- [Narrator] When people become aware
of the reality of demons and controlling powers,
they naturally ask what kind of creatures are they?
And what is their origin?
Welcome to a Grace Digital presentation.
In this video, we will cover what kind
of creatures demons are.
One: the will.
We see in Matthew 12:44
where Jesus discusses the behaviors of demons.
Jesus makes a note that the demon
that comes out of a man says I will return
to my house from which I came from.
The mention of the word will shows
that the demon has a characteristic
of a will to make a decisions
and following it up with a corresponding action.
The will is a powerful indicator
that an individual is a personality.
Number two: emotions.
In James 2:19,
we have the evidence that demons
have the ability to feel fear, which is an emotion.
James 2:19 says,
"You believe that there is one God.
You do well, even the demons believe and tremble."
Trembling is an outward mark of intense emotion.
When confronted by the authority of Christ,
demons have yielded to screaming,
which is a manifestation of their fear.
Three: intellect.
It is evident in the Word of God
that these spirits have knowledge
that is not derived from natural sources.
We see in the Bible,
the first time a demon-possessed person confronts Jesus
in the synagogue in Capernaum.
The demon spoke out of a demonized man saying,
"I know who you are, the Holy One of God,"
as seen in Mark 1:24.
This was more than a year
before Jesus' own disciples even knew.
The disciples did not even know what this demon
had discerned immediately.
Four: ability to speak.
In the New Testament,
we see in the first three gospels
and also in the book of Acts.
Several examples of demons able
to speak through the vocal organs
of the person they were controlling.
The demons even had the ability to answer questions
and carry on a conversation.
We usually regard their ability to speak
as a distinctive mark of personality.
Five: self-awareness.
The trait of self-awareness
is also a strong indicator of a personality.
Jesus asked a demon-possessed man
in the country of the Gadarenes in Mark 5:9.
"What is your name?
A demon answered on behalf of itself
and the other demons.
My name is Legion for we are many."
This shows that they have the awareness
of both its own identity
and that of other demons occupying this man.
It is hard for us to entertain the idea
of a person without a body.
However, even though demons lack a body,
they have all the usual attributes of a personality,
which is a will, emotions,
intellect, ability to speak and self-awareness.
What is the origin?
I do not believe that the scripture provides us
with sufficient evidence
to say with certainty what the origins of demons are.
However, there are three main theories concerning
the origin of demons.
The first theory is that they are some
of the fallen angels associated
with Satan in his rebellion against God.
The second theory is they are disembodied spirits
of the pre-Adamic race
that perished and is some judgment of God not recorded
in detail in scripture.
The third is that they are simply disembodied spirits
of the Nephilim,
which were heroes of old, giants mentioned in the Bible,
that they were part man and part heavenly creatures.
As mentioned earlier,
I do not believe the scripture provides us
with sufficient evidence
to say with certainty what the origins of demons are.
The Bible only records the history of one man's race,
which is Adam.
In this connection,
the Bible uses the phrase the descendants
of the sons of Adam.
The Bible focuses on redeeming those lost sons
of Adam with Jesus who arrived on Earth as the last Adam.
Our concept of demons, however,
has a practical bearing
on how we deal with them.
Our focus remains in dealing with these spirits.
Our generation will keep Satan on his knees.
We are going to make this so unbearable for Satan.
When Jesus sent the disciple out
in Matthew 10,
He gave them power against unclean spirits
to cast them out.
If you have been suffering some defeat
in the hands of those controlling spirits,
your defeat will be turned to victory.
As you lay hold on the truth of God's Word,
we also share how to cast these spirits out
in a video on our channel called Nine Steps
to Cast Out Controlling Spirits.
Stay blessed.
Question of the day.
What testimony happened this week
that you are grateful for?
And to watch our series
on how to cast out there spirits, click here.