THE THESIS: When evil comes out of the shadows, it is afraid and desperate.
THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:
Mark 5:1-20
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
Romans 13:11-13 - The Day Is Near
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
THE NEWS & COMMENT:
The demons of thievery and corruption
Schumer says Biden is getting closer to canceling up to $50m in student debt: Talks 'have been very fruitful'
The demons of tyranny
The disinformation governance board would be the American "ministry of truth"
[AUDIO] - REVEALED: Biden’s new disinformation head has history of spreading disinformation; Jankowicz, who will head the Disinformation Governance Board, has been revealed to have spread disinformation on a number of topics.
[AUDIO] - Before she was a fierce feminist color revolution debunker, Nina Jankowicz sang erotic Harry Potter songs. I don’t use the word Renaissance Woman too often...
The demons of lies and perversion
Kansas lawmaker doesn’t want to share restroom with 'huge' transgender colleague’ Her remarks come as the GOP-controlled Legislature is making efforts to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a ban on so called “transgender” athletes in girls’ and women’s K-12 and college sports.
[AUDIO] - The Dept of Education held a training for teachers to learn how to be inclusive of tran and non-binary K-12 students. This trans teacher says he teaches inclusive language like not everyone who produces eggs is a woman. The official U.S. Dept of Ed is promoting these ideasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.