How Satan's Human Accomplices Are Draining The Life Out Of Americans

        The Bible warns us that we should not be ignorant of Satan's devices, lest he should get an advantage over us (see 2 Corinthians 2:11).  In that light, and in the light of all that Satan is doing to destroy our beloved country, working through his human accomplices in government, the medical system, the banking system, the media, and so on, it is time we expose a major demonic device that us increasingly afflicting many people today -- vampirism.

One does not have to look very far to see that vampires and vampirism have become popular phenomena in modern society.  In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of television and internet movies plus major motion pictures that use vampires as their main theme in one form or another.  Perhaps one way to accurately describe this is "art imitating death." As a result of this, police departments and other law enforcement agencies are reporting a substantial rise in vampire cult activities.

Now is a crucial time to shine The revealing Light of Jesus Christ on Satan's wicked device of "vampirism" helping others realize the actual reality, the true nature, of this very destructive and seductive spiritual weapon in Satan's arsenal.  This is such a critical time for this Truth, while the popular portrayal of vampirism, the folklore, and the superstitions regarding it, are all part of Satan's deceptive scheme, his effective means by which he distracts people away from what "vampirism" truly is...  one of his most divisive, yet subtle, tools against humanity. 

The idea that a vampire is some colorful little character with fangs and a cape is as wrong as thinking that the devil runs around in a red suit carrying a pitchfork.  Make no mistake, vampirism is real and has infiltrated the United States government, medical system, media, treasury department, and more, using the physical bodies of Satan's human accomplices, for the sole purpose of "stealing, killing, and destroying" the lives of everyone that it possible can. 

So what is a vampire? Webster's dictionary defines a vampire as "an unscrupulous person who preys ruthlessly on others, as a blackmailer or usurer." Webster's also defines vampirism as "the act or practice of preying ruthlessly on other people." The LORD Jesus Christ defines it this way, "The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:... (John 10:10)." Therefore, according to The LORD, a vampire is surely, and simply, one kind of thief. 

Quite important to note is the context of The LORD's remarks.  In the second part of the verse He clearly contrasts the works of the thief, including the vampire, with His Own works, saying, "...I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10)."  Jesus Christ brings Life that is abundant for those who want Him, who pursue and love Him.  Vampires, on the other hand, come to destroy the Abundant Life by stealing time and energy and, no matter how much they take, they are never satisfied.  We're seeing this unfold in America today.

A vampire is a human parasite, a human leech often-times influenced by a demonic accomplice.  They are focused solely on themselves to the point of depleting or draining the resources and life out of others to achieve or satisfy their own selfish objectives or cravings.  Another way of describing this is out-of-control selfishness.  A person who has succumbed to the spirit of vampirism would simply be one who is leading a misguided life of tearing down or using others in an attempt to exalt themselves.  We are dealing with wicked spirits seeking to fulfill the devil's mission, to steal, kill, and destroy the person who gives them place in their life.  And these same spirits attempt to use their victim to destroy anyone who becomes involved with that person.

While vampirism can involve both human and demonic activity, this is not always the case.  Unclean spirits must look for humans to influence, because that is how Satan's work of killing, stealing, and destroying is accomplished in the earth.  That is why the battle for the human soul is so brutal at times.  In order for a wicked spirit to gain legal access to the physical realm, it must first find and, through temptation, gain entrance into a willing host body in order to do Satan's bidding in the physical realm.

Observe the vast difference between a person who has been overtaken by a spirit of vampirism and someone who genuinely hungers for God.  People who truly hunger for God and have committed their lives to the process of daily being made One i-n Jesus Christ eventually enter the place where they "want" to die to their own selfish wants and desires in order to become an asset to those around them.  That is, they give away Life, the Life of Jesus Christ that is being newly-constructed in them by the working of The Holy Spirit.  Someone who is operating as a vampire, however, is always on the take, drawing the life out of those around them.

However contrary it is to natural thinking, the one who gives away Life grows, while the one who steals, kills, and destroys shrinks.  The lie about vampirism is that the vampire gets stronger by consuming the life of others, but, in truth, they are destroying themselves. 

"There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.  The liberal {generous} soul shall be made fat {deep, large, rich}: and he that waters shall be watered also himself (Proverb 11:24-25)."

