The Bible warned about witchcraft:
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies...
I linked that word to the Blue Letter Bible explanation for it.
These are terrible times, and there is so much truth being suppressed and it is indeed killing people:
Hos 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hos 4:2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
Hos 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Hos 4:4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
Hos 4:5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Hos 4:7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
Hos 4:8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Hos 4:9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
Hos 4:10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Hos 4:11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Hos 4:12 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Hos 4:13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
Hos 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
This nation is reaping what it has sown...in pride, in arrogance, in self sufficiency, it boasts against the most high God and says "I will..." do whatever they want to do, and now we are seeing the fruit of it.
Keep oil in your lamps and your wicks trimmed, let your light shine brightly as in a very dark place. The truth needs to be known and held forth. The truth will set men free.
I actually asked my dad's Pastor to write a Blog Post for me on "Pharmakia", which is the Greek word in Galatians 5:20 translated as witchcraft, and where we get our word "Pharmacy" from. Witchcraft involve abusive drug use (aka "getting high" & "altered state of mind"). It is a sin against God and man, shameful and a huge problem in this world today. Thank for pointing that out in this post.
ReplyDeleteHi Brian,
DeleteTrue, it is a huge problem, and amplified by the over use and over prescribed medications that many have begun taking legally as children (for hyperactivity, ADHD, depression, etc) and which have side effects that are not getting proper press. The warning labels should be HUGE, not "in fine print." Thanks for visiting :)