Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Chapter 10 Study Notes: Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty

The last chapter explains Elijah and his faith to be steadfast against drought, persecution and the evil Jezebel and Ahab. The entire book could be summarized into one question, one sentence, one verse from God's word: 1 Kings 18:21, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow Him."


Being unsure of God's provision and living in confusion is entering into a Babylonian influence where confusion and seduction by satan will reign.

As we close out on this book, let's take a cue from Elijah. Does my belief system totally align with God's word? Does yours? Is there doubt? As Sandie shares, as a man thinks in his heart, he will become.

Elijah dug trenches of water to hold seed. We need our Living Water. God is our Seed.

We need like Elijah to lay down our burdens.

We need with our new altar and foundation to be ready for holy fire to consume everything.  This fire must burn away mistrust, doubt, unbelief.  Be completely consumed with Him.

In the end, Elijah asked that everyone would turn their hearts back to Him. When the fire of the Lord came down it burned the sacrifice, wood, stones, and water in the trench.  God's holy passion consumed the altar, a white hot fire.

Will you choose Jesus, our white hot fire of love and provision?

My heart is restless to jump into this fire and renounce any association I've had with Babylon, Mammon, divination, the occult, Jezebel or Ahab. I can't think of a better way to end 2010 and start 2011!

Monday, December 27, 2010

My Study Notes: Chapter 9 Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty

We're almost to the end of Sandie Freed's life changing book. Here are my study notes for Chapter 9. Previous notes are in the archives.
Naaman was a military leader with leprosy. He knew people made fun of him and avoided him, and he dreaded returning home.  When he finally did, his wife received him and told him about Elisha the prophet. It took awhile to convince Naaman to travel, but Naaman did. Elisha told him to dip in the Jordan 7 times. Naaman wasn't sure about that, dipping in unclean water to heal an unclean disease. But he obeyed and came out healed. Naaman left healed and ready to serve Elisha's God. Before leaving he tried to pay Elisha and Elisha refused. Elisha made a point to serve God in full and not think of it as a job.

Gehazi was Elisha's servant and he heard everything. He thought it would be ok to accept an offering from Naaman for the great work Elisha did, so he took the offering and brought it to Naaman under a cloak of deceit. Elisha knew this wasn't the way Gehazi was trying to present it as a lie and called him on living through Mammon rather than God. Gehazi instantly became a leper.

Both men had flaws. Naaman was proud, not wanting to ask Elisha for help. Naaman was a respected  military leader. Seeking help meant he had to admit he needed help, and he had to be public about it. Naaman was a proud man. Gehazi fell to greed and temptation. Both generations ended up cursed.

Ananias and Sapphira
Mammon got a hold of this couple during a time the Holy Spirit was on the move in the early church. The two sold things  and gathered a profit. Instead of giving it to the disciples as promised they kept some for themselves. More than that, they lied about it. Mammon and a Babylonian structure literally erected a death structure for both of them. 

The chapter ends with a prayer to tear down the altars of the enemy. Again, I just take short notes on what I'm learning.  There is so much here. You should purchase the book. Learn more here.



Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Chapter 8 Study Notes: Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Poverty and Greed

We're on Chapter 8: It is Written

-Cast down, shachach, means to sink or depress. It's connected to bow down. Bowing down is homage or serving. Satan tempted Jesus in hopes that Jesus would bow down and serve him.

-Satan used the spirit of Mammon to tempt Jesus to claim satan as provider. The daily bread Jesus told his disciples to pray was really provision. We can model Jesus by trusting God as our provider.

-Satan kept using Mammon to tempt Jesus. Satan even twisted God's word, but Jesus knew His Provider, His Father and the true purpose of His life. Jesus responded by telling satan not to test God. Sandie confesses she often tests God and fails satan's tests, falling for Mammon. Don't we all? Satan even asked Jesus to bow down and acknowledge him as ruler.  Had Jesus obeyed, he would have put a Babylonian structure in authority, not God's Kingdom. I'm so glad Jesus obeyed!

