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Hidden Spirits

by H. A. Maxwell Whyte

An expose of the subtle workings of satan in the lives ofchristians and the church.

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Contents

/oreword by !vangelist . M. /arley.........................................0

Introduction by +r. Willia' %tandish Reed................................1

hapter 2 Revelation Is Progressive..........................................2*

hapter 3 +e'ons and hristians.............................................20

hapter * 4ppression................................................................3*

hapter 5 Partial Possession.....................................................31

hapter " Attacks on the Hu'an %pirit.....................................*"

hapter , %ecrets Revealed.......................................................*1

hapter 0 ive Me &his Mountain............................................5"


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Foreword by!vangelist . M. /arley

!very great revelation of od6s Word) every 'ove of od)has had its pioneers.

&here was a Martin (uther for the Refor'ation) an !vanRoberts for the great Welsh outpouring) a 7ohn Wesley for reat

8ritain and A'erica) and so on to the present day. &hese 'enwere 'isunderstood and in their day) the doctrines they preached were re9ected by 'any. :evertheless they were trueand were finally accepted.

%o it is with the 'essage contained in this book ;Hidden%piritstheglorious glow of od6s presence on the countenance that a shortti'e before plainly showed the stress of inner spiritual conflictand bondage. In 'y own experience I have proved this truth in practical operation.

&herefore it gives 'e great pleasure to present a book with a'essage designed to deliver you.

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?%I:!+@!vangelist . M. /arley)

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Introduction by+r. Willia' %tandish Reed

4ne cannot read the ospels and the Acts of the Apostleswithout beco'ing aware of the fact that 7esus taught) and thedisciples and apostles acted) in accordance with hrist6steachings that there are satanic entities in this world which arecapable of causing serious proble's in 'an. 7esus stated that in

His na'e we should cast out devils. &his has been interpreted by'odern psychologists and psychiatrists to 'ean that we shouldhave do'inion over the real's of 'ental illness. &his has beenaccepted in a prag'atic sense and we have assu'ed that all'ental illness is a direct result of develop'ental orenviron'ental processes. onse-uently psychiatrists haveencouraged 'an to delve back into his past and find out when

ti'es of conflict and anxiety and fear arose in his life so that hecan deal with the 'ental proble's that he has by ascertainingthe reason for their develop'ent. &here are) of course) 'entaldiseases which arise as a result of toxic and hereditary factors.

As a physician goes along in his 'edical practice he beginsto be aware that there 'ay be an area of his practice which isco'prised of patients who do not apparently fit into thecategories set forth by the psychiatrists. In this regard it is 'ost

difficult for us to explain duality of the personality. How can it be) for exa'ple) that a young 'an who has been active in hischurch and religious activities suddenly turns about and co''itsa 'urderB &his 'ay be explained on the basis of conflictsarising in his early childhood) but as we read the scriptures wefind that there is such a thing as sin) and sin entering into thelives of 'en. &his co'es about by the individual turning his back upon od and going toward the real's of darkness) andwhen this occurs certainly evil forces can take possession of hissoul. If we are to presu'e that 'an has a soul) it is orientedeither in the direction of od or the direction of %atan. &hereappears to be no area of neutrality even though the large

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percentage of 'odern 'en would prefer to re'ain on co'pletelyneutral ground. If one is going toward od and is co'pletely

co''itted to 7esus hrist) he is doubtless in an area of protection against evil. However) if he decides to sin and gotoward the real's of evil he then loses protection and 'ay besub9ect to his soul being captivated by the forces of evil.

&he 'ost co''on way for a person to have his soulcaptivated by evil is to leave the house of worship and to enterthe real's of darkness represented by the halls of drunkenness

and debauchery so co''on on every side these days) eventhough they be dressed up in rather gla'orous attire. 4nce a person has allowed his soul to beco'e captivate by the forces ofevil) it is not going to benefit his psychological or spiritualsituation to be treated in the usual ways of reassurance)tran-uili=ation) or even shock therapy. What the person in thisinstance needs is to be dealt with by a physician or 'inister whohas read the ospels and believes that 7esus was right in saying

that evil forces 'ust be cast out in the na'e of 7esus hrist.Anyone who has ever atte'pted this has been a'a=ed to seehow people can be delivered fro' terrible spiritual and psychological oppression through the use of exorcis'.

&herefore) since I have been asked to write a shortintroduction to Maxwell Whyte6s booklet on ;Hidden %pirits


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Introduction by Dr. William Standish Reed

ospel writings are true. It 'ight prove disastrous for anyone toatte'pt to investigate exorcis' on any other basis.

Investigations are under way in eneva by the Rev. 8ernardMartin in this regard and I should certainly feel that we in theWestern He'isphere should also look into this hristian'inistry.

As 'edicine and psychiatry beco'e 'ore and 'orescientific and less and less spiritual) it is indeed enlightening andspiritually invigorating to see 'e'bers of the church) such as

Maxwell Whyte) co'e to the fore again pointing us to scripturaltruths in an effort to help 'odern 'an in all of his dile''as back toward wholeness) body) 'ind) soul and spirit.

?%I:!+@Willia' %. Reed M.+.

+iplo'ate A'erican 8oard of %urgery4ctober 21,3

Henderson) &exas.

