And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them. Luke 4:39.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלהים) says:
Jesus, Yeshuah in Hebrew, what does that Name mean to you? It should mean salvation, which is what His name means in Hebrew, but it also should mean power and authority. I name Him in many ways but they all come down to salvation, authority, power, redemption, and completeness. And in confessing His Name as Lord you are not only saved but given authority to use that Name to cast out demons, and to rebuke all the works of the evil one, including fevers, storms, and everything that would harm you.
Jesus told you who follow Him this truth, authority and assurance of salvation in His book of life:
“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.” Luke 10:19-20.
He reveals Himself as “Master,” “Teacher,” Lord, Servant, Shepherd, High Priest, King of kings, Savior, Redeemer, Bread of Life, the Vine, the Way, the Truth, the Life, the Light of the world, the pearl of great price, the treasure in the field, the love of your life, My Will revealed, your kinsman redeemer, your brother, your friend, the Lamb of God, the chief cornerstone, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the gate (door), the resurrection and the life, and eternal life.
Jesus was always teaching by His Words and by His actions. He was teaching you, who are to do His works and greater, what to do, what to say, how to hear, and what to pray. All His conversations, all His Words, were to edify, exhort, and encourage.
But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and encouragement. 1 Corinthians 14:3.
By definition then, all Jesus spoke was prophecy.
Then I fell at his [the angel’s] feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 19:10.
The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. You hold that testimony of Jesus in your earthen vessels. What is that testimony?
What did Jesus speak and who is He? He spoke only My Words and did only the works I showed Him because He knew My Words had eternal life in them. And Jesus is My Word, anointed with the Holy Spirit and power, manifested in the flesh, going about doing good and healing all who are oppressed by the devil. I sent My Word to heal you and deliver you from all destruction.
And how do you overcome the devil and all unclean spirits (demons) who joined in rebellion with him against Me? By the the blood of the Lamb and because of the WORD OF YOUR TESTIMONY. Revelation 12:11.
The New Testament was written in Greek, and the word translated “testimony” is “marturia (μαρτυρία),” which comes from the word “martus (μάρτυς),” which means a witness. It has multiple meanings but basically it has to do with evidence given by a witness that establishes a fact. It can be in court under oath or made as a public declaration of truth or a fact from firsthand experience.
In the Old Testament, which was written in Hebrew, it is the word “eduth (עֵדוּת),” which is also from the word witness (ed (עֵד): a witness). The first time I use the word “testimony” it is referring to My Words written by My finger on the tablets of stone, the ten commandments. It is My spoken and written Word. And what you translate as the Ark of the Covenant is not literally accurate because in Hebrew it is actually the Ark of the Testimony. Why? Because within it were the stone tablets upon which I wrote the Commandments, the urn of Manna, and the rod of the High Priest that blossomed and all of these give testimony to Jesus, that is, witness and evidence of Him. He is My Word become flesh and the cornerstone of all creation, He is the true Bread from Heaven, and He is your great High Priest who lives forever to intercede for you with His own eternal blood making propitiation for an eternal salvation as testimony upon the Mercy Seat (Propitiatory).
Yes, the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” John 1:45.
“Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His Name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.” Acts 10:43.
But now let us look at your testimony and your authority and match it up with Jesus, for as He did you are to do and as He is so are you in the world. I so loved you, I gave you Jesus, that you might live your life through Him, that is, through His authority and resurrection power, attached to Him as a branch to the vine so by His life flowing into you by the Holy Spirit you bear the fruit of the Spirit as He did in His life on earth in your life as a partaker of the Divine nature in and through Him.
Today I want to look at the authority to rebuke unclean spirits and all the evil they bring in both the elements and in people.
Let us start with sickness, disease and pain, but the analysis I am doing works just as well for anything the devil brings against you for he always comes to steal, kill and destroy, in other words, to bring the curse, which is sickness, poverty (lack of any kind), and eternal death. And he is the accuser of the believers as well, which means he brings up sins, shame, guilt and blame. But Jesus bore all your sins, shame, guilt and blame along with all your diseases, ills, poverty and pain and gave you eternal life.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,” in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14.
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:20-21.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9.
Now let Me show you what you must know to rebuke unclean spirits by considering casting out illness and all the symptoms thereof when attacked.
First to cast these out and rebuke them you must know three things: (1) that Jesus, by His sufferings and death, has redeemed you from all sickness, disease and pain and that by His bloody scourging you were and are healed. I am the LORD your healer.
Surely our sickness and grief He Himself bore, and our pains and sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. Isaiah 53:3-5.
And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24.
(2) That sickness, disease, and pain are caused by unclean spirits, their origin is not physical, though it will manifest physically in your body and symptoms can be treated successfully, but the root cause is always the demonic spirit, which needs to be rebuked and cast out or the root will remain to try to spring up again.
