eo wr o po et ospy lset 'esmp, r tohbel ewmhsoal er et rae er eissual tf f oe fc t"eadf f. eLcet et 'ds root B s e ." tty and Jane shared common circumstances—both were mm ao rnrei ye dt htaon ht uh seby a enadrsn ewdh, oa nwd enr ee i t uh ne rf a oi tfh ftuhle. mT hheo nmo reend stpheeni rt wmi vo er es with dignity and respect. 18

The Essence of Witchcraft r e j eTc thieo nw: Bi veetst y, iwn a st uar nm, esme abrecrhoe fd a f cohr u ar cnh ot hu at lte fto ut on ddseoacl i awl idt hr i ntkhienigr ac hc cuerpc ht a bt hl ea, t afnodr bsihdes wd roi nu nk idn gu, ps oa ns ha lec oshwoal pi cp; eJ da nae bwuarsg ear mf oermab ebro totfl ea, ba de cdoi cmt iionng, cao vf eoroidnaghuopl i ct h. eTrhouost pbroot hb l ewmo—m reenj'esc toi ov ne r. i n d u l g e n c e l e d t o d e a Dl i no g ysooul e sl ye ewtiht he tchoen naedcdt ii oc tni o? nN. eTi ht heei rr awdodmi cat ino nw ii sl l ab eb rhaenl cphe dt hbayt grew out of their rejection. The addiction is not the source of the po rr opbul el lmi n;gi tai sl eaa pf roofbf ltehme , tbrue et .i tB' sr annoct ht ehse ar onodt .l eI ta' sv el isk eg rcouwt t ibnagcak .bIrfa ynoc hu twr ei taht oa tn ltyh et h er oaodt d. iTc ht ieo np, riot bwl ei lml c og mo ees bbaecyko. nTdh et hper oabdl edmi c t mi o un ss t fboer dbeoat lht wd yosmf uennc—t i oi tn agl oheuss baal ln dt hs .eA wk ae yy ttoo t ht he ier rr ee cs opvoenrsye sw itlhl ebye tghi ve ier dt oe c ti shieoinr taon df ojrugdi vg em tehnet i. rL ha uc ks ibnagn df osr ga invde nl ae ys sd, ot hweny twhiel li rn be vi tet er rgnoe sf rs e, er .e Ts ehnetymme na ty, gweitllaevteemn pboerwaroyrsfeix., but the addiction will come right back. Perhaps it W ITCHCRAFT : T HE R OOT OF ALL R EBELLION W HEN YOU TREAT THE ROOT OF THE TREE , you treat the fruit. So what is the root? Rebellion. It always is. It is the root of all human problems, and its roots run deepest. a n dTuhtrt oe rulgyhd Se as tmr ouye lt ht he eA mp raol pe kh iette sG foodr oi npspt rous ci nt egdt hKei nc gh i lSdarueln t oo f aI tstraacekl w1 hS ae mn .t h1e5y) . f Ni r os tt aj ur sr ti vtehde imn et nh ewPerroemt oi s eb de dL ae ns tdr ogyeende rbaut ti oanl ls tbheef owr oe m( seene, cc ho ni l qd ur eenr e, db tahbei eAs ,maanl edk i ct east t, lbe u—t ehvee frayitl he idn gt o! fKo il nl ogw Stahur lo, uagsh wi nistthr uGcot de d' s, dc hi roei cc tei svte sl i. vHe set odceks tfroory he di s aml l etnh ea npde ohpi ml e s ae nl fd. Ha en iaml saol spbr eu st errevseedr vt ehde tl ihf ee of Agag, king of the Amalekites. When Samuel confronted Saul for 19

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH fsaaiyl iinngg , t"oF oor breeyb eGl loi odn' s i sc oa ms tmh ea nsdi ns ocfowmipt cl ehtcerlayf, t , haen dr esbt uu bk ebdo r nS na ue sl s biys as iniquity and idolatry" (1 Sam. 15:23, NKJV ). witcYhocurafdto. nN'ot tihcaevtewotothpinagrstiacibpoautte thinat ascrsiepatnucree: to be dabbling in Rebellion is likened to witchcraft; and stubbornness is likened to idolatry. That's how God vr ei ebwe lsl i ot nh ,e as en dt wi t 'os nt ho itntghse. HRoelbyeSl lpi oi rni t .i sR ewbiet lcl hi ocnr asfat .y sA, " sI pwi ri li lt ni os t bdeohiitn. d I won't." S TUBBORNNESS I S I DOLATRY S TUBBORNNESS IS CALLED IDOLATRY . H OW can a stubborn person be in idolatry? HI ne t mh ea ckhe us racnh i wd oel eoxf paol luhnids oo up ri npi oe tn ds .oHc ti sr i on pe si nai on nd spbeet ci on mt e er pgroedt as tti oo nhsi mo f. vStaugbubeordnoncetrsisnseasy, s,b"eIc'lol mdoinigt stubborn and immovable from them. my way." God calls this idolatry. We might jaurset daosi nwge. lAl nbdo wt h ed op wi t yn i as ,ntdh ewpoerts ht ei pa c ahni nigd wo l ebaercea uwsoer st hh ai pt i ni sg wmhaayt nwoet echveunrchbeantdruine!thTehpaetw's edvaenrgyesrionugsle. dSauyc.h idolatry takes place in the R EBELLION I S W ITCHCRAFT R EBELLION IS LIKENED TO THE SIN of witchcraft. Rebellion and witchcraft ay roeu af isn adl ioknee a, sy oi du e' dn tbi ec at tl etrwl oi no ks i fsot er rtsh. eI no tthheer mo ni ne i. sItf rwy iot cf hdcerlai vf te irsa nt hc ee r, ei f, ss oe l di so mr esbeepl lai or ant. e Idf. rI ne btehl el i oNne wi s Tt hees rt ae m, leonotk wf oi trc hwc ri tacf ht ci rsa df te. sTc rhiebye da ri ne tpwo wo ewr .a Wy s e—sfei res tt ,h ea se faf ewc to or kf tohfi st heev i lf ,l essphi r; i st ue ca ol npdo,waesr ai nn Ge av li al , t isapni rs i t3u:a1l. Pt rauut lh ,s abyesf ,o r" e[ Wwhhoo] s he aes y be se wJ ei tscuhse dC hyroi sut twh aa st yc ol eua rsl hy opuol dr t rnaoyte od baemy ot hn eg you as crucified?" ( NKJV ). An evil spiritual power had come upon the Galatians blinding them to the work of the cross. They started trusting 20

