Has anyone else seen a ghost before?

[Donatello]

I don't know where else to post about this. I'd just like to know out of interest who else might have seen a ghost before. I personally have when I was about 13 years old, here is what happened:

Like many other school boys I used to try everything to not do my homework in the evenings. When I didn't do my homework, I would often lay in bed worrying about it and then have difficulty sleeping. Sometimes I worried so much that I just got up and then started doing my homework in the early hours of the morning. That night was exactly such a night, I had real trouble sleeping. At some point, I can't remember how late it was, I decided to get up and do it. As I sat up in bed I noticed something on the little round table on the opposite side of the room at the foot end of my bed. I thought I saw the head of a boy on top of the little table, but my mind kept telling me that I'm seeing the two white porcelain doves on top of the table. My heart started pounding in my chest and I kept staring at the image in front of me, the longer I looked at it the more it looked like what I thought I was seeing. I was in total shock and couldn't utter a word even though I wanted to shout at the top of my lungs. I don't know why, but I decided to get up and take a closer look, I slowly walked closer, still in absolute shock and horror. As I walked closer I could clearly see the head, it was the head of a boy around my own age, with red curly hair, I could also partially see through the head, so it wasn't like looking at a solid object. I don't know what came over me, but I uttered the word "hello" and slowly started moving towards the door. As I started moving sideways, the head turned towards me. I instantly freaked out completely and jumped to the door, switching the light on and ran to my parents. Before I left the room I glanced back and couldn't see the head anymore. My mom believed me but my dad told me that I had a nightmare. I really had trouble sleeping for a long time after that.

Has anything like this happened to anyone before? I never saw anything like that again.

 

[BlueJ]

Sorry I have to admitt that was the funnyst ghost story I've ever heard. Im saying this becouse I know where you comming from, no I never saw a ghost but I've had woke up in the middle of the night and felt this blanket of fear over me once and I could say that I felt somone watching me and like you I thought I saw somthing but it was this dark shadow at the corrner of my room. I kept staing at that spot hoping my eyes would adjust and itll go away but it did'nt so got up and walk fast to turn the lights on. Maby I was tripping that night but I know the feeling.
Sorry you had to expirence that. that would have freak me out to the bone. Till me why you sayed hello to it and if I was you I would have faked sleep not moving a a muscle couse being so scared.

Thanks for sharing that.

 

[dannation]

No, I have never seen a ghost although I have friends with some interesting stories that have made me wonder about where ghosts fit into the bible.

One friend saw a ghost when staying in a house, he told it to go away in the name of Jesus. It went. He believed that the ghost was a demon taking authority over a place that had previously been a spiritual stronghold for satan.
The appearance of the ghost he felt was the demon imitating a person previously possessed in that place.

This of course is all speculative.

Another interesting case is the Jinn from Islam. Another friend (Muslim) would tell me about his encounters with the Jinn which Islam believes to be an evil spirit. The encounters were very similar to demonic encounters except that rather than leaving in the name of Jesus it left when the Qur'an was in the house. (Again, I am not suggesting any of this is absolutely true)
Could satan be cunning enough to send a demonic spirit to inpersonate a character such as the Jinn and make its identity so real that a Muslim would believe the Jinn they hear of in the Qur'an is actually real.

Satan has a tendency to copy everything he does. He is also very deceptive.

So, can demons take on false identities?

 

[gracechick]

[One friend saw a ghost when staying in a house, he told it to go away in the name of Jesus. It went. He believed that the ghost was a demon taking authority over a place that had previously been a spiritual stronghold for satan.
The appearance of the ghost he felt was the demon imitating a person previously possessed in that place.

Satan has a tendency to copy everything he does. He is also very deceptive].

I saw one many years ago. He was from the 1840's & a sickly transparent green. Bleh. I did pray & tell the demon he had no rite here now & I havn't seen or heard of him sense. But Donatello what an experience you had...& yes I believe you.
I saw this thing outside as it was just getting dark unlike you who had to wake up to it. eeek.
I would sure claim the blood of Jesus & tell it it has no rites to this house anymore.period. & that should very much be the end of your encounters with the creepy thing.

