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Spiritual Encounters: 20 Different Spirits Mentioned in the Bible

As a curious reader exploring the depths of the Bible, you may have come across various references to different spirits throughout the scriptures. Some spirits may be well-known and widely studied, while others may be more obscure and less discussed. In this article, lets take a closer look at some of the most fascinating spirits mentioned in the Bible, including the the Spirit of Prophecy, and the Spirit of Bondage. Through careful research and reflection on these biblical passages, There's well over 100 but today I want to share with you scripture reference of 20 different spirits in the bible. I always try to shoot from NKJV or amplified bible.

  1. The Spirit of God: "Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.'" - Genesis 1:26

  2. The Spirit of Truth: "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." - John 14:26

  3. The Spirit of Fear: "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." - 2 Timothy 1:7

  4. The Spirit of Wisdom: "And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship." - Exodus 31:3

  5. The Spirit of Revelation: "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." - Ephesians 1:17

  6. The Spirit of Adoption: "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, 'Abba, Father.'" - Romans 8:15


  1. The Spirit of Holiness: "And declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." - Romans 1:4

  2. The Spirit of Grace: "Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?" - Hebrews 10:29

  3. The Spirit of Jealousy: "Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he advanced toward the people of Ammon." - Judges 11:29

  4. The Spirit of Antichrist: "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world." - 1 John 4:1-3

  5. The Spirit of Understanding: "To understand a proverb and an enigma, the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." - Proverbs 1:6-7

  6. The Spirit of Prophecy: "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." - Revelation 19:10

  7. The Spirit of Counsel: "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." - Isaiah 11:2

  8. The Spirit of Leadership: "Now when Moses heard this, he fell on his face; and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, 'Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him. Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company; put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi.'" - Numbers 16:4-7

  9. The Spirit of Slumber: "And David says: 'Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back always.' I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles." - Romans 11:9-11

  10. The Spirit of Judgment: "I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn." - Zechariah 12:10

  11. The Spirit of Healing: "And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him." - Acts 28:8

  12. The Spirit of Glory: "If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified." - 1 Peter 4:14

  13. The Spirit of Faith: "But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, 'I believed, therefore I spoke,' we also believe, therefore we also speak." - 2 Corinthians 4:13

  14. The Spirit of Bondage: "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, 'Abba, Father.'" - Romans 8:15

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