Whats the Difference Between Devils and Demons???

[MzKB]

interesting read

 

[BiblicalAtheist]

"Men may cast out demons but devils are stronger and older, the devil always shows up in person."

I'm confused, is there devils or the devil.

 

[Soloman_The_Wise]

"Men may cast out demons but devils are stronger and older, the devil always shows up in person."

I'm confused, is there devils or the devil.

both the terms devil and devils has been used in various cultures for many generations...

 

[Ajackson17]

Unless you ascend to the next level. I can become intangible and untangible in the third dimension and I gotten in some ghetto fights with them.

 

[Drew_Ali]

Interesting thread.......

However......

The definitions/understandings of demons and the devil are off........

Some scholars believe that the word “devil” comes from the ancient Sanskrit/Vedic word “deva,” which has the same root as “divine,” which refers to angels in the Hindu pantheon. The words divine and devil come from the same Sanskrit root (dev). This theory is based on the knowledge of the prophet Zoroaster, who in the 6th century B.C.E., conquered Hindu lands and thus transformed their “devas” into Persian devils.

Likewise, the word demon is derived from the Greek “daimon” or “daemon,” which was used to refer to beings with god-like qualities, not evil spirits. Another coincidence, or was the redefinition also propaganda to persuade ancient Greeks and Romans to reject their former “daemons” in favor of new religious beliefs?

I guess most of this is irrelevant now that we have officially redefined “diva” as a female version of a hustler......

 

[WYRM]

My opinion would be demons take a more physical role in defiance of creation, such as possession. The Devil or devils whispers temptations and ideas but do not take an active role, they prefer free will take over. Both are experts in humane nature, rebellious spirits with the same general motivations of destroying or bringing a fall to humanity. They are pissed and throwing temper tantrums cause their "daddy's" creation "humanity" allegedly is his/its shining star.

 

[vitoria]

The devil can't make you do anything physcially he use's his power of psychlogy and socialogy to encourage ppl to do things. For example he will create a situation for you to act on it but him knowing you have freewell he is very cunning and precise. And his demons helps him along with that

 

[BiblicalAtheist]

I view "Satan" as what it is: adversary. Adversary to what? The adversary to everything "Christ" stood for. Forgiveness, compassion, awareness, everything VS spite, apathy, ignorance, self. Satan/Adversary is in everyone. Devils I liken to "spirits". When someone is full of rage they are full of the "spirit of anger". People are often in "good spirits". So devils would be people in the spirit of adversary. Makes sense you'd not want to be in their company.

 

[WYRM]

My opinion would be demons take a more physical role in defiance of creation, such as possession. The Devil or devils whispers temptations and ideas but do not take an active role, they prefer free will take over. Both are experts in humane nature, rebellious spirits with the same general motivations of destroying or bringing a fall to humanity. They are pissed and throwing temper tantrums cause their "daddy's" creation "humanity" allegedly is his/its shining star.

All in all I do not believe in "possessions" and the "devil" is an escape goat concept for when things go wrong or we do bad. When things go well or we achieve things we thought difficult or impossible, "god" gets the credit. The above statement is just from a christian experience I endured as a child and any research I have done in the esoteric, after the fact.