DEMONS

And How To Deal

With Them
Volume 2 of the Satan, Demons, and Demon Possession
Series
By Kenneth E. Hagin
Second Edition
Second Printing 1984
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Contents
1Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit......................
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16Ho" *o :ea, <ith E7i, S4irit&.......................... 20
The Satan, Demons, and Demon Possession Series:
=o,+/e 1 > The Origin and Operation of Demons =o,+/e
2 > Demons and How To Deal With Them =o,+/e ) >
Ministering to the Oppressed =o,+/e 4 > Bible Answers to
Man's Questions on Demons
Chapter 1 How
Demons Indwell Man's Spirit
<e e&ta6,i&hed in o+r 9ir&t 6oo. on de/on& that the
de7i, and de/on& 0or e7i, &4irit&1 are 9a,,en 6eing&.
5egard,e&& o9 their 4re7io+& &tate- it &tand& "itho+t arg+-
/ent that they 9e,,- and that they &ee. e/6odi/ent in /an.
*he <ord o9 ?od te,,& +& thi& in %atthe" 12#
MATTHEW 2:!"#!$
% When the un&lean s'irit is (one out of a man, he wal)eth
throu(h dr* 'la&es, see)in( rest, and findeth none+
, Then he saith, - will return into m* house from when&e
- &ame out. and when he is &ome, he findeth it em't*, swe't,
and (arnished+
/ Then (oeth he, and ta)eth with himself se0en other
s'irits more wi&)ed than himself, and the* enter in and
dwell there+ + + +
<e a,&o ,earn a6o+t de/on& &ee.ing e/6odi/ent in
/an in the &tory o9 the ?adarene de/oniac in %ar. . *he
/ad/an o9 ?adara "a& 4o&&e&&ed "ith the de7i, and had
a ,egion o9 &4irit& in hi/.
I9 de/on& can;t e/6ody /an- they;,, &ee. to go into
ani/a,& a& their &econd choice. <hen @e&+& de,i7ered the
de/oniac- the e7i, &4irit& didn;t "ant Hi/ to &end the/
o+t o9 the co+ntry- &o they a&.ed to go into a herd o9 &"ine.
@e&+& ga7e the/ 4er/i&&ion.
It;& o67io+& "hy e7i, &4irit& &ee. e/6odi/ent in /an.
*hey do it 6eca+&e they need a 6ody in order to 9ind their
9+,,e&t e(4re&&ion in thi& 4hy&ica, "or,d. *hey don;t ha7e
a 4hy&ica, 6ody- 6eca+&e they;re &4irit&. B+t a 4hy&ica,
6ody gi7e& the/ greater 9reedo/ to /ani9e&t in thi& rea,/.
*hey can /ani9e&t to a certain e(tent in the &4irit+a, rea,/
e7en "itho+t a 6ody. *hey can /a.e the/&e,7e& heard-
9e,t- and .no"n a& they co/e to o44re&&. None o9 +& i&
i//+ne to that- 6+t than. ?od "e can ,earn to e(erci&e
a+thority o7er the de7i, and e7i, &4irit&. <hen a de/on
2 Demons and How To Deal With Them
doe& 9ind e/6odi/ent in a /an- it /a.e& that /an "hat
it i&.
*he <ord o9 ?od te,,& +& in %ar. that "hen @e&+&
cro&&ed o7er the Sea o9 ?a,i,ee to the co+ntry o9 the
?adarene&- a /an 4o&&e&&ed "ith an +nc,ean &4irit ca/e
o+t o9 a to/6. He a,&o had a ,egion o9 de/on&. *hi& +nc,ean
&4irit ca+&ed the /an to 6eco/e +nc,ean. It ca+&ed hi/
to tear o99 hi& c,othe&- "ander aro+nd na.ed- and c+t
hi/&e,9 "ith &tone&. *hi& i& an i,,+&tration- no do+6t- o9
an e7i, &4irit in connection "ith the &e(+a, a44etite o9 /an.
*hi& 9e,,o" "a& a &adi&t. <hen an +nc,ean &4irit contro,&
a 4er&on or e/6odie& hi/- it /a.e& hi/ +nc,ean. 2 ,ying
&4irit /a.e& a ,iar o+t o9 a 4er&on.
In addition to the&e &4irit& 9inding e/6odi/ent in /an-
they &o/eti/e& attac. 4eo4,e 4hy&ica,,y. *hat doe&n;t
/ean the 4er&on i& de/on 4o&&e&&ed- 6+t it /ean& hi& 6ody
i& o44re&&ed 6y that &4irit.
In 2ct& 10#)8 "e are to,d a6o+t Peter 4reaching to $or-
ne,i+& and hi& ho+&eho,d. Peter &aid @e&+& A.. .went about
doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the
de!i l . . . . " Here Peter i& ca,,ing &ic.ne&& and di&ea&e
&atanic o44re&&ion. *he <ord o9 ?od te,,& +& that "hen
@e&+& "a& dea,ing "ith a 6,ind 4er&on- He "a& dea,ing "ith
a 6,ind &4irit 0%att. 12#221. *he &4irit ca+&ed the /an to
6e 6,ind.
*he <ord o9 ?od a,&o &4ea.& o9 a dea9 &4irit. *hi&
/ean& the &4irit i& 4re&ent and /+&t 6e dea,t "ith 6e9ore
the 4er&on can hear. Notice "hat ha44ened "hen @e&+&
ca/e do"n 9ro/ the %o+nt o9 *ran&9ig+ration.
MA12 /:!#%
23 And when he &ame to his dis&i'les, he saw a (reat
multitude a4out them, and the s&ri4es 5uestionin( with
them+
2 And strai(htwa* all the 'eo'le, when the* 4eheld him,
were (reatl* ama6ed, and runnin( to him saluted him+
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit
22 And he as)ed the s&ri4es, What 5uestion *e with them7
2" And one of the multitude answered and said, Master,
- ha0e 4rou(ht unto thee m* son, whi&h hath a dum4 s'irit+
%atthe" record& that the /an &aid hi& &on "a& a
,+natic. E7ident,y he had &o/e .ind o9 &eiB+re&- 4erha4&
&i/i,ar to e4i,e4&y- and co+,dn;t ta,. 6eca+&e o9 the
e4i,e4&y.
*he 18th 7er&e contin+e&#
MA12 /:,#2%
2! And wheresoe0er he ta)eth him, he teareth him: and
he foameth, and (nasheth with his teeth, and 'ineth awa*:
and - s'a)e to th* dis&i'les that the* should &ast him out.
and the* &ould not+
2$ He answereth him, and saith, O faithless (eneration,
how lon( shall - 4e with *ou7 how lon( shall - suffer *ou7
4rin( him unto me+
28 And the* 4rou(ht him unto him: and when he saw him,
strai(htwa* the s'irit tare him. and he fell on the (round,
and wallowed foamin(+
2% And he as)ed his father, How lon( is it a(o sin&e this
&ame unto him7 And he said, Of a &hild+
2, And ofttimes it hath &ast him into the fire, and into the
waters, to destro* him: 4ut if thou &anst do an* thin(, ha0e
&om'assion on us, and hel' us+
2/ 9esus said unto him, -f thou &anst 4elie0e, all thin(s
are 'ossi4le to him that 4elie0eth+
"3 And strai(htwa* the father of the &hild &ried out, and
said with tears, :ord, - 4elie0e. hel' thou mine un4elief+
" When 9esus saw that the 'eo'le &ame runnin( to(ether,
he re4u)ed the foul s'irit, sa*in( unto him, Thou dum4
and deaf s'irit, - &har(e thee, &ome out of him, and enter
no more into him+
"2 And the s'irit &ried, and rent him sore, and &ame out
of him: and he was as one dead. insomu&h that man* said,
He is dead+
"" ;ut 9esus too) him 4* the hand, and lifted him u'. and
he arose+
4 Demons and How To Deal With Them
What Does "#ull $ossession" Mean%
<hen I ta,. a6o+t de/on 4o&&e&&ion- I;/ not ta,.ing
a6o+t in&tance& ,i.e thi&. *hi& "a& a ca&e "here the de/on
"a& in a 4er&on;& 6ody. B+t when one is full& possessed
of the de!il he is possessed spirit soul and bod&. *he 6ody
can /ere,y 6e o44re&&ed and e7i, &4irit& can 6e in the ho+&e
in "hich yo+ ,i7e 0yo+r 6ody1 and not act+a,,y 0in the 9+,,e&t
&en&e1 6e in &ou.
I;7e heard 4reacher& &ay thing& that ha7e /ade /e
cringe on the in&ide. *hey ,ea7e the i/4re&&ion that a,,
$hri&tian& ha7e de/on& in the/. *hat i&n;t tr+e. *he&e
4eo4,e don;t di7ide /an correct,y. Pa+, &aid in 8ir&t
*he&&a,onian& #2)- "And the !er& 'od of pea(e san(tif&
&ou wholl&) and * pra& 'od &our whole +$*,*T and +O-.
and BOD/ be preser!ed blameless unto the (oming of our
.ord 0esus Christ.A
*hat Scri4t+re te,,& +& /an i& &4irit- &o+,- and 6ody.
So/eone &aid that /an i& a tri4artite 6eing# 4art i& &4irit-
4art i& &o+,- and 4art i& 6ody. B+t I don;t ,i.e to &ay it
that "ay- 6eca+&e it i&n;t tr+e. *hat i& /i&,eading. Man
a(tuall& is a spirit. He has a soul and he li!es in a bod&.
<hen e(4re&&ed ,i.e that- it ta.e& on a di99erent /ean-
ing. I can 4ro7e /y &tate/ent.