The Essence of Witchcraft itnhatthceoirmJeews bisyhtnreussstianngdJecsirucsuCmhcriissito. n instead of experiencing the grace w o rIkns Go af l taht iea nf lse s5h: 1a9l o- 2n0g , wPiat uh l aidnuclltuedr eys, f wo rint ci chactriaofnt , ahnadt r ei dd ,o lma turryd ears, aunndr e g de nr ue nr akteen, nfeaslsl e. n Shuuc hm a nf liet syh. l yR e bweol lri okns ias r ea wt hoer k boefh atvhieo r sf l e sohf b e c aTuhsee ri tuilse rt hwe hr eoj edcot ieosn noof tG ordu'lse l eugnidt iemr attheea uatuhtohroi tryi t. y o f G o d i s a n iHl liesg i itlilme gaittei mr autl ee r , paonwdehr e i us s ews i ti cl lhecgri taifmt . a tTeh pa to wi se r wt oh ye n rf oe rbceel l ihoins raunl ed. wr i gi thcthecorua sf t, laergea lt, wl ei gnist .i mT ha tee egsosveenrcnemoef nrteobfe Gl l ioodn i ni s ot nh ee ' sr el ijfeec, tci oh nu roc fh ,t ho er ag no vy ewrhnemr ee .n tI nm uosr td be re itnov okkeeedp otvhei rn gpse ooprlde e. Irfl yt ,h asto rmuel e ,kgi no vd e ronf mr eunl et , oo rr ri lul el eg ri t ii smnaot et sguobvme ri tnt me de tnot . t hTeh er i gmh et eaonus s ogfo pv eo rwnemr eint t uosfeGs otdo, iet ni sf oarnc ee vi it ls, gwoovrekr no mf t ehne tf liess hc ,aal lnedd awl l ibt cehl icervaef tr.s Ac as nwbee ej uxspto ss teuddtioe di t, . w i t c h c r a f t i s a a mIann Gd aotde' :s toor isgui bn da lu pe l aa nn df otra kmeadnokmi nidn, i ob ne f oo rvee rt hael l Ftahlel , ema ar tnh w( saes eg Gi veenn. 1r e) p. rGe soedn t pa tui rvpeo, soer dG ofdo'rs ammabna s tsoa d rour ,l eo nutnhdeeera rHt hi s. Tahuutsh po ar irttyo fams aHn i' ss deeIpnestht einGhaerrdeennt ,inAcdlainmatrieojnecistetdo arunlde.rebelled against God's legitimate aAudtahmo r, i mt y eann sdt ibl le chaamv ee wa irt ehbi ne l .t hEevme n t ht oed ianyn, aatse sduecscier ses ot or s s tuob dt huee fai rnsdt ha na vuendboeml i ei vnei or n, i. f I yt omuaakrees an mo adni f,f eyroeun sc tei lwl hhaevt he etrh ey odue sairree af obr erlui el evresrhoi pr w i t hI fi nt hy oa tu bd ee cs ai rues et oi t ws uabsdpulea nat endd bhyaGv oe ddionmy oi nuiro nf i r si st feaxt hper re,sAs edda mi n. a fi ll leesghi ltyi m, ial lteeg i twi mh ea nt e wt haey , pi te ri ss oann ei nx p rceosnstiroonl oaf t wt eimt cphtcsr a tf to. I tc obeerccoem oe sr manipulate people to do what they otherwise would not do. When you 21

