25/08/2026
GHOSTS APPEARANCES AND THE SUBJECT OF REINCARNATION
The subject of ghosts, which are physical appearances of persons to the living after they had long being certifed dead and buried has being a age long issue of debate.
It gave a false impression to many that, the dead are not really dead, but are spirits hanging somewhere who occasionally come out to visit friends, families, and communities where they once lived or worked. Another similar subject is that of reincarnation, wherein the dead are reborn into the world in another body to continue the life that had being previously terminated by sudden death.
Despite the fact that the aforementioned occurrence are so real and prevalent in societies according to people's testimonies, it is important to ascertain the authenticity of this philosophy from the Holy Scriptures, God's written word.
What does the Bible say about the state of the dead?
Isaiah 38:18-19 (The Bible, AMPLIFIED classic) gives this revelation:
18 For Sheol (the place of the dead) cannot confess and reach out the hand to You, death cannot praise and rejoice in You; they who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness [to Your promises; their probation is at an end, their destiny is sealed].
19 The living, the living—they shall thank and praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make known to the children Your faithfulness and Your truth.
EXEGESIS OF Isaiah 38:18,19
Those whose spirits and bodies have descended to Sheol (the place of the dead) and to the pit (the grave) respectively cannot reach out to the living;they cannot hope for God's blessings; they cannot repent of sins they committed when they were alive in their bodies (an affirmation that PURGATORY is a false doctrine cf: Hebrews 9:27); their probation is ended; and their destiny is sealed!
Furthermore, considering the light of truth in Isaiah 38:18,19, who then are these familiar beings that people claim that they repeatedly sight understanding that these person are already dead and buried?
THEY ARE FAMILIAR SPIRITS, DEMON SPIRITS IMITATING THE PHYSICAL FORM AND VOICE OF DEAD PERSONS. THESE DEMON SPIRITS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE HISTORY, WORKS, BODILY APPEARANCE, VOICE AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE DECEASED WHOM THEY STRIVE TO MICMIC, IMPERSONATE OR IMITATE!
Let us examine a documented case in Bible history, the encounter of King Saul of Israel with a woman, the witch at Endor, who had a familiar spirit.
A CASE STUDY OF REJECTED KING SAUL'S ENCOUNTER WITH THE WITCH AT ENDOR 1SAMUEL 28:6-18.
It is on clear records, that, God spoke to kings through dreams; by his prophets as his mouthpieces and by the Urim and thumin worn as a breast girdle by the high priest. Samuel was both a prophet and a priest. See 1Samuel 28:6 (The Bible)
Remember that God had rejected king Saul for repeated disobedience to his instructions. See 1Samuel 15:22-23
Saul decided to seek a revelation from God from the hand of a Witch. 1Samuel 28:7-18.
Pay attention to the verse 7: "seek me a woman who has a familiar spirit that I may to enquire of her".
It wasn't said that, "a woman who has the Spirit of God", but one who had a familiar spirit.
What then is a familiar spirit?, understanding fully well from verse 6 that, God had ceased speaking to king Saul by his designated means.
Familiar spirits are demon spirits! They are spirits that are familiar with the history, works, physical appearance and even voice of a deceased person. When they are conjured or invoked, they imitate or impersonate the familiar characteristics of the deceased, thereby giving the living the false impression that the dead or deceased aren't really dead but are still present amongst us.
This familiar demon spirit was familiar with late prophet Samuel's dealings with rejected king Saul and clearly revealed to Saul all that late Samuel told him when he was still alive.
THE UNWISE AND GULLIBLE WILL MISTAKE THIS SPIRITUAL FRAUD AS GOD OR THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING TO THEM.
THERE ARE MANY FALSE PROPHETS, FALSE PASTORS AND FALSE CHURCH OVERSEERS TODAY WHO HAVE A FAMILIAR SPIRIT AND PROPHESY ACCURATELY CONCERNING A PERSON'S LIFE. THE PERSON HEARING THE PROPHECY WILL FOOLISHLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS GOD SPEAKING TO THEM.
The Holy Scriptures commands that we test all spirits so as to discern whether it is Yahweh (God's) Spirit speaking or demon spirits.
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