BELIAL, The Wicked Ruler

Foreword

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits MORE WICKED THAN HIMSELF, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be unto this WICKED generation. Matthew 12:45 Although all evil spirits are wicked, it is evident from this verse of Scripture that there are some spirits "more wicked" than others. According to the previous verse, there are also generations that are wicked because of the spirits that inhabit them. Webster defines wicked as "morally very bad, evil, fierce, vicious, disposed to mischief, roguish, disgustingly unpleasant, vice, going beyond reasonable and predictable limits." In other words, there are demons more fierce, vicious and vile than others. One of the most wicked and vile spirits in the kingdom of darkness is the spirit of BELIAL. He is a ruling spirit of wickedness. There are a host of demons that operate under his command that we will discuss in this book. "Belial" is mentioned twenty-seven times in the Old Testament and once in the New Testament. It is from the Hebrew word beliyaal which is translated as Belial sixteen times in the Old Testament. This word is also translated in other verses as wicked, ungodly, and naughty. The Strong's definition of beliyaal is "without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness, evil, naughty." The most common of these definitions is worthlessness. Webster's definition of worthless is "valueless, useless, contemptible, despicable", and despicable is defined as "deserving to be despised: so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation."

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