My sister asked, id Ghosts are demons?

Question

on her web site.
http://www.itsfree.proboards43.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=fun&thread=1190932479&page=1

so far the yes is at 33.3 (the trinity)
the no answers are ay 66.6 satans number.

cool huh?

Answer 1

oh my gosh.........NOooooooooooooooooo. Do some research hon.

Answer 2

Ghosts and demons are superstitions.

With only three votes, it is not that low of a probability for it to come up 33.3333% and 66.666667%, i.e. 1/3 and 2/3.

Answer 3

Ghosts are spirits and demons are soul possessions

Answer 4

They are demonic spirits

Answer 5

So if a demon dies, it doesn't have a ghost? Says who?

Answer 6

aahh! that is cool haha. i don't think ghosts are demons, though. i guess they could be, buttt... no.

Answer 7

holy fugging jesus. that's amazink!

Answer 8

http://www.kingdom-gospel.com/paranormal2.html

Ghosts, Necromancy, Channeling, Praying and Talking to the Dead

Many people believe in ghosts. Even many people in the churches. But what does the Bible say about this? Here is a story from the Old Testament about this subject:

1 Sam 28:
3: Now Samuel was dead...And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
5: And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
6: And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
7: Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
8: And Saul disguised himself... and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
9: And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
10: And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
11: Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
12: And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
13: And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
14: And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
15: And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
16: Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

Because of this story, many people think ghosts are on the earth, or that it is ok to talk to dead people. But many have not finished looking at what the Bible says about this incident.

There has been much debate about this story, whether it really was Samuel or not. But scripture answers this. Saul was deceived, for he had stopped following God. In verse 7 in the original language, King James Bible, and possibly other translations, it says the witch had a familiar spirit, which is a demon. We know this to be true by reading the story in the book of Acts, I quoted above for psychics.

Saul's story continues elsewhere. Let's read:

1 Chron 10: KJV
13: So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;

The Darby Bible
13: ... and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

Young's Literal Translation
10:13 ... and also for asking at a familiar spirit -- to inquire, --

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
13 ... and also for asking counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it.

That verse ends with the word "it", it was a familiar spirit, it was not Samuel the prophet, this verse tells us so, by saying what "it" is, a familiar spirit.

So this was a demon, pretending to be Samuel. There are no ghosts wandering around. Just demons pretending to be ghosts. If a person dies, they do not stay on the earth, they either go to heaven or to hell.

2 Cor 5:8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Luke 16: MKJV
22 And it happened that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich one also died and was buried.
23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Lets finish this story in Luke to learn more why the dead don't talk to the living.

Luke 16: MKJV
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted and you are tormented.
26 And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between you and us; so that they desiring to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they pass over to us from there.
27 And he said, I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,
28 for I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 And he said, No, father Abraham, but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.
31 And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded, even though one rose from the dead.

Talking with dead people won't get anyone anywhere. The reason the King James Bible calls them 'Familiar Spirits' is because these demons become familiar of people. Some will even be attached to families and know the heritage of the family. These demons will pretend to be one they are "familiar" with to deceive people.

Heb 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God...

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness.

Galatians 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!

When you read those 4 scriptures you can see that demons can visit people disguised as an angel or as a person.

I can give an account of this happening in our modern day. The Mormon church was started by a man having a visitation by a spirit. This spirit gave him the book of Mormon. I have talked to Mormons, that man did not test the spirit to see if it was from God. It said it was from God, but that is not how you test it.

1 John 4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God.

You must test the spirit by asking it, if it is a servant of Jesus Christ. But since there are false christs as well, you must define who Jesus is or have the spirit do so. Or you test it's message with the Word of God. Does it's message contradict the Bible?

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