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Question:
1) In the Tobit book, the
Archangel Rafael didnīt tell the truth when Tobit, the father,
ask Him about who He was. Is it possible an angel or archangel
to lie? Could you explain me it?
2) Regarding about Spiritual World, could someone be persecute
by demons if his ancestors had contact with the deaths spirits?
If it is possible,how to solve it? Where can I obtain more
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Answer:
Dr. Alexander Roman
alex@unicorne.org
With respect to the Archangel Raphael, it is
NOT that he lied to Tobit, but that he simply chose not to reveal his
identity to him at that time.
If we should be drawn into gossip about someone we know and asked about
that person's private life, for example, we may say something like, "I
don't know anything about that" even though we may know full well about
the details that are being sought by others.
Is that a lie? On the face of it - yes it is. Would it be a sin? No, not
at all. Another example is in the Gospels when the Lord Jesus is asked by
His relatives if He would be going to Jerusalem for the feast. Christ
responds by telling them that He would not be going. He then later decided
to go alone and attends incognito at first. Again, this is all a matter of
intention and meaning.
Can someone be persecuted by demons for the sins of his or her ancestors?
Absolutely not! The point is that if someone or some place appears to be
prone to what appears to be demonic activity - it is necessary to call on
the Church and her priests to step in with the requisite blessings and
exorcisms to resolve the matter.
In such a case, it is to no one's benefit to ponder WHY that would be
occurring, but to ask for the Church's ministrations to ward off the evil.
I grew up in an old house where, on the third floor, there was quite the
paranormal activity. I could hear, and remember to this day, voices
speaking quickly to each other in the hallway. When I asked my parents
about their late night guests, they said no one had been over to see them!
Then one night, around three o'clock in the morning, the lights went on in
the room where I was sleeping - furniture actually moved around the room
and then clothing began floating in the air eventually coming down to
cover me from neck to toe . . .
A priest was asked to come by and bless our room which I shared with my
brother (he was so frightened that he crawled out of the room). After this
there were no further incidents.
I recently moved into a new home where, in the middle of the night, a
series of ten hard knocks could be heard in the house. The number was
always "ten" and in a series. I anointed the doorposts of our home with
Holy Water and then a priest came to bless our house. The knocking stopped
the very night when I used the Holy Water.
Anyone who feels he or she is affected by evil directly should immediately
begin to pray and invoke the Name of our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus
Christ. Blessed icons should be put up with a Cross (one should wear a
Holy Cross around one's neck and other sacred objects as one may) and Holy
Water should be used to bless oneself, one should drink some etc. And a
priest should be consulted.
We should always remember that the devils are angels. This means that they
have awesome power. As one writer once put it, a single angel could reduce
the earth to ashes with a mere act of its will, but God would not permit
it.
St Peter reminds us that we are doing battle with powers and
principalities. He means that we are struggling with demons who are the
fallen angels. And this is the only battle where victory is assured by . .
. retreating. We must retreat to the safe harbour of prayer, the Sign of
the Cross and the Church's ministrations.
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