imprinted into the nature of created beings that establishes a basis for discernment and accountability. 18) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19) because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20) For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:18-20
Drug Spells and Satan's Myriad Schemes What are some of Satan's myriad schemes that are underwritten by pharmakeia? The most obvious of Satan's schemes is the simple lie, a contradiction of the truth of the word of God. For example, the serpent told Eve while in the garden of Eden, "Ye shall not surely die," but the Lord God had said, "thou shalt surely die." As with that lie, the ultimate goal of these lies is seduction. The lies come through the speech and song lyrics of deceived and deceiving people in every context, or through the written word. Sometimes what comes to the conscious mind aren't actual words but rather pictures of familiar and recognizable things. Pharmakeia provides a smokescreen, an environment like "smoke and mirrors" that causes mental confusion and the inability to discern truth, making it difficult or even impossible to recognize and subsequently filter out lies. The spell inducing drugs thus provide something akin to lubrication for the insertion so the lies slide right on in. Lies often come in the form of words that are perceived by the conscious mind but that's merely the most obvious way. When the "front door" is locked, that doesn't mean the devil can't get in to your "house." There are many ways; back doors, side doors, windows, through the doggie door or down the chimney! The serpent is subtle. You might think these things we see and hear consciously have the most influence, but the more I learn the more I think otherwise.
Musical Enchantment "Sex, drugs and rock and roll" or "Wine, women and song" - how many people have been taken advantage of through the millennia by such a combination as these? Music can have a powerful influence, for good or for evil. The Bible testifies that David, son of Jesse, was a skillful musician and that the Lord was with him. So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him. 1 Samuel 16:23 If inspired music can drive an evil spirit from a man, can music inspired from another source have the opposite effect? Certainly! The key testimony from the book of Enoch ("Semjaza taught enchantments, and root-cuttings" - Enoch 8:3a) that documents how pharmakeia was learned from the Watchers is also understood to relate to music. The following excerpt references the work of the noted British cuneiform scholar Oliver Robert Gurney (1911 - 2001). "Enchantment: Gurney describes the Hittite worship and shows that the rituals were almost identical to the Canaanite and Hebrew worship. One of the features of 'sympathetic' magic among the Hittites was the "Old Woman" or "wise woman" which may mean "midwife." Other scholars note that early musicians acted as midwives between a worshipper and their god. Gurney notes that "thirteen such women are known, but they function as sorceresses in countless rituals." Of the sorceresses who