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH dwi es lclo va se r f trhi gehet se snei nn gc e. Yo of uw iwt c ihl lc rfai nf td, yiot uofni n Td Vi t, ihs eaamr aizni ntghley cpouml pmi t o, na nads or eblsaet ri ovne s iht i pi nwt iht eh yb ouus irnseps os uws eo rol dr . c Yh oi l ud r me na. yI ne vt he en nf ienxdt ci th ai np tyeor uwr eo awrne ghooimnge. to take a closer look at how witchcraft expresses itself in the I DENTIFYING W ITCHCRAFT T HERE ARE THREE KEY WORDS that act as caution flags in identifying witchcraft: manipulation, domination, and intimidation. Whenever you rthuen idnetovitl'hsese three things, an evil spirit lurks not far behind. This is modus operandi. God never manipulates, God never du soimn gi nial lteegsi,t iamn adt eG mo de annesv ebre cianut isme ihdias t ae us .t hBourti tSyaht aans bt ae ke ne ss tarui pt hpoerdi tfyr obmy he vi me nbiyf IG aomd . Ibno rt hneasgaami ne—mt ha antn oe rl d, smi nacne iIna mm eb os trinl l owf atnhtes f ti ros t" dAod ai tmm—y we l da ye "r sa, nadmbaer ri ina gceo, mopr l ea t eb ucsoi nn tersosl—. Iitt md oaeys nb 'et imn aat t ec hr .uWr c hh e, na sbooma redo noef aa sgsaei nr tsst a udtehloe rgiat tyendo, t gl ei vg ei tni mbayt eG o da ui tt hi socr ai tlyl e. d Ww ii tt chh c rs aufcth; i t iilsl ergeibt ieml l iaotne aourdtheorrtiotyr,uoleneovreersoortthsetropmeoapnliep.ulating, dominating, or intimidating in Let's now take a closer look at how witchcraft rears its ugly head in the family and within the family of God.

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HE CHILD SEEMED TO PERSONIFY the poem about the little girl with tvheer yc ugrol oodn, hbeurt f wo rheehne asdh: eWwhaesn bs ha de , ws ahse gwo oa ds shhoer rwi da. s Fvoeur ry-, year-old Cherie was cute as a button and could turn on the cChhaerrmi e ' sl ipk ae r ennotbsotdoyl d' s hbeur si itnwe sass. tBi mu et toonge o Shuonmd ae y, s ha ef t et ur r cnheudrhc ho r rwi dh.e"nI hate you Mommy and Daddy! You never let me do what I want to do! I hate you!" Cherie screamed. T "Now, honey," her mother pleaded, "we told you five minutes ago that we would have to leave in just a little bit. It's time to go home." 23

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH "I won't go home! I want to play!" Cherie retorted and off she ran tcohaprmlayedwbityhstahnedr erfrsiebnydss. uTrphreisbe.arNraogeonoef kenmeowtion took the once- how to respond— including her parents. The response of her parents astonished those in attendance even faur rotuhnedr ., ""I Wg ue el l s, "s wC he e' l rl i lee' st hme ro tphl ae yr j uo sf fte ar eldi t t lteo b ti th el o npgeeorp. "l eT hset afna dmi ni l yg finally left for their home when Cherie was ready. y o uI fbyeosuu rhpardi sbeede nt oabbey tsot al dn dt he ar tt oy ot hu ehaafdo rj eums t ewn ti ti onne es sdeedptihs oe dper, ews eonucl de oe xf hwi bi tict hs cbreahf ta?vPi ol er al si keeutnhdi se ri ss tpaonsds et hs saet dI ba my snoomt es as yoirnt go ef vdeermy ocnh.i lWd hwaht oI am saying is that conduct such as this child's manipulative behavior hchaasprtoeor.ts in witchcraft akin to what was explained in the previous W i t Icnh c rt ha fet , il na sitt s cmh aops tt esru bwt l ee f ol oromk eadf f eac tt s tehvee r ye spseernscoen , oefv ewr yi t cc hh curracfht ,. at on dr oeovtes r oy f f awmi t icl hy .c Mr aaf tn. yDpi srcoobvl ee mr i ns gi na nf admi idl ye nr tei lf ayti inogn st hh ei prsocoat ni sb ea tkreayc et do dReeablei nl l gi o nw i tihs t thhee r eussuel t aonft fi rl lueigti. t iTmhaet ed, e ei pl l e- gsot trt eo no t aouf tahlol riist yr, e baenl dl i o ni t. e x p Irne stsheiss icths ealpf ttehrr owueg ahrme ag no ii np gu ltaot i sotnu, di ny thi mo wi d at ot i oi dne, na nt idf ydwo mi t ci nh ac rt iaof nt .i n ti nhtei mfiadma tiiloyn. eYxopur e swsi l lt h esme es e lhvoews nmo ta noinpluyl aat imo no,n gd oc hmi lidnraet ino nb, u ta nidn he xups ob saen dws i tacnhdc rwa fi tv ei ns at sh ewcehl lu. rAclht h, omuogsht tohfet epnuwr pi ot cshec or af f tt hiins bt hoeo ka bi so vt oe fi to ramf f es cbt se geivnesraynadr ei sa foofs tae rpeedr si on nt'hs el iffaem. Ai lnyd. Oi tn ceev ewnittuc ahlcl ryaffitntdask ei tss rwo oaty, into the church. T HE P ARENTS ' A UTHORITY 24

