Posts Tagged ‘demons’
What is wrong if a person claims to drive out demons?
Question: Good day, If someone is famous for driving out demons and restoring people by scaring them in such a way that his mere presence and antics might result in this person changing for the better, then what is wrong with doing this? Thanks. Answer: It appears that you accept that the person doesn’t really…
Read MoreWas the angel at the pool of Bethesda from God or the Devil?
Question: Dear Sir, There appears to be a lot of confusion regarding whether the angel at the pool of Bethesda was from God or not. Can you give me your insight into where this “angel” came from? Some even go so far as to believe the angel was of the devil which confuses me further. Try…
Read MoreCould any believer cast out demons?
Question: Could believers who had been baptized cast out demons as well or just the apostles? Answer: “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt…
Read MoreIs Satan behind mental illnesses?
Questions: Hello, I was flipping through the pages of a small book filled with handwritten verses loved ones made for me when I was in the psychiatric hospital. I still read through it from time to time, and tonight I found a small piece of paper tucked in a hard-to-notice spot. It’s in my mom’s…
Read MoreDo you know of sources regarding “demon possession” in the Middle Ages?
Question: I have just read your web site and found it to be both informative and thought-provoking. Currently, I am doing a report for my psychology class on the middle ages and the churches and how they treated those that were afflicted with mental illness. I have taken the position that the Roman Catholic Church…
Read MoreCan demons rape women?
Question: I have severe anxiety and a fear of demons. It’s been ongoing for over a decade. One time my brother made a comment that demons can rape women. Is this true? Of course, now I’ve been googling it and I read a bunch of scary stuff, people saying that it is true and it…
Read MoreHow do I tell my sister that my son is not demon-possessed?
Question: I have a son that has been diagnosed with major depression and other issues. My sister, who I think means well, is convinced that he has a demon in him. How do you even talk to a person that keeps trying to make you and your child believe this? Answer: Many people don’t really…
Read MoreMy boyfriend broke up with me because of a “deliverance ministry”
Question: My (ex)boyfriend, about a month ago, called an online live deliverance session. Basically what happened was that this pastor had delivered him from “sexual demons.” She also said that he should end our relationship because it was not from God. I also called in a couple of days after discovering his session because after…
Read MoreCould this help illustrate demons being cut off from the land, yet still having an influence in the world?
Question: Greetings, I greatly appreciate your explanation of Zechariah 13:2. Would Isaiah 53:8 and Daniel 9:26 be good examples of the removal of a “physical” presence (the Messiah in this case) without removing the influence? Clearly Jesus’ influence, in our lives, remains today even though He has physically been removed from the land. There seemed to…
Read MoreYour debate regarding demonic possession was just what I was looking for
Question: Hello, I just wanted to say I enjoyed reading your argument regarding demonic possession on the website. I wanted to reply to a post on Facebook which was posted by one of my good friends. He posted a video of, I believe, a Roman Orthodox priest casting out a demon from a young woman. I…
Read MoreWhy did it feel as if demons were chasing me?
Question: Hello, I would like to start with my story. This would be my first year doing lent. On my list of things to give up were sex, cigarettes, soda, pork, and hard liquor. I have been dating this guy for almost a year now. I don’t know what it is about him, but it’s…
Read MoreWas the spirit that came to Saul at En Dor a fallen angel?
Question: Hi, Reading through your questions in 2011, on 01/13 you speak about the spirit who visited Saul. What was the spirit? I’ve often wondered myself and having checked various sites on the web, many actually favor a fallen angel. Why is that? What does the Bible account actually say? Answer: “And Saul perceived that it…
Read MoreWhere did the demons go after the swine died?
Question: Dear Sir, This is a question that I often wonder about. We are all familiar with the incident of Jesus sending Legion into the herd of pigs because the demons didn’t want Jesus to send them into the abyss (Luke 8:31). However once Legion went into the pigs the pigs all went over the…
Read MoreWere the demons falling down before Jesus and his transfiguration among the miracles of Jesus?
