Demonology 102

It is almost Halloween. Tis the season to talk about demons and all the messed up things they do to people. Here are more verses and my thoughts about demons:

Acts 16:16-18 

"As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour."

That is how a deliverance is meant to be done, according to the Bible. It shouldn't last for very long. Try doing this, if you ever cast out an evil spirit. Just say what Paul said and that should be all you have to do. "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out." You don't have to yell, but you do have to sound serious when you say it. You have to sound commanding like you are strong. 

It might be appealing to some to mess around with evil spirits, because they can give you special powers at times, like divination, which is telling the future. Does it actually work? Is it accurate? Not always, but sometimes. This exists in some churches actually and it can turn into witchcraft easily. So many power hungry "Christians" desire the gift of prophecy. Make sure it's God who is giving you any prophecy that you tell others. It could be something you made up or it could have a demonic source. With my ex he received two "prophecies" that pretty much messed up our family. He started to not trust me because of two false prophecies. Be careful before you say you have a word from the Lord. What if it's a word from Satan meant to mess up other people's lives? 

Mark 9:29 

“This kind of demon cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.”

If you have a very stubborn spirit in someone else, or yourself, try fasting to get the spirit to leave. You have to be serious about wanting the evil spirit gone. Why would you fast for someone else? I did. I fasted and prayed 2 days for my boyfriend to be freed of an alcoholism spirit a few months ago, and it worked. He didn't drink at all for a while. He is drinking again. It probably is time for me to fast and pray again. It isn't easy to fast for a long time, but it works. Fasting is not eating any solid food for a period of time.  

Matthew 4:24 

"Jesus' fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them."

How many people now are oppressed by demons? Could that be what we currently call mental illness? Yes it could be. Sometimes it is just stress that causes mental illness, but sometimes it's demons. If you feel that you need to be set free from demons that seem to plague your thoughts say, "Get out of my head demons! I don't want to listen to you anymore. I want to listen to the Holy Spirit instead. You cannot rule my mind anymore. Please leave me alone."

Leviticus 17:7 

"They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations."

Baal was the goat demon. You may have seen it in certain music videos, people wearing animal heads. Very odd isn't it? I have always realized that is part of Satanic rituals. I don't know why people would want to dress up like animals, but it may be tied to this, the goat demon of Baal. This is why heathens are called goats and Christians are called sheep. 

1 John 4:1 

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."

This then says any spirit that says that Jesus is the son of God is from God. Watch out for false prophets. They may appear like a good Christian, but it is all just a show. They talk the talk, but they don't walk the walk. 

Matthew 8:16 

"That evening they brought to Jesus many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick."

With a word. That is how quick it should be. 

1 Timothy 4:1 

"The Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons."

What are these teachings now? One is that you have to pray in tongues to be saved. The issue with that is then some get their tongue "gift" from an evil spirit rather than God. Seek God, not the gifts. 

My ex used to ask me, "Why would God let me get deceived when I was seeking him?" I could have said back, "You weren't seeking God. You were seeking people who claimed to follow God." Be careful of following people instead of God. Just follow God. Not a "prophet." Don't just follow some teacher. Follow God and only God. You can learn from teachers and be inspired by them, but they should never be God to you, of course. Only let God be God to you. 

"Be as wise as serpents but as innocent as doves." Don't get deceived by Satan. He will try to deceive you any way he can. Keep your heart working well.