Taken from LOF Part 9 - THE LIFE AND MISSION OF SATAN THE SERPENT DEVIL
Sinful Capernaum was never exalted to GOD’S heaven, but to their OWN HEAVEN, the heaven of their own minds. Their city never left the surface of the earth, but IN THEIR MINDS they thought they had reached "heaven." Now then, with this in mind, let us move ahead two verses and see how all these Scriptures tie in and harmonize together. Verse 17:
"And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the DEVILS are subject unto us through your name. And he said unto them, [I know] I BEHELD Satan as lightning fall from heaven [when and as it was happening through the commands of His disciples]."
Christ’s disciples were filled with JOY over the power that Jesus had given them so that even spirits were subject to them. Jesus had just said that He would thrust Capernaum down from THEIR HEAVEN, their high place in their own mind. Next the disciples report back that they were able to cast down spirits (demons) from men’s minds, from their own heavens. They were excited to tell Jesus what they had done. They had the power to cast down DEMONS from men’s heavens, from out of their MINDS. And Jesus answered them back by saying, YES, I KNOW, I BEHELD Satan (prince of the devils and demons), fall from the heaven of men’s minds while you were doing it! And then even Jesus "rejoiced" (Verse 21).
God has a heaven. It is a SPIRIT REALM. It is where God lives and has His Being. Men too have a heaven. It is likewise, the REALM where they live and have their being—they spiritually live in their own minds, their own heavens.
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http://www.forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,2540.0.htmlhttp://www.forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,2600.0.htmlDemons are
spiritual, not physical:
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Rom 1:20 KJV)
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places [epouranios]. (Eph 6:12 KJV)
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. (1Sa 16:14 KJV)Notice that the demons (devils) always manifest themselves in something which has a mind. They do not physically manifest themselves out of nothing like in horror movies. Even Jesus was accused of having demons. Having demons means having evil and bad spirits (working evil/madness):
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. (Joh 8:48-49 KJV)
Legion (meaning many) was the name of the spirits in that man, not the name of the man:
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. (Luk 8:30-31 KJV)Susan, the woman you are referring to might have had a crazy/mentally ill person in her house. I don't believe her at all when she says that the DEMONS "sucked the energy out of her when they hugged her". Maybe the person who was with her was leaning on her and she felt tired because of that?
Hope this helps you, I wouldn't worry too much about this Susan.
[epouranios]
ep-oo-ran'-ee-os
From G1909 and G3772; above the sky: - celestial, (in) heaven (-ly), high.