Contemplative Bible Reading

Matthew 8:29 (New International Version)

“What do you want with us, son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

This one is a bit odd. The demons in a man are speaking to Jesus. They ask,

Have you come here to torture us?

Most of the things I have read about this points to the end of time when demons and such will be punished for eternity. Perhaps that is the time of torture they are mentioning.

Still, a bit odd, someone begging the Prince of Peace not to torture them.