{"id":1695,"date":"2021-04-28T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godspeaks2you.com\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2021-09-01T13:30:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:30:29","slug":"the-nature-of-demons-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corneliascottcree.com\/the-nature-of-demons-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Demons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demons first seek to control through fear, but if humans smarten up and see that demons are not in control of everything, then second, demons convince humans they don\u2019t exist at all.\u00a0 Many denominations and church leaders do not know how to handle demons so it is easier to say demons don\u2019t exist than explain their ignorance. Who knows how many people have been lost to the Kingdom over this lie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first is the belief of primitive societies; the second belief is found in civilized societies. <\/em>Either way the demons appear to be either non-existent or harmless. Nothing could be farther from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demons have only one nature.\u00a0 This is helpful to us.\u00a0 For example, a lying demon will not steal and the whining demon will not curse.\u00a0 The Bible is filled with these names, scattered about the pages \u2013\u00a0lust, strife, evil work, whining, depression, rebellion, religion, false humility, contempt, shame, guilt, jealousy, rage, blame, confusion, pride, presumption, greed, stubborn, controlling, and murder, hate,\u00a0plus all the disease demons, I could go on, but I\u2019ll leave a scripture list for another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demons do this by finding and using a human body which is made up of three parts, spirit, soul and body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Thessalonians 5:23<\/a> And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demons have only two parts, soul and spirit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(Dictionaries which say man\u2019s soul and spirit are the same are wrong.\u00a0 The Bible is the book which defines the nature of man, not Noah Webster.) This is why the demon says in Luke \u201cI will return to my house\u201d because the human is the only house available to him. He thinks it belongs to him. He\u2019s wrong! Jesus died for your “house” and let the demons know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luke 11:24 <\/sup>When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note that the demon needed water. The human body is 97% water, and water is life- the original element as in Genesis One. There is no water in hell. Here\u2019s what the guy in hell complained about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luke 16:24<\/a> And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger i<\/strong>n water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve described those two parts to you already; the soul part is the defining part. The soul of a lying demon is lies. Then he has a spirit because he got that when he was originally created by God in heaven as part of the angelic kingdom. What he does not have is a body<\/strong> of flesh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demon Possession means the ownership is complete. If you buy a car, you say you own a car.\u00a0 But what if the car is missing a hub cap, or a radio, or even the backseat?\u00a0 You can still drive it and it is still yours, but it is not a whole car. The radio part is in there but it does not function. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of a demon, he is like a small radio, not working on your behalf but his. You function well in the rest of your body and personality, but he has one tiny part he controls, like the busted radio. I\u2019ve seen truly possessed people and most often they are in institutions, or languishing on our streets in \u201canother world\u201d of their mental making. You\u2019ve seen them too. They are like a possessed car \u2013 which will not run at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most demons are like a small radio so the human being thinks he merely has a \u201cproblem.\u201d Demons come in different sizes, some have limited power, others are very powerful and can exercise great power. The Bible identifies them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demons\u2019 common goal is to ruin the life of Man, spoil our mental and physical health, foul up our decision-making, lure us into witchcraft or the occult, control our behavior and if at all possible, keep us both out of salvation for this life and heaven in the next. And this is the purpose of the entire evil spirit kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Testament has a proven plan for dealing with the devil at all levels, and the Old Testament books describe how these spirit beings are to be warred against and conquered. It\u2019s all there. That is why Jesus could say on the cross right before He died, \u201cIt is finished.\u201d He has given us the tools for victorious living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n God has mercifully kept us from seeing and dealing with these demons or we would be overwhelmed by them. He has, however, given us all power over them if we obey His rules. This means that people groups and individuals which are outside of the Kingdom of God are not equipped to handle them while Jews and Christians as Kingdom residents are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, those who are taught and who believe in the powers given to God\u2019s people can be, and in fact should be, in control.\u00a0 One group does have surprising power over the Satanic world \u2013 children.\u00a0 Their innocence is their power.\u00a0 Once children are taught about handling the devil, they get to it quickly and easily.\u00a0 Adults, having been brainwashed by culture, have a harder time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Communists are told that demons do not exist because they claim here is no God, but then hordes of demons come in to fill their cultural void; Communism is a demon, atheism is a demon; unbelief has no power over reality. Pastors tell us otherwise because they did not learn the truth in seminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demons are the smallest, lowest spirit beings in the spiritual world. They are believed to have originated when one-third of the angels fell with the rebellion of Lucifer who defied the authority of God prior to the creation of the universe, the world and what we know as earth. There are billions of them, but fortunately for mankind, two-thirds of the angels are good, God\u2019s unseen spiritual servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victorious living is based on holiness. \u201cWithout holiness no man shall see the Lord.\u201d And holiness is the process of cleaning out the human soul (called in the Bible saving the soul) which is a process begun when a person accepts Christ as savior. That process of continuing cleansing marks the life of a true Christian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ephesians 6:12<\/a> For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luke 10: <\/a>, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you\u2026because\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\nDemons Need Humans to Complete Their Spiritual Body<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Satanic Goal of Demons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Demonic Chain of Command<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You have the authority to war<\/h3>\n\n\n\n