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The following was a letter written by Richard Kinney to our prophetic board concerning the concept of demonic principalities. Dear friends, As we meet together as a prophetic board, it becomes clear to me that we have much to learn from each other. In our last meeting, the subject of principalities came up, and I'd like to comment on that. I may not be an expert, but I cast out my first demon at the age of 21, and over the next 55 years, have often been very active in deliverance ministry. I've enjoyed being a counselor these last 30 years because I get to see the fruit of what I pray and do with people, rather than just speak something into the void and hope that it works. I've never met a human, to my knowledge, who can go up against a principality and win or have much of an effect at all. The principalities still seem to be with us, despite many people praying against them. Of course, we can humbly ask our Father if there's a problem that we perceive with a principality, and certainly they're part of the overall difficulty of living on a fallen planet, but they are not ours to directly confront. The Father has assigned many large and powerful angels and beings to deal with them, and someday they will definitely be gone. But for now, we have much to do down here. Many people have hurt themselves with the scripture from Ephesians 6: "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places." God has tasked others to deal with the big guys, but there's also a wall between us and them, so they're not allowed to directly hurt us, or, believe me, we would be hurt. But we are given the opportunity. Everything that's on our plane here on earth, we have dominion over, including the demons. And if you learn the basics, the demons down here are not that hard to deal with, particularly if you get heavenly help from angels and the various beings that live up in heaven. Sometimes I notice some of the bad fruit that I've seen from people talking in kind of a proud way about principalities. They like to rattle off the names of different principalities, as if that gives them great power, but largely it doesn't do anything except needlessly poke a bear you probably don't want to poke. Luckily, rarely does that result in disaster, but occasionally it does. So I feel that, in the Christian church in America, a lot of people talk with great emphasis, using tiny scraps of scripture, with almost no hands-on experience. And so we hear people who speak with great authority about something they know almost nothing about. When we say, “this or that principality is affecting us” or “our group” it is in most cases a much smaller demon posing as a principality coasting in on our fear. So we don’t handle it as we should, like any other earthly demon. And they get away with bothering us. They are very sneaky, but weak. Whatever sense of importance we get by saying the name of the principality is not worth the deception or the toxic effects from unnecessarily poking that bear. And I would like to start with an explanation of what principalities are like, and I'm going to recount to you a hands-on experience that I had. Fortunately, through God's grace, I have been able to see and hear in both the positive and negative supernatural world. I'm not much impressed with the demonic world, to tell you the truth. I'm very impressed with the heavenly world, and if you want to be afraid of somebody, be afraid of God. So I would like to tell you something that happened to me, and I'd love not to ever repeat this experience, but I'm going to tell you about it anyhow. God commanded Nancy and me to go to Israel, and it was during an election period, and there was a lot of terrorism and buses being blown up, and I was afraid to go. And I thought, "No. Why do I have to go there? Jesus is here. What's so special about Israel?" Well, it turns out that there's something very special about Israel. God really likes Israel. I've never seen so many angels anywhere besides Israel. Israel was just teeming with angels, so for some reason, God really loves them. And I was sleeping there, and the trip had had so many great highlights. It was like one of those moments when I wanted to whack myself in the head for resisting, you know, because it was a great trip. But anyway, I was sleeping in my bed in the hotel. Jesus came and gathered me up in his arms, and I was full adult size, and carried me up, up, up. And he said, "I'm going to take you to see a principality that is over Jerusalem." And he didn't say much. We didn't really talk much, and we went up higher and higher. And the closer and closer we got, I started to see something I can only describe as a floating city. But you have to realize this thing is as big as a big city. It's not little. It's not 30 acres. I mean, it's huge. And it was teeming with toxic, indescribably evil energy and power. And my contribution was to frantically try to get down. Have you ever seen a little kid who really wants to get down? That's what I was doing. And Jesus just held me, even while I squirmed to get away. So there wasn't much heroism going on there. And he let me circle it and look at it, again, without much conversation. And then he took me back and put me in my bed. I had been perfectly healthy when we left that evening. But when we got back, I had very strong flu-like symptoms that lasted for about 10 days afterward, just from being that near the evil that was there while being held by Jesus. So I want to tell you, this is not a place you want to go. Okay, so if you will make friends with the angels and the other creatures, like I say, confronting and defeating the demons down here is pretty easy. I want to discourage us from talking proudly. The Bible says, "Don't think more highly of yourself than you ought." We're much safer under the cloak of humility than we are in pride. You know, when we have pride, God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. And I find it easier to be humble as I get to know the angels and the different creatures because they're so much bigger than I am, and stronger, more perfect, and smarter. And I am obviously the small fry. And I like it there. I mean, it's easier than pretending that I'm so big and bad. I have seen people, in some very