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Familiar spirits are very real. They hang around and seem to be your friend, when all along they are planning your demise.
I have a dear friend - she had a familiar spirit which she said was her grandfather - she accepted that one, talked to it, considered it a friend, then another one came - she accepted that one also and then a third one came - after the third one, things started happening - I tried to talk to her and she laughed at me and said she would never get rid of those spirits because they were her friends.
She was always sick, always falling, breaking her leg - they started manifesting to her at night, she kept saying it was her sister that hated her and was trying to kill her.
You could walk in her house and feel the spirits.
I tried one more time to talk to her about it - she laughed at me and said I was the one with the bad spirits and that the ones she had were her friends.
The Holy Spirit drew the line for me - said dust off your feet and move on - this was very hard to do because she was my best friend.
All they are trying to do is kill you because they have lost control of you - I know you think it is a friend - it is not - sooner or later they will call in more forces and take you down little by little. It is not something to mess around with - walk around saying Jesus, Jesus, Jesus - see how many times it talks to you while you are proclaiming Jesus.
SharonL -- I am sorry about your friend. I do believe there can be unpleasant spirits, I just don't think Marcus is one, is all. He's a sweet person, and he does not mind me becoming Christian...he reads the Bible with me and is happy for me.
SharonL -- I am sorry about your friend. I do believe there can be unpleasant spirits, I just don't think Marcus is one, is all. He's a sweet person, and he does not mind me becoming Christian...he reads the Bible with me and is happy for me.
Okay...I asked him, and he said "Jesus Christ is my lord and master...why do they think I can't say that? It's just words." He didn't act like it was hard for him to say or anything.
On demons, angels, Heaven and Hell... there are a lot of popular and wrong theology about these things.
Unfortunately, a lot of even otherwise good Christians fail to believe God on these matters.
What is important about these matters is people need to understand that evil spirits are not to be feared nor should people assume they know all on spiritual matters. Answers never come by saying, "I know, I know".
Very often I see Christians not able to take authority against wicked powers in prayer because they have learned wrong things about the spiritual world.
For instance, note the verse below, which is pretty much universally accepted as speaking of the Devil:
Note how he is described as "a man".
Ezekiel 28 also speaks of the condemnation of the Devil, and is as well, universally accepted as doing so... and also shows how he is but a man.
It even speaks of him being killed:
(If then the leader of the wicked spirits is shown to be as just a man in his end, then what of all the lesser spirits of destruction.)
Likewise, there are many such verses. For instance, Revelation 12 speaks of the Devil and 'one third of the stars of Heaven' being 'thrown down to earth'.
Further, we know from several books in the Bible angels did choose to leave their places and when they did so they became as men. And they died.
In popular Jewish literature demons were considered to be a select number of the ghosts of these ones who were doomed to wander the earth for a period of time.
Not much is spoke of such things outside of symbolic language, though Paul does mention that the saints 'will judge even the angels'. Now, consider this: will that judgment happen at the millennium, or afterwards. And either way, is it not so that we 'do not swear by the Great City for that is the City of the King'? And where is that great city, but on earth.
As we are asked to pray: "Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven".
People also fail to understand Heaven. If Heaven is in the bosom of Abraham, as Jesus said, then what of Jesus? And how is it a man was able to see someone 'in the heart of Abraham' even though he was in punishment, in Hell? (Heaven is in the heart of Abraham, but the real "father of nations" is Jesus Christ.)
Also, to show how little people know about these things, consider the Lord's words on the coming of the Kingdom of God:
Luke 17
None of this is strange: for God himself came as man in the form of Jesus Christ. What then of angels?
Further, angels are described as children of God. If they are then strange beasts, how then are we also called children of God? Are we of different substance and nature, or is there more then one God?
But the Spirit of Jesus within our hearts is the Spirit of God and the wicked spirits are but as spirits of mere men of the earth: therefore, people should not be afraid to take authority over any wicked spirit.
As for 'talking to the dead', that is obvious condemned in Scripture as necromancy, though Jesus spoke to Elijah and Moses: neither were "dead" or He would not have done it.
As for Samuel being brought up from the grave through a medium:
1 Samuel 28
Notice Samuel is seen 'as coming up from the ground'.
