Luke 8: 26-40

(Luke 8: 26-40) And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.  And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.  When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.  (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.  And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.  Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.  When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.  Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.  Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,  Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.  And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

This is the case when Jesus went to the area of Gardara (Garasa) across the lake of Galilee. The Gadara region was a wealthy city consisting of ten small cities (Degaboli) because there were small cities in this area allied with Hella. At the time, the Gadara region was a land of Judea, with Roman troops stationed, and the atmosphere was decadent and harsh. There was also a mix of religions, cultures and ideas. The land of decadent culture of consumption and aggression was the Gadara region. There for, those who lost their faith were bound to get sick, tired, and wander.

Jesus and his party arrived at a seaside area in Gadara. There, however, "two demonic men" appeared to Jesus. These were living among the tombs, so fierce that no one could go there. When this man saw Jesus, he cried out, “Son of God, what has we to do with you?” And asked Him not to dismiss them but to send them to the nearby swine. As soon as Jesus sent them, many swarms of pigs died, and the people asked Jesus to leave.

The word "ghosted" means one who is not under God's guidance and is under Satan's control. Those who live in this world are under Satan's power. In the Gospel of Luke (8:30), the ghost that entered the swine was represented as an army ghost. The province of Gadara is a small area where many of the Gentiles lived in a large area called Degaboli.

The Bible says in Matthew (12: 43-45).『 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 』Israel was delivered from Egypt. Egypt symbolizes the world (sin). Pharaoh means Satan. God delivered Israel from Satan in the world. And God gave Israel the law (the law of wrath).

“When a dirty ghost went out of a man, he went to a place without water.” A place without water is a wilderness. There is no word of God. Gentiles are without the word of God. The ghosts went into the waterless (the Gentiles). The ghost goes out when the word of God comes in. The Bible says in Matthew (17:18).『And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.』

The Bible says in Luke (4:35).『And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.』

God allowed Israel to be exodus, and gave the law to the people at Mount Sinai, " When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none," where man means "Israel." As the Word of God entered Israel, demons entered the Gentiles. Israel escaped from Pharaoh (Satan) and lived by the words of the law. But if Israel does not live according to God's Word, demons will enter again.

God described Israel as "my army." The Bible says in Exodus (7: 4).『But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 』However, since the demons were in the Israelites when they were in Egypt, the demons still express themselves as an army. Army demons say "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none."

Dry places are places without the word of God. It is the Gentiles.The army ghost came out because Jesus told the ghost to come out. The Bible says in Mark (5:10).『And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.』 But in Luke (8:31)『And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.』 In other words, it was not time for judgment, so he asked to allow army ghosts to enter swine, not to judge. Jesus allowed it.

By the way, 『Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.』Lake symbolizes the law. To die in a lake is to be judged by the law. So the lake is also where the dead are under the law. In connection with this, the Egyptian army was all headed and died.

Who is the pig? Pigs are legalists. They are those who fail to find Christ and who believe in the law. The Bible says in Matthew (7: 6).『Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 』 God allowed Israel to be exodus, but there was nothing to eat in the wilderness, and they complained that they would return to Egypt. This is how dogs and pigs behave. God allowed no one to enter the land of Canaan except Joshua, Caleb, and the children born in the wilderness.

The Bible says in Matthew (24:16).『 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 』 It is time for Jesus to return. Those in Judea are still those who live legally. The law is until the time of the prophet John. So the demons went out to the waterless (the Gentiles) and were driven out by Jesus, “Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. The house was in the same state as Israel without the law and without the word of God. Since the law was until John's time, the law was over. Army ghosts entered the swine. And it was buried under the sea. All are dead because they do not have the word of God. It is said that they believe in Jesus today, but those who live legally are those who have entered the swine. Not only is Israel speaking, but Jesus also speaks of military demons to those who think and believe legally in the church.

The Bible says in Romans (2: 12-13).『For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.』 He who tries to keep the law is judged by it. All who live according to the law are judged. So legal people die as swarms of pigs die in lakes.