<hen /an die& 4hy&ica,,y- he &ti,, ,i7e&. *he Bi6,e &ay&
he doe&. Pa+,- in Second $orinthian& #1- &ay&- "#or we
1now that if our earthl& house of this taberna(le were
dissol!ed we ha!e a building of 'od an house not made
with hands eternal in the hea!ens.A He;& ta,.ing a6o+t
the in"ard /an and the o+t"ard /an here.
Pa+, a,&o &ay& in Second $orinthian& 4#16- "#or whi(h
(ause we faint not2 but though our O-TWA,D man
perish &et the *3WA,D man is renewed da& b& da&. A
Second $orinthian& #6-8 te,,& +&#
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit
2 <O1-NTH-ANS $:8#,
"! Therefore we are alwa*s &onfident, )nowin( that, whilst
we are at home in the 4od*, we are a4sent from the :ord:
"$ =>or we wal) 4* faith, not 4* si(ht:?
"8 We are &onfident, - sa*, and willin( rather to 4e a4sent
from the 4od*, and to 4e 'resent with the :ord+
<hen I;/ a6&ent 9ro/ the 6ody- I;/ going to 6e 4re&ent
"ith the Cord. Pa+,- o9 co+r&e- i& "riting to $hri&tian&. He
&aid- in "riting to the $h+rch at Phi,i44i#
PH-:-PP-ANS :2#2"
"% >or to me to li0e is <hrist, and to die is (ain+ @-tAs a (ain
to die a 'h*si&al death+B
", ;ut if - li0e in the flesh, this is the fruit of m* la4our:
*et what - shall &hoose - wot not+
"/ >or - am in a strait 4etwiCt two, ha0in( a desire to
de'art, and to 4e with <hrist. whi&h is far 4etter+
He i& &aying that he i& going to de4art. He i& going
to 6e "ith $hri&t. *he /an on the in&ide i& the rea, /an.
He i& a &4irit /an. Do+ are a &4irit 6eing. Do+ ha7e a &o+,
that i& co/4o&ed o9 inte,,ect+a, and e/otiona, E+a,itie&-
6+t yo+ ,i7e in a 6ody.
'+r &4irit& are re6orn "hen "e;re 6orn again. 8ir&t
Peter )#4 &ay&- "But let it be the hidden man of the
heart.. ..A Do+r heart i& yo+r &4irit. Second $orinthian&
#17 &ay&- "Therefore if an& man be in Christ he is a new
(reature2 old things are passed awa&) behold all things are
be(ome new.A
*hi& /an 6eing ta,.ed a6o+t here cannot 6e the 6ody-
6eca+&e yo+ do not ha7e a ne" 6ody "hen yo+ are 6orn
again. 0*han. ?od- "e "i,, ha7e a ne" 6ody &o/eday.1 It
i& the /an on the in&ide "ho i& a ne" /an.
*hi& /an "ho i& a ne" creat+re doe&n;t ha7e a de7i,
in hi/. He ha& the nat+re o9 ?od in hi/ and not the nat+re
o9 the de7i,. <o+,dn;t that 6e an +g,y creat+re > ha,9-?od
and ha,9-de7i,F No- the ne" /an doe&n;t ha7e the nat+re
Demons and How To Deal With Them
o9 the de7i, in hi/ any/ore. *hat nat+re he ha& to dea,
"ith i& the 9,e&h,y nat+re. It i& hi& 6ody "hich ha& not yet
6een redee/ed. He;& going to ha7e to do &o/ething a6o+t
that. ?od i&n;t going to do anything a6o+t it. *he Scri4-
t+re &ay&- A.. .old things are passed awa& . . . . A 02 $or.
#171. I9 there "ere any de7i,& or de/on& in yo+r &4irit-
they are gone. *hat o,d nat+re o9 &4irit+a, death ha& 4a&&ed
a"ay. 2,, thing& ha7e 6eco/e ne".
Do+ .no" G+&t a& "e,, a& I that thing& ha7en;t 6eco/e
ne" "ith the 6ody "hen yo+;re 6orn again. Do+ ha7e the
&a/e 6ody yo+ had. Do+ ha7e the &a/e inc,ination& yo+
had. *he 6ody i& not redee/ed. 5o/an& 8 &ay& "e;re
"aiting 9or that. It ha&n;t ha44ened yet- 6+t it "i,, "hen
@e&+& co/e& again.
<ith the 6ody and o+r &en&e& "e contact thi& 4hy&ica,
"or,d. Satan i& the god o9 thi& "or,d. Do+ can readi,y &ee-
then- that he can ha7e contact "ith thi& "or,d. *he
4hy&ica, /an o4erate& in the "or,d "here Satan i& god.
?od i& god in the &4irit "or,d.
Pa+, &4ea.& a6o+t the 4rince o9 the 4o"er o9 the air
0E4h. 2#21. S4irit& are here trying to get into +&. *hey;re
trying to "or. on the 4hy&ica,. *he de7i, i& the a+thor o9
&ic.ne&& and di&ea&e. *here "a&n;t any &ic.ne&& and
di&ea&e here 6e9ore 2da/ &inned. ?od had &een that Hi&
creation "a& good 0?en. 1#)11.
It "a& a9ter Satan 6eca/e god o9 thi& "or,d that he
6egan to 4o,,+te the air "ith di&ea&e ger/& &o &/a,, they
co+,dn;t 6e &een "ith the nat+ra, eye.
*s +atan Alwa&s the Cause of Disease%
:r. @ohn ?. Ca.e tra7e,ed to 29rica a& a /i&&ionary
at the t+rn o9 the cent+ry. He origina,,y had 6een a
%ethodi&t /ini&ter- 6+t had gotten di&co+raged. He E+it
the /ini&try and "ent into the in&+rance 6+&ine&&- 6eco/-
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit 7
ing 7ery &+cce&&9+,.
Cater- he got 6ac. into 9e,,o"&hi4 "ith ?od and
recei7ed the 6a4ti&/ in the Ho,y S4irit. He "ent to 29rica-
"here he 4reached and e&ta6,i&hed h+ndred& o9 ch+rche&
in 9i7e year&. <hi,e he "a& there- an o+t6rea. o9 6+6onic
4,ag+e occ+rred.
In the 6oo. The 0ohn '. .a1e +ermons on Dominion
O!er Demons Disease and Death edited 6y ?ordon
Cind&ay- :r. Ca.e reca,,ed that he and a :+tch/an 6+ried
/any "ho had died 9ro/ the 4,ag+e. *hey "ent into the
4eo4,e;& ho/e&- carried the 6odie& o+t- d+g the gra7e&- and
6+ried the dead. ASo/eti/e& "e "o+,d 4+t three or 9o+r
in one gra7e-A Ca.e noted. Det he and the :+tch/an ne7er
contracted the di&ea&e.
*he 4,ag+e "a& &o &e7ere that the Briti&h go7ern/ent
&ent a &hi4,oad o9 doctor& and /edica, &+44,ie& to So+th
29rica to re,ie7e the &+99ering.
Hearing o9 Ca.e;& "or.- one o9 the doctor& &ent 9or hi/.
He a&.ed Ca.e- A<hat ha7e yo+ 6een +&ing to 4rotect
yo+r&e,9F . . .<e conc,+ded that i9 a /an co+,d &tay on the
gro+nd a& yo+ ha7e- and .ee4 /ini&tering to the &ic. and
6+rying the dead- yo+ /+&t ha7e a &ecret. <hat i& itFA
Ca.e an&"ered- ABrother- that i& the ;,a" o9 the S4irit
o9 ,i9e in $hri&t @e&+&.; I 6e,ie7e that G+&t a& ,ong a& I .ee4
/y &o+, in contact "ith the ,i7ing ?od &o that Hi& S4irit
i& 9,o"ing into /y &o+, and 6ody- that no ger/ "i,, e7er
attach it&e,9 to /e- 9or the S4irit o9 ?od "i,, .i,, it.A
*he doctor &+gge&ted that Ca.e +&e the &a/e 4re7en-
tati7e& that the doctor& "ere +&ing a& 4rotection 9ro/ the
4,ag+e. B+t Ca.e- "ho "a& dee4,y intere&ted in &cience-
&+gge&ted a &cienti9ic e(4eri/ent in&tead.
He &aid- AI9 yo+ "i,, go o7er to one o9 the&e dead 4eo4,e
and ta.e the 9oa/ that co/e& o+t o9 their ,+ng& a9ter
death- then 4+t it +nder the /icro&co4e- yo+ "i,, &ee
/a&&e& o9 ,i7ing ger/&. Do+ "i,, 9ind they are a,i7e +nti,
8 Demons and How To Deal With Them
a rea&ona6,e ti/e a9ter a /an i& dead. Do+ can 9i,, /y hand
"ith the/ and I "i,, .ee4 it +nder the /icro&co4e- and
in&tead o9 the&e ger/& re/aining a,i7e- they "i,, die
in&tant,y.A
Ca.e "rote- A*hey tried it and 9o+nd it "a& tr+e.A
<hen they "anted to .no" ho" it "or.ed- Ca.e
e(4,ained- A*hat i& ;the ,a" o9 the S4irit o9 ,i9e in $hri&t
@e&+&.; <hen a /an;& &4irit and a /an;& 6ody are 9i,,ed
"ith the 6,e&&ed 4re&ence o9 ?od- it ooBe& o+t o9 the 4ore&
o9 yo+r 9,e&h and .i,,& the ger/&.A
Ca.e had 9o+nd the &ecret. It i& .no",edge acted +4on
that 6ring& re&+,t&. It doe&n;t "or. a+to/atica,,y.
*he&e de/on& do attac. +& &4irit+a,,y- and the de7i,
i& act+a,,y 6ehind the thing. So/eti/e& it i& &ic.ne&& and
di&ea&e ca+&ed 6y ger/&- 6+t the de7i, i& 6ehind it anyho".
