God gave me a vision that I wrote about in my book, 23 Minutes in Hell. I was placed in a prison cell and I knew I was not alone. I saw two enormous beasts, unlike anything I had ever seen before. I saw demons in hell that the Bible refers to as tormentors, destroyers, evil angels and the host of the high ones. The creatures weren’t animals, but they weren’t human, either. Everything I described in my book is outlined in the Bible and the verses are all listed in my book. Believe the Bible, and not necessarily my experience.
The creatures were approximately 10 to 13 feet tall with a pure, unrestrained hatred. Each giant beast resembled a reptile in appearance but took on human form. Their arms and legs were unequal in length, out of proportion—without symmetry. The first one had bumps and scales all over its grotesque body. It had a huge protruding jaw, gigantic teeth and large sunken-in eyes. This creature was stout and powerful, with thick legs and abnormally large feet. It was pacing violently around the cell like a caged bull, and its demeanor was extremely ferocious.
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/**/The second beast was taller and thinner; with very long arms and razor-sharp fins that covered its body. It had claws that were nearly a foot long. I could hear the demons speaking to each other. Although I could not identify what language it was, somehow I could understand their words. They were awful words—terrible, blasphemous language that spewed from their mouths expressing extreme hatred for God.
Suddenly they turned their attention toward me. First there were only two demons but later two more creatures came into the cell. I had the feeling that these four beings had been “assigned” to me. One of the creatures picked me up and threw me into the wall. The following are just a few verses that indicate demons torment people in hell:
Matthew 18:34, “Deliver him to the tormentors.”
Luke 12:47, “They will be beaten with many stripes or beaten with few.” (Who is doing the beating?)
Matthew 24:51, “I will cut him in pieces and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth…”
Job 33:22, “His soul draws near the Pit (dungeon, corruption, decay) and his life to the executioners (destroyers).”
These demons have great strength. I was comparable to the weight of a water glass in its hand.
I was extremely nauseous from the terrible, foul stench coming from the creatures. It was absolutely disgusting, foul and rotten. The odor was extremely toxic, and that alone should have killed me. I was taken out of the cell and placed next to a large pit of fire where thousands of people were burning and crying out with blood curdling screams.
I was standing on a solid bed of maggots as I watched the demons push people back into this massive pit. There were demons of all shapes and sizes also lining this cavern wall. They were hideous and grotesque.
Demons also dwell on earth. They can torment a person with fear, sickness, disease, poverty, confusion and turmoil. Demons can harass and even possess a person. Jesus told us Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy but the Bible instructs us on how to combat the schemes of the devil:
James 4:7, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour.”
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When Satan approached Jesus with temptation, Jesus quoted the word of God and he fled. We can do the same but we must read the Bible in order to know what to quote. Jesus gave us authority over demons that attempt to invade our lives. He said in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Will we submit ourselves to God and exercise the authority we have in Christ to run him off? If we don’t, we will fall prey to demonic attacks.
Bill Wiese is the author of New York Times best-selling book, 23 Minutes In Hell, the story of his life-changing visit to hell in 1998. Bill has since authored six additional book titles, and continues to share his experience around the world. He and his wife Annette founded Soul Choice Ministries in late 2006 and have dedicated their lives to reaching the unsaved. For more information about Bill Wiese and Soul Choice Ministries please visit us at: https://soulchoiceministries.org/. You can find more of Bill’s teachings at: https://www.youtube.com/user/BillWieseTV.
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