What degree of chaos do we look to see where we reside? What decides that amount of chaos? Is it of God or the enemy?
Chaos is found in the first chapter of Genesis. This is not that which God makes over by rebuilding and making new. This is when studied has the nature of two beings. Chaos: Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
In the Dake's Study Bible: in the Hebrew the word is tohu va bohu meaning a waste and empty ( Jeremiah 4:23) The earth was not created tohu in the beginning ( Isaiah 45:18) but became tohu because of sin. Satan was cast out of heaven. So here between verse 1-2 we find Holy Spirit hovering. He was regarding the blackness of sin.
In truth chaos began here. In this we call the Bible should be referred to as the War Manual written by God Himself! If you have time to search out these two verses you will find that the Hebrew words were not submitted but held back. In this without form and void is one beast of the system and the second is marked as the darkness. But this is an evil darkness here. And the One who can rid this world of it is a Shepherd with a staff!
This darkness is evil and is filled with confusion, hate, and anger! In this we find Leviathan and Behemoth. The spirit of Leviathan attempts to keep us from entering the Holy of Holies, into the very presence of God. No man could go there except Moses and the High Priest; and then only once a year. This is the third veil, and Leviathan does not want us there. This third veil was rent when Jesus died on the cross. This was the veil between the Spirit-filled realm and the very presence of God. Here Leviathan stands to block entrance.
The spirit of
Leviathan attempts to snuff out the lamps (knowledge and understanding); cut
off the bread (the manna); and he tries to keep us from offering up daily
incense (prayer in the Spirit). He does not want us to move in the
Holy Spirit; to have words of knowledge, speak in tongues, or any other
spiritual gift. He will choke us off with spiritual deafness and
blindness, causing us to be tongue-tied. Leviathan will imitate the
Holy Spirit and cause false gifts, healings, and even miracles to manifest in
the believers.
Out of
his nostrils goes smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron (His
nostrils belch forth smoke, thick as the fumes of a seething
pot.). Job 41:20
The smoke
from Leviathan nostrils is false prayer and false worship at the altar of
incense, and he is commissioned to counterfeit the genuine Pentecostal
experience. Because the person is so bound up with pride, he cannot
really praise God. He is too important, too bound up in himself, to
give any real praise and worship to God.
His scales
are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal (His arrogance
and haughtiness stems from the tight sealed scales covering his
body.). Job 42:15
Leviathan's
scales are so close one to another that no air can come between
them. The scales are joined one to another and cannot be pulled
apart. In scripture; air, breath, and wind are synonymous with the
Holy Spirit.
The reason
many people get so shut in is because of the effects of Leviathan's tight coils
around them, inhibiting the moving of the Holy Spirit. They cannot
hear or discern the Holy Spirit, and they say they never get a word from the
Lord or move in the gifts. The reason is that no air of the Holy
Spirit is able to get in because this demon has such a strangle hold.
The spirit
Leviathan wants us to have the counterfeit; and if we get that and are
satisfied with it, he has us. Leviathan in the pastor, teacher,
evangelist, etc. charms or hypnotizes the people, and they are deceived and
seduced into believing they are operating through the Holy Spirit.
Today, many are experiencing counterfeit gifts. Many are requiring
deliverance from false, error filled ministries. Increasingly,
deliverance ministries are having to cast out spirits of false tongues.
One of Leviathan's
chief jobs is to mock, come against, and block deliverance and/or deliverance
ministries. Most people who fight the deliverance ministry have
powerful leviathan demons; and are, therefore, rarely delivered.
Many of the ministers who refuse to open up to the ministry of deliverance are
being controlled by a leviathan spirit.
The reason
pastors, teachers, evangelist, etc. accept leviathan's lies is because they
refuse to believe that they may have demons and are in need of
deliverance. It's not a 'shame' to have demons, the shame is not
acknowledging, repenting, and getting rid of it through
deliverance. Instead, they teach the people 'Christians cannot have
demons'.
The 'true'
deliverance of God is casting out demons according to Mark 16:17- 18:
And
these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out
devils; . . . they shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18
The Bible says
that if we do not love the truth, God will cause us to believe a
lie. The only way to get rid of the demonic influence of Leviathan
is to 'cast him out in the Name of Jesus'.
Leviathan
stops spiritual growth in people. They cannot pray or read their
bible. They go to sleep during services. Whenever there
are severe problems with bible study; concentration on spiritual goals;
restrictions and bondages which hinder worship or just about anything which is
genuinely spiritual and of the Lord; there you will find Leviathan operating.
Depending upon
how much control Leviathan exerts over an individual, he can and will hinder
and/or stop bible study, genuine edification of praying in the Spirit with
understanding, heartfelt praise and worship, fellowship with the Lord's people,
and any revival movements.
One of the
immediate blessings resulting from the expulsion of Leviathan is a radical
apparent in outlook and the whole approach to the spiritual growth
process. Many report a clearing of confusion and a great increased
ability to read and retain the Word.
