I
watched a special on Prime about the house of David. In that I saw that
Israel’s first King, Saul had disobeyed God and the LORD sent an evil spirit to
torment him. So I dug into the Word to see what God has to say about this type
of matter. I felt that when Saul disobeyed the LORD that he had allowed the
evil spirit to come upon him.
I
have always thought of God as good, and could He possibly send an evil spirit to
do His will? As we study this subject, we will learn some powerful and insightful
things from the scriptures.
God
is good, always. James 1: 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am
tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any
man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and
enticed.
2 Tim 4:16 (Paul) At my first answer no man stood with
me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the
preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was
delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 And the Lord shall deliver me from
every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
God delivers us from evil, that is the way Jesus taught us to pray.
Jesus
said when we pray to say...lead us, not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil.., in the Lord’s prayer. Yet, we see in scripture some instances where
the King of the Universe directs evil spirits for His purpose.
Keep in mind the following is mostly under the Old Covenant In the New Covenant of Grace we have the Name of Jesus, Armor of God, and guidance from the Holy Spirit.
Also
know that the LORD is the creator of
all things. Gn 1:1 In the beginning,
God created the heavens and the earth.
Isa 45: 5 ¶ I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
In
Job, the oldest book of the Bible,
we see that all of the problems that came upon Job were considered by his
friends as sent from God because Job did some kind of sin. In those ancient
times, men felt that everything came from God, good or bad. If Job could have
read the book given his name, he would have seen that it was Satan who was his
oppressor. God only revealed to Satan that Job had broken down his hedge of
protection. After showing this to the devil, God put limits on what Satan could
do to Job, who did not sin. He had sacrificed regular for his children as “they
may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts”, Job 1:5. This was done in fear
and not faith, for Job did not know that any of his children had done anything
wrong.
As in the case with Job, he broke down his hedge of protection by sacrificing for his children because they might have cursed God. God did not tell the devil to go after him, but He did tell the devil that Job’s hedge was broken because the devil had said there was a hedge about Job and he could not get to him, Job 1:10.
Eccl 10: 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
The hedge is a protection around God’s people by Angels. This also is the shield of faith, Eph 6 armor, and surrounds you as well, Ps 5:12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Ps:91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep you in all your ways.
Judgment from
God
Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
Finally Shechem was destroyed and the remnant were burned in the house of the false god Berith where they had taken refuge.
Saul Becomes King
1 Sam 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon
his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath
anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Sam 10:6 And
the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them,
and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto
thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal;
and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and
to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I
come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
9 ¶ And it was so, that when he had turned
his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those
signs came to pass that day.
10 And when they came thither to the hill,
behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him,
and he prophesied among them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him
beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people
said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of
Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
12 And
one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father?
Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
This was not Salvation as we know it in the New Covenant, but an anointing of God for Israel’s first King. Even though he was a changed man and given another heart and God’s Spirit was on him.
Saul’s Disobedience to God’s Command
1 Sam 13:2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the
Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it.
And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews
hear.
4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had
smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in
abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after
Saul to Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines gathered themselves
together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand
horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude:
and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in
a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves
in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
7 And some of the Hebrews went over
Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal,
and all the people followed him trembling.
8 ¶ And he tarried seven days, according to the
set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and
the people were scattered from him.
9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering
to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had
made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went
out to meet him, that he might salute him.
11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And
Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that
thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines
gathered themselves together at Michmash;
12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come
down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I
forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done
foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he
commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel
for ever.
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the
LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him
to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that
which the LORD commanded thee.
This was the first
act of disobedience that Saul did, for Kings do not do sacrifice, yet Saul did
anyway. Samuel then told Saul that God wanted him to enforce punishment on the
Amalekites, God’s enemies. God commanded that they be utterly destroyed as well
as their animals. They were very evil and had corrupted themselves and their
animals at the genetic level; similar to the times of Noah where it was so bad,
God destroyed them all with the great flood.
1 Sam15:15 And Saul said, They have
brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep
and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have
utterly destroyed.
16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will
tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say
on.
17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little
in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of
Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and
said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them
until they be consumed.
19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice
of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the
LORD?
20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed
the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have
brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and
oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice
unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the
fat of rams.
23 For rebellion
is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and
idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also
rejected thee from being king.
Samuel took a sword and killed
Agag, the Amalekite king. He then went at the LORD’s direction and anointed
David to be King of Israel.
1 Samuel 16:14 ¶ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Saul did not know about David being anointed to be King. He heard that he played music and sent for the shepherd boy to come and play for him to comfort him.
1 Samuel 16:23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1 Samuel 19:9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
Saul threw a javelin at David, two times, but David was the anointed of the LORD and was protected from Saul. Saul did not know that David was the one anointed by Samuel to be King, but you know that the evil spirit knew.