I mentioned all of these verses on this thread, it is easy enough for people to look them up if they are ignorant of them.
It is important for people to believe what is Scripturally correct if they wish to speak on such matters, and not just what they have heard from scholars or popular opinion.
All we can do as Christians, however, is tell the truth: not all believe us. Obviously, however, it is much harder to believe on matters of Heaven then it is on matters of earth, so this does not mean someone is not a Christian just because they embrace foolish notions of spiritual powers.
We can not assume anything that isn't in scripture if God wanted us to know about it he would have shown us.
There are many demonic spirits and I too believe they may try to influence your faith if you let them. It is important not to fall into this trap you are lost to them to make up for it the demons will make your life as miserable as they can.
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Some others...
Mt 14:26, Mr 6:49 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
A necromancer is one who interrogates the dead, hoping to find the future. Divining is a similar word.
A Divination commentary: Divination - Easton's Bible Dictionary on StudyLight.org
1 Samuel 28:7 Saul seeking out a necromancer instead of God's response.
"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18The nations were angry; and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your saints and those who reverence your name,
both small and great
and for destroying those who destroy the earth."
"The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,
and he will reign for ever and ever."
11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
7When the thousand years are over
(reposted from the exploring Christianity forum.)
This is a weird thing I'm about to say, and I would like people to be respectful of the fact that this is a real experience I have and that I'm not lying.
I am a very new Christian, after a long time as an atheist and former pagan. I have always sort of...sensed spirits, for lack of a better term. And since about the year 2000, I have spoken with a ghost and become personal friends with him. I know a lot about his mortal life, why he likes me and talks to me, etc. He has been my friend through a lot of hard times, and I was wondering what the view of my new faith was on spirits like him. I know there is obviously a problem with witchcraft or devils, but he is a very good person, who was Christian in life, even. What's the scoop?
(reposted from the exploring Christianity forum.)
This is a weird thing I'm about to say, and I would like people to be respectful of the fact that this is a real experience I have and that I'm not lying.
I am a very new Christian, after a long time as an atheist and former pagan. I have always sort of...sensed spirits, for lack of a better term. And since about the year 2000, I have spoken with a ghost and become personal friends with him. I know a lot about his mortal life, why he likes me and talks to me, etc. He has been my friend through a lot of hard times, and I was wondering what the view of my new faith was on spirits like him. I know there is obviously a problem with witchcraft or devils, but he is a very good person, who was Christian in life, even. What's the scoop?
On demons, angels, Heaven and Hell... there are a lot of popular and wrong theology about these things.
Unfortunately, a lot of even otherwise good Christians fail to believe God on these matters.
What is important about these matters is people need to understand that evil spirits are not to be feared nor should people assume they know all on spiritual matters. Answers never come by saying, "I know, I know".
Very often I see Christians not able to take authority against wicked powers in prayer because they have learned wrong things about the spiritual world.
For instance, note the verse below, which is pretty much universally accepted as speaking of the Devil:
Note how he is described as "a man".
Ezekiel 28 also speaks of the condemnation of the Devil, and is as well, universally accepted as doing so... and also shows how he is but a man.
It even speaks of him being killed:
(If then the leader of the wicked spirits is shown to be as just a man in his end, then what of all the lesser spirits of destruction.)
Likewise, there are many such verses. For instance, Revelation 12 speaks of the Devil and 'one third of the stars of Heaven' being 'thrown down to earth'.
Further, we know from several books in the Bible angels did choose to leave their places and when they did so they became as men. And they died.
In popular Jewish literature demons were considered to be a select number of the ghosts of these ones who were doomed to wander the earth for a period of time.
Not much is spoke of such things outside of symbolic language, though Paul does mention that the saints 'will judge even the angels'. Now, consider this: will that judgment happen at the millennium, or afterwards. And either way, is it not so that we 'do not swear by the Great City for that is the City of the King'? And where is that great city, but on earth.
As we are asked to pray: "Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven".
People also fail to understand Heaven. If Heaven is in the bosom of Abraham, as Jesus said, then what of Jesus? And how is it a man was able to see someone 'in the heart of Abraham' even though he was in punishment, in Hell? (Heaven is in the heart of Abraham, but the real "father of nations" is Jesus Christ.)
