Handbook for Deliverance

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DEDICATION

This book is dedicaed o !" #i$e, Ma%&ee', a#o!a' #ho &eas !e (ike he& h%sba'd, he& b&ohe&,

he& so', he& $&ie'd, he& co!)a'io', a'd he& doco&,

de)e'di'* o' !" *i+e' si%aio's a'd cha((e'*es.

He& a(e's as a #i$e, a *o%&!e cook, a' ac&ess, a'

a&is, a '%&se, a !ohe& o$ $i+e bea*(es-, a

co%'se(o&, a s)e((e&, a (e*a( ad+iso&, a'd a case!a'a*e& ha+e co'i'%ed o sais$" a(( !"

%')&edicab(e 'eeds h&o%*ho% o%& "ea&s o$ a

b(essed !a&&ia*e. Ma%&ee's $a'aica(, e'h%siasic

de+oio' o !e is &ea((" be"o'd !" abi(i" o

%'de&sa'd o& e/)(ai'.

F&o! a 0e#ish )oi' o$ +ie#, I *o !"se($ s%ch

a *ood dea(. M" )e&so'a( be(ie$ is ha Godo&ches&aed o%& *od(" &e(aio'shi), ha I #o%(d

*&o# %) a'd (i+e #ih a bea%i$%( #o!a', o'e #ho

is he idea( he() !ee $o& a(( seaso's a'd $o& a((

&easo's.

Tha'k "o% $o& "o%& )aie'ce, Ma%&ee'. I (o+e

"o%. As a &e#a&d, I )&o!ised he& i' o%& 'e/ ho%sehe&e #o' be a kiche', 1%s +e'di'* !achi'es2


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CONTENTS

I'&od%cio' 34 A Ne# Ho%& 45

6 The O'(" 7o(%io' 48

3 A' 9'e/)eced 0o%&'e" 4:

8 O+e&co!i'* De!o'ic Fo&ces 3;

; The De!o'ic Rea(!s 8:

< =a&'i'*s O$ =ichc&a$ ; 7&o'*!e' A'd 7)i&is A Fi'a( =o&d 4


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ai%de o#a&d God beca%se his is #has *oi'* o

!ake he di$$e&e'ce $o& "o%& s%ccess. @o% ca' he()

b% b(ess "o%& )aie's as he" *e hea(ed #he' he"%'de&sa'd hei& cha((e'*es #ih hese de!o'ic

s)i&is a&e 'o !ach $o& he )o#e& o$ he =o&d.

The ke" is ha "o% do' 'eed o $i*h he de+i(

#ih e/)e&ie'ce, b% b" he #&ie' ho(" =o&d o$

God. @o%& #ea)o' a*ai's he de+i( is 7c&i)%&e

#hi(e 7aa's s%ccess is de)e'de' o' "o%& )aie's

i*'o&a'ce o$ he =o&d.

GOD'S PURPOSE AND PLAN

The &%h is ha "o%& )aie' is 'o (o'*e& %'de&

he co'&o( o$ he e+i( o'e. @o% ha+e o e'co%&a*e

he! o k'o# a'd be(ie+e his $o& i o be e$$eci+e.

0es%s ook a#a" he de+i(s a&!o& #he' He&e!o+ed his )&i!a&" #ea)o's #hich #e&e

4. Acc%saio's.

6. Co'de!'aio's.

3. G%i(.

Those "o% !i'ise& o ca' %se hese *&ea

&eco!!e'daio's $o& s%ccess #hich #i(( b(ess

he!

4. De)e'd o' he Ho(" 7)i&i a'd be (ed.

6. H%!i(i".

3. De(i+e&a'ce $&o! se($ o& e*o b" s%b!ii'* o

he c&oss.

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7c&i)%&e e((s %s"&race and spiritual blessing

be to you and [soul! peace from &od the 'ather

and our $ord Jesus (hrist )the *essiah+, ho gave)yielded+ imself up [to atone! for our sins [and to

save and sanctify us!, in order to rescue and deliver

us from this present wicked age and world order, in

accordance with the will and purpose and plan of

our &od and 'ather"Ga(aia's 438-.

YOUR POWERThe Bib(e sa"s he de+i( has 'o co'&o( o+e&

be(ie+e&s beca%se o$ he )o#e& $&o! he Ho(" 7)i&i

ha is #ihi' %s. This !akes hi! acco%'ab(e o

"o%. Those "o% a&e &"i'* o he() 'eed o k'o# his.

The de!o's a&e s%b1ec o "o% a'd he! h&o%*h

His 'a!e. He o(d "o% o *o i' His )(ace"But toeach one is given the manifestation of the [oly!

-pirit [the evidence, the spiritual illumination of the

-pirit! for good and profit"4 Co&i'hia's 46>-.

I'cide'a((", #he' "o% (i+e a c(ea' (i$e de!o'ic

s)i&is ha+e o obe" "o%. @o%& s)i&i%a( a%ho&i"

a'd do!i'io' *i+e' o "o% b" 0es%s Ch&is o$

Naa&eh #i(( &a+e( #ihi' "o% so ha he de!o'ics)i&is #i(( e/)e&ie'ce $ea& a'd a(a&! #he'e+e&

"o%& )&ese'ce is a'ici)aed. Ho#e+e&, is &%e ha

he" do see "o% as "o% see "o%&se($.

MANIFESTATIONS OF DELIVERANCE

As "o% abso&b he s)i&i%a( i'$o&!aio' "o% #i(($i'd i' his ha'dbook, "o% #i(( be &ai'ed a'd

a%*h. @o% #i(( &ead o$ s%)e&'a%&a( e/)e&ie'ces

h&o%*h he Ho(" 7)i&i i'c(%di'* %'(i!ied

!i&ac(es, si*'s, a'd #o'de&s.

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@o% #i(( a(so ha+e he o))o&%'i" o de+e(o) i'

his &ea(!.

The *&o#h "o% &ecei+e i' he s%)e&'a%&a( is

&ea((" a(&ead" )&o*&a!!ed i'o "o%& DNA.

E+e&"hi'* "o% e+e& 'eeded #as a(&ead" )(aced i'

"o%& b&ai', #he&e God has so&ed His &eas%&es $o&

"o%. God #i(( &e+ea( his as "o% (ea&' ho# o )%(( i

o% $&o! he s%)e&'a%&a( i'o he 'a%&a(. The &%h

is ha hea+e' is &ea((" he&e o' ea&h a'd "o% 1%s

ha+e o (ea&' ho# o access i.

@o% ca' d%)(icae hese !a'i$esaio's o$

de(i+e&a'ce b" 4- !e&e(" i'c&easi'* "o%& be(ie$(e+e( a(o'* #ih "o%& &%s i' Hi! a'd 6- b"

ad1%si'* "o%& !i'dse #ih he )a&adi*! shi$ ha

has a(&ead" bee' &e+ea(ed o "o%. This #i(( be eas",

beca%se he Bib(e e((s "o% o *e he s&e'*h "o%

'eed $&o! Ch&is. 7ee Phi(i))ia's 843.-

=hi(e "o% s%d" his andbook for

#eliverance, a(#a"s &e!e!be& ha "o%& !a1o&

s)i&i%a( e/book is he Bib(e.

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ONE

A NEW HOUR

God has %she&ed i' a )he'o!e'a( s)i&i%a( e&a

#ih a 'e# !o+e!e' o$ His )o#e& ha is 'o#

bei'* #i'essed h&o%*ho% he *(obe. A h%'*e& $o&

Hi! is )&ese' i' !a'" )a&s o$ he #o&(d, #ih

so!e Ch&isia' se&+ices (asi'* #e(+e ho%&s a ai!e.

Ma'" )eo)(e, ho#e+e&, #a' o ho(d o'o hei&

o#' $o&!s o$ *od(i'ess a'd do #iho% Hi!o&

he" e+e' de'" His )o#e&. =he' %esio'ed abo%

hei& o)i'io' o$ he Ch%&ch, he" e/)(ai' ha he"

do' (ike he s&%c%&e, b% )&e$e& #has &ea(. Thei&'e# ch%&ch 'eeds a&e $oc%sed o' +a&io%s $o&!s o$

e'e&ai'!e'.

=e a&e (i+i'* i' a di$$e&e' ki'd o$ ho%& ha'

e+e& be$o&e. =e a&e o' he ba(e$ie(d o$ he Lo&d,

#hehe& #e &ea(ie i o& 'o. This 'e# *e'e&aio' is

'o (o'*e& ha))" #ih 1%s ha'*i'* o% i' )ia

a'd ice c&ea! )a&(o&s he" )&e$e& o !ee i' *&o%)si'+o(+ed i' sJa'ces a'd de!o'ic s)i&i%a(

e'co%'e&s. This is a 'e# &e+o(%io' ha co'siss o$

)eo)(e #ho a&e bei'* &ai'ed o ac%a((" ha&!

he!se(+es.

This a))ea&s o be he e'd o$ #ha #e ca(( he

Ch%&ch A*e a'd he be*i''i'* o$ #ha is 'a!ed he

Ki'*do! A*e.

The ch%&ch o$ o!o&&o# is *oi'* o be &adica(("

di$$e&e' $&o! he )&ese'da" ch%&ch. This is he

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cha((e'*e o$ o%& da" "And if it seems evil to

you to serve the $ord, choose for yourselves thisday whom you will serve, whether the gods which

your fathers served on the other side of the .iver,

or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you

dwell/ but as for me and my house, we will serve

the $ord"0osh%a 684;-.

As "o% %&' "o%&se($ o+e& o he Lo&d, "o% #i((

beco!e #e((e%i))ed a'd s)i&i%a((" #e((ed%caed

o $ace de!o'ic s)i&is."#o you not know that your

body is the temple )the very sanctuary+ of the oly

-pirit ho lives within you, hom you have

received [as a &ift! from &od% 0ou are not your

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beca%se, as he #as abo% o )e&$o&! a' abo&io' o

e(i!i'ae he (i$e o$ a bab", he c(ea&(" hea&d he

#o&ds, Do' ki(( !e2 se+e&a( i!es.He o(d !e he #as 'e+e& he sa!e a$e& ha, a'd

added, I(( 'e+e& $o&*e ha da"2

=he' he e&! $e%s is %sed i'sead o$ he

#o&d bab", i a))a&e'(" !akes i easie& o

)e&$o&! he abo&io'. Pe&so'a((", I do' see he

di$$e&e'ce. Ho#e+e&, A!e&ica has a cha((e'*i'*

$%%&e as (o'* as o%& 'aio' co'i'%es o sa'cio'

he ki((i'* o$ babies.

The c&isis is ha abo&io' beco!es a )&acica(

'ecessi" beca%se se/ is co'side&ed &ec&eaio'a(.

Ho# ca' his %'*od(" aci+i" be co'&o((ed

IT IS GOD WHO SUFFERS

I be(ie+e cha'*e is o' he #a". =e a&e *oi'* o

see &e+i+a( h&o%*ho% he Ch%&ch a'd he &ai' o$

he *(o&" o$ God #i(( ca)%&e he hea&s o$ he

)eo)(e. =ih his %'i" o$ be(ie+e&s, &eco+e&" #i((

co!e. Re+i+a( isin"o%, a'd he (a"i'* o' o$ ha'ds

$o& hea(i'* a'd de(i+e&a'ce is a *&ea sa& o#a&d a

!i*h" s)i&i%a( &ebi&h.Le !e sha&e so!ehi'* ha is +ia( abo% God.

As soo' as "o% (o+e so!ebod", "o% a&e 'o (o'*e&

i'de)e'de' o$ he! i' &%h, "o% beco!e o)e' o

a'" e/)e&ie'ces o$ hei& h%&s, hei& &e1ecio's, hei&

ab%ses, hei& e!oio's, ec.

God (o+es a'd, he&e$o&e, His (o+e ca%ses Hi!o e/)e&ie'ce he sa!e e!oio's #e $ee(. This is

#h" 0es%s s%$$e&ed $o& %s.

=ih abo&io', i is &ea((" God #ho s%$$e&s, as

His 'e#bo&'s a&e des&o"ed. B% i'sead o$ bei'*

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co'ce&'ed abo% he Lo&d, #e co'sa'(" ask Hi! o

$i/ !e, hea( !e, b(ess !e, ec.

He&e is Bib(e )&oo$ o$ #ha ha))e'ed as a &es%(o$ !a's &ebe((io' a*ai's he A(!i*h"

1he $ord saw that the wickedness of man was

great in the earth, and that every imagination and

intention of all human thinking was only evil

continually2 And the $ord regretted that e had

made man on the earth, and e was grieved at

heart2 -o the $ord said, 3 will destroy, blot out, and

wipe away mankind, whom 3 have created from the

face of the groundnot only man, [but! the beasts

and the creeping things and the birds of the air

for it grieves *e and makes *e regretful that 3

have made them"Ge'esis -.

=e ca' 'o (o'*e& i*'o&e he #o&k o$ he e'e!".I'sead, #e !%s co'$&o' 7aa' a e+e&" (e+e(.