innocuous ways, get in terrible trouble praying against principalities. And I want to caution you not to do that. I knew several people who, like a group of people, would get together and say, "Let's go pray against the principality." I think, in this case, it was Raleigh, North Carolina. And they just went out with a group. They weren't a big, you know, spellbinder or anything. And they prayed against the principality. Well, not much happened except their life fell completely apart. It was like they were covered in tar, and their relationships fell apart. They lost their job. They got physically very sick. And that went on for three years. I'm usually pretty good at getting people free from spiritual consequences when they make a mistake. But that's one mistake you really don't want to make. And I think I've seen that three times in my counseling career. I'm sure it happens more often. The other thing I'd like to say to you is there was a prophet that I spent a lot of physical time with that I really respected and enjoyed. John Paul Jackson is a lovely man, a model of humility and prophetic power. So I just liked to be near him. I would go and be with him during his junior beginning classes just so I could stand next to him. And he wrote a book called Needless Casualties of War, or Needless Casualties, and you can buy it on Amazon. And I would just recommend to you that you read that book because you may save yourself a lot of trouble, or one of your loved ones.

Listen to this teaching here. In martial arts, we were all trained to move out of the way of an opponent’s attack. If they were trying to punch you in the face, you quickly moved your face to one side or the other or took a step back. Watch trained fighters. They are almost always constantly moving and keeping out of the way and out of the angle of their opponent’s attacks. “Don’t block a punch with your face” has always seemed like good advice to me. The devil attacks us, especially as Christians. We find out that we’re being attacked at times, some in very obvious ways, but at other times in much more subtle ways. The subtle kinds of attacks are what I want to address today. If we are Christians and have a good, strong spiritual practice, we will be walking in the light of Christ in a literal way. I like to envision a bright circle of light, almost like a spotlight all around me, coming down from heaven and out from the center of myself, in the deepest place, into a bright 360-degree circle of light filled with Christ’s power. Now, what I want to talk to you about today happened in my own life, and it prompted me to create this class. In the same week, I got two compliments from two different people about my personality, supernatural self-esteem, and overall spiritual abilities. They both said, “You are not a normal human being.” In some ways, they were right. I started meditating at age 17. I went and joined a powerful spiritual Christian order with many of the old monastic practices and much charity work. And I stayed for 20 years and was privileged also to be part of the Toronto Blessing, the Father’s Love Blessing, and the Prophetic Movement, and many other things that were so meaningful and helpful to me. Now I’m 76, so I’m pretty good at meditating and prophesying. So, in fact, I’m not a normal human being, but the same could be said of an athlete or Bruce Lee or another martial artist who has spent 30 or 40 more years studying and practicing, and they’re able to break bricks and do jumps and kicks that the rest of us can’t do. They are not normal in the classic sense. But here is where Satan got in on the act. I started thinking a lot about not being a normal human being and kind of liking that idea. Sort of like, “Hey, I’m different. I’m more special than other humans.” And I enjoyed that in a subtle, quiet way. But while it was in part true, something was off. I just want to remind us all that the best lies have some truth in them. I could feel myself suddenly being pulled out of the center of the light from above and from the center of myself, kind of like a negative magnet. Now, it didn’t turn the light all the way off. It just moved me two or three inches off center. However, two or three inches can be very hard on you in certain situations. I sort of shook myself and said to myself, “Hey, wait a minute. I’m being tricked.” Even if it was subtle, it was pulling me out of the light that I enjoy so much and into a low-key, subtle, but hurtful pride and quiet egotism. That made me mad when I realized that. And so I decided to stop thinking of myself as a separate kind of human being, a “not normal” one, which is partly true, and especially different and special, even though I already am considered special and different by my Heavenly Father, and all His children have that same distinction. He sees us all uniquely. It’s sort of like a mother who says, “I love all my children the same way,” except He means it. And a healthy response to being special and different because of God’s view of you, and He is the last word, is to love Him back and be grateful for how favorably He sees us. What I didn’t need was even subtle egotism and pride. So I decided, going forward, to start calling myself a lucky ducky rather than a “not normal human being.” Not that that denies that I learned a lot in 60 years of ministry, but feeling grateful for the changes and for being drawn closer into my Father’s arms and encountering His love in ways that were quite meaningful to me and continue to be. I do love Him, and I don’t like to be distracted from that. I have decided to stay off the angle of Satan’s attack as much as I can. So I make it a rule in my life not to allow that to happen, and I believe you should too. Some of the other ways he attacks us are with thoughts of how bad or shameful we are, or how bad our sins are. Godly sorrow leads to repentance, not to self-condemnation. I’ve never seen self-condemnation lead to anything good, and I’ve been a counselor for 30 years. It’s just another way to get us off center and out of the light from heaven and the light within us, and to make us weaker so Satan can prey on us even more easily. This is also a kind of egotism and pride, which makes us sick as we concentrate on ourselves and move away from the light and the love of our Father.

