Colossians 4 – Tychicus and Onesimus & Psychics

Finger Pointing UpI1 3n the past I had read a lot about Nostradamus, and He made a lot of predictions that came true, but he didn’t get his information from You, so to me, that is one of the reasons it is foolish and dangerous.

If someone can make predictions or tell us our future it’s coming from the devil and we are truly playing with fire.

I recently saw a commercial about “California Psychics” and it only costs $1 a minute, but if you are unhappy with the psychic you don’t have to pay. 

It makes no sense for them to have a commercial because if they are psychics they already know who needs to talk to them.

They also know your name and phone number so why aren’t they calling you to let you know your future?  I’ll tell you why, because the devil does not make cold calls.

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 Let’s pretend that psychics, wizards, or whatever you want to call them, are not evil, but helpful.  Would it be okay to use them then?  The answer is no simply because You told us not to. 

We don’t need a reason or answer to why You tell us to do or not do things, we should trust You and leave it at that.

This is the last chapter of Colossians, tomorrow we’ll start with…

Colossians 4
Tychicus and Onesimus

3 Edgar Cayce
Edgar Cayce was born at the end of the 1800s in Kentucky.
He was one of the founders of the New Age Movement and influenced its teachings (particularly karma, reincarnated souls, astrology, special dietary requirements, holistic medicine, and dream interpretation) even though he died before it really gained momentum and claimed to devoutly follow the Christian religion his entire life.

Even several of his prophecies would impart his personal belief in Christianity with the mention of humans who voluntarily followed the Jesus soul to save the rest of humanity who had “fallen” from a state of unity with God.

He was said to have the ability to put himself in a sleep-like trance and then channel the answers to questions.

This meditative state Cayce thought was the opposite connection of prayer—humans talk to God in prayer but God talks back through deep meditation.

Before I accepted Jesus I read a lot about this guy and I was amazed at what he could do.

I tell you, this is one scary guy.

1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

“Seasoned and salt’ – salt is a preservative and is tasty.  Similarly, the Christian’s conversation is to be wholesome.

7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord:

8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.

10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

13 For I bare him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

“Hierapolis” – a town in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), about 6 miles from Laodica and 14 miles from Colosse.  It’s church may have been founded during Paul’s three-year stay in Ephesus, but probably not by Paul himself.

14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

4 115 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.

16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.

Psychics

Today’s psychics come from a brand of religion that is considered new ageism. New Age theology has nothing to do with Christianity and this type of psychic would be called a medium, diviner, witch, or soothsayer, or familiar spirit in biblical terminology.

Scripture About Psychics

5 The Greek
The Greek oracle at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi (along the slopes of Mount Parnassus) was actually a priestess.
She was one of the most authoritative and prestigious seers throughout ancient Greece, and the fact she was a woman said even more for her power as Greece was very male-centered in its power structure.

The tradition began during the 8th century B.C. when the Pythia was first gifted with prophecies inspired by Apollo and the last prophecy recorded from the oracle was not until 393 CE when Theodosius I, as emperor, ordered the closure of the pagan temples.

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God (Lev 19:31).

And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people (Lev 20:6).

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God?  For the living to the dead? (Isa 8:19).

Scripture About Witchcraft or Sorcery

There shall not be found among you anyone that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch  (Deut 18:10).

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers  (Mic 5:12).

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the 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 (Gal 5:19-21).

Although among Thesaurus.com’s synonyms for psychic there is the word “prophet” I would disagree with their interpretation. A prophet in the bible is different from a medium.

Prophets in the bible were like Elijah and Elisha and even John the Baptist, in New Testament times. They had supernatural powers granted to them by God through the Holy Spirit, which they were indwelt with.

These prophets did the will of God. They didn’t consult the dead and when they gave special information that others couldn’t perceive, it came from God not from evil spirits.

Psychics gather their information from evil spirits and the dead. As you can see from the above verses, this was and is detestable in God’s sight.

6 The collected prophecies
The collected prophecies of the future written by Nostradamus are some of the most widely studied and analyzed in the entire world.
Even today, tabloid writers love to look into the works of Nostradamus and try to link it with the present and attempt to align it with the future—either with extreme stretches or with purposeful mistranslations.

In addition to being a popular seer in France, he was also an apothecary.

The book Les Propheties (“The Prophecies”) has only been out of print a handful of times since his death in 1566 which was published with the Latinised version of his name by which we know him today—Nostradamus.

In fact, in the time Levitical laws were being given, it was commanded by God that mediums, sorcerers and diviners be put to death by stoning if they were found among God’s people. This is because God’s people are not supposed to engage in black magic or sorcery, divination, or otherwise.

How To Tell Who Is Who

Psychics in today’s society sometimes claim to receive their powers from God. Here is the way in which you can tell whether or not they are truly from God:

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world (1 Jn 4:1-3).

…the Book of 1 Thessalonians.

 

 

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