The Triumphant ChurchName and for not denying the faith (v. 13). In other
words, He was encouraging them to stay in faith!
Did the Disciples Try to War Against
Devils Over Cities?
Let's look at some other passages in the New
Testament to see what the disciples did as they traveled
from city to city. These men were handpicked by Jesus.
We can't find any Scriptures that say the disciples went
around pulling down strongholds over the cities they
went into. Neither can we find Scriptures where they
taught others to do that.
In Jerusalem
When Peter and John went up to the temple, it was
the Name of Jesus that healed a man who had been
lame from birth.
ACTS 3:6,16
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none;
but such as I have give I thee: IN THE NAME OF
JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH rise up and
walk....
16 And HIS NAME through faith IN HIS NAME
made this man strong....
Notice that it was the Name of Jesus that was called
into question and feared by the religious leaders of the
day (Acts 4:10-12), because it is in that Name that
believers have authority over the devil.
In other words, the disciples were teaching about
the power and authority invested in the Name of Jesus
(Acts 4:15-20). The Name represented all the authority
of Jesus and all that He accomplished when He arose
victorious over death, hell, and the grave.