Some say the “spirit of python” is expressed in greed, fear, or physical problems.
Beyond these are even more diverse opinions about the demon’s emphasis. Some Charismatics incorporate other names and ideas into this “python spirit,” suggesting it has four faces and has names such as Jezebel or Absalom.
Some teach that the “spirit of python” is one that “squeezes” believers to make them feel unhappy, depressed, or overcome. Others believe that the “python spirit” is one that gathers information about believers and uses the intel to call other demons to attack people or churches or cities. Taking the account in Acts 16 and the locals’ mythological term for the demon inhabiting the fortune-teller, some extrapolate that there is a specific demonic entity-the “python spirit” or the “spirit of python”-that oppresses people by interfering with the communication of the Holy Spirit and thwarting prayer. Paul freed this girl of the demon (Acts 16:18), angering the men taking advantage of her and leading to a lawsuit (Acts 16:19–21). It seems the local residents of Philippi in Acts 16 said this slave girl gained her powers through “a spirit of Python,” associating the mythological serpent with oracles in general. The origin of the Greek word is rooted in Greek mythology, which includes the story of Apollo slaying a serpent or dragon that dwelt in the region of Pytho and was said to have guarded the oracle of Delphi. Those who believe in a python spirit point to Acts 16:16, where Scripture refers to a slave girl who had “a spirit of divination.” The Greek term for “divination” in this verse is pythōna. By taking vague references to certain scriptural words badly out of context, some have invented an entire mythology of spiritual warfare, complete with a menagerie of unique demonic entities that wreak havoc in the world. Such an approach to the spiritual world forms the theory behind so-called deliverance ministries, which seek to identify and exorcise evil spirits. According to some Charismatics, demons are the cause of almost every problem we face-and these demons are categorized and named. Python spirit or spirit of python is one of many terms associated with a particular set of views related to the demonic world.
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