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Identifying and Breaking Curses

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Foreword

o failure and frustration seem to !e your lot in lifeA +s your life characteriBed !y continual set!acks and misfortuneA :oes it appear as though no matter what you do in life, you cannot seem to o!tain the !lessings of the ,ordA &ften the most frustrating thing a!out this whole scenario is the fact that you are a !elie@er and lo@e the ,ord" +s it possi!le for a !orn2 again, Spirit2filled !elie@er to still !e li@ing under a curseA +f so, how can a !elie@er !e deli@ered from a curse and !e set free to o!tain and walk in the full !lessing of the ,ordA

Redeemed from the Curse

5ccording to Calatians 31*3, we are redeemed from the #urse" +n other words, Jesus !ecame a curse in our stead" +f this is true, then how can a !elie@er still !e under a curseA <o understand this, we need to know the difference !etween what is legally ours and what is e'perientially ours" Just !ecause something is legally ours does not mean we will automatically o!tain it and walk in it" 9hat makes this e@en truer in spiritual matters is the fact that we ha@e an ad@ersary, the :e@il, who is determined to keep away from us what is legally ours" +f he can keep you ignorant of what is legally yours, he can still enforce a curse against you, e@en though you" are legally redeemed from it" <he same is true in the case of sickness and disease" 5lthough the 9ord of Cod teaches that we are already healed !y the stripes of Jesus (+saiah 4314), there are many !elie@ers who ha@e not appropriated this promise and continue to !attle with sickness" <his is !ecause healing is a part of our redemption, !ut it is not automatic" 5gain, according to the 9ord of Cod, we are healed !y the stripes of Jesus" Howe@er, though e@ery !elie@er has !een legally redeemed from sickness, there are still many sick !elie@ers" Just !ecause one is a !elie@er does not make one e'empt from sickness" +t is possi!le for a !elie@er to !e sick e@en with healing !eing a part of our redemption"

Identifying and Breaking Curses Unfortunately, there are still many !elie@ers li@ing under curses e@en though they ha@e !een legally redeemed from curses" Just as a !elie@er may ha@e to fight a good fight of faith for healing, he or she may also ha@e to fight a good fight of faith against curses" So the answer to the question, D#an a !elie@er !e under a curseAD is, D,egally, noE !ut e'perientially, yes"D <his is to say, Satan may not ha@e a legal right to enforce a curse against you, !ut he is an outlaw and will attempt to do so anyway" <herefore, curses oftentimes ha@e to !e !roken o@er the li@es of !elie@ers, and the !elie@ers must learn how to stand in faith against those curses, keeping them from operating in their li@es" <he promises in the 9ord are not automatic" <hey must !e !elie@ed and often fought for" Fou donGt ha@e to fight Cod for His promisesE He is not keeping them !ack from you" ut you must contend with the 5d@ersary who is trying to pre@ent you from recei@ing and walking in CodGs promises" So if you are a !elie@er and you are e'periencing the symptoms of a curse, you will ha@e to !e loosed from it !efore you will !e a!le to walk in the full !lessings of the ,ord"

Chapter One
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Definition of a Curse

et us first gi@e a !i!lical definition of a curse" 9hat does the 9ord of Cod ha@e to say a!out the su!Hect of cursesA 5 curse is CodGs "recompense" (,amentations 31-4) in the life of a person and his or her descendants as a result of iniquity" <he curse causes sorrow of heart and gi@es demonic spirits legal entry into a family where!y they can carry out and perpetuate their wicked de@ices" <here are se@eral words we will define in order to gi@e a clearer picture and a !etter understanding of how curses operate" <hey are as follows1 recompense; iniquity and perversion; persecution; and destruction. Render unto them a recompense, O LOR , according to the !ork of their hands. "ive them sorro! of heart, thy curse unto them. #ersecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LOR . $Lamentations %&'()''*
Recompense: (n") an equi@alent or a return for something done,

suffered, or gi@enE (@") to return in kind, requite, repay" +hou sho!est ,ovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the -osom of their chi,dren after them& the "reat, the .ighty "od, the LOR of hosts, is his name. $/eremiah %0&12* 3engeance is mine; I !i,, repay, saith the Lord. $Romans 10&14* <he ,ord recompenses iniquity into the !osom of the children in the form of curses" 5 recompense is a reward or a payment" Just as the ,ord rewards righteousness, He also rewards sin" He rewards sin in the form of curses" 5e-ster6s definition of re!ard is Dsomething that is gi@en in return for good or e@il done or recei@ed"D
Iniquity: the He!rew word translated "iniquity" in Jeremiah

3)1*/ is avo!n, meaning per@ersity, moral e@il, fault, iniquity, mischief, sin"

Identifying and Breaking Curses

#erversion& a turning away from what is good or morally right,

di@erting to a wrong end or purpose, misdirectingE stu!!ornness or o!stinacy to what is right" %er@ersion of any kind !rings curses upon the children" Cod curses iniquity (per@ersion)" <here are different forms of per@ersion1 7e8ua, perversion includes adultery, fornication, incest, !estiality, homose'uality, les!ianism, oral se', anal se', orgies, molestation, and rape" 5 history of these se'ual sins in the !loodline opens the door for #urses of ,ust" 9inancia, perversion includes the misuse of money, unHust gain, cheating, gam!ling, co@etousness, not honoring Cod (!y tithing), !ri!es, crooked means of o!taining money, illegal trafficking of drugs and alcohol, ro!!ery, and em!eBBlement" 5 history of these sins in the !loodline can open the door for #urses of %o@erty" Re,igious perversion includes idolatry, worshipping idols, ancestral worship, and oaths and pledges to idol gods" 5 history of these sins in the !loodline can open the door for the #urse of +dolatry and $ultiple #urses" 7piritua, perversion includes witchcraft, @oodoo, sorcery, di@ination, occult in@ol@ement, and spiritism" 5 history of these sins in the !loodline can open the door for $ultiple #urses" Behaviora, perversion includes a per@erse way, pride, re!ellion, drunkenness, murder, returning e@il for good, sinful attitudes and ways, ungodly conduct, mistreating others, a!use, and unrighteous !eha@ior" 9ami,ia, perversion includes per@ersion of the family order, 5ha! and JeBe!el spirits (see * Kings *-2)*), men not taking leadership, dominating females, re!ellious children, or any time CodGs order in the family is @iolated and neglected" <his per@ersion opens the door for #urses upon $arriages and ?amilies" #erverse speech includes spoken curses, @e'es, he'es, spells, lying, !lasphemy, slander, crooked speech, @ows, oaths and pledges to idols, cults, false gods, enchantments, and !ewitchments" +niquity is the cause of a curse" 0ow, letGs look at the results of a curse"

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efinition of a Curse "ive them sorro! of heart. $Lamentations %&':*

