Familiar Spirits Scriptures and other References

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FAMILIAR SPIRITS

Sorcerers or necormancers, who professed to call up the dead to answer questions, were said to have a "familiar spirit" (Deut. 18:11; 2 Kings 21:6; 2 Chr. 33:6; Lev. 19:31; 20:6; Isa. 8:19; 29:4). Such a person was called by the Hebrews an _'ob_, which properly means a leathern bottle; for sorcerers were regarded as vessels containing the inspiring demon. This Hebrew word was equivalent to the pytho of the Greeks and was used to denote both the person and the spirit which possessed him (Lev. 20:27; 1 Sam. 28:8; comp. Acts 16:16). The word "familiar" is from the Latin familiaris, meaning a "household servant," and was intended to express the idea that sorcerers had spirits as their servants ready to obey their commands.

–Consulting of, forbidden Le 19:31; 20:6,27; De 18:10,11

–Vain Isa 8:19; 19:3

–Those who consulted, to be cut off Le 20:6,27

–INSTANCES OF THOSE WHO CONSULTED

.Saul 1Sa 28:3-25; 1Ch 10:13

DEMONS

–Worship of Le 17:7; De 32:17; 2Ch 11:15; Ps 106:37; Mt 4:9; Lu 4:7; 1Co 10:20,21; 1Ti 4:1; Re 13:4

–Worship of, forbidden Le 17:7; Zec 13:2; Re 9:20

–Possession by, instances of

.Saul 1Sa 16:14-23; 18:10,11; 19:9,10

–Two men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes) Mt 8:28-34; Mr 5:2-20

–The deaf man Mt 9:32,33

–The deaf and blind man Mt 12:22; Lu 11:14

–The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman Mt 15:22-29; Mr 7:25-30

–The epileptic boy Mt 17:14-18; Mr 9:17-27; Lu 9:37-42

–The man in the synagogue Mr 1:23-26; Lu 4:33-35

–Mary Magdalene Mr 16:9; Lu 8:2,3

–The herd of swine Mt 8:30-32

–Cast out by Jesus Mt 4:24; 8:16; Mr 3:22; Lu 4:41

–Power over, given the disciples Mt 10:1; Mr 6:7; 16:17

–Cast out

.By the disciples Mr 9:38; Lu 10:17

.By Peter Acts 5:16

.By Paul Acts 16:16-18; 19:12

.By Philip Acts 8:

–Disciples could not expel Mr 9:18,28,29

–Sceva’s sons exorcise Ac 19:13-16

–Parable of the man repossessed by unclean spirits Mt 12:43-45

–Jesus falsely accused of being possessed of Mr 3:22-30; Joh 7:20; 8:48; 10:20

–Testify to the divinity of Jesus Mt 8:29; Mr 1:23,24; 3:11; 5:7; Lu 8:28; Ac 19:15

–Adversaries of men Mt 12:45

–Sent to foment trouble between Abimelech and the Shechemites Jud 9:23

–Messages given false prophets by 1Ki 22:21-23

–Believe and tremble Jas 2:19

–To be judged at the general judgment Mt 8:29; with 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6

–Punishment of Mt 8:29; 25:41; Lu 8:28; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6; Re 12:7-9

NECROMANCY

–General scriptures concerning De 18:11; 26:14; Isa 8:19; 29:4

–INSTANCE OF

.The witch of En-dor 1Sa 28:7-19

WITCHCRAFT

–Law concerning Ex 22:18; Le 19:31; 20:6,27

–The Witch of Endor 1Sa 28:7-25

–Witches destroyed 1Sa 28:3,9

o SORCERY

–(Divination by an alleged assistance of evil spirits)

