Familiar Spirits Lecture Notes

Definition of Familiar Spirits

• Familiar Spirit: Disembodied evil spirit, unclean spirit.
• Biblical Context: Mentioned in the Old Testament. Israelites were prohibited from consulting familiar spirits (e.g., Isaiah 8:19).
  • These spirits can provide information that is familial, i.e., connected to bloodlines.
  • Assigned to specific bloodlines due to iniquity and transgressions.

Biblical Examples

• Adam and Eve (Genesis 3): Sin led to increased demonic manifestations; their son Cain committed murder (Genesis 4).
• Genesis 4:7: Sin crouching at the door, waiting to pounce. Like familiar spirits waiting for legal ground.

Manifestations of Familiar Spirits

• Patterns: Addictions, compulsions, perversions, recurring negative events (e.g., multiple accidents, marriage problems, financial struggles).
• Bloodline Patterns: Divorce at the same age, failure to complete education, premature deaths, abusive relationships.

Recognizing Familiar Spirits

• Patterns in Family: Look for repeating issues (e.g., all males in the family unable to keep a job, repeated abusive relationships).
  • Lecture Example: First person in the family to attend college experienced setbacks trying to complete it.

Diagnostic Questions

• Identifying Patterns: Recognize a repeating pattern in behaviors, addictions, diseases, accidents, etc.
• Medical Inquiry: Doctors often ask about family history to identify genetic predispositions (e.g., cancer, diabetes).

Fighting Familiar Spirits

• Breaking Patterns: Takes more than will and determination; spiritual intervention may be needed.
  • Example: Successfully attending college but facing unnatural resistance to completion due to demonic influence.
• Recognizing Demonic Patterns: Ongoing issues without natural explanations can be a sign of familiar spirits.

Steps to Overcome Familiar Spirits

1. Identify the Pattern: Look at family history critically to identify recurring issues.
2. Turn on the Light: Use the word of God to illuminate and reveal demonic influences (John 1; Psalms 119:105).
3. Break the Power of Darkness: Recognize and confront secret sins and demonic agreements.
4. Spiritual Deliverance: Engage in spiritual warfare to cast out and break the influence of familiar spirits.

• Paul's Instructions: Ephesians 6 – wrestle not against flesh and blood but against spiritual powers and principalities.
• Recognize Spiritual Blindness: Ignorance gives the enemy legal residence.

Testimonies and Examples from Audience

• Pattern Recognition: Individuals shared recurring health issues, accidents, denial, and delay, etc.
• Generational Curses: Premature deaths, alcoholism, trauma, and cancer are seen as generational patterns influenced by familiar spirits.

Final Takeaways

• Awareness: Be vigilant of recurring negative patterns in personal and family history.
• Spiritual Readiness: Use prayer, scripture, and spiritual authority to address and break demonic influences permanently.
• Community Support: Engage with church communities and spiritual leaders when confronting and dealing with these issues.