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with my sister. As in the situation with my sister, malevolent entities may gain access to an individual’s being through agreements. They may have control over certain areas of the person’s being, manifesting in various ways including spiritually, emotionally, or physically by influencing and energizing deviant behaviors and afflictions. In instances where an individual turns from their salvation—from God—they may be possessed by demons to the point where the demon has complete control over their being, acting out their evil deeds through the individual. In the natural, if an owner leaves his house vacant, squatters may enter and take possession. Likewise, if an individual turns from God and/or is no longer filled by His Holy Spirit, demons may move in and possess the individual who is left empty of the Holy Spirit. References Lumpkin, Joseph B. 2011. The Books of Enoch: The Angels, The Watchers and The Nephilim. Blountsville: Fifth Estate Publishers. Russell, Jeffrey. 1981. Satan: The Early Christian Tradition. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, Sage House.