Jesus Casts Out Demons and Sends Them Into Pigs

Two weeks ago we discussed a conversation God had with Satan and the fact that Satan is real and acknowledged by our Heavenly Father. Then, last week we discussed the commitment Jesus called His disciples to as He taught and performed miracles. The biggest miracle last week was the calming of the seas. We pick up the story as the boat finishes its journey across the sea.

28. And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
29. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

30. Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
31. And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”
32. And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.

33. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
34. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.