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1 | Where is Luke 16:19ff called a parable? | Luke 16:23 | BibleStudent74 | 86644 | ||
Dear Tim, Sorry for the delay in answering. It is true that only God knows the future but notice that Saul committed suicide. This doesn't make the spirit true. Satan knew that God was not with Saul anymore but with David. How easy it was for him to say that if he went out to battle, that he would fall. Whenever anyone from Israel went out to battle without the Lord on their side, they lost. Look at what happened during that time with David. He fought against the Amalekites. Look at 1 Sam 30:8. David asks God if he should go and he replies "Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all." Not so with Saul. You can't ignore these facts. This is not speculation. No, it does not explicitly say that it was a demon. No it does not say explicitly that God raised him up either, but knowing the God that I serve, he would not contradict himself. If he said in Exo 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." where is the pattern of proof that God would work and listen to any witch (namely the witch of Endor) in raising Samuel (a known prophet of the true God) up? This seems like simple math to me. Forgive me if I don't communicate this very well. Tim, is it even remotely possible that the spirit was not the TRUE spirit of Samuel? Knowing that the devil can assume many identities, transformations, illusions and is a master of deception, could he have been behind the apparent miracle of bringing Samuel up from sheol? Could he also be behind the apparitions of Mary? In order to establish a bible truth, there must be an example pattern of behavior on the Lord's part so that we as His children can get to know him better. I have not seen an example of the dead having conscious thought anywhere, not even in 1 Sam 28, other than in the allegory of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Your brother in Christ, Phil |
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2 | Where is Luke 16:19ff called a parable? | Luke 16:23 | BibleStudent74 | 86647 | ||
Greetings Tim, I'm reposting my second paragraph because it seems that you have overlooked this. This is not speculation. No, it does not explicitly say that it was a demon. Nor does it say explicitly that God raised him up either, but knowing the God that I serve, he would not contradict himself. If he said in Exo 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." WHERE is the pattern of proof that God would work and listen to any witch (namely the witch of Endor) in raising Samuel (a known prophet of the true God) up? P.S. Glad to see you're still up :) |
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3 | Where is Luke 16:19ff called a parable? | Luke 16:23 | BibleStudent74 | 87574 | ||
the response to this post, Note: Greetings Tim, I'm reposting my second paragraph because it seems that you have overlooked this. This is not speculation. No, it does not explicitly say that it was a demon. Nor does it say explicitly that God raised him up either, but knowing the God that I serve, he would not contradict himself. If he said in Exo 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." WHERE is the pattern of proof that God would work and listen to any witch (namely the witch of Endor) in raising Samuel (a known prophet of the true God) up? |
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