Casting Demons From non-Believers

The young lady watches a TV show about demon possession and had many questions.

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Satan and his legions have just one goal: to keep non-Christians from becoming Christians.  This could be the discrediting of a prominent Christian leader from time to time – or – distracting the non-believer from the opportunity to ever believe.

David Hocking was someone I knew decades ago and loved.  He was a prominent leader of the Christian faith.  But, his witness was destroyed due to a weakness for his best friend’s wife.  And the world saw this and shook its head at how these self righteous Christians were no better than they were.  But, he was only one in a long string of public Christian figures to make this fall!

Every time a Christian gets a black eye, more will reject Jesus and his message.  But, if Satan can take away the opportunity to even hear of Jesus, well you also accomplish the same result.  TV, sports, materialism, drugs, sex – these are all strong pulls to keep you from salvation.  But, Satan carries this one step further to pull the world away from us – through ‘miracles’.

Yes, movies give us the feces ridden little girl, whose head spins around, blows green goop and she levitates, etc.  Yup, that person is demon possessed – just listen to her guttural moans as the demon talks.

Far from Hollywood truth, real possession may cause a person to be paralyzed or insane or mentally ill, but that really does not provide the scenario Satan needs to mislead mankind.  Instead, think of super rich people, super “lucky” people, super beautiful people – everyone the world will be drawn to and will listen to – and I think you just found your demonically oppressed if not possessed person.  Mostly, demons and Satan do quite well just keeping superstitions in place and you fearful, with your eyes off of their real work.

You do have the authority to cast out demons, and then share the gospel of Jesus with that person for their own salvation.  There are no examples in the Bible of a demon being cast out without the person receiving forgiveness.  The person recognized their condition before and after, and desires to be saved from what they have gone through.

No, Satan accomplishes nothing to cast out his own, unless it is to discredit Christians.  No, demons are not cast out into another family member – they may choose to go complicate someone else’s life in the family though.  Remember the herd of swine were destroyed because the pigs were smart enough to know what had happened to them.  The demons only went there so that they would not have to face the abyss.

And, unlike TV there are no exorcisms, that one is Catholic – not Biblical.  Those whom think otherwise have bought in to the lie of Satan whom has structured an exciting pastime game, over hundreds of years, to distract believers with.  Your authority is through Christ.  Your ability is through how you live – hence, Jesus saying “prayer and fasting” were required in one situation (in other words, take you eyes off the world!). 

Any action is of the Lord.  You fit nowhere playing in the demonic realm – it is not your calling, but you have the ability, should the Lord will it, to do this as a witnessing and salvation tool.

I know this is not very exciting and not what you wanted to hear, no gory details, TV is much more fun.  But, we are talking about your walk with the Lord, which is to have your eyes on Him, following His leading.  I am not convinced demons are as active as some would lead you to think.  It is far too easy to distract Christians, much less the world, without even a possession occurring.

And honestly, you need to discern the complete lack of truth associated with the entertainment industry – it is not a tool of God.