The theism point of view to explain this subject may involve the Mythology universe
and certain folktale beliefs.
In General,
Contrast to God will be Satan.
As suggested, demons are supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit. In Christian terms demons are generally understood as fallen angels, formerly of God. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled.
Example of fallen angels:
the coming of the 7 Demon Lord (7 great sins)
History of Destructive Demons
(e.g. Lamiae, Medusa, Gorgon, Abyzou, Abbadon)
The Greek conception of a daemon (< δαίμων daimōn) appears in the works of Plato and many other ancient authors, but without the evil connotations which are apparent in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible and in the Greek originals of the New Testament. The medieval and neo-medieval conception of a "demon" in Western civilization (see the Medieval grimoire called the Ars Goetia) derives seamlessly from the ambient popular culture of Late (Roman) Antiquity. Greco-Roman concepts of daemons that passed into Christian culture are discussed in the entry daemon, though it should be duly noted that the term referred only to a spiritual force, not a malevolent supernatural being.
The supposed existence of demons is an important concept in many modern religions and occultist traditions. In some present-day cultures, demons are still feared in popular superstition, largely due to their alleged power to possess living creatures.
Referring the book, CHAMBER's BOOK OF FACT, it proposed that the definition of many Demon lords is a result of a fallen god/goddess, mainly consisting of those originating from
Greek, Islamic, Persian, Romania, Traditional Chinese Myths.
As such, i shall point out a few example that can give a better explanation:
Lamiae
In ancient Greek mythology, Lamia (Greek: Λάμια) was a beautiful queen of Libya who became a child-eating daemon. While the word lamia literally means large shark in Greek, Aristophanes claimed her name derived from the Greek word for gullet (laimos), referring to her habit of devouring children.
According to Diodorus Siculus, Lamia was born the beautiful daughter of King Belus of Egypt, making her the granddaughter of Poseidon( which is Zues's 2nd Brother) and Lybie.[6] Upon her father's death she became queen of one of his territories, Libya.[7] However, while visiting Delphi, Pausanias remarks that Lamia was the daughter of Poseidon. He also states that Lamia and Zeus were the parents of Herophile.
Diodorus goes on to relate that Lamia had an affair with Zeus and bore him children. When Hera, Zeus's wife, discovered the affair, she killed the children in a rage ( known from the chapter "Hera's Wrath). Driven insane with grief, Lamia began devouring other children, and, according to Diodorus, her face became hideously distorted from her grisly deeds.
LIlith
a mythological female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu, in Sumer, circa 4000 BC. Many scholars place the origin of the phonetic name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 BC despite post-dating even to the time of Moses.[
The Book of Isaiah 34:14, describing the desolation of Edom, is the only occurrence of Lilith in the Hebrew Bible:
- Hebrew (ISO 259): pagšu ṣiyyim et-ʾiyyim w-saʿir ʿal-rēʿhu yiqra ʾakšam hirgiʿah lilit u-maṣʾah lah manoḫ
- morpho-syntactic analysis: "yelpers meet-[perfect] howlers; hairy-ones cry-[imperfect] to fellow. liyliyth reposes-[perfect], acquires-[perfect] resting-place."
- KJV: "The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest."
This passage refers to God's day of vengeance, when the land will be transformed into desolate wilderness. Thus, Lilith was known in what, according to biblical chronology, would be the ancient Israel of the 8th century BC. The fact that she found a place of rest in the desert seems to allude to the Sumerian Gilgamesh incident: after Lilith fled into the desert, she apparently found repose there.[26]
Schrader (Jahrbuch für Protestantische Theologie, 1. 128) and Levy (ZDMG 9. 470, 484) suggest that Lilith was a goddess of the night, known also by the Jewish exiles in Babylon. Evidence for Lilith being a goddess rather than a demon is lacking.From Horace,
In Horace (De Arte Poetica liber, 340), Hieronymus of Cardia translated Lilith as Lamia, a witch who steals children, similar to the Breton Korrigan, in Greek mythology described as a Libyan queen who mated with Zeus. After Zeus abandoned Lamia, Hera stole Lamia's children, and Lamia took revenge by stealing other women's children.
