SICKNESSES OR ABNORMALITIES OF THE MIND-SOUL
You must remember, the “MIND” is not a physical thing, it is not an entity, it cannot be seen or touched. The “MIND” cannot be damaged, therefore mental problems can only come from a physically damaged brain, curses, or demon spirits. Your mind is a non entity (like your spirit), in the center of your brain. It operates out of the brain, but cannot be pyhsically seen. Your mind cannot be damaged physically, because it is not an object. Our mind can only be damaged spiritually, and if you are a child of Yah, your mind “CANNOT” be damaged. It is protected by the Holy Spirit’s influence on your spirit, which in turn influences your soul, which in turn allows your mind to act accordingly, “soulish” or “spirit lead”. If you are not a Believer, then your mind can,and is directed and controlled by the evil thoughts of your bodies (five senses), and your “soulish” soul. We are warned in the instruction book of life never to trust our “soul” (which includes emotions), only our “spirit”.
In 2Pet. 2:14 “having eyes full of adultery and that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;”
In 1Cor. 6:17 “He that is joined unto Adonai is one spirit, with Adonai, from this spirit we must be transformed to the mind of Messiah”
1John 2:16 “For all that is in the world, the LUST OF THE FLESH and the LUST OF THE EYES and the boastful PRIDE OF LIFE, is not from the Father, but is from the world.” also 1Cor. 10:13.
Ps. 119:21 “Thou dost rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Thy commandments.”
The following is a small list of what I believe are sicknesses of the soul, due to curses, and, or, demons:
Homo-sexuality, lesbianism, trans-sexuals, bi-sexuals, neutral (third) sex, AIDS, poverty; as per North American or other Indians, bi-polar or manic depression, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, procrastination, addictions of all kinds including drugs, alcohol, food etc. retardation, arachniphobia, claustrophobia, agoraphobia, phobias of all kinds, night-mares, day-dreams, insanity, rectal problems, madness, mania, senility, hallucinations, impotency, and schizophrenia, etc..
BODY
The Greek word for body is “seuma”.
We must always remember that our body is bound by time and space, whereas our spirit and soul are not.
WHAT IS OUR BODY?
Man’s body was intended to be the temple for Elohim’s Spirit. When we become Believers our body became a vessel to be used by Yah. Our body is only to be used for Yah’s glory.
Body (flesh) is “sarx” in Greek.
Rom. 12:1 “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of Yahveh, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to Yahveh, {which is} your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of Yahveh is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Gal. 2:20 “I have been crucified with Messiah and it is no longer I who live, but Messiah lives in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of Yahveh who loved me and delivered himself up for me”
The word psycho-somatic comes from the Greek words “psuche” and “seuma,” meaning soul-body relationship. (1Cor. 6:20)
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BLOOD AND THE BREATH
There is an incredible relationship between the blood, (soul) and the breath, (spirit). The main organ that handles the breath is the lungs. The main organ that handles the blood is the heart. When your blood leaves your heart, it goes out the left side and goes to all the extremities of your body, providing the nourishment and oxygen your body needs to function. This blood leaves your heart, brilliant red, and it comes back bluish purple, laden with the impurities gathered from your system. It comes back a dark purple color due to the carbonic acid (impurities) it contains. The blood then goes through the lungs and gets purified. In turn, the color changes back to a brilliant red. After your blood leaves your lungs it again flows through your heart. When you exhale, the carbonic acid is released. The cycle repeats itself endlessly. The lungs cleanse your blood and replenishes it with “life,” which is contained in the oxygen. The breath of the lungs is the counterpart of the spirit, and the “life,” is in the blood. In other words the spirit purifies the soul. If your spirit is dead, like in an un-Believer, your soul cannot be cleaned and purified, which is necessary to live a good life. This is a beautiful picture of how miraculous our Father designed the human body.
That is why many use the word “re-generated” as well as “born again” when referring to the acceptance of Adonai and His “Ruach HaKodesh” (Holy Spirit) into their lives.
