Sorcery

A sorcery practitioner (sorcerer) claims to have supernatural powers to do magic, predict the future, and contact evil spirits through special words and objects. Sorcerers were present in:

Sorcery was not allowed in Israel (Deuteronomy 18:10). It was punishable by death (Exodus 22:18). But the Israelites still looked for sorcerers (2 Kings 17:17; 2 Chronicles 33:6; Micah 5:12). This made God angry (Isaiah 57:3; Malachi 3:5).

Paul listed sorcery as a sin (Galatians 5:20). The book of Revelation says that people who practice sorcery will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelations 21:8). They will be separation from the righteous forever (Revelation 22:15).

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (13)

Exodus

Deuteronomy

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Isaiah

Daniel

Micah

Nahum

Malachi

Galatians

Revelation