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What is the differenced between “possessed by demons” and “oppressed by the devil”?

Answered by . July 30, 2022 - 12:56 am

This is a good question because the difference in the verbs highlights the difference between demons and the devil in the New Testament. Demonized, having a demon, in an unclean spirit. Typically where the English versions have “possessed by demons” (or in the King James “possessed by devils”) the Greek word is simply “demonized”, daimonizomenos, […]

Who are the six demons in the film “Exorcism of Emily Rose” : Cain, Nero, Judas, Legion, Belial and Lucifer?

Answered by . October 18, 2010 - 10:39 am 41

These six “demons” in the 2005 American horror film “The exorcism of Emily Rose” are inventions of the scriptwriters. Only one of those names – Legion – is actually connected to the healing of a “demon possessed” man in the Bible. Legion – was the name an insane man that Jesus healed had given himself (Mark 5:1-20). Legion […]