Bible Verses About The Occult And Demonic Powers

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Key text about demonic spirits performing signs.

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:

Acts example of divining spirit and fortune-telling.

But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

Simon practiced sorcery and astonished the people.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Key Pauline text about spiritual warfare.

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Calls false wisdom demonic.

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.

Old Testament ban used by Christians against divination and witchcraft.

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Names familiar spirits and necromancers.

A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.

Bans familiar spirits and wizards.

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Example of a king condemned for enchantments and familiar spirits.

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

Warns against familiar spirits and wizards.

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

Mentions idols, charmers, mediums, and sorcerers as forbidden consultation.

And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Warns against seeking familiar spirits and wizards.

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Lists skillful magician and expert in charms.

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Pairs witchcraft with idolatry.

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Describes Satanic power with lying wonders.

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Another Old Testament ban on witchcraft and soothsaying.

And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

Bible passage that the disciples were given authority to cast out demons.

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

Says witchcrafts and soothsayers will be cut off.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Mentions deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Bible shows an evil spirit responding in Acts.

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

Biblical background of Egyptian magicians and signs.

Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

Shows failed exorcists invoking Jesus without authority.

Many of them also which used curious arts 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.

Magic books were publicly burned.

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

Jes us accused of casting out demons by Beelzebul.

And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Shows evil spirit overpowering false exorcists.

And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

Simon was bewitched by sorceries.

But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

Says Gentile sacrifices are to demons.

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Shows unclean spirits linked with end-time deception.

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Jesus healing contrasted with oppression by the devil.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

Elymas the sorcerer opposed the faith.