Spiritualism
Peter tells us,
“that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1 Peter 4:1). We see this happening today at an alarming
rate. Virtually every television station
carries a psychic hotline sometime during the day or night. Television and movie producers are promoting
witchcraft and necromancy (communicating with the dead) at a veracious
rate. In fact, just within the last few
months there has been an incredible increase of television programs involving
these mediums. Not to mention movies
such as Harry Potter, Star Wars, certain Disney films, and the increase of
apparitions of the “self-professed” Virgin Mary. Can we really speak to the dead or is this a
deception from the gates of hell? Let’s
see what the bible has to say about communicating with spirits…
1. Does the Bible teach that there are spirit
beings?
Hebrews
1:7
1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his
angels spirits, and his ministers a
flame of fire.
2. Spirits being angels, how many classes of
angels are there?
Revelation
12:7
12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon; and the dragon fought and his
angels
3. Do both classes communicate with
mankind?
Hebrews
1:14; Judges 13:3-21 (Good
Angels)
1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits,
sent forth to minister for them who shall be
heirs of salvation?
2 Corinthians
11:14; Matthew 25:41; 1 Peter 5:8 (Evil
Angels)
11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
light.
4. What is Spiritualism?
ANSWER:
“The belief that the spirits of the dead in various ways communicate with
and manifest their presence to men, usually through the agency of a person
called a medium.”—Standard Dictionary.
5. Can the dead return to communicate with the
living?
Job 7:9,
10; Ecclesiastes 9:5,6; Psalms 146:4
7:9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away:
so
he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
7:10 He shall
return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any
more.
9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but
the dead know not any thing, neither have they
any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
9:6 Also their
love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any
more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his
earth; in that very day his thoughts
perish.
6. Does the Bible say that there are lying
spirits?
1 Kings
22:22-23
22:21 And there
came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will
persuade him.
22:22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And
he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying
spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt
persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
22:23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put
a lying spirit in the mouth of all
these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
7. To whom do all lying spirits belong?
John
8:44
8:44
Ye are of your father the
devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer
from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in
him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it
8. What power does Satan and his angels
possess?
2 Corinthians
11:14,15
11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his
ministers also be transformed as the ministers of
righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
9. What comes to those who give heed to these
lying spirits?
Leviticus
20:27
20:27
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
shall surely be put to death: they
shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
NOTE:
In a sermon on “Spiritualism an Imposture,” Minister T. DeWitt
Talmage said: “Spiritualism takes
advantage of those who are weak and morbid with trouble. We lose a friend. The house is dark, the world is dark, the
future seems dark. If we had, in our
rebellion and weakness, the power to marshal a host and recapture our loved one
from the next world, we should marshal the host. Spiritualism comes in at that moment, when we
are all worn out by watching,—all worn out, body, mind, and soul,—and says: ‘Now I will open that door; you shall hear the voices; take your places around the table; all be quiet now.’...I denounce Spiritualism
because it takes advantage of people when they are weak and worn out and morbid
under life’s bereavements and sorrows.... If Spiritualism had its way, it would
turn the world into a pandemonium of carnality.
It is an unclean and adulterous religion.”
10. What phases of spirit work are named by
scripture?
18:10 There shall not be found among you any one
that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through
the fire, or that useth divination [witchcraft], or an observer of times
[soothsayer, sorceress, fortuneteller], or an enchanter [observe the signs or
omens], or a witch,
18:11 Or a charmer [to
tie magic charms], or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a
wizard, or a necromancer [one who evokes the dead].
18:12 For all that do these things are an
abomination unto the LORD…
NOTE:
“The phenomenal aspect of modern Spiritualism reproduces all essential
principles of the magic, witchcraft, and sorcery of the past. The same powers are involved, the same
intelligences are operating.”—F.F. Morse, in Practical Occultism,
p.85.
Lets take a
moment and look the summit of spiritualism today which is the apparition of the
Virgin Mary. It was in the year 1854
when the Whore of Babylon came out with the dogma of the “Immaculate Conception”
thus lifting Mary to the same status of Jesus… one who never
sinned.
“Through the
centuries the Church has become ever more aware that MARY, “full of grace”
through God, WAS REDEEMED FROM THE MOMENT OF HER CONCEPTION.” Pope Pius IX, 1854.
This dogma is
preparing the world for the greatest end time deception… the counterfeit second
coming of Jesus by Satan himself. Mary
is being used to reach all the world’s religions and pull them into the
deception. Notice:
It was in Fatima, Portugal
in 1917 when this demon angel began to make its appearances and it did it to
three young girls. At first the demon
wouldn’t say who it was but later professed to be “the blessed virgin
Mary.” Here is a recollection of one of
the apparitions…
“As the Lady
of the Rosary rises toward the east she turns the palms of her hands toward the
dark sky. While the rain had stopped, dark clouds continued to obscure the sun,
which suddenly bursts through them and is seen to be a soft spinning disk of
silver. From this point two distinct
apparitions were seen, that of the phenomenon of the sun seen by the 70,000 or
so spectators and that beheld by the children alone.” Fatima Website.
Here is a newspaper account
of this event…
O Seculo
(Lisbon paper):
“From the
road, where the vehicles were parked and where hundreds of people who had not
dared to brave the mud were congregated, one could see the immense multitude
turn toward the sun, which appeared free from clouds and in its zenith. It
looked like a plaque of dull silver, and it was possible to look at it without
the least discomfort. It might have been an eclipse that was taking place. But
at that moment a great shout went up, and one could hear the spectators nearest
at hand shouting: "A miracle! A miracle! Before the astonished eyes of the
crowd, whose aspect was biblical as they stood bareheaded, eagerly searching the
sky, the sun trembled, made sudden incredible movements outside all cosmic
laws---the sun "danced" according to the typical expression of the
people.”
