THE DOOM OF DEMONS
The doom of demons will come in two stages: the Millennium and the Eternal Order.
A. The Millennium
The first stage of the doom of demons will be in the Millennium; they will be in a place of confinement. This is the point of Isaiah 24:21–22, which states that God is going to punish the high ones on high, the fallen angelic beings who will be put into prison. All demons will be confined during the entire Millennium so there will be no demonic activity whatsoever in the Messianic Kingdom. Many assume that they will be confined with Satan in the abyss, but that is not what the Bible teaches. Satan himself will be confined in the abyss during the entire Messianic Kingdom. The demons, however, will not be confined there with him, but will be divided into two groups and confined in two places.
The first group of demons will be confined in the land of Edom, which today is the southern part of Jordan. This is the point of Isaiah 34:13–15, which mentions various animals living in the land of burning pitch and burning brimstone. But we know that literal animals like those mentioned cannot live in a land of burning pitch and burning brimstone, so these beings with particular animal-like features are demons. One group of demons will be confined in the land of Edom or Southern Jordan. A second group of demons will be confined in the city of Babylon within modern-day Iraq (Is. 13:21–22; Rev. 18:2).
All demons will be confined during the Millennium either in Edom or in Babylon. For this reason, these two areas of the world will be areas of desolation throughout the Kingdom Period and will be countries of burning pitch and burning brimstone, with the smoke of the brimstone ascending for the entire 1,000 years. So while the whole world is beautified and blossoming as a rose, these two areas will be desolated. No humans will live there, only the demons who are confined there.
There will be no demonic activity of any kind, no harassment, influence or control throughout the Kingdom. Whatever sin is found in the Kingdom will be the result of man’s sin nature rather than demonic activity.
B. The Eternal Order
The second stage of the doom of demons is in the Eternal Order. This will come in two phases.
First, every demon will be judged at the Great White Throne Judgment by believers. In 1 Corinthians 6:3, Paul stated that believers will someday judge the angels. He did not mean good angels, because good angels never sin and never fail in their missions, so they do not need to undergo a judgment. The angels to be judged are fallen angels or demons. At the Great White Throne Judgment, all demons will be judged to determine their individual degree of punishment, for there are degrees of wickedness among demons. Not all have the same degree of wickedness, so there will be degrees of punishment even for demons. That degree will be determined by believers.
After the Great White Throne Judgment will come the second phase; that is, they will be cast into the Lake of Fire, where they will spend eternity (Mat. 8:29; 25:41, 46). This will be the final doom of demons.
Excerpt from Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum:
MBS082 DEMONOLOGY: THE DOCTRINE OF DEMONS: Pg 40-41
