This was another subject I was asked to touch on and go over again. But first I have to say... I can't help but often wonder if a lot of these claims are simply trick of the eye or mind over matter. I mentioned last week on my sleep paralysis blog very briefly on shadow people going hand-in-hand with sleep paralysis a lot of the time but I didn't get to touch on it very much but I will discuss it a little more in this article. If you watch all the ghost shows on TV like I know that some people do and they become very much obsessed with it and they go out wanting to investigate on their own so they're wanting to see something. They're not objective enough to be real good about trying to find any other possibilities to debunk the situation. People want to see something so badly when they go want to go swore or these amateurs are investigations where you have to pay to investigate it's hard for a lot of people to be objective. I'm not saying everyone but a good amount. They will refuse to debunk most things. Just because someone tells you a place is haunted doesn't mean that it is. Not to mention do you truthfully want to take the risk of attachments something following you home? It's a big risk to take. It's hard to put something back once you've opened that door. I assure you it is.
But I surely believe they exist and I'm honestly not surprised by the rise in claims. They were a issue when my dad was alive and he dealt with quit a few. They are not easy to get rid of. It's very difficult however, I disagree there's no hope so you have to relocate and hope the entity doesn't follow. I just don't believe my God can ever lose against these. It's written already what their doom is and their time is near and they are scared and trying to grab as many souls as possible. You have to remember I'm a Biblical Demonologist so I look at it from this point of view and I respect everybody's opinion this is just my mine. Some people don't understand there are different kinds of demonology there's even Satanology I had to study back in late 90's when Christian colleges offered courses on Biblical Demonology. It's not a degree, just a certificate of completion after 3 years. But it's hard to find many churches or schools nowadays willing to have someone teach it entirely due to the fact they think it makes them a expert and gives people false hope. It takes more than just a few years of study to deal with anything demonic.
What are Shadow People?
There are such a diverse amount of types. We may never know exactly where these vile entities are from. People are seeing shadow beings all over the world with increasing interest in the subject. Some people feel that they come from inter-dimensional worlds, others think that they are ghosts, and some other people see them as first, they appear only out of the corner of your eye, furtively darting out of view when you turn to look straight at them, but are now gone. Did you really see them? Shaking the image out of your head, you assume that it was a peculiar anomaly of your eyesight, however the feeling still lingers that someone continues to watch you. For weeks, months or years, the fast dark movements in your peripheral vision are dismissed until it finally happens without warning. You see the shadow directly in front of you: face to face, blacker than black, darker than dark, like a void that has punched a hole into the inky fabric of night itself.Sometimes it appears as the mere silhouette of a person, usually male, but generally lacking any other characteristics of gender. There are "hatted" shadow beings, hooded shadows, cloaked ones, and solid or wispy, smoky types.
Some are seen only from the waist up. Others clearly have legs that are seen fleeing from their observers. They dart into corners, through walls, into closets, or behind television sets, bushes, and buildings. Sometimes they simply fade into the dark recesses of the night. Lacking in the description is one common denominator unifying the many different types of shadow people, except that they are "intensely dark". . A number of witnesses believe that shadow people act as benevolent guardians watching us, just as many witnesses have no doubt of the evil soul-wrenching potential of these beings
Red Or Yellow Eyed Shadow People
Very possibly the most frightening of all shadow people experiences is that of the red/yellow eyed entity. This shadow person is described as having glowing red or glowing yellow eyes which cause the the person to feel paralysis and extreme terror. They have been described as the embodiment of "pure evil." Some claim they were wide awake and cross paths with one of these and they felt nothing but fear and paralysis they literally could not move others passed out due to the horrible vibes that these things tend to omit. All evil (in my humble opinion) are often found in a place where a lot of sadness and depression is going on or a tragic death had occurred. Or attach themselves to someone who is having reoccurring trauma, any type of verbal or physical abuse, drugs, alcohol, murder, rape, etc. It has been reported that these guys are to blame for SUNDS (Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome). A lot of these beings tend to feed upon negative energies within the home. It has also been known that they follow people for a few days up to several years!
Hooded/Cloaked/Hat Man
The Hat Man is a peculiar human-like being described earlier. While the experiences and description of this type of entity closely matches that of the plain shadow person, there are noticeable differences. The most notable and obvious being the inclusion of a wide brimmed hat as witnessed, or the being will be wearing a hood. Many say The Hat Man seems to exhibit a large degree of curiosity towards the witnesses involved in sighting it. There have been many claims and reports of dread and/or paralysis associated with this one too. I've witnessed these two types I'm describing many times in my life sadly involved with cases or helping personal friends and being harassed myself by them at one point to scare me off cases. People see shadow people during sleep paralysis almost 80% of the time I believe. You can find thousands of claims on this on the Internet. And YouTube has many videos about this as well. Feel free to research this. You'll see it's running rampant.
After doing some digging I came across this information: Frederick van Eeden, the 19th century philosopher who coined the term “lucid dream,” writes that his lucid-control dreams are often followed inexplicably by “demon dreams.” He does not elaborate anywhere in his writings, leaving us only with that haunting phrase. Expert Scott Sparrow writes that at the height of his experimentation with lucid dreams, “all kinds of angry people began showing up in my dreams, and turning rather demonic to boot.” This makes now two experts who are separated by well over a century noticing a correlation between controlling their lucid dreams and the appearance of “demons” and angry dream figures.
The following are some experiences people are sharing I found on random forums. You can find thousands of them and people sharing experiences they had as well.....
"I had visitations as a child from age of 4 until I was 12, it occured on a nightly basis. I remember being terrified of going to bed because I knew what awaited me. My experiences did not occur while I was asleep however. I would wake each night at whatever time and see it without fail, dark and looming, either heading towards my bed, walking away from it or usually standing beside it. Each time I would be fully awake. I will never be able to describe the sheer terror I felt each night. I would will myself not to move or make a sound, terrified that if I did, it would somehow encourage this being to touch or attack me. I would will myself back to sleep, it's amazing what unearthly terror can do. I am relieved to say it never touched me once. I think I would have remembered if it had. I shared a large room with my sister and two other cousins during this period of my life and no one else ever saw this dark entity. I quit talking about it out of fear of being ridiculed by the adults in the home who did not believe me. Yet they discussed other supernatural events that happened in the home with ease. I didn't understand why my pleas for help were shrugged off.
I once shared my experiences with someone I view as my mentor. He had similar experiences as a child. His thoughts on this issue were interesting. He told me I was never touched because of "Fear" and that mirrors are often very fearful things and that these "creatures" were remnants of our energy form of what we might call "darkness". I'm sure most would find this hard to understand or accept but it's his take on it and I respect that.
Needless to say, I am happy these visitations stopped. An old great-grandmother was visiting and I shared my experiences and fears with her. She encouraged me to pray and put a bible under my pillow at night, which I definitely started doing that very night. Voila! I never saw it again."
