"He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them" (Psalm 78:49). The powers of darkness are used for the purposes of God. They will always be subject to Jesus: "And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God" (Mark 3:11). Yes, evil spirits know Who is ultimately in charge! "Thou believest that there is one God thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble" (James 2:19).
"And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him" They will always leave when He casts them out and must comply when He gives them an order. The powers of darkness, including Satan, can go no further than the bounds God has set for them (see Job 1:6-12). Jesus commanded evil spirits with His word, and "devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, 'Thou art Christ the Son of God.' And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ" (Luke 4:41). "For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed" (Acts 8:7).
The apostles cast out spirits as well, by the power of the Holy Spirit: One of those Jesus healed was Mary Magdalene, "out of whom he had cast seven devils" (Mark 16:9). Speechlessness (Matthew 9:33), convulsions (Mark 1:26), unusual strength (Mark 5:4), suicidal attempts (Matthew 17:15), and foaming of the mouth (Luke 9:39).Īlthough these ailments are not necessarily caused by evil spirits, they are among the many possible effects of demonic activity. The signs of demonic possession in the New Testament include: deafness (Mark 9:25), blindness (Matthew 12:22), Jesus cast out the legion of demons from a man and sent them into a herd of pigs (Luke 8:27-35).īoth fallen angels and evil spirits serve their master Satan in the kingdom of darkness.ĭemon possession is the control of an individual's personality so that actions are influenced by an evil demonic spirit. Unlike fallen angels, who can appear in bodily form, evil spirits must inhabit a body (either human or animal). They know the weaknesses and desires of mankind, for they once experienced a human body. These continue to afflict the human race even now. The male ones are malevolent spirits and the female ones are seductive spirits. When the mortal bodies of these angel-human hybrids died, their immortal spirits roamed the earth seeking human bodies to harass and indwell. It necessary to destroy all flesh with a Great Flood, saving only the righteous man Noah and his family. The children born to them became mighty giants, corrupting the human race and accelerating wickedness to such a degree that God saw When fallen angels took to themselves human wives (Genesis 6:1-2), "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick" (Matthew 8:16).Īn evil spirit (or demon) is not the same as a fallen angel it is actually the offspring of a fallen angel. The Bible records many occasions when Jesus healed those who were tormented by these spirits (see Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 1:23-27, Luke 9:37-42, and Acts 19:13-16).
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