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UNCLEAN SPIRITS


 
They will resist the Lord and say "Let us alone"............... 

Mark 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of  Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
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They are in people in the church.....Example man in the synagogue...

Mark 1:23 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of  Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 
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They are noisy and often cry out when they recognize 
Jesus..........................      

Mark1:23 And there was in their 
synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 

 

Mark 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of  Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One  of God.
 
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They will talk and answer  questions..................

Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
 

Luke 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
 

Luke 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name?  And he said, 
Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

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They are painful and create physical damage...tearing  people...................

Mark 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 
 

Luke 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. 
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 
 

Mark 9:26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
 
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They can cry with a loud voice when they come  out....................................

Mark 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

 Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
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They are commanded to come out.....................

Luke 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
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They will fall down when they recognize  Jesus............

Mark 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 
 

Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
 
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They do recognize Jesus...........................

Mark  9:20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 
 

Luke 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. 
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

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They will throw a person and cause them to fall  .....They cause painful  falling......... 

Mark 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. Mark 9:22 And oft times it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

Matt 17:15 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. 

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They are isolationists...as among the  tombs.......Example, lepers with leprosy who had to be cleansed not  healed...............
 
Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
 

Luke 8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a 
certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

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Another aspect is.... they have unnatural strength exhibited....Example, they hug you it will  hurt....................
 
They can literally throw
a person down...and they are not bound, tamed or controlled by man....................................

Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 
 

Mark 5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him
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Often there are more than one in the same  person.....................

Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name  is Legion: for we are many. 
 

Luke 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: 
because many devils were entered into him.

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They will hardly leave, night or day.....................

Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the 
tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 
 

Luke 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it 
teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

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They will cause the person to cry a  lot............


Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the 
tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

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They will cause a person to be self-destructive with self inflicted injuries as head banging, cutting, body piercing etc.......................

Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the 
tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

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When they are present the person cannot be in their right mind.....And they  tend to manifest through the use of drugs, etc., and the people 
will see serpents, etc.,


 
Mark 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
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They cause nudity .............

Mark 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.  
 

Luke 8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
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They are exceedingly fierce...........

Matt 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gerasenes(Gadarenes), there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
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They are blasphemous and/or  violent.........

Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
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They attack others.....verbally and physically and will try to stop you from commanding them to  leave.................
 
Matt 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gerasenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
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A person can have them for a long  time........

Luke 8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
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They  vex a  person or trouble them, etc., irritate, annoy, harass, shaking them and tossing them about.........

Acts 5:16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
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They can take a person suddenly, causing them to react suddenly

Luke 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it 
teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.

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They can cause a person to foam at the mouth or  nose..........

Luke 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
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They can cause a person to fall on the ground, and wallow  foaming..............

Mark 9:20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
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They can cause bruising internally and  externally..............

Luke 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
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They are often deaf and dumb  spirits.........................

Mark 9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 
 

Matt 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. 
 

Matt 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
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They can cry out and convulse the person when they come out and leave the  person as  though  dead.................

Mark 9:26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.  
 

Mark 7:30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
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 They can manifest with the gnashing of teeth, as with striking or  grinding.......

 
Mark 9:18 And wherever he taketh him, he teareth him: and 
he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

 
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They can cause a person to pine away as with losing their vigor, health, or flesh as through grief, and will manifest intensive and persistent especially for something that is unattainable in the  natural..............

Mark 9:18 And wherever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
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The opening could have been years ago.......and they manifest as problems uncommon to man, as with throwing a person into a fire or water...into any dangerous thing or situation...............
 

Mark 9:22 And oft times it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, 
to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and 
help us. 

 

Matt 17:15 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. 
 

Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
 

Matt8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
 

Luke 8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
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The unclean spirits purpose is to destroy, cause pain, and they can move around the body with different characteristics manifesting in different places.................. They will attack adults or children, male or female..................................

Matt 17:15 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.  
 

Mark 7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
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They walk around seeking dwelling places in people and animals.......................

Matt 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 
 

Matt 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 
 

Matt 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.  Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 
 

Luke 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.  
 

Luke 11:25 An when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.  
 

Luke 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.  
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A PERSON HAS TO BE HEALED AND DELIVERED FROM THESE UNCLEAN SPIRITS...............AND THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS  MUST BE COMMANDED TO LEAVE IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

  
Luke 8:2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 
 

Luke 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

In Christ,

Bobbie