Demonology 101

 James 4:7

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

It can be relatively easy to keep Satan and demons away from you. All you have to do is submit to God. How do you know in what way you need to submit to God? Read the Bible and pray. 

Psalm 106:37 

"They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons."

Apparently this was a practice done by the heathen nations in the Old Testament. I would say in our modern day this is done via vaccines and abortions. Why do I say that? Because both very often result in the child dying. 

Mark 5:1-20 

"Out of the tombs came a man with an unclean spirit. No one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones."

You have probably known someone that cut themselves. That is inspired by demons. Essentially any self-harm is inspired by demons. Over eating, drugs, drinking too much, gossip, lying....anything that could destroy your life or your body or ruin your family. 

1 Peter 5:8 

"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

Satan is dangerous. You should take Satan seriously and try to stay as far away from him as you can. Don't play with fire. Don't entertain Satan or demons in any way. If you aren't sure if a spirit is a demon, just stay away and keep yourself safe. 

Ephesians 6:12 

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."

Your battle is not against other people. It is against the demons in them. They are victims, to an extent. They are responsible for letting the demons inside their body, but after that they are victims to the demons and controlled by them. If they hurt you, get mad at the demons that make them hurt you. 

Matthew 12:22 

"Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw."

Demon of muteness and blindness come out of us all in Jesus' name! :) 

Revelation 12:9 

"The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."

Where did demons come from? This explains it. They are fallen angels that fell from heaven with Satan before Earth was created. 

1 John 4:4 

"Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world."

Satan is in the world, clearly. You can see that any time you watch most music videos. Anytime you watch horror movies. But the Holy Spirit in you is greater than Satan and any demon. They can't hurt you when you are filled with God's Holy Spirit. That is great motivation to be filled with the Holy Spirit.