The Truth About the Angels - HOW DEMONS TRICK PEOPLE

The demons trick people in many ways.  When people contact the demons they do it either directly or through someone else, such as a witch doctor or a psychic.  Contact with the demons is called demonism or spiritism.  But the Bible commands us to stay far away from anything that has to do with the demons.  (Galatians 5:19-21)  Why?  Just a hunter uses a trap to catch animals, the demons use tricks to trap and control people. 

One of their tricks is called divination.  That is the use of supernatural powers to try to find out about the future or the unknown.   Someone might try to do this by looking at the stars, searching for omens, reading tarot cards, using a crystal ball, or reading the palm of a person's hand.  Many people think that these practices  are harmless, but they are not.  They are very dangerous.  For example, the Bible shows that demons and fortune-tellers work together.  At Acts 16:16-18,  we read about "a demon of divination" who helped a girl to do "fortune-telling."  After the apostle Paul sent the demon away, the girl lost her ability to foretell the future.

The demons use another trick top trap people.  They try to make us believe that it is possible to talk to the dead and that those who have died are actually still alive somewhere and can communicate with us or hurt us.  For example, someone whose friend or relative has died may go to a person, such as a spirit medium, who says he or she can talk to the dead.  The medium may tell the person something interesting about the dead friend or relative and even imitate the person's voice.  (1 Samuel 28:3-19)  Many funeral customs are also based on the belief that the dead are alive somewhere.  These may include funeral celebrations, funeral anniversaries, sacrifices for the dead, widowed rites, or  some wake rituals.  When Christians refuse to take part in these customs, their families or village communities may criticize them, insult them. or refuse to have anything to do with them. But Christians know that the dead are not alive somewhere else. It's impossible to communicate with them, and they cannot harm us.  (Psalm 115:17) Be very careful.  Never try to communicate with the dead or the demons and never get involved with demonic customs. - Read DEUTERONOMY 18:10.

The demons not only trick people but also frighten them.  Today, Satan and his demons know that they have only  "a short period of time" before God removes  them from the earth, so  they are more violent and aggressive  than ever.  (Revelation 12:13-17)  However, thousands of people who once lived in fear of the demons don't fear them anymore. How did they break free of their fear of the demons? 

Note:  The demons/Satan has been known to rape women.  Getting involve with these fortune-tellers etc as the above says, will bring you nothing but trouble your life. 

Next time: The Truth About the Angels - RESIST AND BREAK FREE OF THE DEMONS

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