Casting Out Devils or Demons
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Casting Out Devils
- Jesus gave the apostles power to cast out devils.
Mat 10:8 – Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
- Jesus also gave the first-generation Christians power to cast out devils.
Mar 16:17 – And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 – They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
III. This power to cast out devils was a miraculous power along with its counterparts of speaking in tongues, immunity to deadly snake venom and other poisons, healing the sick by laying hands on them, and raising the dead.
These miraculous gifts ceased within 40 years of the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry.
This 40 year period of miracles was prophesied in the Old Testament.
Mic 7:15 – According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvelous things.
Marvelous things are miracles.
Psa 78:12 – Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psa 78:13 – He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Psa 78:14 – In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
Psa 78:15 – He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Psa 78:16 – He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
According adj. – 1. Agreeing, corresponding to; matching.
God gave Israel miracles in Egypt for 40 years (Act 7:36).
Mic 7:15 was prophesying of the days of the Messiah when God would pardon the iniquity of His people (Mic 7:18-19).
Putting it together, there was coming a time in the days of the Messiah when God would once again show unto Israel miracles for 40 years corresponding to and matching the season of miracles that they experienced in Egypt for 40 years.
Jesus began the miracles at the beginning of His earthly ministry in approximately 30AD (Joh 2:11).
Therefore, the season of miracles ceased at approximately 70AD.
The purpose for the miracles was to give the Jews a sign (Joh 4:48; 1Co 1:22) and to confirm the word of God spoken by the apostles (Mar 16:20; Heb 2:3-4).
After 70AD the Jewish nation was destroyed and the New Testament of the word of God was very near completion.
Therefore, there was no more need for the sign gifts and they ceased.
Casting out devils was one of the miraculous powers that ceased at 70AD along with speaking in tongues, prophesying, healing the sick, and raising the dead.
- Therefore, no man has the power to cast out a devil today, but of course Jesus still can.
Jesus can cast out demons today, yes of course. Man can’t . But can and does Jesus work through men to still cast out demons? If god uses men for other things , would he still use them to cast out demons in his name?
I do not believe so based on the scripture I cited in this video.
Excuse me for not clarifying my question and probably used wrong wording to ask as my new found faith is new again and I am trying to learn after many many years away from god. So according to the scriptures to you, the Holy Spirit cannot Work through men today to lay hands on people and pray over them for healing, the Holy Spirit cannot use people to speak in tongues, nor can the Holy Spirit use man to cast out evil spirits? My step sister just recently found a pastor she loved but he is now telling his congregation about him and other men who now cast out evil demons and although my step sister is closer to god than I have ever been, I feel she is really following someone else who is lost. Maybe the Holy Spirit can do these things through men, but in oils just like to have your thoughts. I know Jesus gave these gifts for 40 years because he was still here on earth at the time. But now that he has risen, you do not think people can talk in tongues today nor use the other gifts through the Holy Spirit , or the Holy Spirit through them? Hope I’m asking my question clearly. Hopefully I can find someone to contact with more questions about the sovereign grace doctrine. Thank you
Terry, it’s not that the Holy Spirit CANNOT do miracles through men today, but rather that He DOES NOT do so. The miraculous gifts, including speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, raising the dead, casting out devils, etc., were given to the apostles and some Christians for only a 40 year period beginning with Christ’s first miracle and spanning until approximately 70AD. The miraculous gifts were given to convince the unbelieving Jews and to confirm the word of God spoken by the apostles. After 70AD the Jews were killed or carried captive into the nations and the word of God in the New Testament was complete, and there was therefore no need for the miraculous gifts, and they ceased. I covered this in great detail in a sermon series called The Sign Gifts which I recommend you listen to here: https://pastorwagner.com/charismatics/.