The Soul Redeemer: From Victim to Victory (10 page)

Liz shared her vision.  "I think it would make an awesome retreat center for Christian ministries and I've been praying about that for several years.  A coffee and juice bar would be a great addition, so thanks ladies."  They all laughed.

Cheryl spoke up.  "Well I think it would be a great worship center, a place that would be open for worship and prayer day or night."

Nicole shared her heart for a discipleship house, and then said, "This is so exciting!  Just think how God could incorporate all of our visions together to create an awesome place of ministry in the heart of Samaria!  I'm beginning to realize that this is not about the Inn at all.  The Inn is just a tool that God wants to use in establishing a stronghold so that He can do the work that He wants to do here.  It's bigger than just one person's vision for it.  It's a bigger work than one person or family can do.  It's a combination of all our visions and gifts and talents and abilities and hearts to fulfill the great commission here in our community."

  They all agreed that God had an amazing plan and that they did not know what the end product would look like, but that it was going to be good!

Then with a feeling of reluctance, Nicole told them about Anak. 

Rachel asked, "Wasn't Anak the father of the giants called the Nephilim?"

"Yes he was," Nicole said.  "The Bible is not detailed in this area, so there are a lot of different opinions.  I'll tell you what I think, although doctrine can not be built on this."

The ladies nodded in agreement.

"In Genesis 6:2 it says,
'…The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.' 
I believe that this is referring to fallen angels of high rank or principalities, who took on human form and had sex with women; or they could have been angels that God had assigned to live on earth to teach the people righteousness.  Either way, they lusted after the women and rebelled against God.

"Anak is referred to sixteen times in the Old Testament as one of these beings who bore offspring that were giants called the Nephilim.  Joshua and the children of Israel encountered at these giants at Jericho, and the Bible records other giants of renown such as Goliath.

"The word 'Anakim' is also used several times to imply that there were more than one of these beings that were cohabitating with human women and producing offspring."

Cheryl said, "So the fallen angels were able to appear as physical beings, but they don't anymore, do they?  I know that God's holy angels can and do because Hebrews 13:2 tells us that we may be entertaining angels when we don't even know it."

"That's true," Nicole said.  "I think that the key is in Jude 1:6.  It says, '
And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day.'

"The wickedness and sin of the people was an open door that allowed the Anakim to take human wives and produce children that were half human and half divine.  A superhuman race.  The giants.

"As we see in Jude, the consequences for those who left their station as spiritual beings and united themselves with human women, were bound in chains.  I think that the chains have a two-fold purpose.  The chains are limitations that God placed upon these evil beings, restricting their ability to take on human form and to interact on that level with humans; and they hold them captive to the earth so that they can never return to their place in heaven.

"But I think that they still hunger for union with humans, and because of their chains, they have to use the 'back door,' so to speak, or demons under their rule, to tempt and influence humans and to bring them under their dominion through their own choices to sin.  We know of course that sin usually looks innocent and appealing at first, and as our culture becomes more sinful and even God's people grow less familiar with Him and His Word of truth, that 'back door' is looking more like the main entrance all the time."

Liz said, "I thought that when Jude said they were chained under darkness, it meant that they were being held in hell." 

"That could be, but this world is under darkness without Jesus as ruler," Nicole said.  "And if these were not angels that chose to leave heaven with Lucifer but were stationed on earth by God for a purpose, being chained here and never allowed back into heaven is a terrible consequence, not to mention that hell is their ultimate destination for all eternity."

Casie suddenly prayed, "Jesus, what do You want us to do about Anak?"

Nicole said, "I believe that we need to fast and pray over this.  I do know that while Anak is a principality, he is under the authority of IS because IS is the ruler of Samaria."

Rachel said, "It's interesting that both Anak and IS are principalities that are associated with ungodly sex.  But while IS seems to be about gaining worship, Anak seems to be about intimidation.  The Israelites were intimidated by the giants in the Promised Land, and later the whole army of Israel fell under the intimidation of Goliath.  I think that we need to be careful not to become fearful and fall under this giant's intimidation. 

"We need to claim Joshua 1:5-9.  '
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
6 
Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
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Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
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This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the
Lord
your God is with you wherever you go.'"

The women agreed, and as they prayed together, the Holy Spirit guided their hearts back to the Inn.  They knew that if
the Lord were to take over the heart of the town, the rest of the enemy's strongholds, even Anak's, would be weakened and would fall more easily.  They decided to set up special times the following week to go and pray over the Inn and its property.

Nicole felt relieved and blessed to have sisters in Christ who saw things in the spiritual realm the way she did. 

That Sunday, Jake and Nicole went by the Inn together.  They sat out front and prayed while Jo began casing the property.  They had brought along some anointing oil, and after a bit Jake said, "I think we should anoint the front corner of the property."

As Jake poured out a small stream of oil onto the north east corner fence post, something amazing happened in the spiritual realm!  Nicole saw that the oil had become as blood and it seemed to take on a life of its own.  It began to multiply and to move and jump about like water getting ready to boil, and suddenly, it shot out from the corner post like a lighting bolt in both directions following the property line until it was all outlined in the oil that had turned to Jesus' blood.  The Lord was claiming the property.

