Demon Possession: Alfio Anthony Granata Claims Demon Possession Made Him Do it

DEMONS: Alfio Anthony Granata claims he was possessed by devil when he held tourist hostage
DEMONS: Alfio Anthony Granata claims he was possessed by devil when he held tourist hostage. He won’t be believed because psychiatrists and psychologists have done their work well. [image credit: Wikipedia]

#1 in a series – Demons: What does the Bible have to say?

Australian man holds and torments tourist,

Then claims he was possessed by a demon

Alfio Anthony Granata claims he was possessed by devil when he held tourist hostage

An Australian man held a Dutch tourist hostage and when captured, claimed the devil made him do it.

Actually, the man, Alfio, Anthony Granato, claimed he was possessed by the devil and told his victim she was “marked for death”.

Granato held the young woman hostage and tortured her for six weeks.

Demon possession: What is known?

Medieval book illustration of Christ Exorcisin...
Medieval book illustration of Christ Exorcising the Gerasenes demonic (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Bible has much to say about demons and their interaction with Jesus Christ. The gospel of Matthew alone has 11 different instances in which Jesus interacted with a human that had a “devil,” “demon” or “evil spirit.” [Matt 4:23-25, Matt 7:21-23, Matt 8:14-17, Matt 8:28-34, Matt 9:32-34, Matt 10:1-8, Matt 11:16-19, Matt 12:22-32, Matt 12:43-45, Matt 15:21-28, Matt 17:14-21]

Of all of the miracles performed by Jesus Christ, all but one had been previously done before in the Old Testament. That one new miracle which Jesus performed was the casting out of demons. There is no record of anyone in the Old Testament performing this miracle.

In fact, the Bible says that “casting out devils” was part of Jesus last commands to his disciples.

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
–Mark 16:15-18

Christianity acknowledges the existence of demons and evil spirits–as do many other religions.

Medicine and psychology have still other things to say about demons.

“Demonic possession is not recognized as a psychiatric or medical diagnosis by the DSM-IV or the ICD-10.”

Back to Granato, he allegedly told his victim that he had “killed 248 people but had never been caught because he was “very clean and precise”.”

There’s more–much more–to say on this subject. This is the first in a series on the subject of Demons: What does the Bible have to say?

Was Alfio Anthony Granata possessed by a demon? Is this just his cover story or excuse?

What do you think?

Do you know Jesus?

by Mondo Frazier
–(h/t: Elaine)

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End Times Prophecy Headlines: June 28, 2013

End Times Prophecy Report Headlines: Bible prophecy in Today's headlines.
Bible prophecy in Today’s headlines.

End Times Prophecy Report
HEADLINES
June 28, 2013

Egypt officials attribute fuel shortage to hoarding, smuggling – (h/t:E)  From an email: “First food, then fuel. I’m beginning to see articles on ‘civil war in Egypt’.”  Agreed! Chaos will come over all of the earth–including Egypt and the USA.

Proof foreign troops are training in California

PAPER: Russia developing ‘superweapon’ for use against USA – Is it TV?  That’s a fairly deadly superweapon.  How about a smartphone?

Only 37% Think Immigration Plan Likely to Become Law This Year
– 63% of America is living in denial?  That seems a little low to me.

Is Hezb’allah A Terrorist Organization?  – Is the pope Catholic?

Nelson Mandela Dead at 94?  – The Guardian–and the rest of the world–is still on Mandella’s death watch.  Will he survive?

I Miss Saddam – Nostalgia for Despots.  This article is on the order of those “Miss Me yet?” Bush billboards.  There will be nostalgia for Obama after the next president has been in office for a short while.  Back in 2010, this writer wrote, “These will be considered the Good Old Days in just a few short years.”

What the World Rejected: Hitler’s pleas for peace – (h/t:J) There’s a reason that history has been rewritten over the 100 years–but especially over the last 20 years or so.  It’s the same reason that Bible commentary has been largely rewritten over the last 100 years or so.  Can you guess what that reason might be?

