A New Spirituality or the Worlds Oldest Lie Part 5

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,

But against the rulers, against the authorities,

Against the powers of this dark world and

Against spiritual forces in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6v 12

Satan has a kingdom, and it is closer than you think! 

I had given my life to Jesus, and my days were filled with reading the bible and seeking closer intimacy with Him, but my nights became a battle ground!

I have always slept well, and I have never been prone to nightmares. 

I am generally a happy positive person, always looking for the silver lining in every cloud.

I am not one, to see demons around every corner, or in every human weakness or bad behaviour.

But, every night became a wrestling match, I had to constantly call on the name of Jesus.

I was tormented by spirit beings, without bodies. 

Sometimes I awoke from a nightmare, sometimes the attack seemed to come from outside, as though something jumped on me or was crushing me, pulling me or suffocating me!

I do not share this to sensationalize, it was not my finest hour! 

My inmost desire is for others to know Jesus, and if they are coming out of New Spirituality or occult practices, they may be in for a bumpy ride!

They will definitely need the support of a strong, praying Christian.

Satan is a sore loser, and new Christians can face opposition!

I have no doubt that these were demonic attacks. I had entered from darkness into light and lying, deceiving spirits were not happy about it!

The motivation of these lying spirits is to keep people away from God and the knowledge of the victory of the cross of Jesus.

 " The cross was the total defeat of Satan.

 The total and irreversible defeat of Satan!

He cannot change that, but he can conceal the truth from us! "

 ( The Enemies we Face, Derek Prince)

Every New Age practice attempts to open the doorway into unseen realms.

 Opening up any portal to universal energy is opening up to demonic forces.

These demonic forces have one aim, our death and destruction without salvation!
 I had dabbled and opened myself up.
In every attempt to open my third eye, awaken kundalini, connect with my higher self or connect with spirit guides.
Every attempt to obtain information from the universe or access secret knowledge of akashic records (book of life).
In every second, of fascination with the New Spirituality, for decades of my life,
I had signalled my willingness to cooperate with forces, not of God.
It seemed that these forces were not going to let go without a fight.
Praise God, that as I repeatedly called on the name of Jesus, every torment ceased!
"You dear children are from God, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. "
1 John 4 v 4
Submit yourselves to God, Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4 v 7

In Ephesians 2 v 2 Satan is described as " The Prince of the Power of the Air. "
The bible refers literally to the air, on the surface of our planet!
Demons are a breath away, and opportunistically waiting for hosts to cooperate with them!
The bible is very clear, that we can be hosts to and be manipulated by evil spirits.
Evil spirits do not have bodies but they can enter into humans or animals.
In  Mark 5,  A man is tormented, tremendously as he is host to " Legion. "
Many evil spirits are controlling the man, interestingly the evil spirits, beg Jesus to send them into a herd of pigs!
This suggests that these disembodied spirits prefer to operate inside a physical body!

In 1 John 5 v 19, we are told that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

When Jesus was tempted, in Matthew 4 v 9

Satan offered Jesus the whole world, there was no suggestion, 

that it wasn't his to give!

When God questions Satan in Job 1 v 7, " Where have you come from? "

Satan replies,
 " From roaming about the earth, going back and forth on it! "

1 Peter 5 v 8, tells us to " Be alert and of sober mind, Your enemy the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. "

In Daniel 10 v 12, Daniel humbled himself and fasted and prayed. 

The bible tells us that the Archangel Michael was sent out, on the first day that Daniel prayed.

Yet the Angel was resisted for 21 days by the " Prince of Persia, " the satanic angel controlling the Persian Empire.

 Daniel's prayer was answered immediately, but before angelic aid could get to him, a heavenly battle took place.
I believe that this explains why it is so easy to make contact with evil spirits.
Those who through mediumship, believe they are contacting the dead,
and those who believe they are talking to angels or ascended masters are being deceived by lying spirits.
Demonic forces are physically closer to us, waiting to pick us off, as captives for his kingdom.

Isaiah 14 v 12 -15 and Ezekiel 28 v 12-17

Show how, the satanic kingdom came into being.
Lucifer was one of the most beautiful of all the angels.
 He was called " morning star, " Son of the dawn, the " shining one. "
God delighted in him, he was a master musician and he covered the throne of God.
In his pride and rebellion, he sought to become equal with God.
He was thrown down and he took a third of the angels of Heaven with him.

In 2 Corinthians 11 v 14  Tells us that:

 "Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."

Satan can impersonate angels, departed relatives, ascended masters and even pretends to be the voice of Jesus.

Satan is a master deceiver, and although it is not clear if he knows our thoughts, he does know our entire history, our deepest fears and darkest secrets. 

He knows our individual difficulties, and our addictions and can tailor temptations according to our habitual, or generational weaknesses!

The spirit of the Antichrist pervades all New Age Spirituality.
Satan desires to destroy, every good and perfect gift from God the Father.
God created us, God delights in us, God loves us!
In the most overwhelmingly redemptive act,
 God sent Jesus to atone for our sins, once and for all!
Jesus came to restore our relationship with Our Father.
Jesus, already triumphed over Satan!
The cross of Jesus, finally, irrevocably, completely triumphed over Satan!

They very last words of Jesus, on the cross, were 

" Tetelestai", 

which means

 " mission accomplished!

"Everything that had to be done is done! "

 " It is finished! "

" For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of the Son He loves. "
Colossians 1 v 13

God created us, in His own image. We have free will.
We can choose to love and obey Him.
 We can choose to be in relationship with Our Heavenly Father.
We can choose accept Jesus, or not accept Him.
Every distraction that keeps us from accepting and acknowledging Jesus is good news for the enemy!
Satan knows he is a defeated foe, but every heart he steals from God is a victory.
He  took a third of the angels of heaven, when he fell, and he wants to take as many of God's precious children as he can!
He will use every weapon in his arsenal, to distract and deceive humanity, and lead away from the cross of grace!

The spirit of the antichrist, denies the existence of God,

denies the finished work of the cross

and denies that the Bible is the word of God.

We can see evidence of this in every New Age philosophy!

We are all gods, God is in everything!

" The journey to the cross, is the last useless journey! " A Course in Miracles.

The work of the cross is invalidated and considered unnecessary.

 New teachings emerge, extolling a different Jesus and denying the wisdom of the bible.
A Course in Miracles, Love without end, Ask and it shall be given, The Secret and Return to Love, amongst other books, replace biblical truths with a shiny new philosophy, claiming to be an updated revelation of Jesus!

There is nothing new, about the New Spirituality!

It is the Worlds Oldest lie!

 A lie that began in the Garden of Eden, in Genesis Chapter 3!

The serpent begins by questioning, the authority of God and His word.

" Did God really say? " 

He questions the reliability of who God is!

" You will not certainly die! " 

The idea of immortality originated in the Garden of Eden. 

This deception offers false hope, with numerous opportunities for salvation, there is no urgency to except Jesus in this life.  Soul immortality  also makes it easier to accept other false ideas such as spiritism, mediumship, past life regression and reincarnation.
This along with the idea that everyone gets into heaven.
 There is no judgement!!
Hebrews 9 v 27 says " It has been appointed to man to live once and then the judgement. "

In his final statement the deceiver says :

" Your eyes will be opened,

 you will be like God, 

with the knowledge of good and evil! "

Now, where have I heard that before?  

Sounds like every promise of New Age Spirituality!