Authenticating Miracles of the King: The First Rejection of the Messiah

In this passage, after casting out a demon causing a mute man to speak, there are two reactions to Christ. The first from the crowds, who marveled, but never came to salvation. The second from the Pharisees, who attributed Christ's miracles to Satanic possession. In the Face of rejection, Jesus carried on and commissioned others to minister the gospel.