A Study on Demonic Possession 

There is a biological basis for sleep paralysis. I have experienced that several times. However, I have also experienced similar to what you describe, both with and without sleep paralysis.

i also remember having sleep paralysis, but i didn't experience any like winged figures, just couldn't move, and then i waited until i did move

@@annalynn9325 the spiritual and 'physical' (as in, biological and mental phenomena) do interact. It's entirely plausible that something demonic in nature or origin can manifest itself in some phenomenon that's able to be studied by medicine or psychology.

​@annalynn9325 there's a biological basis for everything that occurs. But sleep paralysis is almost always connected to a demon called a spiritual spouse. It has to do with lust, rejection, bitterness, rebellion, lonliness. I know because I have had many of them, one of them was very very strong, one of the worst cases I have ever heard of, and I am a deliverance minister.

Amen, your heart reflects your baptism.

All Glory Be To God!

@Tracy Ritchey I'm not a Christian, but I read and watch alot of this kind of stuff, one of the most famous possessions ever, the exorism of Annaliese Michel, she was devoutly religious.

Good for you! I live in Taiwan. My kids were climbing trees in the park. This older lady walks by and scolds my kids to come down. "Don't you know this is Ghost Month! (The supposedly unluckiest month in the pagan folk calendar.) Without missing a beat, my oldest said, "I'm baptized. Jesus protects me." I was so proud. I wanted to add that even if something bad did happen, Jesus was in control. But I kind of missed my chance. And I would have dampened the scene more than a little.

@@Mygoalwogel Wow! That’s awesome! I love his attitude! Good job, Mom!

I tend to agree. I see too many Charismatics who attribute everything that has gone bad with people with demonic forces, and often time do more damage than good with this mentality (I had a friend who had to be institutionalized with a schizophrenic fit because of their nonsense). That being said, the Bible affirms at least some kind of demonic activity exists, but as you have said, we know who won the victory and every delving on the demonic, if necessary at all, should point towards Christ's victory rather than the usual human obsession with evil.

@@josephpchajek2685 it mustn't mean it's not demonic. It can be.... I also like to make a distinction between it being of spiritual character and of it being a possession. Christ love! ✝️

Look up Dr jerry marzinksys interviews on youtube!!!! It will blow you away friend. His story will change your life for the better my friend I am a deliverance minister and I know firsthand he is not lying. I have driven spirits out of many people that hear voices, and they got to the point where they could fight them off themselves after teaching them warfare prayers. You have to stand up to these things usually there is a strong link to rejection and bitterness and rebellion spirits in psychosis, from what Ive found. If you want prayer let me know Ill hook you up with someone trustworthy and experienced and or just do it myself. Always free of charge. God bless you brother.

Cool.

It might not be a bad idea to talk to a priest or pastor you feel comfortable talking to. That's a very scary situation to be in--I will pray for you.

Where are you at now, did you speak with a pastor?

Same

Fear not

Darker things like what? Deliverance minister asking here

To be honest, I later realized from future videos that I had the wrong town, although I have actually worked and spent much time in the town he was speaking of. The town I was thinking of has both a Satanic Temple and an O.T.O. / Thelemic Temple, as in Aleister Crowley.

Lucky

That's not up for us to know, the time doesn't make a difference either. It's only that we can actually be with him in Eternity if we trust and obey.

I pray He guides you! Cling to our Lord Jesus! Some of the miracles, signs, and wonders scare me a little when I think about “testing the spirits”. I have no idea if this could potentially be the case, but please remember that not all signs and wonders are from the Lord. May God bless you and draw you ever closer to Him ❤✝ With peace and love I send you this message, even if it is a few months delayed.

@@kgebhardt1187 Thank You very much. All the best to You.

When the devil comes, who do you call? a Catholic priest...

Protestants do way more exorcisms a year than Catholics. They only do it if they absolutely have no other choice. People need deliverance. Jesus told us to do it, not to go find a priest with permission from a bishop... Read the antinicene church fathers writings on deliverance ministry. Its what facilitated the conversion of much of the territories Christs ministers had ventured into.

the short answer is yes.

