According to Revelations, people would be worshipping
‘demons’ or ‘devils’ before Jesus returns for Judgement Day. Therefore, it is
important to study this subject so that we would not be a partaker of this
great sin. You will see that
demons/devils look like people and are actually fallen angles.
The English word ‘demons’ is translated from the Greek word
‘daimonion’ three times in Revelations in the ASV, Darby’s, and ESV. The DR, KJV, and LXX versions use the word
‘devils’ instead of ‘demons’.
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Bible Version |
‘Demons’ Use Count |
‘Devils’ Use Count |
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ASV |
55 |
0 |
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Darby’s Translation |
56 |
0 |
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ESV |
52 |
0 |
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Douay Rheims (DR) |
1 |
55 |
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KJV |
0 |
55 |
|
Brenton Septuagint (LXX) |
0 |
8 |
This study includes each time the ESV used the English word
‘demons’ in the Old Testament plus a few examples from the New Testament. It also includes each instance ‘G1140
daimonion’ used in the Greek Septuagint since that is the same Greek word that
was used in Revelation.
Picture sources:
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Definitions
The table below reflects the full definitions for the verses
below that translated to a form of the word demons or devils. The verses below only show an abbreviated
definition for each word.
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Language |
Word |
Full Definition |
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Greek |
To be possessed by a demon, properly, demonized, i.e.
coming under the power of a demon (fallen angel). from G1142 daímōn. |
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Greek |
An evil-spirit, demon, fallen angel. Monic being; by
extension a deity -- devil, god. Neuter of a derivative of G1142 daimon. Emphasizes
the evil nature of fallen angels. |
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Greek |
An evil-spirit, demon, fallen angel. May stress the
pervasive presence of demons in the world. |
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Latin Vulgate |
Demon (lesser, especially evil, spirit). Plural of daemonium. From Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion). |
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Latin Vulgate |
Demon (lesser, especially evil, spirit). Plural of daemonium. From Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion).
Plural of daemonium |
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|
Latin Vulgate |
A demon. From
Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). Plural
of daemon |
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|
Modern Hebrew |
Probably demon. Apparently demon (loan-word from Assyrian
šêdu, a protecting spirit, especially of bull-colossus. From shuwd; a doemon (as
malignant) -- devil. |
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Modern Hebrew |
Male goat, buck. From the same as sear meaning hairy, rough. |
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English |
An evil supernatural spirit. A false god or idol; a
Satanic divinity. From Middle English
demon, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient
Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”).
Doublet of daimon. |
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|
English |
The chief devil; Satan. An evil creature, the
objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Synonym: demon. (folklore) A fictional image of a
man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his
head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork. (see ESV Lev
17:7 below) |
Bible Study of Demons & Devils
First, we will look at the verses regarding demons and
devils in Revelation. Then we will look at the Old Testament usage and then the
New Testament usage. All three languages
will be reviewed where applicable.
Revelation Chapter 9 – The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets
In the latter days, Israel would be adoring and worshipping
devils:
“And the rest of the men, who
were not slain by these plagues, did not do penance from the works of their
hands, that they should not adore devils [daemonia, see Latin below], and idols of gold, and
silver, and brass, and stone, and wood, which neither can see, nor hear, nor
walk: Neither did they penance from their murders, nor from their sorceries,
nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts.” DR Rev 9:20-21
“et ceteri homines qui non sunt
occisi in his plagis neque paenitentiam egerunt de operibus manuum suarum ut
non adorarent daemonia [demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit)] et simulacra aurea et argentea et aerea et
lapidea et lignea quae neque videre possunt neque audire neque ambulare” LV
Rev 9:20
“The rest of mankind, who were
not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor
give up worshiping demons [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being] and idols of gold and silver and
bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, nor did they
repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their
thefts.” ESV Rev 9:20-21
Revelation Chapter 16 – The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
Devils can be demonic spirits that can perform signs and
assemble kings for battle:
“And I saw from the mouth of the
dragon, and from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false
prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are the spirits of devils
[daemoniorum, see Latin below] working signs, and they go forth unto the
kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the
Almighty God.” DR Rev 16:13-14
“sunt enim spiritus daemoniorum
[demon
(lesser, especially evil, spirit)] facientes signa et procedunt ad
reges totius terrae congregare illos in proelium ad diem magnum Dei
omnipotentis” LV Rev 16:14
“And I saw, coming out of the
mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of
the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are demonic
spirits [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being], performing signs, who go abroad
to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day
of God the Almighty.” ESV Rev 16:13-14
Revelation Chapter 18 – The Fall of Babylon
At the time Babylon falls again, many devils will be living
there and the kings of the earth will commit immorality with her.
