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Mark 16:17

Listen to Mark 16:17
17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.

Mark 16:17 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 16:17

And these signs shall follow them that believe
Not all of them, but some; and not always, only for a time; and which were necessary for the confirmation of the Gospel, and the establishment of Christianity in the world; and not only believing hearers, but believing ministers of the word, are chiefly designed; and this is said, for the encouragement both of those that preach the Gospel, and of them that hear, believe and obey. The Persic version, contrary to all others, reads, "ye shall show signs and wonders to them that believe not"; see ( 1 Corinthians 14:22 ) .

In my name shall they cast out devils;
so the Apostle Paul dispossessed the damsel, that had a spirit of divination; commanding the spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her, and it did; and evil spirits also went out of others, through his means, by the power of Christ, ( Acts 16:18 ) ( 19:12 ) ; and this power continued for a considerable time among the saints: the phrase "in my name", is in the Arabic version, joined to the word "believe", in the preceding clause; and is omitted in the Persic version, but is rightly retained by all others in this place; for by the power and authority of Christ, and not their own, and by calling upon, and making use of his name, such miraculous operations were wrought by the apostles:

they shall speak with new tongues:
or languages, not such as were new made, and had never been heard and known before; but foreign languages, such as they had never learned, or were able to speak, or understood before; and this not only did the apostles on the day of pentecost, but even common believers at other times, ( Acts 2:4 Acts 2:6 Acts 2:11 ) ( Acts 10:45 Acts 10:46 ) ( 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:30 ) ( 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14:18 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:27 ) .

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The Story Only Happens In One Name
The Story Only Happens In One Name
Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas

In Episode 35 of First Love, “The Story Only Happens In One Name,” Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas take you deeper into the revelation that last week unlocked: transformation isn’t a process you manage, it’s Someone you encounter—and His name is Jesus. This week, they go further and declare that God’s story for your life only truly unfolds under one governing authority, one voice, and one banner: the name of Jesus.In a culture that loves “God talk,” spiritual principles, and even the language of the Holy Spirit, this episode confronts a crucial deficit in the Church’s heart—knowing Jesus not just as a role or a title, but as the fully God, fully man Person who lived the human experience to its depths. Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan show how many believers are comfortable with God as a distant sovereign or the Spirit as pure power, yet resist really relating to Jesus in His humanity, where He can actually be trusted with our pain, our process, and our authority.Drawing from Scripture and the story of Jesus’ temptation, they expose how the enemy always targets one thing: the right to author your story. Even though Jesus held all authority as the Word who created and sustains all things, He refused to pull on that authority for Himself. In love, He continually yielded it back to His Father, proving that true authority is only entrusted to those who will surrender it. You’ll hear how Jesus faced pressure, temptation, and the “worst-case” scenarios not as a distant deity, but as a man who chose the Father’s will, so that when He gave His authority to you, it would be authority anchored in love, not control.This episode reveals that you don’t transform by trying to hold your life together from the bottom up. When you insist on being the author of your own story—interpreting God’s voice on your terms, keeping the final say over your heart—you end up misusing the authority you’ve been given and wonder why there is so little real change. But when you yield your narrative back to the One the Father trusts—the Son who never used His power outside of love—you step into top-down living, where presence, power, and authority move as one in His name.You’ll be challenged to stop relating to “roles” and start relating to a Person; to stop treating the name of Jesus as a formula tagged onto prayers and begin to see it as the only atmosphere where God’s story, God’s power, and God’s love actually flow. In that one name, authority is not control but alignment. It is the gravitational center that holds your heart, your identity, and your destiny together.Journey with Dr. Robyn and Dr. Nathan as they call you to return to your First Love—not as a vague, sentimental devotion, but as a fierce, focused allegiance to the Person of Jesus and His name alone. In yielding your authorship to Him, you don’t lose yourself; you awaken to who you were always written to be, moving beyond immature infatuation into mature love that trusts His authority, carries His presence, and lives fully inside the story that only happens in His name.

Mark 16:17 In-Context

15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.
18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”
19 When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Or new tongues; some manuscripts do not include new.
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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