Now it's our turn. We too can stand up to satan under the authority of Jesus Christ. If we don't, we're serving Mammon. We must not bow down to any master but God.

Once the temptation ceased Jesus exploded with power and authority. His passion ignited to share His love of the Father and this passion gave Him power to fight Mammon. Mammon and the Babylonian structure was the influence with the moneychangers in the Temple. Jesus was angry because He was jealous for God's reputation.

Jesus responded with the same words He did in the wilderness: It is written. He used God's word to destroy evil structures meant to block our purposes in Christ. We need to do the same.

Delusion is linked to witchcraft and occult. We will see an increase in people proclaiming false things and performing fake acts, and we will be tempted to believe they are acts of God. We must seek God's wisdom and discernment through our personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Failure to embrace God will result in our delusion, then confusion, and usually, a journey into the occult and witchcraft. We must act simple and simply believe God and speak His word. This is the key to make the devil leave.

Death structure: when the enemy comes with a temptation, we agree with his lies, he is committed to a takeover. He plans on building a house within our hearts and lives to he will have all of us. He is out to seek, kill and destroy.


Seven Deadly Sins:
Lust-unlawful sexual desire
Gluttony-wastefulness, consuming too much, misplaced desire
Greed-desiring more things than we need
Sloth-Laziness
Wrath-Wrong feelings of hatred, wanting revenge
Envy-Hating others for what they have
Pride-Desire to be important or attractive to others.

Mammon is connected to these sins. To combat, again, we need God's word and His power through Christ.

Sin of unbelief is when we're tempted not to trust God in any way. We have to see God as the provider for all our needs.  If we don't believe in His provision we don't have confidence in Him. We don't trust Him.

Character of God:
Elohim-Creator
El Elyon-God Almighty
Adonai-Our Lord and Master
Jehovah-Self-Existent God
Jehovah Jireh-Our Provider
Jehovah Shalom-Our Peace
Jehovah Nissi-God Our Banner of Victory
Jehovah Tsidkenu-God Our Righteousness
El Shaddai-All Sufficient One
El Roi-God who Sees
Jehovah Raah-Lord our Shepherd
Jehovah Mekoddishkem-God is our Sanctification
Jehovah Shammah-The Lord is present with us
Jehovah Baal Perez-Lord of Breakthrough
Jehovah Sabaoth-Lord of Hosts
Jehovah Rapha-Lord our Healer
Abba Father-Lover and Protector, Daddy who Loves Us

Instead of worrying we need to focus on who God is.

The chapter ends with a prayer of repentance. I can't emphasize enough on how wise it would be to purchase this book.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Chapter 7 Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty: My Study Notes

Here are the notes I took while reading Chapter 7 of Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty. To read previous notes please check the October/November/December archives.

Chapter 7 is called Anointed to Defeat Mammon, Babylon and Divination.

The chapter begins by recounting the conversion of Saul, a great persecutor of Christians who literally became blinded by light. While blind Jesus spoke to Him, changing Saul forever.  In fact, even his name changed. You may know him as Paul, one of the greatest messengers of the Christian faith the world will ever know.

-Damascus was where Saul encountered the blinding light. This was a fertile place about 30 miles in diameter which ironically was surrounded by a desert with nothing living. Saul was in a desert land looking for lush land just like his forefathers did when they traveled to the Promised Land. The symbolism for life and transformation didn't escape Saul when he became blind in Damascus.

Damascus was also the most ancient city in Syria where the people worshiped Mammon. It was connected to trade and Tyre.  Do the math. Mammon. Babylon. King of Tyre. Damascus. Saul.  In time, God would use Saul's conversion to expose evil spirits.

Straight Street---Even a blind man couldn't miss the symbolism of being blinded on Straight Street.  I pray we don't need a literal blindness to do the same, to find the straight way in Christ.

The Spirit of Divination-Acts 16:16 shows us the girl who was a false prophet that Paul exposed. She made a good living for her boss so here we go again, Mammon at work. Satan was using the fortune teller to distract Paul, again, the motive behind Mammon and Babylon---to distract us from our mission in Christ.

