Who's Casting Out Demons? by Frederick Hoehn, copyright 2016, all rights reserved. Chapter 1 I've spoken in my books about the need for the casting out of demons from people. But what church would you attend to get some demons cast out? I'm sorry, I don't know. Maybe that's happening somewhere in our nation, but I just don't know where. The Bible clearly teaches that it is God's will that we Christians cast out demons from people. Why then, are so few Christians, and so few churches casting out demons? Indeed, some Protestant churches don't even have the Baptism with the Holy Ghost with the speaking in unknown tongues, which would be of great help when casting out demons, as Pastor Win Worley found out years ago in Indiana. But Jesus told the disciples, "Receive the Holy Ghost." (Jhn 20:22) Jesus wants us to have the Baptism with the Holy Ghost with the speaking in unknown tongues. Why are Christians resisting the will of God? Why doesn't the Lord bring punishment to Christians who won't do the will of God? The answer to that is the Parable of the Tares and Wheat. (Matt chapt 13) The Lord is letting both grow together until the harvest. But I'm sure it grieves him that Christians aren't more serious about being Christians. And meanwhile, souls are going to hell. I believe that Christians won't be as blessed by the Lord who are not cooperating with the Lord. In Acts 1:8, Jesus said, "You'll receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon you." And then in Acts chapter 2, the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Ghost came with also the unknown tongues. It's an unknown language because the person speaking the unknown tongue doesn't understand that language. If you already know five languages, when the Lord baptizes you with the Holy Ghost, you'll speak in a different language that you never learned. A language that you don't understand. That's why it's an unknown tongue. It's a language not understood by the person speaking it. How can someone speak in a language they don't understand? Because, after Jesus baptizes you with the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost gives you the words to speak, and then, you add your voice, and speak those word out in that strange language. In 1 Cor chapt 12, Paul talks to us about nine gifts of the Spirit. And then, at the end of chapt 12, we read-- 31 "But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I to you a more excellent way." (King James Version) And after 1 Cor 12:31, we go into 1 Cor chapt 13, "the Love chapter." Someone foolishly misinterpreted that and said, "See, love is more important than the spiritual gifts." Wrong. Brother David DuPlessis, also called "Mr. Pentecost," has put his finger on the correct interpretation. Paul is not saying that love is more important than the spiritual gifts. Paul is saying that there is a better way to get the spiritual gifts than by coveting them. If we have love and compassion for the downtrodden, for those oppressed by the demons and Satan, then our love will help us to employ the gifts of the Spirit so that we can minister to those who need ministering to. And the Lord will help us with our ministering to people. We're supposed to have both love AND the spiritual gifts. Brother DuPlessis was associated with the Assemblies of God. There is probably material about him from Gospel Publishing House, Springfield, MO. In fact, I believe they've published one of his books. I think GPH has an Internet website. You can Google it. Chapter 2 I heard of a young woman who became so demon possessed that she was put into an insane asylum. Her Christian Mother was heartbroken. Wouldn't you be if it were your daughter? So the Mother got busy with her Christian friends, and prayed, and prayed, and prayed. Then, when the time seemed right, the Mother went to the insane asylum to see the daughter. The daughter was behaving like a wild animal, and throwing a temper tantrum. At first, the daughter didn't recognize that it was her mother. But the Mother exercised her Christian authority over the demons, and cast them out of her daughter. Then the daughter said, "Mama, is that you?" The daughter, being cured, was released from the insane asylum. Hallelujah! And this happened, what, because some Pastor got serious about casting out demons? No, not a Pastor, the young woman's Christian Mother. The Mother was moved by love and compassion for her daughter who was being held in the clutches of demons. If Christians would get their love and compassion working for those pathetically oppressed by demons, more demons would get cast out of people. One time, there was a conversation between the Lord and Kenneth E. Hagin about demons. The Lord told Hagin that if Christians won't use their authority over demons, the job won't get done. The Lord Jesus is not going to come down from heaven and cast out demons. He did that during his life on Earth. But now, the Lord has left it up to us, the Christians on Earth to cast out the demons. And if we don't, souls will unnecessarily go to hell because we didn't cast out the demons that the Lord wanted us to cast out. When I lived in Southern California, there was a church there that I attended some. After a Sunday morning church service, I stopped at a hamburger place for a bite. As it happened, the Pastor of the church and his wife stopped at the same restaurant. Either we sat at the same table, or at adjacent tables. During the conversation, I said something about the casting out of demons. That man said, "These things go in cycles." Oh, really? Where does it say that in the Bible? It doesn't. And I am sure that pretty much constantly, there are people in the churches who need demons cast out. Demons that cause emotional and mental problems. Demons of ADD and ADHD. Demons that hinder mental ability. Demons that cause medical problems such as cancer. Demons of sexual perversions. Demons that hurt the finances of Christians. But the guy said, "These things go in cycles." I think that he is one of those keeping things in the "Off" cycle. I stopped going to that church. Dr. Norvel Hayes said the Lord told him, "Now these are the most important words that ever came out of my mouth." And the Lord was referring to his words in Mark 16:17,18-- 17 And these signs shall follow those who believe, in my name they'll cast out devils, they'll speak with new languages, 18 They shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it won't hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they'll recover." So then, who is casting out demons? You are, if you'll choose to obey God in this matter. But first make sure that you're a Christian. The seven sons of Sceva got beaten up because they tried to cast out demons without the authority to do so. (Acts chapt 19) The Lord has given the Christians authority to cast out demons in Luke 10:19, and also in Mark 16:17,18, which is shown above. "See, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in any way hurt you." (Luke 10:19) Jesus said, "You MUST be born again." (John chapt 3) To become a born again Christian, obey Romans 10:9,10-- "That if you confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you're saved. For with the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made for salvation." ___James chapter 1 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are dispersed around, greetings. 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various temptations, 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith works patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, so you'll be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God for it, who gives to all men liberally, and won't find fault, and it shall be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. 7 For let that man not think that he'll receive anything from the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted, 10 But the rich, in that he is made low, because as the flower of the grass he'll pass away. 11 For the sun has no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and the flower of it falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes, so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12 Blessed is the man that endures temptation, for after he's been tested, he'll receive the crown of life, that the Lord has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God can't be tempted with evil, nor does he tempt any man, 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it produces sin, and sin when it's finished, produces death. 