Luke 11:24. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, -
Satan does sometimes go out of men entirely of his own accord without being turned out. He goes out for a walk, meaning to go back again. Many a man has left off being a drunkard, or left off being lascivious, - for a time: "when the unclean spirit is gone out of a man," -
Luke 11:24. He walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house -
You see that he still calls it his house. He has gone out for a walk, but he has taken the key of his house with him. Some people sign the pledge, and give up being drunkards for a time, but if the devil is still their master he has only gone away for a while, and he will come back again before long. If he goes out of his own accord, he will come back when he pleases: "I will return unto my house " -
Luke 11:24; Luke 11:26. Whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
The man has become quite a decent sort of fellow. He has given up his bad ways, and is a respectable member of society. The house is swept and garnished, but it is the devil’s house all the same.
Luke 11:24. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, -
Satan does sometimes go out of men entirely of his own accord without being turned out. He goes out for a walk, meaning to go back again. Many a man has left off being a drunkard, or left off being lascivious, - for a time: "when the unclean spirit is gone out of a man," -
Luke 11:24. He walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house -
You see that he still calls it his house. He has gone out for a walk, but he has taken the key of his house with him. Some people sign the pledge, and give up being drunkards for a time, but if the devil is still their master he has only gone away for a while, and he will come back again before long. If he goes out of his own accord, he will come back when he pleases: "I will return unto my house " -
Luke 11:24; Luke 11:26. Whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
The man has become quite a decent sort of fellow. He has given up his bad ways, and is a respectable member of society. The house is swept and garnished, but it is the devil’s house all the same.