John Eckhardt - Marine Demons

Apostle John Eckhardt

Let the heaven and earth praise Him. the seas, and everything that move therein.

Psalm 69:34

Marine Demons

Revised 1206

Table of Concents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 1

The Mystery of the Waters

The waters are mentioned at the beginning of creation. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (Gen. 1:2). Darkness was upon the face of the deep. One translation calls it "the roaring deep". The earth was without form (chaotic). The Hebrew phrase for "without form" is tohu wabohu .

Tohu wabohu , that unformed chaos, to which are added the darkness, choshek , and the watery deep, tehom ,all are understood in Job, Psalm and several of the Prophets to have been dominated by entities that are at enmity with God. They are controlled by the "powers" resisting God's power. God represents order, light, life, love, and creation. The chaotic deep represents disorder, darkness, destruction, and death. The bathic sea, the wild ocean waters, is that which is contained by God in the Creation. (R. Bixler )

God gathered the waters together in seas and contained them. He set boundaries and commanded the dry land to appear. The word that most accurately describes this action is muzzle. God muzzled the rebellious powers in creation. These powers are identified in scripture as Leviathan, Rahab , and the dragon. God's power in creation is used to restrict these rebellious spirits and make the earth habitable for man.

Water itself is not that which is evil, but rather the malevolent spiritual power controlling the seas. Indeed, water in the creation narrative of Genesis 2 is the very basis for fertility. The ocean and the fresh water are contrasted, one misused by a hostile spiritual power and the other provided by a caring God as a life-giving necessity. (R. Bixler )

There are "powers" linked to the waters. We call these marine demons. They can still affect the land when men invite them through "conscious" or "unconscious" pacts and decisions. Coastal areas are vulnerable to these spirits and churches in these areas need to be aware of their activities. God's power is needed today to muzzle them just as God did in the beginning. Those involved in spiritual warfare should not overlook this key component of Satan's kingdom.

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts, There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. (Psa. 104:24-26)

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. (Psa. 69:34)

The marine kingdom is one of the most varied and spectacular kingdoms created by God. There is an amazing beauty and diversity within this kingdom. This kingdom represents God's wisdom. The oceans provide numerous benefits. The oceans are the cleaning system for the refuse of the earth. The oceans also regulate seasons and weather patterns. Man was given dominion over the marine kingdom (Gen. 1:26). Satan desires to control the marine kingdom and has a host of spirits under his command that assist him in doing this.

Demons that operate from the waters (oceans, seas, lakes, rivers) are called marine spirits. There is a whole class of demons that operate from water. These spirits represent witchcraft, lust, perversion, murder, death, pride, rebellion, destruction, and greed.

Water is a symbol of life. There can be no life apart from water. It should not be surprising that demons would pervert this truth and use the waters to bring death and destruction. God also uses water to bring judgment as he did upon Pharaoh.

The earth is founded upon the seas, and established upon the floods (Psa. 24:2). The earth is connected to the seas. The seas affect the earth in many ways. Is there a spiritual correlation as well as a natural one? Has the devil devised a plan to capture the earth through the seas?

Why wouldn't the devil devise a plan to capture the heart of cities? How are the water fronts gateways to a city and even a nation. The Mafia in the 1950's devised a plan to rule over the water fronts with violence, financial greed and murder. Who were they influenced by? Who gave them the idea to take over the water fronts ? Is it possible that they could have been influenced by water spirits of murder and destruction? ( Wayman Thomas)

Spring break has become a popular time for thousands of young people to go to the ocean and its beaches.

Sexual perversion and drunkenness operates at a high level during these times. Are thousands of young people being seduced by marine spirits to come and practice debauchery? Many of these students are being demonized through the ritual of spring break.

Many cities in America are strongholds of perversion, violence, drug addiction, witchcraft and rebellion. Many of these cities are on large bodies of water. They include San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, New Orleans and Chicago. International cities such as Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Cape Town, and Mumbai are examples of cities controlled by marine spirits. These cities are gateway cities that include ports. There is a great degree of spiritual traffic through these gateways. Marine spirits must be challenged and bound if we are to see revival come to these cities.

There has been violence, blood, murder, rape, slavery and thievery within our oceans. Thousands of slaves were thrown overboard through the slave trade. Wealth, including gold and silver, has been transported across the oceans, after lands were plundered. Illegal drugs have been transported across the seas. Marine spirits promote murder and greed. Bloodshed causes defilement. Many waters have been defiled by blood which gives marine spirits strength to operate. There have been many covenants made with spirits connected to the waters (Isa. 28:17-18).

Waterways are gateways to cities and nations. Satan will always try to possess the gates. He will place some of his strongest demons at these gates. Gates control the flow in and out of a region. We are to possess the gates of the enemy. We can command the gates to open for the King of Glory to enter (Psa. 24:7).

Waters and seas represent that which is secret and hidden. There are many mysteries and secrets hidden under the waters. People are often attracted to bodies of water to perform secret rituals. This is especially true in the realm of witchcraft. Many people go to islands and take cruises to engage in sexual sin and fornication. There is much fornication performed on the waters.

There are many spirits that are represented by sea creatures. It is the nature of these spirits to remain secret and hidden. They are often hard to discern and detect. Many of these spirits have the form of sea serpents, fish, amphibians, crocodiles, crabs, squids, frogs, eels, and other creeping things. There are also spirits that look like halffish and half-man, mermaids, and other hybrids. This is because these spirits seek to intermingle with men and corrupt society.

We have cast out many mind-binding and mind-controlling spirits that have the form of a squid or an octopus. These spirits have tentacles that wrap around the minds of people hindering them from thinking clearly. These spirits cause much confusion and help blind people from seeing the truth. These are powerful spirits that often require fasting to break.

Spirits of lust and perversion can often take the form of frogs. Leviathan takes the form of a large sea serpent.

... though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: (Amos 9:3)