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Chapter One

1Revelation Is Progressive

It is interesting to note how the Holy %pirit has progressivelyincreased His illu'inating power as uide and &eacher upon thechurch. In the eighteenth century He broke through superstitionand showed Martin (uther that those who are 9ustified before

od 'ust be 'ade 9ust alone by believing on the finished workof alvary. It took another two hundred years for the Holy %piritto break through afresh and teach that salvation without holiness produces little evidence of the finished work of alvary in ahu'an life. 7ohn Wesley was the instru'ent chosen for thisfresh illu'ination) and it took another two hundred years for theHoly %pirit to reveal that salvation with holiness was not enough >the power was still lacking in the church) and so at the turn ofthe twentieth century the Holy %pirit was outpoured by 7esushrist) and this began the ;Pentecostal Revival< of this century.“Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is coe

upon you! ?Acts 2C@.

In each of these three phases) 'any were -uite satisfied withthe revelation givenD and even today we have Refor'edhurches) !vangelical and Holiness hurches and Pentecostal

hurches) but we would be -uite wrong to assu'e that the Holy%pirit has finished His revelation to the church) or that there isno 'ore to be revealed.

In 215 it see'ed that od sent a refreshing to thePentecostal groups in an endeavour to teach the' concerning thegifts of the Holy %pirit. (ittle was being 'ade a'ongPentecostal groups at this ti'e of these gifts) supernaturally

given) and there was 'istrust and opposition to their use in 'anyasse'blies) for %atan by counterfeits and fleshly 'anifestationshad brought confusion. As always happens in a revival) so'ewent on with od and the gifts of the %pirit began to appear in'any places) with particular e'phasis on the three oral gifts of

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tongues) interpretation and prophecy) and on +ivine Healing. Inaddition) the revelation gifts of the word of knowledge and

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astonish'ent) he i''ediately urged her to seek od for the giftof interpretationE

&his 'ove of od is taking place a'ong 'any of the leadersof the refor'ed churches) and !piscopalian rectors are prayingtheir congregations through to the Pentecostal experience) and intheir prayer 'eetings it is reported that all nine gifts of the %piritare in fre-uent operation and 'anifestation. &his is true also ofMethodist) 8aptist and Mennonite churchesE All this ishappening outside of the well fenced walls of the Pentecostal

groups.What is od doingB Are we to assu'e that He has finished

with His revelationsB Is there anything 'ore to be revealedB Isthe church to be restored without spot or wrinkle as is indicatedin !phesians "C30B Have we a right to assu'e that the futureholds 'ore glory than the pastB We believe it does>'uch 'ore.&he glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the for'er?Hag. 3C1@.

We believe that the five 'inistry gifts) the nine gifts in theHoly %pirit) and the nine fruits of the %pirit will all be seen in perfection before 7esus co'es to catch away His church. It will be co'pleted) both in nu'ber and in -ualityE &his church>thetrue 8ody of hrist>will reveal the hrist ?the Anointed 4ne@on earth before the Head>7esus>returns to clai' it as His ownand to take it away to heaven. We believe it would be wrong to

assu'e that the church is now ready for the i''ediate return of7esus. We 'ay be disappointed if we hold this view. &he (ordsaid He would 'ake a -uick work on the earth. We believe weare living in the day of a great -uickening in the 8ody of hrist >a -uickening in the wo'b of the church that will reveal 7esusrather than so 'any of our pet theological ideas) and this willsweep away traditions fondly held) and 'uch ;religion< willgive way to the pure work of the Holy %pirit.

We believe also that where 'en and wo'en are filled withthe %pirit as in Acts 3C5) this is od6s true way to bring togetherthe 8ody of hrist and is the fulfill'ent of hrist6s prayer thatthey all 'ight be one. What love and unity are suddenly created

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when hristians of various co''unions co'e together with thisglorious experience of speaking in tonguesE &hey do not talk

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%&eons and Christians

&he parables of the dragnet) the wheat and tares) and thegood seed and bad seed show that there is 'uch evil in thechurch. Pastors who have a heart of love for their flocks willknow the shocking cases that co'e to light. Adultery) lying)

cheating) stealing) pride and pettyG'indedness are all tooco''on in all our deno'inations. Whispering and backbitingsee' al'ost to be 'ore co''on these days than the fruits oflove and gentleness.

It is too easy to say that only nonGhristians would evidencesuch carnal fruits and 'anifestations of the devilD for we find'any Holy host baptised hristians in our Pentecostal

churches doing the sa'e thingsE (eaders of churches see' 'oreinterested in politics and power and 'oney than in the 'ovingof the %pirit and in hu'ilityE In fact it see's al'ost i'possibleto i'agine that od can break through so'e church groups withtheir ba=aars) bingos and bake salesE

&he church for centuries has taught that once a person hasaccepted 7esus as %aviour) then %atan goes out and 7esus co'esin and both cannot dwell in the sa'e vessel at the sa'e ti'eDand this ;doctrine< has co'pletely blinded the 'inds of'ultitudes to the origin of the fruits and works of %atan in thechurchE

In Christian Life Magazine ?+ece'ber 21,2@ read bythousands of hristians) there is a -uestion and answer colu'nably answered by +r. . Ray'ond !d'an) the Principal ofWheaton ollege) Illinois. 4ne of the -uestions asked in this

colu'n was) ;an hristians be de'on possessedB< His replywas a classic. ;&heory says) :o) but facts say) es. It istheoretical that a de'on cannot possess a body in which theHoly %pirit dwells. However) I have known true Christians who

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beco'es a 'e'ber of the fa'ily of od) od dwells in hi'.As a 'an surrenders to the Holy %pirit) allowing Hi' to take

control of the various areas of his life) he is able to live anor'al) balanced and successful 'ental) physical and spirituallifeD but when he is unwilling to turn over certain areas of hislife to the (ord) then %atan attacks. 8ecause %atan is strongerthan the 'an in the flesh) he sub'its to the te'ptations of%atan and sins. If this 'an is spiritually alert) he knows he hasi''ediate recourse to od on the basis of I 7ohn 2C1) “If weconfess our sins' He is faithful and (ust to forgive us oursins' and to cleanse us fro all unrighteousness!)