HINT: The answer is contained in the following headline which I received in email.  Without knowledge of the past, there is no future.  George Orwell said it this way:  Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future.”

Was Orwell a prophet?  No, Orwell wasn’t a prophet: like H.G. Wells, he was a Mystery of Iniquity worker bee.

Barack Hussein Obama takes the oath of office ...
PRESIDENT of COINCIDENCE: Barack Hussein Obama takes the oath of office from U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009, becoming the 44th President of the United States. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington’s 1789 inauguration. VIRIN: 090120-F-3961R-1428 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Incredible string of coincidences that have followed around Barack Hussein Obama like a puppy dog – This is what the Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama had to say

Stanley Ann Dunham traveled the world in the employ of  several different organizations including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ford Foundation, and the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii.  A bit of Stanley Ann Dunham trivia:  her passport records for her years prior to 1968 were somehow destroyed by the State Department–even though the State Department does not normally destroy passport records.  Isn’t that strange?

Maybe it was just a coincidence that Stanley Ann Dunham happened to be in Indonesia and Pakistan at a time when the CIA’s presence in those countries was especially strong.  Maybe it was just further coincidence that Obama’s mother was always employed by foundations or organizations known to have strong ties to the CIA.  Maybe it was a coincidence that Stanley Ann Dunham was married to the one guy who was the go-between for Mobil Oil and the newly-installed regime of General Suharto when she was in Indonesia.  After all, Obama Sr. was at one time employed by Shell Oil.  Maybe she had a thing for oil men?

According to old friends who grew up with Stanley Ann Dunham, she became a serious student of Communist and Marxist theories back in high school.  One profile even named a few of her radical teachers and administrators at Mercer High, where Dunham attended, whose classrooms formed part of what was called “anarchy alley.   What sounds strange is that this avant garde, supposedly idealistic Communist-thinking student of the Left, met a major oil company executive during the radical 1960s and, not only found him NOT tobe a repulsively evil money-grubbing capitalist pig, but was so taken in by his Big Oil company/military charm, that she married him. 

Okay, so maybe that’s not coincidence: maybe that’s just the power of love. 

Maybe it was just a coincidence that Stanley Ann Dunham’s pre-1968 passport records happened to be destroyed.  Maybe it was a coincidence that Stanley Ann Dunham lived at the Hilton International in Lahore for five years–the same swanky digs used by her son in 1981 when he visited the country as a penniless youth.”

What’s the only conclusion?  Barack Hussein Obama is a child of coincidence.

26% of Obama Supporters View Tea Party as Nation’s Top Terror Threat – ALSO: More people view “economic challenge to the USA” a bigger threat than “terrorist attacks.”  That will likely change soon.

More Jihad at Fort Hood; Obama sends troops to help Egypt’s Mursi

(VIDEO) An Amazingly Monstrous Herd of Deer – Watch until the end.  How many deer jump over the fence?  Can anyone count them all?

Is Kim Clements a New Age Prophet? – If you are unfamiliar with Clements, he’s one of those many guys running around on Christian TV insisting he is an “apostle.”  How do you know that these guys are apostles?  Just ask them!  They’re not shy about telling you!  There’s also a group of self-appointed “prophets.”  Here’s a tip: if you need a business card with “prophet” on it, look for another line of work.  Even if you are making money now in the “prophet” business, the Bible says the time for all that is drawing to an end.  Do You Know Jesus?

Who was Soapy Smith? – One of the Old West’s biggest conmen, gamblers and criminals.  If Soapy were alive today, he would likely be plying his trade in Washington DC–or on Christian TV.

In New York, the new front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race is Anthony Weiner. Some analysts say it’s due to name recognition. Actually, I think a few people recognize more than just his name.”
–Conan

What if all criminals could use the same excuses as officials in Washington DC use? – (h/t:L)

Supreme court orders a divorce of law from morality – NEWSFLASH!  It happened years ago.  50+ years ago, the Bible and prayer was outlawed in public schools.  40+ years ago, Roe v Wade became law.  Did you think it would stop there?  Why?