Yeah of course they can. Saul. Peter. Paul. Judas. Ananias and Saphira. This just a short list. Some people just dont study deliverance in the scriptures thoroughly enough. God doesnt have to spell out every detail of every thing that could happen, he leaves things for certain people to realize and others to disbelieve. All these people were believers that devils had entered and influenced to do things. Blessings bro.

Agreed, I’d really love to hear a long chat between pageau and heiser about this topic. There’s always Fr. Seraphim Rose’a take on New Age mysticism in “Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future”

I really wish I could hear a long and in depth take on Jung from a Christian (especially Eastern Orthodox, or maybe dr Michael Heiser) perspective.

Jung’s theories are useful, even if his spiritual state was questionable. Jonathan Pageau is also a student of Jung.

@Kyle Donahue I thought pageau was proud of the fact that he wasn’t into Jung? I could be misremembering though. As a non-Christian he was definitely playing with fire in some of the stuff that goes on in the red and black books. What’s shocking to me though is how much those experiences got him close to the truth. He even wrote in his journals near the end of his life that he couldn’t square the prophecies in Daniel with a natural explanation and was becoming convinced that the Bible was inspired.

@@etheretherether A brush with the occult can often be a catalyst to wake someone up to the truth of Christ. On another note, Pageau gives me the creeps....but I confess I've only seen one or two videos of him. Seemed cultish.

@cord11ful Fair enough. A lot of those creative/analytical type channels like Pageau, Jay Dyer, and Uberboyo have curly vibes. All worth watching though for some of their symbolic analysis. I like pageau, but his reluctance to commit on a lot of topics that are fundamental to Christianity bothers me. I’ve heard most orthodox viewers explain that away as “he’s an artist not a theologian” which is an ok explanation I guess.

It's a bad idea. Don't do it.

Turn to Jesus! He makes the demons flee! Please seek God in prayer and through His Word in the Bible. I just said a prayer for you. Cry out to the Lord with a sincere heart, and He will answer ❤✝

Spirit spouse. Trying to cause problems and alienate you in your marriage. A lust demon. Comes at night. Tries to keep you exhausted by keeping you from resting well, making you tired all day. Promotes strife and misunderstandings in relationships with your closest loved ones, including parents and children. Hates to see you loved in a godly manner. The spirit was probably saying she doing it again in reference to you reaching out for your husbands protection, which God will honor against the spirits interests... also these spirits can mimick anyone in dreams including your husband. If you see him in a dream dont make love, save that for real life. IF you have another dream like what Im talking about, repent for any sin comitted when you wake up and ask God to forguve and destroy the devils plans Cling to Jesus, and your husband. Confess any sexual sin, ask forgiveness, and watch a deliverance vid for spiritual spouse on Noah Hines channel. The dreams will stop before long. Blessings.

Dr. Cooper can correct me if I’m wrong. It’s been my understanding that exorcisms are a part of the holy ministry and all Lutheran priests are exorcists. However I have also seen priests who specialize and study demonology more closely than others may.

Father Ripperger's book Deliverance prayers for the Laity, the rosary, and confession helped me. It took awhile. I had to change a lot. God is Good.

@@lj5033Glad to hear!

Emotional telepathy sounds way more fanciful than demonic activity

@@joshf2218 yeah well this seems yo be what the Church of England's exorcists have found through experience I'm just reporting kn that, tho tbf I have heard of examples of highly emotional people and situations causing lights to Flickr and stuff

@@internetenjoyer1044 it’s that there’s no way to prove that emotions cause these things, it’s not any less spiritual of an answer regardless.

@@joshf2218 I'm not disagreeing with that. I just think that it should be given ome credence becuase these are a community of priests who beleive in the spiritual and this is the consensus "model" in the Church of England for a lot of stuff. My main question is why their experiences differ from many Catholic excorcists, who have much less mundane experiences.

