Friday, May 13, 2016

We Are Legion, For We Are Many



Mark 5:1-20

Then They (Jesus Christ and His Disciples) came to the other side of The Sea, to The Country of The Gadarenes.  And when He (Jesus Christ) had come out of the boat, immediately there MET Him (Jesus Christ), out of The Tombs, a Man (The Demon-Possessed Man) with an Unclean Spirit, who had his (The Demon-Possessed Man’s) dwelling among The Tombs; and NO ONE could BIND him (The Demon-Possessed Man), NOT even with chains, because he (The Demon-Possessed Man) had often been BOUND with shackles and chains.  And the chains had been PULLED APART by him (The Demon-Possessed Man), and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could ANYONE TAME him (The Demon-Possessed Man).  And always, night and day, he (The Demon-Possessed Man) was in The Mountains and in The Tombs, CRYING OUT and CUTTING himself (The Demon-Possessed Man) with stones.

When he (The Demon-Possessed Man) SAW Jesus (Jesus Christ) from afar, he (The Demon-Possessed Man) ran and worshiped Him (Jesus Christ).  And he (The Demon-Possessed Man) CRIED OUT with a Loud Voice and said, “What have I to do with YOU, Jesus (Jesus Christ), Son of The Most High GOD (GOD Almighty)?  I IMPLORE YOU (Jesus Christ), BY GOD (GOD Almighty), that YOU (Jesus Christ) do NOT Torment Me (The Demon-Possessed Man).”

For He (Jesus Christ) SAID to him (The Demon-Possessed Man), “COME OUT of the man, Unclean Spirit!”  Then He (Jesus Christ) ASKED him (The Demon-Possessed Man), “What is your name?”  And he (The Demon-Possessed Man) answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for We (The “Legion” of Demons) are MANY.”  Also he (The Demon-Possessed Man) BEGGED Him (Jesus Christ) earnestly, that He (Jesus Christ) would NOT send Them (The “Legion” of Demons) OUT of The Country (The Country of Gadarenes).

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there (in The Country of Gadarenes), near The Mountains.  So, All The Demons (The “Legion” of Demons) BEGGED Him (Jesus Christ), saying, “Send Us (The “Legion” of Demons) to the swine, that We (The “Legion” of Demons) may ENTER them (the large herd of swine).”  And at once, Jesus (Jesus Christ) GAVE Them (The “Legion” of Demons) PERMISSION.  Then The Unclean Spirits (The “Legion” of Demons) WENT OUT and ENTERED the swine (there were about Two Thousand); and the herd (The “Legion” of Demons) RAN VIOLENTLY down the steep place into The Sea, and DROWNED in The Sea.

So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in The City and in The Country (The Country of Gadarenes).  And they went out to see what it was that had happened.  Then they came to Jesus (Jesus Christ), and SAW The One (The Demon-Possessed Man) who had been Demon-Possessed and had The Legion (The “Legion” of Demons), sitting and clothed and in his (The once Demon-Possessed Man) RIGHT MIND.  And they were AFRAID.  And those who SAW it, TOLD them, how it happened to him (The once Demon-Possessed Man) who had been Demon-Possessed, and about the swine.  Then they began to PLEAD with Him (Jesus Christ) to DEPART from their region (The Country of Gadarenes).

And when He (Jesus Christ) got into the boat, he (The once Demon-Possessed Man) who had been Demon-Possessed BEGGED Him (Jesus Christ), that he (The once Demon-Possessed Man) might be with Him (Jesus Christ).  However, Jesus (Jesus Christ) did NOT PERMIT him (The once Demon-Possessed Man), but said to him (The once Demon-Possessed Man), “Go home to your friends, and tell them what Great Things The LORD (Jesus Christ) has DONE for YOU (The once Demon-Possessed Man), and how He (Jesus Christ) has had COMPASSION on YOU (The once Demon-Possessed Man).” And he (The once Demon-Possessed Man) DEPARTED and began to PROCLAIM in Decapolis, all that Jesus (Jesus Christ) had DONE for him (The Demon-Possessed Man); and All MARVELED.

