Bible Study · Gospel Parallels 196
Demons exist, our Lord Jesus is more powerful than demons, and what to do if you are afraid of evil
Hello, my dear friend. Welcome to episode 196. The topic of today: I prove that the Kingdom of God is already here. We have been studying these passages, and today we read only one verse, Matthew 12:28. Thank you, Jeho, for the scripture on the screen:
“I use the power of God’s Spirit to force out demons, and this shows that God’s Kingdom has come to you.”
“This proves that the Kingdom of God has come to you.”
Last week we talked about how our Lord God has no problem whatsoever arguing with anyone, any day of the week, and He always defeats them. If you haven’t watched GP 195, you should. Today you will learn how our Lord Jesus proves the Kingdom of God is here.
Demons exist
First point:
“He says clearly demons exist.”
Do you believe that? Some people are just not going to believe that. Some people say heaven and hell is all here. It’s a very naive idea. If that was true, there is no Creator: we just came here out of nothing, and we will go to nothing.
“We know demons and they are evil.”
That explains why so many people act in a horrible way, in a family, in a city, in a community, in a country.
“Demons exist and they are affecting the minds of many individuals.”
Satan’s favorite weapon
“Probably one of the favorite tools right now, weapons of Satan, by using demons, is to lead people to not believe.”
How about that for a strategy? Just make people not believe, and he wins. He thinks.
“Now we know that the Lord God is victorious.”
He is Creator of heaven and earth. He has full power and control in the whole universe, in your life and my life, even in the darkest areas of every city. He allows the enemy to do his little thing for a little while. But the Lord Jesus is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and He defeats the demons. He did it all the time.
“Our Lord Jesus is more powerful than demons.”
You just don’t worry about that. Trust in Him and watch Him acting.
What I have seen
If you have never seen ministers of God, with the anointing of the Holy Spirit, cast out demons and those individuals set free, that explains why so many people don’t fear God. They think little things are just not that dangerous: Halloween, reading the palm of your hand, reading the cards, the horoscope, consulting the stars. “That’s just a game,” they say.
“I have seen that many times.”
The first time, as a young believer, I was really, really nervous. But I was curious. And then I realized that the power of God is for real.
“I did that myself casting out demons. And I saw the people changing. Their eyes were different. Their voice was different. Their behavior was different.”
Do we need to talk about all the evil things they did? No.
“The important thing is you are free.”
When you see the eyes of someone that was demon possessed and now is free, and you see that person longing for more from God, you say:
“This was worth it.”
Still, the battle today is unbelief. Demons are attacking the minds of people. That is why we need to continue preaching and reaching out, and that is why you need to continue reading the Bible and hearing the Word of God, because faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
The promise of Mark 16:17
So many people don’t know this verse exists. Mark 16 tells what happened after the Lord Jesus came back from death. He gives the disciples the Great Commission, and the Gospel of Mark gives us this beautiful promise:
“These signs will accompany those who believe in my name,” says the Lord Jesus. “They will cast out demons.”
Some people are afraid to even read this passage. It’s like bacteria. You don’t need to talk about bacteria all the time, but:
“Bacteria exists and the way to control it is by being clean.”
Believers move around, to work, to school, to social events, and they don’t know when they are going to be surrounded by evil.
“The promise is that if you believe in the name of Jesus, you truly believe you will cast out those demons. You can, my friend.”
Are you afraid of evil?
Are you afraid of the darkness? Are you afraid of noises in the night? Who’s there?
“What you need is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
You don’t have to be speaking in tongues. Some people receive that gift, not everybody. The beginning of being filled with the Holy Spirit is when you start to read the Scripture.
“You are going to experience to be filled with the Holy Spirit and there is an explosion of joy in your life, peace, strength, and understanding.”
“Be filled with the Scripture, be filled with the Holy Spirit, and you need to behave well.”
Imagine you are afraid of the dark, but you are watching horror movies. That’s not wise. Imagine you are afraid of demons, but you like to drink alcohol and get drunk. Imagine those who are using drugs, going to horrible places, hanging out with evil people.
“You need, as a believer, have a life of decent behavior.”
“You see, if you behave, if you resist evil, it’s going to go away.”
Stay in your home. Have fun in a decent way. Read more of the Scripture. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and rejoice in the Lord every day, my friend.
