Spiritualism
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Communication With The
Dead
How much do the dead
know of what is going on among men?
“You overpower
him once for all, and he is gone; you
change his countenance and send him
away. If his sons are honored, he
does not know it; they are
brought low, he does not see
it.” Job 14:20, 21.
Do the dead know
anything?
“For the living
know that they will die, but the dead
know nothing; they have no further
reward; and even the memory of them
is forgotten.” Ecclesiastes 9:5.
“When the spirit departs, they
return to the ground; on that very
day their plans come to nothing.”
Psalm 146:4.
What scripture forever
precludes the idea that the dead back
to earth to communicate with the
living?
“Their love,
their hate and their jealousy have
long since vanished; never again
will they have a part in anything
that happens under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 9:6.
Deception In The Last
Days
What will be one
characteristic of the last days?
“The Spirit
clearly says that in the later times some
will abandon their faith and follow
deceiving spirits and thing taught by
demons.” 1 Timothy 4:1.
How does Satan deceive
the people?
“And no wonder, for
Satan himself masquerades as an angel
of light.”
2 Corinthians
11:14.
What
role do his angels assume?
“It is not
surprising, then, if his servants
masquerade as servants of
righteousness. Their end will be
what their actions deserve.”
Verse 15.
Will Satan and his
agents attempt to counterfeit the
coming of Christ, and work signs and
wonders to confirm their pretentious
claims?
“At that time
if anyone says to you, ‘Look,
here is Christ!’ or, ‘There
he is!’ do not believe it. For
false Christ’s and false
prophets will appear and
perform great signs and miracles to
deceive even the elect – if that
were possible, See, I have
told you ahead of time.” Matthew
24:23,24.
Note – “As
the crowning act in the great dram of
deception, Satan himself will
personate Christ. The church has long
professed to look to the
Savior’s advent as the
consummation of her hopes. Now the
great deceiver will make it appear
that Christ has come. In different
parts of the earth, Satan will
manifest himself among men as a
majestic being of dazzling
brightness, and about 15 feet in
stature resembling the description of
the Son of God given by John in the
Revelation. The glory that surrounds
him is unsurpassed by anything that
mortal eyes have yet beheld. The
shout of triumph rings out in the
air, ‘Christ has come! Christ
has come!’ The people prostrate
themselves in adoration before him,
while he lifts up his hands, and
pronounces a blessing upon them, as
Christ blessed His disciples when He
was upon the earth. His voice will be
soft and subdued, yet full of melody.
In gentle, compassionate tones he
presents some of the same gracious,
heavenly truths that the Savior
uttered….
“But the people
of God will not be misled. The
teachings of this false Christ are
not in accordance with the
Scriptures…
“And,
furthermore, Satan is not permitted
to counterfeit the manner of Christ
advent. The Savior warned his people
against deception upon this point,
and has clearly foretold the manner
of His Second Coming. ‘There
shall be false christs, and false
prophets, and shall show great signs
and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the
very elect… If they say unto
you, look! He is in the desert do not
go out. For as the lightening comes
out of the east, and shines even unto
the west; so will also the coming of
the Son of Man be.’ This coming,
there is no possibility of
counterfeiting. It will be
universally known – witnessed by
the whole world.” E.G. White, The
Great Controversy, pp. 624, 625.
What will be one of
the last great signs performed by
this means, to fasten men in
deception?
“And he performed
great and miraculous signs, even
causing fire to come down from heaven
to earth in full view of men.
Because of the signs he was given
power to do on behalf of the first
beast, he deceived the inhabitants of
the earth. He ordered them to set an
image in honor of the beast who was
wounded by the sword and yet
lived.”
Revelation 13:13, 14.
What scripture
shows that Satan is to work with
special powers and deceptive wonders
just before Christ’s second
coming?
“The coming of
the lawless one will be in accordance
with the work of Satan displayed
in all kinds of counterfeit miracles,
signs and wonders, and in every sort
of evil that deceives those who are
perishing. They perish because
they refused to love the truth and so
be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10.
(See also Revelation 12:12.)
While many will be
deceived by these wonders, and accept
of the false christs that appear,
what will those say who have
maintained their love for the truth,
and patiently waited for the return
of Christ?
“Surely this is
our God; we trusted in him, and he
saved us. This is the Lord, we
trusted in him; let us rejoice and be
glad in his salvation.”
Isaiah 25:9.
What warning has
been given us through the Apostle
Peter?
“Be
self-controlled and alert. Your
enemy the devil prowls around like a
roaring lion looking for someone to
devour.” 1 Peter 5:8.
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