His
heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone (His
heart is as hard as a rock; solid and unyielding as a nether
millstone.). Job 41:24
Leviathan's
heart is said to be firm as a stone, hard as a piece of nether
millstone. Here, hard and cold heartedness are tied to
Leviathan. There is no compassion, grace, or mercy.
In his neck
remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him (Strength
dwells in his neck and terror dances before him.). Job 41:22
The neck
speaks of the will. Are you known to have strong-will? Stiff-necked pride and stubbornness are with
Leviathan. Sometimes strength in the neck can be a negative
thing, because Jesus spoke of the stiff-necked and uncircumcised heart.
The bowing of the neck is rebellion, which brings us back to pride.
The
flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they
cannot be moved (The folds of his flesh close in on each other, firmly and
immovably cast upon him.). Job 41:23
We are
descended from Adam; and therefore, easily affected by pride. This
is why Leviathan is so strong, powerful, and deeply rooted in us.
The fascination with the forbidden, feeds Leviathan who wreaths himself tightly
in the old self.
Can thou
draw out leviathan with a hook? Or his tongue with a cord which
thou lettest down (Can you draw out the wreathed sea-serpent, the
dragon, with a fishing hook? Or his tongue with a rope
snare)? Job 41:1
Out of
his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out (Flames shoot
forth from his mouth, bright as a burning torch). Job
41:19
His
breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth (His very
breath will set coals aflame, and fire leaps forth from his
mouth). Job 41:21
Tongue
problems are rooted in Leviathan. When he gets in the church and
looses some of that fire, he sets the whole place ablaze.
And
the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our
members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of
nature; and it is set on fire of hell. James 3:6
The Leviathan
spirit carries the very nature and works of the accuser of the
brethren. The first way that this spirit will attack is with his
tongue. The lying, critical tongue: this spirit attacks out of his
mouth with lies, gossip, accusation, criticism, faultfinding, and
slander. He wants to slander your character and bring reproach on
your name.
Leviathan is
working today through the body of Christ; and we see many churches, ministers,
and organizations bringing accusations against one another. There
is a critical, faultfinding spirit at work in churches today judging and
speaking against moves of God, ministries, and denominations different from one
another. If you're a quarreler, contentious, always arguing with
people, your problem is pride and the spirit of Leviathan.
He
maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment (He
makes the deep to boil like a pot: he makes the sea foam like a pot of
ointment). Job 41:31
Leviathan
makes the deep to boil like a pot: and the sea foam like a pot of
ointment. This brings us back to self again. The deep
is where the real you is located. There is a deep in me, and I'm
very careful about who I let in there.
The Leviathan
spirit will cause that deep to boil. There will be a restlessness
and turmoil, a constant agitation, deep inside. Sometimes you
cannot sleep well because there is something moving around, boiling in
there. When we get down to the real, true self, we are where
Leviathan has his stronghold. Also, note that this boiling is not
only in you; but that it also stirs up other people around you (the sea).
Leviathan can
come in to strangle your experience in God in such a way that you can slumber
for years without notice. Many in the church today are asleep
spiritually; and God says, "It is time to wake up"!
Wherefore he
saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give
thee light. Ephesians 5:14
Another area
where Leviathan works is in causing a variety of learning difficulties for
youngsters, especially reading problems. Leviathan is the
source of confusion and lack of ability to retain things we hear and/or see.
Often pains,
stiffness in the neck and shoulder region, and headaches located in the back of
the head have been traced to Leviathan. Although this is not the
only source for such discomfort, for problems of this nature, check for
Leviathan.
Behemoth is found in the book of Job! He eats grass like an ox. His strength is in his loins. ( chapter 40 verse 16) He is slow moving creature found in Job 40. You cannot as man snare him. Jesus is the righteous who does this. And it is coming soon for all to know about! Only God's sword will take him out!
Submit
yourself therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from
you. James 4:7
You can resist
the devil all day long, but there must first be submission to God if you are
really going to be free. You must say, "God, I'm going to have
to break out of this pride and become submissive to You. I humble
myself before you and ask for your help." This is the starting
place to overthrow pride.
Seems like so many things are happening at once: like the fire taking out most of Nebraska. It has burned almost a million acres. How about the Meteor ( 7-ton) hitting Ohio? Viewed from a dash camera, you can see this size of this burning rock coming to earth? How about flooding in Hawaii not one but twice in a week? They are getting what amounts to three months of rain in a day! 52 inches of snow fell in Michigan. Eight tornadoes in Illinois and earthquake in South Carolina. Or how about the meteor that broke the sound barrier in Houston Texas falling into a person's home? Talk about fire and ice....wind with snow making for those whiteouts!
The Good News is that Jesus
is both the Answer and the Deliverer. We know that there is no
condemnation in Christ Jesus. May we all humble ourselves
before God and root out all pride for the destruction of Leviathan in the
Name of Jesus.
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