Nuggets from Occult Invasion—Why the Biblical Prohibition?

To prevent such deception being embraced, the Bible forbids any attempt to contact discarnate spirits. Not because such contact is possible, but because it is impossible—and demons take advantage of this human desire as they impersonate the dead in order to promote their lies. The case of Samuel’s spirit coming back (1 Samuel:28:7-20 [7] Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. [8] And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. [9] And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? [10] And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. [11] Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. [12] And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. [13] And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. [14] And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. [15] And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. [16] Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? [17] And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: [18] Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. [19] Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. [20] Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
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Heaney, though a Catholic theologian, contradicts the Bible by referring to “a deceased person who remains ‘earthbound’…in a confused or bewildered or malicious state….” On the contrary, no deceased persons are “earthbound,” hanging around to haunt or help the living. Those who die as Christians are instantly “absent from the body and…present with the Lord” in heaven (2 Corinthians:5:8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
See All...). As for those who have rejected the gospel, their fate is given to us by Christ through the “rich man”: “In hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments” (Luke:16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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Heaney frankly admits that both the Bible and his Church condemn consulting the dead (except the alleged “saints,” of course). Nevertheless, he tries to justify the practice by saying that “the biblical prohibitions apparently were directed against aims and motives which are quite different from the aims and motives of modern researchers.” He quotes Protestant clergyman Donald Bretherton of London University, who agrees:

“‘Seeking after the dead’ in ancient times was designed to show Yahweh as either incompetent or untrustworthy, whereas modern mediumship seeks to show the reality of the claim that ‘underneath are the everlasting arms.’”

In fact, it is a delusion of liberal theology to imagine that the messages that come through mediums support belief in the God of the Bible. Instead, they undermine such faith by speaking of God as a “Force” and of Jesus Christ as an ascended Master who exists on a higher plane than most of the discarnate souls. All channeled material parrots the lies of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Indeed, it is through this occult invasion of demonic beings impersonating the dead that a host of error has entered the world and even polluted the church.

Communication with the dead implies that souls and spirits are free to flit about on the astral plane and have become the communicators of an “ancient wisdom” to mankind. One cannot believe in communication with the dead and at the same time believe God’s Word: “…it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment” (Hebrews:9:27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
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