Demons Can’t Resist Anointed Preaching

And I became unusually bold in my preaching. My theme was that no matter what the devil does, God has always got the last word. And God began to bring things to my mind. I said, “Egypt had their magicians, God had His Moses. Baal had his prophets, God had His Elijah.”

And then the thought was brought to me that when God wanted to show Abraham what his seed would be like, He took him out in the dark night and showed him the stars of heaven and said,

“So shall thy ‘seed’ be.”

And I said to these people, “Now we are the seed of Abraham by faith in Jesus Christ, and we’re like the stars. When all the other lights are shining, you don’t see the stars. But when every other light has gone out, then the stars shine brighter than they’ve ever shone before. And this is how it’s going to be at the close of this age. When every other light has gone out, the seed of Abraham through faith in Jesus Christ are going to shine like the stars.”

Well, it’s interesting to know the messages the devil doesn’t like. And I’ll tell you, that one is at the top of his list. And I’d just got to this climax, and the most unexpected thing happened. Sitting on the front pew on my left was a lady who came every Sunday morning specifically to play the piano. Now, she was the daughter of a Pentecostal pastor. She was married to a Pentecostal Bible student. Her brother-in-law was a minister. She had grown up in Pentecost, known salvation, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, from her earliest days. She was a test case.

And as I reached this point in my message, she let out a prolonged, blood-curdling shriek. And this is recorded on the tape, so there’s no need to exaggerate about it. Threw her arms up in the air and slumped to the floor in a very unladylike attitude. And here I was, I’d just preached, “No matter what the devil does, God has got the last word.”

So I either had to prove it or stop preaching. That was the way I want. So I intended to prove it. I’ll tell you, I didn’t feel like backing down for one moment. But I thought I needed a little help. So I looked across the congregation. I saw my wife. I knew I could count on her. And I thought, “Well, maybe we need one or two more.” And I looked at my good Pentecostal church members, and honestly, there was not one of them that could say “boo” to a demon.

But the Presbyterian couple who’d been with us in the two previous battles were there, and I knew they knew what was all about. So I said, “Well, brother, sister, so-and-so, come up, help us.” And the four of us gathered around this woman, still writhing and moaning on the floor. And this Presbyterian lady, I always remember her, when it came to demons, she was like a terrier after a rat. She didn’t wait for anything. She started to jump up and down, and she said, “Now, you spirit that’s in this woman, what is your name?”

And out of this woman’s voice, there came a harsh, gruff, masculine sounding voice which said, “My name is,” but wouldn’t say any more. Well, I always need somebody to get me going. So I thought, “If the Presbyterian lady can do it, I can do it.” So I stood in front of this spirit, and I said, “Now, in the name of Jesus Christ, I’m speaking to you and not to the woman. What is your name?” It said, “My name is,” but wouldn’t say any more.

So I said, “You have to answer me. You’re subject unto me.” And after a little of this psychological warfare, it suddenly said, “My name is Lies!” And it said it so loud that everyone in the church went up in the air and came down with a bump on their seat. You could have heard it outside the church. And I said to myself, “That’s scriptural.”

“{First Kings chapter 22}, a {lying spirit in the mouths of the prophets of Ahab}.”

I said, “You lying spirit, in the name of Jesus, come out of this woman.” And then began 10 minutes of the most intensive struggle I think I can ever recall in my life: spiritual, mental, physical. It was total warfare. This thing defied us. It refused to come. But I knew it had to. And after about 10 minutes, it came out of this woman with a loud, prolonged, sustained roar like an express train going past. And as it came out, the woman’s tongue was protruding out of her mouth, bluish in color, and twisting like a snake.

And when the spirit had gone, the roar subsided, and the woman fell to the ground like an emptied sack. And I knew the spirit had gone, but I also knew there were more. God was so good to give me a few private runs before I got launched in public. Otherwise, I’d have made a fool of myself and said, “Praise the Lord, our sister is delivered.” She was delivered of *that*, but I knew instantly from what I felt inside me there was a lot more.

However, I thought that was enough for the morning worship service. So I said to the church treasurer, who happened to be on hand, I said, “Now, if you’ll take our sister into the office, I’ll continue with my sermon.” So the church treasurer and the Presbyterian brother marched the lady off into the office, and I went back to the pulpit. Well, I tell you, I was preaching at round eyes and open mouths. And I never had to argue with that congregation again about demons. There just wasn’t any argument left.

Well, my wife went in with the lady, and after a little while, only a few moments, I heard dull thuds coming out of the office, and my wife put her head round the corner of the door and said, “You better come in here quickly.” And I knew my wife wasn’t given to panic, so I realized something was going on there that needed my presence. So I said to the people, “I think I’ll close my sermon, and you can either stay in the church and pray or go home, whatever you feel like.”

So I got down off the platform to go into the office, and the mother of this woman that had made this strange display, a very godly, saintly woman, walked up to me, and she said, “Mr. Prince, was that our daughter?” And you know, I didn’t know how to answer her. I thought, “Must have been. There was only one person sitting on that seat.” But the whole countenance and behavior of the woman had changed so completely, I didn’t dare say yes.