One of the most common avenues of
demon-possession is alcohol and drug abuse. In fact, the Old Testament
Hebrew word for “sorcerer” is the same root word from which we get the
modern term “pharmacy.” Demons, drugs and alcohol are synonymous, just ask
any woman who's ever been addicted to heroine or cocaine, who prostitutes
herself out for $1,000 per night, to support her drug addiction habit. Only
they can testify as to the demonic powers they witness before their eyes,
and the power of Satan over their life. The answer is not rehabilitation,
reformation, nor education; but regeneration through faith in Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:18, “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light,
and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified
by faith that is in Me.”
Carefully notice in Matthew
12:44-45 what the Bible teaches concerning demonic possession, the futility
of rehabilitation and enslavement to sin... “Then he saith, I will return
into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it
empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself
seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and
dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.” We see several
Biblical truths presented here:
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First, an unsaved person
who is ignorant of the Scriptures is vulnerable to Satan.
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The Bible says the demon
came back to the person and found his soul EMPTY.
This is the UNSAVED person. The Holy Spirit of God lives within the body of the believer, and so
it is not empty. The first step to overcoming addiction, evil and
demon-possession is to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as one's
personal Savior, to overcome the curse and stronghold of sin in
one's life.
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The Bible says the demon
came back to the unsaved person and found his soul SWEPT.
This is education, reformation and rehabilitation, which cannot
substitute regeneration (being born-again). The Word of God is the
Sword by which we can defeat Satan in our lives (Ephesians 6:17).
The Word of God is the Seed by which we are born-again (1st Peter
1:23).
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The Bible says the demon
came back to the ungodly person and found his soul
GARNISHED. The demon comes back and finds his former
dwelling place decorated and ready to move in. This is worldliness.
The person whose soul loves the sinful world is a demon's delight.
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Second, the demon brings
additional spirits with him that are more wicked than himself. Thus:
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Some demons are more
wicked than others.
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Evidently the first demon
was upset that he was evicted, which is the addict trying to clean
up their life, and now the demon wants to reclaim his territory with
a vengeance. By bringing more demons, it will be much harder to
break the addiction, which is exactly what the Bible teaches... “and
the last state of that man is worse than the first.” This is
addiction to sin, enslavement and bondage. 2nd Peter 2:19b, “For
of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”
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Demons often return to
their former victims.
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It is important to
understand that once a person has had demons in their life, those
demons will target that person and keep coming back until that soul
is delivered by the transforming power of the Gospel and obedience
to the Word of God.
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The Bible teaches in
Matthew 12:43 that demons get frustrated, “When
the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest, and findeth none.”
The Bible does not mean physical rest for demons from labor; but
rather, the contentment that a demon finds from having a home, a
human body, to dwell in. Just as every person desires to have “a
place to call home,” so it is with demons. A demon without a human
body to dwell in is like a bird without a nest or a fox without a
hole. It is very interesting, and evil, that the author of
The Golden Compass, portrays children in the movie as being
sick because they've lost their demon. The word demon is mentioned
over 50-times throughout this children's movie. It is utterly evil.
Many books have been written
concerning demons and the Bible. As believers, we shouldn't fear demons; but
rather, God who reigns supreme over the universe. Satan is a defeated being
and his days are numbered. However, the unsaved are greatly at risk of
demon-possession...
Acts 19:14-16, “And
there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests,
which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and
Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was
leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that
they fled out of that house naked and wounded.”
Notice that the young men ended up
naked and wounded. Nudity, insanity, masochism, sadism and transgendered
tendencies are all inherent to demonism. We hear of many young people these
days self-mutilating themselves, piercing various different body parts
(including their genitals), receiving tattoos from head-to-toe and scaring
of the body as a form of so-called art (called “scarification”). It is
demonic in nature.
Demons Are Evil Spirits
Revelation 16:13-14, “And I
saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the
dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the
false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to
gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”
Notice in Revelation 16:13-14 the
Devil's imitation of the Godhead. The Bible mentions the Dragon, the Beast
and the False Prophet. An evil spirit (demon) proceeds forth from each of
these to gather the wicked kings of the earth to the Battle of Armageddon
(Megiddo in Israel). This battle concludes the Tribulation period when the
Lord returns to put down the Antichrist (the Beast) and the False Prophet
and the Dragon (Satan himself, Revelation 20:2).