 

[Dewi Sant]

Last night I heard the front door knock when there was no-one there. This was at about 2am.
I couldn't get any sleep and missed school .


Two nights ago I was in my bed and couldn't get any sleep, I had my window open and an angel flew past my window, it was a black angel .


For years until a few weeks ago our house has been haunted by an evil spirit which only I could see (no-one else said they noticed it).
In the centre of our house there is a staircase, when the lights were off I could distinctly see a red dragon type creature moving around downstairs and if I it saw me looking it would come chasing after me, I would run into my bedroom (where I had a lamp lit).
This dragon would only appear in darkness.
I then decided enough was enough and I called for its removal in the name of Jesus, since then I have not seen it.

But my sister finds it hilarious that I could see a red dragon.

 

[BlueJ]

In my bible in the New Living Translation Jesus does mentions ghost. In Luke chapter 24 verse 39 Jesus says Look at my hands look at my feet. You can see that its really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, becous ghost don't have bodies, as you see that I do.

In the king james verson it says diffrent. It says spirit instead of ghost. Back then could it have meant the same thing?

Personlly I really dont know 100% on that consept basicly becouse the bible dosent directly tell us anything about that. I do have a few theories. Someone told me that the closer we are to the end the living would even see the dead walking among the living. I really dont know if thats true but like I allways say if your not sure Its safer to just wait and have God hemself tell us about these things.

 

[Dewi Sant]

A few days before my Great Auntie died she saw her sister at her bedroom door and was convinced that she was really there.

I believe ghosts do exist but I'm not sure why.

 

[BlueJ]

I believe somthing is walking around I just dont know if they really are people that have died or there demons or both.
I just thought of somthing. The bible never mentions satin or demons walking on earth in the spirit but only manefesting in a host(humans) or a snake or any other kind of animal or living things. Like I said before someone told me that it would come a time when evil spirits would literally walk among the living. Scary, but there is more ghost sighting than ever. Not to long a ago my 18 yr old bother told me he saw a face outside hes window while he have a half asleep. our window is at the third floor

 

[Donatello]

Thx for the feedback everyone. The reason I know this was not a mistaken vision, is because when I walked around the footend of the bed, I was only about a meter (about 3 feet) from the ghostly head. The worst part is that it turned and watched me as I moved past it. I could clearly see it, very clearly, even though it was slightly transparent.

 

[dannation]

I believe somthing is walking around I just dont know if they really are people that have died or there demons or both.

A big answer to that question is gonna be what the Bible says ghosts are not. I think its pretty clear that when we die we are judged - end of.

 

[saintlynn]

Even if someone sees a loved one who passed it is a demon trying to trick us to beleive that when we die we do not go right to hell/heaven. The Devil will use his angels to do all sorts of this stuff.

 

[discipleship8]

A big answer to that question is gonna be what the Bible says ghosts are not. I think its pretty clear that when we die we are judged - end of.

Amen

 

[Angel_of_the_Lord]

I use to think I heard my grandpa at my grandma's house. At about 2 a.m. he would walk down the hall (when he was living) and watch Wheel of Fortune. My grandma use to hear him do it after he died, and so did I. But, I don't believe in ghosts now. Spirits and angels, yes. Ghosts, no.

I often wonder... if God sends angels down to watch over us, does he sometimes let the spirits of our loved ones watch over us, too?

 

[just_dance]

Even if someone sees a loved one who passed it is a demon trying to trick us to beleive that when we die we do not go right to hell/heaven. The Devil will use his angels to do all sorts of this stuff.

It clearly says that after the lord returns we get judged. Look at firts corinthians 15. Why would we get judged twice. it is just a feel good thing we have come up with. i don't know were we go. It even mentions in the book of revilations. Why would we go be judged go to heaven and than after the lord returns be jugded again and sent back up it makes no sense.

