Nice ride out to Jacks Creek and Gun Club Roads this morning. Perfect weather for riding. #cycling #Narrabri

The episode with Legion, the cluster of demons possessing the man in the country of the Gerasenes (Mark 5:1), simply cannot be considered a disease. A mental or physical illness does not beg to be transported into a herd of swine nor can it jump from a human into the herd (Mark 5:6–13).  Michael Heiser

Eulah Creek is looking a lot drier than 6 months ago. We need more rain. A nice ride to Eulah Creek Road. #cycling #Narrabri

Nice ride out to Haire Drive this morning. Traffic was heavier than usual, possibly due to the Festival of Rugby this weekend. Cool start to the morning – very pleasant. #cycling #Narrabri

Certain New Testament descriptions of evil spirits unmistakably point to an intelligent, conscious spirit entity. For example, certain passages straightforwardly present Jesus in an adversarial stance and in conversation with an evil/unclean spirit, with no hint that Jesus was “playing along” with a deluded, mentally ill individual who only thought he was possessed. Michael Heiser

Overcast and humid this morning. It feels like rain is on the way. Nice ride to Jacks Creek and Gun Club Roads. #narrabri #cycling

All who are members of the kingdom of Jesus are no longer under the curse of death. By definition this means Satan’s kingdom (and the curse of death) no longer has any hold upon them. The “accuser of our brothers” (Rev 12:10) remains active in the world until the final judgment, blinding the minds of people to prevent them from joining the kingdom of Jesus, but he has no accusation to bring against those who belong to Christ.  Michael Heiser

At the return of the seventy disciples who were given the authority to cast out demons, Jesus proclaims, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18). This is not a reference to the primeval past, nor is it the long-overdue expulsion from the council (an assumption driven by mistakenly seeing the śāṭān in Job 1–2 as the devil). The point is that the reversal and demise of Satan’s kingdom has begun—for good. Michael Heiser

Narrabri Lake is superb at the moment. Great ride along Yarrie Lake Rd. #cycling #Narrabri

That Satan tempts Jesus in the desert wilderness is not arbitrary. The Greek term translated “wilderness” (erēmos) is used in the Septuagint translation of the destination of the goat for Azazel (Lev 16:10) and the desolate place described by Isaiah that was home to preternatural creatures associated with evil spirits (Isa 13:9).  Michael Heiser