<he result of a curse is sorrow of heart, including failure, tragedy, frustration, death, destruction, family pro!lems, marital pro!lems, sickness, disease, mental illness, suicide, miscarriages, accidents, depression, sadness, sorrow, grief, @e'ation, torment, hopelessness, despair, po@erty, lack, !usiness failure, confusion, pain, !esetting sins, stum!ling !locks, guilt, shame, condemnation, lamentation, suffering, misery, !itter e'periences, ill fortune, set!acks, tra@ail, groaning, hard times, re@erses, distress, calamity, mishaps, slumps, recession, and woe" #ersecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LOR . $Lamentations %&''*
Persecution: to harass in a manner designed to inHure, grie@e, or

afflictE to pesterE to run after with hostile intentE chaseE put to flightE follow afterE huntE pursue" <his is the feeling of people who are la!oring under a curse" Sorrow follows them where@er they go, and there is a feeling of !eing constantly harassed, chased, and persecuted in some area of their li@es" +hey hunt our steps....Our persecutors are s!ifter than the eag,es of the heaven& they pursued us upon the mountains, they ,aid !ait for us in the !i,derness. $Lamentations (&12)14* rest. Our necks are under persecution& !e ,a-our, and have no $Lamentations :&:*

Destruction: the action or process of destroying something"

#urses open the door for the spirit of destruction (&smodeus) to work with other spirits to destroy certain areas of an indi@idualGs life" estruction of the .ind includes spirits of mental illness, schiBophrenia, insanity, madness, and confusion" estruction of the 9inances includes spirits of po@erty, lack, de!t, and financial failure" estruction of the Body includes spirits of sickness, infirmity, disease, and plagues" estruction of the 9ami,y includes spirits of death, accidents, re!ellion, alcohol, strife, and 5ha! and JeBe!el"

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Identifying and Breaking Curses #urses come as a result of CodGs di@ine Hustice recompensing the iniquity (per@ersion) of the fathers into the !osom of the children, causing sorrow of heart and opening the door for e@il spirits, gi@ing them the legal right to persecute and destroy !y carrying out and perpetuating their e@il de@ices in the li@es of people under curses" +niquity (per@ersion) !rings curses" +n whate@er area the per@ersion occurs, a curse can come upon the descendants in that particular area" Some sins carry multiple curses"

Multiple Curses
;nd first I !i,, recompense their iniquity and their sin dou-,e; -ecause they have defi,ed my ,and, they have fi,,ed mine inheritance !ith the carcases of their detesta-,e and a-omina-,e things. $/eremiah 1'&12* Some sins are recompensed !y Cod with multiple curses" Some sins are a!omina!le and worthy of death" CodGs recompense upon these sins is greater" <his we refer to as the ,aw of Iecompense" 5lthough Cod punishes all sin, some sins recei@e a hea@ier punishment (multiple curses)" 5n e'ample would !e witchcraft, which in the &ld <estament carried with it the penalty of death1 "+hou sha,t not suffer a !itch to ,ive" (8'odus ))1*/)" ecause this sin is so detesta!le, Cod will recompense it with greater (multiple) curses" <he result can !e curses of witchcraft, death and destruction, insanity, po@erty, sickness, and others" $ultiple curses can also come as a result of idolatry (,e@iticus ).1*24)E consulting familiar spirits, wiBards, and witches (,e@iticus ).1-)E adultery (,e@iticus ).1*.)E incest (,e@iticus ).1**2*))E homose'uality (,e@iticus ).1*3)E and !estiality (,e@iticus ).1*4)" 5ll of these sins carried the death penalty in the &ld <estament" <he result of all sin is death and destruction" #urses will e@entually result in death and destruction" 5 curse is like a shadow that follows a personE it is a dark cloud that co@ers an indi@idual, family, or nation of people" +f this cloud is not lifted, it will destroy those under its power" Jesus came, died, and rose again to pro@ide redemption from all curses" He does not desire for us to !e ignorant of spiritual things" 5 knowledge of curses, how to identify them and !reak them, is an indispensa!le tool in the !elie@erGs arsenal to destroy the works of the :e@il"

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Chapter Two
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Identifying Curses

s has already !een stated, the cause of curses is iniquity (per@ersion)" :iscernment and detection are the two primary ways to determine the type of curse a person may !e under" Supernatural discernment through the Holy Spirit, including discerning of spirits and word of knowledge, has pro@en in@alua!le in difficult cases" (See * #orinthians *)1/, *.") <he gift of discerning of spirits will help deli@erance workers discern what spirit is operating in a personGs life, and the gift of the word of knowledge can re@eal the name of the curse and how far !ack it needs to !e !roken" :etection is simply seeing the pro!lems and knowing something of the family history of the person or whom you are praying" Some people ha@e a limited knowledge of what sins may ha@e !een practiced !y their ancestors" &f course, no one knows e@erything that has taken place in his or her family history, for our knowledge is limited at !est, and Cod Hudges secret sins" <he manifestation of the Spirit is needed in many of these cases" Ha@ing a knowledge of curses and !reaking them with a general prayer is good for e@eryone seeking deli@erance" Since our knowledge of curses is limited, we must trust the Holy Spirit to gi@e us the name of a specific curse, if necessary" Sometimes the Holy Spirit will pressure demons to tell a deli@erance worker the name of the curse they are operating through" Some curses need to !e identified and !roken !y name !ecause some demons will attempt to use those unidentified curses as a legal right to stay" Some demons are @ery stu!!orn and will not gi@e up their ground simply !ecause the worker says, D+n JesusG name, + !reak all curses"D 8@en though these demonic spirits ha@e no legal right to stay !ased on Calatians 31*3, they will still attempt to stay if the curse has not !een specifically identified and !roken" 9e need to !e as thorough as possi!le and lea@e no stone unturned in the ministry of deli@erance"

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Identifying and Breaking Curses

Curses of the Womb

+hou...recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the -osom of their chi,dren after them. $/eremiah %0&12* Beho,d, I !as shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. $#sa,m :1&:* +he !icked are estranged from the !om-& they go astray as soon as they -e -orn, speaking ,ies. $#sa,m :2&%* 9or I kne! that thou !ou,dest dea, very treacherous,y, and !ast ca,,ed a transgressor from the !om-. $Isaiah (2&2* #hildren can !e !orn with curses !ecause of the iniquity of the fathers" :a@id stated that he was concei@ed in iniquity" Iemem!er that iniquity is the cause !ehind curses" #hildren concei@ed in adultery, fornication, drunkenness, reHection, and rape are especially @ulnera!le to demonic attack and open to @arious curses" ecause of curses, demons can enter a child while in the wom!"

