SHORT COMUNICATION 7
The Need for Demonic Deliverance
By
Roger Behra, B. S. Education *1
* Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico. He took five courses, 15 graduate hours, University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. 19 years experience teaching language arts in Arizona and Ohio, U.S.A. 10 years teaching religion in St. Ann Catholic School in Ohio, in addition.
A large numbers of people-Bishops, priests, medical doctors, psychiatrists, and ordinary people-simply believe that Satan and his demon helpers do not exist. Therefore, they think that demonic affliction (which is more common) and demonic possession (which is less common) can not be possible.
On the other hand a large number of the same groups mentioned above believe without a doubt that demons exist and can control or possess a person’s activities or life. How do they know this without a doubt?
They know this because they witness evil activity around them, and many people have also assisted at an exorcism. They also know what is recorded in the Bible; that Jesus, Himself, exorcised demons from people and gave his apostles power to also do the same.
So what exactly is an EXORCISM? A bonified exorcism is a Catholic ritual, performed by a catholic priest (exorcist) that when successful, expels a demon from the possession or control of a person’s life or behavior. How does the exorcist and his assistants (always there) know that a demon (or demons in same cases) exists and needs to be exorcised? This will be explained in communication 8.
An exorcism usually doesn’t take place unless an afflicted person is referred to an exorcist by a qualified medical person. Psychiatrists most likely do the referring, and the exorcist agrees exorcism is necessary. Behavior that is considered untreatable and unexplainable medically over a long period of time and falls into the category of seriously damaging to a person’s behavior and progress personally is referable for an exorcism.
Exorcism was usually rarely needed until the late 1960’s and became more and more suggested during the 1970’s and 1980’s and thereafter to the present, 2007.
The greatest majority of exorcisms were/are needed in the United States. What goes on during an exorcism and what behavior the demon(s) exhibit will be explained in communication # 8. Meanwhile, please realize that the need to expel the effects of demonic influence and demonic possession is greater today than ever before.