Erratic jet stream is bring extreme weather

Flood Warnings in the Midwest after torrential rains

Dangerous heatwave enters fourth day as temperatures in Death Valley could hit 130 and Las Vegas reaches a new all-time high of 117

4.3 Earthquake strikes near Leavenworth, Washington

Indonesia – 2 – 5.7 Magnitude Earthquakes June 26th and 27th , 2013

New Mexico Wildfires continue to grow

Volcano Activity – State of Alaska, [Mount Pavlof Volcano]

30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

Secret Believers Share Faith under Fire:One-hundred-thousand Christians are murdered because of their faith each year. In many cases, governments are to blame because they pass laws that restrict religious freedom.

NASA announces 10,000th near earth object

Texas Brags, California Lags  – We’ve seen this script before.  Build up a state, suck in people from the states that have deserted from America–and then the promoted state turns renegade.  New York, California, Florida, now it’s Texas’ turn.

NSA - Someone is watching you and you are paying for them to do it.
NSA – Someone is watching you–and your tax dollars are paying for it.

Defending the NSA – There will never be an end of people who will defend evil, increased government surveillance and/or governmental control.  Mark these people.  They are not your friends.

One of these is Michelle Bachmann.  There are no heroes at the Federal level of politics.  This is more proof of why that is so.  Dick Cheney is another defender of evil.  In essence, they don’t have to be believable, they only have to give a reason so that most of America can put their heads back in the sand and maintain living in a state of denial.

When drones comes crashing through Amercans’ windows, Cheney and Bachmann will be there, explaining why it was for the good of the country. America was told that after 911: EVERYTHING CHANGED.  It sure did.  After 2001, ANYTHING could and was justified in the name of “fighting terror.”  It would be stomach-turning if it weren’t so tragic.

Vince Flynn Dead – An author of heavily-promoted “thrillers” which glorified the CIA, domestic spying and surveillance technology.  Flynn was a part of that vast web of deceit that reassured Americans “It’s okay.  They’re spying on you to keep you safe.  And look, it’s exciting to read about too!”  Will be missed by his publisher until they find another guy to promote.  1966-2013.

License plate locations tracked, details stored  – All of you “paranoid” readers who felt this has been going on for a long time, stand up and take a bow.  And quit telling everyone “I told you so.”  They’re not listening.  They still have their heads in the sand.

ACLU vows to bring Homosexual Marriage battle to every state – Nice to know, but they won’t have to.  The DOMA ruling by the supreme court will give most states the excuse to immediately roll over.

Three Russian kids accused of beheading homeless man they didn’t like

There are already two states: Israel and Gaza

Culture of Death: June 28, 2013 – Life is cheap–and getting cheaper by the minute.

FORBES: Glenn Beck is the new Oprah – Beck is the New Age king of the world.  Oprah was well rewarded for leading millions of women down the New Age path.  Beck is being rewarded for leading men and Christians down that same dark path to perdition.

Immigration bill will allow 2 years of safe harbor to illegal criminals

Here comes the Hail: God’s judgment coming

Church of England to Consider Female Bishops, Blessing Gay Unions: What Would Wesley Do?  – Why even pretend?  Why call it a Christian church at all?  Call it something else.  How about the Sunday British Social Club?

Immigration bill clears Senate, face unclear future in House – Sure it does.  Uh huh, “unclear future.”

Video: Paul Ryan’s Incoherent defense of Amnesty – Paul Ryan (R-WI) is one of those darlings of conservatives who never take the time to check voting records.  Ryan voted for almost every single program that Obama proposed in 2009.  In 2010, Ryan then attacked the very programs he voted for in Congress a year earlier!  Bailouts, Stimulus I and II,and practically every program Obama proposed, Ryan supported.  “Budget cutter” Ryan also supported Medicare expansion under Bush.

