Posted on 06/26/2018 10:19:01 AM PDT by simpson96
A former Satanist has attested to the power of Christian prayers, saying he was prevented from carrying out his evil plans when he encountered a group of intercessors during one of his missions.
John Ramirez says that he was raised in a family that was heavily into witchcraft and he had even been referred to by some friends as 'Lucifer's son' because of his participation in satanic rituals that involved animal sacrifice.
After becoming a high priest in a religion called Palo Mayombe, Ramirez soon met a girl who invited her to church and introduced him to her Christian parents.
Ramirez started attending the family's church and he eventually turned to Christ during a service. However, he came under numerous spiritual attacks shortly after renouncing witchcraft.
Despite the attacks, Ramirez held on to his faith and he now shares the Gospel with others. In his book 'Armed and Dangerous: The Ultimate Battle Plan for Targeting and Defeating the Enemy,' Ramirez shares some advice on how Christians can fight against evil through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Ramirez said that he wrote the book so that it Christians can gain insight on how they can apply 'defense' and 'offense' strategies in spiritual warfare.
He explained that Satanism is more powerful when used against Christians who do not pray. He recalled a time when he encountered a group of believers who prayed against him when he was carrying out an assignment prior to his conversion.
'It is those believers, it's that group of people, those intercessors that gave me such a beatdown in the spiritual,' he told CBN News.
'When I came into the neighborhood and they were in the spirit together holding hands. Do I know they were physically holding hands in one area? I don't know, but in the
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Prayer is a powerful tool. It’s a gamechanger.
Hope they fix the typos in the story.
Yes it is ;D.
I’ve been praying for children (and also their parents) I come across when I’m out and about. Sometimes at the Walmart it’s hard to keep up as people are moving about.
The woman in charge of the Equal Rights Amendment attributed its defeat to a spiritual force.
What were his satanic “assignments?”
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
is a very powerful message.
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