And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
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And Jesus asked him, saying, what is your name? And he said, legion, because many demons had entered him. And they begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss. Now a herd of many swine was feeding there on the mountain. And so they begged him that he might permit them to enter them, that is the swine, and he permitted them. And then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine. This is another reason why I don't think fallen angels apply here. These are demons looking for a body or a thing to possess. And the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned. Didn't we talk about this at the close of last week? I'm not going to do that again. So this is where it's vitally important. I want you to write these three words down if you would. possession, oppression, and suppression. Possession. We don't have much time. Let me get to the point. …
… they were immediately judged and sent to this place of confinement called the abyss or the bottomless pit. You remember in Luke chapter 8 verse 31, when the Gerizim demoniac, the man filled with demons, was exercised by Jesus. And when those demons left the man, they begged Jesus, Lord, do not throw us into the abyss. Even they didn't want to go to that place. It was so horrible. We saw this place in Revelation 9 verses 1 and 2. The fifth trumpet judgment when a fallen angel was allowed to release a group of demonic scorpions to spread all over the earth. But now we have a heavenly angel who has been given a key and a chain. For what purpose? Look at verse 2. And this angel laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years. Remember last time in chapter 19, we saw that at the battle of Armageddon, the Antichrist and the false prophet are seized by an angel and they are cast into the lake of fire. …
… particular sin they were immediately judged and sent to this place of confinement called the abyss or the bottomless pit you remember in Luke chapter 8 verse 31 when the Gerizim demoniac the man filled with demons was exercised by Jesus. And when those demons left the man, they begged Jesus, Lord, do not throw us into the abyss. Even they didn't want to go to that place. It was so horrible. We saw this place in Revelation 9 verses 1 and 2. At the fifth trumpet judgment, when a fallen angel was allowed to release a group of demonic scorpions to spread all over the earth. But now we have a heavenly angel who has been given a key and a chain. For what purpose? Look at verse two. And this angel laid hold of the dragon, the servant of old, who is the devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years. Remember last time in chapter 19, we saw that at the battle of Armageddon, the Antichrist and the false prophet are seized by an angel, and they are cast into the lake of fire. But what about the third part of that satanic trinity, Satan himself? …