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T he story you are about to read is true. I remember well because it was about my twenty first birth day. It happens in Mandeville Jamaica West Indies. A group of us young people has a habit of visiting other churches. This night we visit a church in New Green aria.

In the height of the worship service, spirits or spirit takes two of our sisters, they begin to scream, and their body went into what we call the “Grand mal seizure” This kind of seizure cause the person body to convulses. However, they did not lose all consciousness, but crying and shouting. The pastor said it was the Holy Ghost was filing them. On our way home, the two sisters were completely change from what we know them to be. They became so holy and judgmental that they would not talk to us. Two days later they say the Holy Ghost told them to stop working and go on missionary work. They leave the jobs and was home all day sitting down. Finally, they cause our church to split in three.

On moving to New York, I came upon a similar experience. A brother after having some wild spiritual experience came and told me that the lord is giving him some fantastic revelations. Shortly after his marriage broke, he married again and it broke then he did it again and it broke.

I started to study and the Holy Ghost baptism, and demonic baptism and was shocked to see what I find out. Satan takes advantage of certain English word that was use in the Bible and uses it for his own purpose.

Many Church people do not know genuine Christians, and do not know the spirit of God. Nor know demonic spirit.

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BEING FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT MEAN, YOU AND I MUST UNDERSTAND THE IDIOMS OF THE BIBLE.

One cannot understand what it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit if he she do not understand the Idioms and terminology that are in the Bible. The Idioms are Eastern in nature, and are not readily known by people of other hemisphere.

IDIOMS OF THE NEW TESTIMENTS:

When the Bible said that a man and his wife is one flesh, do you think it mean that the both of them stuck up into each other like two mating frogs? Of course not. Therefore, “one flesh” is nothing more that a terminology.

“Filled with the spirit” “Spirit Be in you” Spirit be upon you”” Walk in the spirit” “Live in the spirit”” The Spirit fall upon them” “You are the temple of the Spirit” “You are the body of Christ”” Baptize in the spirit” “Christ came to live in you at conversion” All these are Idioms and does not mean literally what it says. Let us look at some English and American Idioms.

American idioms dictionary, by Richard A Spear. PhD

“Pulling your legs” When someone say that they are pulling your legs, they did not actually touch your leg, it mean that they are tricking you.

"I hear it from the horse mouth" This means that he or she has heard it from a good source. It does not mean that a horse has said something. "Greasing the man palm" If your supervisor is giving you trouble you will need to grease him palm. This does not mean that you must hold him down and full his hands with grease. It means that you must be friend him, be kind to him and he will loosen up, and treat you good. “ The man jump ship” “ You went over board this time” When I was a boy I heard the other boy. “ John gives Valerie every thing he got. We said “then how come he is riding his bicycle”. You said he gave her every thing he got” “ You fool, it is sex them talking about.

WHAT FILL WITH THE HOLY GHOST DOES NOT MEAN.

The doctrine of interpenetration (inter-penetration) does not mean physical entrance into, but union with, so the idea is that there is a measure and a fullness, a partial union with and a complete union with the Spirit.

Filled with the Holy Ghost do not mean the Holy Ghost himself came to physically live in your body. The only spirit that is suppose to be in your body is your human spirit that you were born with. Any spirit trying to take control of or gain access to your body or mind need to be rebuke and cast out.

WHAT THESE VERSES ARE REALY SAYING.

John 14:17 (KJV) Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Ezekiel 37:14 (KJV) And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.

Ephes. 5:18 (KJV) And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

THE TRI UNITY OF MAN.

To understand what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, the believer needs to know about the tri-unity of man. Man is a spirit that has a soul and a body. Man is a compound unity of three parts.

1 Thes. 5:23 (KJV) And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. )( The soul and body can feel pain.

Job 14:22 (KJV) But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. )( The soul can depart and the body dies.

