Month: August 2023

Let me settle this controversy once and for all. UFO aliens are demon spirits. Bob Larson University has a detailed teaching on this in the College of Apologetics and Demonology, Course #3 on Cultural Demonic Portals. What I’m about to say isn’t a repeat of what is in the curriculum. In this blog, I want to address the continuing controversy that the government knows aliens are real, and that they have classified information about when and where flying saucers have landed, along with bodies of actual aliens. I don’t doubt that the government is hiding lots of things from us, but the idea of visitors from other planets isn’t one of them.

Recent congressional hearings have stoked this fire about UFOs and where they supposedly come from. Three former military officers told Congress earlier this month that UFOs, now known as UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena) are a fact and that Washington is hiding the truth from us; furthermore, the U.S. military supposedly has in its possession “nonhuman” biological matter. Polls show that nearly 40% of Americans believe in UFOs and aliens. That nonsense was reinforced in these hearings when one former intelligence official, David Grusch, claimed that the Pentagon has tried to collect and reconstruct UAPs. Grusch said that “multiple colleagues” were injured by UAPs with what he called “nonhuman” pilots. But he refused to offer details claiming the information was too sensitive.

Let me be clear about what I’m saying. I believe that there are unidentified flying objects that aren’t weather balloons or projections of atmospheric conditions. They do defy the laws of gravity and thermodynamics. And there are beings who have come from these objects and have terrified people, even beaming them up for sexual probing. But they aren’t extraterrestrial aliens, and they aren’t from a foreign government, though some military technology could be exploited by the Russians and Chinese. But that’s another matter.

Here is my reasoning:

1) Aliens aren’t from another planet. They aren’t Greys, Reptilians, or Little Green Men. These beings are shape-shifting demons that take on strange forms to deceive people. Those who claim to have had a “close encounter of the third kind” speak of being pierced by unwelcome probes, sexually molested, and surgically examined. Such is clearly demonic.

2) The critical issue to be addressed is whether biblical theology allows for life on other planets and interaction with such beings. First, the idea of extraterrestrials inherently encompasses the theory of evolution, which I assert is not a biblical option. Those scientists who believe in alien life universally reject the idea that life on Earth was created uniquely and divinely by God. If we adopt the premise that the entire cosmos has been spiritually contaminated by original sin, then any aliens would be as much in need of a Savior as we citizens of Earth.

3) UFOs and UAPs may be experimental aircraft or advanced weapons of destruction in the trial stage of development. Sightings which are not hallucinatory or atmospheric might be our own government trying out military hardware they want kept secret. Who knows. But I believe that most UFOs are spiritual phenomena, demonic manifestations of interchangeable demonic energy appearing in physical form to spook us into believing New Age lies about higher ascended beings.

Make no mistake. Christ appeared only as God in flesh to save the sons of Adam on Earth. The question isn’t whether there is something out there but whether you have accepted the salvation of Christ on the Cross down here.

No one wants to have a demon, right? That is generally true. But some Satanists want demons to have power. Of course, that power comes with a price, torment now and Hell later. Rational people don’t want demons, especially those with faith in Christ. In five decades of doing exorcisms, I’ve learned what allows demons to hang on to a person once these evil spirits have entered. The two ways that the devil tries to keep from being cast out are these: 1) Stubbornness, and 2) Strategy. Let me repeat. Once the devil has possessed an individual, he tries to prevent being driven out by exhibiting stubbornness and employing clever strategies. To live demon-free from the devil you need to apply a counter offense to these two evil tactics.

First, if the devil is anything, he is stubborn. Obstinate. Tenacious. He doesn’t back down without a fight. This is why soothing prayers and polite words of healing seldom make real demons leave. Demons consider the person in whom they dwell to be their “home,” as pointed out in Luke 11:24. They don’t want to be evicted. To stay they may become violent and physically intimidating. They might argue that they’ve been there a long time and have squatter’s rights. They can scream, thrash about, and point out the many ways that their host has accommodated them with sin. Demons are stubborn and those who minister deliverance must be stubborn too. When confronting an evil spirit, be persistent and unswerving in your demands that they must leave once their legal rights have been removed.

Secondly, demons are strategic. They cleverly embed themselves in the habits, addictions, desires, and spiritual failings of their victims. They find the weakest point in a person and hang on to it. Tell them to leave and they may hide behind a dissociative alter-ego personality. They can also sometimes put the host into a trance and blank out their mind. I’ve watched demons create distracting pain in the host’s body or cause the victim’s mind to go blank. If you’re praying to free a person of demons and things like this happen, don’t give up. Find a work-around to the demonic strategy. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you a way to circumvent the Enemy’s game plan. In sports, and in deliverance, a good offense can always overcome the best defense.

