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 Demon Wrestling

Many will cast out demons in the name of Jesus. Exorcism comes from the Greek exorkizo and it means to extract. The gift is given to enable the bearer to cast out spirits. Wrestling is used as a metaphor to clarify once and for all that this is not a one step easy task. The idea is that we are to get filled with the holy spirit once the demonic spirit is expelled and this takes faithful dedication to a spiritual life. It is carried out with the assurance that tin spirit Gods kingdom has been fully established and is waiting for us. The gift of casting out demons recognises this and acts to bring about a kind of spiritual refining.

The other side of the gift of casting out demons is the infilling of the Holy spirit. To simply cast out is to leave a void for every other vice to creep into that will fit. The saying There is a God shaped whole in all of is especially apt in this circumstance. To leave that void open, without the full application of the victory left to take it's place is to leave room for further more serious infection. With each new infection the heart weakens and can become hardened against further interventions. Casting out demons then is the gift of the spiritual surgeon that is willing to stay the course.

The demon wrestling pages of this site teach you to identify demons not as opinions you don't happen to agree with.  The purpose is not to say that person has a demon inside of them because they don't quite fit the Christian mold. Demon wrestling is a means to identify a way of living that celebrated diversity of Spirit in all it's manifestations AND  also to recognize their is a journey of personal transformation, of making one self pure. Demon restling is to see Life in all it's  Diversity is to be celebrated and honored as Gods creation and not judged as something evil, we must cast judgment upon, "in the name of Jesus". To rebuke a spirit is not the job for you but for the holy spirit working through you.

Only pure Spirit has the ability for successful demon wrestling.

Casting out Demons in the Jesus Movie



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Demon Wrestling in the Bible


Demon Wrestling in Acts 19:13-16 (Contemporary English Version)

 13Some Jewish men started going around trying to force out evil spirits by using the name of the Lord Jesus. They said to the spirits, "Come out in the name of that same Jesus that Paul preaches about!"

    14Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this, 15when an evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus! And I have heard about Paul. But who are you?" 16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them up. They ran out of the house, naked and bruised.
Acts 5:16 (Contemporary English Version)

16A lot of people living in the towns near Jerusalem brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits, and they were all healed.

Demon Wrestling in Mark 9:38

 38John said, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But he wasn't one of us, and we told him to stop.


Demon Wrestling in Acts 16:16-18

Paul and Silas Are Put in Jail
 16One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners. 17The girl followed Paul and the rest of us and kept yelling, "These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how to be saved."

    18This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!" At once the evil spirit left her. .

Acts 8:7 (Contemporary English Version)

7Many people with evil spirits were healed, and the spirits went out of them with a shout. A lot of crippled and lame people were also healed.

1 Samuel 16:14-23


Demon Wrestling as David Plays the Harp for Saul to scare away the evil spirit from God

 14The Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD was terrifying him. 15"It's an evil spirit from God that's frightening you," Saul's officials told him. 16"Your Majesty, let us go and look for someone who is good at playing the harp. He can play for you whenever the evil spirit from God bothers you, and you'll feel better."

    17"All right," Saul answered. "Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him here."

    18"A man named Jesse who lives in Bethlehem has a son who can play the harp," one official said. "He's a brave warrior, he's good-looking, he can speak well, and the LORD is with him."

    19Saul sent a message to Jesse: "Tell your son David to leave your sheep and come here to me."

    20Jesse loaded a donkey with bread and a goatskin full of wine, [a] then he told David to take the donkey and a young goat to Saul. 21David went to Saul and started working for him. Saul liked him so much that he put David in charge of carrying his weapons. 22Not long after this, Saul sent another message to Jesse: "I really like David. Please let him stay with me." 23Whenever the evil spirit from God bothered Saul, David would play his harp. Saul would relax and feel better, and the evil spirit would go away.


Demon Wrestling in Mark 3:22-30

22Some teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem and said, "This man is under the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons! He is even forcing out demons with the help of Beelzebul."

    23Jesus told the people to gather around him. Then he spoke to them in riddles and said:

   How can Satan force himself out? 24A nation whose people fight each other won't last very long. 25And a family that fights won't last long either. 26So if Satan fights against himself, that will be the end of him.

    27How can anyone break into the house of a strong man and steal his things, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can take everything.

    28I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. 29But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be forgiven. That sin will be held against you forever.

    30Jesus said this because the people were saying that he had an evil spirit in him.


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