Have any of you ever encountered a demon? What was it like? How can you be certain?

Question

Buddy, how did you know it was a demon? And what was the course of action taken to get rid of it? Please, be as indepth as you wish. If you need to come back to re-edit at a later time you may. I'll keep this open for a few days.

Answer 1

People who believe in demons are demonstrably delusional, possibly even insane.

Answer 2

I once passed through Wake Forest, but I didn't stop to talk to anyone.

Answer 3

I'm convinced that you may have met some humans who have an indwelling demon.  I believe this with all my heart.

If we can be indwelt by the Holy Spirit- the Bible says there are evil spirits too, and people can be influenced and indwelt by them.

The first person that comes into mind is Charles Manson, when thinking about demon possession!  

Ever read Ted Bundy's tale?  It will open your eyes, I think:

http://www.pureintimacy.org/gr/intimacy/...

I think it's also on Youtube, the actual interview.

  

Answer 4

Mark 5:1-10 talks about a man that was under the power of unclean spirits(demons). If you want to learn more about them then read Matt, Mark, Luke, and John, those four books are full of Jesus casting out demons.

Yes I have encounters with demons, I'll not talk about them, they like that. All I will tell you is if you do have an encounter with one, you will not want another. Read what they did to the ones that Jesus cast them out of. Everyone that Jesus cast demons out of rejoiced over the fact they were gone.

Take a look at this world of mankind (2Tim 3:1-5) it's lying in the power of the wicked one. Look at all the hurt,hate,murder,death,war, and crime, this is all caused by Satan and his demons, why would you want to learn more about them? Learn how to avoid them for they will only bring you what they have brought this world of mankind, misery!!!

How did I get rid of them, I said the true God's name out loud, found out what they were working threw and destroyed it, one time it was a medallion, and another time a clock.

For all you none believers in demons, I come from a family that were fortune tellers, had saionces(sp), read tarot cards, and moved objects with just a touch of their hands, like a 400 lb piano, and my grandmother was only a 98 lb women. She actually called them by name and had more than one around her all the time. She thought they were dead relatives trying to get over to the other side. When she learned they were demons she started to rid herself of them, they made her life a living h**l and the only protection she got was through prayer to the true God(Psalms 83:18). So go ahead and scoff, one day your scoffing will turn into cry's for help.

Answer 5

I almost married one actually.  Trust me, I'm sure.

Answer 6

Encountering demons or unclean spirits is nothing to brag about. When challenging and making honest and true stands in God, you will shake up what's upon or around you.

I have had hand full's of accounts including being physically attacked on a couple of occasions. I have also witnessed Angels as well as Jesus..

What's ironic and impossible is after such encounters, trying to tell other's that its real. Others who have had similar experiences believe.. Others who are putting it together will listen...

BUT

I have found no matter what you have encountered or witnessed IT does not matter to those WHO frivolously oppose God, other testimonies or the bible accounts

I just shake my head in astonishment and grief..

www.mercyeatfellowship.com

Answer 7

Since there is the same amount of evidence for demons as there is for the common fictional sky pixie, namely NONE, its fair to state that demons don't exist and are merely fictional MYTHS.  

Answer 8

If you don't believe in demons you can watch these exorcisms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6TEqL3m...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9awf-hOi...

I don't remember any encounters with a demon but, I believe in them.

Answer 9

You may get a few answers from the AN14 podcast which will shortly be posted to www.chr24.org

Take care!  

Answer 10

You're going to have to be patient on my answer.  I have a few strange events that happened in my life.  

I'll try to sum up the events as quickly as possible.  If you want anything more in-depth just ask.

1.  An 8-year old girl who stayed at my house when I was a child was possessed.  It all started off with her having violent and disgusting nightmares, and then one night she woke up screaming with an inhuman shrill/moan/whistle.  She ran outside while ripping her clothes off and cursing God and everyone around her.

2.  Up until I left the above place (at age 12) I could still here those same shrills out in our fields and the forest.  At the same exact times every night (seriously, 9pm every night) I would see a gray light circle our property, sometimes accompanied by that sound.

3.  At age 12 I myself had a disturbing violent dream that I don't care to talk about.  I woke up frightened, and then saw something standing at the foot of my bed.  It looked like a mix between a moth and a fairy.  It had fairy wings, white feathers, scales on it's stomach, and large black eyes that were very hypnotizing.  I believed he was evil no matter what he or she was so I attacked it (kind of stupid I guess).  He/she disappeared right when I swung.  I know this seems dumb or fictional, but it did happen.  I spent the whole night in shock and just stayed under my covers praying to God and waiting for the sun to come up.