The stubbornness and strategic maneuvering of demons can be defeated. God wants His people to be free. I’ve found from experience when praying for those bound by Satan that no amount of demonic stubbornness or cleverness of strategic tactics can prevail against the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. As James 1:5 says, “If any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God who gives to all liberally.” God has an abundant supply of determination to overcome Satan’s stubbornness. And the Lord has effective counterstrategies that will set people free from spiritual bondage. Stubbornness and strategies are no match for the power of Jesus Christ.

Horror movies are demonic—PERIOD. Case closed. End of discussion. But I was shocked recently to read an article in one of the most respected Christian, evangelical publications. The writer of this article strained to find something good to say about horror movies. And he did, much to my chagrin. I’ll not cite the publication because I’ve always been careful not to publicly attack another believer by name, but this article wasn’t in a small magazine/news feed.

The article began by noting the rising interest in horror films. He writes, “Paranormal horror manifests the unseen reality of spirits and demons beyond my control.” What? He’s a Christian and finds demons beyond his control? Maybe that’s the problem right there. Then he moves on to note that some Christians “make compelling defenses for the genre.” I’d like to meet those Christians and tell them that they likely need an exorcism. But here’s the kicker. The article states: “Horror can speak to the supernatural reality of the world, demonstrate the power to overcome evil, and become an evangelistic tool to reach unbelievers.” I ask, “What planet is this guy living on?” And he adds that a potential benefit of horror is to “help us discern what is truly good and evil.” The article goes on to offer intellectual arguments in an apologetic role as a defender of God working through horror films. We’ll, I’m here to say that He doesn’t.

Whatever happened to 1 Thessalonians 5:22, “Abstain from every form of evil.” You think that might include the horror in Netflix’s “Wednesday,” featuring an actress who gets even by putting live piranhas into a swimming pool?  Or the demonic savagery of Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands?” And what about Philippians 4:8 where Paul commands us to meditate on things which are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and of a good report.” Try doing that while watching “Psycho,” “Halloween,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” or “Scream –1, 2, 3, and 4.”

And if you want my opinion as an exorcist, I can speak from ministry experience that an unsuspecting individual can get demons from watching terrifying flicks. We are clearly instructed in 2 Timothy 1:7 that God has not given believers the spirit of fear. (Forget some new translations that turn the word “fear” into “timid.”) Fear is a demon. I call it a gateway demon, because if you have fear, every other kind of evil spirit can enter through the door that the demon of Fear opens. Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith you can’t please God. So, guess who you are pleasing when you deliberately submit yourself to the endorphin rush from the terror of horror films.

Are you suffering from a curse that could easily be broken? I’ll not take space here to debate the viability of curses from evil people or ungodly ancestors. My books and Bob Larson University cover that information adequately. For the purposes of this blog, we’ll assume that you’ve moved beyond a denial that curses can affect Christians. No matter what you’ve been taught to the contrary by well-meaning preachers, curses CAN and often DO hinder the faith and spiritual effectiveness of true Christians.

Consider these few thoughts. You have lived long enough to know the patterns of your impulses and sinful tendencies. By now, you may have identified some of the lies upon which you base your decisions and actions. You may have tried to overcome these vulnerabilities and liabilities through prayer, Bible-reading, and even counseling. And you may have discovered that nothing seems to work. You can stuff them and bluff your way past them for only so long. Sooner or later, you will realize that no amount of counseling or effort can banish certain evil thought patterns, physical ailments, or insecurities. Maybe it is time to consider how curses are holding you captive.

Curses can be predicated on known events, but often we do not know what has happened to our families, especially if something occurred a long time before we were born. To find out what we are dealing with, we must rely on a combination of spiritual discernment and acquired knowledge of common sources for curses. Besides surrendering our lives as much as possible to the ultimate curse-breaker, Jesus Christ, we must educate ourselves about how curses work, biblically and historically, before we can achieve total victory over them. Begin your journey to freedom from curses by doing these three simple things.

#1 IDENTIFY WHAT THE CURSE IS: Take an objective survey of your life experiences, your moral equivocations, and the sins which beset you. Consider the possibility that your struggles to overcome spiritual problems in your life might be the result of more than the ordinary challenges we all face in life. Ask the Lord to show you what issues might be the result of a curse

#2 DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE CURSE: Where did it come from? Is it the negative influence of your family of origin or do you have extended family members who are evil? Perhaps there may be an ancestor in living memory who practiced witchcraft or indulged in violence, perversion, or criminal activity. If it is an unknown ancestor, the Lord knows who it is. Simply pray, “Lord, if any of my forebears indulged in diabolical practices, I renounce their evil and cut it off from me and future generations.” (Our book “Curse Breaking” can help you with scores of specified prayers to say.”)

#3 DECLARE BY FAITH THAT THE CURSE IS BROKEN: In Bob Larson University, we teach a simple maxim. It goes like this: “A curse isn’t broken until it’s broken, but when it’s broken IT IS BROKEN! You don’t need to keep breaking the same curse. Declare it broken, being as specific as you can about the facts of the curse, and then move on to other spiritual struggles. The battle to overcome the curses that you renounce are won and done, by the power of Christ.