Bible Teaching on Supernatural Phenomena Part [7] 09/15/2024 (Morning thought)

Exodus 7: 21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

So let us begin by being crystal clear on the matter; apart from raising the dead, and giving life to man, or beast, which is God’s domain and His prerogative alone, satan can work good miracles such as healing the sick, and removing maladies, and diseases from persons in many cases. This he has done on numerous occasions in our day, and persons went away praising God not having any clue as to what transpired.

Again, in the episode of the plagues in Egypt, the devils were able to mimic, in large part the miracles wrought by Moses. Even though in many of those cases, the miracles were not genuine, the counterfeits however were designed to appeal to the five senses of the human agent, to the point where it was virtually impossible to tell the difference, except when Moses’ serpent became hungry and was commanded by God to do lunch.

Exodus 7:10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

Exodus 8: 6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Bible Teaching on Supernatural Phenomena Part [6] 09/15/2024 (Evening thought)

2nd Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

For the record, satan can work good miracles, which can indeed benefit the human family. In fact, as the pestilences and diseases, predicted in the Bible gain momentum in frequency and intensity on the planet there will arise a dire need, for some supernatural interventions. Again, as Covid, Monkey pox, Zika, and Oropouche viruses do their dirty work together with their many relatives, and variants that are waiting in the wings, the medical systems can become overwhelmed, as was the case during Covid.

And therefore, if some unknown personage were to arise across our planet, possessing healing powers, most people will succumb to him, because of sheer necessity. And according to the scriptures, devils will be ready and waiting to supply the demand. Thus, if someone has come to believe that all good miracles could only come from God, the next logical line of reasoning would be to conclude that those miracles spoken of in Revelation 13, have to be the supernatural power of God on display.

Hence the reason why it is necessary for us to study the Biblical teaching on supernatural phenomena so that we can have a good, balanced understanding of what is really at stake. Again, when science reaches a crossroads where it has run out of all explanations for the obviously supernatural, it will cause persons to naturally chalk up miracles to God alone.

2nd Corinthians 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night “ and God bless!