We pray that your passion is to always become an asset, a giver of the Life of Jesus Christ, to everyone you come in contact with.  The Apostle Paul said, "I have showed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of The LORD Jesus Christ, how he said, It is more blessed to GIVE than to receive (Acts 20:35)."  So, if we stand in front of "the mirror of this message" and do NOT see our reflection in it, we'll recognize that we have truly been blinded to the Truth concerning this matter.  On the other hand, if we stand in front of "the mirror of this message" and we DO see our reflection, then we are well on our way to becoming Life-giving assets to those in the body of Jesus Christ and to Americans as a whole.

Right now, in the Name of Jesus Christ, call on The Holy Spirit and ask Him to meet with you in the pages of God's Holy written Word.  Begin reading slowly, pause periodically and listen.  Slowly read a bit more, pause, and listen.  Repeat this until you hear the sweetest sound of all, the wonder-full Voice of The Holy Spirit...  uploading to your spirit the things that God gives to Jesus Christ to relay to The Holy Spirit to give to you, personally.  Isaiah 40:31 tells us, "But they that wait upon The LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

God makes us a great promise in His written Word, "If my people, which are called by My Name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14)."

If you have not yet invited Jesus Christ into your heart to be your Lord and Savior, now is the time!  Or, if you gave your heart to Jesus Christ at some time in the past, but have strayed away from Him, pray the following prayer, right now, right where you are.  Then, relax, and watch what God will do in your life.  "Father God, in the precious Name of Jesus Christ Who is The King over all kings and The LORD that is over all lords, I lay my life at Your Feet.  I come to You, and confess that I am a sinner, and I ask for You to please forgive me of all my sins--those that I know I have committed as well as those that I am not even aware I have committed.  Lord Jesus Christ, come into my heart and be my Lord and my Savior.  I lay my life, and everything in it before You and I ask that You and The wonder-full Holy Spirit begin the miraculous process of removing my old sinful nature and building Yourself in me.  I ask that You redeem the time that have wasted, and allow me the opportunity to become exactly what You had predestined me to be, from before the foundation of the earth.  I commit my life to You now, and thank You for receiving me as Your own.  In The wonder-full Name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen."

WELCOME HOME!

If you just prayed this prayer, we want to congratulate you for making the greatest decision that you can ever make!  By accepting Jesus Christ, or rededicating your life to Him, as your personal Lord and Savior, you have begun the wonder-full process of being made One i-n God, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit, and being grafted into God's Royal Family.

We would like to invite you to contact us so that we can send you information that will help you begin growing in your daily walk with The Holy Trinity.  We would encourage you to begin attending a Holy-Spirit-filled, Bible-believing church right away.  If you do not know of a good church in your area, first and foremost ask The Holy Spirit, in Jesus Christ's Name, to lead you to people who do know.  Some of the most wonderful times in our lives have occurred after asking The Holy Spirit to lead us to, or educate us, on how to locate good strong believers in Jesus Christ.  If you ask Him, He will do the same for you as well.

We advise you to begin reading your Bible daily, whether you understand it or not.  Always remember, God's written Word, The Holy Bible is like no other book that has ever been written!  Why? Because, though many use it as a text book, The Holy Bible is much more than that.  The Holy Bible has been preserved by God through the ages to be "a place of meeting" with The Holy Spirit.  When we find a quiet place, open our Bible, and ask The Holy Spirit, in Jesus Christ's Name, to meet with us in its pages, He comes and teaches us what God had in His heart when He gave each verse to His prophets to write down, as well as he can spring board off of any passage to speak to us, in real time, whatever God wants us to know or be comforted by at any given time, and in any situation in our lives. 

Early in our walk with God, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit, there are Bible teachers on television, on the internet, and on the radio that can help us begin to receive teaching and encouragement in the things of God right away.  Although informative, these programs are never to be a substitute for close relationships with people, Christian friends, who love, pursue, and walk with God, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit as a passionate lifestyle.

At times, your new journey of being made One i-n Jesus Christ will be difficult, you will be tempted to go back to your old way of living.  It is during times like those that knowing people who truly love Jesus Christ is crucially important.  There really IS strength in numbers! 

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12)."

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds)  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled (2 Corinthians 10:3-6)."

