Demons and Unclean spirits according to the Bible

DEMONS AND UNCLEAN SPIRITS according to the Christian Bible

Definition of “devil” and “demons”:
The word “demon” cannot be found anywhere in the Bible, however, it means evil spirit of devil. Devil is used of Satan, the prince of demons (Matt. 9:24; 12:24). He is the chief devil and the original source of evil in the universe.

The Greek word for the devil used in connection with Satan is “diabolos”, which means adversary, false accuser, slanderer, devil, and is used of men and also translated false accuser and slander in 1st Tim. 3:11; 2nd Tim. 3:3; Titus 2:3. It is translated “devil” once as applying to Judas Iscariot when he betrayed Jesus (John 6:70). It is translated “devil” in 34 other places where the word devil or devils is found, and refers to evil spirits or demons and are derived from two different Greek words: diamonion and diamon”, meaning evil spirits or devils. There is only one prince of devils but many demons. He has an angelic body and cannot bodily enter anyone; but, demons are disembodied spirits in the material world except through possession of the bodies of men or beasts.

The Nature of demons:
They are evil (Judges 9:23); 1st Samuel 18:9-10); intelligent and wise (1st Kings 22:22-24; Acts 16:16); powerful (Mark 5:1-18); disembodied (Rev. 16:13-16); not angels (Acts 33:8-9); not human, for they possess men and can be cast out (Matt. 10:7; Mark 16:17). My position is that Born Again believers CANNOT be demon possessed. The Holy Spirit will not share His “Temple” with a demon after He comes in and takes possession of a body, (1st Cor. 12:13). Demons are individuals (Mark 16:9),; they have knowledge (Matt. 8:29), Mark 5:7); fellowship (1st Cor.10:20-21); doctrines (1st Tim. 4:1); wills (Matt. 12:43-45); miraculous powers (Rev. 16:13-16); emotions (Acts 8:7}; desires (Matt. 8:28-31); and other soul and spirit faculties.

The Activity of demons:
They possess people and can cause deafness and dumbness (Matt. 9:32-33); k 9:25); blindness (Matt. 12:22); lunacy and mania (Matt.4:23-24; Mark 5:1-8); grievous vexation (Matt. 15:22); uncleanliness (Luke 4:36). They can have supernatural strength (Mark 5:1-8); and cause people they possess to commit suicide (Matt. 17:15; John 10:10); they can cause convulsions (Mark 9:20); lusts (John 8:44; Eph. 2:1-3; 1st John 2:15-170; counterfeit worship (Leviticus 17:7; Deut. 32:17; 2nd Chron. 11:15; Psalms 106:37; 1st Cor. 10:20; Rev. 90:20); error (1st John 4:16; 1st Tim. 4:1); sicknesses and diseases (Matt. 4:4:16; Acts 10:38); torments (Matt/ 4:23-24; 15:22); deceptions (1st Tim. 4:1-2; 1 John 4:1-6); lying (1st Kings 22:21-24); enchantments and witchcraft (2nd Chron. 33:6), heresies (1st Tim. 4:1); false doctrines (1st Tim. 4:1); wickedness (Luke 11:26); bondage (Romans 8:15); fear (2nd Tim. 1:7); love for the world (1st John 2:15-17; 1st Cor. 2:12); discord (Matt. 13:39; 1st Kings 22:21-=24); violence (Matt. 17:15); betrayals (John 13:2; 1st Kings 22:22-23); oppression (Acts 10:38); sin (John 3:8); persecution (1st Peter 5:8; Rev. 2:10); jealousy (1st Samuel 16:14; 18:8-10); false prophecy (1st Samuel 18:8-10; 1st Kings 22:21-24); and every other evil they can possible do to create havoc against God and man. They can even go out and come back into unregenerate men as they will, unless cast out and rejected, (Matt. 12:43-45). They also imitate departed dead (1st Samuel 28:3-9; 1st Chron. 10:13; Isaiah 8:19. Deut. 18:11). They are agents of Satan, corrupting the bodies of his victims and must be cast out in the name of Jesus Christ Who is the only authority over them or resisted in order to experience relief from them. Correspondence with demons is forbidden in both Testaments! (Leviticus 19:31; 20:6; Deut. 18:10; Isaiah 8:19-21; 1st Chron. 10:13-14; Luke 4: 41; Acts 16:15; 1st Tim. 4:1-5; 2nd Peter 2:1-3; 1st John 4:1-6).

Those that dabble in spirits are in the peril of having their understanding darkened, (Eph. 4:17-19), and come under the power and control of demons. The Apostle John says, “Believe not every spirit, but TRY the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” (1st John 4:1). The test is “every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God.” (1st John 4:3). Ask the spirit that comes to you, personally seeking entrance or speaks to you through a “medium”, if Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, that is, the Son of God, and if he says, “yes”, that it is the Holy Spirit, for no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit, (1st Cor. 12:3). But, if the spirit gets angry and denies the Deity of the Christ, then it is clear that the spirit is an evil spirit, or demon. Norval Hayes remarks concerning demon possessed false prophets, “it doesn’t make any difference what a human being says, does, or acts, that is no sign that it is a spirit of truth. I know spirits that talk about Jesus all the time, saying good things. They pray for the sick and everything, but, they’re as phony as a $3.00 bill. They’ll talk about God, talk about Jesus, talk about salvation, talk about men of God, talk about the things of God and they are just as phony as they can possibly be. (Norval Hayes in “The Gift of Discerning of Spirits., P. 18, Harrison House.)