Some Jews who went around
driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those
who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul
preaches, I command you to come out.” Seven sons
of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the
evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are
you?” Then the man who had the evil
spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating
that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. Acts 19:13-16
Yes, why
not? They listen and know your
surroundings, so why wouldn’t they know your name. The question is this—does your name have any
authority in the demonic world? In the
case of the sons of Sceva, the demons feared the name of Jesus and Paul, but
not these boys. Demons know many
names. They only really fear a few names.