Hello John and Doves,
If one reads the Gospels - all
through them Jesus casts out demons. There are many
many stories of demon possessed people. Where did all
of those demons go?
I've often wondered, especially
with the depravity we see now in this country, if we are
seeing more and more demonic possession as people turn
themselves over to pride, greed, hate, pornography,
pedophilia, etc.
It can't be JUST during Jesus'
ministry that demons possessed people!!
How much 'psychosis' is demonic
possession? Jesus seemed to heal as many as He
"exorcised" - and the people back then knew what demonic
possession was. It looks like there was a whole lot of
demonic possession going on back then.
"And they cast out many devils,
and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed
them." Mark 6:13
"When the even was come, they
brought unto Him many that were possessed with devils; and
He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all that
were sick." Matthew 8:16
In Mark 1:39, "And He preached in
their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out
devils."
In Luke, we read about others,
besides Jesus and His disciples casting out demons:
"And John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting
out demons in Your name..." Luke 9:49 People
knew back then what was going on. One woman had 6
demons. Mark 16:9 This man had many
demons: Luke 8:29 And there are verses about the
demons re-entering the person. As in Mark 9:25, Jesus
tells the demon to "come out of him and never enter him
again." And demons can bring other demons with
them Matthew 12:45 "Then goeth he (an evil spirt), 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."
And we know that these demons
recognized Jesus - because Jesus commanded them not to
announce who He was.
"When he (the demon) saw Jesus, he
cried out, and fell down before Him and with a loud voice
said, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God
most high? I beseech thee, torment me not." Luke
8:28
"Once when He was in the
synagogue, a man possessed by a demon - an evil spirit -
cried out, shouting, "Go away! Why are you interfering
with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy
us? I know who you are - the Holy One of God!"
Luke 4:33-34 Jesus told the demon to "Be quiet!"
Luke 4:35
In Mark 1:35: "That evening
after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and
demon-possessed. ...He also drove out many demons, but He
would not let the demons speak because they knew who He
was."
We never hear
about demon possession in the our news - it's always some
mental illness, parental abuse, childhood trauma,
etc...never demon possession. That has been lost to
society. "Science" thinks it knows better.
Today, I saw this article, dated
August 1, 2023 - it's a news article about the young
man that killed four classmates and injured 7 others in the
Michigan High School shooting of 2021.
This article tells us about this
man's manifesto on the eve of the massacre; he wrote, "There
is no God...I am the demon...I'm gonna open fire on everyone
in the hallway."
Video was released at his court
hearing of him while in jail; "he is hearf blaming God and
crying out in distress repeatedly, "He could have stopped
it" and "He could have saved her."
Psychologist Colin King testified
that this man "had a break with reality" and that this is
exactly how psychosis works. It came out in the court
case that this man had an "obsession with torturing and
killing baby birds and other kids" and that he was "hearing
voices".
Is this demonic
possession?
There are some recent creepy
videos of late - I don't know what to make of them other
than they are bizarre.
run time 15:00
run time 1:22
And then take a look at this video
on "And We Know" on rumble - check out at 29:48 and watch
"House Hearing on Biden and Big Tech Censorship" - Stacey
Plaskett is talking and there's a woman back behind her -
her aide. She's definitely strange acting and her eyes
- wow, tell a lot. She is saying what Stacey Plaskett
is saying - this is really creepy. Again there is no
teleprompter. Plaskett is reading from papers.
You can skip when the topic changes and move on to more
Plaskett at 32:49 through 35:12. "Demonic
ventriloquism"?? (Stacey Plaskett is one of the evil people
in government.) It's said her aide wrote the speech -
but why say the goofs?
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I think I can safely safe that
there is a whole lot of demon possession in
politics/government...looking at just the insanity,
depravity, filth.... And there are more and more
people 'picking up' on strange behaviors - especially on
C-SPAN, youtube, etc. Even Biden has odd moments of
'freezing up' - like McConnell the other day. Health
issues or something more...?
I believe that some demonic
possession results in craziness/demons talking/violence
against the person possessed and against others like in
Jesus' day but I also believe that today's demons are much
more 'sophisticated" because we are more
'sophisticated'....we like 'science' to explain
everything. They can use different tactics and they
know not to 'act crazy' as that exposes them - like in
Jesus' day. They are more stealth these days.
They like being hidden, behind the scenes, in the
background. But cameras are catching them.
Would
Jesus and the disciples say that demonic possession was
extremely rare? I think not. Where does that author
think those demons went?? They all went back to
Hell?
This line of thinking is very
dangerous for Christians today. THEY want us to
believe that demons aren't around, or they don't exist, or
demonic possession is actually 'extremely rare'.
I beg to differ. What we're
seeing around us is definitely demonic control and
often, demonic possession. The demons didn't go
anywhere - they just have found different ways to 'express
themselves' in the possessed today than in Jesus' day.
Also, they use technology (porn on line), Artificial
Intelligence, Social Media, Left-leaning news, liberal
politicians, etc. to 'influence' and manipulate
people. And as always, greed, sexual perversions,
hate, etc open doors to demonic possession. Those
'doors' that open let in demons.
If we don't recognize what is going
on around us, we can be controlled, used, influenced by evil
forces. We fight against the powers of darkness
daily. This is nothing new for mankind - it's just
gotten more deceptive, more evil, but if we know what
'signs' to watch for - we can be aware and on our guard.
I don't know if that young man is
demon possessed, but his violence towards others and his
'talking' to God and hearing voices made it suspect.
I believe that too many cases of
demon possession are being passed off as a man-made/man
diagnosed psychosis/mental issue - explained away by
'science'.
I listened to an interview with
Father Malachi Martin years ago - he said that the most
exorcisms he did was of young men in corporate America -
wanting to work their way up the ladder - sell their soul
for a better job, trophy wife, big house, fancy car...all
the lusts of the world. Some unknowningly, some knowingly.
And these 'sins' can led to
adultery, pornography, drugs, alcohol, etc. as they need
more and more to satisfy their 'worldly' cravings.
The examples I gave above of weird
behavior is the tip of the iceberg...there are many, many
more such videos of 'ventriloquism', odd staring, no
blinking, 'brain locks/shut down', etc.- things outside of
'normal' human behaviors. I certainly am more aware
now.
I've linked a couple of sites below
about signs of demon possession. God gave us
tools to fight off the demons. "Finally,
let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong.
Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend
yourself against the devil's tricks. We are not
fighting against human. We are fighting against forces
and authorities and against rules of darkness and powers in
the spiritual world. So put on all the armor that God
gives. Then when that evil day comes, you
will be able to defend yourself. And when
the battle is over, you will still be standing firm."
Ephesians 6:10-13
Ephesians
6:10-20 CEV - The Fight against Evil -Finally, let - Bible
Gateway
God knows EXACTLY what we are up
against. That's why we pray, "Deliver us from evil."
And We need to know!!! We
can't get through this life without His protection.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance
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So what else do we look
for?
Here are a few from the 10 listed
at the above site:
Pscyosis is listed - where "the
individual starts laughing inappropriately in situations
that didn't call for it. He or she may start indulging
in childish acts and laughing at things that aren't
hilarious. (I've seen this one before.)
Temperament changes - "The
possessed may experience repeated episodes of sudden anger
issues, violence, and cruelty towards coworkers and family
members."
Personality changes.
Delusion - "They may start claiming
that God is talking directly to them and that he is giving
them instructions. However, they are not actually
hearing God; the voice they hear is that of the demonic
entity."