It was an incredibly brazen act of political subterfuge.  But Ryan could never have pulled it off without the help of a co-conspirator Corporate Media AND clueless conservatives with no memories and/or little research skills.  Paul Ryan became almost overnight a “budget cutter!”  Ryan is feckless, soulless and a New World Order stooge.  Little wonder he’s incoherent at this stage.

“The National Institutes of Health announced today that it plans to retire over 300 chimps from medical research. This is great news for anyone out there who’s in the market for a really mad chimp.”
–Conan

It’s not just her lacy dress that’s racy! Sandra Bullock stuns in a sexy criss cross figure-hugging dress and drops the F-bomb on television – Jay Leno challenges Sandra Bullock to “drop an F-bomb on TV.”  Which she does because it “makes her cooler.” Sure it does. Way cooler. Whatever.  Makes one glad to no longer have that cancer that is called TV.

Brazilians Tell FIFA-Take Your Ball and Go Home – It’s serious if Brazilians are putting protest ahead of soccer.

(VIDEO) A Useless Box with surprises – Well worth the 1 minute 1 second needed to watch it.

Ginger for type 2 diabetics: This power herb is scientifically proven to increase insulin sensitivity – (h/t:L)

Time Is Running Out, Are You Ready? – It’s closer than most think.  But it won’t go down as everyone believes.

Bad Ads: The Trivago Guy  – When you get right down to it: all ads are bad.  TV ads are the worst.

Satan’s Biggest Lie – “You shall NOT surely die”  – Satan has a lot of Big Lies.  This is surely one of them.  It’s the earliest-known of his lies.

Do you have a toxic mouth or heart or both?

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT YESTERDAY:  End Times Prophecy Headlines: June 27, 2013

by Jeremiah J. Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

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Culture of Death: June 28, 2013

Culture of Death
Culture of Death

JUNE 28, 2013

It’s a hard world–and getting harder by the minute.

The Culture of Death surround us. It’s everywhere one looks. It’s in the newspapers, on the streets, on the TV, in the movies, on your smartphones. It follows you into your cars on the radio.

Violence, death and destruction: and that’s just what’s in the news headlines.

Modern Americans are surrounded by the Culture of Death. They are mostly desensitized to death–especially the young. Life is cheap–and getting cheaper as you read this.

June 28, 2013 was just another day for the Culture of Death.

Horrifying last moments of female executive’s life caught on voicemail as she ‘begs for her lawyer boyfriend to stop strangling her after phone call is made by accident’

Couple indicted on capital murder charges for shooting District Attorneys in ‘revenge killings’ and could face death penalty

Revealed: TWENTY SEVEN NFL players have been arrested since the Super Bowl… including two for murder

Young brothers, 9 and 12, shot dead in home they shared with their grandparents

Teenagers arrested after ‘decapitating homeless man they disliked and using his head as a football’

Horror as cousins, 11 and 14, charged with abusing 5-year-old girl with hammer, pliers, screwdriver and belt before her death as punishment for urinating on the floor and ‘smarting off’

"All is Vanity" by C. Allan Gilbert....
“All is Vanity” by C. Allan Gilbert. Life, death, and meaning of existence are intertwined. (Woman gazing into boudoir mirror forms shape of skull.) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

CULTURE OF DEATH: Is there a solution?

Is there a solution to the Culture of Death? Fortunately, there is.

“When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.”

–2 Samuel 22:5-7

Do you know Jesus?

He is the only solution for the Culture of Death. Almost 2000 years ago, Jesus came to earth, became man and died for the world’s sins: yours, mine and everyone in the world today.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and receive eternal life–which is exactly the reverse of the Culture of Death!

Wonder how to receive the Lord Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour? It’s easy and only takes a minute to accomplish. The following link has the answer to the Culture of Death. Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

Don’t hesitate: death can be sudden–and it is final.

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
–Hebrews 9:27-28

by Jeremiah J. Jameson

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