Fear. The first person God sent me to deliver was an anglican minister of 30 years. He was hearing voices for 5 years and getting worse. He refused to pray warfare prayers against the demons. He just wanted me to. I finally refused to pray for him anymore unless he started praying against it himself... a few weeks went by w.o. contact and he was worse than when we started. He hadnt been using the prayers I sent. He was in alot of torment one day and called me and I told him what to pray, and he kept trying to wriggle out of having to do it himself. Finally he loosed fire against that spirit in prayer like i told him to and he said he didnt feel pain anymore. Suddenly a devil came laughing maniacally out of the phone, angered that I helped him stand up for himself, and I drove that spirit out in Jesus name. He was out for a few minutes. When he came back to, he was talking better than I had ever heard him before! And he was excited about overcoming on his own. That was awesome all glory to God!

The bible says that the gadarene demoniac lived amongst the tombs and cut himself with stones. There is something about the earth, and water that is hospitable to them. Perhaps because our flesh is made of earth. Perhaps because they seek life to kill steal and destroy, which cant be found apart from water (demons wander through dry places seeking rest and finding none, the bible says). There are powerful marine spirits that are controlling and rebellious and seductive, involved in alot of witchcraft etc.. Leviathan being the king of pride, the crooked serpent... Ive cast this one out and it is not easy to make go it puts up quite a fight.

they're fallen angels.

The exorcist copied off of a real one.. and people have been driving out demons since Christs ministry, whether people like it or not.

Sleep paralysis is usually in my experience in ministry, associated with spiritual spouse (succubi / incubi). These spirits claim you as their spouse and they will seek to alienate you from any loving relationship, romantic or otherwise, especially to keep you from getting married or staying married. These spirits are some of the worst. They come from sexual immorality and therefore they are very very common. They are stubborn, they are kinda like a creepy ex that youve dumped that just wont leave, but also VERY controlling and manipulative. They drain your energy and keep you from getting restful regenerative sleep, sometimes through physical contact while almost or asleep, hence sleep paralysis. I have driven demons out for 3 years now, and the first one or two, i didnt know how much i believed about these spirits.. thought maybe it was an exaggeration.. then I discovered I had picked one up and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. It was very strong. They want you tired all day, lonely, and lustful. Their main goal is actually to hinder ministry. If theres some sort of goal God has to work through you in life, they will seek to influence you to channel your more base desires instead and get in the way, so to speak, including by sending an unhealthy partner (outside of marriage of course). Blessings hope this provides some insight.

Sleep paralysis is usually in my experience in ministry, associated with spiritual spouse (succubi / incubi). These spirits claim you as their spouse and they will seek to alienate you from any loving relationship, romantic or otherwise, especially to keep you from getting married or staying married. These spirits are some of the worst. They come from sexual immorality and therefore they are very very common. They are stubborn, they are kinda like a creepy ex that youve dumped that just wont leave, but also VERY controlling and manipulative. They drain your energy and keep you from getting restful regenerative sleep, sometimes through physical contact while almost or asleep, hence sleep paralysis. I have driven demons out for 3 years now, and the first one or two, i didnt know how much i believed about these spirits.. thought maybe it was an exaggeration.. then I discovered I had picked one up and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. It was very strong. They want you tired all day, lonely, and lustful. Their main goal is actually to hinder ministry. If theres some sort of goal God has to work through you in life, they will seek to influence you to channel your more base desires instead and get in the way, so to speak, including by sending an unhealthy partner (outside of marriage of course). Blessings hope this provides some insight.

fascinating. where did you see that?

