Pagan gods as Demons --from Exorcist Diary

[mdgspencer]

https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-87-pagan-gods-as-demons

 

[Athanasiy]

And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.

https://biblehub.com/luke/4-6.htm

This verse says a lot

 

[TheLittleLady]

Tomorrow is the feast of St Teresa Doctor of the Church who said:

"I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.”

https://ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/teresa-avila-quotes

 

[ReaderT]

“For all the gods of the nations are demons: but the LORD made the heavens.” -Psalm 96:5

 

[Neithan]

Pagan gods and goddesses were probably representations of numinous imagination while demons masqueraded in their guise, convenient for them to manipulate people while hiding their true nature. Angels may have hindered the demonic influence — even by introducing genuinely benevolent aspects — so it wasn’t quite 1:1 demon-worship.

 

[Neithan]

Marvel has incorporated an impressive list of pagan gods in their comics, including Irish and Celtic gods. DC hasn’t managed quite the same reach, but they did have a version of the monotheistic God — “The Presence” (or “the Source”).

 

[Raxus]

I love how convenient it is that every pagan god is a demon for the catholic church.

Don’t think anyone has said this.

Might want to grind that axe elsewhere.

 

[Anrakyr]

Don’t think anyone has said this.

Might want to grind that axe elsewhere.

Is your scroll wheel broken?

“For all the gods of the nations are demons: but the LORD made the heavens.” -Psalm 96:5

 

[Raxus]

Is your scroll wheel broken?

Is your Google broken?

Psalms 96:5 For the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. | New American Bible, revised edition (NABRE) | Download The Bible App Now

A little research would go a long way, instead of flying off the handle at all Christians immediately upon seeing something you don’t agree with.

 

[ReaderT]

Is your Google broken?

https://www.bible.com/bible/463/PSA.96.5.NABRE

A little research would go a long way, instead of flying off the handle at all Christians immediately upon seeing something you don’t agree with.

In fairness to you both, I should’ve mentioned that I use the Septuagint instead of the Masoretic. The Greek says “δαιμόνια”; the Hebrew says “elilim” (idols) - which might not be any better of course.

@Anrakyr: One Greek saint (Paisios) said the Greeks just “made up” their 12 Olympian gods. Also, the Psalms are poetic - so my view is the same as Neithan and (name removed by moderator)

 

[Aulef]

It not only is convenient, but also is logic.

 

[mythbuster1]

You won’t get around Paul calling the pagan sacrifices “the cup of demons” in 1 Corinthians 10, though.

 

[Anrakyr]

Is your Google broken?

In fairness to you both,

I understand that but look below where I quoted; @Aulef and @mythbuster1 both react more or less like:

“Well yeah.”

I’m not grinding an axe, this is the attitude we get.

 

[Raxus]

I’m not grinding an axe, this is the attitude we get.

You might get that from some folks, but that’s not what you stated in your OP:

I love how convenient it is that every pagan god is a demon for the catholic church.

 

[ReaderT]

I understand that but look below where I quoted; @Aulef and @mythbuster1 both react more or less like:

“Well yeah.”

I’m not grinding an axe, this is the attitude we get.

I think the best interpretation was the one Neithan gave: sometimes different groups conceived of gods (gotta explain lightning somehow), and then not-so-benevolent spirits co-opted these images for their advantage. That doesn’t mean we condemn everyone who believed in them (cf. the “gentiles with the law written on their hearts”). Also, if it’s worth anything, one of my close friends growing up was a Norse neopagan (Mjollnir pendant / Viking-style sacrifices / etc.)