SLEEP PARALYSIS - Is It A Result of Demonic Attack? - While it is possible that sleep paralysis can be the result of natural or biological causes, it is also possible that the devil may spiritually attack or oppress people under the guise of sleep paralysis. So, where sleep paralysis is believed to be linked specifically to a demonic attack, it is necessary to rely totally on God during any spiritual attack of any kind. God is the One who fights our battles - Sleep paralysis can be defined as the temporary inability to move or speak whilst one is either waking up or falling asleep. For many people who have experienced sleep paralysis it can be a frightening and nightmarish experience as the body suddenly feels numb or paralyzed whilst feeling as if a dark or invisible presence has entered your room. During a state of sleep paralysis, a person may feel the presence of something or someone pressing on top of his/her body. Others have reported hearing noises, humming sounds or even voices whilst in a state of paralysis. Others have felt strange tingling sensations or vibrations on parts of their body whilst some have felt difficulty breathing and out-of-body experiences. However, is sleep paralysis a psychological condition or is it a result of demonic attack? Are the signs and symptoms of sleep paralysis a result of hallucinations during sleep or is it the work of demons? Sleep paralysis has also been linked to stress, sleep deprivation and irregular sleeping patterns.

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What is Sleep Paralysis?

Is It A Result of Demonic Attack?

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While it is possible that sleep paralysis can be the result of natural or biological causes, it is also possible that the devil may spiritually attack or oppress people under the guise of sleep paralysis. So, where sleep paralysis is believed to be linked specifically to a demonic attack, it is necessary to rely totally on God during any spiritual attack of any kind - God is the One who fights our battles

STEWART KABATEBATE

 

Sleep paralysis can be defined as the temporary inability to move or speak whilst one is either waking up or falling asleep.

For many people who have experienced sleep paralysis it can be a frightening and nightmarish experience as the body suddenly feels numb or paralyzed whilst feeling as if a dark or invisible presence has entered your room.

During a state of sleep paralysis, a person may feel the presence of something or someone pressing on top of his/her body.

Others have reported hearing noises, humming sounds or even voices whilst in a state of paralysis.

Others have felt strange tingling sensations or vibrations on parts of their body whilst some have felt difficulty breathing and out-of-body experiences.

However, is sleep paralysis a psychological condition or is it a result of demonic attack?

Are the signs and symptoms of sleep paralysis a result of hallucinations during sleep or is it the work of demons?

The Natural / Scientific Explanation of Sleep Paralysis

Sleep paralysis happens when parts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep occur while you’re awake.

REM is a stage of sleep when the brain is very active and dreams often occur.

The body is unable to move, apart from the eyes and muscles used in breathing, possibly to stop you acting out your dreams and hurting yourself.

Therefore, when a person suddenly becomes aware during REM sleep that he/she is paralyzed, this may result in a variety of sleep paralysis symptoms as the person attempts to escape the paralysis.

This temporary failure to escape the sleep paralysis can lead to panic, fear and sometimes sleep hallucinations as one attempts to physically wake up and move his/her body.

Therefore, it is during the REM stage of sleep when the brain is extremely active and where sleep paralysis may occur in order to prevent one from physically acting out his/her dreams whilst sleeping.

Sleep paralysis has also been linked to stress, sleep deprivation and irregular sleeping patterns.

Therefore, reducing one’s stress levels and getting enough sleep is important in reducing sleep paralysis.

It is also recommended that you do not sleep on your back as you are most likely to experience paralysis whilst lying on your back.

Spiritual Explanation of Sleep Paralysis

The Bible says that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12-13)

There are different cultures that identify sleep paralysis as having a spiritual or demonic cause.

For example, In Cambodian it’s called “khmaoch sângkât” or “the ghost that pushes you down.”

In Thailand, a ghost called “phi am” haunts people when they are half asleep and unable to move.

And in some traditional Chinese cultures it’s called “meng yan” or “ghost oppression”

The devil is able to spiritually attack people whilst they sleep just as much as when they are awake.

However, Ephesians 6:10-11 says “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”

If you experience sleep paralysis and you believe the experience to be caused by demons, you can try some of the following things:

1) It is important pray and trust in the Lord to protect you whilst you are sleeping.

     Therefore, meditate on God’s word and pray for God’s protection before you go to bed.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 says “But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”

2) Call on the name of Jesus Christ during your sleep paralysis.

    Remember that every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2:10-11).

Jesus Christ has the name above all names and demons are known to tremble at the name of Jesus Christ.

