What About Demon Possession Today?<\/a><\/p>\nThe Old Testament hints that demons were behind some idolatry (Leviticus 17:7;\u00a0Deuteronomy 32:17;\u00a0II Chronicles 11:15;\u00a0Psalms 106:37). There are hints that some spiritual beings were manipulating countries behind the scenes. Some were good and others bad, giving rise to the speculation that at least some of our physical wars are reflections of spiritual wars going on behind the scenes (Daniel 10:12-13). The New Testament also indicates that demons are luring people into false beliefs. “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons<\/em>” (I Timothy 4:1). But possession by demons today or physical manifestations of unclean spirits is not mentioned in the Bible.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Do demons have physical manifestations, or do they try to bring us down psychologically? Answer: Satan appeared as a serpent in the Garden of Eden (Revelation 20:2). He can appear as an angel of light (II Corinthians 11:14). However, unclean spirits (what most people call demons) are only mentioned as possessing people during the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[685],"class_list":["post-82546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-demons"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19177,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-spirits-exist\/","url_meta":{"origin":82546,"position":0},"title":"Do spirits exist?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9298,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/cant-demon-possession-still-happen-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":82546,"position":1},"title":"Can’t demon possession still happen today?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 2, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24647,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-didnt-jesus-let-the-unclean-spirits-say-who-he-was\/","url_meta":{"origin":82546,"position":2},"title":"Why didn’t Jesus let the unclean spirits say who he was?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 25, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3892,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/demoniacs\/","url_meta":{"origin":82546,"position":3},"title":"Demoniacs","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 7, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"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.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":55788,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/demonology\/","url_meta":{"origin":82546,"position":4},"title":"Demonology","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 14, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/11\/demon-198x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":45285,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-this-help-illustrate-demons-being-cut-off-from-the-land-yet-still-having-an-influence-in-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":82546,"position":5},"title":"Could this help illustrate demons being cut off from the land, yet still having an influence in the world?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Greetings, I greatly appreciate\u00a0your 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? 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