Simon soon approaches the two apostles and tries to BUY the ability to give the Holy Spirit so that he can further promote his deceptions (Acts 8).Ĥ) While visiting Philippi during his second missionary journey, the apostle Paul runs into a slave woman "possessed with a spirit of divination" (Acts 16:16). Simon sees when Peter and John come to the city, that when they lay hands on people they receive God's Holy Spirit. He feigns repentance, gets himself baptized, and then follows Philip where he sees him perform signs and wonders. He meets with the island's Governor who is accompanied by Elymas (also called Bar-Jesus), a man who was a false prophet and sorcerer.ģ) In Samaria, a man named Simon the Sorcerer observes Philip preaching the gospel and performing a number of miracles.
Sorcery is defined as divination by the assistance of evil spirits.ġ) In the end time, false prophets and false Christs will produce great signs and wonders (sorcery) for the expressed purpose of deception (Matthew 24:24)Ģ) Apostle Paul's first missionary journey takes him to the island of Cyprus (Acts 13:4 - 52, 14:1 - 25). There are six references, in the New Testament, to people who practiced sorcery. Jesus was accused six times of being demon possessed (Mark 3:22, John 7:20, 8:48, 8:52, 10:20 and Luke 11:15). Jephthah (in the East) served six years as a Judge of Israel (Judges 12:7). When added across, 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 = 18, with this total, when divided by three, equals six. When 666 is multiplied by 7 it equals 4662, which depicts man's total imperfection under Lucifer. Man's system on earth is made up of three parts (economic, religious and governmental) all of which are influenced and led by Satan.
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