Sunday, May 23, 2010

My Name Is Legion, For We Are Many ...

Mark 5 (King James Version)



1And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
 2And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
 3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
 4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
 5And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
 6But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
 7And 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.
 8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
 9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
 10And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
 11Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
 12And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
 13And 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;) and were choked in the sea.

9 comments:

BabbaZee said...

REPENT!

christian soldier said...

KJV-my favorite--thanks for the verses...
C-CS

Pastorius said...

Do you have any opinion on what it might mean for the situation we find ourselves in today?

revereridesagain said...

I've always wondered how they got them back out of the sea. Did the demons drown? Leave the pigs when they drowned? Or is Galilee haunted by 2000 possessed pigs to this day?

Still, one of the great lines: My name is Legion, for we are many.

Non-biblical, but I was reading Daphne Du Maurier's story "The Birds" (yes she wrote it, then Hitch had it re-tread for the screen). Another allegory of our time.

SamenoKami said...

The pigs ran into the sea and committed 'suey-cide.' :)

Pastorius said...

Yes, RRA, I think Israel is still haunted by those pig demons. They're called Muslims.

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

jau jau said...

From Bible Gateway:

Luke 21:28
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 21:27-29 (in Context) Luke 21 (Whole Chapter)

Luke 21:31
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Luke 21:30-32 (in Context) Luke 21 (Whole Chapter)

Acts 19:36
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
Acts 19:35-37 (in Context) Acts 19 (Whole Chapter)

Lift up your heads, your Redemption draweth nigh

Pastorius said...

Hi Jau Jau,
Yep. That's all I gots to say.

christian soldier said...

Christ's Command-"Occupy til I Come" Lk 19 OKJV--Occupy-a military term--
the Triune God is in control of the coming-
I know Christ will come again--
based on his command-I'm going to Occupy til HE Comes--that means-hold the high ground that HE won...
No sitting and waiting-Action!!

There is a theory about the anatomical and internal structure of pigs--and their relation to humans---someday I'll write about it---

Good posts this week- end-you all!!
C-CS