“And he cried out with a strong
voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen; and is become the
habitation of devils [daemoniorum, see Latin], and the hold of
every unclean spirit, and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird:” DR
Rev 18:2
“et exclamavit in forti voce
dicens cecidit cecidit Babylon magna et facta est habitatio daemoniorum [demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit)] et custodia omnis spiritus inmundi et
custodia omnis volucris inmundae” LV Rev 18:2
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the
great! She has become a dwelling place for demons [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being], a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the
merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
ESV Rev 18:2
Leviticus Chapter 17 – Regarding the Place of Sacrifice
The law of Moses forbids sacrificing to devils/demons:
“And they shall no longer offer
their sacrifices to vain gods [G3152 mataios; empty, that is,
(literally) profitless, or (specifically) an idol,.] after which
they go a whoring; it shall be a perpetual statute to you for your generations.”
LXX Lev 17:7
“And they shall no more
sacrifice their victims to devils [daemonibus, see Latin below], with
whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an ordinance for ever to them
and to their posterity.” DR Lev 17:7
“et nequaquam ultra immolabunt
hostias suas daemonibus [a demon, a genius loci, a
lar, the protective spirit or godling of a place or household, minor deity]
cum quibus fornicati sunt legitimum sempiternum erit illis et posteris eorum.” LV Lev 17:7
“So they shall no more sacrifice
their sacrifices to goat demons [H8163b sair; male goat, buck],
after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout
their generations.” ESV Lev 17:7
Deuteronomy Chapter 32 – Moses Song, Israel Responds
Israel had been sacrificing to demons/devils:
“They sacrificed to devils [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being], and not to God; to gods whom they knew
not: new and fresh gods came in, whom their fathers knew not.” LXX Deu 32:17
“They sacrificed to devils
[daemonibus] and not to God: to gods whom they knew not: that were newly
come up, whom their fathers worshipped not.” DR Deu 32:17
“immolaverunt daemonibus
[a demon, a genius
loci, a lar, the protective spirit or godling of a place or household, minor
deity] et non Deo diis quos
ignorabant novi recentesque venerunt quos non coluerunt patres eorum.” LV Deu 32:17
“They sacrificed to demons
[H7700 shed; a doemon (as
malignant) -- devil, apparently demon] that were no gods, to gods
they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had
never dreaded.” ESV Deu 32:17
Psalms Chapter 91 – My Refuge and My Fortress
We are not to be afraid of demons/devils:
“Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; nor
of the arrow flying by day,
nor of the evil thing that walks in darkness; nor of calamity, and the evil
spirit [G1140
daimonion; a daemonic being] at noon-day.” LXX Psa 91:5-6
“Of the arrow that flieth in the
day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the
noonday devil [daemonio].”
DR Psa 91:6
“a sagitta volante in die a negotio perambulante in tenebris ab
incursu et daemonio [demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit);meridian” LV Psa 90:6
“nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes
[H7703 shadad: to deal violently with,
despoil, devastate, ruin] at noonday.” ESV
Psa 91:6
Psalms Chapter 96 – Worship in the Splendor of His Holiness
The gods of the nations or Gentiles are devils/demons:
“For all the gods of the heathen
[G1484 ethnos; a
race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles] are devils
[G1140 daimonion; a
daemonic being; by extension a deity]: but the Lord made the
heavens.” LXX Psa 96:5
“For all the gods of the Gentiles
[gentium] are devils [daemonia]: but the Lord made the heavens.”
DR Psa 96:5
“quoniam omnes dii gentium
[plural of gēns, Roman
clan, stock, tribe, nation, country, people, family, related by birth]
daemonia [demon
(lesser, especially evil, spirit)]
at vero Dominus caelos fecit” LV Psa 95:5
“For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols [H457 elil: insufficiency, worthlessness], but the LORD made the heavens.” ESV Psa 96:5
Psalms Chapter 106 – Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good
Israel sacrificed their sons and daughters to devils/demons:
“They destroyed not the nations
which the Lord told them to destroy; but were mingled with the heathen, and
learned their works. And they served their graven images; and it became an
offence to them. And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils
[G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being], and shed innocent blood, the
blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of
Chanaan; and the land was defiled with blood. and was polluted with their
works; and they went a whoring with their own devices. So the Lord was very angry
with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance. And he delivered them into
the hands of their enemies; and they that hated them ruled over them. Ands
their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.”
