Distinguishing holy spirits from evil spirits

How should we refer to the spirits that belong to God and the spirits that belong to Satan? What is the difference between a holy spirit and an evil spirit?
 
In both 2 Pet 2:4 and Rev 9:14-19, we see that God was not lenient on the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell and chained them up in utter darkness until the day of judgment. According to Eze 28 and Isa 14:12, one of the archangels (cherubim) claimed to be God. The angels bound at the great river Euphrates because of their betrayal (Rev 9) turned out to be demons. This is why Rev 20:2 mentions the dragon, the devil, Satan, and the serpent. How should we distinguish the angels who belong to God from the angels who end up belonging to the devil?

The angels who belong to God can be referred to as holy spirits, but the angels who belong to the devil are evil spirits. The term “holy spirit” implies consecration, while “evil spirit” implies wickedness. We should not simply call them angels. We have to be more specific, saying either “good” or “evil” so that people understand which angels we are discussing. Let’s examine how the scriptures refer to these two kinds of angels.

  • “The one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the spirit sparingly,” (Jn 3:34). The spirit in this verse does not only indicate one specific being (i.e. the divine).
  • Each person gathered in Mark's upper room was filled by a holy spirit (Acts 2:1-4).
  • Jesus breathed on his disciples and said, “Receive the holy spirit,” (Jn 20:22).
  • “While God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the holy spirit distributed according to his will,” (Heb 2:4).
  • “To each person the manifestation of the holy spirit is given for the benefit of all...” (1 Cor 12:4-11).
  • Daniel had within him a “spirit of the holy gods” (Dan 4:8-9).
  • “I heard a holy one speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking...” (Dan 8:13).
  • “The Lord my God will come with all his holy ones with him,” (Zec 14:5).
  • “When he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels...” (Lk 9:26).
  • Cornelius the Centurion was directed by a holy angel (Acts 10:22).
  • “The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones,” (Jude 1:14).
  • “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness...God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them,” (Gen 1:26-27).
  • “But the one united with the Lord is one spirit with him,” (1 Cor 6:17).

                             
                            As we have examined above, God creates and gives birth to people through his holy spirit. Anything or anyone created by the spirit of God is holy. Any spirit that is holy is the same as a holy spirit. Aren’t holy spirits simply angels who are holy? Regardless of whether you are talking about angels or people, if they have been created through the holy spirit, they are holy. The spirits that are holy should be called holy spirits, and the people that are holy can even be called holy gods according to Jn 10:35. If this is the case, anyone who belongs to God can be called either a holy god or a holy spirit. The spirit of God, however, is different from the spirits created by God. Just as a father cannot become his own son, the creator God cannot become a created spirit or flesh. Figuratively speaking, the foundation stones, supportive pillars, and rafters are all quite different despite the fact that they come together to form a single house.