One of the earliest evident mentions of a demon sharing qualities to an incubus comes from Mesopotamia on the Sumerian King List, circa 2400 BC, where the hero Gilgamesh's father is listed as Lilu. The Late Latin word incubus ("a nightmare induced by a demon") is derived from Latin incubō ("nightmare, what lies down on one whilst one sleeps") and further from incubāre ("to lie upon, to hatch"). 1 Etymological, ancient, and religious descriptionsĮtymological, ancient, and religious descriptions.For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.You should also add the template to the talk page.A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at ] see its history for attribution. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation.If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality.Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 5,188 articles in the main category, and specifying |topic= will aid in categorization.Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.View a machine-translated version of the French article.Will you read the Word every day? Are you aware that the word will be written on your heart, and you will be protected, if you read and understand God’s word? I would show her Col 3:16 and Eph 5:18+. If she is not serious about learning, I would tell her there is nothing you can do for her.Are you open to professional counseling? I wouldn't seek just any counselor make sure the professional is faith-based.Are you sexually pure? Are you living a celibate life? (Ignore this question, obviously, if she is married.).Do you know what the Bible teaches about powerful temptations / experiences? I would show her 1 Cor 10:13 - a promise that ( in Christ) we will not be overpowered by any temptation. I would also show her Col 2:13-15 - whatever the powers of darkness are, in Christ we are freed from them.Have you been sexually abused? (As a child? Later? Was it a family member?).Is it possible you got the idea of this incubus from a charismatic church? (I know that sounds funny, but we shouldn't underestimate the power of suggestion.).Yet if I were involved (shared in her and your culture), I would begin by asking her a few questions: Now without knowing her and her situation, it’s impossible for me to be of much help. Yet her situation seems more complex than most non-Christians'. The problem may simply vanish once she has repented and been baptized (Acts 2:38 John 3:5 Titus 3:5). (Of course, I could be wrong.) Certainly you are right in pointing her to Christ. Short answer: I tend to think of this more part of an erotic dream than anything directly connected with the dark spiritual world. Perhaps angels, demons, and other spiritual beings are male or female, but we do not find this as a fact in the Bible. This assumes that demons have gender - which is questionable. The long and short of it: the incubus is the male demon preying on human women the succubus is the female demon praying on human men. Incubus / succubus - you can learn what the terms mean online. What is an incubus or succubus? And how can we help someone who claims to be a victim? I suggested that we should study the Bible together, and find an answer in Christ. This teaching on this spirit - that makes love to people in their sleep - is very widespread in charismatic circles in my part of the world. She says she is under the control of a demon who makes love to her in her dream (incubus and succubus).
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