Product Description
Leahy presents a lucid, biblical account of Christian teaching on such issues as the existence of angels – good and evil; the present position and strategy of Satan; the witness of Old and New Testament to demonic activity; the demonic in church history; and the challenge of the demons to the church of Christ, especially on the mission field. While taking our ‘adversary the devil’ seriously, Leahy constantly emphasizes the victory of Christ over him, and the fact that, in the words of John Calvin, ‘The whole of Satan’s kingdom is subject to the authority of Christ.’
Paperback, 200 pages
Publication Date: 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ANGELS: GOOD AND EVIL
SATAN’S PRESENT POSITION
THE STRATEGY OF THE ENEMY
OUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL
THE WITNESS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT TO DEMONIC ACTIVITY
THE WITNESS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TO DEMONIC POSSESSION
CHRIST AND THE DEMONS
DEMONIC ACTIVITY SINCE NEW TESTAMENT TIMES
DEMON-POSSESSION AND THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE
CHRISTIANITY AND OCCULTISM
THE CHALLENGE OF THE DEMONS TO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
EPILOGUE
APPENDICES
[A] The use of the word ‘Satan’ in Psalm 109
[B] Self-induced symptoms of Demon-possession
GENERAL INDEX
INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
ENDORSEMENTS
‘This book leads away from speculation and toward Scripture; it presents Satan as he is and shows God as infinitely greater. It is as good a book as I’ve read on the subject and it receives my highest recommendation.’ — TIM CHALLIES
‘A balanced, helpful and hopeful book.’ — THE WITNESS
‘Probably one of the best, most scriptural books written today on the subject of demonology.’ — PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL
AUTHOR
Born in Co. Donegal, Ireland in 1922, Frederick Leahy prepared for the ministry at the Free Church College, Edinburgh, and Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids. Ordained in Finaghy Evangelical Church in 1949, he joined the Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1953 and served three of its congregations until his retirement in 1988. In 1967 his gifts as a theological teacher were recognized by his denomination in his appointment to the chair of Systematic Theology, Apologetics and Christian Ethics in the Reformed Theological College, Belfast. He also served as Principal of the College from 1993 to 2002. His books – Banner titles being The Cross He Bore, Satan Cast Out, The Victory of the Lamb, Is It Nothing to You? and The Hand of God – into which he poured his love for the Lord and the gospel, and his skill as an evangelist and communicator, will endure. Professor Leahy died in January 2006, very soon after posting the manuscript of The Hand of God to the Banner office. He was 83.
