Demonology
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9. Can demons enter animals? In other words, can animals be
demon-possessed? |
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Yes,
demons can enter also into animals, for in the Bible it is written that when
the evil spirits which were in the body of the demon-possessed man in the
region of the Gadarenes met Jesus and Jesus commanded them to come out of
that man, they begged Jesus saying: “Send us to the swine, that we may enter
them. And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went
out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran
violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea” (Mark |
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Nowadays
there are many dogs, horses and other animals suddenly going mad and many
times they injure themselves or people (this sudden rush of violence
indicates the presence of an evil spirit). Sometimes they become man-killers
and must be destroyed. |