What is the origin of demons?
One must remember that there is one devil, but many demons. The devil is prince of demons. (Matt. 12:24.) Demons, as described in the Bible, are the angelic host who decided to follow Lucifer, the archangel, in his insurrection against God. Luke 10:18 says, And he (Jesus) said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Revelation 12:3,4,7-9 tells us:
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth ...
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
It is very likely that Lucifer had under his dominion one third of the angelic creatures, and these he led with him in rebellion against God. This was a celestial revolt.
Then shall he (the Lord) say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:41
Satan presents himself as a king of this host of spirits.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Matthew 12:24-26
We must remember that God is a spirit, angels are spirits, and human beings are spirits clothed with bodies. These fallen spirits live in a negative world and are as angry with God and God's creation as the devil is. Therefore, we can only expect that their functioning will be very similar to Satan's. In fact, they carry out his wishes, his desires, and his commands. There are no "good" demon spirits; they are in complete subservience to their master, the devil.
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