Every hour draws us nearer to the consummation of our faith—that long-awaited day when Jesus will once again set His feet upon the earth. With each passing moment, the urgency intensifies: we must be fully equipped, nourished and rooted in the power of God’s Word as we prepare to stand before the Living Word Himself.
In these perilous times, The Spiritual Warfare Bible: Revised Edition is a critical resource for the body of Christ. More than a Bible, it is a field manual for victorious living amid spiritual battle featuring fresh insight and anointed teachings from today’s leading voices in deliverance and spiritual warfare—Alexander Pagani, Kathryn Krick, Isaiah Saldivar, Iris Delgado, John Eckhardt and Greg Locke—all contributing wisdom forged in the fire of frontline ministry.
Going Deeper in Deliverance
The Secrets to Deliverance
By Alexander Pagani
Freedom is your inheritance in Christ. It’s what Jesus came to earth to give freely to those willing to receive it. First John 3:8 tells us that “For this purpose the Son of God was revealed, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Demons love mediocrity and apathy. They thrive off believers having no passion to pursue freedom. But when the true kingdom of God has arrived, it will interfere with the kingdom of darkness. It will aggressively confront what has remained hidden for years. Digging disturbs what’s been living in undisturbed areas. When we dig deeper and unearth what’s been hiding, it causes a disruption. There will be minor manifestations of resistance. Don’t be alarmed. These are demonic tactics to get you to stop digging. Whatever you do, don’t stop digging until every last work of the devil in your life has been destroyed.
The Value of Anointed Words
Unlock Your Deliverance
By Kathryn Krick
It’s important to value the true anointing that is flowing upon your life. When you are positioned under the anointing and a servant of God declares a word over your life, such as “be healed” or “this spirit must go,” whether this declaration is spoken in a one-on-one prayer or a corporate prayer, you must value that anointed word! The Roman centurion valued Jesus and the word He declared when he was seeking healing for his servant. He knew that when Jesus spoke a word, his servant would be healed. The centurion’s faith released the miracle (Matt. 8:5–13). “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it” (Isa. 55:11).
When an anointed servant of God speaks, the word must come to pass. Many people are losing their miracles before the miracles manifest from the spiritual to the physical realm. They leave the church, thinking that nothing happened. The miracle was released through the word, but they missed it!
When a person throws you a ball, you have to actually lift your arms and open your hands to catch it. If you leave your arms at your sides, the ball will pass over your head. You have an easy opportunity to catch the ball, but you choose to completely miss it. This is how it is with receiving miracles in the presence of an anointed servant of God. The servant of God is throwing miracles at you with their words, but you have to lift your hands and catch the miracle to receive it! The action of catching your miracle is believing and choosing to value the words declared.
Jesus Commissioned You to Cast Out Demons
How to Cast Out Demons
By Isaiah Saldivar
Jesus gave three main commissions when it came to casting out demons.
The first commission is in Matthew 10:5–8 when He calls His 12 apostles to cast out demons. Note that He did not ask them to do this; He told them to. Now, you might be thinking, “Isaiah, I’m not one of the 12 apostles. This doesn’t apply to me!” Let’s keep going.
The second commission is in Luke 10:17–20, where Jesus sends out the 72 disciples and they return saying: “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” These were not the 12 apostles. These were 72 disciples. You still might say, “But Isaiah, this doesn’t apply to me! I’m not one of the 72 disciples.” Let’s keep going.
The third commission in Mark 16:15–18 applies to every believer. It says the first sign of a believer is that they will cast out demons—not they might, not they can, but they will! To me the text is clear: This is for every believer.
It saddens me how many Christians see their friends and family being demonized and choose to do nothing about it. When will you get tired of seeing everyone around you in bondage while you have the answer? The Bible says in Romans 8:11 that you have the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead, living in you. You do not have a weaker, lesser version of the Holy Spirit; you have the same Spirit that raised Christ inside you! So, let’s get to work! It’s time to go to war against the forces of darkness that keep our friends and families in bondage.
God’s Security System for Your Home
Satan, You Can’t Have My Marriage
By Iris Delgado
Satan was able to completely destroy Job’s family and home. Today he still tries to enter an unguarded home and steal, kill, and devour. I am convinced that without a spiritual security system built upon the Word of God, our homes cannot and will not be able to withstand the even tougher, perilous times of crisis ahead of us.
Most of the advanced technology and outlets of information available pertaining to marriage and parenting follow the ways of the world and are not based upon the Word of God. God intended for our homes to be a flourishing garden, full of life and substance, material wealth, and personal enjoyment. But Eve allowed herself to be tempted by the devil, and since that time we are in warfare with good and evil.
We must reclaim our home and establish a firm foundation upon Jesus Christ, the solid Rock. Stop giving the enemy permission to express himself in your marriage.
Take a stand. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7).
The Jezebel Spirit Is Manipulative
God Still Speaks
By John Eckhardt
Just as Ahab’s wife Jezebel was notorious for being very manipulative, so is the Jezebel spirit. Prophets can discern and expose subtle manipulation through teaching, false prophecy and flattery. The influence of the Jezebel spirit will always be seen in false teaching and efforts to control decisions. It may also involve witchcraft, seduction and sexual sin. Obviously a church cannot remain healthy with the influence of a seducing Jezebel spirit.
This spirit seduces believers, leading them astray, misleading them. The Jezebel spirit causes churches to be guided more by the flesh than by the Spirit. The spirit of Jezebel draws the whole church away from purity and interferes with true worship. When a Jezebel spirit is present, spirits of perversion, adultery, immorality and fornication will run rampant in a body of people. Slander and gossip are the marks of this spirit.
Churches under the influence of a Jezebel spirit will go astray in their doctrine. Dangerous false teaching and heresy will affect the lifestyles of the saints and even once-strong assemblies will find themselves in a broken-down, weakened condition.
Under Demonic Influence
Cast It Out
By Greg Locke
Critics of deliverance ministry claim it is impossible for a Christian to suffer demonic oppression, and they believe the Bible itself says so. They point to 1 Corinthians 6:19, which says believers are the “temple of the Holy Spirit,” which we absolutely are. But in the context of the passage, we see that Paul is explicitly talking about sexual immorality and is reminding us that we should never desecrate our bodies (our temples) with perversity like fornication. Not one time does the Word of God say that a Christian cannot be under the influence of a demonic spirit. In fact, since we know that idolatry and perversity are examples of how we wrestle against spiritual wickedness (Eph. 6:12), such struggles are evidence that evil spirits can attack our minds and bodies.
The new Spiritual Warfare Bible Revised Edition presents commentaries furnished by leading authors, media influencers and ministry figures who contributed sermons, book excerpts and other materials to this newly revised MEV Bible.