This is #h" "o% a&e 'eeded i' he ba(e o$ a((

ba(eshe #a& a*ai's "o%& +e&" so%(.

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TWO

THE ONLY SOLUTION

I be(ie+e ha as he $i'a( da"s o$ o%& #o&(d

&a)id(" a))&oach, he&e is a des)e&ae a'd de$i'ie

'eed $o& a s)i&i o$ %'i" o be esab(ished so

!a'ki'd #i(( be ab(e o dea( #ih he o+ehe(!i'*cha((e'*es ha h&eae' o%& +e&" e/ise'ce.

7%ch %'i" has 'e+e& bee' see' i' h%!a'

hiso&", b% i is i!)e&ai+e o o%& s%&+i+a( i' hese

i!es. B" he s)i&i o$ %'i" I do 'o !ea' c(o'i'*

o& co'$o&!i", beca%se hose a&e co'diio's #e 'eed

o o))ose a'd $i*h a*ai's. E+e' i$ h%!a' c(o'i'*co%(d s%cceed, i #o%(d 'e+e& i'c(%de he Ho("

7)i&i. The %'i" o #hich I &e$e& #i(( &e%i&e a (e+e(

o$ s)i&i%a( k'o#(ed*e a'd co!!i!e' ha *oes

$a& be"o'd a'"hi'* #e+e e+e& e/)e&ie'ced be$o&e.

God a(#a"s ho'o&s a'd b(esses %'i".

=h" is his s)i&i o$ a*&ee!e' so i!)o&a' I

is he o'(" #a" i' #hich #e #i(( be ab(e o co'$&o'a'd $i'd de(i+e&a'ce $&o! he de+asai'* de!o'ic

)o#e&s ha ha+e b&o%*h ho&&e'do%s de+asaio'

a'd o))&essio' o !i((io's o$ )eo)(e #ho a&e (i+i'*

hei& (i+es i' dai(" bo'da*e.

These i'di+id%a(s 'eed o k'o# ha he&e is a

#a" h&o%*h a'd a #a" o% o$ he de!o'ic des)ai&a'd do!i'aio' he" a&e %'de&. As be(ie+e&s %'ie i'

he )o#e& o$ he Ho(" 7)i&i, #e #i(( be ab(e o

sho# he! he #a" o co!)(ee $&eedo! a'd

de(i+e&a'ce. These a&e )&ob(e!s ha )s"chia&iss

a'd )s"cho(o*iss a&e %s%a((" %'e%i))ed o dea(

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aci+i" #hich is aki'* )(ace a(( a&o%'d %s. The&e

a&e hose #ho do 'o e+e' be(ie+e i' he e/ise'ce

o$ de!o's2 This bei'* he case, ho# ca' s%ch a)o#e&(ess ch%&ch be s%ccess$%( a'd +ico&io%s i' he

s)i&i%a( #a&$a&e ha is so des)e&ae(" 'eeded

oda"

O$e', !a'" (eade&s #ho do ack'o#(ed*e he

&ea(i" o$ he de!o'ic &ea(! a&e $ea&$%( abo% aki'*

he &isk o$ *ei'* i'+o(+ed i' s)i&i%a( #a&$a&e.

=h" Beca%se he" a&e a$&aid ha s%ch

i'+o(+e!e' a'd he )oe'ia( c&iicis! i !i*h

a&o%se co%(d 1eo)a&die hei& i'co!e, hei& ho!es,

hei& ca&ee&s, a'd e+e' hei& ch%&ches.

7o !a'" a&e i'$(%e'ced b" Ne# A*e eachi'*s

ha &es%( i' ch%&ches bei'* socia((" o&ie'ed &ahe&

ha' s)i&i%a((" di&eced. I'sead o$ seeki'* o)(ease God, a(( oo !a'" seek o )(ease !a'. I' so

doi'* hese (eade&s a&e o)e'i'* he!se(+es %) o

e+i( a'd e+i( s)i&is.

TAKING AUTHORITY

E+i( e'e&s he )ic%&e #he' !e' a'd #o!e' do

'o k'o# a'd adhe&e o he =o&d o$ God. 0es%s$o%'ded he Ch%&ch so i #o%(d ha+e a )he'o!e'a(

s)i&i%a( i!)ac %)o' his )(a'e. Be(ie+e&s a&e o be

he sa( o$ he Ea&h a'd he (i*h o$ he #o&(d. 7ee

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do!i'io' o co'$&o' a'd ake a%ho&i" o+e& he

s)i&i%a( bo'da*e i' #hich so !a'" $i'd

he!se(+es. Th&o%*h he )o#e& o$ he Ho(" 7)i&i#e a&e ab(e o se he ca)i+es $&ee, a'd his #e !%s

do #iho% $ai(.

The o'(" &%e so(%io' o he )&ob(e!s $aced b"

!a'ki'd oda" is $o%'d #ihi' he Ch%&ch o$ 0es%s

Ch&is.

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M%ch (ae&, as I (ooked back o' ha &e(aio'shi)

a'd ohe&s, I #as a!aed o see ho# God had

)(aced he a))&o)&iae )eo)(e i' each (e+e( a'd)hase o$ !" (i$e. The !o&e a's#e&s I &ecei+ed $&o!

Pa%(, o !" %esio's, he *&eae& he (e+e( o$ !"

h%'*e& beca!e. Is so &%e ha "o% beco!e #ho

"o% ha'* a&o%'d #ih, as I (ea&'ed i' hose

$o&!ai+e "ea&s #he' he di&ecio' o$ !" ea&("

ca&ee& be*a' o ake sha)e.

"WHY AM I WATCHING THIS?"

Tha sa!e "ea&, I beca!e a#a&e o$ he $i&s

*&ea e(e+a'*e(is, O&a( Robe&s, #ho #as

!i'ise&i'* o h%*e c&o#ds i' e' &e+i+a(s a(( o+e&

he co%'&". The $oc%s o$ his !i'is&" #as o'

hea(i'* a'd de(i+e&a'ce. Robe&s had he co%&a*e ose) o% #ih his s)i&i%a( be(ie$s i' s)ie o$ he

cha((e'*i'* co'&o+e&sies his aci+iies c&eaed

e+e&"#he&e he #e'.

A$e& schoo( a'd o' #eeke'ds I #o%(d (ook $o&

his )&o*&a! o' e(e+isio' a'd si *(%ed #achi'*

#ih i'c&eased e'h%sias!, b% #iho% a'"

%'de&sa'di'*, as I ae!)ed o $i*%&e o% #ha I#as seei'* a'd e/)e&ie'ci'*.

Re+. Robe&s #o%(d )(ace his ha'ds o' he

heads o$ )eo)(e, a'd, as he o%ched he!, he"

#o%(d $a(( back#a&ds $o& &easo's I did 'o

co!)&ehe'd. I #o%(d sa&e a he sc&ee', a(!os

!es!e&ied, a'd hi'k ho# d%!b i a(( see!ed obe. The' I #o%(d ask !"se($, =h" a! I #achi'*

his

I 'e+e& &ea((" %'de&sood is )%&)ose, b% i

&e)eaed(" ca)%&ed !" ae'io'. The&e #as 'o #a"

I #o%(d ha+e be(ie+ed ha #ha I #as #achi'* #as

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a s)i&i%a( hi'* ha i'+o(+ed hea(i'*, es)ecia(("

#he' I had 'o )a&ic%(a& hea(h iss%es a'd #as'

a#a&e o$ a'"o'e e(se ha+i'* he!. No'ehe(ess, I#as $asci'aed b" #ha I #as seei'*.

Lae&, I (ea&'ed ha e'h%sias! !ea's God

#ihi' a'd I #o%(d %se he (as $o%& (ee&s o$ he

#o&d e'h%sIA7M as a' ac&o'"!I A!S)i&i%a(("

Moi+aed.

AN ENCOURAGERA(so d%&i'* he e(e+e'h *&ade, I had o +isi !"

(oca( doco& o co!)(ee a hea(h $o&! $o& schoo(.

=ha a s%&)&ise o $i'd I de+e(o)ed a' i'sa'

$&ie'dshi) #ih D&. A&h%&, #ho beca!e !" eache&,

as #e((. He #as a' e'co%&a*e&, (ike Ba&'abas i' he

Bib(e #as, a'd I be*a' o +isi hi! $&e%e'(", 'oo'(" a his o$$ice, b% a(so #he' he i'+ied !e o his

ho!e, as i$ I #e&e a )a& o$ his $a!i(". Thas o'e o$

he &easo's #h" I ha+e beca!e a' e'co%&a*e& o

ohe&s as #e((, 1%s (ike "o% #i(( be o "o%& )aie's.

7oo' he&ea$e&, I #as )&i+i(e*ed o &ecei+e a

scie'ce book ha I i'e&)&eed as bei'* &es&iced o

doco&s. I #as e'i(ed, *an the 8nknown b"A(e/is Ca&&e( 4:>3 4?88-, a Nobe( P&ie #i''e&

a'd a s%&*eo'. I &ead ho# his e/)e&i!e'a(

bio(o*is ke) iss%e $&o! a chicke's hea& a(i+e $o&

hi&"#o "ea&s a!o'* ohe& a!ai'* so&ies.

D&. A&h%& o(d !e ho# he ha'd(ed ce&ai'

!edica( si%aio's, a'd he sha&ed #ih !e !edica(i)s ha he had (ea&'ed i' his )&acice. I 'e+e&

$o&*o a'" o$ he!, es)ecia((" ho# o &es)o'd o he

!ohe& #ho asks, =ha "o% do hi'k abo% !"

'e# bab" He o(d !e o sa" #ih e!oio', No#,

has a bab"2 B% he &ea((" !ea' i.

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I' he $i&s #eek o$ #e($h *&ade, #e #e&e

i's&%ced o s)e'd he co!i'* #eeke'd $oc%si'*

o' he !a1o& decisio' &e*a&di'* #ha #e #a'ed odo $o& o%& $%%&e ca&ee&.

Re)&ese'ai+es $&o! +a&io%s co((e*es #o%(d be

)&ese' a he schoo( i' he $o((o#i'* #eek o

a's#e& o%& %esio's.

Ce'&a( #as a' e(ie acade!ic schoo( ha #as

acc&edied o iss%e co((e*e(e+e( de*&ees o is

s%de's %)o' *&ad%aio'. I &e!e!be& $i((i'* i' ha

$o&!, a'd I #&oe he #o&ds P&e!ed i' he

a))&o)&iae s)ace. Lae&, I &ea(ied ha he Ho("

7)i&i k'o#s o%& desi'" ce&ai'(" e+e' be$o&e #e

do. This choice o$ )&e!ed #as a bi sca&" o !e,

$o& I k'e# he&e #as 'o o'e i' !" $a!i(" #ho #as

i' he $ie(d o$ !edici'e.=h" had I !ade his choice Pe&ha)s !"

$&ie'ds Pa%( a'd D&. A&h%& had *&ea i'$(%e'ce i'

!" (i$e.

"YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING!"

I' !" (as "ea& o$ hi*h schoo(, I )%&chased a

book e'i(ed, illiam -harpe, Brain -urgeon. I(ea&'ed a!ai'* hi'*s $&o! his 'e%&os%&*eo's

e/)e&ie'ce, hi'*s ha a*ai' d&asica((" cha'*ed he

di&ecio' o$ !" (i$e.

I (ea&'ed ha his !a' ha))e'ed o ae'd he

sa!e hi*h schoo( i' Phi(ade()hia ha I #as

ae'di'*2 This a))a&e' coi'cide'ce !ade !e si%) a'd (ise' o #ha he had o sa". I decided o

ae'd A(b&i*h Co((e*e, a s!a(( schoo( i' Readi'*,

Pe''s"(+a'ia.

I' !" seco'd "ea& he&e, !" as&o)h"sics !a1o&

$&ie'd s)oke o !e i' he (ocke& &oo! #ih he

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d"'a!ics o$ a' aco&. He (i$ed %) his +oice a'd

said, @o% 'eed o do so!ehi'* i' "o%& (i$e a'd

beco!e so!ebod"2 =h" e(se #e&e "o% )% he&e o'ea&h

I #as a(&ead" !a1o&i'* i' bio(o*" a'd che!is&"

as a )&e!ed s%de', b% his ho%*h had beca!e a

!a1o& i!)ac i' !" *&o#h a'd I ado)ed i as !"

(i$es"(e, as I be*a' o )(a" he &o(e o$ a !oi+ao&.

As a $o((o#%) o his, $i$" "ea&s (ae&,

$o((o#i'* o%& c(ass &e%'io', I #as ab(e o (ocae his

e(e)ho'e '%!be& a'd #as s%''ed o (ea&' ha he

had beco!e a' aheis. He #as basica((" 1%s

e/isi'* i' (i$e $o& he had (os his d&ea!.

MUSIC OR MEDICINE?

