Name: Marjorie Starratt Question: Our life group asked a question, does Satan give people cancer? I would like your view on this. Thank you
Answer: Marjorie,
Good evening!
In the Bible, we can only find one account where Satan brought illness upon someone. That comes from the Book of Job, (Job 2:7). However, this was a special circumstance. Job was protected by God, but God let that wall of protection down, and He essentially gave Satan free rein over Job.
Outside of this instance, we know Satan has a lot of power, he even owns the nations of the world, (Luke 4:5-7). Evidenced when Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness. However, Satan does not have the authority to cause people illnesses like cancer.
Instead, cancers and other illnesses can be blamed on genetic inheritance, our highly processed foods, and in some cases, I do believe the vaccination schedule has contributed to illness.
Not to mention, our chemical-laden world. Many times, we’re told various chemicals and even medicines are not harmful, only to find out later they are very harmful to us, and the environment. So I don’t think there’s just one thing we can point to, I believe illness encompasses many aspects of our daily — modern — lives.
Marjorie, I wrote a Bible QA that talks about this in part, I’d love for you to give it a read.
I believe that flesh man and how we love convenience is what ultimately brought cancer and many other illnesses to us. God gave us all we need to survive in this flesh age…yet we find it too difficult. We are all dependent on others…too bad we all got sucked into our “wonderful progress” in this world.
Yep…unless we practice it ourselves and teach our children to do them too! Just like teaching them truth in The Word. These are things I believe need to be taught to younger generations. All so important to know these skills to survive when anti-christ walks this earth.
I think I’ve read in the apocrypha that there’s an angel called Raphael, well I don’t remember it well. But it tells that one of the archangels brings illness to the people. Maybe it was in the book of Enoch, but I can’t find it. I’m sorry.
I think if you stay in Gods health guidelines you may be well. It is common sense, you do not go to bad food if you follow The Leviticus and The Lord.
I think then, illness is up to God.
To the unbeliever, I don’t know
(10) Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. (11) And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. (12) But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” (13) And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.