Day after day this girl kept making a scene, coming across as flattering but truly trying to wear Paul down. Sandie shares that she believes Paul knew something was up, but asked for discernment. He recognized exhaustion, confusion, physical infirmity, lack of self control and anger. This is divination.

Divination---opposes us and we know something isn't right but when we try to discern, we doubt the discernment. It's a vicious cycle of confusion.

I've seen churches frown if not outright ban what might or might not be Holy Spirit manifestations because they've been burned. That burn is divination---someone drawing attention to themself even though it looks like an act of worship. If a person is shaking, jerking, falling in a trance, yelling, screaming or having prophetic words that are so loud the focus is on them it very well could be divination at work. The key is where is the focus. If it's all about the person, it's probably not God.  Ask Him for discernment.  Sandie has an excellent point.

God doesn't compete with Himself.

The spirit of divination has a co worker, the occult. Divination distracts us from Christ's mission and the occult hides comprehension from the truth so we can't live free.  If truth is hidden, it's the occult. Jesus is the key to freedom.

Paul was hounded constantly by divination and the occult. He was trying to discern what was going on and was blocked by warfare. As soon as God gave revelation Paul was able to address not the girl, but the spirit with confidence. He knew His authority came from Christ and Paul spoke out and the spirit left the girl.

As soon as the spirit left the girl, her bosses lost their moneymaker. Sandie likens the scene to the mafia as her employer was under a Mammon and Babylonian influence. They weren't going to let this girl go without a fight. They beat Paul and Silas and threw them in prison.

Those who fight the occult MUST do it under God's discernment and revelation through the blood of Jesus.  Acting in His authority will result in taking back what satan has stolen. One great idea Sandie has is when driving by tarot readers, fortune tellers and the like, proclaim in Jesus' name that the money made be given to God's kingdom more than praying the building be used. Declaring the property for Jesus just gives the occult a new place to find. Declaring the money be made for God's Kingdom will shut the occult down once and for all.

It's not just about praying for money, it's about praying Kingdom money, money for the promotion of God's kingdom.

Paul faced persecution for exposing evil and we will, too. Whether we physically see angels release us as Paul and Silas did, angels under God's command will shake the demonic structures that try to shut us down.


Symptoms of an Occult Stronghold
1.Divination. The Greek word for divination is linked to python. Pythons squeeze life out of their victims and suffocate them. This is divination. Satan wants to shut down the message of the Gospel and he'll try through squeezing victims and suffocation.  Sandie shares a python story so chilling I can't even type it. I shudder every time I read it but it is a real warning for us to seek God and see if divination is ruling our lives at all. We don't have time to waste worrying about the past or future. We must trust God and not Mammon.

2. Jezebel. Jezebel with Mammon seeks to control through flattery. If you receive a compliment followed by a request for money, Jezebel and Mammon are behind this. Command those spirits to leave in Jesus' name.

3. Not discerning truth. There are so many organizations and even so called ministries asking for donations that it's easy to be confused. Sandie explains discernment takes time, but ask God to help you know who is really for God and who is not.

4. Money motivated ministry. It's so easy to start off for all the right reasons, to share the Gospel. Some have fallen for the trap of large offerings and great gains, responding in turn to only serve when the money is big. Teaching and preaching should always be about Godly obedience, not financial motivation.  When that happens it's not God, it's Mammon.

It sounds so simple but the chapter ends with a call to surrender. We can't take it with us. One of my favorite sayings is no one has ever seen a funeral with a U-Haul attached. Sandie admitted her move to a new home caused her issue when she had to give up several boxes of things to Goodwill. It wasn't an easy choice for her, but it was the right choice. She leaves the chapter with a call to ask God what we need to surrender.