There is a demonic attack
happening today across America. Demonic influences absolutely saturate
American society, from homosexual Hollywood to Sin City Las Vegas. Demonic
spirits influence people through lust on television, and also through
fleshly Rock music that stirs the flesh and hardens the soul. Rock music and
TV diminish the awfulness of sin. American culture idolizes the music of
Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen and other demonic bands. It is a shame to hear a
high school orchestra playing “JUMP” by Van Halen.
Dolly
Parton sang Led Zeppelin's “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” on her album.
Johnny Cash
sang 13 by Satanist Glen Danzig.
Demons look for human weakness and
vulnerability. Alcohol and drugs are popular mediums through which demons
(evil spirits) are able to infiltrate a person's soul and corrupt their
behavior. Some of the most heinous crimes ever committed were done by
drunkards. My friend, you can't take two drinks if you don't take the first.
That's good advice for young people. The philosophy of not drinking and
driving is insane. The truth is that there is no law in America against
drinking and driving. The law only punishes alcoholics if their BAC (blood
alcohol content) is higher than .08 (eight hundredths). Most companies fire
an employee at .01 BAC; yet America's corrupt legal system allows drivers on
the road at .06 and .07 legally. Many deadly accidents involved alcohol
impaired drivers which do not exceed the .08 BAC. Demons love beer drinkers!
What
Michael Jackson
did to himself is nothing less than demonic. Michael Jackson was and is
idolized by his fans as a singing god. Not surprisingly, Jackson's music is
highly favored amongst gay, lesbian, transgendered and bisexuals worldwide.
Jackson's life and career went from being that of a popular young black
entertainer to a nightmarish freak show. Lisa Marie Presley stated on
MySpace after Jackson's death that during their marriage Michael saw
“awful vampires and leeches” around her. I am not trying to be unkind in any
way, truly, but Satan wants to destroy all of us. Jesus even told Peter, one
of His Apostles, that "Satan hath desired to have you . . . that he may
sift you as wheat" (Luke 22:31). Saved or unsaved, Satan wants to have
you and destroy your life!
A common denominator between the
occult, witchcraft (whether Celtic or Wiccan) and Satanism are sexual sins
and nudity. When Peter was fishing naked and then saw Jesus, he immediately
grabbed his fisherman's coat and jumped into the sea (John 21:7). Jesus is
the cure for nudity. Luke 8:35, “Then they went out to see what was done;
and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed,
sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and
they were afraid.” Amen! Even those possessed of demons come into their
right mind when they trustingly sit at the feet of Jesus their Savior. No
demonic power on earth can prevent the salvation of a soul or the mending of
a broken man when childlike faith is present in Jesus Christ.
1st John 4:4 teaches, “Ye are
of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he
that is in you, than he that is in the world.” That Scripture is
only true concerning the saved believer, whose sins have been taken away by
the precious blood of Jesus. Although a born-again Christian cannot be
demon-possessed so-to-speak, they CAN BE demon influenced. A demon cannot
reside in the temple of the Holy Spirit (which is the body of the believer
according to 1st Corinthians 3:17). However, Christians who dabble in Rock
'N' Roll, fornication, pornography and alcoholic beverages are opening
themselves up to demonic influences.
Demons and the
Entertainment Industry
It is disturbing that many
Christians are naive concerning the demonic influences that some of the
Devil's children openly admit. Take
Carlos
Santana for example, who admits having his own personal
demonic god, Metatron. Here is a disturbing excerpt
from Rolling Stone magazine...
"Metatron is an
angel. Santana has been in regular contact with him since
1994. Carlos will sit here facing the wall, the candles lit.
He has a yellow legal pad at one side, ready for the
communications that will come. 'It's kind of like a fax
machine,' he says."
SOURCE:
Cover Story: The Epic Life of Carlos Santana: Santana :
Rolling Stone (March 16, 2000)
By his own words, Santana admits to
having communications with a demon named Metatron. Demons don't
usually make people jump into fires or run nude down the street.
Most often, demonic influences lead people into sin, which
destroys the person's life. In some cases, demons can cause a
person like Hitler to murder millions of innocent people.
Hitler was deeply involved in the occult. Certainly, there
is a
demonic spirit behind the abortion industry, who
sell the parts of aborted babies for a profit. In fact,
elite women are paying thousands of dollars for
beauty treatments made from aborted foetuses. Aborted foetuses
from girls and young women are being exported from Ukraine for
use in illegal beauty treatments costing thousands of pounds.
That is Satan at work.
