BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia (CNN) -- A young hiker whose body was found in northern Georgia died from blunt force trauma to the head and was decapitated, an autopsy found Tuesday.
Meredith Emerson was last seen hiking with her dog on Blood Mountain in Georgia on New Year's Day. Meanwhile, charges against the suspect in the case were upgraded to murder, making Gary Michael Hilton, 61, potentially eligible for the death penalty, prosecutors said.
DeKalb, IL 2/14/08 Steven Kazmierczak. opened fire on a geology class Thursday at Northern Illinois University, shooting 21 people before turning the gun on himself. Six people were killed in addition to the shooter, who committed suicide. He carried three guns into the classroom, calmly reloading between volleys.
NYC 2/12/08 Dr. Kathryn Faughey, 56, was hacked to death with a meat cleaver inside her East 79th Street office around 8 p.m. Tuesday by an unknown man. She also was stabbed some 15 times. Police said the man apparently knew the layout of the building. He escaped through a back entrance. Dr. Kent Shinbach, who came to Faughey's aid, was also injured by the suspect.
The FBI statistics on violent crimes are claimed to be decreasing from 1973 to 2005 from just under 50 per 1000 to about 20 per 1000, children under 12 not included
Note: The violent crimes included are rape, robbery, aggravated and simple assault, and homicide.
Deceiving: adjusted for population, not totals, does not include unreported estimates, severity or viciousness of individual crimes, molestation’s and children, backgrounds of criminals, or impact on individuals and communities. According to the Census Bureau, the US population increased by about 130 million from 1950 to 2000 from 150 to just over 281 million. The above statistic on crime is from the US Justice Bureau.
What does it all mean?
Dr. Peterson continues:
THE REALITY OF DEMONIC POWER-Ch IBiblical Declarations of Demonic Activity
Are we living in a time of accelerated demonic activity? Does the teaching apply to us today?
DECLARATIONS FROM THE WORLDThe people of the world believe it! The magazine Newsweek tells us that "today tens of thousands across the U.S. are dabbling in Satanism, witchcraft, voodooism and other forms of black and white magic!' Time magazine consecrates a special edition entitled "The Occult Revival....Satan Returns!" The French magazine Evenenment de Jeudi" says that "73% of the French consult their horoscopes" Others as the Le Nouvel Observateur and France Soir consecrate many pages about demonic forces. The occult is present on the screens of our movie theaters, our televisions and our computers. The newspapers advertise the services of spiritual mediums, witches and fortunetellers. Charlatans abound but there are those who are for real. Films, book stores, horoscopes, mediums, healers, fortunetellers, etc., proclaim Satan's program and activities.
DECLARATIONS FROM THE WORD
If it were not so we must rip out many pages of our Bibles. "Demonia" (gr for demons) is found 60 times in the New Testament. "Diabolos" (gr for the devil), Satan, Lucifer, the dragon, etc. covers pages of the Bible. It is sufficient to read Ephesians 6:12, 5:8 and James 4:7. Other texts confirm this as 1 John 4:4; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Matthew 10:1; Luke 10:17; John 14:50; 2Timothy 2:26 and many others. The Old Testament likewise proclaims "The Lord has rejected you because you welcome foreigners from the east who practice magic and communicate with evil spirits" (Isaiah 2:16). The historical fall of Satan is recorded in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14.
The occult sciences can be summed up by the 8 ways it was practiced in Deuteronomy 18:9-14...
Divination (Ezekiel 21:26-28; 2 Kings 21:6; Acts 16:6)
Astrology (2 Kings 23:5; Isaiah 47:1 3-1 5)
Augur, Soothsaying (2 Kings 17:17-18; Isaiah 8:18-10; 29:4)
Magicians (Exodus 22:18; 1 Samuel 15:23)
Charmers (Psalms 58:4-6; Numbers 23:33)
Necromancers (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6; Job 7:9-10; 2 Samuel 12:23)
& Witch/Wizard/Sorcerer (Leviticus 20:6-27; 19:26,31; Isaiah 8:18)
Their methods are revealed:
They viciously attack... 1 Peter 5:8
They take advantage of our weaknesses...2 Corinthians 2:11
They blind spiritual vision.. .2 Corinthians 4:4
They steal away the truth... Mathew 13:19
They deceive...Revelation 13:9; 2 Corinthians 1:14-15
They hinder the witness of the Gospel. .2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
They afflict and destroy... Acts 5:3
They possess. Mathew 8:31
They tempt...Luke 22:33
They control...Mark 9:22
They speak... Mathew 9:32; Isaiah 8:19
The world believes it! The Word of God declares it! The existence and the activity of demons are realities! We must prepare ourselves to do battle against them. But in so doing we must realize that there are dangers to be avoided.
DANGERS TO BE AVOIDEDWhen dealing with the invisible world we must realize that they are subtle. We must not fall in a pit of false doctrine or practices. The Bible must be our guide, so watch out for the following devices of our enemy.
EXTREMISM:
C. S. Lewis: "There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence The other is to believe and feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight."
"Demons, demons are everywhere!" Obsessed with the idea and suspect mental or emotional problems, all sicknesses, accidents, lust, etc. as demonic." They don't exist!" "They were for Bible times!" Then Deuteronomy 18:10-13; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Ephesians 6:12; Mark 5, etc., are not true! Some have the theory of accommodation, symbolism or mental problems to try to prove they don't exist.
EXPERIENCES:
Real Bible students base experiences on Biblical doctrine and not doctrine on experiences which results in easy spiritual formulas as well as dangerous short cuts.
EXCUSES:
Blaming everything on the devil! We do have 3 enemies who are allies: Satan, the flesh (our selves) and the world. They all work together. But don't blame the devil if it is your fleshly desires or the lust of the world is at fault!
EGOISM:
When in such spiritual combat many times one feels that they have reached the summit of spiritual attainment. 1 Timothy 3:6 warns us ~. . Lest being lifted up in pride he falls into the condemnation of the devil. Jesus warns of this in Luke 10:20.
ERRONEOUSLY EQUIPPED:According to 2 Corinthians 2:11 and Ephesians 4:27 you can be ignorant of his devices. That is the reason for this study. to equip us for the battle. The emphasis is on Jesus but we must know how the enemy works.
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