Friday, December 17, 2010

My Study Notes on Chapter 6: Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty by Sandie Freed

It's been awhile but Christmas is actually a great time to continue studying greed and poverty as it relates to God and His children.  We're up to Chapter 6 so if you need to catch up, please do.  Look in our October/November archives for previous posts.

Chapter 6: Is There an Ammonite in Your Treasury?
This chapter recounts the story of Nehemiah. He was a godly prophet who is best known for rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. In the midst of this is another story about Tobiah. He was an evil, unholy, "demonically inspired enemy of Israel, to move into God's treasury room and possess it."

The chapter begins with a history on Nehemiah and the palace where the king lived in the winter. Turns out the area is rich with Biblical history including what was to come: Esther and her commitment to her people.

But Nehemiah was focused on His people and how although they were able to practice their religion in Babylon, they were still captives. He longed for home, Israel. Deep in thought, he had no idea he had a visitor. When he meets with Hanani, Nehemiah learns Hanani recently returned from Jerusalem. The report? The walls are down, gates burned. The news is so devastating Nehemiah is even more grief stricken.

The grief didn't end. Nehemiah is so troubled that his boss even asked what was going on. Nehemiah's job was to taste all the king's drinks to make sure they weren't poisoned. The king trusted Nehemiah and so they two talked. The king heard all about Jerusalem and what Hanani saw.
Nehemiah used wisdom with his words and not only had the king asking what could he do, but Nehemiah was on his way to Jerusalem with letters from the king granting Nehemiah permission to cross foreign lands. The king also provided a caravan of goods and resources for Nehemiah. It was clear God gave favor to Nehemiah.

With God's favor comes the defeated one and his desperate plans. Satan went to work with evil rulers Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite governmental official and Geshem, an Arab.  Sanballat and Tobiah are best remembered in Nehemiah for trying to discourage Nehemiah's plans. Although not as well known, Geshem was also out to destroy Nehemiah's plan and together the three make up a three fold demonic cord (another book Sandie Freed wrote) that deserve our attention.

Sanballat: the name means hate in disguise. Evil is always like this. Satan is like a terrorist. He doesn't want to be exposed or seen, his evil plans are devised in hiding. 

Tobiah: means the Lord is good but in this case, Tobiah rejected the potential in his name. It's easy to judge but the author asks a challenging question, how many times have we mocked the potential and plans God has for us?  Sandy shares her own challenges where she judged church building plans and spending money.  Guess what?  When we oppose God's building plans it's Tobiah's voice at work. The Tobiah voice is against God's building plans. (My note: I understand some Christians tackle building plans or ministries not called by God.  This definition is NOT those circumstances).

Geshem: means to cause rain. Ever hear the phrase, rain on your parade?  That's a Geshem voice working, trying to discourage God's plan.

These three went after Nehemiah for a few reasons. He was Jewish returning home to rebuild the ruins. That couldn't have sat well with forces who hated Jews. Nehemiah also had favor in everything he did. We've seen people jealous of people with wealth and resources, and that's an open door for Mammon to step in and stir up some envy and strife.  It's a slippery slope and often we fall into those feelings without even knowing. As Sandy explains, once we realize how we're falling into the trap, we're like deer in headlights.

Nehemiah not only finishes the rebuilding process, he's breaking speed records getting the job done. This makes Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem even angrier. They're set on destroying him and they keep sending messages to meet with him on the Plain of Ono.  Nehemiah, using Godly wisdom and discernment knows these guys are up to no good and refuses to meet with them, and pretty much calls them and Satan on the plan. They keep asking, as many as five times. Each time Nehemiah stays firm in God's plan and refusal to enter their death structure.

Sandy writes that "Mammon seeks to cause us to become double minded, which means a person is not in unity with God and His purpose for his or her life."  I've fallen for that for much less than rebuilding ruins in Israel!


Nehemiah finishes the rebuilding in not years, but less than 2 months.  Talk about favor!  Over 42 thousand people return to the area giving gifts. Not long after the priest, Ezra, reads a scroll and everyone praises God all day, repenting for their sins. People continued to move back. Praise and worship continued. Then they realize the Ammonites and Moabites aren't supposed to 
worship at the temple because they worshiped Baal and were under the influence of Mammon. The foreigners were told to leave right then.

