Understanding the Demonic Realm: Origins, Power, and Our Victory in Christ
The reference to demons occurs frequently in the Bible. Jesus recognized their existence, as did the seventy disciples He sent out and the Apostle Paul.[i] As believers, we are admonished to always focus on the Lord and never give the hosts of darkness any meaningful prominence in our lives.[ii] We rejoice in God’s victory, believing in His triumph over the demons. However, ignoring them is foolish, and they should be respected for their power but never feared. Angels are referenced more than three times as often as demons. So, let us always remember the words of Elisha: “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them… Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see” (2 Kings 6:16-17, NKJV).[iii]
Demons are spirits of darkness, unclean and impure, from the Latin Daimonion and daimon, rendered as “devil” or “devils,” and amply translated as “demons.”[iv] They are incorporeal spirit personalities and desire to indwell men.[v] They are powerful and full of wisdom.[vi] Demons are wicked and vicious, with degrees of wickedness among them.[vii] Their origins are mysteriously concealed from us. However, three principle theories have emerged. Some say they are disembodied spirits that inhabited a pre-Adamic earth. Others speculate they are the offspring of angels and antediluvian women. Lastly, and the most accepted theory, they are fallen angels.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. There was no mention of hell. Everything was perfect. We read, “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day” (Genesis 1:31). Therefore, we conclude that the fallen angels were also once perfect, the Lord declaring: “You were the seal of perfection” (Ezekiel 28:12).[viii] And yet, Jesus spoke of an eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.[ix]
When God finished His creation, He rested on the seventh day. Again, there is no mention of spiritual warfare or demonic battles in heaven. Everything was at peace. Adam, Eve, and the whole creation were in perfect harmony with God. However, we are told that some of the angels left their habitation. It says, “The angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day” (Jude 6:6). Peter says they were cast down to Tartarus (tartarōsas), translated as “hell,” the pit of darkness, also called “the dark abode of woe,” made for the angels but again, not mentioned in the creation narrative.[x]
The Greek word used here for “abode,” also translated as “dwelling” or habitation,” is oikētērion (οἰκητήριον), meaning “a body created as a dwelling place for the spirit.” This word is only used in one other place in scripture. We read, “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation [oikētērion] which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked” (2 Corinthians 5:1-3). Here, Paul speaks of the resurrection of the physical body. However, Jesus likened us to the angels in the resurrection, saying, “In the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven” (Matthew 22:30).
This brings us to an interesting conclusion. Jude and Paul are not speaking of a realm of habitation but rather a body created as a dwelling place for the spirit. While the angels are called “ministering spirits,” it would appear that angels have an angelic body, an oikētērion that clothes their spiritual being.[xi] Similarly, we also have a spirit man dressed in a physical body, but we sinned in our bodies, and they will die and return to the dust of the earth. However, we will be given a new incorruptible body like the ones given to the angels in the resurrection. Therefore, when Jude says the angels left their bodies, he infers they became disembodied spirits, otherwise known as demons. They became incorporeal spirits who desire to indwell men because they desire to be clothed in a body. The demons begged Jesus, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine” (Matthew 8:31).
While there is no indication in scripture when the angels left their own abode, we recognize that even during Adam and Eve’s time in the Garden of Eden, a portion of the angels had already been removed from their heavenly realm, some bound in everlasting chains, and others free to roam the earth and allowed to oppose God and continue their rebellion against Him. One of these angels, the “serpent,” spoke to Eve, tempting her and her husband to follow the angelic rebellion and disobey God.[xii]
In the Book of Job, we find another story of an angel called Satan roaming the earth.[xiii] We read, “And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it” (Job 1:7). Here, Satan comes along with the sons of God on the day they presented themselves before the Lord, accuses Job and challenges God to allow him to tempt and test Job.[xiv] Satan has been granted a degree of freedom to be in God’s presence with His sons, whom we presume to be the angelic hosts who remained in the heavenly realm. While there are multitudes of demons, there is only one devil, diabolos. About one-third followed Satan and were cast down, becoming his legions of fallen angels. Therefore, he is called Beelzebub or Beelzebul, meaning “the prince of devils or demons.”[xv] The name initially signified “lord of the flies” or “lord of the dunghill.”
