About Marsha West

Marsha West is the owner and managing editor of Christian Research Network, Apprising Ministries (the late Ken Silva’s blog) and On Solid Rock Resources. She is also co-founder of Berean Research. For two decades Marsha was the owner and managing editor of Email Brigade website as well as the EMB News Report, a bi-weekly email report for conservative people of faith. For many years Marsha was a regular contributor to several blogs including CRN, RenewAmerica, News With Views and Web Commantary as well as popular websites she no longer endorses: American Family Association, Worldview Weekend, Stand Up For The Truth, The Christian Post and Christian Headlines. Although Marsha still blogs, her primary focus is CRN. Marsha also writes Research Papers (White Papers) on various topics that are published on CRN, Berean Research and On Solid Rock Resources. Visit Marsha’s other sites: On Solid Rock Resources https://www.onsolidrockresources.com/ Apprising Ministries http://apprising.org Marsha’s RenewAmerica Column http://renewamerica.com/columns/mwest Marsha’s Facebook Page http://facebook.com/marsha.west.77

One Question Kamala Must Answer: Do You Stand with Israel or With the Anti-Semitic BLM and BDS Movements?

“She has flip-flopped on issues repeatedly, but now that she is the Democratic nominee, we only need to ask her about one issue to force her to take a stand: Ms. Harris, where do you stand on supporting Israel? Do you support or condemn the BDS (boycott, divest, sanction) movement, which wants Israel destroyed, and which is a stated part of the underlying platform of Black Lives Matter (BLM)?”

(Michael Barclay – PJ Media) Sen. Kamala Harris is now the Democratic nominee for vice president, which effectively means that, given Joe Biden’s declining mental health, she needs to be evaluated as a presidential candidate. Continue reading

California Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Anyone Attending Megachurch

(PNP) A California judge has declared that anyone who gathers under the church roof of Godspeak Calvary Chapel will be steeply punished, issuing a restraining order against the church and its pastor, Rob McCoy.

The order was granted by a Ventura County judge after the local government sued McCoy and his church for holding in-person services of up to 200 people, which violates Covid-19 shutdown restrictions. Continue reading

Francis Chan Says That Being Indwelt by the Holy Spirit Makes Us ‘God and Man all at Once’ Like Jesus

“This is why the Scriptures tell us not to associate with false teachers, rather we mark and avoid them like the plague. Don’t be deceived, folks, bad company ruins good morals (1 Corinthians 15:33).”

Francis Chan has been on a downward spiral for a long time. Chan is a graduate of both John MacArthur’s Master’s University and Seminary, an unusually solid, seminary that teaches rightly on such important doctrines as the sovereignty of God, the inerrancy of Scripture, and the cessation of the apostolic sign gifts…. Continue reading

Teachers Openly Fret That Parents Might Hear Them Brainwashing Children, Call Parents ‘Dangerous’

If you heard a strange man on the playground whisper to your child, “this will just be our little secret,” you would assume that the man is some kind of sex offender. Does this behavior suddenly transform from disturbing to admirable if the strange man is a teacher? No, it doesn’t. But this is the sort of license society has given to teachers, on the theory that they cannot do the work of educating unless they have more power over, and intimate knowledge of, their students than the students’ own parents. 

(Matt Walsh – Daily Wire)  In one of the creepiest yet most revealing Twitter threads ever to be posted on the platform, a teacher recently fretted out loud that virtual classes might allow parents to hear him brainwashing their kids…. Continue reading

Trump thwarts Pelosi’s pot pushers

Some of our media, in a rare development, fact-checked her. After the news conference where she claimed that marijuana “is a therapy that has proven successful,” USA Today noted that she “did not cite any studies or health officials that have said cannabis may be a treatment for the coronavirus.” That’s because there are none. The Washington Times commented, “Mrs. Pelosi did not offer any evidence to corroborate her claim, and no published studies have proven that marijuana is effective at treating COVID-19, the contagious disease caused by the novel coronavirus.”

