Many years ago, Francis Shaeffer saw that the church was losing its supernatural worldview. It was being lost under a thick fog of naturalism and Darwinism. Many years later, enter Dr. Michael Heiser who saw that the supernatural worldview was in fact gone and contemporary commentators, whether wittingly or unwittingly, were applying a naturalist way of thinking to their commentaries. Dr Heiser undertook immense study into ancient history in order to revive the church’s supernatural worldview. His book, Demons, is the fruit of his endeavor. @LindaKimball
Watch Demons – documentary film with Dr. Michael S. Heiser
Does this mean that people don’t believe in ghosts anymore? It would be interesting to find out how many still believe in haunted houses and such. Ouija boards? Seances?
The Devil worshippers still do.
I suspect that in our evolutionary scientism age many more people believe in ghosts, aliens, space brothers, extraterrestrials, and non human intelligences than demons. This speaks to the extent of deception and delusion.
I think you’re right. They want to believe in things they can separate from God and “religion”. I forgot to mention witchcraft and necromancy which are outright defiance of God and religion.