Curses ffe!t the "ousehold

+he curse of the LOR is in the house of the !icked. $#rover-s %&%%* 8@en though the ,ord deals with indi@iduals, He also looks upon and deals with the unit (household)" Be,ieve on the Lord /esus Christ, and thou sha,t -e saved, and thy house. $;cts 1'&%1* +he house of the !icked sha,, -e overthro!n. $#rover-s 1(&11* +he LOR !i,, destroy the house of the proud. $#rover-s 1:&0:* 9ickedness (iniquity) can affect the entire household, including the children !orn into that household" #ertain spirits operate in certain households !ecause of curses"

"ow to Diagnose a Curse

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Identifying Curses +n order to effect a true remedy, you must !e a!le to make a proper diagnosis" 9ithout a correct diagnosis, you will not !e a!le to get to the root pro!lem" +f the diagnosis is a curse, then the remedy is !reaking the curse according to Calatians 31*3" <he word diagnose is defined1 Dto recogniBe !y signs and symptomsE to analyBe the cause or nature of"D 5 diagnosis is the in@estigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or pro!lem" 9hen a person goes to the doctor for a physical pro!lem, the first thing that doctor will do is run tests to diagnose the pro!lem" <he doctor will then prescri!e medication !ased on the diagnosis" <he correct diagnosis is necessary to effect a cure" <here are many !elie@ers who are dealing with curses !ut ha@e not made the correct diagnosis of their pro!lems" <he 8nemy is a!le to hide and operate in their li@es !ecause he has not !een diagnosed" :emons operate through curses and will continue to do so in the li@es of !elie@ers e@en though they ha@e !een redeemed from the curse, if these curses remain undetected and are not dealt with" &ne of the !est !ooks a@aila!le today on the su!Hect of curses is B,essing or Curse, !y :erek %rince" He lists se@en common indications of a curse1 *" )" 3" =" 4" -" (" #hronic financial pro!lems #hronic sickness and disease ?emale pro!lems eing accident2prone $arital pro!lems %remature deaths $ental illness

+ ha@e included two more indications that we ha@e seen in ministering deli@erance1 /" $istreatment and a!use !y other people (including mental, physical, and se'ual a!use, and reHection)E recei@ing no fa@or and no mercyE and !eing a @ictim of cruelty and @iolence" 9andering, @aga!ondism, no place to rest or li@e, constantly mo@ing from house to house, city to city, Ho! to Ho!, relationship to relationship"

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Identifying and Breaking Curses Statements such as these can !e a sign of a curse at work1
D+ seem to take one step forward and two steps !ackward"D D0othing e@er seems to work out for me"D D+ ne@er can seem to get ahead"D D+ knew something !ad would happen"D D+f it were not for !ad luck, + wouldnGt ha@e any luck at all"D D<his always happens to me"D D+t happened to my parents, and now it is happening to me"D

,etGs look at the indications or symptoms of curses in depth1

Chroni! Finan!ial #roblems

<he first symptom is chronic financial pro!lems, especially if there is a history of de!t, !ankruptcy, po@erty, and lack in the family" 0o matter what a person does, he or she cannot seem to get ahead financially" <his person is una!le to keep Ho!s, e'periences layoffs, or has an ina!ility to find work, especially when there is no logical e'planation for it" <here are many people who struggle financially !ecause of curses" <hey ne@er can seem to escape une'pected !ills, accidents causing additional !ills, loss of money, car !reakdowns, mechanical malfunctions, losing money (purses, wallets), loss to theft, and high interest rates" Just when they seem to get ahead financially something happens to set them !ack" <his can !e true e@en if a person earns a lot of money" 5gain, for some people there is no logical e'planation as to why they should not !e further ahead financially" +llogical circumstances or e@ents occur, such as mishandling money, a history of welfare in the family, or !usiness failures" "+he destruction of the poor is their poverty" (%ro@er!s *.1*4)" <he spirit of destruction works through this curse to destroy a person financially" Spirits of po@erty, lack, and de!t operate through this curse"

Testimony of a #astor
+ recently heard the testimony of a pastor who told of ha@ing constant car pro!lems" 8@en though he had a good car, something was

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Identifying Curses always going wrong with it" 8@ery time he would take his car in for repairs, the estimates were more than he could afford" <his was occurring e@en though he was a faithful gi@er" He prayed and asked the ,ord why he, a faithful gi@er, was ha@ing so many pro!lems with his car" <he ,ord re@ealed to him that it was a curse, and showed him that his father and grandfather had always struggled financially and had car pro!lems" He then prayed and !roke the curse" 9hen he took his car !ack for repairs, the mechanics disco@ered a small part that was causing all the other pro!lems that had !een estimated to cost thousands of dollars to repair" <he amaBing thing was that the cost to replace the small part that had !roken was less than a dollarJ 5ll of this was disco@ered after he !roke the curse"

Finan!ial $etba!%s
5 set!ack means that progress is slowed, hindered, or delayed" <e have so!n much, and -ring in ,itt,e; ye eat, -ut ye have not enough; ye drink, -ut ye are not fi,,ed !ith drink; ye c,othe you, -ut there is none !arm; and he that earneth !ages earneth !ages to put it into a -ag !ith ho,es. $=aggai 1&'* +he Living Bi-,e renders this @erse, "<our income disappears, as though you !ere putting it into pockets fi,,ed !ith ho,es>" 9or a,, his days are sorro!s, and his travai, grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. +his is a,so vanity. $?cc,esiastes 0&0%*

"ousing
%ro!lems with housing include foreclosuresE cruel and unfair landlordsE firesE floodsE continuous e@ictionsE wanderingE @aga!ondismE lights, gas, telephone shut offE house @andaliBed or !urglariBedE heating pro!lemsE plum!ing pro!lemsE roofing pro!lemsE and other housing repair pro!lems that drain your finances"

Wor%
Symptoms of curses related to work include Ho! layoffs, pink slips, company closed down, fired for wrong reasons, missing days !ecause of sickness, accidents on the Ho!, a!use from !osses and fellow employees, se'ual harassment, going from Ho! to Ho!, canGt keep a Ho!,

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Identifying and Breaking Curses canGt hold down a Ho!, canGt find a Ho!, Hust missed a Ho!, Dday late and a dollar short,D Dwrong place at the wrong time"D <he result of all this is frustration and discouragement, followed !y sadness, sorrow, depression, despair, despondency, anger, and !itterness"

Chroni! $i!%ness and Disease

<he second sign of a curse is chronic sickness and disease" 5e-ster6s ictionary says that chronic means Dmarked !y long duration or frequent occurrenceE constantly @e'ing, weakening, or trou!ling"D Signs of a curse include sicknesses from childhood that persist throughout lifeE sicknesses and infirmities that will not respond to medication or treatmentE sicknesses that wonGt respond to prayerE and a history of certain illnesses in the family, including high !lood sugar, dia!etes, cancer, sickle2cell anemia, !one disease, and !lood and respiratory diseases" <he !ook of :euteronomy mentions a pestilence that clea@es (:euteronomy )/1)*)" 5 pestilence is a contagious or infectious disease, or something that is destructi@e or pernicious" <he @e! ?ng,ish Bi-,e translates, "+he Lord cause pesti,ence to haunt you." +o haunt means Dto @isit often or frequentlyE to recur constantlyE to stay around or persist, to linger"D 5 sickness that is the result of a curse lingers" Fou canGt seem to get rid of it" +t clea@es and persists" +o c,eave means Dto stick to, to adhere firmly and closely to"D

Female #roblems
<he third sign of a curse is female pro!lems" <his curse affects the area of reproducti@ity" arrenness and lack of producti@ity are often symptoms of a curse" 9hen the ,ord !lessed the man and the woman in the Carden of 8den, He said, "Be fruitfu,, and mu,tip,y" (Cenesis *1)))" ?ruitfulness and multiplication are always the signs of !lessing" + ha@e ministered in areas of the world where !arrenness was a maHor pro!lem" $any of the women who came forth for prayer were !elie@ing to concei@e and !ear children" 5nother symptom of a curse in this area is miscarriages" 9omen who ha@e had repeated miscarriages need ministry to !e deli@ered from grief, sadness, depression, and other spirits that cause them to !lame themsel@es" $iscarriages can !e the result of idolatry in the !loodline" (See Hosea 71*32*=")