"Hello to everyone
"My experience coincides perfectly with this thread. My first experience was about a month ago or so during the early AM hours when my partner just left for work. It occured within the next 20 minutes after he left, but ONLY lasted a few minutes, I Think. The second experience was worse and it happened a few days ago. My partner left for work at the PM hour I was in bed proceeding to go back to sleep when I was stuck in that awake/ asleep stage. I sensed something coming to the room and in my mind I KNEW it was happening again. The shadow is male, it feels male but not familiar to "our kind". I was lying in bed it sat next to my hip, both our hippings touching. At this point I was already paralysed, unable to move. I also get a very drowsy feeling inside me, a very heavy pressure over me. My eyes get so heavy to the point they feel they will close at any moment. The shadow leaned inward towards me, I could never ever see its face only from the waist down, my head can't hold up enough to see a face and even when I did it was blurred out. This thing drew itself closer to me not saying anything, I could feel its chest on mine and its face before me... My eyes were looking down, as my head felt too heavy to even lift. At this point in my head I told myself to say " God please help me God" But the words just could not form out of me. Instead I was able to barely and very heavily may I add, lift my right hand almost in slow motion, and pushed this thing away on the face. I pushed and I litterally said " no no no no ". After which THAT is what woke me up. Immediately after waking, I felt very light, the heavy pressure was lifted and I knew it was gone... I just did not know for how long. I truly do not wish for this thing to ever visit me again ever. The worst feeling in my life so far is being immobilized by this force. Please if anyone can reply to this I would appreciate it. Indeed I am taking the "smudging" idea seriously... My partner and I will do this soon. Does anyone else know of anything else that can be done?"
There are hundreds of testimonies online. Some so very disturbing. But like I said about sleep paralysis just keep repeating the name of Jesus even if you can't speak think it in your head and they will flee. When you research this you'll read so many testimonies claiming that it worked. What do people think about that when people say that was the only thing that worked but many people disagree? It's just one of those things no one really has solid answers to yet. Because of what my faith is I'm not surprised it works but everybody's different.
I hope this has help you.
Written By Jennifer L Auld
Looking inside the spiritual & literary worlds
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Bigfoot Aliens, Catching Ghosts, and Ralph Sarchie
By Reverend Mark Hunnemann
Sometimes there is truth to the warning of the ‘slippery slope.’ For example, the longer (and more people) disregard God’s Word about not contacting the spirit realm, then the further away from reality they tend to get. Once you begin ‘sliding down’ the slope of spiritism then a spirit of delusion begins to take over. The bible warns about a delusional spirit descending upon mankind in the last days. What were once vices are now virtues. Weirdness and implausibility appear to the deluded mind to be cool and even rational. There is a triplet of issues, amongst many, that I’d like to use as Exhibits of this slippery slope into folly/danger.
It is becoming increasingly popular to connect Bigfoot with Aliens. Because Bigfoot activity is often attended with UFO sightings, and because of the seeming difficulty to collect Bigfoot evidence, and because they are also linked to all sort of paranormal phenomena, some folks are beginning to theorize that Aliens are the origin and cause of this Cryptic ‘thing’. Hence, we now have a conjunction of two phenomena which used to be viewed as distinct.
This theory does take into serious consideration the very frequent association of Bigfoot activity with paranormal activity. Of course, many other Bigfoot researchers see them simply as a natural phenomenon….purely biological. But the weakness there is the inability to explain how or why Bigfoot activity is shrouded in paranormal activity.
So, in order to explain the phenomena, some researchers are looking to an Alien/UFO connection. This may make sense to them but I think it is part and parcel of the delusional thinking…and the slippery slope.
There is an excellent site on Facebook called “Ancient Aliens Debunked”. I mention this because there is strong evidence that both of these phenomena are demonic. Once you ‘peer behind the veil’ of both Bigfoot and Alien sightings, the paranormal activity associated with both can best be explained by demonic activity.
Once you fully grasp the Angel of Light Principle, then it has tremendous explanatory power. Satan/demons can appear as ANYTHING….including Bigfoot or Aliens!
TWC has a TV show in which they claim to be the first team to capture a ghost. These guys profess to be Christian in their convictions. However, when they are about to pray the leader usually says something like, “Let’s first fist bump the Big Man.” A slip of the tongue? Given the widespread deficient understanding of God’s character, I’m not sure….I certainly would not want to speak that way of the Holy Lord of Glory—a God of consuming fire-- who is the creator and judge of heaven and earth.
Okay, what do we make of this unprecedented attempt to capture a ghost? First, they haven’t actually caught anything yet. I mentioned the slippery slope earlier. There are thousands of groups in the US, and numerous TV shows, which are devoted to validating or debunking paranormal claims. These shows are meant to entertain, and the law of diminishing returns begins to apply—need something new…something further ‘out there’. In other words, slipping down the slope.
I have to ask you this: what sense does it make to try to capture an alleged soul/spirit? What makes them think that a box—no matter how many bells and whistles it has—can contain a spirit?
Most cultures from the dawn of history up til today, are respectful or even fearful of these entities. They might try to repel them but not capture them!
On one show these professing Christians were convinced that the entity they were trying to capture was demonic. Slippery slope. What kind of ‘maggot in the brain’ type thinking would it take to even think of attempting to capture a demon? A spirit who is pure evil and exceedingly more powerful than they/us…it SHOULD appear as pure madness to try to capture an unclean spirit. Is it not against the spirit of the Word that tells us in Jude and 2 Peter to not show disrespect to Satan/demons? They are using earthly means to try to fight a spiritual battle.
It grieves me to say this but a powerful delusion has settled upon the paranormal community due to its persistently disobeying Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18.
I am acutely aware of my own failures and brokenness, so I don’t want to seem as coming across as harsh. However, if we have to wait until we are perfect before we are allowed to steer folks away from serious danger, then nobody will be able to cry ‘halt’ when they see someone about to fall off a cliff. Or down a slippery slope.
Ralph Sarchie. Of the many demonologists out there, he has been catapulted almost overnight into the center of a lot of attention. I have no doubt that Ralph is a godly man and anointed in his ministry. If you are not aware, he and his team are on TV as well.
My concern is two-fold: he believes in trapped spirits, and the manner in which he cleanses homes. It distresses me how quickly and capriciously he comes to the conclusion that some spirits are human. But once you step on the earthbound spirit slope, then you are bound to slip.
But of greater concern at the moment is how he, too, dismisses the command to not disrespect the diabolical. Whatever his personality or background as a cop, that must be brought under the Lordship of Christ. It is not uncommon for Sarchie to provoke demons by demeaning them or cussing them. I cringe when he calls them cowards and uses profanity in his provocation.
Speaking of the slippery slope, of the thousands of folks who are coming under his influence, how many other budding demonologists will adopt his profane provocation, or take it a step further? Once you cuss a demon, where will it lead to? Jude and 2 Peter warn us for a reason.
The way to avoid slipping down the slippery slope is to stay away from the slope!
Mark Hunnemann is the author of Seeing Ghosts Through God's Eyes: A Worldview Analysis of Earthbound Spirits. It's also available in eBook format.
Sometimes there is truth to the warning of the ‘slippery slope.’ For example, the longer (and more people) disregard God’s Word about not contacting the spirit realm, then the further away from reality they tend to get. Once you begin ‘sliding down’ the slope of spiritism then a spirit of delusion begins to take over. The bible warns about a delusional spirit descending upon mankind in the last days. What were once vices are now virtues. Weirdness and implausibility appear to the deluded mind to be cool and even rational. There is a triplet of issues, amongst many, that I’d like to use as Exhibits of this slippery slope into folly/danger.
It is becoming increasingly popular to connect Bigfoot with Aliens. Because Bigfoot activity is often attended with UFO sightings, and because of the seeming difficulty to collect Bigfoot evidence, and because they are also linked to all sort of paranormal phenomena, some folks are beginning to theorize that Aliens are the origin and cause of this Cryptic ‘thing’. Hence, we now have a conjunction of two phenomena which used to be viewed as distinct.
This theory does take into serious consideration the very frequent association of Bigfoot activity with paranormal activity. Of course, many other Bigfoot researchers see them simply as a natural phenomenon….purely biological. But the weakness there is the inability to explain how or why Bigfoot activity is shrouded in paranormal activity.
