Officer who killed Sonya Massey after she rebuked him in Jesus’ name is ‘emissary of Satan,’ dad says

[Michie]

The late Sonya Massey, 36, (L) and fired Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, 30, (R). | YouTube/CBS News; Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

James Wilburn, the father of 36-year-old Sonya Massey — who was shot dead by a sheriff's deputy inside her home in Springfield, Illinois, after she rebuked him "in the name of Jesus" earlier this month — called the officer who killed his daughter an "emissary of Satan."

When asked why he thought his daughter chose to rebuke the recently fired 30-year-old Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson while he was responding to a call for help at his daughter's home on July 6, Wilburn told "CBS Mornings" that she must have "feared for her life."

"I think that she feared for her life. There was something, some premonition that she had, and it seems like he was just an emissary of Satan. And that's what caused him to do what he did. It's just unexplainable," Wilburn said.

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Officer who killed Sonya Massey after she rebuked him in Jesus’ name is ‘emissary of Satan,’ dad says

The father of 36-year-old Sonya Massey who was shot dead by a sheriff s deputy inside her home in Springfield, Illinois, after she rebuked him in the name of Jesus earlier this month called the

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[Yarddog]

The late Sonya Massey, 36, (L) and fired Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, 30, (R). | YouTube/CBS News; Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

James Wilburn, the father of 36-year-old Sonya Massey — who was shot dead by a sheriff's deputy inside her home in Springfield, Illinois, after she rebuked him "in the name of Jesus" earlier this month — called the officer who killed his daughter an "emissary of Satan."

When asked why he thought his daughter chose to rebuke the recently fired 30-year-old Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson while he was responding to a call for help at his daughter's home on July 6, Wilburn told "CBS Mornings" that she must have "feared for her life."

"I think that she feared for her life. There was something, some premonition that she had, and it seems like he was just an emissary of Satan. And that's what caused him to do what he did. It's just unexplainable," Wilburn said.

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Officer who killed Sonya Massey after she rebuked him in Jesus’ name is ‘emissary of Satan,’ dad says

The father of 36-year-old Sonya Massey who was shot dead by a sheriff s deputy inside her home in Springfield, Illinois, after she rebuked him in the name of Jesus earlier this month called the

www.christianpost.com

I saw the video of the shooting and it was clear that this officer should be charged with murder.

 

[Lucian Hodoboc]

Why didn't Jesus protect her? And what's the point of calling upon His name if He doesn't offer protection? Aren't believers supposed to be able to cast out demons and have authority over the forces of evil?

 

[Michie]

Why didn't Jesus protect her? And what's the point of calling upon His name if He doesn't offer protection? Aren't believers supposed to be able to cast out demons and have authority over the forces of evil?

Why were the apostles martyred? Etc?

Matt.5​

1. [45] That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

 

[Michie]

Hmm..interesting indeed.

 

[Lucian Hodoboc]

Why were the apostles martyred? Etc?

Why are you answering my question with a question?

 

[Michie]

Why are you answering my question with a question?

To make you think of Christian history. The martyrs of today. Christians persecuted throughout the world now. I also left you with a Scripture.

Have you ever read the Problem of Pain by CS Lewis?

Nobody likes these situations. Nobody knows why God allows certain things to happen but we live in a fallen world.

 

[Lucian Hodoboc]

To make you think of Christian history.

Christian history doesn't answer the question either. Why would an omnipotent God who has the power and the right to stop evil for those who obey Him doesn't do so?

I also left you with a Scripture.

Which also had no relation to my question. God could make the sun rise over the evil while also preventing them from being evil.

Have you ever read the Problem of Pain by CS Lewis?

No, but seeing how the problem of pain/evil still exists after it was published, I'm guessing that it didn't solve it.

Nobody knows why God allows certain things to happen but we live in a fallen world.

How do you reconcile a God who claims to be light without darkness with the fact that He keeps us in the dark in regards to His actions?

 

[FireDragon76]

Why didn't Jesus protect her? And what's the point of calling upon His name if He doesn't offer protection? Aren't believers supposed to be able to cast out demons and have authority over the forces of evil?

In the Black Pentecostal community in the US, that rebuke shouldn't necessarily be interpreted as an exorcism. It can simply be a way to express strong disagreement when somebody is accusing a person of malicious intent, as the officer was with Ms. Massey.

