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The Lord left Galilee to go to the eastern shore of the lake, on the border of Israel. The local inhabitants were Jews, but had been influenced greatly by the pagan way of life and so the demons had greater authority, because of the apostasy of the people. So Jesus went to the country of the Gadarenes. As he entered the town, he came across a man completely under the domination of demonic forces who asked Him: ‘What have I to do with you , Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me’ (Luke 8, 28). The man was totally overwhelmed by a host of demonic forces and had been marginalized by society, because he ...