LXX Psa 106:34-42
“And they sacrificed their sons,
and their daughters to devils [daemonibus].” DR Psa 105:37
“(105-37) et immolaverunt filios
suos et filias suas daemonibus [a demon, minor deity].” LV Psa 106:37
“They sacrificed their sons and
their daughters to the demons [H7700 shed; a doemon (as
malignant) -- devil, apparently demon
(loan-word from Assyrian šêdu, a protecting spirit];” ESV Psa
106:37
Isaiah Chapter 13 – The Judgement of Babylon
Devils and demons will dance in Babylon:
“And Babylon, which is called glorious by the king
of the Chaldeans, shall be as when God overthrew Sodoma, and Gomorrha. It
shall never be inhabited, neither shall any enter into it for many generations:
neither shall the Arabians pass through it; nor shall shepherds at all rest in
it. But
wild beasts shall rest there; and the houses shall be filled with howling; and
monsters shall rest there, and devils [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic
being] shall dance there, and satyrs shall dwell
there; and hedgehogs shall make their nests in their houses. It will come soon,
and will not tarry.” LXX Isa 13:19-22
“But wild beasts shall rest
there, and their houses shall be filled with serpents, and ostriches shall
dwell there, and the hairy ones[pilosi] shall dance there” DR Isa
13:21
“sed requiescent ibi bestiae et
replebuntur domus eorum draconibus et habitabunt ibi strutiones [ostrich] et pilosi
[hairy,
shaggy] saltabunt [dance, jump]
ibi” LV Isa 13:21
“But wild animals will lie down
there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will
dwell, and there wild goats [H8163a sair; hairy, shaggy]
will dance.” ESV Isa 13:21
Isaiah Chapter 34 – The Judgement of the Nations
Devils/demons will be at the judgement of the nations:
“And devils [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic
being] shall meet with satyrs, and they shall cry one to the other:
there shall satyrs rest, having found for themselves a place of rest.” LXX
Isa 34:14
“And demons [daemonia ] and
monsters shall meet, and the hairy ones shall cry out one to another, there
hath the lamia lain down, and found rest for herself.” DR Isa 34:14
“et occurrent daemonia [demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit)] onocentauris et pilosus clamabit alter ad
alterum ibi cubavit lamia et invenit sibi requiem” LV Isa 34:14
“And wild animals shall meet
with hyenas; the wild goat [H8163a sair; hairy, shaggy]
shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for
herself a resting place.” ESV Isa 34:14
Isaiah Chapter 65 – Judgement and Salvation
Israel burnt incense to devils/demons:
I became manifest
to them that asked not for me; I was found of them that sought me not: I said,
Behold, I am here, to a nation, who called not on my name. I have
stretched forth my hands all day to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to
them that walked in a way that was not good, but after their sins. This is
the people that provokes me continually in my presence; they offer sacrifices
in gardens, and burn incense on bricks to devils [G1140
daimonion; a daemonic being], which exist not. They
lie down to sleep in the tombs and in the caves for the sake of dreams, even
they that eat swine's flesh, and the broth of their sacrifices: all their
vessels are defiled: who say, Depart from me, draw not nigh to me, for
I am pure. This is the smoke of my wrath, a fire burns with it continually. LXX Isa 65:1-5
“A people that continually
provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice
upon bricks.” DR Isa 65:3 [no reference to goats or demons in the Latin
Vulgate]
“populus qui ad iracundiam
provocat me ante faciem meam semper qui immolant in hortis et sacrificant super
lateres” LV Isa 65:3
“a people who provoke me to my
face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks” ESV
Isa 65:3 [no reference
to goats or demons in the Modern Hebrew]
Matthew Chapter 7 – Judging Others
At judgement day, people will believe they had cast out devils
in the name of Jesus:
“Many will say to me in that
day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils
[daemonia] in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? And then
will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work
iniquity.” DR Mat 7:22-23
“multi dicent mihi in illa die
Domine Domine nonne in nomine tuo prophetavimus et in tuo nomine daemonia
[demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit)] eiecimus et in tuo nomine virtutes multas
fecimus” LV Mat 7:22
“On that day many will say to
me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being] in your name, and do many mighty
works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” ESV Mat 7:22-23
Matthew Chapter 8 – Jesus Cleanses a Leper
People can be possessed with the devil/demons and Jesus can
cast out the demonic spirit. I believe
this means that the possessed people were actually people that believed what
demons said rather than Jesus and scripture.
