And they came over unto the other side of the sea,
into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was
come out of the ship, immediately there met him out
of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had
his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind
him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been
often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had
been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in
pieces: neither could any man tame him.
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and
in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped
him, and cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I
to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God?
I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not. For he
said unto him, COME OUT OF THE MAN, THOU
UNCLEAN SPIRIT.
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered,
saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
And he besought him much that he would not send them
away out of the country.
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd
of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying,
Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And
forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits
went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about
two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and
in the country. And they went out to see what it was that
was done.
And they come to Jesus and see him that was possessed
with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and
in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark 5:1-15
1. The demons made the mad man live in a cemetery.
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there
met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
who had his DWELLING AMONG THE TOMBS; and no
man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark 5:2-3
2. The demons made the man uncontrollable and
untameable and gave him super-human strength.
Because that he had been often bound with fetters and
chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him,
and the fetters broken in pieces: NEITHER COULD ANY
MAN TAME HIM.
Mark 5:4
3. The demons made the mad man injure and harm
himself.
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in
the tombs, crying, and CUTTING HIMSELF with stones.
Mark 5:5
4. When the power of God was present, the demons
could not prevent the man from worshipping Jesus.
But WHEN HE SAW JESUS AFAR OFF, HE RAN AND
WORSHIPPED him,
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure
thee by God that thou torment me not.
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean
spirit.
Mark 5:6-8
5. Jesus asked for the name of the demon. Commanding
the demon by its name releases more power and compels
the evil spirit to obey.
And he asked him, WHAT IS THY NAME? And he
answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mark 5:9
6. The madman of Gadara was possessed by one devil
but had six thousand other demons in him. The
demonic power in the man made him unusually strong.
And he asked him, what is thy name? And he answered,
saying, MY NAME IS LEGION: for we are many.
Mark 5:9
7. The demons were willing to come out of the man but
they did not want to leave that part of the world.
Demons are associated with regions and areas, which
they dominate. Demons cause certain characteristics to
exist in certain places.
And he besought him much that he would not send them
away OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
Mark 5:10
8. The evil spirits preferred to occupy the pigs than to
remain without a habitation.
Many animals have evil spirits in them. Even the pigs
reacted by behaving abnormally when the evil spirits entered
into them. Many people react and behave abnormally because
of the presence of evil spirits. Abnormal behaviour must always
prompt you to think of evil spirits. The pigs preferred to commit
suicide than to have the evil spirits live in them.
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd
of swine feeding.
And all the devils besought him, saying, SEND US INTO
THE SWINE, that we may enter into them… and the herd
ran violently down a steep place into the sea…
Mark 5:11-13
9. Jesus preferred to sacrifice the “pig farm” and to save
the man. The life of a man is worth far more than a
thousand pigs. You are important to Jesus and He will do
great things just to set you free.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean
spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd
ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were
about TWO THOUSAND;) AND WERE CHOKED IN
THE SEA.
Mark 5:13
10. Today medical science is not able to easily cure mad
men. The power of Jesus Christ did what human beings
with all their science and knowledge are still unable to
do.
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and
in the country. And they went out to see what it was that
was done.
And they come to Jesus and see him that was possessed
with the devil, and had the legion, SITTING, AND
CLOTHED, AND IN HIS RIGHT MIND: and they were
afraid.
Mark 5:14-15
11. The miracle healing of the mad man of Gadara
demonstrates the love of God, the compassion of Jesus
Christ, the greatness of Jesus Christ and the power of
the Holy Spirit.
… For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
12. Let the goodness of God and His power lead you
to salvation. As you see the greatness of Jesus Christ
through his healings and miracles, you must open your
heart to his message of salvation so that you will be saved
from going to hell. Let the goodness of God lead you to
repentance and salvation. The message of Jesus is clear:
repent or you will likewise perish!
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and
forbearance and longsuffering; NOT KNOWING
THAT THE GOODNESS OF GOD LEADETH THEE
TO REPENTANCE?
Romans 2:4
