MyCatholicLife:


“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him any harm. They were all amazed and said to one another, “What is there about his word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” Luke 4:34-36

Yes, it’s a frightening thought. Demons are for real. Or is it frightening? If we look at the whole scene here we find that Jesus is clearly victorious over the demon and casts him out without allowing him to do the man any harm. So, truth be told, this passage is far more frightening for the demons than it should be for us!

But what it does tell us is that demons are real, they hate us and they desire deeply to destroy us. So, if that’s not frightening it should at least make us sit up and pay attention.

Demons are fallen angels who retain their natural powers. Though they turned from God and acted in complete selfishness, God does not strip away their natural powers unless they misuse them and we turn to Him for help. So what is it that demons are capable of? As with the holy angels, demons have natural powers of communication and influence upon us and upon our world. The angels are given the care of the world and our lives. Those angels that fell from grace now try to use their power over the world and their power to influence us and communicate with us for evil. They have turned from God and now they want to turn us.

One thing this tells us is that we must constantly act in a discerning way. It’s easy to be tempted and led astray by a lying demon. In the case above, this poor man had so cooperated with this demon that it took full possession of his life. Though that level of influence and control upon us is quite rare, it can happen. What’s most important, however, is that we simply understand and believe that demons are real and they constantly try to lead us astray.

But the good news is that Jesus has all power over them and easily confronts them and overpowers them if we but seek His grace to do so.

Reflect, today, upon the reality of evil and the reality of demonic temptations in our world. We’ve all experienced them. They are nothing to be overly frightened about. And they should not be seen in an overly dramatic light. Demons are powerful, but the power of God easily triumphs if we let Him take control. So as you reflect upon the reality of evil and demonic temptations, reflect also on God’s desire to enter in and render them powerless. Allow God to take command and trust that God will conquer.

All-Powerful Lord, when I am tempted and confused, please come to me. Help me to discern the evil one and his lies. May I turn to You the All-Powerful One in all things, and may I rely upon the powerful intercession of the holy angels You have entrusted to me. Jesus, I trust in You.


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bobestman:
Make i put am for your body small. Have you had an encounter about this or you are just using logic backed up with anything you see in the bible. The entity we call God is one but has a male and female characters. Infact their is a Father and Mother -Pro 8 is your code. The Mother is Wisdom or the holy spirit. How do you expect them to have a son? When they said let us make man in our own image, they created us with the ability to produce a different kind of themselves. We have an X and Y chromosomes we got from them. Everyting they created was in twos. Their is a positive and negative charges. If everything has its opposite, their is equally a male and female demons, angels and humans. The mortal need the pestle, the padlock need the key. The otu need the amu. This is the work of God Almighty! God created everything with their opposite so they can reproduce. That is how everything he made spiritually and physically was. Their are things older than what you know. God is not gay. How can 2 men give you a son?

bobestman:
I ask again, do you have a revelation/vision about this or you are just using logic backed up with whatever supports your idea in the bible? Everything God made has their counterpart. Their is a male and female angels and demons. The idea of using sons in the bible does not mean their are no females. The male and female characters of God manifested in everything he made. Male are the ones counted as the head. It does not mean their are no females. Every god man is incomplete without a wife. When gods rule this earth they all had their wives and bloodline. God men ruled this earth before mortal men was created. Man/gods were not made on earth but in the heavens and placed on earth. Many things you wrote here are not all true. Abraham is from America right and the name is more popular in Africa. Have told you the black race began their journey in Africa. The hebrews have their root in West Africa. This does not mean that you guys in America are not hebrews or have lived there for long

Richwallet:



Human gender doesn't apply to angels and demons who have no bodies. Sure everything has its counterpart so in this case, angels hear and obey and emanations of God. Whilst demons are fallen angels who are rebellious and fight with God.

These spirits are active forces they are not female.

bobestman:
You don't explain spiritual matters with logic and churchian mindset. When the bible made it clear that the sons of God lusted and slept with the daughters of men, you think they don't have sexual organs? If they can feel sexual urges what makes you think they don't have their opposite? Who were those sons of God before they became rebelious? What about spirit husband and wives? Their are deeper things that are not explained clearly in your bible

The daughters of man were pregnant with the children of the Fallen Angels. They were conjuring them, having orgies and the Fallen Angels saw them. Thus this invisible entities which only exist in our imaginations became fleshly men by spiritual embodiment of the men present also in the orgy ritual.

King James Bible
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

Jeremiah 7:31
New International Version
31 They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, one of the curators of the new Kapaemahu exhibit at Bishop Museum, poses for a photo in Honolulu on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in front of pictures of four healers who visited Hawaii from Tahiti more than 500 years ago. The exhibit draws attention to the stories of the healers, who were "mahu" or individuals who presented themselves as a mixture of male and female, and highlights gender fluidity's deep roots in Polynesia. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “mahu,”

Dissociative identity disorder
Also called: DID, multiple personality disorder
A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.
Dissociative identity disorder, previously called multiple personality disorder, is usually a reaction to trauma as a way to help a person avoid bad memories.

1Sharon:
So demons now have xy chromosomes...