PRIDE GOETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION, AND A HAUGHTY SPIRIT BEFORE A FALL. IT IS BETTER TO BE OF AN HUMBLE SPIRIT WITH THE LOWLY, THAN TO DIVIDE THE SPOIL WITH THE PROUD. Proverbs, Chapter 16, Verses 18-19.
The Spirit of Pride, which is also known as “Leviathan,” is probably the most treacherous and deadly of all evil spirits. Pride is a deadly evil which can and will hinder or control the psyche of a human being even without the Spirit of Pride being present. The “pride of life” is a generational curse which was passed down through the generations to mankind from the Serpent who beguiled Eve in the Garden of Eden.
The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the “pride of life” became part of human nature when the “first parents” partook of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. The sin of pride became the downfall of Lucifer, the Serpent, when he attempted to usurp the authority of God in Heaven. He was “cast down” to the Earth as a result of his sinful rebellious nature.
Pride is a part of human nature which does not always need to be primed to bring forth bitter waters. In many people pride is like an artesian well which is constantly flowing through the river of their natural lives. One of the worst things about pride is its deceptive powers. A prideful person deceives himself into thinking he is “better and more important” than those around him.
The Spirits of Pride and Jealousy work together in their quest to control the psyche of individuals. Pride and jealousy are two of the greatest enemies of our souls. Together the two spirits create a world of iniquity which will end in the destruction of the body and the damnation of the soul of unbelievers.
Pride is the force behind the Spirit of Confusion. Pride enables the Spirit of Confusion to control the psyche of man. The opposite of pride is humility. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. (I Peter 5:5).
Leviathan is a thief and a liar. There is no truth in him. Leviathan worships the ground he slithers upon, and desires and demands the worship of everyone around him. The Spirit of Pride desires to be worshiped as God. He is his own god, and seeks nothing but his own will. He will stop at nothing to promote himself as well as and HIS will and desires. He is jealous of Truth, and is very proficient at causing many others to believe the lies which damn the soul. In mankind this spirit is known as “the pride of life.”
Pride and jealousy ruled in the heart of Lucifer when he decided to rebel against the authority of God. Pride and jealousy will always lead to rebellion. Rebellion against the authority of God will always produce sin, and sin always produces deadly consequences. The destiny of pride is always death and destruction. On the Day of Judgment the prideful will be judged without impunity or mercy.
Satan always seeks to destroy or control that which he envies, sees as inferior, or a threat to his sovereignty. Leviathan is the embodiment of all evil. Nothing evil exists which is not rooted and grounded in the “seed of pride.”
Pride is the worst of the evils which dwells within Leviathan. Pride is the motivating force within Satan which drives all the other characteristics of his damned soul to propagate the evil he engenders and proliferates.
The seed (word) of pride was planted in Eve by the Serpent when he tempted her to eat of the forbidden fruit. That seed contained all other seeds of destruction which would eventually come to influence and/or control the minds of mankind after the fall. The Spirits of Confusion, Fear, Poverty, Jealousy, and Murder, to name a few, were inconspicuously hidden within the seed (words) of the Serpent.
After the fall of Adam and Even in the Garden of Eden the Spirits of Fear, Confusion, and Strife were present. We know this because they were all present in the words of Adam after he had sinned. Adam was conscience of the fact he had sinned. He was ashamed of what he had done. His shame produced fear, and fear brought torment.
Adam was not concerned about Eve or what she was going through, and he tried to place all the blame for his sin on Eve. Eve was experiencing all the same emotions as Adam, and she tried to blame her sin on the Serpent.
The Spirit of Pride cares about nothing or no one but self. Pride is the embodiment of self-love, selfishness, and self-preservation. Pride is heavily guarded--but easily wounded. Pride’s character is rooted in its undying love for self and what self can do in order to be promoted in the eyes of others. All Pride desires the adoration and worship of those around it. Pride cares nothing about the welfare of others. Pride only cares about the power and majesty which IT possesses and the need to share its beauty with others. Pride always desires to impose its will upon others.
Pride feeds off its own love for self, and demands the praise, worship, and honor of others. Nothing good can be said about pride because there is nothing good that resides within its heart. The same can be said regarding all other evil spirits. They are all driven by this same spirit of worship, love, and adoration of self.
The Spirit of Pride operates much like the Spirit of Confusion. Speaking of the wicked, Asaph wrote in Psalms 73, Verse, 6: “THEREFORE PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN; VIOLENCE COVERETH THEM AS A GARMENT.” Pride wears a “garment of violence.” Violence is the forte of the wicked. The prideful are in bondage to their own self righteousness, self love and self adoration. When others do not bow down to worship the prideful, they can and oftentimes become violent and vindictive.
