What a powerful testimony of God’s goodness from a couple who visited us in Ohio at our Deliverance Meetings:
“Sorry that this testimony is so long in coming. It has been quite busy on our side of the planet since the deliverance. But I want the Lord to has His glory!For the two weeks between the discovery of the demons and actual deliverance, Ashley and I planted our faces in the carpet. We prayed, listened to worship music, sprinkled holy water around the apartment, and took communion once a day. Two other friends and I began to fast for Ashley, and for the victory of the Lord. And glory be to His name! He delivered!
We had two sessions with Jay, the first lasting about two hours, and the second around 6 – 8 hours, extending until 5 AM the next morning. The demons never manifested, but spoke to Ashley internally. In reflecting on this, both Ashley and I think that they were too week to manifest in any physical way, after being warred against with prayer and fasting.
In our first session, we discovered that Ashley had a total of 56 demons. We, by the grace of God, expelled 14 in the first night. Ashley and I truly felt as though the Lord had delivered them into our hands. We called up the strongman, who’s name was Anger, and he had 11 underlings in his command. Upon challenging him, we found that he actually wanted to leave – he told us! He was ready to get out of there! How amazing is our God! He had completely weakened and surrounded the enemy out of His great love!
Anger put up a little bit of a struggle, mainly because he wanted to leave on his own terms. Jay quickly sent him and his minions to the pit. Next was Fear, and one demon under him. We found out that fear caused the nose bleed the other night. We cast him out without any manifestations or trouble. Any time we met resistance, Ashley drank some Holy Water and the demons screamed in agony.
In our second session, we cast out unclean spirits such as Suicide, Retribution, Woeful, Pain, Puny, Insecurity, and Resentment, as well as many others. We found that many of the spirits were generational, but some were let in through doors. Nevertheless, their curses and holds were broken and they were cast out in Jesus’ victorious name!
During the deliverance, Ashley could see vivid pictures in her mind of the demons. She saw demons fighting each other, being cut in half by the sword of the Spirit, Angels coming to assist – she even saw Jesus! While casting out the spirit of Suicide, Jay had me (her husband) put anointing oil on her wrists and legs where Ashley had cut herself. She said that while I did that, Jesus appeared (in her mind’s eye) on His knees, bandaging up her wounds. He said, “See, it’s all better now.” Ashley cried from being touched by the compassion of our Lord.
Among the most vidid images, Jay called for the Arch-angel of the area to come and assist in the deliverance. As soon as he asked, Ashley saw the angel bust in through the doors of the church with anger. He was taller than the other angels, surrounded in flames with a big sword. He ran many demons through with his sword, and greatly assisted in the deliverance.
Near the end of the ordeal, Ashley said that Jesus came, wearing a white robe with a purple sash and a crown. As soon as He appeared, the angels all bowed with their sword points in the ground. She commented on how the sight was very cool, because Jesus was meek and humble, but all of the angels still knew that He was King. Before it was over, Jesus lifted her chin so that He looked her in the eye as if to say, “See, I told you I would be here at the end of it all.”
In all things let Jesus have the praise! He is King! Victorious and risen! Splendor and majesty and glory be to Him forever and ever! He given freedom to my wife!
We will be forever thankful!
Praise the Lord!”
Submitted by Jay Bartlett