Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: boudreau@sunbow.central.sun.com (Val Boudreau) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The demons Message-ID: Date: 13 May 91 06:55:43 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca. Lines: 35 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) writes: >In article horsch@cs.ubc.ca (Michael C. Horsch) writes: >>Demons are mythical creatures (I'd even say "metaphorical creatures"). >>The question "where did they come from?" entirely misses the point of >>the myth (or metaphor). It's much more useful and interesting to ask: >>"Why does scripture mention them?" and "What do these metaphorical >>creatures represent today?" Then we can dispense with the metaphor >>and deal with the real concerns that we've been able to identify. I have come into this conversation late - if I am reading the above correctly, you are stating that demons are creatures which don't exist, but are mentioned in the Bible for allegoric purpose only. The Bible does explain who they are - they are angels, such as Satan, which have which have fallen. Revelation 12:9 "And the great dragon was thrown down, that acient serpent, who is called the Devil or Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." If you truly believe in the word of God then you must believe in the existence of Satan and his demons. One of Satan's greatest strategies is to make the world not believe in himself, as well as not in God. Your not much of a threat to something that you don't believe in. Regards, Val Boudreau -- ************************************************************************* * Val Boudreau * "Be careful... I'm an axe victim, * * Sun Microsystems, Inc. * Hung up on these silver strings..." * * vboudreau@sunbow.east.sun.com * Bill Nelson / Be Bop Deluxe *