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Marine Demons
Are ‘Water Spirits’ for
Real? The Truth About Marine Demons
JENNIFER LECLAIRE
When
I was a secular journalist, I went on assignment to the Dry Tortugas National
Park off the shores of the Florida Keys.
Home
to the largest marine sanctuary of its kind in the United States, the area is
off-limits to fishing to preserve highly-exploited marine life species.
I
had a front-row view of magnificent coral and exotic fish as the sun beat down
on the boat deck.
What
I couldn't see were the marine demons below the surface.
The oceans and waters of the
earth are filled with beautiful creatures - and some of them are dangerous.
Take
the striped surgeonfish as a natural example. With its nearly neon green and
blue stripes, this fish is stunning - but its spine is venomous.
Hideous
marine demons are trolling below the surface of the water with a deadly agenda
to kill, steal and destroy lives.
You
can't see them any more than you can see spirits of fear or rejection, but they
are actively engaged in aquatic ministry.
Of
course, they don't only work in the water. They just make their home base there.
Perhaps the closest parallel we
can make between natural sea creatures and marine demons is the jellyfish.
Some
jellyfish merely sting - others are deadly like the sea wasp box jellyfish (the
deadliest in the world), the Portuguese man-of-war (which is technically a
colony of organisms) and the Irukandji jellyfish.
According
to Conservation Institute, you're unlikely to see this tiny creature coming
because it's only .02 inches and is nearly transparent.
"It is a member of the notorious box jellyfish family, and
is arguably the most venomous animal on the planet. Its toxin is 100 stronger
than that of a cobra. Both the tentacles and bell can sting," Conservation Institute writes.
"A
single sting may be treatable. Multiple stings are almost certainly deadly.
Symptoms include severe muscle cramps, pain in the kidneys and back, burning
sensations, headache, vomiting and tachycardia. If you live, it won't be a fun
memory."
Marine
demons are like venomous jellyfish. They release toxic imaginations as they
work to wrap their tentacles around you. The attack can sting your soul or
body.
If
you don't discern the attack quickly enough and sustain multiple stings, it
could kill relationships, steal your peace of mind or health and destroy
opportunities God has planned for you.
You
can defeat it. The battle won't be a fun memory, but the victory will be sweet.
There are three realms of the
universe: the heavenlies, the earth and the sea.
Psalm 146:6 tells us God made "heaven, and earth, the sea and all that is in them."
Here
we see three realms of creation - and three realms of spiritual strongholds.
In Nehemiah 9:6a, the Levites said, "'You alone are the Lord. You have made
heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is
on it, the seas and all that is in the.'"
The
third realm or stronghold of creation is the seas.
In Exodus 20:4, the Lord speaks expressly: "You shall not make for yourself any
graven idol, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in
the earth beneath, or that is in the water below the earth."
Many
Christians have never heard of water spirits, but the Bible speaks of the
category of sea monsters - on many occasions.
Ancient
religions have made gods of sea creatures, but these are really demonic
entities.
A few of the Scriptures that
mention water spirits include: Ezekiel 29:3-4, Job 34, Revelation 17:1-2,
Revelation 12:12 and 1 Samuel 5:3. Acts 6 mentions the python spirit.
Isaiah
27:1 mentions Leviathan.
While
some of these verses speak to specific marine demons and the principles of
defeating them, others offer evidence to the broader classification of water
spirits - or how spirits work in the waters.
Revelation 12:12 is perhaps the
best example: "Therefore rejoice, O
heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe unto the inhabitants of the earth and
the sea! For the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows
that his time is short."
There are many marine demons - or
water spirits -listed in Scripture.
You've
heard of Leviathan and python, but spirits like squid, Rahab, Behemoth and
others are prowling around like the proverbial Jaws waiting to attack.
The
first step to defeating these demons is not to be ignorant of their devices.
Study
Scriptures. Know the enemy. Water spirits are rising.
This article is an excerpt from Jennifer's new
book, The Spiritual Warrior's Guide to
Defeating Water Spirits.
Jennifer LeClaire is senior
leader of Awakening
House of Prayer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founder of the Ignite Network and
founder of the Awakening
Blaze prayer movement. She is author of over 25 books. Find her
online at jenniferleclaire.org or
email her at info@jenniferleclaire.org.
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