So yah i do belive ghosts exist i think relitives do pop in once and awaile to see how we are doing. I have my great greandmother come in and i feel her strocking my hair when i'm upset about stuff at school it feels me with such a peace and calmness and when i'm sick i've seen her once so thats how i know but i know a demon couldn't have such kindness.

 

[Angel_of_the_Lord]

You bring up a good point, Dance.

But I'm not so sure about the kind demon statement... remember, Satan and his angels use trickery. I'm not saying that you're falling for it, of course! Heavens no!

 

[Jillymac]

I don't believe in ghosts/hauntings etc.

What i do believe in is demons/spirits and demonic activity etc

I don't believe what people see are ghosts but in fact demons. Evil spirits can lead people to believe a whole host of things, from seeing "ghosts", to hearing noises, poltergeists for instance - violent spirit i would say.

When people visit a psychic to hear from a family member, it is a demon putting on their best acting performance in order to deceive those into believing it is actually the family member.
Even those who believe they have a guardian angel etc are being deceived. Now unless this angel has been specifically sent from the Lord and the Lord has said so then it is a demon/fallen angel.

As Christians, we have authority over all demons. We have authority through the blood of Jesus Christ. Please don't be misled.

The only One we are to pray to, listen for, worship, is God. By the way, who says demons won't act nice to deceive you into thinking what you want to believe. As long as your paying attention to them instead of God then its exactly where they want you to be.

 

[bumblebee62331]

Yes, I've seen a number of ghosts. I went to a boarding school that used to be a hospital during one of the world wars, so it's understandably very active. I've had an old woman sit and listen to me playing piano in the room that used to be a chapel. I've had something sound like a huge crash behind me when I was playing piano (it scared me senseless!!!!) I've had a ghost pop her head around the corner of my cubicle and ask me if I was okay, then disappear. I've had a girl who supposedly haunted my cubical (a different one) and she kept walking in and out of my cubicle and past my curtain door whenever I was studying. I've had a terrifying experience where that same girl wanted me out of the dorm room, where she made the curtains flap about madly when there was no breeze, and I heard her footsteps running past my curtain. It was the most terrifying thing I had ever had happen to me - and you can bet that I didn't stay in that room that night! I would have been the only girl in there. Terrifying.

But I'm not scared of ghosts. They never scared me, except for that one night and that was just her showing off, I'm sure of it. She wanted me out and thought she'd scare me off, when all she had to do was give me a different sign and I'd be out of there. Oh well. All very dramatic.

 

[talitha]

Ghosts are demons. That's what I believe, unless the Lord shows me different - and it goes along with His Word. As for demonic kindness - and one asking if I'm okay - I believe that this is all part of an insidious distraction and waylaying of people. Don't be deceived, people - look in the Word - if your experience doesn't line up with the Word, it's not the Word that's wrong.

blessings in Jesus name
tal

 

[*Soulwings*]

I agree with Talitha... I also believe that ghosts are actually demons.
In that case, I have seen demons... or ghosts... or whatever they are .

I remeber (about 1.5 years back) one time when I was searching through my locker at school, I could see this guy standing about three metres away from where I was standing. I couldn't look at him directly, but I could see him from the corner of my eyes. This was not a mistake for something else... seeing as he was standing against a wall of lockers, and the hallway was empty.
A few months later, as I was walking through school, I thought I saw another guy standing in the hallway... I was going to dodge him... but when I looked up he wasn't there. I know I felt something... again I saw him out of the corners of my eyes. The hallway was EMPTY.

Last year I found out that somebody had died at our school. Perhaps I was seeing his ghost, but more likely a demon.
What's interesting, is that I'm not the only one who has seen him. I know of a girl in my class, who confessed she saw him too. What's even more strange, is that she saw him in a hallway, was about to dodge him - just like me- , but when she looked up he was gone.

Very spooky....

 

[BlueJ]

I thinke its mess up that some chistians say they believe that ghost are demons then go on ahead to watch movies that desplay ghost as the dead.
I personly stop watching them becouse Im sick of the history channal talking about haunted houses and stories allmost every day. I think It's all a setup. Like Talitha said It's a distraction. It's a distriction from the truth.