Witchcraft in the Family To UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS of witchcraft in family relationships, it is vGiot adl ht ahsa tp lwa cee bd epgai nr ewn ti st hi nt haeu tWh oorri dt y oof vGe or dt h. eTihr ec hBi il bd lree nt e(ascehee Es puhs. t6h: 1a t- 2o f) . GI tomd .a yP abree cnot ns , t edsitde dy ionut hken coowu rtths ,a bt uyt oi ut ' rs nc ohti l cdor ne tne sat reed iunn tdheer Wy oo rudr ay uo ut hrofrai tt hy ?e rTahned f iyfot hu rc ommomt haenr ,dams etnhte i nL oDr de uytoeur or nGoomd yh 5a s scaoyms : m" Ha nodneodr yt hoeu ,l atnhda twyhoiuc rh dt haey sL omr adyy bo eu rl oGnogd, iasngdi vtihnagt yi ot um" a(yv . b1e6 ,w e l l w i t h y o u i n NKJV ). HebGroewd cwalolerdd efovrery child to honor his or her father and mother. The honor—kabad— also means "to glorify." This is the ssahmowe integrmthaut sepdersfoorn grleosrpifeycint,g aGttoedn.tioGniv, inagndhoonboerdieonr ceg.loWryhemneawnes hp ol ancoerd oouurr pp aa rr ee nn tt ss , i nw ae uat hr eo,r ii tny foavcet ,r huosn, oa sr i wn ge Gh oo dn .o rB et hc ea mu s,ewGeohdo nh oa sr God T . he parent must govern the child. If the child instead governs the pknaroewn,ti, lltehgaittimchailtde aisutehxoerrictyisiisngwiitlclehgcirtaimft.ate authority. As we already M ANIPULATION IN THE F AMILY C HILDREN ARE EXPERTS AT MANIPULATION . In the example you just read, yk on ue wn gt hC ahte irfi es heex hmi ba di tee da qb ui gi teenaonu guhn shceeanl tehiyn df roosne t oof f mt haonsiep ua rl aotui onnd., Shhe er bu rs oe wo fbaena tiel lne gpiat irme nattse wa uotuhlodr gi tiyv ec ai lnl e. dT hwaitt cchuct er alfitt ttloe ggei rt l hreers owrat ey d. t o t h e Cherie's parents are more to blame for the behavior she exhibited tdheacni s i vCehleyr, iteh ei sb. eHh aavdi ocrocror eucl dt i vhea vdei sbcei pe nl i nnei p bp ee edni ndtehael t b us wd ibf tel yf o raenidt bC ehcearmi e ewai lhl agboi t ut ha rl opur gohb l el imf e.—I f pheerrhpaaprse ne vt se nd otnh'et pSupti rai ts-tf oi lpl e tdo Ci th, ryios tuina ng life—as a master manipulator. 25

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH o t h eCrh. i"l Md roemn ?c"a lni t tbl ee Bj ui lsl ty aass kssk iol lneed Saatt uwr od rakyi nmgo or nnien gp, a"rCeannt Ia gg oa i on vs te rt ht oe Edd"iNe'os,hwoeusheatvoeptloayg?e"t your hair cut," mother replies. But Billy really wcaannItsgotoopvelarytoEdEddidei'es'snhewouvseidteoopglaaym?e", so he goes to his father. "Dad, motNhoetr, bheeingigveaswBairlley opfertmheisseiaornli.er exchange between Billy and his As Billy walks out the door, his mom asks where he is going. "Dad saidDIacdoeunldtegros othveerstcoenEed. d"iHeo'snheoyu, syeoutocpalnayta."ke Billy to get his hair cut leaxtpe er ;r iEedndc ii en'gs gsooimn ge t oi nbt ee ngsoen ef etlhl oi swasfht ei pr n oa os nt. "h eS yo o gnoMbo amc ka nadnDd a df oar rt he deciNdoinwg wwhhaetthhears Bthilalyt cchainldgjouostvedrontoe?EMddainei'sp.ulated both parents. He's mi l l ea gniitpi mu l aa tt ee dm tehaen s .a uWt hhoart 'ist ymdaekliengga theidm bdyo iGt ?o dT hoev de re s ihriemt ot hgreot uhgihs own way. He wants control. What's the root of his behavior? Rebellion. g r o wM ainnitpou lma tai vnei pcuhl ai ltdi vr een awd uhlot s .c oInnt imn uaer riina gteh, etihr emy aanriep uml aut icvhe mw aoyr es cSuhneinlainfgortheaxnamthpelier. children or, perhaps, their spouses. Take Jack and p o wJ ae cr k- t oeoyle cs oal lne c et ixopne na snidv ep upto wh iemr ti no otlh teh as at mwei l lc attoepg oorfyf ahsi s Tmi ma sttheer Twoaoyl -bme ay no .n Idt ' sr eaans oenx. pAe pn as er t hf er okmn otwh es bwuodugl edt ,s tt rheet coht ht ehre of ab ms t ial cyl eb ui sd ghei st wm iaf ke ,e Sahneyi l am—a jsohre pruurncsh at hs ee sb uu nd lgeests. Tb oo gt he tahreer itnh eayg rheaevme ednet c. iHd ee dn cneo, tt ht oe prosSpuedcdtesnfloyr haisn puorpcphoarsteunariteyslifmortocnoonntreo. l emerges—when Sheila mw he ne nt i oJ ancskt ha as kt ss ht oe ng oe eadl so nt og . gOontcoe tahte t mh ea lml , aslhl ,et hi se scoumnenwi nhga Jtascukr pe yr iesse da 26