So, in order to explain the phenomena, some researchers are looking to an Alien/UFO connection. This may make sense to them but I think it is part and parcel of the delusional thinking…and the slippery slope.
There is an excellent site on Facebook called “Ancient Aliens Debunked”. I mention this because there is strong evidence that both of these phenomena are demonic. Once you ‘peer behind the veil’ of both Bigfoot and Alien sightings, the paranormal activity associated with both can best be explained by demonic activity.
Once you fully grasp the Angel of Light Principle, then it has tremendous explanatory power. Satan/demons can appear as ANYTHING….including Bigfoot or Aliens!
TWC has a TV show in which they claim to be the first team to capture a ghost. These guys profess to be Christian in their convictions. However, when they are about to pray the leader usually says something like, “Let’s first fist bump the Big Man.” A slip of the tongue? Given the widespread deficient understanding of God’s character, I’m not sure….I certainly would not want to speak that way of the Holy Lord of Glory—a God of consuming fire-- who is the creator and judge of heaven and earth.
Okay, what do we make of this unprecedented attempt to capture a ghost? First, they haven’t actually caught anything yet. I mentioned the slippery slope earlier. There are thousands of groups in the US, and numerous TV shows, which are devoted to validating or debunking paranormal claims. These shows are meant to entertain, and the law of diminishing returns begins to apply—need something new…something further ‘out there’. In other words, slipping down the slope.
I have to ask you this: what sense does it make to try to capture an alleged soul/spirit? What makes them think that a box—no matter how many bells and whistles it has—can contain a spirit?
Most cultures from the dawn of history up til today, are respectful or even fearful of these entities. They might try to repel them but not capture them!
On one show these professing Christians were convinced that the entity they were trying to capture was demonic. Slippery slope. What kind of ‘maggot in the brain’ type thinking would it take to even think of attempting to capture a demon? A spirit who is pure evil and exceedingly more powerful than they/us…it SHOULD appear as pure madness to try to capture an unclean spirit. Is it not against the spirit of the Word that tells us in Jude and 2 Peter to not show disrespect to Satan/demons? They are using earthly means to try to fight a spiritual battle.
It grieves me to say this but a powerful delusion has settled upon the paranormal community due to its persistently disobeying Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18.
I am acutely aware of my own failures and brokenness, so I don’t want to seem as coming across as harsh. However, if we have to wait until we are perfect before we are allowed to steer folks away from serious danger, then nobody will be able to cry ‘halt’ when they see someone about to fall off a cliff. Or down a slippery slope.
Ralph Sarchie. Of the many demonologists out there, he has been catapulted almost overnight into the center of a lot of attention. I have no doubt that Ralph is a godly man and anointed in his ministry. If you are not aware, he and his team are on TV as well.
My concern is two-fold: he believes in trapped spirits, and the manner in which he cleanses homes. It distresses me how quickly and capriciously he comes to the conclusion that some spirits are human. But once you step on the earthbound spirit slope, then you are bound to slip.
But of greater concern at the moment is how he, too, dismisses the command to not disrespect the diabolical. Whatever his personality or background as a cop, that must be brought under the Lordship of Christ. It is not uncommon for Sarchie to provoke demons by demeaning them or cussing them. I cringe when he calls them cowards and uses profanity in his provocation.
Speaking of the slippery slope, of the thousands of folks who are coming under his influence, how many other budding demonologists will adopt his profane provocation, or take it a step further? Once you cuss a demon, where will it lead to? Jude and 2 Peter warn us for a reason.
The way to avoid slipping down the slippery slope is to stay away from the slope!
Mark Hunnemann is the author of Seeing Ghosts Through God's Eyes: A Worldview Analysis of Earthbound Spirits. It's also available in eBook format.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Dalai Lama: Quotes on Happiness & Peace
Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama. In 1950, at 16, His Holiness was called upon to assume full political power as Head of State and Government when Tibet was threatened by the might of China. In 1959 he was forced into exile in India after the Chinese military occupation of Tibet and has presided over the Tibetan Government-in-Exile since then. In 1989 His Holiness was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because he has consistently has opposed the use of violence in his struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He has instead advocated peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people and has come forward with constructive and forward-looking proposals for the solution of international conflicts, human rights issues, and global environmental problems.
Dalai Lama Quotes on Happiness and Peace
The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren't born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities- warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes more meaningful and more peaceful-- happier.
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
Although I personally believe that our human nature is fundamentally gentle and compassionate, I feel it is not enough that this is our underlying nature; we must also develop an appreciation and awareness of that fact.
Dalai Lama Quotes on Finding Happiness
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others.
Happiness is determined more by the state of one's mind than by one's external conditions, circumstances or events--at least once one's basic survival needs are met.
Happiness can be achieved through the systematic training of our hearts and minds, through reshaping our attitudes and outlook.
As long as there is a lack of the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, no matter what external facilities or conditions you have, they will never give you the feeling of joy and happiness that you are seeking. On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality, a calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, then even if you lack various external facilities that you would normally consider necessary for happiness, it is still possible to live a happy and joyful life.
Dalai Lama Quotes on Compassion and Happiness
If you wish to overcome that feeling of isolation and loneliness, I think your underlying attitude makes a tremendous difference. And approaching others with the thought of compassion in your mind is the best way to do this.
My basic belief is that you first need to understand the usefulness of compassion. That's the key factor. Once you realize the usefulness of compassion, you immediately develop an attraction towards it, a willingness to cultivate it.
Within all beings there is a seed of perfection. However, compassion is required to activate that seed which is in our hearts and minds.
Despite the fact that the process of relating to others might involve hardship, quarrels, and cursing, we have to maintain an attitude of friendship and warmth in order to lead a way of life in which there is enough interaction with people to enjoy a happy life.
Dalai Lama Quotes on Suffering and Happiness
The reason why reflection of suffering is so important is because there is a possibility of a way out. There is a possibility of freedom from suffering. According to Buddhist thought, the root causes of suffering are ignorance, craving and hatred. By generating insight into the true nature of reality and eliminating afflictive states of mind such as craving and hatred, one can achieve a completely purified state of mind, free from suffering.
We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things and sometimes taking things too personally.
I think to a large extent whether you suffer depends on how you respond to a given situation.
There may be a variety of ways that one might deal with the feeling that one's suffering is unfair. I've already spoken of the importance of accepting suffering as a natural fact of human existence. In general, if we carefully examine any given situation in a very unbiased and honest way, we will realize that to a large extent we are also responsible to the unfolding of events.
Dalai Lama happiness is characterized by peace, compassion, and loving kindness, and still it is strong enough to stand firmly against hatred and intolerance.
Thanks to http://www.happylifeu.com/DalaiLamaHappiness.html for this inspiring article.
Monday, February 8, 2016
My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge...
Hosea...the Story of an Adulterous Nation
This blog is designed to help you the reader understand some very crucial aspects that even I have to admit I was shocked at to say the least. This is the result of a very powerful family deliverance session on 01.30.16. What I am about to discuss was not only shocking to me but to those who also witnessed the event to what took place had to be witnessed to be believed!
There has been a long standing belief within my me due to training and cases that innocence is protected by God the Father. So I have always felt that somewhere around age of twelve is when we become accountable to God for our actions within our life, thus the transition from childhood to adulthood starts to takes place. It's probably not totally disassociated from puberty, where there is a consciousness of one's own impulses, feelings, drives, desires, and therefore sinful attitudes and passions, and whatever else starts to emerge.
With that stated and what was witnessed as a result of exorcism now changes my mind. I have researched and determined that there is no "age of accountability" identified in scripture, as such. There is nothing in the Bible that says, "Here is the age and from here on you are responsible!" I think the reason for that is because children mature at different paces within their lives. That would be true from culture to culture, and from age to age in history.
