Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee (Luke
4:31a)
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The centurion sent some elders of the Jews to Jesus... they
pleaded earnestly with him, This man deserves to have you do this,
because hehas built our synagogue. (Luke 7:3-5)
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Nazareth
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(ekplesso) amazed to be struck with amazement or astonishment.
(This word is used in the Gospels only in conjunction with the
reaction to Jesus teaching.) They were amazed at his teaching,
because his words had authority. (Luke 4:32)
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In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an
impure spirit. (Luke 4:33a) (echo pneuma akathartos daimonion) had
an unclean spirit was owned by an evil (immoral, impure) spirit.
was held captive by an evil spirit. oppressed by an evil
spirit.
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He cried out at the top of his voice, Go away! What do you want
with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who
you are - the Holy One of God! (Luke 4:33b-34) (hagios theos) holy
God
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Be quiet! Jesus said sternly. Come out of him! Then the demon
threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring
him. (Luke 4:35)
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1) Two errors about demons. They do not exist since there is no
spiritual realm. Demons do not exist any more than gods do; being
only the products of the psychic activity of man. ---Sigmund Freud
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms. (Ephesians 6:12)
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1) Two errors about demons. They do not exist since there is no
spiritual realm. They are behind everything bad that happens. Jada
opened up about her past demons for the first time in a post on her
Facebook page to celebrate her birthday on September 18.
---Entertainment News, October 2, 2013, Jada Pinkett Smith's
parents high on cocaine when she was a child.
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1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are demons real? Testimony of
Scripture. Testimony of Jesus. Testimony of ancient writers.
Testimony of demons. When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he
gave them power and authority to drive out all demons... (Luke
9:1a) Love is not a god, but rather a great demoneverything
daemonic is between divine and mortal. ---Plato, Symposium (385 BC)
Jesus asked him, What is your name? Legion, he replied, since many
demons had gone into him. (Luke 8:30) Chinese demon (c. 1000
BC)
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And on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will cut off the
names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered
no more. And also I will remove from the land the prophets and the
spirit of uncleanness. (Zechariah 13:2) And these signs will
accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out
demonsand they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord
worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.
(Mark 16:17-20) The scribes who came from Jerusalem said, He is
possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out
demons. So Jesus called them overNo one can enter a strong mans
house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong
mans house. (Mark 3:22-27) 1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are
demons real? 3) Are demons active today? No.
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Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (I Peter 5:8)
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7b) And the
devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning
sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They
will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation
20:10) 3) Are demons active today? If not, how do we
explain...
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Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will
depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits
and teachings of demons (I Timothy 4:1) 1) Two errors about demons.
2) Are demons real? 3) Are demons active today? No. Yes. Beloved,
do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether
they are from God (I John 4:1a)
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1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are demons real? 3) Are demons
active today? 4) Who are demons? Fallen angels. Spirits of wicked
dead.
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God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to
hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment (II
Peter 2:4) The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent
called the devil, or SatanHe was hurled to the earth, and his
angels with him. (Revelation 12:9) And the angels who did not keep
their positions of authority but abandoned their own home - these
he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment
on the great Day. (Jude 6) (Tartaros) - dark, subterranean region
held by ancient Greeks as the abode of the wicked dead, where they
are punished. 4) Who are demons? Fallen angels. Spirits of wicked
dead. Fallen angels bound. When human beings began to increase in
number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of
God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they
married any of them they chose The Nephilim were on the earth in
those days - and also afterward - when the sons of God went to the
daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes
of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:1-4)
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4) Who are demons? Fallen angels. Spirits of wicked dead.
Fallen angels bound. Scriptural terms used. Unclean spirit (Luke
4:33) Evil spirit (Luke 7:21) Demon (or devil - Luke 4:41) Each of
these terms implies a spirit without a body, i.e., what remains
behind after a person dies if the spirit (soul) does not go to
God.
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4) Who are demons? Fallen angels. Spirits of wicked dead.
Fallen angels bound. Scriptural terms used. Early church writings.
He [Jesus] truly raised himself up, not, as certain unbelievers
maintain, that he only seemed to suffer, as they themselves only
seem to exist. And as they believe, so shall it happen to them,
when they shall be divested of their bodies and be mere evil
spirits. Origen, c. 200 AD
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4) Who are demons? Fallen angels. Spirits of wicked dead.
