Soul Ties through Laying on of Hands

Mira Avoids a Soul Tie through Laying on of Hands from Chapter 20 of Demons in the Sanctuary.

The board of Good Samaritan Church is learning more and more about Pastor Ralph Rutledge until they are in shock at his immoral and unethical conduct.  They become fully convinced that they must fire him and face the irate congregation who idolize the man.

Our author is close to choking with fear and sliding back in to the depression that she had been lifted out of some years previous.  Miriam Bellamy - Mira in the book – is author of Demons in the Sanctuary.  The book is written in fictional form.  From this date on I will treat it as factual based on the testimony of many witnesses who verify that Demons in the Sanctuary is a very accurate report of the events that unfolded at Good Samaritan Church.

I took a break of almost 4 months from the reading of Demons in the Sanctuary.  I pick up the account in Chapter 20.  Miriam is processing a request from Pastor Rutledge who hoped to “kneel before Mira and invite her to pray for him.”

In the book the two women Grace and Mira are both repelled and nauseated by the idea.  For some reason the very thought of it was disquieting to both women but they did not fully understand why.  But revelation was to come from a guest speaker at the woman’s ministry meeting.

She, too, reacted with a horrified expression and said: “Don’t do it!  Don’t even think of it.”  The woman explained two dangers of such a prayer.  One is that it creates a soul-tie, a connection with him that allows a transference of an evil spirit.  The second is that by submitting to another for prayer he makes them responsible for his soul.  This may reduce their confidence in providing accountability and opposing anything unethical he does.

“Lay hands suddenly on no man” nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure, says 1Timothy 5:22.  I have been taught that a wrong spirit can transfer (transference of spirits) as we pray for another with laying on of hands.  I have been told to take care, pray and follow good discernment.

There is a danger that anyone who prays for Pastor Rutledge  with laying of of hands will fall under the power of the demons that have a stronghold in him.  Similarly if he lays hands on and prays for you.  The demons may have used this technique for seduction and transference of spirits from Ralph Rutledge to others.

The lesson here is to take care in prayer involving the laying on of hands.  Always pray for discernment (listening prayer) when invited to do this.  If there is joy or peace in your heart that is a go ahead.  If there is a big void – a big nothing – then let the opportunity pass.

Another lesson from this is “Transference of spirits.”  That needs a separate entry.