Oppression Obsession Suppression Possession

[Elijah2]

When we come to “salvation”, become “born-again”, we hand over our life to our Lord Jesus Christ; and our will and purpose in our new life is to glorify HIM, have an objective to lead a “Christ-centred”, active Godly life daily, serving and loving our Lord Jesus Christ and others through our obedience and discipline to His Word and HIM.

This explanation sounds so easy, and many try to make a new born again life as simple. But the enemies of our life, such as: our sinful nature of self; Satan; Satan’s forces of demons; and Satan’s children are always there working away in the background ready to steal and destroy anything that is good and positive.

As sad as it is, many Christians are blinded to the facts of “Spiritual Warfare”, and suffer from deception and seduction by Satan’s aggressive and subtle offensive and defensive strategy that any reality of his presence through his “principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, and spiritual hosts” are completely ignored and fobbed off by false teaching and beliefs.

There are many dimensions in “Spiritual Warfare”, but for the basic Christian of today, we need to understand that “demonisation” is a demonic process, and is true fact of Christian life as we become “sober and vigilant of the wiles of the enemy”, learn how to overcome and conquer it, and avoid inhabitation by demons (see Matthew 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-26 & 13:11-16; & 1 Cor. 5:5).

There has been much debate on whether a Christian can be demonised or not in these last days of perilous times. But, it doesn’t make any difference how His Word is twisted and distorted to prove the case of those against such beliefs. But it has been known for 2000 years that a believer can become “demonised”. “Demonisation” is the process and state of being influenced, controlled, and eventually being inhabited by a demon.


“Demonisation” varies in different degrees and duration. We know that Satan and his forces of demons and demonised people attempted to influence our Lord Jesus Christ during His temptation, persecution and crucifixion.

It had been established from past writings and experiences over hundreds of years that there are different types and stages of demonisation in believers and non-believers, such as: oppression; obsession; suppression; and possession.


Oppression is the state, or process of being tempted spiritually with a sense of being weighed down physically and psychologically, as in the case of a Christian being disturbed, tormented, or harassed by demons. Possible symptoms of oppression are: anxiety; depression; anger; bitterness; unforgiveness; guilt; shame; heaviness; obstruction; discouragement; etc., that affects our “soul”. It’s a cruel, unjust, burdensome, and harsh assignment through the demonic power of darkness.

Obsession is a persistent, besetting, disturbing, dominating preoccupation, action or influence of an often unreasonable, persistent, and unnatural feeling or idea that a person cannot escape. It’s a result of demonic intrusion into the life of a believer or non-believer, impelling them to preoccupy themself with certain ideas, emotions, attitudes, or actions from outside and becomes a serious “stronghold”. For an example, King Saul was repeatedly oppressed by a demon in his life as he became obsessed by the thought of killing David because he was filled with jealousy and consumed by his hatred of David; though he had previously been anointed by the Spirit and prophesied over (see 1 Samuel 10:1, 9-13).

Suppression is where a Christian expresses a conscious inhibition of an impulse that keeps them in repression, and they seem to be continually stopped from: reading His Word; praying; and building up a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Possession is “the act or state of being dominated or possessed by an extra-ordinary influence, such as an impulsive attitude or idea; or extraneous personality or action. Demonic possession by demons occurs mostly among non-believers and pseudo believers, who are subject to the control by the kingdom of darkness.

Demonic oppression, obsession, and suppression of a believer is like an illegal occupation of a person’s “urban house” that has a “vacant sign” posted outside on the letterbox. Satan and his forces by “spiritual rights” have no rightful occupation in the “soul” of a born-again believer, whose life belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. They are “righteous” when they are saved, but when they become “unrighteous” they then give “spiritual rights” to Satan’s forces to take up residence and occupy their “soul”, their “house”.

Through wilful disobedience and lack of discipline, rebellion, and persistent and ongoing sins in their life, then they give ground for demons to “dwell in their empty, swept, and put in order house” (Matt. 12:43-45). These demons act like “squatters” and breed like rats in the “garbage” of our life that is stored within our “soul”, such as our: anger; bitterness; hurts; offences; resentfulness; hatred; jealousy; pride; unforgiveness; etc., etc.

An example from His Word is of Judas, who repeatedly stole money (John 12:6) and had first allowed Satan to enter his heart. This eventually led to his betrayal of our Lord Jesus Christ and his suicide (John 13:2, 27). Another example from the Bible is of Ananias and Sapphira, who stole and lied (Acts 5:2). Many similar cases have been seen over the past decade of leaders of churches and evangelists who were “obsessed” with “sexual immorality” and “sinful practices” for a long period of time during their ministry, and were later driven to moral corruption and spiritual defeat as they fed their sin.

How Can We Become Demonised?