“And when evening was come, they
brought to him many that were possessed with devils [daemonia]: and he
cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed.” DR Mat 8:16
“vespere autem facto obtulerunt
ei multos daemonia [demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit)]
habentes et eiciebat spiritus verbo et omnes male habentes curavit” LV Mat 8:16
“That evening they brought to
him many who were oppressed by demons [G1139 daimonizomai; to be
exercised by a daemon, to be under the power of a demon], and he
cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.” ESV Mat
8:16
Luke Chapter 22 – Judas to Betray Jesus
I included this verse since according two bible concordances;
Satan is the prince of evil spirits and the inveterate adversary of God the
Father and Jesus Christ. They also state
that by Satan’s demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict
them with diseases. See the Blue Letter
Bible and StudyBibleInfo.
“And Satan [Satanas]
entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariot, one of the twelve.” DR Luk
22:3
“intravit autem Satanas [Satan, the Devil]
in Iudam qui cognominatur Scarioth unum de duodecim” LV Luk 22:3
“Then Satan [G4567
Satanâs; the accuser, the devil, Satan] entered into Judas called
Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.” ESV Luk 22:3
1 Timothy Chapter 4 – Some will depart from the Faith
In the latter days, people will be believing the doctrines
and teachings of devils/demons instead of Jesus Christ and scripture:
“Now the Spirit manifestly
saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
spirits of error, and doctrines of devils [daemoniorum], Speaking
lies in hypocrisy, and having their conscience seared, Forbidding to marry, to
abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by
the faithful, and by them that have known the truth.” DR 1 Tim 4:1-3
“Spiritus autem manifeste dicit
quia in novissimis temporibus discedent quidam a fide adtendentes spiritibus
erroris et doctrinis daemoniorum [demon (lesser,
especially evil, spirit);]” LV 1 Tim 4:1
“Now the Spirit expressly says
that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to
deceitful spirits and teachings of demons [G1140 daimonion; a daemonic being], through the insincerity of liars
whose consciences are seared, who forbid marriage and require abstinence from
foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe
and know the truth.” ESV 1 Tim 4:1-3
Goats
Due to the references to goats as demons, here is a couple
more verses about goats. Notice
according the ESV version and modern Hebrew there is a lot for Azazel; the Book
of Enoch explains more about Azazel below.
“Regarding the Day of Atonement
procedure: “And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for
the LORD and the other lot for Azazel [H5799 azazel: entire removal,
goat of departure, the scapegoat]. And Aaron shall present the goat
on which the lot fell for the LORD and use it as a sin offering, but the goat
on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the
LORD to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to
Azazel.” ESV Leviticus 16:8-10
‘
These verses tell us that Jesus said at Judgement (Day of
Atonement) the goats are going to the eternal fire which is believed to be
Gehenna that is also known as the Lake of Fire:
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all
the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be
gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a
shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the
goats on the left.” ESV Mat 25:31-33
“Then he will say to
those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared
for the devil and his angels.” ESV Mat 25:41
Book of Enoch
The book of Enoch gives us more information about fallen
angels (also known as demons and devils) and Azazel. In the New Testament book
of Jude, he quotes the book of Enoch here:
“It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh
from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of
his holy ones, to execute
judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of
ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the
harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” ESV Jud e1:14-15
Prior to quoting the Book of Enoch, Jude mentions the fallen
angels in this verse:
“And the angels who did not stay
within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has
kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great
day— “ ESV Jud e1:6
2 Peter also
mentions the fallen angels in this verse and states they go to Tartaros until
Judgement Day. The Book of Enoch gives
us more information about what Peter is taking about here.
“For
if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell [G5020 ταρταρώσας (tartaroó); From Tartaros
(the deepest abyss of Hades); to incarcerate in eternal torment] and committed them to chains of gloomy
darkness to be kept until the judgment” ESV 2 Pet 2:4
“For if God spared not the
angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell [tartarum], unto torments,
to be reserved unto judgment:” DR 2 Pet 2:4
“si enim Deus angelis
peccantibus non pepercit sed rudentibus inferni detractos in tartarum [part of the underworld] tradidit in iudicium
cruciatos reservari” LV 2 Pet 2:4
Below I am quoting from the Book of Enoch on the Wesley
center. Here is a link: http://wesley.nnu.edu/sermons-essays-books/noncanonical-literature/noncanonical-literature-ot-pseudepigrapha/book-of-enoch/
I also own this printed version which has lots of bible
references:
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Enoch-Ethiopic-Richard-Laurance/dp/0944379214
Book of Enoch Chapter 1 – Written to us!
