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Those who believe this, suppose that this happened after Christ sent the Apostles out, and when the Apostles, by the power of Christ, cast out devils, and did miracles. However others believe that this occurred before the mission of the Apostles. In which case "your sons," would be the Jewish exorcists, who, expelled demons. An example of these ...
But the inferior devil resisted, and greatly abused his superior; and among other things, he said to him, “Thou art an infernal devil, and by the just judgment of God being banished to hell, art far more heavily punished than I am, who am not an infernal devil, but am permitted to live here in the air, because I did not rebel against God as ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. The New International Version translates the passage as: But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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.
The initial expression of the demons MacEvilly interprets as, "We only torment sinners. We have nothing to do with Thee, the Son of God, who art infinite sanctity, incapable of sin." MacEvilly also points out that from the expression "Son of God" it appears that the demons knew exactly who Jesus was.
Augustine: Hereto it also pertains that we be not deceived by the name of Christ not only in such as bear the name and do not the deeds, but yet more by certain works and miracles, such as the Lord wrought because of the unbelieving, but yet warned us that we should not be deceived by such to suppose that there was invisible wisdom where was a visible miracle; wherefore He adds, saying, Many ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. The New International Version translates the passage as: Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD) is an academic reference work edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking and Pieter W. van der Horst which contains academic articles on the named gods, angels, and demons in the books of the Hebrew Bible, Septuagint and Apocrypha, as well as the New Testament and patristic literature.