1 Kings 22
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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.

²⁰ And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? 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.


In the above passage we see a very critical spiritual meeting in heaven. King Ahab's cup of iniquity was full and God decided his days were up.

God called a meeting on how to persuade King Ahab to go to battle at Ramoth Gilead and die. Several spiritual beings came forward with suggestions that seemed unacceptable to God.

Finally a spirit gave a suggestion that made God's ears to tingle. God called it a success and asked the spirit to execute it.

Afterwards, King Ahab was preparing for war at Ramoth Gilead against the Syrians and asked for the assistance of king Jehosophat.

King Jehosophat was willing to follow King Ahab to the battle front but asked first to seek prophetic direction. King Ahab consulted his 400 prophets who unanimously told him lies that he would be victorious at the battle.

However a particular prophet told Ahab the blunt truth: God held a meeting against him and plotted his fall in battle by employing a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.

King Ahab dismissed this prophet in prison and stubbornly prepared for war alongside king Jehosophat. However on the d-day, King Ahab disguised himself for fear of being identified and killed on the battle field.

As the Syrian army lined themselves for war, their captains or generals were instructed to fight with no one except king Ahab of Israel... what a strange battle it was!

These 32 Syrian captains ignored their respective units, the on rushing Israeli army and were desperately looking for King Ahab to attack, but they couldn't find him.

Suddenly, a certain Syrian soldier (or Israeli?) shot an arrow randomly at no one in particular and it hit King Ahab who bled and died.

What truths can we learn here?

1. The spiritual realm is very real. More real than this physical realm we live in.

2. The spiritual realm controls most of what happens to us in life. Life is more spiritual than physical.

3. Believe it or not, meetings are held regularly in the spiritual realm concerning us. Just as God holds His meetings, so too does the devil and his demonic/human agents.

4. Most of what is decided in the spiritual realm is what we see manifested in the physical.

5. If we lack power in the spiritual realm most of the verdicts or decisions taken against us in the spiritual realm will successfully come to pass.

6. If a decision in the spiritual realm is already being executed against us in the physical realm, we can overpower that verdict depending on our level of spiritual power.

For example in some witchcraft covens, it has been decided by evil covenant that some will not progress, not marry, not give birth, not get rich, not travel abroad, etc. The environment we live is filled with wickedness.... powerlessness is forbidden if you are going to fulfill your destiny.


The two major sources of power in the spiritual realm are:

1. Reading/Speaking out God's Word

2. Fasting/prayers

Nothing influences the spiritual realm more than speaking out God's Word accompanied with fasting.

Your write ups are highly edifying sir.

Please can loss or reduction in spiritual power lead to recurrence of demonic and witchcraft attack?

Can a believer's power diminish? If yes how?

folak48:
Your write ups are highly edifying sir.

Please can loss or reduction in spiritual power lead to recurrence of demonic and witchcraft attack?

Can a believer's power diminish? If yes how?

Thanks.. Glory be to God.

To your question... God created man to spiritually powerful.

It was the fall of Adam that made man spiritually weak and under the devil.

As long as man is spiritually weak, the devil will always control his destiny.

The reason why witchcraft and demonic attacks succeed against children of God is spiritual weakness!

Spiritual strength comes mainly from God's Word. The level of your spiritual strength comes from the time spent in God's Word and in God's presence!

judedwriter:

The two major sources of power in the spiritual realm are:
1. Reading/Speaking out God's Word
2. Fasting/prayers

Nothing influences the spiritual realm more than speaking out God's Word accompanied with fasting.

So, when Jesus Christ said the only way for Him to abide in you is if you abide in Him - through continuous submission and obedience of His every teachings(and commandments)- , Jesus Christ didn't mean what He said at all - John 14 vs 15 - 25 and John 15 vs 7 - 11 ?

Oniy your rituals of choice matter where God's power is concerned, God's own Word which requires obedience of His Law in completeness carries no weight where His power is concerned?,

Kobojunkie:
So, when Jesus Christ said the only way for Him to abide in you is if you abide in Him - through continuous submission and obedience of His every teachings(and commandments)- , Jesus Christ didn't mean what He said at all - John 14 vs 15 - 25 and John 15 vs 7 - 11 ?

Oniy your rituals of choice matter where God's power is concerned, God's own Word which requires obedience of His Law in completeness carries no weight where His power is concerned?,

God created all things by His powerful WORD

judedwriter:
God created all things by His powerful WORD

Yet according to you, His Words to you - His teachings and commandments - mean absolutely nothing.

Semi-atheist spotted.

folak48:
Your write ups are highly edifying sir.

1. Please can loss or reduction in spiritual power lead to recurrence of demonic and witchcraft attack?

2. Can a believer's power diminish? If yes how?

1. Loss or reduction in what Spiritual power?

2. A believers power sourced from whom?

reubenobi:
Semi-atheist spotted.

I don't know how to describe him

Kobojunkie's comments are so confusing.

judedwriter:
I don't know how to describe him
His comments are so confusing.

Ofcourse they confuse you since they are in fact grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ Himself.

Kobojunkie:
Ofcourse they confuse you since they are in fact grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ Himself.

LIES.
And you move up and down to criticize, judge and condemn, jesus didn't go about to condemn and criticize instead he preached God love towards men. But you move from one thread to the other to condemn, judge and criticize pretending to be GOD ELECT, i've never seen you preaching the gospel on NL before but to condemn those fufilling matthew 28:19-20.
You call them lies, and searched for scriptures to backup your hypocrisy the way the pharisees did, this depict matthew 24:11&24 in you. Devil's agent.

Obafavour:

LIES.
And you move up and down to criticize, judge and condemn, jesus didn't go about to condemn and criticize instead he preached God love towards men. But you move from one thread to the other to condemn, judge and criticize pretending to be GOD ELECT, i've never seen you preaching the gospel on NL before but to condemn those fufilling matthew 28:19-20.
You call them lies, and searched for scriptures to backup your hypocrisy the way the pharisees did, this depict matthew 24:11&24 in you. Devil's agent.

Thanks for saying the truth: raw and hot, fresh from the oven!

judedwriter:


Thanks for saying the truth: raw and hot, fresh from the oven!

You're welcome brethren.
I've challenged him many times cos i've seen him criticizing and condemning preaches on threads, which jesus christ didn't teach us to do but to preach the gospel and which i've never seen him preaching before but to condemn and criticize and also pretend to be a born again christian.
He's one of the false prophets and anti-christs jesus warned us about.

judedwriter:
Thanks for saying the truth: raw and hot, fresh from the oven!

But I didn't do any of what I am accuser of their so how can that be said to be truth?,

Kobojunkie:
But I didn't do any of what I am accuser of their so how can that be said to be truth?,

You that hate the churches, pastors and mogs.
John 21:15-17, Jesus appointed peter to feed his sheep and who are his sheep? And what are the things to feed the sheep with? John 10:1-18
So also pastors and mogs are appointed by the holy spirit to feed the sheep as peter did to the church, paul the apostle is a testimony to this he never saw jesus but encountered jesus acts 9:4-6,22:7-8 and jesus also gave him the assignment he gave to peter acts 9:15-16. This has proved that Jesus approved church in his name if it's a divine calling and ministry. Though we have false prophets like Jesus said in matthew 24:11&24 but Jesus never mentioned all prophets will be false, or will you regard the early apostles appointed by Jesus as false?

@kobojunkie
You have no reason to hate, condemn, criticize nor judge the church.
But with all i wrote up here if you still condemn the churches then Romans 1:28-32 & 2:1 is refering to you.
@kobojunkie