Satan, or the devil, is only mentioned on five occasions in the Old Testament but about seventy times in the New Testament.[xvi] Scripture applies personal pronouns, attributes, will, knowledge, and personal acts to him, ascribing him as an individual being.[xvii] Satan has many other names in scripture, such as the old Serpent, the Beast (likened to a leopard), the Dragon, and Leviathan (the sea monster).[xviii] He also has titles ascribed to his nature, such as the tempter, the wicked, evil, and lawless one, the deceiver, our adversary, the accuser, a roaring lion, a murderer, and the father of lies.[xix]
Isaiah refers to him as Lucifer, “son of the morning,” or “morning star,” meaning “light bearer.”[xx] Paul similarly calls Satan an “angel of light,” an imposter who pretends to be a spiritual helper but guides people into ever-increasing darkness. Satan loves to attend religious gatherings and send his wolves into their assemblies.[xxi] Those who are ascribed to the devil and teach the “doctrine of devils” are called the “synagogue of Satan.”[xxii] Paul referred to them as Belial, meaning suitable for nothing and worthless.[xxiii]
Described as the highest angel of God’s creation, adorned with wisdom and beauty, Satan has fallen to the lowest depths, full of pride and selfish ambition; he has become crooked, deceitful, and guile.[xxiv] We read, “For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit” (Isaiah 14:13-15). Satan has been cast out of the heavenly realm, and all who follow him are condemned with him.[xxv] Isaiah declared, “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!” (Isaiah 14:12).[xxvi]
Maimonides writes that the word “Satan” derives from the Hebrew root “to turn away,” meaning he turns people away from God. The term “HaSatan” (the Satan) in Hebrew translates as the one who resists or opposes God—the adversary.[xxvii] Therefore, Satan is regarded as a heavenly prosecutor and is called the accuser of our brethren.[xxviii] He is called Abbadon in Hebrew and Appollyon in Greek, meaning doom or destruction, the destroyer, and the archangel of the abyss, the bottomless pit.[xxix] The Semitic root and verb Abbad means to perish. In Jewish mysticism, Satan is called Sama’el, the Great Demon, and the one who rules over the demonic realm, the Sitra Achra, which means “the other side,” referring to the shadowy world.[xxx]
The demons seek to hinder God’s purposes and extend Satan’s power, establishing a demonic kingdom on earth. And for a short season, he has one.[xxxi] We read, “The devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me” (Matthew 4:8-9). Therefore, he is called the prince of this world, the prince of the power of the air, and the god of this world and this age.[xxxii] He is never called the king of this world, only the prince of it. God alone reserves the title of King.
However, the implication is clear: Satan, for now, possesses all the earthly kingdoms and rules over and influences them in every arena of government power, civil authority, politics, finances, and commerce. The only exception is Israel. God redeemed Israel from amongst all the nations when He brought them out of Egypt, making them His eternal inheritance. Yet, because of Israel’s rebellion and idolatry, being heavily influenced by all its surrounding idolatrous nations, God has brought His covenant promises to the Gentiles until their time is fulfilled and Israel redeemed. The day is coming when God will take every nation for Himself and establish His perfect eternal Kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven.[xxxiii]
Until then, there are two kingdoms—the kingdom of light belonging to Jesus, the promises being made with Israel, and its partial fulfillment in the church. And the kingdom of darkness that remains under Satan’s dominion until Jesus returns. In Genesis, we read that “God divided the light from the darkness” (Genesis 1:4). The Apostle John correlates this division of light from darkness to these two opposing kingdoms, saying, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:5).
