The Lord's order silenced the devils and drove them out

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III





The Lord's order silenced the devils and drove them out. In Capernaum the Lord Jesus Christ rebuked an unclean spirit, saying: "Be quiet, and come out of him" (Mk. 1:25), and with Legion He "commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man" (Lk. 8:29), . The Lord rebuked a dumb spirit, saying: "You deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter him no more!" (Mk. 9:25) In the case of the boy who was seized and convulsed by an unclean spirit, the Lord "rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father" (Lk. 9:42,43).

In all these cases, the evil spirits obeyed the command of the Lord Jesus Christ and came out immediately. This authority can never belong to a human being.