Matthew 12:43-45 NIV New Scofield Study System Oxford, Dake's Annointed Reference, ESV Fire Life Publishing Hendrikson

43 Prophecy of Israel: 10 acts of demons

Saint Matthew 12:43-45 Dake's Annointed Reference When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry [laces, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

45 Syrophenician woman's daughter healed: healing, the children's bread

Saint Mark 7:24-30 Dake's Annointed Reference And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Si'don, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet;

The woman was a Greek, a Sy-ro-phe-ni'cian by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

But Je'sus said unto her, Let the children first be filled; for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord; yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

71 State of backsliders

Saint Luke 11:24-26 Dake's Annointed Reference 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 my house whence I came out.

And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

(6) Take advantage and bring unstable souls into bondage

2 Peter 2:19-22 Dake's Annointed Reference While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

(7) Apostates are beyond hope of salvation

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Bu it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

33 Two similar practices

Proverbs 26:11 Dake's Annointed Reference As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

3 Former blessings of apostates

Hebrews 6:4-6 Dake's Annointed Reference For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

4 Reason why Christians should not apostatize; how to become an apostate

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.