Another Coffee Break:
Aphiémi Healing, Part 32
May 30, 2014
Della
caught an "OOPS!" in part 30 that got past me, and it seemed like a
good idea to start today by correcting that misstatement. I said, "Jesus
fulfilled both parts of the Covenant -- His part as the provider and enforcer,
and our part, which required the shedding of blood for the remission (aphiémi: eradication) of all past sins,
iniquities, failings, etc., and -- more than that -- the curse that brought
about sin, sickness, disease, infirmity and demonic affliction."
Here's
the "OOPS!" When Jesus
eradicated sin and erased it completely it wasn't just past sins. As noted in previous Coffee Breaks, when I
was transported back in time (in the realm of the spirit) to the foot of the
Cross, all of the sins throughout time -- past, present and future -- were
converging on the Cross just like a huge black tornado. All that sin converged in Jesus, and He died
taking those sins with Himself and depositing them at Satan's feet.
The
point is that when we are in Christ, "old things have passed away,
and behold ALL things are become new!"
When we blow it as Christians and fail in some way or another, the Law
of Sin and Death has already been canceled for us. We have been set free from that Law and all
the penalties that accompany it -- as far as our spirits are concerned -- by
the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus!
That
doesn't mean there aren't consequences that follow us for acts we may have
committed before we have come to Jesus and entered into the New Covenant He
made with us. Neither does it negate
consequences for acts that we may knowingly or unwittingly commit AFTER we have
entered into this Covenant.
Transformation is a process that we are all in the midst of, once we
come to Jesus, and that transformation incorporates our minds, our thoughts,
our thought processes, and our physical bodies.
Jesus
paid the entire price for that transformation and renewal. We simply need to appropriate it for
ourselves and stop allowing Satan to condemn us for any subsequent or ongoing
failures in the midst of this process.
He wants to beat us up with them and try to convince us that we are no
longer righteous in God's sight because of those shortcomings.
At
the same time, our freedom from the Law of Sin and Death does not justify or
make OK our continuance in sins, shortcomings and failures. John put it like this in his first general
letter to the body of Christ (see I John 2:1-2 with my clarification):
"My little children, these things write I unto
you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous: And He is the propitiation (covering with mercy)
for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole
world."
Wow!
Didn't mean to get so wordy with that correction, but as Della pointed
out in reading my statement, that was simply too much of an oversimplification.
Anyway, time to get on with today's
discussion.
Consider this
statement in the light of Paul’s comment to the Ephesians (2:1-2): And you hath he quickened,
who were dead in trespasses and sins; 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 worketh in the children of disobedience:
Then we have Jesus’
statements as He was teaching:
John 12:31: Now
is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast
out.
John 14:30: Hereafter
I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath
nothing in me.
John 16:8-11: And
when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I
go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of
this world is judged.
Three times we see
Jesus use this phrase “the prince of this world.”
When you juxtapose that statement against Paul’s description that Satan
is “the prince of the power of the air,” and we go back to
the Greek term, ouranos, which describes “the over-arching and
all-embracing heaven beneath which is the earth and all that is therein,” we have a very clear picture of where and how demonic
powers operate.
Their domain is
“the second heaven.” Consider the
exactness of the phrasing in the Greek text of the three verses in John 12, 14
and 16. Jesus NEVER describes Satan as
being “the prince of the world.” Instead
He uses the phrase êüóìïò ôïýôïõ (kosmos toutou): the prince of “this present
arrangement of the world” – a phrase which is totally time
dependent and indicates a space of time and order to which Satan has been given
delegated authority.
Remember how David put it? (See Psalm 115:16) The heaven, even the
heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath He given to the children of
men.
The heavens – plural – all three of them (the
original, the present, and the future) – are the Lord’s. Satan’s purpose from day One has been to
steal those heavens from the Lord and use them to torment the people of God.
It may seem rather academic, but you’ll notice that
Satan is NEVER referred to as “the King of this present world.” Jesus always refers to him in the lower sense
as an archon: prince. The
more accurate translation of that Greek word would be “magistrate.”
A magistrate has permission to
exercise power and authority within certain proscribed boundaries.
Let’s take this discussion the next step. We know from Paul’s letter to Timothy that
Jesus Christ has the title “King of Kings.”
(See I Timothy 6:15) In fact,
three times in the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as “King of Kings and Lord
of Lords.” This may be completely
academic, but who are the “kings” He is King of?
