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MAN ASKS AND GOD
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ON SPIRITISM AND
OCCULTISM
What are Spiritism and occultismf

that useth divination, or Is an ooserv-
er of times, or an enchanter, or witch,
or charmer. or a consulter with IA
miliar spirits, or a wizard, or NEGRO
mancer. Is. 8: 10: When they shall say,
Seek unto them that have familiar
,snirits. and unto wizards, :.
should not people seek unto their
Cody On behalf of the living, should
they seek unto the dead? Gam. Rev.
Ver)
Why can the dead not communicate
I'm splritism and oecultism, with tho
iIVing2
Job IA: 81: His sons come to honor.
and he knoweth 1t not; and they are
brought low, but he perceiveth 1t not
of them. Is. 60: IS: Doubtless Thou
art our Father, though Abraham be
Ignorant of us. Eccles. 8: 5, o, 10:
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 perished;
neither have they any more portion
forever In anything that is done under
the sun. There Is no work nor device
nor knowledge nor wisdom In the
grave Sheoll, whittier thou goest. Dan.
10 2: And many of them that sleep in
the dust of the earth shall awake
Acts T: 60-S: /; He fell asleep. And
Saul was consenting unto his death.
What are ,some Scriptures which
teach that evil spirIts-the fallen s#'
gels-are personal beings.
Jas. 9: 10: Devils also believe, and
trembIe. Acts 10: IS: The evil spirit
answered anG said, Jesus | know, ana
Paul I know; but who are ye2 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 evil?
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 to them. Jude 9, I: The
angels which kept not their nrst
estate. He hath reserved In
everlasting chains: even as
Sodom and Gomorrha In like
manner, giving themselves over to for
nication, and going after strange flesh
i 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-
Ilshed over the human fan1iiy2
Luke IL: 10: If Satan also be d.
vided against himself, how shall his
kingdom stand? John IA: 30: The
prince of this world cometh and hath
nothing In Me. Eph. g: II: For we
wrestle against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers OF
the darkness Of this world, against
wicked spirits [marginl in high places.
Eph. Q: 2: 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 famiiy2
2 Thess. 2: 9: Whose coming Is at
ter the working of Satan, with all
lying wonders. 2 Cor. 4: 4:
The god of this world hath blinded the
minds Of them that believe not. l Tim
Al: Some shall depart from the faith,
giving heed TO seducing spirits and
doctrines of devils.
What are some af the methods that
the fallen angels have used to control
the human family7
~ The devil worship Of heathen-
ism, l Cor 10; 20: The Gentiles sac
rifice to devils. Deut. 81:
II: They sacrifice unto devils, not to
God to gods whom they knew not.
(2) Occultism, Deut. 10: 10: IL:
There shall not be found among you
any one that useth divina-
ton, or an observer OF times, or an
enchanter, or witch, or charmer,
or a consulter with familiar spirits, or
q wizard.
~ Spiritism, Is. 8: 10: When they
shall say unto you, Seek unto them
that have familiar spirits :. on
behalf of the living, should they seek
unto the dead? Gamer. Rev. Ver)
Deut. 18: 10, II: There shall not be
found among you a consulter
with familiar spirits !. or an
necromancer lone claiming to speak
with the deadl.
(4) Demoniac possession, Matt. B:
%: There met Him two possessed
with devils.
In Bible times what kind Of people
practised spirltism and occultIsm2
ID The worst of the heather, Elk.
IL: IL: Pharaoh also called
iSorcerers The magicians Of Egypt
did In like manner with their
,enchantments 2 Kings 9: %; 1shu
answered, What peace, SO long
as the witchcrafts OF thy
mother Jezebel are SO many? Acts g:
g: Simon :. used sorcery, !.
giving out that himself was some
great one.
~ The worst of the Jews, Sam.
t2S: z: Then said Saul unto his ser
wants, Seek me a woman that hath
familiar spirit 2 Chron. SO: 6; Man
iasseh observed times. and
used entertainments, and used witch
craft, and dealt with familiar spirit,
and with wizards; he wrought much