In Mark 3:14-15, we are told why Jesus chose the 12 apostles: And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and have authority to cast out demons. However, they didn’t do all these things immediately. Some training was necessary [...]
Answers about demons
Some bad things can happen as a result of tattoos (e.g., infection or hepatitis), but these can happen regardless of what is illustrated by the tattoo. In fact, tattoos of any sort are probably best avoided. See “What does the Bible say about tattoos?” When the Bible talks about “demon possession”, it refers to illnesses that [...]
Return of an Unclean Spirit Matt.12:43 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes [...]
Q. What do you think about the slave girl who was able to foretell the future? The easy answer is that she had some form of mental illness, but this doesn’t seem to fit with the way it reads given that her owners were able to make profit from her illness… it seems to be [...]
The first step to answer this question is to try and establish what demon possession actually entailed. The short answer is that people of Jesus’ day understood demons to be the cause of otherwise unexplainable ailments (a belief they had inherited from other cultures). For a more detailed analysis please see the answer to this [...]
See also What is the difference between “unclean spirit” and “demon”? Why does OT and NT teaching on demons appear to differ? It is undeniable that there is a difference between the way the OT and NT describe illness and disability: Exodus 4:11 Then the Lord said to [Moses], “Who has made man’s mouth? Who [...]
New Testament In the NT there is no substantial difference. Sometimes “unclean spirit” and “demon” occur in the same account, or in parallel accounts between the synoptic Gospel writers: Luke 8:29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept [...]
There is a folklore that Adam had a wife called Lilith before Eve. Other myths have her as a night demon. In this answer, we explore what the Bible says about lilith, and what lilith means. Lilith in the Bible This word occurs once: Isaiah 34:13-15 Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, nettles and thistles [...]
