Dear Phil,

Wow, that was very powerfull and scarey, too.

I'm praying that I'm not possessed with any demons. They do scare me.

Love,
Pat Ferguson


At 01:08 PM 12/17/03 -0700, you wrote:
>John,
>
>I agree with everything you said.  This is why, when praying with people in
>intercessory prayer sessions, I don't look for demons.  Many times they
>simply leave once the truth of the Word of God is applied.  If they have a
>stronghold in a person's life, however, they will not just leave until the
>reason why they are there is exposed.  Let me explain the difference.  I was
>praying with a lawyer friend of mine in New York City one day.  About 20
>minutes into the prayer time, the Lord wanted him to take a look at a
>particular memory related to his relationship with his father.  I asked him
>to tell me about the memory and he said, There's nothing but a buzzing sound
>in my ears.  In Jesus name, I took authority and told the demon who was
>blocking the will of the Lord to stop it.  I asked Bill what happened and he
>said, the buzzing stopped instantly.  He then could see what the Lord was
>showing him and he was healed in a very powerful way by the Lord and His
>Word at that moment.  Another time I was praying with someone and there was
>a blockage keeping this person from seeing or hearing anything.  I asked the
>Lord if there was any demonic presence blocking His will for this person and
>a demon immediately began speaking through this person's voice.  When I
>asked the demon why he had the right to be in this person's life at this
>point, he said, because they made a vow.  I asked him what the vow was and
>he said, they know.  I commanded him, in the name of Jesus, to stop talking
>and to stand aside.  He immediately stopped talking.  I then asked the
>person with whom I was praying what the demon was talking about and they
>told me about a vow they had made as a little child.  This begins to fall
>into the category of evil soul ties and unholy covenants I wrote about a
>little while back.  I had this person pray a prayer to break this unholy
>covenant and to break the vow which the demons were using to maintain their
>stronghold in this person's life.  The vow was broken instantly and the
>demons left by this person praying and commanding them out of their life.
>We then could get to the place the demons were protecting.  Jesus then
>exposed the lie they were using as their legal authority in this person's
>life.  Once the Lord's Word brought light, the person was set free and the
>vow was rendered powerless because it was replaced with the truth of God's
>own Word.  The only aspect of demonology that might be considered dangerous
>is not knowing who you are in Christ.  I never look for demons during a
>prayer session unless there is a blockage and if there is, they manifest in
>various ways.  Often they do not talk at all because they can't.  That means
>they only have a foothold and not a well developed stronghold.  You handle
>each of those differently based upon what you know and don't know concerning
>why they are there.  Some demons have a legal right to be where they are due
>to the lie that the Christian is believing.  If they are believing that lie
>instead of God's Word, it is due to either committed sin that is unresolved,
>or a lie than has remained implanted in the event, or a traumatic experience
>as a child in which a lie was implanted into their thinking and since they
>were a child, they were unable to process the information with maturity.
>This sort of thing is quite common among children who were sexually abused.
>In these cases, it is very common that the event is repressed, or
>suppressed, to the degree they do not even remember the details or the event
>itself.  In these cases, you always find one of two things.  You find either
>a demonic presence which has to be removed before healing can come, or you
>find a fragmented part of the mind which was created by the child.  This
>dissociation is not demonic.  It is the mind fragmenting into another
>personality in order to help the person suppress the trauma and the
>tremendous pain the mind has been forced to endure.  These dissociated
>fragments of a person's mind are not, as I said already, demons, although
>demons often masquerade as alternate personalities.  Since personalities
>cannot be cast out, since they are not demons, it has to be determined, by
>talking to each of the alternate personalities, which they are.  When an
>imposter is found, they can be removed and the finishing work of Christ can
>be accomplished.  There is a very simple way of discovering if an alternate
>personality is a personality or an unclean spirit.  You simply ask the one
>speaking, normally their voice has changed and sounds different, to answer
>this question.  Did Jesus Christ come in the flesh?  Yes, or no.  Demons
>will never answer this question.  Alternate personalities created by the
>traumatized person's mind will answer the question immediately by saying
>yes.  Some traumatized people have multiple personalities that have been
>created to protect multiple areas of pain suffered in early childhood when
>the mind was too undeveloped to understand what was happening to them.  As
>with demons, I never bother looking for alternate personalities unless
>indications arise which reveal there are other personalities.  Demons love
>to talk to you but alternate personalities are normally very shy and
>reluctant to talk.  The person has to be very sure you are their friend
>before their alternates will ever speak to you.  I have spoken to many more
>alternate personalities than demons because when I find a demon in a
>person's thinking, I normally lay down parameters, which if they violate, I
>send them directly to the Lord to take care of.  Demons don't like going to
>Jesus.  By the way, Jesus is their Chief Shepherd and Lord and Master, too,
>so when they are turned over to him, they aren't happy.  Again, if they
>refuse to go, there is a reason why they can stay.  Through praying with a
>person, this reason is located, exposed by the Lord Jesus, and replaced with
>His Truth.  That immediately removes the right a demon has to stay and they
>often leave on their own because the light is the only thing left and they
>hate the light of Christ.  Demons, if allowed to, will also always try and
>challenge your authority.  If you aren't sure who you are in Christ, and if
>you allow them to carry on a conversation with you, they will locate that
>inconsistency in your belief structure and try and turn the tables on you.
>This is why I never talk very long to a demonic presence.  I only talk long
>enough to find out why they have a right to be there.  Then I make them shut
>up or defer them to Jesus for control.  I know a man who prays with people
>and carries on running conversations with demons he discovers in a person's
>life.  He is looking for the root cause as to why they are there but it only
>traumatizes the person more to think they have demons rolling around in
>their thoughts.  Besides, there is no reason to carry on a conversation with
>them because all you need to know is why they are there.  Furthermore, the
>longer you talk, the easier it is for them to tap into an area of your own
>life that may be uncomfortable for you to think about.  One thing you never
>do is answer a demon's question.  This is their way of turning the tables on
>you.  I ignore all questions or defer them to Jesus.  I hope this discussion
>helps somebody.  If any of this makes someone feel uncomfortable, there is a
>reason and you would be wise to find out why because it will get worse
>instead of better.  It is a lie of the devil that demons won't bother you as
>a Christian.  If you think that, you have already been deceived and it has
>stirred up some area of your life that our Lord wants to heal.  In short, if
>you are afraid of demons, there is a reason and that reason is not of God
>and needs to be removed by the Lord so you can walk in spiritual freedom.
>Why does the Lord Jesus want you to walk in total freedom?  So you can do
>His will and serve others.  Yes, it is that simple.
>
>Phil.