If a 'an does not confess his sin) %atan or one of hisfellow de'on spirits is in control of the phase of thehristian6s life. He 'ay enlarge his hold by inviting otherstronger and bolder de'on spirits to 9oin hi'. %oon thehristian beco'es so confused and defeated that he 'ust seek'ental or physical help. ?%ee Matt. 23C5*G5"@.

&he psychiatrist concluded by saying that he wasconvinced that except in the cases of physical in9ury or

deterioration of brain cells) that all cases of 'ental sicknesscan be traced to de'on power.

%uch state'ents in a reputable hristian Maga=ine wouldhave been i'possible a few short years) or even 'onths ago.od has a ti'e for a deeper revelation of old truths. +id not7esus say) “In y nae shall ye cast out devils!* How 'anychurch groups have even tried to do itB How 'any hristians

would even recogni=e the presence of a de'on in a hristian bythe operation of the gift of discerning of spiritsB $p till recentlyvery few) but od is 'oving by His %pirit so that those in thechurch who desire deliverance 'ay receive it) for od ise-uipping 'en an wo'en today with the power) authority andability to cast out de'ons in 7esusJ :a'e>and they are doing itE

In our own experiences which date back to the beginning of215) we have only prayed for and delivered hristians. In fact)experience shows that it is necessary for a sufferer to turn to7esus before he can be delivered. It is not often reali=ed that thede'oniac of adara fell at the feet of 7esus and worshipped Hi' before the legion were cast out into the swine. 7esus did not go

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around indiscri'inately casting out devils. When He went to the pool of 8ethesda) He only healed one 'an whose faith was

turning fro' 'eans ?the pool@ to od. 7esus 'et hi' at the exact'o'ent of faith. He always willE

4ne of the reasons for this book is to teach that hristianscan be oppressed) depressed) possessed and obsessed by de'onspirits) and e-ually that they can be set free by concentratedco''anding prayer in 7esus6 :a'e) if they first confess theirneed and exercise their own faith. 7esus on one occasion said to

a 'otley co'pany of seventy disciples) “+ehold I give untoyou PO,-R to tread on serpents and scorpions' and over allthe power of the eney ! ?(uke 2#C21@. &his authority hasnever been cancelled. Are we any different today fro' thoseseventy disciplesB

It has not been reali=ed until recently that %atan) being anindependent created being of great power) has to e'ploy hisde'on spirits to do his work of destruction. od 'oves upon all

flesh by His Holy %pirit Who is o'nipotent and o'nipresent) but %atan is not o'nipresent) neither is he o'nipotentE He hasli'ited power and authority) but this power and authority isabsolutely sub9ect to 7esus the %on of od. :either %atan nor hisde'on spirits can do anything unless our Heavenly /ather per'its the' to do so. ?Read the story of 7ob@.

When %atan sees a hristian letting down his standard and

exposing areas of his life to %atan) he at once 9u'ps in with ade'on spirit into that exposed area and begins to take possession of it) for it is not under the bloodD and then when thefirst evil spirit ?possibly criticis') 9ealousy or lust@ hasestablished a good reliable beachGhead) he holds it in order to'ake the way for other different types) who will also enter andstart to establish their characteristics in the hristian6s life) untilthe end of that hristian 'ay be worse than before he was

converted. Why do so'e hristians co''it suicideB

As growth in grace is always forward for a true child ofod) so a backsliding hristian grows backward into disgrace.We believe that as a hristian grows) the Holy %pirit takes

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increasingly greater control of his life. We often hear thetheoretical state'ent 'ade that soGandGso is “filled with the

Spirit!) &here 'ight have been an experience of the Holy %piritin that person6s life) but to say that he therefore was co'pletelyfilled would see' to be contradicted by the obvious evidencesall around us. We would suggest that when the Holy %pirit ca'eupon that person certain areas of his life were taken over by theHoly %pirit>in fact as 'any as were surrendered>but what ofthose areas that never were surrenderedB !xperience shows thatthere are 'any hristians in our churches today who 'ade a

partial surrender) but hold on to certain other areas. an we saythat the Holy %pirit possesses the unsurrendered areasB Wewould hardly think soE

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associated with de'onsE &hey were hidden until the %pirit of the(ord revealed the' and then the authority in the :a'e of 7esus

was used) and the power in the Holy %pirit) to exorcise the' andcause healing to return to the lady. &he only alternative that'edical science can offer is to cut out the infla'ed gall bladder)which is a very expensive operation) and why should a child ofod have to have a piece of her body cut out when the 8iblesays that our bodies are the te'ples of the %pirit of odB +oesod honestly want our bodies to be dis'e'bered when Heoffers divine healing and deliveranceBB

%o'e of the evil spirits enu'erated in the 8ible are calleddeaf) du'b) and blind. What has not been recogni=ed by thechurch when reading the relevant passages of %cripture is that a;blind spirit< 'eans exactly what it says An evil spirit or de'onwhich is lodged in the hu'an body of the person to causedeafness) du'bness or blindness. If the ;doctrine< was true thatwhen the %pirit of hrist ca'e in at conversion %atan went out)

we are then forced to the repulsive idea that od wills the person to re'ain deaf) du'b or blindE &he Word of od doesnot agree with this apologetic theologyE It is written that “/od

anointed 0esus of a2areth with the Holy /host and with

power3 ,ho went a4out doing good' and healing all that

were oppressed of the devil5 for /od was with Hi! ?Acts2#C*@. “677 that were OPPR-SS-& of the devil!. %icknessis an oppression of the devilE It is not a gift of od>oppression