A little humor
There was a guy who was afraid of his own shadow. One day he said that his wife was like a shadow. But the worst part for him? That shadow leaves him alone all night.
This was our episode 196. Thank you for connecting, and see you next week.
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Scriptures in this study
- 00:34God's Kingdom has come to you (read, on screen)Matthew 12:28
- 00:15The section in the Gospels (on screen)Matthew 12:22-30; Mark 3:20-27; Luke 11:14-23
- 07:33Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (told)Romans 10:17
- 08:18The Great Commission after the resurrection (told)Mark 16:15-16; Matthew 28:19-20
- 08:46These signs will accompany those who believe: they will cast out demons (on screen)Mark 16:17
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Key moments
- 00:00Episode 196: the Kingdom of God is already here
- 00:15One verse today, and prayer
- 00:34The reading: Matthew 12:28
- 00:44Last week, and today
- 01:16The statement
- 01:28First point: demons exist
- 01:44"Heaven and hell is all here"
- 02:19Why so many people act in a horrible way
- 02:56Satan's favorite weapon: unbelief
- 03:26The Lord God is in full control
- 03:53King of Kings, Lord of Lords
- 04:11More powerful than demons
- 04:55Why people don't fear God
- 05:39What I have seen
- 06:19Casting out demons myself
- 06:53The important thing is you are free
- 07:12"This was worth it"
- 07:33The battle today
- 08:03Mark 16:17
- 08:18The Great Commission
- 08:46"These signs will accompany those who believe"
- 08:57Afraid to read this passage?
- 09:18Like bacteria
- 09:36Surrounded by evil
- 10:08You can, my friend
- 10:21Are you afraid of evil?
- 10:53Be filled with the Holy Spirit
- 10:58Speaking in tongues?
- 11:13Filled with the Scripture
- 11:31Joy, peace, strength and understanding
- 11:46Behave well: stay in the light and in the truth
- 12:04Afraid of the dark, watching horror movies
- 12:35Afraid of demons, but drinking
- 13:18A life of decent behavior
- 13:31Resist evil
- 13:45Have fun in a decent way
- 14:08Some humor: afraid of his own shadow
- 14:45See you next week
Questions this study answers
Questions & answers.
What does Matthew 12:28 mean?
The Lord Jesus says: "I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, and this shows that God's Kingdom has come to you." Dr. Gian: "This proves that the Kingdom of God has come to you." When Jesus casts out demons, that is the proof that the Kingdom of God is already here.
Do demons really exist?
"He says clearly demons exist." Dr. Gian: "Demons exist and they are affecting the minds of many individuals." That explains why so many people act in a horrible way. The idea that heaven and hell is all here is "a very naive idea, a very childish idea."
What is Satan's strategy today?
"Probably one of the favorite tools right now, weapons of Satan, by using demons, is to lead people to not believe." But the Lord God is victorious and in full control, and "our Lord Jesus is more powerful than demons." That is why we keep preaching, and why you need to keep reading the Bible: faith comes by hearing the Word of God.
What does Mark 16:17 promise believers?
"These signs will accompany those who believe in my name," says the Lord Jesus. "They will cast out demons." Dr. Gian: "The promise is that if you believe in the name of Jesus, you truly believe you will cast out those demons. You can, my friend."
What should I do if I am afraid of evil, darkness or demons?
"What you need is to be filled with the Holy Spirit." Be filled with the Scripture, behave well, and stay in the light and in the truth. Don't watch horror movies if you are afraid of the dark, don't get drunk, and stay away from horrible places and evil people: "if you resist evil, it's going to go away."
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00:00Episode 196: the Kingdom of God is already here
Hello, my dear friend. Welcome to our episode 196. Today, August 12, 2026, the topic of today: I prove that the Kingdom of God is already here.
00:15One verse today, and prayer
We have been studying these passages that you see on the screen. Today we are going to read only one verse, 28 of Matthew 12. We read in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Please, Lord, guide us in this study. Amen. Thank you, Jeho, for the scripture on the screen.
00:34The reading: Matthew 12:28
I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, and this shows that God's Kingdom has come to you.
