Are people possessed by “demons” today?
No! However, the fact of “demons” during the time of Christ cannot be denied (Matthew 4:24). But their presence at that time was for a specific purpose, i.e., in order for Christ to prove His divinity, by showing His power over Satan. Jesus clearly taught in Matthew 12:22-30 that he had come to bind Satan. He mightily accomplished that deed as seen in Revelation 20:1-3. This binding of Satan and his servants resulted in their power being limited only to evil influences. Today, when the faithful child of God resists these influences in obedience to the word of God, the devil will flee from him (James 4:7). People today are not possessed by demons, as were some in the first century! (p. 85) This is absolutely amazing. After stating that Christ supposedly accomplished what is revealed in Revelation 20:1-3, the very next sentence says, “This binding of Satan and his servants resulted in their power being limited only to evil influences.” This is absolute stupidity. Revelation speaks of Sat