Acts 8: 9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which before time in the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one.
Now, if the devil can bring diseases, the very next logical question is, can he cure them for real. We are not speaking of some of those fake healings which have been on display for many years. We are referring to the real Mccoy. Question [2] Can satan do genuine works of healing diseases?… Acts 8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, this man is the great power of God.
The words: “From the least to the greatest” and “To him they had regard” tell us unmistakenly that this man was held in very high esteem, both by those in authority, and your everyday Joe. In other words, he was famous, and was well respected in high and low places. Furthermore, you do not become famous by doing false works of healing, or any other fake miracles for that matter, and because intelligent people began to take note by coming to him as a reliable source,
If it was fake, the upper echelons of society and the well educated would have discovered the fraud, sooner or later. Obviously, Simon was doing what he did through the power of the devil, because miracles only have two sources, God or satan, and if they do not originate with The Lord, the only default setting is that they are coming from the devil. That this conclusion is true can be observed by Peter’s response to him.
Acts 8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!