00:44Last week, and today
This proves that the Kingdom of God has come to you. I love this study. Last week we talked about how our Lord God has no problem whatsoever arguing with anyone any day of the week. He always defeats them. It's a good study. GP 195, if you haven't watched it, you should. Today you will learn how our Lord Jesus proves the Kingdom of God is here.
01:16The statement
Let's read the statement. I use the power of God's Spirit to force out demons, and this shows that God's Kingdom has come to you.
01:28First point: demons exist
First point, He says clearly demons exist. Do you believe that? Some people are just not going to believe that. They say no.
01:44"Heaven and hell is all here"
It's like this idea some people say, heaven and hell is all here. Well, it's a very naive idea, a very childish idea. Just think about this. So if that was true, heaven and hell is all here. What are you saying? That there is no Creator, so we just came here out of nothing, and we will go to nothing. It's really naive and not too smart.
02:19Why so many people act in a horrible way
We know demons and they are evil. That explains why so many people act in a horrible way. What do you think is happening inside of someone that is doing horrible things? I'm not going to tell you or say horrible things because it's not necessary. You know all kind of evil things that happen in this in a family, in a city, in a community, in a country, amongst different countries.
02:56Satan's favorite weapon: unbelief
There are people that are demon possessed. Demons exist and they are affecting the minds of many individuals. Probably one of the favorite tools right now, weapons of Satan, by using demons, is to lead people to not believe. How about that for a strategy? Just make people not believe he wins. He thinks.
03:26The Lord God is in full control
Now we know that the Lord God is victorious. He is creator of heaven and earth. He has full power and control in the whole universe, in your life and my life, everywhere. Even in the darkest areas in every country and every city, even there the Lord God is Lord and he has full control of that. He allows the enemy to do his little thing for a little while.
03:53King of Kings, Lord of Lords
But what we know is that the Lord Jesus is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, King of the universe. He is the master of the universe. He is in full control and he defeats the demons. He did it all the time.
04:11More powerful than demons
Our Lord Jesus is more powerful than demons. You just don't worry about that. Trust in him and watch him acting. If you have never seen demon possessed people other than movies or stuff like that, who knows how real could be. But if you have never seen the operation of demons and how ministers of God with the power of the Holy Spirit, the anointing of the Holy Spirit, cast out those demons and those individuals are set free. If you have never seen that,
04:55Why people don't fear God
that explains why so many people don't fear God and so many people think that little things are just not that dangerous like Halloween, for example, or all these other games or going to the centers to read the palm of your hand or read the card, reading the horoscope or consulting the stars, whatever. People think that's just a game. Don't pay any attention to that. The reason why they say that is because they have never seen demon possessed people being set free.
05:39What I have seen
I have seen that many times. I have seen that, first of all, when I was a young believer and I saw for the first time demon possessed and I saw how some people were casting out those demons of those individuals, I was really, really nervous. But I was curious. I wanted to know what's going on there. And then I realized that the power of God is for real. And I saw the power of Jesus conquering when people came set free.
06:19Casting out demons myself
I did that myself casting out demons. And I saw the people changing. Their eyes were different. Their voice was different. Their behavior was different. And then actually they asked me what happened to me. It's very sad that I have to tell the truth. You were demon possessed. I was? Yes, you were. Did I do nasty things here to you? Oh yes. I'm not going to discuss that to you or with you. It doesn't matter.
06:53The important thing is you are free
It's like when someone lived in their sinful life and they want to talk about all the sins they did and they want to explain about I did this and I did this. It's just evil. So why do you have to talk about it? The important thing is you are free.
07:12"This was worth it"
When you see the eyes of someone that was demon possessed and now is free and you see this individual longing for more from God, you say, "This was worth it." It was great to see the fight, the battle in the name of Jesus.
07:33The battle today
Still, the battle today is let's not let them believe they. Demons are attacking the minds of people. That is why we need to continue talking. We need to continue preaching and reaching out. And that is why you need to continue reading the Bible and hearing the Word of God because faith comes by hearing the Word of God. Our Lord Jesus is much more powerful.
08:03Mark 16:17
I want you to understand something. Mark 16:17 is a verse so many people don't know the existence of this verse. Today I'm pointing it out.
