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Deliverance Ministry - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship

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Chapter 2<br />

Destroying the Works <strong>of</strong> Satan<br />

We read in 1John 3:8 “The reason the Son <strong>of</strong> God appeared was to<br />

destroy the devil’s work.” There really doesn’t have to be any spe­<br />

cific order in the way a deliverance happens. Everyone has differ­<br />

ent methods that work for them. In deliverance, the end result <strong>of</strong><br />

freedom is what really matters the most. So at times you may have<br />

a demon manifest <strong>and</strong> you have to cast it out before anything else<br />

can occur. Then after the demon is gone, you can cancel any legal<br />

ground the enemy has had <strong>and</strong> destroy any remaining works. Other<br />

times you can talk to someone <strong>and</strong> deal with the legal ground <strong>and</strong><br />

works first before the demons manifest. Still, others times will be<br />

quiet <strong>and</strong> easy as someone is released from a bondage or curse<br />

that has held them back. The order will vary from person to person.<br />

There are times to cast out demons publicly to show the power <strong>of</strong><br />

God. This is what Jesus did. There will be other times personal<br />

issues will need to be dealt with in private.<br />

The gates <strong>of</strong> hell<br />

In studying the scriptures it is apparent that we have a tremendous<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> authority. In Matthew 16:18­19 we read this: “And I tell<br />

you that you are Peter, <strong>and</strong> on this rock I will build my church, <strong>and</strong><br />

the gates <strong>of</strong> Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys <strong>of</strong><br />

the kingdom <strong>of</strong> heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in<br />

heaven, <strong>and</strong> whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”<br />

The Bible says the gates <strong>of</strong> Hades (hell) will not overcome us. We<br />

do certainly have to face them. A gateway is an opening. So any<br />

portal or “open door” to the enemy is a gateway <strong>of</strong> hell. There can<br />

be a gate <strong>of</strong> hell opened to an individual, a family, a church, l<strong>and</strong>, a<br />

home, a city, or a nation.<br />

The waters <strong>of</strong> the enemy<br />

While I am on this subject, the Bible speaks <strong>of</strong> the “waters” being a<br />

source <strong>of</strong> strength <strong>and</strong> life. Jesus said, “The water I give him will<br />

become in him a spring <strong>of</strong> water welling up to eternal life.” We see<br />

the Holy Spirit referred to as rivers <strong>of</strong> living water in John 7:38. Sa­<br />

tan counterfeits everything <strong>of</strong> God. He also has waters. They are<br />

the rivers <strong>of</strong> death. Where sin abounds it begins a river flowing <strong>of</strong><br />

death which demons feed on for strength. We can take authority<br />

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