I believe there was one time in the history of the world that nobody was possessed of a demon because every demon everywhere converged in hell to witness the titanic battle between Satan, their master, and the Lord Jesus. They wanted to be a part of Satan’s victory over Jesus, which turned out to be a most emphatic defeat.
I love Jesus. He made a public spectacle of them all, triumphing over them in that combat. It reminds me of how David said to Goliath, “I will take your head off your shoulders today and I will give your carcass and the carcasses of the host of the Philistines to the birds of the air, and today it shall be known that there is a God in Israel” (1 Samuel 17:46). David was a seventeen-year-old boy talking to a giant who had been a warrior from his youth, and all he had was a sling with five smooth stones and a covenant with Jehovah! He defeated Goliath and took the giant’s head off with his own sword, and the Philistines couldn’t understand it.
Jesus also said to the devil, “I will deal with you, but not only you, the whole bunch of you,” and all the demons laughed at Him. The Bible says He spoiled principalities and powers and made a show of them publicly. He triumphed not only over Lucifer, but also over the whole bunch of them. Ephesians 4:8 tells us, “Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
He led captivity captive. He came out victoriously, displaying Satan and his little demons as His prisoners of war. Now, we live and reign in His victory today over the devil and all the hordes of hell. Praise God!
