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T HE S ECRETS TO D ELIVERANCE by Alexander Pagani
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CONTENTS
T O THE H OLY Spirit, thank You for granting me wisdom and insight into the mysteries of the kingdom and entrusting me with the secrets to deliverance to continue Your work of setting the captive free. To my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thank You for choosing me and entrusting me with this ministry. To my heavenly Father, Im eternally grateful to You for giving my life purpose and meaning. Youre worthy to receive all glory, honor, majesty, and power!
To my loving wife and best friend, Ibelize Pagani, thank you for believing in me from day one. Im still desperately in love with you after all these years. Youre the most amazing woman Ive ever met. Words cant express how grateful I am for the countless times you saved our ministry with your ability to hear God in your dreams. Youre my personal prophet, and I love you with all my heart!
To my sons, Apollos and Xavier, I love you both. Thank you for completely understanding Gods call on my life and sharing me with the world without resentment. To see you both loving God and growing up into men who love God with all your hearts is what I live for! Dad is so proud of you both.
To my parents, Nancy and Alexander Pagani; my grandmother, Emilia Rivera; my aunts Vilma Batista and Marilyn Rivera; and all my cousins and immediate family who have been there for me my whole life, thank you for your loving support throughout the years, especially during the darkest moments of my life. I love and appreciate every one of you. Im blessed to be part of our family. And to my in-laws, Bienvenido and Sarah Montes, I love you and thank you for all your support!
To the greatest church, He Is Risen Tabernacle (HIRT), where would I be without you? Words cant express how much I love all of you. Weve been on an amazing journey together all these years, and were leaving a legacy for future generations. Im honored to be called your pastor and to lead such an amazing church .
Finally this book is dedicated to all the deliverance ministers who pioneered a path for future generations to follow: Win Worley, Derek Prince, John Eckhardt, Frank Hammond, Ivory Hopkins, Don Basham, Neil T. Anderson, H. A. Maxwell Whyte, Kimberly Daniels, Ana Mendez Ferrell, Guillermo Maldonado, as well as all the Catholic exorcists and every other deliverance minister who remains unnamed and hidden behind the scenes, setting the captive free at no charge. I honor you all, and Im humbled to be counted among you.
A LEX, WHAT ARE you doing? Youre embarrassing yourself in front of the core leadership. Thats what I was thinking as I felt myself being pinned to the floor by an unseen supernatural force. I was a pastor whod helped dozens of people get free of demonic oppression. But a church business meeting took an unusual turn, and I found myself on the floor with what felt like a giant foot on my back and my ministry team taking authority over a demon that was manifesting.
As I wondered how in the world Id ended up in such an embarrassing position, I heard a voice whisper in my ear, Ive been sent to remove this demon. Im allowing it to manifest so I can remove it. Those words from the angel with its foot on my back helped me later. But at the time knowing God was allowing the situation didnt make it any easier to swallow. Because I couldnt control what was happening to me, rage and embarrassment filled every part of me. I squirmed on the floor, wanting to throw something but unable to really move because of that huge unseen foot on my back. Then suddenly a loud shriek came out of my mouth, and I heard my core ministry staff begin to take authority over the demon. Thankfully that was the beginning of the end.
Prior to the demonic manifestation, we were having a staff meeting, and some minor disagreements quickly escalated into an argument. I was angry over something that I knew was insignificant, but I couldnt control myself. Id felt that anger before, and to be completely honest, I was tired of fighting it, so I took my glasses off and said, I really need to get free from this. That is the last thing I remember before I woke up on the floor with the angels foot on my back, wondering why I was embarrassing myself.
I spent about five minutes on the floor before I let out that loud shriek (which lasted for at least thirty seconds), and then the demon left. Immediately I heard the voice in my ear again, this time saying, The demon of destruction is gone. Dont look for it. An overwhelming peace swept over me, and I noticed that my chest felt different. Even after I accepted Christ, I carried myself with a kind of bravado that I learned growing up in the Bronx. It wasnt just a way I walked or talked; I literally felt something in my chest. But now it was gone, and everyone who knew me could tell the difference.