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Identifying Curses ?emale pro!lems can also include se@ere cramps, tormenting pain during the monthly cycle, and tumors and growths in the a!domen, wom!, fallopian tu!es, and o@aries" Spirits of infirmity can operate in these areas !ecause of curses"

!!ident&#rone
<he fourth sign of a curse is !eing accident2prone" <he word prone means Dha@ing a tendency or inclination"D Just !ecause a person has an accident, or any of the things that follow in this section, does not mean he or she is under a curse" Howe@er, if the accidents are frequent and continuous, the person may want to in@estigate the possi!ility that a curse is in operation" Some e'amples of !eing accident prone include car accidents (someone always running into you although you are a good dri@er), falling down stairs, !reaking a leg (especially in the same place more than once), getting poked in the eye, accidentally choking on food, !eing !itten !y a dog, !eing hurt on the Ho!, !eing accidentally shot, accidentally cutting oneself, accidentally drinking poison, accidentally !urning oneself, walking into a door, stepping off a cur! and !reaking your ankle, and so on" 9hen a person has a history of accidents that seem une'plaina!le, we suspect a curse at work" + ha@e ministered to people who ha@e had mishap after mishap for no e'plaina!le reason" <hey needed to ha@e curses !roken from their li@es and deli@erance ministered in order to !e set free from this continuing cycle"

Marital #roblems
<he fifth sign of a curse is marital pro!lems" +he curse of the LOR is in the house of the !icked& -ut he -,esseth the ha-itation of the Aust. $#rover-s %&%%* &ne of the areas hit the hardest !y curses is the household" <he foundation of the household is the strength of the marriage union" +f the marriage is not strong, the whole family unit is affected" ?amily !reakdown and alienation can result from a curse" $arital pro!lems include constant arguing, fighting, and quarreling, as well as a history of di@orces or separations in the family" &ne of the first questions + ask people who are ha@ing marital pro!lems is whether their parents had marital pro!lems" +t is not unusual to find

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Identifying and Breaking Curses that a high num!er of people who ha@e serious marital pro!lems also had parents or grandparents who were di@orced or in@ol@ed in multiple marriages" 5 history of di@orce or separation in a family, or chronic arguing and fighting !etween mates, may !e indicati@e of a curse and a need of deli@erance from marriage2!reaking spirits"

#remature Death
<he si'th sign of a curse is premature death" Be not over much !icked, neither -e thou foo,ish& !hy shou,dest thou die -efore thy timeB $?cc,esiastes C&1C* #ontrary to what many people think, a person can die !efore his or her time" Some people !elie@e that whene@er a person dies, it is the will of the ,ord" +n other words, D9hen your time comes, there is nothing you can do a!out it"D <he Scripture tells us we can die !efore our time !y wickedness or foolishness" 9ickedness in a family can open the door for curses of death and destruction" But the !icked sha,, -e cut off from the earth, and the transgressors sha,, -e rooted out of it. $#rover-s 0&00* +he seed of the !icked sha,, -e cut off. $#sa,m %C&02*

%remature death in the family can include a history of suicides, deaths !y drowning, car accidents, fires, floods, heart attacks, strokes, homicides, and cancer" #urses cut the life span short" Iemem!er, "the !ages of sin is death" (Iomans -1)3)"

Mental #roblems
<he se@enth sign of a curse is mental pro!lems>madness, insanity, confusion>especially if there is a history of this in the family" <his also includes schiBophrenia, and mental and ner@ous !reakdowns" +he LOR sha,, smite thee !ith madness, and -,indness, and astonishment of heart. $ euteronomy 02&02* +he Lord !i,, drive thee distracted, a,, -enighted and craDed in thy !its. $ euteronomy 02&02, Eno8 3ersion* <he pro!lem of mental illness remains !affling to the psychiatric

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Identifying Curses profession" <hey are trying to treat a spiritual pro!lem with humanistic theories and drugs" SchiBophrenia is a maHor pro!lem in our society" SchiBophrenia is a demonic pro!lem rooted in reHection and re!ellion" <he roots of schiBophrenia are found in a curse" #hildren !orn into families where this curse operates are suscepti!le to a pattern of dou!le2mindedness and mental insta!ility"

buse
<he eighth sign of a curse is mistreatment and a!use" <his can include physical a!useE !eatingsE ro!!eriesE a!usi@e marriagesE always !eing in@ol@ed in a!usi@e relationshipsE se'ual a!use, including rape and incestE and @er!al a!use (always coming under @er!al attack for no apparent reason)" $istreatment and a!use come upon not only indi@iduals, !ut also entire families and e@en nations of people"

'agabondism
<he ninth sign of a curse is wandering (@aga!ondism)" %salm *.71*. states, "Let his chi,dren -e continua,,y vaga-onds, and -eg& ,et them seek their -read a,so out of their deso,ate p,aces." Vaga!onds are people who mo@e from place to place without a fi'ed home" <hese are people who wander from place to place, city to city, Ho! to Ho!, without e@er getting on track or ha@ing a sense of direction" <hey ne@er seem to find a resting place or a place to settle down" 5 life of po@erty and !egging can also result from this curse"

(rea% the Cy!le

5nother way to descri!e a curse, whether it is working in the area of finances, sickness, accidents, !ad marriages, or another area, is the word cyc,e. <here is always a cycle of !ad things occurring in increments of time, whether yearly or generationally" 5ccording to 5e-ster6s ictionary, a cycle is Dan inter@al of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of e@ents or phenomena is completed1 a course or series of e@ents or operations that recur regularly and usually lead !ack to a starting point"D 5 person under a curse always seems to end up !ack at point Bero" +t is like a recurring nightmare that repeats itself o@er and o@er again" + refer to the result of curses as a Ddemonic cycleD in the life of an

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Identifying and Breaking Curses indi@idual, family, or nation" Until the curse is !roken, the cycle will repeat itself o@er and o@er again" &ther terms for cycle include recurrence, frequent, regu,ar return, periodic, haunting, and incessant. <he ,ord desires to deli@er us from any cycle of e@il and to place us in a cycle of !lessing"

