Prepare-for-War

game, and within a month had committed suicide. I asked Bob if he thought his deity had something to do with his friend's suicide. The only answer he would give me was, "Perhaps." Finally I said, "Bob, let's get honest. Your powers come from demon spirits and your deity is actually a demon which affects every aspect of your life, not just the game. It rules you. Did you know that you can be set free from the rule of your deity?" Bob broke at that point and admitted that he would like to be free from the power of his deity, but he did not know how it could be done. As you counsel with people involved in such games, look for keys in their everyday lives. You will find that the more they are in contact with the spirit world and under the bond age of demons, the more their lives outside the game are af fected by the rules of the game itself. Bob is an excellent example of this. Bob did not know that the "powers" or deities he played with in the game were described as demon spirits in the Bible. But he did know the very real power and existence of these spirits both within, and outside of, the game. Don't forget, most people involved in the game do not know about demons. They only know the "power" of the entities within the game and quickly find out that those powers are effective outside the game as well. Often they will refer to the spirit world as the "third" or "fourth dimension." You will need to explain to them how the Bible views these "other dimensions" and the powers within them. Doorways Through Sex I discussed in Chapter 9 the scriptural reasons for sexual sins opening doorways to demons. Any participation in sexual perversions directly opens a person up to the inflow

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