Let God Speak! Mark's Gospel

  Day 14: Mark 5:1-20
Healing the Demon Possessed Man

This healing opened up a testimony for Jesus in the Decapolis which was a union of ten cities that shared a high class of Greek culture and so many Gentiles (non Jews) lived there. Nine of the cities were east of Galilee and the Jordan River and also included Damascus. The man in the story is unknown but the events are a clear demonstration of the authority Jesus had over evil and his intention to reach out into Gentile regions. Find this region on the map.

In this account evil powers are described as able to de-humanise a person who has been possessed by them and there are physical signs such as cutting himself with stones. 

How does this enlighten your opinions about some modern day problems, such as self harming, and how much they could be evidence of demon influence? 

What were the demons most afraid of?