What are Demons?

[hr.jr.]

What are Demons? This is an area to which I have given much study throughout my life. What are Demons? They are not fallen angels. We are plainly told by the scriptures that the fallen angels are bound waiting to be loosed at the day and hour when their role is to be fulfilled. So, What are Demons? The answer lies in the pre-Adamic world. If one believes in a pre-Adamic race, the question of what a demon is becomes quite easy. However, if one does not; they are at a scriptural catch 22.

To those that do not believe in a pre-Adamic race, what is a demon?

Jude 1:6 (King James Version)

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6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

2 Peter 2:4 (King James Version)

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4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

[Oh Hamburgers!]

I'm more interested in what you mean by a "Pre-Adamic" race. Never heard of that, could you elaborate?

[hr.jr.]

I'm more interested in what you mean by a "Pre-Adamic" race. Never heard of that, could you elaborate?

If I list scriptures for a pre-adamic world, the thread will shift to a pre-adamic discussion. The entire scriptural basis for the pre-adamic world is found in Dake Reference bible, note between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.

The question I am asking is if one does not believe in a pre-Adamic race, where did demons come from.

We have plain scriptural reference the fallen angels are bound in the pit awaiting judgment or a release for some during the great tribulation.

[EricH]

Demons are angels that rebelled with Satan against God

[hr.jr.]

Demons are angels that rebelled with Satan against God

What is the scriptural basis for this?

As the scriptures show in my O.P. the angels that rebelled with Satan are in Chains awaiting Judgment. We have two clear scriptural references to that. If they are in chains awaiting judgment, how are they loose on the earth as "demons"?

[Guest Rapturebound]

I don't know where it says that they are bound. Satan and the fallen angels are what we war against. The Bible tells us we wrestle not against flesh and blood or things in this natural realm. There are 3 levels of hierarchy in the satans government, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness.

(Ephesians 6:12) For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Now their may be more to it than this, but I know cities that have strongholds over them. Communities that every person in the town is proud or self-righteous. I grew up in a town like that. Other cities may have a spirit of murder over them. Have you ever been out driving and go through a town and get the weirdest thought run through your head and wonder where did that come from? Demons are not mentioned in the bible. Familiar spirits and such, these are what we deem as ghosts. They will take on the form of someone we may know or of a previous life. I had a friend who's daughter was sitting on the couch talking to thin air and when dad asked her who she was talking to she said grandpa. She had never known her grandpa, but in the same instance she reached up and kissed him on the cheek, but no one was there. Later she seen a picture of a man and she told her dad that it was him in the room with her. The picture was of her grandfather she had never met.

Blessings

Edited October 31, 2007 by Rapturebound

[Guest Rapturebound]

If the fallen angels were bound then why wouldn't satan be bound? We see satan in the gospels tempting Jesus. The Bible even says that the thief come to kill, steal, and destroy. It also refer to satan as god of this world. If the angels were bound I would have to see it in scripture and you would think that it would have to apply to their chief as well. I have never run across it in my KJV

[Guest Rapturebound]

I did find your reference. I believe this is what your refering to. This speaks of 4 angels. When satan was kicked out of heaven a third of the angels went with him. These here have one special assignment, but it does not account for all the others.

Revelation 9:13-15 (Amplified Bible)

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[hr.jr.]

If the fallen angels were bound then why wouldn't satan be bound? We see satan in the gospels tempting Jesus. The Bible even says that the thief come to kill, steal, and destroy. It also refer to satan as god of this world. If the angels were bound I would have to see it in scripture and you would think that it would have to apply to their chief as well. I have never run across it in my KJV

The scriputes in my opening post tell you plainly they are bound. They do not say Satan is bound. Satan moved freely about from the Earth to heaven throughout his ministry as Archangel, and he still does so.

The two passages I listed plainly show the angels that followed him in rebellion are bound.

[patricia1]

<br />I don't know where it says that they are bound. Satan and the fallen angels are what we war against. The Bible tells us we wrestle not against flesh and blood or things in this natural realm. There are 3 levels of hierarchy in the satans government, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness.<br /><br />(Ephesians 6:12) For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high places. <br /><br />Now their may be more to it than this, but I know cities that have strongholds over them. Communities that every person in the town is proud or self-righteous. I grew up in a town like that. Other cities may have a spirit of murder over them. Have you ever been out driving and go through a town and get the weirdest thought run through your head and wonder where did that come from? Demons are not mentioned in the bible. Familiar spirits and such, these are what we deem as ghosts. They will take on the form of someone we may know or of a previous life. I had a friend who's daughter was sitting on the couch talking to thin air and when dad asked her who she was talking to she said grandpa. She had never known her grandpa, but in the same instance she reached up and kissed him on the cheek, but no one was there. Later she seen a picture of a man and she told her dad that it was him in the room with her. The picture was of her grandfather she had never met.<br /><br />Blessings<br />

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They are in there, the bible that is...look up the scriptures that have satan cast out, devils, spirits, the apostles themselves took Jesus for a GHOST when He walked on water. We have authority to bind them. PPRAISE THE LORD JESUS