Overcoming Jezebel, Athaliah, And Belial In The ... - Kanaan Ministries

In Acts 19 we read about Paul arriving in Ephesus. He gathered a group of believers,baptized them in water as well as laid hands on them to receive the baptism of the HolySpirit. He taught in the synagogue every day for two years and the Bible tells us that allin that region had heard the Word of the Lord.Then, because Paul had changed the atmosphere of the area, miracles started tohappen – people were healed and delivered.Acts 19:17-20 “17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews andGreeks, and alarm and terror fell upon them all; and the name of the Lord Jesus wasextolled and magnified. 18 Many also of those who were now believers came makingfull confession and thoroughly exposing their [former deceptive and evil] practices. 19And many of those who had practiced curious, magical arts collected their books and[throwing them, book after book, on the pile] burned them in the sight of everybody.When they counted the value of them, they found it amounted to 50,000 pieces of silver(about $9,300). 20 Thus the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christof eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] grew and spread and intensified, prevailingmightily.”5.Revival6. Speaking And Declaring God’s Word As A SwordWhen you have laboured in the spirit in anarea and you have come to what people call“revival”, it means that you have reached apoint where you have changed theatmosphere, climate, strongholds and culture– you have continued to push through everylayer of evil in a sustained way until thebreakthrough comes!Ephesians 6:13,17 “13 Therefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be ableto resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [thecrisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place]. 17 And take the helmet of salvation andthe sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.”81