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76 "And the evil spirit answered and said, ‘Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?’ "And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. "And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and BURNED THEM BEFORE ALL MEN: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver [the equivalent of a quarter million dollars, in today's money!]. Those who are seeking spiritual power by studying the books of Edgar Cayce, Ruth Montgomery, Jeane Dixon, and other practitioners of the occult, even if it be the so-called "Christian" occult, are in great danger! Any spiritual power which comes from any other source than the Spirit of God is demoniacal and deadly in its final revelation. The person who wrote to me on this subject stated, "Power is power, and one can learn HOW to use it by observing many practitioners." To that I say, balderdash and hogwash! There is evil power, as well as good power. Power itself is not "neutral." Power derived from an evil source is EVIL. Any power used to further the purposes of Evil, is inherently EVIL! You cannot use the power of God for evil purposes. Nor can the power of demons be truly used for good purposes, except as a ruse to deceive the naive, simple, and unwise. To dabble, delve, and play around with the occult and witchcraft, may seem like a pathway to power to some, but it is the roadway to death and destruction forever and ever. Witchcraft is spiritual fornication with the demons of this world. It is the "depths of Satan" which God warns about (Revelation 2:20-25). Many women get involved in this terrible deception, and lose their salvation like Jezebel, who considered herself a prophetess and seduced the servants of God into spiritual fornication, eating at idolatrous festivals such as Christmas and Easter, and sinning against God. Since we know from the Scriptures that demons do exist, and sometimes "possess" people, or "bother" them, what can and should God's people do about them? As we should know, from studying the Word of God, God the Creator has ALL POWER, and He has given ALL POWER into the hands of Jesus Christ , who said, "ALL POWER is given unto me in heaven and in earth" (Matt.28:18). He also gave authority to His servants and "So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed" (Acts 19:13-20). The Source of Spiritual Power Let's come completely out of these things! What To Do about Demon Problems