Demon Possession

In our ministry many people are very surprised when we tell them about demons, and that they might have them. We are often told that demons died out in the middle ages or that nobody deals with them, today, in this modern age. Such an unbelief in the day to day dealings with spirits allows them to do their work unhindered. Many mental health professionals are witnesses to the effects of demon possession but very few - if any - accept the possibility of the presence of demons so they give the phenomenon another name: Mental illness! This would explain why "mentally ill" people can never be healed by the mental health profession.

There is nothing to indicate the death of demons in the middle ages. Spirits never die! It is rather odd that many believe in heaven and hell but not in the existence of demon spirits, today. If a person dies and goes to heaven, which part of them goes? The flesh is interred and obviously does not enter heaven, so this leaves the spirit of the person. Jesus promises the believer "eternal life." It means that death will never again overtake them. Those who do not enter heaven must enter hell, instead, and thereby suffer for eternity. So if our spirits never die, why should other spirits suddenly die out in the middle ages?

An affliction of persons in the New Testament who were possessed or controlled by demons (Matt 4:24; 8:33; demoniac, NASB).

The New Testament gives graphic descriptions of the effect of demons on people. Some of the diseases which they caused included muteness (Matt 12:22; Mark 9:17,25), deafness (Mark 9:25), blindness (Matt 12:22), and bodily deformity (Luke 13:10-17). But demons were not responsible for all physical ailments. The gospel writers frequently distinguished between sickness and demon possession (Matt 4:24; Mark 1:32; Luke 6:17-18). Sometimes a problem caused by demons appears to have another cause in another situation (Matt 12:22; 15:30).

In New Testament times demons were also responsible for some mental problems (Matt 8:28; Acts 19:13-16). The ranting and raving that they produced probably should be included with mental disorders (Mark 1:23-24; John 10:20). Uncontrolled fits were another form of demonic affliction (Luke 9:37-42; Mark 1:26). Sometimes a demon also caused a person to behave in an antisocial manner (Luke 8:27,35).

The method of Jesus and His disciples in casting out demons differed radically from the magical methods so often used in that time. Through His simple command Jesus expelled them (Mark 1:25; 5:8; 9:25). His disciples simply added the authority of His name to the command (Luke 10:17; Acts 16:18). Even some people who were not His followers invoked His power (Luke 9:49; Acts 19:13). In some instances prayer was necessary before a demon could be cast out (Mark 9:29).

By casting out demons, Jesus showed that the KINGDOM OF GOD-God's rule in the affairs of mankind-was a present reality. This was also a clear demonstration of His power over Satan and the demonic forces of sin and evil in the world.

(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor 12:7-10 NIV

The thorn in Paul's side was a demon. The bible does not say who it was but we have learned through our ministry that it was Ammon. God sent Ammon to torment Paul to keep him from becoming conceited. It seems bizarre and ungodly that Jesus would do such a thing, but it shows that the demons are still subject to Him. And Paul was not the only Bible character to whom God sent a demon. If you want to know who that was, you will have to read your bible for yourself. Likewise, such a spirit was also sent to me for the same purpose as one was sent to Paul.

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The rest of this article has been deleted due to the unbelief and lack of faith of those who call themselves "Christians" but will not accept the deeper things of God. Sadly, the organized church is so lacking in faith and substance that it denies even the simple things of God. Fear  and unbelief rule in their hearts, yet those things cannot rule where God is. The Christians rhetorically spout the Scripture, "With God all things are possible," yet they deny the things that God does. "God moves in mysterious ways," they say, then deny the mysteries revealed to them. Amazingly, Satanists and witches more readily accept the deeper things of God than any Christian we know!

It grieves us that we cannot share the wonderful things of God with the organized church because they put crippling limits on Him. They imagine how God would think, and thus create their own "God" who does only what they believe. No wonder Jesus said, "Oh ye of little faith!"

They run to their pastors for their opinions on what we share on this website, as though their pastors are experts on the things of God. They trust in fallible man rather than the infallible God. They can't even be honest with us but tell us they "will pray about it," having already made up their minds that they don't believe what God does through us. They also tell us they are looking for help when, in truth, they only write to us to criticize (thus displaying their lack of faith). Honesty in the church? There is a sad lack of it. 

No wonder the organized church is likened to the Church of Laodicea:

"You are neither hot nor cold, therefore I spew you out of my mouth!"

Those are the words of Jesus whom the church people claim to follow. They indulge a weekly ritual of three hymns, choir entertainment, church notices, a sermon and a doxology. Then they rush down to McDonalds and forget what the preacher said in his sermon. But they've done their bit for God, this week, and have been entertained!

In truth, Satan has the organized church right where he wants it, yet many will be offended by my words. One of the most frequent complaints we receive from those we help (which includes witches, Satanists, KKK, neo-Nazis, pedophiles, homosexuals etc.) is that they have tried church after church and nobody can help them. Pastors are woefully ignorant of the deeper, simple things of God, yet the members of the congregations rush to them for an evaluation of the things we teach. We know what the pastors say about us, how they condemn us, but we take comfort in knowing that they don't believe Jesus, either. If they did they would also believe us for we do only the will of our Heavenly Father who is Jesus, the Christ, the Lord of all creation, who is to praised forever!

Another problem which causes the church people to stumble is the proliferation of books by Christian authors on the subject of demons and deliverance. As God has shown us: "Those books are but the opinions of men. They are not my Word!" 

Jesus said: "In my name they shall cast out devils." -- Mark 16:17. If the churchgoers don't believe this is for them to do, then how will they believe anything else God says?

Jesus says: "Follow me!" Until the churchgoers do that, they have no room to criticize or condemn us for what we do.

Finally, having edited out the wonderful things which God has shown us, we now understand why God says: "Don't cast your pearls before the swine."