The phrase “seeing is believing” is unreliable so be careful. Magicians use deception to make a living. If you don’t know the Truth, you can be easily deceived.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 1:
9 I continue to pray for your Love to grow and increase beyond measure, bringing you into the rich revelation of spiritual insight (discernment) in all things.
10 This will enable you to choose the most excellent way of all—becoming pure and without offense until the unveiling of Christ.
11 And you will be filled completely with the fruits of righteousness that are found in Jesus, the Anointed One—bringing great praise and glory to God!
Discernment is the ability to choose between what is true and right and what is false and wrong. Looks can be deceiving. The supernatural can be deceiving so we must be able to hear The Holy Spirit when confronted by the supernatural acts of men. The god of this world uses deception to lead people astray. After all, he is the father of lies.
Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Timothy chapter 3:
8 History has given us an example of this (corrupt minds) with the Egyptian sorcerers Jannes and Jambres, who stood against Moses in their arrogance. So it will be in the last days with those who reject the faith with their corrupt minds and arrogant hearts, standing against the Truth of God.
9 But they will not advance, for everyone will see their madness, just as they did with Jannes and Jambres!
In the last days, there will be miracles that challenge the faith of believers similar to the magicians (sorcerers) of Pharoah’s staff in Egypt at the time of Moses.
Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Exodus chapter 7:
8 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
We often overlook the fact that both Moses and Aaron heard GOD’S Voice. HE did not send them a scroll with HIS instructions. They relied solely on hearing HIS Voice to deal with Pharoah and his sorcerers.
9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.'”
10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just as the LORD commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
11 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.
It was critical for Moses and Aaron to be prepared for what was to come. Pharoah had his own minions who had proven their value by initiating supernatural acts to support his position. There was no question that they operated in the supernatural. The father of lies had shown them how to access the supernatural. However, their access was notably subordinate to that of The Lord God Almighty.
The authority given to us will swallow up any other authority in heaven and earth. It is critical for us to prepare ourselves for the challenges ahead.
What is to come?
The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard in THE SPIRIT in Revelation chapter 12:
7Then a terrible war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the great dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back.
8 But the dragon did not have the power to win and they could not regain their place in heaven.
9 So the great dragon was thrown down once and for all. He was the serpent, the ancient snake called the devil, and satan, who deceives the whole earth. He was cast down into the earth and his angels along with him.
10 Then I heard a triumphant voice in heaven proclaiming: “Now salvation and power are set in place, and the Kingdom reign of our God and the ruling authority of his Anointed One are established. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who relentlessly accused them day and night before our God, has now been defeated—cast out once and for all!
11 They conquered him completely through the Blood of the Lamb and the powerful Word of His testimony. They triumphed because they did not Love and cling to their own lives, even when faced with death.
Do not be deceived, we win in the end!