The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
a MAN DERANGEO
mark ): l-5)

| (Mark 5: l-5)
The dcmoniaC was a man de-
ranged. After the storm had sub
sided Jesus and the disciples, I'M
hindcred By wind or wave, pro
ceeded to the farther side of the
sea. They were now in the coun-
| try Of the GadarencS. On coming
ashore late in the night or very
esrly the n,.t morning they were
mot on the wharf or beach by Il
: most piCiablr wreck Of 4 man. He
was a dcmoniac md doubtless al
/ so.a maniac. He came out OF the
, tombs which were located in the
natural grottos of cavelnS over
looking The lake. Such aSSOc!a-
! ton with the dead made the poor
victim ceremonially unclean and
indeed to everybody 4 person OF
utter horror, especially since
tombs we're regarded as recruit
ing stations for demons desiring
to do their evil work among mon.
At any rate, all efforts to con
fine this dcnizen Of the tombS
we're unavailing. Every known
device was used to no purpose.
He had been often bound but was
able to prize apart the chains
links and break in pieces the tct-
tera which may have boen'cord or
woods as well as. metal. No man
had the skill to check or contro!
the fcrocity Of this wild man OF
the scnulchcrs. Ever by night and
by day, in the tombs and IN the
mountains, he rent the ar with
his piteous and hideous cries He
gashed himself with and among
the rocks. A weird and Wild ilg-
ure was that which stood before
Jesus and his followers
A MAN DEPRAVED
mark 5: LID
The demons made a man de-
praved. A strange light came in
to the terrible face when he saw
Jesus from afar, perhaps looking
seward before the boat landed.
And no sooner had the boat
touched shore than the demonlac
ran directly to Jesus, singing
him cut of the crowd "and Wor-
shipped him." possibly in a kind
of Involuntary recognition though
it may have been with hostile IN
tent. Then true to form as a max
ed, yelling maniac he cried out
With \ loud voice, What have |
TO do with thee?"-what is there
in common to me and thee? In
other words, here is hint of the
eternal hostility between Christ
and Satan. Did not the demonlac
know that Jesus had come to
earth and to this spot Of 1T to
"tlestroy the works of the devil?
hat anv rate, he recognized the
J identity of Jesus as "Son Of the
| Most High God" the one and on
" Saviour of men but never a
Saviour of demons. Then he tried
| to put Jesus on oath not to test
him by torture as detectives put
criminals to the ordeal of the
third degree, nor to sentence him
at this time to the everlasting
prison. 81 adjWc thee by God,
torment me notr He knew that
torment was appointed for him
and that he could not escape his
eternal fate.
| He who was mightier than the
storm that dashed the sea to fury
lnow proves himself mightier than
the legion Of demons lashing this
poor Gadarene to fury. To save
the man and to eject the demon
lJesus stelnly ordered: Come
| forth, thou unclean spirit, out of
the MANI No one but God in the
person of Jesus had the power to
work such Il miracle. The demons
protested against going back to
the abyss before the time. "
There was according to their
statement a legion Of them and
the Roman legion at the time
numbered 6,826 men Robert
SOM.
A MAN DELIVERED
MARK S: 11-13)
The Saviour presents a man de-
livered. The demons knew they
must leave the man at the word
Of the Master. But he granted