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Our little Church is using a Chronological Bible Reading Schedule by Skip Andrews. It can be found here: http://www.churchofchristduluthga.org Each Sunday a lesson is given from some of that week's reading. This lesson covers Nov 2-9. This lesson is an article from "The Word In Life Study Bible."
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DEMONS
Luke 11:14 NET Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the
demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and
the crowds were amazed.
DEMONS
Popular culture tends to dismiss demons as nothing but an imaginative fantasy similar
to the "daemons" of Greek mythology, supposedly supernatural beings that
mediated between the gods and humans.
DEMONS
But Scripture presents demons not as mythological creatures, but as real
beings involved in historical events.
DEMONS
Jesus, for example, frequently encountered demons during His
ministry, as in the case of the demon-possessed mute. Demons are fallen
angels who joined with Satan in rebellion against God.
DEMONS
The Bible does not explicitly discuss their origin, but the New Testament
does speak of the fall and later imprisonment of a group of angels.
DEMONS
2 Peter 2:4 NET For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them
into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the
judgment,
DEMONS
Jude 1:6 NET You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper
domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment
of the great Day.
DEMONS
Their rebellion apparently occurred before God's creation of the world. Afterward, Satan and his followers
roamed the new creation, eventually contaminating the human race with
wickedness.
DEMONS
Genesis 3:1 NET Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the
woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the
orchard'?"
DEMONS
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit from the trees of
the orchard; 3 but concerning the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the
orchard God said,
DEMONS
'You must not eat from it, and you must not touch it, or else you will die.' " 4
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die,
DEMONS
Matthew 25:41 NET "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has
been prepared for the devil and his angels!
DEMONS
Revelation 12:9 NET So that huge dragon — the ancient serpent, the one called the
devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world — was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with
him.
DEMONS
To this day they continue to oppose God's purposes and undermine the
cause of righteousness.
Demon Possession
One of Jesus' primary purposes was to overcome the power of Satan, which is
why He regularly challenged the demonic realm.
Demon Possession
Matthew 12:25 NET Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided
against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will
stand.
Demon Possession
26 So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom
stand? 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be
your judges.
Demon Possession
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has
already overtaken you. 29 How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly
plunder the house.
Demon Possession
John 12:31 NET Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world
will be driven out.
Demon Possession
1 John 3:8 NET The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil
has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the
devil.
Demon Possession
One of His most compassionate activities was to release persons possessed by
demons.Again, our culture tends to dismiss demon
possession as a quaint, archaic way of trying to explain physical and
psychological conditions.
Demon Possession
But the Bible never suggests that all ailments are the result of demonic
activity, only that demons can afflict people with physical symptoms such
as muteness,
Demon Possession
Matthew 12:22 NET Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who
was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.
Demon Possession
Mark 9:17 NET A member of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit
that makes him mute.
Demon Possession
Mark 9:25 NET Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of
him and never enter him again."
Demon Possession
Deafness,Mark 9:25 NET Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of
him and never enter him again."
Demon Possession
blindness,Matthew 12:22 NET Then they brought to
him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him
so that he could speak and see.
Demon Possession
and bodily deformity.Luke 13:10 NET Now he was teaching in
one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, 11 and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for
eighteen years.
Demon Possession
She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely. 12
When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, "Woman, you are freed
from your infirmity."
Demon Possession
13 Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and
praised God. The Gospels actually distinguish
between sickness and demon possession
Demon Possession
Matthew 4:24 NET So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought
to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had
seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.
Demon Possession
Mark 1:32 NET When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.
Luke 6:17 NET Then he came down with them and stood on a level place.
Demon Possession
And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and
Sidon.
Demon Possession
They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, 18 and those who suffered from unclean spirits were
cured.
Demon Possession
Demons can also cause mental and emotional problems.
Matthew 8:28 NET When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the
tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass
by that way.
Demon Possession
Acts 19:13 NET But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying, "I
sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
Demon Possession
14 (Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were
doing this.) 15 But the evil spirit replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am
acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
Demon Possession
16 Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed
against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.
Demon Possession
The demon-possessed might rant and rave,
Mark 1:23 NET Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean
spirit, and he cried out,
Demon Possession
24 "Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy
One of God!"
Demon Possession
John 10:20 NET Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has
lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?“
Demon Possession
have uncontrolled fits, Luke 9:37 NET Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 38 Then a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son — he is my only child!
Demon Possession
39 A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into
convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him
alone, torturing him severely.
Demon Possession
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so." 41 Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and
perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you?
Bring your son here."
Demon Possession
42 As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and
shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Demon Possession
Mark 1:26 NET After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried
out with a loud voice and came out of him.
Demon Possession
and behave in an antisocial manner.Luke 8:27 NET As Jesus stepped ashore, a
certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a
long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house,
but among the tombs.
Demon Possession
Luke 8:35 NET So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom
the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and
they were afraid.
Demon Possession
In casting out demons, Jesus and His disciples used methods that differed radically from the mystical rites so
often employed in that time. Through His simple command Jesus expelled
them.
Demon Possession
Mark 1:25 NET But Jesus rebuked him: "Silence! Come out of him!"
Mark 5:8 NET (For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of that man, you unclean
spirit!")
Demon Possession
Mark 9:25 NET Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of
him and never enter him again."
Demon Possession
His disciples did the same, adding only the authority of Jesus' name to their
command. Luke 10:17 NET Then the seventy-two
returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!"
Demon Possession
Acts 16:18 NET She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly
annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came
out of her at once.
Demon Possession
Even some who were not His followers invoked the Lord's power
Luke 9:49 NET John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because
he is not a disciple along with us."
Demon Possession
Acts 19:13 NET But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying, "I
sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
Demon Possession
Despite these straightforward means, Jesus' enemies accused Him of being
in alliance with Satan's kingdom.
Demon Possession
Mark 3:22 NET The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and, "By
the ruler of demons he casts out demons."
Demon Possession
The same accusation was made against Jesus' forerunner, John the Baptist.
Matthew 11:18 NET For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He
has a demon!'
Demon Possession
But Jesus' works of goodness and righteousness showed that these claims
could not be true. Luke 11:17 NET But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against
itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.
Demon Possession
18 So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I
cast out demons by Beelzebul.
Demon Possession
19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your
judges.
Demon Possession
20 But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has
already overtaken you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his
own palace, his possessions are safe.
Demon Possession
22 But when a stronger man attacks and conquers him, he takes away the first man's armor on which the man relied
and divides up his plunder.
The Final Victory
Following the resurrection of Jesus and His return to heaven, demons have continued their warfare against Him
and His followers.
The Final Victory
Romans 8:38 NET For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor
powers,
The Final Victory
39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
The Final Victory
Ephesians 6:12 NET For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against
the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.
The Final Victory
Yet Satan and his allies will ultimately be overthrown by God. After Christ returns, the devil and his angels will be defeated
and thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone—a doom with which the
demons are quite familiar.
The Final Victory
Matthew 25:41 NET "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has
been prepared for the devil and his angels!
The Final Victory
Revelation 20:10 NET And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of
fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be
tormented there day and night forever and ever.
The Final Victory
Matthew 8:29 NET They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
The Final Victory
God will achieve the final victory in a conflict that has been going on since
the beginning of time.