Demons are “angels that sinned,” spirit creatures who rebelled against God. (2 Peter 2:4) The first angel to make himself into a demon was Satan the Devil, whom the Bible calls “the ruler of the demons.”—Matthew 12:24, 26. Rebellion in Noah’s day

Paul ordered “a demon of divination” out of a slave girl, much to the anger of her money-loving owners. ( Ac 16:16-19 ) But when certain impostors, the seven sons of priest Sceva, attempted to cast out a demon in the name of “Jesus whom Paul preaches,” the demon-possessed man seized and severely mauled the seven of them and stripped ...

If we chose movies, music, or books about spirit mediums, magic spells, demon possession, witches, vampires, or similar subjects, Satan and the demons would know that we are curious about them. They could then try to involve us even more deeply in demonism. —Read Galatians 6:7. 17. How can Satan take advantage of our desire to be healthy?

(Revelation 13:17, 18) That expression indicates that the beast of Revelation chapter 13 is a human entity, not a spirit or demon entity. Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to …

a demon-possessed man: Matthew mentions two men, but Mark and Luke refer to one. Mark and Luke evidently drew attention to just one demon-possessed man because Jesus spoke to him and because his case was more outstanding. Possibly, that man was more violent or had suffered under demon control for a longer time.

For instance, Acts 16:16-18 mentions “a demon of divination” that enabled a girl to practice fortune-telling. But she lost this ability when the demon was cast out of her. But she lost this ability when the demon was cast out of her.

The demon may have made the girl cry out these words to make it appear that her predictions and Paul’s teachings came from the same source. In that way, onlookers’ attention could be distracted from Christ’s true followers. But Paul silenced the girl …

这个问题如果从语言学上来说，demon指的是比神低的超自然代理人或智能，服侍的灵；而devil指的是假神、异教徒的神。所以，demon偏重于有实体的邪恶造物，而devil更偏重于强大而邪恶的精神领袖。我们说Satan是devil，是the prince of the devils/demons，就是这个意思。

14 Consider the experience of Jack, a violent and dangerous man who was nicknamed The Demon. Because of his crimes, Jack was sentenced to death. Because of his crimes, Jack was sentenced to death. However, while waiting for the sentence to be carried out, Jack agreed to a Bible study with a brother who visited the prison where Jack was ...

ill and demon possessed: Demons at times caused the people they controlled to suffer from some kind of physical disorder. (Mt 12:22; 17:15-18) However, the Scriptures differentiate between ordinary sickness and the harm caused by demon possession. Regardless of the cause of their suffering, Jesus cured them.