If an Enchantment or Divination Works Against a True Seed of God, What Is the Explanation?
1) Direct Answer
No spell truly works on a true seed walking in the Light. The Bible says, “Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel” and “No weapon formed against thee shall prosper.” If something seems to “work,” it is either a bluff and fear tactic, a door opened by disobedience, or a trial God Himself permitted—never the power of witchcraft overruling the Blood.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Numbers 23:23—Balaam could not curse whom God had blessed.
- Isaiah 54:17—No weapon formed shall prosper against God’s heritage.
- 1 John 5:18—He that is born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not.
- Luke 10:19—Authority over all the power of the enemy; “nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
- Galatians 3:13—Christ redeemed us from the curse.
- Colossians 2:15—Jesus spoiled principalities and powers.
- Proverbs 26:2—The curse causeless shall not alight.
- Job 1–2—Satan could not touch Job except by God’s permission and only within limits.
- Revelation 2:14; Numbers 25; 31:16—When Balaam couldn’t curse, he enticed to sin; judgment came from God because of Israel’s disobedience, not because enchantment had power over the covenant.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- If Balaam could have cursed God’s people, why did he have to lure them into sin? Because he had no power over the blessed. The only “inroad” is when people leave the Word and give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). Then consequences are God’s chastening, not the triumph of sorcery.
- Sometimes God permits a Job-like trial to glorify His Name. That is not divination conquering a believer; it is God proving His child and setting bounds on the enemy.
- Many “workings” are fear, suggestion, or coincidence misread as a curse. The Cross broke the legal right of every curse. Stay under the Blood, and the spell has no landing place.
Short Reinforcing Counsel
- Renounce and break all contact with occult things (Acts 19:19).
- Repent of any known sin; shut every door (James 4:7; 1 John 1:9).
- Stand on the Word, put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10–18), and speak the Name of Jesus.
Final Conclusion
For a true seed, no enchantment can prevail. If harm appears, it is either a lie of fear, a door opened by disobedience that calls for repentance, or a strictly limited trial permitted by God for His glory. The spell itself has no authority over the Blood-washed.
Existing Follow-Up Answers
- Show Me Examples of "a Bluff and Fear Tactic" or "lie of Fear" or Satanic Harm Appearing to Work?
Direct Answer Yes. The Bible shows many cases where Satan’s work is only a bluff, a lie of fear, or a limited harm that only appears to work but
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Looking at the unseen
58-1003 §32
I am told that a snake can catch the eye of a bird and charm that bird with its enchantments, and the stare of its eyes, until such a way, if that bird will give the snake its attention for just a few minutes, that bird will flutter and completely become paralyzed. And the snake will take the bird. And I can believe that, because I know of another serpent, the devil, that if he could ever catch the eye with his enchantments, with your modern rock-n-roll, and all your fandangles of the world, if he can ever catch yo...
Blind Bartimaeus
60-0330 §36
Some time ago I was taking a little lesson on Bartimaeus that said that he'd been blind for many years. He had a wife and a little girl. And one night his wife got real sick, and he went out and prayed. He said, "Lord, heal my wife; and if You'll let my wife get well..." He had to do something to make little enchantments for the public or you would never be able to stop them. Like in India (and Brother Osborn, if you're here tonight, you understand what I mean), they got a little monkey, or something another that t...
The Seed of Discrepancy
65-0118 §30
Now notice, as they did. Then, as the Bible said, and John spoke to his children, and said, "Little children, you have heard of the antichrist which was to come into the world," said, "which already is in the world, and is working in the children of disobedience." Now, that was along about thirty years after the coming of the Holy Ghost. We find, when the Holy Ghost come, the real Seed, the real life-Giver to the seed, then here comes that discrepancy in again. And notice, on it went. The real Word had been vindica...
To see Jesus
54-0718E §43
Now, here was a sign. God told Moses to perform healing down in Egypt. They could do all kinds of enchantments---the magicians could. They could take their... Moses would call for fleas; they could call for fleas. Moses would call for lice; they'd call for lice. Moses would call for one thing; they'd call for the same thing. But they couldn't take it away. They could pronounce a curse, but they couldn't take away a curse. When he called for boils, they broke out in them, and they couldn't heal themselves. Do you se...
Do you now believe?
53-1206E §13
Now if it was my child that was sick and I sent for a man that I had faith in to believe and he prayed a prayer of faith, I wouldn't want some office to make up a handkerchief send it to me, I'd want him to do it. That's right. And then I got to do to your child like I'd want you to do to my child. I have to do for your daddy like I want you to do for my daddy, see, my mother. And so that's the way that's done. And you're welcome any time. And now if there is times that I can be of a favor, I will be glad to do it....