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I ask You, in the name of God, do not hurt me!” 8 At the same time, Jesus was saying, “Come out of the man, you demon!” 9 Jesus asked the demon, “What is your name?” He said, “My name is Many, for there are many of us.” 10 The demons asked Jesus not to send them out of the country.
4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan River. The Spirit led him into the desert. 2 There the devil tempted him for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during that time. At the end of the 40 days, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”.
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Aug 5, 2018 · When Jesus Christ was tempted by Satan, Satan asked him to do certain things which he denied. But in Matthew 8 the demons wanted Jesus to drive them into pigs and he did so. The herd then ran into the water and drowned.
Mark 5:13. ESV So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea. NIV He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs.
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Dwelling on past sins in order to wallow in guilt or to revel in nostalgia is never a good idea, but Paul intends neither of these things when reminding readers of their condition before knowing Jesus (Eph. 2:1). Instead, the apostle wants to draw a contrast between life apart from Christ and life in Christ so as to magnify the power and grace of G...
We were dead apart from Christ indeed (v. 1), but it was a state of spiritual death that did not render us incapable of action. We were all too capable of transgressing that which is holy, following the course of this world the prince of the power of the air the passions of our flesh (vv. 23). Here Paul reveals the three great powers that enslave...
The course of this world (v. 2) refers to the ways of culture and society that oppose the Lord. There are ungodly trends in the world materialism, naturalism, desire for instant gratification, and more that once ruled all of our passions but are now defeated in Christ (John 16:33; 1 John 5:5). No longer our ruler, the world still appeals to our r...
In ancient times, the term air often referred to the spiritual realm of angels and demons; thus, the prince of the power of the air is Satan (Eph. 2:2). This leader of all that opposes God stirs up trouble all over the world, and he even endeavors to infiltrate and disturb the church (4:2627). The Devil is fierce but easily put to flight when we re...
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It is doubtful, though, that the serpent sent a river of water to sweep escaping Jews away in a flood. More likely, the flood represents the invading forces of the King of the North—typically identified as Russia.
The floods, the rivers, the waves of the sea, are employed to express popular movements. The woman that cannot be destroyed by positive persecution may be swept away by a hostile public opinion. It is not the rulers alone who stand up against the Lord and His Church: an infuriated populace may be stirred up against them.
