Isaiah said that there were people who were “captives.” Captives are people who have been captured in battle and held as prisoners of war. These people do not have unforgiveness in their hearts, but instead are bound by the lies they have believed. Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:32). The word truth here means “reality.” So many of us live in a “virtual reality”; it feels real and looks real, but it isn’t real. It is just an illusion. We give the devil permission to punish us because we think his lies are true. When we are tormented because of lies we need a revelation of the truth of God so we can escape to freedom.