Pride is not hard to recognize. The wicked are clothed with pride as a garment clothes the body. They are viscously bound with the “chains of pride.” Pride is the root of all things which produce soulful death and destruction. As believers, God has delivered us from all our destructions. However, the prideful will fall on the Day of Judgment. God sent His Word (Christ) to heal us and deliver us from the strongholds of pride and haughtiness which always leads to great destruction.
The prideful will have no one who can help them on the Day of Judgment. The final judgment of Pride is the sentence of death and destruction. The prideful will be “interned eternally” in the Lake of Fire along with Satan and His angels.
If we humble ourselves before the Lord He will exalt us in due time. If we fail to humble ourselves before Him, we will find ourselves lacking in power to resist the Spirit of Pride. Humility is the key which opens the door to the blessings, power, grace, and mercy of God. He who lacks humility has already been ensnared and chained in the deathtrap of pride.
The Spirit of Pride is called “Leviathan.” In Job, Chapter 41, Verse 34, Leviathan is called the “king over all the children of pride.” In scripture, Leviathan is described as a dragon. His features and characteristics are detailed in Job, Chapter 41.
There is a constellation named after Leviathan which resembles a dragon. I have seen this demon spirit only one time in my life. I have known Leviathan was present at times, however I did not see him. Leviathan is one of the most deceptive, subtle, and powerful of all demon spirits.
In the Bible Satan is referred to as a dragon. “Dragon spirits” also possess the same type of authority and characteristics of Satan who is the head dragon. In the Kingdom of Darkness the “dragon spirit” is subject only to Satan who is his master. In the Kingdom of Light, anyone who has been washed in the Blood of Jesus has been given power and authority over all demon spirits.
The problem with many believers is that they possess many of the same characteristics which the dragon possesses, especially PRIDE. This is why many believers lack enough power to cast down and destroy all the strongholds of Satan and rebuke demon spirits which oppress them.
Satan is known as the Beast, the Dragon, and the Serpent in the Book of Revelation. In the Garden of Eden Satan was known as the “Serpent.” The word “Serpent” comes from the Hebrew word “nachash.” Nachash means to hiss, whisper a (magic) spell, enchant, and divine, to mention a few.
Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden with the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the PRIDE of life. These three devilish characteristics worked together in order to cast a spell upon Eve.
The Word was also in the Garden of Eden. The integrity of the Word of God had been challenged by the Serpent, and Eve fell into his beguiling trap. The Spirit of Confusion will always cause people to make wrong decisions if they fail to possess and “use” godly wisdom. The Word of Truth will always set people free when their relationship with Truth, Jesus, is strong.
The events which transpired in the Garden of Eden were all about the relationship man had with God and the terrible and tragic turn of events which occurred there. Pride entered into the garden and mankind “fell” prey to its beguiling ways. Pride always chooses self-worship which consumes the heart with jealousy, strife, and confusion.
The heart (spirit) of man is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. (Jeremiah 17:9). The prideful lack wisdom, and therefore dwell within the habitation of their own selfish desires, and prideful attitudes. Men who oppose the truth will be confused and controlled by the Spirit of Pride. They do not and will not possess godly wisdom or understanding. Pride will send many to the pit of hell. However, humility will save the souls of many.
Man’s desire to rule his own spirit will always leave him lacking in truth and godly wisdom. Truth and godly wisdom are byproducts of Light (understanding). Without Light (understanding), darkness will always rule the heart of the prideful. Lucifer became blinded by his own beauty, and his pride became “his light.” True light and beauty is found only in the “holiness of God.” Light’s true beauty is found only in godly wisdom and understanding.
God created the sun as a type and shadow of the true Light which is Jesus, the “Son of God.” He also created the Moon which has no light of its own, but reflects the light of the Sun during the night. Prophetically, “light” speaks of spiritual understanding. The light of sun is an example of the godly understanding which Jesus imparts to believers. The moon is an example of a celestial object which has no light of its own, but rules the darkness with an artificial light.
As Christians we are called “the children of Light.” However, unbelievers are and will remain children of darkness and night unless they find the true Light only found in Christ. In Christ, we find the true Light, but in Satan we find only an artificial light (pride) which he uses to draw attention to himself.
