Simon the Sorcerer/Simon the Magician/Simon Magus The sin of simony, or paying for position and influence in the church-moral laws or faith; apostasy and schism. Sorcerer with the ability to levitate and fly at will. used sorcery, and bewitched the people performed such miracles by magic acts Simon and Helen under the forms of Zeus and Athena. visions are superior to waking reality, as divine is superior to human. Simons magical powers are juxtaposed with Peters powers in order to express Peters authority over Simon through the power of prayer, “Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.” “Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee, for I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.” “Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.” On these grounds Peter complains that, when he was setting out for the Gentiles to convert them from their worship of many gods upon earth, the Evil Power had sent Simon before him to make them believe that there were many gods in heaven.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:42:59 +0000
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