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“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that
He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8b)
J
esus came to destroy the devil’s
work. We have all probably heard
(1 John 3:8) applied to many
different works of the devil – sickness,
demonic control and many other evil
activities of the enemy. Jesus came to
destroy all the evil works of the devil.
“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Spirit and with power, who went
about doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with
Him.” Acts 10:38
It is clear, sickness comes from the evil
one and Jesus came to deliver us. It is
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a powerful reminder for all those who
need healing today. Sickness is a work
of the evil one, who has been forever
defeated on the cross.
Total deliverance
Jesus came to bring deliverance from
all demonic control and bondage. First
He bound the strong man and then set
about spoiling his goods. Jesus’ ministry
of expelling demons is one of the surest
signs of the kingdom of God.
Jesus is against demons and came to
destroy them, to overturn them and
to undo the harm that the devil had