What Are Demons?

Demons are spiritual beings created by God. It is extremely important to begin, as with angels, with the fact that demons were created by God. Since nothing exists that God did not create, the logical conclusion is that God made the demons to be his good servants—like the angels. Demons have right beliefs about who God is; they have known about him from the beginning of their existence, even though they chose to rebel against him!

While the Bible is not explicit about exactly how the demons were turned toward evil, it seems likely that they are fallen angels who followed Satan in his rebellion against God and pursuit of evil. So demons were created by God, but turned against him in hatred, rebellion, and destruction.

Demons, like angels, are spiritual beings; they do not have physical bodies. They therefore do not live, grow old, and die like human beings, but exist in a spiritual state. Because of this, they have significant power and influence in the world, although not nearly to the extent of the almighty Creator God, who rules over them (and at whose name they tremble).

Demons are fallen, evil, and in the service of Satan. The very essence of demons, according to Scripture, is evil to the core. While we do not know when their rebellion—their “fall” from heaven—actually occurred, we know that demons are now completely fallen, desperately evil, and in the service of the prince of demons—Satan himself. We will learn more about Satan specifically in the pages to come.

Demons are under the judgment of God and bent on destruction. Because the demons are fallen and evil, they are under the judgment of God; Jesus Christ will finally judge all evil—including the evil of Satan and his demons, and they will be thrown into the lake of fire forever (see Rev. 20). The demons know this! They know that their doom is sure, and they are therefore desperately wicked and bent on destruction. One way that they seek to destroy, according to 1 Timothy, is through deception—leading people away from the true gospel of Jesus Christ. We will learn more about this just below.

Demons, then, are spiritual beings—fallen angels of sorts—who were created by God but followed Satan in his rejection of God’s rule. They are under the judgment of God and are desperately evil—bent on destroying as many people as they can before the final judgment. But while they have significant power and spiritual influence, they tremble at the name of Jesus and at the power of God.

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This article is adapted from Knowing God’s Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology by Jon Nielson.

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