@@mroxannevh The court declares de facto that the Devil does not exist; and if science was not at fault, then superstition and the priest had to be responsible for her death. Anneliese Michel came to understand ever more deeply that her terrible experiences were not in vain. Indeed, they served to remind secularized Christians that Satan does exist and that Hell is a real and ever present danger to the unconverted soul. The tape recordings of Anneliese’s exorcisms (which include the demons’ actual voices), the photos of her battered body, her personal notes - all these make up the German girl’s special testament to those who no longer take seriously the perils of Satanic activity. (The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel, Doubleday, 1981) (in verbatim) "In the name of Jesus and the name of Mary I command you, ... No! ... to say everything. In the name of Jesus and in the name of Mary I command you, That fucking thing, that fucking thing I throw away everywhere. ... to say everything. But luckily nearly nobody goes in anymore, into that fucking thing. Into what, in the confessional? Personal confession? ... No! Yes! Yes! (In verbatim) It is the month of the Rosary, you know that, right? Yes, but only the fewest pray. The fewest pray? Yes, and the least prayer is in church, because the priests think it not modern. Yes? Yes! All? Nearly! If these damn idiots had an inkling .... Why do you fear the Rosary? Why, why, why? Yes, why? Because it.... Because? Hic me ....! Because ....Because it is a st....no, I won’t say it. Hic me dicere Deus! .shutup! Yes! Yes. Against Satan ... Yes, Yes! ... and all demons? Yes, against us. I have to say it. The rosary is an enormous power against ...... against Satan and all demons. But not many believe it. They think it an old wives tale. Luckily. Who is at fault for that? We! You? We!

@@mroxannevh No Christian must cuss, the devil has a filthy mouth.

Indeed. And at least eastern religions are trying to account for the fullness of reality and not trying to ignore an entire side of it like naturalists.

Yeah the enlightenment notions have become the churchest worst enemies regarding spiritual oppression. Only since the 1600-1700s has any church taught that a believer cant have a demon.. its not only absurd, but the bible disproves it much more consistently than it even 'leaves room' for that interpretation. Saul had a demon, Judas had a demon, Paul had an angel of Satan in his flesh.. as a minister of deliverance from demons in the name of Jesus, I wish we could get the western church back into the sweet spot of not only knowing that demons (still) exist, but knowing that believers, like everyone else, not only can, but do have demons, and that we are commanded to pray to drive them out by Jesus many times throughout the scriptures. Its interesting that every time a major revival happened, delivering people from demons was involved at first, and then when the powers that be tried to stamp out this arm of ministry, then the revival inevitably would fizzle out. I have encountered demons many times, and they are much more powerful than humans! You have to lean on Gods power and authority if you are going to prevail against them, and thats a fact. But yes I have visibly seen them choke someone before they could finish revoking its rights in prayer, audibly heard one growl from all corners of the ceiling simultaneously after asking God to send His strongest military angel to my aide (this event was out of this world, hearing the voice of something that you can intuitively immediately tell would demolish you in an instant if it could, its a feeling like being an apex predator's prey, looking at it from the safety of some sort of shelter or barrier, but seeing and hearing and feeling the hungry frustration and conflictedness of it, that all of the sudden it is prevented from ending your life! I have felt them touch me, and seen the skin tighten around the neck of the person they were choking. Ive seen them flip lightswitches, rapidly toggling them on and off as a last ditch diversion technique when I was on the verge of breakthrough while driving them out of someone else. I have watched physical objects be pulled on, pushed, and moved, all as a response to prayer and spiritual warfare. Usually when they do things like this its just to distract or divert the course of events to something less adverse or jeopardizing, for them and their own interests. Occasionally, when making an agreement with one, and they are feeding off of your energy rather than being repelled by it, they can accomplish various feats that would otherwise might be impossible for some reason, disallowed or otherwise restricted by God. One of the weirdest things I have seen them do is to transfigure peoples faces. Granted, most people have seen some form of this, especially if theyve seen someone suddenly "flip" in attitude or temperment--in such circumstances, they can cause a glint of light in the eyes like "something else" is there (kinda like glossy eyes), but even up to pulling on the muscles of the face to make a person look especially evil, rugged, old, young, seductive, puzzled, inquisitive (like prying), hateful/angry, tortured, depressed, scared, disgusted, all kinds of things including making the pupils dilate, and making the iris change color or the whites much more red, almost pink.