Many religions worship the Sun, or Moon, however they are just poor representations of the true Light which can only be found in the “Son” of God. Islam is a religious cult in which people worship the moon god Allah. Allah, the “moon god” possesses no light (understanding) of its own, but reflects the light of the sun. In the Koran Allah is known as the “great deceiver.” In Islam the demonic entity which claims to be a god does not even try to hide his desire and power to deceive through the “Spirit of Witchcraft.” The ability for a false god to deceive multitudes of people is clearly seen in the false religion of Islam.
The true Light is the Light which comes down from Heaven from the Father of Lights. The light (understanding) which Satan portrays is earthly, natural, devilish, sinful, and spiritually promiscuous. Satan is able to turn himself into an angel of light, however his light is not the true Light which guides men to the truth. Men must believe the truth, or the truth cannot abide within them and set them free. When the false light is substituted as truth as it was in the Garden of Eden, it will always bring with it dire consequence for those who fall under its spell.
Pride is by far the greatest of all demonic strongholds. It carries a lot of baggage, such as fear, envy, jealousy, hatred, and judgment to name a few. There is no place for pride in the Kingdom of Light. Pride always precedes a fall from grace. (Proverbs 16:18). The haughty and prideful walk a pathway of destruction. When they come to the end of the pathway, they will fall into the pit of eternal darkness and death.
No man will reach Heaven with pride in his suitcase. We will be unable to stand before a pure, holy, and righteous God with baggage full of dirty laundry and expect God to welcome us into His Kingdom. The only garment we are authorized to wear in God’s Kingdom is a “robe of righteousness and a garment of praise” which was purchased for us by the Blood of His Son, Jesus.
The Church must deal with pride before it can and will be found pure in the sight of God. Pride must be driven out of the pulpit. Judgment must first begin at the House of God. When pride is removed from the pulpit, the rest of the true Church will follow. If the Spirit of Pride is found in the pulpit, it will also be found in the hearts of many souls in the congregation.
THOU DIDST DIVIDE THE SEA BY THY STRENGTH; THOU BREAKEST THE HEADS OF THE DRAGONS IN THE WATERS. THOU BREAKEST THE HEADS OF LEVIATHAN IN PIECES, AND GAVE HIM TO BE MEAT TO THE PEOPLE INHABITING THE WILDERNESS. (Psalm 74:13-14).
Leviathan has multiple heads which are attached to one body. Multiple heads would seem to cause confusion unless the heads were all synchronized and programmed to act in conjunction with the will and purpose of the whole body. As far as we know, there are no dragons flying around the Earth today. However, the Spirit of Leviathan is still here and will remain here on Earth continuing to beguile the nations until he is cast into the Lake of Fire.
“Waters” in Bible prophecy represents groups of people (or nations), the Word, or the Holy Spirit. In the scripture mentioned above waters represent nations, specifically those people who inhabit the Wilderness.
The pride of Leviathan is the “spiritual meat” which the nations consume daily. Pride is what controls the souls of those who have not surrendered their all to Christ. The pride of life, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eye are the three devilish characteristics which inhabit the souls of natural men.
HE (Leviathan) MAKES THE DEEP TO BOIL LIKE A POT: HE MAKES THE SEA LIKE A POT OF OINTMENT. HE MAKES A PATH TO SHINE AFTER HIM; ONE WOULD THINK THE DEEP TO BE HOARY. UPON EARTH THERE IS NOT HIS LIKE, WHO IS MADE WITHOUT FEAR HE BEHOLDS ALL THINGS: HE IS A KING OVER ALL THE CHILDREN OF PRIDE. (Job 41:31-34).
Pride goes deep into the heart (spirit) of man in order to establish rebellion and jealousy. Pride will run deep within the waters of the human soul without Christ. There is no beast on Earth like Leviathan. He is afraid of nothing on this Earth because he is the god of this Earth. The dominion of the Earth (spirit) was given to him by the first parents in the Garden of Eden. However, the Blood of Christ has repurchased that dominion for us, and now we have the power to tread upon ALL the works of Leviathan.
Leviathan is the king or ruler over all the children of pride. He is the father of pride. The seed of pride was joined with or “interred” into the heart of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden which “in turn” has been passed down from generation to generation.
The word “Leviathan” means “joined or jointed monster.” The heads of Leviathan are “joined together” in one body in plan and purpose to steal, kill, and destroy. Like the unity which is “supposed” to be found in the body of Christ, Leviathan’s heads are in total unity in their quest to bring conflict, corruption, and division upon the Earth.
“Levi” is the first to syllables in the word Leviathan. Levi means “joined” or “adhered to.” The seven heads of Leviathan are “joined together” in ONE body. There is always strength in unity. When demonic entities are joined together in plan and purpose, they become a stronger force. If a three-fold cord is not easily broken, how much stronger will a seven-fold cord be?
