Some things are devoted to deities through destruction (such as Jericho), but the spirit of death attempts to capture people's souls and take them to hell to offer them to Satan by taking their lives.

It lies in wait for a person with a fatal disease, ready to take his life; it causes a person to die in an accident; or it cooperates with desperate evil spirits to cause a person to commit suicide.

The Bible says: The cords of death, the snares of death (Psalm 18:4,5)

It describes the work of the spirit of death, which causes people to die prematurely.

In Ecclesiastes 12:7, Solomon described a person's concept of the body returning to the earth after death: " And the dust will return to the earth as it was and the spirit will return to God who gave it." Life transitions from one form into another form.

The concept of the spirit of death:

Sin brought death to mankind and caused them to be cast out of Garden of Eden, which meant separation from God. True life lies in communication with God, and death means the breaking of that communion.

The curse that specifically executes death is a dark power that has a familial hereditary characteristic and is passed down from generation to generation. However, there are also a few who are deceived, attacked, bound, controlled, or even lose their lives by the enemy due to personal factors or deviant behaviors, such as idolatry, fortune-telling, involvement in the occult, witchcraft, etc.

The thief (the devil) does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)

The way to defeat the dark power of death is to die, be buried, and be resurrected with Jesus Christ.

The Curse of Death and the Inner Vow:

This is an internal vow, where a person says to himself or herself that he wants to die. When a person has gone through a very painful experience, perhaps after a sexual relationship breaks down, he feels betrayed; perhaps a loved one dies; or he loses his job; he is out of work and is fired. He is filled with despair and thinks that he would rather die. If this person keeps repeating these words, the spirit of death can enter and fill his mind. Once he encounters a negative experience, he wishes to die.

To have life or to die is a choice. The Bible says that when you pray, you will receive what your heart desires. So when people expect to die, they open their hearts to evil spirits. The oath of death is very powerful.

The spirit of death manifests itself as:

When the spirit of death attacks a person, the person may experience brief suicidal emotions at the mildest level and auditory and visual hallucinations at the worst. The person may have suicidal thoughts, fear of death, thoughts of lethal harm, lack of joy, numbness, and indifference. The person may choose violent crimes and have evil thoughts of murder, suicide, and abortion. The person may try to harm or kill the body, take away life, and lose eternal life.

When the spirit of death attacks people, it does not necessarily cause them to die immediately; it causes them to have a lingering desire to die, which attacks every aspect of their life, making them weak, depressed, lazy, listless, powerless, without power, full of despair, depression, confusion, and hopelessness. It makes them unable to understand the gospel and lose eternal life. The body may suddenly feel very cold, or they may get goose bumps and shiver.

Causes of the Spirit of Death:

1. In the womb (abortion or attempted abortion)
2. Having experienced death-related frights when young.
3. Have experienced death-related events, such as homicide, car accidents, and other accidents.
4. There have been incidents of innocent blood being shed in the family; there has been a history of homicide; there has been a history of suicide (immediate relatives committing suicide, especially the mother); there has been experience of war, hostility, etc., leading to intimidation by the spirits of the dead.
5. Experienced suicide attempts.
6. Experienced serious domestic violence, abandonment, divorce, promiscuity and other serious harm incidents.
7. Be influenced by culture, films and TV shows related to death.
8. Curses related to death are uttered from the mouth. (Laughing to death, angry to death, wishing to die soon)
9. Have experienced or are currently experiencing a serious, life-threatening illness that could result in death.
10. Encountering natural disasters associated with death, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, droughts, famines, etc.
11. Idol worship, involvement in occultism, witchcraft, etc. (refers to contact with: things related to paganism, contact with supernatural powers that are not from God: fortune-telling, drawing lots, drinking talismans, divination, horoscopes, horoscope personality analysis, and being trapped in the virtual world. Witchcraft also includes controlling others, such as using a strong tone and violence to drive others to obey oneself)
12. Offering sacrifices to pagan gods. Entering temples and offering food and offerings to idols, worshipping temple gods, Ksitigarbha (Dizang), the god of death and other spirits of the dead; participating in the first seven days of mourning, salvation, etc.;
13. Following the traditional Chinese culture and customs, worshipping ancestors, etc. On some important festivals and death anniversaries, people worship their ancestors, sweep tombs, kowtow, burn incense, burn paper money and ingots; set up ancestral altars and tablets, make statues of ancestors, build ancestral temples, and offer sacrifices to ancestors with food and offerings.
14. Participating in fortune-telling, occultism, witchcraft, etc. Tarot card divination, fortune-telling, playing with Ouija, pen spirits, psychics, etc. Opening the door to the dark power, accepting related psychological suggestions, lies and other non-God beliefs, allowing the dark forces of occultism, witchcraft and witchcraft to erode and destroy. Ancestors or oneself causing death; talking to virtual characters; making wishes with idols to shorten one's life to a certain power or character; agreeing to die on the same day;
15. Going to cemeteries, crematoriums, hospital morgues, such as visiting some mausoleums and cemeteries; such as visiting prisons where torture and abuse have occurred (such as visiting Chongqing's Zhazidong). Especially, people who visit graves are in a weak state of sadness and sorrow, and are easily attacked by the spirits of death.
16. The home contains spirits of the dead, cultural relics and antiques dug out from tombs, books, pictures, portraits of the dead, etc., such as the Terracotta Warriors.

Source: Pastoral Ministry Department of End-Time Ministry (Please notify us promptly if any copyright infringement is involved.).