Witchcraft in the Family po nr e? t"t yWdi trhe sms . i "nSi mh eai ll ac, ol ao xoikn ga ,t st hhei s rbeel eanuttsi f. uWl dhreens ss.hWe hmyoddoe nl s' ti ty of our thr yi mi t, hone cgeo,"ehs enouftfse. rNs,a"tluerta'sllsyp, liut rlgoeokasliattbleso."lutely stunning on her. "Just this "THh oe wn ecxatndI asya, yJ ancok tmo oc ov me smi no nf osretnhsee ?k"i lsl :h"eHaenys wS heerisl ab, aIchk a. p p e n e d t o bP eo wr eear dSi anwg t1h0e0 p0 ai ps eorn t soadlaey. ,I faInhda Id ni to, tIi cceodu ltdh amt atkhee tBhlaatc pk l aa ynhdo Du seec kf oe rr the " k J i a d c s k ." ," Sheila replies, "we just bought me a new dress . . . " but she sr ot oupnsd . mI fi dt h- seeyn st epne cnet . t hBeoitrh mroe na el i yz eo, no af dc or eusrss ef o, rt hhaetr , hi te wj uosutl dwoonnl y t bh ee fair to purchase the power tool for him. g a mTeh ej ulsi ts t agso we se ol lnaasnad ho un s. bAa nwdi f. eScaadnl yp, lsauycthh eb emhaasvtieorr- mf l oa nu irpi suhl aetsi oi nn Cbehhriasvtiiaonr sumcahrarsiatgheiss. isCnoournmtlaels. s people have grown up believing c h i l Hd roewn ds toa yw ae tmh aonmi pe u, ll iavtien?g Wo fef ut hs ee i wr pe aa rpeonntss ,l itkher egautiel tn ai nngd tfheaatr .i fAtdhuelyt cr ea mn ' ti nldi v eo ut rh es iproouws en owf awyhtaht ehye' l l omr os hv ee do iudt taon du sl itvwe eonnt yt hyee asrtsr eaegtos .. WW ee uc hs ei l dtrherne.a" t sWlei k eu,s e" I fs eyxo ua sd oan 'ttodo ol ttoh i sg,e tI ' l ol ul er a voew ny owu aayn. dA rt aek et het hsee mT haenyi p ua lraet i onnost hdi on ng e mi no rt he e tphoawn e ra osf ptihr ei t Hoofl y wGi ht cohsct r? aAf tb—s oi llluetgeiltyi mnaotte! authority. D OMINATION IN THE F AMILY D OMINATION IS ONE STEP past manipulation. Manipulation is covert, while domination is overt in nature. Manipulation says, "I'll trick you into doing things my way." Domination says, "I'll make you do things my way." 27

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH Sometimes a child is discouraged from growing independent and loel adv ianngd t hhea dn easl twwa yhse nl i vheed bwe ci ot hm ehsi s a mn oa tdhuel rt .. JHo hi sn f wa tahse rf i fdt ye -sfei vr tee dy e tahr es fWa mi eil ldyi nwg hgeuni l tJ, o hc onn dweams naa t icohni ,l da, nadn dt h rhei sa t sm oo ft hreerj enc teivoenr arse mt oaorlrsi eodf. ce ov ne nt r otlo, J oghent ' smma or rt hi eedr, c ho ne v iwnoc eudl dh ibme t ha abta ni f dhoenwi negr ehteor e vj uesrt l elai kvee hheerr, hr eul sabt iaonnds h idpi sd . f oJro hf ena rd et hc ai dt ehdi s t om oftohreerg ow oduel vde lfoe pe li ntgh r ea antye n reodm. Sa on ot inc ah fi tse mr soht he edri ehda, dJ obhene nmtaor rhi iemd . aOn nd cbe ebc raomwebaesa tdeonmhi inme es re il nf , gnao wh uhs bi sa tnhdi rasst fwoirfecoanntdrohliman. d incessant barbs of guilt formed a wedge between his Not at all encouraged by the prospects of spending the rest of her lCi foen swe qi tuhe natnl y , i mJ o mh na tduireed, ad ol omnienl ey e, rdi insgi l l uhsui sobnaenddm, as hn e. Tdhiev or rocoetdo fh ti mh e. pd roombilne amt i?n gWsi tpcihr ictr aofft . wTi thceh ct rhai ef tf wc ahmi ceh awnads spt roel es etnhta itnmJ oa hn n' s' sl imf e o. tThheer hadHbiesemn optahsesreedxteorttehde annexitlleggeinteimraattieona.uthority over her son and he in turn tried it on another. Scripture gives us numerous examples of sins that are passed on fdroommi n aotni oe n gceanne rbaet isoene nt oi n tt hh ee f anme xi tl y. oAfnJ e ze ex ba me l ,ptl eh e oefv i lg eqnueereant i wo nhaol reigned with her husband, Ahab (see 1 Kings 16-18). n a t iJoenz e bo fe l I swr aase l ,a bt yy r apnr to mwohtoi ncgo rpraugpatne dwhoerrs hhiups. bWa nhde, na ss hwee lml aa sr rti ehde AB ahaalb, ,asPhhe odeenciicdi ae dn gt oo dt u. Tr nh et hwe i cc ikt ey do, fi dJ eozl ar et reol ui ns tqouae ec ni t ys ot ho an t bwe coar ms hei pt ehde pbeocwaemrebkeihnign.d the throne. After Ahab's death, Jezebel's son, Ahaziah, Ahaziah continued the domination his mother had wielded through policies he established. Though he only reigned for two years, 28