He i& an ene/y to /an and to ?od. <e 9ight that ene/y
"ith e7ery "ea4on that i& at o+r di&4o&a,.
So/eti/e& 4eo4,e don;t +nder&tand "hy "e ca&t the
de7i, o+t o9 4eo4,e "hen "e 4ray 9or the/. 'ne ti/e a
4a&tor ca/e to /e- not +nder&tanding "hy I had done thi&
to one o9 hi& deacon& "hen 4raying 9or hi/. *he 4reacher
tho+ght I "a& in9erring that the deacon "a& de/on
4o&&e&&ed. B+t I "a& on,y indicating he "a& o44re&&ed.
I hadn;t &aid the de/on "a& in the in"ard /anH it "a&
in hi& 6ody. 0Do+ /ight ,i7e in a ho+&e that ha& ter/ite&
in it 6+t that doe&n;t /ean yo+ ha7e ter/ite& in &ou.4
$resent /our Bod&
Pa+, ta,.& to +& a6o+t 4re&enting the 6ody a& a &acri9ice
in 5o/an& 12#
1OMANS 2:,2
- 4esee&h *ou therefore, 4rethren, 4* the mer&ies of Dod,
that *e 'resent *our 4odies a li0in( sa&rifi&e, hol*, a&&e't#
a4le unto Dod, whi&h is *our reasona4le ser0i&e+
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit
2 And 4e not &onformed to this world: 4ut 4e *e
transformed 4* the renewin( of *our mind, that *e ma*
'ro0e what is that (ood, and a&&e'ta4le, and 'erfe&t, will
of Dod+
It a&to+nded /e "hen I 9+,,y rea,iBed "hat the&e 7er&e&
"ere &aying. Pa+, i&n;t "riting to &inner&. He i& "riting
to the &aint&. He i& "riting to 6orn-again- S4irit-9i,,ed
6e,ie7er&. He i& te,,ing the/ e7en tho+gh they are 6orn
again- their 6odie& aren;t a99ected.
So the re6irth i& not a 4hy&ica, or /enta, e(4erience.
Being 9i,,ed "ith the S4irit i& not 4hy&ica, or /enta,. Both
are spiritual e(4erience& "hich e7ent+a,,y a99ect the
4hy&ica, and /enta,.
29ter "e;re 6orn again and 9i,,ed "ith the Ho,y S4irit-
"e;re to 4re&ent o+r 6odie& to ?od. He i&n;t going to do
anything a6o+t thatH it;& +4 to +&. I9 "e don;t 4re&ent o+r
6odie& to ?od- and i9 the in"ard /an i&n;t in contro,- then
e7i, &4irit& "i,, ha7e acce&&. *hey can do/inate +& thro+gh
the 9,e&h.
*f we don't get our minds renewed with the Word of
'od the M*3D will side with the BOD/ against the
+$*,*T. <e "i,, 6e ,i.e the $orinthian& "ho "ere he,d
in a 6a6yhood &tate o9 $hri&tianity. *hey "ere 6orn again
and 9i,,ed "ith the S4irit- yet they "ere carna,. 2 4er&on
can ha7e a,, the gi9t& o9 the S4irit o4erating in hi& ,i9e and
&ti,, 6e carna,.
$arna, $hri&tian& can 6e 9i,,ed "ith the Ho,y S4irit.
'ne "o/an "a& a&.ing /e a6o+t thi&H &he co+,dn;t +nder-
&tand it. I a&.ed her i9 &he "ere 9i,,ed "ith the Ho,y S4irit-
and &he &aid ye&. I to,d her that 4ro7ed carna, $hri&tian&
co+,d 6e 9i,,edI 2ny o9 +& o+ght to 6e a6,e to &ee that.
%any ti/e& /y heart te,,& /e one thing and /y head te,,&
/e &o/ething e,&e. M& heart 1nows more than m& head
about spiritual things be(ause * (onta(t the Hol& +pirit
with m& spirit. B+t it i& hard to get acro&& to /y head
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e7erything /y heart .no"&.
So/eti/e& "hen I 4reach- 4eo4,e /ight &h+dder
6eca+&e they can;t +nder&tand "hat i& 6eing &aid. B+t in
yo+r heart it &et& +4 a thri,, 6eca+&e yo+r heart .no"& it;&
tr+e. Do+r &4irit .no"& the tr+th.
Di!iding the +oul and +pirit
In /y &t+die& it ha& a,"ay& 6een 7ery ea&y 9or /e to
di&ting+i&h 6et"een the 6ody and the /ind. B+t it
6eco/e& a ,itt,e /ore di99ic+,t "hen it co/e& to di7iding
the &o+, and &4irit. <e;7e ne7er gotten into it ,i.e "e
&ho+,d. I;7e read te(t6oo.& +&ed in theo,ogica, &e/inarie&
and the "ay they 4re&ent thi& &+6Gect i& con9+&ing. 'n,y
the <ord o9 ?od can di7ide#
HE;1EWS !:2
2 >or the word of Dod is 5ui&), and 'owerful, and shar'er
than an* twoed(ed sword, 'ier&in( e0en to the di0idin(
asunder of soul and s'irit, and of the Eoints and marrow,
and is a dis&erner of the thou(hts and intents of the heart+
Do+ can;t 9ind in the Bi6,e "here the &o+, and &4irit
are &4o.en o9 a& the &a/e thing. I;7e ta,.ed to &o/e great
4reacher& and teacher& "ho &ay that the &o+, and the &4irit
are the &a/e thing- 6+t they can 6e di7ided.
*hat can;t 6e tr+eH they can;t 6e the &a/e thing. In
8ir&t *he&&a,onian& #2) Pa+, &ay&- "And the !er& 'od
of pea(e san(tif& &ou wholl&) and * pra& 'od &our whole
+$*,*T and +O-. and BOD/ be preser!ed blameless
unto the (oming of our .ord 0esus Christ.A I9 they;re one-
"hy didn;t he inc,+de the/ a& oneF
@a/e& "rote to $hri&tian& and to,d the/ to recei7e the
engra9ted "ord "hich "a& a6,e to &a7e their &o+,& 0@a/e&
1#211. *hat i& the greate&t need o9 the $h+rch today. In
@ohn )#6 @e&+& &aid to Nicode/+&- "That whi(h is born
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit 11
of the flesh is flesh) and that whi(h is born of the +pirit
is spirit.A *he Ne" Birth i& a &4irit+a, 6irth. B+t the 6ody
and the &o+, &ti,, ha7e to 6e dea,t "ith. /ou do that. Pa+,
&aid "e &ho+,d 6e tran&9or/ed 6y the rene"ing o9 o+r
/ind&.
<e ha7e read P&a,/ 2)#) /any ti/e&# "He restoreth
m& soul.A *he He6re" "ord 9or Are&toreA and the ?ree.
"ord 9or Arene"A /ean identica,,y the &a/e thing. Do+
can re&tore a 4iece o9 9+rnit+re to it& origina, condition.
<e ha7e to re&tore or rene" o+r e/otiona, rea,/. <e do
it "ith the <ord o9 ?od.
'+r &4irit&- ho"e7er- are re6orn. I;,, ne7er 6e,ie7e that
a 6orn-again $hri&tian wal1ing in fellowship with 'od ha&
a de/on in hi& &4irit. Do+ can;t 9ind any Scri4t+re to con-
7ince /e o9 it. I do .no" that &o/eti/e& in the ca&e o9
4hy&ica, &ic.ne&& there i& a &4irit that ha& to 6e dea,t "ith
in the 6ody.
In 196- I "a& ho,ding a /eeting in a 8+,, ?o&4e,
ch+rch in Port,and- 'regon. 'n the ,a&t night o9 the
/eeting there "a& an +n+&+a, occ+rrence. I 4rayed 9or
three &/a,, chi,dren "ho a,, "ere tro+6,ed "ith e4i,e4tic
&eiB+re&.
Both the /other and 9ather "ere &a7ed. <hen I ,aid
/y hand& on the 9ir&t chi,d- I .ne" a &4irit "a& ca+&ing
the &eiB+re&. So/eti/e& &ic.ne&& can 6e G+&t a 4hy&ica,
thing- 6+t I .ne" thi& ti/e it "a& a &4irit. 0I do 6e,ie7e-
tho+gh- that the de7i, i& a,"ay& 6ehind it.1 So I ca&t that
&4irit o+t. <hen I ,aid hand& on the &econd chi,d- I had
the &a/e /ani9e&tationH I ca&t that &4irit o+t. <hen I ,aid
hand& on the third chi,d- I had the &a/e /ani9e&tation
again- and ca&t the &4irit o+t.
*he ne(t year "hen "e "ere in =anco+7er- <a&hing-
ton- the 4arent& ca/e to 7i&it o+r /eeting and to,d +& the
chi,dren ne7er had had another &eiB+re. *he yo+ng&ter&
hadn;t 6een de/on 4o&&e&&edH they had /ere,y a,,o"ed
12 Demons and How To Deal With Them
thi& &4irit to get into their 6odie&. 'ther& ha7e a,,o"ed
de/on& into their &o+,&.
Demons in the 5motional ,ealm
Do+ .no" /y te&ti/ony o9 ho" I "a& rai&ed +4 9ro/
the 6ed o9 &ic.ne&&. %y /other +&ed to te,, /e &he "i&hed
&he co+,d ta.e /y 4,ace. B+t her o"n ,i9e had 6een a
tragedy. :e/on& o9 "orry- de4re&&ion- and o44re&&ion got
into her e/otiona, or &o+,i&h rea,/ and ca4ti7ated her.
