EVIL AND WICKEDNESS EVERYWHERE!
THE CLOSER IT GETS TO THE COMING OF CHRIST, DEMONIC ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE!
Not knowing where to begin, let's just begin with the beginning. Before we can talk about demon possession, we must first understand there are demons, and there is a leader of the demons. This leader goes by many names; here is only a few:
LUCIFER: (name means morningstar)
Ezekiel 28:13-19, Isaiah 14:12-15
DEVIL: Matthew 4:1
SATAN: 1Chronicles 21:1, Luke 22:31
ANGEL OF LIGHT: 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14-15
ADVERSARY: 1 Peter 5:8
SERPENT: Revelation 12:9
ABADDON: Revelation 9:11
EVIL ONE: 1 JOHN 5:19
BEELZEBUB: Matthew 10:25
So many more scriptures and more names but I will allow you to go a dig some more. 😁
Before I go any further, this blog post is not about believers in Christ, in the post I did last week I covered how as believers we need to guard ourselves from giving place and authority to satan in our lives. Feel free to go back and read the one titled "Who's Knocking At Your Door". This post right now is referring to non believers.
Let's go back in time and see the very first account of demon possession.
Genesis 3 tells of the fall of man, and we will look at who Eve was talking to and the judgment of God against him.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"
Notice in this scripture the serpent was cunning and a beast of the field that God had made. But there was another serpent, also cunning, who had entered into the body of the serpent and was actually speaking, tempting the woman.
NOTE: Until the tower of Babel there was a one language, yes it was a Dr. Dolittle season. 😘
So Eve and her husband, Adam gave into the temptation, and sin entered in. That brings us to God confronting their sin and pronouncing judgement.
Genesis 3:14 So the LORD God said to the serpent (snake): Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every beast of the field; on your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
Right here God places judgment directly on the created beast called a serpent. Now some say that the serpent at one time had legs and some say it was a curse all creation would have because of the fallen world that sin brought. Though it is true that all creation is affected by the fall of man. Me I believe the serpent had legs, in my mind I see a large reptile lizard. I can see this cunning serpent holding onto the tree leaning forward talking to Eve. Then POW just like that judgment came and he fell to the ground and slithered off. Why would God pass Judgment on this serpent and his descendents, because he yielded his body to be used by satan.
Next God addresses Satan:
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His feet.
This is speaking of Jesus Christ and the death blow He places on Satan at the cross.
Satan also influences nations and people to be tools to divide, to hurt, to destroy and to kill. This is not demon possession, but an influence in ones thinking. When you read the chapters in Isaiah, God addresses certain kings that are actually tools of Satan. A great study and teaching, BUT not for me and this time.
Now know this demons cannot produce offspring with humans, unless they enter in and take possession of a man and then the reproduction with a woman will produce a wicked and evil offspring. We find this in the account of Noah, Genesis 6:1-12, go back and relook at these verses, that term sons of God speaks of the created angels that left when Lucifer sinned. But look at this verse of judgment:
Genesis 6:7 So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I made them.
God saw the wickedness that came because man had yielded their bodies to the fallen angels. But look at verse 8:
Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Grace is God's favor and when we have God's favor we have God's presence. Fast forward to 1 Peter 3:18-20, these verses tell what God did to the fallen angels spoken of in Genesis 6:1-2. Though we know in the word that principalities and powers are in the air, demons are still active today, doing what demons do. These particular demons, are so vile, so evil they are reserved in the bottomless pit to be released upon the nations during the Great Tribulation. Revelation chapter 9.
Now fast, fast forward to the New Testament, Jesus cast out many demons, most of which were, demonic spirits that had brought infirmities, divination, uncleanliness etc. But only one in particular spoke of full demon possession and that was only about 99.99% complete, will explain when we get there. But first look at Matthew 12:43-45, here Jesus tells a parable of an unclean spirit, He tells that when a person has become free of a demonic spirit, yet does not receive the Holy Spirit into his inner man, then the unclean spirit will return with 7 more who are more wicked than himself and his condition worse than before. He then compared it to the present generation. You see without Christ the unbeliever will leave themselves open to great demonic activity within them and will yield their bodies to demons.
In Matthew 4:1-11 the Holy Spirit lead Him into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. It is also written elsewhere that every temptation Jesus had was the same temptations all have. Notice this in verses 8-9 the devil took Him on a high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. He then told Jesus that he would give Him all these things if Jesus would bow down and worship him.
How many throughout history and today have been offered this same offer from Satan and have accepted his offer and bowed down to worship him. I use the term "sold their soul to the devil"! No redemption will be found for these. WHAT, God's grace is for everyone, hmmmmm but what does His word say. I will only use one of many, for times sake.
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting.
When it says God gave them over to a debased mind it means no redemption. Now we know of many who have practiced witchcraft, satanism and other cult things, and practices mentioned in this chapter do come to know Jesus and are set free. My personal believe is that though they may have participated and practiced such things they had not given themselves over to it completely, there was this small window of hope.
One more and waited to the last. The man possessed with a legion of demons. There are up to 4,000 demons in a legion, in this case there were 2,000 pigs involved, so it was either 2 demons per pig or only 2,000 demons.
Mark 5:1-20, here is an account who was possessed. He had separated himself from family and friends, he was living in the tombs, a place for dead things, he was violent and very strong, he was naked and suicidal. Appeared completely uncontrollable, possessed and tormented. But Jesus cast out all the demons and he was left in his right mind, FREE! How was a man so possessed able to be set completely free?
Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped Him.
There was still two things seen here the man still had some of his will that had not yielded and he still had a glimmer of hope. He desired help.
Deliverance is available to one who is possessed, but first they have to see and desire freedom, like the man in the tombs and they must seek godly people who believe that Jesus can set them free and are able to pray for them. This is not something that should be practiced by a novice Christian, but by one who is mature and seasoned in the word. Remember not everyone who is demon possessed want deliverance.
This is so long and the teacher in me wants to pull up more scriptures, but I need to sum this up. I believe that there reaches a point when one has yielded themselves completely to the bodily possession of demons or have given their minds completely over to the demonic teachings and walk in them. When they have only evil intent in their hearts, walking always in wickedness then their hearts have become hardened to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and they have now become without hope of redemption and will not find rest in the Lord. You can read this in Hebrews 3:7-11
If you would like to do a study on the different kinds of demonic spirits. Just comment yes.
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