Leviticus says, "Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft...Do not rely on mediums and psychics, for you will be defiled by them".
Deuteronomy: "And do not let your people practice fortune-telling or sorcery, or allow them to interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. Anyone who does these things is an object of horror and disgust to the Lord."
In my 20's and 30's I did all these things. I did Tarot readings and I Ching readings, and a little bit of astrology. The Amazing Randy used to have people in a room, ask them their sign, and give them a reading. He would then ask the subjects if those elements applied to them; did they identify with how they were described, and how those influences confirmed what they believed about themselves and their future. Every subject said yes, absolutely, it was right on. Then Randy would reveal that he had read different horoscope, for example read Aries to a Sagittarius, etc. So much for accuracy there. Mostly for me astrology in those days was a great way of opening conversations, finding common ground. False ground, but ground nonetheless.
More on astrology from the Bible, from Deuteronomy: "And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars, all the forces of heaven, don't be seduced by them and worship them. The Lord your God designated these heavenly bodies for all the peoples of the earth."
God so hates this kind of thing, he advocates for the death of those that indulge. Fortunately for me, the following wasn't put into play, from Deuteronomy: "Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the Lord your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gate of the town and stoned to death." After reading that, I'm truly grateful for forgiveness. Not only forgiveness, but God has blessed me beyond words.
In Chronicles, "Manasseh even sacrificed his own sons in the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the Lord's sight, arousing His anger." My specialty was divination, but it was enough. I'm sure God is just as displeased with a specialist like I was, as with someone that does it all.
In Galatians, "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, ...and such like; of these which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." I'm totally focused on inheriting the kingdom of God.
Witches and the rest will continue doing what they do right up to the end, when Christ returns...from Revelation: "And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their immorality or their thefts." I'm happy to say I have repented of my divinations and immorality. I'm also happy to say I never reached so low a level as murder and theft.
So while Harry and his friends battle evil on the big screen, it's important to remember that God really hates that stuff. It's important that Christian parents make sure, if they let their kids see and read about Harry and his friends, that God takes doing sorcery and such as a really bad thing, and it makes Him angry. So angry He's ready to see you killed for violating his law.
I'm extremely happy to have turned away from all that, embraced our Saviour, and live a good, loving, loved, blessed life.
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