Witchcraft in the Family tmhaen inpautliaotni o no(fs eIes r1a Ke li n gwsa2s 2 )h. eBludt tchaepst pi vier i t toof dhoims i ndaotmi oinn ai nt iAo nh a zaina hd hAahda zni aoht' sb eags cuenn twti ot h t hJ eez etbher ol . nSec, rMi pet us hr ea , rtehceo rkdisn gt hoaft Ma to at hb e, rtei mb eel l eodf amgaani ni ps ut l ha ti si v er udl eorms hi ni pa t iboenc aouf sAeh aMzei as hh 'as ghraadn da fl ar et ha ed ry, Os umf frei ,r et hde ffraot mh e rt hoef At hheagbr(asnedef a2t Kh ei nr ghsa1d- 3a l)s. oT hf oeusnpdi rai troe fs tdi on mg si np aotti oi nn twh eh igcrha nh da ds ocnl u. t c h e d a t 1 Sadly enough, parental domination is rampant among Christian fwa ommi l ei ens !a lUl onwd etrh tehme sgeul vi sees ot of hboe naobrsi on rgboeudr bfya tah de ro ma ni nd eme roi tnhge pr ,amr eennt . aWn de oc lwe aevoi nugr . "p aI rne nGtesnheos ni so r2, : b2 u4 t, iwt shheonu Gl do nd e cvoe mr imn taenr df eerde wmiat nh "tloe al ve ianvge ahnids faantdh ewr i af en df r ommo t thheer aauntdh oc rl ei tayv eo f t ot h he ii rs pwai rf ee ,nGt so. dI f rae l pe aa sr ee nd t t shtei l lh tursi be sa nt do coopnetrraotlintghien ldivoemsinoaftitohne.ir children after they are married, they are O v eDr o mt i mi nee,e rai n gwhi fues bma nadys bc aenc odmoe t hceo ms apml eet etlhy i nagbws oirt hbetdheiinr two i vtehse. pmearns oi pnuallai tt yi oonf ha se rt hh ue s hb ua ns bda. nOdf t ef ni g ht ht si s faobrs ocropnttiroonl oi nc c ut hr se arfet el art yi oenasrhs iopf. Wh ehr etno ah ha vues braenl adt iios no lsahtiepss hoi su tws iidf ee ftrhoemh oo tmh ee ,r tpheaot 'psl ec, onnot rt opl .e rWmhi tetni n ag wd ei cf ei d si nt agyfso ra th ihmosme lef ht oo wr atihs ee ftihnea nkciedss wwi lhl i bl ee tshpee nhtubs ebcaanuds ei n s i s t s o n he is the breaPdewopinlenewrh, tohaatr'es cdornivteronl.by control and domination have difficulty sf ourb cmoint tt irnogl itshjeums tsae lvvaersi autni odne ro ft hr eebaeul lti ho on r. iCt yo not fr oJ el ssua sy sC, h" Ir iws ta. nTt ht eo bn ee ei nd cthheayrge." Domination tricks, or coerces, people into doing something do not want to do. Control restricts the person from doing what they do want to do. Either action is a form of witchcraft which is rooted in rebellion and illegitimate authority. 29

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH 1 s t , e f sr,e e" ,S at anndd dfoa snto tt hbeer eefnotraen gi nl e dt haeg al iibne wr t yi t hb ay NKJV ). Christ has set us free, and we have no buunsdienrebssonbdrainggeienigthpeero. ple back under bondage or placing ourselves I NTIMIDATION IN THE F AMILY O NE STEP PAST DOMINATION is intimidation. Intimidation says, "I'll scare ypouun i si nhtmo ednot .i nWg ht ahti ndgos ems yt hwe aByi.b" l eI n tsiamy i daabtoi ount freualre sa nb dy fpeuanr —i s hf emaernot ?f "hTa hs et roe di os nwoi tfhe apruinni sl ho vmee. nBtu. tTpheer mf e ac tn l wo vheo dfreiavress ios untofte ma ra, db ee cpaeursf ee cf te ai nr love" (1 John 4:18, NIV ). Love and fear are opposing forces. Because lboovteh fpl oaur triies sh easr ei ni natnr i na tsmi c ao lsl py hme roet i ov af tme du ttuoa rl eamf f ea ci nt i oi nn tahnedr ea lcactei op nt asnhci pe ,. Bt huet ipnet ri mp ei dt raatti oo rn ot hpaetr aht ees of rro ms h ef e awr iol ln lbo os et h ws ihdaets : tFheeayr aolnr etahdeyp ahratvoef, ipnucnl ui sdhi mn ge nt ht eo pn etrhseo np aurnt doef r t ht hee ri re cciopni et rnot .l ; Aannydt i fme aer ao pf aproesns ti brlue l ef us rwt hi et hr fweiatrc,hhceraoftriss?hIet'iss ruling in witchcraft—not in love. Remember what making people do things that you want them to do. c h i l Sdoo hr os wp o du os awl aebiunstei m. Wi dea tcea na ns ho at hkeero? uArnh ee ax tdrse ambeo ue tx ahmo wp l ed ews toruulcdt i bv ee aWbeu s ec ains ,nbout t fiot rhgaept p et hnast ,i n t oC h rt ihset i acnh fi al dm, i lwi ees arse pwreelsl eanst i nG ot hde. wWohr ledn. ot hvoesr eb ecahriilndgr e pn a rvei enwt s Gi no tdi ma isd aat eh at rhsehi r t ac shki lmd raes nt e ri n— jt uh set nt ha em ew aoyf tGhoedy, vc hieiwl d ret hnetihr apt aGroedn trsu. l eWs hbeyninwt ime idr ualteio nb.yYeint tjiums tidwaht ioo nis, iwt teh attear uc hl esobuyr intimidation? Satan. G o dS goamv ee t ui ms et hs ei t dseecei ms i os nt ht oa t c Gh oo do ster uosrt sr euj es cmt Joerseu st hCahnr iws te. Ot rnu st ht eo tohtehresr. hand, we like to control not only our destiny but often the destinies of 30 w yo h k i T e ch h o e f C b h a o r p n i o s d t s a t h l g e a e s " P m ( a G u a a l d l. e w 5 u r : i

