Month: October 2017

A friend sent me the photo of what he’d found on the internet. I could scarcely believe what I saw. A tattoo of a Ouija board on a man’s back. What kind of insanity (or drunkenness) could lead to such a hideous, occult fleshly display is beyond my ken. This man has been hit by a double whammy, twice cursed. First, the tattoo. Our book “Curse Breaking” has a six-page analysis, pages 108-113, of the folly of being inked. Spare me your indignity that I’d indict with spiritual stupidity your pastor who spots a “sleeve” or other any epidurally damaged witness. (To order “Curse Breaking” CLICK HERE.) Among other things, I point out that pagan societies believe that the “mana,” the spiritual fore of the soul, is manifested and indwelt by tattoos. In the book I bluntly state that “consulting a tattooist is tantamount to consulting a witch doctor.” Sound radical? Read the book!

But a tattoo of a Ouija board takes the demonic danger to a whole new level. As the book of Brynne Larson (my daughter),”The Dark Side of the Supernatural,” points out (to order CLICK HERE), “A Ouija board is used to contact demons and brings heavy spiritual oppression . . . my generation is experiencing a paradigm consciousness shift in how the supernatural is viewed. We are entering a no-rules, post-biblical age when the most basic of moral boundaries no longer exist.”

Ever heard the expression, “I’ve got your back.” It usually means that someone is looking after you and protecting you from behind. In this case, “I’ve got your back” means that demons have literally engraved their presence on this misguided man. It’s going to take a lot of lasering and even more deliverance, before he’ll ever be free from this demonic double-trouble.

An encouraging word: BE BLESSED BECAUSE OF SINS FORGIVEN

“Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,” says Psalm 32:2. To be blessed is to be “happy.” And true happiness, being blessed, is knowing that God has not “imputed” to you any sin. To impute is to charge as guilty. David is saying that true blessedness comes from knowing that one’s sins are forgiven and that the Lord does not ascribe to you the moral guilt of spiritual transgression. If you are a Christian, be blessed that God lays no condemnation on you for any evil you’ve done. All your sins were placed on Jesus at the cross, and you are blessed.

Bob Larson has trained healing and deliverance teams all over the world to set the captives free and Do What Jesus Did® (Luke 4:18).  You can partner with Bob and support this vision to demonstrate God’s power in action by calling 303-980-1511 or clicking here to donate online.

You know the drill. Every year in October the devil trots out, via mass marketing, his worst images of evil. Skulls, the Grim Reaper, murderous clowns, sinister witches, ghosts and ghouls of all sorts, bats, vampires, skeletons, coffins, haunted houses and miscellaneous demonic visages. They’re everywhere. In your doctor’s office. At work. On billboards. And I pray not in your front yard, though perhaps on your neighbor’s doorstep. Can all of this cause any real harm?

If you belong to Christ and have no unconfessed sin, you’re in no immediate danger. “It” (inside movie reference) isn’t going to pounce on you as you walk through Wal-Mart’s display of Halloween merchandise. But that’s missing the point. The danger isn’t being possessed by a demon attached to a witch’s cloak sold for trick-or-treating. The damage is done by the constant, cultural bombardment of satanic-themed images assaulting our surroundings. It’s an evil overload on the mind that does two things.

First, evil images engender a fear factor that pervades our culture. “God has not given us the spirit of fear,” 2 Timothy 1:7 says. Fear is the antithesis of faith. One or the other will fill our thoughts. Paul clearly says that “fear” is a “spirit,” an actual demonic force, not some ephemeral emotion instilled by a frightening impulse. From my experience as an exorcist, if a person has a demon of fear, that evil spirt will be a gateway for many other demons. Don’t put out the welcome mat for fear.

Second, evil images, may gradually erode your moral fabric. Philippians 4:8 tells us that our minds should dwell on things that are “true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report.” That is not the motif of Halloween. To live and work in society, we may not be able to entirely avoid these ubiquitous images of evil, but we don’t have to take them into our homes. If you are a Christian and you’ve got displays of evil Halloween images in your possession, get rid of them. They emulate a message that is diametrically opposed to what you should profess. As a follower of Christ, you want to send positive communications of faith, hope, life, love, peace, and confidence in the Lord. Don’t dilute that witness by embracing evil images.