ABRAHAM AND SARAH
The breath of the Holy Spirit, as related to the above explanation, is the reason Abram’s name was changed by YHVH to “Abraham” when Abram and Yahveh made the “Abrahamic Covenant”. Gen. 17:5 “No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.” Here we see that because YHVH made the covenant with Abram, He added an “H” sound, “Hay” (in Hebrew), to “Abram”. The reason being; to pronounce Abraham, one must “breath out”. The breath represents the “Holy Spirit”. This applied to “Sarai” also, who had her name changed to “Sarah”. Gen. 17:15 “Then Yahveh said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah {shall be} her name.”
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Not only is the flesh “devoid of the spirit”; it also is directly opposed to the spirit. The Bible consequently asserts that the “flesh lusts against the spirit”, as literally stated in Gal. 5:17, “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.”
The manifestations of the flesh are well-known. If a person is strict with himself and refuses to follow, as he once did, “the desires of body and mind” (Eph. 2:3), he will detect easily how defiled are these manifestations. The Galatian letter of Paul gives a list of these sins of the flesh, so that none can be mistaken: Gal. 5:19-21 “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of Yahveh.” In these verses Paul makes it clear that the listed “works of the flesh” are very plain. Those who are truly willing to open their minds with understanding, will clearly recognize them. To ascertain whether one is of the flesh or not, he need only inquire himself if he is doing any of these works of the flesh. If we are doing even one of the above fleshly things, then we are still being lead by the works of the flesh. The simple pleasure of the presence of a work of the flesh proves the existence of the flesh in all of us.
I believe the works of the flesh may be divided into five groups:
1) sinful temper and its peculiarities, such as enmity, strife, jealousy, and anger.
2) sinful supernatural communications with satanic forces, such as sorcery, witchcraft, satanism, and any and all other demonically influenced areas of belief.
3) sins which defile the body, such as sexual promiscuity, licentiousness, and unholy treatment of the Temple body.
4) sins such as selfishness, envy, hatred, and controlling spirits.
5) sins of party mentality, like drunkenness, and carousing and disrespect of the gift of life.
This alone can be a test whereby a Believer may know whether or not a work is of the flesh. Whatever does not issue from waiting upon Yah, from depending upon the Holy Spirit, is unquestionably of the flesh. Whatever one decides according to his pleasure in lieu of seeking the will of Yah, emanates from the flesh. Whenever a heart of utter trust is lacking, there is the labor of the flesh.
A carnal Believer is one who has been born anew and has Yah’s life, but instead of overcoming his flesh, he is overcome by the flesh. We know the spirit of the fallen man is dead, he is dominated by his soul and body. A carnal Believer, therefore, is one whose spirit has been quickened, but who still follows his soul and body unto sin.
If a Believer remains in a carnal condition long after experiencing new birth, he hinders Yah’s salvation from realizing its full potential and manifestation. Only when he is growing in grace, constantly governed by the spirit, can salvation be wholly wrought in him. Adonai has provided full salvation in Calvary for the regeneration of sinners and complete victory over the Believers old creation.
THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF OUR BODY:
A vessel 1Ths. 4:4 “that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor”, 2Tim. 2:21“Therefore, if a man cleanses himself from these {things} , he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.” 2Cor. 4:10“always carrying about in the body the dying of Yeshua that the life of Yeshua also may be manifested in our body”.
An instrument A covering to fulfill the will of the spirit and soul.
Rom. 6:12 “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin {as} instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to Yahveh as those alive from the dead, and your members {as} instruments of righteousness to Yahveh.”
Rom. 6:19 “I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members {as} slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in {further} lawlessness, so now present your members {as} slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.”
1Cor. 6:19-20 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from Yahveh, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify Yahveh in your body.”
1Cor. 3:17 “If any man destroys the temple of YHVH, YHVH will destroy him, for the temple of YHVH is holy, and that is what you are.”
*There are several theories on the function of the heart worth mentioning, they are:
1. What is in your heart is the result of your soul and your spirit coming together and agreeing upon.
2. Your heart is the decision center between your soul and spirit. The five senses of your body give their information to your brain, which then distributes the information to your heart, which then sends the information to either your soul or your spirit, depending on the influence of the Holy Spirit in your life.
