What Does The Bible Say
About Ghosts?
By: Wanda L. Ball
Americans celebrate Halloween every year on Oct 31st. And ghosts, goblins, haunted houses,
witches, etc, are a common theme of this holiday. People want to communicate with loved ones who
have died and have consulted with mediums and spiritists to do so. There are only a few incidents
in the Bible that talk about the living having contact with a dead person or ghost. In 1 Samuel
28:7-19, King Saul seeks a woman with a familiar spirit or demon to inquire of Samuel about what to
do. Managing to speak with the dead shocked her, which indicates that it did not happen before.
In Matthew 17:1-8, Peter, James and John see Moses and Elijah with Jesus for a brief period of time.
And in Luke 16:19-31, Jesus tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus. We learn that their are two
areas for the dead until the Tribulation. And the rich man asks for Lazarus to be sent back to warn
the living. These are examples that the spirits of the dead dwell for now, but these situations were
very rare and not as common as contact between people and angels.
There are many instances involving contact with angels, both good and evil. God may use a good
angel to minister on our behalf. And to do this may require manipulating the physical world. For
example in 1 Kings 19:5-7, the angel touches Elijah and provides food and drink for him and in
Daniel 6:22, the angel closes the mouths of the lions. And in the case of evil angels or demons,
they can manipulate people to do evil. In the book of Matthew, there were a number of instances
were demons possessed people. And this possession caused muteness, epilepsy, blindness and
supernatural strength. They also possessed pigs before they ran into the waters and drowned.
But we have to also understand that demons have no power over anyone that God doesn't allow.
And Christ has given His disciples authority over demons. We are not to focus on demons, ghosts
and the spirit world, but on God and his commands in scripture. If we seek out spirit guides and
helpers or play with Ouija boards, tarot cards, se'ances or listen to satanic heavy rock music, you
can invite Satan into your life. We are to be consumed by the Word of God by knowing Jesus Christ.
And it is the Gospel of Christ that we need to be sharing with others for deliverance from sin and
Satan in our lives.
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