Can the devil work miricles?

[NazariteNation]

I've seen with my own eyes satan do supernatural things such as ufos. I was filming this stuff for months last year. It was so amazing some of the things I was getting on film it defied logic. I still have a hard time coping with the reality of what I saw and filmed. With my personal experiences, satan is certainly capable of making 'ufo's' and various things appear real. It's all deception though. satan will use any lie he can to pull everyone away from the truth of Jesus Christ and the Bible. For me he tried to show me so-callled "aliens" were real. It didn't work because God showed me they were demons. But satan used this because of my prevous curiousity in the whole 'alien' concept. Believe me, a simple curiousity can bring this stuff on. For someone else, he may use the 'virign Mary', or a so-called ghost of a dead relative. The lies go on and on. Sorry to digress, but YES, satan can definately display so-called miracles. However, they are not the same as God's because satan's are counterfeit and deceptive.

Canadian, I think the thing that you need to remember is that we are basically three "dimensional" beings and most never sense anything beyond their basic senses (sight, smell, taste, touch... etc.). However we do know mathematically that there are more dimensions to the universe that the three we are able to perceive. Scientists have dubbed time a dimension as well as gravity. So far they have mathematically proven there to be 10 different dimensions and many want to add an eleventh (it's called "M - Theory", you all should really check it out because it theorizes that everything in existence hangs on a thing membrane of sound waves... actual evidence that God literally spoke the universe into existence!).

Anyways, it's obvious that God, Angels, Satan, & Demons all reside in this universe yet on a plain of existence that you nor I can perceive with our basic senses. So it makes that mankind would have a very hard tome explaining confrontations with such beings. Satan is called the "Prince of the Air" for nothing. Wgile Satan is destined to spend eternity in the bottomless pit, many do not seem to understand that Satan and his minions are not there now. They are among us however they exist on a plain of existance that we can not physically perceive.

HOWEVER

When God created the all things, He gave dominion of the earth and everything in it and on it to mankind. Even God and Satan have to obey that command because God is the same yesterday, today, and forever and when God Himself sets something in place, no man or demon can over ride it. Mankind forfieted his dominion over the earth thus it was necessary that a "man" take it back.

That is exactly why Jesus had to come to earth. He did more than die for the forgiveness of sins. He also broke Satan's hold over mankind and in doing so restored man's dominion over the earth. However, because man is still a fallen creature (at least for now), mankind can only operate in this domion through the name and by the blood of Jesus Christ. He is King and He is our authority.

On a personal note, do not fear those things you have seen Canadian. They can only hurt you if you allow them to. Through Christ Jesus you do have authority over them. You simply need to come to an understanding of how to operate in that authority...

 

[NazariteNation]

The thing is the term "religious spirit" is not in the bible.
It may simply be a term to describe a concept rather than an actual demonic spirit.
Attributing something which I believe is merely a condition of the fallen nature of man , to a demonic spirit called a "religious spirit" may be dangerous.

I would agree with that in many ways. Especially that a professed christian could be come so "religious minded" (exalting his or her her personal beliefs / interpretation) that it hinders the Holy Spirit from working in one's life. I think we all do that to some degree.

However, I have seen some cases where a person can become so caught up in themselves that, in my opinion, they essentially dwell in backslidden nature which opens the doors for demonic activity in their lives. While I may have never actually saw this, I do believe this is how counterfeit spirit gifts may come into play.

Anyways, I have seen some rather odd behaviour surrounding this phenomena all be it it very subtle. Especially nothing like that folks have talked about on television or some of the stuff I have heard some folks mention in the forums.

However, my ultimate point is this. There are christians out there who are basically taught that Satan has far more power in this world than God. Sure they believe that God is the more powerful of the two however, they sincerely believe that God no longer does certain things while Satan can basically do whatever it is that He wants. In essence, this kind of teaching promotes fear in the hearts of christians and renders christians powerless as they struggle with strongholds such as depression, fear, & anxiety.

Through Christ Jesus we can overcome in this life just as we will in the next. The first century church did it. As christians, we simply need to find our true identity again and His name is Jesus Christ! Not Pentecostal, Baptist, Methodist or however else you may believe....

 

[texasman]

I would agree with that in many ways. Especially that a professed christian could be come so "religious minded" (exalting his or her her personal beliefs / interpretation) that it hinders the Holy Spirit from working in one's life. I think we all do that to some degree.

However, I have seen some cases where a person can become so caught up in themselves that, in my opinion, they essentially dwell in backslidden nature which opens the doors for demonic activity in their lives. While I may have never actually saw this, I do believe this is how counterfeit spirit gifts may come into play.

Anyways, I have seen some rather odd behaviour surrounding this phenomena all be it it very subtle. Especially nothing like that folks have talked about on television or some of the stuff I have heard some folks mention in the forums.

However, my ultimate point is this. There are christians out there who are basically taught that Satan has far more power in this world than God. Sure they believe that God is the more powerful of the two however, they sincerely believe that God no longer does certain things while Satan can basically do whatever it is that He wants. In essence, this kind of teaching promotes fear in the hearts of christians and renders christians powerless as they struggle with strongholds such as depression, fear, & anxiety.

Through Christ Jesus we can overcome in this life just as we will in the next. The first century church did it. As christians, we simply need to find our true identity again and His name is Jesus Christ! Not Pentecostal, Baptist, Methodist or however else you may believe....

I believe there is actually something in the air. It cannot be scientifically detected in any way, but over time it affects each successive generation. Unfortunately, the effect of this unseen power is the "increase in wickedness".

Case in point--The first school shooting was in 1967 (or 1966?) at the University of Texas in the bell tower. Before that time, I cannot find any known attack on random students. I find this fact amazing--and very telling. There were no video games. We did have TV--but we had TV in the 1950's. Why no student shootnig in the 1950's? We have had drugs, violence, divorce, crazy people, and guns in this country since there has been a USA. Yet, 1967 a tipping point was reached. And not only in this country, it is a worldwide occurance. Now, we have almost monthly school shooting. Add to that now workplace shootings and mall shootings. What happened?

Jesus Christ said, when asked, what it would be like when He (Jesus) returned. Jesus said it would be "as in the days of Noah". What were the days of Noah like? Men thought of evil continually--only evil. We are not there, but we are headed that way. I think God has given over power to satan, to "increase wickedness" here in the last days. Its like smoke--you know its there but it diffuses into this world and is invisible. There really is no way to describe it. I think the floating lamps and flies on the walls are just scary movies. What is really scary is an eight year old boy killing two people with a shotgun. We are in the last days. It may go on for ten thousand more years (no one knows the day and time), but I would hate to see what it will be like if it keeps going down from here...

 

[olivetree32]

You guys should familiarize yourselves wit the term "familiar spirit" . This will explain much of what you have just listed.

thats why the bible says Naz, that he transforms himself into an angel of light. So what does that mean.

 

[NazariteNation]

thats why the bible says Naz, that he transforms himself into an angel of light. So what does that mean.

People who claim to "channel" spirits and seem capable of knowing intimate knowledge about a person that they do not know or someone who feels that they are talking to ghosts (actual dead people) do not realize that these are indeed "familiar spirits" which are demons who possess intimate knowledge about various people due to the fact that these demons somehow had some effect / influence / encounter with the people who they claim to be which is where the intimate knowledge comes from in the first place. I would also make sense that demons could actually communicate in some way just beyond human perception.

 

[NazariteNation]

I would also make sense that demons could actually communicate in some way just beyond human perception.

Should read: "It would also make sense that demons could actually communicate in some way just beyond human perception."