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Submit, Resist, Vanish! Defeating the devil

Submit, Resist, Vanish! Victory in this evil world. Defeating the devil.

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee (Vanish)!” James 4:7

The Greek word fyoo’-go means Flee, escape, shun, flee away
Vanish. (Strong’s and Thayer’s Greek Lexicon)
(‘From you’ is added but not in the Greek)

(Denise shares about Resistance Training)

“Who delivered us out of the authority of the darkness, and
transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, In whom we have the redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,” Colossians 1:13-14).
Greek: meth-is’-tay-mee (move out of its place, transfer. cause to change its place, translate, transfer, remove.)

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” John 18:36

So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.” John 19:10

“For the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony” Revelation 12:10-11

“That through death He (Jesus) might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil”
(Hebrews 2:14).

“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Rev. 20:10

And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him”
(by the cross).” Colossians 2:15

“The god of this Age (world) has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4

“To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.” Acts 26:18

“Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
1Peter 5:8

Jesus “He said to them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. John 8:23

“But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous ( slanderous, railing) judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Jude 1:9

“Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” Zechariah 3:1-2

“Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. (ruler, prince, leader)
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”This he said, signifying what death he was to die.”
John 12:31-33

“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. Ephesians 2:1-2 (ruler, prince, leader)

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

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 the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly.
Ephesians 6:10-12

We see that we are of God, and the whole world lies outstretched in the evil one. (1 John 5:19).

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41
Scriptures about the ‘fall’ of Lucifer, Satan, Devil

Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”
Luke 10:18

Satan-Lucifer-Devil. The same person.
Satan: Hebrew (saw-tawn) false accuser, devil, slanderer.
adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God

Devil: Greek word: diaballos (dee-ab’-ol-os) False accuser, devil, slanderer.
Lucifer:
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! KJV
“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! Isaiah 14:12

Bright Star, heylel, bright star; the Latin spelling of bright star is lucifer, hence the name Lucifer. (Heritage Bible note)
Strong’s: lucifer From halal (in the sense of brightness); the morning-star — lucifer.

Revelation 12:3-4, 7-12
“And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth”…….

“And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”
Isaiah 14:12-15
“How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north;
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
To the lowest depths of the Pit.

Ezekiel 28:11-19
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond,?Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. “You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. “By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,?From the midst of the fiery stones. “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. “You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth?In the sight of all who saw you. All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror,?And shall be no more forever.”’”

Job 1:1-12
“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil…..
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?”
So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”
Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.”

*It is clear that Satan could do only what God had given him permission to do, and nothing more. Scripture tells us the reason that Satan has any authority at all, because God allows it to be so…for now.

Pilgrim followers of Jesus,

Arthur and Denise Blessitt, Luke 18:1

www.blessitt.com

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