Question: Question No.1 – Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God” (Mark 3:11). In this passage, is it right that the fallen down evil spirits are healed before Jesus? If so that, should this be counted as one of the miracles of…
Read MoreCan you explain Zechariah 13:1-5? I don’t see how it talks about the ending of prophecy and demons
Question: Could you explain to me the passage in Zechariah 13 where it talks about the prophets, the idols, and the unclean spirit? Because if God removed the unclean spirit, why is the devil still here tempting Christians? And what does “from the land of Israel” mean? Is it actually the place Israel or is…
Read MoreI don’t see how Zechariah 13:1-5 talks about the ending of prophecy and demons
Question: Could you explain to me the passage in Zechariah 13 where it talks about the prophets, the idols, and the unclean spirit? Because if God removed the unclean spirit, why is the devil still here tempting Christians? And what does “from the land of Israel” mean? Is it actually the place Israel or is…
Read MoreHow could the spirit Paul cast out be not from God when it told the truth?
Question: The Bible teaches how to recognize the spirits. It says that every spirit who denies Jesus Christ isn’t from God. But what about Acts 16:16-18? The spirit in this girl wasn’t from God, and it still said that Paul was saying the truth about salvation. Answer: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test…
Read MoreWhy didn’t Jesus let the unclean spirits say who he was?
Question: There are some parts in the Bible, where it says “Jesus cast out demons, but did not let them talk, because they knew who He was.” Why would He do that? I mean, if people heard demons saying that Jesus is Lord, they’d believe, and it’d be good, wouldn’t it? Why He didn’t let…
Read MoreShould a person go to deliverance services?
Question: What’s you take on deliverance? Do you think it’s advisable for a person to go to deliverance services? Once someone gives their life to Christ do they need deliverance? I am asking this on behalf of my friend. Answer: Deliverance services are not mentioned in the Bible, which should begin to give you a…
Read MoreWhat About Demon Possession Today?
by Dillard Thurman via Gospel Minutes, Vol. 30, No. 26, June 26, 1981. Question: Do you believe that the devil and his followers continue to walk about the earth today? If so, in what type of forms do they take? Answer: Yes, I believe that the truth stated by Peter still is prevalent in our…
Read MoreDo spirits exist?
Question: I had a question regarding something that is not necessarily “scriptural,” but I believe can be connected back to Scripture. My question is basically: “Do ghosts exist?” Now, this question is more complex than it appears. By “ghosts,” I am not necessarily referring to souls of dead people stuck on earth (the secular definition),…
Read MoreDo people feel like they lived past lives because of demon possession?
Question: Is Matthew 12:43-45 a hint that we can have spirits enter in us and cause us to feel, think, believe or even do certain things that go against God? It’s not the same as possession is it? Also, Are the people who believe in reincarnation, and feel as if they remember having past lives,…
Read MoreCan’t demon possession still happen today?
Question: re: How can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon? “With the end of prophecy also came the end of demons in the world. This is not to say that Satan and his minions are not still trying to influence the world toward evil. But it means that no demon can…
Read MoreHow can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon?
Question: One thing that’s distressing me is, well kind of, a big problem ever since childhood. I have been scared of demonic stuff ever since I can remember and movies like “The Omen” just freak me out. There was a period of time when I was convinced that the devil was trying to possess my…
Read MoreGod has revealed to me the names of sexual demons
Question: In the past couple of weeks, God has been revealing to me the names of sexual demons: Incubi and Succubi. In this story of Tamar and Amnon was Amnon possessed by either one of these demons. Or, was Amnon the demon himself? Answer: “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him…
Read MoreWhy are some demons rebuked and others cast out?
Question: I wanted to know if you could tell me why in some incidents in the Bible demons are rebuked and other times they are cast out? Answer: In every verse that I could find involving a person possessed of a demon, the demon was cast out (or it might say that the person was…
Read MoreDemoniacs
by Bobby K. Thompson via The Jackson Drive News and Notes, No. 2, Jan. 9, 2005. A demoniac is defined: “a person supposedly possessed by a demon.” The word is frequently used in the New Testament, and applied to persons suffering under the possession of a demon or evil spirit. Much is being said lately…
Read MoreDemonology
by Jerry C. Ray Truth Magazine VI: 6, pp. 19-21, March 1962 Truth Magazine VI: 7, pp. 9-11, April 1962 Truth Magazine VI: 8, pp. 6-7, May 1962 Truth Magazine VI: 9 & 10, pp. 9-10, June & July 1962 Due to the limited information in the Bible on the subject of demonology, and in…
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