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What
does Bible say about evil miracles?
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What is the purpose of evil miracles?
God sometimes allows evil wonders so that
those who reject him may be further deceived (2 Thessalonians 2:9 - 12) or to test those who
obey him.
How can evil miracles occur even though the
devil failed miserably in his attempt to overcome God?
It is because he and his demons retained the
same power (albeit with less freedom) they had before they rebelled and turned
themselves evil (Ephesians
6:12).
The book of Job records some of the earliest
miracles carried out through the agency of evil.
The devil first brought fire from heaven in
order to kill all of Job's sheep and murder his servants (Job 1:16).
Satan then used his evil authority over
earth's weather to bring an unusually strong wind upon a house that resulted in
the death of all of Job's adult children (verses 18-19).
Pharaoh's magicians were able to mimic the
first manifestations of God's power Moses and Aaron performed.
When Moses' staff was transformed into a
serpent, they were able to duplicate this feat with their own staffs (Exodus 7:10-12).
The magicians also used their powers of evil
to duplicate the miracles of turning water into blood and bringing frogs upon
the land (Exodus
7:22, 8:6-7).
One day Jesus encountered a man who had
thousands of demons in him (Mark 5:9).
They gave the man the super-human ability to
constantly live outside while completely naked (Mark 5:3, 5, Luke 8:27, 29).
They also enabled him to break any chain,
fetter or restraint used on him (Mark 5:3-4).
Soon after the New Testament church was born,
a man influenced by evil named Simon Magus was able to work awesome wonders
that amazed the people of Samaria.
His demonically inspired black magic was so
spectacular and convincing that people we awed and listened to what he taught (Acts 8:9-11).
End Time Wonders
The Bible warns that, in the time just ahead
of us, the forces of evil will show an unparalleled number of signs and wonders
(Mark
13:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9).
The plethora of lying, evil miracles, in the
last days, will be so convincing that the world will worship the devil
believing he is god on the earth (2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 11:13-14).
At the end of the Great Tribulation period
fallen angels will manifest their supernatural abilities in order to gather
humans to fight in the battle of Armageddon! (Revelation 16:14)
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