Everywhere Jesus went, He cast demons out of people and healed all who were sick, proving that He was the promised Messiah of whom the Old Testament prophets spoke. But when He ventured over to the area of Gadera, which was east of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River, He proved He had power and authority over an entire legion of demons who had infiltrated that area by possessing several men (other Gospel accounts say it was one man). In any event, it appears that there were many in that land possessed by demons, and one man in particular who was more vicious than the others.
We see in Matthew's account that the legion of demons begged not to be tormented and were eventually allowed to enter a herd of pigs. These animals are considered unclean under Jewish law and yet they were being herded in this area, possibly for sacrifice to Zeus and other pagan gods.
At the moment the demons entered the pigs, they ran like crazy and threw themselves off a cliff, giving new meaning to the term "when pigs fly!" This one act by Jesus reveals that even an unclean fleshly being cannot tolerate an unclean spiritual being. Therefore, if unclean pigs desire to be rid of unclean spirits, how much more should unclean men desire to be rid of the unclean demons of this world! Selah ... think about that!
Thank God, Jesus came and has given the church, which is His body, authority and power over ALL demonic principalities, including Satan. When we are made clean IN HIM, then all things unclean flee! There is really no need to go through long, drawn-out demonic deliverance anymore. Once you become a born-again, child of God, you are translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. Just as Satan and his demons have no connection or affiliation with Jesus, the Son of God, they likewise have no connection or affiliation with you because you are IN HIM.
Renew your mind and get it in line with what Scripture says about you now that you have been born again IN CHRIST.
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