THEORETICAL FOUNDATION ON DEMONIC HARASSMENT
The major task of this research is to find out what the Bible states about the origin of demon harassment. Consequently, where did the demons that harass women come from? The Bibles speaks of the creation of angels (Psalms 148:2,5). The word “angel” comes from the Greek word – aggelos means “messenger.” In Hebrew, it’s,” Mala’k,” has the same meaning. The Bible uses these words sometimes for human beings. For example, ordinary people who carry messages, (Job 1:14 NASB), Prophets (Isaiah 42:19, NABS), etc. The Bible mentions the word angels two hundred and seventy-three times. (Genesis 2:1, NLT), affirms that they were created by God. Hence, it is clear that they have not existed from all eternity, (Nehemiah 9:6 NLT). This can be confirmed by God when he answered Job out of the storm after he complained of his problems being unbearable, “where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? While the morning Stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?” (Job 38:1-7 (NIV). …show more content…
So, demonic harassment is from the key text of this paper which reads, “Then a demon- possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see. The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?” But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan the prince of demons.” (Mathew 12:22-24, NLT), To paraphrase, Jesus answered, a house divided against itself cannot stand. If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. Another Scripture is from Mark 9:25, “When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit from a boy, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him