Genesis 35:18 (KJV) And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

Man has a spirit in them, this is call the human spirit, or the inner man. At conversion the Holy Spirit clean up this human spirit and call it the “New man” or the “Inner man”

Job 32:8 (KJV) But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. )( When this spirit depart with the soul the body is dead.

James 2:26 (KJV) For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

The Human spirit before it receive its recreation at conversion, is call the old man. Both prophet and saints must have control over their human spirit, and surrender it to the Holy Spirit and the scriptures.

Ezekiel 13:3 (KJV) Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Proverbs 25:28 (KJV) He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Do not forget that we are talking about the human spirit here. You and I cannot control the holy spirit, and if demons get into our body we will have little or no control over them and what they a want to do with our body. They can make it sick or give it over unto prostitutions.

1 Cor. 14:32 (KJV) And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

The human spirit that we mention in the above texts must be the only spirit in any human body. The Holy Spirit does not penetrate your body. He recreates your spirit, your spirit is now Joined to the Holy Spirit , or they both have access to each other. The out pouring of the Holy Spirit is upon your spirit and soul and not on your body. Your body sometime is not even aware of the blessing that came upon you. When the believers think that the Holy Spirit came into their body. They expect something to come in and that is when demons take advantage of them and came in just like they expected. Then their lives went down hill from that day onward. Demons possession is not easily discovered in charismatic circle. It is only in the eyes and attitudes you will be able to see it. When the evil spirit take possession of a person, the person is now only a body, and a body in bondage. No human feeling, no concerns and no sense. Above all, no love. We failed to know that it is us who are baptise into the spirit and not him baptise into us.

Acts 17:28 (KJV) For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

1 John 4:20 (KJV) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

1Jo 4:8 The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love--so you can't know him if you don't love.

THE WORKING OF EVIL SPIRITS IN CHRISTIANS GATHERINGS.

Satan is having a field day with Church people. He is taking possession of them right and left, base on their lock of knowledge.

It is not human nature, it is demons possessions. The institutions that is being set up to help believers, is not working because it has been hijack by demonic spirits faking to be the Holy Spirit.

Walk in the spirit mean walk in the word, walk in the word mean to conduct our affairs base on the principles and logics set forth in the scriptures. Our lord says, “The words that I speak unto you are life and they are spirit”

FOOLED BY EVIL SPIRITS.

Supposed conviction of sin by deceiving spirits. By Jesse Pen- Lewis, in the book title” War On The Saints” " I united with a number of brethren and sisters one whole week every month, in prayer to God to pour out more of His Spirit, gifts and power. After having done this for some time with great earnestness, such powerful and wonderful manifestations of God and His Holy Spirit (apparently) took place, that we no longer doubted God had heard our prayer, and His Spirit had descended into our midst, and on our gathering. Amongst other things this spirit, which we thought to be the Holy Spirit, used a fifteen-year-old girl as his instrument, though whom everyone belonging to our gathering, and having any sin or burden of conscience, had it revealed to the gathering. Nobody could remain in the meeting with any burden of conscience without it being revealed to the meeting by this spirit. For example: a gentleman of esteem and respect from the neighborhood came to the meeting, and all his sins were exposed in the presence of the gathering by the fifteen-year-old girl. There upon he took me into an adjoining room, so broken down, and admitted to me, with tears, that he had committed all these sins which the girl had exposed. He confessed this and all other sin known to him. Then he came again into the meeting, but hardly had he entered when the same voice said to him" Ha ! you have not confessed all yet, you have stolen ten gulden, that you have not confessed" in consequence, he took me again into the adjoining room and said" It is true, I have also done this" This man had never seen this fifteen-year-old girl in his life, neither she him.---We had to unmask this spirit which had brought about these things-which we took to be the Holy Ghost as a terrible power of darkness.-- As we came downstairs the voice of this power said, using the fifteen-year old girl as his instrument" What is this rebellion in your midst? You will be sorely punished for your unbelief" I told this voice that it was true we did not know with whom we had dealing. But we wanted to be in that attitude, that if it was an angel of God, or the Spirit of God, we would not sin against Him, but if it was a devil we would not be deceived by him'' if you are the power of God, you will be in accord as we handle the Word of God.-- Then the power had to reveal itself of its own accord. Through the person which he had been using as his instrument he made such abominable and terrible grimaces, and shrieked in such a piercing tone'' Now I am found out, now I am found out"

HOW CAN THIS BE, WHERE DID WE WENT WRONG?

