1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org Pastor / Teacher James H. Rickard Thursday, November 20, 2008

2. Memory Verse Gal 5:16, “Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”

3. The Upper Room Discourse John 13-16 John 13:27 Demonic Possession

4. There are four major demon attacks on the human race.

5. a. The genetic attack on the antediluvian civilization in Gen 6:1-13. b. The attack of demon influence, Cosmic viewpoint and distraction.

6. c. The attack of demon possession. d. The attack of demon armies in the Tribulation, Rev 9.

7. Doctrine of Demon Possession

8. A. Definition.

9. 1. All demons are fallen angels under the command of Satan, in contrast to elect angels under the command of God.

10. 2. Satan is the ruler of demons, Mat 9:34, 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15.

11. 3. Demons are called ministers of Satan, Luke 4:32-36, 9:1; John 10:21.

12. 4. Demons are well organized under Satan. There is rank and authority in Satan’s organization, Eph 6:10-12.

13. B. Biblical nomenclature.

14. 1. Hebrew. a. SAIR means hairy, shaggy, rough one; used for a he-goat, or a demon, a satyr. Lev 17:7; 2 Chron 11:15; Isa 13:21, 34:14.

15. b. SHED means idols or demons; idols represent demons. It also means "destroyers," a reference to human child sacrifice, Deut 32:17; Psa 106:37.

16. 2. Greek. a. DAIMON means demon, Mat 8:31; Mark 5:12; Luke 8:29; Rev 16:14. This word almost always refers to a disembodied spirit.

17. b. DAIMONION refers to a specific category of demons determined by the context, Mat 7:22, 9:33-34, 12:24- 28; Mark 1:34, 39; Luke 4:33-35, 41, 8:27-38, 11:14- 20; John 8:48-52; 1 Cor 10:20-21.

18. c. DAIMONIODES means demonic, James 3:15.

19. d. DAIMONIZOMAI means to be demon possessed or to be tormented by a demon, Mat 8:16, 28, 33; 15:22; Mark 5:15-16, 18; or to be influenced by a demon.

20. C. Demon possession versus demon influence.

21. 1.Demon possession is defined as demon invasion of the body of the unbeliever only.

22. 2. Demon influence is the demon invasion of the soul with satanic thought.

23. 3. All demonic activity is related to man's free will; human consent must be involved.

24. 4. The believer is indwelt by God the Holy Spirit who makes a temple out of the body of the believer, 1 Cor 6:19-20. A demon cannot dwell in that temple.

25. 5. The attack on the unbeliever is to line him up with Satan’s policy. The attack on the believer is to discredit him and to utilize him in some way against the Lord.

26. 6. Decisions that result in demon possession include: a. Idolatry, 1 Cor 10:19-21. b. Drug addiction, Gal 5:20.

27. c. The phallic cult is a basis for contact with demons, Isa 2:6; Luke 8:2; Mark 16:9. d. Mental attitude sins carried to the extreme, Mark 5.

28. e. Religious reversionistic sensitivity, dabbling in the occult, playing with the ouigi board, consulting mediums, the function of necromancy, Isa 8:19.

29. 7. However, idolatry is the basic system for demon possession, as taught in Lev 17:7; Deut 32:17; Psa 96:5, 106:37-39.

30. 8. Demon influence, by way of contrast, is the infiltration of satanic thought into the soul of a believer or unbeliever, 1 Tim 4:1; Eph 4:17, or the substitution of emotion for thought.

31. Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, November 20, 2008 Tape # 08-084 Demon Possession, Part 1 Upper Room Discourse, Part 225 John 13:27; Eph 6:10-12; Luke 4:33-41; Mark 5:all John 13:27; Eph 6:10-12; Luke 4:33-41; Mark 5:all James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008