–Forbidden Le 19:26-28,31; 20:6; De 18:9-14

–Denounced Isa 8:19; Mal 3:5

–Practiced

.By the Egyptians Isa 19:3,11,12

.By the magicians Ex 7:11,22; 8:7,18

.By Balaam Nu 22:6; 23:23; with 22; 23

.By Jezebel 2Ki 9:22

.By the Ninevites Na 3:4,5

.By the Babylonians Isa 47:9-13; Eze 21:21,22; Da 2:2,10,27

.By Belshazzar Da 5:7,15

.By Simon the Sorcerer (Magus) Ac 8:9; 11

.By Elymas (Bar-Jesus) Ac 13:8

.By the girl at Philippi Ac 16:16

.By charlatan Jews Ac 19:13

.By sons of Sceva Ac 19:14,15

.By astrologers Jer 10:2; Mic 3:6,7

.By false prophets Jer 14:14; 27:9; 29:8,9; Eze 13:6-9; 22:28; Mt 24:24

–To cease Eze 12:23,24; 13:23; Mic 5:12

–Messages of, false Eze 21:29; Zec 10:2; 2Th 2:9

–Diviners will be confounded Mic 3:7

–Belongs to the works of the flesh Ga 5:20

–Wickedness of 1Sa 15:23

–Vainness of Isa 44:25

–Punishment for Ex 22:18; Le 20:27; De 13:5

–Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists) Le 20:27; 1Ch 10:13; 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; 19:3; 29:4

–By entrails Eze 21:21

–By images 2Ki 23:24; Eze 21:21

–By rods Ho 4:12

–Saul consulted the Witch of Endor 1Sa 28:7-25

–Books of, destroyed Ac 19:19

o SATAN

–Called Abaddon (Hebrew: Destroyer) Re 9:11

–The accuser of our brethren Re 12:10

–The adversary 1Pe 5:8

–The angel of the bottomless pit Re 9:11

–Apollyon (Greek: Destroyer) Re 9:11

–Beelzebul Mt 12:24; Mr 3:22; Lu 11:15

–Belial 2Co 6:15

–The Devil Mt 4:1; Lu 4:2,6; Re 20:2

–Our common enemy Mt 13:39

–Evil spirit 1Sa 16:14

–The father of all lies Joh 8:44

–Gates of hell (Hades) Mt 16:18

–Great red dragon Re 12:3

–The liar Joh 8:44

–Lying spirit 1Ki 22:22

–The murderer Joh 8:44

–That old serpent Re 12:9; 20:2

–The power of darkness Col 1:13

–The prince

.Of this world Joh 12:31; 14:30; 16:11

.Of demons Mt 12:24

.Of the power of the air Eph 2:2

.Ruler of the darkness of this world Eph 6:12

.Satan 1Ch 21:1; Job 1:6; Joh 13:27; Ac 5:3; 26:18; Ro 16:20

.The serpent Ge 3:4,14; 2Co 11:3

.The spirit that works in all disobedient people Eph 2:2

.The Tempter Mt 4:3; 1Th 3:5

.The god of this world 2Co 4:4

.Unclean spirit Mt 12:43

.The wicked one Mt 13:19,38

–Kingdom of, to be destroyed 2Sa 23:6,7

–With the context of Mt 12:29; 13:30; Lu 11:21,22; 1Jo 3:8

–The synagogue of Re 2:9; 3:9

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 3:1,4,5,14,15; 1Ch 21:1; Job 1:6,7,9-12; 2:3-7; 9:24; Ps 109:6; Zec 3:1,2; Mt 4:1-11; 9:34; 13:19,38,39; 25:41; Mr 1:13; 3:22-26; 4:15; Lu 4:1-13; 8:12; 10:18; 11:15,18; 13:16; 22:31,53; Joh 8:38,41,44; 12:31; 13:2,27; 14:30; 16:11; Ac 5:3; 13:10; 26:18; Ro 16:20; 1Co 7:5; 2Co 2:11; 4:4; 11:3,14,15; 12:7; Eph 2:2; 4:27; 6:11-16; Col 1:13; 2:15; 1Th 2:18; 3:5; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 1:20; 3:6,7; 5:15; 2Ti 2:26; Heb 2:14; Jas 4:7; 1Pe 5:8,9; 2Pe 2:4; 1Jo 2:13; 3:8,10,12; 5:18; Jude 1:6-9; Re 2:9,10,13,24; 3:9; 9:11; 12:9-12; 20:1-3,7,8,10

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