Also, to show how little people know about these things, consider the Lord's words on the coming of the Kingdom of God:
Luke 17
None of this is strange: for God himself came as man in the form of Jesus Christ. What then of angels?
Further, angels are described as children of God. If they are then strange beasts, how then are we also called children of God? Are we of different substance and nature, or is there more then one God?
But the Spirit of Jesus within our hearts is the Spirit of God and the wicked spirits are but as spirits of mere men of the earth: therefore, people should not be afraid to take authority over any wicked spirit.
[1] As for 'talking to the dead', that is obvious condemned in Scripture as necromancy, though Jesus spoke to Elijah and Moses: neither were "dead" or He would not have done it.
[2] As for Samuel being brought up from the grave through a medium:
1 Samuel 28
Notice Samuel is seen 'as coming up from the ground'.
I mentioned all of these verses on this thread, it is easy enough for people to look them up if they are ignorant of them.
It is important for people to believe what is Scripturally correct if they wish to speak on such matters, and not just what they have heard from scholars or popular opinion.
All we can do as Christians, however, is tell the truth: not all believe us. Obviously, however, it is much harder to believe on matters of Heaven then it is on matters of earth, so this does not mean someone is not a Christian just because they embrace foolish notions of spiritual powers.
[1] It was a "VISION ONLY" all visions throughout scripture are not real time, but they are of future events. Thus this vision depicted Elijah and Moses in their glorified states with the Messiah in the resurrection:
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. Matthew 17:9;
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. Mark 9:1-10
[2] Saul never saw Samuel. Saul asked the "witch" what "she saw". The "witch" stated she saw "I saw gods ascending out of the earth". (Note: a little hocus pocus here? Why would the need to descend out of the earth? Should they not just materialize?).
Saul asked what this "god" looked like. She said like an old man wearing a mantle (Mantle: position of authority). (Note: If you asked me what spirit I just conjured up for you looked like, and I told you an old man, would you take that as a relative?).
Saul "perceived" that it was Samuel (percieved: detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptuel cues). Thus he excepted it was Samuel by no more than her assumptions. And then what did saul do?
He bowed down to it! No wonder 'Elohim put him on ignore status.
Then Saul goes on and speaks to the thing he "perceives".
And what does this thing he perceives as Samuel say? (More hocus pocus time), "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up"? Disquieted him from what? Heaven or hell? And "bring me up"? Again bring him up from where? Heaven or Hell?
Wow, Saul is buying into all this, just like many christians do!
Now here is the scary part! What does Samuel (perceved) say to Saul? "Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy"?
You see that? Even this thing perceived as Samuel knowsthat Saul taking it to the next step and seekig out a witch, Saul has becomes 'Elohims ENEMY! What of all them christians today who believe in ghosts/spirits, and even commincate with them or seek out those who alledgedly can?
'Elohim is their ENEMY! 'Elohim has not changed. He is the same from day one!
You see you dn't need to worry about demons, ouji boards, or those who talk to the dead for you, you need to worry about 'Elohim because he has become your ENEMY!
Wow. Thank you for explaining that.
I had heard that was future Moses and Elijah, but did not catch the critical difference: that they spoke to Jesus, but it does not say Jesus spoke to them.
Note: You see this in Revelation, if one pays attention.
However, John the Baptist and Elijah were one and the same. And there is deep meaning to the verse, 'the dead in Christ will rise first'.
As for 'coming out of the ground' being "hocus pocus", all such things (going up into the sky or into the ground) are metaphoric so people can understand.
All spirits must be tested whether they be of God or not. They must be made to admit Jesus as Lord and exclaim that Jesus came in the flesh, as the Apostles advised.
As for witchcraft, the real witchcraft is not looking to God, but looking to one's own way, 'the sin of disobedience is like the sin of witchcraft'. So when people look to medicine or science or anything else but God for solutions to their life's problems they are being disobedient and practicing witchcraft.
As always, what matters, however, is what is in the heart.
As for that last part on witchcraft, this is spoken of in Revelation. Not that many seek to consult the dead for advice, so why then is witchcraft spoken of as one of the primary sins?
Jesus came and cured the sick, so why then do people turn to their own will and understanding for cures?
Because of weak faith.
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