1Pe 1:23 Your new life is not like your old life. Your old birth came from mortal sperm; your new birth comes from God's living Word. Just think: a life conceived by God himself!

The new believer must yield his or her mind to Christ word and to the Holy Spirit. The new believers must put on Christ, which mean to pattern Christ. The new believer must get rid of bitter envy and root bitterness. If the new believer failed to do these things, if left them in a set up positions, to fall into the same condemnation as Satan.

Possess, filled and take control of are the same thing. A demon does not need to live in a believer’s body to own the believer. As long as that demons has access to the believer mind to the point where the believer do not know that it is Satan behind their actions. The demon has ruin the believer’s life.

James 3:14 (Living) And by all means don't brag about being wise and good if you are bitter and jealous and selfish; that is the worst sort of lie.

Romans 6:16 (KJV) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Ephes. 6:12 (KJV) 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.

Spiritual wickedness is evil actions that come from people who suppose to be servants of God and know better. The prophet calls it “wicked ways” You find this frequently among people of charismatic group, hiding behind the gifts of the spirit and commit some of the most sinister crimes against each other.

2 Chron. 7:14 (KJV) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Galatians 3:27 (KJV) For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Matthew 7:22-24 (KJV) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. [24] Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

WHEN SATANIC SPIRIT TAKES UP A BELIVER, AND EVIL EYE IS DEVELOP WITHIN THAT BELIVER.

1 Samuel 18:6-9 (KJV) And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. [7] And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. [8] And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? [9] And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. John 14:17 a[Spirit of truth] The Spirit of the truth. b[world] Greek: kosmos , social world; the unsaved cannot receive Him. Therefore, all men do not have the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9,14-16; Galatians 4:6; 1 Cor. 3:16-17).

c[because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him] The reason why unsaved men do not partake of the Holy Spirit. They refuse to "see" or understand Him (1 Cor. 2:14) or become acquainted with Him by receiving the gospel and permitting His work in their lives (John 1:12; John 3:5,16-20,36; John 5:24; John 16:7-15).

d[ye know him] You disciples know Him or have experienced Him, for He dwells in you in a measure and He shall come into your lives in all fullness when you are baptized in the Spirit (in about 50 days; John 7:37-39; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8).

e[with] Greek: para ), beside, alongside of, proving that the Spirit was with the disciples. He was even "in" them (Matthew 10:1-8,20; cp. Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-10; Luke 10:1-20). If He was in them and yet shall be in them it could only refer to receiving the Spirit in greater, baptismal measure as Christ had (John 3:34). Christ came to give all disciples this fullness of the Spirit (Matthew 3:11; John 1:31-33; John 7:37-39; Luke 11:13; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:16-21,33,38-39; Acts 5:32; Galatians 3:14).

a [measure] Different measures of the Spirit: 1. Mosaic portion (Numbers 11:17,25) 2. Mosaic portion divided into 71 portions (Numbers 11:16-17,25-29) 3. Elijah portion (2 Kings 2:9) 4. Double portion (2 Kings 2:9-10) 5. Elijah portion on John the Baptist (Luke 1:15-17) 6. Earnest of the Spirit (2 Cor. 1:22; 2 Cor. 5:5; 1 John 4:13; Phil. 1:19) 7. The Spirit "without measure" (John 3:34; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:16-21; Acts 10:38); Spirit baptism or baptismal measure (Matthew 3:11; Matthew 20:22-23; Luke 3:16; John 1:31-34; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:1-21; Acts 8:15-24; Acts 10:44-48; Acts 11:14-18; Acts 15:7-11; Acts 19:1-7; Galatians 3:14); the fulness of God (Ephes. 3:19; Romans 15:29); the rivers of living water (John 7:37-39); and the full anointing of the Spirit and enduement of power from on high (Luke 24:49; John 14:12-15)

