THE EXTREME EMBODIMENT OF THE
THOUGHTS OF UNSAVED PERSONS, OR… SPOOKY STUFF
10-31-21
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OUR DOWNFALL
(Mark 5:1-5) And they [Jesus and His disciples] came over [from the
east, from the Promised Land] unto the other side [unto the western
side, unto the wilderness] of the sea [the sea is a symbol of all
humanity; the sea of Galilee = Gk: the heathen circle], into the
country of the Gadarenes [the half-tribe of Gad that rejected living in
the Promised Land]. And when he [Jesus] was come out of the ship,
immediately there met him out of the tombs [“and fell down before him”
Luke 8:28] [1] a man with an unclean [Gk: impure, morally lewd or
specifically demonic: foul] spirit [“devils” Luke 8:27] [2], Who had
his dwelling among the tombs [“For oftentimes it (the unclean spirit)
had caught him” Luke 8:29]; and no man could bind him, no, not with
chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters [Gk: shackles
for the feet] and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by
him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him
[3,4]. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the
tombs [thinking; high and low (many psychological applications)],
crying [Gk: to croak (as a raven) or scream, shriek: cry out], and
cutting [Gk: to chop down, mangling] himself with stones [i.e.,
punishing himself with stones which represent the hard unforgiving
Law].
1. tombs = Gk: remberances (places of interment):
graves. [i.e., places for dead things]
a. remember = Dict: 1. to have (an event, thing,
person, etc.) come to mind again; think of again. 2. implies a putting
oneself in mind of something, often suggesting that the thing is kept
alive in the memory. [“night and day” i.e., nightmares]
b. nightmare = Dict: 1. formerly, an evil spirit
believed to haunt sleeping people. 2. a frightening dream, often
accompanied by a sensation of oppression and helplessness.
2. (Heb 1:7) And of the angels he [God] saith,
Who maketh his angels [thoughts] spirits, and his ministers a flame of
fire. [Psa 104:4]
a. Commentary: “God is a Spirit” (John 4:34). God is
Thought, we know that because only “thought” can create. A Bible spirit
(angel, thought, i.e., influence) is composed of multiple spirits
(angels, thoughts, i.e., influences; e.g., “My name is Legion: for we
are many” Mark 5:9) having similar and therefore adhering (reinforcing)
thoughts in common that are unified under one title or “head.” The
spirit (composed of angels, thoughts, i.e., influences) that Jesus
addressed is “impure” and “morally lewd” whereas God’s thoughts are
pure and morally perfect. Therefore this particular spirit/angel that
is composed of multiple like-thinking spirits dwelling inside the mind
of this wild man is a fallen angel also named and defined as a demon, a
devil, or herein “an unclean spirit.”
3. tame = Dict: 1. changed from a wild to a
domesticated state, as animals trained for use by man or as pets. 2.
like a domesticated animal in nature; gentle and easy to control;
docile. [e.g., sheep]
4. domesticate = Dict: 1. to accustom to home life;
make domenstic. 2. to tame (wild animals) and breed for many purposes
of man.
OUR SALVATION
(Mark 5:6-10) But when he saw [Gk: considered] Jesus afar off, he [the
man in ascendency (in control)] ran and worshipped him, And [then the
unclean spirit now in ascendency (in control)] cried with a loud voice,
and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high
God? I adjure [“beseech” Luke 8:28] thee by God, that thou torment [Gk:
torture: pain, vex] me not. For he [Jesus] said unto him [the unclean
spirit], Come out of the man, thou unclean [Gk: impure, morally lewd or
specifically demonic: foul] spirit. And he [Jesus] asked him [the
unclean spirit], What is thy name? And he [the unclean spirit]
answered, saying, My name is Legion [1]: for we are many [“Legion:
because many devils were entered into him” Luke 8:30 (i.e., entered
into the wild man)]. And he [Legion] besought him [Jesus] much
that he would not send them away out of the country [Luke 8:31 “into
the deep” Gk: abyss].
1. Commentary: “Legion” = at that time an average
Roman Legion consisted of approximately 6,000 soldier/warriors.
At the end of this narrative, the fallen angel(s) (unclean spirits,
devils, demons), that is, Legion, the fallen thought(s), were banished
to a place (the abyss), (out of sight, out of mind) from whence they
could never return.
1. (Rev 21:4) And God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things
[the former thoughts] are passed away [i.e., gone forever].