God has tried to instill in the Church the importance of being “joined together” in faith, plan, and purpose in one body. However, instead there continues to be much division in the Church today. Satan knows the importance of unity, and he uses the principle of being “joined together in plan and purpose” to inflict heavy casualties upon the unsuspecting multitudes. The Church has not yet learned the tactics of “spiritual warfare” and unity which Leviathan uses to “divide and conquer” multitudes today.
“Levi” was the third son of Jacob born to his wife Leah. The Levitical Priests, the Levites, were descendants of Jacob (Israel). The number “three” in Bible numerology represents the godhead, oneness, divine fullness, and perfection. The Levites were called to be “joined together” as one in a royal priesthood. They were a type and shadow of the Church. To become one in Christ, the Church must become “joined together” as one to fulfill the plan and purpose of the godhead.
Jacob’s third son was named Levi because Leah was now “joined” to her husband by this child. (See Genesis 29:34). Leah was now loved by her husband because they were joined together by a threefold cord, her first son Levi (joined). According to scripture, a threefold cord cannot be easily broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Leviathan needs a seven-fold cord (his seven heads) to be joined together in plan and purpose. The Church only needs a three-fold cord—The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit working among them.
If a three-fold cord is not easily broken, a four-fold cord is even stronger. Prophetically a “fourth cord” speaks of the “ties which bind” the Church (Jacob or Israel) to his fourth son Judah, which means praise. Leah bore Jacob a fourth son who was named Judah. “Judah” means “praise.” The Bible says God inhabits the praises of His people. We are joined together with God through the sacrifices of our praise.
Jesus is known as the “Lion of Judah.” Judah would carry in his loins the physical seed of the Messiah, the Lion of Judah. When the Church is “joined together” as one in Christ, that cord of unity cannot and will not be broken.
Rachael, the wife of Jacob, had been unable to bear children. This was all in the plan of God. He had shut up Rachael’s womb until the appointed time. Out of Rachael’s womb would come the most important seed for her generation, as well as all generations to come. That seed would be named “Joseph” which means “increase.” Joseph was a type and shadow of Christ. Jesus would bring a great harvest (increase) of souls into the Kingdom of God. “Of the increase of His Government and peace there shall be no end.” (Isaiah 9:7).
The tribe of Levi was the only Tribe of Israel which received no earthly inheritance. Their portion was to work in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem to serve the Lord. The Levites were “keepers of the Temple.” They officiated at all the religious festivities and assemblies. The Levites were the ones who offered up sacrifices and burnt offerings to the Lord. They officiated at services in the synagogues on the Sabbath.
The Levitical Priests were a type and shadow of the body of Christ who would be “joined” as a threefold cord together with the fourth cord which was Christ. The body of Christ will be “joined together” to serve God in His heavenly Temple. The Bible says we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
We are “joined together” with Christ through His sacrificial “Blood of Atonement.” Instead of “blood sacrifices,” we now offer up to God the “fruit of our lips” through the sacrifice of praise. Our bodies are now the Temple of God, and we are required to perform the “sacrifice of praise, and body, soul, and spirit” to Him. We are required to offer up to Him the sacrifices of praise and adoration.
Believers are given the responsibility to keep their “temples” pure and holy--free of anything and everything which offends God. YE AS LIVING STONES, ARE BUILT UP A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, AN HOLY PRIESTHOOD, TO OFFER UP SPIRITUAL SACRIFICES, ACCEPTABLE TO GOD BY CHRIST JESUS. (I Peter 2:5).
The children of pride are “joined together” with their spiritual benefactor and king, Leviathan. The King of Pride is a jealous king which despises the heart of the humble and contrite. He demands loyalty, and rules his subjects by fear and intimidation.
The seed of all things evil and all unrighteousness is rooted and grounded in Leviathan. All the works of the flesh can be traced back to creation when his seed which was spiritually “interred” in Eve. That spiritual “seed of death” was transferred from generation to generation as man began and continued to “procreate” on the Earth.
Each dragon principality has many dragon spirits under its authority. The weaker dragon spirits possess the same powers to deceive, harm, and control individuals to a lesser degree. Satan controls the Prince Dragons in much the same way as “the beast” controls the ten kings in Revelation, Chapter 17, Verses 12-13. The ten kings become of one mind and give their power and strength to the Beast so their evil plans of hegemony, war, and domination can be accomplished.
