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sincere the medium may have been.
There is
no other
explanation with–
in the teachings of the Bible!
Saul
assumed
the demon was
Samuel- just as spiritists
assume
they are contacting the spirits of
the dead. Spiritists would all do
well to ask themselves the question
posed by Hamlet in the play by
William Shakespeare. Upon en–
countering a form claiming to be
the ghost of his father, Hamlet
thought to himself:
"The spirit that 1 have seen
May be a devil, and the devil
hath power
To assume a pleasing shape."
Saul
sinned
by seeking a witch .
God takes the sin of spiritism very
seriously. "So Saul
died
for his
transgression ... " ( 1 Chron.
10:1 3).
Wo rks o f Darkness
Demons are spirits of darkness.
Spiritism is a work of
darkness.
Little wonder that it is normal spir–
itist practice to conduct seances in
a
darkened
room. Stróng light, say
spiritists, hinders communications
with the spirits. This fact in itself
should tell them something about
what kind of spirits
they are deal–
ing with!
One might also ask of spiritists
why the "afterlife" is apparently so
concerned with such
trivia
as is
often manifested in seances and
"hauntings": knocks and rappings,
eerie noises, screams, table levitat–
ing and the like. Is there not
more
to this alleged afterlife than the
playing of childish pranks and
usually trivial conversation?
The answer should be clear!
lt
is
not the dead
with whom we are
dealing!
The dead cannot communicate
with the living!
T he reason?
They're DEAD-not alive in sorne
sor t of "spirit world." No such su r–
viva! is taught
anywhere
in the
Bible! (Write for our free booklet
Lazarus and the Rich Man
for the
explanation to one of the most mis–
understood passages in this re–
gard.)
It is the world of
demons-seek–
ing to perpetuate the
fa/se doctrine
of the immortal sou l-that is
behind spirit manifestations in
seances, spirit photographs and
electronic voice phenomena. Mas-
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querading as "spirits of the dead,"
they deceive the biblically un–
learned-just as king Saul was
deceived at Endor!
Such manifestations are accom–
plished by
demon power-not
by
the Spirit of God! Most spiritists
refuse to admit this possibility.
Man's True Destiny
There is only one mediator between
God and man- J esus Christ
(I
Tim. 2:5-6). Mediums and their
familiar spirits are not the source of
reliable spiritual knowledge, but
rather perpetuate a false concept of
man's destiny.
The Bible has much to say about
eterna! life-and how one can
receive it as a gift. But this truth is
much different than wbat many
have been led to belíeve!
1f you would know the TRUTH
about man's destiny, go to the TRUE
SOURCE of such knowledge-the
Bible-and write for our free book–
lets
Lije After Death?
and
What
Will
You Be Doing in the Next
Lije?
Do not risk the dangers of dab–
bling in the spirit world. Follow the
example of the Ephesians, who
burned
their books of sorcery,
magic and divination when they
heard the truth! (Acts 19:19.)
Heed the clear words of the
prophet Tsaiah (8: 19-20, Moffatt
translation), who declared:
"When they tell you to consult
mediums and ghosts that cheep and
gibber in low murmurs, ask them if
a nation sbould not rather consult
its God. Say, 'Why consult the
dead on behalf of the living? Con–
sult the Message and the Counsel
of God!'"
o
''But
'\VhereS
the
evidence?''
In the Scriptures, God
is
quoted as promtsmg, among
numerous other incredible and very desirable blessings,
healing of diseases, physical health and financial
prosperity. And the Bible claims that
it
is impossible for
God to lie.
But how can you be sure? What evidence do we have?
The free booklet
What
Is
Faith?,
written
by Herbert W. Armstrong, explains the
evidence many have overlooked. For your
copy, mail the literature request card
in
this issue or write to the
Plain Truth
office nearest you (see inside front cover
for a list of addresses).