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| DEMONS� ENDNOTES OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES | ||||||||||||||||||||
| {Where Document name is cited first, it is Quoted} | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [1]������ THE BIBLE, DANIEL 10:1-2, 12 - In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia....Daniel mourned for three weeks...."Do not be afraid, Daniel.� Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [2]������ THE BIBLE, DANIEL 10:13 - But the prince [angel] of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days.� The Michael, one of the chief princes [angels] came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [3]������ THE BIBLE, DANIEL 10:20,21 - "Do you know why I have come to you?� Soon I will return to fight against the prince [angel] of Persia, and when I go, the prince [angel] of Greece will come; but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth....No one supports me against them except Michael." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [4]������ THE BIBLE, JOHN 1:1, 14a - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [5]������ See Vol. I, ANGELS SONG, "Cradle of Majesty" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [6]������ THE BIBLE, JOHN 8:44 [NIV] -� "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire....When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [7]������ THE BIBLE, JOHN 3:16 [NIV] - "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.� For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [8]������ THE BIBLE, ISAIAH 14:12-15 - How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn!� You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!� You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.� I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.� But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [9]������ THE BIBLE, ROMANS 7:15-18; 24; 8:1 [NIV] - For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do....As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me....What a wretched man I am!� Who will rescue me....no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [10]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 4:13 - He moved from his hometown, Nazareth, to the lakeside village Capernaum.� SEE ALSO Vol. II, DREAM MAKER, "Dynamic Duo With Heart" and "Eyes of God. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [11]����� SEE VOL. II, DREAM MAKER, "Eyes of God" and "Power Meets Power" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [12]����� THE BIBLE, ACTS 13:15 [NIV] - After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent word to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak." [This was the typical synagogue service; they did no singing.] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [13]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 1:22 - They were surprised at his teaching ~ so forthright, so confident ~ not quibbling and quoting like the religion scholars. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [14]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 1:24 - "What business do you have here with us, Jesus?� Nazarene!� I know what you're up to!� You're the Holy One of God, and you've come to destroy us!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [15]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 1:25 - Jesus shut him up:� "Quiet!� Get out of him!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [16]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 1:26 - The afflicting spirit threw the man into spasms, protesting loudly ~and got out. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [17]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 1:27 - Everyone there was incredulous, buzzing with curiosity.� "What's going on here?� A new teaching that does what it says?"� He shuts up defiling demonic spirits and sends them packing!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [18]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 1:28 - News of this traveled fast and was soon all over Galilee. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [19]����� Gergesa was a largely Grecian city about six miles from the eastern coast of the Sea of Galilee with high cliffs overlooking the water and tombs hewn in these cliffs.� Its ruins are known today as Umm Qays. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [20]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:2-5 - As Jesus got out of the boat, a madman from the cemetery came up to him.� He lived there among the tombs and graves.� No one could restrain him - he couldn't be chained, couldn't be tied down.� He had been tied up many times with chains and ropes, but he broke the chains, snapped the ropes.� No one was strong enough to tame him.� Night and day he roamed through the graves and the hills, screaming out and slashing himself with sharp stones. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [21]����� THE BIBLE, LUKE 8:39; MARK 5:19-20 [NIV] - "Return home and tell...." So the man went away and told all over town...."Go home to your family and tell"....and began to tell in the Decapolis. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [22]����� In this chapter and the others about demon possession, all the people were either attending the synagogue, so trying to follow God despite their problem, and/or they went out preaching afterwards.� SEE ALSO the account of Mary Magdalene out of whom seven demons were cast in VOLUME III HEARTS AFIRE, "The Benefactresses." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [23]����� See Vol. IV, FOLK HERO, "Catch the Wind and Water" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [24]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:1 - They arrived at the other side of the sea in the country of the Gerasenes.� [NOTE:� Gerasa was about 20 miles east of the Sea of Galilee.� It had temples to Arltemis and Zeus and two theaters.] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [25]����� Mark and Luke account for one man, while Matthew tells about both of the men.� See Luke 8:26-40 and Matthew 8:28-91. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [26]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:6 - When he saw Jesus a long way off, he ran and bowed in worship before him ~ then bellowed in protest, "What business do you have?" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [27]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:7b - "Jesus, Son of the High God, messing with me?" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [28]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:8 - Jesus had just commanded the tormenting evil spirit, "Out!� Get out of the man!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [29]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:7b - "I swear to God, don't give me a hard time!" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [30]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:9-10 - Jesus asked him, "Tell me your name."� He replied, "My name is Mob.� I'm a rioting mob."� Then he desperately begged Jesus not to banish them from the country. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [31]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:12 - A large herd of pigs was browsing and rooting on a nearby hill.� The demons begged him, "Send us to the pigs so we can live in them." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [32]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:13a - Jesus gave the order. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [33]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:13b - But it was even worse for the pigs than for the man.� Crazed, they stampeded over a cliff into the sea and drowned. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [34]����� THE BIBLE, JOHN 8:44 [NIV] - "You belong to your father, the devil...there is no truth in him....he is a liar and the father of lies." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [35]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:14a, 16 - Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told their story in town and country....Those who had seen it told the others what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [36]����� THE BIBLE, ISAIAH 64:4-5 - Who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold brother of unclean meat; who say, 'Keep away; don't come near me, for I am too sacred for you!' | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [37]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:14b, 16b - Everyone wanted to see what had happened....At first they were in awe ~ and then they were upset, upset over the drowned pigs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [38]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:17 - They demanded that Jesus leave and not come back. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [39]����� THE BIBLE, ISAIAH 66:17 - "Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following those who eat the flesh of pigs and rats and other abominable things ~ they will meet their end together." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [40]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:18a - As Jesus was getting into the boat, the demon-delivered man begged to go along. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [41]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:19 - But he wouldn't let him.� Jesus said, "Go home to your own people.� Tell them your story ~ what the Master did, how he had mercy on you." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [42]����� THE BIBLE, JAMES 2:18, 19 - Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful?� That's just great.� Demons do that, but what good does it do them? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [43]����� Decapolis was a region east of the Sea of Galilee with ten cities populated mostly by Greeks and to whom were given their freedom by Pompeii to rule themselves. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [44]����� THE BIBLE, MARK 5:20 - The man went back and began to preach in the Ten Towns are about what Jesus had done for him.� He was the talk of the town. | ||||||||||||||||||||