Matthew 12:43-45: “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth if empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
Unclean spirits are said to be servants of the Satan, who are responsible for entering people and making them sin.
1.) Neither Satan nor the devil are mentioned as controlling the unclean spirit.
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Author: Duncan Heaster
Keywords: Demonology, unclean spirits, Demons, Evil spirit, Mental illness, Wicked spirits, foul spirit, possessed with a demon, demon possession, demon possessed, possessed with a devil, devil possession, exorcism, lunacy, lunatic, possessed by a devil
Bible reference(s): Matthew 12:43-45, Mark 1:23, Mark 1:26, Mark 3:30, Mark 5:2, Mark 5:8, Mark 7:25, Luke 4:33, Luke 8:29, Luke 9:42, Luke 11:24, Revelation 18:2
Source: “The Real Devil A Biblical Exploration.”
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