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that the evil spirits that oppress parts of the body are called bythe generic na'e of ;spirits of infir'itya spirit of infir'ity) and casts it out of the area of the

body that it is occupying. %o 'any people who have been prayedfor with cancers in their body have later sub'itted to a surgicaloperation only to be infor'ed that the growth is no longer'alignant. If the sufferer had waited patiently in faith for the(ord to co'plete the work of restoration) the benign growthwould have dissolved away. It is the life of %atan in it thatcauses a cancer to grow) the evil spirit seeks to destroy once ithas gained a bridgeGhead. It is the work of od to create) but thework of %atan to destroy. od 'ade the hu'an body after Hisown i'age) but %atan ever seeks to wreck the hu'an cells) andcancer is one of his 'eans.

&his book is not written because of preconceived theories)nor is any atte'pt being 'ade to disrupt existing theories held inunbelief. We are writing with a full knowledge of what is beingdone today in 7esus6 :a'e by 'en and wo'en praying the

co''anding prayer of faith in 7esus6 :a'e with the power thatco'es alone by the baptis' of the %pirit. 4ur experi'ents beganat the beginning of 215 when a congenital asth'atic case wasco'pletely healed and delivered in one and a half hours ofco''anding prayer. We were frankly carrying out a spiritualexperi'ent. &his 'an) aged 5#) had received the nor'alanointing with oil and the prayer of faith with the laying on ofhands) but he did not recoverE %o'ething stronger>'oreviolent>was neededD we decided to challenge the devil in7esus6 :a'e. /irst we knowingly covered ourselves in the precious 8lood of 7esus by faith) then we attacked andco''anded the evil spirits to co'e out>we did not know their

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na'e) we 9ust decided we would find out the hard experi'entalway) and anyone who does so today will produce astonishing

resultsE &he 'an was co'pletely delivered after being bound byspirits of infir'ity in his breathing tubes) and was set per'anently free>in one year he put on "# lbs. in weight) andhis heart which had been weak was 'ade strong. He had been;oppressed of the devil< and these evil spirits were inside hi'> naturally they had to be. &hey coughed and vo'ited out of hi'in a oneGandGaGhalf hour prayer session. &his 'an had previously been gloriously saved and delivered fro' the Ro'an atholic

hurch) and bapti=ed in the %pirit as evidenced by speaking intongues. When 7esus and the Holy %pirit ca'e in) did the spiritsor de'ons of infir'ity go outB :oE &hey had to be cast outviolently laterE If we had not prayed that prayer of faith for hi')he 'ight have been sick today) and possibly in his graveE

4ne lady) suffering fro' extre'e weakness and nervousexhaustion) was prayed for in 215 as one of our early

experi'ents) and she was never expected to get out of bed again.We spent a few hours in special prayer with her and these spiritsof weakness ?infir'ity@ coughed out of her as we prayed) andtoday ?21,3@ she is still alive and walking about en9oying herself >well past 0#E

It would be i'possible to catalogue all the cases of all thehundreds that have received healing by the prayer of faith practiced in this forceful 'anner. It is a -uestion of recogni=ingthat it is a de'on or de'ons) and then learning to attack andwrestle with the') for they are entirely sub9ect unto us in 7esus6 :a'e. It is not safe to attack unless we have faith in the protection of the 8lood of 7esus applied by our own faith. As thechildren of Israel used it on the doors of their ho'es) so wesprinkle it on our lives) so that the destroyer shall not har' us?!x. 23C3*@. In 'any cases no i''ediate evidence is noticed)

but this should not discourage us. We should press the battle infull assurance of the victory of alvary in each case. %i'plyco''and the evil spirits to co'e out of the bodies in 7esus6 :a'e) and go on co''anding until they do. &here is not alwaysa 'anifestation. %o'eti'es it is -uite violent) and they co'e out

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through the throat as the person is in great disco'fort andcoughs convulsively as evil spirits leave the bodyE &his is

so'eti'es evidenced by 'ilder coughing of a constant nature)and in lesser cases occasional coughs. %o'eti'es the suffereryawns or sighs) and so'eti'es a feeling of great release is felt.Weeping as an evidence of release is -uit co''on) as the de'onsee's to express his crocodile tears at leavingE

+o we say) therefore) that these hristians were possessedof a devilB &he 8ible says they were oppressed by the devilE

7esus spoke of those who were vexed of a devil. If we use 8ibleexpressions we shall not be 'isunderstood. Whether oppressed) possessed) vexed or obsessed) the sa'e prayer of faith willavailE

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Chapter Four

8Partial Possession

In the last chapter we endeavoured to de'onstrate and provethat hristians can suffer chronic sicknesses due to beingindwelt by evil spirits of infir'ity lodging in areas of the physical body. It is obvious that nonGhristians are si'ilarly

affected) but it would be unrealistic to try to continue to take thefoolish theological position that sickness is sent of od tohristians when 7esus healed people oppressed of the devil. Wedo not by any 'eans suggest that all sickness is caused by anindwelling de'on in the body. %o'e troubles are caused byaccidents and actual destruction of physical parts of the body.!ven in these cases evil spirits will often hinder healing) or takeadvantage of a physical weakness of the body.

