The Spirit of Dominion

A)   Spiritual Dominion

Ps. 72:8:  “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.”

The Hebrew word for dominion is ‘redah’.  It means to ‘tread down, to subjugate, to subdue, to rule, to prevail against, to reign, and to take possession’.  

The spirit of dominion is the most powerful anointing to operate through a servant of God.  It is the manifestation of the authority and power to rule in the spirit realm.  It is an anointing that prevails. 

When Jesus (the Greater David, the King of kings) comes, He will manifest HIs power and dominion over everything.  

1.  His dominion over demons.  (Lk. 4:36; Col. 2:15)

2.  His dominion over the devil. (Phil. 2: 10-11).

3.  His dominion over death. (John 11:25; Luke 7: 14-15; Rom 6:9)

4.  His dominion over diseases. (Mt. 14: 35-36)

5.  His dominion over time and space.  (John 11:39; 11: 43-44;  Matt. 8: 5-13)

6.  His dominion over the elements. (John 2:9; Matt. 14: 19-20)

7.  His dominion over the forces of nature.  (Lk. 8: 24-25)

8.  His dominion over laws of nature. (Mark 6:49)

9.  His dominion over all.  (Mt. 28:18; Eph. 1:21)

10. His dominion is everlasting. (Dan. 7:14; Rev. 11:15)

B) God Gave Dominion to Adam  -  Genesis 1:26-28

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over [g]all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Dominion Over Five Areas

Man’s God given dominion was to rule over five realms:

1.    Sea

2.    Air

3.    All the earth

4.    Every creeping thing

5.    Every living thing that move upon the Earth 

     C) When Jesus Spoke He speaks with Authority

Matthew 7:29 (Different translations)

29 “For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

29 for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.”

D)   All Dominion Restored by Jesus - Daniel 7:14

14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Revelation 11:15

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

E)   Paul in Dealing with Elymas the Sorcerer.

6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

⁸ But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

⁹ Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

¹⁰ And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹¹ And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Paul words operated with the Spirit of Discernment and with the authority of his words he spoke and judgment came upon the sorcerer. 

Paul filled with the Holy Spirit and spirit of dominion authority.  We see here power and authority can either be beneficial or destructive.

You can open the blind eyes and even make them blind with our words.  It’s in the bible.

F)   The End Time Power and Authority

In these end-times, we will see the power of God manifested in greater dimension through the believers.  God will entrust His dominion and power to those:

1. Who are blameless and upright
2. Who fear God and shun evil
3. Who will draw deep into His Presence
4. Whose heart is governed with love and compassion.

     5. Who will give Him all the glory

     6. Who will walk humbly before Him.

     7. Who will obey and believe.

“… that I  may not  abuse my authority in the gospel.” - 1 Cor. 9:18

G)   Heaven Power and Authority

Matt. 28:18 – Niv.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Luke 10:19 – Esv.

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

We know when Jesus paid the price on the Cross to purchase man’s redemption He also regained man’s rightful place of dominion which He termed “authority.” Upon His Resurrection He declared, “ALL power (authority) is given unto me in Heaven and in Earth,” Matthew 28:18.

We have authority over whatever Jesus redeemed us from and whatever is under the authority of the devil (Luke. 10:19), darkness (Colossians 1:12) and death (Hebrews 2:14, 15; Romans 8:2). That certainly includes authority over: 

Luke 9:1, 2 ‑ all devils and sin.  (sin shall not have dominion over you)  – Romans 6:14

Acts 10:38 ‑ sickness/oppression

Galatians 3:13, 14 ‑ the curse

Ephesians1:21,22 ‑ spirit realm

2 Corinthians10:3‑5; Phil. 4:8 ‑ our minds/thoughts.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 – Our physical body

There will be a future redemption over the whole Earth Revelation 21:1.