Possessed with Devils #11

Thursday, October 16, 2025

“And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them” (Matthew 4:24 KJV).

What does the Bible say about devil possession?

There is a strange or unexpected narrative regarding exorcism featured in Matthew chapter 17, Mark chapter 9, and Luke chapter 9. Although the apostles had been granted power to cast out devils, they were unable to do so here! We will read Matthew’s account.

“And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting” (Matthew 17:14-21; cf. Mark 9:17-29; Luke 9:38-42).

Draw your attention to the “mountain” of Matthew 17:20. A mountain in Scripture can symbolize a kingdom, as in Daniel 2:35,44,45; it represents a kingdom in Matthew 17:20 also. While Satan has a kingdom in that he reigns in the Earth in and through possessed Israel, the Lord’s disciples have been granted God’s power to cast out devils (which facilitates the arrival of God’s kingdom on the Earth). Here, the disciples are in unbelief, which divorced them from God’s influence….