Angelic Possession
Excerpt from Sunday Chat Line 09/16/01 You will find very few Spirit-filled Christians who disagree that a person can be demon possessed. If Satan has possession of a person's spirit, soul and body, he can use that person to fulfill his evil deeds. We see on television from time to time where a convict confesses that the devil took full control over his mind and body. He may say, "I did not know what I was doing." Now, the jury of the world is still out on whether or not this can happen; however, you and I know it can happen and it has happened. Identifying the works of the devil are easy to recognize and are reported daily in the news media. Therefore, it is acceptable for us to say, "Yes, a person can be demon possessed." However, it is not acceptable to say that a person can be possessed by an angel. Hello! Both angels and demons are spiritual beings directed by two separate forces, either by the Holy Spirit or Satan. Depending upon who the possessor of one's spirit is, will determine who has eternal rights to that person.
Recorded supernatural events over the centuries tell us how possessed people have accomplished phenomenal feats. Some have been demon possessed; others possessed by an angel. You may not like to look at it this way but where there is a negative, there is always a positive. It is easy to see that a person committing evil is demon possessed. On the other hand, we have seen supernatural signs follow God's people, but we do not say they are possessed by an angel? NO! It stands to reason that if Satan is going to work through one of his people, he will appoint a demon or demons to fulfill his evil through that person. Think of this way. When we operate in the gift of discernment and cast out demons, we are in effect casting out evil spirits. You cannot find one scripture in the Bible where Satan is cast out of anyone. The reason is because he is not going to put himself in that position when he has fallen angels (demons) to do it for him. He has already made that mistake once with Judas Iscariot. (Ref. John 13: 26,27) However, you will find many accounts in the Bible where demons are being cast out of people. The only place Satan has been cast out of is heaven. (Ref. Luke 10:18) When we witness the power of miracles, we are seeing the work of God's ministering spirits orchestrated by the Holy Spirit. There have been many times that the presence of God was so strong I could see His angels ministering in the midst of the congregation. Next time you are in a service where the gifts of the Holy Spirit are in operation, ask the Lord to open your eyes so that you can see His angels at work. If He will let you see them, you will know what I am trying to communicate here. Anytime you see a minister moving in the gifts to the Holy Spirit, you are witnessing someone who is being possessed (spurred, moved by a strong feeling, under supernatural power) by an angel of the Lord.
"But to which of the angels has He ever said: 'Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool'? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?" Hebrews 1:13,14
Decisions we make in this life can modify our eternal life. Most people have it in their heads that when we go to heaven we will all be equal. The fact is that we will NOT be equal in heaven anymore than we are here on earth. Many times I have heard people quote this scripture inferring that we are all equal in the eyes of God and He endows no one more than the other.
"Then Peter opened his mouth an said; 'In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.'" Acts 10:34,35
You may be more familiar with the King James Verse; "....God is no respector of persons...." meaning that He shows no favor over one nation, but favors those who do His work of righteousness. Righteousness simply means to be right with God. The only way you can be right with God is to do what God ask of you. According to the New Testament, we are no longer automatically blessed of God because of our nationality. (Ref. Galatians 3:26-28) The blessings of God are given as He so wills. His choice for king was David because he was a man after His own heart. (Ref. I Samuel 13:14) God was looking for someone who would want to please Him by doing His will. It is still the same today. The Holy Spirit is searching for yielded vessels that will do whatever He asks of them. I have learned this much. If I do what the Spirit tells me, then He will respond in the same measure when I ask of Him. If the Spirit is not answering your prayers, then you are probably not answering His call.
What we do in this life will determine where we sit with the Lord in His kingdom for eternity. I do not know about you, but for me I will not be satisfied with the simple position of sweeping heaven's streets of gold or polishing His pearly gates. The measure you serve God in this life will determine the measure of your reward for eternity.
So Jesus answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time;.......and in the age to come, eternal life'. Mark 10:29,30
There is good reason to serve Christ daily, for in doing so you will receive a greater reward. We obey God because of our love and fear of Him, and the rewards He gives in this life and the life to come.
"For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works." Matthew 16:27