Demonology, past and present

174 Pages·1973·5.458 MB·English

by  Kurt E. Koch

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DEMONOLOGY,
PAST AND PRESENT
Books by KURT E. KOCH
Between Christ & Satan
Christian Counseling and Occultism
Coming One
Day X
Demonology, Past and Present
Devil’s Alphabet
Occult Bondage and Deliverance
Revival Fires in Canada
Revival in Indonesia
Victory Through Persecution
World Without Chance?
DEMONOLOGY,
PAST AND PRESENT
Kurt E. Koch, Th.D.
KREGEL PUBLICATIONS
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501
Demonology, Past and Present © Coo pyngnt. 1973 by Kurt E.
Koch. All rights reserved. Translated from the German and
Bo by Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Inc.,
O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form except
for brief quotations in reviews without written permission
from the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 72-93353
ISBN 0-8254-3013-5
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
— CONTENTS —
Preface Page
1. Christian Counseling and Occultism. . . . . .9
2. Demonology, Past and Present. . . . . . . 21
3. Mediumistic Powers, Natural Powers and Spiritual
CS RE Ae ae Se Te Re a2 fs)
4. Occult Subjection, the N seat Factor in Mental
Illnesses . . . 4 nena sea eh tat Pok
5. Miracles of Healing Today — Their Biblical, Sugges-
tive or Demonic Character . . . . . . . 104
6. Demon Possession and Deliverance. . . . . 131

PREFACE
It was Dr. Fred Dickason of the Moody Bible Insti-
tute who first put the idea of this book into my
mind. He had invited me to speak at the Moody
Theological Lectureship in Chicago. After the meet-
ing, a number of students asked me if they could have
a copy of my message, and I willingly agreed to let
them duplicate the address. It was this, together with
the many similar requests that I have had all over the
world, which finally persuaded me that a book com-
prising of a set of addresses I have given on occultism
would be a worthwhile project.
I would therefore ask the reader to remember that
each chapter of this book is basically a unit in itself,
and that they were not originally designed to follow
one another as the chapters in a normal book. Inevita-
bly some of the ground will be covered more than
once, since the basic facts concerning demonology are
the same whether one is in Japan, Buenos Aires or
anywhere else in the world. In spite of the repetition,
however, the emphasis of the various addresses is
never the same. Moreover, the examples I have chosen
to illustrate the talks are different in each case.
There is an increasing chaos growing in the intellec-
tual and spiritual climate of our day. This is evi-
denced in many ways, a few of which I will quickly
mention:
1. In the natural sciences the importance of reason is
becoming overemphasized. Ratio mensura omnium
rerem — ratio is the measure of all.
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2. An unquenchable thirst in the soul of man is
promoting an increase in all forms of mysticism,
spiritism and musical ecstasy.
3. Mankind’s sensual desires are promoting an in-
crease in sexual, alcoholic, and drug licentiousness.
4. An overemphasis of the irrational is producing a
growth in magic and other mediumistic practices.
5. The heightening of the spiritual need of our times
has led to the birth of the so-called charismatic
movement and other extreme religious tendencies.
6. The ‘pandemonium’ of our times is most terribly
evident in the Judas, Spiritistic and Satan Cults
which have recently sprung up in different parts of
the world. Anston LaVey, the self-appointed
devil’s pope from San Francisco, claims to have
some 200,000 followers throughout the world, all
of whom have subscribed themselves to the devil
with their own blood.
In order to face this chaos which is developing in the
world as the Second Coming of Christ draws nearer,
Christians are in need of three things: a firm ground-
ing in the Word of God; a fresh infilling of the Holy
Spirit; the gift of the discernment of spirits. It is only
in this way that we can hope to avoid being destroyed
in this witch’s cauldron. Probably what we should
desire more than anything else is an all-embracing
revival in which all the gifts and powers of the Holy
Spirit are seen to be present and alive in the Church
once more. But God is sovereign and we cannot force
him to act. It remains for us to do but one thing — to
pray!
Kurt E. Koch
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