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Chapter Three
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d*ersity

nother way to descri!e a life under a curse is the word adversity. 5d@ersity includes such terms as ad@erse circumstances, misfortune, continual struggle, difficulty, hard life, hardship, groaning, tra@ail, !ad times, ups and downs, !itter cup, !itter pill, set!ack, re@erse, slump, recession, depression, want, need, distress, e'tremity, !ad luck, ill luck, no luck, raw deal, rotten hand, mishap, misad@enture, calamity, catastrophe, constant loser, and scapegoat" &ther descriptors include ill2fated, unlucky, un!lessed, luckless, hapless, poor, wretched, misera!le, undone, unhappy, doomed, under a cloud, accident prone, oneGs worst enemy, Dfrom !ad to worse,D and Dfrom the frying pan into the fire"D (See Roget6s +heasurus.* <hroughout the ages, people ha@e come up with these sayings and lines that descri!e a curse" <he !est description of a curse, howe@er, is CodGs own description found in His 9ord" +he LOR sha,, send upon thee cursing, ve8ation, and re-uke, in a,, that thou settest thine hand unto for to do. $ euteronomy 02&0F* <he <orah states translates the a!o@e as Dcalamity, panic, and frustration"D <he Berke,ey 3ersion says, "In each enterprise to !hich you put your hand." + want to emphasiBe the word frustration. <his is a good, !i!lical description of what it feels like to !e under a curse" <he dictionary definition of frustrate is Dto induce feelings of discouragement, to make ineffectualE make @ain or ineffectual all efforts, howe@er @igorous or persistent"D 0o matter how hard one tries, his effort ne@er pays off" <he result is discouragement" 5 synonym o f frustration is -aff,e, which means Dto frustrate !y confusing or puBBling"D +n other words, a person Hust canGt figure out why nothing seems to work for him, especially if there is no logical reason why it shouldnGt" +t is like a puBBle one canGt figure out" Ha@e you e@er !ecome frustrated trying to figure out a puBBleA +tGs like working on a Iu!ikGs #u!e" Just when you think you ha@e it figured out, one

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Identifying and Breaking Curses side comes up wrong, and you ha@e to start the whole thing all o@er again" ;nd thou sha,t grope at noonday, as the -,ind gropeth in darkness, and thou sha,t not prosper in thy !ays& and thou sha,t -e on,y oppressed and spoi,ed evermore, and no man sha,, save thee. $ euteronomy 02&04* +o grope means Dto look for something !lindly or uncertainly"D 5 person under a curse is always looking for success !ut ne@er can find it" <he /erusa,em Bi-,e translates ";nd thou sha,t not propser in thy !ays" as ";nd your steps !i,, ,ead you no!here." +he Comp,ete Bi-,e& ;n ;merican +rans,ation puts it, ";nd sha,t not make a success of your ,ife." <he @e! ?ng,ish Bi-,e says, "<ou !i,, -e oppressed and ro--ed, day in, day out." +n other words, the :e@il is a!le to steal all of your !lessings !ecause of a curse" .oreover a,, these curses sha,, come upon thee, and sha,, pursue thee, and overtake thee, ti,, thou -e destroyed. $ euteronomy 02&(:* 0otice how curses operate1 *" )" 3" <hey come upon you" <hey pursue you" <hey o@ertake you"

+o come upon means Dto show up"D 9hen a curse shows up, peopleGs first reaction is to try to get away from it" <hey try to escape and flee from it" <hey do e@erything in their power to dodge it and shake it" +o f,ee means Dto run away, often from danger or e@ilE to hurry toward a place of security"D Howe@er, the second characteristic of a curse is that it pursues you" 0o matter where a person turns, a curse will chase after him" +o pursue means Dto follow in order to o@ertake, capture, kill, or defeat"D +t means Dto seek or haunt"D <here is no escape or hiding from a curse" <he only remedy is to !reak it and !e deli@ered from it" <he third thing a curse does is o@ertake" +n other words, it will e@entually catch up with a person and o@ercome him" 9hen a person is o@ertaken !y a curse, the curse !egins to work out its intention, which is to destroy"

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;dversity

+nder $iege
;nd he sha,, -eseige thee in a,, thy gates, unti, thy high and fenced !a,,s come do!n, !herein thou trustedst, throughout a,, thy ,and. $ euteronomy 02&:0* 5 person under a curse is a person under siege" 0o matter where a person turns and hides, the 8nemy comes and lays siege" <he walls of a city were !uilt for protection to keep the enemy out" <he enemy would come upon a city, surround it, and lay siege to it, until the inha!itants surrendered" +o -eseige means Dto surround with armed forces"D 8@erything a person trusts in for protection will fall under the siege of a curse" Some people trust in money, some in education, some in friends, and so on" +t makes no differenceE e@ery wall will come down under a siege"

City without Walls

=e that hath no ru,e over his o!n spirit is ,ike a city that is -roken do!n, and !ithout !a,,s. $#rover-s 0:&02* ,ife under a curse can !ecome so frustrating that a person will lose self2control" <his is equi@alent to a city that is !roken down and without walls" 5 city without walls is open for in@asion" <he enemy is a!le to come in and destroy" ?rustration can lead to depression, anger, rage, and discouragement" <he /erusa,em Bi-,e translation of %ro@er!s )41)/ says, ";n open to!n, and !ithout defenses& such is a man ,acking se,f)contro,." <he person is left defenseless" <his is what a siege will do to an indi@idual" 5 curse is like an enemy surrounding you with no route of escape" 0o matter where you turn, failure and frustration are there" 5 siege is designed to !reak a city down o@er a period of time" +t is a slow death" 5 person under a curse may !e under attack o@er a period of time" He may e'perience years of harassment from the 8nemy" Fet no matter how long it takes, the end result is destruction" ;nd among these nations sha,t thou find no ease, neither sha,, the so,e of thy foot have rest& -ut the LOR sha,, give thee there a trem-,ing heart, and fai,ing of eyes, and sorro! of mind. $ euteronomy 02&':* 0o peace and no rest are the results of a curse" <he @e! ;merican

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Identifying and Breaking Curses Bi-,e translates the a!o@e as, ";n anguished heart and !asted eyes and a dismayed spirit." 5ccording to 5e-ster6s ictionary, anguish means Dto suffer intense pain or sorrow"D 5nguish is torment and agony" +t means to !e in dire straits" Someone in such a position will despair of courage, resolution, and initiati@e through the pressure of sudden fear or an'iety or great perple'ity"

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Chapter Four
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$ins of the Fathers

+hou sho!est ,ovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the -osom of their chi,dren after them& the "reat, the .ighty "od, the Lord of hosts, is his name. G/eremiah %0&12 <he a!o@e @erse states that "the iniquity of the fathers" is recompensed "into the -osom of their chi,dren." +o recompense means Dto pay"D +n other words, what the parents do will affect their children" +he Living Bi-,e puts it, "<ou are ,oving and kind to thousands, yet chi,dren suffer for their fathers6 sins." <his truth is also stated in 8'odus ).141 9or I the LOR thy "od am a Aea,ous "od, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the chi,dren unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. <he <orah says, "Hpon the third and fourth generation of those !ho reAect me." <he prophet Hosea prophesied, Because thou hast reAected kno!,edge, I !i,, a,so reAect thee, that thou sha,t -e no priest to me& seeing thou hast forgotten the ,a! of thy "od, I !i,, a,so forget thy chi,dren. $=osea (&'* <here is a relationship, then, !etween curses and the sins of the fathers" Sin affects not only those who commit it, !ut also the generations to come" <his shows us the terri!le consequences of sin" Sin is more than an isolated act" +t can re@er!erate for generations to come" 5s we saw in chapter one, the word iniquity in the &ld <estament is the He!rew word avo!n, meaning Dper@ersity"D Sin is a per@erting of that which is right" CodGs 9ord is right, and whene@er we de@iate from it, we are guilty of iniquity" +o pervert means Dto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right"D 7o the curse cause,ess sha,, not come. $#rover-s 0'&0*

