The Enemies We Face Pt. 5

Derek Prince teaches from Ephesians 2:1-3, explaining that before conversion all people—including the apostle Paul—walked "according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air," controlled by Satan through rebellion against God. He stresses that mere church attendance or religious labels (Pentecostal, Baptist, Catholic) do not free a person from Satan's grip; only genuine submission to Jesus Christ breaks rebellion's hold, noting that even intellectuals and sincere churchgoers can remain under satanic influence through pride, as pictured by Leviathan in Job 41:34, "king over all the children of pride."

Prince argues the church often focuses on minor sins like smoking while ignoring the root issue of rebellion, recalling Matthew's account of John the Baptist laying "the axe to the root of the tree." He outlines Satan's two great ambitions—to dominate humanity and to receive worship in place of God—and connects this to pagan gods and witchcraft, which he describes as the "natural religion of fallen man" practised through witch doctors who mediate fear and power from demonic spirits. He warns that witchcraft is resurging worldwide, urging that missionaries affirm the reality of demons while proclaiming that Jesus has defeated them and gives believers power over them.

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