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NASB | Mark 5:13 Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 5:13 Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out [of the man] and entered the pigs. The herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea; and they were drowned [one after the other] in the sea. |
Bible Question: Thats just it. Reading some other posts about this others felt through reading some passages in the bible that they in fact were able to go and posess other people after the swine died and I thought that odd. Why would Jesud not get rid of them completley and not let them be able to go posess others? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Eascusa, You ask: Why didn't Jesus just get rid of the demons completely? (Mark 5:1-17) See also: Matthew 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-37; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Lev. 11:7-8; Rev. 9:1. Here is a bit of commentary on these verses: "8:31 The demons' request to go into the pigs was probably to avoid being sent to the abyss, which is their ultimate doom." (1) "5:11-13 Jesus was not uncaring and destructive for causing a herd of pigs to die and its owners to be deprived of their property. First, the destruction was caused by the demons, not directly by Jesus. Second, though the intrinsic value of animals is taught in Scripture (e.g., Pr. 12:10), the surpassing value of humans as made in the image of God is more fundamental. Jesus cast the demons into the pigs for the greater good of saving the demon-possessed man (see Matt. 10:31). Pigs were the most unclean of animals and, by Jewish kosher laws, were not to be raised for food." (2) "5:31 Jesus gave them permission. According to His sovereign purposes Jesus allowed the demons to enter the pigs and destroy them - the text offers no other explanation (cf. Deut. 29:29; Rom. 9:20). By doing this, Jesus gave the man a graphic, visible, and powerful lesson on the immensity of the evil from which he had been delivered." (3) "8:32 Though Jesus seemingly consented to the demons' request, the pigs carried the demons into the depths of the sea - perhaps symbolic of the Abyss .." (4) In none of the accounts did Jesus Himself tell the demons to drown the swine, even though He may have already known what they were going to do. It is interesting to note that the unclean spirits sought out 'unclean' animals. Blessings to you, Makarios (1) pg. 1526, Ryrie Study Bible, Expanded Edition, New American Standard, copyright 1995 by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago (2) pg. 1476, The Apologetics Study Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, copyright 2007 by Holman Bible Publishers (3) pg. 1468, The MacArthur Study Bible, New King James Version, copyright 1997 Word Publishing (4) pg. 1379, The Zondervan NASB Study Bible, copyright 1999 by the Zondervan Corporation |
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