David’s Heir: Cosmic Two: Demonism: the Satanic Incorporation of the Benighted into His Global Conspiracy, 1 Tim 4:1–2; Those Demon Possessed Influence Others through Progressive Propaganda, Eph 4:17–19; Col 2:8; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 Cor 2:5; 1 Tim 4:1; Demonic Humor & Arrogance, Acts 19:11–17; the Demonic Gospel, Jms 2:19
5.	Demonism: Describes unbelievers who are demon possessed and both believers and unbelievers who are demon influenced.  Demon possession of a few manipulates the thinking of the many through demon influence:
1 Timothy 4:1 -	The Holy Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
v. 2 -	by means of the hypocrisy of liars because their own conscience has been seared with the branding iron of evil.
	Demonism promotes political correctness, multiculturalism, redistribution of wealth, collectivism, and tolerance.
1.	Neither demonic attack is possible without the volitional consent of the individual. 
2.	Demon possession is the actual indwelling of the human body by a fallen angel.  This can be accomplished only by a disembodied spirit.
3.	These are correctly called demons and fall under the supervision of Beelzebub as noted in Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22, and Luke 11:15 (“ruler of demons”; cf. Ephesians 6:12a, “rulers”).
4.	Demon possession is only possible for the unbeliever.
5.	Demon influence is the demon invasion of the human soul and personality.  This circumstance can happen to anyone who is susceptible to the lie.
6.	Such influence is accomplished through the free-will permission of the individual to entertain and then accept the inculcation of demonic ideas.
7.	The classroom for demon influence is the cosmic system.  Volition allows for thought transference to occur in the soul.
8.	This is how the deconstruction of the soul occurs as truth is diminished and the lie rushes into the vacuum to take its place.
9.	Demonism is the infiltration of satanic thought expressed in terms of human viewpoint and human good toward the objective of improving the world through human effort.
10.	Progressive ideology and its system of intimidation called tolerance promote humanitarian ideas by means of crusades.  They are converted into evil when enforced by cultural or legal fiat.
11.	Biblical references for this procedure include Ephesians 4:17–19, which we have studied.  Second Corinthians refers to its purveyors as “deceitful workers.”  Colossians 2:8 defines their message as “philosophy and empty deception” while 2 Peter 2:1 calls it “destructive heresies.”
12.	Frist Corinthians 2:5 refers to the teachings of demons as the “wisdom of men” and 1 Timothy 4:1 as “doctrines of demons.”
13.	The armor the believer is advised to deploy in defense against soul infiltration is the panoply described by Paul in Ephesians 6:11–16.
14.	Demons even are capable of humor as is evidenced by this passage in:
Acts 19:11 -	God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
v. 12 -	so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.
v. 13 -	But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits [ demon possession ] the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Acts 19:14 -	Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
v. 15 -	And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
v. 16 -	And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.
v. 17 -	This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.
NOTE: The demon was arrogant and, through the man, attacked the Malevolent Seven.  The demon was exposed, the man is still possessed, the seven sons were discredited, and the name of Jesus was magnified.
15.	Many unbelievers claim to believe in God; even atheists concede He may exist outside the boundaries of their present knowledge.  Believing in God is not sufficient to appropriate salvation let alone protect a person from demon influence and demon possession.
 James 2:19 -	You believed that God is one; well and good.  Even the demons believe that—and tremble with fear.  (net)