Like Pharaoh of old, these wicked people do not know when to yield to the Almighty. The one-third of mankind killed clearly did not include Christians since this description of those remaining lets us know they were idol worshipers. (Romans 1:18-28) The word demon goes with idols because they were false deities and evil spirits would be associated with this worship. (Deuteronomy 31:17; Psalms 106:37; 1 Corinthians 10:19-20) When one turns away from proper respect for God, he will next turn to abuse of man whom God made. "Sorceries" comes from the Greek word pharmakeia, which is translated witchcraft in Galatians 5:20, and means the use of drugs in association with the worship of the occult.

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