M" !ohe& )(a"ed he +io(i' i' he s"!)ho'"o&ches&a, a'd (ae& she beca!e he bookkee)e& $o&

o'e o$ he *&ea o)e&a co!)a'ies. =ih his

i'$(%e'ce i' !" (i$e, I a(so beca!e abso&bed #ih

!%sic, a'd I ook +io(i' (esso's $&o! he i!e I #as

i' si/h *&ade %'i( he be*i''i'* o$ !" $i&s "ea& o$

!edica( schoo(. I a(so ook (esso's b&ie$(" $&o! a

s%de' a 0%((ia&d 7choo( o$ M%sic, b% I %ick("&ea(ied I co%(d' do boh.

E+e'%a((", I )(a"ed i' he Readi'*

Phi(ha&!o'ic a'd 7a+a''ah 7"!)ho'" O&ches&as,

a'd a o'e i!e I se&io%s(" co'side&ed !%sic $o& !"

ca&ee&.

M" $ahe& )(a"ed he !o%h o&*a', a'd so Ie+e'%a((" s%died he ch&o!aic ha&!o'ica, so I

co%(d )(a" c(assics (ike Bach, Beeho+e', a'd

B&ah!s. M" c%&&e' desi&e is o )(a" he h&ee

s&i'*ed, &ia'*(e sha)ed ba(a(aika.-

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God co'i'%ed o d&o) )eo)(e i'o !" (i$e, as

I a! s%&e He does i' "o%& (i$e. O'e a$e&'oo', $o&

e/a!)(e, I #as #a(ki'* h&o%*h he co((e*e *"!a$e& a c(ass, a'd he 1a'io&, a )a&i!e !i'ise&,

a))&oached !e. =ihi' e' !i'%es, he o(d !e

abo% he i'e$$eci+e'ess o$ a(( !" books, i'c(%di'*

he )&e!ed o'es I #as ca&&"i'* a&o%'d. =ih

si!)(ici" he sha&ed #ih !e he +a(%e o$ 0es%s i'

he (i+es o$ )eo)(e. I #as a )o#e&$%( !essa*e, a'd

he &%h o$ i a$$eced !e (ae& i' (i$e, b% I did

e+e&"hi'* I co%(d a ha i!e o i*'o&e i, si'ce I

#as a(&ead" )&o*&a!!ed as a 0e#.

A DESTINY DECISION

The !o&e I &e$(eced back o' he )ah o$ !" (i$e,

he !o&e I #as i!)&essed #ih #ha God had bee'doi'* a(( a(o'*. Those ea&(" e/)e&ie'ces #e&e 1%s

he be*i''i'* )&e)a&aio' $o& !e o !o+e i'o he

$ie(d o$ !edici'e, b% I be(ie+e he desi&e o do so

had bee' (o'* i' )(ace. O'e da" I #o%(d $%($i(( his

desi'" h&o%*h God.

The', i' 4?:8, #hi(e a a b%si'ess co'+e'io', I

ae'ded a 'o'de'o!i'aio'a( #o&shi) se&+ice, a'dI said a )&a"e& I &ea((" did' co!)(ee(" %'de&sa'd.

Ho#e+e&, i #as a si!)(e )&a"e& o$ sa(+aio', a'd I

had bee' bo&' a*ai'.

7oo' he&ea$e& I $o%'d !"se($ aski'* he Lo&d

o $i(( !e #ih he Ho(" 7)i&i, es)ecia((" #he' I

#e' o bed a 'i*h. B% I did' 1oi' a ch%&ch o&beco!e #ha "o% #o%(d ca(( a' aci+e Ch&isia'.

9'i( 4??4, I #as ob(i+io%s o God, e+e' ho%*h

I had acce)ed 0es%s i'o !" hea&. I 'e+e& had a

&easo' o ack'o#(ed*e Hi! si'ce I #as oo

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i'+o(+ed i' !e, !"se($, a'd I. This is a$$ecio'ae("

k'o#' as he I disease.

HOW COULD I BE REJECTED?

Ho# I #as ab(e o *e i'o !edica( schoo( is a

!i&ac(e i' ise($. M" b&i((ia' !o!, #ho #as a(so

0e#ish, )(a"ed a ke" &o(e.

As a doco&, I! s%&e "o% k'o# #ha i #as (ike

o #ai o hea& abo% "o%& a))&o+a( o& &e1ecio'-

$&o! "o%& a))(icaio' o !edica( schoo(s. Thec&a", !i/ed%) e!oio's ha a&e associaed #ih

#aii'* o hea& a&e so!ei!es o+ehe(!i'*. I

$i'a((" ha))e'ed. I *o a' a's#e& a$e& se+e&a(

#eeks o$ #aii'*. The &es%( #as i'sa' de)&essio'2

The (ee& &ead, 7o&&" o i'$o&! "o% ha.

@o% k'o# he &es2 Ho# co%(d I be &e1ecedGoi'* o !edica( schoo( #as !" )assio'. =he' I

o(d !" !o!, #ho had bee' &e$e&&i'* o !e as M"

so', he doco&, $&o! he i!e I #as se+e' "ea&s

o(d, said, Good, ha #as 'o "o%& $i&s choice2

Tha #as &%e, b% I #o%(d ha+e acce)ed i

a'"#a". 7he ad+ised !e o #&ie o he schoo( o$

!" choice a'd i'$o&! he! ha, I #as a(&ead"

acce)ed o a'ohe& )(ace, b% ha I #o%(d )&e$e& o

*o o hei& !edica( schoo(.

I #as 'e+e& co!$o&ab(e hi'ki'* ha #as a God

idea, b% I &ea(ied, ha'k he Lo&d, i #as a *&ea

idea #he' I $i'a((" *o acce)ed b" !" $i&s choice.

Tha'k God, !" )a&e's #e&e ab(e o )a" $o& !"%iio' a))&o/i!ae(" o'e ho%sa'd do((a&s a "ea&-,

)(%s &oo! a'd boa&d, #hich #as a' e/&ao&di'a&"

a!o%' o$ !o'e" a ha i!e.

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Fo& !e, !" s%d" i!e &e%i&ed a' a+e&a*e o$

si/ ho%&s 'i*h(" a$e& schoo( a'd $i$ee' ho%&s each

#eeke'd. M" o%*hes co%&se i' !edica( schoo(#as e)ide!io(o*". The" had o )ass !e, ho#e+e&,

beca%se I did #e(( i' a(( !" ohe& co%&ses2

OFF TO PARRIS ISLAND

I' !" !achi'* &oai'* i'e&'shi) a))(icaio'

)&o*&a!, I #as $o&%'ae e'o%*h o obai' he

hos)ia( a'd he e(eci+e o$ !" choice, Readi'*Hos)ia( a'd 'e%&os%&*e&". I ho%*h ha #o%(d be

he o%*hes a'd !os cha((e'*i'* $ie(d I co%(d

choose, es)ecia((" a$e& &eadi'* ha book abo% he

b&ai' s%&*eo'. O$ co%&se, !" !ohe& #as

&es)o'sib(e $o& !e *oi'* i'o 'e%&os%&*e&" si'ce

she a(#a"s o(d !e ha i' (i$e I a(#a"s had o *eahead.

7he (o+ed !" se'se o$ h%!o& o& )e&ha)s she

1%s )% %) #ih i2

7i'ce I had o e'(is i' he !i(ia&" se&+ice, I

a))(ied o he 9.7. Na+" a'd e+e'%a((" &ecei+ed

'oice ha I #as o be saio'ed a Pa&&is Is(a'd i'

7o%h Ca&o(i'a as a Na+" (ie%e'a'. I #as a %'i%ee/)e&ie'ce, o'e I #o%(d 'e+e& $o&*e. M" i!e he&e

#as a' e'o&!o%s co'&as o !edica( schoo(,

i'e&'shi), a'd so!ei!es e+e' !edici'e ise($.

A CAREER DECISION

The Na+" co&)s!e' I #o&ked #ih #e&ea#eso!e. M" $i&s da" o$ i'doc&i'aio' doi'* H

a'd Ps hiso&" a'd )h"sica(s- o a h%*e (i'e o$

Ma&i'e )&i+aes sa&ed o$$ &ahe& )oo&(". I #as'

ab(e o hea& a'" hea& o& (%'* so%'ds e+e' #he' I

ca!e o he ches o$ he hi&d &ec&%i. I so))ed a'd

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)%((ed ha (e+e& o' co!!a'd a'd o'(" !o+ed so!e

e' $ee.. .a'd )assed he co%&se.

I #as acce)ed $o& !" 'e%&os%&*ica( &eside'c"a'd sched%(ed o be*i' !" $o%&"ea& 'e%&os%&*ica(

)&o*&a! $o((o#i'* !" discha&*e $&o! he se&+ice.

LEARNING ALL OVER AGAIN

D%&i'* he i!e o$ !" se&+ice ob(i*aio', I

de+e(o)ed a %'i%e $&ie'dshi) #ih a hi*h&a'ki'*

'a+" o$$ice&, Ca)ai' F&ed E. 0ackso', #ho #as heChie$ o$ Ne%&os%&*e&" a he Cha&(eso' Na+a(

Hos)ia( i' 7o%h Ca&o(i'a. D%&i'* hose #o "ea&s.

I +isied hi! $&e%e'(" a'd (ea&'ed a' i!!e'se

a!o%' o$ )&acica( 'e%&os%&*ica( &ai'i'*

i'$o&!aio'. I #as !o&e (ike a' a))&e'iceshi) o& a

sho& &eside'c" )&o*&a! #iho% he b(ood, e+e'be$o&e !" &eside'c" e+e& co!!e'ced.

This #as 1%s a'ohe& *od(" coi'cide'ce ha

i'+o(+ed a !a' #ho beca!e a he&o o !e, i' he

sa!e #a" ha !" 'e/doo& )i(o b%dd" had

beco!e a $&ie'd o !e. F&ed #as a *i$ed eache&

#ho (o+ed )eo)(e a'd #as a(#a"s &ead" o &esea&ch

a'd &ai' #ih his &ead"o*o !o+ie ca!e&a. This isa &ib%e o hi!.

M" $o%&"ea& 'e%&os%&*ica( &eside'c" #as o+e&

#he(!i'*, b% ho&o%*h(" e/cii'* as #e((, a'd i

#as so e'o&!o%s(" di$$e&e' $&o! !" )as &ai'i'*

ha i #as (ike *oi'* back o !edica( schoo( a'd

(ea&'i'* a(( o+e& a*ai', #ih a(!os e'i&e("di$$e&e' i'$o&!aio'. I #o'de& i$ "o% ca' *e

addiced o& &ahe& de)e'de' o' he h&i(( ha co!es

$&o! (ea&'i'*. Pe&ha)s i has o do #ih o%&

e'do&)hi's a'd he e'ce)ha(i's.

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I' 4?:?, !" $ahe& #as dia*'osed #ih a hi*h("

!a(i*'a' %!o&, a'd he iss%e bio)s" &e+ea(ed a

sa&co!a. 9'$o&%'ae(", he %!o& had beco!e!easaic a'd %'&eaab(e. I #as a(&ead" i'

'e%&os%&*ica( )&acice a'd i!!ediae(" %'de&sood

ha he&e #as 'o a!o%' o$ !edica( k'o#(ed*e ha

#o%(d &eso(+e his. He did ha+e e/ce((e'

o'co(o*iss i' a o)'och hos)ia(, ho#e+e&.

UNBEARABLE PAINLae& ha sa!e "ea&, I !"se($ #as dia*'osed

#ih bi(ae&a( )(a'a& $asciis associaed #ih s)%&s.

M" )&o*'osis #as *ood i' ha i #as 'o (i$e

h&eae'i'*, e/ce) !" co((ea*%es i'$o&!ed !e

he&e #as 'o c%&e o& de$i'ii+e &ea!e' $o& his

co'diio'. I #as o(d I had o (ea&' ho# o o(e&aech&o'ic i'&acab(e )ai'.

M" %esio' #as, =he&e ca' I e'&o(( i'

To(e&aio' 7choo( The cha((e'*e #as ha I

co%(d' ake )ai' !edicaio' #hi(e #o&ki'* i' he

o)e&ai'* s%ie a'd #o&se, aki'* )ai' !edicaio'

#as a*ai's !" )hi(oso)h" a'"ho#.

M" $ahe& died i' No+e!be&, 4??5. I #as #ihhi! he 'i*h be$o&e as he *&ad%a((" )assed a#a",

s%$$e&i'* #ih %'bea&ab(e )ai' i' s)ie o$ a

!o&)hi'e d&i). 9'$o&%'ae(", he #as 'o o)e' i'

a'" #a" o &ecei+e sa(+aio' o& e+e' o &ecei+e

)&a"e&.

I !ade a )&o!ise o !"se($ ha I #o%(d $i'dso!e #a" o he() hese %'$o&%'ae +ici!s e+e'

ho%*h I be(ie+ed ha i' s)ie o$ a(( o$ !" &ai'i'*

a'd k'o#(ed*e ha a' a's#e& $o& hea(i'* o& e+e'

a'" ki'd o$ c%&e #as si(( )ossib(e.

