SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN THE BIBLE Advanced Spiritual Warfare Training From a Biblical, Evangelical Perspective "”He (Christ) will crush your head, and you (Satan) will strike His heel” (Genesis 3:15) Copyright 2012 Faith p 16, 28-29, 103-104 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Forgiveness p 82 Angels p 2, 22, 26 Generational openings 15, 43, 91 Armor, spiritual p 90-101 Jesus’ example p 37-38, 59-60 Authority & power p 48-49, 70-71 Promises of victory p 96-98 Bible Truth p 34, 91-92, 96-98 Satan’s Organization 27-28, 36-37, 90 Causes of demonizing p 42-45 Satan’s purpose p 76-78 Defeat of Satan p 26-27, 58-59 Spiritual warfare p vi, 20, 909-91, 95 Demonizing defined p 35 Steps to demonizing p 22-23 Demonizing of believers p 36 Symptoms of demonizing p 41-42 Rev. Dr. Jerry Schmoyer Main St. Baptist Church - 252 W. State St. - Doylestown, Pa. 18901 215-348-8086 [email protected] http://mainstreetbaptist.org http://www.sw-mins.org ii SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN THE BIBLE INDEX p iii-v SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN THE BIBLE INTRODUCTION p vi I. OLD TESTAMENT p 1-30 A. CREATED BEINGS p 1-2 1. GOD’S PLAN TO CREATE (Ephesians 1:4) p 1-2 2. CREATION OF ANGELS (Job 38:6-7) p 2 3. CREATION OF HUMAN BEINGS (Genesis 1:27 – 2:7) p 2 B. SIN ENTERS p 2-5 1. ANGELIC BEINGS SIN (Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:15-17) p 2 2. SIN ENTERS THE HUMAN RACE (Genesis 3:1-7) p 3-5 3. THE BATTLE BEGINS (Genesis 3:8-15) p 5 C. ADAM TO ABRAHAM p 6-10 1. CAIN & ABLE (Genesis 4:1-8) p 6 2. TIME OF NOAH (Genesis 6:1-8) p 6-7 3. NIMROD & BABEL (Genesis 11:1-9) p 8 4. JOB (Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7) p 9-11 Spiritual warfare training questions. P 10 D. FORMATION OF ISRAEL p 11-22 1. ABRAHAM (Genesis 11 – 24) p 11 2. ISAAC, JACOB, JOSEPH (Genesis 25 - 50) p 11-12 3. MOSES (Exodus - Deuteronomy) p 12-16 Spiritual warfare training questions. P 17 4. JOSHUA (Joshua) p 18-20 5. JUDGES (Judges) p 21-22 E. UNITED KINGDOM p 22-24 1. SAUL (1 Samuel 1-15) p 22-23 2. DAVID (1 Kings 16-1 Kings 2) p 23-24 3. SOLOMON (1 Kings 2 – 11) p 24 Spiritual warfare training questions. P 24 F. DIVIDED KINGDOM p 25-30 1. ISRAEL & JUDAH (1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 24) p 25-27 2. CAPTIVITY (2 Kings 25, Jeremiah, Daniel) p 27-29 Spiritual warfare training questions. p 30 II. LIFE OF JESUS p 31-60 A. BIRTH OF JESUS p 31 1. 400 SILENT YEARS p 31 2. JESUS’ BIRTH (Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2) p 31 B. JESUS GOES PUBLIC p 32-35 1. JESUS’ BAPTISM (Matthew 3:1-17) p 32 2. JESUS’ TEMPTATION (Matthew 4:1-11) p 32-35 iii C. SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN JESUS’ MINISTRY p 35-58 1. JESUS’ FIRST DELIVERANCE (Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37) p 35-38 Spiritual warfare traininG questions. p38 2. TEST OF TRUE DISCIPLESHIP (Matthew 7:21-23) p 39 3. FILLING THE HOUSE (Matthew 12:43-45) p 39-40 4. SNATCHING TRUTH AWAY (Mark 4:3-34; Mat 13:1-15; Luke 8:4-13) p 40 5. GADARENES DEMONIAC (Mark 5:1-20; Matthew 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-37) p 41-46 Spiritual warfare traininG questions. p 47 6. POWER & AUTHORITY GIVEN (Luke 9:1; 10:1,17-18) p 48-49 7. DEMONIZING OF CHILDREN (Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30) p 50 8. DELIVERANCE FAILURE (Mat 17:14-19; Luke 9:37-45; Mark 9:14-29) p 50-51 9. THOSE WHO DO IT DIFFERENTLY (Mark 9:38-40; Luke 9:49-50) p 52 Spiritual warfare training questions. P 52 10. AUTHORITY TO BIND, LOOSE (Mat 16:13-19; Mk 8:27-29; Lk 9:18-20) p 53 11. SATAN ATTACKS THRU OTHERS (Mt 16:21-23; Lk 9:22-27) p 53-54 12. JUDAS IS SATANIZED (John 6:70) p 54 13. LAYING ON OF HANDS (Luke 13:10-17) p 54-58 D. SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN JESUS’ FINAL WEEK p 58-60 1. JUDAS IS SATAN-INDWELT (Luke 22:3-4) p 58 2. TWO DECREES AGAINST SATAN (John 12:31; 16:7-11) p 58 3. SATAN DEFEATED ON THE CROSS (Hebrews 2:14-15) p58-59 4. SATAN DEFEATED BY THE RESURRECTION (Ephesians 4:8) p 59 CONCLUSION TO THE LIFE OF JESUS p 59-60 REFERENCES TO THE SPIRIT WORLD IN THE GOSPELS p 60 Spiritual warfare training questions p 60 III. NEW TESTAMENT p 61-108 A. EVENTS (Acts) p 63-75 1. PENTECOST AND AFTER (Acts 1-4) p 63 2. ANANIAS & SAPPHIRA (Acts 5) p 64-65 3. PETER’S SHADOW DELIVERS (Acts 5) p 66 4. MANY HEALED & DELIVERED (Acts 8:1-8) p 67-68 5. SIMON MAGUS (Acts 8) p 68 6. BAR-JESUS (ELYMAS) (Acts 13) p 69 7. PHILIPPI MEDIUM (Acts 16:16-18) p 70-71 8. IDOLATRY ATHENS, CORINTH (Acts 17) p 71 9. PAUL AT EPHESUS (Acts 19) p 71-75 Spiritual warfare training questions p 75 B. PAUL’S WRITINGS (Epistles) p 75-103 1. GALATIANS p 75-76 2. 