In fact, in the scriptures, demons are cast out at the name of Jesus.

3) Do not go to bed with anger or unforgiveness in your heart as the devil can take advantage of your mental stress whilst you sleep.

Ephesians 4:26-27 says “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.”

4) Do not go to bed with any anxieties in your heart. Instead seek God’s peace by giving all your anxieties and worries to God before you go to sleep.

Philippians 4:6-7 says “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

5) Put on the whole armor of God in your life. Ephesians 6:13-18 says: “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.”

Therefore, whilst it is possible that sleep paralysis can be the result of natural or biological causes, it is also possible that the devil may spiritually attack or oppress people under the guise of sleep paralysis.

So, where sleep paralysis is believed to be linked specifically to a demonic attack, it is necessary to rely totally on God during any spiritual attack of any kind.

God is the One who fights our battles.

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE - Our Authority in Jesus for Spiritual Warfare - You have faith because you know what you have in Christ. The Name of Jesus is above all names. The Name of Jesus belongs to me today, in the earth. His Name has authority. He has authorized me to use that Name against my enemies — all of hell, all demons, sickness and disease, and sin as well — oppression and depression. So, in the Name of Jesus, I am free. I declare my freedom today.

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Spiritual Warfare

Our Authority in Jesus for Spiritual Warfare

Andy

Faith is connected to authority

Faith and authority go hand in hand. You have faith because you know what you have in Christ.

Ephesians 1:17-19

“[17] I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

“[18] I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

“[19] and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms.”

a) Who He called me to be.

b) What I have in Christ: His nature, provision, protection.

c) What I am called to do according to the full power of God.

Authority of the name of Jesus

by Kenneth E. Hagin

The Name of Jesus is above all names.

The Name of Jesus is greater than every name.

The Name of Jesus has authority in heaven, in the earth, under the earth.

The Name of Jesus has authority at the throne of God.

The Name of Jesus gives me authority
over the demons of hell.

The Name of Jesus belongs to me today, in the earth. 

“For if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three of you are gathered together in my Name, I am there.” Jesus is here.

He’s here to see that my prayer is heard and answered. He’s here to honor what I say — for ‘If you ask anything in my Name, I will do it.”

His Name has authority. He has authorized me to use that Name against my enemies — all of hell, all demons, sickness and disease, and sin as well — oppression and depression.

So, in the Name of Jesus, I am free. I declare my freedom today.

For Jesus has set me free. And all that He’s done, and all of His power, and all of His authority, and the might of all His conquests, are invested in the Name.

And that Name belongs to me! I’m more than a conqueror through Him that loved me and gave Himself for me.

So, I take the Name and I walk victoriously.

The right to use the name of Jesus

Four-fold right to use the name of Jesus

1.    We are born into the family of God and the Name belongs to the family.

2.    We are baptized into the Name, and being baptized into the Name, we are baptized into Christ Himself.

3.    It was conferred upon us by Jesus Who gave us the Power of Attorney.

4.    We are commissioned as Ambassadors to go and herald this Name among the nations.

We do everything in the name of Jesus and use that as our ultimate trump card because it was Jesus that got us back into the power, the glory, the life of the Garden of Eden.

It was Christ who got us the access to the Father.

Authority we have in Jesus

I am in the world but not of the world. My authority is with Christ, which has already dethroned all powers of darkness and the prince of this world. (according to John 17:11-16)

Ephesians 1:20-21 KJVS

“[20] Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

“[21] Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”

Ephesians 1:20-21 AMPC

“[20] Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places],

“[21] Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come.”

Ephesians 2:6 KJVS

“[6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:”

Ephesians 2:6 AMPC

[6] And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

The victory of Christ belongs to us but we have to carry it out.

Kenneth E Hagin

Authority of the Head and the Body of Christ

Colossians 1:17-20 KJVS
“[17] And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

“[18] And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

“[19] For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

“[20] And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say , whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.”

Christ is the head and we are the body. We are completely dependent on each other.

He needs a body to operate on the earth and we need the power he gives us. This is what demons try to do but we can never be possessed by demons because we are already indwelt by the Holy Spirit. 

It is because of this that God has power on earth.

In every other capacity it is a fallen world but for the Church. Thus, we can bind everything here as well as in Heaven because we are in both places!

Matthew 18:18-19 KJVS

“[18] Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

“[19] Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”

This is how we can boast.

Mark 11:24 KJVS

“[24] Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

Because these things only work when we have the mind of Christ.