Human beings are basically a body, soul, and spirit. The “soul” has a holistic unity with a three-dimensional functionality, that is, one person with a composite personality of physio-psycho-spiritual aspects that manifests through different stages of our “soul”, such as: our carnal mind (our brain); will; pride; conscious; emotional feelings; etc.

But, as we fill our “soul”, our “house”, with His Word and our Lord Jesus Christ; and cleanse our “house” through confession, repentance, and forgiveness, then our “will”, “pride” and “emotional feelings” over overcomed and conquered, then our spiritual mind, our heart, will be transformed and renewed, and we no longer conform to the world.

The following is a possible list of symptoms derived from Biblical cases of demonisation, and personal experiences:

1. Physical Changes:

a. Negative changes: Physiological disorder or physical infirmities, such as: paralysis and crippling infirmities; blindness; dumbness; convulsions; foaming at the mouth; falling or fainting; altered voice and personality, etc.

b. Positive changes: Superhuman strength and power

2. Psychological changes:

a. Negative changes: Fear, restlessness, anger, bitterness, resentfulness, anxiety, depression, defiance, rebellion, volitional weakness, anti-social and destructive thinking and attitudes, suicidal thinking, etc.

b. Positive changes: Mediumistic abilities or extraordinary power and knowledge, such as: moving objects; fortune telling; psychic healing; etc.

3. Spiritual changes:

a. Personal: Blasphemous thoughts, inability to concentrate on Bible reading or Christian exercise, transference, hatred, and fear of our Lord Jesus Christ, resistant to spiritual things, unusual reaction to our Lord Jesus Christ or His Name, ineptness for true knowledge of sin, religious doubt, lack of peace or joy that is persistent, loss of faith, lack of spiritual growth or exhibit spiritual decline, inability to pray, spiritually impotent, etc.

b. Collective changes: Causing discord, dissension, and strife among Christians, disruption of praise and worship, and services, and causing a church to split.

How Can I be Free From Demonisation?

We can be freed from “demonisation”, but we will always suffer from oppression and long as we live, because this is part and parcel of Christian life as we run the race of endurance along the narrow path. There are many “wide gates” on “The Way”.

Our Spiritual Warfare against Satan, self, and sin is constant and persistent as Satan’s forces walk around like a roaring lion seeking to tempt us to sin, and we can never drop our guard at any time. While we keep the complete Armour of God on, withstand and stand, and keep submitting to our Lord Jesus Christ, then they will flee.

Christians need to be aware, beware, be warned, be sober, and be vigilant, and NEVER be unaware of much false teaching that decks the foyers of the Body of Christ.

 

[Found777]

How Can We Become Demonised?

When we practice sin such as not forgiving from the heart our Christain brothers who have sinned against us, God without mistake will gives us over to the tormentors until we pay the last spiritual cent; when we repent.

Matt 18:32-35

32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
KJV

And these are just some of the verses that Jesus was referring to when He spoke Matt 18 - HIMSELF BEING THIS VERY WORD OF GOD:
HERE IS "THE LIGHT":
Isa 47:10-11

10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
KJV

Matt 5:25-26

25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
KJV

Luke 12:58-59

58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
KJV

Ps 50:22

22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
KJV

Jer 51:39

39 In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
KJV

Dan 5:25-30

25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
KJV

1 Thess 5:3

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
KJV

Rev 18:9

9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
KJV

Judg 20:34

34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.
KJV

Hab 2:5-12

5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
KJV

Read it and weep ye rich and filthy that you might come to yourself and repent!
The Righteousness need not apply, but to sigh because they are sober and alert and wake and walking in the light.

 

[Jpark]

Obsession is a persistent, besetting, disturbing, dominating preoccupation, action or influence of an often unreasonable, persistent, and unnatural feeling or idea that a person cannot escape. It’s a result of demonic intrusion into the life of a believer or non-believer, impelling them to preoccupy themself with certain ideas, emotions, attitudes, or actions from outside and becomes a serious “stronghold”. For an example, King Saul was repeatedly oppressed by a demon in his life as he became obsessed by the thought of killing David because he was filled with jealousy and consumed by his hatred of David; though he had previously been anointed by the Spirit and prophesied over (see 1 Samuel 10:1, 9-13).

that is the problem I am facing or it could be obssessive compulsive disorder

 

[Elijah2]

that is the problem I am facing or it could be obssessive compulsive disorder

When we are suffering any form of illness and is unable to be treated, or is undiagnosable then we do tend to become obssessive, but I wouldn't say it OCD.

You talk to our Lord Jesus Christ about it, and confess and repent of those things that have caused you to be this way, and forgive anyone who has been involved in any action that has caused you to be this way, then things will begin to improve.

Freedom in our Lord Jesus Christ comes from confession, repentance, and forgiveness for other and asking for forgiveness from others, and forgiving yourself.