In Jewish thought, Satan is considered an agent or instrument of God, one the Lord uses to bring His Divine retributions and judgments. Unger explains:
“Demons are the instruments for executing God’s plans for punishing the ungodly. Wicked Ahab was punished for his crimes by a lying spirit, which Jehovah put in the mouth of all his prophets to lead them to disaster at Ramoth Gilead. Demons lure the God-resisting armies of Armageddon to a similar catastrophe. Satan and his ministers also affect God’s plans for chastening the godly. Satan’s sifting accomplished the Lord’s winnowing, as in the case of Peter. Jobe is brought through Satanic testing to a place of spiritual enlargement and refinement. The incestuous believer at Corinth is delivered unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Hymenaeus and Alexander are delivered unto Satan, that they may be taught not to blaspheme.”[xxxiv]
In discerning this, however, we must not somehow believe that God and Satan are two equally opposing forces. He is not a sovereign equal force that is opposed to God. This belief is called dualism and originates from Ancient Near East mythology. It exists in Pythagorean, Confucianism, Neoplatonism, and Western Christian culture.[xxxv] These views are Hellenistic and antithetical to scripture and Hebraic thought. Satan is a created being, and he is nowhere close to being equal to God.[xxxvi] He is viewed as God’s created angel of judgment and is subordinate to Go. He can do nothing unless God allows it.[xxxvii] He has great power that God has given him, but his power is finite and constrained.[xxxviii]
Even during the tribulation, God remains in control when Satan is given a kingdom for a short season. As it is written, “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled” (Revelation 17:17). This reinforces the Messianic understanding that Jesus Himself orchestrates all the judgments in the book of Revelation. These include the four angels of destruction unleashed upon the earth. Hence, there can be no distinction between the wrath of Satan and the end-time wrath of God; they are the same.
We see God using Satan to judge Israel in the books of Second Samuel and First Chronicles.[xxxix] The Jewish people had committed evil in the Lord’s eyes, even under the Divine guise of a righteous leader—King David. We read, “Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel. So David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly” (1 Chronicles 21:1, 7). This story reveals a great paradox—a righteous king who serves a righteous God is moved by Satan, God’s adversary, to bring His moral judgment on rebellious and sinful people. Comparably, God also used unrighteous kings to bring righteous judgments upon the Jewish people. Therefore, it does not matter who is our king. God always controls everything; as it is written, “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes” (Proverbs 21:1).
Satan and his angels opposed God’s purposes for Israel by inducing many to assimilate into the pagan culture and worship idols.[xl] Then, God turned against Israel and used Satan to bring His divine retribution upon them. Another picture of Satan resisting God’s purposes for Israel is found in the book of Zecharia. It says, “Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” (Zechariah 3:1-2).
A similar pattern holds for the church today. Satan opposes the saints, Paul saying that Satan hindered him and other disciples from ministering.[xli] Satan draws people into formalism and asceticism, resulting in false teachings.[xlii] And he seduces people into idol worship and the occult. The term occult means “hidden from view” and is associated with magic, fortune-telling, and spiritism (communicating with the dead), falsely called spiritualism. Behind every idol is a demon, and Paul admonished us, saying, “What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything? Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons” (1 Corinthians 10:19-20).[xliii] Magic is man’s attempt to bring the spirit world under his knowledge and control, conjuring up dark spirits of the underworld through telepathy, fortune telling, tarot cards, and much more. All these practices are strictly forbidden in scripture.[xliv]
However, Satan’s greatest weapon is persuading some to depart from their faith. We read, “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons” (1 Timothy 4:1). Jesus spoke this parable, saying, “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles” (Matthew 13:19-21). Again, Paul warned us, saying, “If indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard” (Colossians 1:23).
The demons can also cause physical afflictions.[xlv] They can physically possess any unbelieving, not Spirit-filled person, entering their body and controlling them. And they can tempt, influence, hinder, and even deceive Christians.[xlvi] Demon possession is real, and Jesus dedicated a substantial part of His ministry and that of His disciples to deliverance.[xlvii] We are told, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). While we should not be blind and ignorant to the presence and power of the demonic realm, we must also never underestimate the immeasurable power of God’s salvation and our deliverance from Satan’s grip.[xlviii]
Per God’s promises in scripture, a Spirit-filled believer cannot be demon-possessed.[xlix] The Apostle John reminds us, “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him” (1 John 5:18). Again, we are not immune from Satan’s power and his external and internal impacts on our lives. Jesus told Peter that Satan desired to sift him like wheat, and Ananias and Sapphira allowed Satan to fill their hearts, and they lied to the Holy Spirit.[l] We are told, “Do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:26-27). Satan is waging a never-ending battle for our hearts and minds, using our old nature and the carnality of the flesh to turn us away from God. Paul said, “I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members” (Romans 7:23).