In reviewing Moses’ case, he had not circumcised his 2nd son, Eliezer. While going to talk to the Pharoah, God fought with him. Ex 4: 24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
God was not going to allow the leader of His people to be disobedient to the law. Zipporah saved his life by circumcising Eliezer. It seems that she was against circumcision after seeing Gershom, her first born son, circumcised. The Bible does not say that evil was involved here, but God himself came to set things right. I believe that this was a Christophany, similar to when the man wrestled with Jacob all night long, and Jacob said he had seen God face to face, Gn 32.
1 Ki 22 Jehoshaphat
(good) and Ahab (bad) go to war with Syria. Ahab had asked Jehoshaphat to come
help in the battle. Ahab inquires of 400 of the prophets of Baal and they all
say to go up and conquer. Jehoshaphat asks for a Prophet of the LORD and there
is one, Micaiah. Ahab complained that he never says anything good about me.
15
¶ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go
against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go,
and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And
the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me
nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? 17 And he said, I saw
all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the
LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in
peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee
that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear
thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and
all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Eccl
10: 2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Micaiah
had seen the rebellious angels and good Angels before God in His throne room.
1 Ki 22:20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
29 So the king of
Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth–gilead. 30 And the
king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into
the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised
himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his
thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither
with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to
pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely
it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and
Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the
chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back
from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the
king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the
driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am
wounded. 35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in
his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the
wound into the midst of the chariot.
God
had prophesied this by Elijah in 1 Ki 21:19-24, concerning Ahab and Jezebel’s death
after they killed Naboth for his vineyard.
God can and has used
evil men to do His will
Nebuchadnezzar Dn 4:28 ¶ All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
31 While the word was in the king’s mouth, there
fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken;
The kingdom is departed from thee. 32 And they shall drive thee from men, and
thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat
grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the
most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 33
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven
from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of
heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like
birds’ claws. 34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine
eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the
most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion
is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth
according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the
earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? 36 At the
same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine
honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought
unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added
unto me. 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of
heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk
in pride he is able to abase.
Balaam the sorcerer was used by God to bless Israel 3 times, when he was hired by Balak of Moab to curse them in the book of Numbers.
One famous quote from Balaam under the influence of God’s Spirit; Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth (Moab). 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir (Edom mountains, from Dead Sea to Gulf of Aqaba) also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
This obviously is a prophecy of the Messiah, our Lord Jesus out of the mouth of a man who was not a servant of God, but of the devil. Jesus said that He was the bright and morning star, Rev 22:16.
Jeroboam II -2 Kings 14:25 He restored the
coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain,
according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of
his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath–hepher.
26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for
there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 27 And the
LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but
he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
Jeroboam
I was the son of Solomon’s servant and is the one who caused the division of
Israel and Judah. Jeroboam II was evil too, but God used him to save Israel at
this time.
The New Covenant
In the New Covenant, we have things different from that of the patriarchs and those who believed God and it was counted to them as righteousness, Gn 15:6. For we are born again children of the Father through Jesus Christ. The Spirit of Christ is in us for our Salvation, and the Holy Spirit is given to us as God’s children, to lead us and guide us in all truth. God will not take away these Spirits from us.
Jesus
said in Jn 10: 27 My sheep hear
my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal
life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my
hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able
to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
In
Jesus and with the power of His Name and the weapons He gave us we can be victorious
over evil when attacks occur. Jesus said we would cast out demons, Mk 16:17.
Chastening
God
does chasten us, but from within the heart, and by the washing of the water by
the Word.
Paul
talks about the husband and wife being like Jesus and the Church.
Eph 5:21 ¶ Submitting yourselves one to another in the
fear of God.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even
as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto
Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ
also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with
the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a
glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it
should be holy and without blemish.
We Christians are the bride of Christ. God loves us as He loves
Jesus. This is not because of your works, but because of your faith in what
Jesus has done. Not that your faith will not produce good works, but not to
earn anything. It is our faith and not works that justify us before God, Rom
3:28, Gal 3:24.
Heb
12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily
beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at
the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction
of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4 Ye
have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5 And ye have forgotten
the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not
thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 6 For
whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is
he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof
all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9 Furthermore we have
had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall
we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he
for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no
chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless
afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby.
Chastised by God is within your heart, not sickness, or injury. Remember you are God’s child in Christ Jesus.
Paul
was also buffeted by a “messenger from Satan” after the LORD had shown him many
revelations: 2 Cor 12: 7 And lest I
should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there
was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet
me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the
Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is
sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly
therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in
necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am
weak, then am I strong.
I
am led to believe that Paul had not yet received the revelation of the “Armor
of God” at this time as Corinthians was written before Ephesians. Paul had
studied the Torah and writings his whole life, now after meeting Jesus, the
Holy Ghost taught Paul in the wilderness of Arabia and Damascus for 3 years
that all the scriptures he knew spoke about Jesus. But, the Grace of God is sufficient for
everything. With God’s Grace through Jesus, plus the Armor of God, and the
Angels surrounding us, we can be victorious in Satan’s attacks.
Some have taught that sickness or accidents that maim are punishments from God. This is not true, for a loving Father would not put sickness on His Child, or break bones for a lesson. God convicts the heart and guides you repentance and washes you by the Word. 1 John says that all sin, but confessing it to God brings forgiveness.