Tabby cat with confident look. Click here to listen. If you long to connect with the heavenly family, which is the angels and the Father and Jesus who love you, and that you have a longing for—it's because you’re born with a longing for this loving, intelligent, heavenly family—and most of us don’t get that in our physical earth. All the adaptations that we make to try to somehow make that still work will just fall off of us if we will turn toward our heavenly family and connect there. As we get full, all those other things just flake off. I always have a picture of a person covered in mud, and then it dries and cracks and just falls off. That is so much easier than the back-and-forth fight of “I want my family to love me, but they don’t. I love them, but I hate them.” You can play that game till your death. I have supernatural self-esteem, which means that I tend to look at myself in a positive light and am very slow to criticize myself, even though I’m not completely impervious if I make a mistake. I am able to repent and correct. I have supernatural self-esteem, which I pretty much take for granted. I tend to be right, that people will like me, that people will cooperate with me. And if people try to push me around, I will successfully push them back. Pretty much any conflict or contest I join, I expect to win. That doesn’t mean I can’t say, “Well, that’s not fair,” or “That’s too weighted in my favor,” but nonetheless, I expect to win things. Once in a while I realize I can’t win—like a policeman giving me a ticket. You’re not going to wiggle out of that, particularly if you actually did it. But you can have supernatural self-esteem, and it cuts out so much self-criticism. The enemy uses that over and over again on people. You read about all these Hollywood stars, and they’re so conflicted, even though they have massive success, people telling them they’re pretty and talented, and they have millions, and they’re still unhappy. Supernatural self-esteem is something I want to start sharing in counseling because so many have that problem—saying things like, “Things never turn out for me,” even though many things do turn out for them. They need to stop saying that. Even at my age, I’m certain I could find a woman who would enjoy me, whom I would actually like, if I wanted one. I don’t want one, but it’s nice to be this old and feel like that wouldn’t be hard for me. It’s a funny kind of thing, but it sure saves you a lot of trouble. I got angry at someone recently, and I wanted to hurt her, and someone said, “Most people would be sad that they lost their temper. You’re just pleased that you didn’t hurt someone.” It never occurred to me to think I should feel bad about losing my temper. Why should I? I want to share this because it takes away a lot of ground the enemy uses. Most people who should be concerned about how bad they are usually aren’t. They’re mostly concerned they’ll get caught. Truly wicked people are usually into their wickedness. But a lot of the people we deal with are largely good people who just pick themselves apart. Supernatural self-esteem is a gift, and it should be shared. Some people need a little more supernatural self-esteem. Father in heaven, I thank you for giving me supernatural self-esteem You're such a kind God you're such a generous God. I ask that you release supernatural self-esteem to all Christians and to every counselee. And any person who struggles to do Your will. Please release the gift of supernatural self-esteem and anyone who hears this tape let it fall upon them truly it is a spiritual gift in Jesus name amen One thing that I will say there's really nothing in my history that suggests that I should have supernatural self-esteem Vital Points: Heavenly Family Humans are born with a deep longing for a loving, intelligent heavenly family. Earthly families often cannot fulfill this longing. Many emotional adaptations people make to survive family dysfunction fall away when they connect with the heavenly family. Turning toward heaven brings fullness; striving for earthly approval becomes control. Letting heavenly love fill the inner void is easier and more freeing than the constant struggle of wanting family love that isn’t given or approval from others. Vital Points: Supernatural Self-Esteem A form of spiritual confidence that minimizes unnecessary self-criticism. Includes: Expectation of being liked. Expectation of cooperation from others. Expectation of prevailing in most conflicts. Not denial of mistakes—just freedom from excessive self-blame. This gift removes the enemy’s foothold of constant internal accusation. Many people, even