However, when we submit to God by our faith in Him, demonstrated as obedience and faithfulness towards Him, the devil will flee from us. We read, “Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). We are told to “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7). And we are admonished always to wear God’s armor of protection: His breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the word of God.[li]
There is a correlation between physical ailments and demon possession, and those with a compromised mental condition are especially vulnerable. We read, “A multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed” (Acts 5:16). “And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities” (Luke 8:2). We also find a “spirit of infirmity” associated in scripture with sickness. It says, “Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up” (Luke 13:11).
However, not all sickness is caused by demon possession or a spirit. It is primarily afflicted by sin and the consequences of our fall that led to our separation from God and the Tree of Life. We now live in a world rife with genetic diseases and infirmities induced by the consequence of sin in the world. Jesus cast out unclean spirits with His word, rebuking the demons, and laid hands and healed all who were sick.[lii] The demons were expelled, and diseases were cured, inferring a difference between healing and exorcism. However, both are ministered in the name of Jesus.
The word “spirit” means “an attitude or disposition.” We read of the Spirit of glory, holiness, wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and the fear of the Lord, all associated with the Spirit of God.[liii] There are the four spirits of heaven associated with four angelic beings.[liv] We read about the spirit life of man, animals, and living creatures.[lv] There is the spirit of the world, of princes, kings, and people groups, such as Jacob, Joshua, Zerubbabel, Elijah, Cyrus, and the Philistines.[lvi] There are unclean and lying spirits, the spirit of harlotry, divination, and error.[lvii] There is the spirit of truth, justice, judgment, and prophecy.[lviii] There is the spirit of bondage and of faith and adoption in Christ.[lix] One can have an arrogant or hasty spirit or a spirit of slumber or stupor.[lx] And we read about other dispositions of the human heart, such as jealousy, burning, grace, supplication, gentleness, humility, and those who are ill, grieved, contrite, poor, and broken in spirit.[lxi]
It would be oversimplifying to say that any spirit is merely an attitude or disposition. There is a life force in these spirits that brings inanimate objects to life. As it says, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7). We surmise that the angels and demons, like man, have their life force within. These spirits are either inclined towards God or function as an opposing or adversarial force against Him. Unlike the angels and mankind, spirits are not personal beings. Instead, these spirits emanate from every living creature, acting like an invisible force; they convey a specific power that can influence and impact others around them. Our minds, hearts, and emotions are all reactive to them. If we are not careful, even as Christians, we can be wrongly motivated to act in specific ways or begin to believe lies that lead to deception and spiritual blindness.
In our daily conflicts with the world, our fallen, sinful nature still residing in the flesh, and the wiles of the devil, we are reminded that Satan is a defeated adversary. He was cursed in the Garden of Eden and has been cast out of his position in the heavenly realm.[lxii] Christ defeated him in the wilderness when Jesus overcame every temptation.[lxiii] Most significantly, he was conquered and judged at the cross of Calvary.[lxiv] We read, “He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Hebrews 2:14). While Satan still has limited access to God’s throne room, acting as our accuser before God, we also have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.[lxv] But even this time, as our accuser is short. Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18).
Satan’s final destiny is to be entirely cast out of heaven and confined to the bottomless pit, the abyss, for one thousand years. It is reasonable to think that Satan’s final judgment is sealed, but for reasons known only to God, he is released at the end of the Millennial reign and again stirs the nations to revolt against God. Satan’s rebellious army is destroyed with fire from heaven, and then he and his fallen angels will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone that burns forever with the wrath of God.[lxvi]
While Satan was judged at the cross, the execution of his penalty is iterative and has been since the Garden of Eden. God’s patience and longsuffering are always made known, strengthening our faith and resolve as we wait earnestly and patiently for Jesus to return. We are reminded of what the Lord told Israel: “Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them” (Deuteronomy 32:35). Until this time, the souls in heaven cry out with a loud voice: “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” (Revelation 6:10).
