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[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] believe that Demons are Rebel Angels that willfully left their heavenly dwelling places, and abandoned their assigned tasks given to them by Jehovah [[God]], their Father ({{bibleverse||Genesis|6:2|ESV}}) ({{bibleverse||Jude|1:6|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the [[Bible]] ''Really'' Teach" pp. 98-100 'Spirit creatures who are our Enemies'</ref> They believe that at some point before the flood they came to Earth, materialized bodies and took [[Human]] wives for themselves. They believe that these Angels then fathered children, called [[Nephilim]], with these Human wives and that their children were hybrid, giants that dominated Human society and filled the Earth with violence, threatening Jehovah's Purpose for the Earth to be filled with ''Adam's'' offspring ({{bibleverse||Genesis|6:4-7|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 98-100 'Spirit creatures who are our Enemies'</ref>

[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] believe that Demons are Rebel Angels that willfully left their heavenly dwelling places, and abandoned their assigned tasks given to them by Jehovah [[God]], their Father ({{bibleverse||Genesis|6:2|ESV}}) ({{bibleverse||Jude|1:6|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the [[Bible]] ''Really'' Teach" pp. 98-100 'Spirit creatures who are our Enemies'</ref> They believe that at some point before the flood they came to Earth, materialized bodies and took [[Human]] wives for themselves. They believe that these Angels then fathered children, called [[Nephilim]], with these Human wives and that their children were hybrid, giants that dominated Human society and filled the Earth with violence, threatening Jehovah's Purpose for the Earth to be filled with ''Adam's'' offspring ({{bibleverse||Genesis|6:4-7|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 98-100 'Spirit creatures who are our Enemies'</ref>

Jehovah's Witnesses teach that [[God]] flooded the world in Noah's day, and that these Angels simply dematerialized and went back to Heaven, but were unable to bring their [[Nephilim]] offspring or [[Human]] wives with them. Having left their original positions in Heaven, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] believe that they in effect Joined Satan's rebellion and are now under Satan's authority unable to regain their prior positions ({{bibleverse||Jude|1:6|ESV}}).

Jehovah's Witnesses teach that [[God]] flooded the world in Noah's day, and that these Angels simply dematerialized and went back to Heaven, but were unable to bring their [[Nephilim]] offspring or [[Human]] wives with them. Having left their original positions in Heaven, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they in effect Joined Satan's rebellion and are now under Satan's authority unable to regain their prior positions ({{bibleverse||Jude|1:6|ESV}}).

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that [[Satan]] and the Demons ruled the Earth from somewhere in Heaven until The Kingdom of God began to rule ({{bibleverse||ephesians|6:12|ESV}}) in the year 1914 C.E.<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 215-218 '1914-A significant year in Bible prophecy'</ref> At this time, Witnesses teach that Jesus Christ (Michael the Archangel) led the Armies of Heaven against Satan and his rebel Angels and hurled them to the Earth where they remain to this day ({{bibleverse||Revelation|12:7-8|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 87-93 'A War in Heaven'</ref> They do not believe that Satan and his Demons live in any sort of underworld or Hell, or that they have anything to do with punishing wicked people ({{bibleverse||Ezekiel|18:4|ESV}}) ({{bibleverse||Romans|12:19|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 212-213 'What are Sheol and Hades?'</ref>

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that [[Satan]] and the Demons ruled the Earth from somewhere in Heaven until The Kingdom of God began to rule ({{bibleverse||ephesians|6:12|ESV}}) in the year 1914 C.E.<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 215-218 '1914-A significant year in Bible prophecy'</ref> At this time, Witnesses teach that Jesus Christ (Michael the Archangel) led the Armies of Heaven against Satan and his rebel Angels and hurled them to the Earth where they remain to this day ({{bibleverse||Revelation|12:7-8|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 87-93 'A War in Heaven'</ref> They do not believe that Satan and his Demons live in any sort of underworld or Hell, or that they have anything to do with punishing wicked people ({{bibleverse||Ezekiel|18:4|ESV}}) ({{bibleverse||Romans|12:19|ESV}}).<ref>"What Does the Bible ''Really'' Teach" pp. 212-213 'What are Sheol and Hades?'</ref>