Understanding demonic hierarchy
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· 2,828 viewsThe demonic hierarchy is composed of different levels of demons, some of which are more powerful than others. The hierarchy is based on their position and their ability to influence and control other demons. Understanding this hierarchy is important because it can help you identify and resist the negative influences of demons. Learn more in the message Understanding demonic hierarchy
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Where did demons come from?
Where did demons come from?
On the sixth day of creation, God declared everything to be “very good”
31 God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Sometime after that, satan rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven.
Jesus witnessed the event:
18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
When satan fell 1/3 of the angels followed him and became demons
3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.
4 And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
So two thirds remained loyal to God and are called Holy Angels
38 “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
One third unclean spirits or demons
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.”
What are the demonic levels?
What are the demonic levels?
In order to get a better understanding of our enemy it helps to know more about those who are on God’s side
Types of Angels
Types of Angels
Although angels are spiritual beings without a physical body they can take on human form
2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Seraph (im)
Seraph (im)
The Bible mentions seraphim only twice
2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
“Serap” is mentioned other times which may be a reference
Cherubim
Cherubim
They’re mentioned 33 times in the Bible, but only OT
Cherubim seem to have multiple faces, but the faces vary in number and nature.
10 As for the form of their faces, each had the face of a man; all four had the face of a lion on the right and the face of a bull on the left, and all four had the face of an eagle.
14 And each one had four faces. The first face was the face of a cherub, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
18 It was carved with cherubim and palm trees; and a palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces,
19 a man’s face toward the palm tree on one side and a young lion’s face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were carved on all the house all around.
Cherubim guard things (Gen 3:24)
Cherubim support God’s throne. (2 Ki 19:15; Ps 18:10; Isaiah 37:16)
two golden cherubim figures were attached to the ark of the covenant (Ex. 25:18-22)
Cherubim play a part in judgment (Ez. 10)
Was the devil originally a cherub?
16 “By the abundance of your trade
You were internally filled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
Archangels
Archangels
Arch=chief
13 “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
Michael oversees Israel
1 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.
Gaurdian Angels
Gaurdian Angels
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
Peter’s Angel
15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”
What do demons do?
demons primary objective is to carry out the will of satan on earth
Demons are able to take shape, form and be visible to humans
Demons are able to take shape, form and be visible to humans
15 “Then a spirit passed by my face;
The hair of my flesh bristled up.
Demons may be exercised, or driven out
Demons may be exercised, or driven out
Careful to drive out demons from those who want to be delivered.
we have a warning from Jesus in the book of Matthew
45 “Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”
Demons confuse the truth by utilizing demonic lies and half-truths
Demons confuse the truth by utilizing demonic lies and half-truths
4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
Demons live to deceive people into worshipping themselves
Demons live to deceive people into worshipping themselves
20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
The Bible teaches that demons can inhabit animals
The Bible teaches that demons can inhabit animals
31 The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”
During the time of the great tribulation, demons, who since the fall, have been imprisoned in the lowest level of hell, are released to wreck incredible pain and torture upon those who are not Christians
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;
1 Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
2 He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
3 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.
6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
demons will eventually be chained along with satan in the lowest level of hell
demons will eventually be chained along with satan in the lowest level of hell
10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Can a christian have a demon?
Possession or Oppression
Possession = they take control
oppression = they actively try to influence thoughts
If a person is demon possessd and becomes a beleiver the person still often needs to be delivered!
the arguement that satan and Holy spirit cannot occupy the same space.....
God is omnipresent
Job tells us satan goes before the throne room of God!
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
The thing to understand is satan and his demons need legal access to enter a person
some sort of invitation or obvious unrepentant sin.
1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
17 “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
So if all demons are fallen angels can we assume the same rankings of demons match the angelic?
Well the Bible descibes demonic classifications not attributed to the angelic
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’
Kingdom of satan
Kingdom of satan
Jurisdictions of evil with specific purpose/intent
Within specific kingdoms exist the following:
PRINCIPALITIES
PRINCIPALITIES
Chief of order, time, place or rank (the demonic brains behind evil strategies)
POWERS
POWERS
Those demons who exert the authority or right delegated. High-ranking, evil supernatural powers, as well as the power of sin and evil in operation in the world.
MINIONS/ASSIGNMENTS
MINIONS/ASSIGNMENTS
Lower ranking demons assigned to specific tasks.
most common when doing deliverence.
Rulers
Rulers
This might include any of the above high-ranking officials who might be considered a “ruler,” or even things like the various forms of Occultism or Witchcraft or Divination. These practices derive their power from the previous demonic kingdoms and sources,
thus are knowingly or unknowingly victims and slaves to their evil agenda.
Nonetheless, the human practitioner still “rules” the darkness in this age by giving these non-physical, spiritual entities access to our physical world in ways that permit them to do more damage in it.
World Forces
World Forces
Spiritual forces of Wickedness in heavenly places
Spiritual forces of Wickedness in heavenly places
Might as well say “…in spiritual places.” It’s the same thing.
By “heavenly” Paul is referring to the spiritual dimension of our existence on Earth, not actual Heaven, as in where God and the angels are.
None of this evil is in Heaven.
It is all on Earth, in the spiritual realm, cast out of Heaven during the fall with satan.
Essentially, Paul is wrapping all of this (satan, other fallen angels, demons, witchcraft powers, etc.) in it’s various forms into one category
spiritual evil that influences life on Earth.
All that which opposes the Holy Spirit’s work.
Princes
Princes
Prince of Persia
13 “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
Prince of Greece
20 Then he said, “Do you understand why I came to you? But I shall now return to fight against the prince of Persia; so I am going forth, and behold, the prince of Greece is about to come.
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