As believers in Christ, we are instructed to recognize Satan’s limitations and that the will of God limits his power.[lxvii] He is not omnipotent, omniscient, or omnipresent. He cannot bestow life nor raise anyone from the dead.[lxviii] Only Jesus, in whom we place all our trust, can do that. While Satan is our accuser, Christ is our advocate, and the Holy Spirit, whom He sent, prays and intercedes on our behalf.[lxix] Satan has been conquered, but final judgment is yet to be rendered.[lxx] Until then, we are to practice unceasing vigilance, deny Satan any foothold in our lives, and every day, put on the whole armor of God.[lxxi]
All these things require faith, genuine faith that has been tested by the trials of this life and the fiery darts of Satan and his fallen angels. The heroes of our faith in the Bible overcame the adversity thrown at them by relationally trusting the Lord, submitting in obedience to Him, and selflessly living a life that both served and glorified God. They serve as examples for us to do the same, responding to and believing the promises of God, surrendering our hearts, and appropriating Christ as Lord and Savior over our entire life, resisting the devil, his lies, and accusations, and preserving through every trial and tribulation, even unto death, until we also receive our crown of life in the resurrection.[lxxii]
[i] Matthew 10:8, 12:27-28. Mark 16:17. Luke 10:17. 1 Corinthians 10:20. 1 Timothy 4:1.
[ii] 1 John 1:7. Philippians 4:8.
[iii] All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Bible (NKJV) unless otherwise noted, Thomas Nelson Inc., 1982.
[iv] Duffield, Guy P. and Van Cleave, Nathaniel M. Foundations of Pentecostal Theology. Foursquare Media. 1910.
[v] Matthew 8:31.
[vi] Mark 5:2-4. Matthew 8:29. Mark 1:21, 23-24. Acts 19:15. James 2:19.
[vii] Matthew 8:28, 10:1, 12:43-45.
[viii] Ezekiel 28:12-19.
[ix] Matthew 25:41.
[x] 2 Peter 2:4.
[xi] Hebrews 1:14.
[xii] Genesis 3:1-15.
[xiii] Job 1:6-12, 2:1-7. Revelation 12:10.
[xiv] Job 1:6.
[xv] Matthew 10:25, 12:24.
[xvi] 1 Peter 5:8. 1 Thessalonians 2:18. Revelation 12:10.
[xvii] Job 1:8, 9-12, 2:2-3, 6. Zechariah 3:2. Matthew 4:1-11. John 8:44. 1 John 3:8. Jude 9. Revelation 12:7-10. Isaiah 14:13-14.
[xviii] Genesis 3:1-15, 3:14. 2 Corinthians 11:3. Revelation 12:9, 13:2, 4, 20:2. Isaiah 27:1.
[xix] Matthew 4:3, 6, 13:19, 38. 1 Thessalonians 3:5. 2 Thessalonians 2:8. 1 John 2:13-14, 5:19. Revelation 12:9-10, 20:2-3, 8, 10. Job 1:10-11. John 8:44, 10:10. 1 Peter 5:8. Revelation 9:11.
[xx] Isaiah 14:12-17.
[xxi] Matthew 7:15. Job 1.
[xxii] 1 Timothy 4:1. Revelation 2:9. 1 Corinthians 10:20. 2 Corinthians 11:15.
[xxiii] 2 Corinthians 6:15. Deuteronomy 13:13. Judges 20:13. 1 Samuel 10:27, 30:22.
[xxiv] Isaiah 14:13.
[xxv] 1 Timothy 3:6. Isaiah 14:15.
[xxvi] Revelation 12:9.
[xxvii] Zechariah 3:1. Job 1:8-9, 2:3-7.
[xxviii] Revelation 12:10.
[xxix] Revelation 9:11.
[xxx] Ibid. Do Jews Believe in Satan?
[xxxi] Revelation 12:12, 17:10.
[xxxii] John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11. Revelation 2:9, 13, 12:7. Matthew 4:8, 12:24, 25:41. Genesis 1:26. Job 1:7. Ephesians 2:2, 6:12. 2 Corinthians 4:4, 11:15. 1 Timothy 4:1. 1 Corinthians 10:20.
