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with my sister. As in the situation with my sister, malevolent
entities may gain access to an
individual’s being through agreements. They may have control
over certain areas of the person’s being, manifesting in various ways including spiritually,
emotionally, or physically by influencing and energizing deviant behaviors and afflictions. In
instances where an individual
turns from their salvation—from

God—they may be possessed
by demons to the point where
the demon has complete control
over their being, acting out their
evil deeds through the individual.
In the natural, if an owner leaves
his house vacant, squatters may
enter and take possession. Likewise, if an individual turns from
God and/or is no longer filled
by His Holy Spirit, demons may
move in and possess the individual who is left empty of the Holy

Spirit.
References
Lumpkin, Joseph B. 2011. The
Books of Enoch: The Angels,
The Watchers and The Nephilim. Blountsville: Fifth Estate
Publishers.
Russell, Jeffrey. 1981. Satan:
The Early Christian Tradition.
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, Sage House.