%y daddy had ,e9t "hen I "a& a6o+t or 6- ,ea7ing
her "ith 9o+r ,itt,e chi,dren to rai&e. He had co/e 9ro/
a good 9a/i,y. In 9act- /y grand9ather had 6een
con&idered a /i,,ionaire 6e9ore the cra&h o9 ;29. %y
daddy- ho"e7er- had 6een the on,y &on- and a9ter he got
/arried- he "anted e7eryone to contin+e gi7ing thing& to
hi/. He had 6een &et +4 in 6+&ine&&- 6+t he ,o&t a ,ot
o9 /oney.
%y /other /arried hi/ any"ay and &aid i9 &he /ade
her 6ed hard &he "o+,d ,ie on it. She didn;t "ant to go
6ac. to her /other- &o &he tried to /a.e a ,i7ing 9or +&
her&e,9.
2,, the tro+6,e &he had 6egan to a99ect her /enta,,y
and 4hy&ica,,y- and &he 6egan to ,o&e her &ight +nti, &he
6eca/e tota,,y 6,ind. 2 ,itt,e dog "o+,d ,ead her to "or..
She "or.ed "hen &he "a& 6,ind and no one .ne" it. <hen
it "a& 9ina,,y di&co7ered- &he had to E+it.
*he doctor& "ho e(a/ined her &aid they co+,dn;t 9ind
anything 4hy&ica,,y "rong "ith her that "o+,d ca+&e the
6,indne&& e(ce4t a ner7e. She e7ent+a,,y had a co/4,ete
ner7o+&- 4hy&ica, and /enta, 6rea.do"n. B+t &he &ti,,
"o+,dn;t a&. 9or he,4.
'ne ti/e "e got rea, h+ngry and one o9 the neigh6or
chi,dren ca/e o+t o9 hi& ho+&e eating a 4ean+t 6+tter and
crac.er &and"ich. He 6ro.e it in t"o and ga7e /e ha,9 o9
it. I too. a 6ite and then 9ainted 6eca+&e o9 the h+nger.
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %ain;& S4irit 1)
<hen hi& /other ca/e o+t and &a" /e- &he "ent to /y
/other;& 9o,.& and to,d the/ ho" h+ngry I "a&. *hey
ca/e and got +& and /y /other ga7e +4 entire,y. 8or
&e7era, year& &he had /enta, 4ro6,e/& and "o+,d e7en try
to .i,, her&e,9.
%y /other "a& a $hri&tian- 6+t &he didn;t .no" ho"
to 6e,ie7e ?od and a44ro4riate Hi& 4ro/i&e&. It i& &o &ad.
So/e6ody /ight a&.- AI9 &he had .i,,ed her&e,9- "o+,d &he
ha7e 6een &a7edFA $ertain,y- ye&. She didn;t ha7e any
re/e/6rance o9 atte/4ting &+icide ,ater. She "o+,d ha7e
denied it. *ho&e de/on& o9 "orry and o44re&&ion had
&i/4,y gotten into her e/otiona, rea,/.
Deli!eran(e for the *nsane
Dear& ago a "o/an to,d /y "i9e and /e that her &i&ter
"a& an in/ate in the <ichita 8a,,&- *e(a&- a&y,+/. She
&aid &he had 6een 6e,ie7ing ?od that I co+,d /ini&ter to
the &i&ter. I &aid I "o+,d t+rn the /atter o7er to /y 4rayer
gro+4. <e had a ,itt,e gro+4 o9 "o/en in the ch+rch "ho
co+,d 4ray hea7en and earth togetherI *hey got an&"er&I
26o+t ten day& a9ter "e had 4rayed- the a+thoritie&
&aid thi& "o/an co+,d co/e ho/e on 9+r,o+gh. *hey &ent
a ,etter to her 9a/i,y &aying &he "a& no ,onger 7io,ent- 6+t
that &he "o+,d a,"ay& need in&tit+tiona, care. She had
6een in a 4added ce,, 9or t"o year&- 7io,ent,y in&ane. Her
genera, hea,th had deteriorated- and the a+thoritie& 9e,t
that i9 the change in en7iron/ent didn;t he,4 her- &he
4ro6a6,y "o+,dn;t ,i7e /+ch ,onger.
I ,earned that thi& "o/an had 6een a 8+,, ?o&4e,
/ini&ter- 6+t "hen &he had gone thro+gh /eno4a+&e &he
had ,o&t her /ind. :+ring that ti/e a de/on had gotten
into the e/otiona, 4art o9 her /a.e+4. She either con-
&cio+&,y or +ncon&cio+&,y yie,ded to that thing. She 6egan
to "orry and 6rood and 6eca/e e/otiona,,y +4&et.
14 Demons and How To Deal With Them
In %ay 194)- &he "a& 6ro+ght to o+r 4ar&onage. <e
"ere introd+ced to her and i//ediate,y &he 6egan to E+ote
Scri4t+re&. *hey &tarted r+nning o+t o9 her /o+th ,i.e
"ater. I didn;t .no" "hat to do. I &aid anyone "ho .ne"
Scri4t+re& ,i.e that /+&t rea,,y .no" ?od. Her eye& 6egan
to 9,a&h and &he gra66ed her hair and 4+,,ed it and &aid-
ANoIA She &aid &he co+,dn;t 6e &a7ed 6eca+&e &he had co/-
/itted the +n4ardona6,e &in.
2 &4irit had gotten into her &o+, and had /ade her
6e,ie7e &he had co//itted the +n4ardona6,e &in. *he &i&ter
too. ho,d o9 her and 6egan to &ha.e her to /a.e her 6e
E+iet. <e &at do"n and &he ne7er 6atted an eye.
%y "i9e and I "ent to get a ,itt,e red-haired "o/an
9ro/ o+r 4rayer circ,e "ho rea,,y .ne" ho" to 4ray.
*han. ?od 9or 4eo4,e "ho .no" ho" to 4ray. <hi,e "e
"ere in the car "aiting 9or her- I 6egan to ta,. to the
Cord a6o+t "hat had ha44ened. I .ne" the "o/an
/ere,y co+,d 6e &ic.. Peo4,e can 6e &ic. in the head
G+&t a& they can in the &to/ach. Do+ can 4ray 9or the/
and e(4ect ?od to hea, the/.
B+t I a,&o .ne" an e7i, &4irit co+,d 6e the ca+&e. In
that ca&e the &4irit "o+,d ha7e to 6e di&cerned and dea,t
"ith. I to,d the Cord that He "a& going to ha7e to he,4
/e. I didn;t .no" "hat to do. I &4ent /y ti/e 4raying
thi& "ay +nti, the "o/an ca/e o+t- and then "e a,, "ent
6ac. to o+r ho+&e.
<e a,, &tarted 4raying- and &oon "e "ere 4raying in
the S4irit. *he Ho,y S4irit "anted /e to go &tand in 9ront
o9 the "o/an and co//and the +nc,ean de7i, to co/e o+t
o9 her in the Na/e o9 @e&+&. 29ter /+ch 4er&+a&ion I did
it. She didn;t ,oo. any di99erent a9ter"ard&H her &i&ter
6+nd,ed her +4 and too. her ho/e.
*hat "a& on a Sat+rday. 'n %onday a9ternoon her
&i&ter ret+rned and a&.ed +& to 4ray 6eca+&e the "o/an
had had an attac. ,i.e &he had "hen &he 9ir&t ,o&t her /ind.
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit 1
She 6eca/e 7io,ent. I to,d her the de7i, .ne" I had &4o.en
the <ord o9 9aith and he had to go. I to,d her he "a& G+&t
tearing her 6e9ore he ,e9t.
In the Bi6,e- a9ter @e&+& re6+.ed an e7i, &4irit in 4eo4,e-
the de7i, "o+,d &o/eti/e& tear the/ 6e9ore he ca/e o+t.
I to,d her that a9ter he did that &he "o+,d 6e a,, right. S+re
eno+gh- that i& "hat ha44ened. <hen the attac. "a& o7er-
her /ind "a& a,, right.
Since the "o/an "a& on,y on 9+r,o+gh- &he had to go
6ac. to the in&tit+tion. B+t ,ater &he "a& 4rono+nced "e,,
and di&/i&&ed. I don;t 6e,ie7e that thi& 8+,, ?o&4e,
/ini&ter had a de7i, in her spirit. I do 6e,ie7e- tho+gh- that
at a ti/e in her ,i9e "hen &he "a& ner7o+& and +n&ta6,e-
&he yie,ded to an e7i, &4irit and it got into her soul 6 into
the rea,/ o9 e/otion. It too. o7er her /ind and "or.ed
thro+gh her bod&.
Demons in the Bod&
I &a" &o/e thing& a,ong the&e &a/e ,ine& "hi,e teaching
in 8orth <orth one ti/e. 2 "o/an "ho/ I .ne" ca/e
to /e a6o+t a 4ro6,e/. She and her h+&6and had 4a&tored
a ch+rch near /e at one ti/e. I .ne" &he needed he,4
6e9ore &he e7en ca/e to &ee /e- &o I 6egan teaching 4+6,ic-
,y in&tead o9 ta,.ing to her 4er&ona,,y 0I didn;t "ant to
e/6arra&& her1.
<hen &he ca/e to /e &he to,d /e ho" /+ch /y
teaching had he,4ed her. She &aid it &ee/ed a& tho+gh a
dar. c,o+d had 6een ,i9ted. She e(4,ained that a 6,ac. c,o+d
had h+ng o7er her head 9or a ,ong ti/e and &he hadn;t had
anyone to "ho/ &he co+,d ta,.. She &aid I had re/o7ed
the c,o+d- 6+t I to,d her ?od had done it. I to,d her I had
ta+ght on thi& &+6Gect 9or her 6ene9it- &ince I .ne" a,,
a6o+t her 4ro6,e/ 6eca+&e @e&+& had to,d /e.
