KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

[T]he Church is wrong in calling them Devils. . .[T]he word demon however, as in the case of Socrates, and in the spirit of the meaning given to it by the whole of antiquity, stand[s] for the Guardian Spirit or Angel not a Devil of Satanic descent as Theology would have it. . . Demons is a very loose word to use, as it applies to. . . minor Gods;.. .there are no devils. 1 The last line,".. .there are no devils," is unfortunately true of the NKJV and other recent bible versions. Marching hand-in-hand with the New Age they have eliminated all references to 'devils' and replaced them with 'demons'.

KJV

NIV, NASB, et al.

demon devil Even Webster would revoke their 'semantic license' as the

dictionary distinguishes sharply between the two terms.

demon: 1. A tutelary divinity; a demon. 2. . . .neut. of daimonios of a divinity devil: 1. In Jewish and Christian theology, the personal supreme spirit of evil and unrighteousness. 2. A lesser evil or malignant spirit. . .2 New Age books document that 'demon' is a word wrapped The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary demon: a superior power devil: all thoughts.. .that fight against the truth. The KJV's evil spirits have become 'gods' in new versions,

with positive connotations both currently and historically.

according to the New Age consensus.

The Theosophical Dictionary: demon: In the.. .ancient classics. . .it has a meaning identical with that of 'god', 'angel' or 'genius'.