The first topic I want to write about stems from my interest in the paranormal and specifically "ghosts". Discussion of this topic is often made very difficult or even impossible by the religious teaching that "all spirits of deceased persons are demons." The reasoning behind this is usually that the demons are masquerading as our deceased friends and loved ones so as to lead to possesion of the person in question or to ensnare their time to lead them away from God.
I'm sure we've all heard this teaching or even been told this before. Some people reading this post may believe this piece of religious teaching. But is there anything explicity from God Himself to back it up? This post is not neccesarily looking to prove the existence of so-called ghosts, but simply to find a Biblical statement saying (or even implying) that all ghosts/dead people are demons. If not, then we can say that this doctrine is made my humans.
So far, my research has came up with a few things. 1 John 4:1-6 instructs us to test spirits to see if they are from God. In Matthew 12:30Jesus tells us "He who is not with me is against me is against me..." However, this does not point to the fact that all ghosts are demons.
2 Corinthians 11:15, after verse 14 tells us that Satan himself is transformed into an angel of the light, states that "Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds." But this only tells us that demons can disguise themselves. I'm still not seeing anything that shows all ghosts as demons.
I have some more verses to give in my next post. This post is getting long and the time is getting late. I shall continue my research and post more soon.
--Dillon
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