1 THESSALONIANS p 76-78 3. 2 THESSALONIANS p 78 4. 1 CORINTHIANS p 78-82 5. 2 CORINTHIANS p 82-85 6. ROMANS p 85-86 7. EPHESIANS p 86-89 Spiritual warfare training questions p 89 iv OUR GOD-GIVEN ARMOR FOR SPIRITUAL WARFARE p 90-101 BACKGROUND TO THE ARMOR OF GOD p 90- 91 THE HELMET OF SALVATION (Ephesians 6:17) p 91-92 BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS (Ephesians 6:14) p 92-93 BELT of TRUTH (Ephesians 6:14) p 93 SANDALS of PEACE (Ephesians 6:15) p 93-95 SHIELD of FAITH (Ephesians 6:16) p 95-96 SWORD of the SPIRIT - WORD OF GOD (Ephesians 6:17) p 96- USE THE WORD OF GOD p 96-97 PROMISES RELATED TO SPIRITUAL WARFARE p 97-98 PRAYER (Ephesians 6:18) p 98 PRAYER OF THE ARMOR OF GOD p 99-100 Spiritual warfare training questions p 101 8. COLOSSIANS p 102 9. 1 TIMOTHY p 102-103 10. 2 TIMOTHY p 103 C. PETER’S WRITINGS (Epistles) p 103-104 1. 1 PETER p 103-104 2. 2 PETER p 104 D. MISC WRITINGS (Epistles) p 104-107 1. JAMES p 104-105 2. HEBREWS p 105 3. JUDE p 105 4. 1 JOHN p 105-106 5. REVELATION p 106-107 ACTS & EPISTLES REFERENCES TO THE SPIRIT WORLD p 107 Spiritual warfare training questions p 108 IV. CHURCH HISTORY p 109-119 A. CHURCH FATHERS (100-500 AD) p 109-111 B. MIDDLE AGES (500-1300 AD) p 112 C. RENAISSANCE PERIOD (AD 1300-1500) p 113-114 D. REFORMATION PERIOD (1500-1700 AD) p 114-115 E. ENLIGHTENMENT PERIOD (AD 1700-1800) p 115-116 The change of the tide (16th-19th centuries) p 116 F. 19TH CENTURY (1800-1900 AD) p 117 G. 20TH CENTURY (1900-2000 AD) p 117-118 1. “EXORCISM” IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH p 117 2. DELIVERANCE IN EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH p117 3. DELIVERANCE IN THE PROTESTANT CHURCHES p 118 Spiritual warfare training questions p 119 SUBJECT INDEX p 120-124 BIBLE PASSAGES – BIBLICAL ORDER p 124-125 BIBLE PASSAGES – ALPHABETICAL ORDER p 125-126 v SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN THE BIBLE By Rev. Dr. Jerry Schmoyer [email protected] http://www.mainstreetbaptist.org/ - http://india.mainstreetbaptist.org/ Warfare. Who wants it? Very few seek out and enjoy a battle. Those who do are usually considered a bit strange. Yet that’s what the Christian life is all about. When we join God’s army and desert Satan’s forces we better be ready to fight to retain our freedom. Salvation is secure, but triumph in daily life only comes through warfare, spiritual warfare. It’s nothing new, its always been around, even before Adam and Eve were created. It’s always been with us and will be until Jesus returns. We battle the world, the flesh and Satan and his forces. Since Adam and Eve allowed sin to enter Satan has been the ruler of this world system (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Epheisans 6:10-13). The coming of Jesus was the invasion of the kingdom of Satan by the kingdom of God in the person of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ (Matthew 12:28-29). But it was a subtle invasion, and infiltration behind enemy lines which brought the powers of evil to bear against it. Jesus is gone but His people now continue this work. We are bringing light to a dark world, and the darkness does all it can to resist the light. The world we live in is still under the control of Satan (I John 5:19). We are implanted here to disrupt enemy operations and rescue as many as we can who are chained in bondage to darkness. That’s what our warfare is all about. And it doesn’t get easier as the last days approach and the end is near. Yet often God’s people are unaware of this battle and take by surprise when they realize the warfare they are in.