The Discerning of Spirits

spiritual gifts: Charismata

Discerning of Devils

1 Cor 12:1 (KJV)

Now concerning spiritual (pneumatikw/j) gifts, brethren,

I would not have you ignorant. -- 1 Cor 12:1 (KJV)

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. -- 1 Cor 12:2 (KJV)

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. -- 1 Cor 12:3 (KJV)

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. -- 1 Cor 12:4 (KJV)

And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. -- 1 Cor 12:5 (KJV)

And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. -- 1 Cor 12:6 (KJV)

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. -- 1 Cor 12:7 (KJV)

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; -- 1 Cor 12:8 (KJV)

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; -- 1 Cor 12:9 (KJV)

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: -- 1 Cor 12:10 (KJV)

But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. -- 1 Cor 12:11 (KJV)

What is the gift of Discerning of Spirits ?

What it is NOT !

NOT ONLY Discerning of Devils

1. Dream

2. Vision

3. BY a Divine Messenger

4. Your eyes just see it

5. Your ears just hear it

6. You just feel it

7. You can smell it

Acts 19:11 (KJV)

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: -- Acts 19:11 (KJV)

So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. -- Acts 19:12 (KJV)

Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. -- Acts 19:13 (KJV)

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. -- Acts 19:14 (KJV)

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? -- Acts 19:15 (KJV)

And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. -- Acts 19:16 (KJV)

And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. -- Acts 19:17 (KJV)

And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. -- Acts 19:18 (KJV)

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. -- Acts 19:19 (KJV)

So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. -- Acts 19:20 (KJV)

Example #1 - MOSES

And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. -- Exo 33:18 (KJV)

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. -- Exo 33:19 (KJV)

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. -- Exo 33:20 (KJV)

And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: -- Exo 33:21 (KJV)

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: -- Exo 33:22 (KJV)

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. -- Exo 33:23 (KJV)

Example #2 - JACOB

And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. -- Gen 28:10 (KJV)

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. -- Gen 28:11 (KJV)

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. -- Gen 28:12 (KJV)

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; -- Gen 28:13 (KJV)

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. -- Gen 28:14 (KJV)

And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. -- Gen 28:15 (KJV)

And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. -- Gen 28:16 (KJV)

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. -- Gen 28:17 (KJV)

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. -- Gen 28:18 (KJV)

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. -- Gen 28:19 (KJV)

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, -- Gen 28:20 (KJV)

So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: -- Gen 28:21 (KJV)

And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. -- Gen 28:22 (KJV)

Example #3 - SAUL and the Witch

And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. -- 1 Sam 28:1 (KJV)

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. -- 1 Sam 28:2 (KJV)

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. -- 1 Sam 28:3 (KJV)

And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. -- 1 Sam 28:4 (KJV)

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. -- 1 Sam 28:5 (KJV)

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. -- 1 Sam 28:6 (KJV)

Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. -- 1 Sam 28:7 (KJV)

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. -- 1 Sam 28:8 (KJV)

And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? -- 1 Sam 28:9 (KJV)

And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. -- 1 Sam 28:10 (KJV)

Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. -- 1 Sam 28:11 (KJV)

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. -- 1 Sam 28:12 (KJV)

And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. -- 1 Sam 28:13 (KJV)

And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. -- 1 Sam 28:14 (KJV)

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. -- 1 Sam 28:15 (KJV)

Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? -- 1 Sam 28:16 (KJV)

And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: -- 1 Sam 28:17 (KJV)

Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. -- 1 Sam 28:18 (KJV)

Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. -- 1 Sam 28:19 (KJV)

Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. -- 1 Sam 28:20 (KJV)

And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. -- 1 Sam 28:21 (KJV)

Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. -- 1 Sam 28:22 (KJV)

But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. -- 1 Sam 28:23 (KJV)

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: -- 1 Sam 28:24 (KJV)

And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. -- 1 Sam 28:25 (KJV)

Deu 18:9 (KJV)

When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. -- Deu 18:9 (KJV)

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, -- Deu 18:10 (KJV)

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. -- Deu 18:11 (KJV)

For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. -- Deu 18:12 (KJV)

John 10:10 (KJV)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. -- John 10:10 (KJV)

Acts 16:16 (KJV)

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: -- Acts 16:16 (KJV)

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. -- Acts 16:17 (KJV)

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. -- Acts 16:18 (KJV)

Paul's Thorn

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. -- 2 Cor 12:1 (KJV)

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. -- 2 Cor 12:2 (KJV)

And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) -- 2 Cor 12:3 (KJV)

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. -- 2 Cor 12:4 (KJV)

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. -- 2 Cor 12:5 (KJV)

For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. -- 2 Cor 12:6 (KJV)

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. -- 2 Cor 12:7 (KJV)

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. -- 2 Cor 12:8 (KJV)

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. -- 2 Cor 12:9 (KJV)

