The Triumphant Church

The Triumphant Church

TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye
ignorantly worship, HIM DECLARE I UNTO
YOU.
According to Acts Paul didn't attempt to pull down
any demonic strongholds over the city even though he
saw that there were many strongholds there in the city.
He preached the gospel, and he preached about Jesus
(Acts 17:31,32). No mention was even made about the
devil in what Paul preached.
Those who believed what Paul said were saved.
That's how Paul broke the strongholds over people's
lives—he preached the Word so they could get saved!
Then Satan no longer had legal dominion over them.

Paul in Ephesus
Acts chapter 19 shows us Paul's ministry in
Ephesus. The people of Ephesus made images of the
goddess Diana and sold them. When Paul came to town
preaching Jesus Christ, they felt their livelihood was
threatened, so they rose up against Paul to cause
turmoil and to hinder him from preaching the Word.
Some kind of an evil spirit was surely ruling over
that city causing the people to come against Paul,
wasn't it? But Paul didn't launch a spiritual militant
attack to pull down the "Diana spirit."
It was Demetrius the silversmith who drew
attention to the goddess Diana, not Paul. Paul was busy
drawing attention to Jesus. He was busy preaching the
Word so people could come out from under Satan's
control.

ACTS 19:1,8-10,20

1 ... Paul having passed through the upper

coasts came to Ephesus ....