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071223A
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Previous Events

• John Immerses Jesus(Spirit Descends)
• Satan Tempts Jesus(Preparation for the Cross)
• Nazareth Jews Try to Kill Jesus(Only the
  Brokenhearted Will Be Saved)

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Luke 431-32 (NKJV)
(31) Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of
Galilee, and was teaching them on the
Sabbaths. (32) And they were astonished at His
teaching, for His word was with authority.
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Luke 433-35 (NKJV)
(33) Now in the synagogue there was a man who had
a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out
with a loud voice, (34) saying, Let us alone!
What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth?
Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are
the Holy One of God! (35) But Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Be quiet, and come out of him! And when
the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came
out of him and did not hurt him. 
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Luke 436-37 (NKJV)
(36) Then they were all amazed and spoke among
themselves, saying, What a word this is! For
with authority and power He commands the unclean
spirits, and they come out. (37) And the report
about Him went out into every place in the
surrounding region.
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Luke 438-39 (NKJV)
(38) Now He arose from the synagogue and entered
Simons house. But Simons wifes mother was sick
with a high fever, and they made request of Him
concerning her. (39) So He stood over her and
rebuked the fever, and it left her. And
immediately she arose and served them.
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Luke 440-41 (NKJV)
(40) When the sun was setting, all those who had
any that were sick with various diseases brought
them to Him and He laid His hands on every one
of them and healed them. (41) And demons also
came out of many, crying out and saying, You are
the Christ, the Son of God! And He,
rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for
they knew that He was the Christ.
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Luke 442-44 (NKJV)
(42) Now when it was day, He departed and went
into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him
and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from
leaving them (43) but He said to them, I must
preach the kingdom of God to the other cities
also, because for this purpose I have been sent.
(44) And He was preaching in the synagogues of
Galilee.
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Chapter 431-44
Deity Confronts the Demons
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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Teaches with Authority (31-32)
• How do we understand this? In what ways did Jesus
  teach differently than the scribes and Pharisees?

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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Teaches with Authority (31-32)
• 1. He didnt quote the Rabbis.
• Among the rabbis it was usual to accredit ones
  words by citing illustrious predecessors. (R.
  Eliezer piously disavowed novelty nor have I
  ever in my life said a thing which I did not hear
  from my teachers Sukkah 28a)
• Jesus You have heard that it was said, but
  I say unto you

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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Teaches with Authority (31-32)
• 2. He spoke as a true prophet Repent
• Matthew 728-29 the people were astonished at
  His teaching, for He taught them as one having
  authority, and not as the scribes.
• Matthew 714-27 wide and narrow gates,
  branches thrown into the fire, Depart from Me,
  I never knew you he who hears My words and
  does them

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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Teaches with Authority (31-32)
• How should a preacher preach?
• 1 Pet. 411 if any man speak, let him speak as
  the oracles of God
• I Timothy 413 give attention to the public
  reading of Scripture, to exhortation and
  teaching.
• Titus 215 These things speak and exhort and
  reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard
  you.

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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Teaches with Authority (31-32)
• How should a preacher preach?
• 1 Pet. 321 baptism doth also now save us
• James 224 You see then that a man is
  justified by works, and not by faith only.
• Gal. 54 You have been severed from Christ,
  you who are seeking to be justified by law you
  have fallen from grace.

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Luke 433-35 (NKJV)
(33) Now in the synagogue there was a man who had
a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out
with a loud voice, (34) saying, Let us alone!
What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth?
Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are
the Holy One of God! (35) But Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Be quiet, and come out of him! And when
the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came
out of him and did not hurt him. 
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Luke 436-37 (NKJV)
(36) Then they were all amazed and spoke among
themselves, saying, What a word this is! For
with authority and power He commands the unclean
spirits, and they come out. (37) And the report
about Him went out into every place in the
surrounding region.
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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Rebukes A Demon (33-37)
• Knows who Jesus is. James 219 Even the demons
  believe, and tremble.
• Knows he will be punished. Matthew 829 Have
  You come here to torment us before the time?
• Perhaps released for a time. Jude 16 And the
  angels who did not keep their proper domain, but
  left their own abode, He has reserved in
  everlasting chains under darkness for the
  judgment of the great day.

