The Bible clearly teaches that witchcraft is a sin and is evil practise. Christ died a true physical death on the cross to defeat a real presence of evil. The workings and power of satan are not imaginaon ry manifestations neither does the Bible teach deception. The word of God is real and without error. So when the Bible describes the workings of evil it is exactly as stated even if one has never witnessed it for themselves. I am horrified that anyone would even think of saying the Bible does not mean what it says. Would God forbid witchcraft that does not exist, would he tell us how in the Last days there will be a false prophet who will cause fire to fall from the heavens using demonic secret powers. What sin of man dares challenge the inerancy of scripture.

Ever since satan rebelled there entered evil into existence. Remember evil is power used in direct conflict to God in whatever way and satan has a lot of it which he still uses today. However we all know that is should that God still remains sovereign over all creation.

The Word preached by the power of the Holy Spirit defeats evil. This is the way of salvation from evil. I see no scriptural evidence instructing us in ritualistic excorsism. Even more dangerous Jesus Christ warned against using his name to exorsise people. Why? Actually when anyone commands an evil spirit to leave a person on the name of Jesus christ who is God it has to obey, but if the person whom is exorsised is not indwelt with the Holy Spirit that person will be reinhabited by even more evil spirits hence actually that very person will be worse than before in the long run.

So actually there is no basis for exsorcisms, preach and let jesus christ indwell whomever he wants to at his own predestined time. However if there is anyone with Pauls or apostles gift of the Holy Spirit that spoke to them directly audibly then i suppose the Holy Spirit knows exactly when each individual is to be indwelt. However i dont know of any apostles.