A portion of scripture, which we sometimes quote, or maybe hear other believers quote, is “At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow”. Of course this is a fragment of scripture so let’s leave it in some of its context and examine it a bit.
Phil 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
things in heaven is #2032 epouranios (ep-oo-ran'-ee-os); from 1909 and 3772; above the sky:
things in earth is #1919 epigeios (ep-ig'-i-os); from 1909 and 1093; worldly (physically or morally):
the root #1093 ge (ghay); contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):
things under the earth is #2709 katachthonios (kat-akh-thon'-ee-os); from 2596 and chthon (the ground); subterranean, i.e. infernal (belonging to the world of departed spirits):
Wow! This sounds like authority in three levels and some serious scriptural instruction given to the church, which is the body of Christ. However, have we ever heard this expounded on and taught in our church arenas, at least to the degree that we know how to execute these scriptures and rule and reign with the Lord Jesus in these three areas? Let’s dig a little deeper.
We know that Jesus was successful in defeating the Devil and thereby all authority in heaven and earth was given to Him by God the Father. Here is a record of some of the last instructions Jesus gave His disciples before He ascended to the Father.
Matt 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power (#1849 exousia authority) is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway (all the way), even unto the end of the world (age) Amen.
We as the body of Christ, which is the church, are in the valley of decision. Are we going to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth of His Word or will we join with some who doubted?
Let’s look at the “things in heaven” and we can find some good information in Ephesians.
Eph 3:8b that I (Paul) should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places (above the sky) might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
We can see that the Truth of the gospel is that now, in this dispensation of grace, the church is commanded to operate in realm above the sky where the evil principalities and powers of darkness are operating their agenda. Big note here!!! There are no flesh and blood beings in that realm!!! Paul continues this discourse in chapter 6.
Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood (in the realm above the sky), but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (above the sky)
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
Let’s look at the “things in the earth” and there is much, which could be said from the scriptures concerning this realm. The first thing we must clear up is that (“flesh and blood reside in this realm”) and there is a war taking place now in the earth realm. The LORD God (Himself) declared this war in Genesis chapter 3.
Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shall thou go, and dust shall thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel.
thy seed and her seed are both #2233 zera` (zeh'-rah); from 2232; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity:
enmity is #342 'eybah (ay-baw'); from 340; hostility:
#340 'ayab (aw-yab'); a primitive root; to hate (as one of an opposite tribe or party); hence to be hostile:
(AHD) hos·til·i·ty 1. The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity. 2.a. A hostile act. b. hostilities. Acts of war; overt warfare.
(1828 Webster) Enmity: The quality of being an enemy; the opposite of friendship; ill will; hatred.
There is a war raging on the earth between two seed and both are flesh and blood. We war against flesh and blood in this earth realm! Once Adam fell, his seed became tainted with sin and death. We all tested “Sin Positive” at birth. Once we mature we all must choose to either remain in the kingdom of darkness or to choose to become sons of God through the spirit of adoption, which is the Spirit of Christ.
Col 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
There are some people who choose to remain in the kingdom of darkness and then also choose to become what the scriptures refer to as The Wicked, The Workers of Iniquity, Evil Doers, Bloody and Violent Men and the Transgressors. The New Testament refers to these as “The Children of Disobedience.”
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.
Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience.
Col 3:6 or which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
These are the seed of the Devil that war against all that the Lord Jesus stands for and especially the members of His body, which is the church. These are flesh and blood evil warriors in the earth realm.
These wicked people have chosen to partner with the Devil and agree to war against the Lord and His anointed in order to bring the Luciferian agenda onto the earth in this dispensation of grace.
However, there are some people who choose to remain in the kingdom of darkness but choose not to be hostile and warlike against the body of Christ and other men. They actually are quiet peaceful, kind hearted and fair people. We may have some friends that fit this scenario.
