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whats going on? | Mary | Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
Question: Dear Brother, Recently I read online that a man in Florida, under the influence of "Bath salts" attacked another man and literally ate his face off, finally being shot after he growled at police. The police stated they have seen several other cases recently exactly like this. Also recently I read a man stabbed himself, and threw his own intestines at police. My question is, what is going on here? Clearly somwthing is very,very wrong in our country if these kinds of things happen. And the amazing thing is, no one seems to notice that there is anything wrong. Is it possible for a demon to possess a country? Yours in Christ, |
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Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)
Dear Mary: For 1500 years the Christian worldview was the predominate worldview in the Western world. That came to an end around 1994. Today, the Christian worldview is 2nd or 3rd. What this means is that the power of the Holy Spirit, who works through His people, is lessened. When the presence of the Holy Spirit is lessened the reign of Satan gets stronger. Today, most Catholics in the United States do not have Catholic Faith. Protestant denominations are also experiencing their people failing in the faith. This all gives Satan an opportunity. I have no idea about the cases you mentioned. These people were probably insane. But, demonic influence may have been involved. As for a demon to possess a country, there are demons in charge of countries, states, counties, and cities. Their job is to influence the people, politics, and society of their particular jurisdictions into chaos, sin, and evil. There are also angels for each of these jurisdictions. Thus, a spiritual war is taking place. Hosea 4: 6 states, "My people perish from a lack of knowledge." We have Christians out there who have never heard of Moses. The lack of knowledge of one's one faith leaves him, and collectively, the society, vulnerable to Satan. With lack of knowledge comes lack of prayer. Without prayer the Holy Spirit and the Holy Angels cannot effect our world as they would like. Lack of prayer allows the devil to roam freely. Thus, we must begin to know our faith well, pray well, and live the Christ-Life well in order to push Satan and his minions back into the pit. This is the essence of spiritual warfare. God Bless, For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.
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