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@o% )&obab(" #o' be s%&)&ised o (ea&' ha I

$o%'d a #a" o &ea )aie's #ho #e&e s%$$e&i'*

#ih ch&o'ic )ai' #he' I !e a Med&o'ics&e)&ese'ai+e #ho ca!e o !" o$$ice. The

s)ecia(ied )&o*&a! he o$$e&ed #as &e$e&&ed o as

'e%&oa%*!e'aio'. He e/)(ai'ed ha s%bsa'ces

'a%&a((" )&od%ced b" he b&ai', ca((ed bea

e'do&)hi's, ac o' he )e&i+e'&ic%(a& a'd

)e&iac%ed%ca( a&eas o a((e+iae )ai'.

Ne%&oa%*!e'aio' akes ad+a'a*e o$ his

s"se! b" he %se o$ e(ec&ica( si!%(aio' o$ dee)

b&ai' s&%c%&es a'd he s)i'a( co&d o &e(ie+e

debi(iai'* ch&o'ic )ai'.

7oo' he&ea$e&, I be*a' o &ea )aie's #ih

'e%&os)i'a( )ai' i!)(a's a'd (ae& (ea&'ed ho# o

i!)(a' !o&)hi'e )%!)s, !os(" o a((e+iae he%se(ess )ai' associaed, $o& e/a!)(e, #ih a

!a(i*'a'c".

FIGHTING THE ENEMY

These %'is #e&e 'o he a's#e&, ho#e+e&,

#hich e/)(ai'ed #h" o'(" a s!a(( )e&ce'a*e o$

'e%&os%&*eo's #e&e i'+o(+ed i' his $o&! o$ )ai'&ea!e'. I 'e+e& &ea(ied a he i!e ha he&e #as

so!ehi'* ha co%(d be do'e abo% ch&o'ic a'd

e&!i'a( co'diio's. I #as +e&" $o&%io%s ha I

(ea&'ed ho# o ha+e access i'o he s%)e&'a%&a(

&ea(! h&o%*h 0es%s as a &es%( o$ !" )e&so'a(

hea(i'* a'd ha+e he o))o&%'i" o *e e+e' #ihhe de+i( h&o%*h Ma&k 4


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#hich #e a&e $i*hi'* he e'e!", #ho is a(so he

decei+e&. @o% 'eed o %'de&sa'd ha o'e o$ he

!a'" #a"s he e'e!" co!es o "o% is h&o%*h)eo)(e, b% his i'c(%des he !edia as #e((. "0ou

shall not take revenge or bear any grudge against

the sons of your people, but you shall love your

neighbor as yourself2 3 am the $ord" Le+iic%s

4:4?-.

THE HOPE FACTORAs a &es%( o$ his &a*ic e/)e&ie'ce #ih !"

dad, I &ea(ied o'e o$ he !a1o& &easo's $o& *ei'*

i'+o(+ed i' a hea(i'* !i'is&" #as o ha+e a

&eso%&ce ha #o%(d *i+e )eo)(e hope. This is i'

co'&as o he i!es #he' I+e had o i'$o&! a

)aie' a'd hei& $a!i(" ha 'ohi'* e(se ca' bedo'e.

Do "o% ha+e a'" idea #ha is (ike o ha+e ho)e

o& 'o o ha+e ho)e The &%h is ha ho)e ca' (ead

o $aih, b% ho)e is 'o e'o%*h, si'ce "o% ca' si((

die #ih ho)e. He&es he di$$e&e'ce. Ho)e is i' he

head, b% $aih is i' hea&. Ho)e is i' o!o&&o#, b%

$aih is i' oda".I+e had o &ea oo !a'" )aie's, #ho ha+e 'o

ho)e 1%s (ike "o% ha+e. Thei& !edica( co'diio'

see!ed be"o'd $i'di'* a c%&e. =ha a b(essi'* i is

o be ab(e o *i+e )eo)(e ho)e. B% ha'ks o 0es%s,

i is bee& o *i+e )eo)(e Bib(e ho)e. =h" Beca%se

Bib(e ho)e i'+o(+es si*'i$ica' $aih.9NEPECTED9NEPLAINABLE

I' 4??4, a sa(es!a' ca!e o !" o$$ice aski'*

!e o )%&chase a' ad+e&ise!e' i' his (oca(

Ch&isia' b%si'ess e(e)ho'e book. I' e/cha'*e, I

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#as s%))osed o e/)ec e'o%*h )aie' &e$e&&a(s o

a (eas co+e& he coss.

He s)oed a book ha #as o' !" desk. I #as#&ie' b" Be''" Hi'' a'd #as e'i(ed, &ood

*orning, oly -pirit. =he' he hea&d !e !e'io' I

#as sched%(ed $o& a +acaio' a Dis'e" =o&(d, he

i'sised ha I +isi he a%ho& a'd his ch%&ch i'

O&(a'do. I )&o!)(" e/)(ai'ed ha 0e#ish )eo)(e

do' *o o Ch&isia' ch%&ches, a(ho%*h I 'e+e&

co'side&ed he se&+ice a a b%si'ess co'+e'io' as a

ch%&ch-.

I #as %'ab(e o e/)(ai' o hi! #h" I &ead a

Ch&isia' book, a'd I 'e+e& o(d hi! abo% !"

ch&o'ic, i'&acab(e )ai'.

Ho#e+e&, o'ce I #as a Dis'e", !" c%&iosi"

o+e&ca!e !" &adiio' a'd I #as ad+ised I had o bea he O&(a'do ch%&ch b"


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sa&ed 1%!)i'* %) a'd do#'. I had 'o bee' ab(e o

do his si'ce he co'diio' sa&ed, a'd I ce&ai'("

co%(d' ha+e o(e&aed he )ai' ha #o%(d ha+e&es%(ed $&o! ha ki'd o$ aci+i". A he sa!e

i!e, I sa&ed c&"i'*. I co%(d' be(ie+e he oa( a'd

i'sa' &e(ie$ I #as e/)e&ie'ci'*. I #as i'iia(("

e!ba&&assed as I sood he&e a'd I c&ied %'i( I sa#

!a'" ohe& )eo)(e #ho #e&e a(so sa'di'*. I

$i*%&ed he" #e&e )&obab(" hea(ed as #e((.

I7 THI7 REAL

The' I $o%'d !"se($ s)eaki'* 'e*ai+e

co'$essio's2 I #as sa"i'* e+e&"hi'* I &ai' )eo)(e

'o o sa" #he' he" a&e bei'* i's&%ced o' ho# o

*e hea(ed a'd sa" hea(ed. I asked !"se($, Is his

&ea( Ho# (o'* #i(( his (as =i(( !" )ai' co!e

backThis beca!e !" &adica(, !id(i$e co'+e&sio' i'

#hich God sho#ed %) #ih !" s)i&i%a( a'd

)h"sica( hea(i'*.

Ho#e+e&, i' he !ea'i!e, #he' I #as $i'a(("

i'$o&!ed ha 0es%s #as &es)o'sib(e $o& !"

(ibe&aio' $&o! his bo'da*e, !" i'e((ec%a(

&es)o'se ha &a+e(ed $&o! !" !i'd i'o !" !o%h

a'd o'*%e #as, I do' hi'k so2 e+e' ho%*h I

had e/)e&ie'ced a s%)e&'a%&a( !i&ac(e $&o! God. I

#as o(d, The&e is 'ohi'* #&o'* i' bei'* i*'o&a'

"o% 1%s do' #a' o sa" he&e.

Ob+io%s(", I &e$%sed o ack'o#(ed*e he He&o

o$ his (i$e cha'*i'* e+e' i' !" (i$e beca%se o$ !"(ack o$ k'o#(ed*e a'd !" )&ide. This #as #iho%

do%b he sa!e &easo' I 'e+e& a((o#ed !"se($ o be

s%cked i'o ha 0es%s s%$$ I had hea&d a'd

occasio'a((" &ead abo%.

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@o% see, I a(&ead" had !" (i$e o*ehe&,

es)ecia((" i' !" !edica( )&acice. I did i*'o&e $o&

ha !o!e' #ha had ha))e'ed o !" $ahe&,ho#e+e&.

I ca!e o &ea(ie ha he&e is a c"c(e ha occ%&s

i' (i$e. I *oes so!ehi'* (ike his P&ide...(eads o...

&ebe((io'...(eads o...1%d*!e'. P&ide a'd &ebe((io'

a&e he $i&s #o si's &e)o&ed i' he Bib(e a'd his

sho#s "o% ha he de+i( had 'o &easo' o cha'*e

his acics a*ai's %s, si'ce his c"c(e a(#a"s #o&ks

i' he (i$e o$ e+e&" %'i'$o&!ed )e&so'.

A NEW HUNGER

I' !" &esea&ch, !a'" !o'hs, !a'" books a'd

a)es (ae&, I be*a' o $ee( co!$o&ab(e #ih !" 'e#

)a&adi*!. I k'e# he Ho(" 7)i&i #as &es)o'sib(e$o& !" i'e'se desi&e o &ead a'd #ach !o&e ha'

;55 books a'd a)es. This 'e# h%'*e& o (ea&'

abo% he s%)e&'a%&a( #as &e+e(aio' o !e.

The' I sa&ed !e!o&ii'* 7c&i)%&es, beca%se

he" #e&e +e&" i's)i&i'* o !e. The&e #as o'e

)assa*e i' )a&ic%(a& ha I #o%(d &e)ea o$e'. Is

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a'd he des)e&ae 'eed o o$$e& so!e ki'd o$ ho)e

o he sick a'd d"i'*.

I a! so ha'k$%( o God $o& his o))o&%'i" obeco!e i'+o(+ed #ih hea(i'* a'd de(i+e&a'ce. I

co%(d ha+e !issed (i$e co!)(ee(" b" 'o 1oi'i'* %)

#ih God a a(( (ae i'+o(+e!e' #as $a& bee& ha'

'o i'+o(+e!e'.

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abo% 'o a((o#i'* "o%&se($ o be i*'o&a' o&

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This (ack o$ i's&%cio' is, o$ co%&se, &es)o'sib(e

$o& )eo)(e #ho *o as&a" #iho% Gods =o&d,

#hich a((o#s e+i( o ake co'&o(.I's&%cio' is he ke" o de(i+e&a'ce "1hey

promise them liberty, when they themselves are the

slaves of depravity and defilementfor by whatever

anyone is made inferior or worse or is overcome, to

that [person or thing! he is enslaved" 6 Pee&

64?-.

Gods 7o' s)oke o His disci)(es a'd o(d he!

He &ecei+ed a(( His a%ho&i" $o& boh hea+e' a'd

ea&h. "Jesus approached and, breaking the silence,

said to them, All authority )all power of rule+ in

heaven and on earth has been given to *e"

Mahe# 6:4:-.

WHAT IS THIS?

The 0e#ish &e(i*io%s (eade&s !a&+e(ed #ih he

)o#e& a'd a%ho&i" 0es%s de!o's&aed o+e&

de!o's si'ce he s)i&is (e$ !e&e(" #iho% a #o&d,

e+e' he %'c(ea' s)i&is. "And they were all so

amazed and almost terrified that they kept

:uestioning and demanding one of another, saying,hat is this% hat new )fresh+ teaching; ith

authority e gives orders even to the unclean

spirits and they obey im;"Ma&k 46>-.

0es%s de!o's&aed ha !a'" de!o')ossessed

!e' a'd #o!e' #e&e b&o%*h o Hi! a'd He

co!!a'ded he de!o's o (ea+e. He cas o% s)i&is#ih 1%s a #o&d a'd he *os)e(s &e+ea(ed He hea(ed

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every one of them and cured them2 And demons

even came out of many people, screaming and

crying out, 0ou are the -on of &od; But e rebukedthem and would not permit them to speak, because

they knew that e was the (hrist )the *essiah+"

L%ke 88584-.

0es%s #as a(so a *&ea i's&%co& eachi'* His

#e(+e disci)(es a'd he' a))oi'i'* a' addiio'a(

se+e'"#o. "And Jesus summoned to im is

twelve disciples and gave them power and authority

over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to cure

all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and

infirmity" Mahe# 454-. "And they drove out

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SUPERNATURAL COMMUNICATION

A*ai', (e !e s)eak di&ec(" o )h"sicia's. I

be(ie+e ha doco&s%)e&+ised de(i+e&a'ce #i((

b&i'* abo% a !%ch'eeded &e+i+a( ha #i(( &e(ease

*(o&" a'd )eace a'd $&ee he ca)i+es. @o%&

i'c&eased o))o&%'iies $o& )aie' hea(i'* a'd

de(i+e&a'ce #i(( &each he sa!e (e+e(s o$ ski((s a'd

a(e's "o% de+e(o)ed as a !edica( doco&a'd

!o&e. @o%& co!!%'icaio' #ih "o%& )aie'sh&o%*h he s%)e&'a%&a( #i(( *&o# a!ai'*(" as i

is *%ided a'd (ed b" he Ho(" 7)i&i. He has

a))oi'ed "o% as Head o$ "o%& Di+isio' a'd

)e&!a'e' Chie$ o$ he 7e&+ice %'de& His di&ecio'.