(Cliff Kincaid – Renew America)  Using emergency authority granted to him by Congress, President Trump on Saturday issued four China virus relief executive orders to benefit taxpayers, students, renters and homeowners. Continue reading

New Study Finds Sweden’s Refusal To Lock Down Saved The Economy Without Sacrificing Lives

Sweden has an intact economy, a citizenry with greater immunity to COVID-19, and a death rate per million lower than Italy’s — all with no lockdown.

(Sumantra Maitra – The Federalist) To prove a study isn’t suffering from selection bias, one of the best methods is to find cases or studies with similar precepts that show different results. When conclusions and expertise are constantly challenged by counter-conclusions and counter-expertise, the better the investigative process becomes, and everyone benefits with a better-refined outcome. In studying different results of similar assumptions, we have a better chance of isolating and understanding causal variables. Continue reading

Max Lucado Begs God to Forgive Him For His Ancestors Owning Slaves, Segregation

“In his prayer, he acknowledges that “people owning other people” was a sin and that “forcing blacks to sit in the back of the bus” was sin, then proceeds to beg God to forgive him of that sin — a sin he did not actually commit.” 

(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte)  After endorsing the pro-gay Jen Hatmaker earlier this year, Max Lucado’s new-found role of propping up heretics and false teachers seems to have hit overdrive. In January, Lucado joined Hatmaker on her podcast and gave her glowing accolades telling her that she made listening to her “easy and delightful, and yet profound at the same time.” Continue reading

‘We Have the Product in Hand:’ Israel to Begin Human Trials with COVID-19 Vaccine in Fall

“There is an excellent vaccine. We start after the holidays with safety and efficacy experiments, but we have the product in hand.”

(Aryeh Savir) The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) in Ness Ziona has made further progress toward a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine and will commence trials on humans after the New Year holidays, in October. Continue reading

The Kings of the South and the North

20 Then he said, “Do you understand why I came to you? But I shall now return to fight against the prince of Persia; so I am going forth, and behold, the prince of Greece is about to come. 21 However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth. Yet there is no one who stands firmly with me against these forces except Michael your prince. Daniel 10:20-21 (NASB)  Continue reading

Research: Angels, Demons & Spiritual Warfare

Angels, Demons & Spiritual Warfare

Do angels and demons really exist? The Bible says they do. Mentioned by name are two elect holy angels (the good guys): The Archangel Michael (Daniel 10:13) and Gabriel who carried messages (Daniel 8:16). Scripture also mentions the Angel of the Lord; the Captain of the Host of the Lord; messengers; and guardian angels.

The Bible tells the story of fallen angels (the bad guys). Lucifer, one of God’s highest angels, led a revolt against God (Isaiah 14:12-14) and was banished from Heaven along with angels who took his side. Some scholars believe that as many as one third of the angels rebelled against God.

Lucifer is known by many different names that have various meanings. For example: Satan (Mark 1:13); Devil (1 John 3:8); Abaddon (Proverbs 27:20); Evil One (John 17:15); Power of Darkness (Colossians 1:13, 14); Belial (2 Corinthians 6:15); Beelzebul (Matthew 10:25); Serpent of Old (Revelation 12:9); and Tempter (Matthew 4:3).

Fallen angels are most commonly called demons. Demons are powerful spirits that can causes all sorts of afflictions. Read what these odious creatures can do to humans here.

FAST FACTS:

  • Jesus drove demons out of people who were demon possessed (Matthew 8:28) so we know demons exist. “You deaf and mute spirit,” Jesus said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” It would be a little ridiculous for Jesus to talk to demons if they didn’t exist. Clearly they can possess and control the unsaved. (Mat. 8:28-34)
  • Satan is the “god of this world.” (2 Cor. 4:4)
  • Principalities and powers (demons) are under the power of Satan. (Mat. 12:24)
  • Demons can cause sickness (Mat. 12:22); insanity (Luke 8:26-36); bodily injury (Mark 9:14-26); long term infirmities (Luke 13:11-13).
  • Holy angels are incapable of going against God, whereas unholy angels continuously go against God in their quest to lead people astray.
  • Satan and his demons have been given certain powers, but as Bible teacher John MacArthur  points out, “Satan is a servant of God and can only work within the perimeters that God defines…”
  • Jesus gave the apostles the authority to cast out demons. (Mark 16:17, 18; Luke 10:17; Acts 5:16; 8:7; 16:16-18; 19:12)
  • Satan and his demons may win many battles but in the end they will lose the war. “…we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:37-39)
  • Angels and demons are personal spiritual beings. (Heb. 1:14)
  • Since they have no physical limitations they’re not bound by the laws of physics.
  • They possess intellect (Mat. 8:29, 2 Cor. 11:3), emotions (James 2:19, Rev. 12:17), and will (Luke 8:28-31, 2 Tim. 2:26).