 

[Michie]

Christian history doesn't answer the question either. Why would an omnipotent God who has the power and the right to stop evil for those who obey Him doesn't do so?


Which also had no relation to my question. God could make the sun rise over the evil while also preventing them from being evil.


No, but seeing how the problem of pain/evil still exists after it was published, I'm guessing that it didn't solve it.


How do you reconcile a God who claims to be light without darkness with the fact that He keeps us in the dark in regards to His actions?

We see through a mirror darkly. Do you think these questions are new? Has anyone answered them? Why is it called faith? Are you expecting Christians to never come to harm? Do you expect everything we ask for to be given to us by God? Read The Problem of Pain. Of course the issue is not resolved after publication of the book.

None of these things will be resolved until the Lord comes again.

In "The Problem of Pain," Lewis explores the concept of suffering and its relationship to faith. Drawing on his deep understanding of human nature and his own experiences, he offers profound insights into the nature of pain and the role it plays in the Christian worldview.

 

[RileyG]

May she rest in the peace of Christ.

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

Maybe I'm out of line for saying this, but I believe Jesus Christ did the kindest thing He could possibly have done for Sonya Massey, when she called on His name. He took her home to be with Him, and now she doesn't ever have to undergo any of this, ever again. She is at peace. The world she left behind is broken, and the fact that this happened is a major example of that.

Not that He caused the evil to happen. He merely used the evil thing somebody else did to bring about His good, as He has done numerous times in the Bible.

Also, the fact that He used it for her good certainly doesn't mean the action taken by the police officer was correct. As the Lord Himself said in Matthew 26:24, "The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” It happened because it was supposed to happen. Judas's actions in betraying Christ brought about the salvation of humanity. But oh, Judas shouldn't have done that! (If it hadn't been him, it would have been somebody else. It had to happen, but Judas didn't have to be the one.)

Similarly, woe unto the police officer who took an innocent life, even though she is now with the Lord for all eternity and is happier than any of us.

 

[RDKirk]

In the Black Pentecostal community in the US, that rebuke shouldn't necessarily be interpreted as an exorcism. It can simply be a way to express strong disagreement when somebody is accusing a person of malicious intent, as the officer was with Ms. Massey.

Uhh, no. In the Black Pentecostal community, it means that someone has actually, through the Holy Spirit, discerned a particular demon is in their presence. It's not intended to be an "exorcism" specifically (it doesn't mean that anyone is actually "possessed" by a demon).

And in the Black Pentecostal belief, there are many reasons why it might not be effective, including strength of faith, whether person is sufficiently "fasted and prayed up," et cetera.

But it is not "simply a way to express strong disagreement when somebody is accusing a person of malicious intent."

 

[RDKirk]

Why didn't Jesus protect her? And what's the point of calling upon His name if He doesn't offer protection? Aren't believers supposed to be able to cast out demons and have authority over the forces of evil?

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.” Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.

Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” -- Matthew 17

It didn't always work even in Jesus' own time. It's a matter of faith...and that depends on a number of variables in a given instance. This isn't a matter of merely chanting the correct mystical mantra, like "Abracadabra" or "Open sesame."

Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded. -- Acts 19

 

[bèlla]

When I use the term I'm acknowledging a demonic presence or its influence on something that occurred. It is not an exorcism as @RDKirk explained but it is a form of spiritual warfare. In layman's terms I'd liken it to a warning or knock it off statement. In most instances I know the culprit. The spirit is detected through the gift of discerning of spirits. 'You' isn't always generic.

~bella

 

[RileyG]

Uhh, no. In the Black Pentecostal community, it means that someone has actually, through the Holy Spirit, discerned a particular demon is in their presence. It's not intended to be an "exorcism" specifically (it doesn't mean that anyone is actually "possessed" by a demon).

And in the Black Pentecostal belief, there are many reasons why it might not be effective, including strength of faith, whether person is sufficiently "fasted and prayed up," et cetera.

But it is not "simply a way to express strong disagreement when somebody is accusing a person of malicious intent."

Thanks for the info.

 

[RileyG]

When I use the term I'm acknowledging a demonic presence or its influence on something that occurred. It is not an exorcism as @RDKirk explained but it is a form of spiritual warfare. In layman's terms I'd liken it to a warning or knock it off statement. In most instances I know the culprit. The spirit is detected through the gift of discerning of spirits. 'You' isn't always generic.

~bella

Thanks for the input.