Let’s look now at the “things under the earth”. First of all, this translation leaves way too much uncovered. The Greek words used here, show this could be translated “things down under the earth.”
things under the earth is #2709 katachthonios (kat-akh-thon'-ee-os); from 2596 and chthon (the ground); subterranean, i.e. infernal (belonging to the world of departed spirits):
2596 kata (kat-ah'); a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time)
(AHD) subterranean 1. Situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground.
2. Hidden; secret.
At this point, remember Phil 2:10. at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
This reasoning analysis leaves us with the knowledge that we, operating in the body of Christ and using the name of Jesus, have authority to rule and reign over the wickedness in the heavens or above the sky. In the name of Jesus we have authority to rule and reign over wickedness in or on the earth. In the name of Jesus we have authority to rule and reign over the subterranean and infernal wickedness of the underworld or the kingdom of darkness.
One might ask, “When was this kingdom of darkness established or brought into being”?
Pay close attention to Genesis chapter one and what happened on the first day of restoration.
Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
We have always just assumed that this is talking about a 24-hour period of night and day. When we look closely we find that the sun, moon and stars did not show up until the fourth day. Notice in verse 4 that God said that the light was good. God did not say that the darkness was good. The darkness that was on the earth at that time was Satan and the host of angles and entities that chose to follow him in his rebellion against the throne of God. Now notice the difference in night on forth day.
Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Notice in verse 4 that it was God who divided the light (righteous light) from the darkness (unrighteous dark). Notice in verses 16&18 that it was the two great lights that divided the light from the darkness and God saw it was good. Day four was the establishment of day and night, as we know it. So what was day one all about then?
When Lucifer rebelled in heaven, The Lord kicked him out of heaven along with all those who chose to follow him out of heaven and they hit the earth. God froze all wickedness on the surface of the earth for a long time. Remember the ice ages we studied in High School?
In verse 2, we see the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the deep or the ice covering the earth. Once the ice thawed all the evil kingdom of darkness covering the earth was revealed and moving about on the surface of the earth. God commanded light to come forth and that was the Light of Righteousness. God then divided the righteous Light from the evil darkness.
The way God did that was to force all the evil darkness underground into the subterranean realm. It would seem obvious that there were openings or portals created in the surface of the earth by this procedure. It would seem that the surface of the earth was only covered with light of righteousness at that time and everything of the darkness of unrighteousness was forced underground.
This begs the question of “why did the Lord God give Adam command to guard and keep the Garden”?
It would be certain that the Lord God told Adam about His Own super creation called Lucifer, the son of the morning, and how he had lead a rebellion against God in heaven. The Lord would have told Adam that Lucifer had received a name change when he hit the earth and now his name is Satan and his title is the Devil.
It is clear from Genesis 2:26 that God gave dominion of the earth into the hand of man. It is for sure that the Lord warned Adam about this rebel super angel and that he might try to bring a challenge onto the earth against man in order to gain authority on the earth. If there should be an attempt by the Devil, it is for sure that Adam had been given the commandment and the authority to send any evil entity back through the gates of hell and back into the subterranean realm where he came from. The Devil got to Eve and Adam did not execute his authority against the Devil and his kingdom of wickedness.
Here is a very brief summary of the events that happened to Lucifer getting kicked out of heaven and then what he is planning now for the earth. However, notice that which the Lord states in verse 15.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground (got kicked out of heaven), which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven (above the sky), I will exalt my throne above the stars of God (governmental authority): I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north (any religious gathering):
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds (control weather); I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. (the subterranean realm)
The Last Adam, Jesus, came and defeated the Devil and stripped him of all authority he had gained through the sin of the first Adam. Jesus regained all authority in heaven and earth and then again entrusted that authority into the church, which is His body, and the church is made up of mankind. At this time it is the body of Christ that is operating with the authority of the name of Jesus and we have the same commandment that was given to the first Adam. Send the Devil and his darkness back to the pit!
Matt 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power (authority) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power (miracle power) of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Heb 10:12 But this man (Jesus), after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
It is time that each member of the body of Christ must decide if we are willing to join the army of the Lord Jesus and fight in this military campaign against the kingdom of darkness or will we decide to be a conscientious objector and refuse to fight. We are in the valley of decision for control of the earth right now.
