Posted on 08/21/2010 5:04:30 AM PDT by NYer
I don’t usually read accounts of exorcisms anymore because they give me nightmares ongoing for years. But I read this one.
Can someone tell me exactly what the devil was saying about suicides at the end. It isn’t clear to me. These taunts are not unknown to me.
Thanks for that suggestion. I just ordered up the book from our regional library system.
Paul and too many gods.
Another inquiring mind re: suicides and what the conversations meant re: this topic.
Anyone? Buehller?
We also find in the gospels, that when Jesus or the apostles cast out demons, they never belaborered for days. They simply said, come of out him/her in the name of Jesus! End of exorcism.
Satan fears the name of Jesus for the Bible says there is no other name under heaven wherein one can be saved. There’s power in His name. The devils don’t tremble at the name God - but, they do at the name of Jesus. That’s why the atheists and other groups have worked so hard to have his name removed from society.
Agreed. Of course the Apostles were hand selected by Christ and walked and talked with him. They saw all his signs and miracles. Christ prayed specifically for them and the Holy Spirit specifically visited them. I would imagine their faith was exponentially greater than we can imagine today.
Exorcists are very brave and must have tremendous faith. When you read about what they endure, it is frightening. You can find the book “Hostage to the Devil” by Malachi Martin in pdf form online for free. It’s very scary stuff.
There is a wonderful book that’s not scary at all, that treats the topic of deliverance, that may be of interest to many - it’s by Neal Lozano, and it’s called “Unbound”
The website is http://heartofthefather.com/
I very much enjoyed the book - maybe others will too.
Paul and others also commanded devils out of people - after Christ had ascended back into heaven. So, I’m not saying Catholic priests aren’t doing true exorcism, I’m just saying, I read the Bible and never read where it took any of them days upon days to have those possessed - freed. However, there is one scripture where Jesus told the disciples that some demons can’t be cast out except by prayer and fasting.
Thank you for your comment.
i was wondering satan and bellzebub are not the same then? some people dont belevie me but i was laying on my couch one day and i heard a voice say Hi marissa this is belzeebub then the next night i heard a voice in my b edroom it as well said belzeebub then i hear more voices telling the name bellzebub to get out of my room. the next day i asked my Boyfriend if he ever heard the name bellzeebub. he said yes then he showed me the name in the bible. i could not belive my eyes. i wonder why he was visiting me cuz i dont no him or never heard of him. o well i guess but now there is other things
Satan goes by many names. Like you, I too had an encounter with this evil spirit. At the time, I was attending a catholic high school. Someone gave me a ouija board as a gift and a group of us gathered at a friend's house to play.
It was a very hot summer day. My friend's mother was hanging laundry outside, to dry. The house was not air conditioned. Two of the girls set the board on a table. The one girl had a spirit guide named eot. As soon as they began to ask questions, eot responded. Suddenly, the spindle spelled out warning. We just looked at other nervously, then laughed. Now the spindle spelled out danger. Still bemused we taunted the board by asking "is anyone there?" There was a delay and then the spindle shot in the direction of the word "yes". The girls responded with: "Is this eot?" The spindle responded with "no". The girls asked: "What is your name?" (I took out a pad and pencil to write down the conversation). The spindle moved rapidly over the board and the girls called out the letters to me. The response came back: "I have many names but my preferred call me beelzebub". As catholics, we knew immediately that this was satan.
I cautioned the two girls to abandon the game but one of them was drawn, out of sheer curiosity, to continue. She asked him to prove it. He responded by saying he wanted to meet with her. She taunted him by asking where. He told her to send everyone out of the room and he would then respond. To ensure he had her full attention, he promised to giver her "anything she wanted including ed". That did not make sense until I remembered that my friend had a crush on a boy named "Ed". (No one besides me and my friend knew about her crush on him!)
I prompted my friend to ask "who are the most evil people here"? Not surprisingly, he named the two youngest children in the household (because they are closest to God). By now, the temperature in the house was becoming cold. When my friend's mother returned from hanging up the laundry, she wondered how the house had cooled down. The family cat began to step inside the house, arched its back, screeched and ran back outside.
I knew something had to be done quickly. I asked one of the young children to bring me a rosary bead. I placed these on the spindle. There was a slight hesitation and then the spindle flew across the room and into the fireplace.
I destroyed the game board that day! Satan is real and his greatest trick is to entice people into believing that he is not. He goes by many names.
i wonder why he was visiting me cuz i dont no him or never heard of him.
Do not invest any time in wondering about this. Rather, turn to God in prayer and sincere repentance for past mistakes. If you are catholic, go to confession. If you are a christian, speak with your minister. More importantly, spend time getting to know God and ask for His assistance.
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