Witchcraft in the Family otheErvsearsy wtiemlle. I insist on having my own way I expose myself to soapteann, i ca, n dd eSmaot anni c' s ihnof lsutes nccaen. Ec ov me rey rtiigmh et . i nT. hIef Id do oo rn ' tj ussut bsmwi itntgos Gwo idd' es rmi gahntiepouul as t ai ount h, odroi tmy ,i nt oa tHi oi ns , p loarn , i an nt idmtiod aHt ii os nw—a yw, iIt' cl lhrceraacf th—o tuot tgher to umg hy way W . itchcraft takes many forms in family relationships. Perhaps this cbhe aapbt leer two ibl leet nt el irgihdteennt iyf oy ui tt oi nstohme ef uotfuirt es . vYaor ui o mu sa fyo er mv esns soeteh ha to wy o iut wh ai lsl twa ikl le nd i sr cooovt eirn t hy oa tu rJ e os uwsnhlai sf ea. lAr es aydoyud ceol inv teirneude ytohur of ruogmh tthhies pboowo ke r ys oouf rtoebmeallkioenthaendpowwitecrhocfrathfte. cSraotassn'osbpslcaunreo.f attack against the believer is Thanks be to God that no family is without hope. God gave us a twreomrkenindoyuosupwroimll isceominplPehteiliiptpuianntsil 1t:h6e: "dHaey wofhoJehsuass bCehgruisnt"a (good NKJV ). Ea vheenat lut ha lyl y, bCahl ea rni cee' sd pwa raeyn tt sh al et a wr naesd nheoi twh et or dmeaanl iwp ui t lha tt ihveei, r ddoamu gi nh at et irnign, nu no rf o ragbeut tsai vbel e. tTi rhaadte pdraoyv eadt t oc hbuer cahw awt he resnh eCdheevrei en t tfhorrehwe r spuacrhe n at sn. Twhi tec hpc rroa cf te, shso wt oewv ae rr ,dr eaq uhi er ea dl t hi ny t efsatmi nial yl , f ofrrtei et u df reo, mc o nt shies t ei nn fclyu, epnrcaey eorf, ac on ud ngsoe ol idn go l wd -iftahs ht iwo no e gd ohdal yr d, ewx op rekr .i eTnhcee dt i, mr ee tCi rheedr i ep 'asr feanmt si l ymsapdeen tt hi ne dmi fafne irpeunlcaet i vbeeat wn de eanc hai l dc wh i hl do wb ea isnrga i sr ea di s ei nd t ht oe f ebaer adnodmai dn me eor ni ni tgi o annodf tshhee Lc ao nr df. aTl lobdaacyk, Cohnetrhi ee hkanso wc hl iel dd gr ee nb oo fr nhee ro uo wt onf. hTehri sotwi mn ee, xhpoewr ieevnecre, ft rooimd e hnet irf yc ht hi ledihr ooowdnywe aerask. nFeosrst eusn aa tnedl ys, eheekr hpeal pr efnr tosmwtehree rai gl ehrtt pelna oc eusg. h Now that we've taken a brief overview of witchcraft in the family, let's see how it takes root in the family of God. 31

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3 M ANIPULATION , T HY N AME I S J EZEBEL

HE FAMILY UNIT IS A PROTOTYPE of the local church. Families are mb l oa do ed roef l apt ieor ns os hn isp . i nI nt ear csoi mn ni leacrt ewda yb, yc hau rccohme ms aorne bmoandde oo ff people united in a common bond through the blood of Jbeeslui esv. eIrt s ias s nt oh emhiosut aske eh otlhdaot f tfhaei t ha p( oGsatll. e6 :P1a0u) l. Ar ebfoevres at lol , tchheu rbc ohde sy, aosf wD yesl lf u nacs t i of anms ii lni ehse, r ecnot nwt ai itnh i npae of pa ml e i l ywei tvhe n tvuearlyl y rs euar lf a cseh oi nr ttchoembi nogdsy. of Christ. T Countless churches around the world stagger under the weight of 33

