[28–29] Jesus, who is already regarded as a blasphemer (2:7) and will finally be condemned to death on the charge of blasphemy (14:64), here reveals the true nature of blasphemy and declares it forgivable—except for the ultimate blasphemy. From Mark’s point of view, to refuse to believe in this good news is bad enough, but to pervert it into its opposite, and consider it the work of Satan rather than the work of God, is the ultimate human evil, the rejection of God’s definitive last word. It is in