16. Paul Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology (Chicago: Moody Press 1989), 294-95.
17. Sweeting, Great Quotes and Ill.u.s.trations, 92.
18. Draper, Draper"s Book of Quotations, 150.
Chapter Three-The Forces of Darkness.
1. Adapted from the Pentecostal Evangel, a publication of the a.s.semblies of G.o.d, 22 September 1996, 5.
2. W. E. Vine, An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (London: Oliphants, 1953), 114-17.
3. Walter A. Elwell, The Concise Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991), 133.
4. Paul Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology (Chicago: Moody Press, 1989), 298; see Merrill F. Unger, Demons in the World Today (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1971), 102-8.
5. Charles C. Ryrie, Study-Graph: Bible Doctrine II (Chicago: Moody Press, 1965).
6. William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 1986), 165-66.
7. David Wilkerson, David Wilkerson Speaks Out (Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1973).
8. Thomas E. Trask tells this story.
9. Paul relates a similar experience in Acts 16:16-18 during which he prayed in this way for a girl"s deliverance from demons.
10. Hollywood celebrities-notably Shirley MacLaine and Linda Evans-have bought homes in the area, allegedly to be close to some of the New Age gurus who live there (Valley Daily News, Auburn, Washington, 23 July 1989, A6).
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid., Al.
14. Ibid.
15. Edward Murphy, The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992), 507.
16. David Yonggi Cho, Church Growth (Spring 1996), 4-5. Used by permission of Church Growth International, Yoido P.O. Box 7, Seoul, Korea.
Chapter Four-Satan"s Plan of Attack.
1. Some facts and details of this account have been changed to protect privacy and confidentiality.
2. James Patterson and Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth (New York: Plum Books, 1992), 204.
3. See 2 Corinthians 4:4. The unbeliever is blinded from seeing the light of Christ. When people become born again, their eyes become open to spiritual truth.
4. Edythe Draper, Draper"s Book of Quotations for the Christian World (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1992), 174.
5. Thomas E. Trask tells this story.
6. George Sweeting, Special Sermons (Chicago: Moody Press, 1985), 510.
7. See Ron Carlson and Ed Decker, Fast Facts on False Teachines (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1994). Christian Ministries International is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
8. It is not unusual for people to remember keenly their departed loved ones in a.s.sociation with their places of residence, work locations, vacation spots, and so on. Often these locations bring back vivid memories-either pleasant or unpleasant. People who have these kinds of memories do well to be thankful for the enjoyable times and forgiving of the negative experiences.
9. This experience happened to Wayde I. Goodall while he was the pastor of a church in the Pacific Northwest. The names and some of the details have been changed to preserve privacy and confidentiality.
10. Sweeting, Special Sermons, 510.
11. Donald C. Stamps in The Full Life Study Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992), 1898.
Chapter Five-a.s.saulting the Church.
1. Matthew Barnett is pastor of the Los Angeles International Church. Tommy Barnett oversees the work at this time.
2. The Church Around the World 26, no. 10: a newsletter published by Tyndale House, Carol Stream, Illinois.
3. Quoted by Kim A. Lawton, "The Suffering Church," Christianity Today, 15 July 1996, 56.
4. Ibid., 54.
5. The Church Around the World 26, no. 9.
6. Ibid., vol. 26, no. 10.
7. Lawson, "The Suffering Church," 54.
8. Haik Hovsepain Mehr, Pentecostal Evangel, 24 April 1994, 16.
9. W. Mark Bliss, Pentecostal Evangel, 24 April 1994, 17.
10. News Digest, Pentecostal Evangel, 22 March 1994, 24.
11. It was reported just recently that Mohammad Bagher Yusefi, a convert from Islam and an a.s.semblies of G.o.d pastor in Iran, was found hanged in a forest near his home city of Sari. He had raised two sons of Mehdi Dibaj while Dibaj was in prison for nine years.
12. Ed Decker and Ron Carlson, Fast Facts on False Teachings (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1994), 107.
13. Ibid.
14. List adapted from Decker and Carlson, Fast Facts on False Teachings, 10-12.
Chapter Six-Preparing for Battle.
1. The pastor she referred to was formerly the pastor of a large church in that state. He had never met this young woman and lived about fifty miles from where these events happened. Pastor Miller did leave the church and became a key national and international Christian leader. There were no negative circ.u.mstances involved in his resigning from the church. Names and some details have been changed in this story to preserve privacy and confidentiality.
2. This experience happened to Wayde I. Goodall while leading a tour group of military personnel in Thailand.
3. Billy Graham, Angels: G.o.d"s Secret Agents (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1975), 24.
4. Quoted by George Sweeting, Great Quotes and Ill.u.s.trations (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1985), 252.
Chapter Seven-Our Victorious Conqueror.
1. Ito Masashi, The Emperor"s Last Soldiers (New York: Coward McCann, 1967), 148.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid., 191.
4. Wayde I. Goodall tells this story.
5. David A. Noebel, The Marxist Minstrels (Tulsa: American Christian College Press, 1974), 103.
6. Eric Holmberg, h.e.l.l"s Bells: The Dangers ofRock"n Roll, part 2 (Gainesville, FL: Real-to-Reel Ministries, 1989).
7. Ibid.
8. C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (reprint, New York: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, 1996), 51.
9. George Sweeting, Great Quotes and Ill.u.s.trations (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1985), 77.
10. Paul Lee Tan, Encyclopedia of 7,700 Ill.u.s.trations (Rockville, MD: a.s.surance Publishers, 1984), 649.
11. Wayde I. Goodall tells this story. Details have been changed to protect privacy and confidentiality.
12. William Barclay, The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, The Daily Study Bible (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1975), 142.
13. Sweeting, Great Quotes and Ill.u.s.trations, 116.
14. Charles G. Finney, Memoirs (New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1903), 18.
15. Barclay, Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, 142.
16. Ibid., 143.
17. Sweeting, Great Quotes and Ill.u.s.trations, 77.
18. Ibid.
19. Adapted from Richard Capen, Finish Strong: Living the Values That Take You the Distance (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996), chap. 6.
20. Barclay, Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, 143.
21. James Dobson, Focus on the family Bulletin 9, no. 5, June 1996.
22. E. K. Simpson, Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and the Colossians, NICNT, ed. F. F. Bruce (reprint, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989), 191.
23. Chuck Colson, Born Again (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Rev-ell/Spire Books, 1976), 57.
24. Tom Glaus, Native Discipleship in the Americas, no. 8 (Phoenix: Chief, Inc., 1995), 10.
25. William J. Murray, My Life Without G.o.d (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), 14.
26. D. James Kennedy, The Gates of h.e.l.l Shall Not Prevail (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996), 34-35.
27. Jeffrey C. Fenholt, From Darkness to Light (Tulsa: Harrison House, 1994).
28. Sy Rogers, "The Man in the Mirror," Last Days Magazine (1991), 2.
29. Stories of Nicky Cruz, Chuck Colson, William J. Murray, Jeff Fenhold, and Sy Rogers adapted from Kennedy, The Gates of h.e.l.l Shall Not Prevail.
30. Murray, My Life Without G.o.d, 239-40.