Within the newest episode of The Jack Hibbs Podcast, Pastor Jack Hibbs lets the truth fly when addressing the surge in religious curiosity amongst People—particularly younger individuals. However somewhat than celebrating it as a revival, Hibbs urges warning.
“Some very naïve or ignorant Christian who doesn’t know the Phrase would possibly say, ‘Look, isn’t this nice? These youngsters are so religious,’” Hibbs stated. “That’s not nice. It’s not good. Until Jesus Christ is the epicenter, the supply, the core, the main target, the origin and the finisher of that religious actuality.”
Hibbs warns that there’s a “actual rising craze” round spirituality, however a lot of it’s rooted in deception. “I believe it’s additionally very harmful on the opposite aspect of that,” he stated.
The Actual Battle Is Unseen
Referencing The Lord of the Rings, Hibbs attracts a connection between writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s wartime experiences and religious realities.
“Tolkien…was having a tough time dealing with the inhumane remedy that warfare dropped at Europe,” Hibbs stated. “He regarded round and he stated, ‘There’s no clarification for this apart from what the Bible talks about.’”
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Hibbs pointed to the e book of Daniel as proof of the religious battle that rages unseen. “Daniel was fasting and praying for 21 days. After which the angel arrives and says, ‘Daniel, I used to be given the reply to your prayer request a very long time in the past, however for 21 days, the powers within the ambiance over Persia resisted me.’”
Don’t Play With Darkness
Hibbs gave a stark warning towards collaborating in occult or New Age practices, calling them “dangerous information.”
“Ouija boards—dangerous information. Seances—dangerous information. Tarot playing cards—dangerous information. Going to a palm reader—dangerous information,” he stated. “The Bible says they’re actual and also you don’t mess with them.”
Quoting Scripture, Hibbs reminded listeners, “You can’t undergo those that observe these items to stay. They should be put down. Why? As a result of they’re of demonic exercise.”
Religious Demise Isn’t Annihilation
Hibbs didn’t sugarcoat the everlasting stakes.
“After we say religious dying, we’re really speaking about those that are in hell, those that have been deceived, those that are struggling,” he stated. “They stay perpetually, however they stay in a perpetually hell, a perpetually dying.”
The Church Should Keep away from Extremes
Hibbs known as out two extremes within the church on the subject of coping with religious warfare: hyper-Pentecostalism and theological avoidance.
He criticized one camp for seeing demons in each battle. “They’ve a demon of nicotine… they’ve a demon of anger,” he stated. “All the things is defined away by this demon.”
However he additionally had sturdy phrases for the opposite aspect. “They received’t even point out satanic stuff…they must sterilize the entire thing,” he stated of those that cut back religious points to psychological sickness or psychology.
Demons and Believers Don’t Coexist
One of the crucial controversial points Hibbs addressed was the declare that Christians could be demon-possessed.
“He [Jesus] just isn’t going to stay inside you and permit a demon or Devil to stay inside you, too,” Hibbs stated. “You might be sealed by the Holy Spirit till the day of redemption.”
He added, “If you recognize any individual who’s a Christian and so they’re possessed, then they’re not a Christian. OK? Get up.”
Check the Fruit, Not the Label
Not everybody who claims to observe Christ really does, Hibbs argued.
“When any individual tells me that they’re a Christian, I don’t consider them,” he stated. “Now I gotta wait and verify them out and see if they bring about forth fruit that’s really Christian.”
Devil Has Energy, However It’s Restricted
Hibbs teaches on Devil’s origins, his nature and his limitations. “Devil is a created angelic creature,” he stated, pointing to Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 as key texts.
“He’s localized. He can solely be the place he’s,” Hibbs stated. “However he clearly has a extremely superior communication system along with his fallen angels.”
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He supplied a useful comparability to recollect: “Devil’s energy—powerless energy. Jesus’ energy—superpower.”
Keep Grounded within the Phrase
Above all, Hibbs calls for biblical balance. “We have to have a steadiness. And the steadiness is the Bible. Interval.”
The episode closes with a plea to check God’s Phrase and stay vigilant. “We’re attempting to only cowl each space in order that we are able to get the phrase of God out to increasingly individuals earlier than I both drop lifeless or Christ returns. It doesn’t matter to me.”
James Lasher is employees author for Charisma Media.
