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1 | TV Show "Crossing Over" - Dead Speaks? | Deut 18:11 | jg8ball | 712 | ||
There is a relatively new show on the Sci-Fi channel called "Crossing Over" in which the host, John Edward, claims to be able to communicate with the dead. I've watched several of the shows and the information he relays is pretty exact and would seem almost impossible for him (or his staff) to research the people to gather the info. He seems to bring a lot of "mental" healing to the people he talks with. Could it be possible that God allows this to take place, or could it be the devil tricking the people, or is there some other explanation? | ||||||
2 | TV Show "Crossing Over" - Dead Speaks? | Deut 18:11 | srbaegon | 5610 | ||
Well, if he IS communicating with the dead, they would have to be believers, because the unbelievers are suffering in torment. But I doubt they are (were) people. More likely they are deceiving spirits. | ||||||
3 | TV Show "Crossing Over" - Dead Speaks? | Deut 18:11 | sandrider | 56222 | ||
In short it is physically impossible for him to communicate with the dead. Psychics like Edward work of a pagan belief which I like to call "popular Christianity." Popular Christianity teaches that when you die, God judges you and either your soul floats up to heaven or down to hell. However, this is not what Jesus taught. Jesus and the epistles told us that when we die, our bodies rot and our minds fall asleep. Then, when Jesus returns, everyone will be resurrected and judged. Those who believed will be filled with the Spirit. Those who did not will be in Hell, eternal torment (which may simply be living in a normal body that cannot die, such as in the novel for youth, _Tuck Everlasting_). Despite all that, in defense of Edward, the "spirits" he may be communicating with could be angels (who watch over us) and he may only misunderstand them to be spirits of those who have "crossed over." The text seems to lean in the other direction, however. Any thoughts? |
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4 | TV Show "Crossing Over" - Dead Speaks? | Deut 18:11 | Morant61 | 56226 | ||
Greetings Sandrider! I like the screen name! :-) I definitely agree with you that Edward is not communicating with the dead. If he is communicating with anything (which is unlikely), he is probably communicating with demons. You said that the Bible teaches that our minds fall asleep between death and the resurrection. Where exactly does the Bible teach that? You also said that those who believe (after the resurrection) will be filled with the Spirit. Where exactly does the Bible teach that? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | TV Show "Crossing Over" - Dead Speaks? | Deut 18:11 | sandrider | 56245 | ||
The falling asleep is mentioned occassionally and implied frequently in the New Testament. The term "fallen asleep" is used to describe death. The most straightforward example is John 11:11-13, "... He said to them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.' The disciples then said to Him, 'Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.' Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep." Another good passage is 1 Corinthians 12-18. Some others are Ps. 146:4, 1 Cor. 15:6, 1 Thes. 4:14. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 tell how believers' bodies will be resurrected and live, "... It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body." I've found that http://www.bbie.org/english/ gives sound, unbiased references and support for questions like this. |
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