Kwizithuba zebhlog zangaphambili, you read about the ixesha elitsha ebandleni and how the church has become an Icawe yobugqi. Mhlawumbi emva kokufunda ezi zithuba zebhlog, you wonder what the difference is between born again Christians and occultists and the way they enter the spiril realm? There are two ways to enter the spiritual realm. Zithini iindlela ezimbini zokungena kwindawo yokomoya? You can access the spiritual realm legally and you can access the spiritual realm illegally. Let’s start, by looking at the illegal way to enter the spiritual realm.
Enter the spiritual realm from the kingdom of darkness
The first way to enter the spiritual realm is the illegal way (against God’s will); out of the flesh and the kingdom of darkness. Occultists move in the spiritual realm but are not born again in the spirit, and therefore their spirit is dead. They belong to the old generation; umntu owileyo, abangabobukumkani bobumnyama, ehleli ngokwenyama ebukumkanini bobumnyama. Bangena kummandla womoya, ngokusebenzisa awabo amandla enyama; amandla omphefumlo, obulawulwa bubukumkani bobumnyama.
Ukuze ungene kummandla womoya, basebenzisa iindlela zendalo zabantu, iifomula, ubuchule, izicwangciso, njl. kwaye usebenzise zonke iintlobo zeendlela zendalo ezifana namakhandlela, amakhadi eTarot, izibuko, iiglasi zekristale, iikristale, amatye anqabileyo, iiflegi, iinaliti, umculo (kudityaniswe nokucula nokudanisa), njl. Ngezenzo zabo, babiza amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo kwaye bazivule kwaye bazibophe (okanye iqhina) ngokwabo emphefumlweni kunye nemimoya emdaka, ukufumana ulwazi kunye nolwazi oluvela 'kwihlabathi elifihliweyo'. Olu lwazi kunye nolwazi lujikeleza umntu.
Abakhafuli bangabantu benyama kwaye baphila ngokwenyama. Oosiyazi bakhokelwa zizimvo zabo, iimvakalelo, iimvakalelo kunye nezityhilelo, imibono, ulwazi, nobulumko bomoya, that they received by channeling with supernatural creatures (iidemon). They build their faith, ulwazi, and wisdom and develop all kinds of new doctrines, iindlela, kunye namaqhinga, upon the information they receive.
They are focused upon themselves, indoda, and the supernatural manifestations and wonders, which become visible in the natural realm.
Occultists live in the kingdom of darkness and because they live after the flesh, they exalt the devil with their lives. They enter illegally, against God’s will, in their own power the spiritual realm and are therefore unprotected.
They are being led, inspirited and directed by demons; iingelosi eziwileyo, who will control their lives. In exchange for their soul, they receive power from the devil. This power derives from the kingdom of darkness and can also reveal hidden (ngokomoya) izinto, Isiprofetho, and perform signs, miracles and wonders.
We also see this, with the Egyptian magicians; the wise man and the sorcerers, who performed the same miracles, ukusa kumlinganiselo othile, as God (Eks 7:11,22 8:7), USawule, who inquired a woman who had a familiar spirit (1 Sam 28:7-14) and the damsel, who was possessed of a spirit of divination (IZenzo 16:16). And let’s not forget the son of perdition, who will come and perform signs and lying wonders, and the beast, who will receive power from the devil.
Naye, Ukuza kukabani emva kokusebenza kukaSathana namandla onke kunye neempawu kunye nemimangaliso yobuxoki, nangako ukulukuhla konke kokungalungisi kwabo batshabalalayo; ngenxa yokuba bengalwamkelanga uthando lwenyaniso, ukuze basindiswe. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thes 2:9-12)
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority (Umfundisi 13:2)
Enter the spiritual realm from the Kingdom of God
The born again Christian doesn’t enter the spiritual realm illegally out of the flesh, but legally out of his spirit and his position in Jesus Christ.
Ngokukholwa kuYesu Krestu nangokuvuza kwakhona, the old man has become a new man in the spirit and has entered the Kingdom of God. The spiritual Kingdom of God, that was hidden for the old man, who was carnal and only became visible by means of preaching the words of God, imizekeliso, iimpawu, kunye nezimanga (o.k. Mat 12:28, Lu 8:10, 9:2, 10:9, 11:20), has become visible for the new man. The spirit of the new man is able to see the Kingdom of God and live after the spirit in the Kingdom of God. Ngaphandle kokuphinda-phinda, this is impossible.
Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Inene, inene, Ndithi kuwe, Ukuba akathanga umntu azalwe ngokutsha, Akanakububona uBukumkani bukaThixo (Yoh 3:3)
Waphendula uYesu, Inene, inene, Ndithi kuwe, Ngaphandle kokuba umntu azalwe ngamanzi nangoMoya, Akanakungena ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Oko kuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama;; Oko kuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya (Yoh 3:5-6)
That’s why many times, you see believers, who are not born again and therefore unspiritual, feed themselves with – and build their faith upon the knowledge, ubulumko, and experiences of other believers, especially famous preachers and live after this information.
Uhleli kwiindawo zasezulwini
Uwile indoda; the generation of the old creation is subjected to the devil and his demons and can only enter the spiritual realm illegally from the flesh; Ukusuka kubukumkani bobumnyama. But the born again Christian has entered the Kingdom of God and is seated in Jesus Christ; the Word in the heavenly places, and since Jesus is seated above all authority, amandla, ubunqununu, amandla, ubukhosi, kwaye onke amagama abizwayo, the new man is also seated above all authority, amandla, ubunqununu, amandla, and dominion of the darkness.
Father, Ndiza kuyenza nabo, lowo undinike bona, Yiba nam apho ndikhona; ukuze babone ubuqaqawuli bam, ondinike bona: kuba undithanda phambi kwesiseko sehlabathi (Yoh 17:24)
And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-w
ard who believe, Ngokokusebenza kwamandla akhe amakhulu, Ebezisebenzisa kuKristu, Xa wamvusa kwabafileyo, Wammisa kwisandla sakhe sasekunene kwezasezulwini iindawo, Ngaphezu kwayo yonke intloko, kunye namandla, kwaye inokwenzeka, kunye nolawulo, kwaye onke amagama abizwayo, hayi kuphela kweli lizwe, kodwa nakwinto ezayo ezayo: Zibeke zonke izinto phantsi kweenyawo zakhe, wamnika ukuba abe yintloko yeento zonke kwiCawe, Nguwuphi umzimba wakhe, ukuzala kwakhe okufanelayo konke konke. (Ef 1:19-23)
Kodwa uThixo, Ngubani na osisityebi ngenceba, for His great love wherewith he loved us, Naxa sasifile ezonweni, usidlise ubomi ndawonye noKristu, (nisindiswe ngokubabalwa;) Wasivusa kunye naye, wasihlalisa naye kwezasemazulwini iindawo, sikuKristu Yesu: ukuze ubutyebi obuncamisileyo bobabalo lwakhe abubonakalalise emaphakadeni azayo, ngokusenzela ububele ngoKristu Yesu. (Ef 2:4-7)
For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. Kwaye niphelele kuye, Yeyiphi iNtloko yazo yonke kunye namandla (Kol 2:9-10)
The new man lives constantly after the spirit
The born again believer lives constantly after the spirit in the Kingdom of God. Ngoko ke, the new man doesn’t look or search, so now and then, ngaphandle kwenyama, for ‘spiritual things and the spiritual realm’. Umzekelo, during Sunday service, ngexesha (prayer or praise) meetings or before going to bed.
Although the born again believer (umntu omtsha) lives in the world, the new man doesn’t belong to the world. The new man doesn’t belong to the old generation of fallen man, who belongs to the kingdom of darkness. But the new man has been transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God. Therefore the new man has been set apart from the world and isn’t subjected to the devil and led by the powers and spirits of this world, who reign in the flesh. Kunoko, the new man is subjected to Christ and led in the spirit by the Holy Spirit.
Ukuba ngoko ke niyavuka kunye noKristu, funa ezo zinto zingaphezulu, apho uKrestu uhlala ngasekunene kukaThixo. Misela uthando lwakho kwizinto zaphezulu, hayi kwizinto emhlabeni. Kuba nifile, Kwaye ubomi bakho bufihliwe noKristu kuThixo (Kol 3:1-3)
A living spirit
The new man has become, njengoYesu, a living spirit, and is no longer a living soul, like the generation of Adam; isizukulwana somntu owileyo.