Most foreigners left, but one priest had a friend, Tobiah, yea, that guy, and the priest let Tobiah stay. More than that, the priest changed the room where the treasury was kept and made it into a room for Tobiah.  Nehemiah found out and threw Tobiah and all his things out. Nehemiah made sure the room was cleaned and restored to its original place as treasury.

Ammon is a derititive of Mammon, so the influence of Mammon was in Tobiah the Ammonite. Remember, Mammon is out to steal our treasure and joy and harden our hearts. Ammonites are also behind the seduction of Solomon into idolatry and the Ammonite Molech was an idolater who used children for sacrifices. This is the spiritual background behind abortion, which also has a connection to Jezebel. If you have a heart to pray against abortion, pray for the elimination of Jezebel and Mammon.  According to Zephaniah 1:5, AMP, Molech is also the spiritual condition behind serving God only with words and not deeds.
This is such an informative chapter. I know Nehemiah's story but now I feel like I KNOW it. My heart is to understand the spiritual voices behind demonic things so I know what to pray against. Again, evil hides. Jesus is greater than fear and evil. I'd rather pray and proclaim God's authority into the atmosphere.  Wouldn't you?

If you, like the author, and I definitely can relate, there is a prayer of repentance at the end of the chapter. Read Nehemiah 9 and see how the Israelites praised Him. Worship Him. If you feel like you've been barren, read Isaiah 54 and sing.  You've been robbed, your treasury taken, now you've repented. It's time to sing!


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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Highlights from Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty: Chapter 5

I continue sharing my notes from Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty. These are highlights and I strongly encourage you to purchase her book.  There is so much information. Check the archives for previous posts.

Chapter 5 Our Treasure is Where Our Heart Is

Sandie shares personal story about writing book and how many times she dealt with Mammon. She battled against demonic spirits of murmuring, complaining, selfish desires, lusts of the flesh, doubt and fear.

When Mammon is involved we have an ungodly need to compete with “Joneses”

Wherever our heart is, there is our treasure.

We can collect attitudes in our hearts: love of money, fear of not having money, greed, selfishness.  These “lay up” for a period of time and manifest into the “treasures”.  In  Greek a casket can be where our valuables are  kept, a true death structure!

Wrong heart motives about a treasure can bury us prematurely.

Achan

Achan took the accursed things, spoils that were to be dedicated totally to God. Motivated by Mammon, Achan took a Babylonian garment and Caannanite money and buried them.

Achan’s response shows us three things we should guard against with Mammon and Babylonian influence:
  1. Achan saw the spoils. Don’t focus on the worldly ungodly wealth of the world. If we see as good, we covet.
  2. Achan coveted
  3. Achan took the spoils and hid them.
Mammon deceives us into lusting after garments, things that should be devoted to God. We need to pray down this Babylonian God.

Achor
Achor means troubled.
The spirit behind the fear of future is Mammon.

Greek word for worry is merimnao (merizo) divide  and nous (mind) Worry divides our mind and we become double minded.

Spirit of Caanan
Works with Mammon. Trader, merchant, trafficker. Satan wants us brought low and under his subjection.  Mammon wrestles for God’s seat in our life.  Creates a cycle.

We worry about being poor so we hoarde, horde produces greed, greed produces poverty, poverty produces more greed.  Mammon keeps this cycle going so we don’t trust God for provision and count on the government to provide for us.  We look into trade and merchants as our answers for provision.

Matthew 13:44-45. As we seek His Kingdom we must be like merchants or traders seeking beautiful treasures or pearls.

We have to cast our provision every day on God.

Hosea 2:15-20, KJV promises that God gives us vineyards, turns our valley of trouble (achor) into a door of hope, make us sing as in the times of Egypt (Deliverance), makes covenant with us, marry us for all eternity in His righteousness and justice, cause us to know the Lord (intimacy).