@o% a&e *oi'* o )e&$o&! #ha !a'" !i'ise&s i'

ch%&ches a&e %'ab(e o do.

9'$o&%'ae(", s)i&i%a( de(i+e&a'ce is &a&e("

a%*h i' se!i'a&ies o& i' he c%&&ic%(%! o$

Ch&isia' schoo(s o$ ed%caio'. The&e is de'ia(

abo% he e/ise'ce o$ de!o'ic s)i&is #hich is

based o' $ea& ha occ%&s $&o! disbe(ie$ #hich

*i+es &ise o disobedie'ce. 0%s as i' "o%& !edica(

)&acice, "o%& s&e'*h a'd co'$ide'ce i' aki'*cha&*e #i(( *&o# #ih "o%& e/)e&ie'ce.

The&e #i(( be cha((e'*es #ih "o%& )aie's ha

#i(( be e+ide' o' boh sides as "o% %esio' he!

abo% his se'sii+e a'd e!ba&&assi'* si%aio' o$

e+i( s)i&is. Lea&' ho# o obai' ade%ae a'd

s%$$icie' i'$o&!aio' #iho% bei'* o$$e'si+e a'd

#iho% co!)&o!ise o "o%& )aie'. @o% 'eed o beab(e o cas o% de!o'ic s)i&is, hei& $ea&s, hei&

&e1ecio's, hei& h%&s, a'd hea( hei& #o%'ded

!e!o&ies.

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DEALING WITH THE DEVIL

L%ci$e&, o'e o$ he h&ee a&cha'*e(s, &ebe((ed

a*ai's God a'd ae!)ed o ake his )(ace i'

hea+e' beca%se o$ his )&ide. This $a((e' a'*e(

co'&i+ed o !ake his h&o'e hi*he& ha' he c(o%ds

a'd God. His )%'ish!e' #as o be h&o#' o% o$

hea+e' a(o'* #ih o'e hi&d o$ he a'*e(s #ho

&ebe((ed a(o'* #ih hi!. The &e!ai'i'* #ohi&ds

o$ he a'*e(ic hoss si(( se&+e as a&!s o$ God.7aa', he CEO #ho! "o% a&e dea(i'* #ih, is

&ea(, "e has 'o (e*a( &i*h o ha&! "o% si'ce "o% a&e

a bo&' a*ai', Bib(e&eadi'*, s)i&i$i((ed, =o&d

s)eaki'* be(ie+e&. @o% ha+e o disce&' ha he

de+i( k'o#s "o% bee& ha' "o%& !o!2

Hes *ood a sea(i'* he =o&d $&o! "o% a'd

"o%& )aie' so co'side& his as a #a&'i'* o )&oec

#ha "o% hea& si'ce he =o&d ca' se "o% $&ee. The

de+i( is i'e' o' kee)i'* "o% o% o$ he 7c&i)%&es.

I do' %'de&sa'd i, a #o!a' o(d !e, I

(ooks (ike he de+i( is a$e& "o% *%"s a(( he i!e. He

does' e+e& bohe& !e.

=e((, I &e)(ied, a))a&e'(" "o% !%s 'o be ah&ea o hi!.

SATAN'S LIMITS

7c&i)%&e desc&ibes ho# L%ci$e&, #ho beca!e

7aa' his !ea's Gods e'e!"-, $e(( $&o! hea+e'

"ow have you fallen from heaven, = light4bringer

and daystar, son of the morning; ow you havebeen cut down to the ground, you who weakened

and laid low the nations [= blasphemous, satanic

king of Babylon;!" Isaiah 4846-.

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=ha I a! abo% o sa" is i!)o&a'. Do 'o $a((

i'o he habi o$ casi'* 7aa' o% &ahe& ha' he

de!o'ic s)i&is, $o& "o% 'eed o &ea(ie ha he is'o o!'i)oe'. This !ea's, %'(ike God, he ca'

o'(" be i' o'e )(ace a o'e i!e.

A' e+a'*e(is hea&d $&o! he Ho(" 7)i&i as she

se))ed o'o he (a#' o$ he =hie Ho%se i'

=ashi'*o', D. C., ha she #o%(d be dea(i'* #ih

7aa' #ho #as a(&ead" he&e. =he' she asked #h",

she hea&d ha he )&e$e&&ed o s)e'd his i!e #he&e

he&e #as )o(iica( )o#e& a'd a%ho&i". The&e is 'o

)o#e& behi'd "o%& #o&d o#a&d hi! i$ "o% be(ie+e

he is #he&e+e& "o% a&e.

YOU CAN BIND SATAN

=he' "o% &e$e& o 7aa', he de+i(, "o% a&e!o&e (ike(" a(ki'* abo% he !i'io's, e+i( s)i&is,

de!o's, o& he de!o'ic s)i&is. A+oid )oki'* $%' a

hi! o& ca((i'* hi! !ade%) 'a!es 1%s !ai'ai'

his 'a!e as *i+e' e+e' b" %si'* a ca)ia( 7.

Oheise "o% (ose "o%& abi(i" o h%& hi! #ih

"o%& *od(" #o&ds.

@o% a&e s%))osed o &eco*'ie hi!, he de+i(,acco&di'* o he Bib(e, 1%s as i$ "o% #e&e ho'o&i'*

a *e'e&a( beca%se o$ his a%ho&i", 'o beca%se o$

he e+i( i' hi!. @o% a(so 'eed o k'o# ha "o% ca'

bi'd 7aa', b% "o% ca' &eb%ke hi!. 7aa' co!es

a*ai's "o%& !i'd beca%se ha is #he&e "o% !ake

"o%& choices. He ca' beco!e as bi* i' "o%& !i'd as"o% a((o# hi! beca%se his is he dooa" h&o%*h

#hich he ca' *ai' access a'd $i(( "o% #ih his e+i(

ho%*hs.

@o%& *oa( is o kee) 7aa' $&o! "o%& ho%*h

(i$e beca%se he #a's o se)a&ae "o% $&o! "o%&

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$aih a'd #ha "o% be(ie+e. =he' "o% deec

%'*od(" ho%*hs, 1%s a(k o he! a'd e(( he! o

so) i' he 'a!e o$ 0es%s a'd co!!a'd he! o(ea+e.

@o% a&e i' cha&*e a'd "o% ca' &e$%se o acce)

'e*ai+e ho%*hs. @o% ha+e o &ea(ie #ho "o% a&e

dea(i'* #ih &e*a&di'* he aci+iies o$ he decei+e&.

As he Bib(e saes, "0ou are of your father, the

devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and

gratify the desires [which are characteristic! of

your father2 e was a murderer from the beginning

and does not stand in the truth, because there is no

truth in him2 hen he speaks a falsehood, he speaks

what is natural to him, for he is a liar [himself! and

the father of lies and of all that is false"0oh' :88-.

The *&eaes ba(e "o% #i(( e+e& e'co%'e&a*ai's he de+i( is ha o$ *%i( a'd &i*heo%s'ess.

He #i(( se "o% %) #ih *%i( so ha "o% be*i' o

be(ie+e ha "o% ha+e o $i*h i o' a co'sa'

)e&sise' basis e+e' ho%*h 0es%s oa((" ook i

$&o! "o% #he' He #as 'ai(ed o he c&oss $o& "o%&

si's. This cha((e'*e is &ahe& )&e+a(e' i' he ch%&ch

beca%se he de+i(s aci+iies )e&sis as e/e!)(i$ied

#ih !a'" si'ce'e&ed h"!'s s%'* i' ch%&ches

#hich ae!) o kee) %s a#a&e o$ his.

THE ONGOING CONFLICT

I' "o%& ohe& ba(e, #ih &i*heo%s'ess, he

de+i( #i(( se "o% %) i' a' ae!) o )% "o% %'de&he (a#. The &%h is ha o'(" si' )(aces "o% %'de&

he (a#, $o& his is he (a# o$ si' a'd deah.

The a)os(e Pa%( e/)(ai'ed his &ahe& #e(( i'

Ro!a's >, #hich is &ea((" based o' scie'ce. I

$o((o#s a )&i'ci)(e beca%se i &eacs he sa!e #a"

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ca' des&o" i. F&o! ha )oi' $oa&d, he() he

)e&so' so he $(esh #i(( 'o be &es%&&eced.

=ichc&a$ is &ea((" "o%& ca&'a( $(esh, b% "o%ha+e bee' $&eed $&o! ba(i'* his i' he &ea(! o$

"o%& !i'd. Ho# Beca%se is 'o (o'*e& ca&'a(, b%

s)i&i%a(. 0oh' 4>6 co'$i&!s his9 "[Just as! 0ou

have granted im power and authority over all

flesh )all humankind+, [now glorify im! so that e

may give eternal life to all whom 0ou have given

im2"

@o% !%s be(ie+e ha "o% a&e %'de& he (a# o$

he 7)i&i o$ (i$e. 7i'ce he Ho(" 7)i&i has do!i'io'

o+e& "o%, #hich He does, "o% a&e 'o %'de& he

$o&!e& (a#. Gods (a#s )&o+ide "o% #ih )eace, b%

!a's (a#s #i(( 'o.

Ri*heo%s'ess co!es $&o! be(ie$, $aih, a'd heshed b(ood o$ 0es%s. @o% #i(( a))&eciae his, $o&

#he' "o% a&e esab(ished i' &i*heo%s'ess, #iho%

o))&essio' o& $ea&, he' )eace #i(( co!e %)o' "o%

0ou shall establish yourself in righteousness

)rightness, in conformity with &od7s will and

order+9 you shall be far from even the thought of

oppression or destruction, for you shall not fear,

and from terror, for it shall not come near you"

Isaiah ;848-.

"LORD OF FLIES"

7aa' is so!ei!es &e$e&&ed o as he Lo&d o$

F(ies. Is &%e ha he de!o'ic #o&(d is +e&" !%ch(ike he i'sec #o&(d.

Did "o% e+e& co'side& a(( he deah a'd

des&%cio' ha is b&o%*h o' b" i'secs #hich !os

)eo)(e esse'ia((" i*'o&e The&e a&e a' esi!aed

o'e !i((io' di$$e&e' k'o#' s)ecies o$ i'secs o'

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o%& )(a'e, a'd so!e e/)e&s be(ie+e he&e a&e as

!a'" as e' !i((io' s)ecies.

Co%'(ess diseases a&e s)&ead b" i'secs beca%seo$ o&*a'is!s ha a&e )assed o' #he' he" $eed o&

bie. Fo& e/a!)(e, !a(a&ia is si(( o'e o$ he (eadi'*

ca%ses o$ deah a'd disease i' !a'" de+e(o)i'*

co%'&ies e+e' ho%*h *&ea *ai's ha+e bee' !ade

o co'&o( is i'iia( des&%cio'.

No o'(" ca' de!o'ic aci+i" a$$ec %s b" he

'e*ai+i" o$ he i'sec #o&(d h&o%*h des&%cio',

b% a(so b" des&%cio' o$ hepositivityo$ he i'sec

#o&(d o$ bees.

THE ANTIDOTE FOR EVIL

Bees a&e a' e'*i'ee&i'* !a&+e( $&o! hei&

ae&od"'a!ics, o hei& she((, o hei& se'so&s, a'des)ecia((" $o& hei& abi(i" o )o((i'ae. The" a&e

&es)o'sib(e $o& )o((i'ai'* hi&" )e&ce' o$ he

'aio's $ood s%))(" #hich a!o%'s o o+e& 65

bi((io' do((a&s a "ea& i' seeds a'd c&o)s.

Ho#e+e&, i' &ece' "ea&s he&e has bee' a

si*'i$ica' &a*ed" occ%&&i'* ha is a$$eci'* bees

ca((ed Co(o'" Co((a)se Diso&de&. =ha has bee'ha))e'i'* is ha !a%&e bees a&e aba'do'i'* hei&

hi+es a'd disa))ea&i'* $o((o#ed sho&(" he&ea$e&

b" hei& %ee's a'd "o%'* o'es. The&e is *&ea

co'ce&' abo% he )oe'ia( o$ $a!i'es beca%se o$

he $ood sho&a*es ha ha+e a(&ead" bee' &e)o&ed.

=i(d )o((i'ao&s s%ch as 'ai+e bees, #as)s, a'db%e&$(ies a&e a(so s%s)eced o be i' sha&) dec(i'e.

I' his sa!e #a", 7aa', he Lo&d o$ F(ies, #i((

do e+e&"hi'* i' his )o#e& o s)&ead deah a'd

des&%cio'.

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Tha'k$%((", #e k'o# he a'idoe $o& his e+i(

sche!es. =e ha+e he )o#e& o$ Gods 7)i&i, #hich

is *&eae& ha' he #ho is i' he #o&(d.

FIVE

THE DEMONIC REALMS

7aa' 'e+e& co!es o %s as he de+i(, b% a(#a"s

as a' a'*e( o$ (i*h. As "o% #o%(d *%ess, his $i&se!)aio' a))ea&s as a' o))o&%'i" $o& *ood, b%

he $%'cio's h&o%*h dece)io'.

