Escaping The Trap

Not every shaking is demonic. Some shakings are God separating you for Himself.

There are moments when life shakes, relationships shift, and sudden disruptions appear. The instinct of many believers is to assume that opposition or attack has arrived. Yet this message reveals that not every disturbance is an attack—some are movements of God designed to separate, expose, and preserve. The shaking exposes hidden people, hidden motives, and hidden traps that can hinder your destiny. Escaping the trap begins with understanding the nature of the shaking and what God is trying to reveal through it.

These study notes are drawn directly from the sermon “Escaping The Trap” , delivered on 14 November 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grJsEqnxeAw

Study Notes

1. The Shaking of God (Amos 9:9)

“For lo, I will command and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.”

Key points given:

• The number one thing that destroys many believers is misinterpreting a God-sent shaking as an attack.

• When God brings shaking:

  • He is separating you from people who cannot go where you are going.

  • He is removing those who drain you but do not benefit you.

  • He is exposing what could not be exposed in calm seasons.

• “The mark of a child of God is released to separate you.”

• If you cannot endure being separated, you have not fully embraced belonging to God.

The shaking is not meant to:

• Destroy you

• Break you

• Scatter you

  
  

The shaking IS meant to:

• Remove wrong people

• Expose hidden enemies

• Secure you for God’s use

• Bring clarity about your own heart

  
  

2. Why the Shaking Must Happen

The message explains that some demons and some people will never be exposed until a shaking happens.

Examples given:

• In Egypt, two wizards traveled with the children of Israel all the way out of captivity.

• These were the same men who influenced Israel to make a golden calf.

• Moses never named them, but Paul later revealed their names: Jannes and Jambres.

  
  

Bullet points:

• These men were “among the people of God,” yet they were the ones giving Moses the most trouble.

• They were unnoticed until shaking came.

• A shaking reveals who is truly for you and who has been pretending.

Direct teaching:

• “There are certain demons that will never be exposed because you pray. Those demons will only be revealed when there is a shaking.”

  
  

3. Trouble Reveals the Heart

Statements the speaker emphasized repeatedly:

• “Trouble does not come to destroy a believer. Trouble comes to reveal the heart of a believer.”

• When God shakes you, it:

  • Reveals your priorities

  • Reveals what you truly trust

  • Exposes areas you have not surrendered

  • Shows what is hiding inside you

  • Shows what is hiding around you

Example:

• Job was attacked by the devil, but Job was not shaken.

• God’s shaking is different; it is always intentional and redemptive.

  
  

4. The Viper Revealed (Acts 28:1–3)

Scripture reading:

• When Paul gathered sticks and placed them on a fire, a viper came out of the heat and fastened onto his hand.

• The fire was already burning.

• Paul added more wood → heat increased → hidden viper appeared.

  
  

Revelation explained:

• Some people appear to be “on fire,” but their fire produces no heat.

• Only when God increases the heat does the viper hiding inside emerge.

• A fire that does not produce heat cannot expose snakes.

Bullet points:

• The viper attacked Paul’s hand—the place of productivity.

• Many cannot move forward because a viper bites their “hand” when the heat increases.

• When God adds heat:

  • Hidden enemies show up

  • Secret haters manifest

  • People begin to act strangely

  • Those who were silent suddenly attack without reason

    
    

Direct lines from the explanation:

• “Some people you think are on fire until you add fire.”

• “Unless God shakes you, vipers will never show up.”

  
  

5. The Shaking Separates Fire Without Heat

Main observations:

• A fire that produces no heat is comfort without transformation.

• Many stay around fires that look spiritual but have no substance.

• When God adds heat, atmosphere changes.

  
  

Bullet points:

• Heat brings separation.

• Heat exposes fake spirituality.

• Heat reveals who really belongs to you.

• Heat reveals who is truly walking with God.

Key line:

• “You are looking for comfort in a place where there is fire but there is no heat.”

  
  

6. Understanding the Three Kinds of Sin (Amos 9:10)

Scripture:

“All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword.”

The teaching outlines three dimensions of sin:

1. Sin against God

• Breaking God’s law.

• Rejecting His ways.

  
  

2. Sin against your own body

• Not taking care of yourself.

• Failing to pray.

• Failing to eat right.

• Defiling your body.

• Smoking or damaging your health.

  
  

3. Sin against a person

• Doing evil to someone who has been good to you.

• Returning negativity to someone who blessed you.

Clarifications given:

• Being offended ≠ someone sinning against you.

• People can be offended by anything (“even how you look”).

  
  

Key statement:

• “The most dangerous thing you can ever do is sin against a person.”

Scripture References

Full Verses Read Directly

Amos 9:9

“For lo I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.”

Acts 28:1–3

“And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melitta. And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.”

Amos 9:10

“All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword.”

Matthew 6:9–12

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”

Proverbs 25:21–22

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.”

