The Truth

About Angels

and Demons

Tony Evans

Moody Publishers

chicago

© 2005 by

Anthony T. Evans

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission.

Editor: Ali Childers

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Evans, Anthony T.

The truth about angels and demons / Tony Evans.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-4381-6

1. Angels—Biblical teaching. 2. Demonology—Biblical teaching.

I. Title.

BS680.A48E95 2005

235—dc22

2005019493

ISBN: 0-8024-4381-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-4381-6

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Contents

1. The Origin of Angels and Demons

2. The Ministry of Angels and Demons

3. How the Angels Operate

4. The Domination and Defeat of Satan and His Demons

1

The Origin

of Angels

and Demons

There is a story that’s told of John McGraw, a tough character who managed the New York Giants baseball team back in the 1910s to 1930s.

McGraw ran his ball club like a dictatorship. His nickname, in fact, was “Little Napoleon.” He didn’t tolerate back talk, and woe to the player who made a mistake like missing a sign. McGraw inspired fear and respect in his players.

One day, John McGraw’s wife was sitting in the stands during a game and wanted to relay a message to her husband. She started gesturing toward one of the players, waving at him to come over to her, but he didn’t see her and walked away. Mrs. McGraw waved some more, but to no avail.

After the game, Mrs. McGraw saw the player and said to him in mild exasperation, “Didn’t you see me waving at you? I was trying to get your attention!”

“Good grief, Mrs. Mac,” the player said as he turned pale. “Don’t tell me you’re giving signs too!”

That story can be used to illustrate what happens to many of us as believers when it comes to the subject of angels and demons. We are so busy looking in one direction that we’re oblivious to a second sphere of existence that is very active and needs our attention. In this case, however, there are real consequences to ignoring this second world and its principal characters and activities.

God’s Word has so much to say about angels (both good angels and demons) that all I can do in this booklet is give you the basic framework and major points of emphasis the ...