However) the body is not the only part of 'an to be attacked by %atan. Man is triune>spirit) soul and body. He also has awill which is related to his 'ind. %atan will send his de'ons toattack the 'ind of the believerD he will i'plant thoughts such as'urder) suicide) theft) adultery) filthiness) etc.... It is aninteresting thought for us to consider. /ro' whence do thoughtsoriginateB &here are possibly three answers to this co'plex

-uestion. &he first is) fro' the Holy %pirit of od Who gives usthoughts of purity and nobleness. onversely) %atan and hiscohorts give us thoughts of i'purity) wickedness) licentiousnessand lust. In the 'iddle is our subconscious 'ind) about whichwe do not understand very 'uch) but it see's to be a kind ofreservoir or tape recorder of thoughts and i'pressions offorgotten things that happened) even in i'pressionablechildhood. /ro' these three sources we suggest all our thoughts

and drea's 'ateriali=e. ;/irst the thought and then the deed< isa true saying) and 7esus told us that the evil thoughts that proceed fro' the hu'an 'ind defile the 'an) and od wouldnever give us a thought to defile us. It 'ust be %atan who gives

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it to us. In 7ohn 2*C3 %atan first put the evil thought into theheart ?'ind@ of 7udas Iscariot) and then when 7udas agreed to the

thought it is recorded in verse 30 that “Satan entered intohi!) /ro' a thought to possession and death. %atan used thechannel of a hu'an life) through his 'ind) to sell 7esus for thirty pieces of silver. We are sure that 7udas could have resisted) forhe also had free will. He loved 'oney 'ore than od>have we'et any professing hristians today like thisB What about thosewho are convinced about tithing and do not titheB

4ne of the first cases with which we had to deal in 215 wasa +eacon in a church who intended suicide. We had enoughdiscern'ent of spirits in those days to tell hi' over thetelephone that he was possessed in his 'ind of a de'on ofsuicide. He ca'e for deliverance) and in oneGandGaGhalf hours hewas gloriously delivered as these strong killing de'ons whichspoke to us) were coughed violently out of hi'. &o say that the poor 'an was not a child of od would have been cruel. He

needed deliverance and ca'e to 7esus like the de'oniac ofadara. &he destroying spirit had taken possession of hi')though he had 'ade a profession of faith in 7esus hrist and had been bapti=ed in the %pirit.

A few years ago we prayed for a 'an in hicago) Illinois)who had a sweet and lovable spirit and was always at everyservice of his church and helped where possible. He truly lovedthe (ord and freely worshipped Hi'. &his 'an was terribly bound in his 'ind and was unable to re'e'ber either the text orthe 'essage preached by the pastor. /or over forty years he had been bound in his 'ind. As a young 'an in the ar'y of the /irstWorld War he had co''itted sins co''on to young soldiers)though he was a professing hristian) and this backsliding fro'the path of 'oral rectitude) due to the pressures of war) hadcaused a binding spirit to co'e into his 'ind. In a halfGanGhour

these spirits were coughed out of hi' and he expressedoverwhel'ing 9oy later that his 'ind was now fresh and hecould re'e'ber both the text and the context of the ser'on preached by his pastor) who is also regularly casting out de'onsin 7esus6 :a'e todayE It is highly probable that this 'an would

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have gone to his grave) a believing hristian) with these bindingspirits in his 'ind unless od in His great 'ercy had brought to

light this tre'endous truth of new spiritual di'ension. “In 9yae shall ye cast out devils! ?Mark 2,C20@.

Is it not true today that in our churches there are people whohave unforgiving spirits) lustful spirits) unclean spirits) thievingspirits and suchlikeB &o those whose 'inistry it is to pray forthose so oppressed we record with sorrow that these people arein our churches) and 'any of the' have had the baptis' in the

%pirit) and when we have prayed for the' the evil spirits havena'ed the'selves) and told us when they enteredD so'eti'eswhen the person was a child. o'ing to hrist and receiving the baptis' of the %pirit had not cast out the evil tor'enting spirits.(ater prayer was necessary for that) and then and then only didthese evil characteristics leave and they lost the desire to steal)co''it adultery) and to lie. We 'ust not assu'e that so'e ofthese poor people want to continue living this type of life) for

they do notE &hey are seeking those who will pray the' throughto deliveranceE %o'e of the' have waged unsuccessful war foryears against these horrible traits in their natures) but havefailed. es) we know of others who' od cleaned up when theyca'e to hrist) but it does not see' to happen in all cases>not by any 'eans. We have to deal with facts as od presents the'to us) not fanciful theories of apologetic theologyE

Why do we have so 'any deno'inations and sects todayB Isthis od6s perfect will for His childrenB Why are so'e sectsobviously so far off the truths of pure 8ible doctrine andobstinately stick to their errorsB Paul leaves us in no doubt. Hesays they are led away by doctrines of de'ons and seducingspirits ?I &i'. 5C2@. &hese de'ons are deliberately sent to seducea child of od away fro' the love of 7esus) and then when theyhave enticed hi') as we read in 7a'es 2C23G2") they lead hi' to

his spiritual death) and so'eti'es suicide. &his scripture states-uite clearly that od does not te'pt a 'an. It is %atan that doesthis dirty work) and entices the child of odD then he i'plantshis own erroneous doctrines) and the evil spirits will continue toteach and enlarge these false doctrines in the poor deluded

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person6s 'ind) while they carry on their false cult with all the=eal of the prophets of 8aal) who were so in earnest that they cut

the'selves with knives ?I Fings 2C3@. We can be earnestlywrong>led away by a seducing spirit and fed by doctrines ofde'onsE &here never was a day of so 'any false doctrines andfalse cults) even denying the 8lood of 7esus and His divinity. (etus be sure that we do not entertain these de'ons in our 'indsthat they 'ight so easily seduce us fro' the truth of od6s HolyWord) which alone is able to save us fro' %atan and hisenor'ous power.

