Encounters with Demons: Exorcism Today
Before we go on to this section, we need to ask ourselves
this question: How do we know when a person is truly possessed by a Demon ?
In almost all cases of demon possession, when the demon is confronted, they will speak in
a different tone of voice and have a different personality than that of the possessed
person. They will also have a keen knowledge of the sins of all who are present. All
demons have supernatural powers which many or may not manifest when confronted. They tend
to have strength far greater than mortals (Mark 5:4), can supernaturally heal wounds (Rev.
13:12), and many demons can be inside one person (Luke 8:30). In extreme cases,
some phenomena associated with possession are "inexplicable stench; freezing
temperature; telepathic powers about purely religious and moral matters; a peculiarly
unlined or completely smooth or stretched skin, or unusual distortion of the face, or
other physical and behavioral transformations; 'possessed gravity' (the possessed person
becomes physically immovable, or those around the possessed are weighted down with a
suffocating pressure); levitation (the possessed rises and floats off the ground, chair,
or bed; there is no physically traceable support); violent smashing of the furniture,
constant opening and slamming of doors, tearing of fabric in the vicinity of the
possessed, without a hand laid on them; and so on." [2]
Bob Larson, a well know modern day exorcist, once said
" The most important thing to note about the nature of demons is their
consistent devotion to Satan's purposes and their unilateral opposition to God. Because of
this, they express complete certitude about spiritual matters. No demon I've dealt with
has ever denied that the Bible is God's inerrant Word. None have ever questioned the deity
of Christ or His authority over them. Their character is consistent: utter contempt for
their victims, bitter hatred for the person ministering deliverance, and absolute loathing
for Jesus and the Holy Spirit."[3]
Cases of Modern Day Exorcisms:
The light as a feather game
Reading the horoscope