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Not only is Jesus Christ the only God of miracles, He is the one and only true God.
Neither Vishnu, Buddha, Krishna, Allah nor Zeus miraculously died and was resurrected on the the third day, as Jesus was, for the remission of yours and my sins.
Christ also gave the miracle gift of eternal life, for whosoever believes in Him.
The devil, who is not equal with God, although he wants you to believe that he is, has the power to perform limited miracles.
Satan, the "father of all lies," gives power to some of his miracle-working rejects, especially to "the man of sin, the son of perdition," who has the power to perform miracles that the Bible reveals are "lying wonders."
"Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians 2:8-10)
All nonbelievers in Jesus Christ are prime targets for Satan's deceptive miracles.
The devil deceives earth dwellers into worshiping him. He employs a world leader, symbolized in the visionary book of Revelation's vivid imagery, who is described as the beast rising from the sea.
"And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast.
"Saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
"And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed." (Revelation 13:13-15)
In Revelation 16:13, the beast from the earth aka the "false prophet" tricks people into worshiping its partner: the beast from the sea.
"And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed." (Revelation 13:15)
Satan and his beasts perform miracles that lead to their own demise: the Battle of Armageddon.
This is the final battle before Jesus sets up the kingdom of God. Christ is prophesied to return, destroy the devil's coalition, who will attempt to conquer Israel.
The prophets Joel and Zechariah, as well as John foretold that the Lord God is the one moving the world toward the Armageddon War. (Joel 3, Zechariah 14, Rev. 16:16, 19:11-20)
After miraculously rescuing Israel from the devil's soldiers, the Lord will judge the world according to every man's works.
Many are called, few are chosen, as Jesus taught.
"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."
The Lord expressly foretold the fate of the world's many false prophets and miracle workers.
"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?" And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:21-23)
What this teaches us is that you can cast out demons and still be sent to the eternal lake of fire burning with brimstone and fire, if you are not a miracle worker under His authority.
Satan and his followers perform false miracles all over the world, all the time.
You witness many fake healers, false prophets and preachers on broadcast television: the domain of the "Prince of the Power of the Air."
Even if miracles were really performed, and not lying wonders or fake, then the question is: "By which spirit are the miracles being done, God Almighty's or Satan's?"
Read the Bible story of how a crowd in Israel saw Christ heal a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. The Jews began to ask if Jesus was the "son of David," the prophesied Messiah.
"But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils." (Matthew 12:24)
Christ retorted like only God can.
"If Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?" (Matthew 12:25)
It was within the kingdom of the world, the carnal realm, that Jesus performed miracles such as casting out demonic spirits from possessed people.
He pointed out that Satan doesn't cast out demons like Jesus does. If he did, then the devil's worldy empire, the current universe in which we live, would fall from within.
The Bible refers to Satan as "the god of this world."
He is able to blind the minds of them that are lost, which believed not the truth, lest the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ should shine unto them. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)
If the devil dismissed all demons, then there would be no carnal world for Satan to be the lowercase god of. He gives false prophets the power to do miracles, though.
Jesus is not impressed by those miracle workers, who live in unsaved sin, and perform works by the power of Satan.
Again, Jesus will return.
You do not want to be on the devil's side when the Lord flashes back from heaven.
If you want to be saved, to have eternal life with Jesus in His approaching kingdom, then start living your life in the ways of the Lord. Get baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
Believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, then add the works to your faith: namely obeying His commandments.
Humble yourself, pray and ask Him to be your Savior.
And stop performing miracles by the power of Satan.
"He which testifies these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." (Revelation 22:20, KJV)
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Reginald Spann is the founder, senior writer, editor-in-chief and publisher of The Christian Commander. For free-lance work and opportunities, you may contact him through our Facebook, Truth Social and X platforms. He is also reachable through the partnership page at christiancommander.com
Amen! Jesus is the way. Thought provoking and very good article.