As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
"Demons is the most common term we use, but... Typically, a diminutive form of this term is used to refer to evil spiritual beings. In the Old and New Testaments, this term is linked closely with idolatry, false religions, and their evil practices" - The Cripplegate
“ ‘Culturally, I’m just not from a world where people are attacked by demons,’ Carlson told Kelly, who noted it is becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss the demonic in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting and Charlie Kirk’s assassination.” - CPost
“Leahy… tackles two common problems in Christian demonology. First, he pushes back on the tendency to use pagan beliefs about spiritual beings to guide the interpretation of the Bible. Second, he resists attempts to frame the way Christians think about demonology through experience instead of Scripture.” - TGC
“Statements like ‘you have no place here,’ or ‘I command you in Jesus’ name, be gone, Satan,’ have worked their way into popular evangelical sermons and media, and down into the homes of Christians. Should we be giving orders to fallen angels? Should Christians rebuke Satan to fight their sin? In short, no” -Cripplegate
“C. S. Lewis wrote to a friend, ‘There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.’” - P&D
Read the series.
Various studies over the past decade or so have found that increasing numbers of people think of themselves as “spiritual but not religious.”
“The Bible does speak of demons, and demonology is a proper subject of theology.2 If angels and demons exist and afflict God’s people as the Bible asserts, then their existence and methods are necessary for a Christian’s understanding of reality.” - Word by Word
“For the [Satan Hypothesis] to work, Satan and his demons must freely alter the physical realm using their own intrinsic powers supplied at their creative inception. In other words, they must be able to ‘push’ physical things around, without requiring God’s direct authority and supernatural power.” - Ken Coulson
“Controversial Tennessee preacher Greg Locke has turned from claims of election fraud to conversations with demons.” - RNS
Read Part 1.
When I say “an already darkened sun” I do so because of Revelation 8:12:
Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.
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