EVIL SPIRIT PUT HIM TO SLEEP:

As soon as the time came for the word to be delivered the demonic spirit put some people to sleep. Disrupted the service with crying out spirits.

Luke 4:41 (KJV) And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

Power to spread the gospel

Acts 1:8 (NASB-U) but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."

THIS POWER IS LOVE.

Romans 5:5 (NASB-U) and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 2 Cor. 11:4 (NASB-U) For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. 1 John 4:1 (NASB-U) Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:2-3 (NASB-U) By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; [3] and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.

SATAN HAS LEARNED A NEW TRICK SINCE 1 JOHN 4:3 WAS WRITTEN.

All the demonic money hungry and sex starve preachers are speaking nice things about Jesus. This is how they draw away disciples after themselves. If we watch the nice things that they say and the miracles, which they do, we will be deceived.

VERY FEW VISABLE SIGN IF ANY CAN BE SEEN IN POSESS PEOPLE AGAIN.

Satan has finally worked out the bugs out of the system and few possess people show any visible sign of being possess. It is so perfect, that one of Satan servants can pastor a Christian church for ages, without even been detected. Only a person that has the gifts of discernments of spirits can actually know one of these possess people, and most of the time the people in the churches that have these gifts are not of the church aristocrats and not in places of authority in the church where their voices is of any importance.

HUNDRED AND THOUSAND OF PEOPLE IN CHURHES ARE BEING POSESS BY SATAN AND THINK IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM THAT THEY ARE GETTING.

Not because a spirit confesses the name of Jesus, that does not mean that, that spirit is not of Satan origin.

1 John 4:2 (KJV) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Satan has learn a new trick since this scriptures was written. In those days it was so, but not any more. Satan has immediately take advantage of these verses and find a way to use it for his own purpose.

Some demons even preach Jesus.

Philip. 1:15-16 (KJV) Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: [16] The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

Acts 16:16-23 (KJV) And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: [17] The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. [18] And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. [19] And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, [20] And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, [21] And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. [22] And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. [23] And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

HOW TO KNOW A DEMONS POSESS CHRISTIANS.

If the person has and exercised spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophesies, healings etc, etc, and having no fruits of the spirit he/ she is possess. If the person is religious, but hateful, prejudice, spiteful and backstabbing, he she does not have the genuine Holy Spirit. But are deceived.

THE GENUINE HOLY SPIRIT.

Matthew 7:15-20 (KJV) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. [16] Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? [17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. [19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [20] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Galatians 5:22 (KJV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Galatians 5:23 (KJV) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Ephes. 5:9 (KJV) (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

1 Thes. 4:9 (KJV) But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

2 Cor. 11:13-15 (KJV) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. [14] And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. [15] Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

2 Tim. 3:5 (KJV) Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

3 John 1:9-11 (KJV) I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. [10] Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. [11] Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE THE GIFTS OF DISERNMENT OF SPIRIT CAN KNOW POSESS PEOPLE.