Therefore, this blog is going to serve as a very powerful warning and ties into my past blogs about “Who has demons” which I pointed out every human being does until they go through Exorcism and Deliverance. There is a very powerful verse in the bible that I have discussed many times before in my blog series. As the reader you need to take this very stern warning from this day forward. Hosea 4:6 KJV states the following. God instructed the prophet Hosea to record these very powerful words about an adulterous nation, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
As a result of what happened and the warnings about playing around in the paranormal realm thus creating Witchcraft aspects and that how the times have changed and we are seeing end times warnings on all sides if you look properly. My team was present for yet another twist in the kingdom of evils’ plan to destroy the lives of God's people. I helped a member of Christ Jesus regain strength to hold victory and change the outcome of another lineage for the Kingdom of God.
In this case the innocent children were very much plagued with demonic spirits and needed to go through a powerful deliverance session each for themselves. Innocence you say is protected by God... Not held accountable before God.... This statement many say is true an it would be true if the child did not understand that sinning is wrong and coupled with family curses. But that is not the case!
Most children have an understanding at a young age. Well let me tell you all about what happened on 01.30.16. This not only broke my heart it opened my eyes even further to the master plan happening all around us as humans. I cannot get this blog and warning out fast enough!
As a result of sins from lineage in both the Father and Mother I ended up working on an eight-year-old child, who the demons already had attacked and taken hold of him. They made this young boy do unspeakable things, let me just say it involved Bestiality. The older sister who was an eleven-year-old child herself who faced massive rejection and lack of love from the mother. This young girl who was attacked and gave her ability to not see them on her family was clearly being shown the Demonic forces that were present.
Upon entering the home to help and assist this family the young woman was shooting daggers at not only myself but my team members as we entered. She was holding up a fork by her face with the prongs facing me as I sat in a chair across from her talking about God and what was happening. Understand she has been fighting to be the mom (as the mom checked out) in a family where she should still be a little girl.
Now what I am about to say will blow your mind as it did mine. I started to speak about the love of God to the newborn who is just 7 WEEKS OLD CHILD and is underweight. I then went to anoint, pray over and bind spirits off the 7-week-old baby who about broke her neck to look at me with eyes that wanted to kill me!
Just the sound of my voice sent this infant into fits! She followed just me around the room. I then asked my assistant to help and anoint the child with blessed oil. My assistant anointed her 2xs and she spit up and coughed. Her eyes were rolling back in her head and her breathing patterns changed 3xs.
I literally put the bible gently upon the infants’ head and she sat up right with her hand on my assistant’s shoulder, as if she were 6 months old staring at me in the eye. With the bible upon her head gently speaking words over her in the name of Christ Jesus. Her eyes rolled outward in opposite directions at one point and they became snake eyes – slits just like snakes have! Folks I have never seen anything like it. Incredible is what I can say. After the bible was removed off her head, the 7- week-old-child tensed up her face turned bright red, grunted and fell asleep.
The husband had to be helped and when the proper prayer work was completed Lucifer, Lilith then Beelzebub flew up screaming at me saying this to me, “WHO THE F#@^ DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WE’VE BEEN GIVEN THIS ONE BEFORE YOU WERE CREATED MAN OF GOD! THIS ONE IS OURS!”
All went well God prevailed and all were set free including the eight and eleven-year-old children as well. I’m sharing this so you will realize it doesn’t matter how old your kids are they are not hands- off to the demonic! The witchcraft done by the ancestors, coupled with their own witchcraft sins and multiple cursed items (removed 3 garbage bags) within the home gave them legal right to the entire family!
People, your children did not ask for this torment and that is why it is so important to get your house together and on the same page. God will not let a house divided stand forever. Repent and anoint your children and plead the blood of Christ Jesus over them, and your family, and get your lives right with God. It’s the only way. The children are being handed over and it’s up to the parents to fight for them!
Rev. Bradley Luoma
This blog is designed to help you the reader understand some very crucial aspects that even I have to admit I was shocked at to say the least. This is the result of a very powerful family deliverance session on 01.30.16. What I am about to discuss was not only shocking to me but to those who also witnessed the event to what took place had to be witnessed to be believed!
There has been a long standing belief within my me due to training and cases that innocence is protected by God the Father. So I have always felt that somewhere around age of twelve is when we become accountable to God for our actions within our life, thus the transition from childhood to adulthood starts to takes place. It's probably not totally disassociated from puberty, where there is a consciousness of one's own impulses, feelings, drives, desires, and therefore sinful attitudes and passions, and whatever else starts to emerge.
With that stated and what was witnessed as a result of exorcism now changes my mind. I have researched and determined that there is no "age of accountability" identified in scripture, as such. There is nothing in the Bible that says, "Here is the age and from here on you are responsible!" I think the reason for that is because children mature at different paces within their lives. That would be true from culture to culture, and from age to age in history.
Therefore, this blog is going to serve as a very powerful warning and ties into my past blogs about “Who has demons” which I pointed out every human being does until they go through Exorcism and Deliverance. There is a very powerful verse in the bible that I have discussed many times before in my blog series. As the reader you need to take this very stern warning from this day forward. Hosea 4:6 KJV states the following. God instructed the prophet Hosea to record these very powerful words about an adulterous nation, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
As a result of what happened and the warnings about playing around in the paranormal realm thus creating Witchcraft aspects and that how the times have changed and we are seeing end times warnings on all sides if you look properly. My team was present for yet another twist in the kingdom of evils’ plan to destroy the lives of God's people. I helped a member of Christ Jesus regain strength to hold victory and change the outcome of another lineage for the Kingdom of God.
In this case the innocent children were very much plagued with demonic spirits and needed to go through a powerful deliverance session each for themselves. Innocence you say is protected by God... Not held accountable before God.... This statement many say is true an it would be true if the child did not understand that sinning is wrong and coupled with family curses. But that is not the case!
Most children have an understanding at a young age. Well let me tell you all about what happened on 01.30.16. This not only broke my heart it opened my eyes even further to the master plan happening all around us as humans. I cannot get this blog and warning out fast enough!
As a result of sins from lineage in both the Father and Mother I ended up working on an eight-year-old child, who the demons already had attacked and taken hold of him. They made this young boy do unspeakable things, let me just say it involved Bestiality. The older sister who was an eleven-year-old child herself who faced massive rejection and lack of love from the mother. This young girl who was attacked and gave her ability to not see them on her family was clearly being shown the Demonic forces that were present.
Upon entering the home to help and assist this family the young woman was shooting daggers at not only myself but my team members as we entered. She was holding up a fork by her face with the prongs facing me as I sat in a chair across from her talking about God and what was happening. Understand she has been fighting to be the mom (as the mom checked out) in a family where she should still be a little girl.
Now what I am about to say will blow your mind as it did mine. I started to speak about the love of God to the newborn who is just 7 WEEKS OLD CHILD and is underweight. I then went to anoint, pray over and bind spirits off the 7-week-old baby who about broke her neck to look at me with eyes that wanted to kill me!
Just the sound of my voice sent this infant into fits! She followed just me around the room. I then asked my assistant to help and anoint the child with blessed oil. My assistant anointed her 2xs and she spit up and coughed. Her eyes were rolling back in her head and her breathing patterns changed 3xs.
I literally put the bible gently upon the infants’ head and she sat up right with her hand on my assistant’s shoulder, as if she were 6 months old staring at me in the eye. With the bible upon her head gently speaking words over her in the name of Christ Jesus. Her eyes rolled outward in opposite directions at one point and they became snake eyes – slits just like snakes have! Folks I have never seen anything like it. Incredible is what I can say. After the bible was removed off her head, the 7- week-old-child tensed up her face turned bright red, grunted and fell asleep.