4nce a child of od has opened the door of his 'ind to theHoly %pirit) this sa'e door is also open to other spirits. (et usnot be deceived. It is only as we WA(F I: &H! (IH& as7esus is in the (ight) that the 8lood of 7esus is able to keep our'inds clean and clear. ?I 7n. 2C0@. When a hristian backslidesin any particular area) he is wide open for the oppression ofde'ons) which leads ulti'ately to possession.

Attacks upon the 'inds of hristians is one of %atan6s 'ost popular and co''on devices. If %atan went out when 7esusca'e in) we would have perfect churchesE

We cannot close this chapter without referring to the tragictricks of %atan that he plays on sensitive hristians by obsessingtheir 'inds with a lie. %piritual obsession is very co''on and'ay actually lead a person into a 'ental ho'e where the

'edical profession will ad'inister electric and insulin shocktreat'ents in an atte'pt to s'ash this tor'enting obsession inthe brain. An obsession of %atan is a lie that is first whisperedinto the 'ind by a de'on) then it causes consternation or alar')and eventually brings in reinforce'ents which then take over'ore and 'ore of the 'ind with the one thought) until it isdifficult for this person) now known as a neurotic) to think ofanything else. Appeals to reason fail because the lie is now

believed as truth) and this is a 'ost difficult sickness with whichto deal. &wo things see' to be necessary) the first of course is believing prayer) and 'any sessions 'ay have to be undertakenin such a case) until the 'ind begins to clear) and then it 'ust at

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once be fed on the truth of od6s Word. &he opposite truth to%atan6s lie 'ust be continually i'planted by the hristian friend

or 'inister. It 'ay be a case of inso'nia) and so we 'ustcontinually re'ind the sufferer that it is written) “He giveth his4eloved sleep!) and by this 'eans the poor obsessed 'ind will be led into the light of od6s truth) which alone sets 'en free. :o wonder 7a'es wrote) “Confess your faults one to another'

and pray one for another' that ye ay 4e healed! ?7as. "C2,@.

In connection with this scripture it 'ust be e'phasi=ed that

no person can be delivered if they are not willing to confess theirneed and their great desire to be delivered. We will saveourselves a lot of ti'e) energy and trouble if we 'ake -uite surethat the person really does want to be free. %trange as it 'aysee') so'e people will co'e for the prayer of deliverance) butdeep down in their hearts they still have so'e love left for theirsin. Practical experience has taught us that alcoholics and 'oral perverts find it very hard to ;co'e clean


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:6ttac;s on the Huan Spirit

&he body and the 'ind are not the only parts of 'an that%atan seeks to occupy and destroy. If he can attack the hu'anspirit he wins a tre'endous victory. Who has not despaired intrying to help a person suffering fro' spiritual depression and

'elancholia. Although this 'ay so'eti'es be called 'entaldepression) yet we believe that its pri'ary cause lies in thehu'an spirit. A deep shock) or the loss of a near relative) or theloss of a business or prestige can induce a condition of spiritualhopelessness) when the individual gives up all hope and loses allinitiative. Argu'ents) reason all fail to reach such a case) and'any end their days in a 'ental hospital.

Mrs. Agnes %anford) well known in the !piscopal church ofthe $nited %tates) a lady filled with the Holy %pirit) has hadso'e invaluable experience in such cases) as she herself at oneti'e knew the hopeless depths of a crushed hu'an spirit. %headvocates that the first step is to enter into the sufferings of theindividual as far as is possible by co'passionate understanding >in other words to get down into the pit with the') to weepwith the') and to identify oneself with their pitiful state) and

then to pray a positive prayer of faith on their behalf) to breakthe hold that %atan has on the crushed hu'an spirit. /ro' this point it should be possible gradually to encourage the suffererand get hi' back on the Word of od. %uch people willendeavor to cling like ivy to the one who enters into theirsufferings) and great patience and understanding will benecessary) but every effort should be 'ade to get the sufferingone out of this depression and to stand on their own feet and to

occupy their 'inds by doing so'ething of interest) as this'ental therapy will help greatly to get the 'ind to function in a positive 'anner. As the 'ind begins to work) so will the hu'anwill begin to take over) and instead of willingness to be negative)

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positive desires will once again be found in the hu'an 'ind) andthen as the 'ind begins to operate afresh it can be fed

progressively on the Word of od. :egative thoughts 'ustnever be entertained or discussed. 8y showing sy'pathy andco'passion) we do not 'ean that we have to be negative andlisten to their negatives for too long. If we do they will not progress) but desire only to dwell in their shadows. We 'ustlead the' out into light by feeding the' afresh on the pure Wordof life.

It see's that hristians are in 'any cases victi's ofspiritual depression) even those filled with the %pirit. !venthough hrist 'ay have co'e in) %atan seeks to overthrow Hisrule by taking advantage in ti'es of shock. We do well tore'e'ber the words of scripture found in I or. 2#C2*) “$herehas no teptation "trial# ta;en you 4ut such as is coon to

an3 4ut /od is faithful' who will not suffer you to 4e

tepted a4ove that ye are a4le3 4ut will with the teptation

"trial# also a;e a way to escape' that ye ay 4e a4le to 4earit!) It is clear fro' this scripture that all who suffer by %atan6sattacks as he seeks to ;take< the') 'ust ulti'ately enter into theway of escape for the'selves) although we 'ay pull on the rope.&he only sure way of healing in spirit) soul or body lies in theindividual being willing to believe od6s Word for the'selvesand act as though they believed.