Our heart has two compartments; it is where the spirit and soul come together to form the “inner man” 1Sam. 16:7 “But Adonai said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for YHVH {sees} not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but Adonai looks at the heart.”
HOW CAN OUR BODY BE AFFECTED?
Satan’s demons want to have a body to dwell in, they must have one if they are to remain as his active “secret agents”. Demons require a body to function effectively. They prefer a human body but will take on an animal body if they have to.
MANIFESTATIONS OF THE BODY
If Yeshua is truly in your life, you will be known as a man or woman of YHVH. The way you present yourself and humble yourself to Ha Shem’s desires will show everyone that you are truly walking close to the Father. You will have about you a kind of radiance that people will see and feel, that makes you stand out as a Believer. In the Bible it said that when Peter walked by, his very presence healed people. That’s power! That is the result of a close walk with Yeshua! James 2:26 “For just as the body without {the} spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”
THE BODIES FIVE SENSES
The body is the instrument of our five senses, (hearing, touch, smell, taste, and sight). Our senses give neurological messages to the brain, and the brain deciphers what to do with these messages, sending the messages to all parts of our body for response. Our brain weights about 2 1/2 lbs. and has in it over 110 billion cells which work together to form our consciousness and self-consciousness. Our brain sends messages to our soul, and our soul makes a decision, the body shows the effects of the decision.
Yeshua and Adam were tempted in three fleshly manners. These three points which incorporate every type of temptation that comes to mankind are found in 1John 2:16, “For all that is in the world, the LUST OF THE FLESH and the LUST OF THE EYES and the boastful PRIDE OF LIFE, is not from the Father, but is from the world.” also 1Cor. 10:13.
Paul tells us not to trust our flesh because it will get us in trouble. Phil. 3:2-3 “Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; for we are the {true} circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of YHVH and glory in Messiah Yeshua and put no confidence in the flesh,”
BODY POWER
If we are not committed Believers walking close to Adonai, our bodies can and will be used by Satan’s secret agents, his demon spirits. These demon spirits have “supernatural power” that can be expressed through our physical body. Many demonized people are stronger than normal and use this strength for various selfish reasons. This strength is usually manifested from the demon spirits of: pride, lust, selfishness, ego, and self-centeredness. The individuals know there is a force within them, but are not willing to let go of it because of all the advantages they receive from being demonized. These people are living for the moment and for this world, and are not considering the eternity of life in Hell.
Most Believers don’t realize that when called upon for appropriate reasons, the Holy Spirit will give them “supernatural “ strength beyond anything Satan can come up with. Under these emergency, or witnessing type circumstances, Elohim’s Holy Spirit gives us whatever we require to bring glory to the kingdom of YHVH. This physical strength of course, will only be given to an appropriate person for the appropriate situation. Samson was a great example when he tore the pillars out from under the Temple.
SICKNESS DUE TO CURSES, DEMONS AND FOOD
I strongly believe that diseases and abnormalities of the body and or mind, can be caused by curses and demon spirits; to what proportion I am not sure. It is common for people who are sick to become well immediately after having their curses removed, or being delivered. This, I am sure, is not a coincidence. It seems to me a shame that our hospitals and mental institutions today are filled with people who need not be there simply because they do not believe in Yahveh. I don’t contend that we don’t need doctors and hospitals, but it is clear to me that if we did what the instruction book tells us to do most hospitals would be empty. (Exod. 15:26)
Demons can and will exploit physical problems and abnormalities in an individual, and use these circumstances to have domination over the host body, in many cases. A demon may take advantage of a persons fondness for food, for example, and cause/help them to become obese. This same principal can be used for various conditions, whether they are mentally or physically noticeable.
Demons don’t respond to medication because they are spiritual beings, only the body will respond.
Sin causes curses, demons attach themselves to curses. Yeshua referred to sin as a serpent in: Luke 10:19 “Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall injure you.”
In the following scripture Yeshua means that sin will bite you by means of demons from Satan. Eccl. 10:8 “He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.”