Compiled by Jerry Thomas 02/17/22
Trying to be a brief as possible with this information. That is hard to do! The reason for this information is that we are entering into a season of increase from the Lord. Some prophets are saying that the Lord is about to open a portal or portals in heaven in order to allow more reinforcements to descend onto the earth to help in this war between the two seed. The spirit realm is buzzing with excitement. There is talk of the numbers 2/2/22 until 2/22/22 are significant along with some celestial alignments that seem to point to increase in the spirit realm activity.
The only problem with that is that the evil spirit realm is also buzzing with excitement and is planning to seize on this time to open another gate of hell or maybe gates of hell for more evil to ascend onto the earth. The Satan worshipers are gathering in cities around the world trying to bring this about. There was a big meeting in Arizona last week.
The body of Christ must become more militant against the kingdom of darkness in all three above-mentioned arenas. Reading Psalms 2, 37, 110 and 149 also Acts 5, 12 and 13 will give some good groundwork with which to begin formulating our prayers. So let’s begin!
Prayers to be prayed modified or added to:
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, I approach your throne of grace with boldness and I come to gain the grace to help in this time of need for our nation and the nations of the world and the peoples of the world. According to Ps 2, the nations and the utter most parts of the earth are Your inheritance. According to Matt 21 we see that the Devil and his agents are trying to kill the Son and His body, the rightful Heir, and seize on Your inheritance and rule over the earth and all mankind.
According to Luke 10:19, we know that you have given us authority over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt us.
According to Matt 18:19-20, Jesus you said if two or three gather in Your name and come into agreement that you would be in our midst to carry out that agreement.
Heavenly Father, I choose to come into agreement with your Word and those who will agree in prayer and I take authority over all the principalities assigned over the United States of America, especially Baal and Moloch and their claim to the blood of the innocent. In the name of Jesus I command both you evil spirits removed from realm above the sky and I command you to be send back through the gates of hell to the subterranean abyss and I command you to remain there until you appointed time recorded in Rev 9.
Heavenly Father, I choose to come into agreement with you Word and those who will agree in prayer and in the name of Jesus I take authority over the rulers of darkness of this world. I decree, declare and command every evil entity of wickedness sent to partner with evil men, as with Sapphira and Ananias, to bring the plan of the Devil into the earth realm bound and sent back through the gates of hell to the abyss. I command all spirits of political and governmental wickedness bound and sent back through the gates of hell to the abyss. I command all spirits of wicked religion including Jezebel, Antichrist, denominationalism, Catholicism, false-christ, and atheism bound and sent back through the gates of hell to the abyss. I decree derision, confusion, disorientation, and demise into the chain of command of the wicked and their communications disrupted and jammed.
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, I take the authority given to the church in Matt 16 over the gates of hell and I decree, declare and command all attempts and plans of the Devil to partner with the wicked, evildoers, workers of iniquity, bloody and violent men including CERN, witches and warlocks in order to open new portals from the subterranean underworld onto the earth ineffectual and utterly destroyed. I take authority over all efforts of the Satan worshipers, witches, warlocks and evil men and women and all their curses, spells, hexes, jinks, incantations, Satanic rituals, blood sacrifices, human sacrifices, potions and every evil word spoken and I decree all their efforts null and void, ineffectual and utterly destroyed. Your Word states that the tongue of the wicked will be that which destroys them. Therefore I decree that every evil word spoken against the righteous will come back on the wicked with magnified power of destruction. I decree your Word that the wicked will be rooted out of the earth.
Lord Jesus, you said more than once that, “If we ask the Father anything in your name that He would do it for us”! I thank you Heavenly Father for answering my prayers.
Grace and Peace multiplied in the name of Jesus.
Compiled by Jerry Thomas 02/08/20.
All scripture references are (KJV) unless otherwise denoted. jtministriesinfo@gmail.com
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