"Gestas asked Simon, "The demon in that girl you exorcised, how did it know our hearts?" Simon said, "The power of demons lies in the sins of mankind. Unconfessed or unatoned sin is the weapon that a spirit uses against its host and its enemies." The implication was obvious to each of the brothers. They needed atonement. Demas thought, Why do I need atonement? Rome is the evil that has raped our land, enslaved our people, and stolen everything from me. I am the victim, not the perpetrator. I am fighting for righteousness. Gestas asked, "And what was all that Jesus said about the keys of the kingdom and the binding magic?" Simon smiled. "It is not magic. Jesus is binding the unclean spirits of this land by the finger of Yahweh, to make it holy. It is the spiritual consummation of herem, the Holy Wars of Yahweh from the time of Joshua. Jesus is binding the principalities and powers to prepare the land for Messiah. Remember the Lord's prayer for his kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven?"