The Narrow Wander

As a new Christian, walking into the world of Demonology can feel like accidentally wandering into the middle of a high-stakes supernatural thriller. One day you’re learning about "loving your neighbour," and the next, you’re reading about "spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places." It’s enough to make anyone want to keep the lights on. However, Christian demonology isn’t meant to be a horror movie; it’s more of a tactical briefing. It’s the study of the opposition - not to give them the spotlight, but to understand why they’ve already lost the lead role. The Origin Story: Primal Office Politics The Bible is surprisingly sparse on the biography of demons, but tradition and theology fill in the gaps with what looks like a corporate coup gone wrong.  The prevailing view, championed by giants like Augustine of Hippo, is that demons are "fallen angels"—beings who possessed free will and used it to stage a walkout.  The Verse "And the angels who di...

A Summary of Eschatology Eschatology is often treated as the "scary basement" of theology—full of cryptic symbols, four-headed beasts, and enough fire and brimstone to make even a seasoned firefighter concerned. However, at its heart, the study of the "last things" is less about a cosmic catastrophe and more about a long-awaited homecoming. It is the theological equivalent of a "Spoiler Alert" for a story where we already know the protagonist wins. The Tension of the "Now and Later" The primary challenge of eschatology is a concept theologians call Inaugurated Eschatology, or the "Already but Not Yet." As the late C.S. Lewis famously noted in Mere Christianity, we are currently living in "enemy-occupied territory." To C.S. Lewis, the First Coming of Christ was like a King landing in disguise to start a campaign of "sabotage" against evil. Theologian George Eldon Ladd expanded on this, suggesting that the Kingdom of G...