{"id":1553,"date":"2024-05-24T18:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/seven-princes-of-hell-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T20:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:40:19","slug":"seven-princes-of-hell-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/seven-princes-of-hell-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"De zeven prinsen van de hel staan niet in de Bijbel \u2014 ze komen uit 1589"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>There are no seven princes of hell in the Bible. The list is from 1589, it was compiled by a German bishop writing about witch trials, and it has been repeated ever since as though it were Scripture. Knowing where it came from is worth more than memorising it. Where the list actually comes from The familiar arrangement \u2014 a demon assigned to each of the seven deadly sins \u2014 was set out by Peter Binsfeld, suffragan bishop of Trier,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seven princes of hell are not in the Bible. The list was compiled in 1589 by a bishop writing about witch trials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2252,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/satans-daughter\/","url_meta":{"origin":1553,"position":0},"title":"Satan Has No Daughter in the Bible \u2014 and No Family at All","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Satan has no daughter in the Bible, and no family of any kind. 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