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Like Theology , Demonology is not a Science , since the Scientific Method does not apply to it. As is common in Monotheistic religions, some deities of other Religions were seen as demons, which in this particular case increased the number and names of those entities adding peculiar characteristics to them. Since early Christianity , demonology has evolved from an almost simple belief in some demons to a complex study that has abandoned the original idea taken from Jewish Demonology and Christian scriptures to become an imaginative subject. Christian demonology is mainly Roman Catholic , but other Christian churches do not deny the existence of demons or their nature, although concepts can vary depending on the church. Some concepts have changed in modern times, but the basis is the same. According to Christian tradition, can be in different places at the same time, or he sends an emissary in his name, but it seems that the only ''omni'' thing they are is malevolent; it is deducible from some passages of the Bible that they are not omnipresent. Christian demonology states that the mission of the demons is to induce humans to . Tormenting people during their life, like the case of 17:15-16) Another of their works is trying to make people abandon the faith, commit Heresy or Apostasy , remain or turn themselves Pagan or venerate " Idols " (the Christian term for Cult Image s) and gain the highest number of " Satan s" or adversaries of God. ( Ephesians 6:12) Certain kinds of Demonic Supernatural Powers include Fabrication , Psychokinesis , Pyrokinesis , Levitation , Cyrokinesis , Biokinesis , Divination , Demonic Possession , Seducing Spirits , ESP , Telepathy , Mind Probing , Witchcraft , Curses , or Hexes . As well as Bindings , Magnification , and making Contracts . Weather control, animal control, and Provacation . As well as variations and combinations of the above powers to harass, demoralize, confuse, and disorient the victim, or the willing subject of demonic interest. Many of these attacks can be limited by God for duration, effect or scope of these Demonic attacks. An example of which is portrayed in the movie The Exorcist Demons have the power to physically or mentally hurt, or maim people at the discretion of God. Demons can destroy anything material on the earth. These supernatural powers are always inferior to the power of God. God may at any time use His will to cancel or destroy any effect the demon chooses to invoke. Demons however are granted permission to test, bring about trials, and to tempt people through the use of their destructive powers, to make people prove their faith. Sometimes as a means to carry out the will of the Lord. Often Demons are known for creating negative emotions, wrecking havoc, ensuing chaos, and disrupting peace. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} According both to Christian theology and Christian demonology, all evilness in this world is allegedly caused by demons with God's permission, as their mission serving God; for example in the narratives of the Book Of Job and the Temptation Of Christ . According to the Book Of Revelation (Rev 12:9), demons are the angels that fell from heaven with Satan when he chose to rebel against God. Justin Martyr , a Christian who lived circa 150 AD, believed (based on Gen 6:2-4) that demons were the offspring of angels and men. The Greeks viewed demons as the spirits of wicked dead men (Heb 9:27). In calls the Devil "the first homicide" ("he was a murderer from the beginning" in the King James Version), perhaps referring to the murdering of Abel by Cain , a liar, and father of all lies. Referring to their appearance, demons can take any desired appearance, even that of an "angel of light" (, Hieronymus Bosch , Goya , the artist that made the drawings for the Dictionnaire Infernal , and others. Some early Theologian s described demons with the appearance of "dirty Ethiopian s". Incubi and Succubi are described as beautiful to accomplish their mission. But according to Nicholas Remy , the figure of the demons is imperfect, which he deduced from the descriptions given by those accused persons interrogated during the Witch Trials ; he wrote: :"''...that proves how marvellous God's love is, even for the most miserable human beings, being that demons can never take a human figure in a perfect form, and so the most stupid people are able to discover them''". The idea that demons have horns seems to have been taken from the , Moloch , the Shedu , etc, which were portrayed as bulls, as men with the head of a bull, or wearing bull horns as a crown. Nothing explains the idea that the Devil could be represented with a tail, but the Trident attributed as his " Sceptre " might have been inspired by an early contact of Christian s with Hindu s (that contact is registered in history and there still exist some communities of Christians that follow the ancient rite of apostolic times in India ), because the trident is Shiva 's weapon, and that god is considered by most followers of Hinduism , the Vaishnavas, worshippers of Vishnu as main deity (with the exception of the minority of the Shaivas, Shiva's worshippers) as the destroyer, Kali 's husband, comparable although not equal to the Devil. CHRISTIAN DEMONOLOGY STUDIES
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