Bishop Grace Ade-Gold believes the tattooing of the body is one form of necromancy, which has spiritual implications for those who ink their bodies.
She recalled that the first time she assisted in casting out an evil spirit in someone wearing a tattoo was more than 25 years ago, and since that time, she has witnessed several other persons with tattoos being possessed by evil spirits. The lady at the time had the Zodiac sign Leo imprinted on her body.
“The way she behaved was like an animal. She was very angry. Oh my god. Nobody could talk with her. Sometimes she said to us that the body, the skin, raises itself,” said Bishop Ade-Gold, who explained that the skin underneath the tattoo visibly moved and was painful at times.
Bishop Ade-Gold said a tattoo is one way persons communicate or connect with a dead spirit, and for some, it is a part of the initiation process into the occult.
According to research conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2022, 32% of adults in the US have a tattoo. Of those with a tattoo, 29% were affiliated with a religion, and among lesbian, gay or bisexual Americans, 51% have at least one tattoo.
Based on the study, most of those who got a tattoo did so to honour a loved one.
“The most commonly cited reason is to honour or remember someone or something: 69% of tattooed adults say this is either a major or minor reason they got any of their tattoos. Just under half (47%) say they got a tattoo to make a statement about what they believe, and 32% say they got at least one to improve their personal appearance,” researchers found.
Bishop Ade-Gold said that in order to be delivered from the spirit associated with the tattoo, the bearer of the tattoo would need to confess and repent. Those who are delivered usually witness the difference in personality once deliverance has taken place.
“The process of the deliverance is not easy either because the demon wants to fight back. They might not even know, but by the time they are going through deliverance and they see what is happening, they say, “Oh my god, I didn’t know. I didn’t know,” Bishop Ade-Gold noted.
“They have connected themselves with the dead. When God says something, you have to take it seriously,” she admonished, making reference to Leviticus 19 versus 28, which warns against pagan rituals such as cutting and tattooing the body.
Bishop Ade-Gold does not believe it is necessary to remove the tattoo physically once it has been destroyed spiritually. She encourages those who have not yielded to the trend to continue to keep their bodies free from cuts and markings.
