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Name a characteristics of Unclean Spirits
1.They have no bodies; therefore, they are unable to directly interact with the physical world. (Luke 24:36-39) In order to manifest in the physical plane they must inhabit or operate through a physical body. That body may or may not be human. They can also manifest through animals. (Mark 5:1-13)
2.They are territorial and prefer to inhabit a specific individual or a specific geographic area. (Mark 5:10, Matt 12:43-45)
3.Those possessed by them exhibit inordinate physical strength, and also tend to be self-destructive (Mark 5:1-5, Acts 19:13-16).
4.A single body may be possessed by more than one unclean spirit. (Mark 1:24, Mark 5:9, Luke 8:1-3)
5.They are responsible for various physical maladies exhibited in those possessed by them.
- Epilepsy: Mark. 9: 14-29
- Deaf and dumb: Matt 9:32-34
- Insanity: Mark 5:15, Luke 6:17-19