Weeeeirrd question!?

Question

I need some ppl that know their bibles here.
Like in the screwtape letters, does everyone have a (or some) demon(s) assigned to them to try to destroy them?

oh and not just opinions... got enough of that already lol.. looking for bible verses

Answer 1

demons do not exist

Answer 2

Actually, its not a weird question at all!
There is no actual Bible verse that says that we have a demon assigned to each of us, because we simply don't. I didn't see the "screwtape letters", so I can't comment on that.
However, in the Scriptures, there are many descriptions of demons, or better said - devils - who possess people. There is not one hiding under every bush, but we should keep aware that there is a spiritual war going on, and there are satans little helpers out there to mess you up, if you are a believer - if you aren't, they already have you, so they don't bother you.
Thats why when someone is a believer, it seems like bad things constantly come their way; they will do anything and everything to keep you from being in service to God.
I think someone already listed the hundreds of verses where a devil had possessed someone, so i won't repeat that, but this I will tell you:
Luke 10 tells us that thru the name of Jesus Christ we have the power over all of our spiritual enemies. They will run like hell from us, if that power is used; if not, they'll run over you like a mack truck.
James 4:7 - resist the devil and he will flee.

Answer 3

The Screwtape Letters written by C.S.Lewis is an analogy of how the devil works to deceive people. It says in the Bible that the devil wanders the earth to seek " whom" he may destroy. I am sure that C.S. Lewis who was a brilliant intellectual did His research well when he wrote this particular book. An analogy is like a parable, an example of how a law or rule works. In this case he was showing how the powers and principalities of the air, work in the spiritual realm of earth. If you read the book of Job you will see an example of how Satan makes a suggestion to prove to God that Job is not as faithful to God as he seems. God puts limits on Satan about how much he can test Job. We don't know how Satan actually did all the things he did to Job but most likely he had demons helping him.

Answer 4

The Bible does talk about demons but no definite assignment. Now King Saul who was later replaced by David, the Bible states in 1 Samuel chapter 16:14,23 says that the spirit of God left Saul and that an evil spirit of the Lord came upon him and troubled him. So apparently God determines who shall be appointed demons but cannot say if all have evil spirits appointed to them. In 1 Kings 22:19-23 we see a heavenly spirit answering Gods call to be a lying spirit causing the prophets of God to lie to Ahab to bring about his destruction. This throws a whole new outlook on demon possesion and wether it is of God or the Devil.

Isaiah 45:7 " I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and CREATE EVIL: I the Lord do all these things." People all too often do not give God credit and glory for His works thinking that he would not do things like that. Do not underestimate God.

Answer 5

I don't think we have demons assigned to us. If we know Jesus as our Saviour then the demons have no control over us. I have found that the more we try to know God and the more we love Jesus, all those other problems are forgotten. Until this question, I haven't even thought of a demon for years.

Answer 6

Use a concordance programme with the Bible text in plain text format.

Answer 7

I suspect not. The Screwtape Letters was a marvelous story, of course, but it is fiction.

Answer 8

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1999/9/1/article_02.htm

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/10/15/article_02.htm

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/10/15/article_02.htm

These are very good articles about Satan and his demons and what they do and don't do. Please check them out...there are many many scriptures sited in these articles and you can use any Bible to look them up. If you are really looking for what the Bible says about this subject you will check this out.

Answer 9

I suggest you get a Bible Concordance to help you with your problems.

Answer 10

I don't think there's a passage that says that everyone has demons assigned to them to try to destroy them. Here are most of the references to demons in the Bible:

Worship of (Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Psalms 106:37; Matthew 4:9;)
Worship of, forbidden (Leviticus 17:7; Zechariah 13:2; Revelations 9:20)
Two men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes) (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:2-20)
The deaf man (Matthew 9:32,33)
The deaf and blind man (Matthew 12:22; Luke 11:14)
The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman (Matthew 15:22-29; Mark 7:25-30)
The epileptic boy (Matthew 17:14-18; Mark 9:17-27; Luke 9:37-42)
The man in the synagogue (Mark 1:23-26; Luke 4:33-35)
Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2,3)
The herd of swine (Matthew 8:30-32)
Cast out by Jesus (Matthew 4:24;8:16; Mark 3:22; Luke 4:41)
Power over, given the disciples (Matthew 10:1; Mark 6:7;16:17)
Disciples could not expel (Mark 9:18,28,29)
Sceva's sons exorcise (Acts 19:13-16)
Parable of the man repossessed by unclean spirits (Matthew 12:43-45)
Jesus falsely accused of being possessed of (Mark 3:22-30; John 7:20;8:48;10:20)
Testify to the divinity of Jesus (Matthew 8:29; Mark 1:23,24;3:11;5:7; Luke 8:28; Acts 19:15)
Adversaries of men (Matthew 12:45)
Sent to foment trouble between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Judges 9:23)
Messages given false prophets by (1 Kings 22:21-23)
Cast out » By the disciples (Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17)
Cast out » By Peter (Acts 5:16)
Cast out » By Paul (Acts 16:16-18;19:12)
Cast out » By Philip (Acts 8:7)
Possession by, instances of » Saul (1 Samuel 16:14-23;18:10,11;19:9,10)

CUP » Of the table of demons (1 Corinthians 10:21)
INSANITY » See DEMONS, POSSESSION BY
LEGION » Demons (Mark 5:9,15)
LUNACY » See DEMONS
SPIRIT » See DEMONS
SWINE » Jesus sends demons into the (Matthew 8:28-32; Mark 5:11-14; Luke 8:32,33)
TEMPTATION » See DEMONS
BIGOTRY » INSTANCES OF » Of John in forbidding the casting out of demons by one who did not follow Jesus (Mark 9:38-40; Luke 9:49,50)
CONVERTS » ZEALOUS » The man possessed by demons (Luke 8:39)
DISEASE » FIGURATIVE » See DEMONS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS » INSTANCES OF THOSE WHO CONSULTED » See DEMONS
FEAR OF GOD » INSTANCES OF GUILTY FEAR » Demons (James 2:19)
JOY » INSTANCES OF » Of the disciples, because the demons were subject to them (Luke 10:17)
MIRACLES » OF JESUS, IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER » Throws demons out of two men of Gadara (Gerasa) (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39)
OFFERINGS » HUMAN SACRIFICES » Offered to demons (Psalms 106:37,38)
SATAN » The prince » Of demons (Matthew 12:24)
SATAN » UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO » See DEMONS
SUPERSTITION » INSTANCES OF » The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs (Matthew 8:34)

Answer 11

I haven't read the whole Bible yet, but I've never heard of any of that...