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Highlights from Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty: Chapter 4


I continue my series sharing my notes from Sandie Freed's life changing book Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty. Click on the image to learn more. Check the archives to read previous posts.  These are just highlights I found, the book contains so much more. I can't say enough about what I'm learning.



Chapter 4 Understanding the Deceitfulness of Riches

A disciple is a follower.  They hear and seek to understand.

God wants us to be like Solomon.  Ask for wisdom above all else.

The Body of Christ needs a spiritual heart bypass.  We have to “bypass” what we think in the natural and learn to respond from our hearts. Responding properly proves our heartfelt relationship with Him.

Jesus said if our hearts have good soil we won’t be easily offended. Trusting God for provision is a faith test and chance to examine the hardness of  our hearts.

Thorns are the worries of life and deceitfulness of wealth which choke out the word.  Mammon!

Many worries of life are caused by our concern over provision.

If we don’t trust God for our provision, the enemy comes in and chokes out the Word in us, causing us to stop believing God’s loving desire to provide for us. Every time we fight doubt and unbelief concerning provision, Mammon is involved.

Recognizing a lie concerning Mammon (money, provision, deceitfulness of riches)
-God is not big enough to supply my need.
-God provides for others but not me.
-I’m such a mess God quit caring for me.
-God won’t open doors for me concerning a job.
-I don’t trust God to show me the way for employment.
-I don’t need to tithe, the church has enough money already.
-I like to control my finances
-I don’t want to go to church, all they want is my money.
-God wants to withhold from me. He doesn’t trust or love me enough to bless me.

Good soil produces. Translation for good soil is virtue or dunamis which means “miraculous power of God.”  This was used with the woman and her issue of blood.

A virtuous heart will press for the breakthrough but not pressure God with endless prayers for riches. A virtuous heart trusts for God’s best, seeking Him first and trusting Him to pour out His blessing in His timing.

Deceitfulness of riches blocks the harvest.

Unless there is cleansing and fire there is no blessed fruit.

Repentance is absolutely necessary for healing, deliverance from strongholds and yielding fruit.

One strategy of the Jezebel spirit is to block repentance.

Being blessed is being spiritually prosperous.

Thanking God for good soil, repenting over bad fruit (name fruits of spirit you need help with)  Proclaim John 15 (?) where we must abide in Him.


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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Highlights from Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty: Chapter 3

I continue sharing my notes from reading the life changing book by Sandie Freed.  Click on the image to learn more. These are just my  highlights, there is so much more. I believe the content here is key to unlocking issues that has held me, others and communities back for years.

Chapter 3 Iniquity, Tyre and the Seats of Authority

Iniquity began in the heart of satan. His iniquity was to distort, be perverted and unrighteous.

If we bow down to an idol of any type, we are cursed again with inquity.  Inquity is linked with idolatry.  If a man bows down to a graven image there is a curse of inquity on the man and his descendants to the third and fourth generation.  If you notice a family bent or pattern like perversion or addictions, these are generational iniquities.

Iniquity causes us to be separate from God. If we know inquity is there and we do nothing or encourage it we are opening doors to the demonic attacks and bondage and we are closing the door to the Lord.

Pergamos was wicked, a place where satan was able to establish his reign. It was a city of great wealth but the wealth was used for lavishing temples and idols.  If money is used in ungodly ways, Mammon is active.

Tyre---an island so wealthy it was the Wall Street of its day.  To maintain their wealth they worshipped Baal. Tyre founded on idolatry, false beliefs, antichrist thinking. Tyre meant rock and attached to the rock was selfishness, pride, arrogance, jealousy, covetousness.  Tyre is the ungodly king of trade, wealth and commerce.

Anytime we are feeling we can fend for ourselves without God’s help we are committing idolatry.

Wall Street: Satan influences “kings” of the world to build abominations: centers of economic powers that serve as idols.

The King of Tyre was brought down because his love of money was greater than his love for God. He trusted Mammon.  We have been seduced to trust money more than God.

