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===Appearance===
Demons [[Shapeshifting|can take any desired appearance]], even that of an "angel of light".
{{quote|For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve|Corinthians|11:14-15<ref>{{bibleref2|Corinthians|11:14-15}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2021}}}}
Nevertheless, they were generally described as ugly and monstrous beings by Christian demonologists. Many of these descriptions have inspired famous painters like [[Luca Signorelli]], [[Hieronymus Bosch]], [[Francisco Goya]], the artist that made the drawings for the [[Dictionnaire Infernal]], and others.{{cn|date=December 2021}} [[Incubus (demon)|Incubi]] and [[Succubus|succubi]] are described as looking attractive in order to accomplish their mission of [[seduction]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} [[Devil|The Devil]] in particular has been popularly symbolized as various animals, including the [[Serpent (Bible)|serpent]], the [[goat]] and the [[European dragon|dragon]].{{cn|date=December 2021}}
The idea that demons have horns seems to have been taken from chapter 13 of the [[Book of Revelation]].<ref>J. Hampton Keathley, [http://bible.org/seriespage/beast-and-false-prophet-rev-131-18 The Beast and the False Prophet (Rev 13:1-18)]</ref>{{request quotation|date=December 2021}} This idea has also been associated with the depiction of certain ancient gods like [[Moloch]] and the [[shedu]], etc., which were portrayed as bulls, as men with the head of a bull, or wearing bull horns as a crown.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
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Poets such as [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] associated the color [[green]] with the Devil, although in modern times the color is [[red]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/reds4.html|title=Pigments through the Ages - Color of power|website=www.webexhibits.org}}</ref>
[[Henry Boguet]] and some English demonologists of the same epoch asserted that [[witch]]es and [[warlock]]s confessed (under [[torture]]) that demons' bodies were icy.{{cn|date=December 2021}} During the 17th century, this belief prevailed.
==Incarnation==
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The incarnation of the demons has been a problem to Christian demonology and theology since early times. A very early form of [[incarnation]] of demons was the idea of [[demonic possession]], trying to explain that a demon entered the body of a person with some purpose or simply to punish that one for some allegedly committed sin. But this soon acquired greater proportions, trying to explain how demons could seduce people to have sexual relationships with them or induce them to commit other sins. To Christian scholars, demons didn't always have to manifest themselves in a visible and possible tangible form. Sometimes it was through possession.
===History===
There are some Biblical mentions of the incarnation of demons, similar in result to possession as in [[invocation]], in the New Testament, according to the [[Gospel of Matthew|Gospels of Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] as they could be seen and heard, as well as banished.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
{{quote|When the evening had come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with [[devil]]s: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:|Matthew 8:16<ref>{{bibleref2|Matthew|8:16}}</ref>}}
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