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The question is not, Whether the works of the Egyptian Magicians and the predicted wonders of Antichrist are to be regarded as tricks and juggleries. It may be admitted that they were, or are to be the works of Satan and his angels. But the question is, Are they to be regarded as true miracles? The answer to this question depends on the meaning of the word. If by a miracle we mean any event transcending the efficiency of physical causes and the power of man, then they are miracles. But if we adhere to the definition above given, which requires that the event be produced by the immediate power of God, they of course are not miracles. They are 'lying wonders,'not only because intended to sustain the kingdom of lies, but because they falsely profess to be what they are not.

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Charles Hodge · Conference Papers; or, Analyses of Discourses, Doctrinal and Practical, Delivered on Sabbath Afternoons to the Students of the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879), CCVI, "Woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel" (1 Cor. 9:16), dated April 22, 1866, p. 311
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