He&e a&e ei*h #a"s 7aa' !a'i$ess his )o#e&

4. Th&o%*h e!)aio' o si'.

6. Th&o%*h acc%saio' i' !%(i)(e #a"s be$o&e

God, a*ai's God be$o&e he b&eh&e', a*ai'she b&eh&e' o God a*ai's he b&eh&e' o

he b&eh&e' a*ai's God.

3. Th&o%*h o))osiio' o he #o&k o$ God.

8. Th&o%*h co'$%sio' o &%h.

;. Th&o%*h ido(a&" a'd !a*ic.

. Th&o%*h s&%c%&a( o& o&*a'ied e+i(s.:. Th&o%*h de!o's.

YOUR ADVERSARIES

De!o's a&e dise!bodied s)i&is o' ea&h ha

a&e a(#a"s h%'i'* $o& a bod" so he" ca' !a'i$es

hei& #icked'ess i' he 'a%&a( #o&(d a'd co'i'%e

hei& e+i( #a"s. The" #o%(d e+e' )&e$e& a' a'i!a(

bod" o d#e(( i' &ahe& ha' do #iho% o'e o& e+e'

(i+e i' a' i'a'i!ae ob1ec. Oheise, he" *o i'o

o&!e' #he' he" do' ha+e a bod" o i'habi.

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7i'ce he" a&e #iho% co&)o&ae bodies, he"

ca' *o h&o%*h so(ids (ike #a((s-. These a&e

i'+isib(e bei'*s a'd ca' be see' beca%se he" e/iso' he !o(ec%(a& (e+e(.

The de!o'ic &ea(! ae!)s o s'eak )as

)eo)(es a#a&e'ess b" e/a**e&ai'* hei& aci+iies

i' ho&&o& a'd +a!)i&e !o+ies. As a &es%(, he #o&(d

akes de!o's as a 1oke, b% he" a&e abso(%e(" &ea(.

The de+i( #a's "o% o be(ie+e he" do' e/is

b" bei'* &idic%(o%s o' he o'e ha'd a'd s%b(e o'

he ohe&. The boo! (i'e is ha "o% a'd he ch%&ch

a&e he o'(" a%ho&iies ab(e o o))ose hi!.

THE ROARING LION

The e'e!" "o% a&e $i*hi'* is a hi*h("

o&*a'ied !i(ia&" !achi'e ca&e$%((" &ai'ed o'e+e& b&eak &a'k. The" do e!)(o" a s%)e&'a%&a(

)o#e&, b% is co%'e&$ei. These de!o's e/is i'

he ai& abo+e %s i' he seco'd hea+e' #hich is hei&

abode a'd #he&e he" ca&&" o% he base o$ hei&

o)e&aio's. B% #e a&e i' he $i&s hea+e' a'd ha+e

a%ho&i" o+e& he!, #hi(e God a'd he a'*e(s a&e

i' he hi&d hea+e'#ho o$ co%&se e/is #iho%he 'eed $o& a bod".

0%s o *i+e "o% a' idea o$ #ha "o% a&e *ei'*

i'+o(+ed #ih, "o% !i*h be s%&)&ised o (ea&' ha

he&e is a 'a!e o$ a de!o' $o& e+e&" co'cei+ab(e

e!oio' o& co'diio' ha )eo)(e ha+e, a'd so!e

"o% o& I ha+e 'e+e& hea&d abo% as "e.=he' )eo)(e de!o's&ae e!oio's s%ch as

e!)e&, a'*e&, de)&essio', $ea&, &ese'!e',

bie&'ess, a'/ie", ec., he" ca' de+e(o) de!o'ic

aci+i" as he &es%( o$ hei& )&essi'* i'o hei&

e!oio's. =e *i+e he de!o's he (e*a( &i*h o

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e'e& o%& bod" a'd !i'd beca%se o$ o%& )e&sise'

beha+io&.

The de+i( a))ea&s as a &oa&i'* (io' a'd !akes)(e'" o$ 'oise, b% he &ea((" is', e+e' ho%*h he

ce&ai'(" acs as i$ he #e&e. =e a&e o(d"Be well

balanced )temperate, sober of mind+, be vigilant

and cautious at all times/ for that enemy of yours,

the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in

fierce hunger!, seeking someone to seize upon and

devour"4 Pee& ;:-.

FIVE DEMONIC REALMS

Gods =o&d e((s %s e/ac(" #ha #e a&e %)

a*ai's. "'or we are not wrestling with flesh and

blood [contending only with physical opponents!,

but against the despotisms, against the powers,against [the master spirits who are! the world

rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit

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fashion of this world [were under the sway of the

tendency of this present age!, following the prince

of the power of the air2 [0ou were obedient to andunder the control of! the [demon! spirit that still

constantly works in the sons of disobedience [the

careless, the rebellious, and the unbelieving, who

go against the purposes of &od!2"

Two: Principalities are the chief rulers and

strong spirits of the highest powers that seek to

eercise dominion over particular geographical

!ones.

Three: Powers are stronger spirits and

authorities that influence respective cultures in

certain negative was.

Fo& e/a!)(e, he&e a&e si*'i$ica' &e(i*io%s

&adiio's i' so!e c%(%&es ha a&e #o&ki'* o b(i'd

he e"es o$ )eo)(e o he *os)e( as &e+ea(ed i' 6

Co&i'hia's 88 "'or the god of this world has

blinded the unbelievers7 minds [that they should not

discern the truth!, preventing them from seeing the

illuminating light of the &ospel of the glory of

(hrist )the *essiah+, ho is the 3mage and

$ikeness of &od2"

The&e a&e a(so c%(%&es #ih s&i$e, (%s, ido(a&",

o& e+e' #ichc&a$ o)e&ai'* o +a&"i'* de*&ees.

#our: The world rulers of the darkness of this

world are princes and wicked men in the spiritual

realm throughout all the nations of this world.

Satan is the prince of the power of the air.

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#ive: Spiritual wickedness in high places are

wicked spirits and fallen angels who haveinfiltrated the religious sstems of the world

including the congregations of the righteous.

SATAN'S COUNTERFEIT

=he' "o% dea( #ih i'di+id%a(s #ho a&e

'o'be(ie+e&s a'd #ho be(ie+e i' &ei'ca&'aio', he&eis a' %&*e' a'd se&io%s 'eed $o& he! o be &e(eased

$&o! de!o'ic i'+o(+e!e' beca%se his is 'o

bib(ica( a'd co'se%e'(" co'side&ed a s)i&i o$

a'ich&is. The Bib(e dec(a&es, "And 5ust as it is

appointed for [all! men once to die, and after that

the [certain! 5udgment"Heb&e#s ?6>-.7aa' has co%'e&$eied Gods a&!" #hich a(so

co'siss o$ $i+e di+isio's i'c(%di'* he 4- se&a)hi!,

6- che&%bi!, 3- (i+i'* c&ea%&es, 8- a&cha'*e(s, a'd

;- a'*e(s.

The se&a)hi! i'&od%ce a'd )&ese' he *(o&" o$

God.

CLUES REPRESENTING

DEMONIC ACTIVITY

Those #ho dea( #ih casi'* o% de!o's &e)o&

se+e&a( s%b(e c(%es o hei& aci+i". 7o!e !a"

see! (ike 'a%&a( &es)o'ses o& i''oce' a))ea&i'*

aci+iies, b% #he' co!bi'ed #ih ohe& si*'a(s"o% ca' disce&' a saa'ic )&ese'ce. These c(%es

i'c(%de

4. Co%*hi'*.

6. @a#'i'*.

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3. Be(chi'*.

8. 7'eei'*.

;. Vo!ii'*.. De!o's ha+e $aih.

:. De!o's ha+e !e!o&".

?. De!o's ha+e )e&so'a(iies.

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45. De!o's ca' hi'k #hich a$$o&ds he! a'

i!a*i'aio'.

44. De!o's ca' &ec&%i o'e a'ohe& d%&i'*o$$e'si+e aci+iies.

HOW THEY COME IN

De!o's e'e& a' i'di+id%a( beca%se si' *i+es

he! he (e*a( &i*h o do so.

The Bib(e c(ea&(" &eco&ds o'e s%ch e+e'

beca%se o$ si' ha occ%&&ed #ih 0%das Isca&io #ho#as o'e o$ he #e(+e disci)(es"1hen after [he had

taken! the bit of food, -atan entered into and took

possession of [Judas!2 Jesus said to him, hat you

are going to do, do more swiftly than you seem to

intend And make :uick work of it"0oh' 436>-.

He&e a&e 6< &easo's de!o's e'e& a' i'di+id%a(

4. Lack o$ he =o&d.

6. 9'$o&*i+e'ess.

3. The ca&'a( !i'd.

8. P&o$a'e %se o$ i'a))&o)&iae #o&ds s#ea&i'*-.

;. @ie(di'* o si'.

. Rebe((io'.

:. 7(a'de&.

?. Lai'ess o& s(oh$%('ess.

45. Void o$ %'de&sa'di'*.

44. The #&o'* co'$essio'.

46. He&edia&" a'd *e'e&aio'a( c%&ses h&o%*hb(ood(i'es.

43. I'+ii'* he!se(+es b" hei& o#' choice.

48. Vici!iaio' $&o! &a%!a o& #eak'esses

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4;. 7i's o$ co!!issio' h&o%*h hei& (e*a(

s)i&i%a( &i*hs.

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SIX

WARNINGS OF WITCHCRAFT

Pe&ha)s he (eas %'de&sood o& &eco*'ied o$

he !a1o& e'e!ies o$ God a'd His )eo)(e is

#ichc&a$. I ca' aack he ch%&ch b" &e(easi'* is

)o#e& 1%s (ike a' i'+adi'* a&!" co'%e&s a ci".

The *e'e&a( desc&ibes his a'ici)aed +ico&" b"e/)(ai'i'* ha his &oo)s co!e $&o! he 'o&h, he

so%h, he eas, a'd he #es b% his &i%!)h is $&o!

he $i$h co(%!'. Thas he )&ese'ce o$ his &oo)s

i'side he ci".

=ichc&a$ is s%ccess$%( beca%se i is he $i$h

co(%!' #ihi' he ch%&ch. The Bib(e co'de!'s he)&acice as a' abo!i'aio'. I is he si'*(e !os

da!a*i'* h&ea a*ai's he ch%&ch beca%se

#ichc&a$ is he $&o' $o& (e*a(is! a'd ca&'a(i".

Le*a(is! is a s%b(e &e(i*io%s s)i&i ha ae!)s

o achie+e &i*heo%s'ess #ih God b" obse&+i'* o&

addi'* a'" se o$ &%(es. Ca&'a(i" is a((o#i'* "o%&

$(esh o &%' he sho##hich is #ha #ichc&a$ is.I' ohe& #o&ds, #ichc&a$ $(o%&ishes i' he so%(ish

&ea(! #hich i'+o(+es h&ee !ai' o)e&aio's

4. 7)e((s a'd c%&ses

6. Di+i'aio'

3. 7o&ce&"

The %(i!ae ob1ec o$ a(( #ichc&a$, #hich is

he )o#e& a&!, is o b&i'* a' i'di+id%a( %'de& a

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UNDER A CURSE

Ma'" Ch&isia's a&e %'de& a c%&se beca%se he"

ha+e %&'ed a#a" $&o! he Lo&d a'd )&e$e& o do

hi'*s b" hei& o#' h%!a' e$$o&s a'd he&e$o&e

de)e'd o' hei& o#' h%!a' )o#e&. "1his is the

word of the $ord9 1hus says the $ord9 (ursed [with

great evil! is the strong man who trusts in and

relies on frail man, making weak [human! flesh his

arm, and whose mind and heart turn aside from the$ord"0e&e!iah 4>;-.

=ichc&a$ b&i'*s a' i'di+id%a( %'de& a c%&se

beca%se i ca%ses he! o disobe" God e+e' ho%*h

he" k'o# he" ca' be o%ched #he' he"&e %'de&

Gods di+i'e o&de&.

DIVINATIONDi+i'aio' is he )&edici+e a&! ha o)e&aes

h&o%*h $o&%'e e((i'*, c&"sa( ba((s, ea (ea+es, a'd

ca' e+e' )&edic 7aa's desi'" o' "o%. Fo& so!e

&easo', !a'" )eo)(e ha+e a' o+ehe(!i'* desi&e

o k'o# #has *oi'* o ha))e' i' hei& $%%&e

#hich is &ea((" co'&adico&" o he Bib(e.This desi&e #i(( a((o# he de+i( o obai' a

ce&ai' co'&o( o+e& hei& (i$e. The de!o's ha+e a

s%)e&'a%&a( i'si*h h&o%*h hei& de!o'ic )o#e&

b% 'o )eo)(es ho%*hsa(ho%*h he" &eadi("

%'de&sa'd 'o'+e&ba( co!!%'icaio'. Be a#a&e

ha he )&o)hec" he" &ecei+e $&o! his ki'd o$

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SORCERY

7o&ce&" o)e&aes h&o%*h hi'*s s%ch as a!%(es

o& cha&!s, )oio's, a'd a(is!a's o *ai' co'&o( o$

)eo)(e.