The husband had to be helped and when the proper prayer work was completed Lucifer, Lilith then Beelzebub flew up screaming at me saying this to me, “WHO THE F#@^ DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WE’VE BEEN GIVEN THIS ONE BEFORE YOU WERE CREATED MAN OF GOD! THIS ONE IS OURS!”
All went well God prevailed and all were set free including the eight and eleven-year-old children as well. I’m sharing this so you will realize it doesn’t matter how old your kids are they are not hands- off to the demonic! The witchcraft done by the ancestors, coupled with their own witchcraft sins and multiple cursed items (removed 3 garbage bags) within the home gave them legal right to the entire family!
People, your children did not ask for this torment and that is why it is so important to get your house together and on the same page. God will not let a house divided stand forever. Repent and anoint your children and plead the blood of Christ Jesus over them, and your family, and get your lives right with God. It’s the only way. The children are being handed over and it’s up to the parents to fight for them!
Rev. Bradley Luoma
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Sleep Paralysis Or Visitors?
I've been receiving a good amount of emails and questions as well on this. I just haven't had time to really delve into it. It's nothing new, most have at least heard of it. Now I've written on this topic before so I guess you could consider this just more information, new information/cases and reports and honestly just more updates to keep this subject going. Too many people suffer in silence out of fear. Now I do believe there is a sleep disorder called Sleep Paralysis however, I do feel a good amount of these claims is demonic visitation possibly. This is just my humble opinion. This phenomena continues to keep rising and more and more people are coming forward. It's certainly not slowing down that's for sure. And demons love the dark like when I say they "hug the shadows" that's where they are in the darkest of places. That's one thing I kind of just wanted to throw out there that has been a pattern over the last two decades. A lot of people see shadow people during paralysis too. They almost go hand in hand. I truly feel they are demons because of the horrifying feeling that they omit. Not to mention the danger of reports I'm seeing that they have/are causing physical harm.
Other countries have similar folklore about sleep paralysis. In Swedish folklore, it is said that it's caused by a supernatural creature similar to a werewolf, called a Mare. In Turkey, they believe the classic story of a demon visiting during sleep. A demon, most commonly known as Djinn, holds you down and will begin to strangle you. Some also say they hear the voice of Djinn. In Chinese culture, sleep paralysis is known as pinyin, which literally translates to "ghost pressing on body". "The Old Hag", is a British and North American lore. She sits on her victim's chest at night making breathing difficult. Plus the Incubus and Succubus theory. The stories are very similar, all pointing to something paranormal. There really aren't any reasonable or scientific explanations for sleep paralysis at this time. Sleep paralysis is still being researched.
Sleep Paralysis Causes
Just why or how it happens isn't clear. Researchers believe sleep paralysis is caused by a disturbed rapid eye movement because it mostly happens as people are falling into or coming out of REM sleep. During that stage, their brains normally paralyze their muscles anyway so they don't act out their dreams. But during sleep paralysis, the sleeper is awake, or half awake, and is very much aware she cannot move. You can see things around you but your paralyzed . 2 minutes can feel like 2 hours in paralysis. I went thru this myself for almost 4 years. So I understand what people say when they are so upset because it was so real and seeing these creatures running around things getting in your face and your terrified! But you can't do anything but pray. Even if you can't say it out loud say it over and over in your mind that "in the name of Jesus you must depart". From what I've researched it works if your faith is there. It seems to fear anything Holy in the cases I did and/or reviewed or maybe counseled on. It's not easy to find many people to talk shop about this because they most likely think I'm crazy but I do have a few people that will come to me and I will go to them as they have the same calling is I do and all the old people could possibly understand
Studies show that between 25% and 50% of Americans have had sleep paralysis at least once. Many people who have it also have narcolepsy, in which they fall asleep uncontrollably. Sleep experts believe sleep paralysis might be partly genetic which makes sense too.
Satan is the master of the mind and that's the first thing he and his demons attack, you're mind. They can manipulate thinking patterns by taking something minor put it in your head creating a Sandcastle out of a piece of sand. Fear is not of God. Many people who have an unhealthy fears need to know this. Don't let the enemy rob you of happiness and peace. No one has to be perfect and without sin in order to love Jesus Christ and follow his teachings. I'd be a liar if I even began to say I sin very little or I'm sin free. There's nothing in the bible that stipulates a sinner can't love and choose to worship God and move past mistakes and repent. I wasn't asleep when it happened..The following are testimonies I found at thejesusalien.com
"I was totally conscious and weird thing about it is i was on the 10 floor and i saw lights passing by as if it was a car, but i was too high up for car lights, on top of it, there was no parking lot or road at my window. So i go back to my bed to lie down and fall asleep but i felt like something was there so i couldnt really sleep. next thing you know not even 1 minute after i lied down something paralyzed me, i couldnt move, scream, nothing, the only thing i could do was move my eyes.. i looked at the wall in front of me, and the middle of the wall started looking like (when someone takes a picture and you see those purple blue spots) flashes, then it started filling up the whole wall and as soon as it filled up the wall, i saw this huge hooded figure in the middle of the wall taking up the wall top to bottom. i couldnt see anything in the hood just a black bottomless pit like face. at this time i was praying to god or to whoever is up there because this wasnt the first time IT helped me.. whoever it is. i prayed and prayed until the demon le go and i broke free of the paralyzing. i ran out of the room, but as i ran out of the room, the door felt like there was a sheet of ice on it when i walked through it. chills ran up my WHOLE BODY. i ran out the apartment looked back once to see if it was still following me luckily i didnt see anything because if i saw something that day chasing me after that incident i wouldn't be normal today. thank god for blessing me and giving me the strength to ward off the evils that may."
"i also go through the same encounter and also my work col-liq Richard, normally i can sense when it going to happen, i get into this deep sleep and gets me tired and exhausted after a few minutes i just dose off then suddenly some presses me, cant move or even scream but in my mind i am screaming and moving, i scream the name of Jesus inwardly 3 times ,the 1st time i scream Jesus it presses more then the 3rd time it leaves
i believe in the name and it helps me bigtime"
"I have had this same feeling since the age of eleven. It has happened to me over and over again, sometimes all night long. The number of times must be in the thousands by now. The only difference is I have is that mine is very violent, it feels like they are choking me or trying to rip off my head. and it doesn’t happen when I’m sleeping. It happens right before I fall asleep. It feels like my eyes are being forced shut and once they are the torture begins. I have went through a couple sleep studies and they found nothing. I have seen faces, heard voices, seen lights, And when I try to pray sometimes it wont let me remember the words. I feel crazy. I try not to tell people but when I wake up screaming or jumping out of bed, its kinda hard to hide. I have always felt like it was demons. No matter where I move it follows me. Please if you know how I can get rid of this HELP ME."
If you research this on the Internet you will find hundreds if not thousands of testimonials similar to these if not much worse. And of course everybody has different opinions and they should be respected. But we should never mock somebody in fear of something even if you don't believe in it. It can really be very damaging because they will always fear to ever try to seek any kind of help. I've heard horror stories how people have been treated.
I hope I've been able to shed some more light on this subject and I'll be posting about it more. Just remember the darkness fears the light of God. These entities cannot stand Jesus Christ and obviously there must be a reason for it.
