Keep The Pigs Out: How to Slam the Door Shut on Satan and His Demons and Keep Your Spiritual House Clean

By Don Dickerman

This book will show believers what they must know to remain free of demon oppression. Those who read the author’s first book, When Pigs Move In, about how to get rid of demonic oppression in your life will want to follow up with this practical book outlining how to stay free of interference from Satan. The author combines practical biblical principles with powerful stories of people who have broken free of demonic oppression and who have learned to successfully wage spiritual war against Satan and his demonic forces.

This book is about knowing our limitations. It is about recognizing our boundaries. It is not intended to offend or criticize those who promote this thinking, but to help believers keep the door closed and remain free of demon powers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charisma House
• Release date: Oct 5, 2010
• ISBN: 9781616383466

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Through countless hours of study and enduring the fires of ministering to those in demonic bondage, Don Dickerman is as qualified to deal with the subject of demons and their murderous strategies as anyone I know. Keep the Pigs Out is not only an important book but also a timely and essential one. The apostle Paul said, …lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices [schemes] (2 Cor. 2:11). Paul may have not been ignorant of Satan’s schemes, but many in the church today have become willingly ignorant of these most important spiritual matters. As the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ becomes more evident each passing day, the heavens are stirring with the anger of Satan and his murderous minions. To continue to ignore the biblical study concerning the spiritual battles of life against the powers of darkness is not only dangerous but also spiritually irresponsible. As you read the pages of this book, do so with an open Bible and an open heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to be your guide and teacher into the truth that can set men free. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you (John 14:26).

—DR. ROB RANDALL

EVANGELIST, AUTHOR,

AND TEACHER OFTHE INVISIBLE WARRADIO MINISTRY

Several years ago a friend told me about Don Dickerman’s ministry. I attended the next meeting and was so impressed by Don’s gentle spirit and his no-nonsense approach to deliverance that I went to his Web site and filled out an application for personal ministry. My time with Don dealt with hurts and disappointments and was deeply effective. I was so touched by the peace of God and the simple method of deliverance that I invited Don to speak to the church in Colleyville, Texas, where I was pastor. These events have led to a close friendship and a fun golf partner. I highly recommend Don’s ministry and his books. You will find them to be clear, helpful, liberating, and always based on God’s Word.

—CARTER FOSTER

PASTOR, COVENANT CHURCH

COLLEYVILLE, TX

Don Dickerman’s latest book is sensational. I could not put it down, and I read it in one sitting. Don’s practical experience in helping people out of bondage explodes on the pages of this book. It answers many questions Christians have concerning what Satan and demons are actually up to. This book is a wealth of knowledge.

—DR. FRANK HARBER

PASTOR, CHAMPIONS CROSSING CHURCH

AUTHOR OFSHERLOCK’S FAITH

When it comes to deliverance, I know of no one who has better biblical and hands-on experience than Don Dickerman. I have personally interviewed the most notorious prisoner in Ireland, who was set free through Don’s ministry. What a dramatic transformation! It’s time for Christians not to be fearful or ignorant of demons.

The reason many Christians are not healed is because they need deliverance first. Don’s new book, Keep the Pigs Out, is an essential End Time ministry tool that will equip you to set people free from demonic oppression.

—SID ROTH

HOST, IT’S SUPERNATURAL!TELEVISION

WWW.SIDROTH.ORG

Don’s insightful understanding of deliverance makes this book a mustread for everyone seeking to help the oppressed. Don shares his simple yet profound understanding of the demonic realm. He also warns against dangerous practices taking place in the body of Christ and breaks this fascinating subject down into laymen’s terms so that all can understand and be free through the blood of Jesus and His finished work on the cross.

—Joni Lamb

Daystar Television Network

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KEEP THE PIGS OUT by Don Dickerman

Published by Charisma House

Charisma Media/Charisma House Book Group

600 Rinehart Road

Lake Mary, Florida 32746

www.charismahouse.com

This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher, except as provided by United States of America copyright law.

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., publishers. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked ESV are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.

Scripture quotations marked NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission.

Some people and incidents in this book are composites created by the author based on his experiences as a minister. Names and details have been changed, and any similarity between the names and stories of individuals described in this book to individuals known to readers is purely coincidental.

Cover design by Justin Evans

Design Director: Bill Johnson

Copyright © 2010 by Don Dickerman

All rights reserved

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Dickerman, Don.

Keep the pigs out / by Don Dickerman.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-61638-139-4

1. Spiritual warfare. I. Title.

BV4509.5.D53 2010

235’.4–dc22

2010021127

E-book ISBN: 978-1-61638-346-6

To my wife and two sons, who have

supported me and shared me.