Fallen angels bound. Scriptural terms used. Early church writings.
Differences from angels.
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He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went
into the pigs. (Mark 5:13a) 1) Never said to have entered anyone.
2) No affection for others bodies of any sort; able to appear as a
corporal being. 3) Not allowed to roam around. 4) Not associated
with the dead. In a mighty voice he shouted: Fallen! Fallen is
Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for
every evil spirit... (Revelation 18:1b-2) What do you want with us,
Son of God? they shouted. Have you come here to torture us before
the appointed time? (Matthew 8:29) In the synagogue there was a man
possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. (Luke 4:33)
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1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are demons real? 3) Are demons
active today? 4) Who are demons? 5) What are their
characteristics?
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When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid
places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, I will
return to the house I left. When it arrives, it finds the house
swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes seven other
spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And
the final condition of that man is worse than the first. (Luke
11:24-26) Insatiable desire to inhabit living beings. Injurious
intent. Senseless violence, suicide and nihilistic acts. Then the
man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them
all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house
naked and bleeding. (Acts 19:16) Night and day among the tombs and
in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. (Mark
5:5) my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of
speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He
foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. (Mark
9:17-18) 5) What are their characteristics?
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1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are demons real? 3) Are demons
active today? 4) Who are demons? 5) What are their characteristics?
6) What are their beliefs?
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You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons
believe that - and shudder. (James 2:19) Monotheistic. T he Deity
of Christ. H eaven and hell. Whenever the evil spirits saw him,
they fell down before him and cried out, You are the Son of God.
(Mark 3:11) And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go
into the Abyss. A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the
hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he
gave them permission. When the demons came out of the man, they
went into the pigs (Luke 8:30-33) 6) What are their beliefs?
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1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are demons real? 3) Are demons
active today? 4) Who are demons? 5) What are their characteristics?
6) What are their beliefs? 7) Can Christians be possessed by a
demon?
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You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them,
because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the
world. (I John 4:4) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus,
his Son, purifies us from all sin. (I John 1:7) 7) Can Christians
be possessed by a demon? Resist the devil, and he will flee from
you. (James 4:7b)
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1) Two errors about demons. 2) Are demons real? 3) Are demons
active today? 4) Who are demons? 5) What are their characteristics?
6) What are their beliefs? 7) Can Christians be possessed by a
demon? 8) What about exorcism today?
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Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to
invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-
possessedOne day the evil spirit answered them, Jesus I know, and
Paul I know about, but who are you? Then the man who had the evil
spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a
beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. (Acts
19:16-19) 8) What about exorcism today? But if it is by the Spirit
of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come
upon you. (Matthew 12:28) The seventy-two returned with joy and
said, Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name. (Luke
10:17)
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Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do
not give the devil a foothold. (Ephesians 4:26-27) (diablos) devil
false accuser, slanderer, Satan. (topos) foothold opportunity,
power, occasion for acting. If unresolved anger gives the devil an
opening to work on us, how can he be absent from the world?
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Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also
sold a piece of property. With his wifes full knowledge he kept
back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it
at the apostles feet. Then Peter said, Ananias, how is it that
Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy
Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received
for the land? (Acts 5:1-3) Then Satan entered Judas, called
Iscariot, one of the Twelve. And Judas went to the chief priests
and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he
might betray Jesus. They were delighted and agreed to give him
money. He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus
over to them when no crowd was present. (Luke 22:3-6) (eiserchoma)
entered of men or animals, as into a house or a city. of Satan
taking possession of the body of a person. of things: as food, that
enters into the eater's mouth.
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Temptation - appeal to our sinful desires. Influence - sin is
allowed and permitted a foothold. Oppression - evil is gaining
control over us. Obsession - sinful habits are clearly established.
Possession - puppets under Satan's control. For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians
6:12)
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1) Satan is a powerful opponent that Jesus faced again and
again. 2) Satan is the agent of oppression that Jesus came to
oppose. 3) Jesus confronted Satan and his demons with spiritual
authority whenever they tried to attack him or others. 4) Jesus'
focus was on wholeness and freedom, not on Satan and his work.
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The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the
devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of
God appeared was to destroy the devils work. (I John 3:8)