Reference: Possession
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POSSESSION
1. Meaning of the term.
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And there went out a report of him into all Syria: and they brought unto him all who had illness, the afflicted with various diseases and painful complaints, and the demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have we not cast out devils? and in thy name done many miracles?
And when they were coming out, behold, they brought unto him a man, dumb, a demoniac.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he cured him, so as to enable the blind and dumb both to speak and see.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.
And great multitudes came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, cripples, and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them all:
saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him.
But when the evening was come, after the sun was set, they brought unto him all that had illnesses, and the demoniacs.
and crying with a loud voice, said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus thou Son of God most high? I adjure thee by God, that thou dost not send me to torment.
And immediately Jesus permitted them. And the unclean spirits going forth, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently down a precipice into the sea (they were about two thousand), and were suffocated in the sea.
And they bring him a deaf man, who could scarcely articulate; and they entreat him to put his hand upon him.
and wherever he seizeth him, he throws him into strong convulsions: and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and pines away. And I spoke to thy disciples, that they should cast him out; and they were unable.
Then Jesus, seeing that the multitude were running up to him, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter into him no more.
Then Jesus, seeing that the multitude were running up to him, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter into him no more.
Then John addressed him, saying, Master, we saw a person in thy name casting out devils, who followeth us not: and we forbad him, because he did not follow us.
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Ye are therefore vastly erroneous.
Now being arisen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; and he shall never drink wine, nor any intoxicating liquor; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning:
And coming down with them, he stood on a level spot: and the crowd of his disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
And in that very hour he cured many of diseases and acute complaints, and evil spirits; and to many blind persons he gave sight.
And certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and sicknesses, Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out.
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb person spake, and the people marvelled.
But others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
But if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Then goeth he, and taketh seven other spirits, more wicked than himself; and they entering in, take up their abode there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and unable to raise herself at all up.
And he said to them, Go tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and perform cures today and to-morrow, and on the third day I shall be perfected.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
The multitude answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who is seeking to kill thee?
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
SO when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with unanimity assembled together.
coming as far as Mysia, they made an effort to go unto Bythinia: but the Spirit permitted them not.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
I am crucified with Christ, yet I live; though no more I, but Christ liveth in me: and my present life in the flesh, is a life by faith in the Son of God, who hath loved me, and delivered up himself for me.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye have been sealed unto the day of redemption.
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is sottishness, but be filled with the Spirit;
but emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, made after the similitude of mortal men;
Smith
Possession.
[DEMONIACS]
See Demoniacs