CONTENTS

Introduction

1  Vision Within a Dream

Section 1:

Basic Prevention 101

2  Who Let the Pigs Out?

3  Demon Rank and File

4  Where Is the Heavenly Realm?

5  Protective Boundaries for the Freed

Section 2:

Recognize and Avoid the Strongholds

6  Don’t Get Snagged by Strongholds

7  The Most Common Stronghold

8  Spiritual Aggression

9  Mental Disorders and Demons

10  The Toughest of all Spirits

11  Hang-Around Demons

12  Delayed Healing

13  Keep These Doors Closed

14  Some Son of Sam Memories

15  Stay Within Your Authority

Section 3:

Keep Your Spiritual Weapons Ready

16  Courtroom of Deliverance

17  Overcoming Oppression

18  When Pigs Fly

19  Pigs From the Past

20  Be Ready Always

21  Walk by Faith, Not by Sight

22  You Are the Temple of God

23  Word of Knowledge

24  Put Praise on Your Face

25  God Dispatches Angels

26  It Ain’t Over When It’s Over

Appendix A:  What Angels Do

Appendix B:  Demons or No Demons

Introduction

DURING MANY YEARS of ministry I have personally preached in more than eight hundred fifty different institutions. I have attended two executions, one in Mississippi and one in Florida. Karla Faye Tucker was my friend. I had seen dramatic changes in the lives of David Berkowitz, Mark David Chapman, and many other well-known inmates. I ministered to Ted Bundy on Florida’s death row. I corresponded for years with Kenneth Bianchi (the Hillside Strangler) and Charles Tex Watson of the Manson family. I was deeply entrenched in prison ministry.

But I began to understand that God was preparing me for a different level of ministry. I had no idea what it was, but I knew there was more—and I hungered for it. In 1995, after twenty-one years of prison evangelism, the Holy Spirit spoke to me through a federal prison officer. His words forever changed me—and our ministry.

After that experience I began to see people not only saved but also healed and delivered. It has been exciting. I suppose I have ministered deliverance either personally or corporately to nearly thirty thousand people—real people, all of them Christians. I have seen that there are many absolutely consistent spiritual principles about deliverance. I have learned by experience that deliverance is not difficult. I have seen many miracles. I wrote my first book about deliverance, When Pigs Move In, to help people see that deliverance from demonic oppression and possession is possible—and something God desires for all His children. I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to write this follow-up book to help people discover how to maintain freedom, because I have found that one of the greatest problems in this area is ignorance.

Maintaining freedom is easy. It involves not doing things that open doors to demonic powers. It is more of not doing than it is doing. This book is about knowing our limitations. It is about recognizing our boundaries. It is intended to help believers remain free and to not open doors to demon powers. You will find it helpful whether you are struggling to remain spiritually free of demonic oppression, or whether you are longing to be able to lead others through the principles for God’s miracle gift of deliverance.

CHAPTER 1

A VISION WITHIN

A DREAM

DURING A NIGHTTIME dream, I saw a huge winged creature hovering in the sky. It was more like a vision within a dream than a dream. The sky itself was bright and clear, and there were no clouds. The scene was somewhat tranquil. The bird-looking creature was brilliant in its appearance. It had a neon glow to it. The best way I could describe this creature is that it looked very similar to the mythical griffin—a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head of an eagle, and the wings of a dragon. It was huge, white with a green-and-gold glowing outline. This was a splendid creature with great beauty, somewhat majestic in its appearance. It was so magnificent that it almost seemed expressive of worship. It appeared that either someone was seated on the creature or was part of his being. He had a bow in his hand.

Now, before I proceed with this vision within a dream, I feel I must qualify what I am sharing with some personal knowledge about myself. I am a conservative Christian. I am a licensed and ordained minister through Southern Baptist churches. I would say that I’m a pretty normal guy. I dream every night, but generally not about spiritual things. I dream about life happenings, you know, just regular stuff—high school, sports, or not being able to find where I parked my car. Like most dreams, that’s all they are, just entertainment as we sleep. I don’t try to figure out if a dream has some significant meaning. I’m a very basic guy, and what qualifies someone to be a dream interpreter anyway?

I proceed with careful forethought and biblical analysis in these areas. I guess I’ve seen and heard too many false prophecies and false words. I would say I am spiritually cautious, and I try the spirits to see if they are of God (1 John 4:1, KJV). I desire Holy Spirit discernment, and I despise deception. Often I reverently say, God, if You are going to speak to me, give me something clear. Don’t ask me to figure it out or to make some kind of spiritual application. Just make it plain for me.

This particular enlightenment came like a vision within a dream. It was like a flash amidst other things I was dreaming about. I could not tell you what else I dreamed about that night, but I could draw you a picture of this vision—it was so vivid. It is difficult to tell how high in the air this creature was, perhaps fifty feet. It was somewhat low in relation to where clouds may be.

On the ground beneath this celestial creature was a herd of sheep. The sheep were huddled together on the side of a hill. The hillside was a beautiful green color, and the rolling hills somewhat reminded me of Ireland. The sheep were near a fence, and it was as if I were viewing this from across the fence. There seemed to be acres and acres of rolling pasture, almost like a golf course, but it was pasture. The sheep were all together near the fence. It was not a great number of sheep, maybe twenty-five to thirty.

