The demons know their time is limited
Luke focused on only one of the demoniacs, but Matthew tells us that there were actually two. He also tells us that they begged Jesus not to torture them “before the appointed time.” The demons knew something we may sometimes forget. According to Revelation 12:12, Satan is filled with fury because he also knows “that his time is short.”
The devil hated to see the Word wrapped in flesh because he knew his time allotment was getting shorter and shorter. I don’t believe the plan for the Son of God to come to earth was any secret. I believe Satan knew what was going to happen. I just don’t think he knew when. The demons controlling the man on the Gerasene shore also knew a day of reckoning had been appointed for them.
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