[xxxiii] Revelation 11:15. Matthew 6:10.
[xxxiv] Unger, 70. Psalm 78:49. 1 Kings 2223. Revelation 16:13-16. Job 42:5-6. 1 Corinthians 5:5. 1 Timothy 1:20.
[xxxv] Wikipedia.
[xxxvi] Psalm 148:2-5.
[xxxvii] Kabbalistic/Hasidic and Christian traditions describe the forces of the holy and the demonic as locked in a struggle that will culminate in God’s eventual victory: MJL. Do Jews Believe in Satan? My Jewish Learning.
[xxxviii] 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
[xxxix] 1 Chronicles 21:1.
[xl] Ephesians 6:12.
[xli] 1 Thessalonians 2:18.
[xlii] 1 Timothy 4:1-3.
[xliii] Revelation 9:20.
[xliv] Leviticus 19:31, 20:6. Deuteronomy 18:10-12. Isaiah 8:19. Galatians 5:19-20.
[xlv] Matthew 9:32-33, 12:22. Luke 8:26-35, 13:11-17. Mark 9:18, 22.
[xlvi] Ephesians 6:16.
[xlvii] Matthew 9:32-33, 10:8, 12:26-28, 28:19. Mark 1:34, 3:11-12, 5:2, 9, 13, 16:15-20, 17. Luke 9:1-2, 10:1, 17. Acts 4:7, 5:15-16, 8:6-7, 10:38, 13:9-11, 14:9-10, 16:16-18, 19:11-12, 13-16. 2 Corinthians 5:20. Hebrews 13:7-8.
[xlviii] 2 Corinthians 2:11. Colossians 2:15. Luke 11:21-22.
[xlix] Luke 10:19. 2 Timothy 2:25-26. 2 Corinthians 6:15-16. 1 Corinthians 6:19. Matthew 4:24, 9:32-33, 10:1. Mark 1:32, 3:15. Luke 6:17-18, 9:1.
[l] Luke 22:31. Acts 5:3.
[li] Ephesians 6:12-18.
[lii] Matthew 8:16. Luke 4:40-41, 9:1, 13:32.
[liii] Isaiah 11:2. Romans 1:4. 1 Peter 4:14.
[liv] Zechariah 6:5. Revelation 5:6.
[lv] Genesis 7:22. Job 32:8. Proverbs 18:14, 20:27. Ecclesiastes 3:21. Ezekiel 1:21, 10:17. Romans 8:2.
[lvi] Genesis 45:27. Psalm 76:12. 2 Kings 2:15. 2 Chronicles 21:16, 36:22. Ecclesiastes 10:4. Jeremiah 51:11. Haggai 1:14. 1 Corinthians 2:12.
[lvii] Hosea 4:12, 5:4. 1 Kings 22:22-23. 2 Chronicles 18:21-22. Zechariah 13:2. Matthew 12:43. Acts 16:16. 1 John 4:6.
[lviii] Isaiah 4:4, 28:6. John 15:26, 16:13. Revelation 19:10.
[lix] Romans 8:15, 11:8. 1 Corinthians 4:13.
[lx] Galatians 6.
[lxi] Number 5:14, 30. Isaiah 54:6, 66:2. Zechariah 12:10. Hebrews 10:29. Judges 9:23. Psalm 34:18, 51:17. Matthew 5:3. 1 Corinthians 4:21.
[lxii] Genesis 3:14-15. Isaiah 14:12-15. Revelation 12:10.
[lxiii] Mathew 4:3-11.
[lxiv] John 12:31, 16:11. Colossians 2:15.
[lxv] 1 John 2:1.
[lxvi] Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10.
[lxvii] Job 1:10, 2:4-6. Luke 22:31.
[lxviii] Revelation 13:15.
[lxix] Luke 22:31-32.
[lxx] 1 John 3:8. James 4:7. 1 Peter 5:9. Luke 8:12. Romans 10:17. 1 Timothy 6:12. 2 Timothy 4:7.
[lxxi] 1 Peter 5:8. Ephesians 4:27, 6:13-18. John 14:30.
[lxxii] Proverbs 23:26. Matthew 11:28-29.