2Cor. 7:1 “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of Yahveh.” Defilement/filthiness is referring to demon presence. We are to cleanse ourselves from the defilement and filth of sin, by hitting the mark, which is the Torah.
In the Torah, El Gibor spoke clearly to Moses about curses in the form of plagues, from El Gibor Himself. Deut. 29:22 “Now the generation to come, your sons who rise up after you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land, when they see the plagues of the land and the diseases with which Adonai has afflicted it, will say,” In 2Sam.12:15 we see that Adonai Himself struck a child with sickness so it would die because of the bad deeds of its parents. Even in Matthew Yeshua healed a paralytic man who’s sin had made him sick. (Matt. 9:4-8)
Many illnesses are the direct result of curses; taking communion in an unworthy manner, results in a curse, as stated in 1Cor. 11:28 “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.” This is referring to spiritual death in most cases.
Exod. 15:26 “And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of Adonai your Yahveh, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, Adonai, am your healer.” Adonai makes it obvious here that in order to remain healthy, all we have to do is follow His commandments.
Exod. 23:25-26 “But you shall serve Adonai your Yahveh, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst. “There shall be no one miscarrying or barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.”
Luke 9:42 “And while he was still approaching, the demon dashed him {to the ground,} and threw him into a convulsion. But Yeshua rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.” A combination of sin and demonic problems are seen here.
Luke 6:17-18 “And He descended with them, and stood on a level place; and {there was} a great multitude of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured.”
One unique characteristic of Yeshua’s ministry, from its very beginning to end, is that He never seperated the healing of people’s sickness and the removal of demons. Deliverance was part of the healing and preaching process. I believe that any sickness or disease that is un-curable is of a “demonic” source. In Mark 1:32-34 it makes it clear to us “At evening when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demonized. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. Then he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.” In verse 39 it continues ”And he was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons.”
Throughout the scriptures, when Yeshua met people, He said: “Peace be with you”. There is much more to that than we realize. Yeshua said this because He knew that one of man’s biggest problems was that of FEAR AND HATRED, so He always comforted those around Him, and wished peace upon them. Fear and hatred are evil spirits, they are the result of what a chronic occurrence of something can do to our body and soul. If it affects one it will inevitably affect the other. As long as there is “dis-ease” in your thoughts and mind, there will be “disease” in your body. The familiar verse, “you reap what you sow,” can be easily related to your body. If your mind and soul are under constant stress from doing and saying things that you know are not proper, or from not following to the best of your abilities the Ten Commandments, your body will pay the price. Your body reveals the inward activity of your soul.
PITUITARY GLAND AND ADRENAL GLAND
To illustrate what fear does to man, I must try to explain about the “pituitary gland” in the back of the head, and the “adrenal gland” situated above the kidneys. The pituitary gland produces poisonous (toxic) chemicals to ward off foreign intruders in our bodies defense system, whether they are neurological or in the blood system. When we are constantly bitter or angry, for example, this gland pumps poison into our system to ward off the intrusion of chronic thoughts of anger. Bad, evil, hateful thoughts are foreign to our brain. Our brain wasn’t created to have these thoughts continually, so the pituitary gland is working full-out to destroy the foreign brain waves going through our body. Over the years, this poison can and does cause serious physical problems of numerous kinds. It eats away at the entire system until sickness finally takes place, whether it is cancer, arthritis, ligament problems, bone problems, or what have you. If you remove the problem of anger, fear, hatred, or lust, whatever it may be, your system isn’t eaten apart or damaged from the inside. The adrenal gland has a similar protective use, only it produces in its medulla, steroidal hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, which, when given in large continual doses can do serious harm to the human body.
When we are happy, when we are laughing, when we praise Yah, and when we exercise, our body produces a substance called “endorphins”. This substance is released throughout our body, relieving pain, and causing healing, like a medicine. Synthetic “morphine” was patterned after endorphins. The exact opposite happens if we are not happy, exercising, laughing, and praising Yah. The endorphins don’t flow and we feel pain and sickness. In Prov. 17:22 it says “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” This verse perhaps means more than most people realize.
