Robin Williams: The Sad Truth Of Demonic Oppression The Media Wont Tell You
08/14/2014
– Everybody is currently talking about Robin Williams and his tragic
suicide. Many are puzzled as to how a man, who made so many people
laugh, could be so depressed that he would violently end his life. What
people are not learning is the deeper truth about the insidious forces
that tormented Robin Williams and drove him to suicide.
Robin Williams acknowledged that he had
opened himself up to transformative demonic powers that aided him on
stage. Without the aid of such demonic powers, it is likely that you
would have never have heard of Robin Williams and many other famous
celebrities. Williams also recognized that these powers had manifested a
very evil influence on stage and that there could be a hefty price to
pay for their assistance. Williams told James Kaplan of US Weekly:
“Yeah! Literally, it’s like possession ‑ all of a sudden you’re in, and because it’s in front of a live audience, you just get this energy that just starts going…But there’s also that thing ‑ it is possession. In the old days you’d be burned for it…But there is something empowering
about it. I mean, it is a place where you are totally ‑ it is Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where you really can become this other force. Maybe
that’s why I don’t need to play evil characters [in movies], ’cause
sometimes onstage you can cross that line and come back. Clubs are a
weird kind of petri dish environment. I mean, that’s where people can
get as dark as they can in comedy ‑ in the name of comedy, be talking about outrageous stuff and somehow come out the other side. I mean, that’s one place where you really want to push it” (Robin Williams, “Robin Williams,” by James Kaplan, US Weekly, January, 1999, p. 53).
Williams’ last statement quoted above answers
the question as to why the demonic powers use entertainers. Their goal
is to promote evil and darkness and increase mankind’s rebellion against
God.
”The people I’ve admired ‑ Jonathan [Winters], in his best days, was out. Gone. But the price he paid for it was deep (Ibid).
Sadly, it seems that the price Robin Williams
has now paid is just as deep as that of his idol, Jonathan Winters. In
fact, in the same US Weekly Interview, James Kaplan says:
“With
a gift for mimicry and improvisation that verged on demonic possession,
Williams could even approach the artistry of his idol Jonathan
Winters—a man whose genius took him, once or twice, over the edge into
mental illness. Williams’ own version of hell has been extensively
chronicled” (Ibid).
At the height of Winter’s success, he
voluntarily committed himself to a psychiatric hospital for eight
months. Winters would later claim that if he were not careful, the
authorities would put him back in the “zoo,” an obvious reference to
the mental institution. Winters, like Williams, often fell into deep
depression and struggled with heavy drinking.
While many only knew Robin Williams to be
what they considered a somewhat “family friendly” actor, he was one of
the most successful crude stand-up comics who ever lived. It was during
his standup where he was most able to tap into what he calls “possession…Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde… that’s where people can get as dark as they can in comedy ‑ in the name of comedy” (Ibid).
It was in Williams’ stand-up where he would
go into his manic, stream-of-consciousness rants filled with vulgar
language, perverse sexuality and the glorification of illicit drugs and
drunkenness. Many people express shock after seeing Williams’ stand-up,
not knowing his act was so perverse.
Comedians, like many famous musicians, pay the price for their fame
by becoming enslaved to the demonic forces that possess and torment
them. Jim Morrison, the frontman of America’s most successful band in
the 60’s, admitted that he had to drink “to silence the constant voices of the demons” (James
Riordin, “Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison,” p.
23). The Door’s photographer, Frank Lisciandro, stated that,“Jim
drank to quiet the ceaseless clamor of the demons, ghosts and spirits.
He drank because there were demons and voices and spirits shouting
inside of his head and he found that one of the ways to quell them was
with alcohol” (Ibid., p. 28).
