Big Healing Book - Mark 1:23-26

Mark 1:23-26:

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

Notes on Mark 1:23-26:

Jesus did not carry on conversations with demons. He ordered them to stop talking.

The fact that an evil spirit may holler or severely shake the person when it comes out should not faze you. Stand your ground and it has to go.

In MOST of the cases when Jesus cast out demons, no specific external manifestation is mentioned. This was a case similar to that of the demonized boy whom the disciples failed to deliver (Matthew 17:14-21 and elsewhere).

Demons have Satan’s nature. They are liars. It appears that this one was, because he referred to himself in the plural, but the account says that there was only one of him! This is one good reason not to bother asking demons their names, as is covered elsewhere. In fact, it’s a good reason not to have conversations of any kind with demons!

Matthew says that the demon “tore him” on the way out and cried with a loud voice. Luke notes that the demon “threw him in the midst” on its way out. On occasion there may be such a manifestation when a demon leaves, but there doesn’t have to be ANY physical manifestation. There usually was no manifestation mentioned; cases where there was one were the exception.

It is clear from this passage that a demon MAY cry out as it is leaving even though it was commanded to be quiet. If that happens to you, don’t be fazed by it.