E XPOSING W ITCHCRAFT IN THE C HURCH tchheuirrc hweasl kriensge mwboluenad ebda. r Hr eenl dwcaaspt teilvaen dt oo tf hsep icroi tnutar lo lb oo df iae sf eswc a, t tt he rees de ol evaedre rt hs he i pb ai st tilne fpi el al dc se , oaf s di ni sgsl ee npseirosno na nc da nmr eanndi peur laa tci oh nu .r cUhndl eesf se nssterloens gs —d i sei vl leuns i oi nn e dS pwi r ii tt h- f i ltlheed f caoi tnhg, rfei ng adt itohnesi!r Cmaessusaal gt iee sr emn do eurnetd aism pp eo ot epnl et ;, their testimony, powerless. JaenzdeI b n L e t u l h c a i i s n f e d c r h L a i u p n c t i e f y r e o r a u . n r Y d o c t u h h u e w r n i c l e h l x . l t e J a w e r z e n e w b to e il l l i d c i e s o n n p t f i r r f o y im n t t a h t r e w i l p y o r s e a p s t e i t r r n i a t c c u e t a e o l d f f o J t r e o c z e e s t b h —e e l pP re onpt ehceot si ct a lp, ef ra si tohn, aal ni tdi e es ;v aLnugcei lf iecra l i cs h au trtcrha ec st e. dJ e zt eob es lt ri os negx hci bh iatrei ds mmaot irce, os pf tier ni t . i Lnutchi fee rf eims ea xl eh igbei nt edde rp, raeldt ho omui gnha t me l ay l iens mc aanl eas l. sAos ewx he i hb ai tv tehael rseaamd ey lt ehar ronuegdh, mt haen irpouol ta t ioof n w, di tocmh ci nr aaftti oins , ar enbde il lni ot inm, i dwaht ii cohn . eOxfpt er ne s tshe es tiht sreelef adrifefiscoulitnttoerdmisitninggleudisihn. the spirits of Jezebel and Lucifer that they are J EZEBEL AND L UCIFER : A N A NSWER TO P RAYER T HESE TWO SPIRITS ARE TOXIC to the church and often most difficult to dweot rekc itn gi n, f rt hi een de layr lpye os pt al eg ews .h oT hs ee ye mc at no bhei daen iann sawn eo ri nt toe dp ,r agyi fetre. dI n, iht iaarldl y- ws eheemn st ou chhaav ep esrus oc hn ahpi gphe-al resv ei nl ypoout er ncthi aulr cf ho ry omui na irset rvye. r yB ue xt cwi t ehde .nT yhoe uy smt rainpi p ualwa tai yo n , t hceo n tvreonl ,e elry, i nug n, daenr gneera, t ha r rl ioegsa nrceeb, e lslui opne,r - sapcicrui tsuaat li iotny ,, r c u o m nc o e r r - n s . preading, criticism, jealousy, cunning, craftiness, and false Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou st euaf fcehr easnt dt ht ao t swe doumcaenmJ eyz es ebrevl ,a wn ths i ct oh cc aolml emt hi thfeorrsneilcf aat i po rno, pahnedt etsos ,e taot things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her 34

Manipulation, Thy Name Is Jezebel faonrdn i ct ha teimo n ; t ha na td cs ho me rme ipt e na tdeudl t ne royt . Bwei ht ho l dh,eIr wi ni l tl oc agsrt ehaet r tirni tbou laa tbi oe dn ,, edxecaet hp ;t at nh de ya lrletpheenct houfr ct hh eeisr sdheael ldks .n oAwn dt hI awt iIl la mk i lhl eh ewr hci chhi l ds reeanr c wh ei tt hh tthoeyoreuirnws aonrkdsh. earts: and I will give unto every one of you according —Revelation 2:20-23 e q uAi vta lfei rnstt f ogrl atnhceeJ,e zi te bme laoyf Ra pe pv eelaart i ot hna2t . Yt heet rme ainsyn 'ct hau r cmhomd eermn b- dearys —s p iervi te no f mJ eazneyb epl . a Ls tuorresd—i nh taov ea ss un cacr ue mo bf eadd utlot e rt yh ea nadl l uf or irnngi c at et imo np,t raensds sa apc er ri fiioc di nogf hgor lei ante tsrsi bt ou ltahtei oi nd .oHl oo fmseesx ua na ldi mc hmu rocrhael ist yh, at vhee yb eheanv ewerne tcekreedd, aonf ddematahn. y children, both physical and spiritual, have suffered a form T HE N ATURE OF J EZEBEL I N THE B OOK OF R EVELATION , the Holy Spirit spoke through the apostle Jcohhunr c thoe ss, el voec na t ecdh ui nr cTh he sy aitni r at h, ew aRso dmeaanl i npgr owviitnhc ae Joefz eAbsei al .s pOinr iet . oI nf tt hh ee OC ol dv eCnoavnetnsahnet , i sJ eaz esbpei rl i wt . aI ns tahlei vsi anmg , ebwr eaayt ,hOi nl dg Tweosmt aamn e; nbtu Bt ai nb yt lhoen Nweaws aa lsi tpeercai lf ipc l al oc ec a; ti ni o tnh. eONf teewn Tt heas tt awmheinc th, Bi sa bs yi nl og nu liasra asnpdi r il to, cnaol t i nl i mt hi tee dO tl do TT ee ss tt aa mm ee nn tt . Ti sh i sc oi rsp soirgant ief,i c abnotu nb de cl easuss, e awnhde ns pyior iut uaarl e idne atl hi neg Nwei twh Jfleezsehbaenl,dyobulooarde. dealing with a spirit more than you are dealing with g o e Jsebz ae cbke l9' s5 i0n vy oe al vr es me ae rnl ti ei rn tSoc rt hi pet ut i rme ed oo fe sK innogt Ab he ga ibn. Li ne tR' se vr ee vl ai et iwo nwbhuot Jezebel was. In 1 Kings 16, Ahab, king of Israel took Jezebel to be his wife. Jezebel was not from Israel; she was the daughter of the king of Sidon. 35