<p>8:35 <i>And they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man, from whom the demons had left, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid</i>-</p><p>When Legion was cured of his 'demons', we read of him as now &quot;clothed and in his right mind&quot;. His 'demon possession' therefore referred to a sick state of mind; and the 'casting out' of those demons to the healing of his mental state. People thought that Jesus was mad and said this must be because He had a demon- &ldquo;He has a demon, and is mad&rdquo; (Jn. 10:20; 7:19-20; 8:52). They therefore believed that demons caused madness.</p><p>The &quot;fear&quot; of the people was perhaps related to their bad conscience about keeping pigs. The parable of the prodigal son associated Jewish pig keepers with those who needed to repent, and for whom the Father was eagerly waiting to welcome back home. Those people were in the same position as Legion; being now aware of the Lord's Divine power, but fearing condemnation. They actually needed the same basic healing which the Lord had given Legion in curing him of his complex about condemnation. Indeed the case of Legion speaks to so many believers today, who believe in and even&nbsp;worship the Lord as Son of God, but who are obsessed with a fear of final condemnation.</p>