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NASB | Deuteronomy 18:11 or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 18:11 or one who casts a charm or spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or a necromancer [who seeks the dead]. |
Subject: TV Show "Crossing Over" - Dead Speaks? |
Bible Note: 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? |