23/12/10

Evil spirits prefer pigs

Mark 5:11,12 - Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.


When the legion of evil spirits which dwelt in the man were at the mercy of Jesus, they feared He would send them to a place which they hated. They pleaded unto him not to send the 'out of the country'. It was not that the evils spirits did not dwell in the other countries like Egypt or Asia. The gods of these countries were evil spirits, so they should have rejoiced is going to a place they rule.

The word translated as country is 'region'. In spirit world our creation is just a level of the Heavens. Below us is the Graves / Sea where those who believe in the Lord sleep after death. Below the Graves is Hell. Hell like I said is my previous mail is not ruled by Satan but hated by him and his clang the evils spirits. So when these fallen angels (evil spirits) were cast down from the upper Heavens they have only two places to dwell on earth or in hell. Hell they hate because in this prison the evil in them makes them suffer relentlessly.

Their ultimate end is known to them, but they want to make sure that we who are going receive what they lost do not get it. That is the reason their purpose is to destroy man by bringing man into the wrath of God. This they do from outside or from within the soul of man.

If not man, they find comfort with pigs. Like at this incident with Jesus they were happy to be driven into the pigs.

We at many times become the pigs which the evil spirits love to dwell in. With our greed for pleasures of this world and our spiritual laziness we behave like spiritual pigs.

If we look at ourselves in our spiritual mirror and look at our lives and what do we see? Do we find ourselves constantly pursuing pleasures of this world? What is high on your list of wants? Money, comfort, a car, a house, a good job, good clothes, a holiday, latest mobile, best computer, are these not pleasures of these world? Ask yourself now that this year end is at our doorstep, what has been your spiritual growth since Jan 2010? How much have you grown in faith and knowledge of the Kingdom of God?

What do you see in the spiritual mirror a pig or a child of God?

Like the pigs were driven to dead so will the spiritual pigs, stop being a pig and by overcoming the flesh be a child of God.


[ Prayer Starter ]
Lord, when You made creation, we were the only beings whom You made in your image, for You loved us as your own. We lost this image with sin and evil entering us. Lord, help us overcome this corruption in us so that we gain back the status we once had in You. As Jesus You opened the shut doors and by your Spirit You work in us. Holy Spirit, help us clean this house within us so that more and more of You and your glory dwell in us...

We make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.


[ Reference Scripture ]
Mark 5:1-13
1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because 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.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 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.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 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;) and were choked in the sea.

Revelation 20:11-15
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire.
15 And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:11-15
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire.
15 And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

Daniel 12:1-2
1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Revelation 12:7-9
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;
8 And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

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