Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
Christ's power here is absolute: He commands not only disease and nature but the very demons themselves, even while in His humiliation. This victory over a legion of devils in Gentile territory is a foretaste of His conquest over Satan's whole kingdom when He enters His glory.
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Commenting on Matthew 8:28-34
The city came out in fear, not reverence. Some were merely curious; others, conscious of their sin, dreaded worse punishment and begged Him gone. They prized their swine above any healing Christ might have given them, body or soul.
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The keepers fled in terror, likely fearing further loss or seeing this as Heaven's judgment for keeping unclean beasts. Yet Christ's miracles show His benevolence: He could have split rocks to prove His power, but chose instead to benefit mankind.
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