What I have to write here is similar to the Old Hag Syndrome or sleep paralysis. It happened back in September 1978, while I lived in Vancouver B.C., but I still have a strong memory of the incident.
Two words I don't or won't use lightly are demonic or satanic and will use them only when the situation calls for it. Back in September 1978 I had a dream where I was walking home via the back alley behind where I lived. The alley ended in a T-formation at a Baptist Church about 5 doors west of where I lived. Around the corner came a black cloud I can only describe as satanic. I got into where I lived before the cloud caught up to me. Still in the dream I made myself a cup of instant coffee just before climbing into bed.
At 4 a.m. I was wakened up by a heavy object on my chest. It felt as if an anvil was placed on top of me. What it was a being of pure blackness and fiery red eyes with two horns coming out each side of its head. It had a hand around my throat as the demon attempted to strangle me to death. My efforts to fight this satanic being off were to no avail as it was a lot stronger than I was. I wanted to call out to God for help but couldn't because of the tight grip around my throat.
It was then that a round pure light of silver formed on my upper chest. It took the shape of the Christian cross and shone into the face of the evil being. I got a good look at a short, muscular, gray skinned creature as it backed off from the light, shielding its eyes as it did so. The silver light had filled my bedroom. Just as it got off me, the being flew out my bedroom window, which was shut, then into the neighbour's back yard. Just as it disappeared into the ground, a dog across the alley started to bark ferociously. My forearms and both my shins started to itch big time, like if dozens of bugs were biting on those parts of my body. A few days later I read that this type of itching happens only under times of extreme stress.
Just before this incident occurred, I had prayed that I needed a closer relationship with Jesus. To me, it showed that the power of God is stronger than anything that the forces of Hell can throw at it. I thanked God that He protected me that night.
Ron Murdock
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