*hi& "o/an;& h+&6and had 6een a "onder9+, $hri&tian.
16 Demons and How To Deal With Them
He "a& &"eet- .ind- and good. 'ne day at a 9e,,o"&hi4
/eeting "here I "a& &4ea.ing I had heard hi/ ta,.ing to
&o/e other /ini&ter&. He "a& nearing 70 at the ti/e. He
had 6een a 4ioneer in Penteco&t- and he had had the 6a4-
ti&/ o9 the Ho,y S4irit 6e9ore hi& deno/ination "a& e7en
organiBed.
8or year& he ne7er had gone to a doctor. He a,"ay&
had enGoyed good hea,th- 6+t 9ina,,y he 6egan to ha7e
tro+6,e 4hy&ica,,y. *he doctor 9o+nd o+t he had high 6,ood
4re&&+re. He 9ig+red thi& /an "o+,dn;t ta.e any /edicine-
&o he 4+t hi/ on a diet and to,d hi/ to &,o" do"n.
Since the /an;& "i9e "a& a,&o a 4reacher- the doctor
&aid he &ho+,d ,et her do &o/e 4reaching "hi,e he too. a
,ea7e o9 a6&ence. He did ,et her 4reach a ,itt,e- 6+t he didn;t
ta.e a ,ea7e. He &oon 6egan to 9ee, 6etter and decided he
"o+,d get 6ac. in the harne&&. <hen he did- hi& 6,ood
4re&&+re cre4t +4 again. So no" in&tead o9 ta.ing a ,ea7e
o9 a6&ence- he decided he "o+,d re&ign. He didn;t "ant
to 6e a 6+rden to hi& ch+rch. 0*hey &ho+,d ha7e 6een
o6,igated to hi/- ho"e7er- a& he had e&ta6,i&hed that
ch+rch thirty year& ear,ier.1
2t thi& ti/e I "a& 28 year& o,d- and thi& /an "a& o,d
eno+gh to 6e /y grand4a. *he Cord &tarted ta,.ing to /e
a6o+t hi/- and I .ne" he "a& /i&&ing ?od. I .ne" he
&ho+,dn;t re&ign that ch+rch- 6+t that a9ternoon he got
+4 and re&igned. He &ho+,d ha7e &tayed there and had an
inco/e and ,et hi& "i9e do /o&t o9 the 4reaching. He
/ight ha7e ,i7ed /+ch ,onger i9 he had. B+t he ,e9t "ith
no inco/e and "ent to ,i7e "ith one o9 hi& &on&- "here
he had a &tro.e.
Cater he and hi& "i9e /o7ed to *e(a& and he had
another &tro.e. *hat "a& 9o,,o"ed 6y a third &tro.e-
a,tho+gh it didn;t .i,, hi/ 0he didn;t die +nti, a9ter the
9o+rth &tro.e1.
Hi& "i9e to,d /e ,ater that &he and her da+ghter had
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit 17
6een "ith hi/ in the ho&4ita,. He "a& 4artia,,y 4ara,yBed.
2t ti/e& he "a&n;t hi/&e,9. <hen &he ca/e into the roo/
he "o+,d &o/eti/e& &ay to her- ADo+ o,d So-and-&o-A and
"ith hi& good ,eg he "o+,d .ic. her and .noc. her aro+nd.
*hey "o+,d 4ray and 4ray. He "o+,d 4ray in tong+e&
and 6e a,, right 9or a "hi,e- 6+t he ne7er did get de,i7ered.
Hi& "i9e &aid that a9ter hearing /e &he .ne" "hat &he
&ho+,d ha7e done. In her h+&6and;& 6rain "ere de4,eted
6rain ce,,& and he co+,dn;t +&e one ar/. He (ouldn 't o!ersee
his bod& so the de!il (ame to ta1e ad!antage of him
operating through his bod& > not his spirit. She rea,iBed
&he &ho+,d ha7e &tood there and co//anded the de7i, to
ta.e hi& hand& o99 ?od;& 4ro4erty. I a&&+red her he "o+,d
ha7e done it.
An -nusual Case
E7i, &4irit& get into &o/e 4eo4,e "hen they are
chi,dren- and e7en tho+gh the 4er&on get& 6orn again ,ater-
the &4irit& are in the &o+,. *he&e de/on& that attac. in
the 4hy&ica, and &o+,i&h rea,/& /+&t 6e di&cerned and ca&t
o+t.
2 4reacher to,d /e once a6o+t hi& /other- "ho "a&
&o/e 80 year& o9 age and "a& an o,d-ti/e &aint "ho had
6een 9i,,ed "ith the S4irit 9or year&. He &aid &he had had
a &tro.e and co+,dn;t ta,.. She co+,d hear 6+t &he co+,dn;t
an&"er. He "o+,d a&. her a E+e&tion and te,, her to rai&e
one 9inger i9 the an&"er "ere Aye&A and t"o 9inger& i9 the
an&"er "ere Ano.A She a,"ay& "o+,d rai&e her 9inger&- &o
he .ne" &he co+,d hear.
<hen the 9a/i,y "o+,d 4ray &he "o+,d 6+r&t o+t 4ray-
ing in tong+e& "ith the/- yet &he ne7er "o+,d &ay a "ord
in Eng,i&h. He a&.ed /e "hy thi& "a&. I to,d hi/ the Ho,y
S4irit i& not in yo+r head 6+t in yo+r &4irit- and a,, her
tro+6,e "a& in her head. Her 7oca, chord& "ere G+&t a&
good a& e7er.
18 Demons and How To Deal With Them
<hen yo+ &4ea. in tong+e&- yo+ &4ea. o+t o9 yo+r
&4irit. Pa+, &aid that hi& &4irit 4rayed. :ea9 and d+/6
4eo4,e &4ea. "ith other tong+e& "hen they recei7e the
Ho,y S4irit- 6eca+&e they &4ea. o+t o9 their &4irit&.
Healing of a Marriage
I "a& ho,ding a /eeting in a certain 4,ace- and 9or three
night& in a ro" a yo+ng /arried "o/an "o+,d &tay at the
a,tar- crying 4athetica,,y- a9ter e7eryone "a& di&/i&&ed.
She "o+,d 4ray in tong+e&. I .ne" it "a& her &4irit cry-
ing o+t 9or he,4 and de,i7erance. I a&.ed the Cord to &ho"
/e ho" to he,4 thi& yo+ng "o/an.
S+dden,y I had a 7i&ion o9 her "hen &he "a& 9 year&
o,d. I &a" her co/ing ho/e 9ro/ &choo, one day- and "hen
&he ca/e into the ho+&e &he 9o+nd her /other in 6ed "ith
another /an. Do+ can +nder&tand "hat that "o+,d do to
the e/otion& o9 a 9 year o,d.
She "a& no" in her 20&. I &a" in the S4irit that her
tro+6,e "a& /arita, tro+6,e. I &a" that &he had 6een
/arried t"o year& 6+t 6eca+&e o9 thi& e/otiona, 6,oc. "a&
+na6,e to con&+//ate the /arriage. It "a& 6rea.ing the
/arriage +4.
I "ent to the 4a&tor and a&.ed hi/ i9 he .ne" "hat
"a& "rong "ith her. He a&.ed i9 I did- and I to,d hi/ I
did 6eca+&e the Cord had &ho"n /e. He &aid i9 I .ne" "hat
to do- I &ho+,d go ahead and do it. He had 4rayed and
9a&ted and ta,.ed to 6oth o9 the/- 6+t &he "a& getting
ready to ,ea7e her h+&6and. He "a&n;t e7en a $hri&tian-
6+t &he "a& &a7ed and 9i,,ed "ith the S4irit.
I "ent to the yo+ng "o/an and a&.ed i9 I co+,d &4ea.
to her. She &aid I co+,d. I a&.ed her i9 &he .ne" "hat "a&
"rong "ith her. *hen &he a&.ed /e i9 I did- and I to,d her
ye&. She a&.ed i9 the 4a&tor had ta,.ed to /e and I &aid no.
I to,d her a6o+t /y 7i&ion. She tho+ght I "a& a 9or-
Ho" :e/on& Ind"e,, %an;& S4irit 19
t+ne te,,er- 6+t I to,d her "hat I had e(4erienced "a& 9ro/
the S4irit o9 ?od. 29ter that- &he to,d /e that "hat I had
&een "a& e(act,y "hat had ha44ened. She &aid &he ,o7ed
her h+&6and 6+t ne7er had 6een a6,e to 6e a "i9e to hi/.
I to,d her that it "a& "rong 9or her /other to 6e in 6ed
"ith another /an- 6+t that /arriage "a&n;t "rong. 29ter
gi7ing her a Scri4t+re and ta,.ing to her- I ,aid hand& on
her and ca&t that thing o+t.
*he ne(t year I "ent 6ac. to 4reach a /eeting there
and &he and her h+&6and had a 6o+ncing 6a6y 6oy "ho/
they had na/ed a9ter /e. *he h+&6and "a& no" &a7ed
and 9i,,ed "ith the Ho,y S4irit. *he ho/e "a& together.
I don;t 6e,ie7e that "o/an had anything in her &4irit.
B+t thi& thing that had gotten into her e/otiona, rea,/
or &o+, "hen &he "a& 9 year& o,d &ti,, do/inated her and
had to 6e dea,t "ith.
No" can yo+ +nder&tand "hy "e ha7e 4ro6,e/& in o+r
ch+rche&F <e &o/eti/e& act a& tho+gh 4ro6,e/& don;t
e(i&t. B+t there i& a day co/ing 0"e;re in the edge o9 it
right no"1 "hen "e;,, &ee and .no" the&e thing& a& "e
o+ght. <e;,, not ha7e to go o+t in the "or,d to the +n&a7ed
9or he,4. Peo4,e in the ch+rch &ho+,dn;t go to +n&a7ed
/arriage co+n&e,or& 9or he,4. *here;& he,4 in ?od.
