SUCESSFUL SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Qualifications for a person to be successful in spiritual warfare include:

Endurance :Timothy 2:3)—the ability to endure and withstand hardship, adversity or stress. We are to endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Hatred: (Psalm 139:22)—extreme dislike or antipathy, loathing. In spiritual warfare, we must have a hatred of evil and evil spirits.

Knowledge: (2 Corinthians 2:11)—we are not to be ignorant of Satan's devices. Persistence: (Psalm 18:37)—the ability to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of oppression. Continuing to persist in a course of action. We must be persistent in dealing with evil spirits.

Separation: (2 Timothy 2:4)—to get or keep apart. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life. Total separation from the worldholiness. We are God's battle axes and weapons of war against the enemy (Jeremiah 51:20). We are as His goodly horse in battle (Zechariah 10:3). Characteristics of the war horse (Job 39:19-25): strength, fearlessness, fierceness, rage and discernment ("he smelleth the battle"). The Lord teaches us to war (Psalm 144:1). Our spiritual heritage from the Old Testament is one of warfare. The Lord is known as the Lord of Hosts (armies).

Abolish—to end, cut off, strike through (Isaiah 2:18; 2 Timothy 1:10). Beat Down—beat, bruise, violently strike, beat down, crush, destroy, discomfort, break down by violence, dismay, terrify (Judges 9:45; 2 Kings 13:25; Psalm 18:42; Isaiah 27:12; Jeremiah 46:5).

 Break Down—deliver, break, rend in pieces, crush, destroy, to spoil (by breaking in pieces), pluck down, pull down, ruin, beat down, cast down, dash in pieces, disperse (Exodus 34:13; Leviticus 26:19; Psalms 2:9, 10:15, 58:6, 72:4; Ecclesiastes 3:3; Isaiah 45:2; Jeremiah 28:4; Daniel 2:40).

 Cast Down—to tear down, break down, cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down, cast down to hell (Judges 6:28,30; Psalms 17:13, 89:44, 102:10, 147:6; Isaiah 28:2; Jeremiah 8:12; Daniel 7:9, 8:10; 2 Corinthians 4:9, 10:5; 2 Peter 2:4).

Cast Out—to occupy by driving out the previous tenants and possessing their place; to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to send away, to push away or down, cast away, to banish, to eject, send out, throw out (Exodus 34:24; Leviticus 18:24; Deuteronomy 6:19; 1 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 16:3; Job 20:15; Psalm 5:10; Proverbs 22:10; Jeremiah 7:15; Matthew 7:5, 8:16 & 31, 9:33,10:1 & 8,12:28,17:19,21:12; Mark 1:34 & 39,3:15, 6:13, 7:26, 9:18; Luke 9:40, 11:20, 13:32; John 12:31; Revelations 12:9).

Chase (Pursue)—run after with hostile intent, put to flight, pursue, persecute (Leviticus 26:7,8; Deuteronomy 32:30; Joshua 10:19; Psalms 18:37, 35:3; Proverbs 28:1; Isaiah 17:13).

Confound (Confuse)—to be ashamed, disappointed, confounded, brought to confusion, put to shame (Psalms 35:4 & 26, 40:14, 70:2,13,24, 83:17, 97:7,109:29, 129:5; Jeremiah 17:18, 50:2; 1 Corinthians 1:27).

 Consume—to end, consume away, destroy, make clean, riddance, to eat up, devour, burn up (Deuteronomy 7:16,22; Psalm 37:20, 71:13, 104:35; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Hebrews 12:29).

Contend—to grate, to anger, meddle, strive, stir up, grapple, to defend, chide, rebuke, hold a controversy (Deuteronomy 2:24; Isaiah 41:12, 49:25; Jeremiah 12:5; Jude 9).

Cut Down, Cut Off—destroy, cut down, cut asunder, extirpate, consume, destroy, vanish, hew down (Exodus 23:23, 34:13; Leviticus 26:30; Deuteronomy 7:5, 12:29,19:1; Joshua 23:4; Judges 1:6 & 7,6:25-30; 2 Samuel 7:9; 2 Kings 18:4, 19:23,23:14; Psalms 37:9,54:5,75:10, 94:23, 101:8).

Destroy—to end, to cease, destroy utterly, make clean, riddance, waste, make accursed, tear down, beat down, break down, to devour, eat up (Leviticus. 26:30,44; Deuteronomy 7:2,5,23,24; 12:2 & 3, 20:17, 31:3; Psalms 5:6, 10, 18:40, 21:10, 28:5, 52:5, 55:9, 74:8, 101:8, 144:6; Proverbs 15:25; Isaiah 23:11; Jeremiah 1:10; Matthew 21:41; Mark 1:24,9:22; John 10:10; 1 Corinthians 3:17; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 3:8).

Drive Out—to drive out, drive away, divorce, expel, put away, trouble, thrust out, to occupy by driving out previous tenants, disinherit, expel without fail, consume, destroy, seize, rob (Exodus 6:1, 23:28-31; Numbers 21:32; Deuteronomy 4:38; Judges 1:20). Fight—to consume, to battle, make war, overcome, prevail, warfare, struggle, contend with the adversary (Exodus 14:14, 17:9; Deuteronomy 1:30; Joshua 10:25; Judges 1:1, 3, 9; Psalms 35:1, 144:1; Daniel 10:20; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 10:32). Prevail—to enclose, to hold back, shut up, stop, be strong, put on strength, to overpower, restrain, bind, conquer (2 Chronicles 14:11; Psalm 9:19; Isaiah 42:13; Matthew 16:18).

Smite—strike, beat, cast forth, slaughter, give stripes, wound, slay, push, defeat, inflict, dash, gore, hurt, put to the worse (Numbers 25:17; Deuteronomy 13:15; Joshua 7:3; Judges 20:31; I Samuel 15:3; Isaiah 19:22; Jeremiah 43:11; Acts 7:24; Revelation 11:6).

Wrestle—to wrestle, struggle, grapple (Genesis 30:8, 32;24; Ephesians 6:12).