The book of Enoch starts out telling us that it was written
for those living in the day of tribulation, who are to come, in a remote
generation – that sounds like us.
“The words of the blessing of
Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living in the day of tribulation, when all the
wicked and godless are to be removed. And he took up his parable and said
-Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the
Holy One in the heavens, which the angels showed me, and from them I heard
everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation,
but for a remote one which is for to come.
Concerning the elect I said, and took up my parable concerning them:
The Holy Great One will come
forth from His dwelling, And the eternal
God will tread upon the earth, (even) on Mount Sinai, [And appear from His
camp] And appear in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.
And all shall be smitten with
fear And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize
them unto the ends of the earth.
And the high mountains shall be
shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before
the flame
And the earth shall be wholly
rent in sunder, And all that is upon the earth shall perish, And there shall be
a judgement upon all (men).
But with the righteous He will
make peace.
And will protect the elect, And
mercy shall be upon them.
And they shall all belong to
God, And they shall be prospered, And they shall all be blessed.
And He will help them all, And
light shall appear unto them, And He will make peace with them'.
And behold! He cometh with
ten thousands of His holy ones To execute judgement upon all, And to destroy
all the ungodly:
And to convict all flesh Of
all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, And of
all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
The last few sentences above were quoted in the New
Testament by Jude.
Book of Enoch – About Fallen Angels
The book of Enoch tells us about fallen angles and their
evilness:
“And it came to pass when the
children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful
and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven saw and lusted after them, and said to one
another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget
us children.' And Semjaza, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye
will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the
penalty of a great sin.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us all swear
an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this plan
but to do this thing.' Then sware they all together and bound themselves by
mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in
the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon [note: Mount Hermon is the same as Mount Zion see
Deu 4:48], and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound
themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their
leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araklba, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel,
Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Ananel, Zaqel, Samsapeel,
Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These are their chiefs of tens.” Enoch
Chapter 6
“And all the others together
with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they
began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught
them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted
with plants. And they became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height
was three thousand ells: Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men
could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured
mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and
fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth
laid accusation against the lawless ones.” Enoch Chapter 7
Here is more information about Azazel that is also mentioned
in Leviticus 16:8-10:
“And Azazel
taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made
known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and
bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the
eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures. And there
arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led
astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. Semjaza taught enchantments, and
root-cuttings, 'Armaros the resolving of enchantments, Baraqijal (taught)
astrology, Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the clouds,
Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the
course of the moon. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to
heaven.” Enoch Chapter 8
Here is more information about Tartarus that is mentioned in
2 Pet 2:4:
“And these are the names of the
holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world and
over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the
holy angels, who is over the spirits of men. Raguel, one of the holy angels who
takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries. Michael, one of the holy
angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos.
Saraqael, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the
spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy 8 angels, who is over Paradise and the
serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over
those who rise.” Enoch Chapter 20
A great fire that is a prison for angels:
“And I proceeded to where things
were chaotic. And I saw there something horrible: I saw neither a heaven above
nor a firmly founded earth, but a place chaotic and horrible. And there I saw
seven stars of the heaven bound together in it, like great mountains and
burning with fire. Then I said: 'For what sin are they bound, and on what
account have they been cast in hither' Then said Uriel, one of the holy angels,
who was with me, and was chief over them, and said: 'Enoch, why dost thou ask,
and why art thou eager for the truth These are of the number of the stars of
heaven, which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and are bound here
till ten thousand years, the time entailed by their sins, are consummated.' And
from thence I went to another place, which was still more horrible than the
former, and I saw a horrible thing: a great fire there which burnt and blazed,
and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of great descending
columns of fire: neither its extent or magnitude could I see, nor could I
conjecture. Then I said: 'How fearful is the place and how terrible to look
upon!' Then Uriel answered me, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said
unto me: 'Enoch, why hast thou such fear and affright' And I answered: 'Because
of this fearful place, and because of the spectacle of the pain.' And he said
unto me: 'This place is the prison of the angels,
and here they will be imprisoned for ever.'” Enoch Chapter 21
Dead Sea Scrolls Book of Enoch Regarding Fallen Angels
The Dead Sea Scrolls have lots of Enoch’s work. Here is just the part of Enoch’s work found
in the Dead Sea Scrolls about the Fallen Angels.
