Paul Anointed to Publicly Rebuking Demonic Compliment & keep Godly Kingdom Integrity

Acts Chapter 16

“Paul Anointed to Publicly Rebuking Demonic Compliment & keep Godly Kingdom Integrity”

Please read & fill in the blanks: Acts 16:16-21

The Excellence of Discerning your Environment both spiritual and natural!

Verse: 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the _______ of the _______ ______ ______, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this
did she ______ _______. But Paul, being grieved, turned and _______ to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to _____ ______ of her. And he _____
_____ the same hour. 19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the
rulers, 20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly _______ ______ _______, 21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Notice:
Jesus treated cases of demonic possession as realities. He is not only described as "rebuking," "commanding," and "casting out" the unclean spirits, but His direct addresses to them are recorded. In (Mark 5:8-12) and (Matt. 8:28-32) Jesus addresses the demons who are called "Legion," commanding them to leave and finally granting them permission to enter a nearby herd of swine. Again , He directly addressed the unclean spirit: "Be quiet, and come out of him!"

Acts 19:15 – Demons should know your name and should see you as a threat!
“And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?”

Mark 3:15 – You must have the Power of God backing you – to cast out demons! “And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast of devils”
Read: Matt 12:22-37 / Mark 3:19-30 / Luke 11:14-20 More



Information of Demons:

Demon-possessed

Demon – Possessed: "to be under the power of a demon," rendered "demon possessed" or "demoniac").

A term frequently used in the NT of one under the influence of a demon. The verb "to be demonized" occurs, in one form or another, seven times in Matthew, four times in Mark, once in Luke, and once in John.

He is not only described as "rebuking," "commanding," and "casting out" the unclean spirits, but His direct addresses to them are recorded. In (Mark 5:8-12) and (Matt. 8:28-32) Jesus addresses the demons who are called "Legion," commanding them to leave and finally granting them permission to enter a nearby herd of swine. Again , He directly addressed the unclean spirit: "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
Clearly demonism was regarded by our Lord as reality.


Satan

Satan: The chief of fallen spirits. Satan is also called the devil, the dragon, the evil one, the angel of the abyss, the ruler of this world, the prince of the power of the air, the god of this world, Apollyon, Abaddon, Belial, and Beelzebub. But Satan and the devil are the names most frequently given.

Satan is mentioned first in the book of (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7). He appears with the sons of God (angels), among whom he no longer has any rightful place; he arbitrarily roams about and seeks his own but is still used as a servant by God, on whom he remains dependent. His independent activity in this passage is mainly that of the spy of evil, of the accuser of man to God.

Job was delivered into the hands of Satan for testing. Satan's intention was to prove that Job had strings attached to his love for God. Job was faithful.

In the OT Satan never appears openly as the enemy of God Himself. One scholar said it this way, "Though he has his special purposes and aims, he is yet the servant of God for punishment or trial, the asserter or executor of the negative side of the divine justice."
In the NT there is mention of many evil spirits, with Satan as their head (Mt 8:28; 9:34; 12:26; Lk 11:18-19). Jesus said the enemy is the devil (13:19,39; Mark 4:15), and that Satan was a murderer from the beginning (Jn 8:44), the enemy and falsifier of God's Word (Mt 13:19,39); that he aroused hatred to Jesus and put treason into the heart of Judas (Jn 13:27, 6:70; Lk 22:53); that the prince of this world is already judged by Christ, or, as Luke puts it, Satan falls "from heaven like lightning" (10:18).

God will allow rebelion to run its full course and defeat it.


The Devil Is Defeated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!