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Described as evil spirits (Matthew 10:1), unclean spirits (Mark 1:27), and angels of Satan (Revelation 12:9).
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An angel who has been exiled or banished from Heaven. Often such banishment is a punishment for disobeying or rebelling
against God
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Leviticus 19:31; 20:6, 27; and Deuteronomy 18:9-14 refer to “mediums and familiar spirits” and forbids being involved with them,
as they are an abomination to the Lord. The medium was one who acted as a “go-between” to supposedly contact or communicate
with the dead, but in reality they were contacting demons who convinced the mediums that they were “familiar” and could be
trusted and believed. The practices associated with mediums and familiar spirits were banned in Israel, and the punishment for
practicing such things was death.
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Hebrews 9:27 declares, “Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.” That is what happens to a person’s soul-
spirit after death—judgment. The result of this judgment is heaven for the believer (2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Philippians 1:23) and hell
for the unbeliever (Matthew 25:46; Luke 16:22-24). There is no in-between. There is no possibility of remaining on earth in spirit
form as a “ghost.” If there are such things as ghosts, according to the Bible, they absolutely cannot be the disembodied spirits of
deceased human beings
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The Nephilim (“fallen ones, giants”) were the offspring of sexual relationships between the sons of God and daughters of men in
Genesis 6:1-4. There is much debate as to the identity of the “sons of God.” It is our contention that the “sons of God” were fallen
angels (demons) who mated with human females and/or possessed human males and then mated with human females. These
unions resulted in offspring, the Nephilim, that were “heroes of old, men of renown” (Genesis 6:4).
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Shadow people (also known as shadow ghosts, shadow figures, shadow beings, shadow men, or shadow folk) are supernatural
shadow-like figures of both modern folklore and paranormal popular culture that believers describe as dark humanoid forms or
evasive specters that are seen mostly in peripheral vision. They are commonly regarded as malicious or evil spirits.
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In II Thessalonians 2:8 it means "breath," and in Eccl 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by
which man is distinguished (Acts 7:59; I Corinthians 5:5; 6:20; 7:34), and the soul in its separate state (Hebrews 12:23), and hence
also an apparition (Job 4:15; Luke 24:37,39), an angel (Hebrews 1:14), and a demon (Luke 4:36; 10:20).
Read more: http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/Easton/ID/3495/Spirit.htm#ixzz19rHxr5aA
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