Dangerous But Good

A Cuban reader who wished only to be identified as “Confused” wrote in to share his experience with Santeria and a lifetime of trouble with evil spirits.  Here is his letter and my response follows:

“First of us, I will be 100% honest, otherwise there is no point in posting this message here. I am a 38 y.o. Cuban living in the USA. My first language is Spanish so I apology in advance for any butchering of the English language.

As many Cubans I grew up religiously believing in syncretism (catholic religion mixed with Santeria[African religions]). Santeria is spread throughout the country and as such I have practiced it in many forms: being in “consultations” with spiritist and santeros, done a lot of so called “remedies” (using different herbs, perfumes, powders, objects, etc). I admit that I still keep some of these remedies at home.

Since I can remember I have felt a lot of contradiction (religion-wise). As I have been doing these practices I have always felt guilty as if I have been doing something wrong in the eyes of God. Nobody taught me to believe in God, I just felt it. When I was a teenager, and due to all of this, I felt compelled to go to several churches (catholic, Methodist, etc) but found so much hypocrisy and shallowness that completely drove me away.

I don’t believe in the concept of church AT ALL. I also believe in the bible but in my own way; I see it more as a history book. I believe that God can only be found within ourselves.

When I was a kid I started having strange ideas and dreams with shadows, evil spirits and so forth. Sometimes they went away of their own but other times my mother took me to see either spiritists or santeros, who were able to fix the problem at a time. 15 years ago, while studying abroad, I had a recurrent strange dream that lasted for 2 or 3 weeks. In that dream the devil (or a demon, I don’t know) was doing really bad things to me and every night I tried to battle him (even physically fighting) with no success.

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All of the following may be signs of a demon leaving your body.  Of course, since most of the below symptoms are normal bodily functions anyway, you’ll know there is something different and significant if they happen when you are either having demons cast out, praying, being prayed for, around people who are praying, or at church.

Signs That a Demon or Evil Spirit is Leaving Your Body

• Coughing
• Uncontrollable laughing
• Screaming
• Convulsing
• Shaking
• Shouting or swearing
• Yelling
• Burping
• Sneezes
• A strong wind coming out of your body
• Pressure through any part of your body
• Intense pain in one part of your body
• Blood vessels bursting under the skin in one part of your body
• Uncontrollable movements or jerking of your body or a specific body part

When the demon or demons are gone from your body, God will give you a knowing and a certainty of what has just happened.  You’ll have no doubt that God has just delivered you from Satan’s evil helpers.  Immediately praise God and Jesus and thank them for their mighty hands and strength!

Be aware that all demons will try to gain re-entry after they have been cast out of you, and as the Word tells us, they will bring friends.  It is interesting to note that they will usually try to get back into your body the same way they came out.  If one came out through your eyes, it will usually try to get back in through your eyes. 

To fight off their attacks, pray constantly and keep yourself filled with prayer and  read God’s Word to safeguard your body and your mind against evil spirits.

What does it mean to cast demons out of people in dreams?  This is a very common question, so if you were looking for information on what is the casting out demons dream meaning, you’ve come to the right place.

You might have also wondered: What is the meaning of expelling demons in a dream?  Why am I casting evil spirits out of people in dreams? 

Since these are very common questions, you now know that many people are having the same types of dreams you are about expelling evil spirits.  You’re not alone or weird, and nothing is wrong with you!

It Means You Have Been Chosen by God for a Special Job – Expelling Demons

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As an ordained minister, I get a lot of questions from people all over the world about God, demons, and the bible in general.  It always seems like the same specific questions come up over and over again.  This is great, because the Word says to seek and you will find!

Reviewing hundreds of reader questions tonight, I made a list of the most common questions I get asked about God, demons, the bible, death, and Calvinism.  I’m hopeful to get the time to answer each one in detail.  When I do, I’ll link these questions over to the answers so this page can be used for quick reference.

In the meantime, what questions have you been meaning to ask?  Email them to me at GodQuestions(at)HomeEverAfter.com and I’ll add them to the list. 

Most Common Questions / Topics about God, Demons, Holy Spirit, End Times, Calvinism, and More

Demons and Evil Spirits

1.  Demons and Dreams

• What does it mean to cast demons out of people in dreams? (from reader in Merritt Island, FL)
• What is the meaning of expelling demons in a dream? 
• Why am I casting evil spirits out of people in dreams? (from reader in FL)
• Casting out demons dream meaning  (from reader in GA)

2.  Casting out Demons

• How to cast out demons, How to expel demons, Expelling demons
• How do I cast out evil spirits?
• What is exorcism?
• Are exorcism and casting out demons the same thing?
• Is casting out demons witchcraft?  Is casting out demons of the devil?
• Why do we cast out demons in Jesus’ name?
• Casting out demons in the home
• Casting out demonic forces
• Casting out lying spirits
• How to cast a demon out of my husband without him knowing it (from reader in KY)
• Prayer lines to cast out demons  (from reader in TN) 
• How to expel a god out of a body  (from reader in Washington, DC)
• Casting out the demon of death in a Christian  (from reader in South Africa)
• What can I do to expel a demon or bad spirit?  (from reader in CA)
• How to expel addiction spirits  (from reader in SC)
• Praying for a husband who has demonic influence  (from reader in Australia)
• Demons: how to make them leave
• Demons that follow me  (from reader in Ohio)
• Do you have to cast out a demon by its name?
• Church instructions how to cast out demons

3.  Demons – General Questions

• What are demons or evil spirits?
• What are the names of the demons?
• Are demons ghosts?
• Are ghosts real?
• Have people had demons come and go from their body?  (from reader in TX)
• How have people died by demons taking over their body?  (from reader in Chicago, IL)
• In the bible, fighting demons is dangerous  (from reader in KS)

The Bible

• Why did God split the continents apart?
• If God knows everything before it happens, do people really have free will?
• Why does God test us if he already knows what we will do?
• Does God still resurrect people? Is the resurrection happening now?
• Dangerous bible verses
• Verse from the bible about evil separating family (from reader in NY)

Calvinism / False Prophets

• How can a false prophet come in your church?  (from reader in White Plains, NY)
• Is Calvinism evil? Is Calvinism false? Is Calvinism a lie? The lies of Calvinism
• How to tell if your pastor is a Calvinist. Signs your preacher is a Calvinist.
• Is Calvinism dangerous?
• Is Calvinism good for the church?
• What to do when your church has false preachers

End Times

• How to tell if we are in the end times
• Signs of the end times
• End times signs in 2010
• Are we in the end times 2010?
• Prophetic events eathquakes 2010
• Scriptures describing signs of end times

The Holy Spirit

• Holy spirit tingling arm / hand / body
• Is the holy spirit dangerous? (from reader in NC)
• Why are people so afraid of the holy spirit’s power?

Revelations / Signs from God

• Revelations from God
• Does God give signs and revelations still?
• Signs from God that a person is still alive in a morgue (from reader in Show Low, AZ)