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A Final Wave of Counterfeit Miracles

Revelation describes deceiving spirits performing miracles right before the end, echoing how Egypt’s magicians once copied some of Moses’ miracles to cast doubt on what God was doing. The point isn’t that miracles are automatically bad. It’s that an impressive miracle alone was never meant to be the test of truth, God’s word is.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you tell a real miracle from a fake one?

By checking it against what the Bible actually teaches, not by how impressive or emotional it feels in the moment.

Bible references

  • Revelation 16:13-14Show verse

    13I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;

    14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.

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  • Exodus 8:7Show verse

    7The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

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