1 Jn 1: 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
If
one rebels against God and seeks after that which defiles His law, God’s hand
of protection can be lifted, and Satan can attack you. Paul warns Timothy of
this:
2 Tim 2: 19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Satan
will tempt you, but by your actions and words, for the Bible tells us to resist
the devil and he will flee from you, Ja 4:7
God
watches over His own and always has.
Ps 34: 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Ps 91: 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver (rescue) him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
The traits of the Spirits God have always been taught by His faithful remnant: compassion, righteousness, mercy, love, understanding, justice, and vengeance.
God
in His infinite wisdom wrote His Gospel in the stars. The Bible Zodiac is
called the Mazzaroth. In the heavens we see Pisces, the two fish that represent
the Church of the Old and New Covenants that will become one Church. These
Churches are attached by the Bands to Cetus who represents the devil who is the
god of this world; he did not earn this but got it from Adam by deception.
However, Aries the ram that represents Jesus, has his leg across the bands
between Cetus and Pisces. This signifies that the Church is protected from
Satan for those who follow Christ, and that every thing that comes from Satan
to the Church has to pass through Jesus’ hand. I know this is deep, but none
the less, the truth.
Sagittarius
in the heavens is a picture of Jesus pouring out the Holy Ghost from the Father
on His Church, which is represented by Piscis Austrinus (Southern Fish) in the
sky.
The Holy Ghost is a gift to God’s children. He is not given to the world. The Spirit of Jesus Christ is given to the world; to those who will repent and seek Him. After the new child of God becomes aware of the presence of Jesus in them, they can ask the Father and He will give them the Holy Ghost. With the Holy Ghost and the Spirit of Jesus in you, your understanding of spiritual things becomes clear and the direction of God is much easier to discern.
Jesus’ Spirit - the eternal Salvation
Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
John 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify
that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye
believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he
that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Jesus
was sent to the world as a man. Even though His Spirit is Holy, it was the
Spirit of a man that has a body and soul. Jesus did not enter His ministry
until God anointed Him at His baptism by John with the Holy Spirit. Jesus was
perfect and needed not Salvation, for He was Salvation. Yet He needed the Holy
Spirit to have the Divine Power that the Holy Spirit provides.
Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to
give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly
Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Jesus
said here “heavenly Father” so that those who would ask were saved, or had
Jesus’ Spirit in them.
John 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed
on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
This is when the Apostles
received the Spirit of Jesus (which is Holy) and were saved. Yet Jesus told
them to wait in Jerusalem until they were Baptized in the Holy Spirit, Acts 1.
In Acts 2 on Pentecost the Holy Spirit came on them and they were baptized in
the Holy Ghost as was prophesied by John the Baptist.
Baptism of the Holy Ghost
The Bible is clear;
Salvation, and baptism in the Holy Ghost are not the same thing. Salvation is
having the (Holy) Spirit of Christ enter into your spirit, being baptized in
the Holy Ghost is having the Spirit of the Father come into you as well. After
this your Spiritual eyes will be open and the Power of God will operate from
within you, Acts 2.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Power here is the Greek
where we get dynamo and dynamite, so it is strong power from God.
Acts 2:1 ¶ And when the day
of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were
sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues
like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4 And they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance.
The manifestation of the
Holy Spirit can now operate through you as Paul teaches. For, now you have the
Spirit of Christ in you for Salvation, and the Holy Spirit of God in you for
guidance and power. As long as you listen, and act on what you hear and what is
revealed to you, evil can not approach you.
1 Cor 12:1 ¶ Now concerning spiritual gifts,
brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away
unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no
man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no
man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit.
These “gifts” are
things like music, art, wisdom, etc.
5 And there are differences of administrations,
but the same Lord.
These are the 5 fold
divisions in the Church: Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Evangelists, and
Teachers, Eph 4:11.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but
it is the same God which worketh all in all.
These are the
operations of the Church, which are and should be supernatural.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of
wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to
another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to
another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers
kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But
all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man
severally as he will.
These are commonly referred to as the “gifts of
the Spirit”, but they are manifestations of the Holy Spirit as He wills. In
other words they work through you, not by you.
There
are 9 “gifts” or manifestation of the Holy Ghost mentioned here in 1 Cor 12.
There are also 9 fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
The Holy Spirit inside of Christians is what
restrains the anti-Christ from coming into power. When Jesus comes for His
Church at the Rapture, the way will be open for the anti-Christ to become the
global dictator, 2 Thess 2:7 , 1 Thess 4:14-18.
In closing let me answer the question of this
study; yes, God can send an evil spirit to do His will as we have seen in scripture.
He is the King and Creator of all, and all must obey Him in the unseen world; and
ultimately it will be so in the physical world.
If you do not know Jesus as your Lord, now is the time. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and is the only way to the Father. Repent from things that hurt man, God, or yourself and then ask forgiveness and accept the Savior who came and died that you might live. Jesus rose from the dead and is the eternal King, Priest, and Prophet who is an immortal Man and of the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
