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00:03It is noteworthy that Jesus is the subject of several accusations.
00:32that his competitors direct to him
00:35Some of those reasons have led him to the cross
00:38On the other hand, it must be considered that the Jewish religion
00:43He did not look favorably upon the practice of magic.
00:46nor the magicians themselves
00:48However, it is never stated that Jesus was a magician
00:53nor are any of his miracles related to magic
00:57This is even more striking when we consider
01:01that the word magician is indeed mentioned in the New Testament
01:05and the word magic
01:07Therefore, it was already a concept that was being applied.
01:11to certain circumstances and to certain people
01:15Jesus is accused of being associated with Beelzebul
01:19who, according to Jewish authorities, was the one who gave him the power to expel demons
01:26However, this association does not imply an accusation of magic.
01:31Throughout the series of accusations made against Jesus
01:35We didn't find any that referred to magic.
01:38In contrast, once the church enters into a dialogue with Hellenistic culture
01:45outside of Palestine and after some centuries
01:48It is then that the accusation or claim that Jesus was a magician would arise
01:54and not a miracle worker, a man who performs wondrous deeds
01:59It is Saint Justin Martin who gives us evidence of this accusation in two of his writings
02:06which we can verify in data from a little after the year 160 AD
02:13It is important to note that only exorcisms and some miracles
02:20performed by Jesus on Saturday
02:22They are the only ones who arouse some opposition from their competitors
02:28But not all miracles happen, nor in every case.
02:32Furthermore, the evangelists insist that the people who witnessed Jesus' miracles
02:39They assumed an attitude of praise to God or of recognition to Jesus
02:45and there is never any mention of accusations about the practice of magic or witchcraft
02:51The literary genre called miracle is common in both the Bible and later literature
03:00because through it the proximity of God as well as His power was made manifest
03:07It is striking that Jesus is presented as a prophet who performs miracles for his people
03:15The Old Testament only emphasizes the miracles performed by Moses, Elijah, and Elisha.
03:23who are considered exceptional prophets raised up by God to show his love and protection to Israel
03:32Miracles speak of God working through his prophet
03:39as stated in the books of the Pentateuch and the books of kings in the Old Testament
03:45These signs were proof that God is with his chosen ones.
03:50The miracle story or literary genre unfolds in three moments
03:58One person presents themselves to the sick person and makes the request for healing.
04:03Second, the narration of the miracle itself
04:07Three, the positive response from those present
04:13The intention of these narratives is to evoke admiration and praise directed to God.
04:21by raising up pious men who accomplish God's salvation through unparalleled works
04:29If there is a clear indication of the great chasm that exists between our 21st-century culture...
04:36and the culture of Jesus in the first century AD
04:40It is when, upon reading the gospels, we encounter the theme related to Satan and demons.
04:48and especially when dealing with the exorcisms that Jesus is said to have performed
04:54It does little to help current culture understand the subject of Satan, his works, and the exorcisms performed by Jesus
05:05to extend the power of God to men tormented by the devil and his actions
05:12Today there are plenty of books, but above all, films.
05:16who have saturated the exorcist theme with terror and suspense
05:21However, it is necessary to understand Jesus' vision and the culture of his time.
05:27Just as Jewish theology helps to properly interpret the atmosphere surrounding the exorcisms of Jesus
05:35But brothers, the ancient mindset not only accepted the possibility of evil spirits
05:44could torment people from the outside
05:48what is theologically called demonic obsession
05:52but they could even take physical possession of their bodies
05:57what we all know as demonic possession
06:01The huge explosion in cases of demonic possession is extremely striking.
06:07in the synoptic gospels
06:09if we take into account that such cases are not shown in the Old Testament
06:14Traditions about Saul, the first king of Israel
06:18It tells us that the king was tormented by an evil spirit
06:23and that David calmed him with the music he played
06:27For its part, the book of Tobit presents in a broad manner
06:32a case of demonic obsession
06:34The case of Sarah, Tobias's later wife
06:38whose husbands died on their wedding night before consummating the marriage
06:44Such damage was attributed to a demon named Asmodeus
06:49and that the angel Raphael helped to drive it away with the heart or liver of a fish
06:55Once we get to the literature of era change
07:00which was not included in either the Christian or Jewish canon
07:04we realize that this literature was abundant
07:08primarily fueled by the apocalyptic conceptions of the time
07:14But it is during this time that the fame of Solomon, the son of David, is born.
07:20as an exorcist superior to all others
07:23And this fame of Solomon is presented very clearly in the non-canonical work called the Testament of Solomon.
07:32There are accounts of healings that abound in the synoptic gospels
07:38Those healings are precisely exorcisms.
07:42Jesus viewed his exorcism ministry as an integral and essential part of his healing ministry.
07:50and savior through whom he wanted to liberate the faithful Jews
07:55of all kinds of evils, diseases, ailments, and sufferings
08:00But brothers, what can we understand from the Jewish vision?
08:05with regard to the devil's involvement in his own time?
