<p>5:4 <i>For an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and disturbed the water. Whoever was first to step into the pool, after the waters were disturbed, was healed of whatever disease he had</i>- The Bible records things at times from how they appear to men at the time; hence the language of demon possession and exorcism, even though the real existence of demons is denied in the Bible. Here we have another example. The Lord&rsquo;s miracle of healing the lame man at the pool was to show the folly of the Jewish myth that at Passover time an angel touched the water of the Bethesda pool, imparting healing properties to it. This myth is recorded without direct denial of its truth; the record of Christ&rsquo;s miracle is the exposure of its falsehood. Another example would be the Jewish myth that the High Priest&rsquo;s Passover address was a direct speaking forth of God&rsquo;s words; this wrong idea isn&rsquo;t specifically corrected, but it is worked through by God &ndash; in that Caiaphas&rsquo; Passover words just before the crucifixion came strangely true, thus condemning Caiaphas and justifying the Lord Jesus as Israel&rsquo;s Saviour (Jn. 11:51).</p>