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A figure named once in the Hebrew Bible, in Isaiah 34:14. Scholars debate whether the word names a female night demon or a night bird or other wild creature.

Goat-form spirit beings named in four passages of the Hebrew Bible. Israel was forbidden to sacrifice to them, and they are described as inhabiting wilderness and ruins.

The most widely used statement of Christian faith, written at the Council of Nicaea (AD 325) and expanded at the Council of Constantinople (AD 381). It affirms the full deity of Christ and the Trinity.

Rahab is both a Canaanite woman who aided Israelite spies in Jericho and a poetic biblical term for a proud, defeated power often interpreted as a sea monster or Egypt.

Shedim are spirit beings mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible to whom Israel offered sacrifices, including child sacrifice; the biblical text treats them as demonic.

Book of Enoch (1 Enoch): an ancient Jewish text attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, and the fullest ancient account of the Watchers.

The entry examines whether fallen angels will assume physical bodies, analyzing Revelation 12 and related biblical passages, noting that Scripture records angelic appearances in flesh but does not state a forced embodiment.

The image of God (imago Dei) is the likeness and likeness (tselem and demuth) that Genesis 1:26‑27 attributes to humanity, encompassing moral, functional, relational, and sometimes bodily aspects.

The Bible speaks of demons, and it speaks of the fall of Lucifer and the co-rebellion of a third of the angels, but no verses actually link the two and define demons as fallen angels.

This post explains the biblical differences between the Hebrew terms se’irim and shedim, showing they are distinct spirit beings and how later tradition connects them.

Aquinas teaches that angels grasp truth instantly, making their rebellion irrevocable—unlike humans, who can repent. Discover why fallen angels can never turn back while we can.

Exploring why the most perfect angel turned against God, this article examines biblical passages that reveal the pride‑driven rebellion that led to the fall of the heavenly host.

Jesus told Mary Magdalene not to touch Him because He had not yet ascended to present His blood on the heavenly Mercy Seat, completing His priestly work.

The Nicene Creed, crafted at the Councils of Nicaea (AD 325) and Constantinople (AD 381), defines core Christian belief in the deity of Christ and the Trinity.

Explore the Hebrew meaning of “sin lieth at the door” in Genesis 4:7, seeing it as a sin offering that God offered Cain before the Mosaic Law.

Jesus claimed divinity by saying “Before Abraham was, I am,” echoing the I AM name God gave Moses; the article shows how John’s Logos and the Angel of the LORD support this claim.

Azazel is a name in Leviticus 16, tied to the Day of Atonement goat that was sent alive into the wilderness. Leviticus never calls him a fallen angel.

The se’irim are goat-form spirit beings named in Leviticus 17:7, 2 Chronicles 11:15, Isaiah 13:21, and Isaiah 34:14. Israel was forbidden to sacrifice to them.

No one can show that. No federal agency has confirmed a demonic cause, and Paulides does not claim one.

A scripture-based walk through who Satan is, where the name Lucifer comes from, and how the Bible describes his fall from heaven.

Israel sacrificed to shedim, not to God, indicating idolatry. The shedim are spirit beings that Israel worshiped with sacrifice.

Belial appears extensively in the Dead Sea Scrolls as the chief demonic figure opposing God's elect. He rules over a hierarchy of evil spirits and is described as the father of lies, lawlessness, and spiritual blindness. Paul references 'Beliar' in 2 Corinthians as the direct antithesis of Christ.