I always wondered about three in particular.
One is the demoniac from whom Jesus casts the demons into the swine.
Another is the unnamed follower who runs off from Gethsemane after he loses his clothes when they try to capture him.
The third is the young man found in Jesus’ tomb who basically announces the resurrection.
“One is the demoniac from whom Jesus casts the demons into the swine.”
I suspect there is much more going on here than Jesus simply showing us the very real demonic spirit world in contention all around us, we learn things like, how many potentially there could be, meaning its a lot more than we may understand, and we learn they know there is a time coming when they will be tormented, and they knew it wasn’t that time yet,
This encounter happened in the area known as Bashan,
When we read Psalm 22, written by David 1000 years before this psalm was fulfilled, we’re being shown firsthand information about whats happening at the cross,
“They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. “ v5
“Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. v. 12-13
It happened so it would fulfill the scripture at the cross, but I suspect there is still even more going on here that we need to consider,
Legion, a host of demons.
Another is the unnamed follower who runs off from Gethsemane after he loses his clothes when they try to capture him,
Most Biblical scholars believe this is Mark, as in the Gospel of Mark, a student of Peter.
The third is the young man found in Jesus’ tomb who basically announces the resurrection.
Most think they were Angels based on the shining garments.
Luk 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Luk 24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?