If devils can cause insanity and suicidal thoughts, then this should be explored further. When I first started this channel I relied on fallible sources, and I believe I made many errors in doing so. From now on I am relying on the KJV, the infallible word of God. This way I can make much more accurate hypotheses.
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There are two classes of people: those that will live forever in the kingdom of God, and those that will be thrown into the lake of fire after final judgement. Depending on which class you belong to, you will either immediately ascend or immediately descend when you die.
In other words, what I'm saying is that dead people don't float around on earth haunting us. There are spirits that hang out with us on earth, but they are not human. This is important to understand in this study.
In other words, what I'm saying is that dead people don't float around on earth haunting us. There are spirits that hang out with us on earth, but they are not human. This is important to understand in this study.
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There are two classes of people: those that will live forever in the kingdom of God, and those that will be thrown into the lake of fire after final judgement. Depending on which class you belong to, you will either immediately ascend or immediately descend…
If you are unsure about your own eternal destiny, read the below passage...
John6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
John6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
John6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
John6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
John6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
John6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
John6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
John6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
John6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
John6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
John6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
John6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
John6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
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Mark5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mark5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mark5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Mark5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Mark5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mark5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
Mark5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Mark5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Mark5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Mark5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Mark5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mark5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Mark5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mark5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Mark5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Mark5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mark5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
Mark5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Mark5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Mark5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Mark5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Mark5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mark5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
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Mark5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mark5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
You may infer that this is increased strength, but I see this as just plain insanity; the dude can't be chained down because he's way too crazy to be dealt with.
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Mark5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Here we see that devils can compel someone to cut themselves.
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crying
In the KJV "cry" means to speak in a loud voice. So this guy was screaming in the mountains.
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Mark5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
This right here is exactly why I believe it is completely unfruitful to try and interact with devils in any capacity. They're a wildcard. At one point they may do something that is technically right and good, but then afterward do something crazy. Unless you're Jesus Christ who knows all things, I do not recommend dealing with devils in any way other than ignoring them and presenting the gospel to the victim.
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Mark5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Is not Jesus Christ the Son of the most high God? Here we have evidence that devils can tell the truth, at least in isolation. This proves that the words of devils cannot be reversed in order to understand good, further showing us that it is pointless for us to communicate with devils.
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My name is Legion: for we are many.
I cannot confirm that all devils are like this, but Legion appears to be a hivemind.
Forwarded from ASMST
The reactions of the man in Mark 5 would make modern physicians try to prescribe him medications.
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Mark5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
The number of devils in one man was enough to possess about two thousand pigs, and be strong enough individually to cause all the pigs to become suicidal.
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had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind
This is particularly creepy. I see it as figurative.
Luke8:26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
Luke8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luke8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Luke8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Luke8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
Luke8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Luke8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Luke8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Luke8:34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
Luke8:35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Luke8:36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
Luke8:37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
Luke8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luke8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Luke8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Luke8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
Luke8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
Luke8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Luke8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Luke8:34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
Luke8:35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Luke8:36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
Luke8:37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
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ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs
I would presume that this is an extreme example of someone possessed with devils. We see similarities with this man's behavior and the behavior of deranged people in modern society, but rarely with this particular denoscription in Luke 8:27.
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driven of the devil into the wilderness
Take note of this.
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Luke8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
In both other accounts, Mark and Matthew, Legion pleads that Jesus does not torment them. We can presume that by "torment" Legion means being sent into the deep.
My best hypothesis on the influence of devils on the flesh (the old man, Eph4:22, Col3:9) is that it acts as an amplifier to the lusts of the flesh, not the direct cause of a person's sins.
I said this before but I want to make it very, VERY clear. Any information not found in the KJV I am taking with every grain of salt that I have. I will not entertain any other source as accurate.
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I will not entertain any other source as accurate.
This includes personal testimonies, even my own experience. I do not believe that devils can be studied the way animals can be studied. Devils are spirits, not physical beings. Any testimony from anything outside the KJV about a "vision" or "episode" or "experience" I will NEVER entertain as factual or trustworthy, even if they actually happened. The reason for this is that if devils can cause insanity, then they likely can get someone to see, hear, or think any random thing they want with no rhyme or reason.
Do not talk to devils. If you think you see or hear one, do not pay any attention to it. There is absolutely nothing good that you can gain from it.
Do not talk to devils. If you think you see or hear one, do not pay any attention to it. There is absolutely nothing good that you can gain from it.
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I am KJV only and Free Grace. OSAS is the correct interpretation of the message of eternal life in the Bible.
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