CAST OUT DEMONS
26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 When
Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time
this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28 When he
saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice,
Luke 8:26-39
“What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!” 29 For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit
to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon
into solitary places.
Luke 8:26-39
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the
Abyss. 32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave
them permission. Luke 8:26-39
33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34 When those tending the pigs saw what had
happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35 and the people went
out to see what had happened.
Luke 8:26-39
When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind;
and they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. 37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear.
Luke 8:26-39
So he got into the boat and left. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged
to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return home and tell how much
God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had
done for him.
Luke 8:26-39
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12
Alias Names of Satan
The serpent (Genesis)The adversary (Job)
Lucifer, meaning “Morning Star” (Isaiah)The tempter (Matthew)
Beelzebub, meaning “Prince of Demons” (Matthew)
Alias Names of Satan
The god of this world (2 Corinthians)Belial (2 Corinthians)
The prince of the power of the air (Ephesians)The roaring lion (2 Peter)
The accuser of brethren (Revelation)The dragon (Revelation)
Satan is the greatest terrorist the world has ever seen
There were two men, instead of one man(Matthew 8:28)
The legion of demons were sent into a herd of two thousand pigs
(Mark 5:13)This man was self-harming by cutting
himself with stones (Mark 5:5)
The name of the demon is revealed as Legion (Mark 5:9; Luke 8:30)
The transformation is documented and the crowd asks Jesus to leave
(Mark 5:15; Luke 8:35)
1) Demonic Possession(vs. 27-29)
27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a
long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most
High God?
Luke 8:27-29
I beg you, don’t torture me!” 29 For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and
though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
Luke 8:27-29
[Demons are] ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize
dwellings not their own.”
Habakkuk 1:6
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
John 10:10
A) Shame(vs. 27)
Satan will expose us in such a way to dehumanize us
B) Shouting(vs. 28)
Demons always ask questions and make exclamations
C) Seized(vs. 29a)
D) Solitary(vs. 29b)
2) Divine Permission(vs. 30-33)
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the
Abyss. 32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them
permission.
Luke 8:30-33
33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
Luke 8:30-33
A) Demons Tremble before His Presence
God is uncreated, Satan is created
Whether one or six thousand, the presence of Jesus is sufficient to cast
out ALL demons
B) Demons Tremble before His Power
“Demon theology is orthodox.”
- John MacArthur -
“Jesus, Son of the Most High God”
Luke 8:29
33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 “Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who
you are—the Holy One of God!”
Luke 4:33-35
35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man
down before them all and came out without injuring him.
Luke 4:33-35
“You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.”
James 2:19
At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and
of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:10-11
C) Demons Tremble before His Punishment
The Abyss is a foreshadowing of the eternal destruction of all
demonic powers
1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and
holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the
devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and
locked and sealed it over him,
Revelation 20:1-3; 7-10
to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended.
After that, he must be set free for a short time… 7 When the thousand years are over,
Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four
corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle.
Revelation 20:1-3; 7-10
9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven
and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of
burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.Revelation 20:1-3; 7-10
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
1 John 3:8
You rewind the tape of redemption history to remind demons of the past
and you fast-forward the tape of redemption history to remind demons
of their future
3) Delivered Proclamation(vs. 34-39)
34 When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35 and the people went out to see what had happened. When
they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at
Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Luke 8:34-39
36 Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured.
37 Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him,
but Jesus sent him away, saying, Luke 8:34-39
39 “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away
and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:34-39
The people had become so accustomed to the demonic that they feared
deliverance
The best questions to ask, are the questions embedded in the biblical text:
How much has God done for you?
One of the key components of the Gospel is Jesus’ triumph over Satan
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and
condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.
Colossians 2:13-15
15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Colossians 2:13-15
“As a witness to Christ, the sermon is a struggle with demons. Every sermon must overcome Satan.
Every sermon fights a battle. sermon must overcome Satan. Every sermon fights a battle. But this does
not occur through the dramatic efforts of the preacher. It happens only through the proclamation
of the One who has trodden upon the head of the devil. We usually do not recognize Satan anyway.
We do not find him; Christ finds him. The devil departs from him. Satan waits nowhere so for
his prey as where the congregation gathers itself. Nothing is more important to him than to hinder
Christ’s coming to the congregation. Therefore Christ must be preached.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer -(1906-1945)