How do I cast a demon or demons out of a person?
By yourself through your flesh - you have no power.
Hey guys,
I got this question from actually a lot of you guys
asking me Daniel, how do I help someone who is demon-possessed?
How do I cast a demon or demons out of a person? Well, let me first give you an overview
and then go into more detail. Because the detail is extremely important if
you want to help someone who's demon-possessed, you need to know what you're doing.
So here's the quick overview. Number One - you need to be a real Christian,
and have no unrepentant sin in your life. Two - make sure the person is really
demon-possessed and it's not just a psychological problem or a health issue.
Three - make sure the person wants to be freed and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Four - get them comfortable. Five - record it.
Six - identify the sin that gave the demon the legal right to come into the person.
Seven - tell the person to ask God's forgiveness to take away the legal right.
Eight - rebuke the demons in the name of Jesus until they leave.
Nine - help the person to grow spiritually - make them a disciple.
Ten - pray for protection.
Alright, so let me explain. Number One: You need to be a
real Christian and have no unrepentant sin in your life. You cannot - in fact
it is impossible - to help someone who's demon-possessed if you are not a real Christian.
It is not only impossible, it is dangerous and the demons can and probably will attack you.
Look at this example: [Acts 19:13-16]
Now, the reason why a normal person - someone who's not a real reborn Christian - cannot help
someone who's demon-possessed is because by yourself
through your flesh you have no power.
We can only help people if we have God's spirit in us
because we're in spiritual warfare and we can only cast demons out through God's power.
God's spirit in us. And God himself gave us the authority to do it.
[Luke 10:18]
[James 4:7]
Now we also see the example of Jesus how he sent the disciples out to free people from demons.
[Mark 6:7]
When the 72 disciples came back telling Jesus they were surprised that even demons are
subject to them under the name of Jesus meaning Jesus gave them the authority,
they can only cast out demons through the power of Jesus Christ.
Now, if you are a Christian but you have unrepentant sin in your life,
you need to go to God and ask Him to forgive you.
To clean you To make you white as snow.
Before you start with spiritual warfare. Before you try to pray for
people who have demons in them. Remember, John wrote this to believers:
[1 John 1:8]
When you sin as a reborn Christian a child of God
You quench and grieve the Holy Spirit within you
and you need the help of the Holy Spirit with spiritual warfare with deliverance.
[Ephesians 4:30]
[1 Thessalonians 5:19]
Alright, let's move on to number two. Make sure the person is really demon-possessed
and it's not a psychological problem. Now the key here is to let
the Holy Spirit guide you. This will require discernment.
I'll explain why in just a minute. There's something else I need to
mention here. Don't go alone.
Take a brother or sister in Christ with you to help you.
Or a team and then when you arrive don't be hasty. Don't just jump into things.
You need to find out what's going on. So make the person relaxed.
Get a cup of coffee or if you're not a coffee person just some tea and sit down.
Talk about it. Ask them to determine is
this a psychological health issue? Or is this demon possession.
As in - things like when did this start, how do you know the start, what are the symptoms .... all
of these kind of questions. And it takes discernment.
Because demons can also cause sickness, psychological problems, or health issues.
So, let the Holy Spirit guide you. If you are uncertain, start to pray.
And say God, please reveal to us what is going on here, through the power of Your Spirit.
[1 Corinthians 2:10]
Now usually it will be clear.
For example, the demon will know when you are a child of God and they might manifest.
Sometimes you don't even need to pray to really see what's going on.
Because it's just going to be clear. For example, the demon might manifest and
start blaspheming God and might even tell you it's a demon and that it will not leave this house.
The house meaning the body of the person. Demons can see other demons in other people
and also the spirit of God. The demons knew clearly who Jesus was.
They didn't speak to Him yet He didn't speak to them.
They knew when they saw Him they instantly knew this is Jesus.
[Mark 3:11]
If you are a true child of God, the demons will see God in you.
And that is the sign. If you are led by the Holy Spirit,
if the Holy Spirit is in you, leading in you. Walking, acting, living,
talking through the Spirit ... That is the sign that you truly
are a reborn Christian as we know from scripture.
[Romans 8:14]
Now some demons - they like to hide. They don't want to come out.
They don't want to reveal themselves. We know that some demons even pretend
to be angels of light. Or even the Holy Spirit.
[2 Corinthians 11:14-15]
They hide. They can hide even in churches pretending
to do the work of the Holy Spirit. We see that we're following in the Spirit
slain in the spirit and giving people certain gifts of the Spirit.
And it's usually used to mislead people to stray away from His word, especially
in churches where the truth of the Word is not being preached anymore.
But when a preacher or pastor preaches with the power of the
Holy Spirit a lot of the demons can't take it. So they manifest or when they are in a study
group where true reborn Christians read the word or do spiritual activities like praying,
singing, worshiping God, or speaking about the fundamental truths of scripture
like we are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. We are more than conquerors.
Demons do not want to be there where God is worshiped in spirit and in truth.
And then they will usually manifest. But even before it comes to
just them taking over manifesting they can make the person they possess very tired
to fall asleep or they feel nauseous
wanting to vomit so they leave the church
or get severe headaches in church or when they really cannot take it
anymore the demon will take over the body and scream or try to run out of the church
Now, demons can cause severe health problems. Trying to keep this person away from the church
Just keeping him in the house or her in the house.
You remember the mute person who couldn't speak because of the demon?
[Matthew 9:32-33]
Now, if you're ever unsure all you gotta do is remember you're not alone.
Just pray to the Holy Spirit to ask Him to help you
to guide you and to reveal to you what is going on.
Also, it's always a good idea to get a brother or sister in Christ
who is a doctor or a psychologist to join you. Now let's move on to number three.