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In Mark's Gospel, unclean spirits called Jesus "Son of God." In this, the original New Testament gospel, Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man and only outsiders call him the Son of God - this includes unclean spirits, demons and human adversaries such as the high priest. Jesus refuses to acknowledge that appellation and commands the unclean spirits to be quiet. The author of Mark seems reluctant to have Jesus or the disciples say what might have been thought as blasphemous around 70 CE, when this gospel was written, but allows the unclean spirits to call Jesus "Son of God."
By listing the major events in the framework structure of Mark's Gospel, we can see more clearly how Jesus calls himself the Son of Man, Peter calls him the Messiah, and demons and the high priest call him the son of God. We can also see that God himself twice calls Jesus his son. The major events in the gospel are:
A . John explains the coming of Jesus (Mark 1:1-8)
B .The baptism of Jesus (1:9)
C . The voice of God from heaven, "Thou art my beloved son" (1:11)
D . The forty days in the wilderness as an allusion to Elijah and Moses (1:13)
E . The people were astonished at what Jesus taught (1:22)
F . Jesus casts out an unclean spirit (1:23-26)
G . Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians how they might destroy Jesus (3:6)
H . Demons, whenever they see Jesus, fall down and say that he is the Son of God.
-- Jesus commands that they tell no one of this (3:11-12)
I .. Jesus calls the 12 disciples (3:13-19)
J .. Jesus rejects his own family: he has a new family, his followers (3:31-35)
K . Jesus rebukes the wind (4:36-41)
L . The demoniac, wearing no clothes (5:15), cries out that Jesus not torment him and Jesus sends out the demons (5:1-20)
M . Jesus comes into his own country (6:1)
-- Where he was brought up
N . The people misunderstand Jesus and he can do no mighty work (6:2-6)
O . Jesus sends out the disciples and curses those who will not receive them (6:7-11)
-- in sending the disciples with authority and expecting all to receive them, Jesus is asserting his own authority
P . Herod thinks that Jesus is John the Baptist risen from the dead (6:14)
Q . Herodias and her daughter conspire to kill John the Baptist (6:16-29)
R . Feeding the thousands, and related miracles and discourses (6:33-8:21)
S . Who do people say that I am (8:27)
T . Peter affirms faith in Jesus as the Christ (8:29)
U . Whosoever shall be ashamed of me: of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed (8:38)
V . The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and scribes (8:31a)
W . Be killed and after three days rise again (8:31b)
X . Prophecy of second coming (9:1)- Jesus tells the disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the kingdom of God coming with power.
B' .The Transfiguration of Jesus (9:2-3)
C' .The voice of God from heaven, "This is my beloved son" (9:7)
D' . Jesus talks to Elijah and Moses then to the disciples about Elijah (9:4-13)
E' .A great multitude was amazed at Jesus (9:15)
F' .Jesus cast out a dumb spirit (9:17-27)
G' .They shall kill the Son of man and he shall rise on the third day (9:31)
H' .Jesus clarifies his divine status, saying that he is not God: "Why call me good? There is none good but God" (10:18)
I' . Peter says the disciples have left all and followed Jesus (10:28)
J' . Those who have left their family for Jesus have a new family: all Jesus' followers (10:29-30)
K'. Jesus rebukes the 'sons of thunder', James and John (10:35-45 - cf 3:17)
L' .Blind Bartimaeus cries out for mercy and casts off his clothes, then Jesus heals him (10:46-52)
M' .Jesus comes into Jerusalem (11:1-10)
-- Where he will die
N' .Jesus misunderstands the fig tree that can provide no fruit (11:13-14)
O' .Jesus casts out them that sold and bought in the Temple and curses them for making the Temple a den of thieves (11:15-17)
-- Jesus is asserting his authority
P' .Jesus asks whether the baptism of John is from heaven or of men, and the priests, scribes and elders can not answer (11:30-33)
Q' .Parable of husbandmen who conspire to kill the vineyard owner's son (12:1-9)
X' .Prophecy of second coming (chapter 13)
-- on clouds of glory, within the lifetimes of some of those to whom he was speaking
R' .The Last Supper (14:17-25)
S' .Art thou the Christ, Son of God (14:61)
T' .Peter denies Jesus three times (14:66-72a)
U' .And when he thought thereon, Peter wept (14:72b)
V' .The chief priests, elders and scribes delivered Jesus to Pontius Pilate (15:1)
-- Delivering Jesus is a similar concept to rejecting him.
-- Both parts of the pair involve chief priests, elders and scribes
W' .Jesus dies and on the third day rises again (15:37, 16:6)
A' .The young man explains the departure of Jesus(16:6-8)
In the later gospels (Matthew, Luke and John), Jesus continues to command the unclean and demons to be quiet unclean spirits when they call him the Son of God but he is no longer so unwilling to use that appellation for himself.
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Who were the unclean in Jesus time?
They were the lepers.
What did the unclean spirits call Jesus?
A:It seems likely that around 70 CE, at the time Mark (the first New Testament gospel) was written, it was desirable for Jesus and his followers not to call him holy, or the Son of God. Jesus consistently referred to himself simply as the Son of man. However, outsiders such as unclean spirits could call Jesus the Son of God, as could the high priest or centurion, and readers would have understood, just as Christians do today. So we have: (Mark 1:24) The man with an unclean spirit 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."(Mark 3:11) Unclean spirits, when they saw him fell down before him, saying, "Thou art the Son of God."(Mark 5:7) The man possessed by a legion of demons said, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God?"When Matthew was written, during the eighties of the first century, and even later when Luke was written, it was no longer a problem for Jesus to be referred to openly as the Son of God. Christianity and Judaism were parting company and the gospels no longer needed to consider Jewish sensitivities. Luke 4:34 was copied more or less verbatim from Mark 1:23, so keeps the reference to the unclean spirit calling Jesus "the holy one of God."
What are the seven spirits that Jesus mentions in revelations 1?
The seven spirits are mentioned four times in Revelations, 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6...Other than allegorical "clues" as to the identity of the spirits, there is no clear information (at least scripturally) as to what exactly the seven spirits are.
How did Jesus heal the man with the unclean spirit?
love and unicorns
When did god reveal Jesus?
Whats Jesus? Is that a kind of soup?
What was Jesus teaching his followers in the miracle of demoniac at capernaum?
The purpose of Jesus' miracles was to show He was God in the flesh. Through the miracles He showed He has power over sickness, disease, the natural realm and in Luke 4:31-37 Jesus showed He has power over the spiritual realm. The people present could see He has authority and power over spirits: Luke 4:36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, "What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
Do spirits have a smell?
Read the related answers on this topic. But Jesus said that spirits do not have flesh and bones, (Luke 24.39), though they may take on any form or smell as the unclean spirits in Revelation 16.13
What is the first miracle in the gospel of St Luke?
The first miracle in the gospel of St. Luke is Jesus healing a man with an unclean spirit in the synagogue in Capernaum. This miracle demonstrates Jesus' authority over evil spirits and showcases his power to heal.
How is it possible that Jesus Christ gets to take your spirits in the afterlife?
The bible tells us the Jesus created everything. Human spirits originated from God (Jesus) and they return to God on the death of the physical body.
Does Jesus Christ have a secret identity?
Jesus Christ's identity really isn't secret but not a lot of people know that He is God.
How can you get rid of bad spirits in you house?
have faith in god and always utter the word jesus christ to ward of bad spirits!!
Was Jesus a medium?
No, He cast out evil spirits. That is very different from having long conversations with spirits about people's lives.
