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supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 4 8/17/12 2:19 PM Destiny Image Books by C. Peter Wagner Let’s Laugh Warfare Prayer Praying with Power Spiritual Warfare Strategy Territorial Spirits supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 4 8/17/12 2:19 PM Supernatural ForceS in Spiritual WarFare Wrestling with Dark Angels c. peter Wagner supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 5 8/17/12 2:19 PM © Copyright 2012–C. Peter Wagner All rights reserved. This book is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America. This book may not be copied or reprinted for commercial gain or profit. The use of short quotations or occasional page copying for per- sonal or group study is permitted and encouraged. Permission will be granted upon request. Unless otherwise identified, Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zonder- van. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked KJV are taken from the King James Version. Scripture quotations marked RSV are taken from The Holy Bible, The Oxford Annotated Bible, Revised Standard Version Copy- right © 1962, by Oxford University Press, Inc., Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973, 1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All empha- sis within Scripture quotations is the author’s own. Please note that Destiny Image’s publishing style capitalizes certain pronouns in Scripture that refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and may differ from some publishers’ styles. Take note that the name satan and related names are not capitalized. We choose not to acknowledge him, even to the point of violating grammatical rules. DESTINY IMAGE PUBLISHERS, INC. ® P.O. Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310 “Promoting Inspired Lives.” Previously published as Wrestling with Dark Angels by Regal Press Previous ISBN: 0-8307-1446-4 This book and all other Destiny Image, Revival Press, MercyPlace, Fresh Bread, Destiny Image Fiction, and Treasure House books are available at Christian bookstores and distributors worldwide. For a U.S. bookstore nearest you, call 1-800-722-6774. For more information on foreign distributors, call 717-532-3040. Reach us on the Internet: www.destinyimage.com. ISBN 13 TP: 978-0-7684-0298-8 ISBN 13 Ebook: 978-0-7684-8791-6 For Worldwide Distribution, Printed in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 / 16 15 14 13 12 supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 6 8/17/12 2:19 PM contentS preFace 9 .................................................................................. introduction 11 .................................................................. poWer evangeliSm Chapter 1 deFinitionS and directionS 21 by John Wimber ......................................................................... reSponSe 47 by Paul Watney .................................................... We are at War 53 Chapter 2 by Ed Murphy ........................................... territorial SpiritS 75 Chapter 3 by C. Peter Wagner ........................ reSponSe 93 by Byron D. Klaus .............................................. deception: Satan’S Chapter 4 chieF tactic 101 by Timothy M. Warner ................................ reSponSe 113 by James D. Simpson .......................................... Finding Freedom Chapter 5 in chriSt 121 by Neil T. Anderson ........................................... reSponSe 153 by John D. Ellenberger ........................................ supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 7 8/17/12 2:19 PM the holy Spirit and poWer: Chapter 6 a WeSleyan underStanding 161 by Donald Hohensee ................................................................ reSponSe 175 by Opal L. Reddin ............................................. a pentecoStal and chariSmatic Chapter 7 underStanding oF exorciSm 185 by L. Grant McClurig Jr. ........................................................ SickneSS and SuFFering Chapter 8 in the neW teStament 201 by Peter H. Davids .............. reSponSe 221 by Walter R. Bodine ........................................... in dark dungeonS oF Chapter 9 collective captivity 229 by F. Douglas Pennoyer .......... reSponSe 249 by Charles H. Kraft ........................................... poWer evangeliSm in Chapter 10 pioneer miSSion 259 by John Louwerse ................................. reSponSe 273 by Edgar J. Elliston ............................................. out oF aFrica: evangeliSm Chapter 11 and Spiritual WarFare 279 by Donald R. Jacobs ............. the relevance oF poWer miniStrieS Chapter 12 For Folk muSlimS 289 by J. Dudley Woodberry .................... reSponSe 305 by Dean S. Gilliland .......................................... supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 8 8/17/12 2:19 PM preFace t he decade of the 1990s was a remarkable season for the body of Christ. The Holy Spirit began speaking, more strongly than previously, about supernatural dimensions of the gospel. Many of us experienced quantum leaps in our understanding and application of the principles of power evangelism and spiritual warfare. Then, as we moved forward into the 2000s, a number of us began hearing and teaching some of the newer things that the Holy Spirit was revealing. Unfortunately, we found ourselves operat- ing on a false premise. We had naively assumed that we no longer needed to teach about power evangelism and spiritual warfare because the Church had learned all of this in the 1990s. Eventually we realized that this was wrong because (1) there were many in the Church who had not been touched by this message, (2) some who were touched forgot what they had learned and stopped practicing it, and (3) large numbers of new people who knew nothing about these subjects had been coming into the Church. One of the more notable events toward the beginning of the ’90s was a convocation of distinguished leaders of the evangelical academic community with the purpose of discussing issues related to | 9 | supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 9 8/17/12 2:19 PM 10 | Supernatural ForceS Spiritual WarFare in power evangelism and spiritual warfare. Keep in mind that these subjects had not ordinarily been included in the curricula of our traditional seminaries and Bible schools. But, as you will see, no fewer than 40 scholars found time to participate in the Academic Symposium on Power Evangelism held at Fuller Seminary in 1988. This fascinating book contains the presentations and responses of these scholars. Destiny Image Publishers has joined us in going back to the basics, and they agreed to re-release Supernatural Forces in Spiritual Warfare: Wrestling with Dark Angels, originally published by Regal Books as Wrestling with Dark Angels. While I convened the Sympo- sium and gathered the papers, my friend, Douglas Pennoyer, now dean of the Cook School of Intercultural Studies at Biola Univer- sity, did the editorial work for the book. In this new release we have made no attempt to update the material. It is a historical document that unveils stimulating insights and avenues for practical application that are as useful today as they were back then. Reading this is an uplifting experience from beginning to end. supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 10 8/17/12 2:19 PM introduction t he 1980s to the 1990s was an awesome period of time for the Christian community. Skilled analysts and prophets alike are affirming that the decade of the ’90s shaped up as an arena for the greatest outpouring of spiritual power in at least living memory if not in all of Christian history. The fruition of the 90-year-old Pen- tecostal movement, now joined by the charismatic movement and the Third Wave, was one of the chief contributing factors. These movements combined with new and powerful emphases on church growth, compassion for the poor and oppressed, prayer, prophecy, and other aspects of the supernatural. A striking feature of this buildup that resulted in a new break- through around the turn of the century was a new openness to the miraculous works of the Holy Spirit across the lines of historic Chris- tian traditions. For years many evangelicals shunned the reported manifestations of signs and wonders, healings, demonic deliver- ances, and miracles in the Pentecostal and charismatic movements. A few still rather staunchly adhere to their traditional anti-Pente- costal positions, but their ranks are becoming notably thin. | 11 | supernatural-forces_spiritual_warfare_text.indd 11 8/17/12 2:19 PM