4ur prayers break %atan6s strong grip) leaving the individualunchained) though weak) to walk out of the ene'y6s strong prison. In 8unyan6s !ilgrim#s !rogress the hero) hristian) gotoff the straight and narrow path and was captured by iant+espair and locked up in his foul dungeon of +oubting astle.&here) poor hristian lay for days waiting death at the giant6shands) and he was in a 'ost 'iserable and hopeless state)though a bright hristian a few hours beforeE His spirit was

crushed and his 'ind filled with fear and forebodings at what%atan6s e'issaries would do. After being in acute 'isery anddepression for days) he put his hand into his boso' and pulledout so'e pro'ises of od) which acted as keys to all the locksof the prison and castle) and even though iant +espair saw hi'

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leave he was powerless to stop his escape to freedo') becausehe had the pro'ises of od. 7esus said the truth would set us

free.In Isaiah ,2C2 we read that 7esus was anointed of the Holy

%pirit to “4ind up the 4ro;enhearted' to proclai li4erty tothe captives and the opening of the prison to the that are

4ound!) He co'es again today through his anointed servants to bind up our wounds of spirit) to preach the glorious truth that Hehas set us free>e'ancipated us fro' the hands of the lying

deceiving devil) and then He throws the door of our prison wideopen and says) ;ou are freedifferentfro' his ho'e or the hospital. o'passion was shown>weendeavored to enter into his tor'ents of spirit and 'ind as far as possible) and then prayed for hi'. &his began a chain reaction)

although he had downs as well as ups for a few weeks. We prayed several ti'es) and each ti'e he i'proved) finally we prayed for hi' and he received a 'ost powerful baptis' of the%pirit) speaking forth in unknown tongues as the Holy %pirit

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ca'e in and possessed hi'. He attended the services regularlyand then was bapti=ed in water) understanding that this signified

death to the old life of tor'ent. He grasped this truth andcontinued to walk in newness of resurrection life purchased forhi' by 7esus. His doctor was astonished at his progress) but hefreely told hi' how 7esus had healed hi'. We venture to saythat his progress will continue and be per'anent as he applieshi'self to learn about 7esus and His Word) and attends theservices of the church as often as hu'anly possible.

&he reason that people backslide is because they begin togrow cold in their love for od and His Word and let otherthings draw the' away fro' the house of od. &his is %atan6sopportunity and he pounces and then the backslider is in troublewhich 'ay lead to physical sickness) 'ental disturbance) or aspiritual depression) or all three. (et us never forget that the giftof od is eternal life) but the wages of sin is +!A&H ?Ro'.,C3*@.

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=Secrets Revealed

In spite of the clear state'ent of %cripture that sickness is anoppression ?tyranny@ of %atan ?Acts 2#C*@) 'ost hristians have been very slow to understand this si'ple fact. If %atan is theauthor of sickness and disease as see's clear) then it 'ust be

understood that he is not o'nipresent as is the Holy %pirit) buthe 'ust use his underlings) cohorts) devils) de'ons or evilspirits ?call the' by what na'e you preferE@. &hese wickedspirits do their work as invisible beings) and are therefore hiddenfro' view) but their baneful effects are all too obvious insickness) suffering and disease.

%'ith Wigglesworth has been one of the greatest 'en of

faith in this twentieth century) but like 'any such 'en he had togo down to the depths of near death to bring the 'essage ofdeliverance to the captives. As a Pastor of a 'ission in the northof !ngland he held the traditional view that sickness had to beendured if it could not be healed) and if it was per'itted of odto work out a deeper hristian walk) it 'ight be better to keepthe sickness rather than lose itE &his illogical approach is stillheld by 'ultitudes who go to a doctor and yet secretly believe

they are suffering for the glory of od.Mr. Wigglesworth went down to death6s door with chronic

appendicitis. His wife did not expect hi' to live and was preparing for his death. /or six 'onths he had been going downhill) and one night rolled on the floor of his 'ission in agony) foras yet he only had a very faint vision of 7esus as the Healer ofthe bodyE &hey brought hi' ho'e and put hi' to bed in his

agony) and all night he prayed and pleaded with od for healingand deliverance) but none ca'eE &he fa'ily doctor was called inthat night and he said there was no possible hope) for his bodywas too weak to stand an operation. &he doctor left the houseand Mrs. Wigglesworth was heartbroken) expecting the angel of

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death to visit the ho'e that night.

7ust after the doctor left) od began to undertake) no doubt

in answer to i'portunate prayers. A young 'an and an old ladyvisited the ho'e) the latter being known as a wo'an of prayer.&hey entered into the sick roo') and without any preli'inarydiscussion) the young 'an 9u'ped on to the bed andco''anded the !I( %PIRI& to co'e out of hi'E He shouted);o'e out you devilD I co''and you to co'e out in the :a'eof 7esus


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be) especially to faithful hristian people. He saw their agonyand writhings) but was i'potent to stop the plague. He visited

one ho'e in which a young girl and her brother were in theirdeath throesD the girl was foa'ing at the 'outh and her faceturning black) and the death rattle in her throat. With thedesperation of despair) and with a righteous holy indignationarising in his breast) he openly faced the de'on of death) %atan?Heb. 3C25@) and co''anded hi' to co'e out of the girl in7esus6 :a'e. Instantly) the blackness in the face began todisappear) and the frothing at the 'outh stopped) and the

breathing beca'e nor'al. He then went into her brother6s roo'and again faced the devil and rebuked hi' in 7esus6 :a'e)co''anding hi' to co'e out of the boy. &he sa'e gloriousresult was seen. %atan) the angel of death) left that ho'e and it isrecorded that fro' that 'o'ent there were no 'ore deaths in+owie6s church. He arrested the plague by using the na'e of7esus as his authority to rebuke the devil>and the devil wentE

A pastor6s wife once told us of a very re'arkable experiencein her life. Having been brought up to believe that 7esus is the+ivine Physician) she refused to consult a physician when shedeveloped gangrene of the leg. &his wound grew in si=e) untilshe was no longer able to walk or stand. With dogged spirit shecontinued to attend to her needs by dragging herself about on thefloor of her kitchen. 4ne day she looked at the terrible openwound and she said) ;I saw the face of the devil in it


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?Read ;+o'inion over +e'ons< by the author@.

