DEMONS

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DEMONS
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Strongs defines it this way a spirit, a being
inferior to God, superior to men. Evil spirits or
the messengers and ministers of the devil
Origin of demons 1. Some believe demons are
fallen angels 2 Peter 24 For if God di d not
spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down
to hell and delivered them into chains of
darkness, to be reserved for judgmentJude 16
And the angels who did not keep their proper
domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved
in everlasting chains under darkness for the
judgment of the great day
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4 reasons why the angel theory is possible 1.
Both are described as spirits Hebrews 114 Are
they not all ministering spirits sent forth to
minister for those who will inherit salvation? 2.
They could be good or bad 3. The devil had angels
Revelation 129 So the great dragon was cast
out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and
Satan, who deceives the whole world he was cast
to the earth, and his angels were cast out with
him. (Also Mat. 2541)
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4. Angels would know who Jesus was. 2. Demons
are the departed soul of a sinner. 1. Both the
Greek and the Jews thought this. 2. The word
demon during their time was always used in
reference to the departed spirit of a wicked
person. Demon Characteristics Matthew 816 When
evening had come, they brought to Him many who
were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits
with a word, and healed all who were sick,
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Luke 2439 "Behold My hands and My feet, that it
is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does
not have flesh and bones as you see I have. Luke
82 and certain women who had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities -- Mary called Magdalene,
out of whom had come seven demons, Mark 51 Then
they came to the other side of the sea, to the
country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when He had come
out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of
the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who
had his dwelling among the tombs and no one
could bind him, not even with chains,
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4 because he had often been bound with shackles
and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart
by him, and the shackles broken in pieces
neither could anyone tame him. 5 And always,
night and day, he was in the mountains and in the
tombs, crying out and cutting himself with
stones. 6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran
and worshiped Him. 7 And he cried out with a
loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You,
Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by
God that You do not torment me." 8 For He said
to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!"
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9 Then He asked him, "What is your name?" And he
answered, saying, "My name is Legion for we are
many." 10 Also he begged Him earnestly that He
would not send them out of the country. 11 Now a
large herd of swine was feeding there near the
mountains. 12 So all the demons begged Him,
saying, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter
them." 13 And at once Jesus gave them
permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and
entered the swine (there were about two
thousand) and the herd ran violently down the
steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea.
See also Mat. 828-34, Luke 826-39.
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1. Jesus had power of the demons 2. The demons
showed the emotion of fear James 219 You
believe that there is one God. You do well. Even
the demons believe -- and tremble!
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Matthew 1243 " When an unclean spirit goes out
of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking
rest, and finds none. 44 "Then he says, 'I will
return to my house from which I came.' And when
he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in
order. 45 "Then he goes and takes with him seven
other spirits more wicked than himself, and they
enter and dwell there and the last state of that
man is worse than the first. So shall it also be
with this wicked generation."
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Acts 1915 And the evil spirit answered and said,
"Jesus I know, and Paul I know but who are you?"
16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was
leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed
against them, so that they fled out of that house
naked and wounded. What was their purpose?
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1 Samuel 1614 But the Spirit of the LORD
departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from
the LORD troubled him. 15 And Saul's servants
said to him, "Surely, a distressing spirit from
God is troubling you. 16 "Let our master now
command your servants, who are before you, to
seek out a man who is a skillful player on the
harp and it shall be that he will play it with
his hand when the distressing spirit from God is
upon you, and you shall be well." 1. Demons
dont come from God 2. It only took a harp to
make him feel better
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The evil spirit which afflicted Saul was not a
living demon sent by God, but rather a sinister
attitude brought on by his rejection of God. 1
John 38 He who sins is of the devil, for the
devil has sinned from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He
might destroy the works of the devil. Hebrews
214 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken
of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in
the same, that through death He might destroy him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 and release those who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to bondage
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John 536 "But I have a greater witness than
John's for the works which the Father has given
Me to finish -- the very works that I do -- bear
witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. 1.
He showed that he could heal diseases and
physical deformities (Mat. 920-22, John 446-54)
2. He showed that he could control nature by
calming a storm (Mat. 823-37). 3. He showed
that he power to multiply food (Mat. 14
15-21) 4. He had power over gravity as he walked
across the water (Mat. 1422-23) 5. He showed he
power over death as he raised some from the dead
(Mat. 918-26, John 11)
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Jesus also showed his power over the spiritual
world by casting out demons. Mark 1617 "And
these signs will follow those who believe In My
name they will cast out demons they will speak
with new tongues 18 "they will take up
serpents and if they drink anything deadly, it
will by no means hurt them they will lay hands
on the sick, and they will recover." 19 So then,
after the Lord had spoken to them, He was
received up into heaven, and sat down at the
right hand of God. 20 And they went out and
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them
and confirming the word through the accompanying
signs.
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1Cor 13 8-10 Since miracles would cease at the
completed revelation of Gods Word. It makes
logical sense that demon possession would cease
as well. Is demon possession here today? 1. God
would not allow demon possession to continue and
take away our only way to get rid of them. 2. No
modern day cases of supposed demon possession
compare to the characteristics of demons in the
1st century.
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3. God would not allow our free will to
violated. 1 Corinthians 1013 No temptation has
overtaken you except such as is common to man
but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be
tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
temptation will also make the way of escape, that
you may be able to bear it.
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Zechariah 131 "In that day a fountain shall be
opened for the house of David and for the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for
uncleanness. 2 " It shall be in that day," says
the LORD of hosts, "that I will cut off the names
of the idols from the land, and they shall no
longer be remembered. I will also cause the
prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from
the land. 3 "It shall come to pass that if
anyone still prophesies, then his father and
mother who begot him will say to him, 'You shall
not live, because you have spoken lies in the
name of the LORD.' And his father and mother who
begot him shall thrust him through when he
prophesies. 4 " And it shall be in that day that
every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when
he prophesies they will not wear a robe of
coarse hair to deceive. 5 "But he will say, 'I
am no prophet, I am a farmer for a man taught me
to keep cattle from my youth.'