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Identifying and Breaking Curses <here is always a cause for a curse" #urses cannot affect our li@es for no reason" <he cause of a curse is iniquity" +niquity is per@ersion, de@iating from what is right" CodGs standard of right is His 9ord" 9hen we diso!ey His 9ord and de@iate from it, we open the door for the curse to enter" <he curse affects not only us, !ut our descendants as well" <he curse will continue down the !loodline until it is stopped !y repentance and !y appropriating !y faith the redemption pro@ided !y #hrist through the #ross" <he reason curses can perpetuate themsel@es is that descendants are usually guilty of the same sins as the fathers" 9hen certain sins enter into a family, they open the door for certain spirits to tra@el from generation to generation" 9e tend to learn the ways of our ancestors to some degree" +t can !ecome a cycle of destruction from generation to generation" Jesus came to stop the cycle of death and destructionJ 5 !elie@er can stop this cycle through repentance and !reaking the curse" 9e can put a stop to the workings of the 8nemy in our li@es, no matter how many generations he has !een in operation"

Curses-

Doorway for Demons

#urses open the door for e@il spirits to enter and operate" 5gain, these e@il spirits can operate in families from generation to generation, carrying out their dia!olical plan to destroy" &ne of the keys to deli@erance is understanding and !reaking curses" #ertain spirits will not come out of people until curses are !roken" #urses gi@e these demons legal entry, and the demons will use curses as a legal e'cuse to remain" + first came into the re@elation of !reaking curses as + !egan to minister deli@erance to people in my local church" &ne particular case in@ol@ed a young lady who came for prayer !ecause of suicidal tendencies" 5s + and other workers !egan to cast out numerous spirits, we encountered a strong demon that refused to lea@e" <he more we would command it to go, the more it would keep saying, D0o"D 5fter a!out twenty minutes of this, + commanded the spirit to tell me what legal right it had to stay" <he spirit responded, D5 curse"D <his spirit stated that the young ladyGs parents had !een in@ol@ed in

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7ins of the 9athers witchcraft" + then !roke all curses of witchcraft from the young ladyGs life and commanded the e@il spirit to lea@e" <he spirit then came out screaming" ?rom this, + !egan to understand how curses not only open the door for demons, !ut also gi@e demons a legal right to remain and operate" <herefore, understanding the nature of curses is a key to deli@erance" 9hen curses are !roken and e@il spirits are cast out, the personGs life !egins to dramatically change" <his is CodGs answer to a curse>deli@eranceJ <here is only one solution>C&:GSJ <he pro!lem (a curse) and the solution (deli@erance) are found in the 9ord of Cod"

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Chapter Fi*e
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The $olution

<e have so!n much, and -ring in ,itt,e; ye eat, -ut ye have not enough; ye drink, -ut ye are not fi,,ed !ith drink; ye c,othe you, -ut there is none !arm; and he that earneth !ages earneth !ages to put it into a -ag !ith ho,es. +hus saith the LOR of hosts; Consider your !ays. G=aggai 1-/&0

aggai *1- gi@es us a picture of what it feels like to !e under a curse" +t descri!es a condition" +n @erse (, the prophet gi@es the reason why the people were in this condition" He gi@es the word of the ,ord, which was, "Consider your !ays." +n other words, the people were in this condition !ecause of their ways" 9hen our ways are contrary to the ways of Cod, we will end up in trou!le" +n order to come out from under the curse, we must change our ways" &ften people li@ing under a curse ne@er take time to Dconsider their ways"D +o consider means Dto think of, especially with regard to taking some action"D +t means Dto reflect or deli!erate"D 9e cannot continue to li@e li@es contrary to the 9ord of Cod and e'pect to escape curses" 5fter a person has considered his ways, he needs to repent" +o repent means Dto turn from your wicked ways"D 9ithout repentance, there is no deli@erance" reaking a curse, !ased on Calatians 31*3, along with a prayer of repentance, is necessary to come out from under the curse"

Repentan!e1 (rea%ing the Curse1 Deli*eran!e

<he first thing you as a !elie@er need to know is that you are redeemed from the #urse (Calatians 31*3), and that no matter what sins ha@e !een committed or what doors ha@e !een opened in pre@ious generations, there is forgi@eness and deli@erance in #hrist" 9hen you repent, you turn around and turn away from sin" Iepentance is the result of godly sorrow" ""od,y sorro! !orketh repentance to sa,vation" () #orinthians (1*.)" %ut another way, the

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Identifying and Breaking Curses result of godly sorrow is repentance, which leads to sal@ation, which means deli@erance" 5fter repentance comes the actual !reaking of the curse" <his is done in the name of Jesus" 9e ha@e authority to !reak curses !ased on Calatians 31*3" &nce curses are !roken, the legal grounds used !y demon spirits to remain in a personGs life are taken away" <he ne't step is commanding the spirits that ha@e operated in that personGs life to come out, in JesusG name"

(rea%ing Curses
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the ,a!, -eing made a curse for us& for it is !ritten, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. $"a,atians %&1%* 5gain, curses are !roken !ased on this @erse of Scripture" <his @erse speaks of our redemption as legal, !ut not automatic" 9hat Jesus purchased for us through His !lood on the cross has to !e appropriated !y faith" +f we ha@e trusted in the atoning work of #hrist, then as far as eternal sal@ation is concerned, we are secure" Howe@er, as far as curses are concerned, !elie@ers can still !e affected" #urses need to !e identified and !roken in the li@es of !elie@ers" reaking the curse takes away the legal right demons ha@e to operate" 5fter the legal grounds are destroyed, demons can !e forced to manifest themsel@es and !e cast out in the name of the ,ord Jesus #hristJ Iemem!er, curses are often generational" <hey can affect many generations after the iniquity has !een committed" Some curses need to !e !roken fi@e, ten, twenty, and e@en twenty2fi@e generations !ack on !oth sides of the family"

#rayer of Deli*eran!e
Hea@enly ?ather, + repent of any sins in my life or my ancestorsG li@es that ha@e resulted in a curse" + repent of all diso!edience, re!ellion, per@ersion, witchcraft, idolatry, lust, adultery, fornication, mistreatment of others, murder, cheating, lying, sorcery, di@ination, and occult in@ol@ement" + ask for Four forgi@eness and cleansing through the !lood of the ,ord Jesus #hrist"

