The Exorcist Files

They Escaped Satanism and The Occult: Riaan Swiegelaar and Adele Vrey

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Feb 12, 2026
Adele Vrey, raised in generational Satanism who became a Christian minister and deliverance trainer. Riaan Swiegelaar, former founder of the South African Satanic Church turned deliverance minister after a dramatic conversion. They describe ritual initiation, modern recruitment via social media, supernatural consequences of occult practices, and how prayer, scripture, and spiritual covering are used against darkness.
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ANECDOTE

Leader Turned Convert

  • Riaan led the South African Satanic Church after 20 years in occult and satanic roles.
  • He later had an in-person encounter with Jesus that flipped him into ministry and deliverance work.
ANECDOTE

Born Into Darkness, Found By Grace

  • Adele was born into generational Satanism and kidnapped a pastor's nine-year-old son at 19.
  • That encounter led to her meeting Jesus and a lifelong conversion that produced ministry and books.
INSIGHT

Apparent Results, Hidden Cost

  • Occult practices produce apparent results because demons masquerade as spirit guides and provide information.
  • But those gains carry a price later when the demonic 'cash[es] his check.'
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