ANGEL AND DEMON
The Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all accepted the belief that there is, between God and mankind, a class of intermediary beings called angels. The word angel comes from the Greek word angelos, meaning "messenger." Angels are considered to be bodiless minds or spirits who perform various services for God or for people on God's behalf.
Angels are good spirits. They have their counterpart in demons, or evil spirits. The word demon is derived from the Greek word daimon, meaning basically any supernatural being or spirit. Belief in spirits of all kinds was quite prevalent in the ancient world. But when Christianity appeared, nearly 2,000 years ago, it condemned belief in such spirits and assigned them the name demon. Ever since, demons have been thought of as evil spirits.
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