In the previous section, Jesus, the Prince of Peace, brought calm to the storm. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus, If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs. The first thing to note concerning this passage is that demon-possession is real.
Demons are real.
They are depicted in the Bible as nothing but real. They are constantly working against God, and against us. Their possession of the two men was so complete that the demons themselves spoke through the men. These questions from the demons to Jesus are fraught with implications about the spirit world. First, the demons knew and acknowledged who Jesus was.