"Her gates are gates of death, and from the entrance of the house
She sets out towards Sheol.
None of those who enter there will ever return,
And all who possess her will descend to the Pit.
From Medieval,
The first medieval source to depict Adam and Lilith in full was the Midrash Abkir (ca. 10th century), which was followed by the Zohar and Kabbalistic writings. Adam is said to be perfect until he recognizes either his sin or Cain's homicide that is the cause of bringing death into the world. He then separates from holy Eve, sleeps alone, and fasts for 130 years. During this time Lilith, also known as Pizna or Naamah, desired his beauty and came to him against his will. She bore him many demons and spirits called "the plagues of humankind"
-Olden greek myths propose that gods obtain the same characteristics of a human being, excluding supernatural abilities. Analysing a god's trait, evil ones are named demons whereas the saintful ones remain as gods.-
What can atheist say about that?
I wonder.... but the answer is up for next post ;)
This post is dedicated to our dearest NoobFishyme.
June17th was his Birthday!!!
yeah, so Goat decided to celebrate for him at Sunway Pyramid on wednesday.
Early morning 9.30am, guess not that early though.lol.
I arrived at campus to get some books at the library and renew some of them.
Kesian Ning, goat and Niannian, all of them waited for me to settle my stuff, and so willingly to fetch me to pyramid. aha, Thanks guys!
We had breakfast at rock cafe, where we met Mr. Set and Ootz.
later we reach pyramid, everyone asked the Birthday boy for the 1st activity. As usual,
CINEMA!
Had quite a hard time deciding which movie to watch. Due to a democratic majority movement, the decision on MONSTER VS ALIEN was put up. Just before the movie start, Teo arrived.
It took quite awhile to wait for everyone to turn up.
( Sad la wyn, called me during the movie. Cant reach him earlier, He was in an exam... lol)
The movie was... 1 word described : FUNNY. Laugh our ass off at a few part ( not few, quite alot). After the movie, the hard part comes for Lunch?!?
Another headache. Ningning come up with a stupid idea of randomly picking a number, then request goat to get the name of the restaurant from the directory according to his randomly picked number. Silly.
and another bingo, TGIFriday's !!!! xD
cham liao...
Ouch ouch ouch to the wallet of many of us.
Here's a screenshot for the initial expression when we sat down.
Teo and ning: " bo rasa.... nvm"
Wyncent: " Abit pain pain... but can la, not everyday"
Goat: "heh..heh heh....heh...."
Kuan: "See me, mou man tai la!"
Nian-nian: "cincai laa.. i m starving.."
Ootz: " Absolutely no way for me.... Bakrupt liao..."
(Hand waving style = GG )
The Red Circle is Yuning's CAKE!!! LOL
so Big! xD
Ning Ning volunteered/Forced to sing one of his favourite song,
Love Story by Taylor Swift.
"I'v been waiting, for you but you never come.... "
Ning Ning with his Birthday Present... FISH!! haha
Fish was so high at the moment
that he gave a nice seducive wink,
That was how I imagined it to be,
The actual want is this one....
Thank goodness.. the cake was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S
It taste exactly like
CHOCOLATE!! =)
Fish liked it so much!!!!!
P/S: NICE SMILE, FISH!!
We had lots Of FUN together. Especially DOTA!!!!
Wooooooo~~~~~
One more time,
HAPPY BIRTHDay CB FISH!!!!!
XD
Yu Ning did something like this quite some time ago, then I saw this piece of crap in my email
today. To kill boredom, I happily completed this 100 Truth = =
1. Last beverage: Mango Yougurt
2. Last phone call: Ding Yang
3. Last text message: Eric
4. Last song you listened to: Love Story
5. Last time you cried: Years Ago.
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice: well.. mayb once..
7. Been cheated on: yes
8. Kissed someone & regretted it: Why kiss if you will regret? No.
9. Lost someone special: Obviously yes.
10. Been depressed: Yes
11. Sometimes seen drunk and threw up: I D.O.N.T DRINK
LIST THREE FAVORITE COLOURS:
12. Black
13. White
14. Purple
THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2009)
15. Made a new friend: Plenty
16. Fallen out of love: 2009 yet to end, Undefinite
17. Laughed until you cried: yes
18. Met someone who changed you: yes
19. Found out who your true friends were: knew that all along
20. Found out someone was talking about you: Perhaps so, it doesn't matter
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: You Jealous?
