Where did the devil originate? (Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:13-17)
Do demons exist? (Matthew 25:41; Luke 10:17, 20; James 2:19)
What are demons? (Revelation 12:4, 7-9; Matthew 8:16)
What can demons do to people? (Mark 5:1-20; 1 Timothy 4:1; Luke 13:11-17, John 8:44, Acts 10:38)
Can a Christian be demon possessed? (2 Corinthians 6:15, 1 John 4:4, Colossians 1:13-14, 1 Corinthians 6:19)
Can a Christian be affected by demons? (1 Thessalonians 2:18, Daniel 10:12-13, 20)
How did satan attack Jesus? - Satan tempts Him (Luke 4:1-13), seeks to hinder Him (Mark 1:23-24), prompts the Pharisees to oppose Him (John 8:44), hides behind a disciple to divert Him (Matthew 16:23), and finally takes hold of a disciple to betray Him (Luke 22:3).
How are people attacked by the devil?
When they are deceived by him (1 Chronicles 21:1, Job 1:16, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Matthew 16:22-23, 1 Timothy 4:1-2)
Jesse Penn Lewis writes:
The man is deceived if he is a hearer, and not a doer of the Word of God (James 1:22)
He is deceived if he says he has no sin (1 John 1:8)
He is deceived when he thinks himself to be "something" when he is nothing (Galatians 6:3)
He is deceived when he thinks himself to be wise with the wisdom of this world. (1 Corinthians 3:18)
He is deceived by seeming to be religious, when an unbridled tongue reveals his true condition (James 1:26).
He is deceived, if he thinks he will sow, and not reap what he sows (Galatians 6:7)
He is deceived, if he thinks the unrighteous will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9)
He is deceived , if he thinks that contact with sin will not have its effect (1 Corinthians 15:33) upon him
When they give up ground to him through sin (Ephesians 4:26-30)
When the are driven to self harm (Mark 5:1-13)
Should a Christian fear demons? (Luke 10:17-19; 1 John 4:4; James 4:7; Ephesians 6:10-18; Matthew 12:28-29)
How can a Christian recognize the presence or activity of demons? (The gift of discerning of spirits is the God-given gift to recognize the presence or activities of demons. It helps you discern or distinguish whether some activity or presence is from God’s Spirit or some demonic spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:10)
Can a Christian expel or cast out demons? (Matthew 10:1, 7-8; Acts 16:16-18; Mark 16:17)
How can we engage in spiritual warfare? (Matthew 17:14-21, 1 Corinthians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
What is the destiny of the devil and his demons? (Revelations 20:10; Matthew 25:41)
What is God’s warning to people who practice witchcraft? (Leviticus 19:26, 31; Deuteronomy 18:10-12)
What will God do if we disobey His warning and practice witchcraft? (Leviticus 20:6)
GLOSSARY
WITCH: One who practices black magic and sorcery.
WARLOCK: A male witch
OCCULT: Secret, hidden, relating to witchcraft.
WITCHCRAFT: The power or practices of witches.
MEDIUM: One through whom messages are supposedly sent from the dead.
CONSULTER WITH A FAMILIAR SPIRIT: A medium
SPIRITUALISM: The belief that the dead survive as spirits that can communicate with the living.
FAMILIAR SPIRIT: An evil spirit that a person has become familiar with.
WIZARD: A warlock
ENCHANTER: One who interprets omens
OMENS: A sign or happening supposed to foretell a future event, either good or evil.
SORCERY: From the word “pharmakia”, the practice of witchcraft and occultism in association with drugs.
OBSERVER OF TIMES: Astrologer
SOOTHSAYER: One who claims to predict the future.
DIVINATION: The ability to foretell future events or discover hidden information.
NECROMANCY: Means calling up the dead or foretelling the future by communicating with the dead.
SÉANCE: A meeting to practice necromancy.
CHARMER: Witch.
MAGIC: A forbidden art of bringing about results beyond human power by help from evil spirits.
CURSE: A hex or evil spell calling for harm or bad luck to an individual.
