(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Psalm 97:7-Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. Psalm 97 is a Psalm which describes the one true and eternal God (Yahweh) and His beauty and transcendence over the Creation. In verse 7, we... Continue Reading →
The Demons Of Psalm 91
It is written: Psalm 91:5-6 (NKJV)-You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence (deber) that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction (qeteb) that lays waste at noonday. Again: Psalm 91:5-6 (The Passion Translation)-You will never worry about an attack of... Continue Reading →
Pharmakeia: The Terrifying Connections Between Drug Abuse And Demonic Oppression
Since moving to Hazard Kentucky, I have been blessed to work with individuals who struggle with substance abuse and chemical addiction. For a time, I was also blessed to work with a drug rehab in another local town. I have worked with addicts who have been addicted to alcohol, oxycodones, heroin, cocaine, Percocet, suboxone, meth,... Continue Reading →
Lilith
It is written: Isaiah 34:14-The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals, And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion; Also the night creature shall rest there, And find for herself a place of rest. And: Isaiah 34:14 (LEB)-And desert creatures shall meet with hyenas, and a goat-demon shall call... Continue Reading →
The Connections Between Demons And Glossolalia
It is written: lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:11) One of the ways that Satan has gotten a foothold in many places today is through the so-called “tongue” movement. Many religious people, carried away into an emotional frenzy in religious services, practice what... Continue Reading →
The Messianic King Of Psalm 22 (Four)
It is written: “Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.” (Psalm 22:12) This passage teaches us that the Messiah’s suffering and death were instigated by the powers of Satan, fallen angels, and demonic spirits. Bashan (modern day Syria) was a country that in the ancient Jewish mind was associated with... Continue Reading →
The Demonic Horde Present At Jesus’ Death
It is written: “Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.” (Psalm 22:12) Psalm 22 is a powerful Scripture of the death of Jesus on Calvary, written several hundred years before Christ was even born. This Psalm was long considered to be a prophecy of the Messiah long before the Christian... Continue Reading →
The Spiritual War-How The Enemy Uses Drug Abuse
It is written: “And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.” (Revelation 9:21) The word translated here as “sorceries” is the Greek word pharmakeia. The NKJV has a footnote with the word that says, “drugs.” The word carries with it the idea of drug abuse.... Continue Reading →
How God Uses Dreams
It is written: Acts 2:16-21-But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 'AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THE LAST DAYS, SAYS GOD, THAT I WILL POUR OUT OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH; YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM... Continue Reading →
The Spiritual War-The Enemy Targets Out Heart
It is written: 1 Chronicles 21:1-SATAN [an adversary] stood up against Israel and stirred up David to number Israel. John 13:2-Jesus and his followers were at the evening meal. The devil had already persuaded Judas Iscariot to hand Jesus over to his enemies. (Judas was the son of Simon.) The Bible teaches that one of... Continue Reading →