Demons and Fallen Angels

Demons are disembodied spirits that are at work virtually everywhere in the world today. They are evil in nature, and are obedient to Satan, their ruler. In the Bible they are also known as "evil spirits" or "unclean spirits".

There are a number of theories about their origin, but the Bible doesn't make it absolutely clear. Many believe they are fallen angels who fell when Satan, formerly Lucifer, rebelled against the Lord God in heaven. This theory has the problem that demons seem to be earth-bound spirits that walk, and cannot fly, unlike angels. There are fallen angels, who presently occupy positions of influence and authority over the earth in a kind of Satanic hierarchy, and are referred to in the Bible as "principalities and powers" (Ephesians 6:12). Earth bound demons are the "foot soldiers" in Satan's kingdom, and they are the ones we deal with on a day to day basis, whether we realise it or not.

Some speculate that demons are the spirits of former inhabitants of earth who rebelled against God - possibly the results of the offspring of fallen angels and women in the days before the flood (see Genesis 6). The Bible doesn't tell us and we don't have to know. What matters is to know how to deal with them, and overcome them, as they are everywhere, and they enjoy making our lives miserable, if they can.

It may be that when God judged the snake in Genesis 3 and said it would crawl on its belly that this translated into a loss of power for many fallen angels. Its impossible to say with total biblical authority.

Characteristics of demons

They have all the characteristics of personality. They are evil, malicious, deceptive and never to be trusted. We can see that demons possess the following:

Mind

"Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are - the Holy One of God!" (Mark 1:23, 24)

Demons have knowledge and are able to come up with things to say. The knowledge that demons have explains the source of knowledge at work with "psychics" and other occultists. It explains the knowledge of past events and places that supposedly confirms the false doctrine of reincarnation.

I remember one time while in the U.S.A. a young man I was with suddenly turned to me with only the white of his eyes showing, and a strange voice said to me , "I know who you are". Demons have knowledge.

Will

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, 'I will return to my house

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