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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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TH£ DEMONS ENTEBINO INTO THE SWINE.<br />

611<br />

StrauMf that <strong>the</strong> devils most have been stupid in<br />

immediately destrojing <strong>the</strong>ir new habitations. <strong>The</strong><br />

question <strong>of</strong> morality cannot even be raised, since<br />

<strong>Jesus</strong> did not comm<strong>and</strong>—only not hinder—<strong>the</strong><br />

devils entering into Uie swine, <strong>and</strong> as for <strong>the</strong><br />

destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir* oew dwellings, so far from<br />

being stupid, it certainly did secure tbeir<br />

undisturbed continuance in <strong>the</strong><br />

country <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> withdrawal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>. All attempts<br />

to adapt this miracle to our modem experience, <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> ideas based upon it, l^ leaving out or<br />

rationalising one or ano<strong>the</strong>r tiait in <strong>the</strong> narrative,<br />

are emphatically failures. We repeat: <strong>the</strong> history<br />

must be received as it st<strong>and</strong>*^ or wholly rejected.<br />

CHAP.

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