PASTORS NOT SUPRISED!
REPORTS OF devil-worship altars being found at sites where the security forces have carried out operations have come as no surprise to some of the island’s church leaders, who have been fighting against this practice for years.
“The prophecies have made it very clear that in these last days the evil one is going to be more influential in his activities and so we are expecting it to get worse before it gets any better,” said Pastor Charles Brevitt, who ministers at the Glendevon and Norwood Seventh-day Adventist churches in Montego Bay, St James.
“I feel that some of the things that are happening are extraordinary and, therefore, it’s not surprising to me that there are demonic forces, and persons who interact with the underworld and are being influenced in that regard,” added Brevitt.
He was supported by the Reverend Glendon Powell of the Church of the Open Bible in Flankers and Unity Hall, in Montego. Powell told The Sunday
Gleaner that he was fully aware that a lot of doors have been open for demonic operations in the country.
“One opens the door through the type of music, the lyrics, through our ears, eyes, your mouth, and private areas. So some of the things people watch and listen to, you can have infestation of demons.”
St James has been the epicentre of Jamaica’s crime earthquake over the past two years, with allegations that persons involved in the illegal lottery scam were taking part in blood rituals, getting midday ‘baths’ from spiritual healers and wearing special clothing or rings, which are believed to keep them safe. KING POWELL
More than one year ago, Pastor Knollis King of the Montego Bay-based Rose Heights Full Gospel Church of God charged that some of the young people engaged in the crime haunting St James had embraced devil worshipping and witchcraft practices.
King further charged that some of the young people had given themselves to the world of the occult, and the practice of drinking blood was the norm in scamming circles.
That was underscored by Minister of National Security Robert Montague just over a week ago as he told his colleagues in