Brian Wilson, considered the musical genius
of the Beach Boys, claimed that he has been harassed by several
different demonic spirit entities that so tormented him that he was bed
ridden for years. Rolling Stone describes Wilson’s possession-like
experience in ways that are reminiscent of scenes of Linda Blair from The Exorcist:
“Brian
Wilson hears voices. They talk to him. They frighten him, distract him,
confuse him…the voices are calling. His eyes roll toward the ceiling;
they’ve gone blank. His brow is furrowed with thick worry lines. He is
silent. Gone. He looks up, jerks his head back and forth for a few
seconds, as if physically shaking away the voices” Former Warner
Brother Records President, Larry Waronker, claims to have met at least
five different entities possessing Brian Wilson’s body (Rolling Stone,
August, 1988, p. 51-52).
Ozzy Osborne admitted, “I’ve got many, many demons that affect me on many, many levels” (Harry Shaw, “Ozzy Talking,” p. 126). Ozzie further admitted, “I remember sitting through the Exorcist a dozen times, saying to myself, ‘Yeah, I can relate to that” (Hit Parader, Nov. 1984, p. 49).
Most people are blind to this diabolical
pattern of celebrities giving themselves over to satanic power for fame
and fortune, only to be exploited, used and abused, and then spit out
after Satan is done with them.
Heath Ledger’s life ended prematurely not long after he accepted the evil role of The Joker in The Dark Knight. While Ledger’s depression began after starring in the gay promotional film, Brokeback Mountain,
after his death, headlines from Australia’s Herald Sun like, “Tragic
Death: Heath Ledger Battled His Demons” and The Star, stating “If
it was personal demons that conspired to destroy Heath Ledger, they
were already making their presence felt many years before,” underscored the fact that Ledger was dealing with some dark forces.
Ledger said of The Joker character he would portray in The Dark Knight,“He’s a psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy.” However, to properly play the role to his satisfaction, Ledger would open himself up to evil spirits with even less empathy. “Well,” said Jack Nicholson, who had also played The Joker, “I warned him” (Source).
Unfortunately, Nicholson’s warning went
unheeded and Ledger overcame his fears and ended up even meditating on
becoming the evil Joker he would portray:
“I
definitely feared it…Although anything that makes me afraid I guess
excites me at the same time. I don’t know if I was fearless, but I
certainly had to put on a brave face and believe that I have something
up my sleeve. Something different…just closing my eyes and meditating on
it…it was important to try to find a somewhat iconic voice and laugh. I
ended up landing more in the realm of a psychopath — someone with very
little to no conscience towards his acts” (Source).
Ledger told the New York Times that he “had trouble sleeping while portraying the Joker,”and that, “Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night.” Ledger seems to have been so tormented that he told the Times, “I couldn’t stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going.” He
went on to state that he took drugs, which would quell the unrest for
only an hour (The Associated Press, January 23, 2008). Sadly, Ledger,
died of a drug overdose shortly after the filming of The Dark Knight.
Robin Williams, like Morrison, Winters,
Ledger and so many others who resort to drugs or alcohol in their
attempt to quell the demonic voices that torment them, fail to realize –
until it’s too late – that such drugs only draw one deeper into Satan’s
insidious web.
Sadly, Robin Williams must have felt like he
was in a no win situation. When he sought sobriety, the demonic voices
which he admits he had opened himself up to likely tormented him to no
end. When he sought to drown out the clamoring voices with a deluge of
alcohol, he ended up poisoning himself and teetered on the throes of
death. He had tried “professional help” a number of times, but the arm
of the flesh, no matter how noble the intentions, cannot overcome the
demonic world.
Robin Williams felt enslaved to the industry
and to the very dark powers that brought him fame in the first place. An
intimate friend of Williams told the Telegraph that Williams had been
working on new projects and dreaded making more films to pay the bills,
as they “brought out his demons” and “left him drained and particularly
vulnerable to depressive episodes.” (Source)
While we need to avoid two extremes – the
claim that mental illness is always demonic or that all mental illness
is simply of a material nature – in Williams’ case, he admitted the
danger of plunging into the demonic realm and his concern over its dark
consequences, a la Jonathan Winters! The scriptures are clear that we
are not at war with flesh and blood but the demonic world (Ephesians
6:12) and that the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but spiritual
(2 Corinthians 10:4).