An encouraging word: REMEMBER GOD

To every young person reading this, mark the words of Eccl. 12:1 — Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them.” When you have your whole life before you, make wise decisions early lest you live with regrets later. The most important decision is to honor God and follow the teachings of Christ. Better now than later after a squandered life has taken its toll and living has lost its pleasure.

Bob Larson has trained healing and deliverance teams all over the world to set the captives free and Do What Jesus Did® (Luke 4:18).  You can partner with Bob and support this vision to demonstrate God’s power in action by calling 303-980-1511 or clicking here to donate online

Is Halloween really that bad? The debate about the evils of Halloween take place every year during October. Several decades ago, my voice was one crying in the wilderness, issuing warnings about this devil’s day. Thankfully, many followers of Christ have become aware of the spiritual warfare being waged this month. Countless warnings can be found on the internet, and my book “Larson’s Book of Spiritual Warfare” (To order CLICK HERE.) has detailed information about the origins and satanic implications of October 31.

It’s undeniable that all the imagery of Halloween is diabolical, with the emphasis on witchcraft, death, and the macabre. It’s a night of drunkenness, celebrating all the accouterments of evil. Satanists and witches declare openly that this is their season of celebration. But a pertinent question is this: Is the holiday of Halloween really a time of increased demonic activity?

Consider this. God is omnipotent and omniscient. He is always all powerful all the time, and He is everywhere all the time. Satan is not. He must always be somewhere at some time. And his power is limited to circumstances and seasons. Even the devil’s apocalyptic intentions are restricted, as it says in Revelation 12:12, “The devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” Satan must husband, conserve and focus, his evil according to the times and seasons. Halloween, for many reasons established in antiquity (as explained in “Larson’s Book of Spiritual Warfare”), is the time of year that the kingdom of darkness is most active. As an exorcist, during October I encounter more cases of possession which are more fervent and intense.

The holiday of Halloween should be eschewed by Christians and all of its evil associations shunned. It is a good time to educate people about the dangers of the demonic, and it’s definitely a time to be full out against the devil. This is no time for what I call “deliverance lite,” pathetic prayers of wishing the devil away. This is the hour of declaring war on demons and the devil and boldly facing them with the omnipotence of Christ who defeated the devil at the cross.

Stephen Paddock was the man who pulled the trigger murdering 59 people and injuring more than 500 in Las Vegas. The Vegas sin-saturated slogan, “What goes on here, stays here,” seemed suddenly cynical. Yes, the city of Las Vegas consists of more than The Strip of gambling casinos, but take away the sin of this city, the slot machines, the prostitutes, the booze, and there’s not much left. If there ever was a city saturated with evil, a modern Sodom, this is it. Should we have been surprised that the worst mass murder in U.S. history would have happened here?

The demons of Vegas only needed one demon possessed-man to make Sunday, October 1, a day of infamy. Paddock has been called mad and evil, but no one I’ve heard has been bold enough to state the obvious. A crime of this magnitude could not have been motivated by mere derangement. We know now it was well-planned and methodical. The triggered was pulled by a man who had no obvious signs of mental illness. The spiritual facts are these:

• The casinos, where Paddock gambled enormous sums, plied him with prostitutes. How many one-flesh, soul tie demons did he pick up from such dalliances?
• The Filipino girlfriend, Marilou Danley, whom he lived with had a brother back in the Philippines who was a “medicine man,” a witchdoctor “healer.” How many generational demons did Danley pass on to Paddock, contributing to his pool of internal evil?
• Danley reported that Paddock would scream in torment during the night. What sort of demonic attacks was he experiencing, that he tried to assuage with his gambling obsessions?

More details substantiating Paddock’s proclivity to attract evil spirits will doubtless be forthcoming, but they will go unrecognized by the press and little noted by Christian leaders. Most Christians may have a vague sense that such an act of evil is beyond the pall of any personality disorder, but they pull back at using the word “demonic” to describe the massacre at the route 91 Harvest Festival. Not every murderer has demons, but most do. Not every compulsive gambler is possessed by evil spirits, but most are. Not everyone who has illicit sex with a prostitute gets a demon, but few escape that consequence. Not every individual with a family member practicing divination automatically inherits a spirit of witchcraft, but the majority will. Based on 40 years of experience and 40,000 documented exorcism, I can state without hesitation that Stephen Paddock was demon possessed. And I can also attest that if more Christian leaders would practice deliverance and spiritual warfare, America might be able to avoid a copycat crime.

