Evil Spirits

n.p. From the word "spirit", which means "breath". These malevolent beings are described in the Jewish-Christian Bible (Jewish Old Testament and Christian New Testament) as being servants of the devil, ruled and led by Satan, which are responsible for great sufferings of mankind, including diseases such as epilepsy and similar seizures, and were regarded in the ancient world as being judgements of YHWH upon mankind for moral and spiritual wickedness, meaning "being crooked", and probably related to the Celtic deity of magic, and the druids, Wicca. Jewish exorcists had some success against these spirits, which is difficult to gauge. Jesus Christ and his disciples and apostles famously cast these spirits out of living people on numerous occasions, which resulted in miraculous healings, and caused many of the Jewish people, as well as the pagan gentiles, to convert to Christianity. These miracles give credence to the belief that evil spirits cause many diseases and painful, or crippling conditions in humans. Fundamental Christianity teaches that evil spirits are actually demons, or fallen angels, under the command of Lucifer. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The Bible (sometimes The Book or Good Book), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material), is the classical name for the... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The word Testament can mean more than one thing: Old Testament New Testament Testament (film) Last Will and Testament Testament a thrash metal band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... Wickedness refers to human sin, describing not just the wicked aspect of the wicked act, but to describe the state of being wicked; mans own deliberate choice of doing evil over doing good. ... Crook can refer to the following: Crooking is a verb to refer to the action of creating a bend or curve; for example, crooking a finger. ... An exorcist is a priest who performs the rite of exorcism. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A Disciple (from the Latin discipulus, a pupil) is one who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in doctrine. ... Alternate meaning: See Apostle (Mormonism) The Christian Apostles were Jewish men chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth (as indicated by the Greek word απόστολος apostolos= messenger), by Jesus to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles, across the world. ... Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism. ... A Gentile refers to a non-Israelite; the word is derived from the Latin term gens (meaning clan or a group of families) and is often employed in the plural. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... A fundamental is something basic and important which other things are built upon. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...