16主传福音时,是靠着圣灵的能力摧毁撒但的国。……主不愿意靠着自己的权能、力量或能力作些什么。相反的,祂靠着圣灵行作一切。祂特别是靠着圣灵传福音,好洗劫撒但的家,摧毁他的国。……马太十二章二十八节指明,当主借着传福音摧毁撒但的国时,祂把神的国带进来。……神的灵在哪里掌权,哪里就有神的国,并且哪里鬼就没有地位(马可福音生命读经,一三五至一三七、一二七至一二九页)。
16As He was preaching the gospel, the Lord was destroying the kingdom of Satan by the power of the Holy Spirit…The Lord would not do anything by His own power, strength, or energy. On the contrary, He did everything by the Holy Spirit. In particular, by the Holy Spirit He preached the gospel in order to plunder Satan’s house and destroy his kingdom. Matthew 12:28 indicates that when the Lord Jesus was destroying Satan’s kingdom by preaching the gospel, He was bringing in the kingdom of God…Where the Spirit of God is in power, there the kingdom of God is, and there the demons have no ground. (Life-study of Mark, 2nd ed., pp. 114-115, 107-108)