An encouraging word: INNER HEALING

There are many ways to approach inner healing. Each ministry engaged in this spiritual realm does it a little differently. But there are two factors that shouldn’t be excluded: 1) identifying dissociative, multiple personalities, 2) confronting demons, and 3) emotional healing work (Isaiah 61:1 – “Bind up the brokenhearted”). They are like sides of a triangle, and all three are sometimes needed to bring complete deliverance. If you feel tormented or bound, reach out to our ministry. We’ll minister inner healing to you and, when necessary, deal with the demons that have caused your torment. Don’t despair. Inner healing can be the answer you need for recovering the life you’ve lost.

Bob Larson has trained healing and deliverance teams all over the world to set the captives free and Do What Jesus Did® (Luke 4:18).  You can partner with Bob and support this vision to demonstrate God’s power in action by calling 303-980-1511 or clicking here to donate online.

I’ve been reading “National Geographic” magazine since I was a kid. I’ve put up with the unrelenting journalistic bowing to the evolutionary hypothesis and constant pontifical posturing on the evils of humans causing global warming. Most articles are well-written and the photos of our physical world are spectacular. But a recent addition caught my attention for hammering away at the supposition that beating America’s addiction epidemic is a matter of science conquering the “disease” of addiction.

The issue makes a good point: “Addiction causes hundreds of changes in brain anatomy, chemistry, and cell-to-cell signaling, including in the gaps between neurons called synapses, which are the molecular machinery for learning. By taking advantage of the brain’s marvelous plasticity, addiction remolds neural circuits to assign supreme value to cocaine or heroin or gin, at the expenses of interests such as health, work, family or life itself.”

I see this truth almost every day. Many who schedule Personal Spiritual Encounters with me are struggling with addictions, or they bring a friend who is. In addition to the ravages done by drugs, ably described by Nat Geo above, those who see me wonder if there are also demons at work. There often is. All that brain rewiring described above makes it easy for demons to invade the mind. Sometimes demons drive a person to addiction, but more often the addiction is a doorway to demons. Sometimes that demon actually goes by the name, Addiction. But my beef with Nat Geo is the claim that addiction is a disease. Certainly, what addiction does to the body and mind may become a disease, but it’s the only “disease” you get from a voluntary moral choice. For example, our family doesn’t drink alcohol. None. Our chances of getting the “disease” of alcoholism? Zero. None of us smoke weed, abuse opioids, or inhale cocaine. Our risk of having an addiction “disease” from one of these drugs? Zero.

And because we won’t get an addiction “disease,” we aren’t going to get the demons that come with it. We’re not a perfect family but suffering an addled brain with damaged neural circuits is something we won’t face. And we won’t get the demons that come with addiction. If you weren’t raised in a healthy home, or you veered into sin unwisely and now are addicted, our Personal Encounter sessions offer hope. We’ve seen people delivered from every drug demon that’s out there. If you or someone you love is plagued by addiction, know this. You’ll never beat the “disease” of addiction without deliverance, if the cause or result of your addiction is a demon.

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An encouraging word: DISPELLING DOUBT

A new atheist effort with a web site called findingdoubt.com boasts, “Have you found doubt as your personal Lord and Savior?” Members pledge to infiltrate churches and fake being saved, even speaking in tongues. Their aim is to “bow the knee to the rule of rationality.” It’s sick, and it’s sad, but it’s also to be expected. Doubt isn’t evil. Thomas had it, but one touch of the nail-scarred hand of Christ dispelled his unbelief (John 20:27). While others mock Jesus, reach out and touch Him, and in His presence all your doubts will be dispelled.

Bob Larson has trained healing and deliverance teams all over the world to set the captives free and Do What Jesus Did® (Luke 4:18).  You can partner with Bob and support this vision to demonstrate God’s power in action by calling 303-980-1511 or clicking here to donate online.