Is this REALLY the Virgin
Mary? NO. The bible defines this “Mary” as a demon
angel clothed as an “angel of light!”
These apparitions began in a powerful way in Fatima and have since
deceived thousands of people into seeking Mary as their redeemer, instead of
Jesus. It is no secret that the man of
sin proclaims his love and loyalty to this demon:
Pope John
Paul II has
'dedicated himself and his Pontificate to Our Lady.' He bears the letter "M" for
Mary in his coat of arms. And his personal motto, which is embroidered on the
side of his robes in Latin is the following: "TOTUS TUUS SUM MARIA",
which in English translates to: "MARY, I'M ALL YOURS."
"Membership
in the Militia means complete dedication to the Kingdom of God and to the
salvation of souls through Mary Immaculate." -Pope
John Paul II
Acts 4:12 says, “for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved” and that name is Jesus! Most religions of the world hold Mary in high
regard and some in fact acknowledge her as the “Queen of
Heaven!” This is the same title
that was given to the false goddess “Ishtar” or
“Easter.” These
apparitions are helping to bring these religions into the fold of the
Harlot!
Just two days
ago the Vatican weighed in again on its full support of spiritualism.
Notice:
Vatican Weighs in on New Age
Movement
The Associated
Press
VATICAN CITY Feb. 3 —
The
Vatican weighed in Monday on the New Age movement, saying some aspects of the search for
inner peace were positive but warning that they can't replace true
Christian religion.
In
a 90-page booklet dotted with references to the "Magical Mystery Tour," "Feng
Shui" and the dawning of the "Age of Aquarius," the Vatican addressed a topic
usually reserved for the self-help sections of bookstores. The Vatican said the
book was the product of requests by bishops for
guidance on determining whether practices embraced by New Agers, including yoga,
channeling and healing by crystals, were compatible with
Christianity.
The
booklet doesn't give a definitive answer. Rather, in setting out a
study of the movement its terminology, history and cultural context the book
stresses that the
question comes down to one of individually discerning
compatibility.
Monsignor Michael
Fitzgerald, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue,
said at a news conference that many aspects of the New Age movement were viewed
positively by the Church, including environmental preservation. "But if one is
brought to this by ascribing 'divineness' to the land, that's another thing," he
said. "Music that relaxes you is good. But if this music empties prayer and
prayer turns into just listening to music and falling asleep, it's no longer
prayer." The booklet said the popularity of the New Age movement, particularly
in the Western world, was due to a "spiritual hunger of contemporary men and
women" unsatisfied with existing religion, political institutions or
science.
"If
the Church is not to be accused of being deaf to people's longings, her members
need to do two things: to root themselves ever more firmly in the fundamentals
of their faith, and to understand the often silent cry in people's hearts, which
leads them elsewhere if they are not satisfied by
the Church," the document said.
The
booklet, "Jesus
Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life: A Christian Reflection on the 'New
Age,'" was prepared by Fitzgerald's council and the Pontifical
Council for Culture, with help from the Vatican's orthodoxy watchdog, the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith.
It
is not considered to be the Vatican's final word on the New Age issue. A
definitive document will be issued once the Vatican receives feedback from
diocese to the provisional one issued Monday, papal spokesman Joaquin
Navarro-Valls said.
Notice the new
support given the wizard Harry Potter by the harlot of
Rome:
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -
Harry Potter fans, relax. The Vatican says the kid is
all right.
The question of
whether J.K. Rowling's books and the films on the boy wizard have
a positive influence came up at a news conference on Monday where the Vatican
presented a document on "New Age" spirituality, which contain elements of the
occult.
"I don't think that
any of us grew up without the imaginary world of fairies, magicians, angels and
witches," said Father Peter Fleetwood, a Vatican official who worked on the
document.
"They
are not bad or a banner for anti-Christian ideology. They help children
understand the difference between good and evil," he said in response to a
reporter's question.
11. How does the Lord regard all these things?
Deuteronomy
18:12
18:12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD.
12. To who do these mediums that communicate with
the dead belong?
Acts
13:8-10
13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by
interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the
faith.
13:9 Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,)
filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
13:10 And said, O full of all subtlety and all
mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of
all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of
the Lord?
13. Will any such people or demon angels enter into
the kingdom of God?
Revelation
21:8; 22:14,15
21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death.
22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates
into the city.
22:15 For without
are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and
whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
14. Is there hope for those that have been deceived
by demon angels?
Acts 8:9-11,
13; 16:16-18
8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon,
which beforetime in the same city used
sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was
some great one:
8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least
to the greatest, saying, This man is the great
power of God.
8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of
long time he had bewitched them with
sorceries.
8:13 Then Simon
himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with
Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a
certain damsel possessed with a spirit of
divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by
soothsaying:
16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried,
saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the
way of salvation.
16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being
grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus
Christ to come out of her. And he came out the
same hour.
15. What promise may be ours?
2 Corinthians
6:17,18
6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be
ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
6:18 And will be a
Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty.
The Bible is
very clear beloved. These spirits and
apparitions are indeed real; make no mistake about that, but they ARE NOT from
the Almighty. God says that
communicating with these spirits is an abomination. So how do you know a false spirit from a true
one? The bible tells us
how:
8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto
them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter:
should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
8:20 To the law
and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because
there is no light in them.
If they speak
contrary to the Ten Commandments and Scripture, there is NO LIGHT in them!