Topic
Miracles through Evil Agents
15 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 7:11Torrey Exemplified — Magicians of Egypt
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
- Exodus 7:22Torrey Exemplified — Magicians of Egypt
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
- Exodus 8:7Torrey Exemplified — Magicians of Egypt
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 13:1–2Torrey WROUGHT — In support of false religions
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
- Deuteronomy 13:3Torrey Not to be regarded
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
- 1 Samuel 28:7–14Torrey Exemplified — Witch of Endor
¶ Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. And Saul disguised himself, and put on…
- Matthew 24:24Torrey WROUGHT — By false christs
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
- Acts 8:9–11Torrey Exemplified — Simon Magus
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3Torrey A mark of the Apostasy
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9Torrey Performed through the power of the devil
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12Torrey Deceive the ungodly
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be…
- Revelation 13:13Torrey A mark of the Apostasy
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
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- Revelation 13:14 Torrey Deceive the ungodly
- Revelation 16:14 Torrey Performed through the power of the devil
- Revelation 19:20 Torrey WROUGHT — By false prophets
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 18 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.