Yeah the enlightenment notions have become the churchest worst enemies regarding spiritual oppression. Only since the 1600-1700s has any church taught that a believer cant have a demon.. its not only absurd, but the bible disproves it much more consistently than it even 'leaves room' for that interpretation. Saul had a demon, Judas had a demon, Paul had an angel of Satan in his flesh.. as a minister of deliverance from demons in the name of Jesus, I wish we could get the western church back into the sweet spot of not only knowing that demons (still) exist, but knowing that believers, like everyone else, not only can, but do have demons, and that we are commanded to pray to drive them out by Jesus many times throughout the scriptures. Its interesting that every time a major revival happened, delivering people from demons was involved at first, and then when the powers that be tried to stamp out this arm of ministry, then the revival inevitably would fizzle out. I have encountered demons many times, and they are much more powerful than humans! You have to lean on Gods power and authority if you are going to prevail against them, and thats a fact. But yes I have visibly seen them choke someone before they could finish revoking its rights in prayer, audibly heard one growl from all corners of the ceiling simultaneously after asking God to send His strongest military angel to my aide (this event was out of this world, hearing the voice of something that you can intuitively immediately tell would demolish you in an instant if it could, its a feeling like being an apex predator's prey, looking at it from the safety of some sort of shelter or barrier, but seeing and hearing and feeling the hungry frustration and conflictedness of it, that all of the sudden it is prevented from ending your life! I have felt them touch me, and seen the skin tighten around the neck of the person they were choking. Ive seen them flip lightswitches, rapidly toggling them on and off as a last ditch diversion technique when I was on the verge of breakthrough while driving them out of someone else. I have watched physical objects be pulled on, pushed, and moved, all as a response to prayer and spiritual warfare. Usually when they do things like this its just to distract or divert the course of events to something less adverse or jeopardizing, for them and their own interests. Occasionally, when making an agreement with one, and they are feeding off of your energy rather than being repelled by it, they can accomplish various feats that would otherwise might be impossible for some reason, disallowed or otherwise restricted by God. One of the weirdest things I have seen them do is to transfigure peoples faces. Granted, most people have seen some form of this, especially if theyve seen someone suddenly "flip" in attitude or temperment--in such circumstances, they can cause a glint of light in the eyes like "something else" is there (kinda like glossy eyes), but even up to pulling on the muscles of the face to make a person look especially evil, rugged, old, young, seductive, puzzled, inquisitive (like prying), hateful/angry, tortured, depressed, scared, disgusted, all kinds of things including making the pupils dilate, and making the iris change color or the whites much more red, almost pink.

ego. they're not afraid of humans. they only fear God.

Speaking from 3+ years experience as a deliverance minister--They usually only make displays of power to divert the course of events to something less jeopardizing or adverse to their interests. They will frequently manipulate the physical realm to distract powerful prayers, or to divert an inquirer of God from being revealed the key to their defeat/power/influence etc. Theyre not afraid to reveal their presence if they think they might potentially either avert some worse consequence by doing it, or achieve some greater harm to the morale or disposition of the victim. Its almost always just to bluff/manipulate, basically. You can rest assured if you ever see one messing around for sure, that theres something else its trying to protect or hide. Many times the unexperienced in deliverance will get caught up in reacting to the demons plays instead of dictating the course of events and pressing into their pressure. By grace, God is on our side though!

@@Joseph-Mullins Thank you for this insight brother. Would you mind recalling any examples of this is your personal ministry? May God bless your ministry and keep you safe

