THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY

DEMONS AND UNCLEAN SPIRITS

THE CATEGORIES OF DEMONS

The Scriptures includes three classifications of Fallen Angels

FALLEN ANGELS PRESENTLY IMPRISONED IN TARTAURUS

Evangelical have debated the Identity of the Demons Angels mention in Jude 6  and  1Peter 3:19 – 20. These Spirits disobedience occurred at the time of Noahic deluge. They Sinned ( 2Peter 2:4 ) by having sexual intercourse with a different flesh ( Sarkos  heteros )  And were Imprisoned under the bonds of deep darkness ( Jude 6 ) . These disobedient Angels may be classify with the “Son Of God” In Genesis 6, An Old Testament term that describe Angels (Job1:6 ; 2:1; 38:7 ).

Two Others Primary Interpretations  Of “the Son Of God Exist ” The first of these Identify the Son of God with the Godly descendants of Seth, but this lack lexical support and suggest that all of Seth’s descendants were saved and cain’s were not. Its also implied that only the Males in the Cain Line married the females in the seth line. The second alternative is that the  “Son Of God” was Idiom for Mighty Warriors. This view again fail on Lexical evidence, does not correlate with the passages in the New Testament, and does not explain how inter marriage between corrupt despots and Commoners would corrupt the entire human race. God will not release these Imprisoned demons until the time of the final Judgment , when He will send them to the Lake of Fire (  Matthew 25:41 ).

DEMONS ACTIVE AND OPERATING IN THE WORLD TODAY

These are Demons who Operates Unseen Today, Blinding the Unsaved to the Truth of the Gospel ( 2 Corinthians 4:4) , Promoting False Doctrines ( 1 Timothy 4:1 ) ; And distracting Christians from fulfilling God Plans Of Spiritual Maturity for their life.

DEMONS CONFINED IN THE PIT UNTIL THE TRIBULATION

This Demonic Army is Currently confined to the Abyss ( Revelation 98:1 ). It will be released by the fifth Angel in the Fifth Trumpet Judgement Of the Tribulation. Revelation likens these Demons to Locust and their power to that of Scorpions. They will inflict People with a Painful Torment . so excruciating people will plead for death but not die ( Revelation 9:6 ). Their Leader Called Abaddon in the Hebrew, Is the Only Name Demon in the Bible. His Name Means “Destroyer”. The Final Judgement of All Demons and Fallen Angels will apparently take place after Satan Failed Final fail Rebellion against God at the end of the millennium ( Revelation 20:7 – 10 ). All Demons will than be cast into the lake of fire and Brimstone, Alone with their Leader Satan ( Matthew 25:41; Jude 6 ; Revelation 20:10 ) — ROBERT DEAN

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