Demonology

Psa. 96.5 For all the gods of the Gentiles are demons. But the Lord made the heavens.

Much of the content of the Four Gospels is centred on how Jesus ministered to people. In the Gospels approximately one third of the verses that concern His actual ministry focus on how Jesus cast out demons. There are ten times as many verses devoted to Jesus’ ministry of exorcism as there are to His raising the dead. There seven times the number of verses devoted to stories of Jesus casting out demons as are devoted to His cleansing of lepers. There are far more verses in the Gospels that tell us about deliverance from demons than there are about salvation from sins. Deliverance from demons is not a minor ministry it was at the core of Jesus’ ministry to the needs of the people.

In the Acts of the Apostles no single subject has more verses devoted to it than how the early church dealt with demons.

Since this was the major focus of the ministry of Jesus and the early church, it should also be very important to the church today.

Subjects covered in this book include:
Chapter One: The Biblical Emphasis on Demons
A. Emphasis on Demons in the New Testament
B. The Terms Demon, Unclean Spirit, and Evil Spirit in the New Testament
C. The Origin of Demons
D. The Theology of Demons in the Hebrew Scriptures
E. Evil and Unclean Spirits in the Hebrew Scriptures

Chapter Two: Casting out Demons in the New Testament
A. How Jesus Dealt With Demons
B. How Did the Disciples and the Early Church Deal With Demons?

Chapter Three: Demons, What They Are and What They Do
A. The Difference between the Devil and Demons
B. Correct Biblical Terms for Demons and Demon Influence
C. How Do Demons Differ from the Seraphim, Cherubim and Angels?
D. What are Demons?
E. Words that Describe the Activity of Demons
F. The Purpose of Demons

Chapter Four: Setting People Free
A. How Can a Demon Enter a Person?
..1. Demons can Enter Before Birth
..2. Demons can Enter Through Sickness
..3. Demons can Enter Through False Teaching
..4. Demons can Enter Through Sin
..5. Demons can Enter Through Unforgiveness
..6. Demons can Enter Through the Invitation of Another Demon
..7. Demons can Enter Through Occult Involvement
…a. The Life is in the Blood
…b. The Definition of Spiritual Adultery
…c. The Phrase Spiritual Adultery in the NT
..8. Demons can Enter Through a Curse
…a. The Concept of a Curse
…b. Curses Sent by G-d
…c. Self-imposed Curses
…d. Curses Received from Others
…e. Release from Curses
B. The Biblical Attitude toward the Deliverance Ministry
C. Who Can be Delivered?
D. How to Keep Your Deliverance