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. -- 2 Cor 12:10 (KJV)

Mat 24:4 (KJV)

And Jesus answered and said unto them,

Take heed that no man deceive you. -- Mat 24:4 (KJV)

Mat 24:24 (KJV)

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. -- Mat 24:24 (KJV)

1 Tim 4:1 (KJV)

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; -- 1 Tim 4:1 (KJV)

2 Cor 11:13 (KJV)

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. -- 2 Cor 11:13 (KJV)

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. -- 2 Cor 11:14 (KJV)

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. -- 2 Cor 11:15 (KJV)

Example #4 - Daniel and the Princes of Greece and Persia

Dan 10:1 (KJV)

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. -- Dan 10:1 (KJV)

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. -- Dan 10:2 (KJV)

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. -- Dan 10:3 (KJV)

And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; -- Dan 10:4 (KJV)

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: -- Dan 10:5 (KJV)

His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. -- Dan 10:6 (KJV)

And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. -- Dan 10:7 (KJV)

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. -- Dan 10:8 (KJV)

Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. -- Dan 10:9 (KJV)

And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. -- Dan 10:10 (KJV)

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. -- Dan 10:11 (KJV)

Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. -- Dan 10:12 (KJV)

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. -- Dan 10:13 (KJV)

Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. -- Dan 10:14 (KJV)

And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. -- Dan 10:15 (KJV)

And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. -- Dan 10:16 (KJV)

For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. -- Dan 10:17 (KJV)

Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, -- Dan 10:18 (KJV)

And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. -- Dan 10:19 (KJV)

Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. -- Dan 10:20 (KJV)

But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. -- Dan 10:21 (KJV)

Example #5 - The Gadarenes

Luke 8:26 (KJV)

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. -- Luke 8:26 (KJV)

And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. -- Luke 8:27 (KJV)

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. -- Luke 8:28 (KJV)

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) -- Luke 8:29 (KJV)

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. -- Luke 8:30 (KJV)

And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. -- Luke 8:31 (KJV)

a;bussoj abussos {ab'-us-sos}

Meaning: 1) bottomless 2) unbounded 3) the abyss 3a) the pit 3b) the immeasurable depth 3c) of Orcus, a very deep gulf or chasm in the lowest parts of the earth used as the common receptacle of the dead and especially as the abode of demons

And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. -- Luke 8:32 (KJV)

Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. -- Luke 8:33 (KJV)

When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. -- Luke 8:34 (KJV)

Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. -- Luke 8:35 (KJV)

They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. -- Luke 8:36 (KJV)

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. -- Luke 8:37 (KJV)

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, -- Luke 8:38 (KJV)

Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. -- Luke 8:39 (KJV)

Example #6 - The Unclean Spirit Gone Out of a man

Mat 12:43 (KJV)

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. -- Mat 12:43 (KJV)

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. -- Mat 12:44 (KJV)

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. -- Mat 12:45 (KJV)

Example #7 - JESUS And JOHN The Baptist

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. -- Mat 3:13 (KJV)

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? -- Mat 3:14 (KJV)

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. -- Mat 3:15 (KJV)

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: -- Mat 3:16 (KJV)

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. -- Mat 3:17 (KJV)

Example #8 - JESUS

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. -- Mat 4:1 (KJV)

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. -- Mat 4:2 (KJV)

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. -- Mat 4:3 (KJV)

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. -- Mat 4:4 (KJV)

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, -- Mat 4:5 (KJV)

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. -- Mat 4:6 (KJV)

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. -- Mat 4:7 (KJV)

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; -- Mat 4:8 (KJV)

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. -- Mat 4:9 (KJV)

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. -- Mat 4:10 (KJV)

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. -- Mat 4:11 (KJV)

Example #9 - ABRAHAM

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. -- Gen 15:1 (KJV)

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? -- Gen 15:2 (KJV)

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. -- Gen 15:3 (KJV)

And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. -- Gen 15:4 (KJV)

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. -- Gen 15:5 (KJV)

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. -- Gen 15:6 (KJV)

And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. -- Gen 15:7 (KJV)

And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? -- Gen 15:8 (KJV)

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. -- Gen 15:9 (KJV)

And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. -- Gen 15:10 (KJV)

And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. -- Gen 15:11 (KJV)

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. -- Gen 15:12 (KJV)

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; -- Gen 15:13 (KJV)

And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. -- Gen 15:14 (KJV)

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. -- Gen 15:15 (KJV)

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. -- Gen 15:16 (KJV)

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. -- Gen 15:17 (KJV)

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: -- Gen 15:18 (KJV)

Example #10 - ISAIAH

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. -- Isa 6:1 (KJV)

Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. -- Isa 6:2 (KJV)

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. -- Isa 6:3 (KJV)

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. -- Isa 6:4 (KJV)

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. -- Isa 6:5 (KJV)

Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: -- Isa 6:6 (KJV)

