Discord direct message Q&A
can.of.soup —- Yesterday at 11:44 PM
Ahh I’m so sorry for responding so late, idk what was wrong with me but I just felt so weird the past couple of days? Then I got suuuuper busy! Especially today
another sillier question I thought of. Since demons can go onto earth as if they were human, I’m assuming Satan can as well, could I fist fight a demon? Like, obviously violence is a sin so it wouldn’t be good. Buuuuuut technically speaking?? I could square up with some evil lil fellas??
Harold Samson, who is I, says the following in response
Alright, on to your sillier question, as you say. Let’s set the ground rules. It’s biblically confirmed that demons (fallen angels) can go to Earth and possess humans.
Luke 8:30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him.
It’s also biblically confirmed that Satan can go on Earth. And since Satan is a type of demon that means he can also possess humans.
Job 1:7 The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
In terms of violence, the Bible tells us not to perform it.
Proverbs 3:31 Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways,
Violence is specifically defined as such:
a violent
חָמָ֑ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain
Thus, there must be unjust gain, it has to be wrong. Strong’s synonyms are malicious, FALSE (yes KJV lists it in all caps), cruelty,
There are specific times where war and killing may be good. HOLD UP. Alright, I know what you’re thinking, let me explain.
Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder. תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח (trə·ṣāḥ)
This tells us to not unlawfully kill people. However, there are cases where the Lord has killed people. God is good, He cannot sin, He cannot break His own Law. Therefore, there are cases where killing people may be good.
For context, the enemies of the Lord, like the Canaanites, sacrificed their own children to the false God Molech. It’s horrible, they literally burned kids to death.
Deuteronomy 12:31 You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.
Later on in the same book, God commands the following:
Deuteronomy 20:16-17 However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. 17 Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you
The Hebrew word for “destroy” is defined as such…
You must completely destroy
הַחֲרֵ֣ם (ha·ḥă·rêm)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose
And the same Hebrew word root “destroy” is used in the next verse below…
1 Samuel 15:18 Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war on them until you have wiped them out.
and completely destroy
וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞ה (wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose
The word “war” here is defined as such…
Fight
וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ (wə·nil·ḥam·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle
God is always good, it’s impossible for Him to sin. Therefore, there are times where it is good to have war, to battle, to fight.
However, look at the next word that follows “and completely destroy”, the “wicked people”
the sinful
הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty
can.of.soup —- Yesterday at 11:44 PM
Ahh I’m so sorry for responding so late, idk what was wrong with me but I just felt so weird the past couple of days? Then I got suuuuper busy! Especially today
another sillier question I thought of. Since demons can go onto earth as if they were human, I’m assuming Satan can as well, could I fist fight a demon? Like, obviously violence is a sin so it wouldn’t be good. Buuuuuut technically speaking?? I could square up with some evil lil fellas??
Harold Samson, who is I, says the following in response
Alright, on to your sillier question, as you say. Let’s set the ground rules. It’s biblically confirmed that demons (fallen angels) can go to Earth and possess humans.
Luke 8:30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him.
It’s also biblically confirmed that Satan can go on Earth. And since Satan is a type of demon that means he can also possess humans.
Job 1:7 The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
In terms of violence, the Bible tells us not to perform it.
Proverbs 3:31 Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways,
Violence is specifically defined as such:
a violent
חָמָ֑ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain
Thus, there must be unjust gain, it has to be wrong. Strong’s synonyms are malicious, FALSE (yes KJV lists it in all caps), cruelty,
There are specific times where war and killing may be good. HOLD UP. Alright, I know what you’re thinking, let me explain.
Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder. תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח (trə·ṣāḥ)
This tells us to not unlawfully kill people. However, there are cases where the Lord has killed people. God is good, He cannot sin, He cannot break His own Law. Therefore, there are cases where killing people may be good.
For context, the enemies of the Lord, like the Canaanites, sacrificed their own children to the false God Molech. It’s horrible, they literally burned kids to death.
Deuteronomy 12:31 You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the Lord hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.
Later on in the same book, God commands the following:
Deuteronomy 20:16-17 However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. 17 Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you
The Hebrew word for “destroy” is defined as such…
Deuteronomy 20:17 - Laws of Warfare
For you must devote them to complete destruction--the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites--as the LORD your God has commanded you,
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הַחֲרֵ֣ם (ha·ḥă·rêm)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose
And the same Hebrew word root “destroy” is used in the next verse below…
1 Samuel 15:18 Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war on them until you have wiped them out.
1 Samuel 15:18 - Samuel Denounces Saul
and sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.'
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וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞ה (wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose
The word “war” here is defined as such…
Fight
וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ (wə·nil·ḥam·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle
God is always good, it’s impossible for Him to sin. Therefore, there are times where it is good to have war, to battle, to fight.
However, look at the next word that follows “and completely destroy”, the “wicked people”
the sinful
הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty