The Orthodox baptism rite includes a three-stage exorcism that is extremely detailed about the spiritual warfare that surrounds new Christians.

It concludes with this appeal to God: "Redeeming this Your creature from the yoke of the Enemy, receive him into Your heavenly Kingdom. ... Yoke unto his life a shining Angel to deliver him from every plot directed against him by the Adversary, from encounter with evil, from the noon-day demon, and from evil dreams. Drive out from him every evil and unclean spirit, hiding and lurking in his heart."

The "enemy" is Satan. Catechumens are asked three times: "Do you renounce Satan, and all his works, and all his worship, and all his angels, and all his pomp?" They respond: "I do renounce him."

After several years of conversations while traveling nat

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