Revelation 1:4-6: Grace
be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is
to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the
faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of
the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in
his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father;
to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:9-10:
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the
book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us
to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
That being the case, where do we stand in the
hierarchy of Heaven? As kings, princes
are subject to us. Go back to David’s
statement in Psalm 115:16: The
heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath He
given to the children of men.
The earth hath He given to the children of men! That’s US!
Stop and consider once again the legal concept of the
first heaven, the second heaven, and the third heaven. We know from both from Genesis 7:21-23 and
Peter’s second epistle (II Peter 3:5-6) that the first heaven and first earth
perished. In terms of the time frame for
this event, it took place AFTER Adam’s fall and eviction from the Garden of
Eden. It took place AFTER Satan was cast
into the earth.
With Noah and his family began the second heaven and
second earth. That is the heaven and
earth that presently exist. It exists
within a proscribed time frame which has an end date:
II Peter 3:10-13: But
the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens
shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent
heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these
things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all
holy conversation and godliness, Looking
for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on
fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise,
look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Revelation 21:1: And I
saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first (protos: foremost, present,
former)
heaven and the first (protos: foremost, present,
former)
earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Why make this point again? Because Jesus three times described Satan as
the “prince of “this present arrangement of the world.” He’s not a king. His power only operates as men and women give
him that right. Sin gives him a right to
operate – and even then there are limitations to that right.
All of the “principalities
and powers, the world rulers of darkness and those who practice and exercise
spiritual wickedness in the heavenlies” are totally under our
dominion. They have no authority which
even measures up to that which we’ve been given. We are the ones to whom the earth has been
given. Satan’s only sphere of operation
is “the air.” In fact, here’s how Jesus
put it to the disciples when He sent them out to preach the Kingdom:
Luke 10:17-20 (NASB):
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons
are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them, “I was watching Satan
fall from heaven like lightning. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will
injure you.
"Nevertheless
do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that
your names are recorded in heaven.”
Some of our English translations read “Behold I give
unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy.” The problem is that you have
two distinctly different words translated “power.” The Greek text uses the word exousia
(authority,
right, permission) in the first instance and dunamis (force, power,
might, ability) in the second.
Satan is never identified as having exousia anywhere in Scripture. He has dunamis but not
authority. That is something we have,
and we have the responsibility to deprive Satan of his power, to diminish it in
every instance where we see it operating.
You understand the difference, don't you? Authority always transcends and supersedes
power. Authority has the ability, the
responsibility and right to exercise power.
Power without authority is meaningless.
You may get away with exercising power for a time, but the final
authority over that power can negate the effects of power exercised without
authority. (I could make a comment here
with regard to our present political administration, but I think I will avoid
it for the time being.)
Demonic princes are under our authority. Demonic magistrates are under our
authority. Demonic foot soldiers are
under our authority. Satan himself is
regarded – legally – as being under our feet.
Psalm 110:1-3: The
LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies
thy footstool. The LORD shall send the
rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day
of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou
hast the dew of thy youth.
Hebrews 10:12-14: But
this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the
right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his
footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
sanctified.
“The Lord shall send forth the rod of
thy strength out of Zion.” That’s us, folks! Zion.
The Bride! We are expected to
make Jesus’ enemies His footstool – and that’s exactly what we’re going to
do! Consider the following prophecy of
Isaiah:
"For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be
no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The
zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." (Isaiah 9:6-7)
You get it, don't
you? If the government is upon His
shoulder, He is the Head and we are the Body, then He has specifically given
the responsibility to see to the government (and the governments of the earth)
to us as His people. The
"government" of course is the presiding authority over the
earth. (See again, Psalm 115:16)
Since there are
demonic princes who exercise their power over cities, over states, over
regions, and over nations, if we permit them to continue their activities and
their interference with God's plan, then we get what we deserve.
Sorry to put it
that way, but that's the truth, folks!
Let me wrap up
today by saying -- in keeping with this series on healing -- that when we don't
exercise the authority we have being seated IN CHRIST over disease, sickness,
infirmity, or captivity to things that we associate with aging such as
Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), various kinds of arthritis, etc.,
etc., then we get the consequences.
We all understand
that when we've not exercised the authority we do have, it's not any different
than a lack of physical exercise with accompanying weakness. I'm not sharing these things to point fingers
at anyone or condemn Christians for not exercising the authority we have in
Christ Jesus. My desire is to show you
that it's time for us to start exercising and begin to work our "authority
muscles" so that they become strong!
Understand? Good!
See you next week.
Again, if you are in need of healing -- especially if you have some terminal
disease or prognosis of a very short time to live from the doctors -- please
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Blessings on you!
Regner
Regner A.
Capener
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