1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,620 I have a very disturbing message to bring 2 00:00:03,620 --> 00:00:06,380 before you today, friends, but it needs to 3 00:00:06,380 --> 00:00:08,900 be preached because we need to be aware 4 00:00:08,900 --> 00:00:11,560 of what's taking place in our society today. 5 00:00:11,940 --> 00:00:15,020 In the book of Acts, in chapter 19, 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,840 beginning in verse 11, we read, And God 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,720 wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul, 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,000 so that from his body were brought unto 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,440 the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,340 departed from them, and the evil spirits went 11 00:00:36,340 --> 00:00:37,180 out of them. 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:42,900 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took 13 00:00:42,900 --> 00:00:46,800 upon them to call over them which had 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,820 evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus 15 00:00:49,820 --> 00:00:54,480 saying, We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul 16 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:55,420 preacheth. 17 00:00:55,940 --> 00:00:59,420 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, 18 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,760 a Jew, and chief of the priests, which 19 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:03,599 did so. 20 00:01:04,019 --> 00:01:07,840 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus 21 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,620 I know, and Paul I know, but who 22 00:01:11,620 --> 00:01:12,120 are ye? 23 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:15,680 And the man in whom the evil spirit 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:20,180 was leaped on them, and overcame them, and 25 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:24,000 prevailed against them, so that they fled out 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,480 of that house naked and wounded. 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,800 This striking passage of scripture speaks of demonic 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,840 activity where the demon overpowers these seven individuals, 29 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:41,440 these seven sons of Sceva, who are completely 30 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,020 powerless to deal with this demon. 31 00:01:44,620 --> 00:01:47,760 And the demon prevails against them, beating them 32 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,980 up, stripping them of their garments, and wounding 33 00:01:51,980 --> 00:01:54,460 them, sending them on the run. 34 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,300 I believe we live in a day friends, 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,800 right before the return of Antichrist, where we 36 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,860 are seeing increased demonic activity in the land. 37 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,160 Every time you see the news media report 38 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,200 another mass shooting, you are witnessing demonic activity. 39 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:18,820 Why do you think someone intentionally goes out 40 00:02:18,820 --> 00:02:20,240 to gun down strangers? 41 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,140 It's demons brother, demons. 42 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,500 Demons who have taken control of an individual 43 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:30,480 and threw that demon possessed person. 44 00:02:30,860 --> 00:02:34,140 Those demons rage, murder, and destroy. 45 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,460 The title of my message today friends is, 46 00:02:37,860 --> 00:02:39,460 When Demons Rage. 47 00:02:39,860 --> 00:02:42,980 We live in a violent society, and the 48 00:02:42,980 --> 00:02:46,520 violence is ratcheting up with increased activity. 49 00:02:47,140 --> 00:02:50,080 I believe the reason for this is, Satan 50 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,600 knows he is a defeated foe, whose time 51 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,740 is short, right before the Lord's return. 52 00:02:57,180 --> 00:02:59,360 And in these last days in which we 53 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,840 live, these end times, there is a noticeable 54 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,600 increase in demonic activity. 55 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,460 Now, you will never hear a news anchor 56 00:03:10,460 --> 00:03:14,820 or a talking head on TV attribute mass 57 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:18,720 killings to demonic activity, but that's what is 58 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:19,780 taking place. 59 00:03:20,300 --> 00:03:24,300 And sadly, the church is so stupefied by 60 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:27,680 her spiritual declension, that you won't hear the 61 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,060 church saying that these recent mass shootings are 62 00:03:31,060 --> 00:03:34,360 carried out by demons inside of people. 63 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,780 Nobody wants to talk about it and become 64 00:03:37,780 --> 00:03:39,100 a target of criticism. 65 00:03:39,780 --> 00:03:42,000 So the church deals with it by her 66 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,300 silence, because she is impotent to do anything 67 00:03:46,300 --> 00:03:47,100 about it. 68 00:03:47,500 --> 00:03:51,000 No, the reason for the mass killings, the 69 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,880 media tells us, is better gun control, social 70 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,700 problems, environmental or psychological issues. 71 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,540 But nobody is telling you the truth, that 72 00:04:03,540 --> 00:04:05,940 it is a spiritual problem. 73 00:04:05,940 --> 00:04:07,800 It's demonic activity. 74 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,840 We live in a sex-crazed society that 75 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,260 has rejected the God of the Bible, and 76 00:04:15,260 --> 00:04:18,940 the church has so compromised herself that she 77 00:04:18,940 --> 00:04:22,500 is completely powerless, like these seven sons of 78 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:22,980 Sceva. 79 00:04:23,540 --> 00:04:26,540 I believe the words of Alan Redpath best 80 00:04:26,540 --> 00:04:29,600 sum up why the church today is so 81 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,660 powerless, like these seven sons of Sceva. 82 00:04:33,220 --> 00:04:34,540 Listen to his words. 83 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,620 Today, the Christian church is helpless behind the 84 00:04:39,620 --> 00:04:42,420 scenes and away from the public arena. 85 00:04:42,980 --> 00:04:46,400 We are facing powers of darkness too strong 86 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:51,460 for us, because somewhere in our personal lives, 87 00:04:51,660 --> 00:04:55,260 we have forfeited all right to the Spirit's 88 00:04:55,260 --> 00:04:58,860 anointing, His authority and His power. 89 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,000 In His absence, all we can do is 90 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,400 substitute planning and organization, schemes and techniques. 91 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,660 Well, I believe Alan Redpath hit the nail 92 00:05:11,660 --> 00:05:12,540 on the head. 93 00:05:13,140 --> 00:05:17,000 A few are prevailing in prayer today to 94 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:21,040 push back the darkness in our communities until 95 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,660 the church repents and confesses her lack. 96 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,380 Demons will continue to rage. 97 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:31,020 What the church needs is a fresh baptism 98 00:05:31,020 --> 00:05:33,340 of power from on high. 99 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,700 But to get that costs something, and few 100 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:40,300 are willing to pay the price, while demons 101 00:05:40,300 --> 00:05:43,200 rage and wreck hell among us.