Defeating Dark Angels: Breaking Demonic Oppression in the Believer's Life

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Receive, O good and pious Virgin, this little offering of what little is, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of you have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee.

So, while the Bible confirms the truth that demons can afflict humanity, it also speaks to the fact that Christians have authority and power over demons and need not be defeated by them.

It is always wrong to reverse this – to set Satan in the focus of our vision and push God out to the margin. For example, if a lamp turns off and on without anyone activating a switch and without an electrical malfunction, it might be due to an infestation. The tricky thing about spiritual warfare is that you’re never really instructed to attack the enemy. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. Mine say derogatory things towards me and cause me to think and say derogatory things towards others.

He tends to influence our thoughts with subtle messages we may dismiss as harmless, and then these can be entertained through our emotions and, if we do not rebuke them swiftly, can lead to sin. He holds a master’s degree in psychology and has done most of his professional psychological work in forensic settings. It’s important to establish a baseline for the general laity to understand the difference between ordinary and extraordinary activity of the devil, and then to further define examples of extraordinary activity.What the afflicted person sees is a combination of their actual surroundings and a nightmare, which is projected onto the real world. Next, not only is Christ seated above all the demonic realm (indicating his authority over them), but so are believers: "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:4-6, emphasis added). Oppression and possession are two classifications of demon influence and harassment toward human beings. If you have ever thought of a time in your life when you’ve seen your own sin and how far that falls short of God’s standard (Rom 3:23) and that your sin separates you from God (Isaiah 59:2), then you have probably repented of those sins, hopefully. Remember, the attacks are often in our thoughts, which work their way into our emotions and actions.