by Dr. Steve Wittmann
Blueprint of the Heavens
Col 1:13 - For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Born into a state of war with God. Only by surrendering our personal war to Jesus, the Prince of Peace,
may we come out from under the authority of the dark kingdom and enter into a state of peace with God.
Where is Heaven?
As children we are taught that heaven is high above us and hell, where the devil lives, is deep under the ground in caverns filled with flames and smoke.
How does this stack up against scripture?
Many Scriptures refer to heaven in the plural indicating there is more than one.
Nehimiah 9:6 – you have made heaven, the heaven of heaven with all their hosts. (ie: armies)
2 Chronicles 6:18 – Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain you.
Third Heaven
2 Cor 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago...was caught up to the third heaven.
Mid-Heaven
Rev 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven…
Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel flying in midheaven…
Rev 19:17 …all the birds which fly in midheaven,…
First Heaven
Eph 2:2 …the prince of power of the air (heaven), of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
The spirit in the sons of disobedience is the devil and he is prince of the power of the air that surrounds earth.
First Heaven is implied.
Garden of Paradise
Luke 23:43 – And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”
2 Co 12:2-4 – a man was caught up to the third heaven…how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words which a man is not permitted to speak
Paradeisos is Greek for garden
Death & Hades
Rev 20:13 – And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them…then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
Death & Hades are demon princes that rule over hell.
The Mid-Heaven War
Rev 12:7 – And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war.
Rev 12:8 - and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.
Rev 12:9 – And the great dragon was thrown down…and his angels were thrown down with him.
Battle in Mid-Heaven
Dan 10:13 – “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then
behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia."
Darkness in the Church
2 Co 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants
also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
The Roles of Angels
Messengers:
by Dr. Steve Wittmann
The Cherub that Covers
Perfect in Beauty
Lucifer
The Beauty | The Dirt |
1. I will ascend to heaven | 1. John 14:2 – “In My Father’s house…I go to prepare a place for you...to receive you.” |
2. I will raise my throne above the stars of God |
2. Eph 2:6 – “He seated us with Him in the heavenly realms” |
3. Lucifer was a high priest | 3. 1 Pe 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood” |
4. I will sit on the mount of assembly | 4. Heb 5:17 – We reign king in life by Christ Jesus |
5. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds | 5. Heb 10:19 – We may boldly enter into God’s presence. |
6. I will make myself like the Most High | 6. Gen 1:26 – “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” |
Divination | Power | Sorcery |
Fortunetelling | Power | Spells |
Crystal Ball Reading | Manipulation | Hexes |
Tarot Cards | Intimidation | Voodoo |
Ouija Boards | Control | Potions |
Palm Reading | Black Magic | |
Séances | Psychotropic Drugs | |
Horoscopes |
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The Theaters of War
Heart & Mind
Pro 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
Mar 7:21-23 “…out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts…these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."
Joyce Myers calls this theater, The Battlefield of the Mind
One very crucial element of the heart and mind is the creation of legal grounds and permissions.
Choices for Good or Evil
Legal grounds and permissions are created through a choice to step out from under the protection of God’s law.
God gave us the Helmet of Salvation to protect the mind and the Breastplate of Righteousness to protect the heart.
Deliverance
Isa 61:1 …He has sent me to… proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
Ministering deliverance is guiding a person to freedom from the oppressive control of demonic spirits and curses.
Brute Force
Like a SWAT team evicting a tenant from his apartment, brute force deliverance uses overwhelming force to cast out or expel an oppressive spirit.
Cancel Legal Grounds
Like a lawyer exercising the authority of the law, cancelling legal grounds removes an oppressive spirit’s permission under God’s law to operate in a person’s life.
Assignments & Schemes
Isa 32:7 - …his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander…
Lam 3:59-60 - O LORD, You have seen my oppression; You have seen all their vengeance, All their schemes against me.
Assignments
Assignments and schemes are calculated plans to manipulate and control your life into a continuous state of bondage.
Assignments tend to be short-term or carried out with a specific objective.
Schemes
Schemes come in many varieties, but they all have one purpose – to keep you living in bondage.
Schemes tend to be long-term, repeating themselves again and again throughout a person’s life.
Intercession
Prayer Warriors
The dictionary defines intercession as “a prayer to God on behalf of another person.”
Prayers are directed toward God and often ask Him to intervene on another person’s behalf in answer to the offered prayer.
Intercessory Warriors
Intercessory warriors will wrestle and battle with dark spirits on another person’s behalf.
The intercessory warrior will become a shield protecting another person from attack while clearing the way for the Holy Spirit to minister.
Intercessory warriors and prayer warriors can work together.
Kingdom Warfare
Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Principalities
Dan 10:20 “But I shall now return to fight against the prince of Persia; so I am going forth, and behold, the prince of Greece is about to come.”
City Spirits
This hand drawing (see video) is titled The Spirit of New Orleans.
Notice how the artist filled the inside of the robe with figures and faces.
City of Magic
Orlando is known as the home of the Orlando Magic basketball team and Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
Avatar displays God through Pantheism.
Harry Potter is based on magic and sorcery.
Out of Body
The out-of-body experience is a practice in mysticism and a core principle in Hinduism. It is a form of the occult and it is a counterfeit of God’s truth in the same way that a fortuneteller is a counterfeit of a prophetic word.
Kingdom Warfare
It is in the theater of Kingdom Warfare that we, the body of Christ, must learn to come together under the Spirit of Truth and present a united front alongside God’s warrior angels to defeat Satan and his dark kingdom.
by Dr. Steve Wittmann
Called to Duty – Our Role in God’s Army
In this lesson:
by Dr. Steve Wittmann
Introduction