Allan Svensson
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 Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:11 am Post subject: Parapsychology and spiritism |
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Parapsychology and spiritism
The devil has always tried to ape after and make copies of what God
does. Like as God gives spiritual gifts to the Assembly, so can also the
devil give "spiritual gifts" of different kinds. As telepathy (thought
transference), clairvoyance (ability to read hidden text), telekinesis
(ability to move things without touching them), occult prediction,
automatic writing, acupuncture, strange tricks with playing card,
seeking water with a divining rod.
Those who have such an occult "gift" do not comprehend it, as
anything evil. They see it as something remarkably and interesting
and others become impressed and curious. They do not understand
that evil spirits are playing with them for the purpose to get power
over them.
Just this, that the "mediums" in a notably way can have the
knowledge of such things, which they do not really ought to know,
it works entirely convincing on many people so that they believe
in these "mediums". However, this only shows that there exists a
spiritual world, and for us who believe in the Bible is this nothing
new. God's word tells that there exist evil spirits, but we shall have
no fellowship with the demons. 1 Cor. 10:20.
Spiritism and spiritualism are a dreadful fraud. The spirits which
the "mediums" have contact with are evil spirits, such spirits which
Jesus drove out. Matt. 8:16. Luke 4:33-41. And the messages that
the "mediums" give to other people do not come from any deceased
relatives to them. It is deceitful playing, a theatre where evil spirits
appear as actors and play deceased relatives to people. That the
messages seem to agree with the reality make the sake no better.
The devil gladly mixes some part of truth in the messages so that
they seem reliable. A false doctrine always consists of a mixture
of truth and lie.
The devil himself is very religious and he has nothing against that
people are religious. But he himself wants to be the object for their
worship. He sees gladly that the "divine service" is solemn and full
of feeling and that they use light candles. That occurs between the
spiritualists and they call the devil "God".
Participating in occult experiments and take an interest in occult
things is very dangerous and it is strictly forbidden, according to
the Bible. We shall not concern us with occult prediction or
interpretation of signs. We shall not consult spirits which speak
through "mediums" and fortune-tellers. Leviticus 19:26, 31, 20:6.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12.
Spiritists and spiritualists are slaves under the spirits which they
have contacts with. "They" demand. Since they believe in these
spirits they not even try to be free from them, but if they want to
be free, then they become perceiving that they are bound. None
another than Jesus can release them.
Spiritualists and those who participate in parapsychology mean
that people live more than one time on the earth. When a man
has died, he can be born again as a child of other parents, perhaps
in another country than he has lived his earlier life.
Through hypnosis it is possible to get people to "remember" their
earlier life. They can tell the names of their earlier parents and
sisters and brothers. They can tell where they have lived, and
describe their house, etc. Examinations can prove that people with
these names have really lived on that place. Everything seems true.
But yet it is lie!
At hypnosis it is not so that the test subjects remember their earlier
life. No, evil spirits inspire them to speak what they want. Some
"mediums" do not believe that what they are participating with has
anything to do with spirits. They think it is a remarkable talent of
their own. Then it still seems more convincing that what they
"remember" is their own memory from an earlier life. The evil
spirits are old. They have knowledge so that they can tell about
people who have lived on a place, hundreds of years ago or still
longer back, and with examinations in old parish register and
history books it can seem correct.
The evil spirits are intelligent beings though they have no physical
bodies. They can use people and speak through them. Please, read
Mark 1:23-34. Luke 8:27-33. In Acts 19:15 we can read about an
evil spirit who said, "Jesus I know and Paul I know, but who are
ye?" Accordingly, the evil spirits have knowledge. In Matt. 12:
43-45 we see that the evil spirits have their own will. They want to
have physical bodies to live in.
The doctrine of the reincarnation is from the evil spirit world, and
many people do not seek the truth. They refuse to love the truth and
they wish a doctrine which they find pleasantly, which does not
demands conversion to the Lord.
The devil stands gladly to their service. The old and practised
founder of religions as he is, he finds easily a doctrine which is
suitable to their own wish and opinion. In the evil spirit world
the devil has many tools and "spiritual leaders" who are willing
to lead people longer and longer away from God's word, and away
from the truth.
They also can show signs and wonders to convince people and
heal sicks, but not in the such way so that Jesus gets any glory,
and the sicks do not become free. They can become bound of a
worse thing than illness, demon-possessed.
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