Verses Referenced or Paraphrased

These were mentioned, explained, or referred to, but not read in full.

• Exodus (children of Israel leaving Egypt; golden calf incident)

• 2 Timothy 3:8 (Jannes and Jambres opposing Moses)

• Job 1–2 (Job not shaken; God allowed attack)

• Psalm 23 (implied: God’s protection)

• Daniel 6 (Daniel and the lions; king unable to sleep)

• Book of Esther (Esther, Haman, repeated meals before request)

• Genesis 20 (Abraham, Sarah, and Pharaoh)

• Ephesians 6 (weapons of warfare)

• Matthew 5:44 (love your enemies)

• Matthew 16 (Jesus and Peter resisting crucifixion path)

• Daniel 1 (refusing the king’s food)

• Luke 19 (Zacchaeus; soul tie through food)

• Last Supper passages (Judas dipping bread, demon entering him)

Prayers

Opening Prayer

“God bless every single person. I welcome you to this amazing evening in the presence of the Lord Jesus, and I know that you’re going to be blessed by reason of what we are going to learn today.”

“Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord. Thank you Holy Spirit.”

Prayer During the Message (Moments of Invocation)

“Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord Jesus. Thank you Father.”

“Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit.”

“May every viper die tonight.”

(Chanted multiple times)

“Father, may every viper die tonight.”

“Lord, separate me.”

(Response call repeated throughout message)

Closing Prayer / Ministry Charge

“Tonight I am going to pray that anyone that was caught in this trap—that God will remove that which was put inside of you. Anyone of you that was left vulnerable, that the King of glory will intervene and help you. There is going to be a mighty deliverance that will happen.”

“Let there be a physical birth and a spiritual birth today. Lord, remove whatever is holding me.”

“Lord, let there be a new birthing in me, both physical and spiritual.”

“Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord. Hallelujah.”

Golden Nuggets

On God’s Shaking

• “The number one thing that destroys a lot of Christians is when God brings a shaking in your life, your first instinct is you think it is the devil doing it.”

• “The shaking is not designed to destroy you.”

• “The shaking is not designed to take anything from you but is designed to remove people that will take from you without benefiting you.”

• “If you cannot be separated, you are still not truly part of His kingdom.”

• “God wants you for Himself.”

On Separation

• “The mark of a child of God is released to separate you.”

• “When God desires you for Himself, He puts His mark on you, but before He puts that mark on you, He needs to shake you up to separate you.”

• “Some people you think they're on fire—until you add fire.”

• “You are looking for comfort in a place where there is fire but there is no heat.”

On Hidden Enemies

• “There are certain demons that will never be exposed because you pray. Those demons will only be revealed when there is a shaking.”

• “Unless God shakes you, vipers will never show up.”

• “There was already a fire. Paul just added wood, and it produced heat. The viper came out of the heat.”

• “The viper went for his hand—the place of productivity.”

• “Some of you cannot move forward because when God puts the heat, a viper comes out and bites your hand.”

  
  

On Trouble Revealing the Heart

• “Trouble does not come to destroy a believer, but to reveal the heart of a believer.”

• “When God shakes you up, it exposes your heart.”

• “There are certain things in us that will never come up unless God shakes us.”

• “When God shakes you, it is always to expose your heart.”

  
  

On Sin and Indebtedness

• “There are three kinds of sins: sin against God, sin against your own body, and sin against a person.”

• “The most dangerous thing that a person could ever do is to sin against a person.”

• “Whenever somebody sins against you, they are automatically indebted to you.”

• “Jesus said, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.’ You are telling God to forgive you the same way you forgive people.”

  
  

On Spiritual Loopholes

• “If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat… for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.”

• “God just exposed to you a way to destroy somebody.”

• “People think it’s witchcraft—but it is the Bible.”

• “Love your enemy. Give good for evil. They are setting themselves up to be destroyed.”

• “Spirituality requires you to understand craftiness.”

  
  

On Food and Soul Ties

• “The only way you join yourself to another is through food. It’s a trap.”

• “Real soul ties are by food, not sex.”

• “A Christian can be your enemy.”

• “Be careful whose table you’re eating from.”

• “If I have fed you, a part of me is already in you.”

• “Some people have soul ties with demonic spirits through food.”

On Spiritual Warfare

• “Our weapons of warfare—it is not one, it is many.”

• “The biggest weapon of spiritual warfare is love.”

• “Don’t return evil for evil. Give good for evil.”

• “Some of you want God to defend you from battles you have not covered the spiritual basis for.”

  
  

On Wisdom and Strategy

• “The world is more spiritual than you think.”

• “Somebody’s food can control you.”

• “If the king’s table feeds you, the king controls you.”

• “If you want an assurance policy against people, be good to them.”

• “Don’t argue with people. Don’t fight with people. Just love them.”