I’m agreed with Justin that Kathryn is definitely a charlatan. My point of view about spirits of infirmity, however, is that they do in fact exist. It is one of the few demon names in the Bible that has adequate support (Job 2:7; 2 Cor. 12:7). Luke 13:11 (KJV) suggests that they can in fact be related to paralysis: “Behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.” However, this doesn’t mean that it would be right to just blindly assume that all cases of disability imply a spirit of infirmity is afflicting the person in question. But what it does imply is that it is possible, just as in the case of parasites, viruses, and the like. However, exorcists in the Catholic Church, and authentic healing evangelists in Assemblies of God, have determined that the gift of discerning of spirits (1 Cor. 12:10, KJV), is a visionary gift that sometimes allows prayer ministers to “see” those spirits while praying for the sick and disabled: then and only then, the power of God (dunamis, Luke 5:17) can be released by the laying on of hands, after the infirming spirit’s presence is revealed, and the organic sickness is miraculously removed immediately (blindness–Acts 13:11, deafness–Mark 9:25, disability–Luke 13:11, tumors–Job 2:7, etc). But the gift of discerning of spirits (a vision of a demon) has got to be part of the prayer experience. Jesus said, “I saw Satan” (Luke 10:18, NKJV). Not just the wild guess and universal assumption as in the case of Kathryn Krick. Many people find the whole idea of demon inhabitation understandably repulsive. While it may be true that affliction by sickness demons is going on sometimes, it is definitely REALLY BAD MANNERS to be displaying such an idea from a microphone, and making a public spectacle of it on a stage. Although such spectacles did happen in the gospels by accident: that can’t be denied either. The Vineyard churches will generally teach their prayer ministers to KEEP DEMON VISIONS TO THEMSELVES and just use them to bolster their faith while they pray for the sick. –J.B.

P.S. I disagree with Justin slamming down Alexander Pagani. I believe he has an apostolic ministry function within his circle, and while I think its wrong to use honorific titles like Apostle and Prophet on flyers, etc, I do believe that Pagani is a sincere Wesleyan-Pentecostal and is trying to be as transparent about doctrine as he can.

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John Wimber, Power Healing.

Francis MacNutt, Deliverance from Evil Spirits, p. 44.

Dr. Richard Casdorph, The Miracles.

Dr. Rex Gardner, Healing Miracles.

Dr. Candy Gunther Brown, Testing Prayer: Science and Healing (Harvard, 2012).

Global Awakening, “Mass Healing Breaks Out In Worship.”

—. “School of Healing and Impartation” event ($150).

—. “Healing Testimonies.”