Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many
In spite of the great power of your spells.
"Stand fast now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling. "You are wearied with your many counsels; Let now the astrologers, Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict by the new moons, Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.
Fortune telling » Sorcery
There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
Verse Concepts
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many
In spite of the great power of your spells.
When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,
Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him.
Verse Concepts
The DeadAbominationsCowardiceAdultery and DivorceBackbitingFaithlessness, As DisobedienceAdultery, Results Ofevil, victory overethics, and graceAromasHell, As An ExperienceLiesMurderPunishment, By GodSexualitySexual Sin, Nature OfSin, God's Judgment OnSorcery And MagicSulphurUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnbelieversLake Of FireLiarsPunishment Of the WickedCharacter Of Wicked
Unbelief, Results Of Being GuiltyEternal DeathGehennaBrimstoneNecromancyThe Second DeathFire Of HellNot Believing The GospelFate Of IdolatersJudgement On MurderersThe End Of LiarsSpiritual DeathBenefits Of HeavenUniversalismSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentSorcerygaysBeing GayDrugsmagicwitchescheaterslakesUnbelief Toward Christ
And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his magic arts.
and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.
Magic » Sorcery
There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
Verse Concepts
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many
In spite of the great power of your spells.
When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,
Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him.
Verse Concepts
The DeadAbominationsCowardiceAdultery and DivorceBackbitingFaithlessness, As DisobedienceAdultery, Results Ofevil, victory overethics, and graceAromasHell, As An ExperienceLiesMurderPunishment, By GodSexualitySexual Sin, Nature OfSin, God's Judgment OnSorcery And MagicSulphurUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnbelieversLake Of FireLiarsPunishment Of the WickedCharacter Of Wicked
Unbelief, Results Of Being GuiltyEternal DeathGehennaBrimstoneNecromancyThe Second DeathFire Of HellNot Believing The GospelFate Of IdolatersJudgement On MurderersThe End Of LiarsSpiritual DeathBenefits Of HeavenUniversalismSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentSorcerygaysBeing GayDrugsmagicwitchescheaterslakesUnbelief Toward Christ
And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his magic arts.
and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
"Now, then, hear this, you sensual one, Who dwells securely, Who says in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me I will not sit as a widow, Nor know loss of children.' "But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day: Loss of children and widowhood They will come on you in full measure In spite of your many sorceries, In spite of the great power of your spells.
Security » FALSE » Ruin will overtake it
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many
In spite of the great power of your spells.
Those who say, ‘
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Then the king gave orders to call in the magicians, the conjurers, the sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither wise men, conjurers, magicians nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.
"For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the household idols, he looks at the liver. "Into his right hand came the divination, 'Jerusalem,' to set battering rams, to open the mouth for slaughter, to lift up the voice with a battle cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up ramps, to build a siege wall.
"But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day: Loss of children and widowhood They will come on you in full measure In spite of your many sorceries, In spite of the great power of your spells. "You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me,' Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' "But evil will come on you Which you will not know how to charm away; And disaster will fall on you For which you cannot atone; And destruction about which you do not know Will come on you suddenly. read more.
"Stand fast now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling. "You are wearied with your many counsels; Let now the astrologers, Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict by the new moons, Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.
"Stand fast now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling. "You are wearied with your many counsels; Let now the astrologers, Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict by the new moons, Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.
The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who could declare the matter for the king, inasmuch as no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any magician, conjurer or Chaldean.
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
"Now, then, hear this, you sensual one, Who dwells securely, Who says in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me I will not sit as a widow, Nor know loss of children.' "But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day: Loss of children and widowhood They will come on you in full measure In spite of your many sorceries, In spite of the great power of your spells.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
"Now, then, hear this, you sensual one, Who dwells securely, Who says in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me I will not sit as a widow, Nor know loss of children.' "But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day: Loss of children and widowhood They will come on you in full measure In spite of your many sorceries, In spite of the great power of your spells.