Episode 479: About Demons: Where they came from, demonic possession, their schemes...

<p>The passage in Matthew 8 is always astonishing when I read it. The passage I&#39;m talking about is about the Gadarene demoniac. Our church elders are preaching through Matthew and we got to the Demoniac passage in <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+8%3A28-34&version=LSB">Matthew 8:28-34</a>. It&#39;s interesting to study demons, but two cautions: 1) many websites are also fascinated with the subject but tend to the sensational instead of the biblical, and 2) though it&#39;s a biblical subject satan would like nothing better than to ensnare you into a focus on him instead of on Jesus. Keep your eyes fixed upon Jesus. That said, let&#39;s take a quick look at what demons are and what they may be up to... Further Resources-</p> <p>Martyn Lloyd-Jones preached about The Devil and the Fallen Angels. It was a part 2 to a previous sermon called &quot;Good Angels&quot;, and part of his Great Doctrines series. Sadly the recording to &quot;The Devil and the Fallen Angels&quot; is lost. It was synopsized <a href="https://www.growingingrace.blog/2018/10/01/who-is-satan/">here </a> in an essay, and <a href="http://www.stowparkchurch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Bible-Doctrines-9.-The-Devil-and-the-Fallen-Angels.pdf">here</a> in Power Points</p> <p>Ligonier.org 6-min explanation <a href="https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/demons">about demons</a>, or read its transcription.</p> <p>Can a Christian be Demon Possessed? Youtube clip with Tom Pennington and David Knight of Exposit the Word: <a href="https://youtu.be/rHQ_2RYMR6E" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://youtu.be/rHQ_2RYMR6E</strong></a></p>