The Demons Know
28 And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” 30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” 32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
Matthew 8:28–34
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The Demons Know
When Jesus arrives, the demons cry out to him. When no one else knows, the devils know that this is the Son of God. It is the only thing that terrifies them. When the religious establishment did not know Jesus, when his own people did not recognize him, the demons did. They cut through all the rhetoric. They call him who he is, "Son of God." This Son of God comes to defeat the demons and the devil. He comes to stomp the head of the devil and to rescue you from death. He comes victorious over the enemies of God. You know him. This Jesus makes himself known in the preaching of the Word and in the Sacraments. You have life because of this Jesus. You are the forgiven, loved, people of God. Thanks be to God that he comes to make you his own.
Matthew 8:28–34
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The Demons Know
When Jesus arrives, the demons cry out to him. When no one else knows, the devils know that this is the Son of God. It is the only thing that terrifies them. When the religious establishment did not know Jesus, when his own people did not recognize him, the demons did. They cut through all the rhetoric. They call him who he is, "Son of God." This Son of God comes to defeat the demons and the devil. He comes to stomp the head of the devil and to rescue you from death. He comes victorious over the enemies of God. You know him. This Jesus makes himself known in the preaching of the Word and in the Sacraments. You have life because of this Jesus. You are the forgiven, loved, people of God. Thanks be to God that he comes to make you his own.
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