3:22
Along with Jesus’ family, the teachers of the Law came down as well, they accused Him of being possessed by Beelzebul (probably a name derived from Baal worship) and claimed He was casting out demons by the “prince of demons” (ie Satan). It is a common tactic to accuse your enemies of being evil, today Christians are commonly accused of being bigots.
3:23,24
Jesus answered by pointing out the ridiculousness of their arguments. How can Satan drive out Satan? Why would the prince of demons cast out demons? This would be a very strange way to behave. If it were true then the kingdom of darkness would be divided against itself and there is no way it could stand.
3:25,26
A house divided is destined to fall, and Satan’s end has come. Of course, Satan’s end had actually come. Moreover, Satan’s kingdom is divided against itself, it is always ultimately self-destructive. We see this if we look at examples like Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, they were riddled with division. Sadly the church is often not much better.
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