People who contact angels (or a spirit guide) are actually contacting demons.  Demons can and do possess unbelievers but they’re not given the authority to possess believers. The reason is obvious: the moment of regeneration the Holy Spirit takes up residence in the believer – and He never leaves. Listen to the words of Jesus:

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. (John 14:16-17)

RESOURCES

Why Do You Love Your Sin So Much? By Marsha West NEW!

America’s All Out Spiritual Battle Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 By Marsha West

An Angel You Ought to Know By Loren Jacobs

Angelology The Doctrine of Angels By J. Hampton Keathley

Angels Among Us By Ron Rhodes

Are all angels safe? By Marsha West

Beware of Angels from the Dark Side By Marsha West

Conversations With the Counterfeit By Craig Branch

Do We Have Guardian Angels?

Dominionists Are on the Move…and they Mean Business By Marsha West

Ephesians 6:12, Where is the struggle, in prayer By Matt Slick

Gladiator-style takedown of demonic forces, Part 1 Part 2 By Marsha West

Holy Angles–The nine orders of angels

Is Michael the Archangel really Jesus?

Moroni, Other Sheep, and Two Sticks add up to Zero

The “Script” Underlying Spiritual Warfare Christianity By Orrel Sreinkamp

Spiritual Warfare Part 1 Part 2, Part 3Part 4

Spiritual Warfare: Fighting to Win By John MacArthur

Spurgeon on Spiritual Warfare

Visions, dreams and revelations: demon possession or genuine prophetic fits By Elizabeth Prata

What do you think about all this Satan stuff? By Marsha West

Why We Should Not Fear Satan and Demons By John MacArthur

Touched by an Angel: But Which Kind? By Berit Kjos

Unbiblical Ideas About Angels By Marsha West

What does Kabbalah teach about Angels By Matt Slick

Who is the Angel of the Lord?

VIDEO

Carnal Weapons: Binding & Rebuking – Spiritual Warfare Justin Peters & Jim Osman

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Deliverance Ministry

WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES:

  • For he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways.  — 1 Psalms 11
  • Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels   unawares. — 13 Hebrews 2
  • For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 8 Romans 38-39

Views expressed by individual authors and/or sources don’t necessarily reflect those of Marsha West

AG Barr On Far-Left Extremism: Media Is Censoring What’s Happening, Americans Are Being ‘Told A Lie’

“And yet you hear about these peaceful demonstrators. So it’s just – it’s a lie. The American people are being told a lie by the media.”

(Daily Wire)  Attorney General William Barr told Fox News host Mark Levin during an interview Sunday that the mainstream media are lying about the far-left violence that has been playing out in the streets across America over recent weeks. Continue reading

Pastor John MacArthur Receives Standing Ovation for Welcoming Congregants to the ‘Grace Community Church Peaceful Protest’

“MacArthur then triggered another sustained round of clapping and cheering by announcing that Chaplain Martin Morehouse of the Los Angeles Police Department would lead the church in their opening prayer. After a thirty-second ovation, Morehouse began:”

(PNP) Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church brought the house down when he opened up his service with an iconic introduction to his congregation, leading to 20 seconds of raucous cheering and clapping, even as California law enforcement agencies looked on and took pictures and collected evidence of the church in defiance of the states law lockdown laws. Continue reading

Gays Team Up With Beth Moore’s Daughter to Attack John MacArthur for Biblical View on Sexuality

“Earlier this year, Melissa Moore affirmed a lesbian priest in her homosexual relationship. Beth Moore, herself, has exposed herself as full-on egalitarian — that is, one who rejects the biblical model for the roles of men and women — and has launched a tirade against biblical womanhood.”