08:09Jewish thought in the time of Jesus
08:13fueled by different eschatological and apocalyptic currents
08:19They saw men not as neutral territories
08:23that could be influenced by the force that came from God
08:28or by evil forces
08:30but rather they were like battlefields dominated by God or by Satan
08:36Man has the power to decide which force to subject his existence to.
08:44but he had no ability to free himself from those forces
08:48but was dominated by one or the other
08:52However, escaping the power of such forces
08:57It meant entering the field of influence of the opposing force.
09:01Apparently, it was not possible to assume a neutral attitude towards God and Satan
09:08He who refused to submit to the power of God
09:13could fall into the hands of demons
09:15And if an Israelite was freed from the power of Satan
09:20through an exorcism and did not submit unconditionally to God
09:24could fall back under the devil's control
09:28The Jew freed from demons by divine power
09:33It remained from the very moment of the exorcism
09:37free from diabolical control
09:40and submitted to the rule of God, his new Lord
09:43Through exorcisms
09:46God has taken possession of one of his servants.
09:50who has been freed from the power of Satan
09:53and God can declare himself the ultimate owner and Lord of that individual
09:58In this way, the kingdom of God announced by Jesus
10:04has arrived definitively
10:07at least for an Israelite formerly enslaved by the devil
10:11Graham Twelfry says that exorcism is an attempt to control
10:19and expel evil spirits or demons from their temporary residence
10:24He also adds that evil spirits or demons
10:29They are agents of Satan
10:30whose main task is to cause disease
10:34through total control or possession of an individual
10:39The gospels are quite clear when they state that Jesus
10:44He was truly an exorcist
10:46and it's not something that was attributed to him later.
10:50or that the church created literature
10:53in which Jesus is presented as an exorcist
10:56That's why, when we read the texts
10:59that tell us about events related to exorcisms
11:04within the work of Marcos
11:05we can discover some common elements
11:09among these narratives
11:10These stories have a beginning.
11:14which we can identify as dramatic
11:16or in the confrontation between the demon or the possessed person
11:20and Jesus of Nazareth
11:22The first element that is observed in these stories
11:27is that the demon or the possessed person
11:29when confronted by Jesus
11:32They look dismayed
11:34In other words, Jesus provokes the devil
11:38certain disturbance or alteration
11:41The second element in these narratives
11:45It's that the demons show their disturbance
11:48expressing it orally
11:51using a series of titles
11:53who recognize a certain dignity in Jesus
11:56Among other details
11:58It is striking that Jesus
12:00he will choose to order the demons to be silent
12:04when apparently
12:05the exorcists of his time
12:08They had extreme difficulty
12:10to make demons speak
12:12One more detail
12:15It's because of the techniques they used
12:17some exorcists in the time of Jesus
12:20They are absent from the Gospel narratives
12:24such as the use of diverse materials
12:27water, rings, roots, amulets
12:31to carry out their exorcisms
12:33Jesus healed some sick people
12:37laying on his hands
12:38However, the evangelists
12:41They never show us Jesus
12:43laying his hands on the demon-possessed
12:46Jesus does not resort to long prayers
12:51or to a higher authority
12:52to whom I request their help
12:55to perform their exorcisms
12:57The recourse to higher powers
13:00or to those from The Exorcist
13:02They are shown in the use of names
13:04considered powerful
13:06at the time of carrying out an exorcism
13:09such as those of Solomon or Jesus
13:12People resorted to spells and enchantments.
13:16or medicines that contributed to the exorcism itself
13:20The exorcist must offer proof
13:24that the exorcism was successful
13:27Jesus does not resort to or invoke a force of power
13:32or to a higher authority
13:34but says that through him
13:36is the finger of God or the Divine Spirit at work?
13:40Jesus doesn't need to give proof either.
13:43that the possessed person has been freed
13:46of the evil spirit
13:47Jesus acts with conviction
13:50that God is on his side
13:52working wonders
13:54in favor of those who suffer
13:56at the instigation of Satan
13:58This last point is essential
14:02because Jesus witnessed their exorcisms
14:05as proof of proximity
14:07of the kingdom of God
14:08and claimed that through him
14:11That is, through the exorcisms performed
14:15by himself and by God
14:16was making its presence known
14:18in a way
14:19the kingdom that he foretold
14:21on their journeys
14:22through Galilee and Judea
14:25According to Jesus
14:27the exorcisms he performed
14:29They are the kingdom of God in action
14:32because despite the fact that it announced
14:34for the near future
14:36the final arrival
14:38of the eschatological kingdom of the Father
14:40The truth is that for Jesus
14:42his exorcisms
14:44They were a way of doing things
14:46palpable, visible and operative
14:49in his own ministry
14:51the kingdom announced by Jesus
14:53and promised by the Father
14:55Siblings
14:57What do you think of this great start?
14:59of San Marcos?
15:01Interesting, isn't it?
15:02Well, this is just the beginning.
15:04And again I recommend
15:06Read the Gospel of Saint Mark
15:08if possible
15:10write it
15:11so that each of his words
15:13be recorded
15:15in our mind
15:16and in our hearts
15:17Until next time
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