David Miller wrote: >> p.s. In Protestant thought, the one-third who were >> deceived are not the demons that roam the earth. >> Rather, they are imprisoned now in Tartarus, a >> place of hell specially reserved for them.
Perry wrote: > I have never heard of Tartarus, nor have I heard > that "one-third who were deceived" are imprisoned > now. This brings to mind a few questions. Hi Perry. To tell you the truth, I wish I could simply retract that whole postscript that I gave. :-) I wrote hastily and it just did not come out right. I meant to communicate that in Protestant thought, the "one-third" are not simply taken to be demons. I acknowledge that Protestant thought is diverse concerning angels, demons, etc. The passage that mentions Tartarus is 2 Peter 2:4. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell (tartarus), and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment. (2 Peter 2:4 KJV) Some people consider this to be restricted to the Nephilim of Gen. 6, and others would say that they are the initial one-third who fell but that some of these can come up from Tartarus and work among men. There are still other important considerations. You might consider the pit of Rev. 9 in studying Tartarus, and understand that the spirits imprisoned there and released in Rev. 9 are the spirits which were behind Alexander the Great and mentioned in the Daniel 10 passage that you referenced. I wish I had time to get into a discussion of all this right now, but I just don't have the time. It would probably take me two hours to carefully type out my thoughts and the passages that apply. I will say that in my understanding, angels have bodies whereas demons do not. Therefore, Satan is not a demon per se in that he does not possess people and inhabit them. In like manner, the spirit princes mentioned in Daniel 10 I do not see as demons, but rather as fallen angels with bodies. If I say much more, I'm afraid I will raise more questions than I have time to answer with the appropriate Scripture. I hope you can excuse me for my hasty postscript. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