Each dragon controls a certain territory on Earth, and are “joined together” in unity to perform the evil plans of the head dragon, Satan. Pride is a motivator of selfishness, jealousy, and self-love. Pride seeks to conquer every soul within the realm of its influence. The objective of each Dragon Spirit is to “take into captivity” the souls of every individual within its earthly district.
Prince dragons have authority over all evil spirits, including the Spirits of Fear, Confusion, Hatred, Murder, Lust, Strife, Incest, and Adultery. Orders for demons are sent down through channels in much the same way our military works. In fact, the Forces of Darkness are a well-disciplined army united in the task of causing turmoil, chaos, death, and destruction.
The demons which most people deal with on a daily basis are not the ones which possess the greatest “power and authority.” The more powerful demon spirits are only brought in when the smaller and weaker ones cannot succeed in their attempts to beguile, steal, kill and destroy.
However, we can be confident in knowing that the power of the enemy all the way up to and through the ranks of the dragon demons, can be overcome by faith in the Blood and the Name of Jesus. The strongholds of sin which lead people down the paths of destruction can only be demolished by the power which reigns in the Blood of Christ. There is no power on Earth which is greater than the power entrusted to us through the Blood sacrifice of Christ.
We must remember that Satan’s power lies in his ability to “deceive the nations” through his powers of beguilement and suggestion. He can only impose his will on someone if and when they succumb to his suggestions. An individual’s morality, or lack thereof, plays a big part in whether or not Satan will be able to beguile them.
Sin, sickness and disease must bow to the Name of Jesus, the Name which is above all names, and faith in the Blood of Christ. No weapon the enemy forms against any believer can prosper where the Blood of Jesus rules and reigns propitiously and perpetually. If the Princes of Darkness (Principalities) would have known what they were doing, they would have never crucified our Lord. (I Corinthians 2:8). Godly wisdom is one thing which is not in the enemy’s arsenal.
Every sin, sickness and disease is a by-product of the curse which was placed upon mankind “in the beginning.” Sin always produces deadly consequences. The consequence of sin is physical and spiritual death. Along with the curse came spiritual famine and alienation from the true God. The cross reversed that curse, and through the Blood of Christ we become free from the curse of sin and spiritual death. Through the Blood of Christ we become more than conquerors over the Forces of Darkness.
However, many choose to alienate themselves from God and continue to remain “joined” with the doctrines and curses of the damned. Sin always separates man from God, but faith in Christ protects and alienates man from the dragon and his evil plots and schemes. We have all been given a choice. We have been given the choice to “obey God and live” or “obey Satan and die.” We either choose to do what is right in the eyes of God and serve Him, or we choose to align ourselves with Leviathan and become the servants and pawns of evil. We only have two choices.
God told Cain if he “would do well he would be accepted,” and if he did not do well “sin would lie at his door.” If we obey and align ourselves with God, we will be accepted and protected by Him. When people refuse to accept the victory God has offered to them through Christ, the dragon will always attempt to beguile and deceive them by confusing their hearts and minds.
The word “leviathan” also means “to twist.” When Leviathan (joins and twists) is joined together with individuals, he twists the thoughts, desires, motives and attitudes of their hearts and minds. In the Garden of Eden the Serpent “twisted” the Word of God in order to beguile Eve into eating the forbidden fruit.”
In the “Church Garden” the Serpent “twists” the Word of God in order to beguile God’s people into eating of the forbidden truth. Many people fail when they take their eyes off of Jesus and eat of the forbidden fruit.
Leviathan plants seeds of rebellion in the hearts and minds of people by suppressing truth and replacing the truth with lies. At times, the words we speak do not always come out as we planned. At other times, people will “twist” their words in order to deceive and manipulate others. This is because TRUTH has not been perfected in them. Many times truth eludes people because their hearts are deceitful, desperately wicked, and evil.
Like the Serpent in the Garden of Eden, the words of some people may possess an element of truth, but their ultimate goal is to deceive and manipulate. This is because they harbor greed, pride, and/or jealousy, as well as many other evil things within their hearts.
The lies of Leviathan can only be countered with truth. Pride, greed, jealousy, and confusion can only be disposed of by “renewing the mind” to accept and believe the TRUTH rather than a lie. “YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.” Truth can and will transform the mind bound in darkness into a “beacon of light and understanding.” The Kingdom of Light offers people spiritual understanding and Life through the Blood of Christ. In Him was Life and that Life was the Light of men. Without the knowledge of the truth, people will continue to remain in the grip of Leviathan who is lying in wait to deceive, confuse, and torment the multitudes who do not know Christ.