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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• To establish the Lords absolute authority as the
  Son of God.

1. Christ exhibited power over diseases and
physical ailments Matt. 920-22 John 446-54
91-41
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• To establish the Lords absolute authority as the
  Son of God.

2. The Lord exerted His authority over material
objects. feeding of 5,000 Matt. 14 coin in
fish mouth Matt. 17 water to wine John 2
net of 153 fish John 21
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• To establish the Lords absolute authority as the
  Son of God.

3. Jesus showed that He could control the
elements of nature, e.g., the wind and the seas
stilling of the storm Matt. 8
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• To establish the Lords absolute authority as the
  Son of God.

4. The Master even suspended the force of gravity
when He walked on the waters of the Sea of
Galilee Matt. 1422-23
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• To establish the Lords absolute authority as the
  Son of God.

5. The Lord released certain ones who had been
captured by death.Officials daughter Matt.
918-26 Lazarus John 111-45
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• To establish the Lords absolute authority as the
  Son of God.

6. Finally, isnt it reasonable to assume that
Jesus would also demonstrate His authority in the
spirit realm?
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession
They were all amazed, so that they debated among
themselves, saying, What is this? A new teaching
with authority! He commands even the unclean
spirits, and they obey Him. Mark 127
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Divine Purpose In Allowing Demon Possession

• But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons,
  then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
• Matthew 1228

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Demon
Possession
Today?
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Wild Speculation

• Charismatics, Pentecostals, and now many
  Evangelicals, have a tendency to attribute any
  significant act of sinfulness, even by their own
  children, as being the temporary possession by an
  evil spirit.
• People who are merely strange or afflicted with
  mental illness are often thought of as being
  demon-possessed.
• People who lead extremely wicked lives or who are
  deep into the occult are often thought of as
  being demon possessed.

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Demon Possession Today?

• Do evil spirits enter into human bodies and
  afflict people today? I confidently affirm they
  do not.
• So-called modern examples of demon possession and
  exorcism bear no resemblance to the genuine
  examples of spirit possession described in the
  New Testament.

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Demon Possession Today?

• Do evil spirits enter into human bodies and
  afflict people today? I confidently affirm they
  do not.
• A careful study of the NT leads to the
  conclusion that demon possession was a
  first-century experience suspended near the end
  of the apostolic era.

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Demon Possession Today?

• Do evil spirits enter into human bodies and
  afflict people today? I confidently affirm they
  do not.
• Zechariah 131-2 prophesies of the removal of
  the unclean spirt from the land at the time of
  Jesus.

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ZECHARIAH 131-2
1 "In that day a fountain shall be opened for
the house of David and for the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. 2 "It
shall be in that day," says the LORD of hosts,
"that I will cut off the names of the idols from
the land, and they shall no longer be remembered.
I will also cause the prophets and the unclean
spirit to depart from the land.
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ZECHARIAH 131
1 "In that day a fountain shall be opened for
the house of David and for the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

• TIME OF CHRIST ESTABLISHED BY THE CONTEXT See
  Zech. 1210-14
• POURING OF HOLY SPIRIT v.10 cf. Acts 21ff)
• PIERCING OF CHRIST (v. 10 cf. Jn. 2025-27)
• MOURNING IN THAT DAY (v. 11 cf. Lk. 2417)
• STRIKE THE SHEPHERD (137 cf. Matt. 31, 56)

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OBSERVATIONS

• PROPHETS WOULD DWELL TEMPORARILY AND THEN BE
  REMOVED
• UNCLEAN SPIRITS WOULD DWELL TEMPORARILY AND THEN
  BE REMOVED
• EITHER DEMONS WERE CAUSED TO DEPART FROM THE
  LAND IN THAT DAY OR NOT!
• DO YOU BELIEVE ZECHARIAH? OR SOME MODERN DAY
  PREACHER WHO THINKS DEMONS STILL EXIST?

