Demons Out

About 2000 pigs were herded nearby Would Jesus allow the demons to move from the man to the swine?

Mark 5:1-20 (see also  Luke 8:26-39 and Matthew 8:28-34)

• All the demons cried out for permission.
• They did not want to leave the country.
• They sought refuge in the herd of swine.
• Permission was granted.
• Upon entering the pigs, the pigs ran uncontrollably toward and over the cliff and into the water below where they drowned.
• Those who were watching the pigs watched this mass swine suicide; then they ran into the city to tell others.
• Coming from the city, the crowd found the man who previously had been possessed by the Legion of demons.
• There he was clothed and calmly sitting in his right mind with Jesus. He had been delivered.
• Instead of thankfully glorifying God for the deliverance, they demanded that Jesus depart the area. Were they afraid the demons would return?
• The man wanted to travel with Jesus; but Jesus told him to go into the city and tell his friends what had happened. The man gladly did just that.

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