This is the first case where Jesus really cast an "evil spirit" out of a human being. All of the previous cases were only supposed possession of the devil. But this was a genuine case of demoniac possession. Even such as sometimes occurred in those days and right up to the day of Pentecost. When the Master's spirit was poured out upon all flesh, making it forever impossible for these few celestial rebels to take such advantage of certain unstable types of human beings. | This is the first case where Jesus really cast an "evil spirit" out of a human being. All of the previous cases were only supposed possession of the devil. But this was a genuine case of demoniac possession. Even such as sometimes occurred in those days and right up to the day of Pentecost. When the Master's spirit was poured out upon all flesh, making it forever impossible for these few celestial rebels to take such advantage of certain unstable types of human beings. |