@o% a&e e'co%&a*ed o be(ie+e ha hese ob1ecs

a&e )(aced o' "o%& bod" o )&oec "o%. =he' "o%

&a's(ae he Heb&e# #o&d kashaph #hich is

so&ce&e&, i !ea's so!eo'e #ho %ses !a*ic o ha&!

ohe&s.7o&ce&" a(so i'+o(+es d&%*s a'd !%sic. The

&%h is ha he #ho(e d&%* c%(%&e is a $o&! o$

so&ce&" i'c(%di'* !%sic.

I #as o' a c&%ise shi) #he&e s%ch !%sic #as

b(asi'* o+e& he (o%d s)eake&s. I &ea(ied I had o

(ea+e he deck beca%se o$ he &h"h! o$ saa'ic

!%sic. I co%(d see he sa&i'* d&ea!" sae o$ he

e"es o$ ee'a*e&s e/)osed o his ")e o$

e'e&ai'!e'.

Rebe((io' !ea's o))osiio' o o'e i' a%ho&i"

a'd i i'+o(+es se($ dece)io', co'&o(, (a#(ess'ess,

a'd #ichc&a$.

He&e is a'ohe& #a" o e/)&ess hese aci+iiesha a&e bo%'d o*ehe& (a#(ess'ess co'&o(

#ichc&a$ &ebe((io'.

The Bib(e saes i' 4 7a!%e( 4;63, #he'

7a!%e( #as a(ki'* o Ki'* 7a%("'or rebellion is

as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as

idolatry and teraphim )household good luck

images+2 Because you have re5ected the word of the$ord, e also has re5ected you from being king2"

The s%bbo&' )e&so' !akes ido(s o% o$ his o#'

o)i'io'. The &%h is ha &ebe((io' a'd #ichc&a$

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"o% &ea(ie ha &e1ecio' b&eeds &ebe((io' I is a(so

be(ie+ed ha &e1ecio' is he &oo o$ !os de!o'ic

s&o'*ho(ds.

DOMINATION, INTIMIDATION,

AND MANIPULATION

=ichc&a$ is a #o&k o$ he $(esh $o& i co!es o%

o$ o%& $(esh(" 'a%&e a'd i sho#s %) as Do!i'aio',

I'i!idaio', a'd Ma'i)%(aio'. A' ac&o'"! o

&e!e!be& his is o &ea(ie ha he de+i( akes aD.I.M. +ie# o$ %s. O'e o$ he $a+o&ie acics o$

#ichc&a$ is $o& he )e&so' i'+o(+ed o !ake "o%

$ee( *%i(".

Mi((io's o$ #o!e' o)e&ae #ih D.I.M. beca%se

hese a&e he sa!e co'&o(s he"+e (ea&'ed o %se

$&o! hei& !ohe&s a'd hei& *&a'd!ohe&s.A%ho&iies o' he o)ic &e)o& ha 'i'e" )e&ce' o$

#iches a&e #o!e'. The" do' k'o# a'" ohe& #a"

beca%se he" 'e+e& a))&eciaed ha his beca!e a

!a1o& )a& o$ hei& )e&so'a(i". Co'se%e'(", he"

ca' b&eak $&o! hei& #ichc&a$ #hich is o'e o$ he

&easo's he" a&e %'ab(e o %'de&sa'd he Bib(e

beca%se i akes he )(ace o$ he Ho(" 7)i&i.Hea(i'* a'd de(i+e&a'ce &e%i&es ha he"

&e)e' $i&s, $o((o#ed b" a o'e h%'d&ed )e&ce'

&e'%'ciaio'.

=o!e' a&e !o&e se'sii+e ha' !e' a'd he

de+i( akes ad+a'a*e o$ his. He &ides o' hei&

se'sii+iies. O'e !i'ise& s)oke abo% ho# he hada d&ea! o$ a *&o%) o$ Ch&isia's &%''i'* a'd he sa#

he de+i( &idi'* o' hei& backs. The de+i( is a(#a"s

o' hei& back i' #ichc&a$ a'd )eo)(e do' &ea(ie

o& k'o# abo% i. Hes so s%b(e. E+e' E+e had his

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O%& h&ee !ai' 'eeds i' (i$e a&e (o+e, sec%&i",

a'd si*'i$ica'ce. =he' #e do' k'o# ho# o

obai' hese $&o! God, #e &eso& o #ichc&a$.

RESULTS OF WITCHCRAFT

Mi'ise&s, es)ecia((" hose #ho a&e !a&&ied,

'eed o %'de&sa'd ha as he )aso& he" !%s

!ake decisio's beca%se o$ hei& &es)o'sibi(iies o

hei& shee). 7i'ce is God #ho s)eaks o he!, he"

'eed o "ie(d o His 7)i&i. 9'$o&%'ae(", he&e a&e$e# !e' s&o'* e'o%*h o dea( #ih #ichc&a$ i'

#o!e' a'd co'se%e'(", i sho%(d be )oi'ed o%

ha he&e a&e !i((io's o$ !e' #ho a&e %'de&

#ichc&a$. I co%(d #e(( be he '%!be& o'e

ho%seb&eake& has &es)o'sib(e $o& di+o&ce i' his

co%'&".=ichc&a$ ca' de+e(o) i' he! beca%se o$ he

&ebe((io' i )&od%ces. I ca' kee) !e' $&o!

!a%&i'* boh s)i&i%a((" a'd e!oio'a((". Tha is, i

i'hibis !e' $&o! beco!i'* s%ccess$%( i' he Lo&d

a'd i' hei& ho!es, b% 'o 'ecessa&i(" i' hei&

b%si'esses.

The #ichc&a$ (abe( is a))(ied #he' ii'$(%e'ces a'ohe& )e&so's !i'd, bod", o& )&o)e&"

a*ai's his o& he& #i((. This has bee' c(ea&("

de!o's&aed i' !a'" c%(%&es ha ca' e+e' be

&aced back o a'cie' e/s s%ch as hose $&o!

E*") a'd Bab"(o'ia. I has beco!e a c&edib(e

ca%se $o& sick'ess a'd disease, i'c(%di'* a'i!a(s. Ico%(d e/)(ai' #ha )eo)(e &e$e& o as bad (%ck,

s%dde' deah, i!)oe'ce, a'd ohe& s%ch

!is$o&%'es.

Re*a&d(ess o$ he a))a&e'(" &e)o&ed !o&e

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a(#a"s *&ea &isk o a'" i'+o(+e!e' #he' "o%

o)e' %) "o%& hea& o& !i'd o #ichc&a$.

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SEVEN

STRONGMEN AND SPIRITS

De!o's o)e&ae i' *&o%)s, each ha+i'* a &%(e&

o& co'&o((e& i' cha&*e o$ he!. These de!o' &%(e&s

a&e &e$e&&ed o as s&o'*!e' beca%se he" &%' he

sho# a'd a))ea& de)e'di'* o' #hae+e& co'diio's

o& si%aio's occ%& i' "o%& )aie'. This !ea's i$"o% #a' o de(i+e& a )e&so', "o% $i&s 'eed o cas

o% he s&o'*!a' &ahe& ha' he de!o'ic s)i&i ha

ide'i$ies he )e&so'.

De)e'd o' he Ho(" 7)i&i $o& he(). Fo&

e/a!)(e, i$ he i'di+id%a( "o% a&e #o&ki'* #ih has

a' addicio' o d&%*s, he s&o'*!a' ha 'eeds obe cas o% is he s)i&i o$ bo'da*e a'd 'o he s)i&i

o$ addicio'. This sa!e s&o'*!a' a(so i'c(%des

addicio' s)i&is o a(coho(, s!oki'*, *a!b(i'*, ec.

A'ohe& e/a!)(e is he s&o'*!a' s)i&i o$ dea$

a'd d%!b #hich !%s be cas o% &ahe& ha' he

s)i&i o$ s%icide. The s)i&i o$ s%icide 1%s ide'i$ies

he )e&so's cha((e'*e, b% his s)i&i is 'o i'cha&*e.

These a&e he s&o'*!e' a(o'* #ih hei&

associaed s)i&is

1. The Spirit of Jealousy (umbers !:11"1#$

7)i&i o$ A'*e& 7)i&i o$ Co!)eiio' 7)i&i

o$ M%&de& 7)i&i o$ Ra*e 7)i&i o$ Re+e'*e

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Eight

DEALING WITHSPECIFIC SPIRITS

Ma'" o$ he s&o'*!e' a'd s)i&is !e'io'ed i'

he )&e+io%s cha)e& a&e se($e/)(a'ao&", b% he&e

a&e se+e&a( a&eas i' #hich "o% 'eed o be a#a&e.

The" i'c(%de

Spirit of )eaviness

O'e o$ he #a"s he s)i&i o$ hea+i'ess

!a'i$ess ise($ i' he ch%&ch is de!o's&aed #he'

he )eo)(e beco!e d&o#s" a'd s(ee)" d%&i'* he

se&!o's. Co!!a'd he s)i&i o$ hea+i'ess o (ea+e,$o& he Bib(e e((s %s #e a&e o )% o' a garment of

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demon of sickness+2 -he was bent completely

forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up

or to look upward"L%ke 4344-.The Bib(e &eco&ds ha 0es%s #as a'oi'ed #ih

he Ho(" Ghos a'd )o#e& a'd #e' abo% doi'*

*ood a'd hea(i'* a(( o))&essed b" he de+i(. 7ee

Acs 453:.-

@o% a(so ha+e his a'oi'i'* #hich b&eaks e+e&"

"oke a'd &e!o+es e+e&" b%&de'."And it shall be in

that day that the burden of [the Assyrian! shall

depart from your shoulders, and his yoke from your

neck2 1he yoke shall be destroyed because of

fatness [which prevents it from going around your

neck"Isaiah 456>-.

6e!e/el SpiritThis is a !a1o& s)i&i i' o%& #o&(d oda" as he

&es%( o$ he )&e+io%s aci+iies o$ %ee' 0eebe(.

7he #as he #icked #i$e o$ Ki'* Ahab o$ Is&ae(

#ho %sed his #eak'ess o co'&o( hi! as #e(( as he

'aio'. 7he #as ab(e o s%bd%e a'd do!i'ae %si'*

co'&o((i'* de!o'ic ho%*hs.

This is +e&" co!!o'(" $o%'d i' &e(i*io%s 'o'

Ch&isia' ci&c(es. I is a )&od%c o$ he $(esh ha

o)e's he doo& o a' e+i( s)i&i a'd i co'&o(s b" he

%se o$ Do!i'ee&i'*, I'i!idai'*, a'd Ma'i)%(ai+e

acics DIM.- #e )&e+io%s(" !e'io'ed. This

beha+io& ca' easi(" o)e&ae h&o%*h a )e&so'.

I' he ch%&ch, i dis&%)s he $(o# o$ he 7)i&i. Iis !o&e ha' 1%s e!)i'* !a'" )eo)(e i'o i((ici

se/%a( a$$ai&s. These 0eebe( s)i&is ca' si& %) e'+",

1ea(o%s", *ossi)i'*, a'd s(a'de&. The de+i(, o$

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)&o)heic !i'is&" de!a'ds &e)e'a'ce a'd

&e!o+es e+i( #iho% co!)&o!ise.

0eebe( #a'ed o des&o" E(i1ah, he )&o)he,beca%se his )&o)heic #o&ds ca!e #ih s%ch

c&eai+e )o#e& ha his #o%(d &e'de& he e'e!"

he()(ess. I' addiio', se/ #as a )ah o he& )o#e&

a'd i'$(%e'ce.

I' hese de!o'ic co'diio's, he )e&so' !%s be

#i((i'* o b&%a((" $ace he &%h a'd be o)e' o (e

God c&%ci$" hei& $(esh.

Bei'* s%b1eced o he Ho(" 7)i&i o' a dai("

basis #i(( )e&!a'e'(" se )eo)(e $&ee.

7eligious Spirit

These &e(i*io%s o& e+i( s)i&is 'o o'(" o))ose,

b% co%'e&$ei he #o&k o$ he Ho(" 7)i&i b"i's)i&i'* (o"a(" o de!o'ic &e(i*io%s co'ce)s a'd

)&acices. Thei& )(a' is o %&' )eo)(e a#a" $&o!

Ch&is h&o%*h dece)io'."3n which at one time you

walked [habitually!2 0ou were following the course

and fashion of this world [were under the sway of

the tendency of this present age!, following the

prince of the power of the air2 [0ou were obedient

to and under the control of! the [demon! spirit that

still constantly works in the sons of disobedience

[the careless, the rebellious, and the unbelieving,

who go against the purposes of &od!" E)hesia's

66-.

The s%)e&'a%&a( )o#e& o$ 7aa' d&i+es !e'$&o! #o&shi)i'* he &%e God so he" ca' %&' hei&

)&i!a&" a$$ecio's o $a(se *ods a'd ohe& +ai'

hi'*s.