We pray that all we have shared above will help you better realize what we are seeing happen to our beloved fellow-Americans right now, and why.  Always remember, "Though God has won the war for us already, there will be various skirmishes we will have to fight through along the way.  Be encouraged...  the BEST is yet to come!"

Your Friends in Christ Jesus,

Vampires in the Church?

"But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us." 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9

"Just as we are each concerned about our own physical health, we must be concerned about the health of the body of Christ. The spirit of vampirism in the Church is a spreading cancer that must not be ignored. It must be destroyed!"

- Keith

The Scripture says that we should not be ignorant of satan's devices, "Lest Satan should get an advantage over us." (2 Corinthians 2:11)  In that light, it is our desire to expose a major demonic device that is afflicting many in the church today: vampirism.  One does not have to look far to see that vampires and vampirism have become popular phenomena in modern society.  In the past ten years, there has been a significant increase in the number of prime time television programs and major motion pictures that use vampires as their main theme.  Similarly, many metropolitan police departments and other law enforcement agencies are reporting a staggering rise in vampire cult activity.

Now, it is crucial to realize that the popular portrayal of vampirism, the folklore, and superstitions regarding it are all part of satan's scheme, because these hide the true nature of this very destructive and seductive weapon in his arsenal.  Vampirism truly is one of satan's most divisive tools against the body of Christ.  The idea that a vampire is some colorful little character with fangs and a cape is as wrong as thinking that the Devil runs around in a red suit carrying a pitch-folk. Make no mistake, vampirism is very real.

So, what is a vampire?  The Webster’s dictionary defines a vampire as “an unscrupulous person who preys ruthlessly on others, as a blackmailer or usurer.”  Webster’s also defines vampirism as “the act or practice of preying ruthlessly on other people.”  The Lord Jesus Christ defines it thusly:  “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.”  (John 10:10a)  The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy.  A vampire is simply one kind of thief according to the Lord.

It is also quite important to note the context of the Lord’s remark.  He continued by contrasting the works of the thief, including vampires, with His own, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”  (John 10:10b)  Jesus brings life and that in abundance for His people.  Vampires come to destroy that Abundant Life by stealing time and energy.  No matter how much they take, they are never satisfied.

A vampire is a human parasite; a human leech often times influenced by a demonic accomplice; someone who is focused solely on themselves to the point of depleting or draining others of the resources and life within them to achieve or satisfy their own selfish objectives or cravings.  Another way of describing this is out-of-control selfishness.  A person who has succumbed to the spirit of vampirism would simply be one who is leading a misguided life of tearing down or using others in an attempt to exalt themselves.  We are dealing with wicked spirits seeking to fulfill the devil’s missions: steal, kill, and destroy the person who gives it place in their life and anyone who becomes involved with that person.

Now, while vampirism can involve both human and demonic activity, this is not always the case.  Unclean spirits must look for humans to influence, because that is how satan’s work of killing, stealing and destroying is ultimately accomplished.  He must have a willing host body in order to do his bidding in the natural realm.  However, people can be vampires without any help or prodding from unclean spirits.

Observe also that there is a vast difference between a person who has become overtaken by a spirit of vampirism and someone who genuinely hungers for the things of God.  People who truly hunger for God and are being transformed into the image of Christ, eventually enter the place where they die to their own selfish wants and desires in order to become an asset to those around them.  On the other hand, someone who is operating as a vampire is always on the take.

Consider these verses in Proverbs: “There is a generation that curses their father, and doth not bless their mother. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. The eye that mocketh at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.” (Proverbs 30:11-17)

The apostle Paul warns us about this, as well:  “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”  (2 Timothy 1:7)

This passage says that in the last days, these days that we are in, society would succumb to vampirism.  This is coming to pass in our day and the Church is right in the middle of it.  We are in perilous times, and the Church needs to deal with that kind of person by applying discipline as commanded by Jesus.  “Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”  (Matthew 18:15-17)

For example, in the days of the Apostles, Paul was told that the Church at Corinth would not discipline a member who was living openly with his father’s wife (1 Corinthians 5).  In 1st Corinthians, Paul wrote that the Church was not to fellowship with the unrepentant brother, but they were to put him out of the Church, delivering him over to satan for the destruction of the flesh that his soul might be delivered.  He said, “Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.”  (1 Corinthians 2:6-7)  The Church had to put the man out or the whole Church would be poisoned and the man’s soul would not be delivered.  They obeyed.  This worked and the man repented.  The problem now for this poor fellow was that the Church wouldn’t accept him back!

