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Govino Abdiella Dayanu Hannah Meeuwse Grade 9 25 Oct 2013 Healing o De!on "ossessed #oy $esus% &ower over de!ons was shown in the boo' o Mar'( Matthew and )u'e* One day( a !an ca!e to $esus with his &ossessed son* +he !an told $esus that the de!on o ten throws to the ground* ,hen the boy is brought to $esus( the boy goes wild because o the de!on inside hi!* +he !an e-&lains to $esus that the boy has been &ossessed ro! childhood* ,ith His divine &ower( $esus co!!anded the unholy s&irit inside the boy to co!e out* As the de!on ca!e out o the boy( !any has said that he died because his body loo' li'e a cor&se* $esus too' by the hand and he stood out* +he disci&les as'ed &rivately o how could $esus do such a thing* According to the story( it is not !entioned s&eci ically who were the crowds watching $esus &er or!ed the !iracle( but it was certain that the disci&les watch hi! &er or!ing the !iracles* .ro! the &revious bible verses( $esus was in /aesarea "hili&&i* According to David "ad ield( the region was !ostly gentiles and it can be assu!e that they were the one watching $esus% !iracle* +he crowd see!ed to lost ho&e when they see the boy loo' li'e a cor&se( but they were a!a0ed that the boy was alive* +he disci&les were even con used as to how $esus could do such thing while they couldn%t* Jesus Christ has supreme authority over every living things, and He shows that we should not be afraid of demons for Jesus came to Earth to destroy the Devils scheme* ,hat He did show that $esus /hrist is the )ord o the 1niverse( 2on o God* He has control and &ower to re&el de!on%s in luences and !ight* As the )ord o the 1niverse( $esus has su&eriority and authority over every living things in this world* Also( as the 2on o God(

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$esus is able to do the i!&ossible* 3t shows how glorious the &ower o $esus* $esus is able to do so!ething which other &eo&le at the ti!e couldn%t* +he story also shows that de!ons are &owerless be ore Hi!* 3n that story( it shows that de!on will ollow His co!!ands even though they disli'e it* $esus% holiness are able to overco!e the &ower o the dar'ness* +his event also oreshadowing his victory over 2atan in the boo' o 4evelation* #y $esus de eating one o 2atan%s ollowers( He showed that His victory is certain* $esus% &resence &roves that the 5ingdo! o God has arrive on earth* +he 5ingdo! has arrive to !inister the earth* +he story can also be inter&reted as a warning* 3t is the warning that de!ons are able to control and &ossessed us* 3n that story( there are so!e &art where the de!on a&&eared very strong because the disci&les did not !anage to drove hi! out( but the de!on is nothing be ore $esus* +his story can be viewed as a sy!bol* +he boy who was &ossessed by de!on can be inter&reted as hu!an with little aith* +hose hu!an who have little aith in God6 they can be &ossessed by evil s&irits* 3n the very irst &lace( hu!an is very ragile to de!on &ossession because o sin* 2in is the wor' o 2atan and hu!ans have allen into it* $esus healing the boy can be seen as $esus saving hu!an ro! 2atan( ro! sin( thus also saving hu!an ro! death( because 7ust li'e what 4o!ans 8923 says( :+he wages o sin is death*; $esus has &rovide salvation to hu!an( so that hu!an can be ree ro! 2atan and are delivered to 5ingdo! o Heaven* As $esus heals the boy( he has destroyed the bound between hi! and sin* $esus has &rovided sa ety or the boy( or all hu!ans( to rely on* Hu!ans have been saved by $esus and have been &rovided salvation* +he story can be seen as good news* $esus% !ission is to show the world that he is God and to ree the world ro! the sin* #y showing the world that He has &ower to cast out de!ons( He showed the world His divinity and Godly &ower* He had shown His !ercy( love and co!&assion* #y casting out de!ons( He had saved the boy ro! sin( and so( $esus saved hi! ro! death* He delivered the

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boy to His 5ingdo! o Heaven* $esus healing the &ossessed boy is re erring to the bible verse 1 $ohn 39<* 3t says( :+he reason the 2on o God a&&eared was to destroy the devil%s wor'*; $esus a&&eared to =arth to destroy 2atan wor's and so i 2atan%s wor' are destroyed( the Devil%s de eat are already certain and the Devil will not have any !ore authority in the earth* 3n that event( $esus destroyed 2atan by destroying one o his ollowers* >ow( with $esus% authority on =arth( the world is ree ro! 2atan and so the world is ree ro! sin* His wor' is done in the cross and resurrection* 3n the cross( He died reeing us ro! the Devil* 3n His resurrection( He de eated Death and that He de eated the Devil( because the Devil had the &ower o death* +here have been !any co!!entaries about the !iracle $esus did* According to Matthew Henry( when /hrist cured( He cures e ectually* +he de!on !ay have ti!e at the ti!e to regain his &ossession but( when $esus healed the boy( the de!on would never to return to the boy* Matthew says that when the &eo&le are a!a0ed o $esus% !iracle( it is because o the loo' o /hrist* +here :a&&eared a wonder ul bris'ness and s&rightliness in his loo's*; ?Henry@* His loo's a&&eared si!ilar to Moses when Moses ca!e down ro! Mount* $esus shows that we should not be a raid o de!ons or God is always with us* $esus has &rovided de ense ro! the &ower o dar'ness( which is the ar!or o God* +a'en e-a!&le ro! Mar' 9923( $esus show that or every believer( it is &ossible to overco!e the de!onic &ower* +hen we( as $esus believer and ollower( have been granted &ower to de eat de!on in luence* $esus gave authority to all who believe in hi!( 7ust li'e what Mar' 1891A say( BAnd these signs shall ollow the! that believe6 3n !y na!e shall they cast out devils***B ?:Cour 2&iritual Authority;@* ,e should surrender and sub!it ourselves to Hi! or sa ety and salvation* ,ith $esus in our heart( !ind( and soul( we have nothing to ear* 3n the na!e o $esus( de!ons are nothing* 3 so!eday( we encountered de!ons or eel a raid because we can

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eel their &resence( si!&ly re!e!ber and 'ee& saying :$esus; or it will strengthen our heart and give light in the dar'ness* He will co!e and guide us to sa ety ,or's /ited Ayree( $oyce* Jesus gives us power to overcome unclean spirits * >*&*( 5 2e&t* 2009* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013* /ollins( Martin G* The Miracles of Jesus Christ E!orcising a "oung #oy $%art Two&* >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 3 >ov* 2013* /unningha!( ,illia! 4* JE'(' HE)*' THE DEM+, %+''E''ED #+" ) 'T(D" +- M)./ 0 12340* >*&*( < $an* 2012* ,eb* 3 >ov* 2013* Henry( Matthew* Matthew Henry5s Complete Commentary on the #ible * >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 3 >ov* 2013* Holy #ible ,ew 6nternational 7ersion* >*&*9 3!age #uilders 2ervices D "ublishing .oundation( 3nc*( n*d* "rint* )( 4obert* Casting out demons * >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013* )( 4obert* "our 'piritual )uthority * >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013* McDowell( 2ean* 8hat Does the #ible 'ay )bout Demons9* >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013* "ad ield( David* Caesarea %hilippi 6n 6srael * >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 3 >ov* 2013* "hil&ott( 5ent* How Christians Cast +ut Demons Today * >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013* 2ale! /o!!unications /or&oration* Compare Translations for :enesis ; 1< * >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013* 1# David D 3Ell # $onathan( 3nc* 7ictory over 'atan* >*&*( n*d* ,eb* 25 Oct* 2013*

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