Expert: Jim Samoh - 10/3/2008

Question
I believe my son has seen satan on more than one occasion.  He is under 4 years old and has no idea who satan is or what he looks like.  The most recent occurence happened about 2 1/2 - 3 months ago.  We were shopping and all of a sudden he just stopped walking and was staring at an empty chair and began to shake in fear.  He kept telling me he wanted to leave, "I want to leave now mamma" "there is a scary man in that chair".  About 3 weeks after this happened he saw a picture, it was an ad for a beer and it looked like the classic depiction of satan minus being red.  He looked up and said "oh, I saw that man before, at the store, remember mamma".  My question is, what do I need to do.  The other times he has said he saw a man, it was in our home.

Answer
Your son needs serious help from a qualified pastor/priest.  Manifestations of this sort most often have an underlying reason/cause.  I would recommend a couple of books for further reading after you get a pastor involved.  Bob Larson has written many books over the years on things of this nature, I would recommend reading some of them.  Please get your son the spiritual help he needs.