Demons All Around
The evil occurring in Europe and America may be sourced from demons.
‘For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.’ - Ephesians 6:12
The Ring video (above) records an attempted kidnapping in broad daylight of a little girl in France as the grandmother stands watch over the child waiting for a bus.
What you’ll see in the video is purely demonic.
Here’s what I mean.
The source of the evil we’re seeing in society in the West is set on fire from hell.
The wicked, wretched, and so warlike among us are demon-possessed.
Demons Today
Southern Baptist evangelist Sam Cathy once told me he believed two biblical doctrines that contradicted the traditional Southern Baptist Convention theology and limited his ministry in SBC churches.
Calvinism - “limited my ministry among the small SBC churches.”
Demonology - “limited my ministry among the large SBC churches.”
This post is about demons, not the sovereignty of God in salvation.
Sam Cathey believed (he died March 8, 2016) the same thing that I do about demonology.
The craziness in our world can often be sourced to demonic, not human activity.
King James I and Frederick Leahy
The Bible speaks about demons. Most modern Americans think little about the invisible forces working within visible and tangible human beings.
I recommend two books to help you learn more about demonology and the Bible.
Dameonologie (1597), written by King James I. My maternal ancestor, John Donne, was King James pastor.
Frederick Leahy’s Satan Cast Out: A Study in Biblical Demonology (1975)
Below is a comparison and contrast between King James (AD 1566-1625) and Frederick Leahy (AD 1922 - 2005) and their understanding of demonology.
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