The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-07
THE FIERCE DEMONIAC.
LESSON VI, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 10.

LESSON VI, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 10.
Text of she Lesson. Mark v. i-so-Commit
Verses 1890 $50 Golden Text. Mark Y,
1e- Commentary by the Rev. d. Ii
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After speaking the seven parallels which
arefnlly recorded In Matt Kill, one Of which,
az given by Mark, was our lesson week
ago, He went the same day at evening into
boat TO cross the sea Of Galiiee TO the other
sde and as they sailed He fell asleep, but Il
great storm arising, they awoke Him, and
with word, Peace, be still" He rebHked
the winds and the sea, and there was great
calm. lie also said TO the disciples, "Why
are ye so fearfulf How Is il that ys have no
Saithf' Now, il the spirit Of Christ is in US,
why, indeed, is 1t that we are 20 often fear
ful instead of peaceful, and seem to know SO
little OF His power1 The question comes to
us with al the more pertinence since we have
now the Holy Spirit, as they had not at that
time Is 1t due entirely to our lack Of faithl
Let each one answer
/. And they came over unto the other
side Of the sea, into the country of the Cad
srenes.p The ruins of the city of Gadara
are about two miles In circumference; y IL was
on the east of the sea Of Galilee, sixteen miles
from Iioerias, and was captured by Vespa
sian on the first outbreak of the war with the
Jews. It's inhabitants massacred and the town
reduced 70 ashes The most interesting re-
mains OF Gadiira are its tombs, which dot
the cliffs for q considerable distance round
the city. (See Smiths Bible Dictionary
The Saviour certainly knew what He was
crossing the sea for, and inasmuch "a this
herce demonian seems to have been the only
one directly benefited, He must have gone
there to rescue him as trophy OF his power
over the adversary. We do we'll TO remember
that this great enemy, the devil, is rs active
as ever today In seeking TO destroy both souls
and bodies, and that the Son of Man Is the
only one who can deliver from him.
q immediately there met Him oat OF the
toinbs mas with an unclean spirit" The
prince OF tho power OF the air had wiuhstood
Him on the sea snd now meets Him on the;
land, but ''the Lamb shall overcome Met
thew s0ys there were two possessed with
devils who met Him; 1t may DO that Mari
and Luke speak only of the worst of the
two We have read Of The unclean spirit in
the synagogue who know Jesus and cried
Let Us aloie;" also OF others who wben they
saw Him fell down before Him ami cried
saying "Thou art the Son Of God" CHAP. j.
-; I'll, LIZ; but this seems to bs the worsi
case of dsDonism on record, and yet Jesus
was victor
3-5. Here is a description of the nan, his
dwelling place aud his conduct.
.. when he saw Jesus afar OFF, lie ran
aud worshipped Him" The man in his afiic
sion seems To know that here is help for bin,
and he runs to geek II and NOT Ia vain. Many
afflicted ones VINO arc troubled by spirit Of
anger. ur envy. OF unrest, or lust, aud are
being consumed and destroyed thereby yet
longing ia vain 10 be delivered, would soon
be healed and delivered Ii they would only
fuu 10 Jesus.
rs. "what have TO do with Thee Jesus
Son of the Most Blgh GodF The man ran 70
Jesus, but the spirit In him cried out against
Him IL is often the case. perhaps in SOM
measure always. that when one would come
60 jesus Tor SALVATION, or deiiverapco from
beae4ting sin, the evil spirit Within cries out
against II and still says II viii not baye tonO
with Jesus"
u adjme Thee by God that Thou torment
rne not" Matt. viii, -, says. "Art Thou
como hithcr 10 torment IT'S before the ting.
They are reserved Unto judgment III Pct. il,
4, Jude vi and they seem - know tt.
o. "My name IL Legion, for we are many
legion IN the Roman army numbered, a Z
its full eofnlaenienb, six thousand; the word
here evidently signifies very large number
II Il legion possessed this ono Lunn, how inans
must there be altogetheri Babylon Of the
last days viii bs FULL of them. tt.aY xviii, p
40 ale besought Him much taat IL
would not send tbcp away out Of tho coun-
try Luke viu 81, Gays 'that lie would not
command them 10 so out into the deeq'
Now, II by the deep they meant the Sea Of
Galilee, their request aud alter conduct HoilId
seem strange indeed; but the Revised Yer
sion helps US by translating "abyss' Instead
N "the deep" The word is used seven times
in Revelation Qlsy. *, /, 2, II; xi, {; Ipii, s;
xx, !, 81 aud in Lu5ev III. 81; Rom. x, q In
the II. " II Ii in all these p!sceG Translated
"abyss;" In the A. Y. it Is everywhere in
Revelation 'bottomleSa pit, and in the other
two places ''the deep" The request ct the
demons tllsu, was that Jesus would not shut
them up IN the abyss or bottomess pit.
ii, IL "All the devils besought Him, say
ing. Send us into the swine" They prefer a
human residence to a bestial, but a bestial
rather than the abyss.
IL "And forthwith Jesus gave them
Icnve.s Matt viii SO. says that He said suuto
them "Go.p Luke viii, 80, says that lie
suffered them The devil and all bis do
mons nre only servants after all they cannot
move without permission, and must obey
when Jesus speaks.
Il "And they that Red the swine aad
and told IT," They were now out Of job
and went off TO tell how 1t came about; they
told 1t az they went along and In the city
and they seem 60 have lost no time about it
When Jesus finally destroys the works OF the
devil, what host there will be out of en-
ployment; but those who follow the Laml
shall serve Him day and night forever and
ever.
I4-i7. "And they went out 10 see what i
was that was done, and they come e
Jesus Matt vii, 80 says that the who'll
city came out TO meet Jesus. What a sigh
this is; here is multitude Of men, womei
and children who have for the time heinl
left everything and gathered unto Jesus
their Creator, ready 20 be their RedeemeI
and will surely be their Judge, but the.
know Him not In the midst, at the feet q
Jesus duke viii 35, is the man known an
feared by them all, the terror Of the place
hut what change; ne Is sitting, and clothe'
Dpd in his right mind.
IS "IIe that had been possessed with tn
devil prayed Him that he might he wit
Him Only one clings 10 Him, this poo
fellow, now in his right mind, fears to leav
bis henefactor; he has found friend indeed
the like Of whom he never saw, and now b
would abide with Him, he would follow Hir
anywhere, he would be His faithful and dc
voted servant
-. "Howbeit Jesus suffered him not.
The demons and the Gadarenes set their ri
quests, hut this mans is denied. Learn froi
this that answers to prayer do not always il
dicate love, nor denisls anger. To be on
with Him and rest in His will is everything
% He departed and began to publish
Decapolis, how great things Jesus had don
for him. We are saved 10 be his witnesses
the salt of tho earth, the light of the worlS
cities on a hill, fruit bearing branches, liz
ing enisfles: and to this end He gives to eaG