Aside from whatever TV or movie super heroes are currently invogue, during Halloween kids have traditionally celebrated the holiday dressed up as ghosts, goblins, and witches (along with princesses and other fairly folk). While some of the younger children may believe such creatures actually exist, I think it's safe to say most of the older kids and adults easily dismiss such a belief. Yet for Jews and Christians there's the constant Biblical reminder that witches are real entities, and so undesirable that they deserve to be put to death no less.
NOTE: Because the essence of the 20 verses below is not meaningful here---only the fact that witches are recognized as actual beings is important---many of the verses have been abbreviated.
Exodus 7:11
Forsooth Pharaoh called forth wise men, and witches, and they also did by enchantments of Egypt, and by some privy things, in like manner;
Exodus 7:22
And the witches of [the] Egyptians did in like manner by their enchantments; and the heart of Pharaoh was made hard, and he heard not them, as the Lord commanded.
Exodus 8:7
Forsooth and the witches did in like manner by their enchantments; and they brought forth paddocks on the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:18
And the witches did in like manner by their enchantments, that they should bring forth gnats, and they might not; and gnats were as well in men as in work beasts.
Exodus 8:19
And the witches said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. And the heart of Pharaoh was made hard, and he heard not them, as the Lord commanded
Exodus 9:11
. . . . and the witches might not stand before Moses, for the wounds, or sores, that were in them, and in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:18
Thou shalt not suffer witches to live.
Deuteronomy 18:10
. . . . none be found in thee that cleanseth his son, either his daughter, and leadeth by the fire, either that asketh questions of diviners that divine about the altars, and that taketh heed to dreams, and (to) chittering of birds; neither any witch be (among you), . . . .
1 Samuel 28:3
Forsooth Samuel was dead, and all Israel bewailed him, and they buried him in Ramah, his city. And Saul did away from the land witches and false diviners.
1 Samuel 28:9
And the woman said to him, Lo! thou knowest how great things Saul hath done, and how he hath done away from the land witches, and false diviners
2 Chronicles 33:6
And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; he kept (watch over) dreams; he followed false divining by (the) chittering of birds; and he served witchcrafts; and he had with him astrologers and enchanters, . . .
Isaiah 47:12
Stand thou with thine enchanters, and with the multitude of thy witches, in which thou travailedest from thy youth; if in hap they profit anything to thee, either if thou mayest be made the stronger.
Jeremiah 27:9
Therefore do not ye hear your prophets, and false diviners, and dreamers, and diviners by (the) chittering and flying of birds, and witches, that say to you, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon;
Daniel 2:2
Therefore the king commanded, that the (false) diviners, and astronomers, and witches, and Chaldees should be called together, that they should tell to the king his dreams; and when they were come, they stood before the king.
Acts 8:9
But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch . . . .
Acts 13:6
And when they had walked by all the isle to Paphos, they found a man, a witch . . . .
Acts 13:8
But Elymas the witch withstood them; for his name is expounded so; and he sought to turn away the proconsul from belief.
Galatians 5:20
. . . . service of false gods [serving to idols, or false gods], witchcrafts, enmities, strivings [strives], indignations, wraths, chidings, dissensions, sects [sects, or heresies],
Revelation 9:21
. . . . and [they] did not penance of their manslayings, neither of their witchcrafts, neither of their fornication, neither of their thefts, were slain
Revelation 18:23
. . . . and the light of [the] lantern shall no more shine in thee, and the voice of the husband and of the wife shall no more be heard in thee; for thy merchants were princes of the earth. For in thy witchcrafts all folks erred.
Source: The Wycliff Bible
Forsooth Pharaoh called forth wise men, and witches, and they also did by enchantments of Egypt, and by some privy things, in like manner;
Exodus 7:22
And the witches of [the] Egyptians did in like manner by their enchantments; and the heart of Pharaoh was made hard, and he heard not them, as the Lord commanded.
Exodus 8:7
Forsooth and the witches did in like manner by their enchantments; and they brought forth paddocks on the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:18
And the witches did in like manner by their enchantments, that they should bring forth gnats, and they might not; and gnats were as well in men as in work beasts.
Exodus 8:19
And the witches said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. And the heart of Pharaoh was made hard, and he heard not them, as the Lord commanded
Exodus 9:11
. . . . and the witches might not stand before Moses, for the wounds, or sores, that were in them, and in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:18
Thou shalt not suffer witches to live.
