Then as a young boy, gathering around the TV with my parents and watching the horror of the killings of Rev Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy. And as tragic as all these were, we as a nation were able to pick ourselves up and celebrate the 1969 landing on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Ask anyone from this time period and they will tell you where they were and what they were doing.
The same can be said for September 11, 2001 when the attack on the World Trade Center in New York virtually shut down the United States of America. I can remember being at work and watching the towers tumble. The shock of that day still haunts many today. The loss of over 3,000 lives and the thought of families affected by that tragedy still breaks my heart.
December 14, 2012 will be a day many will remember for a long time. I was on morning break when I clicked on the news app of my phone to read a breaking story in Sandy Hook,CT. The time was 9:48AM and the initial reports were that 16 kindergarten children and six adult teachers and school administrators were murdered at an elementary school. Immediately, the outrage I felt turned to sadness for the parents of those children. As the day wore on a grieving nation stopped and began to ask the questions, "how could this happen." "Why did those children have to suffer at the hands of a killer?"
Then came the question that is asked every time a tragedy such as this strikes; "why did God allow this to happen?"
Adam Lanza was 20 years old at the time he gunned down 20 children ages six and under. The mental profile of young Adam Lanza enveloped much of the reporting on Friday, December 14. He was labeled autistic and disturbed. He was called a loner with no friends. Here are some statements by people who knew him:
"My brother has always been a nerd," Ryan Lanza said then, according to Milas. "He still wears a pocket protector."
Catherine Urso, who attended a vigil in Newtown, Conn., said her college-age son knew the killer and remembered him for his alternative style.
"He just said he was very thin, very remote and was one of the goths," referring to a style of dress noted for a heavily black wardrobe.
When I read this quote, something jumped out at me and caught my immediate attention. It is something the mainstream media is ignorant about and will not cover its implication. When referring to Adam as a "goth", the occultic influence of the goth movement began to gnaw at me.
The Goth Movement had its origins in Great Britian and although the style of dress marked who the goths were, it was their dabbling in vampirism and witchcraft that made them dangerous and open game for demons. In an 1998 article titled Youth and The Occult, Jason Barker describes a lifestyle that leads to demonic intervention. The article can be read here: http://www.watchman.org/occult/teenwitch.htm
Here is the opening paragraph that describes what many teens are becoming involved in and the outcome of this lifestyle leads to the dark world of satan and his co-hort of fallen angels.
As the next article shows, the occult is becoming an increasingly common component of television programs oriented towards youth. The increased exposure of witchcraft and other occultic practices is increasing the acceptance of these practices by youth as exciting, exotic alternatives to mainstream religion (particularly Christianity).
An informal study of local teenagers by the Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader in 1997 showed that “Most said there’s a subculture at nearly every school that includes Anne Rice-influenced gothic kids, faux vampires and outcast kids who dabble in the occult. After all, in the Bible Belt, what could be more shocking than experimenting with witchcraft, vampirism or Satanism?”1 The study concluded that most signs of teenage involvement in the occult (such as satanic symbols on book bag or bumper sticker) are merely a superficial sign of temporary rebellion against societal boundaries.
A small percentage of teens who show signs of occultic interests, however, become heavily involved in serious occultic practices.2 The results of their involvement in the occult can be tragic.
One such example is the case of Kentucky teen Rod Ferrell. You can watch the video of Rod's story on our website, www.answersfortheparanormal.org
Click on the tab REAL Paranormal Stories and see where this involvement in the occult will lead. Here is a description of the satanic exploits of Rod Ferrell.
Youth and the Occult: A Worst-Case Example
The study by the Herald-Leader was motivated by the murder of two people on November 25, 1996, by a vampire cult led by Kentucky teenager Rod Ferrell.
Ferrell claims that, as a young child, he was exposed to occult rituals and human sacrifices by his father and first stepfather.3 More plausibly, Ferrell also claims to have been exposed to the occult and vampirism as a child through playing Dungeons & Dragons.4 He began to engage in serious occultic practices following his mother’s second divorce, walking in cemeteries at night, cutting himself and offering his blood to others, and pretending to be a 500 year-old vampire named “Vesago.”5
In addition to more typical acts of teenage rebellion (such as using drugs and avoiding school), Ferrell became involved in a role-playing game called Vampire: The Masquerade. Masquerade players physically engage in the actions of their characters, much like they would do if performing in a play, whereas traditional tabletop role-playing games involve dice, playing cards, and other components used by players to imagine the action being described.
Ferrell’s pretense at vampirism eventually led him into contact with a young man named Stephen Murphy, who led Ferrell towards “crossing over” and becoming a real vampire.6 This friendship ended in 1996 after Murphy attacked Ferrell; shortly after, Ferrell’s mother was charged with soliciting a minor (Murphy’s 14 year-old brother), whom she begged to “‘cross her over’ and have her as his vampire bride.”7
During his friendship with Murphy, Ferrell began his friendships with Charity Lynn Keesee, Howard Scott Anderson, and Dana Cooper. These three constituted the members of Ferrell’s “vampire cult,” engaging in group sex and drinking blood as part of their vampire rituals.8 The four youth allegedly killed Richard Wendorf and Naoma Queen at the behest of their daughter, Heather Wendorf, so that Heather could join the cult. The cult was captured in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, allegedly while travelling to New Orleans to meet Anne Rice.9
Ferrell was sentenced to death for the murders of Wendorf and Queen. At his sentencing the judge described Ferrell as “a disturbed young man” who proves “there is genuine evil in the world.”10
There is no doubt in my mind that like Rod Ferrell, Adam Lanza, through his involvement in the occult, became a murderous tool of satan. Jesus tells us in John 8:44, He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Adam took on the characteristics of his father, satan, by delving into the world of the occult and like his father, became a murderer. I know that I will be laughed at and ridiculed by this view. The Apostle Paul understood the unseen battle that takes place in this world; put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,
12 because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places; Eph 6:11-12
The political pundits have seized the opportunity to force their agendas. The democrats are crying for stricter gun control. Many on the left have even desired total gun control and confiscation. The republicans on the right are championing the second amendment and the right to bear arms. Both parties do not understand the battle being waged in the heavenlies.
It is satan's desire to disarm and to bring about his one world system of government. America is being led down the path of globalism and loss of sovereignty. The United states constitution is being shredded right before our eyes. And where is the voice of the "church" today? She has become too rich and in need of nothing! It is time for believers in Jesus Christ to stand on the Word of God and preach the gospel to a dying nation.
We at Answers For The Paranormal extend our heartfelt condolences to those who lost their children in this tragedy. The agendas of political parties have no place in this tragedy. Our time on this earth is so short. It is only what we have done with Jesus Christ that will matter for eternity.
We mourn with the rest of this nation. But we mourn more for souls lost who have not placed faith in Christ. Won't you consider today your need to repent of your sins and turn to Christ.
9 that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,
10 for with the heart doth [one] believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
11 for the Writing saith, `Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'
12 for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich to all those calling upon Him,
13 for every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'
