Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-26
MAN ASKS AND GOD
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ON SPIRITISM AND
OCCULTISM
BY The Laymen's Home Missionary
Movement, 1927 Snyder Ave,
PhlIadeIphla, Pa.


What are Spiritism and occuItisnf
Deut. IS: 10, IL: There shall not be
found among you any one
that useth divination, or is an observ-
er Of times, or an enchanter. or a witch,
or a charmer, or a consulter with IA
miliar spirits, or wizard, or NEGRO
mancer. Is. 8: l9: When they shall say,
Seek unto them that have familiar
spirits, and unto wizards, :.
should not a people seek unto their
God? On behalf of the living, should
they seek unto the dead? Gam. Rev.
Ver)
Why can the dead not communicate
IN spiritism and oeeultism, with the
living?
Job IA: 81: His sons come to honor,
and he knoweth it not; and they are
brought low, but he perceiveth 1t not
of them. Is. So: 16: Doubtless Thou
art our Father, though Abraham be
ignorant of u.s. Eccles. 8: 8, g, 10:i
For the living know that they shall
die, but the dead know not anything
also their love and their hat
red and their envy is now persisted
neither have they any more portion
forever In anything that is done under
the sun There Is no work nor devices
nor knowledge nor wisdom in the
grave [Sheoil, whittier thou goest. Dan.
1872: And many of them that sleep in
the dust of the earth shall awake.
Acts z: COS: L: He fell asleep. And
Saul was conserving unto his death.
What are some Scriptures which
teach that evil sprits--the fallen an
gels--are personal beings.
Jas. 2: 10: Devils also believe, and
tremble. Acts 10: 10: The evil spirit
answered ant said, Jesus know, and
Paul / know but who are We? Luke
A: IA: Devils also came out of many.
He suffered them not TO speak;
for they knew He was Christ.
When did these spirits become eviia
Gen. g. 2, 4 The sons of God saw
the daughters Of men that they were
fair; and they took them wives. They
bare children ~ them. Jude 6, q: The
angels which kept not their first
estate He hath reserved in
everlasting chains; even as
Sodom and Gomorrha in like
manner, giving themselves over to for
nication, and going latter strange flesh.
/ Pet 8: 10, 20; He preach
ed unto the spirits in prison, which
sometime were disobedient. when once
the long suffering Of God waited In
the days Of Noah.
What have the fallen angels estab-
i iished over the human fa.aiiy7
Luke II: 10: If Satan also be d.
vided against himself. how shall his
kingdom stand? John IA: 80: The
prince of this world cometh and hath
| nothing In Me. Eph. 6: IL: For we
wrestle against principalities,
| against powers, against the rulers Of
| the darkness OF this world, against
wicked spirits [marginl in high places.
| Eph. 2: q: Ye walked accord
| ing to the prince Of the power of the
air, the spirit that now worketh in
the children of disobedience.
How do the fallen angels especially
seek to control the human family7
2 Thess. q: 9: Whose coming is af-
ter the working of Satan. with all
lying wonders 2 Cor. A !: A:
The god of this world hath blinded the
| minds of them that believe not. Tim.
4: / Some shall depart from the faith,
| giving heed to seduing spirits and
doctrines Of devils.
What are some of the methods that
the fallen angels have used to ccntrc
the human family7
"a The devil worship OF heather
ism, Cor. 10; 20: The Gentiles sac
rifice to devils. Deut 81
IT: They sacrifice unto devils, not tc
God; to gods whom they knew not.
(2) Occultism, Deut. 1S: 10: IL
There shall not be found among you
any one that useth divina
ton, or an observer Of times, or ar
enchanter, or witch, or charmer
or consulter with familiar spirits, OIL
wizard.
| (8) Spiritism, Is. s: 19: When the,
/ shall say unto you, Seek unto then
that have familiar spirits OF
behalf of the living, should they seel
unto the dead? (Amer. Rev. ver.)
Deut 10: 10, IL: There shall not b.
found among you consultel
with familiar spirits or al
necromancer lone claiming to speal
with the deadl.
"a Demoniac possession. Matt. 8
%: There met Him two possessed
With dovflc