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+he 7o,ution + take authority o@er and !reak any and e@ery curse upon my life in the name of Jesus" + !reak all curses of po@erty, lack, de!t, destruction, sickness, death, and @aga!ondism" + !reak all curses on my marriage, family, children, and relationships" + !reak curses of reHection, pride, re!ellion, lust, hurt, incest, rape, 5ha!, JeBe!el, fear, insanity, madness, and confusion" + !reak all curses affecting my finances, mind, se'ual character, emotions, will, and relationships" + !reak e@ery he', Hin', spell, and spoken curse o@er my life" + !reak e@ery fetter, shackle, chain, cord, ha!it, and cycle that is the result of a curse" 5ccording to Calatians 31*3, + ha@e !een redeemed from "the curse of the ,a!" !y the sacrifice of Jesus" + e'ercise my faith in the !lood of Jesus and loose myself and my descendants from any and e@ery curse" + claim forgi@eness through the !lood of Jesus for the sins of the fathers" 5ll of my sins ha@e !een remitted, and + loose myself from the curses that came as a result of all diso!edience and re!ellion to the 9ord of Cod" + e'ercise my faith, and + know that confession is made unto sal@ation (Iomans *.1*.)" <herefore, + confess that 5!rahamGs !lessings are mine (Calatians 31*=)" + am not cursed, !ut !lessed" + am "the head, and not the tai," (:euteronomy )/1*3)" + am a!o@e and not !eneath (@erse *3)" + am !lessed coming in and !lessed going out" + am !lessed, and what Cod has !lessed cannot !e cursed" + command spirits of reHection, hurt, !itterness, unforgi@eness, !ondage, torment, death, destruction, fear, lust, per@ersion, mind control, witchcraft, po@erty, lack, de!t, confusion, dou!le2mindedness, sickness, infirmity, pain, di@orce, separation, strife, contention, depression, sadness, loneliness, self2pity, self2destruction, self2reHection, anger, rage, wrath, anguish, @aga!ondism, a!use, and addiction to come out in the name of JesusJ ,ord, + thank Fou for setting me free from e@ery curse and e@ery spirit that has operated in my life as the result of a curse" 5men" 5fter praying this prayer of deli@erance, it may !e necessary to recei@e special prayer from e'perienced deli@erance workers for deli@erance" Iemem!er, !reaking curses remo@es the legal grounds that demons ha@e to remain and operate in a personGs life" reaking the

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Identifying and Breaking Curses curse is often the first step to deli@erance" <he ne't step is the actual casting out of demons"

$!ripture Referen!es regarding Curses

Cursed -e the man that maketh any graven or mo,ten image, an a-omination unto the LOR , the !ork of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret p,ace. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, ans!er and say, ;men. Cursed -e he that setteth ,ight -y his father or his mother. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that removeth his neigh-our6s ,andmark. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that maketh the -,ind to !ander out of the !ay. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that perverteth the Audgment of the stranger, father,ess, and !ido!. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that ,ieth !ith his father6s !ife; -ecause he uncovereth his father6s skirt. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that ,ieth !ith any manner of -east. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that ,ieth !ith his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that ,ieth !ith his mother in ,a!. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that smiteth his neigh-our secret,y. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that taketh re!ard to s,ay an innocent person. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. Cursed -e he that confirmeth not a,, the !ords of this ,a! to do them. ;nd a,, the peop,e sha,, say, ;men. $ euteronomy 0C&1:)0'* But it sha,, come to pass, if thou !i,t not hearken unto the voice of the LOR thy "od, to o-serve to do a,, his commandments and his statutes !hich I command thee this day; that a,, these curses sha,, come upon thee, and overtake thee& Cursed sha,t thou -e in the city, and cursed sha,t thou -e in the fie,d. Cursed sha,, -e thy -asket and thy store. Cursed sha,, -e the fruit of thy -ody, and the fruit of thy ,and, the increase of thy kine, and the f,ocks of thy sheep. Cursed sha,t thou -e !hen thou comest in, and cursed sha,t thou -e !hen thou goest out. +he LOR sha,, send upon thee cursing, ve8ation, and re-uke, in a,, that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, unti, thou -e destroyed, and unti, thou perish quick,y; -ecause of the !ickedness of thy doings, !here-y

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+he 7o,ution thou hast forsaken me. +he LOR sha,, make the pesti,ence c,eave unto thee, unti, he have consumed thee from off the ,and, !hither thou goest to possess it. +he LOR sha,, smite thee !ith a consumption, and !ith a fever, and !ith an inf,ammation, and !ith an e8treme -urning, and !ith the s!ord, and !ith -,asting, and !ith mi,de!; and they sha,, pursue thee unti, thou perish. ;nd thy heaven that is over thy head sha,, -e -rass, and the earth that is under thee sha,, -e iron. +he LOR sha,, make the rain of thy ,and po!der and dust& from heaven sha,, it come do!n upon thee, unti, thou -e destroyed. +he LOR sha,, cause thee to -e smitten -efore thine enemies& thou sha,t go out one !ay against them, and f,ee seven !ays -efore them& and sha,t -e removed into a,, the kingdoms of the earth. ;nd thy carcase sha,, -e meat unto a,, fo!,s of the air, and unto the -easts of the earth, and no man sha,, fray them a!ay. +he LOR !i,, smite thee !ith the -otch of ?gypt, and !ith the emerods, and !ith the sca-, and !ith the itch, !hereof thou canst not -e hea,ed. +he LOR sha,, smite thee !ith madness, and -,indness, and astonishment of heart& and thou sha,t grope at noonday, as the -,ind gropeth in darkness, and thou sha,t not prosper in thy !ays& and thou sha,t -e on,y oppressed and spoi,ed evermore, and no man sha,, save thee. +hou sha,t -etroth a !ife, and another man sha,, ,ie !ith her& thou sha,t -ui,d an house, and thou sha,t not d!e,, therein& thou sha,t p,ant a vineyard, and sha,t not gather the grapes thereof. +hine o8 sha,, -e s,ain -efore thine eyes, and thou sha,t not eat thereof& thine ass sha,, -e vio,ent,y taken a!ay from -efore thy face, and sha,, not -e restored to thee& thy sheep sha,, -e given unto thine enemies, and thou sha,t have none to rescue them. +hy sons and thy daughters sha,, -e given unto another peop,e, and thine eyes sha,, ,ook, and fai, !ith ,onging for them a,, the day ,ong& and there sha,, -e no might in thine hand. +he fruit of thy ,and, and a,, thy ,a-ours, sha,, a nation !hich thou kno!est not eat up; and thou sha,t -e on,y oppressed and crushed a,!ay& so that thou sha,t -e mad for the sight of thine eyes !hich thou sha,t see. +he LOR sha,, smite thee in the knees, and in the ,egs, !ith a sore -otch that cannot -e hea,ed, from the so,e of thy foot unto the top of thy head. +he LOR sha,, -ring thee, and thy king !hich thou sha,t set over thee, unto a nation !hich neither thou nor thy fathers have kno!n; and there

