Jesus is Divine Creator and Sovereign Ruler over creation and all created beings (including demons or fallen angels that threaten sinful mankind). In our passage from Luke 8:22-39, Dr. Luke paints a narrative portrait of Jesus’ power and authority over the great sea as he calms the wind and waves, as well as his sovereign dominion over the abyss or watery deep inhabited by demons in this present age. The abyss in Scripture is sometimes translated “bottomless pit” and the Book of Revelation teaches that the abyss is ruled over by an angel named Abaddon or in Greek Apollyon (Rev. 9:1, 11). As King of the Messianic Kingdom, Jesus reveals his power and sovereignty in our passage today over all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come (Ephesians 1:20-21).
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Rev. Charles R. Biggs, Th.M. is the Regional Home Missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in the Presbytery of the Mid Atlantic (Virginia and Maryland). His website: www.joiningtheharvest.org. He was pastor of Ketoctin Covenant Presbyterian Church in Purcellville, VA. for...
