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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. It must have been dreadful for travelers to pass that way at night, or to meet with this terrible madman at any hour of the day. But how terrible must have been the poor creature’s own condition! We get just a glimpse of it from the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, The devil does not like doing it; but if it will serve his purpose, he will pretend to be a worshipper of Christ. He comes here sometimes; he goes to all sorts of places of worship, and makes men turn worshippers who have no worship in their hearts; for there is no end to the depth of his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 of most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. The voice was the voice of the man, but the devil so completely dominated the whole of him, being that he could only speak as the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, — There is a wondrous attraction in the person of our Divine Lord and Master. Though he was a long way off, yet a gracious magnetic influence proceeded from him by which he drew this poor object of pity to him: “When he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Using the lips of this poor man, Satan spoke in him and through him. He is afraid of Christ. This dog of hell knows his Master, and crouches at his feet. He beseeches the “Son of the Most High...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Who was speaking then? The man himself, or the devil within him? It is very hard to tell; the man and the devil were two personalities, but they were so effectually blended into one that it is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Christ never wastes words over the devil. He speaks to him very shortly and very sharply. It would be well sometimes if we could be more laconic when we are dealing with evil. It does not deserve our words as it did not observe Christ’s words. Jesus said to the devil, “Come out of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. So that the demon’s adjuration was an answer to the Lord’s command, “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Whenever Christ speaks to the devil, his message is a very short and very sharp one. The Lord treats him like the dog that he is: “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.” Christ has no compliment for devils; and it is a pity that some of his servants have such soft words when they...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. The devil can pray; he did so in this case. It is not because a man is fluent in prayer that we are sure of his salvation. It is not because a man prays with such fervor that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. The devil is obliged to tell his name when Christ treats him like a catechized child, and he is compelled to crouch before Christ like a whipped cur at his master’s feet.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Satan clings to this world, and to any place where he has had a signal triumph, as he had among those tombs and those rocky ravines.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Satan would rather vex swine than do no mischief at all. He is so fond of evil that he would work it upon animals if he cannot work it upon men. What unanimity there is amongst the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now there was 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. Such is the malice of these evil spirits, that they would rather do mischief among swine than nowhere. But notice their unanimity; with all the faults that can be laid at the door of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. The devil cannot enter even a pig without Christ’s leave. So he cannot tempt you, my friend, without our Lord’s permission. You may rest assured that even this great monster of evil is under Christ’s control. He cannot molest you till Jesus gives him leave. There is a chain around the roaring lion, and he can...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a deep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled, At which we do not at all wonder. Who would not flee when they thus saw the power of Christ?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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;) It was strange that there should be so many swine in the country where lived God’s people Israel, and as they had no right to be there, and were there...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Ah, me! How variously different...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. You would have thought that it would have been said, “They marvelled, and they praised Christ...