At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him.He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ.
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I just watched the 'Exorcism of Emily Rose' for the first time last night, and even though I don't much care for horror stories...I had heard that this one was based on a true story and had a spiritual message. It was and it did...wow! I'm sure that they dramatized some scenes for entertainment value...but still...we get the message.
At one point an expert witness is asked why there seem to be more 'exorcisms' performed in third world countries and the answer is kind of shocking. Unfortunately I don't remember her exact words but the gist of it is that we in our 'civilized societies' have learned to cover up posessions...we give people drugs to cope with it and we call it by any other name imaginable...except for what it actually is.
Isn't it funny that in Bible one of the things that we often see Jesus do, is cast out demons. Why is this not happening more frequently in our churches today? Are there less demons in this day and age...hmmm...by looking around, it would appear that the opposite is actually true...so how come? Personally I just think that satan has done his work well...the less we believe in him and his folks the quicker he can get to us.
Towards the end of the movie we find out that Emily Rose had an encounter with the Blessed Mother and was given the option to go home with her at that moment or to continue on with her suffering so that many souls could be won for God by her story(she chose to stay)...the message of her life is that demons are real.
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