But none need be deceived by the lying claims of spiritualism . God has given the world sufficient light to enable them to discover the snare . As already shown , the theory which forms the very foundation of spiritualism is at war with the plainest statements of Scripture . The Bible declares that the dead know not anything , that their thoughts have perished ; they have no part in anything that is done under the sun ; they know nothing of the joys or sorrows of those who were dearest to them on earth .
Furthermore , God has expressly forbidden all pretended communication with departed spirits . In the days of the Hebrews there was a class of people who claimed , as do the spiritualists of today , to hold communication with the dead . But the " familiar spirits ," as these visitants from other worlds were called , are declared by the Bible to be " the spirits of devils ." ( Compare Numbers 25:1-3 ; Psalm 106:28 ; I Corinthians 10:20 ; Revelation 16:14 .) The work of dealing with familiar spirits was pronounced an abomination to the Lord , and was solemnly forbidden under penalty of death . Leviticus 19:31 ; 20:27 . The very name of witchcraft is now held in contempt . The claim that men can hold intercourse with evil spirits is regarded as a fable of the Dark Ages . But spiritualism , which numbers its converts by hundreds of thousands , yea , by millions , which has made its way into scientific circles , which has invaded churches , and has found favour in legislative bodies , and even in the courts of kings-- this mammoth deception is but a revival , in a new disguise , of the witchcraft condemned and prohibited of old .
If there were no other evidence of the real character of spiritualism , it should be enough for the Christian that the spirits make no difference between righteousness and sin , between the noblest and purest of the apostles of Christ and the most corrupt of the servants of Satan . By representing the basest of men as in heaven , and highly exalted there , Satan says to the world : " No matter how wicked you are ; no matter whether you believe or disbelieve God and the Bible . Live as you please ; heaven is your home ." The spiritualist teachers virtually declare : " Everyone that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord , and He delighteth in them ; or , Where is the God of judgment ?" Malachi 2:17 . Saith the word of God : " Woe unto them that call evil good , and good evil ; that put darkness for light , and light for darkness ." Isaiah 5:20 .
The apostles , as personated by these lying spirits , are made to contradict what they wrote at the dictation of the Holy Spirit when on earth . They deny the divine origin of the Bible , and thus tear away the foundation of the Christian ' s hope and put out the light that reveals the way to heaven . Satan is making the world believe that the Bible is a mere fiction , or at least a book suited to the infancy of the race , but now to be lightly regarded , or cast aside as obsolete . And to take the place of the word of God he holds our spiritual manifestations . Here is a channel wholly under his control ; by this means he can make the world believe what he will . The Book that is to judge him and his followers he puts in the shade , just where he wants it ; the Saviour of the world he makes to be no
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