“... And these are [the names of
their chiefs]. Shemihazah wh[o was their head, Arataqo]ph (cf. En b ), his
second; Ramta[el, third] to him; Kokabe [l, fourth to him;... el, fif]th to
him; Ramae[l, sixth to him;] Daniel, seve[nth to him; Ziqiel (cf. En a,c ),
eigh]th to him; Baraqel, nin[th to him]; Asael, tenth [to him; Hermoni (En c ),
eleven]th to him; Matarel, twelf[th to him];Ananel, thirteenth [to him];
Stawel, [fo]urteenth to him; Shamshi[el, fif]teenth to him; Shahriel,
[s]ixteenth to him; Tummiel, seven[teenth to him]; Turiel, eighteenth to him;
Yomiel, nine[teenth] to him; [Yehaddiel, twentieth to him.] These are the
chiefs of the chiefs of tens. The[se and] their [ch]iefs [took for themselves]
wives from all those whom they chose and [they began (En b ) to go in to them
and defile themselves with them and to teach them sorcery and magic (En b )]
... And they became pregnant by them and bo[re giants] ...” 4Q201 1=En a
(1En. vi, 7-vii, 1)
An online version of the Dead Sea Scrolls is here https://archive.org/details/pdfy-Uy_BZ_QGsaLiJ4Zs
I own this printed version of the Dead Sea Scrolls https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-English/dp/0141197315
Book of Jubilees – Enoch’s Testimony
The Letter to the Hebrews tells us that Enoch had a
testimony that pleased God but our bible never tells us what the testimony was.
“By faith Enoch was translated
that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated
him: for before his translation he had this
testimony, that he pleased God.” KJV Heb 11:5
The Book of Jubilees states very clearly that Enoch
documented his testimony against the Watchers, who are also called the fallen
angels, who had sinned and defiled themselves. Enoch’s testimony was the
condemnation of these defiled fallen angels.
Below is quoted from the Wesley Center version:
I also own this printed version https://www.amazon.com/Book-Jubilees-Ethiopic-19th-Printing-ebook/dp/B06XX1C1LH
“And
in the eleventh jubilee Jared took to himself a wife, and her name was Baraka,
the daughter of Rasujal, a daughter of his father's brother, in the fourth week
of this jubilee, and she bare him a son in the fifth week, in the fourth year
of the jubilee, and he called his name Enoch. And he was the first among men
that are born on earth who learnt writing and knowledge and wisdom and who
wrote down the signs of heaven according to the order of their months in a
book, that men might know the seasons of the years according to the order of
their separate months. And he was the
first to write a testimony and he testified to the sons of men among
the generations of the earth, and recounted the weeks of the jubilees, and made
known to them the days of the years, and set in order the months and recounted
the Sabbaths of the years as we made (them), known to him. And what was and
what will be he saw in a vision of his sleep, as it will happen to the
children of men throughout their generations until the day of judgment; he
saw and understood everything, and wrote
his testimony, and placed the testimony on earth for all the children of men
and for their generations. And in the twelfth jubilee, in the seventh
week thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Edna, the daughter of
Danel, the daughter of his father's brother, and in the sixth year in this week
she bare him a son and he called his name Methuselah. And he was moreover with
the angels of God these six jubilees of years, and they showed him everything
which is on earth and in the heavens, the rule of the sun, and he wrote down
everything. And he testified to the Watchers, who had sinned with the
daughters of men; for these had begun to unite themselves, so as
to be defiled, with the daughters of men, and Enoch
testified against (them) all. And he was taken from amongst
the children of men, and we conducted him into the Garden of Eden in majesty and honour,
and behold there he writes down the
condemnation and judgment of the world, and all the wickedness
of the children of men. And on account of it (God) brought the waters of the
flood upon all the land of Eden; for there he was set as a sign and that he
should testify against all the children of men, that he should recount all the
deeds of the generations until the day of condemnation.”
Jubilees 4:16-25
Conclusion
Scripture
is clear that there are demons/devils wondering around today and they will be
here until judgement day. Amazing that
the churches do not tell us that some people wondering around are demons/devils
that cannot be saved.
Who
benefits if you are not aware of the Fallen Angel condemnation? I think the Fallen Angels benefit from this
hidden information. Do not believe
anyone who is against Jesus Christ.
Also
see:
https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-fallen-angels-and-giants.html
https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2019/06/enochs-translation-testimony.html
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