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Demons; A Different Perspective
Topic Started: Dec 26 2011, 10:55 PM (36 Views)
Nowhere Man
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What Are Demons?

People for centuries have been calling things that they do not understand, “demons.” Many today
still erroneously believe demons hide behind rocks and are out to get them…that demons are fallen
angels of Lucifer, whom they consider to be the “Prince of Demons,” or “Satan.” That being said,
what are demons? Demons never existed as currently taught today by religion. Demons are human,
disembodied spirits (earthbound spirits) who have not gone into the light unto love, joy and peace.
These are the unclean spirits of which Jesus spoke. They are unclean, because they have not yet
entered the light and life-review. Spirits which come from the light are Holy, as in Holy spirit…or pure
spirit. Pure spirit simply refers to those who come from the place of light, and not darkness, as an
unclean spirit. Some call these spirits, "angels." Darkness, in contrast, symbolically means a lack of
understanding or lost, which is negative of course in nature. Light is love, joy, peace and truth,
which is positive in nature. We are told to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Does that mean those from
the other side who are enlightened actually speak to or even through us, as in Matthew 10:20:

“For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.”

In contrast to the above verse, Jesus told the religious leaders of his day that they were following
their father, the devil. Let's explore the New Testament words translated as devil (or demon). The
word demon in the New Testament comes from the Greek word daimonion. It was used in Greek
literature to mean “a spiritual force” or “a wise spirit.” In literature before and when the New
Testament was written, a demon was considered to be similar to what many today call a “spirit
guide.” It was never a negative or bad word, until religious doctrines evolved over time seeking a
way to control people through fear. This word daimonion which has been translated as devil in some
bible translations, is not the same Greek word translated as “devil” in other verses of the bible. This
other word translated as devil is the Greek word diabolos (false accuser), and always speaks of the
carnal mind of man…the fallen intellect being led through the physical world and five senses. Satan
is the same as this “devil,” as we are told so in the Book of Revelation. This "diabolos" is the devil
that Jesus battled in the wilderness of what I believe was his mind. Jesus battled against believing
thoughts contrary to truth in the wilderness and gave them no place. In another passage, Jesus
called religious leaders “devils,” which further enforces the point that when one always follows the
animal instincts of the physical body as tossed about by the outer, earthly world, that person is not in
touch with the inner spiritual person whom he or she truly is. Thus, the adversary or false accuser
which causes us to be lost to our true identity is within each person and is what Jesus called the
“devil” or “satan.” I believe it best described as the fallen mind-set, conditioned to be led outwardly.
Daimonion, the other word translated as devil in the bible, is only used when a spirit is co-inhabiting
another human body. In fact the word “devil” (daimonion) is used interchangeably with the word
spirit in some of the same verses. This would make great sense when the disciples saw Jesus
walking on the water and thought he was a spirit (a ghost), further proving that spirits are simply
disembodied humans. What are demons? Demons are ghosts...people who have died and not
ascended into the light.

Demons and Hell
Some believe hell to be a literal place. Books, plays and movies have depicted hell as being “down”
somewhere. Have you considered that the “downward” place just might be here on the earthly
plane, as one possible conclusion? First regarding hell, I would like to state that hell is truly a state
of mind, for “as a person thinks in his heart, so is he.” A heart bound in untruth will most likely
appear heavy upon death, “weighted down” by this world through mental traps such as: guilt,
condemnation, fear, hatred, anger, torment, etc. This state of mind could easily keep a disembodied
person (a ghost) on the earthly plane, as descending into, “hell.” This is in direct opposition to what
should happen, which is “ascension.” This idea of one’s spiritual condition either floating downward
or upward upon death of the physical body, most likely generated the idea of heaven being
somewhere up in the sky and hell existing somewhere down below. Now I’ll cover a bit more on
ascension. Most near death experiences teach us that upon death, the spirit leaves the body and
ascends “upwardly,” above the body. We may be greeted by loved ones before, during, or after we
experience a “tunnel of light.” This light, which most consider to be God, has most often been
described as exuding a deep feeling of pure love, understanding, compassion, peace, joy and life.
Many who have witnessed this light and freedom never want to leave it to come back to a physical
existence upon the earth again. These wonderful accounts certainly make more sense of the
phrase, “a free spirit.” One who has tasted this light is “enlightened,” being lighter, thinner, and free;
even more so than a spirit trapped in a heavy, thick darkness and not knowing they are lost.

After the tunnel of light experience, near death experiencers typically report that a life-review
ensues, which helps one to understand their former earthly life and its lessons. At this point, I
believe the person has just undergone a partial cleansing process, sort of like washing off some of
the dirt of our lack of understanding; even coming to grips with their own death, perhaps. The
person will then naturally gravitate upward or downward to a spiritual plane of existence comparable
to the condition of their own spirit (some call it “the soul”). I believe it is still possible at this point for
one to gravitate downward and experience a hell of darkness, as the troubled person continues to
work through more issues taken on from the earthly plane. In other words, complete freedom will
come, but there may be a price to pay as the prison of the mind is undone of self-created falsehoods
about one’s self and others. The furthest price, hence, will be paid, as Jesus warned us. This life-
review and “judgment” is not really a judgment from God as one might imagine, but a self-imposed
judgment. Most people will find out that deep down, we are our own harshest critics and sometimes
hard to convince otherwise. It is my assumption that more enlightened spirits try to assist those in
darkness, but sometimes we have to work through things ourselves. Still, the worst condition of
spirits are those whom we term as ghosts and still remain earthbound. These are what many
unknowingly call demons, and the most difficult to free from the darkness of their mind, in which they
inhabit.

I believe we are finding that what many call “demons” are in fact what many people have termed
shadow ghosts (dark shadows). Many people report having seen a shadow move out of the corner
of their eye. Shadow ghosts are earthbound, dis-embodied people, who have not moved on unto
the light, their loved ones and life-review, as mentioned above. Darkness does not necessarily
mean a shadow ghost is "bad;" darkness (as Jesus also spoke of) is indicative of a lack of
understanding, ignorance, being lost, and of course negativity. Some "dark" spirits can be very
negative and troublesome, but so can some of the people around us that have bodies. Many times,
they simply need to be told who they are, that they have died, that there is no eternal hell and head
into the light unto loved ones. When they are able to hear and listen, they will move on in their lives
and become free spirits, also. For more on this, visit How to get rid of ghosts.

Some ghosts (people) have learned that they can co-inhabit another person’s body. Possession of
another by a human spirit has often been confused as some demon entity from hell doing the
possessing, because of religion's lack of knowledge on the subject. Hollywood hasn't helped, either.
Therefore, many call this demon possession; a few call it spirit possession; but it would be best to
call it "ghost possession." Visit here for more on ghost possession.



Written by: LC Duplatt
Site: Angels and Ghosts
URL: http://www.angelsghosts.com/demons_what_are_they.html
Edited by Nowhere Man, Dec 27 2011, 12:11 AM.
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