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Chapter Seven

?/ive 9e $his 9ountain

When an understanding person co'es to 7esus hrist andaccepts Hi' as %aviour) he enters into a legal agree'ent withHi'. &his docu'ent is known as the :ew &esta'ent and is thelast will and testa'ent of our Heavenly /ather. It is recorded

that od in hrist died reconciling the world unto Hi'self) butthough the whole world is reconciled) yet this contract and theter's of it have to be accepted by the individual. Mosthristians only accept portions of the ter's of this will) and sodo not receive very 'uch. &his is a docu'ent of love) foundedon love) but all the pro'ises of it 'ust be received only on thegrounds of our personal faith. It is here that 'ost hristians fail.&hey are satisfied to settle for s'all blessings in this life so longas they can be assured of eternal life in heaven after death.

&his conception is a far cry fro' the truth. &his newcovenant carries pro'ises of diine health for spirit) soul and body. It carries pro'ises of prosperity in the sense that od willsupply all our needs according to His riches in glory. It carries pro'ises of 9oy) rest) peace and happiness in the 'idst oftur'oil and trials that destroy our neighbours. &oo fre-uently

our eyes are on the circu'stances around us) and not on theWord of od. We co'pare ourselves with others) which is notwise) instead of with 7esus Who loves us. It 'ust be confessed)if we are honest) that too 'any of us are poor representations ofthe 'ore abundant life that He pro'ises to give to all who will believe A:+ A!P&. We are 'ore often sick than wellD weare 'ore often co'plaining than full of praiseD we are 'oreoften scraping for existence than relaxing in abundanceD we are

too often critical and do not en9oy the success of others. In fact itsee's we are one great contradiction. We say we are hristians) but where is the evidenceB od wants everyone to know that weare hristians by the 'ore abundant life that we radiate in

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&he 'ountain belonged to aleb as a sacred trust fro' od) but before he could en9oy his inheritance he had to 'ake war

and drive out the giants fro' the 'ountain. He had to go up andattack) but having od6s Word behind hi' and the certainty ofod6s help) he knew before he started that he could possess fullythe inheritance by 'aking progressive war against the ene'yentrenched in strongly fortified cities.

When we give our lives to od) He gives the' back to us asa sacred trust. 4ur lives belong to od) but the outworking of

His pro'ises rest in our hands as we exercise our own faith) andre'e'ber) where fear is present faith cannot operate. /ear paraly=es our actions and 'akes our inheritance to bei''obili=ed. We 'ust be full of faith and have a different spiritto so'e) and wholly follow the (ord ?7os. 25C25@.

4ur lives are so'eti'es 'ost co'plex) due to earlyenviron'ental upbringing) preGnatal care) heredity) illnesses andshocks in early i'pressionable childhood. Psychologists are

beginning to try to probe so'e of these proble's) but those whoregularly pray for hristians who are sick) bound and oppressed)are finding out so'e very interesting answers. If %atan went outwhen 7esus ca'e in) then it see's obvious he would be perfectat the rebirthE !xperience shows that this is not so>far fro' itEIt is only as the Holy %pirit co'es to our help) and shines intothe inner recesses of our co'plex lives that we begin to seeourselves as od sees us) at least in a 'easure) and the resultsare not very flattering to those who rely on selfGrighteousness tosee the' through life. It is the continuing revelation of ouri'perfections that drives us to seek od afresh to deliver usfro' these traits) or areas in our lives that %atan has neeracated. Why should he vacate the'B &he Anaki's would havegone on living on the 'ountain belonging to aleb unless he boldly drove the' out) and this did not happen in one day or one

week. !ven after every Anaki' was dead) or had fled) there wasstill the need to consolidate) and to cultivate the newly ac-uiredterritory. &he vineyards had to be pruned) dug and 'anured to bring forth their fruits.

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&here is nothing auto'atic about salvation. &he connotationof the word ;salvation< does not only indicate the right of entry

into heaven at death) but carries the thought of full deliverancefor the whole 'an) spirit) soul and body in this life. &he word;so=o< which is reek for salvation) is translated as ;healed)'ade whole) delivered) set free


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Re'e'ber) we receive 7esus as %aviour and the Holy %piritas 8apti=er entirely on the grounds of our personal faith. He

takes us as we are) not as we think we are) and co'es into us inthe 'easure that He is able. 4ur lives are like a 2##Groo' hotel)and we 'ust surrender all these roo's to 7esus and the Holy%pirit) and so'eti'es %atan will strongly resist) especially in thes'oking or drinking roo'E Roo's of lust are very prevalent inhristians today and so'e have fought losing battles in theirown strength against these de'ons. A life of victory is possiblefor all hristians) but we 'ust learn to hu'ble ourselves under

the 'ighty hand of od) not to excuse ourselves and talk aboutheredity or subGconscious influences fro' childhood. If we canindeed do all things through hrist Who strengthens us) then wecan take the 'ountain and drive out the giants for od is withus.

(ord give 'e this 'ountainE

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