1 Cor. 12:10 (KJV) To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

Joel 2:28 (KJV) And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Acts 2:1-17 (KJV) And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. [3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. [5] And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

[6] Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. [7] And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? [8] And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? [9] Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, [10] Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, [11] Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. [12] And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? [13] Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

[14] But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words : [15] For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. [16] But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; [17] And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

John 14:12 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

1 Cor. 2:11 (KJV) For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

1 John 3:17 (KJV) But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

2 Thes. 3:10 (KJV) For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Col. 3:12 (KJV) Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Ten Facts about Demons (Luke 11:24-26):

1. They are unclean (Luke 11:24).

2. They can go out and come into the bodies of men (Luke 11:24-26).

3. They can walk (Luke 11:24).

4. They seek comfort (Luke 11:24).

5. They can talk (Luke 11:24).

6. They make decisions (Luke 11:24).

7. They distinguish between different places (Luke 11:24-26).

8. They seek fellowship and company with each other (Luke 11:26).

9. They are wicked (Luke 11:26).

10. They seek control of men (Luke 11:24-26).

Six Earmarks of a Manifestation of the Holy Spirit:

(1) A Christ-like spirit of love, patience, and faith in God

(2) Soberness and keenness of spirit vision

(3) Deep humility of heart and meekness of spirit, with a lion-like courage against sin, sickness,

poverty, disease, discouragement, failure, and everything else causing defeat in the Christian life

(4) Absolute clearness of the mental faculties and intelligent action in carrying out Biblical

instructions concerning known duty and personal life as a Christian (5) Freedom from faultfinding, surmising, whispering, and slander; and freedom from all the works of the flesh listed in Mark 7:19-21; Romans 1:24-32; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; Col. 3:5-10 (6) Freedom from any ignorance concerning the divine will. When one is moved upon to act quickly and urgently without knowing whether the act will glorify God or not, it is better to wait and pray until it is clear beyond all doubt that God approves such action. Always remember that 1 John 4:1 commands: "Try the spirits whether they are of God."

2. The nature of demons:

(1) They are evil (Judges 9:23; 1 Samuel 18:9-10).

(2) They are intelligent and wise (1 Kings 22:22-24; Acts 16:16).

(3) They are powerful (Mark 5:1-18).

(4) They are disembodied spirits (Rev. 16:13-16).

(5) They are not angels (Acts 23:8-9).

(6) They are not human, for they possess men and can be cast out (Matthew 10:8; Mark 16:17).

(7) They are individuals (Mark 16:9).

(8) They have knowledge (Matthew 8:29; Luke 4:41; Acts 19:15).

(9) They have faith (James 2:19).

(10) They have feelings (Matthew 8:29; Mark 5:7).

(11) They have fellowship (1 Cor. 10:20-21).

(12) They have doctrines (1 Tim. 4:1).

(13) They have wills (Matthew 12:43-45).

(14) They have miraculous powers (Rev. 16:13-16).

(15) They have emotions (Acts 8:7).

(16) They have desires (Matthew 8:28-31).

(17) They have other soul and spirit faculties.

3. The work of demons:

(1) They possess people and cause dumbness and deafness (Matthew 9:32-33; Mark 9:25) (2) Blindness (Matthew 12:22)

(3) Grievous vexation (Matthew 15:22)

(4) Lunacy and mania (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 5:1-18)

(5) Uncleanness (they are called unclean spirits 20 times; Luke 4:36)

(6) Supernatural strength (Mark 5:1-18)

(7) Suicide (Matthew 17:16; John 10:10)

(8) Convulsions (Mark 9:20)

(9) Lusts (John 8:44; Ephes. 2:1-3; 1 John 2:15-17)

(10) Counterfeit worship (Leviticus 17:7; Deut. 32:17; 2 Chron. 11:15; Psalm 106:37; 1 Cor. 10:20; Rev. 9:20)

(11) Error (1 John 4:1-6; 1 Tim. 4:1)

(12) Sicknesses and diseases (Matthew 4:23-24; Acts 10:38)

(13) Torments (Matthew 4:23-24; Matthew 15:22)

(14) Deceptions (1 Tim. 4:1-2; 1 John 4:1-6) (15) Lying (1 Kings 22:21-24) (16) Enchantments and witchcraft (2 Chron. 33:6) (17) Heresies (1 Tim. 4:1) (18) Wickedness (Luke 11:26)

