Ghosts

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"Ghosts" are not the spirits of dead people trapped between this world and the next. Heb. 9:27 says, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." Second Corinthians 5:8 says (for the Christian) to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. There is no "in-between" state where a spirit is trapped.

 

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ENOCH Chapter 15 8-12 Demons..8 And now, the giants, who are produced from the spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon9 the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men and from the holy Watchers is their beginning and primal origin;10 they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called. [As for the spirits of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling. 11 And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless 12 hunger and thirst, and cause offences. And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they have proceeded from them.

 

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http://www.fellowshiponline.org/biblestudies/ghosts.htm What are ghosts? These demons that imitate dead people are also called "familiar spirits" in the Bible ..................What are ghosts?​

Question: What are ghosts? Are they the spirits of dead people trapped between this world and the next?

Answer: "Ghosts" are not the spirits of dead people trapped between this world and the next. Hebrews 9:27 says, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." Second Corinthians 5:8 says (for the Christian) to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. There is no "in-between" state where a spirit is trapped. So how do we explain "ghosts"?

First, some ghosts can be explained through an overly-active imagination. If people think their house is haunted, they will imagine that they see and hear things. It's nothing more than imaginations.

Second, some ghosts can be explained through natural phenomenon. The house settling (creaking), the air conditioning and heating ducts expanding and contracting, shadows coming through the windows, mice in the attic, wind blowing, etc.

Third, some ghost are demons which impersonate dead people. These demons are called "deceitful spirits" because of their ability to convince people that they are disembodied spirits of dead people, rather than what they really are-fallen angels. First Timothy 4:1 says some people will fall away from the faith because they have been listening to deceitful spirits. They are trying to lead people away from the truth, who is Jesus Christ.

These demons that imitate dead people are also called "familiar spirits" in the Bible, probably because they were familiar with the deceased person and can imitate his or her voice. Spirit mediums claim they can channel the deceased person's voice to give messages from the "other side." In most cases, the medium fakes the person's voice. However in a few rare cases, it is a demon and not the deceased person who is speaking through the medium.

For example, a demon that was familiar with a person living in the 1800's can give accurate information about the deceased individual. It will pretend to be the deceased person's spirit, but it is actually a demon. The Bible warns us about trying to contact the dead because it opens the door to demons.

Leviticus 20:6 says, "And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits…I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people."

Isaiah 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?"

Saul died because he transgressed against the Lord for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it (1 Chronicles 10:13).

Christians should never be afraid of "ghosts," which are actually demons, because "greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4).

 

[Abiel]

Weird stuff happens. I like to stay away from weird stuff.