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When God asks Satanael who he is, the devil answers "the god of gods". God requests that the devil then dive to the bottom of the sea to carry some mud, and from this mud, they fashioned the world. God created his angels, and the devil created his demons. Later, the devil tries to assault god but is thrown into the abyss.
Most early Christians firmly believed that Satan and his demons had the power to possess humans, [142] and exorcisms were widely practiced by Jews, Christians, and pagans alike. [142] Belief in demonic possession continued through the Middle Ages into the early modern period. [143] [144] Exorcisms were seen as a display of God's power over ...
Lucifer, another spirit son of God, rebelled against the plan's reliance on agency and proposed an altered plan that negated agency. Thus he became Satan, and he and his followers were cast out of heaven. This denied them participating in God's plan, the privileges of receiving a physical body, and experiencing mortality. [17] [18]
The incarnation of the demons has been a problem in Christian demonology and theology since early times. A very early form of the incarnation of demons was the idea of demonic possession, trying to explain that a demon entered the body of a person with some purpose or simply to punish that one for some allegedly committed sin.
Muslims hold that the pre-Islamic jinn, tutelary deities, became subject under Islam to the judgment of God, and that those who did not submit to the law of God are devils. [82] Although Iblis is often compared to the devil in Christian theology, Islam rejects the idea that Satan is an opponent of God and the implied struggle between God and ...
Angel, heavenly spirit created out of light or fire. [8] (Angel) Artiya'il, the angel who removes grief and depression from the children of Adam. [9] (Angel) Arina'il, guardian angel of the third heaven. [10] (Angel) Awar, a devil of lust, tempting into adultery. (Devil) Azazil, leader of angels punishing demons, Satan. (Archangel or Genie)
If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." —Matthew 12:25–28
Bronze statue of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. [1] Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including comics, fiction, film, television, and video games.