16 Do not err, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, nor shadow of turning. 18 He chose to father us with the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 19 So, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 For the anger of man doesn't accomplish the righteousness of God. 21 So, lay apart all filthiness and the unnecessary naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man seeing his natural face in a mirror, 24 For he sees himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 26 If any man among you seems to be religious, and doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is for nothing. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. ___James chapter 2 1 My brothers, don't have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 2 For if a man with a gold ring comes to your assembly in fancy clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes comes in also, 3 And you have respect to him that wears the fancy clothes, and say to him, "Sit here in a good place," and say to the poor, "Stand there, or sit here under my footstool," 4 Aren't you then partial in yourselves, and have become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, hasn't God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you have despised the poor. Don't rich men oppress you, and bring you before the judgment seats? 7 Don't they blaspheme that worthy name by which you're called? 8 If you fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor like yourself," you do well, 9 But if you have respect of persons, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as sinners. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not kill." Now if you don't commit adultery, yet if you kill, you've become a breaker of the law. 12 Speak in such a way, and do, as those who'll be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that has shown no mercy, and mercy rejoices against judgment. 14 What does it profit, my brothers, though a man says he has faith, and doesn't have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister needs clothes, and lacks daily food, 16 And one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you don't give them the things that are needed for the body, what good is that? 17 Even so faith, if it doesn't have works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yes, a man could say, "You have faith, and I have works, show me your faith without your works, and I'll show you my faith by my works." 19 You believe that there is one God, you do well, the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But don't you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see how faith worked with his deeds, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness, and he was called the friend of God." 24 You see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also wasn't Rahab the prostitute justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For like the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. ___James chapter 3 1 My brothers, don't be many masters, knowing that we'll receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man doesn't offend in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 See, we put bits in the horses' mouths, so they'll obey us, and we turn around their whole bodies. 4 Look also at the ships, which though they're so large, and are driven by fierce winds, yet they're turned around by a very small helm, wherever the captain wants. 5 Even so, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how great a matter a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of sin, so is the tongue among our members that it makes dirty the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animals, and of birds, and of snakes, and of things in the sea, gets tamed, and has been tamed by mankind, 8 But no man can tame the tongue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless God, the Father, and with it we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be. 11 Does a fountain send out at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brothers, produce olive berries? Or a vine, figs? So no fountain can yield both salt water and fresh. 13 Who is a wise man, possessing knowledge among you? Let him show out of a good lifestyle his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, don't glory, and don't lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom doesn't descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be reasoned with, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace by those who make peace. ___James chapter 4 1 Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your lusts that war in your members? 2 You lust, and don't have, you kill, and desire to have, and can't obtain, you fight and war, yet you don't have, because you don't ask. 3 You ask, and don't receive, because you ask wrongly, so you can consume it on your lusts. 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world is an enemy of God. 5 Do you think that the scripture says for nothing, "The spirit that lives in us lusts to envy?" 6 But he gives more grace. So he says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he'll run away from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and cry, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he'll lift you up. 11 Don't speak evil about each other, brothers. He that speaks evil about his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil about the law, and judges the law, but if you judge the law, you're not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy, who are you that judges someone else? 13 Go on now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we'll go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and make a profit," 14 Actually, you don't know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is a puff of steam, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. 15 For you ought to say, "Lord willing, we'll live, and do this, or that." 16 But now you rejoice in your boastings, all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knows to do good, and doesn't do it, to him it is sin. ___James chapter 5 1 Go on now, you rich men, cry and howl for your miseries that shall come on you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your clothes are moth eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are rusted, and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh like fire. You've heaped treasure together for the last days. 4 See, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you've kept back by fraud, shouts, and the shouts of those who've reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. 5 You've lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton, you've nourished your hearts, like in a day of slaughter. 6 You've condemned and killed the just, and he doesn't resist you. 7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is getting near. 9 Don't grudge against each other, brothers, so you won't be condemned, see, the judge stands at the door. 10 Take, my brothers, the prophets, who've spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11 See, we count them happy that endure. You've heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 12 But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, not by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and your no, no, so that you don't fall into condemnation. 13 Is anyone among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is anyone merry? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he has committed sins, he'll be forgiven. 16 Confess your faults to each other, and pray for each other so you'll be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man is does a lot of good. 17 Elijah was a man subject to the same kind of passions that we are, and he prayed earnestly that it wouldn't rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. 19 Brothers, if any of you strays from the truth, and someone converts him, 20 Let him know, that he that converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.