Territorial spirits on the ground and in the air…demons and principalities. My dream and vision encounters have gone to a whole new level. I’ve been encountering these territorial spirits. We have authority over the demons on the ground, but how do we battle the principalities in the air where we have no authority? The Scripture clearly teaches that we wrestle with them.

Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

I think we find a clue in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I have given you authority to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”
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Serpents and scorpions are demonic spirits here on the ground that are under our feet. We have the authority to trample on them and take them down, but here we see that we have authority over ALL the power of the enemy. The principalities in the air are our enemies, but this passage says we have authority over ALL their power, not them. So how do we take out principalities? We have to strip them of their power. How do we do that? We take down their stronghold of lies that’s been built. We do that with truth.

Before we can take down their strongholds we must first have ourselves protected. The first thing we must do is have every piece of the Armor of God on (Ephesians 6:10-18). Principalities wield witchcraft through the airways attacking our minds and bodies, and we need to be protected. Without the Armor of God we leave ourselves open to attacks. So to secure ourselves as we go forward we must put on every piece of Armor.
The first piece listed is the Belt of Truth. The truth of the Word of God is how we combat the lies of these principalities. WE MUST KNOW THE WORD OF GOD!!!
The second piece is the Breastplate of Righteousness. This breastplate protects our heart. We are made righteous in Christ at salvation, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit to purify our hearts and minds is an ongoing work that changes our heart to a heart surrendered to God instead of a selfish heart. He gives us a heart of Holiness, Righteousness and Purity.
The third piece is the Boots of Peace. We are to walk in readiness with the Good News of peace. We need to be walking in peace at all times. We stay in peace by strapping on the Good News of the Gospel.
The fourth piece is the Shield of Faith. It’s with our faith in God and His Word that we can quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. If we believe the truth of the Gospel and have faith in what it says we can put it up against any fiery dart and quench them.
The fifth piece is the Helmet of Salvation. This helmet protects our minds. If we’ve accepted Christ as our Savior then we need to walk in our identity in Christ as a child of God knowing who we are, and that nothing can harm us. We can walk around saved by the blood of Jesus and struggle with our identity in Him leaving our minds wide open to attack. We must wear our helmet believing who the Scripture says we are in Christ.
The sixth piece is the Sword of the Spirit which is the word (rhema) of God. The word for “word” here is rhema which means the voice of God that we can hear is a weapon against the enemy. If you’re a believer and you don’t hear the voice of the Lord then get alone with Him and listen. Cultivate a relationship with Him where you can hear Him speaking to you. That’s a piece of your Armor.

Once we are fully armored and protected we can march forward on the ground and take out their strongholds and strip them of their power by sharing the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

As I said earlier, I have been encountering these territorial spirits. The Father showed me the stronghold of witchcraft over our area of Florida this morning. It was a very large area covering several counties, and it was covered up in heavy witchcraft. I first encountered a territorial demon in a dream that I ended up grabbing by the throat and taking him to the ground commanding him to leave in the name of Jesus.
I then started encountering the principalities over this area. I entered a new level of warfare that made demons look like nothing. They challenged me to a fight in the air which I knew I had no authority over in the air. God has repeatedly told me to keep my Armor on and the importance of knowing the Word of God and resisting the witchcraft that comes from them through the air.
James 4:7 says, “Therefore submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Jesus combated Satan with Scripture and resisted his temptation. We can resist the attacks of these principalities with Scripture, but we need to strip them of their power over this territory.
As I already mentioned, the truth combats the lie and takes them down one piece at a time, but we need a strong move of God to set this territory free. We need to come together as the Body of Christ marching forward with one purpose…to set our territory free of the witchcraft and territorial spirits that rule this area. We need to intercede and cry out for Revival so the Gospel can reach the masses. We need a move of God.
That deep cry came out of me this morning in intercession after seeing this thick, heavy stronghold of witchcraft over our area. I cried out over and over begging God to come and move here in Revival so we can be set free. We need that Great Light to shine in deep darkness. We need the Glory of God. (Isaiah 60)
The Body of Christ across all denominational lines needs to come together to take this territory for the Lord so we can rule His Kingdom with Him here on this earth. As it currently stands our territory is under heavy satanic rule, but one move of God sweeping through can change everything. I’ve seen the revival. I’ve seen the masses across the city of Stuart coming in throngs to an outdoor revival. I’ve seen it over and over. A strong wind of the Holy Spirit blew through, and an outpouring started. My heart longs for this move to come, and I will pray and intercede for this move until it comes. I know it’s coming. Who will suit up and join me?