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: >80%
23. How many kids do you want to have: Ask the one that produces, not me. Its Her choice.
24. Do you have any pets: Yes, damn alot of Chipets
25. Do you want to change your name?: My parent gave me my identity, its not my choice.
26. What did you do for your last birthday: Mr. Nice Guy
27. What time did you wake up today: 9a.m
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: Solving the Mathematic diversion puzzle problem
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: Graduation
30. Last time you saw your Mother: Today
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: nothing
32. What are you listening to right now: The Thoughts in my mind
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Maybe. Is that important as a TRUTH?
34. What's getting on your nerves right now: Religion affection
35. Most visited webpage: google (homepage)
36. Whats your real name: Ong Jue Sheng
37. Nicknames: RyukA, or by surname as ONG
38. Relationship Status: Enjoying Singlehood
39. Zodiac sign: Capricorn
40. Male or female?: male
41. Elementary?: SRJK(C) Chen Moh
42. Middle School?: Catholic High School
43. High school/college?: Sunway University College
44. Hair colour: black65%+ Brown 15% + Grey 20%
45. Long or short: Medium
46. Height: 178cm
47. Do you have a crush on someone?: Not really... No. Not Yet.
48: What do you like about yourself?:Ability to analyse. Patience during working things up.
49. Piercings: Foolish. No.
50. Tattoos: No.
51. Righty or lefty: Right.
FIRSTS :
52. First surgery: N/A
53. First piercing: N/A
54. First best friend: My Neighbour's Son
55. First sport you joined: Badminton
56. First vacation: Australia
58. First pair of trainer: N/A
RIGHT NOW
59. Eating: Time
60. Drinking: Thoughts
61. I'm about to: Go pawn Noobs
62. Listening to: Didn't you ask that just now? You dumb or what?
63. Waiting on: Wyncent to finish his design research, then dota.
YOUR FUTURE :
64. Want kids?: Ask My wife, its Her choice.
65. Get Married?: You crazy? No Married how to get child? I am a RESPONSIBLE father. =)
66. Career?: I always give myself choices on that.
Can be aerospace engineer, Electronic engineer, acoustic engineer, logician, University Professor, Acturrist,
(Towards technology science and mathematics.)
WHICH IS BETTER :
67. Lips or eyes: Heart actually. In this case, Eyes.
68. Hugs or kisses: Both
69. Shorter or taller: Normal.
70. Older or Younger: Younger.X as younger age difference .0=
72. Nice stomach or nice arms: both
73. Sensitive or loud: mild
74. Hook-up or relationship: relationship
75. Trouble maker or hesitant: It doesn't matter. If she make trouble, I solve them. If she's hesitant, the better.
HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger: Does that matter?
77. Drank hard liquor: I dont think so. Perhaps once. Yes then.
78. Lost glasses/contacts: no
79. Sex on first date: Want have sex tonight?
80. Broken someone's heart: Yes
82. Been arrested: No
83. Turned someone down: yes
84. Cried when someone died: For the 1st time. Then I felt bored to do so everytime.
= = That's life. Accept it, it's the end of a cycle.
85. Fallen for a friend?: tak tau
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself: Always
87. Miracles: Probabilities, Yes. Miracle? That's stupid.
88. Love at first sight: 1st contact stimulation do occur. Yes.
89. Heaven: There maybe such place. But not as how they describe it. Show me then I will agree on it. Else, Not really.
90. Santa Claus: " Deers can fly? " Hell No.
91. Kiss on the first date: Ask those that does that all the time. Yes.
92. Angels: " another complexity of Human and Goose?" No.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time: Why should I do so?
95. Did you sing today?: No.
96. Ever cheated on somebody?: Stop asking rubbish. Ask with some logic please.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go?: Your IF structure doesn't comply in the real world. Stop dreaming. Focus on the present, Remember the past, Plan the future.
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be?:I am satisfied with everyday, what's done is done.
99. Are you afraid of falling in love?: Why should I?
100. Posting this as 100 truths?: " What am I doing again?"