Welcome to Defenders, the teaching class of Dr. William Lane Craig.

Today, the Doctrine of Creation, Part 23.

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Well, it was interesting that the hymn that we sang mentioned angels.

I hadn't noticed that before. Angels will attend

and help and comfort you until the end. And so we're thinking about angels and demons.

And last week we looked at the origin of demons. Today we want to talk about the nature

of demonic beings. First of all, they clearly are intelligent

beings. Acts chapter 16, verses 16 to 18, indicates that demonic beings are intelligent and personal beings. Luke writes, as we were going

to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought

her owners much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us crying, these men are servants

of the Most High God who proclaim to you the way of salvation. And this she did for many days.

But Paul was annoyed and turned and said to the Spirit, I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ

to come out of her, and it came out that very hour. Acts chapter 16, verses 16 to 18.

In this story, we see that this girl had a demonic spirit of divination, that is to say,

the ability to tell the future or to tell people's fortunes.

And so obviously, the demon that possessed her was an intelligent and spiritual being which resolved within her body. Also,

2 Corinthians chapter 11, verse 3 and then verses 13 and 15. 2 Corinthians 11 3 and verses 13 and 15.

Paul says, but I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning,

your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen,

disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

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