Chapter 2 How To
Deal With Evil Spirits
<e ha7e 9o+nd 9ro/ the 4ortion& o9 Scri4t+re re9erred
to in =o,+/e 'ne that Satan "a&- in the 6eginning- a
co7ering cher+6- 6+t that he and hi& ange,& are no" 9a,,en
6eing&. <e 9o+nd a,&o that the&e 6eing& &ee. e/6odi/ent
in /an.
<e read ho" an +nc,ean &4irit trie& to go 6ac. into the
&a/e /an it ha& co/e o+t o9 0%att. 12#4)-41. Cet;& not
gi7e the de7i, any /ore roo/ to /o7e in. <e a,&o ha7e
the record concerning the /ad/an o9 ?adara "ho had a
,egion o9 de/on& in hi/.
So/e ti/e ago I "a& "atching a te,e7i&ion ne"&ca&t
in one o9 o+r ,arger citie&. 2 /edica, doctor "a& 6eing
inter7ie"ed "hi,e he "a& 7i&iting a &cienti9ic con7ention
in that city. :+ring the co+r&e o9 the inter7ie" the re4orter
/entioned the &tride& that had 6een /ade in /edicine.
*he doctor &/i,ed and &aid the greate&t thing they;d
done "a& to 4ro7e @e&+& $hri&t "a& a 9a.e. *hi& &ee/ed
to AGarA the re4orter.
*he doctor "ent on to e(4,ain "hat he /eant. He &aid
they had e(4,oded the idea that there i& &+ch a thing a&
a de/on ha7ing &o/ething to do "ith &ic.ne&&. He &aid-
in 9act- that there i& no &+ch thing a& a de7i, or de/on.
*hat /an "a& /oti7ated 6y a de/on and didn;t rea,iBe
it. He "a& in dar.ne&&. *here is a &4irit "or,d- and that
"or,d i& e7en /ore rea, than thi& 4hy&ica, "or,d. '+t there
in that &4irit "or,d- there i& ?od. '+t there in that &4irit
"or,d- there i& the de7i,. '+t there in that &4irit "or,d-
there are ange,& and de/on&. <e ha7e to dea, "ith the/
in o+r earth "a,..
In E4he&ian& 6#12 Pa+, &aid- "We wrestle not against
flesh and blood.A <hen "e can recogniBe o+r ene/ie&- "e
"i,, 6e eE+i44ed to /eet the/H 6+t i9 "e don;t .no" a6o+t
the/- "e can +ncon&cio+&,y o4en the door to the de7i,.
20
Ho" *o :ea, <ith E7i, S4irit& 21
E7i, &4irit& not on,y &ee. e/6odi/ent in /an- they
&ee. to o44re&& /an "ith &ic.ne&& and di&ea&e. <e &a"
that Peter ca,,ed &ic.ne&& and di&ea&e &atanic o44re&&ion
in 2ct& 10#)8. <e ha7e a record in the ?o&4e,& that @e&+&
dea,t "ith Satan and de/on& "hen dea,ing "ith di&ea&e.
*he "o/an "ho ca/e into the &ynagog+e had a &4irit o9
in9ir/ity. 0<hether or not there i& an act+a, 4re&ence o9
a de/on o44re&&ing a 6ody 4hy&ica,,y in &ic.ne&& and
di&ea&e- yo+ can 6e &+re the de7i, i& 6ehind the "ho,e
thing.1
*he <ord o9 ?od te,,& +& that "hen Satan i& 9ina,,y
6arred 9ro/ h+/an contact- there "i,, 6e nothing that "i,,
h+rt or de&troy 05e7. 21#41. B+t "e can e(erci&e a+thority
o7er the de7i, and o7er &ic.ne&& and di&ea&e today in the
Na/e o9 @e&+&.
So/eone a&.ed /e- AI9 the de7i, i& 6ehind &ic.ne&&-
"hy i& it that &o/e condition& "i,, re&4ond to /edica,
&cience and can 6e he,4edF $an yo+ treat the de7i, "ith
/edicineFA *he de7i, ,ie& 6ac. o9 e7erything that h+rt&
or de&troy&. %en ha7e ,earned thro+gh e(4eri/entation
that certain thing& e(erci&e a+thority o7er other&.
Penici,,in- 9or in&tance- "i,, e(erci&e a+thority o7er certain
ger/&. B+t the Na/e o9 @e&+& e(erci&e& a+thority o7er
e7erythingI
Wigglesworth ;& Deli!eran(e
S/ith <igg,e&"orth &aid that "hen he 9ir&t recei7ed
a g,ea/ o9 ,ight on the &+6Gect o9 di7ine hea,ing- he and
hi& "i9e decided they "o+,d go a,, o+t. *hey "o+,d tr+&t
?od +nti, they died. *hey "o+,dn;t ta.e any .ind o9
/edicine or &ee a doctor. *hat /ay &o+nd e(tre/e to &o/e-
6+t that "a& their con7iction.
2 &hort ti/e ,ater- <igg,e&"orth 9e,, in the 4+,4it-
do+6,ed +4 "ith a44endiciti&. He "a& ta.en ho/e- and
22 Demons and How To Deal With Them
4eo4,e 4rayed a,, night "ith hi/. <hen /orning ca/e-
he "a& "orn o+t 9ro/ the 4ain and &+99ering. He to,d hi&
"i9e he 6e,ie7ed thi& "a& hi& ho/e ca,,. He 9ina,,y had a
doctor e(a/ine hi/ &o an inE+e&t "o+,dn;t 6e needed. *he
doctor &aid <igg,e&"orth;& a44endi( had 6+r&t and 4oi&on
had &4read thro+gho+t hi& &y&te/. *here "ere no /irac,e
dr+g& 9or it.
He &aid <igg,e&"orth "o+,d die "hether he +nder"ent
an o4eration or not. *he o4eration "o+,d on,y ca+&e hi/
to die /ore ea&i,y. <igg,e&"orth &aid he "a&n;t going to
&+6/it to an o4eration. He "o+,d G+&t die.
8ina,,y the doctor ,e9t. <igg,e&"orth "a& in a &e/i-
con&cio+& condition and "o+,d dri9t a"ay no" and then.
Hi& "i9e "a& do"n&tair& attending to the 4,+/6ing
6+&ine&&. He heard the door o4en- and ,oo.ing +4- he &a"
an e,der,y ,ady a6o+t 82- and a 6oy "ho "a& 14 year& o,d.
He .ne" thi& "o/an con&idered anything that attac.ed
the 4hy&ica, 6ody to 6e o9 the de7i,. He &aid he "o+,d ha7e
arg+ed +nti, doo/&day a6o+t ha7ing a de7i, in hi/- 6+t
they didn;t "ait 9or any arg+/ent.
*he 6oy G+/4ed +4 on the 6ed- d+g hi& 9i&t into
<igg,e&"orth;& &ide- and de/anded the de7i, to co/e o+t
in the Na/e o9 @e&+&. In&tant,y <igg,e&"orth "a& a,,
right. He &aid he got +4 and dre&&ed- "ent do"n&tair&-
a&.ed hi& "i9e i9 there "ere any order& in- and "ent o+t
to do &o/e 4,+/6ing.
<hen the doctor ca/e 6ac.- Po,,y <igg,e&"orth ran
to hi/ and to,d hi/ her h+&6and "a& o+t on a Go6. *he
doctor re/ar.ed that <igg,e&"orth A"o+,d 6e 6ro+ght
6ac. a cor4&e.A In hi& /eeting&- <igg,e&"orth +&ed to &ay
that he "a& that cor4&e.
He &aid a9ter that- he 4rayed 9or 4eo4,e "ith a44en-
diciti& on e7ery continent o9 the earth. He a,"ay& "o+,d
dig hi& 9i&t into their &ide and co//and the de7i, to co/e
o+t in the Na/e o9 @e&+&. He &aid he;d ne7er had a ca&e
Ho" *o :ea, <ith E7i, S4irit& 2)
yet in "hich a 4er&on "a&n;t +4 and dre&&ed in 1 /in+te&.
Do+ can; t arg+e "ith &+cce&&I
2 8+,, ?o&4e, /ini&ter once to,d /e that thi& co+,dn;t
6e tr+e. He &aid i9 a &4irit "ere ca+&ing &ic.ne&&- ho" co+,d
yo+ c+t a &4irit o+t o9 a 4er&onF He noted that 4eo4,e can
6e o4erated on 9or a44endiciti& and a9ter"ard& they;re a,,
right. So he &aid that co+,dn;t 6e the de7i,- 6eca+&e yo+
can; t c+t the de7i, o+t o9 a 4er&on.
*hi& /a.e& /e thin. o9 a 4reacher "ho to,d on the radio
a6o+t a ch+rch /e/6er "ho&e h+&6and "a& a &co+ndre,.
*he /an "o+,d co/e ho/e dr+n. and 6eat her +4. She
.e4t reE+e&ting 4rayer 9or hi/. 'ne ti/e &he ca/e in to
ta,. to thi& /ini&ter. He to,d her &he &ho+,d G+&t .noc.
the Ahe,,A o+t o9 hi/ "ith a 6a,, 6at "hen he ca/e in ,i.e
that. B+t yo+ can; t 1no(1 the de7i, o+t o9 4eo4,e.
Do+ can;t (ut a &4irit o+t o9 a 4er&on either. Det- i9 a
certain 4art o9 the 6ody "ere a99ected 6y a &4irit- then
nat+ra,,y- "hen that 4art "a& c+t o+t there "o+,dn;t 6e
anything 9or the &4irit to a99ect. It i&n;t a /atter o9 c+t -
ting o+t the de7i, > that o+ght to 6e 4,ain eno+gh.