those with success, live in deep self-conflict without this gift. Clients often struggle with thoughts like “things never work out for me,” even when evidence contradicts it. Supernatural self-esteem helps counter such lies. Vital Points: Moral Clarification Truly evil people are usually not tormented by self-criticism. Most people we counsel are fundamentally good but harsh on themselves. They need relief from self-accusing patterns, not more scrutiny. Vital Points: Accessibility of the Gift This spiritual confidence is not tied to personal history or natural personality. Anyone can receive it regardless of past rejection or trauma. It is considered a spiritual impartation, not psychological self-talk. A request to heaven asking for supernatural self-esteem to be released to all who need it. An acknowledgment that the gift is spiritual in nature and freely given. Affirmation that it is not dependent on personal background. Vital Points: Practical Application Consider sharing this concept widely because it helps remove the enemy’s influence. Encourage everyone to take note of positive thoughts quickly and write them down before they fade. Most of us say God loves us so let us think and act like that.

The Ox school: The Ox nature of God is first of all a symbol of incredible strength. Imagine a 2000 lb. ox who can pull twice his weight. But to earn the title of “ox” and no longer just a cow, he has been trained by his owner to obey directions. Oxen are known for their strength, patience, persistence, and submissive nature. The Ox-like nature of Christ is one of service and sacrifice where strength is made perfect in weakness. Lesson 1: The Unreasonableness of God Lesson 2:Healthy Practice of the Ox Lesson 3:When Nothings Seems Stable Lesson 4: Weak as a Kitten Lesson 5:Chaos, Trust and Elements of Change Lesson 6:The Nuclear Power of Death and Dying to Self School of the Ox Six Lessons As we focus on one of the Faces of God as represented by the Four Living Creatures, we always want to remember how God wants to train us in all four faces eventually because they balance one another. There is also the element of being led by the Holy Spirit in all things and allowing His leading to bring forward in us the type of response that a particular person or situation requires. Keep this in mind as we look more closely at the Ox nature of God. The Ox nature of God is first of all a symbol of incredible strength. Imagine a 2000 lb. ox who can pull twice his weight. But to earn the title of “ox” and no longer just a cow, he has been trained by his owner to obey directions. Oxen are known for their strength, patience, persistence, and submissive nature. The Ox-like nature of Christ is one of service and sacrifice where strength is made perfect in weakness. He was a son who learned obedience through his constant communion with the Father. The cross is the universal act representing the Ox. We will become very powerfully connected to God by opening ourselves to His teaching us to become the Ox. The goal of this course is for the Holy Spirit to guide and orchestrate the development of the ox in us. Here are some of our goals for this course: To educate students in the characteristics of the Ox-like nature of God To identify the process of the Ox in us and how to walk in it. To come to understand that the sacrifice and submission taught in the Ox leads to great strength and power being added to life. To learn how the Ox has massive and unstoppable determination and energy to move forward no matter what. To learn how the Ox gives the balance and stability that is necessary for God to really trust us and to release His power in our life. To learn how the Ox is the platform for living out of the abundance that God intends for us.

Mixing Power and Love by Dr. Nancy Moelk and Richard Kinney Lesson 2: Mixing Power and Love by Dr. Nancy Moelk and Richard Kinney God has deposited His Kingdom within us. He desires for us to manifest that Kingdom in a lovely mixture of power and love in our lives. This teaching answers many questions about what is the healthy and balanced use of our giftedness that comes from the Kingdom we carry within and what a misuse of the power of it can bring. Lesson 2: Mixing Power and Love Below you will an audio and a transcript of the lesson; study and personal application questions; a prayer, scripture and finally a quiz on the class with an answer key. Click on the link. Audio of Lesson Discussion Questions Answer to Discussion Questions Reflection Questions Prayer Scripture Quiz Answers to Quiz Go to List of Eagle Classes

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