Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui claimed he was like Christ.
Paul Davis has extensive experience in managing demonic possession, mind renewal, inner transformation, and helping confused people become integrated and congruent. Paul’s ability to move in the supernatural power of God to break the demonic influences that destroy human beings has impacted people on every continent.
“If God does not touch our feelings, the devil will. Religion that is cold as ice is never pleasant. The Church was meant to be a lifeboat, not a pleasure boat. If we do not rescue the perishing, we will have than rescue ourselves.” .” -Paul F. Davis
Cho’s deceptive decline and the critical components that led to him being overtaken by demons were:
1. Cho was a lonely loner and an isolated recluse.
“Isolation is a breeding ground for deception. The devil preys on the weak and works on people when they are alone. The first banana to be peeled is the one that separates from the bunch. Downtime is the playground of the devil”. Paul F Davis
Satan is the father of lies, spouting falsehoods and accusations. Untruths put a person down and lower their self-esteem, while accusations make them question who they are.
“There are three origins of voices: God, man, and the devil. Isolated individuals are often unable to differentiate between the voices they hear and often internally appropriate them as their own. Internalizing and personally appropriating the directives of a demonic voice can be both deceptive and deadly”. -Paul F. Davis
2. Cho was jealous and envious.
Cho left an angry note in her bedroom against rich women and children.
Jealousy is the wrath of man and envy like rottenness in the bones (Proverbs 6:34; 14:30). Cho was consumed with jealousy and envy, which at the height of his fueled his fit of rage.
3. Cho was suicidal.
He had mentioned killing himself to his roommates. The devil was certainly working overtime to kill, rob, and destroy this young man.
Jesus warned of a day when people would kill in the name of God and claim they are serving him. Those who kill do not know God (John 16:1-3; Exodus 20:13).
“The eyes are the window to the soul. Cho Seung-Hui’s eyes revealed another resident occupying and possessing him. Cho’s dull eyes showed a lifelessness and abandonment. His body was the host and the demons the parasitic inhabitants, which clearly spoke through him during his video manifesto mentioning ‘my children, my brothers and sisters’ for which there was no factual basis.”
Cho’s deep sense of self-loathing and contempt for human life comes through in his creative and angry writing.
4. Cho lacked strong values, beliefs, and faith.
He appears to have been preoccupied with American religion and values. He lashed out at snobs, debauchery, and deceitful charlatans on campus.
Unsure of his beliefs, what little Cho knew twisted and perverted him. The strange inscription on one of his arms, the words “ISMAIL AX” in red ink, refers to the nearby sacrifice of Abraham’s son Isaac before God intervened. Apparently, Cho identified himself with the ideal of sacrifice, although he grossly distorted and perverted this truth in his interpretation of the Scriptures and his intent to kill.
God wants people to be living sacrifices, not dead (Romans 12:1-2). Unfortunately, Satan knows and quotes the Bible more than most Christians (Matthew 4:5-6). The devil twisted the sacred text and Cho along with it.
“We can’t pretend that demons don’t exist. Demon-possessed and troubled youth like Cho Seung-Hui are labeled weird, but they must be set free by the love and power of God. Mary Magdalene was packing seven demons before Jesus unload your luggage. Jesus commanded his disciples to cast out demons, not to create denominations!” -Paul F. Davis
5. Cho lacked loving and confrontational friends.
When Simon Magus tried to buy God’s gift with money, the Apostle Peter rebuked him for such an evil thought as that his heart was not right in the sight of God (Acts 8:9-25).
The apostle Paul told Elymas the sorcerer that he was full of all cunning and wickedness, the son of the devil, the enemy of all righteousness, and that he perverts the straight ways of the Lord (Acts 13:6-12).
“Cho, sadly, never had anyone who loved him enough to bravely and compassionately confront him. Although Cho believed in Christ, his heart was not right in God’s sight. Instead of dealing with his own issues and unfinished business Cho in his pride was silently accusatory and murderous. By dissociating himself and projecting his pain onto others, Cho never recovered.”
“Cho’s internal pains and wounds attracted demons to feast on him like vultures on a dead corpse. His fragile and shattered identity led him to a deadly fate. Our society desperately needs a powerful spirituality capable of restoring identity.” of people and expel internally lodged demons.
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