Written By Jennifer L Auld
Other countries have similar folklore about sleep paralysis. In Swedish folklore, it is said that it's caused by a supernatural creature similar to a werewolf, called a Mare. In Turkey, they believe the classic story of a demon visiting during sleep. A demon, most commonly known as Djinn, holds you down and will begin to strangle you. Some also say they hear the voice of Djinn. In Chinese culture, sleep paralysis is known as pinyin, which literally translates to "ghost pressing on body". "The Old Hag", is a British and North American lore. She sits on her victim's chest at night making breathing difficult. Plus the Incubus and Succubus theory. The stories are very similar, all pointing to something paranormal. There really aren't any reasonable or scientific explanations for sleep paralysis at this time. Sleep paralysis is still being researched.
Sleep Paralysis Causes
Just why or how it happens isn't clear. Researchers believe sleep paralysis is caused by a disturbed rapid eye movement because it mostly happens as people are falling into or coming out of REM sleep. During that stage, their brains normally paralyze their muscles anyway so they don't act out their dreams. But during sleep paralysis, the sleeper is awake, or half awake, and is very much aware she cannot move. You can see things around you but your paralyzed . 2 minutes can feel like 2 hours in paralysis. I went thru this myself for almost 4 years. So I understand what people say when they are so upset because it was so real and seeing these creatures running around things getting in your face and your terrified! But you can't do anything but pray. Even if you can't say it out loud say it over and over in your mind that "in the name of Jesus you must depart". From what I've researched it works if your faith is there. It seems to fear anything Holy in the cases I did and/or reviewed or maybe counseled on. It's not easy to find many people to talk shop about this because they most likely think I'm crazy but I do have a few people that will come to me and I will go to them as they have the same calling is I do and all the old people could possibly understand
Studies show that between 25% and 50% of Americans have had sleep paralysis at least once. Many people who have it also have narcolepsy, in which they fall asleep uncontrollably. Sleep experts believe sleep paralysis might be partly genetic which makes sense too.
Satan is the master of the mind and that's the first thing he and his demons attack, you're mind. They can manipulate thinking patterns by taking something minor put it in your head creating a Sandcastle out of a piece of sand. Fear is not of God. Many people who have an unhealthy fears need to know this. Don't let the enemy rob you of happiness and peace. No one has to be perfect and without sin in order to love Jesus Christ and follow his teachings. I'd be a liar if I even began to say I sin very little or I'm sin free. There's nothing in the bible that stipulates a sinner can't love and choose to worship God and move past mistakes and repent. I wasn't asleep when it happened..The following are testimonies I found at thejesusalien.com
"I was totally conscious and weird thing about it is i was on the 10 floor and i saw lights passing by as if it was a car, but i was too high up for car lights, on top of it, there was no parking lot or road at my window. So i go back to my bed to lie down and fall asleep but i felt like something was there so i couldnt really sleep. next thing you know not even 1 minute after i lied down something paralyzed me, i couldnt move, scream, nothing, the only thing i could do was move my eyes.. i looked at the wall in front of me, and the middle of the wall started looking like (when someone takes a picture and you see those purple blue spots) flashes, then it started filling up the whole wall and as soon as it filled up the wall, i saw this huge hooded figure in the middle of the wall taking up the wall top to bottom. i couldnt see anything in the hood just a black bottomless pit like face. at this time i was praying to god or to whoever is up there because this wasnt the first time IT helped me.. whoever it is. i prayed and prayed until the demon le go and i broke free of the paralyzing. i ran out of the room, but as i ran out of the room, the door felt like there was a sheet of ice on it when i walked through it. chills ran up my WHOLE BODY. i ran out the apartment looked back once to see if it was still following me luckily i didnt see anything because if i saw something that day chasing me after that incident i wouldn't be normal today. thank god for blessing me and giving me the strength to ward off the evils that may."
"i also go through the same encounter and also my work col-liq Richard, normally i can sense when it going to happen, i get into this deep sleep and gets me tired and exhausted after a few minutes i just dose off then suddenly some presses me, cant move or even scream but in my mind i am screaming and moving, i scream the name of Jesus inwardly 3 times ,the 1st time i scream Jesus it presses more then the 3rd time it leaves
i believe in the name and it helps me bigtime"
"I have had this same feeling since the age of eleven. It has happened to me over and over again, sometimes all night long. The number of times must be in the thousands by now. The only difference is I have is that mine is very violent, it feels like they are choking me or trying to rip off my head. and it doesn’t happen when I’m sleeping. It happens right before I fall asleep. It feels like my eyes are being forced shut and once they are the torture begins. I have went through a couple sleep studies and they found nothing. I have seen faces, heard voices, seen lights, And when I try to pray sometimes it wont let me remember the words. I feel crazy. I try not to tell people but when I wake up screaming or jumping out of bed, its kinda hard to hide. I have always felt like it was demons. No matter where I move it follows me. Please if you know how I can get rid of this HELP ME."
If you research this on the Internet you will find hundreds if not thousands of testimonials similar to these if not much worse. And of course everybody has different opinions and they should be respected. But we should never mock somebody in fear of something even if you don't believe in it. It can really be very damaging because they will always fear to ever try to seek any kind of help. I've heard horror stories how people have been treated.
I hope I've been able to shed some more light on this subject and I'll be posting about it more. Just remember the darkness fears the light of God. These entities cannot stand Jesus Christ and obviously there must be a reason for it.
Written By Jennifer L Auld
Thursday, February 4, 2016
The Common Thread that Runs through All Paranormal Activity
By Reverend Mark Hunnemann
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:1-5)
That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. (Mark 1:32-34)
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that she might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. (Revelation 20:1-3)
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”….
11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,3 and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. (Revelation 13)
This is a bit repetitious of last week, but some issues are worthy of an extra look. Is there a common thread that runs through all paranormal activity? Or is this activity disjointed, for lack of a better word? I am convinced by Scripture, evident reason, and personal experience that there is a common thread.
The verses above trace the flow of redemptive history, especially as it relates to periods of heightened paranormal (demonic) activity. They reveal the amazing unity and consistency of divine revelation from Genesis to Revelation!
The first recorded paranormal activity is a beast of the field that talked to Adam and Eve. As the narrative progresses the identity and purpose of this entity and its actions become clear very quickly.
I’m not sure what this beast looked like prior to God cursing it, but I’m pretty confident that God had not made any talking critters. Everything is beautiful and perfect, until we come to 3:1 where an ominous or nefarious note is sounded…a crafty critter is speaking to Eve. Certainly this is the first paranormal activity recorded, and it changed the course of cosmic history. (see Romans 8) We know that this talking beast was Satan (identity) and his purpose was the destruction of mankind. Notice how Satan does this by throwing doubt on the veracity of God’s Word…he finally and flatly contradicts God. Suddenly, the fruit on this one tree took on an obsessive nature to Eve. By mimicking (or possessing) part of God’s creation-the beast of the field, the devil brought destruction of cosmic proportions.
From Genesis to Revelation a continuity of identity and purpose of paranormal activity is expressed.
From the first family up until Genesis 12 there is much of human history that is not recorded. However, we know in Genesis 6 there came a heightened paranormal activity—sexual encounters initiated by the demonic.
We know that magick has been on the scene since the dawn of time. Hence, much paranormal activity took place in various depraved cultures lost in the mists of pre-history. However, archaeology has unearthed much evidence of occult activity that goes back many thousands of years.
With Abraham (2,000 BC)….through Moses—who was educated in Egypt, and was aware of all its occultic beliefs/practices….. in all the cultures around, we have records of paranormal activity. Many of these ancient cultures were profoundly aware of the danger of the spirit realm.