FOOD
Our bodies are temples of the “Living YHVH/Yeshua”. It is reasonable to say that the one who created us knows what’s best for us, whether it be body, soul or spirit. Yah went through the trouble of listing in detail the clean and unclean foods so we could have a good healthy life. It is because we don’t listen to Yah’s words about food that we are so sickly. We, as Believers, are to stand out from all others. Eating certain foods is one of the ways we are to stand out. These foods may be okay for secular people, but not for Believers. The entire chapter of Leviticus 11, all 47 verses, are dedicated to clarifying the difference between clean and unclean food. 1Pet. 1:15-16 “but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all {your} behavior; because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”
Under the old law, the people were told to eat only the types of animals that were clean unto Yah and could also be used as sacrifices. The animals listed in Lev. 11 and Deut. 14 that were accepted as clean, had to chew their cud and have split hooves. These, (cattle, deer, moose, sheep, goats, etc.) Yah/Adonai told us were clean food. Because these animals, called ruminants, have four stomachs, their body can cleanse the food that enters their system. They are able to rid their intake of bad substances, diseases, etc., and keep the toxins from entering the flesh. If you’ve ever watched a deer gracefully reach into the bush and eat the tips of the branches, you would realize how particular they are about what they eat. Under normal circumstances, most animals that chew their cud only eat clean uncontaminated food. They are in fact quite fussy.
The reason Yah told us not to eat pork is simple. The pig is a scavenger. It will eat almost anything, including flesh. The pig does not chew its cud. It has only one stomach, so the diseases, toxins, etc., can not be fully removed from the meat. Biologists will tell you that lobsters are the largest member of the roach family. Shrimp have the highest cholesterol of any animal that is used for food. Therefore, the meat is not pure. Even the fish must have scales and fins to be clean, otherwise you end up with scavenger filthy fish like catfish or crab and ling. These types of animals pick up and live on the garbage and feces of the land and sea, and are obviously unhealthy and unclean. This food, and the others listed, are unclean and simply not good for the human body. It may taste good, but it is not good for us. Animals with split hooves are protected from diseases and foreign substances from flowing into their body system through their feet. Those animals like a bear can be infected with diseases and parasites coming through their feet into their body system. They are much more susceptible to receiving infections and diseases.
These same principles apply to other scavenger animals such as rats, cats, spiders, snakes, bats, mice, cockroaches and birds of the ground and sea. The animals which Yah presented to us as clean do not instinctively kill other animals for the meat of their flesh.
The fact is, when we kill and eat the clean animals Yah told us to eat, we are using them as a kind of substitutionary sacrifice to Yah. When we do this dividing of food, we are showing to all the pagans in the world that certain foods are unclean, and that only the clean foods or clean people of this world are acceptable to Yah.
The foods we eat are very important in regards to the strength we need in the spiritual battle taking place all around us. It is a well documented fact that in battle conditions warriors eat a lot of meat to keep their energy, protein levels up. It is no coincidence that the Levite Priests of old ate a lot of meat. They were the spiritual warriors in Biblical times, and needed the protein clean meat provides.
The truth is, though we often hear otherwise, there are no good studies done in the medical field that show red meat harmful. An example of a warrior eating red meat (twice) daily, is Elijah (1Kgs. 17:2-6). I’m sure it was, again, no coincidence that Elohim told Noah to eat meat after the flood was over. Adonai knew that Noah would be fighting spiritual battles from that time forth. Red meat contains the protein needed to give our bodies strength and to keep our minds clear.
Satan has kept such control over the medical field that few physicians pay attention to the merits of eating red kosher meat for its incredible protein value. Our physical body deteriorates rapidly, and illness occurs when we lack protein. This is another reason so many vegetarians are so sickly. Their bodies can’t fight off infections. Society as a whole, through poor eating habits, has created saints that are weak minded. Most of the false teachings found in any of the health food fads talk of abstinence from red meat. Satan is the one behind the movement! He is the mastermind! Millions of people around the world die needlessly because of the foolishness of not obeying Adonai’s word in regards to eating red meat.
Lev. 11:1-47 and Deut. 14:1-21 explains the foods that we are to eat and not to eat. This food is called “kosher” by many.