Ukusukela oko umntu omtsha walks after the spirit and not like the old man after the flesh, the new man shall not make use of natural human methods, ubuchule, kunye namaqhinga, that are based upon human knowledge, ubulumko, kunye namava. The new man shall not be led by the flesh; iimvakalelo, iimvakalelo, iimvakalelo, iziphumo, iingcinga, amandla omphefumlo, manifestations in the flesh, iimpawu, kunye nezimanga. But the new man shall walk after the spirit and the intando kaThixo, doing the works out of his position in Jesus Christ and his relationship with Jesus; ilizwi, uYise noMoya oyiNgcwele.
The Holy Spirit and the spirit of the new man have nothing to do with feelings. As soon as carnal manifestations, iimvakalelo, and feelings take control, then it shows that the flesh reigns over the spirit.
You also see this with pagan tribes and religions, that use repetitive music, cula, and dance to enter into a trance and unleash spiritual powers of darkness, manifesting in the flesh.
But the Holy Spirit is not a pleasant feeling and not universal energy, that is being experienced in the flesh.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit is holy and therefore the Holy Spirit can only live and reveal Himself in the lives of those, who have been made righteous by the blood of Jesus and regeneration and live holy and righteous lives that are consecrated and devoted to Jesus Christ.
The born again believer shall never rely on his own insights and abilities but shall always rely on God. He shall trust in Him and live out of his relationship with Him. The born again believer isn’t focused upon himself or on the supernatural, but is sober and focused upon the Word, to become like Jesus in character and walk, noBukumkani bukaThixo. Lo nto, he shall live after His will, and exalt Jesus and the Father with his life, instead of exalting himself, be seen, noticed and worshipped by people and building his own kingdom.
The born again believer is focused upon the Kingdom of God, where Jesus is the center and not on the kingdom of this world (ubukumkani bobumnyama), where man is the center.
The spiritual battle between good and evil
The new man knows, that he has entered a spiritual battle against the misleading forces of darkness, that will try to do anything to tempt and mislead the new man and cause him to isono. Kuba usathana uyazi, that sin causes separation between man and God. That’s why the new man has the ability to discern the spirits and discern good (intando kaThixo) ebubini (intando kaMtyholi).
There are believers, abathi, that if you have become a new creation, that sin can no longer affect you and separate you because you are redeemed from sin and are in Christ.
Kulungile, Okokuqala, if you are in Jesus Christ, you shall be a Isicaka sobulungisa and no longer a umkhonzi wesono. You shall serve Jesus Christ with your spirit and not serve the devil with your flesh.
Okwesibini, if this statement would be true, then why did the devil try so hard to tempt Jesus to sin? Emnqamlezweni, you’ll see what sin does: sin separates man from God and sin leads to death.
Ngoko ke, it’s important for umntu omtsha to resist the temptations of the devil, which will lead to sin.
Ngalo lonke ixesha umntu omtsha ehleli kuKristu; in the Word and therefore walk in the spiritual armor of God, he is able to stand and resist every temptation of the devil and his demons, which will lead to sin, and keep walking after the will of God.
Protected in Jesus Christ
As long as the new man walks after the Spirit and stays in Jesus Christ; ilizwi, he is protected and shall live and be led from his position in Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.
Kodwa, as soon as the believer returns to his flesh and enter the spiritual realm illegally from the flesh; umphefumlo, by using knowledge, iimfundiso, iindlela, kunye namaqhinga, which derive from other people’s experiences or knowledge and use natural resources, ke akuyi kuba lixesha elide, before the believer will be attacked by evil powers and be controlled by them.
Isiphumo, as you also read in the previous blog post, is that you become lukewarm, experience lawlessness, indifference towards sin, acceptance of sin, Ukuhlala kwiSifo, more interested in the world and the supernatural realm, than the things of the Kingdom of God and the Bible, lack of prayer, spending more time to ‘self’ and the things of this world, than to Jesus and the things of the Kingdom of God, being more focused upon supernatural manifestations and experiences, than the true Word of God, more focus upon signs and wonders, than leading a holy life and walk in integrity. The believer is worried, engonwabanga, angonelisekanga, ukunganyamezeli, ukungaphumli, edakumbile, edandathekile, hears voices in the head, is overwhelmed by fears and anxiety, experiences panic attacks, umsindo, bursts of rage, an increase of carnal lusts and desires, ukungcola kwesondo, ukukrexeza, uhenyuzo, divorce etc. As soon as believers experience these things than evil powers are working and manifesting themselves in the flesh of the person.
