Section 8
depart from them, the worldly people are of fended when the demons are cast out and the business of hog raising is cleared up. It certainly is a good thing to cast out demons and to clear away the filthy business of hog raising, but this is not pleasing to worldly people. Although we are doing what is best for society, the people of the world do not appreciate us. Do not expect to be welcomed by worldly people. Because our journey will cause damage to their unclean busi ness, we shall not be welcomed by them.
We have pointed out that demons dwell in the water. We may say that today's society is a huge lake of dirty water and that this water is full of demons. Wherever we go on our journey with the Lord, we shall meet legions of demons, and the demons will be cast out, and the unclean busi ness will be removed. However, this is offensive to today's society. As a result, just as the Gera senes begged the Lord to depart from them, the worldly people will ask us to go away from them.
HEALING A WOMAN WITH A FLOW OF BLOOD AND RAISING UP A DEAD GIRL
In Luke 8:40-56 we have an account of the Lord's healing a woman with a flow of blood and