Demon Possession and the Last Days

Remember The Exorcist?

Demon possession is something that's now considered primitive from an ancient time before modern science allegedly discovered the causes of aberrant human behavior.

Psychology is the so-called science that claims to have discovered many of the secrets of the human mind that cause human beings to behave the way they do.

And yet, how does science explain folks who suddenly begin speaking in foreign languages that they never learned or even heard?

And how does science explain how young children can suddenly speak in deep, adult voices? Or, how small children and adolescents suddenly exhibit super human strength by lifting heavy objects that many adults can't lift?

Science has no answer for those questions. Some psychologists make a feeble attempt to explain the strange language phenomenon by claiming that the person must have spoken the language in a prior life. In making such a preposterous claim, psychologists reveal the occult roots of their profession by teaching reincarnation.

I don't claim to be an expert in human behavior or insanity. Insanity is biblical and it's one of the curses for disobedience revealed by the Lord to Moses when He presented Moses with His Law. (Deuteronomy 28:28)

However, not all aberrant behavior is caused by insanity. Some people do become demon possessed. When Jesus Christ traveled through ancient Israel 2,000 years ago, he frequently cast evil spirits out of people he encountered.

For example, Christ cast a demonic spirit out of a young boy after the spirit caused the boy to collapse to the ground and go into convulsions. (Luke 9:37-45) On another occasion, Christ healed a woman who had been crippled by a demonic spirit for 18 years. (Luke 13:10-17)

How do people become possessed by evil spirits? The most common cause is involvement in occult practices such as divination, necromancy, witchcraft, Satanism and magic.

Other causes include alcoholism, hallucinogenic drugs, involvement in Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism and their various offshoots such as Hare Krishna and Transcendental Meditation. Even involvement in the mystical, liturgical practices of religions such as Islam (Sufism), Judaism (Kabbala), and Roman Catholicism (Lectio Divina) can invite demon possession.

Some people become possessed because they inherit an ancient curse passed down through their families. Remember that the second of the 10 Commandments warns us that God punishes children for the sins of their ancestors (Exodus 20:5) that go back several generations.

But not everyone who takes drugs or gets involved in the occult becomes possessed. However, most people who do get involved in these practices open themselves up to demonic influence and oppression. Many people report that they experience violent, suicidal thoughts; see ghosts or hear strange voices, or have terrifying nightmares.

Many people are finally beginning to realize that demon possession is real and it isn't some ancient superstition. One of those folks is former New York City police department sergeant Ralph Sarchie who is now a self-described demonologist who does battle with Satan's fallen angels.

Sarchie has become the inspiration for a new movie, Deliver Us From Evil. Concerning demon possession and the presence of spiritual evil, Sarchie said this: "It’s definitely on the rise. I hate to say it. As society pushes God out, no one can deny that that’s happening. There’s a good portion of society that just cannot stomach Jesus Christ and when I see that, I have to wonder where that hatred comes from."  
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07/05/nypd-cop-turned-demonologist

Sarchie asked a rhetorical question. He knows where that evil comes from. Unfortunately, most people don't. And that includes many professing Christians who become extremely uncomfortable with the reality that demons exist and cause a lot of trouble in the world.

And that trouble is going to get worse. As the world grows more evil, demon possession will increase. The apostle Paul warned us that the end times are going to feature bad times (2 Timothy 3:1-5), and the increase of demon possession is going to be just one of those features.