-se /our Authorit&
*he&e &4irit& do o44re&& 4eo4,e- "hate7er .ind o9
&4irit& they are > that i& ho" they o4erate.
*here are degree& o9 de/onic oppression. So/eti/e&
a 4er&on i& /ore o44re&&ed than he i& at other ti/e&. *here
a,&o are degree& o9 possession > a 4er&on can 6e /ore or
,e&& 4o&&e&&ed.
B+t- than. ?od- "e;re the one& "ho ha7e a+thority in
thi& ,i9e. <e can deter/ine- 6y ta.ing ad7antage o9 "hat
6e,ong& to +&- to 6e o7erco/er&- contro,,ed 6y the S4irit.
I "i,, ne7er 9orget "hen the Cord a44eared to /e in
a 7i&ion in 192 in the &tate o9 '.,aho/a. He &aid- AI;/
going to ta,. to yo+ a6o+t the de7i,- de/on&- and de/on
24 Demons and How To Deal With Them
4o&&e&&ion.
*hi& e(4erience ,a&ted a6o+t an ho+r and a ha,9. @e&+&
&tood 6e9ore /e a& I .ne,t. S+dden,y an e7i, &4irit that
,oo.ed ,i.e a /on.ey G+/4ed +4 6et"een +& and ca+&ed
a 6,ac. c,o+d to a44ear. I co+,dn;t &ee @e&+&- 6+t I co+,d
hear Hi/. He .e4t right on ta,.ing. %ean"hi,e- the &4irit
thre" hi& ar/& and ,eg& o+t and ho,,ered in a &hri,, 7oice-
ADa.ety-ya.- ya.ety-ya.- ya.ety-ya..A
He .e4t on acting that "ay and tho+ght& ran thro+gh
/y /ind 9a&ter than /achine g+n 6+,,et& co+,d 9ire.
I tho+ght- Dear .ord7 *'m missing what 0esus is sa&ing
0in&tr+ction He "a& gi7ing /e a6o+t dea,ing "ith the
de7i,1. I heard the &o+nd o9 Hi& 7oice- 6+t I co+,dn;t
di&ting+i&h the "ord& 6eca+&e o9 thi& Aya.ety-ya.A
6+&ine&&. I co+,dn;t &ee @e&+& 6eca+&e the c,o+d "a& there.
*hen I thought Doesn't 0esus 1now% Doesn't He 1now
*'m not hearing Him% Wh& doesn't 0esus do something
about it% Wh& does He allow it%
8ina,,y- in de&4eration- I &4o.e to the &4irit. I &aid-
AI co//and yo+ to &h+t +4 in the Na/e o9 @e&+&IA
<hen I &aid that- he hit the 9,oor ,i.e a &ac. o9 &a,t#
A.er4,o4.A *he dar. c,o+d di&a44eared- and I co+,d &ee
@e&+&. *hen @e&+& &aid &o/ething that a6&o,+te,y
a&toni&hed /e > &o/ething that +4ended /y theo,ogy.
0<e get &o concerned a6o+t theo,ogy that "e /i&& the
Bi6,e.1
@e&+& 4ointed to that ,itt,e 9e,,o" ,ying there 0and not
on,y ,ying there > he "a& &ha.ing a,, o7er- tre/6,ing 9ro/
head to 9oot and "hining1. @e&+& &aid- AI9 yo+ hadn;t done
&o/ething a6o+t that- I co+,dn;t ha7e.A
.isten and reign7 .et it slip b& &ou and be in sla!er&7
In /y a&toni&h/ent- I &aid- ACordI I .no" I
/i&+nder&tood Do+. I;/ &+re I did. Do+ didn;t &ay yo+
(ouldn't" 6 and I 4ointed to that ,itt,e 9e,,o" &ti,, ,ying
there "hi/4ering and &ha.ing a,, o7er > ADo+ &aid Do+
Ho" *o :ea, <ith E7i, S4irit& 2
wouldn't didn;t Do+FA
@e&+& &aid- AI &aid-A > and He 4ointed to hi/ > Ai9
yo+ hadn;t done &o/ething a6o+t that- I (ouldn't."
No" +nder&tand AthatA didn;t inc,+de G+&t the de/onH
it inc,+ded the dar. c,o+d that &h+t o99 the 7i&ion o9 @e&+&
and hea7en. It inc,+ded co//+nication that didn;t get
thro+gh > 4rayer&- or "hate7er.
I &aid- ACord- I .no" &o/ething ha44ened to /e. Do+
didn;t &ay Do+ (ouldn't) Do+ &aid Do+ wouldn't didn;t
Do+FA
2nd 7ery e/4hatica,,y He &aid- ANoI I didn;t &ay I
wouldn't) I &aid I (ouldn't."
A' dear Cord-A I &aid. AI can;t acce4t that. It;& again&t
e7erything I;7e e7er 6e,ie7edI It;& again&t e7erything I;7e
e7er 4reachedIA
I &aid- AI "on;t acce4t any 7i&ion +n,e&& Do+ can 4ro7e
it to /e 9ro/ the Bi6,e > 4artic+,ar,y the Ne" *e&ta/ent.
Do+ &aid in Do+r <ord- '*n the mouth of two or three
witnesses e!er& word ma& be established' A 0%att. 18#161.
:o yo+ thin. He got angry "ith /eF No- He &/i,ed
&o &"eet,y and &aid- AI;,, go yo+ one 6etterH I;,, gi7e yo+
9o+r.A
He &aid- A*here;& no 4,ace in the Ne" *e&ta/ent "here
the $h+rch or $hri&tian 6e,ie7er& are to,d to 4ray again&t
the de7i,. *o 4ray again&t the de7i, i& to "a&te yo+r ti/e.A
<hen He &aid that to /e I &aid- A:ear CordI I;7e
"a&ted &o /+ch ti/eIA
He &aid- "The 3ew Testament tells belie!ers
themsel!es to do something about the de!il. And if the&
don't there won't be an&thing done. *'!e done all *'m e!er
going to do about the de!il."
*hat ca/e a& a rea, &hoc. to /e. ANo"-A He &aid- AI;,,
gi7e yo+ the 9o+r re9erence& "hich 4ro7e that. 8ir&t o9 a,,-
in %atthe" 28- "hen I aro&e 9ro/ the dead- I &aid- 'All
power is gi!en unto me in hea!en and in earth' 0%att.
28 Demons and How To Deal With Them
28#181. *he "ord ;4o"er; /ean& ;a+thority.; A 0I9 yo+
&to44ed reading right there yo+;d &ay- A<hy- dear Cord
@e&+&- Do+ do ha7e a+thority here on the earth.A1
B+t He &aid- AI i//ediate,y de,egated /y a+thority
on earth to the $h+rch.A In %ar. 16 "e are to,d to go into
a,, the "or,dH we're a+thoriBed to do that.
MA12 8:$#,
!3 And he said unto them, Do *e into all the world, and
'rea&h the (os'el to e0er* &reature+
! He that 4elie0eth and is 4a'ti6ed shall 4e sa0ed. 4ut
he that 4elie0eth not shall 4e damned+
!2 And these si(ns shall follow them that 4elie0e. -n m*
name shall the* &ast out de0ils. the* shall s'ea) with new
ton(ues.
!" The* shall ta)e u' ser'ents. and if the* drin) an*
deadl* thin(, it shall not hurt them. the* shall la* hands
on the si&), and the* shall re&o0er+
@e&+& &aid to /e- ANot one ti/e doe& any Ne" *e&ta-
/ent "riter te,, yo+ to 4ray to ?od or to %e- the Cord
@e&+& $hri&t- to do anything a6o+t the de7i,. E7ery &ing,e
ti/e they te,, &ou to do it. /ou're the one "ho ha&
a+thority. /ou're the one "ho;& to r+,e.A
*he ne(t re9erence He ga7e /e "a& @a/e& 4#7# "+ubmit
&oursel!es therefore to 'od. ,esist the de!il and he will
flee from &ou.A
No"- a& @e&+& &aid- yo+ co+,dn;t do that i9 yo+ didn;t
ha7e a+thority o7er the de7i,. @a/e& i& "riting to 6e,ie7er&.
*hi& i& not &o/ething to 6e 9oo,i&h a6o+t. 'ne 4reacher
to,d /e he had the de7i, on the r+n. He &aid the tro+6,e
"a&- he "a& r+nning and the de7i, "a& a9ter hi/.
@a/e& &ay& to re&i&t the de7i, and he "i,, 9,ee. I ,oo.ed
+4 the "ord A9,eeA to get a c,earer .no",edge o9 it. 'ne
&hade o9 /eaning "a& Ato r+n 9ro/ a& i9 in terror.A *he
de7i, "i,, r+n 9ro/ yo+ in terror. %o&t 4eo4,e are r+nning
9ro/ hi/ in terror. *hey;re ta,.ing a6o+t "hat he;& doing
Ho" *o :ea, <ith E7i, S4irit& 27
and ho" he;& .ee4ing the/ &ic. and +n&+cce&&9+,. *hey
gi7e the de7i, do/inion o7er the/. B+t ,et;& ta,. a6o+t
"hat ?od;& <ord &ay&. Cet;& ta,. a6o+t the a+thority "e
ha7e 6eca+&e o9 the Na/e o9 @e&+&.
