Bible Question (short): What is a demon, spirit, or deity? |
Question (full): I had asked the question earlier "What is a Demon?" Many people gave really good answers. I even thought about giving up on this particular website. I decided to ask some evangelists. After thinking about it, I decided to go to the "Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words with Topical Index by W.E.Vine, Merrill F. Unger, William White Jr. This is what I found out under the word Demon from page 157 Demon 1) daimon "A demon," signified, among pagan Greeks, an inferior deity, whether good or bad. In the NT it denotes "an evil spirit." It is used in Matt 8:31, mistranslated "devils." Some would derive the word from a root da--, meaning "to distribute." More probably it is from a similar root da--, meaning "to know," and hence means "a knowing one." Onto page 158 2) Acts 17:18 "it denotes an inferior pagan deity. "Demons" are the spiritual agents acting in all idolatry. The idol itself is nothing, but every idol has a "demon" associated with it who induces idolatry, with its worship and sacrifices . 1 Cor 10:20 Rev 9:20, Deut 32:17 Isa 13:21 34:14, 65 3,11. They disseminate errors among men, and seek to seduce believers. 1 Tim 4:1. As seducing spirits they deceive men into the supposition that through mediums (thos who have "familiar spirits, " Lev 20:6 , 27 they can converse with deceased human beings. Hence the destructive deception of spiritism, forbidden in Scripture Lev 19:31, Deut 18:11, Isa 8:19 "Demons" tremble before God, Jas 2:19, they recognized Christ as Lord and as their future Judge, Matt 8:29, Luke 4:41. Christ cast them out of human beings by His own power. His disciples did so in His name, and by exercising faith Matt 17:20. Acting under Satan Rev 16:13-14 "demons" are permitted to afflict with bodily disease, Luke 13:16. Being unclean they tempt human being with unclean thougahts Matt 10:1, Mark 5:2, 7:25, Luke 8:27-29; Rev 16:13, 18:2. They differ in degrees of wickedness Matt 12:45. They will instigate the rulers of the nations at the end of this age to make war against God and HIs Christ, Rev 16:14 Under Ver "to be possessed of a demon, to act under the control of a demon. Those who were thus afflicted expressed the mind and consciousness of the"demon" or "demons" indwelling them, Luke 8:28, Under Adjective signifies "proceeding from, or resembling , a demon, demoniacal. Jas 3:15" So now for the word Demon I have unclean or evil spirit. So a demon is a spirit. And I have deity. Which makes me believe that a demon is a being of some sort. That doesn't make the demon human. That is not what I am saying here. Question is what is a deity? Also, Does that Deity prevent you from getting what you want? Although I am not sure I should go back to that philosophy. |
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