@internetenjoyer1044 Sure. I have encountered demons many times, and they are much more powerful than humans! You have to lean on Gods power and authority if you are going to prevail against them, and thats a fact. But yes I have visibly seen them choke someone before they could finish the line of prayer for revoking its rights. I have audibly heard one growl from all corners of the ceiling simultaneously (very loud, deep, rumbling and snarling demonic growl lasting around 9 seconds. It sounded like it was coming from a surround sound system--at first notice, I thought it had to be some new furnace in the breezeway maybe, but after turning my head I realized that it was coming from every direction above me in the room, and that the pitch was ascending / getting slightly louder, before slowly descending to a pitch deeper than when it started--the best way I could describe it was like a mix between an enourmous lion and a dragon, only recognizing after the fact that the devil is portrayed as both in the scriptures!) which initiated immediately after asking out loud for God to send His strongest military angel to my aide (this event was out of this world, hearing the voice of something that you can intuitively immediately tell would demolish you in an instant if it could, its a feeling like being an apex predator's prey, looking at it from the safety of some sort of shelter or barrier, but seeing and hearing and feeling the hungry frustration and conflictedness of it, that all of the sudden it is prevented from ending your life! I have felt them touch me, and seen the skin tighten around the neck of the person they were choking. Ive seen them flip lightswitches, rapidly toggling them on and off as a last ditch diversion technique when I was on the verge of breakthrough while driving them out of someone else. I have watched physical objects be pulled on, pushed, and moved, all as a response to prayer and spiritual warfare. Usually when they do things like this its just to distract or divert the course of events to something less adverse or jeopardizing, for them and their own interests. Occasionally, when making an agreement with one and other situations where they are feeding off of your energy rather than being repelled by it, they can accomplish various feats that would otherwise might be impossible for some reason, disallowed or otherwise restricted by God. One of the weirdest things I have seen them do is to transfigure peoples faces. Granted, most people have seen some form of this, especially if theyve seen someone suddenly "flip" in attitude or temperment--in such circumstances, they can cause a glint of light in the eyes like "something else" is there (kinda like glossy eyes when a person is drunk), but even up to pulling on the muscles of the face to make a person look especially evil, rugged, old, young, seductive, puzzled, inquisitive (like prying), hateful/angry, tortured, depressed, scared, disgusted, all kinds of things including making the pupils dilate, and making the iris change color or the whites much more red, almost pink. I have heard seen and felt these things with my own body and Im convinced that there is no aspect or realm of the physical that our soul interacts with that they cant manipulate or manifest through. It all depends on how much legal claim/ground they have in your life, and how strong they are, but is limited by a factor of how strong you are in your faith--a person who is very strong in faith, God may allow to experience these things, but the demon wont be able to do things like levitating people or objects as it is too demoralized and weakened by the anointing of the Spirit of God on your life. The best way to describe it is like bubbles of light and corners of darkness that are trying to overcome each other. The darkness, of course, rather runs, and collects where it can/must. The light may be dim and rare but it can overpower much darkness. But yeah repeatedly in prayers for this one girl, the demon used to mess with her home to try and keep her from being present for the prayer, or to mess with us visually through the camera (we were delivering her over webcam). It would flip the lights off, or cause her to drool and then shake her head rapidly side to side, she would pass out during the really intense battles, as there were many demons trying to keep their hold on her locked up tight. She went from looking insane when she first came to the meetings to, by the end, almost having a glow about her! Everyone could see it. We met every week. There is video uploaded of some of the meetings. If youre interested Ill give you more info. Blessings and protection for you as well in Jesus name, brother. I pray God gives you fire and boldness and power and good gifts as well, to heal and deliver in the name of Jesus!

@internetenjoyer1044 Sure (these comments may have to be posted in pieces as youtube is censoring) I have encountered demons many times, and they are much more powerful than humans! You have to lean on Gods power and authority if you are going to prevail against them, and thats a fact. But yes I have visibly seen them choke someone before they could finish the line of prayer for revoking its rights. I have audibly heard one growl from all corners of the ceiling simultaneously (very loud, deep, rumbling and snarling demonic growl lasting around 9 seconds. It sounded like it was coming from a surround sound system--at first notice, I thought it had to be some new furnace in the breezeway maybe, but after turning my head I realized that it was coming from every direction above me in the room, and that the pitch was ascending / getting slightly louder, before slowly descending to a pitch deeper than when it started--the best way I could describe it was like a mix between an enourmous lion and a dragon, only recognizing after the fact that the devil is portrayed as both in the scriptures!) which initiated immediately after asking out loud for God to send His strongest military angel to my aide (this event was out of this world, hearing the voice of something that you can intuitively immediately tell would demolish you in an instant if it could, its a feeling like being an apex predator's prey, looking at it from the safety of some sort of shelter or barrier, but seeing and hearing and feeling the hungry frustration and conflictedness of it, that all of the sudden it is prevented from ending your life! I have felt them touch me, and seen the skin tighten around the neck of the person they were choking. Ive seen them flip lightswitches, rapidly toggling them on and off as a last ditch diversion technique when I was on the verge of breakthrough while driving them out of someone else. I have watched physical objects be pulled on, pushed, and moved, all as a response to prayer and spiritual warfare.

