Angel and Demons: What Does it Mean to "Test the Spirits"?
White Horse Inn
Sola Media
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Recording from East Africa, Michael Horton and Justin Holcomb consider how Christians today can discern between true and false spiritual influences. Drawing from 1 John, the hosts discuss how orthodoxy is spiritual warfare, how Western and Eastern spirituality intersect, and what believers can learn from the global church about testing the spirits in an age of “re-enchantment.”
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This essential guide examines what the Bible actually teaches about Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. Pastor David Cassidy helps readers experience freedom from fear as they grapple with two essential truths: We really do have a sinister enemy, and we really do have a mighty Savior.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you so much for your support of Whitehorse Inn. |
| 0:03.4 | As we continue in our new seasonal approach to the show, |
| 0:07.0 | we want to remind you that the White Horse Then podcast |
| 0:09.5 | will be taking a break for the month of September |
| 0:11.5 | to prepare more shows for you to enjoy. |
| 0:14.5 | We want to encourage you to take this time |
| 0:16.6 | and explore the other programs we produce here at Sola. |
| 0:20.3 | If you want more from Dr. Horton, check out Know What You Believe. |
| 0:23.9 | Do you have a family or small children? |
| 0:26.1 | Check out our podcast for kids and families. |
| 0:28.1 | Tell me a story. |
| 0:29.3 | And if you want to explore the core truths of the faith, |
| 0:32.3 | check out core Christianity with Pastor Adriel Sanchez. |
| 0:37.3 | One of the most mysterious and oftentimes misunderstood claims in the Bible is that spiritual beings, such as angels, demons, and Satan are real. |
| 0:49.3 | But discussions around spiritual beings are often speculative and filled with images from pop culture. |
| 0:56.0 | Solar Media's booklet, The War We Can't See, is a short, 70-page resource that clearly examines |
| 1:02.0 | scripture's teaching on Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. |
| 1:07.0 | It even includes an FAQ section highlighting questions such as, who were the Nephilim? |
| 1:12.9 | Can the devil read our thoughts? |
| 1:14.8 | Do we have guardian angels? |
| 1:16.7 | Download your free digital copy today at soulimedia.org slash offers. |
| 1:25.1 | There's warnings against conjuring spirits and necromancy and other related occultic practices that are found in several places in the Old Testament. I rattled some off. And so those passages show that conjuring spirits and necromancy are not only forbidden, just like, I don't do it, but there's a reason. |
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