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The Definition of the word Daemon

Daemon

The Greek form, rendered devil" in the Authorized Version of" the New Testament. Daemons are spoken of as spiritual beings "(Matt. 8:16; 10:1; 12:43-45) at enmity with God, and as having a" certain power over man (James 2:19; Rev. 16:14). They recognize our Lord as the Son of God (Matt. 8:20; Luke 4:41). They belong "to the number of those angels that "kept not their first" "estate," "unclean spirits," "fallen angels," the angels of the" "devil (Matt. 25:41; Rev. 12:7-9). They are the "principalities" "and powers" against which we must "wrestle" (Eph. 6:12)."


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