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Essay / Demonic References in the Bible - 1070
From the depths of a dark cave on the other side of Galilee, in the land of the Gadarenes, emanated the most hideous cry. The cry was an audible signal for all travelers to stay away from haunted tombs. Those who knew better feared the dark figure that lurked there, hidden in the rocks. Stories circulated telling of an unconstrained madman who could not be held captive. With herculean strength, he had repeatedly broken all the constraints imposed by his captors. Not only did he easily break free from their tight bonds of chains and chains, but he became an unpredictable madman on the loose. It was demons who pushed him into the barren desert. He had long been possessed by evil spirits. He had often emitted the most blood-curdling sounds from the depths of the abyss assigned to him. His cries echo throughout the country. Impure spirits frequently seized him with maddening force and tortured him. He was like a puppet tied to their strings, constantly preyed upon by invisible entities. They took great pleasure in cutting deep wounds into his flesh with jagged stones and sharp stones. One day, something unusual happened to the possessed man from Gardara. He left his dark tombs and entered the light of the sun. He had the most awful face. Oddly, he had decided to run naked towards the boat which had just docked on the shore. What did he hope to accomplish by his naked appearance? A closer look revealed a twisted and contorted face with a body that contained numerous bloody bruises and deep embedded scars. Not only did it look hideous, but it also had a foul odor. He reeked of the stench of death. The demoniac was on the run, pointing to a man in the middle of a paper...unless they found a man or woman to inhabit. We also learn that an exorcised man might become even worse than when he was first possessed. The story continues by revealing that seven other spirits more wicked than the first came with the first demon and returned to the body of the once exorcised man and took up residence. The last state of the exorcised man became worse than the first state. It is a fact that we must remember that demons outside the human body are not comfortable but wander around in dry places, seeking rest but finding none. How thirsty they must be outside of someone's body. Somehow, demons attach themselves to a host and stay within them. To find a desirable host, demons have a criterion for establishing residence. It must be empty, swept and filled. For them, a body fulfilling these conditions is the most attractive and seductive abode to enter into...