It was demonic possession which influenced
Herod to murder thousands of babies in an attempt to kill the Lord Jesus
Christ. Our society today is saturated with demonic influences. When Peter
tried to prevent Jesus from going to the cross,
Jesus called him Satan. Jesus
said that Judas was a devil (John 6:70). Demonology isn't just some cute
doctrine that's interesting. Demons are literal spirit beings—malicious and
malignant in every way—showing mankind no mercy, no love and no concern.
Hollywood is a demonic-inspired cesspool of iniquity. Demons are evil. There
are no good demons, which is why they are called devils.
What is it that makes men so evil? Yes, it is
the wicked sin nature of man (Jeremiah 17:9); but when men sellout to do
evil, demons will guide them via occult influences, worldly philosophies,
false religion and other means. Nancy Reagan (wife of U.S. President Reagan)
brought psychics and séances into The White House, as did Eleanor Roosevelt,
Hillary Clinton and Abraham Lincoln's wife. These are demonic powers that
invite the Devil into one's life. There are only two sources of SPIRITUAL
guidance, power and wisdom—God or Satan! So it's easy to identify Satan at
work, because any spirit that is not the Holy Spirit is a familiar spirit
(demon).
A book could be written concerning demonic
influences amongst celebrities, the wealthy and the famous. Satan offered
Jesus worldly prosperity in exchange for worship, but the Lord refused and
quoted the Bible to defeat the Devil (Matthew 4:9-10). It seems that
everyone these days has taken Satan up on his offer. The Bible confirms
that this evil world's god is the Devil (2nd Corinthians 4:4); but the earth
itself and everything therein belongs to the Lord (1st Corinthians 10:26).
God owns the land. God owns the trees. God owns the rivers. When men destroy
the earth, they are destroying God's property (and He's angry about it,
Revelation 11:18).
Demonic spirits are prevalent in the music
industry—this includes everything from Rock Music and Country to
Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Sexual immorality, lasciviousness,
lesbianism and lewdness are epidemic throughout the music industry's videos.
Carrie Underwood has sold-out to Satan, joining together with Steve Tyler of
Aerosmith to produce the sex-smut
GOOD GIRL
video. Demons are spirits and influence the spirit of humans. Animals have a
soul, but not a spirit. Only man has a spirit, created after the likeness of
God. Man's spirit gives him the ability for intelligence, art, love and
forgiveness; whereas animals only have basic impulses and primitive thought
processes.
Hollywood's Satanic Agenda
(1:28 hour documentary exposing the occult roots of Hollywood)
Many secular singers, actors and musicians have
testified of familiar spirits and powers that shaped their performance.
Robert Plant of
Led
Zeppelin claims that he penned Stairway To Heaven in just
15-minutes by some external force.
Ozzy Osbourne
has attributed his works to Satan.
ACDC's
Angus Young has testified to demonic powers that control his guitar playing
in concert.
Satan's Kingdom is a Hierarchy Of
Structured Power
Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places.” The Bible instructs Christians that our battle in this world is
not against flesh and blood. Very few Christians live like they believe this
truth. To the same degree that you are concerned about lost souls and are
trying to get people saved, to that same degree you truly believe that Hell
exists and that we wrestle against the forces of Satan.
TEARS IN
HEAVEN (MP3 clip from sermon
by Evangelist Phil Kidd)
Demons are under orders from the Prince Of The
Power Of The Air (Satan). Ephesians 2:2, “Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power
of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.”
The children of disobedience are all Christ-rejecters—those people who have
not obeyed the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ (2nd Thessalonians 1:8-9).
Demonic forces operate through occult organizations. Symbols are very
important to occultists and will play a major role in the realm of the
Antichrist,
just as Nebuchadnezzar's golden image (obelisk) did in the kingdom of
Babylon. Occult Symbols
in Washington DC
Why Satan is the Father of Every
Unsaved Person
I often refer to unsaved people as “children of
the Devil.” This means that they are spiritually dead and; therefore, are
susceptible to Satan's spiritual guidance and influence.
Few people understand that the human spirit is
highly vulnerable to spiritual influences—movies, music, books, magazines,
doctrines, et cetera—everything detected through the five senses (sight,
hearing, taste, feel and smell). Man is created in God's image. Just as the
Godhead is triune in nature, so also is mankind...
- SPIRIT (returns to God Who gave it at
death - Ecclesiastes 12:7)
- SOUL (a heart to feel; a mind to
think; a will to decide)
- BODY (the tabernacle of the soul and
spirit - 2nd Corinthians 5:1)
Our spirit is who we really are inside. An
unsaved person is spiritually dead by birth. Please note that spiritual
death is not the same as the second death (Revelation 21:8). The second
death is the Lake of Fire forever. Every human being is born spiritually
dead with an inherited sin nature from Adam (Romans 5:12).
