Apparent Supernatural Power Exhibited by Trickery.
In this age, magic describes the illusions performed by conjurors, but in the early modern period of our history, it was believed that magicians had recourse to supernatural powers, frequently involving the 'devil'.

In the book of Exodus, when God sent Moses to Pharoah with a message demanding the release of His people Israel, God gave Moses the ability to work miracles to prove that he brought a genuine message from God. The magicians in Pharoah's court could by conjuring tricks match the first miracles presented by Moses (in Exodus 7:8-12), but could not reproduce the plague of gnats or any of the subsequent miracles, including the death of all the firstborn children of Egypt (see Exodus 8:18).

The apostles Philip, Peter and John had an encounter with a 'magician' named Simon, who had convinced the people of Samaria that he was a great man, by reason of the magic tricks he performed. He asked the apostles if he could buy from them the power of conferring the Holy Spirit, which he realised was a power far greater than any of the tricks he could perform. His mercenary approach was indignantly refused by the apostles (in Acts 8:18-23).

Mad, Madness
Magic
Man
Martyr
Mary
Mediator
Melchizedek
Memorial
Mercy
Messiah
Michael
Millennium
Minister
  1. The priests in the Old Testament
  2. The angels
  3. Jesus Christ and the apostles
  4. The civil authorities
Miracle
Mission, Missionary
Moderation
Mystery