When Jesus appeared, there was an unprecedented explosion of paranormal activity. Why? First, the devil wanted to try to destroy Jesus. Second, there is extra-biblical evidence that superstitious beliefs and practices were very widespread at this time. Why were so many people possessed during Jesus time? A careful reading of the gospels reveals that the disciples themselves were gripped by superstition, before Pentecost. Prior to both comings of Jesus there was/will be an explosion of doctrines of demons…beliefs which give legal rights of the demonic to attach, attack, oppress and possess.
I had known that the reason for the violent upsurge in paranormal activity/possession during Jesus earthly ministry was Satan’s frustrated anger in trying to kill Him who would eventually cast the devil into Hell. However, it occurred to me recently that some ‘legal rights’ must have been given demons to possess people in such unprecedented numbers. Read the gospels and you’ll see that a large percentage of the population was possessed. Jesus incarnation occurred at a time when even God’s people were gripped by widespread occultic superstition—the same sort of thing predicted will happen prior to Jesus Second Coming…widespread occultic superstition. That is why I have said on many occasions that we must be very careful how we interpret the words of the disciples prior to Pentecost (e.g. their comments re ghosts, Mark 6) They lived in a culture that was opening doors to the demonic left and right!
In the verse quoted above from Mark’s gospel, demonic possession became so common it was a daily and crucial part of Jesus ministry, exorcism. The gospels speak of this heightened demonic activity in a dignified, understated, and non-sensational fashion. One can assume rightly, I think, that if demonic possession had become commonplace, then other forms of paranormal activity must have been occurring as well. Where there is true possession, then other ‘weirdness’ is always also present.
At the coming of Christ, it makes sense that Satan would ramp up activity. In his frustrated anger, the devil was attacking his Creator and Judge.
If you look at this activity, the identity and purpose is front and center…no guess work at all. Satan/demons were pulling out all the stops to destroy people and Jesus…the second/final Adam.
Jesus close earthly friend, John, wrote The Revelation…yet he fell at His feet as if dead. In the texts quoted from John above, we note that paranormal activity is going to explode prior to the Second Coming. All kinds of incredible signs and wonders will abound and lead people astray, as people become mesmerized and undiscerning while exposed to paranormal activity….false signs and wonders.
To get to the point, we see from the Word, that there is a common thread that runs through all paranormal activity, from Genesis to Revelation: the identity behind the vast diversity of paranormal activity is Satan/demons, and the purpose is deception and destruction of humans.
Using a military analogy, most know that deception is part and parcel of human warfare. Sometimes there is the all-out frontal assault, but often even then, there is always the attempt to throw the enemy off balance via deception. George Washington was a master of deception and espionage!
The bible states that we are engaged in vicious spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6) Hence, the ‘father of lies’ has deception in his blood. Starting with the deception via the beast in the garden, up until the last days, the devil uses deception. In this war the identity of our enemy is clear, as is his purpose: a common thread.
I mention the warfare because this deepens and clarifies/explains the common thread that runs through all paranormal activity. We must see paranormal activity for what it is: in the context of spiritual war. Every paranormal entity…all paranormal activity, are not just disjointed events. As a brilliant general, Satan ensures that there is a common thread that runs through all paranormal activity…it is ALL part of his attack on God and His creation, especially humans. He is not perfect—he makes mistakes—but you can bet that every scrap of paranormal activity (otherwise known as overt demonic activity) is an attempt to dishonor God, and deceive and destroy us. It is war!
BUT, God will make that thread unravel. Indeed, at the cross it has already begun unraveling. Amen!
With the awareness of this common thread comes the ability to see all paranormal activity through God’s eyes. All paranormal activity is demonic activity! You don’t investigate demonic activity, you attack it in the name of Jesus of Nazareth!
Mark Hunnemann is the author of Seeing Ghosts Through God's Eyes: A Worldview Analysis of Earthbound Spirits. It's also available in eBook format.
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:1-5)
That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. (Mark 1:32-34)
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that she might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. (Revelation 20:1-3)
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”….
11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,3 and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. (Revelation 13)
This is a bit repetitious of last week, but some issues are worthy of an extra look. Is there a common thread that runs through all paranormal activity? Or is this activity disjointed, for lack of a better word? I am convinced by Scripture, evident reason, and personal experience that there is a common thread.
The verses above trace the flow of redemptive history, especially as it relates to periods of heightened paranormal (demonic) activity. They reveal the amazing unity and consistency of divine revelation from Genesis to Revelation!
The first recorded paranormal activity is a beast of the field that talked to Adam and Eve. As the narrative progresses the identity and purpose of this entity and its actions become clear very quickly.
I’m not sure what this beast looked like prior to God cursing it, but I’m pretty confident that God had not made any talking critters. Everything is beautiful and perfect, until we come to 3:1 where an ominous or nefarious note is sounded…a crafty critter is speaking to Eve. Certainly this is the first paranormal activity recorded, and it changed the course of cosmic history. (see Romans 8) We know that this talking beast was Satan (identity) and his purpose was the destruction of mankind. Notice how Satan does this by throwing doubt on the veracity of God’s Word…he finally and flatly contradicts God. Suddenly, the fruit on this one tree took on an obsessive nature to Eve. By mimicking (or possessing) part of God’s creation-the beast of the field, the devil brought destruction of cosmic proportions.
From Genesis to Revelation a continuity of identity and purpose of paranormal activity is expressed.
From the first family up until Genesis 12 there is much of human history that is not recorded. However, we know in Genesis 6 there came a heightened paranormal activity—sexual encounters initiated by the demonic.
We know that magick has been on the scene since the dawn of time. Hence, much paranormal activity took place in various depraved cultures lost in the mists of pre-history. However, archaeology has unearthed much evidence of occult activity that goes back many thousands of years.
With Abraham (2,000 BC)….through Moses—who was educated in Egypt, and was aware of all its occultic beliefs/practices….. in all the cultures around, we have records of paranormal activity. Many of these ancient cultures were profoundly aware of the danger of the spirit realm.
When Jesus appeared, there was an unprecedented explosion of paranormal activity. Why? First, the devil wanted to try to destroy Jesus. Second, there is extra-biblical evidence that superstitious beliefs and practices were very widespread at this time. Why were so many people possessed during Jesus time? A careful reading of the gospels reveals that the disciples themselves were gripped by superstition, before Pentecost. Prior to both comings of Jesus there was/will be an explosion of doctrines of demons…beliefs which give legal rights of the demonic to attach, attack, oppress and possess.
I had known that the reason for the violent upsurge in paranormal activity/possession during Jesus earthly ministry was Satan’s frustrated anger in trying to kill Him who would eventually cast the devil into Hell. However, it occurred to me recently that some ‘legal rights’ must have been given demons to possess people in such unprecedented numbers. Read the gospels and you’ll see that a large percentage of the population was possessed. Jesus incarnation occurred at a time when even God’s people were gripped by widespread occultic superstition—the same sort of thing predicted will happen prior to Jesus Second Coming…widespread occultic superstition. That is why I have said on many occasions that we must be very careful how we interpret the words of the disciples prior to Pentecost (e.g. their comments re ghosts, Mark 6) They lived in a culture that was opening doors to the demonic left and right!
In the verse quoted above from Mark’s gospel, demonic possession became so common it was a daily and crucial part of Jesus ministry, exorcism. The gospels speak of this heightened demonic activity in a dignified, understated, and non-sensational fashion. One can assume rightly, I think, that if demonic possession had become commonplace, then other forms of paranormal activity must have been occurring as well. Where there is true possession, then other ‘weirdness’ is always also present.
At the coming of Christ, it makes sense that Satan would ramp up activity. In his frustrated anger, the devil was attacking his Creator and Judge.
If you look at this activity, the identity and purpose is front and center…no guess work at all. Satan/demons were pulling out all the stops to destroy people and Jesus…the second/final Adam.
