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1 | IS LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN A PARABLE | Luke 16:19 | kalos | 156827 | ||
In 1 Samuel 28, what does the Bible actually SAY? "When the woman saw Samuel..." (v. 12 NASB). "And Saul knew that it was Samuel..." (v. 14 NASB). "Then Samuel said..." (v.15 NASB). Saul fell upon the ground "and was very afraid because of the words of SAMUEL" v. (20 NASB). The Bible doesn't tell us HOW it could happen, it just tells us that it happened. The text does not suggest that "this was not Samuel but a demon". Once again, we know what the Bible means by what it says. What it says in this chapter is "the woman saw SAMUEL"; "Saul KNEW that IT WAS SAMUEL"; "then SAMUEL said". The idea that this was anyone or anything other than Samuel is not supported by the text of 1 Samuel chapter 28. |
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2 | IS LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN A PARABLE | Luke 16:19 | SBoone | 156888 | ||
Hi Mark, This is indeed a very powerful arguement. I would never encourage someone to use their own wisdom to interpret scripture. The only thing we can do is interpret scripture with scripture. The Bible talks about the sun rising and setting. The Bible talks about the four corners of the Earth. Should we take every word literally in scripture? My answer is absolutely yes! Unless the context of the entire scriptures proves otherwise. The Bible teaches that the dead don't know anything, their thoughts have perished, and they do not comprehend the things on earth. It is in this context that I would suggest that when the Bible says it was Samuel it is in contect of the witch and Saul believing it was Samuel, but was infact exactly what we would expect should a witch call up a dead person to speak to us today. I feel it is very important not to place our wisdom or our tradition in a higher standing than that of scripture. Is that clarifying my thoughts or complicating things further? God bless, SBoone |
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