Luke 8:26-39

Then They (Jesus Christ and His Disciples) sailed to The Country of The Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.  And when He (Jesus Christ) stepped out on the land, there MET Him (Jesus Christ), a Certain Man (The Demon-Possessed Man) from The City, who had demons for a long time. And he (The Demon-Possessed Man) wore NO clothes, NOR did he (The Demon-Possessed Man) live in a house, but in The Tombs.  When he (The Demon-Possessed Man) SAW Jesus (Jesus Christ), he (The Demon-Possessed Man) CRIED OUT, fell down before Him (Jesus Christ), and with a Loud Voice said, “What have I to do with YOU, Jesus (Jesus Christ), Son of The Most High GOD (GOD Almighty)?  I beg YOU (Jesus Christ), do NOT Torment me!”  For He (Jesus Christ) had COMMANDED The Unclean Spirit (The Demons) to COME OUT of the man.  For it (The Demons) had often SEIZED him (The Demon-Possessed Man), and he (The Demon-Possessed Man) was KEPT under guard, BOUND with chains and shackles; and he (The Demon-Possessed Man) BROKE the bonds and was DRIVEN by the demon (The Demons), into the wilderness.

Jesus (Jesus Christ) asked him (The Demon-Possessed Man), SAYING, “What is your name?”  And he (The Demon-Possessed Man) said, “Legion,” because Many Demons had entered him (The Demon-Possessed Man).  And They (The “Legion” of Demons) BEGGED Him (Jesus Christ), that He (Jesus Christ) would NOT command Them (The “Legion” of Demons) to GO OUT, into The Abyss.  Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on The Mountain.  So, They (The “Legion” of Demons) BEGGED Him (Jesus Christ), that He (Jesus Christ) would PERMIT Them (The “Legion” of Demons) to ENTER them (the herd of swine).  And He (Jesus Christ) PERMITTED Them (The “Legion” of Demons).  Then The Demons (The “Legion” of Demons) went out of the man (The Demon-Possessed Man) and ENTERED the swine, and the herd (the herd of swine) RAN VIOLENTLY down the steep place into the lake and DROWNED.

When those who fed them SAW what had happened, they fled and told it, in The City and in The Country (The Country of The Gadarenes).  Then they went out to SEE what had happened, and came to Jesus (Jesus Christ), and found the man (The once Demon-Possessed Man) from whom The Demons (The “Legion” of Demons) had DEPARTED, sitting at The Feet of Jesus (Jesus Christ), clothed and in his (The once Demon-Possessed Man) RIGHT MIND.  And they were AFRAID.  They also who had SEEN it, told them by what means he (The once Demon-Possessed Man) who had been Demon-Possessed was HEALED.  Then The Whole Multitude of The Surrounding Region of The Gadarenes asked Him (Jesus Christ) to DEPART from them, for they were seized with Great Fear.  And He (Jesus Christ) got into the boat and returned.

Now the man (The once Demon-Possessed Man) from whom The Demons (The “Legion” of Demons) had departed, BEGGED Him (Jesus Christ), that he (The once Demon-Possessed Man) might be with Him (Jesus Christ).  But Jesus (Jesus Christ) sent him (The once Demon-Possessed Man) away, SAYING, “Return to your (The once Demon-Possessed Man’s) own house, and TELL what Great Things GOD (GOD Almighty) has DONE for YOU (The once Demon-Possessed Man).”  And he (The once Demon-Possessed Man) went his (The once Demon-Possessed Man’s) way and PROCLAIMED throughout The Whole City, what Great Things Jesus (Jesus Christ) had DONE for him (The once Demon-Possessed Man).

Fellow Believers, this is so true for each of Us (Believers), for when We (Believers) were deeply controlled by Our (Believers) Own sin, GOD Almighty REACHED OUT to Us (Believers), and Jesus Christ REACHED OUT to Us (Believers).  GOD Almighty PUT UPON Our (Believers) Hearts, the burning desire to KNOW Jesus Christ.  Then someone shared with Us (Believers), The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and We (Believers) acknowledged GOD Almighty’s Amazing Saving Grace AND We (Believers) accepted GOD Almighty’s Free Gift of Salvation, thereby becoming One of The Children of GOD Almighty, yes, a Brother or Sister, in Christ Jesus.  We (Believers) in turn, PROCLAIM The Gospel of Jesus Christ to The World, and We (Believers) give Our (Believers) Testimony of everything Jesus Christ has done in Our (Believers) Lives.  We (Believers) PROCLAIM All which Jesus Christ does FOR Us (Believers) AND which Jesus Christ does THROUGH Us (Believers).  We (Believers) ARE Jesus Christ’s LIGHT upon The World!  We (Believers) ARE Children of GOD Almighty, and We (Believers) have The Assurance of being in GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, with Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, and All The Rest of The Children (Believers) of GOD Almighty, for Eternity, Forever!

With THIS in mind, let Us (Believers) GO OUT and Share The Gospel of Jesus Christ, to All, who have “Ears to HEAR and Eyes to SEE, The Truth!”  Amen.

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