Many people experience manifestations of demonic torment in their physical bodies. The nature of this torment varies greatly, but most are confident that the source is outside of them. It is our experience as deliverance ministers that most of the physical torment is from spirits inside the house.
Soulish torment is common and well understood where emotional and mental strongholds, such as anger, depression, fear, mental illness, rage and more, can be present.
What about physical torment? How do demons operate in this realm?
Demonic Torment From Inside
We see many instances in the gospels where Jesus came across sick people, and he laid hands upon them and healed them. We recognize healing as a valid and necessary part of the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit and believers should be actively involved in that.
However, demon spirits are behind many sicknesses and diseases, and they need to be cast out before the healing can manifest. In Luke 13:10-13, Jesus called a spirit of infirmity out of a crippled woman. In our ministry, we have seen many people set free from physical infirmities caused by demons, and also those diagnosed with certain “syndromes and disorders.”
Pastor Henry Wright has some excellent teaching resources on spiritual roots of sicknesses and diseases. In his book, “A More Excellent Way”, I first became acquainted with the notion that demon spirits were behind many physical afflictions. A number of soul-based spirits, including fear, anger, bitterness, rejection and more, open the door for these body-tormenting spirits to enter and begin to manifest.
We suggest that diagnoses that include the terms disorder or syndrome should include a spiritual treatment plan, up to and including deliverance. We see many clients with these types of diagnoses, and they are coping with the conditions and not being cured.
The etiology (or cause) of these is unknown, there are no known cures (at this point) and the medical approach is to prescribe medications to treat the symptoms. Many believe that the main reason that the cause is unknown because the root is spiritual not medical in origin. In the absence of definitive data, doesn’t this sound like a very reasonable option?
Demonic Torment From Outside
While our understanding continues to evolve in this area, we contend that the most physical pain or sensation people experience is due to spirits within a person rather than those on the outside.
The noted exception to this contention is when the spirits, subsequent to deliverance, return to the house looking for open doors to re-enter. We have seen that they can bring the physical symptoms back trying to delude the person into thinking that they are not free. For example, when a person is set free from migraine headaches, an important part of their post-deliverance regimen involves knowing what to do if they start to experience the pain again.
We encourage them first to recognize that the spirit is trying to return before they reach for the medication. Once they discern that, they can choose to deal with it spiritually. We have them command to speak to the pain very specifically for it to stop and for the spirit to leave in Jesus name(James 4:6).
As an aside, the response above is not effective when the perpetrator is inside the house and where the person has not been delivered of the torment. These people get frustrated when the pain does not subside. The problem is that they think that they are resisting demons and shooing them away from the house when they are still indwelling.
We take precautions at the outset of deliverance ministry to prepare the prayee to let us know if they start experiencing physical discomfort. When that happens, it is the demons inside the person who are trying to distract and disrupt the deliverance session
If that distraction occurs, we simply stop for a moment; bind up the spirits causing the pain, tell them to stop and proceed. The pain or physical manifestation almost invariably ceases and is gone completely when we finish the session.
In conclusion, we think it is important to understand the origin of the torment to deal with it most effectively. What we have shared in this article is very much a work-in-process, and as we gain more or different revelation in each area, we will share it with you in subsequent articles.
Have you had experience with physical touching or pain that you knew or suspected was in demonic in origin? How did you handle it? If it’s a present condition, how are you handling it now? We would very much like to hear from you!
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I was googling and I found you by accident!
My name is Bernard Rambuda from Pretoria in South Africa.
I have been tormented since 2010.
One evening in 2010 I was lying on my bed reading and my wife and children were in the kitchen. All of a sudden my bed was lifted up at the rear where my feet were. I rushed out to the kitchen and explained to the family what happened. They did not believe but they could see that the bottom legs of the bed were shifted because they could see clearly the marks of the original place on the carpet. From that night there are always thumpings on the bed, cupboards and on the roof. My wife also heard those things. A bedlight one night was turned off. Radio is switched off. Money disappear in our bedroom. Of recent, a new cellphone I bought for my wife for Valentine disappear the same night I gave her, in the house! I sense there is a presence each time that entity enters the room. I feel cold sensation and sometimes a very foul smell which my wife doesnt perceive. I feel something creeping inside my body and I will start shivering, developing wild goose which disappear immediately. I develop headaches. My whole body in excruciating pains.
The thing can stay in the body for a long time and I can feel it when it moves out of the body. That is when I feel relief. Since 2010 the thing follows me everywhere, I can feel it for sure. Doctors don’t see anything wrong in my body. Clean bill of health. But pastor I am suffering. I don’t go to church but all other members of my family go to church.
It is becoming worse by day. As I am typing this, there are a lot of knockings on the wall behind me and my body is feeling pains and I feel there is something inside me. I am being watched day in day out, pastor by this invisible messenger. For what I will never know. Why me, I will never know. What will happen in the end, I will never know.
It started as a small thing, but now it is becoming unbearable.
What should I do?
Pray for me and my family
God bless you and your congregation.
Bernard Rambuda
Contact us on the website. We can help you. https://aandbcounseling.com/contact/
My husband and I have both read A More Excellent Way, and we have seen healing both physical and spiritual in our family, Praise God! However, our youngest child still suffers from seizures and an unnamed disease doctors cannot identify. We pray, bind, cast out, deal with generational issues…He IS better, but we would be greatly comforted if we could get rid of seizures. In the bible, they always seem to have a demonic component. Is that accurate?
Yes, we have seen that demons are often behind seizures. However, if the brain has been damaged through injury or disease, seizures can result and then healing would be required. Thank you for your comment, Teena.
I’ll make it straight to the point. My girlfriend wakes up at night, randomly. She has bad dreams, visions, and so do I… But its getting worse. Last night she felt something on her finger nails hurting her, and couldn’t explain why. Scratched her cheek because it itched and I realize their was blood all over her cheek, hands, and forehead. We washed her off and there were no cuts on her at all. No blood under the nails either. Before I met her she dabbled in witchcraft before finding her way to Christ and I’m afraid something she cast out came back, but in our life together now. I’m seeing things I can’t explain and she’s experiencing pain, and random bleeding from her hands and nails, as well as talking in her sleep randomly. She’s never done any of this before but she’s getting worse. We can barely sleep at night anymore being afraid of what’ll happen. Is there anything you can do, at all, to help explain how to get rid of it..? We both even sleep with bibles in hand now and next to both sides of our bed. Afraid I need to call a priest or something now to bless the house. Responses would be appreciated before more things happen.
Your girlfriend is tormented and needs deliverance. Blessing the house or praying with bibles in hand will likely bring temporary relief at best.