Witchcraft, Fortune Telling and Soothsaying Are Demonic and Sinful

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Recently this topic came up and we realized we have never focused much on it but we at dontperish.com need to. America and the world is a wash in much occult influence via astrology, movies, television, video games, modern theology and various cults of the day. We know of a lady who recently lost her husband then went to a fortune teller to try and get some answers from him. She got some answers for the low price of $200! Sadly this is very common as man made religion ( mormon, baptist, Lutheran whatever ?) has failed to teach the fullness of God's Word that will create and grow up true biblical believers. They are void of conversion/full truth and are easily deceived. Then many go off seeking comfort, answers or knowledge not in God's Word but in the dark places of soothsaying and witchcraft.  

This is sinful before God and we love others so we need to warn you against it! 


First let's define what we are talking about.

It is simply the occult ( dabbling in ANY demonic activity ) and any areas of mysticism. The occult is any thing related to the dark side of the spirit world that is satans domain. There is NO such thing as white or black magic. It is ALL of satan and thus of the dark/evil to be avoided.

Mysticism is trying to dabble in ANY spiritual realm outside of what the One True God ( Jesus Christ ) has established as correct and holy to do. (This includes all demonic/occult ways.)

Modern religions like the roman catholic church and others have included mysticism into their ways and her daughter the protestants are, in many cases, following along. Those areas include pagan idols, chanting, yoga and praying in ways that leave God's order and commands. (Prayer walking, occult holidays and contemplative prayer is a few of them.) 

Many people will flatly deny the influence of satan and the occult in this modern age but it is all over. If you are born of and discerning by God's spirit, you will see it clearly. The popular modern movie series Harry Potter has spread the occult all over the land. But even back in the 70's there was occult shows like Bewitched that glamourized demonic ways. Even long time children's entertainment companies like Disney and many cartoons have enter the fray of the occult in various ways. Satan and his occult realm has created music, pro sports, schools, popular holidays like Halloween and in the pagan idea of a Mother Earth vs the One True Living God ( Jesus Christ ) Because few have the full knowledge of Gods Word and Truth, most of the culture has bent their knee to satan in many ways even though they will deny it all day long. Satans best weapon is to operate when people don't even believe he exists. Like a thief stealing your stuff slowly as you believe there are not any thieves around. He has you duped already and you have no defense against him!!!  


Idolatry is an ABOMINATION to God. It is looking to ANYTHING other then God for your spiritual needs and truth. God requires we go to Him ( via Christ ) and NOT through the occult such as mediums and soothsayers who really get their power via satan and not the Lord. He is a jealous God.


For thou shalt worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God


Exodus 34:14 


If you walk through this culture and do not protect yourself by being holy ( set apart for God ) you will be affected by the evil and occult ways all around you. 

Please know this: 
There is Good ( God ) and there is evil ( satan ) so a man must choose with wisdom whom he will be affected by and place himself under?

Knowing all of this: what is the response of a Christ follower to these topics? What does God's Holy Word say about these issues? Lets look at some verses to shed the light on them for God's glory and our own teaching moment. 


Lets first see how satan operates from the very beginning of man. 


In Genesis the serpent came to Eve and put doubt in her mind about God and what He had really commanded. By doing that he caused Eve and Adam to fall into sin. 


Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?


Genesis 3:1


He is a master deceiver!


If you read in the bible you will see that satan is God's fallen angel enemy and seeks to destroy via spiritual deception, liars and murder. 


Jesus said....

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
John 8:44

God has placed many warnings in His Holy word against evil and occult ways. 

Let's take a look at some of them in the Old Testament where God warned His people Israel to NOT be part of the occult:


Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
Isaiah 47:13


 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.
Leviticus 20:6


When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer ( talks to the dead ) . For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
Deuternomoy 18:9


Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:31

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Micah 5:12

These verses instructing Israel to avoid spirits and mediums ( soothsayers ) should tell you how God feels about this practice; He HATES IT!

Some may say 'well that was the Old Law and we today are in the New Covenant'. Indeed we are and it too speaks of this topic:

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
Acts 16:16

Here the Apostle Paul tosses a bad spirit ( demon ) out of a girl who had the power to see and tell the future via the occult. This shows it is sinful and of satan NOT a Holy God or His true people. 
Note: They did it for money back then too!

In the verse below we see true believers leaving the occult as fruit they were of God:

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Many of them also which used curious arts ( occult) brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. 
Acts 19.18


In all of these verses we see the command and warning to NOT partake in witchcraft and soothsaying. 
Did you know that satan is the god of this current world:

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

2 Corinthians 4:4

And in the future ( last days of man on earth ) we see the enemy satan rising in power and he will deceive the world with great sings and wonders ( like occult fortune telling and the like .) 

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 12:9


This verse below makes a stark and terrible warning to those who deny God's truth and dabble in evil:

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:9

The world has been and is today being deceived by evil and all of the current occult and mysticism just proves that daily. If you fear God who can damn your soul; you must deny and turn away from the evil that is His enemy!

In the last days we read this:
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Revelation 13:13-14

So please consider the power of satan and his fallen angels/demons is mighty. They can tell the future and give you what you want to hear but it leads to death! Sadly their goal is to deceive you and destroy your soul in hell vs you finding eternal life in Christ. 

God's Word is the ONLY guide to eternal life via Jesus Christ and His truth NOT any man made religion or organization. 
That Word also has MANY warnings against anyone who dabbles in the occult ( even just for fun ) as God will NOT be mocked! 
( Galatians 6:9 )

In the book of Ephesians chapter 5 verses 8 Paul says this:
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

The Lord will rule with a hand of justice and His wrath will devour His enemies; that includes those who lurk in or toy with the darkness of satan and his ways. DO NOT be one of them. 

This verse promises what the future holds:

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2 Thessalonians 1:8

Part of obeying the gospel is to be born again in Christ and as fruit you then strive in holiness in all things. That means you LEAVE and AVOID all occult, fortune tellers and mystic ways

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 
1 Peter 1:15

Note: keep in mind satan is also in the false man made religion business via mormonism, Lutheranism, baptists, roman catholics and many may more. He will damn you via that as well. 


Example: mormonism and its founder Joseph Smith have roots in the occult:
http://bewareoffalse-unbiblicalteachers.blogspot.com/2017/06/mormonism-exposed-by-gods-word.html

You do not think Christians get caught up in witchcraft? Here is a lady we knew and ate in their home who claimed Christ but is now a witch!
https://bewareoffalse-unbiblicalteachers.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-witches-moon-dance-exposed.html
Go to our teaching blog and our unbiblical teachers blog that will help you expose those false ways or man / satan as well:

https://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/


http://bewareoffalse-unbiblicalteachers.blogspot.com/

If you feel the need for comfort and strength in spiritual things; get into the Word of God ( not man made religion ) and seek after His eternal truth vs being deceived by the enemy satan who is a liar and murderer. 

Repent and believe unto a new born again life; serving Christ in obedience and then you will have the hope of eternal life to come. But if you turn to and dabble in the darkness of the occult you will be condemned and suffer in hell! 


We love others and we want better for them so we speak out.


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