Jesus close earthly friend, John, wrote The Revelation…yet he fell at His feet as if dead. In the texts quoted from John above, we note that paranormal activity is going to explode prior to the Second Coming. All kinds of incredible signs and wonders will abound and lead people astray, as people become mesmerized and undiscerning while exposed to paranormal activity….false signs and wonders.
To get to the point, we see from the Word, that there is a common thread that runs through all paranormal activity, from Genesis to Revelation: the identity behind the vast diversity of paranormal activity is Satan/demons, and the purpose is deception and destruction of humans.
Using a military analogy, most know that deception is part and parcel of human warfare. Sometimes there is the all-out frontal assault, but often even then, there is always the attempt to throw the enemy off balance via deception. George Washington was a master of deception and espionage!
The bible states that we are engaged in vicious spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6) Hence, the ‘father of lies’ has deception in his blood. Starting with the deception via the beast in the garden, up until the last days, the devil uses deception. In this war the identity of our enemy is clear, as is his purpose: a common thread.
I mention the warfare because this deepens and clarifies/explains the common thread that runs through all paranormal activity. We must see paranormal activity for what it is: in the context of spiritual war. Every paranormal entity…all paranormal activity, are not just disjointed events. As a brilliant general, Satan ensures that there is a common thread that runs through all paranormal activity…it is ALL part of his attack on God and His creation, especially humans. He is not perfect—he makes mistakes—but you can bet that every scrap of paranormal activity (otherwise known as overt demonic activity) is an attempt to dishonor God, and deceive and destroy us. It is war!
BUT, God will make that thread unravel. Indeed, at the cross it has already begun unraveling. Amen!
With the awareness of this common thread comes the ability to see all paranormal activity through God’s eyes. All paranormal activity is demonic activity! You don’t investigate demonic activity, you attack it in the name of Jesus of Nazareth!
Mark Hunnemann is the author of Seeing Ghosts Through God's Eyes: A Worldview Analysis of Earthbound Spirits. It's also available in eBook format.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Medical Advice from the Dalai Lama's Doctor
originally published December 5, 2012
Atlanta (CNN) -- A young girl bravely stood to ask the Dalai Lama's doctor a question, and he gave her an unusual answer.
Dr. Tsewang Tamdin, a world-renowned expert in Tibetan medicine, visited Emory University in Atlanta on Monday as part of his effort to reach more American medical practitioners. He wants to develop collaborative projects between the Tibetan medicine system, which is more than 2,500 years old, and Western medicine.
The little girl told Tamdin she suffered from asthma. She wanted to know if there was anything in Tibetan medicine that could help her get better.
Tamdin, who spoke through a translator for the hour long lecture, immediately switched to English. In a gentle, almost too-soft tone, he explained what might help.
Inhalers doctors prescribe for asthmatics works well, he said, and told her to continue using one if she does already. The inhaler, though, treats the symptoms only. Tibetan medical practice, he explained, ultimately aims to get to the root cause of the problem.
"While others might consider the holistic practice of Tibetan medicine 'alternative medicine' or a kind of side practice, I would like for others outside of our system to consider the Tibetan healing system full-fledged healing," Tamdin said. "Tibetan medical knowledge has tremendous potential to add to modern medicine."
Dr. Tsewang Tamdin
Tibetan practice teaches that people get sick when a person's physical, psychological and spiritual well-being are out of balance.
To restore balance, Tamdin recommended diet and exercise changes for the girl. He encouraged her to get proper rest and to get exercise that encouraged deep breathing, such as skipping or cycling.
He also suggested eating three or four white raisins a day. There is a property in the fruit that helps breathing, he said. But perhaps the biggest sacrifice for a child was his advice to avoid cold foods -- particularly, he said, ice cream.
Another patient who came to him with asthma symptoms would get a completely different diagnosis, Tamdin said. Each patient's disease is treated differently from the next. That's in large part because traditional Tibetan medicine is grounded in Buddhist philosophy. In his training to become a physician, Tamdin also studied Buddhist tradition and astrology.
American and Tibetan doctors have some practices in common. If Tamdin were to have a longer consultation with the girl, he said he would perform familiar diagnostic tests. He would examine her urine sample and take her pulse, but he also would ask questions that would be the more familiar terrain of a psychologist. He tries to find out if a person is angry or anxious or if someone is becoming too self-centered.
The Dalai Lama
"Tibetans believe in our interconnectedness," said Geshe Lobsang Negi, a former monk who is now director of the Emory-Tibet partnership. "When we lose that perspective -- that we are a kind of little speck that is infinitely connected with the rest of the world -- when we see ourselves as the solid, fixed, all-important center of the universe, we call that ignorance, and that means we are vulnerable to illness."
This whole person approach to Tibetan medicine is being analyzed by a number of research studies in the United States. An NIH-funded study is examining the impact that compassion meditation can have on alleviating depression.
Compassion meditation is a Tibetan Buddhist mind training that asks a person to examine why they feel a certain way about someone and then to develop feelings of love and empathy for a number of people that will grow with more practice to include even people they normally dislike.
Studies have shown the medical effectiveness of meditation overall. A 2003 study of mindfulness-based meditation showed enhanced antibody production after someone receives a flu vaccine. Another study from that same year found cancer patients who were trained in mindfulness-based stress reduction showed a boost in their immune system.
And a study this year from Carnegie Mellon University showed mindfulness-based meditation has a far-reaching influence on both psychological and physical health. Mindfulness means being present and in the moment, and observing in a nonjudgmental way.
Negi's 2008 study of compassion meditation showed a reduction in stress-induced immune and behavioral responses. Several other studies under way are looking at the impact of Tibetan treatments on certain viral illnesses and on hepatitis.
Tamdin believes ignorance is at the root cause of all illness.
"If you think about this, it makes sense," Negi said. "For instance, if you believe you are the center of the universe and someone has something you want, you may become jealous and believe you deserve what that person has."
"You may become so jealous," he added, "you don't sleep at night and you will be stressed. Medical tests have shown there is a biochemical change in your body created by a release of a stress hormone. In Tibetan medicine, it is important to recognize the role the mind can play on our own physical well-being."
Tamdin said that modern medicine treats symptoms, but said a patient will never get better if they fail to attend to psychological issues.
"If one does not gain this understanding of selflessness, they won't be able to overcome their ignorance," he said. "One way to look at it is to watch the bird and its shadow. It may fly and fly high into the sky, but it continues to leave a shadow on the surface of Earth. As long as you have ignorance within you -- even though you are enjoying good health -- there is always a shadow of sickness falling upon you. From this ignorance arises three mental poisons: attachment, hatred and delusion." All those will affect energy, he said.
In addition to actual medicine and dietary changes, a Tibetan doctor may also prescribe the patient practice more kindness and compassion toward others -- or that they practice more compassion meditation.
Western medicine is reluctant to accept the Tibetan medical idea that some unexplained illnesses may ultimately be caused by someone's karma or even by evil spirits. The language Tibetan doctors use to suggest that good health is based on the balance of bile, phlegm and wind may seem a little too foreign to modern medicine practitioners.
But the holistic approach to a patient's health -- treatments that involve diet, behavior, prescription of medicine and contemplative practices -- may continue to appeal to physicians after they see demonstrated proof that these kind of therapies work.
"The Tibetan tradition has evolved over 2,500 years," Negi said. "It has a rich tradition that has helped the health of people for many many years.
"His Holiness the Dalai Lama was the first to say that these things we believe in should be subjected to scientific tools so we could better understand the human condition overall and help us to better deal with the situation of our own well-being."
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