08:18The Great Commission
Chapter 16 of Mark is one of those chapters in the Gospels that talk about what happened after the Lord Jesus came back from death. He's risen and he is empowering the disciples with the Great Commission. Go and preach the gospel to all nations, baptize them and teach them everything that I have told you. So when he's talking about it, the Gospel of Mark gives us this beautiful promise.
08:46"These signs will accompany those who believe"
"These signs will accompany those who believe in my name," says the Lord Jesus. "They will cast out demons."
08:57Afraid to read this passage?
Some people are afraid to even read this passage. They say, "I don't want to know anything about it. I don't like this episode, Pastor. Why are you talking about it? Because it is like if you don't want to talk about bacteria and that is why you have to wash your hands before you cook and you touch food.
09:18Like bacteria
I don't want to talk about bacteria, Mama. Okay, we don't need to talk about bacteria, but I will tell you this simple thing. Bacteria exists and the way to control it is by being clean. Okay,
09:36Surrounded by evil
and the thing is believers are moving to different places from time to time, work, school, social events, and they don't know when they are going to be surrounded by people that are infested with demons. But sometimes you can tell the evil, their behavior, places and times. Of course, we know that.
10:08You can, my friend
The promise is that if you believe in the name of Jesus, you truly believe you will cast out those demons. You can, my friend. You can.
10:21Are you afraid of evil?
Are you afraid of evil, darkness, or demons? Are you afraid of Satan? Are you afraid of all that? You say, "I don't want to hear about it." That's why I don't watch horror movies. Well, good for you that you don't watch horror movies. But are you afraid of the darkness? Are you afraid? Do you feel frightening constantly in the night in places? Are you afraid of noises? Who's there?
10:53Be filled with the Holy Spirit
What you need is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
10:58Speaking in tongues?
I don't want to speak in tongues. You don't have to be speaking in tongues. Some people receive that gift, not everybody. But that doesn't mean that you cannot be filled with the Holy Spirit.
11:13Filled with the Scripture
You know, the beginning of being filled with the Holy Spirit is when you start to read the Scripture because you can be filled with the Scripture. The Scripture is the Word of God. It's pretty much the Spirit of God in you.
11:31Joy, peace, strength and understanding
You are going to experience to be filled with the Holy Spirit and there is an explosion of joy in your life, peace, strength, and understanding.
11:46Behave well: stay in the light and in the truth
If you are afraid of evil, you need to experience those things. Be filled with the Scripture, be filled with the Holy Spirit, and you need to behave well. My friend, stay in the light and in the truth, imagine.
12:04Afraid of the dark, watching horror movies
Imagine you are a person that is afraid of dark, but you like to watch horror movies. Stupid, right? I'm sorry, I'm not going to say that. Imagine. So imagine you are afraid of the dark, but you are watching horror movies. That's not wise.
12:35Afraid of demons, but drinking
Imagine you are afraid of demons, but you like to drink alcohol and feel the buzz and you are kind of drunk. And you say that you are afraid of demons and the darkness and all that. Do you realize how bad it is for you to be drinking, get drunk? And you say you are afraid of demons and the darkness of Satan. These things can happen to you. Imagine those who are using drugs. Imagine those who are going to places that are just horrible places. Hanging out with evil people.
13:18A life of decent behavior
You need, as a believer, have a life of decent behavior. Is that too hard to understand?
13:31Resist evil
You see, if you behave, if you resist evil, it's going to go away. That's what you need to do.
13:45Have fun in a decent way
And you have to stay in your home. You don't need to go places at hours that are not convenient to places that are not convenient. No, stay in your home. Have fun in a decent way. Read more of the scripture. Entertain yourself in a decent way. Be filled with the Holy Spirit and rejoice in the Lord every day, my friend.
14:08Some humor: afraid of his own shadow
Oh, okay, my friend. I have a funny story for you about a guy that was one of those guys, always afraid, you know, afraid of the dark and stuff like that. Well, this guy was married and well, he was afraid of his own shadow. Okay. So one day he said that his wife was like a shadow, but the worst part for him said that that shadow leaves him alone all night.
14:45See you next week
This was our episode 196. I encourage you to continue watching and enjoying all our programs here on this platform. We have music, great messages on Sundays, and of course, our Bible studies. Thank you for connecting. See you next week.
Transcribed from the video and lightly corrected. Spoken words are kept as Dr. Gian said them.