I would argue that this is because Baptist "ministers" are never properly ordained therefore they are technically not a priest. It would be impossible to convince me of any demonic activity in my periphery, but if somebody did, I would rather run to fetch a properly ordained priest: Lutheran, Anglican, Catholic or Orthodox, or even confessional Reformed if given no other choice.

well, what happened to the "we are all priest thing"....In the Catholic Church, a "major exorcism" can only be carried out by a priest with a bishop's approval.

@@jotunman627 The Lutheran church never affirmed that the "Priesthood of all believers" means that people suddenly become sacramental priests or are legible to do the job of a priest simply by being Christians. It simply means that in emergency cases, every Christian can administer the sacraments of baptism and confession.

@@benmizrahi2889 When the devil comes, who do we call? A Catholic priest. Only a priest can perform an exorcism, in fact, it is actually through the Bishop. This power is apostolic, and is therefore “lent” to the priest by the Bishop. It was never performed upon one’s own authority, but upon the authority of God given to these bishops through apostolic succession. Primary authority is given to Apostles..

@@jotunman627 Not exactly, episkopos and presbuteros are synonyms in New Testament parlance. Therefore any priest can perform exorcism and his power is conferred to him directly through his succession from the Apostles and is not dependent on the bishop.

Images where demons communicate is 1 Corinthian 10:20 images of false God and worshipping false Gods and of their images. Not Christian icons

This is based on the false idea that Catholics "worship" inanimate objects. Such objects are aids to memory, or more simply, art. They tell stories of the nativity, miracles of Jesus, the crucifixion.

why would you burn an image of Jesus? Such an act is clearly sacrilegious. Btw, why do you think Catholics deal with demons more on average than protestants? Most videos online dealing with the demonic are protestants.

@@contrasedevacantism6811 It's certainly true that witch trials were more popular under Puritan regimes than Catholic ones. James I saw witches everywhere. On a secular basis it is estimated that 95% of indigenous English art was destroyed during the reformation. It was a hatred of beauty that still exists today.

in post-Reformation Europe. Britain executed over 30,000 as witches, and Germany, over 100,000. Protestants were the big witch-burners. Witch burning never caught on in Catholic countries. When the Spanish Inquisition examined the cases of reported witches, it almost invariably concluded that the charges were false and the accused were not guilty. But tens of thousands of supposed witches were burned at the stake, hanged, or drowned in Protestant countries, including the American colonies.

