Matthew 12:29 - King James Version (KJV) 29Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. In this very climactic encounter with the Pharisees over Jesus’ reshaped definition of the kingdom of God, He shows the absurdity of the charge of casting out demons by Satan’s power. On the contrary, the exorcisms demonstrate the penetration of Satan’s kingdom by the kingdom of God in Jesus. Jesus binding and plundering of the strong man was further inaugurated by His crucifixion and resurrection, is propagated by the church and will be consummated through the events of Age to Come. |







