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NASB | Matthew 18:18 "Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 18:18 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven. [Matt 16:19] |
Subject: Tell me who unties them? |
Bible Note: Dear EdB, I agree, and I see where you and I and Appleseed are all misunderstanding each other here.. You stated, "I was talking about the common practice of spiritual warfare of binding Satan. We can't bind Satan from doing anything. Now I can plead the blood of Jesus and I know Satan will not cross the blood line. But to say I bind you from this situation is nothing more to me than telling Satan where he can hurt you most. I would ask Jesus to place this situation under his blood, to loose angels to guard against the adversary, but trying to binding Satan is like calling to the wind, since we have never been given the authority to bind him." And I would agree! Yes, satan is the prince of this world, and only through the blood of Jesus can we pray for a fellow person to have freedom from demon possession. And it is only through His precious blood that He can work through us to help free those who are demon afflicted, which is what Appleseed is trying to say.. I think that Appleseed is referring to an actual exorcism. I believe that there is a misunderstanding here and hopefully I have worked to 'clear it up'.. Blessings! Nolan |