Mark 5:1-20
Jesus and the demoniac ( legion )
THE SETTING
5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[a]
2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet.
STRONG
No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
DEMONS REACT
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”
WHY SUCH PERMISSION?
People vs. pigs
13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
WHY THE REACTION?
14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
TOWN REACTION?
15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
NO PERMISSION
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him,
…BUT SENT !
but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b] how much Jesus had done for him.
FINAL REACTION
And all the people were amazed.
- Power over storm
- Remedy to doubt
- Point of demoniac
- Power over the commercially concerned
How he got that way….
– Theology of Possession
Terrestrial
Luke 11:21-22
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
Supernatural
– Genesis 3 – Attacked God’s children
– Job accused
– Tempted Israel to doubt / unbelief / paganism
– Herod -slaughter of innocents
– Religious leaders
– Pilate
– TODAY
At work through it ALL!
CONCLUSION
Tim Tebow story
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nyxjRcyrj8s