Expert: Brenda Martin - 1/30/2006

Question
Hi . I am struggling with something. I know their is a God every since i was little ive always believed in God im very nice and kind. but lately its like ive been fighting something in me that kinda tells me not to believe in God i know i do sometimes i cry because i cant take it anymore. Its like their is something in me in my mind telling me otherwise.can it be because i think too much on the matter. i believe in God honestly and truthful before i started feeling this way ..i was getting more spiritual and started reading the bible and then this thing happened. i feel an evil presence that is trying to turn me away. and now im more in contact with God than every but there is still something. Ive been having very bad dreams and i see evil things at night not literally but in my mind like when i wake up in the middle of the night. its like theres a constant battle between my holy god and evil in me. ive been seeing alot of duplicate numbers also at the time this started happening on almost every clock i look like 1:11 2:22 4:44 i dont know if that has something to do with it. i just need advice i have also read that the mean one already knows who he wants or has his eye on some people or souls that he will try to get . some people also speculate that the mark of the beast are credit cards .cash registers but my credit card ends in 666 and my dlicense ends in 999 ...maybe its just a coiencedence but what i feel is real. i just dont know what to do. i love god so much. please answer my question. please and thank you for everything. should i just leave the matter of God alone for awhile!

Answer
hi there, you said--"LATELY ITS LIKE IVE BEEN FIGHTING SOMETHING IN ME THAT KINDA TELLS ME NOT TOBELIEVE IN GOD"

strange how it has just happened “lately” makes me wonder what you have been reading or watching on t.v. “lately”

"ITS LIKE THEIR IS SOMETHING IN ME IN MY MIND TELLING ME OTHERWISE, ITS LIKE THERES A CONSTANT BATTLE BETWEEN MY HOLY GOD AND EVIL IN ME"

Well it is a constant battle to serve God, the bible tells us for instance; Paul waged a war every day with his fallen flesh, he said his mind was telling him one thing, but his heart was telling him another, so that is not unusual.

"BEFORE I STARTED FEELING THIS WAY ..I WAS GETTING MORE SPIRITUAL AND STARTED READING THE BIBLE AND THEN THIS THING HAPPENED."

Ah now that's to be expected, you see unknown to the majority of people today they are already serving Satan, why? because they are not serving God correctly, they maybe go to church once a week, but the rest of the week they “do their own thing” so as long as people are serving God incorrectly he leaves them alone, if you see what I mean. What Satan does not want however is for people to start studying God's word and then in turn worship him correctly, so yes you will not be pleasing Satan by studying the bible.

"VERY BAD DREAMS AND I SEE EVIL THINGS AT NIGHT NOT LITERALLY BUT IN MY MIND LIKE WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT."

See again this makes me wonder what you have been reading or watching lately, have a think, because the world is saturated with Satan ,he is in movies, books, t.v and all these things he uses to gain entry into our minds and homes.

"I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE MEAN ONE ALREADY KNOWS WHO HE WANTS OR HAS HIS EYE ON SOME PEOPLE OR SOULS THAT HE WILL TRY TO GET"

Ah now where did you read this? ”the mean one etc.” doesn't sound like a good book, sounds like one to be avoided. That is utter nonsense, so don't believe that, it is not what God's word says at all. Satan wants ALL of us, he has no preference, but he also knows he will not get all of us, and he knows his time is short, soon he will be destroyed by God, so he is intensifying his efforts in the world right now. It makes no difference what HE WANTS he is only a creation of the Almighty, it is God who has the last say.

MY CREDIT CARD ENDS IN 666 AND MY DLICENSE ENDS IN 999 .

Few Bible topics have evoked as much interest and concern as the prophecy about the mysterious mark, or name, of “the wild beast”—the number 666. On television and the Internet, as well as in movies, books, and magazines, the mark of the beast has been the focus of endless speculation.

Some believe that 666 is the mark of the Biblical antichrist. Others say that it signifies some form of compulsory identification, such as a tattoo or an implanted microchip with a digital code that identifies the person as a servant of the beast. Still others hold that 666 is the mark of the Catholic papacy. Substituting Roman numerals for the letters in a form of the pope's official title, Vicarius Filii Dei (Vicar of the Son of God), and manipulating the figures a little, they come up with 666. It is also claimed that the same number can be calculated from the Latin name of Roman Emperor Diocletian and from the Hebrew version of the name Nero Caesar.

These fanciful and contrived interpretations, however, are very different from what the Bible itself says about the mark of the beast. —2 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 1:5; 4:8.
Satan wants mankind to have all these wrong ideas about him, so don't. You just remember he may be stronger than humans but he is no match for his Creator, he is only allowed a short reign by God and only allowed what God permits, nothing more.

"SHOULD I JUST LEAVE THE MATTER OF GOD ALONE FOR AWHILE!"

Definitely not! that is exactly what Satan wants, if you stop serving God then Satan has won, my advice is, think when all this started and what you have been reading, watching, etc. it may be that you have invited him in, on the other hand it may be nothing.

Run for protection to One who is even stronger. “The name of JEHOVAH is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection.” (Proverbs 18:10) Take shelter with Jehovah God, and know that soon mankind will be freed from the influence of that evil one, Satan. What a joyful relief that will be!—Revelation 20:1-3.

Satan cannot stay in the same room with anyone who calls on God's name, so you say JEHOVAH and if there's anything there, believe me it will flee.

All the best
Brenda