Revelation 12:9 is the clearest Scripture on the identity of demons, "The great dragon was hurled down-that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him." The Bible indicates that the demons are fallen angels – angels who along with Satan rebelled against God. Satan’s fall from heaven is described in Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-15. Revelation 12:4 seems to indicate that Satan took one-third of the angels with him when he sinned. Jude verse 6 mentions angels who sinned. So, it is likely that demons are the angels who followed Satan in sin against God.
Satan and his demons now look to destroy and deceive all those who follow and worship God (1 Peter 5:8; 2 Corinthians 11:14-15). The demons are described as evil spirits (Matthew 10:1), unclean spirits (Mark 1:27), and angels of Satan (Revelation 12:9). Satan and his demons deceive the world (2 Corinthians 4:4), attack Christians (2 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Peter 5:8), and combat the holy angels (Revelation 12:4-9). Demons are spiritual beings, but they can appear in physical forms (2 Corinthians 11:14-15). The demons / fallen angels are enemies of God – but they are defeated enemies. Greater is He who is in us, than those who are in the world (1 John 4:4).
2007-02-25 14:54:55
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answered by Freedom 7
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I can tell you what the original manuscripts say on the subject: Lucifer (satan, the dragon, little horn, the advesary, morning star, the devil, the wicked one, son of perdition, the destroyer, serpent, tree of the knowledge of good/evil,) or whatever name you wish to choose out of his many names/titles, He is the only one judged and sentenced to death that is named. All others will die, but they do not hold names, or at least names that we are told of. You can read of these Angels in the only chapter of the Book of Jude. These Angels, ordered by Satan, left Heaven and came to Earth, seducing human women. They really wanted Noah's daughters to participate, but Noah was a preacher who mainly preached against them, so he would not allow his daughters any where near them. Anyway, women were marrying these Angelic beings, and children were being born of those unions; When Scripture says "they were giving and taking in marriage right up until they entered the Ark", thats who they were marrying - these Angels. Anyway, the children being born of them were called geba, which translated means "giants". They were a people of large stature. The flood was necessary in order to rid the Earth of these hybrids. The reason they wanted Noahs daughters so bad was because this was satan's SECOND attempt to pollute the pure bloodline, which womb-to-womb, down the generations, would come the Christ. You see that this spiritual war crossed even the ages, and even though the war between Satan and Christ began in the last earth age, before Adam and Eve, it still continues as we see here in the time of Noah - all through Scripture you will see Satan as he tries to pollute anything that is of or for Christ. Today, he pollutes the teachings of Christ, by way of the Pulpits in those Churches that teach lies, among other ways. And, The war is on........
2007-02-25 12:59:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Lucifer isn't even a fallen angel.
The word "satan" in Hebrew just means "temptation" or "tempter." The word "devil" is an adjective, and means "sladerous" or "back-biting." The word "demon," in the New Testament context, was nothing more than "bad luck." Lucifer was the Latin word for Venus, the Morning-Star or "Light-Bringer." If you want mythology about satan and fallen angels, you will have to look outside the Bible.
2007-02-25 12:04:18
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answered by NONAME 7
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I don't think they are named for the most part in Scripture, with some possible exceptions (see Revelation 9:11). There are extra-biblical sources that name other fallen angels, like the Book of Enoch, but I don't know how far you can go in trusting such sources.
2007-02-25 12:06:37
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answered by Anonymous
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Names, I know not, but of interest in Genesis it says that fallen angels mated with human females to produce strange offspring:
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
These giant offspring were also called nephilim. Some take it that the fallen angels were trying to contaminate the human genome, so that the Messiah could not be born. Still, some even theorize a fallen angel - UFO connection for the end times.
2007-02-25 12:07:22
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answered by ignoramus_the_great 7
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Lucifer's Demons who fought against God with Satan are fallen angels. They don't have names.Lucifer wont allow them that much after all they were failures. 0f course I'm so cute I'm an exception just call me BB.
2007-02-25 12:00:50
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answered by Anonymous
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I have never read anywhere in the bible that names specific angels that have fallen......besides L.
2007-02-25 11:56:34
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answered by Anonymous
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The pseudoepigraphical text 1 Enoch and the Book of Jubilees treat these questions in great detail. You can read them online at:
http://www.pseudepigrapha.com/
Note: many ancient Christians and Jews considered these books sacred, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church today considers them inspired scripture.
2007-02-25 11:58:27
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answered by Jack T 3
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I assume you are talking about the 1/3 of Heaven that was removed from Heaven when Satan was waging war with our Heavenly Father. They are our bothers and sisters. I don't believe the Bible mentions any names.
2007-02-25 11:58:07
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answered by jack-copeland@sbcglobal.net 4
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I'm sure they have names, but the only two I know are Satan and Lucifer.
2007-02-25 11:57:08
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answered by mandm 5
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