#demon-possession

Demon-possession never occurred before Jesus came and cast out demons by the power of God. “And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, ‘It was never seen like this in Israel!’” (Matthew 9:33 NKJV). “After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to…

8-3-2017 Real Demon Influence #2

Jesus came to the country of the Gadarenes, and “immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs…crying out and cutting himself with stones” (Mark 5:2-3,5 NKJV). There is no “demon-possession” today, but there certainly are “demon-influences. (1) That Gadarene lived among the tombs. Death was ever on his mind. Today, people fill their…

…Instances the distinction between demon possession and diseases ordinarily caused is clearly made.

Demon-possession. … There is distinction made between demonized and epileptic, and demonized and lunatic. …   While it is said that He “cast out the spirits with a word,”   The power of casting out devils was bestowed by Christ while on earth upon the apostles, and the seventy disciples (Luke 10:17 …   It was the scene of many “mighty works”.