Characteristics of demons

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They have all the characteristics of personality. They are evil, malicious, deceptive and never to be trusted. We can see that demons possess the following:

Mind

“Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!” (Mark 1:23, 24)

Demons have knowledge and are able to come up with things to say. The knowledge that demons have explains the source of knowledge at work with “psychics” and other occultists. It explains the knowledge of past events and places that supposedly confirms the false doctrine of reincarnation.

I remember one time while in the U.S.A. a young man I was with suddenly turned to me with only the white of his eyes showing, and a strange voice said to me , “I know who you are”. Demons have knowledge.

Will

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ ” (Luke 11:24)

I remember as a child saying things to myself like “What will we do now?”. It was as if the demons in me were having some kind of conference. Demons are self-willed beings who seek to impose their will on the will of man.

Emotions

“You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe – and tremble!” (James 2:19).

Demons definitely fear God and God’s power. On the other hand, they have pleasure in seeing people suffer. Anyone who is that way is so because they identify with the demons in them.

Identity and Self-Awareness

“Then He asked him, ‘What is your name?’ And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”

Demons usually operate in groups. They know who they are and they know their names and functions. Sometimes demons change their functions.One spirit said, “I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.” (2 Chronicles 18:21).

Sudden and major changes of events can cause some demons to change their function or activity. Most of the time, however, they continue with what they have been able to do successfully in the lives of people.

Capacity to Speak

Many of the above examples reveal the capacity of demons to speak. Sometimes they use a human mouth to speak through, but most of the time, they operate by planting their thoughts in the minds of people. The subtlety of this is that they usually do this in such a way as to suggest that the the thought from them was really from the person himself! For example, a demon may cause the thought to come in your mind, “I don’t feel like praising God”, or “I wonder what is on T.V.?”.

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