The Bible calls this the “natural man.” 1st
Corinthians 2:14, “But the natural man
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto
him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
This is why unsaved people cannot understand the Bible. If you study the
Bible without the presence of the Author (God), you're 100% guaranteed to
misinterpret the Scriptures and teach heresy. Everyone needs to get saved so
you'll understand the Word of God. Romans 8:9, “But ye are not in the
flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of
God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of
Christ, he is none of his.” Every Christian believer has the Holy Spirit
living (indwelling) within their body. If you do not have God's Spirit in
you, then you are not saved (Hebrews 12:6-8).
Once you believe the Gospel—receiving Christ's
death, burial and resurrection as payment for YOUR sins—you are eternally
saved—you are now the child of God and He is your Father.
Everyone—everyone—is either a child of God or a child of the Devil. You may
be the most sweet, honest and kind person in your town, but you are still a
child of the Devil if you have never been born-again by the Spirit of God by
faith in Christ Jesus. And you may be cranky, have a short-tempter and be
impatient, but you are still a child of God if you have believed the Gospel.
You don't go to Heaven because you're good
outweighs your bad. That's what the Devil wants people to think, because no
one is good in God's eyes (Isaiah 64:6; James 2:10). We go to Heaven because
we have JESUS' RIGHTEOUSNESS!!! (Romans 4:5-6; 2nd Corinthians 5:21; Romans
10:3-4). A demon's favorite activity is making religious people feel saved.
Most religious people have never been born anew by the Spirit of God by the
Word of God. The Bible is the Seed (1st Peter 1:23). If we place our faith
in Jesus, the Christ, the only begotten Son of God Who died, was buried and
rose up three days later, then our sins are washed away by the precious
blood of Jesus forever (1st Peter 1:18-19).
Doctrines Of Devils
1st Timothy 4:1, “Now the Spirit
speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the
faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils.”
Demons SEDUCE people through false teachings.
All of the talk of spirits meetings with New
Age gurus are in reality demons.
Maitreya is
saturated in demonism.
Alice
Bailey and
Madame Blavatsky are were all involved with demons. Blavatsky founded
LUCIFER magazine in 1887, just 4-years before her death. The
official publishing company of the United nations began as
The Lucifer
Trust, but changed their name a year later (die to public outcry) to
Lucis Trust. You couldn't make this stuff up. As Christians we are not
ignorant of Satan's devices and methods.
Satan is a beautiful liar (John 8:44; 2nd
Corinthians 11:13-14). 1st Timothy 4:1, “Now the Spirit speaketh
expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving
heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” Many churchgoers
today have departed from the Christian faith—because of corrupted Bibles,
covetous ministers who teach lies and a false gospel which only asks sinners
to “follow Christ.” Well, Judas was a follower of Christ and still went to
Hell. Jesus called Judas a devil (John 6:70).
Contrary to what some people think, there will
not be ONE future religion during the End Times. All of the mainstream
religious denominations will maintain their distinctive identities; but they
will continue to merge doctrinally to promote better cooperation, unity and
tolerance of each other. For example:
A
comparison of the Roman Catholic view of what it means to be born-again
with that of the evangelical doctrine of Lordship Salvation, plainly reveals
that these two heresies are in agreement with Catholicism. Every pope since
1950 has taught publicly that
a
person can go to Heaven even if they DON'T have Biblical faith!!!
Mormonism is synonymous with Judaism and
Freemasonry—all rooted in Jewish Kaballah and the
vile Talmud.
Freemasonry is the
common
denominator behind all modern mainstream false Christian cults. These
religions are a haven for demons! 1st Timothy 4:1, “Now the Spirit
speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the
faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.”
The Bible teaches that we are all dirty, rotten sinners and need to
have our sins taken away by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Following
Christ is not the gospel. The Gospel is that we are guilty sinners,
deserving of hellfire; but God in His love sent Jesus to pay our sin debt
(who died, was buried and rose again) so that we could have our sins
forgiven through faith alone in Jesus Christ PLUS NOTHING!
The Bible, God's inspired Words, says much about demons (i.e., fallen
angels). This won't be an exhaustive study of the subject, but I'd just like
to teach a few practical doctrines concerning demons (i.e., fallen angels).
We read in the Holy Bible...
