If the witches, wizards, necromancers and familiar spirits, placed under the ban of the law, did not sometimes foretell the truth there would have been no need to warn the people against consulting them.
It was therefore a true prophecy.’ Admitting that as perfectly correct, the position taken in this article is not in the least weakened. Israel was delivered into the hand of the Philistines, and Saul and his three sons and his armor bearer and the men of his staff were all slain. “‘But,’ it is argued, ‘the prediction uttered by the spirit which was manifested on that occasion was literally fulfilled. Why should the Lord ignore the means he himself established, and send Samuel, a prophet, to reveal himself to Saul through a forbidden source? Why should he employ one who had a familiar spirit for this purpose, a medium which he had positively condemned by his own law? If the Lord desired to impart this information to Saul, why did he not respond when Saul enquired of him through the legitimate channels of divine communication? Saul had tried them all and failed to obtain an answer. “It has been suggested that in this instance the Lord sent Samuel in the spirit to communicate with Saul, that he might know of his impending doom but this view does not seem to harmonize with the statements of the case, made in the scripture which gives the particulars. They would not be at rest, nor be able to enjoy that liberty from the troubles and labors of earthly life which is essential to their happiness, but be in a condition of bondage, subject to the will and whims of persons who know not God and whose lives and aims are of the earth, earthy.” (Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, 4:107–8.)Ĭan Familiar Spirits Prophesy the Future? Pitiable indeed would be the condition of spirits in paradise if they were under any such control. They are not at the beck and call of witches, wizards, diviners, or necromancers.
“It is beyond rational belief that such persons could at any period in ancient or modern times, invoke the spirits of departed servants or handmaidens of the Lord. The woman, under the influence of her familiar spirit, could have given to Saul the message supposed to have come from Samuel, in the same way that messages from the dead are pretended to be given to the living by spiritual mediums of the latter days, who, as in the case under consideration, perform their work at night or under cover of darkness. All of this could have taken placed entirely without the presence of the prophet Samuel. The conversation that ensued between Samuel and Saul was conducted through the medium. Saul ‘perceived that it was Samuel’ through what the witch stated to him. It was she who told Saul what Samuel was purported to have said. She declared that she saw an old man coming up and that he was covered with a mantle. It should be observed that in the seance with the king of Israel, Saul did not see Samuel or anybody but the medium or witch. In other words, she was a spiritual medium, similar to those modern professors of the art, who claim to be under the control of some departed notable, and through him or her to be able to communicate with the dead. “The Witch of Endor, … instead of being a prophetess of the Lord, was a woman who practiced necromancy that is, communication or pretended communication with the spirits of the dead but she was led by a familiar spirit. TY.Ĭan One Possessed of an Evil Spirit Compel a Dead Prophet to Speak? If ever this should've been posted somewhere else, kindly relocate my thread. I just felt this is the most appropriate place to do so. I don't know if this is where I'm supposed to post my topic. Can a spirit from the Spirit World go back to the "mortal world" and appear/talk to living people?.Can witches/wizards/mediums/anyone summon a dead spirit from the Spirit World?.Did that spirit come from the Spirit World.or was it someone/something else? Was the witch of Endor able to summon Samuel from the dead? Was that old man covered with a mantle really Samuel.28:14) The same verse tells us Saul "perceived that it was Samuel." Now, my questions are: When the king inquired as of what she can see, the witch replied, saying she saw "an old man cometh up and he is covered with a mantle." (1 Sam. He asked that witch to summon the spirit of the dead prophet Samuel.
The 28th chapter of the biblical First Book of Samuel tells us about a desperate Saul who, after not receiving any answer from the LORD God, consulted a witch who lives at Endor, anonymously and in disguise.
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