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FOUNDATIONAL SURVEY OF THEOLOGY

Section Eight:  ANGELOLOGY

THE ANGELS OF SATAN, THE DOCTRINE OF DEMONOLOGY
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           "The Lord Jesus Christ... came down to Capernaum, a
     city of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath days. And
     they were astonished at His doctrine: for His Word was with
     power.

          And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit
     of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice. Saying,
     "Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, Jesus of
     Nazareth? Art Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee who Thou
     art; the Holy One of God." And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
     "Hold thy peace, and come out of him."

          And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came
     out of him and hurt him not.  And they were all amazed, and
     spake among themselves, saying "what a word is this! for with
     authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they
     come out."  Luke 4.31-36


I.   The ORIGIN of Demons

     Even though the Bible has much to say about them, No single
verse of Scripture declares "God created demons..." The origin of
demons however, may be realistically concluded.

     A.   False Views Concerning the Origin of Demons

          Non-Biblical Views:

          1.   They are merely superstitious explanations of
               certain diseases.

          2.   They are spirits of deceased men (Reincarnation).

          3.   They are disembodied spirits of a pre-Adamic race
               of humanity.

          4.   They are the unnatural offspring of angels and the
               daughters of men.

          THERE IS NO SCRIPTURE TO SUPPORT THESE VIEWS...

     B.   Factual Views Concerning the Origin of Demons

          This is the declaration of the Scriptures:

          1.   Demons are the "devils" of the Scriptures

               The term is a Greek word DIAMON, Strong's #1142.
          This term is distinguished from "the Devil," Greek
          DIABOLOS, Strong's # 1228.

          2.   Demons include fallen angels who are not confined

               Demons were part of the original angelic creation,
          who chose to follow Satan in his rebellion against God

               Their number - information unknown to men, known to
          God (Rev. 12.4, 7-12; Matt. 8.29 ff. and 12.43 ff.).

               Their nature - instruments of evil, rebellious
          against God

               Their nation:

                     Aligned with Satan (Matt. 25.41)

                     Attentive to Satan (Matt 12.26)

                     Active for Satan (Eph 6.11-12, Matt 12.24-27)

          3.   Demons include fallen angels, who are confined

               They, like their unconfined number favored Satan
          over God.

               Some are confined in the "Abyss" (Luke 8.31; Rev.
          9.2, 11 "Bottomless pit" cf Rev 16.13-14). This
          confinement includes those demons who will serve to make
          the "Great Tribulation" hell on earth. Those demons free
          during the Lord's day apparently feared this judgment of
          confinement.

               Some are confined in "Tartarus" (2 Pet, 2.4-5; Jude
          6-7). This confinement includes those angels who "left
          their first estate" and like Sodom and Gomorrah went
          after "strange (Heteros - literally of a differnet kind)
          flesh" perversion of normal sexual relations.

               These "sons of God" (Gen. 6, cf. Job 1.6, 2.1,
          38.7; Psa.  29.1, 89.6 and Dan 3.25) "saw the daughters
          of men that they were fair" and cohabited with them,
          producing a race of "giants in the earth" (Hebrew
          NEPHILIM, literally fallen ones), part man part angel.
          Satan's purpose was obvious, infiltrate the human race,
          thus destroy the humanity of the "seed of Woman".

               This rebellion however brought instant retrobution
          from God, Who "spared not the angels that sinned" and
          used the flood to purge the earth of all but Noah and
          his descendants, who was declared "perfect".


II.  The ORGANIZATION of Demons

     A.   They are a highly organized army with structure and
          authority (Eph. 6.11-12)

          1.   Satan is their commander (Matt 12.24.; Mark 3.22;
               Eph. 2.2)

          2.   Their army contains "principalities" ruler-
               magistrates (cf. Rom. 8.32; Col. 2.10, 15 cf. Luke
               12.11)

          3.   Their army contains "powers" (cf. Eph. 1.21, 2.2,
               3.10; Titus 3.1; Rev. 9.3, 11.6) those with
               authority.

          4.   Their army contains "world ruler of darkness",
               literally world holders (cf. 1 John 2.15-17, 4.5,
               5.19).

               They hold the world, however it will pass away.

          5.   Their army contains "spiritual wickedness in the
               heavenlies" (Matt. 22.18; Luke 11.39; Rom. 1.29;
               1 Cor. 5.8).

     B.   They are a well informed army

          Demons maintain constant surveillance upon their
     opposition, the Lord Jesus Christ and them that are His
     (Believers).

          1.   They know the Lord Jesus Christ (Mark 1.24; Luke 4)

          2.   They are subject to Him (Mark 1.24; Luke 4)

          3.   They know of their judgment (Matt. 8.29 "before the
               time." cf. James 2.19)

          4.   They know of God's sole provision of man's
               redemption (2 Cor. 4.3-4)

          5.   They know their own system of doctrine (1 Tim.
               4.1-3)


     Your enemy is prepared for battle and activitely engaged in
it, are you?

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