Mike Warnke was a high priest of Satan, wielding that supernatural power which Satan gives to those who serve him. Mike was delivered from this power, receiving first Jesus Christ and later, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. As I look around, I do not see any groups other than the Pentecostals and the charismatics, who understand that each of us is involved in a great cosmic battle between the powers of Satan and Jesus Christ. The people of the Holy Spirit understand this and do not hesitate to exorcise evil spirits in the name of Jesus Christ and by the power of His blood. I realize there are already excesses in the charismatic movement.
Some leaders see every form of mental illness, for example, as an evidence of demon possession.
On that basis, all that the suicidal person needs, is to have his evil spirit exorcised. As a psychiatric chaplain, I want to add that the understanding of mental illness in terms of a spiritual warfare makes far more sense to me than all these psychological theories, the number of which is rapidly becoming legion. The highly questionable theories of Sigmund Freud and the arrogant plans of B. F. Skinner, to cite just two examples, require a faith and trust so great that I must beg off because of my unbelief. It is more than can be asked, I feel, of any man. Accuse me of intellectual and idealistic sloth, but I find myself with faith sufficient only to believe the biblical teaching about God, man, and the devil.