![]() ![]() Jesus told people, who prophesied in the name of Christ and performed many miracles, that they could not enter the Kingdom of Heaven because they did “evil. Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. The closer the Judgment Day comes, the more miracles and wonders Satan will perform to deceive people.Īnd he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from Heaven to earth in full view of men. As a spiritual being, Satan is also able to perform miracles, signs and wonders, and through which he deceives souls. Signs and miracles, which are performed where there is no truth, is the work of Satan, namely, the work of evil spirits. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. The Bible says that Satan and evil spirits mislead the whole world by performing all kinds of miracles. The work of evil spirits through signs and miracles Christians who follow the teachings of Christ must be interested in the words of eternal life rather than in miracles, by engraving the words of Christ on their hearts. In the time of the early Church, the apostles testified about Christ through the Bible, not through miracles or signs. This shows that a miracle cannot always be the work of the Holy Spirit. See, I have told you ahead of time.”Įven false Christs and false prophets can perform great signs and miracles. “For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect-if that were possible. Jesus warned that many false Christs and false prophets would deceive people by performing great signs and miracles in the future. That’s why the 5,000 people, who ate to the full through the miracle of the five barley loaves and two small fish and expected Jesus to do more miracles, eventually left Him and only the twelve disciples followed Him, seeking the words of eternal life rather than miracles (John 6). When the Jews asked for miraculous signs, He only told them about the “sign of the prophet Jonah” (Mt 12:39), and He testified to Himself through the words of prophecy in the Bible, saying, “The Scriptures testify about Me” (Jn 5:39). However, not once did Jesus testify that he was the Christ, by performing a miracle. ![]() ![]() Those who insist that miracles are the work of the Holy Spirit give their reasons from the fact that Jesus too performed many miracles with His disciples. Jesus asked us not to be deluded by miracles Not only the Protestant churches but also the Catholic Church say that the shedding of tears from the Virgin Mary statue or curing the sick is the work of the Holy Spirit and they evaluate the performance of miracles when they select a saint.Īre all miracles and wonders the work of the Holy Spirit? How can we distinguish the work of the Holy Spirit from the work of evil spirits? Let’s find the Biblical answers about this. The Protestant churches regard healing illnesses or speaking in tongues as the proof of receiving the Holy Spirit. ![]()
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