Worship of
Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Psalms 106:37; Matthew 4:9; Luke 4:7; 1 Corinthians 10:20,21; 1 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 13:4
Worship of, forbidden
Leviticus 17:7; Zechariah 13:2; Revelation 9:20
Possession by demons. Examples
Saul
1 Samuel 16:14-23; 18:10,11; 19:9,10
Two men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes)
Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:2-20
The deaf man
Matthew 9:32,33
The deaf and blind man
Matthew 12:22; Luke 11:14
The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman
Matthew 15:22-29; Mark 7:25-30
The epileptic boy
Matthew 17:14-18; Mark 9:17-27; Luke 9:37-42
The man in the synagogue
Mark 1:23-26; Luke 4:33-35
Mary Magdalene
Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2,3
The herd of swine
Matthew 8:30-32
Cast out by Jesus
Matthew 4:24; 8:16; Mark 3:22; Luke 4:41
Power over, given the disciples
Matthew 10:1; Mark 6:7; 16:17
Cast out
By the disciples
Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17
By Peter
Acts 5:16
By Paul
Acts 16:16-18; 19:12
By Philip
Acts 8:7
Disciples could not expel
Mark 9:18,28,29
Sceva’s sons exorcise
Acts 19:13-16
Parable of the man repossessed by unclean spirits
Matthew 12:43-45
Jesus is falsely accused of being possessed of
Mark 3:22-30; John 7:20; 8:48; 10:20
Testify to the divinity of Jesus
Matthew 8:29; Mark 1:23,24; 3:11; 5:7; Luke 8:28; Acts 19:15
Adversaries of men
Matthew 12:45
Sent to foment trouble between Abimelech and the Shechemites
Judges 9:23
Messages given false prophets by
1 Kings 22:21-23
Believe and tremble
James 2:19
To be judged at the general judgment
Matthew 8:29; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6
Punishment of
Matthew 8:29; 25:41; Luke 8:28; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; Revelation 12:7-9
