The Triumphant Churchman's message, that pastor could have opened the door
to satanic influences in his life.
That man in the tuxedo wasn't getting his
information from the pastor's wife. She was in Heaven,
for the Bible says when a believer dies, he goes to be
with Jesus in Heaven (2 Cor. 5:8). This information was
from the wrong source; it was a familiar spirit in
operation. We are not to be ignorant of Satan's devices
(2 Cor. 2:11).
God can top anything the devil can do. We're not
supposed to go to the devil to hear what he has to say.
We're not supposed to go to fortune tellers, soothsayers,
astrologers, or anyone else for that matter. We have the
Word of God and the Holy Spirit, and God will reveal to
us what He wants us to know.
This incident happened in the days of The Voice of
Healing, and this pastor personally told me about it.
The pastor's account circulated in Full Gospel,
Pentecostal circles, and preachers of that day talked
about it. But some denied that it even happened. They
went to the extreme by denying the existence of demons
and evil spirits. We're not supposed to hide our heads in
the sand and pretend that evil spirits and demons don't
exist. But we're not supposed to get in a ditch on the
other side of the road and see demons in everything and
everyone either.
People make a mistake by putting too much
emphasis on the devil and by spending all their time
dealing with the devil. When people think only about
the devil and what he is doing, they become devil-
conscious and actually give place to the devil. You see,
when people become devil-conscious, the devil
accommodates them and manifests himself.
But when God is glorified and His Word is lifted up,