So, Paul wrote, "Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.” (2 Corinthians 2:6)  And he concluded with, “To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”  (2 Corinthians 2:10-11)

Note that in the case of those who do not repent of the wrong behavior, the Church is commanded by the Lord to turn our backs on them.  This is a difficult thing to understand, and even more difficult to do.  Failure to properly apply Biblical discipline has crippled the Church.  When Pastors don’t do it, they are drained dry by the parasites in the Church.  And, when you and I don’t do it, we are drained dry as well.  Most importantly, the sin that is allowed to remain in the camp will fester and spread to others in the Church:  the leaven will inevitably leaven the whole lump.

The objection can be raised that we’re supposed to love everybody, and we’re not supposed to judge anyone.  However, true love is not blind to sin.  True love, God’s love, covers the sin by dealing with the sin at the Mercy Seat.  It is not love to ignore sin; we must deal with sin according to the Lord’s commandments.  We have a responsibility as the Scripture plainly puts it that, if we see our brother taken in a fault, to go to that one and restore him in a spirit of meekness.  This is true love!  The scripture clearly states that we must first die to our own selfish desires before we can be effectively used of God to help reach and meet the needs of others.

Now we have reached the very heart of the matter.  It is impossible to correctly discipline another until we have disciplined ourselves by first submitting to the Lord’s discipline.  As Jesus said, “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but consider not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”  (Matthew 7:1-5)

Jesus said do not judge, but he did not say to not deal with the mote in your brother’s eye.  Elsewhere, the Lord commands us to, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”  (John 7:24)  By combining this verse with the passage from Matthew, we can see that we must deal with the beam in our own eyes so that we can be able to help our brother with the mote in his.  If we attempt to correct our brother for the mote in his eye without first having dealt with our own hearts, then we are hypocrites.

It is sin to deal improperly with a brother who is in sin.  It is also sin to do nothing about it.  When a brother or a sister in the church sees an unclean spirit working through the life of a fellow church member, then the matter should be brought to the attention of the leadership of the Church.  The worst thing that can be done is to “share” the information with another member of the Church under the guise of a “prayer request”.  This is called gossip and backbiting in the Scripture.

This is not about fault finding, nit-picking, and idle, hurtful talk.  If you engage in that kind of behavior, you’re playing right into satan’s hands!  Do not underestimate the importance of this. It is a life and death matter!  The Church is a body, a living body: the body of Christ.  Just as each of us is concerned about our own physical health, we must be concerned about the health of the body of Christ.  The spirit of vampirism in the Church is a spreading cancer that must not be ignored.  It must be destroyed!

We are convinced that we are in the last days and it is time now more than ever for each of us to examine our own hearts and motives to make doubly sure that we are not giving place to the self-seeking spirit of vampirism to work through our lives to bring harm to others.  We pray that this message would serve as a spiritual mirror to help you see, deal with, and evict any unclean spirits that you may have given place to in your life.  It must be our life’s goal to be an asset and not a deficit to everyone we come in contact with.

We can’t stress enough the importance of getting understanding where this topic is concerned.  Also, please understand that it is our hearts’ deepest desire to expose the deadly work that this spirit has been inflicting on the Church, and that this is not, in any way, an attempt to promote animosity towards those among us who may be overtaken by this spirit of vampirism.  “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”  (Ephesians 6:12)

1 Thessalonians 5:4-10 says, “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.”  I pray that you will make it your goal to always be an asset and a giver of life to all you come in contact with each day.  The apostle Paul said, “I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”  (Acts 20:35)

By the way, you must realize that you are either part of the solution, or part of the problem.  If you stand in front of the mirror of this teaching and can see your yourself in it, you are well on your way to becoming an asset to the body of Christ.  However, if you stand in front of the mirror of this teaching and cannot see yourself, we suggest that you read it repeatedly until you can!  In either case, you will recognize the truth concerning this, which is far better than being blind to it.

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