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Jesus: The Gateway To Divinity

The power and authority in the name of Jesus


What is Power?

Power is the ability to do something — the strength, capacity, or force that enables action. In spiritual terms, it is the strength of God working through a believer to confront and overcome the works of darkness, or the strength of the devil working through his agents to attack the children of God.

What is Authority?

Authority is the legal right, backing, or permission to use power legitimately. It is the divine mandate given by God to rule, to legislate, and to command. Authority is superior to power, because power without authority is illegitimate.

What's The Difference Between Power And Authority 

  • A soldier in uniform carrying a gun has both power and authority. The gun represents power (the ability to act with force), while the uniform represents authority (the legal right given by the government or state to use that power). His actions are backed by law and recognized as legitimate.

  • A terrorist carrying a gun has power but no authority. He possesses the weapon (power) but lacks the legal or rightful mandate to use it. His power is illegitimate, unlawful, and ultimately subject to being overruled by true authority.

👉 In the same way, the devil displays power to steal, kill, destroy, oppress, intimidate, afflict, and more, but his power is illegitimate before the throne of God and subject to the power and authority of Christ Jesus. Believers in Christ, however, carry both legitimate power and authority in His name — and authority always outranks raw power. This is why, at the mention of the name of Jesus, Satan must bow, for he is an illegal being. Let's dive deeper into this truth with some scriptures below.

The Scriptural Foundation of Believer’s Authority

Matthew 16:19 — “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

Isaiah 22:22 — “I will give him complete authority under the king, the descendant of David. He will have the keys of office; what he opens, no one will shut, and what he shuts, no one will open.”

Believers have both authority and power under the kingship of Jesus. He is the Head of the Church, and through faith, we are Abraham’s descendants and members of Christ’s body. This gives us the keys of authority — the right to bind and forbid anything on earth so that no force of darkness can undo it, and the right to permit God’s will so that no power of hell can resist it.

Whatever you permit in your life is what heaven releases, and whatever you forbid is what heaven forbids. Based on this understanding, you can decree victory over every area where you’ve suffered defeat. Stand on Matthew 16:19 and boldly declare an end to unwanted circumstances.

📌 For instance:

  • Forbid insufficiency and lack.

  • Permit abundance according to 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.”

A closed mouth means a closed destiny. Your mouth is your weapon of war. It is your gun; your words are the bullets; and when God’s Word fills your declaration, it becomes explosive gunpowder that no demon can resist. This is why prayerless believers easily become prey to the devil.

Authority Over Cities and Nations

Matthew 16:19 and Isaiah 22:22 also point to a broader dimension: believers are given authority not just over personal issues, but also over their towns, cities, nations, and even the world.

When insecurity, immorality, or violence threatens a nation, believers carry the authority of heaven to decree peace and restoration. But remember Daniel 10:11–21 — the “Prince of Persia,” a fallen angel, resisted angelic messengers. This shows that every city, nation, and region has spiritual princes (fallen angels) trying to influence events — sponsoring immorality, crime, violence, war, and destruction.

Yet despite these forces, believers carry the final authority in Christ. When we rise in prayer, using the name of Jesus, territorial spirits bow because the authority of Jesus is the highest law in the universe.


How Knowledge and Truth Make Christians Spiritually Powerful

Philippians 2:8–11-He was humble and walked the path of obedience all the way to death--his death on the cross.
(9)..For this reason God raised him to the highest place above and gave him the name that is greater than any other name.
(10)..And so, in honour of the name of Jesus, all beings in heaven, on earth and in the world below will fall on their knees, (11) and all will openly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

God exalted Jesus to the highest position by reason of His death on the cross, far above all principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness in this world. He gave Him a name—a supreme authority—greater than every other name or power. The name of Jesus stands above witchcraft, occult, marine, and every form of evil celestial authority. At the mention of this highest name, every witchcraft, marine, and occult power in the heavens, on the earth, and even in the realm of the dead must bow in submission and confess that Jesus Christ is the supreme authority over all powers.

Ephesians 1:17–21 shows that the same power that raised Christ from the dead now works in us. Christ is enthroned far above every ruler, power, lord, and authority. Thus, whenever we invoke the name of Jesus with understanding, even territorial spirits must bow automatically.
This is to say, whenever we call the name of Jesus, know that witchcraft, marine, occultic and evil celestials powers, fall on their knees and bow, signifying their submission to this highest authority, because Christ rules over all heavenly rulers, authorities, powers and Lord according to verse 21 above. And this is the reason why, despite the existence and legality of evil princes controlling territories in the spirit realm, whenever a believer call the name of Jesus against them with this understanding of scriptures, they have no choice but to surrender (their laws, powers and authorities), allowing Jesus to have His way.

