What does the Bible say about evil spirits?

Answer 1

Evil Spirits came from God; Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech. Judges 9:23

But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 1 Samuel 16:14-16.

see also; 1 Samuel 16:23 , 1 Samuel 18:10 , 1 Samuel 19:9 .1 Samuel 19:9

Can't find any verse that The Bible directly say that evil Spirits came from

Satan.

Evil Spirits are the causes of diseases;And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Luke 7:21

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, Luke 8:2 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. ... And the evil spirit ed and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. Acts 19:12-16

Answer 2

Your question is open to furious debate because the possible translations and misunderstandings that could come with the term ghost. "1: the seat of life or intelligence : soul ghost>2: a disembodied soul ; especially : the soul of a dead person believed to be 1: the seat of life or intelligence : soul ghost> 2: a disembodied soul ; especially : the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness 3: spirit , demonan inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness3: spirit , demon" ( provided by www.m-w.com) " the term ghost is vague enough it could lend its meaning to any being of spiritual or supernatural origin thus including angels, demons and even god himself as evident in the description of the holy trinity. " the father, the son , and the holy ghost(spirit in later translations). The bible is very clear that the spirit world is teaming with "life". and these entities have and continue to interact with humans and this world, however if the definition 2 " disembodied soul ; especially : the soul of a dead person " better suites your curiosity I can only think of one account in the bible that could match. Its Saul 1-28c-1v to 25v. Its an account of Saul seeking council from a "witch" in En dor, Saul pleaded with the witch to bring up the soul of Samuel. Some people argue that this was a demon brought up by the witch and impersonating Samuel to deceive Saul. The general ideology of most Christian based beliefs is that once your "soul" leaves your body you are separated from the earthly realm. Again this is the only account of a "human ghost" in the bible I can remember but the bible has a plethora of angelic, demonic, and divine intervention from spiritual beings that in my opinion would be considered ghosts. A most important aspect to religious views in question is your personal interpretation and faith.