4.  A close friend of mine kept mentioning to me that her sister was acting very strange lately.  She was sleeping all day and just seemed withdrawn.  One day she called me and begged me to let her stay over.  Her sister had started spitting out religious utterances, had decorated her room with drawings of creatures that looked remarkably similar to what I saw in my bedroom, only they were all red.  She was taken to a hospital, and then later on was admitted to a mental institute.  I visited her twice.  The first time I saw her she was a completely different person from who I knew.  She kept staring at me and smiling.  Friends, relatives, and doctors who knew her all said the same thing when they talked to her.  That they weren't talking to her, they were talking to someone else.  

The next day I talked to a minister about what I should do.  I told him about previous experiences that I had (mentioned above).  After we were done talking about that, I talked to him about my studies of the book of Genesis and my following of the tribes.  Right after our discussion I went to see my friend's sister.  Her sister seemed overjoyed to see me.  She couldn't wait to tell me about the book of Genesis (that freaked me out a bit).  She began to tell me about how she had been (inside?) other people at that mental hospital.  She began to tell me about their pasts.  Then we went back to the book of Genesis.  Then when I got into a major discussion about who she really was, and asked her who she really was, she stopped talking.  She looked at me, smiled, and then looked at the entrance door.  Her family showed up.  Her family had previously told me not to talk to her about the Bible, and weren't happy that I was going against their wishes.  She turned around and smiled at me with a sinister grin, and then hugged her family.  When I left she gave me a big hug.  I told her that I would pray for her.  She then told me, "Oh, I will definitely be praying for you too.", in a very very sinister tone.

edit:  So how did I know these were demons?  From a scientific approach, I can't prove it.  I just believe they were.  For the 1st case (8 year old girl), that girl did things that little girls don't know how to do.  Schizophrenia doesn't set in, especially that strong, at such an early age.  To this day I talk to that girl (now 33 years old).  She says to this day that it was a demon that took her.  She doesn't care to talk about it, because to her it was like being raped.  Making you physically do things you don't want to is basically the definition of rape.  My mother prayed to God that he cast out the demon from her, in Jesus's name.  That girl immediately fell to the floor crying and saying "thank-you" over and over again.

In case #2, it could've been the swamps around our land that caused the disturbance.  But why the same shrills as before.  Sometimes you would hear the shrills when you so much as talked about God with someone.  It was a rather unlikely coincidence.  Besides, swamp gasses don't go by a timed schedule.

In case #3, if it wasn't a demon then I now believe in fairies, giant moths, or dragons.  I stared at that thing for a few minutes before I got the nerve to do something about it.  It was very scary how still it stood.  I don't know how to explain it, but it was so still, it seemed impossible.  I guess you'd have to be there.

In case #4, this woman doesn't remember most of the stuff that happened.  But she says that she doesn't remember most of the things that happened over those two days, but that she said she felt something take control of her speech and actions.  Her handwriting, artwork (she does still life art, not violent nor modern art) and dress all changed drastically.  She is a neat freak, but at this time she loved caos.  She doesn't remember talking to me at all, but remembers me giving her a hug, but not anything that was said.

I gave one of the most humble prayers that I have every given to God.  The next morning this woman woke up and called us.  She said that she so badly needed to get out of that place.  The two days before, she had said that she loved it there.  She felt relieved to be free, but only talked about what really happened with myself, her sister, and her mother.  

She still has some issues now and then, but doesn't really fit the mold of Schyzophrenia.  Why?  This all came on within a couple weeks.  She showed no signs before this.  She also has not been on medication, nor been admitted, since then.  There is one problem.  Since this incident she still has seizures.  But I found something odd in her case.  She can feel seizures coming on, and can stop them.  She told me that she concentrates on "what's real" in her life and relaxes.  If she does this, the seizure doesn't happen.  I've never heard of that before, but does that happen?

edit#2:  Thanks for listening and being open-minded.

Answer 11

I saw Bush on TV many times, but never in the flesh. But I hope to meet Obama.

Answer 12

Not Long Ago I Woke Up About 2:00 In The Morning And My Computer Desk Was Shaking I Couldn't Explain It.I Wasn't That Scared But It Was Weird.It Kept Shaking All Night And I Couldn't Sleep.The Next Morning I Blessed The Room And Hasn't Happened Again.

Answer 13

Two of them knocked on my door over the weekend carrying books.

I answered the door naked, as a fight in spiritual matters requires no earthly armour.

They were demons because they brought false witness.

I was totally unafraid, because I knew in my heart that I would be triumphant with my holy sceptre, and two orbs in the sacred bag.

They fled upon seeing the sacred relics.