when i was older, and it had been several years since their family had moved, my mom finally told me what happened.

my mom said she had been visited by a demon that said it would kill her parents if she told anyone about it, and that she had to stop going to church or it would kill her parents. she couldn't pray, couldn't worship God, and was basically torchered for several years in this way, for the demon wouldn't leave her alone.

after they moved, someone exorsized the demon, prayed over her body, and eventually the demon left the body. she was able to tell her story and now functions normally.

can tell you this, however. even if I hadn't heard the story, and from someone I trust and about someone I know, I would believe in demon possession. Demons love confusion, and as the Bible says, God is not the author of confusion. and we are humans, not indestructible, un-puncturable objects. we are easy to possess, i imagine, as long as God isn't protecting us.

i think it also happens to test us.:)

also I would believe simply because I believe God controls the Bible's content, and God never lies.