Deuteronomy 18:10
. . . . none be found in thee that cleanseth his son, either his daughter, and leadeth by the fire, either that asketh questions of diviners that divine about the altars, and that taketh heed to dreams, and (to) chittering of birds; neither any witch be (among you), . . . .
1 Samuel 28:3
Forsooth Samuel was dead, and all Israel bewailed him, and they buried him in Ramah, his city. And Saul did away from the land witches and false diviners.
1 Samuel 28:9
And the woman said to him, Lo! thou knowest how great things Saul hath done, and how he hath done away from the land witches, and false diviners
2 Chronicles 33:6
And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; he kept (watch over) dreams; he followed false divining by (the) chittering of birds; and he served witchcrafts; and he had with him astrologers and enchanters, . . .
Isaiah 47:12
Stand thou with thine enchanters, and with the multitude of thy witches, in which thou travailedest from thy youth; if in hap they profit anything to thee, either if thou mayest be made the stronger.
Jeremiah 27:9
Therefore do not ye hear your prophets, and false diviners, and dreamers, and diviners by (the) chittering and flying of birds, and witches, that say to you, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon;
Daniel 2:2
Therefore the king commanded, that the (false) diviners, and astronomers, and witches, and Chaldees should be called together, that they should tell to the king his dreams; and when they were come, they stood before the king.
Acts 8:9
But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch . . . .
Acts 13:6
And when they had walked by all the isle to Paphos, they found a man, a witch . . . .
Acts 13:8
But Elymas the witch withstood them; for his name is expounded so; and he sought to turn away the proconsul from belief.
Galatians 5:20
. . . . service of false gods [serving to idols, or false gods], witchcrafts, enmities, strivings [strives], indignations, wraths, chidings, dissensions, sects [sects, or heresies],
Revelation 9:21
. . . . and [they] did not penance of their manslayings, neither of their witchcrafts, neither of their fornication, neither of their thefts, were slain
Revelation 18:23
. . . . and the light of [the] lantern shall no more shine in thee, and the voice of the husband and of the wife shall no more be heard in thee; for thy merchants were princes of the earth. For in thy witchcrafts all folks erred.
Source: The Wycliff Bible
So it's quite evident the Bible considers witches to be just as real as any of the other people it mentions, but as a Jew or Christian whose ancient predecessors were instructed to stay away from witchcraft and kill witches, do you believe they still exist? Does your church recognize witches, and has it ever preached against witchcraft?
Consider this amusing warning about witches from Bible Reasons:
What does the Bible say about witchcraft?
Many deceived people say that you can still be a Christian and practice witchcraft, which is false. It’s sad that now there is witchcraft in the church and so-called men of God are allowing this to happen. Black magic is real and throughout Scripture it is condemned.
Witchcraft is from the devil and anyone who practices it will not enter into Heaven. It is an abomination to God!
When you start dabbling in witchcraft you open yourself up to demons and demonic influences which will indeed harm you.
Satan is very crafty and we must never let him take control of our lives.
If you know anyone who is involved in wicca try to help them to save their life, but if they refuse your help, stay away from that person.
Even though Christians don’t need to fear it, Satan is very powerful so we must stay away from all evilness and things of the occult.
The only way someone can read all these Scriptures and still think that witchcraft is OK is if you didn’t read them at all. Repent! Throw away all occultic items!
Christ can break any bondage to witchcraft. If you are not saved click the link at the top right corner.
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Many deceived people say that you can still be a Christian and practice witchcraft, which is false. It’s sad that now there is witchcraft in the church and so-called men of God are allowing this to happen. Black magic is real and throughout Scripture it is condemned.
Witchcraft is from the devil and anyone who practices it will not enter into Heaven. It is an abomination to God!
When you start dabbling in witchcraft you open yourself up to demons and demonic influences which will indeed harm you.
Satan is very crafty and we must never let him take control of our lives.
If you know anyone who is involved in wicca try to help them to save their life, but if they refuse your help, stay away from that person.
Even though Christians don’t need to fear it, Satan is very powerful so we must stay away from all evilness and things of the occult.
The only way someone can read all these Scriptures and still think that witchcraft is OK is if you didn’t read them at all. Repent! Throw away all occultic items!
Christ can break any bondage to witchcraft. If you are not saved click the link at the top right corner.
source
Hmmm, counseling people to help witches or at least stay away from them, Bible Reasons seems to have forgotten about god's order to kill them. This isn't how Judaism and Christianity are suppose to work is it: only pay attention to those orders from god that are convenient?
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