The body is our sense-consciousness, the soul is our self-consciousness, and the spirit our YHVH-consciousness.
Most illnesses are the indirect or direct result of the work of the devil and the extent of the illness determines the amount of influence the curses and demonic spirits have on a particular area of the person’s being.
I believe it is safe to say that all sickness and abnormalities of the mind, soul and or body fall into four categories as follows:
1. Personal abuse (40-50%)
Example; If a person smokes, his lungs get congested and eventually he gets lung cancer, heart disease, etc.. This kind of sickness from an addiction can be prevented. Also, if a person eats the foods that Adonai told us not to eat in the Bible, then we get sick. (Lev. 11:1-47 and Deut. 14:1-21)
2. Accidents (10-20%)
Example; If a person has an injury from a car accident, it can’t be helped, but if this injury happened while playing hockey or any other abusive sport, there is no excuse. It is totally preventable, (it can also fall under personal abuse category).
3. Curses (30-40%)
If a person has never removed the curses on himself from any and all sources, it is his fault, because he is either ignorant, or in some cases, innocent of what the Bible clearly says. This is the decision of his will. Sickness from curses can be cured and prevented.
4. Demon spirits (10-20%)
Demon spirits may come down through the blood line, or during
pregnancy. If so, they may not be known about, so they can’t be fully prevented unless the person knows his Bible well. If a person has sinned and continues to sin, he invites curses and demons on himself, creating sickness. If the person is a Believer, then he should follow his instruction book and deal with them accordingly. These sicknesses, therefore, can be prevented.
*Many Believers are relentlessly attacked physically with illness from the devil, simply because they are working for the glory of Hashem and they have turned their back only for an instant. This is unfortunate but true. It is also normal for newly “born again” Believers to be attacked by Satan in any way he can come up with. Satan constantly attacks people searching in the word of Hashem. He doesn’t bother much with the secular world because most of them have demons and he has them under control. Only when one becomes a Believer does he apply full pressure to demonize them. The fact is, “Satan doesn’t play fair”.
UNCLEAN
Besides unclean food, curses come from many unclean objects. Some scriptures referring to unclean things other than food are as follows:
2Cor. 6:17 “Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says Adonai. AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.”
Ezek. 44:23 “Moreover, they shall teach My people {the} {difference} between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
Num. 16:26 “and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be swept away in all their sin.”
Lev. 5:2 ‘Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him, and he is unclean, then he will be guilty.”
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I am convinced that sickness and most physical deformations, not due to personal abuse, broken, or damaged parts of the mind and or body, come from demons, and or curses. There are many examples but no one knows the full extent of these ailments. The curses of Deuteronomy affected the people of biblical times and still affect us today. Most of the curses from Satan are still in effect. It seems that many times the weaknesses of families go on for many generations. The influence of the various types of diseases, physical and mental problems, derived as a result of these curses, and the demons mentioned throughout scripture, cannot be verified. The following lists give you some idea as to what they may include.
SICKNESS OR ABNORMALITIES OF THE BODY
Cerebral palsy, blindness, pigeon toed, club foot, impotency, breast cancer, prostate cancer, midgets, cleft palate or tongue, MS, shingles, high blood pressure, heart attacks, hearing, inner and outer ear infections, back problems, strokes, buck teeth, protruding eyes or jaw, baldness, hearing problems, left handedness, vision problems, sinus difficulties, asthma, barrenness, sterility, addictions of all kinds including drugs, alcohol, food etc., Alzheimer’s, tourettes syndrom, dementia, arthritis, viral infections, hay fever, dysentery, hunchback, TB, down syndrome, mutations of limbs, parkinsons, migranes, autism, stuttering, bed wetting, etc..
LEPROSY
Leprosy was what it was called when people were spiritually unclean, for whatever reason. Leprosy was what was sent on people who sinned with their mouth. In order to know it was leprosy, a priest had to declare it as such, and the person was isolated until they repented and changed their ways. The unclean/unholy life of an individual made him a spiritual leper. If he didn’t clean up his act, the spiritual leprosy became a physical illness of leprosy.