So/eti/e& 4eo4,e "onder "hy hea7en &ee/& +nrea, to
the/. 0*he de7i, i& trying to 6,ot it o+t.1 *hey "onder "hy
it &ee/& they can;t get thro+gh. 0*he de7i, i& trying to c+t
hea7en o99.1 *hey 4ray and "onder "hy ?od 4er/itted
a certain thing. 0He ha& a,ready &aid 9or yo+ to do
&o/ething a6o+t it.1
*he 9o+rth Scri4t+re i& E4he&ian& 4#27# "3either gi!e
pla(e to the de!il.A @e&+& E+oted that to /e- &aying- A*hat
&i/4,y /ean&- ;:on;t ,et the de7i, ha7e any 4,ace in yo+.; A
He &aid- A*hat /ean& the de7i, can;t ta.e any 4,ace in yo+
+n,e&& yo+ ,et hi/. *hat /ean& yo+;7e got the a+thority.A
So/eti/e& I;,, 4+t +4 "ith thing& "hen I .no" they
o+ght not to 6e. 8ina,,y I;,, 4+t /y 9oot do"n and te,, the
de7i, he;& gone 9ar eno+gh. I te,, hi/ to &to4.
?od &aid in Hi& <ord 9or &ou to re&i&t the de7i,. ?od
i& trying to get +& to e(erci&e "hat rea,,y 6e,ong& to +&.
2nd a,tho+gh "e don;t ha7e a+thority o7er h+/an
&4irit&- any $hri&tian can ta.e a+thority o7er the e7i,
&4irit& behind &+ch hara&&/ent. In the 4ri7acy o9 yo+r o"n
ho/e- yo+ can dea, "ith the &it+ation 6y &aying- ADo+ 9o+,
&4irit that i& o4erating thro+gh So-and-&o 0ca,, their na/e1-
e/6arra&&ing- inti/idating- h+rting- deterring the
/ini&try o9 thi& ch+rch- I co//and yo+ to &to4 in @e&+&;
Na/eIA
Demons in the Chur(h
'ne Penteco&ta, 4a&tor "ho got &o/e o9 /y ta4e& on
thi& &+6Gect &aid three /en in hi& ch+rch had 6een ca+&ing
hi/ tro+6,e. 2,, three "ere 6orn again and 9i,,ed "ith the
Ho,y S4irit- 6+t any6ody can yie,d to the de7i,. *hat
28 Demons and How To Deal With Them
doe&n;t /ean yo+;re +n&a7ed 6eca+&e yo+ yie,d to hi/.
0I9 it did- there "o+,d 6e no one &a7ed todayI1
B+t &o/eti/e&- "hen &o/ething goe& "rong in the
ch+rch- 4eo4,e 6egin to o4erate in the nat+ra,- thin.ing-
Well * don't li1e that or The pastor is e8er(ising too mu(h
authorit&. 2nd then the de7i, "i,, 6ring other tho+ght&
to their /ind&- and 6e9ore ,ong they;re doing the de7i,;&
"or.- trying to +nder/ine the 4a&tor.
*hi& "a& the ca&e "ith the three /en in thi& 4a&tor;&
ch+rch. He had tried to dea, "ith the 4ro6,e/ 6y 6ring-
ing it 6e9ore the ch+rch 6oard and ta,.ing to each o9 the/
indi7id+a,,y. *hat on,y /ade it "or&e. Each o9 the/ had
9riend& "ho "ere going to 9o,,o" the/- re&+,ting in three
di7i&ion& in the ch+rch. *he 4a&tor had a,/o&t de&4aired-
thin.ing- J belie!e *** lea!e. *'m tired of fighting it.
In the 4roce&& o9 ti/e- I had a chance to 7i&it "ith thi&
4a&tor. He &aid- ADo+ .no" "hat I didF I ,i&tened to yo+r
ta4e- &itting there in /y &t+dy. 2nd I got +4 right in /y
&t+dy and &aid- ;Do+ 9o+, de7i,. . . No" I co//and yo+-
&4irit- that i& o4erating thro+gh . . . .; and I ca,,ed each
o9 the three /en;& na/e&- ;creating con9+&ion and di7i&ion
in thi& ch+rch- I co//and yo+ to &to4- in the Na/e o9
@e&+&.; A He &aid- AI G+&t &at 6ac. do"n and &aid- ;B,e&&
?od- that &ett,e& it.; A
He &aid to /e- ABrother Hagin- I "ant yo+ to .no"
that in ten day&; ti/e- thi& &it+ation &traightened o+t.
In 9act- tho&e /en 6eca/e the greate&t a,,ie& I had. *he
one "ho had ca+&ed the /o&t tro+6,e &aid- ;I don;t .no"
"hat in the "or,d got into /e. It &ee/ed ,i.e &o/e .ind
o9 in9,+ence ca/e on /e. B+t- than. ?od- it;& gone. I
"ant yo+ to 9orgi7e /e.; A
Do+ &ee- &o/e .ind o9 in9,+ence had co/e +4on hi/-
and he had 6eg+n to thin. certain "ay&- and 6e9ore he
.ne" it- he had decided- A<e need a ne" 4a&torH thi& one
doe&n;t &+it /e.A 0*he 4a&tor "a&n;t &+44o&ed to &+it hi/
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any"ay. 2 4a&tor i& &+44o&ed to &+it the CordI1
I;/ "e,, &ati&9ied "e ha7e /ore a+thority than "e ha7e
+&ed. I 6e,ie7e the S4irit o9 ?od i& &aying "e;re a6o+t to
co/e to a 4,ace "here /en "i,, o4erate in the S4irit and
&ee in the rea,/ o9 the S4irit /ore than they ha7e in the
4a&t. *here "i,, 6e great 7ictorie&.
No"- I +nder&tand that the de7i, ha& 4o"erH he can do
some thing&. *hat;& not +n&cri4t+ra,. ?od ,ed I&rae, o+t
o9 Egy4t- 2aron thre" do"n hi& rod and the Pharaoh;&
/agician& thre" do"n their rod&- and a,, o9 the rod&
6eca/e &er4ent& 0E(od. 7#111. *ho&e /agician& "ere o9 the
occ+,t. *hey /atched /irac,e 9or /irac,e +4 to a 4oint.
B+t here i& &o/ething I ,i.e# 2aron;& &er4ent &"a,,o"ed
+4 the re&t o9 the/I So don;t 6e concerned "ith "hat the
de7i, /ight do. <e can &"a,,o" +4 hi& "or.& in the Na/e
o9 @e&+&I Ha,,e,+GahI
So/e year& ago- I read a6o+t a Penteco&ta, "o/an /i&-
&ionary "ho "a& /ini&tering in 29rica d+ring the ;)0&. She
"a& ,e9t a,one in the /i&&ion &tation 9or &e7era, day&
6eca+&e o9 a &hortage o9 "or.er&.
:+ring that ti/e- the "itch doctor o9 the 7i,,age
cha,,enged her. He "anted to get rid o9 her. He to,d her-
AI;,, do a 6igger /irac,e than yo+- and i9 I do- yo+ /+&t
,ea7e to"n > c,o&e the /i&&ion do"n and ,ea7e +& a,one.
B+t i9 yo+ do a 6igger /irac,e than I do- "e;,, a,, 9o,,o"
yo+r ?od.A
She didn;t .no" "hat to do. 2ct+a,,y- &he didn;t "ant
to do anything- &he "a& &o a9raid. She "i&hed that the
other /i&&ionary "ere thereH he "o+,d .no" "hat to do.
B+t the ,itt,e 9,oc. "ho had 6een &a7ed 6y their /ini&try
enco+raged her to acce4t the cha,,enge- and &he didn;t
"ant to ,et the/ do"n. She tho+ght- .ord what am *
going to do% What 1ind of mira(le (an * do%
*hey /et at the Citt,e /i&&ion ch+rch. *he "itch doctor
4,aced hi/&e,9 9,at on the 9,oor- ,ying do"n- and entered
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into a &tate o9 /editation d+ring the ne(t 4 /in+te&.
S+dden,y he 6egan to ri&e o99 the 9,oor. He h+ng &+&4ended
in the air- a& high a& the 4+,4it- &tretched o+t ,i.e a t"o-
6y-9o+r 4,an. "here e7ery6ody co+,d &ee hi/.
*he "o/an /i&&ionary tho+ght- Dear 'od how am *
going to top that% What in the world am * going to do%
S+dden,y the S4irit o9 ?od ca/e +4on her 0"hen the
anointing co/e& +4on yo+- &o/eti/e& yo+;,, act "itho+t
thin.ing1- and &he ran +4 to the "itch doctor- ,aid her
hand& on hi& head- and &aid- A$o/e o+t o9 hi/- de7i,- in
the Na/e o9 @e&+&IA
He hit the 9,oor ,i.e a &ac. o9 &a,t- got +4- ran do"n
the ai&,e and o+t the door. Do+ &ee- &he &"a,,o"ed +4 hi&
/irac,eI
*he "itch doctor ca/e 6ac. a "ee. ,ater and &aid- AI;7e
,o&t /y 4o"er. I can;t do anything any/ore.A He "o+nd
+4 getting &a7ed and 9i,,ed "ith the Ho,y S4iritI
'+r thin.ing i& too &/a,,. I9 "e;,, gro" &4irit+a,,y- "e;,,
rea,iBe ?od can .ee4 +&. He "ant& 4eo4,e to gro" &4irit+a,-
,y &o they can &tand on their o"n t"o 9eet. He "ant& the/
to ta.e their 4,ace in $hri&t- .no"ing the Na/e o9 @e&+&
6e,ong& to the/ a& /+ch a& it doe& to the 4reacher or
e7ange,i&t.
<e need to rea,iBe that in o+r e7eryday co/6at > on
the Go6- at ho/e- "here7er "e are > "e;re 9acing the&e
&4irit&. <e ha7e a right to +&e the Na/e o9 @e&+& "here7er
"e are. <e can 4+t the de7i, on the r+nI