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IF DEMONS EXISTED ON EARTH TODAY

• THERE WOULD BE NO DEBATE
• SUCH WOULD BE WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE MINDS OF
  ALL MEN
• THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF BODILY HARM INFLICTED
  UPON MODERN DAY EXORCISTS (cf. Acts 1913-16)

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THOSE WHO PRACTICE EXORCISMS TODAY

• LIKE THE SEVEN SONS OF SCEVA, TODAYS EXORCISTS
  SPEAK IN THE NAME OF JESUS BUT ARE NOT TRUE
  MINISTERS OF CHRIST
• TEACH FALSE DOCTRINE REGARDING SALVATION, THE
  CHURCH, ETC.
• THEY WILL USE SIMILAR DECEPTIVE TACTICS TO FOOL
  THEIR AUDIENCE, YET THEY WILL NOT BE OVERCOME BY
  A DEMON. . . BECAUSE THERE ARE NONE IN THE LAND
  TO OVERCOME THEM!!!!

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New Testament Data

• The New Testament explicitly states that the day
  would come when miracles would cease. (1 Cor.
  138-10)
• With the close of the first century, when the
  Scriptures were completed, the age of miraculous
  gifts came to a close.

Edited from Demons Ancient Superstition or
Historical Reality? by Wayne Jackson
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New Testament Data

• No one is duplicating the miracles of the first
  century.
• No one can walk upon water, raise the dead, calm
  a raging storm, turn water into wine, instantly
  heal an amputated ear, extract tax money from a
  fishs mouth, etc.

Edited from Demons Ancient Superstition or
Historical Reality? by Wayne Jackson
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New Testament Data

• Miracles are self-authenticating phenomena that
  cannot be denied, even by hostile critics (cf.
  John 1147 Acts 414-16).
• Miracles are NOT occurring today.

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So, What Are WeExperiencing Today?

• Strong Delusions Lying Wonders
• 2 Thess. 29-12

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Todays Warfare

• When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own,
  for he is a liar and the father of it.John 844

Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie
Romans 124-26
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Luke 438-39 (NKJV)
(38) Now He arose from the synagogue and entered
Simons house. But Simons wifes mother was sick
with a high fever, and they made request of Him
concerning her. (39) So He stood over her and
rebuked the fever, and it left her. And
immediately she arose and served them.
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Luke 440-41 (NKJV)
(40) When the sun was setting, all those who had
any that were sick with various diseases brought
them to Him and He laid His hands on every one
of them and healed them. (41) And demons also
came out of many, crying out and saying, You are
the Christ, the Son of God! And He,
rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for
they knew that He was the Christ.
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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus Heals Peters Mother-in-law and Many
  Others (38-41)
• It seems that Lukes purpose in recording the
  healing of Simons mother-in-law is to show the
  immediate and dramatic improvement that took
  place when Jesus healed.

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Luke 442-44 (NKJV)
(42) Now when it was day, He departed and went
into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him
and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from
leaving them (43) but He said to them, I must
preach the kingdom of God to the other cities
also, because for this purpose I have been sent.
(44) And He was preaching in the synagogues of
Galilee.
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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus is Begged to Stay but Leaves to Preach to
  Others (42-44)
• Were the Jews at Capernaum better than those at
  Nazareth?
• Matthew 1120-24

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Deity Confronts the DemonsLuke 431-44

• Jesus is Begged to Stay but Leaves to Preach to
  Others (42-44)
• Why didnt Jesus stay to heal all of the sick in
  Capernaum? Or in any place?
• John 626-27 1 Tim. 315 516

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Chapter 431-44
Lessons
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LUKE 431-44 Lessons

• Preachers need to read and speak the oracles of
  God, not speculations.
• Miracles were instantaneous, astonishing, and
  undeniable, not like those claimed today.
• Exorcisms, healings and all miracles were for the
  purpose of establishing the authority of the
  words of Gods messenger(s), not for satisfying
  the earthly desires of the multitudes.

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Will You Become A Christian?
Hear the Gospel (Rom. 1017) Believe that Jesus
is the Son of God (Mk. 1616) Repent of Your Sins
(Acts 1730) Confess Jesus as Lord (Rom.
109-10) Be Baptized for Forgiveness of Sins
(Acts 238) Live Faithfully until You Die (Rev.
210)