False prophets, psychics, mediums, and soothsayers: The rise of these things in our world today is a sign of the times.

In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus said, “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold” (Matthew 24:11-12).

The Bible says there will be an increase in false prophets—frauds and fakes who claim to have knowledge of the future. We see this today in the surge in sorcery, magic arts, psychics, and witchcraft.

In the New Testament, we find the word “pharmakeia,” which is where we get our English word for pharmacy. The word “pharmakeia” refers to sorcery, magic, or spells, and it’s often translated that way. That word was also used in ancient Greek for poisoning people with the use of potions, charms, drugs, or mood-altering substances.

Pharmakeia is used twice in the Book of Revelation. It’s used in Revelation 9:21 during the trumpet judgments: “Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries [pharmakeia], nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”

Now, to me, that’s interesting. What is our world today dominated by? The murder rate and thefts are rising dramatically in major cities across America. We see all kinds of increases in sexual immorality. It’s interesting that listed among these sins is pharmakeia.

Revelation 18:23, speaking of Babylon, that great end-time city in the system dominated by the Antichrist, says: “And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries [pharmakeia] were all nations deceived.”

The tribulation religious and economic system ruled by the Antichrist will be dominated by spiritism, sorcery, and magic arts.

The Antichrist will be the greatest sorcerer of all time. He will receive his guidance directly from satan and perform all kinds of signs, wonders, and miracles. It will be a mass campaign of demonic deception.

We can see a preview of this today as more and more people are turning to psychics, spiritualists, and soothsayers for guidance and information. Earlier this month, the New York Post, along with several other publications, wrote about a blind mystic named Baba Vanga.

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