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In Acts 8:6-7 it says “And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.”
Gen. 3:16 “To the woman He said, I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall bring forth children; Yet your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.” The curse spoken to Eve relates to her function as a woman. Then to Adam He said, Gen. 3:17 “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you shall eat the plants of the field; By the sweat of your face You shall eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.” This curse said child bearing would be painful, and it made woman subject to her husband’s authority. The curse spoken to Adam about the land meant that the nature of the soil, would change, and would only produce fruits through hard labor. Thirdly, it meant that because of mans life being spent tilling the soil he would be subject to death and decay, which, before the fall, did not exist. Gen. 2:15 “Then Yahveh took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.”
The longest running man spoken curse in the Bible is still in existence. Elisha put a curse of leprosy on Gehazi’s descendants for all generations. 2Kgs. 5:25 “But he went in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant went nowhere. Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go {with you,} when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money and to receive clothes and olive groves and vineyards and sheep and oxen and male and female servants? Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper {as white} as snow.” Adonai Himself stated that He put the curse of leprosy on houses; if it’s on a house, it must be on the people inside the house. (Lev. 14:33-35) The Hebrew word “tazria”, used here for “leprosy” or “Hanson’s Disease,” is an incorrect translation. Tazria would be closer transliterated as a supernatural skin condition sent from Yahveh, rather then leprosy.
Jer. 42:18 “For thus says Adonai of hosts, the Yahveh of Israel, “As My anger and wrath have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so My wrath will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. And you will become a curse, an object of horror, an imprecation, and a reproach; and you will see this place no more.”
Mark 2:5 “And Yeshua seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “My son, your sins are forgiven.” In this verse we see that sins caused his paralytic problem.
AIDS will destroy the human temple of saints. If a person goes out and participates in a homosexual relationship, not only will he receive the defilement of demons, but he may also receive AIDS. The AIDS will destroy his physical body, thus destroying the temple of the born again Believer. A saint partaking of such evil deeds cannot expect Adonai to protect him from AIDS if he participates in a homosexual encounter, any more than he can expect El Gibor to protect him from receiving demons under the circumstances.
Paul pronounced a curse of blindness on Elymas in Acts 13:9-12 “But Saul, who was also {known as} Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze upon him, and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of Yah And now, behold, the hand of Yah is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. Then the proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at the teaching of Adonai.”
In Biblical times, curses were occasionally used by Believers. David used curses that never came into effect till generations later. One such curse came upon Judas of Iscariot about one thousand years after it was spoken. Ps. 69:22-25 “May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, {may it become} a trap. May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually. Pour out Thine indignation on them, And may Thy burning anger overtake them. May their camp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents.” (also Acts 1:15-20)
Jgs. 9:57 “Also Yahveh returned all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came upon them.”
DREAMS
There is much emphasis on dreams today. These dreams can be considered signs and wonders if they line up with the Word, and if the person having them is truly following El Shaddai closely in his walk. If one is not following Adonai according to the Bible, then I suspect the dreams are nothing more than the mind running loose for no particular reason, because of emotional events in ones life. Generally speaking, I don’t believe we should put much significance in a dream, unless it lines up with a particular divine experience or occasion, as in being Baptized in the Holy Spirit. By this, I don’t mean situations prompted by a “slain in the spirit” unholy manifestation, but rather, a divine “revelation or word of knowledge” from Yahveh. As per the Bible, we must always appraise what is going on around us. This includes our dreams. Appraise, but don’t dwell on them . 2Cor. 10:5 “{We are} destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of Yahveh, and {we are} taking every thought captive to the obedience of Messiah” In the Bible, dreams are talked about in Gen. 40:8, Jer. 29, and 23:28.
Satan can read your mind. Never blank out your mind. If you don’t control it at all times, Satan will oblidge you. It is then an open doorway for demons. If our mind is kept active during the day and a spiritual vision or day-dream takes place, there is a good possibility it is divinely inspired. If our mind is in-active, as in meditation, Satan will take advantage of it every time, and fill our mind with thoughts that will take us astray. Our thoughts should always be holy, giving Satan no legal right to mislead us.