The next day, five of the intercessors met at the Inn to pray.  The Lord led them to gather around the old oak tree out front.  Liz said, "This tree has been here a very long time.  If it could talk, it could tell us so much about the events and strongholds on this land.  We need to lay hands on it and pray."

If any of the ladies were afraid of what passers by would think, no one said anything.  When the thought occurred to Nicole, she decided that this was very good training because she knew that they would be required to do many things that would look crazy to most people.

As the ladies prayed, the Lord began to dismantle the roots of the enemy's strongholds over that land.  Several of the ladies had researched the history of that property and were able to identify some of Satan's rights to claim it, and the Holy Spirit was revealing others that were hidden.

A word of knowledge was given to Deanne.  She said, "I'm new at this, so I'm not sure what I'm doing.  But I think that the Lord is telling us that the waters that are feeding this tree are defiled and polluted.  But the Lord is cleansing the underground stream that feeds this tree and it will soon drink of the pure, Living Water."

"Wow girl!  That is a very accurate word!  I just got goose bumps!"  Casie said as she rubbed her arms. 

They were all surprised at the sound of the Inn door opening and closing and when they looked up, they even more surprised to see a young girl standing in front of it.  They knew the Inn was closed and that no one was supposed to be there. 

The girl who appeared to be about eight or ten years old was dressed in old fashioned clothes.  She stood in the shadows, silently watching the ladies for a moment before she walked away from them, over to the garden and picked a flower.

Something was out of place.  The ladies looked at one another as if to say, "Do you see what I see?"  But before they could respond, the little girl shyly approached them with her head down.  She seemed to humbly present the flower to Nicole without looking up.  "Please take the pretty little flower.  It is a gift because you are so pretty and I like you." 

Just as Nicole was reaching out to take it, Liz said, "NO!  Don't touch it!"

The little girl lifted her head and turned to look at Liz.  The intercessors all took note of the pale, surreal looking skin and the startling, completely black eyes.  There was a flash of change in her expression, but it happened so quickly and then was gone, that they wondered if they had really seen hatred, revulsion and rage cross the girl's face. 

But then she smiled sweetly at Liz and held the flower out to her.  "It's just a pretty little flower.  It's a gift because you are so pretty and I like you."  She smiled sweetly and took a step closer to Liz, still offering her gift.

"I know who you are," Liz said, "and you are no innocent little girl.  You are a perverted, unclean spirit and we will not touch you or your gift." 

The little girl was playing her part well.  She looked genuinely hurt and dropped the flower.  Then suddenly, she looked up as if she were being called.  Her face took on a rebellious, sensual expression.  She picked up the flower and looked at the women one at a time, offering her gift.  As she looked into Casie's eyes, Casie said, "In Jesus name we take you captive and bind you with the blood of the Lamb."

The little girl once again dropped her flower and now looked very fearful.  She looked over her shoulders and started to lift up off the ground as if she was going to fly away, but Liz called for angels to come and help them.  Their presence was evident even though they were not seen because the girl spirit stopped in mid air and began thrashing about as if trying to escape from someone's grasp.

Nicole said, "In Jesus' name we command you to tell us your name and function." 

She stopped thrashing and with a very haughty look said, "I am Sensual Desire and Entrapment."

So Nicole replied, "Well, according to the power and authority given us by the Lord Jesus Christ, in His name we strip you of your name and function."

Another of the ladies added, "And we clothe you with the blood of Jesus!"

The spirit began to scream and move about again as if in great pain and torment while still being held in midair by the angels.  "Please!  Please, anything but His clothes, and certainly not the bloody ones!  Ow, ow, ow!"  And then she stopped crying and grew still as if a new thought had occurred to her.  "Hey, you can't take me captive and hold me this way.  You are on my property, and I have rights to be here!"

"What are those rights?" Nicole asked, then added, "You can not and will not lie to the Holy Spirit."

The spirit raised its head a little higher and said, "I was invited here."

"By whom?"

"By the people who want me."

"There are no people who want you here now.  The Inn is closed.  Hey, I know who you are.  You're the ghost spirit that is welcomed by the sign inside that says, 'A friendly ghost lives here.'  We know you are not a friendly ghost.  You want to appear innocent, but your enticement and entrapment lead to destruction.  Who is your highest spiritual master besides Satan?"

"I can't tell you that."

"You can and will."

"He'll hurt me."

"My Master will hurt you more."

It flinched, then reluctantly and quietly said, "Incubus Succubus."  Then it added, "And that's why you can't hold me captive because I have rights to be here.  He stationed me here and I'm under his authority."

Liz said, "You are also outside of the building where you were assigned to live and work.  Therefore you are under breach of contract and have given up your rights and your protection which means that, yes, we can legally take you captive as we have done."

At this proclamation, the ladies witnessed a transformation of the little girl into its true form.  Nicole had never seen a spider demon before, but standing before them was now a large, black spider, much like a black widow in appearance.  The ladies agreed that the Holy Spirit wanted that demon gone and that they did have authority to remove it from the property.