(19) Fear (2 Tim. 1:7) (20) Love of the world (1 John 2:15-17; 1 Cor. 2:12) (21) Bondage (Romans 8:15) (22) Discord (1 Kings 22:21-24; Matthew 13:36-43) (23) Violence (Matthew 17:15) (24) Betrayals (John 13:2; 1 Kings 22:21-23)

(25) Oppression (Acts 10:38) (26) Sin (John 8:44; 1 John 3:8) (27) Persecution (1 Peter 5:8; Rev. 2:10) (28) Jealousy (1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 18:8-10) (29) False prophecy (1 Samuel 18:8-10; 1 Kings 22:21-24) (30) Every other evil they possibly can, to work against man and God.

4. The abilities of demons:

(1) They can teach (1 Tim. 4:1). (2) They can steal (Matthew 13:19; Luke 8:12). (3) They can fight (Ephes. 4:27; Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8). (4) The can become fierce and wrathful (Matthew 8:28; Rev. 12:12).

(5) They can tell fortunes (Leviticus 20:27; Acts 16:16). (6) They can be friendly (they are called familiar spirits 16 times; Leviticus 20:6,27). (7) They go out and come back into people as they will, unless cast out and rejected (Matthew 12:43-45). (8) They travel (1 Kings 22:21-24; Mark 5:7,12).

(9) They speak (Mark 1:34; Mark 5:12; Acts 8:7). (10) They imitate the departed dead (2 Samuel 28:3-9; 1 Chron. 10:13; Isaiah 8:19; Deut. 18:11). (11) They can do many other things when in possession of bodies.

5. They are called:

(1) Devils (Mark 16:17) (2) Familiar spirits (Leviticus 20:6) (3) Unclean spirits (Mark 1:27) (4) Evil spirits (Luke 7:21) (5) Seducing spirits (1 Tim. 4:1). (6)

6. General facts about demons:

(1) They are subject to Christ and made subject to believers by the atonement, the name of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 8:16-17; Matthew 12:28; Mark 16:17; Luke 10:17; Acts 19:15). (2) Thousands of them can enter into and take possession of one man at the same time (Mark 5:9). (3) They must be discerned, tested, resisted, and rejected by believers (1 John 4:1-6; 1 Cor. 12:10; Ephes. 4:27; Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9).

(4) They have more than ordinary intelligence (Matthew 8:29). (5) Their rightful place is in the abyss (Luke 8:31; Rev. 9:1-21). (6) They have personality (Luke 8:26-33). (7) They are disembodied (Matthew 12:43-45). (8) They are Satan's emissaries (Matthew 12:26-29).

(9) They are numerous (Mark 5:9). (10) They can enter into and control both men and animals (Mark 5:1-18), and they seek embodiment (Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 8:32). (11) Demon possession and demon influence are different (cp. Matthew 4:23-24 with Matthew 16:21-23). (12) Demons know their fate (Matthew 8:31-32) and recognize those who have power over them (Acts 19:13-17). (13) They fear God (James 2:19).

(14) They inflict physical maladies (Matthew 12:22; Matthew 17:15-18). (15) They wage war on saints (Ephes. 6:10-18). (16) They influence men (1 Tim. 4:1-5; 2 Peter 2:10-12). (17) All unbelievers are more or less in league with them (Ephes. 2:1-3). (18) The only resources against them are prayer and the whole armor of God (Matthew 17:21; Ephes. 6:10-18).

(19) There are demon spirits for every sickness, unholy trait, and doctrinal error known among people. (20) They must be cast out or resisted in order to experience relief from them. 7. Traffic with demon spirits is forbidden in both testaments (Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6; Deut. 18:10; 1 Chron. 10:13-14; Isaiah 8:19; Luke 4:41; Acts 16:16; 1 Tim. 4:1-5; 2 Peter 2:1-3; 1 John 4:1-6).

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