The sheep had the faces of men; I hope I can describe this so that you get a glimpse of it. I realize as I’m sharing this that it may sound like I think I’m Ezekiel or a prophet of God. I am neither. I’m just a regular guy. However, in this vision each one of the sheep had the face of a man. Each face was different; it was like I was gazing into a small crowd of people. All of the sheep seemed very sad, some of the faces were bleeding, and some had tears in their eyes. They just stood there.

The creature from the sky pointed his bow at them and shot what seemed to be hooks or barbs into their flesh. The sheep appeared not to know where this attack was coming from, and they put up no defense. They only looked at each other. They all seemed to be bruised in different ways. They just stood there and took it. Each of them had the countenance of having been beaten and bruised. They seemed to have no leader among them. There was no shepherd in the vision. They were vulnerable and ignorant of the assault.

The vision was brief but indelible.

The Dream Come to Life

The following night I was a guest preacher at a church in rural Fort Worth. I had actually forgotten the dream until I made a turn on a country road to get to the church. I saw a small herd of sheep huddled near the roadway fence. Immediately the dream came alive. Tears came to my eyes as I recalled the dream.

As I think about that dream today, I think how difficult it is for our modern society to relate to biblical accounts of sheep and shepherds. I don’t know if I’ve ever even touched a sheep, and I know I’ve never met a real shepherd. It is clear, however, that God’s Word compares believers and true followers as sheep, sheep of His pasture.

Then Jesus said to them again, Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture…. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

—JOHN 10:7–9, 14–15

The words of Jesus in John 10 say that believers are the sheep of His pasture and that He is the Good Shepherd. Man can only come to God through a door, and that door is Jesus. Actually, the proper way to enter any place is through a door. God’s Word unmistakably compares believers to sheep. Psalm 95:7 says we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Again in Psalm 100:3 it says, We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

In my dream all of the sheep were bruised, and the hurt was visible in their painful expressions. That is such a picture of the church today. Virtually all of the sheep in the church today are carrying wounds. Most don’t know how to defend themselves and are really not sure how the wounds got there. Having a shepherd that does not lead is like having no shepherd at all. Sheep know how to follow, but they don’t know how to fight. Jesus did not leave us defenseless. He left us with His Spirit and His Word. It is the call of the shepherd to equip us to stand.

I want to expose some of the wiles of the demons and how they access our lives. We cannot responsibly act upon things we do not know. Having no knowledge makes us extremely vulnerable. Ignorance gives great advantage to the demons. For the most part, Christians do not know because the demons have done a good job of keeping the information out of the pulpits and classrooms. It always amazes me at how Christians retreat when the D word is mentioned. Why is deliverance so difficult to discuss?

Why are people so quickly offended or intimidated by the subject of demons? Why can’t you talk about it? Why is the subject so unapproachable? I believe it is because of ignorance, or because of nonteaching and false teaching. Those Christian leaders who do talk about it have often made it to be something it is not, and that does great damage.

It is difficult for me to understand how a preacher can open his Bible and preach fifty-two Sundays in a year and never mention the deliverance and healing message of the Gospels. I don’t see how that can happen. I don’t see how a seminary can instruct their Bible students for three years and never prepare them for dealing with sickness or for engaging demon spirits. I honestly don’t get that. How can you sit in Sunday school and Bible classes most of your life and not be taught the reality of demonic activity in the life of believers? Would you agree that the demons have done a good job of keeping Christians in darkness? How can this be? Is it willing ignorance?

Second Peter 3:5 talks about deceived people who willfully forget. Willing ignorance—I believe that is what it is. It is a conscious choice not to preach or teach the scriptural truth concerning the work of demons. What else could it be? Why else would it be? Isn’t that like being dumb on purpose? I don’t mean that in an unkind sense; we have been and are being duped by a message with a lack of truth and power.

In the walk of spiritual freedom, there are things we need to do to remain free. As important, maybe even more important, are things we should not do.

SECTION 1

BASIC

PREVENTION 101

CHAPTER 2

WHO LET THE

PIGS OUT?

I RECENTLY RECEIVED an e-mail from a pig farmer in Australia. I knew he was referring to my book When Pigs Move In, but he said, "I just finished your book, Who Let the Pigs Out?" He went on to compliment me and tell how the book had helped him in ministry there. I have been thinking about his e-mail. Who did let the pigs out?

Obviously, the reference to pigs in this book is talking about unclean spirits. If you, as a believer, are the house, how do you keep the pigs out?

Pigs go in and out through gates. Once the pigs are kicked out, the question becomes, How do we keep them out? The simple answer is, keep the gate closed.

Gates are for closing and opening. They are for keeping things in and keeping things out. Gate and gatekeeper are fairly common words throughout the Bible. The function of the gate has not changed since Bible times. It still is what it always has been.

And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was