This submission is not what they contemplate on or decide about, it is an au   to-response submission that they have no control over. This is how we win the battles over territorial powers/fallen angels and the kingdom of darkness in general in the realm of the spirit as believers. 

The only time these evil forces can put up a resistance is when the believer is stained with sin, but even before they can put up this resistance, they must first of all fall to their knees and bow first to the name and authority of Jesus and acknowledge Him as the highest. Then Jesus will now decide if to show mercy and still allow His name to answer for that believer despite the stains of sins in him, which the god of this world (satan) has found in such a person.

Romans 9:15--For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on anyone I wish; I will take pity on anyone I wish."

Christ Above All Powers

Colossians 1:15–16 reminds us that all powers, rulers, and authorities — even satanic ones — were originally created through Christ. They cannot be greater than their Creator. Thus, no power or authority can ever surpass Christ, and this same authority is shared with us as believers.

Colossians 1:15-16--Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the firstborn Son, superior to all created things. (16)..For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen things, including spiritual powers, Lords, rulers and authorities. God created the whole universe through him and for him.

Through Christ, principalities and powers, rulers, lords and authorities were created until some rebelled against God and became satanic powers as seen in verse 16. Having known this fact, can a servant be greater than the master? Or a clay be greater than the potter? The answers to these two questions is no. So therefore there is no power and authority greater than Jesus and this is same authority and power every believer possess according to Ephesians 1:19-20 we read above.

Luke 10:19 — “Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.”

This verse outlines three distinct authorities given to believers:

  1. Authority over satanic wisdom (the serpent’s deception and lies).

  2. Authority over all powers of darkness (witchcraft, occult, marine, celestial).

  3. Authority for unbroken divine protection.

Jesus has given us the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, which symbolize the power over satanic forces and threats. This is our assurance of divine protection and authority over the powers of darkness. Lets look at what serpents and scorpions means in details.

The Meaning of Serpents and Scorpions

Serpents — Satanic Wisdom

Do you know that satanic enchantments, charms, invocations, recitations, evil dreams are all forms of satanic wisdom? Even the deceptions and lies of the devil and his agents, the blindfolding and hardening of the heart of men to the truth of God's word, distractions sponsored from the kingdom of darkness, these are various forms of satanic wisdom. What happened in the Garden of Eden was purely satanic wisdom at play. Genesis 3:1-7. These are the various forms of wisdom he uses to fight against the children of God.

PRAYER
I put a standing order in the name of Jesus, binding all forms of satanic wisdom from prospering in my life.

Obadiah 1:8--On the day I punish Edom, I will destroy their clever men and wipe out all their  wisdom.

This scripture predicts the total destruction of Edom, a long standing enemy of Israel, who is aiding Israel's enemies against her in a time of war. The clever men here refers to the knowledgeable political and national leaders, a group that made the nation famous. Any one using his wisdom and knowledge to fight against God's children is said to using satanic wisdom to fight God's own and doom is sure for such a person. Every man's wisdom should bt use to advance God's kingdom not fight it.

The wisdom of Satan is lies and deception is the most powerful of all the kind of wisdom the devil has. It was this wisdom he used to cause the fall of man. But Jesus assured us Luke 10:19 that He has given us the authority to overcome this wisdom. This authority is activated through studying the word of God and using it to counter the devil whenever we sense he wants to outsmart us.

Scorpions — Harmful and dangerous enemies

The scorpions is often used metaphorically to refer to wickedness,  serious danger, harm, pain and the malicious nature of Satan and his fallen angels. The scorpion's painful sting and venomous nature makes it a fitting description for the torment and suffering inflicted by these evil hostile powers.

No plan of your enemies, evil counsel, attacks, evil dreams will prosper in your life because Jesus said "nothing will hurt you." They have been brought under your feet in defeat.
Romans 16:20 (GNB)--And God, our source of peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet.
 and God's word is so quick and powerful to defeat your enemies; Hebrews 4:12a(KJV)--For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword,.

Conclusion

Believers carry divine power, but more importantly, they have divine authority — the legal right to legislate heaven’s will on earth. Recognize it. Use it. Speak it. Your mouth, filled with God’s Word, is your weapon of victory. Don’t keep silent — decree God’s promises, forbid the devil’s works, and watch heaven enforce your declarations.

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