The Brandon news., 1922-06-01
MAN ASKS AND GOD
! ANSWERS, QUESTIONS
ON SPIRITISM AND
OCCvLTISM

Seek me woman that hath a familiar
spirit His servants said TO him. Be-
hold, there is woman that hath a
familiar spirit at En-dor. Then said
the woman, Whom shall / bring up
unto thee? And he said, Bring me up
Samuel And when the woman saw
the representation of Samuel, she
spake to Saul And
the king said unto her What
sawest thou? And the woman said
unto Saul, | saw an old man :.
covered with mantle. And Saul per-
~ceived Iconcludedl that 1T was Samuel.
And 1.-THE representation of Samuel
said to Saul Why hast thou dis
quieted me, TO bring me up? And Saul
answered, ! am sore distressed: 4.
and God is departed from me, and
answereth me no more. Then said
1.-THE representation of Samuel the
Lord will also deliver Israel with
thee into the hand of the Philistines;
and tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons
be with me.
(2) In Occultism, Acts 49, l6: A
certain damsel possessed with a spirit
of divinatlon brought her
masters much gain by soothsaying.
How do we know that the faIler
angels inpersonated Samuel?
% God and His servants would
have nothing to do with Saul / Sam.
2s: 8: The Lord answered him not,
neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor
by prophets.
(2) God had forbidden necromancy
alleged talking with the dead -
hence His servants Stunned it, Deut.
lS: 10. II: There shall not be found
among YOU necromancer.
CD God punished Saul with death
for consulting with the demons
through the witch of En-dor. / Chron.
10: 13: So Saul died for
asking counsel of one that had IA
miliar spirit, to inquire of 1t.
az God would not permit one un-
der His death sentence to disturb the
death-sleep OF faithful Samuel. Tx
%: 1S: Thou shalt not suffer a witch
TO live.
How do we know that a fallen an
qeI In occultsm lmpersonated Python?
az In the Greek OF Acts 16: is
the damsel is said to have been pos
sessed by the spirit Of Python: A
certain damsel possessed with the
spirit of Python [marginl met us.
. f2) st. Paul cast out a fallen angel
from her, Acts 16: 18: Paul
said to the spirit Come out
Of her And he came out the same
hour
How must we ScripturalIy consider
spirltism and occultisn with all their
methods, like frances, visions, mental
teiepathy, psyco-therapy, materiaIiza-
tlons, tabie-rapping and tippings, Sc
ances, pIanchettes, ouija boards, mes
saues by card shuffiing and writing,
opening the Bible at random for an
swers to questions, ETC., etc.2
(1) AS methods through which dew
ils-not dead people-operate. Deut
90: IT: They sacrificed unto devils,
not to God; to gods whom they know
not, . Kings 21: /, 3, 6; Manasseh
did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, after the abom-
nations of the heather he
worshipped all the host of
heaven, and dealt with familiar spirits
(2) AS heather denominations, Deut,
1s:9-12: Thou shalt not learn to do af-
ger the denominations Of those nations;
fo
ar necromancer for all that do these
things are an abomlnation unto the
Lord and because of these abomina-
tionS the Lord, thy God doth drive
the heather out from before thee.
(3) AS polluting practices, Lev. 19:
81 Regard not them that have famil-
1aF spirits to be denied Dy
them.
What are the Scriptur-IIy enjoined
uunishments Of their devotees?
Lev. 20: 27: A man also or woman
that hath familiar spirit
shall surely be put to death. ] Chron
10: 13: so Saul died for ask
ing counsel of one that had familiar
spirit, to inquire of 1t. Nal 3: .: |
VIII be a swift witness against the
SorcererS saith the Lord OF
hosts. Rev. 21: 8: Sorcerers
shall have their part in the lake which
burneth with fire and birthstone, which
is the second death.
What should be our attitude toward
spirltlsm and occultism?
CD Avoidance, Deut. 18: IA: For
trhese nations which thou shalt possess
Rearkened unto observers of times, and
unto OWNERS; but as for thee, the
Loid thy God hath not suffered thee
so 20 do. (2) Opposition, Eph. 6: II:
We Awrestle against wicked spirits
[maranl in high places.
BY What means can our resistance
overcome them?
ID BY the armor of God, Eph. 9:
ls: Wherefore take unto you the
whole armor of God, that -ye may be
saa5Ie to Withstand in the evil day. (2)
The Word of God, Eph. 6: IT: And
take the Sword of the SPIRIT,
which is the Wcrd of God. (3) Pray
er. Matt. 6: Ii Lead US not into temp
fation; but deliver US from evil.