Description:This volume is second in the series on Satan, Fallen Angels,
and Demons. Satan's angels may be classed into two groups. One of these
includes those angels which at present are at liberty in the heavenlies
and who
are assisting Satan in his war against the hosts of God. The other group
are
those whose freedom has been taken away from them and who have been
placed
under "chains of darkness ... to await the day of judgment" (Jude 6;
II Peter 2:4-5).
This book discusses the question of when and how some of the angels have
been
bound and their activities curtailed. It also notes that some of the
angels in
chains will be released during the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord.
There is also another class of fallen spirit beings that the Bible
speaks of as
demons or devils. Demons seek human habitation which indicates they have
been
disembodied. The book discusses the matter of their origin, and the
strong
possibility that they came from the pre-Adamic world. (Gen. 1:28; Isaiah
24:1;
and Jeremiah 4:23-26).
The subject of the various orders of demons is taken up. The Bible
speaks of
many kinds of evil spirits blind spirits, deaf spirits, deceiving
spirits,
seducing spirits, jealous spirits, insane spirits, familiar spirits and
other.
This volume takes note of some of the habits and activities of these
fallen
spirits.
The lessons include the study of the Scriptural method of casting out
evil
spirits. They show that dominion over these spirits is possible through
Christ's victory at Calvary (John 12:31; 16:11). They note the place
that
prayer and fasting holds in the casting out of the more powerful demons.
A differentiation is shown between demon oppression, obsession, and
possession.
Believers need not be under the power of Satan in any way. Satan can
never take
actual possession of a true believer although because some do not
recognize
their true place in Christ, they are at times under the oppression of
evil
spirits. The last chapter in the book answers many questions that people
ask
concerning the activities of evil spirits.