Luke 11:24-26

Luke 11:24-26

[24] When  the unclean  spirit  is gone  out of  a man,  he walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking  rest;  and  finding  none,  he saith,  I will return  unto  house  whence  I came out.  [25] And  when he cometh,  he findeth  it swept  and  garnished.  [26] Then  goeth he,  and  taketh  to him seven  other  spirits  than himself;  and  they enter in,  and dwell  there:  and  the last  state of that  man  is  worse  than the first. 

What does Luke 11:24-26 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

These verses were probably a word of warning to Jesus" critics who were scattering rather than gathering with Him ( Luke 11:23). [1] If Song of Solomon , they climax Jesus" argument. They warn against casting out demons, which some of these critics were evidently doing, without replacing them with something stronger, namely, the life of God that entered those who believed in Jesus (cf. John 3:16). A formerly demon-possessed person who did not believe on Jesus was in greater danger after his exorcism than he was before it. The expelled demon could return to inhabit his or her spiritually empty spirit with additional demons.
These final words then carried Jesus" warning further. Not only was it bad to oppose Jesus and attribute His works to Satan, but it was worse to exercise God"s expulsive power without also preaching the gospel to people.