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Identifying and Breaking Curses sha,t thou serve other gods, !ood and stone. ;nd thou sha,t -ecome an astonishment, a prover-, and a -y!ord, among a,, nations !hither the LOR sha,, ,ead thee. +hou sha,t carry much seed out into the fie,d, and sha,t gather -ut ,itt,e in; for the ,ocust sha,, consume it. +hou sha,t p,ant vineyards, and dress them, -ut sha,t neither drink of the !ine, nor gather the grapes; for the !orms sha,, eat them. +hou sha,t have o,ive trees throughout a,, thy coasts, -ut thou sha,t not anoint thyse,f !ith the oi,; for thine o,ive sha,, cast his fruit. +hou sha,t -eget sons and daughters, -ut thou sha,t not enAoy them; for they sha,, go into captivity. ;,, thy trees and fruit of thy ,and sha,, the ,ocust consume. +he stranger that is !ithin thee sha,, get up a-ove thee very high; and thou sha,t come do!n very ,o!. =e sha,, ,end to thee, and thou sha,t not ,end to him& he sha,, -e the head, and thou sha,t -e the tai,. .oreover a,, these curses sha,, come upon thee, and sha,, pursue thee, and overtake thee, ti,, thou -e destroyed; -ecause thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LOR thy "od, to keep his commandments and his statutes !hich he commanded thee& and they sha,, -e upon thee for a sign and for a !onder, and upon thy seed for ever. Because thou servedst not the LOR thy "od !ith Aoyfu,ness, and !ith g,adness of heart, for the a-undance of a,, things; therefore sha,t thou serve thine enemies !hich the LOR sha,, send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in !ant of a,, things& and he sha,, put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, unti, he have destroyed thee. +he LOR sha,, -ring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as s!ift as the eag,e f,ieth; a nation !hose tongue thou sha,t not understand; a nation of fierce countenance, !hich sha,, not regard the person of the o,d, nor sho! favour to the young& and he sha,, eat the fruit of thy catt,e, and the fruit of thy ,and, unti, thou -e destroyed& !hich a,so sha,, not ,eave thee either corn, !ine, or oi,, or the increase of thy kine, or f,ocks of thy sheep, unti, he have destroyed thee. ;nd he sha,, -esiege thee in a,, thy gates, unti, thy high and fenced !a,,s come do!n, !herein thou trustedst, throughout a,, thy ,and& and he sha,, -esiege thee in a,, thy gates throughout a,, thy ,and, !hich the LOR thy "od hath given thee. ;nd thou sha,t eat the fruit of thine o!n -ody, the f,esh of thy sons and of thy daughters, !hich the LOR thy "od hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, !here!ith

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Ta!ti!s to Rout Demons
$from ;nnihi,ating the =osts of =e,,, -y 5in 5or,ey*

Way for the Deli*eran!e Wor%er to 3et $tarted

*" )" 3" rief con@ersations a!out the reason the person is there for ministry" Ceneral prayer and worship>focus on Cod and His goodness, power, and so on" ind the powers o@er the area" reak assignments>from powers in the air to demons in the person" 5sk for angelic protection (He!rews *1*=)" 5sk and recei@e !y faith the gifts of the Spirit needed to minister"

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4eadership during Deli*eran!e Time

*" <oo many people commanding spirits (different ones) at the same time causes confusion for e@eryone, especially for the person !eing ministered to" ,eadership will often shift as the Holy Spirit directs" Hus!ands are often the most effecti@e in commanding spirits to lea@e their wi@es, with the support of others"

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Ta!ti!s for $pea%ing to Demons

*" 5ddress the spirit !y name, and if that is not known, address !y function" a" !" 8ither the Holy Spirit will gi@e it, or the demon will re@eal himself" :o not rely on either method e8c,usive,y>!e open to the Holy Spirit in this area"

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Identifying and Breaking Curses )" Iepeatedly remind these spirits that your authority is gi@en to you !y Jesus #hrist, who is far a!o@e all rule and authority (8phesians *1).2)*)" Iemind them of their fate in Ie@elation ).1*. and other places in Scripture (Jo! 3.132/)" Use the statement, D<he ,ord Jesus #hrist re!ukes you,D repeatedly, as a !attering ram" (See Jude 7") +t is helpful to harass the demons to confess that Jesus #hrist is their ,ord" Iuler demons often can !e !adgered for more information" 5t times you will command the ruler demon to go, and then clean out the lesser demons under him, and if that does not work, re@erse the tactic" ind and separate interfering spirits as Cod leads" <here is no need to shout at demons since the !attle is not in the flesh, !ut in the Spirit"

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9hile many deli@erances in@ol@e o!@ious physical manifestations, not all demons react in this manner" Some spirits lea@e quietly and non@iolently" Fou may not ha@e a strong physical reaction when recei@ing deli@eranceE therefore, donGt !e disappointed if you donGt recei@e deli@erance in this manner" 9hat you should e'pect is a release" Fou know there is a release when""" *" )" 3" =" 4" -" &ppressi@e force disappears Hea@iness lifts Uneasiness goes away urden or load lightens <here is an inner sense of li!erty, freedom, and di@ine satisfaction or contentment <he Hoy of the ,ord comes, and you are a!le to reHoiceJ

<he result of deli@erance is righteousness, peace, and Hoy in the Holy Spirit (Iomans *=1*()" 9hen de@ils are cast out, the kingdom of Cod has come ($atthew *)1)/)"

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Demon Manifestations
9hen e@il spirits depart, you can normally e'pect some sort of manifestation through the mouth or nose of a person" ,isted !elow are some of the common manifestations1 *" )" 3" =" 4" -" (" /" 7" *." #oughing :rooling Vomiting Spitting ?oaming #rying Screaming Sighing Ioaring elching

**" Fawning *)" 8'haling 5gain, when demons are cast out, they normally lea@e through the mouth or the nose" Spirits are associated with !reathing" oth the He!rews and the Creeks had only one word for spirit and !reath" +n the Creek, that word is pneuma. <he Holy Spirit is !reathed in (John ).1)))" 8@il spirits are !reathed out" Sometimes people shake or trem!le when they recei@e deli@erance" <heir !odies, in whole or part, may actually shake or trem!le"

"indran!es to Re!ei*ing Deli*eran!e

*" )" 3" =" 4" -" (" #urses Sin %ride %assi@ity Ungodly soul ties &ccultism ?ear

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*." ,ack of desire **" Unforgi@eness *)" ,ack of knowledge 5ll demons ha@e legal, !i!lical grounds when they oppress people" <hey may not torment at will" +f demons ha@e legal grounds, then they ha@e the right to remain" <hese legal grounds must !e destroyed in order to recei@e and maintain deli@erance"

"ow to 6eep 7our Deli*eran!e

*" )" 3" =" 4" Iead CodGs 9ord daily" ?ind a group of i!le2!elie@ing people, prefera!ly a church, and regularly meet with them for worship, study, and ministry" %ray with the understanding and in tongues (l #orinthians *=1*4)" %lace the !lood of Jesus on yourself and your family" :etermine as nearly as you can which spirits ha@e !een cast out of you" $ake a list, for these areas Satan will try to recapture" <he way demons gain reentry is through a la', undisciplined thought life" <he mind is the !attlefield" Fou must cast down imaginations, and !ring e@ery thought into the o!edience of #hrist () #orinthians *.14)" %ray to the ?ather fer@ently, asking Him to make you alert, so!er, and @igilant against wrong thoughts (* %eter 41/27)" <he demons signal their approach to you !y the fact that the old thought patterns you once had are now trying to return unto you" 5s soon as this happens, immediately re!uke them" State ver-a,,y that you refuse them, as quickly as possi!le" Fou ha@e the authority to loose the ange,s of the Lord to !attle the demons (He!rews *1*=E $atthew */1*/)" ind the demons and loose upon them the spirits of destruction (l #hronicles )*1*)) and !urning and Hudgment (+saiah =1=) from the ,ord Jesus #hrist" 5lso, loose warrior angels upon the demons"

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