"And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."
From today's lesson we see how some of those who saw Jesus perform miracles thought He was crazy and believed He was possessed by the spirit of the devil, and that Beelzebub (Satan) had actually worked the miracles through Him.
Jesus explained that if in fact He was an agent of the devil, and had evil intent, He most assuredly would not be going about doing good deeds to demonstrate that evil intent. To do so would be defeating Satan's purpose. Jesus said explaied Himself very clearly when He said, "How can Satan cast out Satan?"
The latter part of this lesson warned those who made the claim that Jesus was not the Son of God, but rather was possessed by Beelzebub, could never be forgiven for blaspheming the Holy Spirit of God ("Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.") and was in danger of "eternal damnation".~
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