Another woman was threatened by the Evil One with cancer and then with a heart attack. They kept telling her she would contract these diseases. Then they told her that she would be dead by morning. She has neither ailment and she is very much alive.
Recently, in one of our exorcism sessions, the demon screamed: "I will kill you!" But the exorcist is also very much alive, although our exorcists and team often experience some demonic "sludge," as we call it, after the sessions.
God has chained Satan and his power is greatly limited, although not negligible. He does have considerable power over those who willingly submit to him. But for those who trust in Jesus, his power is very limited. Satan can tempt, harass, threaten and, at times, inflict some mental and/or physical torment including throwing some demonic sludge on the team. But these are always limited by God.
Our experience with the possessed suggests he cannot kill, maim, permanently disable, seriously wound, or cause true major illnesses. The possessed can feel sick; the Evil One can scratch and bruise them; he can torment their minds; he can make them feel all sorts of physical ailments and bodily effects. Their body parts can morph, expand and contract, take different shapes, and he can levitate an entire body. But, in the end, they return to normal.
Satan's goal in all this is to intimidate, frighten and subjugate. One man recently told me that he does not use deliverance prayers, even though he needs them, because he is afraid of a demonic retaliation. One might ask this person, "Who is really the Lord of your life? Satan or Jesus?"
Why does God allow Satan and his minions to harass us? It is for our sanctification, as the great saints knew. Virtually every great mystic and saint has experienced intense demonic attacks. Perhaps best known is Padre Pio, who suffered brutal demonic attacks so much so that other friars thought he was possessed (which he wasn't). Nevertheless, he lived to the ripe old age of 81.
The central question for all of us is: Who is Lord of your life? In an exorcism, our constant refrain is: Jesus is Lord! Jesus I trust in you!
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