And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” . . . And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” Luke 13:10-12, 16.
When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.” After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, “He is dead!” But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up. Mark 9:25-27.
Then He got up and left the synagogue, and entered Simon’s home. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him to help her. And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them. Luke 4:38-39.
(3) That He has given you who believe in Him the authority to use His Name to cast out the evil one and all he brings. In other words, that you have the authority to enforce My Word in the earth.
“These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My Name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:17-18.
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.” Luke 10:17-19.
Anyone whom Jesus sent out to do the work of the Kingdom He always gave as first place the authority over unclean spirits to cast them out. And this went with healing, preaching, and teaching. He came to undo the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8.
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Matthew 10:1.
I gave you back your dominion authority freed from the curse in Jesus and the saving power lies in His Name. And at that Name every knee must bow.
And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12
Jesus made you a promise but it is up to you whether you will do your part or not:
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My Name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My Name, I will do it. John 14:12-14.
So with respect to rebuking the works of the devil, let Me show you a few of the works He did that you should be doing as well as you invoke His Name.
Jesus cast demons out of people who were oppressed and/or possessed by them, and many around you today are oppressed by and possessed of the devil and need your help to free them. And these are not just the obvious ones that are lying homeless and addicted on the streets shouting obscenities at all that pass by, but also those who are wreaking havoc in schools, workplaces, shopping centers, families, and even churches. And I am including the depressed among the oppressed. And those addicted to drugs, alcohol, gluttony, and pornography among the possessed. It is time you took authority over these unclean spirits that are roaming, looking for an entrance in a soul in a weak or immature state, and got your children back.
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst of the people, he came out of him without doing him any harm. Luke 4:33-35.
When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.” Matthew 8:16-17.
With respect to illness, you must rebuke it, you must answer it with the fact you are healed already by the stripes of Jesus and give it no place. Jesus gave no place in Him to the devil.
And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them. Luke 4:39.
After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” Matthew 9:33.
Do you understand? If cancer, infection, heart disease, glaucoma, or any other disease or illness, even such as a cold or flu, no matter how small or how large, enters your body you must address it directly, not just talk to Me or others about it. You must rebuke it. You must answer it. Otherwise what you permit on earth, I must permit as well. Know that you have the solution already and I expect you to use it. I am not withholding healing or provision or protection from you, I already gave it to you in Jesus, you just have to receive it by faith and refuse to allow Satan to steal it by the blood of the Lamb and the WORD OF YOUR TESTIMONY. Answer it and rebuke it. Stop it, turn it back, and cast it out.
With respect to storms, they are not part of My plan, you can and should rebuke them as Jesus did:
But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” Luke 8:23-24.
I have a caveat here, however, you can do this for those storms that come in your territory or those that are coming against believers but for those who are doing the works of the devil in their own lives you will not be able to do so for they are already in his jurisdiction. It is those who have come out of the realm of darkness into My marvelous light that can reign over the “god” of this world, who Adam gave his authority to by submission to his lies and rebellion against the truth that would set him free.
For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17.
The same applies to illness and demon possession, if the one you are seeking to set free is deeply entrenched in sin and has no intention of coming free do not be amazed or angry with Me if what you are casting out does not budge but sasses at you. The same applies to those that have no faith in Me for healing, they will block the healing. It is not that your rebuke and prayers did not work, they did, but you came up against the concrete of a hard heart of unbelief. Now you understand why Jesus was so grieved when unbelief in those He was trying to set free kept Him from healing or working mighty miracles for them.
But what I shared with you from your Teacher Jesus will always work for you who believe. And remember after you have answered and cast out that unclean spirit with a rebuke in Jesus’ Name, you must cast all your care on Me for a good result in your own body or life, whether it be physical, financial, or emotional, and then proceed to sing and shout praise for the good result. The voice of thanksgiving works wonders. It is the catalyst that will bring you a swift result. Swiftly runs My Word when it runs with a thankful heart that believes in the spirit before it manifests in the flesh. My power and promises are always available but the place where the manifestation of every miracle that comes to pass on earth begins is in a heart of faith that will speak the result, call it in, before it is seen.
Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you could not know. Jeremiah 33:3.
I love you. Learn from Jesus for you are to do the works He did and greater. He never sat back when Satan attacked. He answered and He rebuked. You too must be on guard and when the devil tries to sneak in you must A.C.T., that is, Answer his lie with the truth of My Word on the subject, Cast him out in Jesus’ Name, Cast your care on Me for restoration, healing and the good result, and Thank in advance and do not stop thanking as I work on it till it comes to pass. Learn to be skillful with My Word from your Teacher Jesus.