#12360 Can Demons Present Themselves as Ghosts? Exorcism and Nephilim - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 6 September 2025

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“Can demons present themselves as ghosts?” This episode explores the intriguing connections between demons, exorcism, and the Nephilim. Join us as we delve into questions about the exorcist qualities of the medal of St. Benedict, the nature of pagan gods, and the impact of past involvement in satanic cults.

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Questions Covered:

04:30 – Are you familiar with Dr. Michael S Heiser’s work on the Nephilim and their demonic nature and how that connects to Mount Hermon and the Transfiguration?
09:16 – How does the medal of St. Benedict have exorcist qualities?
13:22 – What would be a good way to determine whether the pagan gods of a foreign country are demons or are simply not real?
20:50 – Can the devil use the world and the flesh to tempt us or are they separate with no overlap?
23:15 – My son’s father got involved in a satanic cult when he was in high school. Could he still be affected by the demonic to this day?
37:00 – Why was Padre Pio oppressed by demons if he had such closeness to God?
41:19 – Does the evidence that Timothy Alberino provides for the literal existence of the Nephilim hold any ground?
46:15 – Elon Musk is currently working on uploading human consciousness onto a computer, if this were to be successful could this person still be subjected to demonic activity even without a body?
50:19 – Does the Church have a position on the existence of ghosts? Can demons present themselves as ghosts?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back to Catholic Answers live.
0:31.6	Your host, Jimmy Aiken is our guest.
0:34.2	We had a lovely extended conversation. If you use that word, for a discussion about demons, the first tower, we had a lovely extended conversation.
0:37.8	If you can use that word for a discussion about demons, the first hour with Jimmy.
0:42.1	And then at the end of the second hour, I said, go ahead and dial if you want to ask a question about demons.
0:46.1	And I've rarely seen the lines just in sequence just light up one after another.
0:51.0	But there is, currently there's one line open.
0:53.7	So if you've got a question about a
0:54.8	demon or demons in general, you are welcome to call 8883187-884. Again, I will emphasize,
1:02.1	you don't have to be Christian to call. You don't be a believer of any kind, or you can be a, you know,
1:09.2	a practicing Catholic, whatever, anybody, the whole range.
1:12.3	You're welcome to call if you've got a question about what Catholics believe or understand
1:17.2	about demons.
1:17.9	8883187-884, triple-8-387-884.
1:23.5	I got to invite you to our conference because it's getting down to the wire now.
1:27.8	If you sign up now, you can still come.
1:30.4	But September 25th to 28th, Jimmy Aiken, our guest, he'll be one of our featured speakers.
1:36.8	Chris Tephanic, who was on yesterday, is going to be our keynote speaker.
1:41.4	Dr. David Anders will be there.
1:42.9	I'd come just to meet Dr. David Anders.
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