Faith based upon doctrines, iindlela, and experiences of other people
We also see this in the Bible with the seven sons of Sceva, who belong to the vagabond Jews, abakhupha iidemon.
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, abakhupha iidemon, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, esithi, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, UmYuda, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, noPawulos ndiyamazi; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, ngokokude babaleke baphume kuloo ndlu beze, bengxwelerhiwe (IZenzo 19:13-16)
These seven sons of Sceva were exorcists, but they weren’t the new creation and didn’t know Jesus Christ personally. They were still the old carnal creation and were led by their flesh. They were sorcerers and tried to use and apply the same ‘method’ of using the Name of Jesus to cast out evil spirits and set people free, Njengendalo entsha, abo bahleli kuYesu Kristu.
Kodwa babengabenyama kwaye bengazalwanga ngokutsha emoyeni kwaye ke babengenalo naliphi na igunya lomoya kuYesu Krestu. Bazama ukuwulawula lo moya, ngokusebenzisa iindlela zomntu omtsha.
Babeselixhego elingasenyameni, ophila phantsi kwegunya likaMtyholi. Ngoko ke, babenokulisebenzisa njani iGama likaYesu bazame ukuthabatha igunya phezu komtyholi needemon zakhe, ngoxa bephantsi koMtyholi needemon zakhe (iingelosi eziwileyo). Babengakwazi, Yiyo loo nto ke umoya okhohlakeleyo ungalamkeli igunya labo, wabahlasela.
Oku kwenzeka nakumakholwa amaninzi, abaseyindalo endala kwaye bahlala benyama kwaye baqhubeka bephila ngokwenyama kodwa besebenzisa iimfundiso, iindlela, kunye namaqhinga, abathe bakuva ngeentshumayelo, iinkomfa, kunye neesemina okanye zifundwe ezincwadini, njl. Baye bazuza zonke iintlobo zolwazi, that is based upon the knowledge, ubulumko, iimfundiso, and experiences of others and apply this into their lives. Ngenxa yoko, many have become, just like the sons of Sceva, a prey for the kingdom of darkness and have departed from the true faith of Jesus Christ.
A spirit of divination
If a person prophecies and reveal things about the life of a person or about the future, or perform signs and wonders, it doesn’t prove that these are coming from God, and are inspired by the Holy Spirit. Because if the person is not born again or keep living after the flesh in sins, then they are being led by their flesh and are being led, inspired and controlled by the kingdom of darkness.
In Acts chapter 16:16, we read about the damsel, who was possessed by a familiar spirit and was controlled by the kingdom of darkness. She was possessed of this spirit of divination, who controlled her life. In exchange for her soul (her life), this spirit of divination (familiar spirit), gave her information about the spiritual realm, which was hidden for others. Using divination, caused her owners with much profit.
Paul walked after the spirit and discerned the spirits and knew he was dealing with a spirit of divination, coming from the kingdom of darkness. After a few days, hearing this woman’s prophecy about them, Paul commanded the spirit to leave the woman in the Name of Jesus. This spirit of divination had to obey Paul, because he had in Christ, the highest authority in the spiritual realm, therefore this spirit of divination, obeyed Paul and left the woman. Ukususela ngaloo mzuzu umfazi wayengasaphathwa kwaye elawulwa ngulo moya kwaye wayengenaso ‘isiphiwo sokuvumisa’. (ukuprofeta ubuxoki) kwakhona.
UYesu uthi, ukuba niwazi umthi ngesiqhamo sawo (Mat 7:15-20). Le kuphela kwendlela, sinokuyiqonda size siyiqonde imisebenzi yomoya nemisebenzi yenyama. Uthetha njani umntu? Uphila njani umntu? Siyintoni isiqhamo, ukuba umntu uvelisa ebomini bakhe? Isiqhamo soMoya okanye isiqhamo senyama?
Ngoko ke, hlalani nilindile, niphaphamele. Musa ukuvumela nabani na ukuba akulahlekise kwaye akuhende ngamazwi avuselelayo, oko kuphambuka eLizwini, imbonakalo yokomoya, iziprofeto, iimpawu, kunye nezimanga, loo nto iyakwenza ukuba uphambuke eLizwini nakwintando kaThixo kwaye ikubangele ukuba ungene kwindlela yakho yobomi obubuxoki, oko kuya kukukhokelela kwimbeko yakho, uzuko, ikratshi, nesono. Hlala uthembekile kuYesu Kristu; your Originator in life.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
