Jovial Monk wrote on Oct 21
st, 2022 at 7:27pm:
Demons don’t exist, Bobby.
But they do - your hand is guided by more than one of them:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_48.cfmAre there such personages as "demons" or "unclean spirits?" Can we really believe in their existence? The Bible is clear that such creatures do indeed exist. On fifty-two separate occasions in the New Testament we have references to demons, and there are another twenty-three references to unclean spirits.
They Do Exist
We find throughout the Bible the testimony that demons do exist. The fact that they influence the destinies of individuals and nations is well-documented. The biblical teaching on the subject is widespread - not limited to one place and time. With Scripture as the final authority, the existence of these spiritual beings is beyond question.
1. Old Testament Authors
The Old Testament writers accepted the existence of demons though not much is said about them.
They sacrificed to demons, not God, to deities they had never known, to new ones recently arrived, whom your ancestors had not feared (Deuteronomy 32:17).
These evil spirits are not called "demons" in the Old Testament since "demon" is a Greek term. However some translations do use the term "demon" when they translate certain Old Testament terms (as in the above example).
2. Recognized By Jesus
The fact that demons do exist was recognized by the Lord Jesus. We find Him speaking about them and to them. When Jesus was engaged in a conversation with the religious leaders He said the following.
If I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own exorcists cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you (Matthew 12:27,28).
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