The truth is that only the Lord Jesus Christ
has the power and authority to deliver humans from satanic powers. The
scriptures reveal that the demonic powers tremble before God’s mighty
power (James 2:19). It is in Jesus’ name that believers have victory
over the demonic realm. God’s Word declares:
“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8).
“Therefore,
since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also
partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who
through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives” (Hebrews 2:14-15).
“And
they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the
word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when
faced with death” (Revelation 12:11).
However, if we are to truly be delivered from
illicit drugs, alcoholism, sin and the demonic world, we need to repent
and surrender our lives to Jesus Christ and agree to stop dancing with
the devil. Kaplan wrote regarding his US Weekly interview with Williams,
cited earlier, that “For
years, the actor-man-child’s life was a welter of easy drugs, adoring
audiences and accommodating women. Now he’s married and a father –and
still willing to dance with the devil” (Robin Williams, “Robin
Williams,” by James Kaplan, US Weekly, January, 1999). Sadly this ended
up being a dance of death, which should be a lesson to us all.
Christians must guard their hearts from
entertainers who are being used by dark forces to erode moral conviction
and draw believers away from the light and love of Christ.
The terrible irony is that many of these
comics, such as Robin Williams and Jonathan Winters, who are portrayed
in their public persona to be happy and filled with laughs, are in fact
the most tormented and joyless souls on earth. Jesus gave the solemn
warning “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” (Mark 8:36).
According to Robin Williams’ publicist,
Williams had been struggling with “severe depression.” Famous comedian
Chevy Chase said of Williams after his suicide “Robin and I were great friends, suffering from the same little-known disease: depression” (Source).
Jim Carrey, who has his own battles with severe depression, said when asked about Robin Williams’ death, “Comedians are often plagued by thoughts and beliefs that no one understands them” (Source).
Several famous comedians have been diagnosed
with mental illness and suffered from severe depression. Just to name a
few: John Cleese, Paul Merton, Jim Carrey, Stephen Fry, Jonathan
Winters, Ruby Wax, Dave Chappelle, Robin Williams, Chevy Chase, Charlie
Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Hugh Laurie, David Walliams, Maria Bamford, and
Tony Hancock, who was considered the funniest comic actor of his time,
ended up killing himself while filming a television series in Australia
in 1968.
We cannot truly have peace until we have a
relationship with the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). We cannot have true
joy until we open our hearts to Him who has been crowned with joy above
all others (Hebrews 1:9; 27).
Jesus – not drugs or alcohol – is the Savior
of the world and the only One who can deliver us from the penalty of
sin, hell, death and enslavement from satanic powers. Jesus declared:
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10).
Jesus also declared:
“For
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God
did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the
world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged;
he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. This is the
judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the
darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone
who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear
that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to
the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in
God” (John 3:16-21)
Depression can have many sources, but has
only one ultimate remedy. True joy can only come from a relationship
with the Lord Jesus Christ and the infilling of His Holy Spirit. The
fruit of the Spirit is manifold and includes love and joy. Let us
remember that there are a lot of hurting people out there like Robin
Williams, who are filled with hopelessness and despair. May God make us
sensitive to their needs and help us to show them His great love through
our concern, willingness to help and sharing the gospel.
Please pray for the celebrities/mediums in
Hollywood and so many in the music industry, that they would repent and
find deliverance from the demonic forces that are exploiting them to
wickedly influence the masses, and that they would come to saving faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the King of kings and Lord of lords!
Pray for those who clamor for their “entertainment,” and are adversely
and incrementally affected. May the Lord guard each of our own hearts,
as we seek discernment and seek to avoid the spiritual land mines that
threaten our lives and those of our loved ones. May the Lord abundantly
bless you as you seek His face and His glory!
Written by Joe Schimmel
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