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Re(i*io%s s)i&is #o&k boh o%side a'd i'side

he ch%&ch, #hich acco%'s $o& he i!!e'se oa(("

%''ecessa&" heo(o*ica( disa*&ee!e's a'da))a((i'* &e(aio' shi)s ha e/is i' he ch%&ch

i'sead o$ he e/)eced s)i&i%a( ha&!o'" ha

sho%(d )&e+ai(.

These )eo)(e a&e 'o a#a&e he" ha+e &e(i*io%s

s)i&is. E+e' i$ he" #e&e i'$o&!ed o$ he &%h, he"

#o%(d' be i'e&esed i' bei'* $&ee beca%se his

s)i&i ac%a((" *i+es he! a s)i&i o$ i!)o&a'ce as

he &es%( o$ )&ide, e'+" a'd se($&i*heo%s'ess.

This ai%de #as ce&ai'(" cha&ace&isic o$ he

7c&ibes a'd Pha&isees #ho haed 0es%s a'd &e$%sed

o be(ie+e i' Hi!, $o& i$ he" had, he" #o%(d ha+e

had o h%!b(e he!se(+es. The $o((o#i'* a&e

cha&ace&isics o$ he #o&k o$ he Re(i*io%s 7)i&is4. The" be(ie+e he" a&e a(#a"s &i*h, b% $i'd

$a%( #ih ohe&s.

6. The" o'(" ea& do#', 'e+e& b%i(d %).

3. The" a&e %'ab(e o &ecei+e co&&ecio' a'd

i's&%cio'.

8. The" c(ai! a $a(se )hi(oso)h" si'ce he" ca'

o'(" (ise' o !a'.

;. The" be(ie+e God a))oi'ed he! $o& he

)%&)ose o$ he()i'* ohe&s.

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45. The" a&e' ab(e o (ea+e hei& o#' *&o%)

a'd do' e/)ec "o% o eihe&.

A &e(i*io%s s)i&i sa&s o% as a h%!a' s)i&i a'd%'(ess is co'&o((ed i ca' *&o# i'o a de!o'ic

s)i&i #ih )o#e&. =he' he co'&o( is si*'i$ica', i

beco!es #ichc&a$ #ih !o&e de!o'ic aci+i".

7o!e )eo)(e beco!e so *ood a )e&$ecio' a'd

co'&o( he" *e i'o de!o'ic )e&$ecio'. This is 'o

%'(ike he obsessi+eco!)%(si+e )e&so' #ih hei&

)e&sise' aci+iies s%ch as #ashi'* hei& ha'ds o'

a co'i'%o%s basis.

The Bib(e has he a's#e& "But e gives us

more and more grace )power of the oly -pirit, to

meet this evil tendency and all others fully+2 1hat is

why e says, &od sets imself against the proud

and haughty, but gives grace [continually! to thelowly )those who are humble enough to receive it+"

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abo% he $%%&e. Dece)io' a(#a"s e/iss #ih a

)e&so' i'+o(+ed #ih a $a!i(ia& s)i&i a'd o$e' he"

!isake he de!o'ic s)i&i $o& he Ho(" 7)i&i.He&e is #ha he O(d Tesa!e' &e+ea(s abo%

his aci+i" "A man or woman who is a medium

and has a familiar spirit or is a wizard shall surely

be put to death, be stoned with stones/ their blood

shall be upon them" Le+iic%s 656>-.

8ecromanc

This is a'ohe& dece)io' i' #hich he !edi%!

is i' co'ac #ih a s)i&i #hich is $a!i(ia& #ih a

dead )e&so'. The 'ec&o!a'ce& he' a))ea&s o ha+e

co'aced he s)i&i o$ ha dead )e&so' #he' i is

ac%a((" he $a!i(ia& s)i&i ha )&o+ides he

i'$o&!aio' a'd a'" o$ he !a'i$esaio's.This is #ha Gods =o&d dec(a&es abo% his

ha&!$%( e/)os%&e i' De%e&o'o!" 4:4544"1here

shall not be found among you anyone who makes

his son or daughter pass through the fire, or who

uses divination, or is a soothsayer, or an augur, or

a sorcerer, =r a charmer, or a medium, or a

wizard, or a necromancer2"

A $o&!e& b%si'ess $&ie'd (e i be k'o#' o !e

abo% hei& $a!i(" !eei'* i' his *&a'd$ahe&s

bed&oo!. His b&ohe& #as he s)okes!a' beca%se

he &e+ea(ed !a'" $acs abo% he *&a'd$ahe& e+e'

ho%*h he !a' died #he' his b&ohe& #as o'("

h&ee "ea& o$ a*e. The" did' %'de&sa'd his$a!i(ia& s)i&i #as a(&ead" i'$(%e'ci'* he (i+es o$

his $a!i(" h&o%*h cha''e(i'*.

Cha''e(i'* is a )&ocess #he&eb" a' i'di+id%a(

he cha''e(e&- c(ai!s o ha+e bee' i'+aded b" a

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ass%!ed +a&io%s $o&!s a'd e/e&cised s%)e&'a%&a(

)o#e& i'c(%di'* occ%( )he'o!e'a. =he' she #as

o(de&, she hea&d %'e/)(ai'ed 'oises #hich!a'i$esed he!se(+es i' he& ho%se ho%*h o be

e/)(ai'ed b" a !ischie+o%s *hos. 7he a(so

e/)e&ie'ced %'so%*h as&a( &a+e( o$ o& &e(aed o

co!i'* $&o! he sa&s-, a'd %'desi&ed )s"chic

i'si*hs.

Ouia 4oard

This s%))osed(" ca' )&o+ide &ead" a's#e&s o

!a'" %esio's co'ce&'i'* (i$es $%%&e beca%se

"o%&e dea(i'* #ih a $a!i(ia& s)i&i. I is ob+io%s("

+e&" da'*e&o%s #ih *&ea &isks i'+o(+ed.

PoltergeistAcco&di'* o =ebse&s de$i'iio' his is a 'ois"

*hos he(d o be &es)o'sib(e $o& !"se&io%s 'ois"

dis%&ba'ces. Is eas" o %'de&sa'd ho#

'i*h!a&es ca' occ%& i' )eo)(e e/)osed o his

aci+i". Po(e&*eis s)i&is ca' be i'+ied i' b" he

)&ese'ce o$ ce&ai' )ic%&es, #ichc&a$, o& occ%(ic

!ae&ia(.

Transcendental ;editation

=he' )&aciced, his o)e's a )e&so' %) o

decei+i'* s)i&is.

7ock ;usicThis beco!es a &e(i*io' o he de+oees $o& he"

%s%a((" *&o# o beco!e +e&" de$e'si+e a'd

%'eachab(e. The a's#e& is o acce) Ch&is so he"

ca' (o+e God a'd 'o a((o# he Ho(" 7)i&i o be

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=ih )&o)e& i's&%cio' "o% ca' be $&ee $&o!

ad%(e&""'or the commandment is a lamp, and the

whole teaching [of the law! is light, and reproofs ofdiscipline are the way of life, 1o keep you from the

evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a

loose woman2 $ust not after her beauty in your

heart, neither let her capture you with her eyelids"

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=he' Ada! si''ed, he cha'*ed *ods a'd as a

&es%( #e (os o%& i'c&edib(e #ea(hca%si'*

)o+e&" o be bi&hed i' h%!a'i". Ho#e+e&, heihe #as esab(ished o &eso&e he (oss o$ #ea(h

#hich "o% a&e 'o# aki'* back h&o%*h 0es%s."1his

Book of the $aw shall not depart out of your mouth,

but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you

may observe and do according to all that is written

in it2 'or then you shall make your way prosperous,

and then you shall deal wisely and have good

success"0osh%a 4:-.

12. 3ebellious 4hil'ren

The Lo&d e((s %s #e ha+e o cease $&o!

#ee)i'* a'd i'sead )&a", seek Hi!, a'd ca(( o%

$o& Hi!. The' He #i(( b&i'* o%& chi(d&e' back $&o!7aa's e&&io&". "1hus says the $ord9 .estrain your

voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for

your work shall be rewarded, says the $ord/ and

[your children! shall return from the enemy7s land"

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by Asclepius, ygieia, and 6anacea, and 3 take to

witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep

according to my ability and my 5udgment, thefollowing =ath2"

He&es #ha I $o%'d i' !" &esea&ch. To be*i'

#ih, 0es%s said,"#o not bind yourself by an oath

at all" Mahe# ;38-.

The' I &ead i' E/od%s 6343, ha "o% sha(( 'o

+io(ae Gods i's&%cio's"3n all 3 have said to you

take heed/ do not mention the name of other gods

[either in blessing or cursing!/ do not let such

speech be heard from your mouth2

He&e is a' %)odae !ode&' +e&sio' o$ he oah

'o he o&i*i'a( o'e I s#o&e b" %)o' e'e&i'* a'd

(ea+i'* !edica( schoo(

3 swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and5udgment, this covenant9 3 will respect the hard4

won scientific gains of those physicians in whose

steps 3 walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is

mine with those who are to follow2 3 will apply, for

the benefit of the sick, all measures [that! are

re:uired, avoiding those twin traps of over

treatment and therapeutic nihilism2

3 will remember that there is art to medicine as

well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and

understanding may outweigh the surgeon7s knife or

the chemist7s drug2 3 will not be ashamed to say "3

know not," nor will 3 fail to call in my colleagues

when the skills of another are needed for a patient7srecovery2

3 will respect the privacy of my patients, for

their problems are not disclosed to me that the

world may know2 *ost especially must 3 tread with

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care in matters of life and death2 3f it is given me to

save a life, all thanks2 But it may also be within my

power to take a life/ this awesome responsibilitymust be faced with great humble4 ness and

awareness of my own frailty2 Above all, 3 must not

play at &od2

3 will remember that 3 do not treat a fever

chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human

being, whose illness may affect the person7s family

and economic stability2 *y responsibility includes

these related problems, if 3 am to care ade:uately

for the sick2 3 will prevent disease whenever 3 can,

for prevention is preferable to cure2 3 will

remember that 3 remain a member of society, with

special obligations to all my fellow human beings,

those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm23f 3 do not violate this oath, may 3 en5oy life and

art, respected while 3 live and remembered with

affection thereafter2 *ay 3 always act so as to

preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may

3 long eperience the 5oy of healing those who seek

my help2"

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The&e a&e %'do%bed(" !a'" )osii+e as)ecs i'

his %)odae +e&sio', b% I a! co'ce&'ed $o&

)oe'ia( ab%se co'ce&'i'* he #o&ds "it may alsobe within my power to take a life2"

I &eco!!e'd, i'sead, "o% 1%s $o((o# 0es%s a'd

a+oid oahs.

)ospice

He&es #ha a))ea&s o be ob+io%s(" *ood 'e#s.

The #o&k o$ Hos)ice a'd is !issio' h&o%*ho% he

#o&(d has bee' &e!e'do%s. Thei& *oa( is o b&i'*

hi*h %a(i" )a((iai+e ca&e $o& boh )aie's a'd

$a!i(ies. Thei& desi&e is o he() a((e+iae he

)h"sica( a'd e!oio'a( s%$$e&i'* ha has )(a*%ed

he #o&(d $&o! i'c%&ab(e sick'esses a'd diseases

#ih is &a*ic co'se%e'ces.The" ha+e a' o&*a'ied s"se! ha $%'cio's

b" )&o!oi'* co!!%'icaio', $aci(iai'*, a'd

)&o+idi'* ed%caio', a'd b" beco!i'* a'

i'$o&!aio' &eso%&ce $o& )aie's, )&o$essio'a(s,

hea(h ca&e )&o+ide&s, a'd )o(ic" !ake&s a&o%'d he

#o&(d.

He&es he %'$o&%'ae &%h abo% he *ood

'e#s. Is 'o a(( *ood, beca%se !a'" o$ hese

)aie's do' ha+e o die. Gods &ei*' o$ *(o&" 'o

o'(" co'i'%es o !a'i$es ise($ %)o' he h%!a'

&ace b% is i'c&easi'* i' hese e'd da"s.

Doc%!e'ed esi!o'ies o$ c&eai+e !i&ac(es

abo%'d, i'c(%di'* bei'* b&o%*h back $&o! deah.I*'o&a'ce o$ he s)i&i%a( &ea(! has b&o%*h

ee&'a( disase& o !a'" o$ hese )aie's #ho ha+e

bee' sched%(ed o& )&ediced o die, b% 'o

i'e'io'a((", b" he s)eaki'* o$ 'e*ai+e

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co'$essio's b" hei& hea(h ca&e )&o+ide&s. I 'e+e&

a((o#ed !"se($ o ake s%ch a c(ass beca%se i ca'

beco!e habi $o&!i'* a'd e!ba&&assi'*. Fo&e/a!)(e, o'e #o!a' #as i' a co!a $o& a(!os a

#eek a'd #as scie'i$ica((" dee&io&ai'* %'i( he&

da%*he&am

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