Christ’s work, on the other hand only works when the body, the Church, responds. This is why we have the great commission to empower the body.

Matthew 28:18-20 KJVS

“[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

“[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

“[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

The body, however, can only work through redemption, which comes through forgiveness.

This is why we can only have power in prayer when we forgive and why power and forgiveness is one and the same; it is love.

Mark 11:25 KJVS

“[25] And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Authority of the Word of God

Isaiah 43:25-26

“[25] I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

“[26] Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.”

Jeremiah 1:12

“[12] Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.”

USE THESE SPIRITUAL WARFARE CONFESSIONS DURING THOSE TIMES WHERE THE ENEMY IS BOMBARDING YOU AND YOU ARE OVERWHELMED. DECLARE WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST USING THE WORD OF GOD.

God's War Plan

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE STRATEGY FOR SURE VICTORY - Obedience to God and being submissive to whatever He wants for our lives are the keys to overcome whatever the world and the devil throw against us.

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A Strategy for Sure Victory

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“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“ (James 4:7) English Standard Version (ESV)

Obedience to God and being submissive to whatever He wants for our lives are the keys to overcome whatever the world and the devil throw against us.

“Victory over the devil” - we often hear this phrase in Christian circles.  

James 4:7 provides a strategy for complete victory in this spiritual war.

The strategy is simple.

First, we are to submit to God. Submission is obedience. Submission is avoiding sin and embracing God’s righteousness or His right way of doing things as written in His Word – the Bible.

Submission is accepting God’s plan for our lives and following His direction for our future.

Submission to God’s sovereignty includes receiving and employing the empowerment or anointing of the Holy Spirit. 

We can resist Satan only if we have authority to use this power and know how to use it in the Name of Jesus.

The koine Greek word “resist” in James 4:7 means to “withstand, strive against or oppose in some manner.” It comes from the Greek word "anthístēmi" which means to “take a complete stand against” or a “contrary position” and “refusing to be moved.”

Christians are to take a determined defensive stand against the wiles of Satan as if preparing to engage in a battle. No one goes to war without proper armor.

Ephesians 6:10-18 explains what the armor is.

The Whole Armor of God

^“10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 

¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 

¹² For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evilin the heavenly places. 

¹³ Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 

¹⁵ and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 

¹⁶ In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 

¹⁷ and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 

¹⁸ praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,” Ephesians 6:10-18 English Standard Version (ESV)

The offensive weapon used in spiritual warfare is a Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God – the Bible. 

Using Scriptures is the means of gaining victory over the attacks of Satan. Even the Lord Jesus quoted Scriptures to thwart the Devils temptations.

When we take a strong spiritual stand with God on our side, Satan has no other option but to flee.

The Greek word for ‘flee’ is the word "pheugō" which is the root word for "fugitive." 

Whenever this word is used in scripture it is often used to describe someone fleeing for his life. The word connotes terror that the pursued will perish if he does not escape. It is to seek safety by flight and to escape out of danger.

As born-again Christians, knowing our power and authority by submission before the Lord help us understand how dangerous we have become when we stand against the attacks of the devil.

When we raise our voice, quote Scriptures and brandish the Word of God like a sword, as it really is, we take authority over all situations in life “in the Name of Jesus.” 

When we as Christians, children of the Most High God, pick up the Bible, the Word of God, and prepare for spiritual battle, Satan knows he cannot have the victory, and so he runs for his life, rather than experience humiliating defeat.

In this spiritual war, there are no fence-sitters – you are either on the Lords’ victorious army or on the wicked “Powers” of Satan.

Ensure you are listed with the victorious army of the Lord.  Settle that sin issue right now by saying this prayer:

“Father God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You. 

I am truly sorry.  I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.

Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.

I believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.

I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward.

Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. Thank you, Lord, that according to Your Word, I am born again. I promise to obey You and study your Word – the Bible.

Use me for Your glory.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

If you have just put your trust in Jesus Christ, you have been born into God’s family.

As a spiritual baby, you need to grow by feeding on God’s Word – the Bible (1 Peter 2:2).

You must have a good modern translation Bible and begin prayerfully reading it. Start in the New Testament, such as the Gospel of John or Paul’s letters to the Ephesians.

As you read, ask two questions: “Who are You, Lord?” “What do You want me to do?”

Also, you need to join a Christian fellowship where the Bible is taught and where God is truly worshiped.

God bless you as you begin your new life with Him!

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