I have written two articles in the past about “night demons”, often referred to as incubus or succubus. However, I want to at this time share some further revelations that I have gotten about these spirits. First let me just do a recap on what night demons are – if you want a more thorough breakdown please refer to the two previous articles. You can find them in the archives.
Night demons are no more than spirits of sexual lust. People are sometimes mystified by these spirits as the spirits often reveal themselves to people during the night time hours. Many people claim to actully see spirit bodies that come and subject them to various sexual acts. Incubus is a male manifestation of this type of lust demon and succubus is the female manifestation of such. Having said that, there is no need to be amazed or mystified by night demons. I say once again that they are very simply – demons of sexual lust.
Now for some people, to refer to these sexual lust demons as an “especially named spirit” draws the person into a “victim mindset”. There are so many people that love to be the victim. They don’t want to participate in their deliverance. They just want to continue to feel sorry for themselves and want you to feel sorry for them too: “Oh these big, ol’ bad incubus spirits rape me every night…”. I’m not saying everyone, but a lot of people that approach me about night demons are this way. But the truth be told — no spirit can “rape” you unless you give them access to your body. Unless you are literally in-dwelt by a demon, no demon can access your physical body unless you allow it to.
Remember, my main point is that night demons are simply spirits of sexual lust. So bearing that in mind, let’s consider what lust really is.
1. Lust is a desire for illegal pleasure,
2. Lust is the willingness to meet a natural and legal need or desire in an illicit or sinful way.
For example, to eat is a need for every human being, but to fulfill that need through gluttony (overeating) is lust. To want nice things is a natural desire, but to be willing to meet that desire through dishonesty and trickery is lust. There is nothing sinful about our natural God-given sexual urges, but to fulfill those urges through masturbation and/or sexual perversion is lust. So bottom line – LUST IS SIN – and - SIN IS DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD’S LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
This is what most people miss in the struggle for deliverance from night demons. There is some open door of disobedience in your life if these spirits are still able to afflict your body. The open door may not have anything to do with sexuality at all. Any type of disobedience can give demons access to your body for its use. For people that are actively and willfully living in sexual sin the open door is apparent. It’s the people that are doing what they believe to be right before the Lord but are yet still struggling with these spirits that are the most preplexed. They don’t understand why nothing they do works.
Well please understand that the bible says, “All that is in the world is the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life.” The term “world” in this scripture means the sin nature of the flesh and the carnal life as being separated from submission to God’s Holy Spirit and His Will: This is lust, this is sin, this is disobedience to God. Even if one does not act on on a lustful desire, you have still sinned just if the desire is in your heart because the Bible says friendship with the world (remember all that is in the world is lust) is enmity with God. Being God’s enemy is to disobey Him and the Bible also teaches us that if we even consider sin in our hearts that we are already guilty. Now this doesn’t mean just a fleeting thought of sin, but it means that somewhere in your heart you were desiring and willing to carry out a sinful act – you gave it “thoughtful consideration”.
If you are truly serious about getting delivered from night demons – which by the way can afflict you really at any time of the day — then you are going to have to take accountability for not being in your place of authority over these spirits and allowing them access to you through your actions. You have to be willing to really examine your hearts and your lifestyle in the light of God’s truth, and find that open door. Then slam that door shut for good and be free indeed in the freedom of Christ Yeshua (Jesus)!!!
Let me help you by listing for you these common but often overlooked and not understood doors for night demons. Please bear in mind that some of these doors will make a lot more sense to you once you read the other two articles that I wrote on these spirits.
Fornication – Fornication is a word that can cover any type or act of perversion including adultery, incest, homosexuality, etc… You relinquish your authority over sexual lust when you involve yourself with sexual perversion.
Masturbation – Masturbation is particularly inviting when it comes to the invasion of nights demons because through masturbation you sin against your own body and subject it to evil. You become a slave to sin through masturbation.
Pornography - Pornography is also particularly damaging when it comes to these attacks. Pornography is an act that specifically aims to contaminate your mind. The reason that these spirits come primarily at night is because our conscious minds shut down when we are tired and when we are sleeping. It thus leaves us vulnerable to their control and weakens our resistance to evil. Whatever we fill our minds with during our waking hours is what will reign over us while we sleep!
Unforgiveness/Bitterness – Unforgiveness cuts you off from God’s grace and therefore his ultimate protection. Bitterness gives access to every demon of hell to invade your temple and your life!
Carnality – Spending too much time doing non-spiritual activities, even if those activities are not sinful, they are still “carnal” if they don’t deliberately build and edify your spirit in the things of God. Remember, we are vulnerable in our minds during the night hours or times of fatigue. That is when we must totally rely on the strength of our spirit man to keep us from evil. If we don’t build our spirt man up then it will not be strong enough.
Fear/Doubt – Having fear and doubt in your life opens the door to these spirits because they thrive on fear and aim to increase fear in your life. You want you to be afraid because fear paralyzes you.
Witchcraft – The Bible says that rebellion is as witchcraft. Rebellion is another word for Disobedience, so in all simplicity witchcraft is to go against God’s way to do it your own way. There are many manifestations of witchcraft that are overlooked such as - astrology, superstitions, chain letters, etc… An especially common but overlooked form of witchcraft is manipulation; manipulating our children and spouses and others that are close to us is so common and it leaves the door open for night demons to attack!
