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distinctly that they are fallen angels.
q Pet. "a; Jude g.
The Bible tells chat th@e fallen
angels at one time were holy, but
that in the period before the food
they became contaminated with sin
through association with humanity
Since the flood, cut off from associa-
tion with the holy angels and from
liberty to matcrialize and appear as
men, they haveI nevertheless sought
TO break down the barriers. Not per-
mittcd to materialize, they have
sought to control to obsess and to
possess humanity--using the human
body as their medium, their body, to
the extent of their ability to break
down the barrier of the human will.
The Scriptures continually guard US
against having anything to do with
necromancers, wizards, witches, mo-
diums or others, VINO claim to rep
resent and speak for the dead. The
Bible assures MS that "The dead know
not anything" and that the only hope
for them is in the resurrection and
that not dead humanity, but fallen
angels, strive to communicate with
us and through us. WE are not in
this blaming spirit medium with be-
ing in collusion with the fallen angels
knowingly. We believe that they are
deceived as are others. Indeed the
Bible alone gives light on this sub
ject, as we have been able to point
out to many mediums whom we have
recovered from their delusions.
The two maniacs of verse 2S were
crazy because many demons pos.
sessed them and attempted TO control
them In different ways. Intelligent
physicians recognize that probably
more than one-half of the inmates
of insane asylums suffer from this
same terrible trouble, demon possess
sion.
Another account tells us how our
Lord questioned the obsessed ones
and how the evil spirits answered
through them that they were legion
that is to say, a multitude of demons
were in possession. They besought
the Lord that If they could not re-
main they might Mt least he permit
ted possession of the herd of swine.
The permission was granted them
The result was that the entire herd of
probably hundreds stampeded. rushed
down the face of the hill, and were
drowned in the sea. When we con-
slider the nature of the hog, it would
appear that there were enough dem
ons to supply one for every hog, be-
cause, unlike sheep, u hog will stand
still while his fellows In the same
herd may become greatly excited
Each hog is Independent In his ac-
ton. The number of demons was in
deed legion. Unable to break down
the barrier of the human will in n
general way, they crowd into poor
human beings whose 'Yill-barricrs
have been let down.
Continually we warn people, In
harmony with the Scriptures, against
Spritism and everything occult, as be-
ing of the Adversary. We warn them
also that hypnotism and everything
which breaks down the human viii
Is injurious and leaves the person
he more subject to tho invasion of
.hese fallen angels into his mind, his
fairs, who, If yielded to, endanger |
lis sanity through obsesslon.
The result of this miracle shows |
he power of selnshness. The multi.
.ude came to see the mirace--two
ncn VINO ndu Dctll crazy, tlolu'u III |
heir right minds. But" said they |
iordidly, what cost! See the hogs
loating in the seal" And they be-
fought the Lord To leave their coun-
ry, which he promptly did. The
,ame principle of seltishncss may be
loted everywhere to-day. The multi
ude are moved specially by their
interest, while the great
blessings of the Lord they pass by
comparatively unnoticed. Let so
many of us as are disciples of the
ialilean Prophet take different
lew of matters and have our hearts
n harmony with his GLORIOUS work
4 the deliverance Of 1p~fhanity and
he destruction olsS~erything obnox-
ous to the Diylqsrwlll-even as swine
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