| Divination may be defined as: "the practice of | | | | serve the God Most High listen to them and show us |
| endeavoring to foretell the future or future events or | | | | the way to salvation". The Bible shows that this |
| trying to discover unseen knowledge by supernatural | | | | woman did this for several days. However, the Bible |
| or occult means". | | | | says that Paul was grieved, and turned to the woman |
| The Bible shows us that those that attempt to "divine" | | | | and commanded the evil spirit to come out of her |
| are possessed or driven by demons that give them | | | | (Acts 16:16-18). The Bible says that the evil spirit of |
| the power to acquire information from the spirit realm. | | | | divination left the woman. Notice Paul was not |
| This realm is not the natural realm that we live in. This | | | | speaking to the woman but the evil spirit that was |
| is the realm of the spirit where God is and also where | | | | inside the woman. |
| Satan is. The Prophets of God in the Bible received | | | | The woman was known in her community as a |
| information from the Spirit of God by the power of the | | | | fortuneteller was speaking the truth about Paul and the |
| Holy Spirit. | | | | apostles. However, although she was speaking the |
| There is one instance in the New Testament that | | | | truth, her intentions were not to help Paul and the |
| comes to mind that is an example of the Spirit of | | | | apostles. The fact that this fortuneteller was promoting |
| Divination. The writer of the book of Acts says that a | | | | their ministry was a disgrace to the Name of Jesus. |
| woman was discovered by the apostle Paul that | | | | This is a well defined example that the Power of God |
| bought the people she worked a lot of profit through | | | | is superior and greater than that of the Devil. The |
| "soothsaying" or divination. Moreover, this woman | | | | power that is in the believer is greater than the power |
| followed Paul and the apostles saying, "These men | | | | of the one in the world (1 John 4:4). |