The modern revival of the occult have caused many to wonder whether human beings may be possessed or controlled by evil spirits.
Many Christian people recall the cases of demon possession recorded in the Bible in connection with our Lordβs earthly ministry.
There is indeed much evidence that there was a great outbreak of demon activity when Christ was on earth. This outbreak seems to have abated soon after the Lordβs ascension to heaven, but many are asking: Has another such epidemic broken out?
Whatever the answer to this question, the Scriptures clearly indicate that the best defense against the activity of Satan and his hosts is sincere faith in Christ, of whom we read that, βhaving vanquishedβ the powers of evil at Calvary, βHe made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in itβ (Col. 2:15). It is on the basis of Christβs finished work of redemption that St. Paul joins believers inβ¦
βGiving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet [fit] to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Sonβ (Col. 1:12,13).
Not only is the true believer in Christ βdeliveredβ¦ from the power of darkness,β but upon believing he becomes βthe temple of the Holy Spirit,β a living shrine where Christ is worshipped. Thus St. Paul says again: βWhat! Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spiritβ (I Cor. 6:19). How then could the Christianβs body also be the dwelling place of an evil spirit? source
