The Twelve Roots of the Fortress of Demonic Activity

1. The spirit of impotence

The spirit of impotence can affect both believers and unbelievers. The Bible cites an example of this in Luke 13:11 when Jesus was teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath day. Scripture says that Jesus looked and saw a woman who had had a spirit of impotence for 18 years and was bent over and could not lift her up. This was a faithful, church going daughter of Abraham. She was at the service, probably sitting in the front row. When Jesus saw her, he called her to come to him and said to her: "Woman, you are freed from this impotence." Jesus laid his hands on her, and she immediately straightened up and praised God. The spirit of impotence can take many forms, including a wide range of physical ailments and chronic conditions.

That said, the manifestation of the Spirit of Incontinence found in Luke 13:11 really needs no definition. Sickness means weakness and can manifest itself by physical, mental or emotional lack of wholeness. It can be any long term disorder of the body, weakness, cancer, women's problems, ringworm, fever, allergies, sinus problems, blood pressure problems, arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, premature deaths in the family or mental illness including gender confusion .

Jesus' curing of disease was part of His redemptive plan of freedom

Jesus healed the sick. This was one of His primary ministries. He dealt with many organic causes of illness: people afflicted with insanity, birth defects, and infections. The blind, deaf, lame, and other sufferers turned to Him for help.

In today's Hebrew culture, most believed that sickness was a direct consequence of sin, resulting in punishment (John 9: 1-3). However, Jesus changed this concept of understanding in the people of that day by healing a blind man who had been sick since birth. He declared that this sickness was not related to the blind man or his father, but because of His Glory. This changed the paradigm of punishment associated with sin.

Many of our bad choices result in consequences that affect our bodies. However, Jesus came to give us grace, to set us free from the bondage of sin's penalty and healing and wholeness. He had the power to forgive sin and heal (Matthew 9: 1-8; compare Mark 2: 1-12; Luke 5: 17-26).

2. The Spirit of Fear

Spirit of Fear (2 Timothy 1: 7). The manifestations of the spirit of fear operating in your life are:

Decreased creativity, Dependence on drugs or chemicals, Avoiding people, withdrawing, Nervous behavior (e.g., biting nails, fast pace, fidgeting, can't stop), Always in a hurry, time pressure, Take tranquilizers to relax, Over-react or under-react to stressful situations, do things for you suicidally without confrontation, to forget about stress (e.g., shopping frenzy, eating, cleaning, etc.), being addicted to work (e.g., always working late or bringing work home), having to fill every moment with achievement-oriented behavior, setting unrealistic and often unnecessary deadlines. Other examples include phobias. fear, torment, inferiority, inadequacy, worry, critical spirit, tension, productivity, and fear of anything.

3. Python spirit, also called the spirit of divination (Acts 16: 16-18)

One of the few named spirits in the Bible, the python spirit is a spiraling spirit that works to squeeze out the breath of life (the Holy Spirit) and cut off your lifeline to God (prayer). To carry out his deadly plan, This spirit will remind you of the wounds of the past, will surround you with ungodly influences that tempt you to compromise God's Word - or simply lead you into a condition that will knock you out. Symptoms of a python attack may include fatigue, loss of passion for prayer, pressure, overwhelm, helplessness, and even hopelessness. The severity of these symptoms depends on how long this enemy has been wrapped around you and how strong the pressure has been. Engaging in any kind of witchcraft, including going to a reader or using a Ouija board or tarot cards, can trigger this spirit in your life. Rebellion, witchcraft, occult practices, and black arts all flow from this spirit. Curses follow involvement in these practices.

4. The spirit of sexual immorality called harlots or prostitutes (HOS. 4:12),

This insidious spirit is often passed down as a chain, and the victim often becomes the perpetrator later. It can come from childhood exposure to sex, whether from molestation or pornography from family or friends. These spirits hide their plan to mock God through distorted sexuality in terms such as feminism, tolerance, and gender equality. But these are all attempts to mock God. Liberated sexuality hides perversion. The religion of this spirit is the religion of sex - sex with a purpose. It is sex that insults those created in the image of God and is designed to mock their creator. Lust, adultery, pornography, rape, incest, pride and love of the world are all characteristics of this demon. Sexual addiction is also a result of this perverted spirit.

5. The spirit of bondage - an addictive spirit

This spirit is often accompanied by a spirit of fear (Romans 8:15) and is often rooted in rejection. It is as prevalent in the body of believers as it is around the world. Those who struggle with addictions often feel separated from true love. Love satisfies, but desire is never satisfied. Addictions of all kinds, bulimia, anorexia, bad relationships, codependency and other obsessive disorders are made worse by this demon.

6. To the spirit of pride also known as Leviathan is often accompanied by a spirit of rebellion (Proverbs 16: 18-19).

This spirit often manifests itself in looking down on others, believing that you are better than another class of people, prejudice, conceit, inability to deal with your heart or listen to others when they are trying to help, feeling that you know more than others , arrogance, constantly being critical, bawdy and "show-off" behavior, gossiping about others and talking behind their backs. Contempt and mockery are manifestations of an evil spirit.

7. Spirit of perversion (ls. 19:14).

According to Romans 1: 18-32 we see how disobedience can and does lead to a spirit of perversion taking over.

The spirit of perversion can manifest itself in many ways, such as sexual perversion, child abuse, pornography, incest, a dirty mind, chronic anxiety, walking in foolishness, twisting God's word, evil actions, abortion, a broken spirit, doctrinal error, and atheism. This spirit incites homosexuality, sexual perversion and abnormal actions.

8. The Spirit of Antichrist (1 John 4: 3).

This demon takes away the glory of Christ by denying His Deity, claiming equal status. It denies the existence of God while hating Him (my assessment - admin).