POWER OVER THE DEMONIC

 

(Bind, Captivity, Cast Down, Cast Out, Deliver, Flee, Get                        Behind, Rebuke, Resist, and Tear Down)

Key Passage for Balanced Understanding

Luke 10:17-20 “And the 1) seventy returned again 2) with joy, saying, Lord, 3) even the demons are subject unto us 4) through thy name.  And he said unto them, 5) I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.  Behold, 6) I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and 7) over all the power of the enemy: and 8) nothing shall by any means hurt you.  9) Not withstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; 10) but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”

 

BIND deo to bind, be in bonds, tie.

Matthew 12:28-29 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.  Or else how can one enter into a strongman’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man?”                                                                           

Matthew 16:15-19 “Jesus saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?  And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter (petros a piece of rock; Petrus Peter; Of Chaldean origin Cephas/Kepha), and upon this rock (petra rock, a mass of rock) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”                       

Matthew 18:18-20 (All Disciples) “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is heaven.  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

Mark 3:27 “No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.”

Revelation 9:13-14 “And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four corners of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.”

Revelation 20:1-3 “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”

 

CAPTIVITY aichmalotizo  to take by the spear, to lead away captive, lead captive, subjugate, bring under control.

II Corinthians 10:5b “And bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”

 

CAST DOWN kathaireo lower with violence, demolish, pull down, take down, destroy, to take down, cast down.

II Corinthians 10:5a “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God.”

Revelation 12:10-11 “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.  And they overcame him by the 1) blood of the Lamb, and by the 2) word of their testimony; and 3) they loved not their lives unto the death.”

 

CAST OFF apotithemai  put off, put away, cast off, lay apart, lay aside denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal.

Romans 13:12, 14 “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.  Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.”

Ephesians 6:10-18 “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.  Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 

Wherefore take unto you, the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always withal prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;”

 

CAST OUT ballo throw, throw down, hurl, pour out, send out, thrust out, ekballo eject, cast out, strike down, drive out, expel, put forth.

Matthew 7:20-23 “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?  And in thy name have cast out demons?  And in thy name done many wonderful works?  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

Matthew 8:16-17 “And when even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”

Matthew 9:33 “And when the demon was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.”

Matthew 10:1 “And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”

Matthew 10:7-8 “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye have received, freely give.”

Matthew 12:28 “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of god, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.”

Matthew 17:16, 19-21 “(Certain Man) I brought him to thy disciples and they could not cure him.  Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?  And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, he shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.  Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.”

Mark 1:34 “And Jesus healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.”

Mark 1:39 “And Jesus preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out demons.”

Mark 3:14-15 “And Jesus ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to have power to heal sickness, and to cast out demons:”

Mark 6:12-13 “And they (twelve) went out, and preached that men should repent.  And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.”

Mark 9:18, 28 “(One of the multitude) I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.  He answereth him and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you?  How long shall suffer you?  Bring him unto me.  And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?  And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.”

Mark 9:38-40 “And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.  But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.  For he that is not against us is on our part.”

Mark 16:17-20 “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.  So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.  And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.  Amen.”

Luke 9:40 “And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.  And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you?”

Luke 9:49 “And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.  And Jesus said unto him, forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.”

Luke 11:14 “And Jesus was casting out a demon, and it was dumb.  And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.”

Luke 11:20 “But if I with the finger of God cast out demons, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.”

 

DELIVER rhuomai rescue, deliver, preserve from, save.

Matthew 6:13a “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (one)

Luke 11:4b “And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil (one):”

Colossians 1:13 “God hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”

II Timothy 4:18 “And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory forever and ever.  Amen.”

II Peter 2:9 “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”

 

FLEE pheugo to run away, shun, vanish, escape, flee away from.

Genesis 39:12 “And Potiphar’s wife caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”

I Corinthians 6:18Flee fornication.  Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”

I Corinthians 10:14 “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.”

I Timothy 6:11 “But thou O man of God, flee these things (riches, love of money); and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”

II Timothy 2:22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

James 4:7Submit (hupotasso  to subordinate, obey, under obedience, put under, subdue unto, subject unto, submit self unto ) yourselves therefore unto GodResist (anthistemi  to stand against, oppose, withstand) the devil, and he will flee (pheugo run away, shun, vanish, escape, flee away) from you.”

 

GET BEHIND ME ago drive, go, keep; hupago  withdraw, sink out of sight, depart, get hence, go away; episo to the back, on the back, behind; opisthen from the rear, at the back, backside, behind.

Matthew 16:23Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”

Mark 8:33Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.”

Luke 4:8Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

 

LOOSE luo to loosen, break up, destroy, dissolve, put off, unbind, release; rhegnumi rhesso break, wreck, crack, to sunder, separation, shattering, disrupt, lacerate, rend, tear.

Matthew 16:15-19 (See Bind) “Jesus saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?  And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whosoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Matthew 18:18-20 (All disciples) “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  Again I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

Revelation 9:13-14 “And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.”

Revelation 20:1-3 “And I saw an angel comedown from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”

 

PULLING DOWN kathairesis a taking down, destroy, casting down, pull down.

II Corinthians 10:3-4 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds (ochuroma  a stronghold, fort, castle, fortify;”

 

REBUKE epitimao admonish, forbid, straitly charge, rebuke, censure, reprove.

Matthew 8:26 “And Jesus saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?  The he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”

Matthew 17:18 “And Jesus rebuked the demon and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.”

Mark 1:25 “And Jesus rebuked him (unclean spirit) saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.  And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.”

Mark 4:39 “And Jesus arose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace be still.  And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm…What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Mark 9:25-27 “When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.  And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.  But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.”

Luke 4:35 “And Jesus rebuked him (spirit of an unclean demon), saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.  And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.”

Luke 4:39 “And Jesus stood over her (Simon Peter’s wife), and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.”

Luke 8:24 “And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish.  Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.”

Luke 9:42 “And while he was yet a coming, the demon threw him down, and tare him.  And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.”

Jude 9 “Yet Michael (Michael an archangel) the archangel (archaggelos  a chief angel, archangel), when contending (diakrino  to separate thoroughly, withdraw from, oppose, judge) with the devil (diabolos  Satan, false accuser, devil, slanderer) he disputed (dialegomai  to say thoroughly, discuss in argument or exhortation) about the body of Moses, durst not (tolmao  boldness, extreme conduct, courageous, be bold, dare) bring against him (epiphero  to bear upon further, accuse, inflict, bring against) a railing (blasphemia  vilification, blasphemy, evil speaking, railing) accusation  (krisis  accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment), but said, The Lord rebuke (epitimao  censure, admonish, forbid, charge, rebuke) thee.”

 

RESIST anthistemi to stand against, set against, oppose, resist, withstand.

James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

I Peter 5:8-10 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.  But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered (pascho patho pentho experience pain, suffer, passion, vexation) a while (oligos  a season, a while), make you perfect (katartizo complete thoroughly, bring to maturity, prepare) establish (sterizo set fast, to turn resolutely, to confirm, fix, steadfastly set), strengthen (sthenoo  bodily vigor, to strengthen, confirm), settle you (themelioo  to lay a basis for, erect, ground, settle).”

Hebrews 12:4 “Ye have not yet resisted (antikathistemi  to set down troops against, withstand, resist) unto blood (aima bloodshed as in Christ’s bleeding), striving against (antagonizomai to struggle against, antagonize, strive against) sin.”

 

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