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It is rather a name used to convey that many demons had possessed a single person. Lying spirit. 1Kings 22:22 - 23, 2Chronicles 18:21 - 22. Power of darkness. Luke 22:53, Colossians 1:13. God, even though he cast the devil and his demons out of heaven, has yet to take away all the original power he gave them.
Biblical Names / Titles for Devil. Abaddon (destroying angel), Revelation 9:11. Angel of the bottomless pit, Revelation 9:11. Apollyon (destroyer), Revelation 9:11. The Devil Tempting Jesus. Sandro Botticelli, 1481 - 82. Accuser of our brethren (the devil is the chief complainer against those who believe in God), Revelation 12:10.
Demons can also be referenced as spirits that are evil (Judges 9:23), lying (1Kings 22:22 - 23), perverse (Isaiah 19:14), unclean (Zechariah 13:2) or familiar (Leviticus 20:6). Two broad categories of demons exist based on the level of freedom they have to carry out their evil desires. The first are those who have been given a measured amount ...
King Saul is one of the most famous, and tragic, Biblical pretenders. Toward the end of his rule he was desperate to find wise counsel regarding an almost certain major battle against the Philistines (1Samuel 28:3 - 5). His trusted guide, Samuel the prophet, was dead. His several attempts to discover God's will failed miserably (verse 6).
Various Bible commentaries and other information sources have slightly differing opinions on Lilith. " (Lilith is) a female goddess known as a night demon who haunts the desolate places of Edom" (Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Definitions). ". . . in Jewish superstition a female, elegantly dressed, that carried off children by night" (Jamieson ...
The sequence 666 symbolizes the perfection of man's overall system that is separated from God and under the constant influence of Satan the devil. Six in the Bible represents, by itself, incompleteness or imperfection, as it is one less than perfect seven. Man's system on earth is made up of three parts, each represented by a six in the numeric ...
Gadarenes (Gergesenes) Bible Meaning: Reward at the end (Gadarenes) A stranger drawing near (Gergesenes) Strong's Concordance #G1046, #G1086. Although Gadarenes and Gergesenes are derived from a different Greek word, they are essentially referring to the same area. The city of Gadara and its surrounding area are referred to as the Gadarenes.
It can mean money, material wealth or the personification of riches as a false deity (idol) worthy of our time and devotion. The first time Jesus mentions mammon is in Matthew 6:24. He briefly referenced it as part of his expansive Sermon on the Mount given shortly after Pentecost in 27 A.D. The audience for his message, gathered at Mount ...
Please see our article on Satan's names. Saul Desired, asked Strong's #H7586, #G4569. The most famous Saul in the Old Testament was the first king of a united Israel. A Benjamite who was anointed by the prophet Samuel, Saul reigned over God's people from 1050 to 1010 B.C. The Apostle Paul's birth name was Saul.
Jesus, after escaping a June 1, 27 A.D. (Pentecost) attempt on his life in Nazareth, heads to Capernaum in fulfillment of prophecy (Luke 4:31, Matthew 4:13 - 17). The Lord soon calls Peter, Andrew, James and John, while they are fishing on the Sea of Galilee, to come with him on his first preaching tour in Galilee (Mark 1:16 - 20, Matthew 4:18 ...