Listen guy, believe what you want, but they are real. I didnt want to believe. I avoided the notion like the plague for 10 years. Eventually, after seeing stuff going on in my home for 3 days straight, my ex came over and manifested something inhuman and evil. She didnt want to believe either. I knew her for three years, at that point, VERY well, and this thing was not her. Again, believe me if you want--believe what you want.. but keep in mind, that's a luxury some of us just cant afford anymore. The "reality" we chose had been selectively dissembled by the conductor of the universe in order to show us that His Spirit is real, His Son is the only way, and that the adversarial spirits who come only to murder rob and destroy us in spite of Him, will bow only to His words of sovereign might and authority, wether spoken through Him, or through us in His name! I didnt go looking for this stuff. It was thrown into my lap, by happenchance you might say, but I know now theres no such thing as coincidence when it comes to stuff like this. You know how I know this reality is not just a projection of my own powers of imagination or creative thought/will or whatever you call it? When this thing first started showing itself in the room that day (before it temporarily took control of my girlfriend) I was believing it was ANYTHING BUT a demon. I was hoping to learn whether it was an angel, actually, tho by that point I was suspecting it could just be a "trickster spirit" like the pagan myths I found so interesting alluded to... but when I said "If you have any ill will toward either of us, you cannot stay here." It literally got in my face. I realized okay its obviously looking to cause trouble and I said "you have to go. I dont allow you to be here anymore. Youre not allowed to be here. This is our home you cannot stay. Youre no longer welcome." Yadda yadda yadda even in my mind "willing" for it to be gone. It only got stronger and more menacing. That was when I suspected/ recognized what it really was, much to my dismay. I said wait are you a demon??? Youre not allowed to be here, Jesus Christ defeated you long ago! The blood of Christ broke your powers over us!" I said this almost to bluff the spirit. I was an occultist. I didnt believe in the bible. I surely didnt believe in demons in the biblical sense. It was just a kneejerk reaction to what I remembered exorcists saying was the reason they had any influence over the demons! Thats when the spirit got very provoked. It started making the air feel heavy and darker. Threatening/foreboding. Knowing I was already in the battle, I kept on talking about the blood of Christ and Jesus and it eventually took my ex over and made her mock me in a deeper voice, and when I confronted her and put my hands on her gently to say "no, dont joke around about this right now," she snarled, crinkling her face, and clawed at me in an animalistic way. Its hard to describe this event as it was very very intense, but I discerned something was off about her, in my spirit. We went upstairs I called around for help but got nowhere. The pastor didnt even believe it could be possible, but I could discern something off about him, too. So I hung up the phone and took things into my own hands because I loved her and knew she needed help. As soon as I put the bible up to her forehead and commanded that demon to come out, she put her head down and started growling and something else was acting through her... I kept on trying to "believe" it away, or out, but it ran circles around me (as I later deduced because I was trying in "my own power"). So eventually I went back to provoking it with invoking the blood of Jesus, and that worked immediately. It would growl and grumble, not wanting to say anything. I could feel it going back and forth to manipulate us both and distract us or get us to give up. Finally I began to pray out loud to the Father and ask that she be forgiven and for this spirit to be cast out and never return, and she eventually began to cough, and vomit, and need to use the restroom. After that she was feeling much better but we were both shook up still! The spirit wasnt growling from her anymore, though. Since this day I have driven these things out of hundreds of people, places, things, myself included, and I can tell you that using your own will does nothing by itself. It requires the presence and purpose of God behind you. I will say that imagination is given us by God and it is very powerful to war with the devils, with! In other words, God can work through it! However its not all imagination power because during these sessions, sometimes it just the prayers and the word of God spoken in faith that was needed to drag these things up and out of people. For instance, in the scriptures, David would play a lyre to soothe Sauls symptoms of his evil spirit--this was because David played to the glory of God, and when you use your imagination to that measure, God loves to anoint it with His power and authority! Everything that happens on earth and in heaven will all ultimately go to the glory of Jesus Christ, and his Father in heaven! That is the reason why all that is, is... I hope my testimony helps you to imagine something different, man. I believed in ALOT of the same things you were talking about... but in the face of experience with evidence, I was obliged to abandon my worldview, and adopt the one I have now. God has given me power and authority over many evil spirits that otherwise could and would like nothing better than to decimate me, without Him.. its been 3 and a half years and Gods word has changed my life so much for the better, and my familys, and my friends. Its not an easier path, but it is infinitely more fulfilling and rewarding. I know I am never alone now, that I have the Spirit of my Father in heaven, and that He has chosen me and will never give up on me or let anything take me from the destiny He's had for me since long before I was born. But make no mistake, these things are real, and powerful. They can manipulate not only the physical realm but our own souls through our mind, will, emotions, property and belongings, and they are the inspiration behind every evil action, even every action that fell short of the glory of God. Without these evil spirits, we wouldnt have even been able to imagine such fallen things!!! God bless you man, I pray your heart is open and softened to receive my testimony of faith with consideration. I have nothing against people who dont believe in God or demons, only some consistent experience which makes me differ, and I hope that you will recieve the power and authority of God to glorify Him and do His will, as we all have to serve something.. my final word in regard to imagination is that there is nothing new under the sun... and that there is a time for everything that happens.. A time for every season. A time to live, and a time to die. The fear (respect, reverence) of God is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is the beginning of understanding.

Not today Satan

Look up psychiatrist, Dr. Jerry Marzinsky! His interview with the sheep farm podcast is a good one but any interview of his will show you alot more substantiated testimony about this undeniable link between psychosis and evil spirits.