Demons in the Bible

Demons are fallen, evil spirits under Satan who oppose God and oppress people — but they are subject to Christ.

Satan is a created, fallen angel who accuses, tempts, and deceives — already defeated by Christ at the cross.

A man possessed by a 'legion' of demons is delivered by Jesus, showing Christ's total authority over the powers of darkness.

Jesus cast out demons with a word; He gave the same authority to His disciples and still delivers today through faith in His name.

In Job 1-2, Satan stands before God as accuser — but he cannot touch a believer without divine permission.

Jesus answered every temptation of Satan with 'It is written' — showing the believer how to wield the Word.

Revelation 20 — an angel binds Satan in the bottomless pit a thousand years, then he is loosed for a season before his final defeat.

The lake of fire is the final, eternal judgment for Satan, his angels, death, hell, and all whose names are not in the Lamb's Book of Life.

Isaiah 14 records the proud 'I will' statements that toppled Lucifer from heaven and became the pattern of every fall since.

Beelzebub is a name for Satan as 'prince of devils,' which Jesus addressed when the Pharisees accused Him of casting out demons by demonic power.

John warns of many antichrists already at work, and Revelation 13 unveils the coming beast empowered by the dragon.

The serpent in Eden is Satan's first appearance in Scripture — questioning God's word, twisting His character, and luring humanity into the fall.

Scripture describes evil spirits as organized — principalities, powers, rulers of darkness — all already defeated by Christ at the cross.

Abaddon (Hebrew) and Apollyon (Greek) — 'destroyer' — is the angel-king of the bottomless pit in Revelation's fifth trumpet judgment.

The mark of the beast is the visible loyalty oath demanded by the antichrist system — a counterfeit of God's seal on His own.