And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. -- Isa 6:7 (KJV)

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. -- Isa 6:8 (KJV)

Example #11 - EZEKIEL

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. -- Ezek 1:1 (KJV)

In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, -- Ezek 1:2 (KJV)

The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. -- Ezek 1:3 (KJV)

And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. -- Ezek 1:4 (KJV)

Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. -- Ezek 1:5 (KJV)

And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. -- Ezek 1:6 (KJV)

And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. -- Ezek 1:7 (KJV)

And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. -- Ezek 1:8 (KJV)

Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. -- Ezek 1:9 (KJV)

As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. -- Ezek 1:10 (KJV)

Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. -- Ezek 1:11 (KJV)

And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. -- Ezek 1:12 (KJV)

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. -- Ezek 1:13 (KJV)

And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. -- Ezek 1:14 (KJV)

Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. -- Ezek 1:15 (KJV)

The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. -- Ezek 1:16 (KJV)

When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. -- Ezek 1:17 (KJV)

As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. -- Ezek 1:18 (KJV)

And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. -- Ezek 1:19 (KJV)

Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. -- Ezek 1:20 (KJV)

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. -- Ezek 1:21 (KJV)

And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. -- Ezek 1:22 (KJV)

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. -- Ezek 1:23 (KJV)

And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. -- Ezek 1:24 (KJV)

And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. -- Ezek 1:25 (KJV)

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. -- Ezek 1:26 (KJV)

And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. -- Ezek 1:27 (KJV)

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. -- Ezek 1:28 (KJV)

And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. -- Ezek 2:1 (KJV)

And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. -- Ezek 2:2 (KJV)

And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. -- Ezek 2:3 (KJV)

For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 2:4 (KJV)

And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. -- Ezek 2:5 (KJV)

And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. -- Ezek 2:6 (KJV)

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. -- Ezek 2:7 (KJV)

But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. -- Ezek 2:8 (KJV)

And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; -- Ezek 2:9 (KJV)

And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. -- Ezek 2:10 (KJV)

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. -- Ezek 3:1 (KJV)

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. -- Ezek 3:2 (KJV)

And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. -- Ezek 3:3 (KJV)

And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. -- Ezek 3:4 (KJV)

For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; -- Ezek 3:5 (KJV)

Example #12a - by a lock of my hair

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. -- Ezek 8:1 (KJV)

Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. -- Ezek 8:2 (KJV)

And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. -- Ezek 8:3 (KJV)

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. -- Ezek 8:4 (KJV)

Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. -- Ezek 8:5 (KJV)

He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. -- Ezek 8:6 (KJV)

And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. -- Ezek 8:7 (KJV)

Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. -- Ezek 8:8 (KJV)

And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. -- Ezek 8:9 (KJV)

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. -- Ezek 8:10 (KJV)

And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. -- Ezek 8:11 (KJV)

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth. -- Ezek 8:12 (KJV)

He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. -- Ezek 8:13 (KJV)

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. -- Ezek 8:14 (KJV)

Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. -- Ezek 8:15 (KJV)

And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. -- Ezek 8:16 (KJV)

Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. -- Ezek 8:17 (KJV)

Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. -- Ezek 8:18 (KJV)

Example #12 - out of whom went seven devils

Luke 8:2 (KJV)

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, -- Luke 8:2 (KJV)

Example #13 - a spirit of infirmity eighteen years

Luke 13:10 (KJV)

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. -- Luke 13:10 (KJV)

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. -- Luke 13:11 (KJV)

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. -- Luke 13:12 (KJV)

And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. -- Luke 13:13 (KJV)

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. -- Luke 13:14 (KJV)

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? -- Luke 13:15 (KJV)

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? -- Luke 13:16 (KJV)

Gal 3:29 (KJV)

And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. -- Gal 3:29 (KJV)

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Mat 8:28 (KJV)

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. -- Mat 8:28 (KJV)

And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? -- Mat 8:29 (KJV)

Mark 5:1 (KJV)

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. -- Mark 5:1 (KJV)

And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, -- Mark 5:2 (KJV)

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: -- Mark 5:3 (KJV)

Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. -- Mark 5:4 (KJV)

And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. -- Mark 5:5 (KJV)

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, -- Mark 5:6 (KJV)

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. -- Mark 5:7 (KJV)

For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. -- Mark 5:8 (KJV)

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. -- Mark 5:9 (KJV)

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. -- Mark 5:10 (KJV)

Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. -- Mark 5:11 (KJV)

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. -- Mark 5:12 (KJV)

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. -- Mark 5:13 (KJV)

And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. -- Mark 5:14 (KJV)

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. -- Mark 5:15 (KJV)

And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. -- Mark 5:16 (KJV)

And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. -- Mark 5:17 (KJV)

And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. -- Mark 5:18 (KJV)

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. -- Mark 5:19 (KJV)

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. -- Mark 5:20 (KJV)