Theologies - Clover

A. Reality of Demons
1. Evidence from the Scriptures
a. Old Testament
(Deut. 32:17; Ps. 106:36-37; 1 Kgs. 22:21-22; 2 Chron. 11:15)
b. New Testament
(1 Cor. 10:20; Matt. 10:1; 25:41)
2. Evidence from Christ
(Mk. 5:8-9; Matt. 12:22, 24)
3. Evidence from Experience
1 Corinthians 10:19-20 (NASB)
"What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that
an idol is anything? 20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles
sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you
to become sharers in demons."
"Spells, incantations, magical texts, exorcisms, and various forms of
demonological phenomena abound in archeological discoveries from
Sumeria and Babylon. Egyptian, Assyrian, Chaldean, Greek, and
Roman antiquity are rich in demonic phenomena. The deities
worshiped were invisible demons represented by material
idols and images."
(M. Unger, Demons in the World Today, p. 10)
B. Origin of Demons
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