The strong man fully armed guarding his palace keeps his possessions in peace until someone stronger attacks, overcomes him, and takes away his armor and divides the spoils. Jesus is the stronger one of John the Baptist's announcement, and the exorcisms are the plundering of the strong man's house — not isolated victories but the systematic despoliation of the demonic kingdom by the arriving kingdom of God.

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