Revelation 2 gives keys on how to unlock doors of victory against perversion of Pergamos and Satans’s seat.
  1. Repent
  2. Speak God’s word. Proclaim. This unseats satan from his misplaced position of authority.


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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Highlights from Sandie Freed's Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty Chapter Two, Part Two

It's not very personal but I still feel led to do this. I'm reading Sandie Freed's book Crushing the Spirits of Greed and Poverty. I'm learning so much. These are my notes, just highlights I made. All words are Sandie Freed's, not mine. I'm only highlighting, there is that much to absorb. If anything here grabs you I can't say enough about buying the book.
 
There is so much to this chapter I split it up. The prayer of repentance at end is my summary, she has a specific prayer in the book.  I just hit key themes.  Again, buy the book!



PART TWO
History of Babylon: Kingdom of Satan

Nimrod: had a desire to lord over others and build great kingdoms out of selfish ambition laid great foundations within the kingdom of Babylon. His foundation of selfish ambition would support death structures for thousands of years to come.

Matthew Henry on Nimrod: He thought himself a mighty prince but before the Lord he was a mighty hunter. Great conquerors are great hunters. Satan attempts to hunt us as prey and conquer.

Nimrod named Babylon.  He named it “The Gate of God” but later became Babylon, which means confusion. He named Babylon after the god he worshipped.

Nimrod’s primary idol was Ammon Re, a Cushite god whose name means hidden.  In Egypt this god is known as Ra, the father of all gods, tied to creation and reproduction.  All of this is highly tied to the occult.  They operate in hiding.

The key to releasing godly wealth is to repent over idolatry and embrace truth.

The City of Shinar---Babel was the capital of a country named Shinar (later called Chaldea).  When Lot chose the best land, Sodom and Gomorrah, a confederacy of kings came against the land and overtook it. The King of Shinar, or Babylon, was one of the kings that took the land.  In essence, a spirit of Babylon stole Lot, his family and possessions.  When Lot chose Sodom and Gomorrah, he willfully submitted to a sinful and defiled country and government.  By doing so he opened the door to an evil spirit and future captivity by Babylon.

The name of King of Shinar was Amraphel which means sayer of darkness.

Babylon only speaks darkness and defeat.

Most of us are at war against the evil effects of the Babylonian spirit. The stronghold is like an octopus, wrapping its demonic tentacles around businesses, school systems, corporations, governments, churches and families.

We must be like Abraham and cross over and fight for future generations to be freed from this bondage and slavery to the enemy.

We can’t enter into enlargement unless we go through gates.

We must take the wealth of Babylon through prayer, warfare, repentance and returning to God. We should pray that the world system of Babylon bow its knee to God.

Nebuchadnezzar’s Tower and false god

Neb. Was also a king of Babylon and prideful architecht. His temple of Nebo was built on the foundation of an old tower of Babel. Nebo was an idol of both Babylon and Assyria and considered their guardian god and their god of learning, education and wisdom.

As long as the devil has a seated position in our economy, during this same time of year a demonic confederacy declares that satan is the king of Babylon and king over us as well.

Cyrus
Cyrus was a foreshadow of Jesus Christ, the great deliverer who led people out of captivity and into a place of blessing, freedom, promise and wealth. Isaiah 45:1 the Lord calls Cyrus His anointed.

Through Christ and His blood we are anointed to be modern day Cyrusus who will conquer Babylon, tear down fat foundations of idolatry and Mammon, and rebuild altars of God in our businesses, economy and culture.

Cyrus was given a supernatural power to defeat his enemies. We have that same power.

Pray repentance over sin of idolatry, fear, love of money, lack of trust in God, murmuring, rebellion, and any gates you have opened that allowed entrance to the enemy.  Ask forgiveness for ancestors who took part in the same sins named above. Repent for not protecting heart and concerning our part with Mammon and Babylon.  Thank God for the righteous blood of Jesus---name His attributes and the freedom for you and future generations.  AMEN!

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