OneAccord Posted October 21, 2002 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,587 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/03/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted October 21, 2002 Do you think that the 'birds' of the air and the 'beasts of the field' represent demons in the Bible? Time and time again I come across these phrases and it seems every time they could be interpreted as demons, and it gives interesting revelation to those scriptures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted October 23, 2002 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 123 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/07/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted October 23, 2002 I'm not sure what specific passages you are referring to. Without the context it is impossible to say for sure. If you're talking about the Genesis account then I believe that this referrs to literal birds and beasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsitmean Posted October 24, 2002 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 881 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/16/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted October 24, 2002 The Blue Letter Bible does searches for words of a phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneAccord Posted October 24, 2002 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,587 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/03/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 In Mark when Jesus is being tempted in the wilderness, He was up against Satan and wild beasts. The birds of the air that devour fleshly planted seeds in the sowing of the word parable I believe are demons. In Revelation 18 bound in the prison are Satan, and birds, and demons. (Forgive me I do not have my Bible in hand, am drawing from memory). I encounter phrases about birds and beasts frequently that I believe are demons, it makes it interesting to read these references in this light. In the Books of the Prophets in the OT, one of God's judements is to leave people out in an open field and let the wild beasts and birds devour them (therefore there is no hedge of protection--open field--from these powers of the darkness), or will put cities to ruins and allow the birds and beasts to reside there. The tree in Nebuchenezzar's dream in Daniel had birds of the air nesting and beasts of the field in it's shade. I agree that by no means all of the references to birds or beasts are speaking of demons, but many do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneAccord Posted October 24, 2002 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,587 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/03/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 whatsitmean I didn't find any birds in Matthew 13! Could you be more specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsitmean Posted October 24, 2002 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 881 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/16/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted October 24, 2002 Mat 13:4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneAccord Posted October 24, 2002 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,587 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/03/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 Oh yes. I had noted that mention of birds and it astually confirmed what I'd already been noticing about birds and beasts elsewhere. I am reading the Bible in a year, first time through, sometimes it sems like it's talking about history, other times it is describing the spirit world, and the birds and beasts tend to come up in these pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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