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The Radiant Mission Podcast | Episode 6
Hosts: Rebecca Twomey @theradiantmission & Rachel Smith

Thank you for listening to The Radiant Mission podcast! We are on a mission to encourage and inspire you on your walk with Christ and as you journey through life. 

In Episode 06, we explore spiritual warfare and how satan and demons oppress and possess people. [Visit here for FULL show notes w/links]

In This Episode on Satan, Demons, & Spiritual Warfare: Oppression vs. Possession:

• Oppression vs. Possession
  • How our eyes have been opened to this topic recently as we’ve dug deeper into the Bible
  • The groundwork for Genesis 6 on what demons actual are (previous two episodes) so we can understand spiritual warfare better and what is oppressing us
  • This conversation is setting the framework for this and future conversations
  • Christ came to free us from our sin, and sin plays a role in spiritual warfare – which He came to set us free from 
  • Recap: demons are the disembodied spirits of the Nephilim and they are looking for a body to torment or inhabit, to indulge the lusts of the flesh
•  Oppression
  • Oppression is when a demon influences a person, and that would include a believer
  • Oppression is whispering to us from the outside
  • We have the authority to be in agreement with that entity
  • They (demons) appeal to the lusts of the flesh in both oppression and possession
  • Example: demons find weaknesses and press on them
• Possession
  • Controls the whole body, which is why in the Bible it shows someone that’s possessed has super strength, for example
• Our Call as Believers
  • As believers, it’s important to be aware of oppression so we can fight
  • There are over 80 references to demons in the New Testament, it’s Biblical
  • Social media feeds and fuels oppression in people – comparison as an enemy and thief of joy, opens the doorway for demons to feed on anxiety and depression
  • Reminder: we cannot put our stock about Christ in another person or organization. God is not found in a building. The Spirit of the Living God is in our bodies
  • When you don’t know what to say, say “Jesus” – there is power in His name. Demons have to flee in the name of Jesus.
  • The more you fight for the kingdom of God, the more demons will come for you – our health, children, marriage
  • Learning how to pray against these things is our biggest defense
  • Soul ties: a piece of your soul is bound to another person’s soul
    • This is why the Lord doesn’t want us to have multiple partners
    • There is a spiritual, demonic attachment here
    • Spiritual warfare prayers can help release this (deliverance prayers)
    • A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare (link below)
    • Have an open conversation about soul ties with your partner

Bible Verses Mentioned:

Colossians 1:13:

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,”

2 Thessalonians 3:3:

“But the Lord is faith

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