Molestation - Being molested open doors in two ways. First, it often attaches spirits of perversion to the victim. Secondly is subjects the victim to a mindset of victimization. In other words, you constantly see yourself and feel as a victim. Remember night demons are sexual aggressors and they want you to feel victimized.
Emotional Wounds - I say again that these demons are taking advantage of weaknesses. Being wounded leaves us weak and therefore leaves us vulnerable to these attacks. That is why it is so important to be healed.
Soul Ties - If you are soul tied to someone, or something, or some place; that causes you to be spiritually weak, or that is subject to sexual perversion or fear; you have now created an open door for night demons. I’ll have to do an article on soul ties, but for now let me just say that when your soul is tied there is easy transfer to and from the thing that your are tied to.
Spiritual Warfare - The last thing that The Holy Spirit revealed to me is about spiritual warfare. Bearing in mind once again that night demons take advantage of the vulnerability that is a factor when we are sleeping, you have to remember that spiritual warfare causes spiritual weakness. We must be properly replenished in Word and in Worship after engaging in spiritual warfare – this is especially the case when we are waring specifically against spirits of sexual perversion!
I pray that these keys will bless and empower you to be victorious!
In His Power,
Anavah (aka The Sex Doctor)
www.myspace.com/sexuallytransmitteddemons
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The above article is so true.
The part about “carnality” appears to br completely contrived. In our zeal for righteousness, sometimes we exxagerate morality and “invent” sins. As long as religion is in ones life, and God has a consistant presence, there is no such thing as “wrong-doing” or harmful activity that is exessive, thouogh not sin even if it involves a lot of time. When “lists of sins’ and morality are exxagerated by religious people, observers are turned away from religion, so we should stick to what God and Jesus say when describing wrong doing, however well meaniing this “righteous talk” may be.
That’s the difference between “religion” and “relationship” my friend. I am talking about having a “relationship” with the true and living God who is without shadow of turning or compromise. I am not talking about having a religion that will simply give an insincere person a sense of having fulfilled their “moral” obligation to “a higher power”.
Carnality is spoken of in scripture and anything that is in scripture is what the Father and Jesus has said.
I am suffering from extreme sexual urges and I no longer want to do sex with my wife. She is just cold in bed. I have been so addicted to pornography and masturbation. My mind is always filled with irresistable urges to commit udeltery with my students and the girls I pastor in my church. I am suffreing fro chronic financial problems and I suvive by handout. What do you do when you pray, read the bible fast,but God seems to have shut the heavenly doors and windows against you. As I speak i am in the 19th day of my 21 days fasting and prayer but no difference.Things are just getting worse. What must I do help me before I kill myself.I do what the bible says i maust do, but sexually and financially I am in shambles with seemingly no hope in sight.PLEASE HELP ME
Mbongiseni,
Please keep to the fast and pray. To be sure, God sees your efforts. He is the friend of mankind. Do not doubt that He is watching over you. You do not know all the factors in play here, but find it in your heart to pray for your wife as well as yourself. Her spiritual attacks may be only for you. This is a spiritual battle, and you will win out. The 19th day of this battle when you wrote was an especially hard skirmish. If you ceased praying and fasting, pick it up again. By all accounts, we know Christ did this for 40 days, hence the 40 day Lent period. You are human, do your very best and ask God to help you do this. He, as Anavah said elsewhere, just wants us to ask. He is God specifically because He is God. Trust that fact (it’s been shown time and time over again). Keep mercy and humbleness in your day-to-day activities without announcing it to others. The evil one detests humility and patience. See how fast he and his others fall back. Pride is his mainstay. Make it your main battleground and chief enemy. God sees this fight even if you don’t. Keep on this battle. Grace comes when It’s ready.
Amen Eleni! I contacted this blogger personally and offered conuseling by phone. Unfortunately he is out of our country and our ministry has not yet advanced to the point where we are able to offer international telephone counseling on our own expense. Please bloggers – make donations on my website so I can be more available for people like Mbongeseni. http://www.drintimacy.com
In His Power
you are right about all you wrote but can one who has been involved in masturbation, pornography and fornication as a christian overcome sexual lust. plss comment on this.
Of course we can! I am living proof. Have you ever been to my website? Please visit my website and read my amazing testimony. Also I have a variety of media available that can help one in need of deliverance. Many people have received deliverance through these products. Also, consistent fellowship with the Lord is so important. That is why my husband and I started a ministry called THE CHURCH on the Phone. We meet on the phone every single day to strengthen those who are in the grips of oppression and want to overcome sin. You can visit our website to find out how to join http://www.thechurchonthephone.org
Hope this helps,
Dr. Intimacy
Pastor i am a victim of mastubation.I HATE DIS BCOZ IT MAKES ME FEEL GILTY AND HELPLESS.I USED TO PRAY FOR IT BUT NO HELP.NOW I DONT FEEL THE SPIRIT OF GOD THE WAY I USE TO.PLZ PRAY FOR ME TO FEEL HIS PRESENTS AGAIN.PLZ HELP ME CAST THIS SPIRIT OUT,I WANT TO SERVE THE LORD FREE.HELP ME LORD JESUS.GOD BLESS U.
You are in are prayers brother. Please visit our website http://www.heartcompassion.org for some other resources that can help you. We love you and you can overcome this!!!