(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte)  John MacArthur has been on the defensive from practically every angle for the last several months…. Continue reading

Rioters Storm Portland Suburb: Throw Paint On Elderly Woman, Harass Another Using Walker

“Portland Tribune reporter Zane Sparling took videos of the incident that showed the rioters aggressively confronting the two women, and showed the woman covered in paint.”

(Ryan Saavedra – Daily Wire)   Rioters again returned to the Portland Police Department’s East Precinct Thursday night, which is in a residential area, where they doused an elderly woman with paint and harassed another who was using a walker. Continue reading

Oregon Governor Caught Violating Her Own Mask Order

“Gov. Kate Brown issued the new order in mid-July requiring masks outside, unless social-distancing and minimum six-foot distances could be maintained. Neither she, nor anyone in her party, nor the security detail had masks on, despite the new order.”

(Jeff Reynolds – PJ Media)  Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D-Portland) and her security detail appear to have violated Brown’s own mask mandate, according to a post that has gone viral on Facebook. In addition, a member of that security detail, an Oregon state trooper, has yet to be publicly recognized for rescuing a teenage girl from drowning…. Continue reading

Portland Mayor Finally Admits Violent Riots Aren’t the Same as ‘Peaceful Protests,’ After 68 Nights

“The attack was immediate, it was intentional, and it was planned. It was intended to cause serious injury or death, and it very well could have,” Wheeler added. He noted that the police used tear gas, which “was authorized by every agency involved.”

(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media) On Thursday, after the 68th consecutive night of violent riots in Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler (D-Portland) finally urged activists who seriously desire police reform not to join the murderous and destructive antifa mob wreaking havoc in his city. Better late than never?… Continue reading

Researchers Admit Study Claiming Positive Mental Health Outcomes of ‘Sex Change’ Operations Was Wrong

(The Christian Institute)  Researchers who claimed transgender people who undergo surgery to ‘change sex’ have better mental health outcomes have admitted their widely-shared study was wrong.

Last year, Swedish researchers Dr Richard Bränström and Dr John Pachankis claimed that people who have surgery to try and change sex are less likely to need mental health treatment than those who don’t…. Continue reading

California Threatens John MacArthur’s Church with Hefty Fines for Defying Lockdown

(Penny Starr – Breitbart)  Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church in a Los Angeles suburb have been served a letter from the city threatening to impose a $1,000 daily fine if the church does not comply with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order for some churches in the state to be shuttered because of the coronavirus.

“The state has absolutely no power to impose the restrictions it is demanding,” Jenna Ellis, one of the attorneys representing the church, said in a report on The Federalist website. “This is not about health and safety, it is about targeting churches.” Continue reading

Joe Biden Is Absolutely the Vehicle for the Communist Takeover of the Democrat Party

“The AfGJ is also a communist organization. Its mission is overtly collectivist and internationally focused. These are the communists that fought the fascists back in the early 20th century. While none of these organizations claim association with antifa, you can bet you will find the shock troops at upcoming events.” 

(Stacey Lennox – PJ Media)  Democrat nominee Joe Biden had his wife, Jill, interview with Dana Perino. One has to wonder if she ended up filling in because Joe has so many weird interview moments. While Jill vehemently denied Biden has any cognitive issues, that wasn’t even the funniest part of the interview. Continue reading

Holland’s Top Scientists Say There’s No Evidence Face Masks Work — And May Actually Cause More Harm

(Eric A. Blair – Gateway Pundit) Holland’s top scientists have examined data and research about COVID-19 and declared there is no clear evidence that wearing face masks protects — anyone.

In fact, the scientists say wearing masks may actually hamper the fight against virus.

“Face masks in public places are not necessary, based on all the current evidence,” said Coen Berends, spokesman for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. “There is no benefit and there may even be negative impact.” Continue reading

Portland police chief says riots not helping cause of racial justice: ‘Enough is enough’

“As a Black man and a public servant, I see that spectacle is drowning out the voices that need to be heard to make positive change,” he wrote. “This violence is doing nothing to further the Black Lives Matter movement.”

(Brie Stimson – Fox News) Portland, Ore., police Chief Chuck Lovell on Wednesday morning decried violent instigators who he said are marring the message of mostly peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters. Continue reading