Dean writes:
I view a familiar spirit as a
ghost of some one you know-such as you great uncle or such.The Bible seem
to indicate a Fam.Spirit as a spirit that dwells in
someone.
2 Chr.33:6
1 CHR.10:13
1 Samuel
28:8
Dean, I
looked these up, but they only seem to show that we should not try to
contact the dead or use mediums. They dont seem to explain what a
familiar spirit is. Izzy
**A
familiar spirit is a family spirit. One that is generational and
familiar with a certain family line.
These
are the spirits that give information at seances and tell things that only
an intimate would know.
Dean writes
12/21:
I agree
with Judy-makes sense-and agrees with the rest of the Bible-to my
understanding.
Dean, That still
doesnt answer my question. Why would they want to go around
haunting a specific location, mostly undetected, and imitate a dead
person? Why wouldnt they just go indwell another living body/soul?
Obviously they prefer living in a body; even in an animal body. Is
it possible that these really are the souls of the lost, stuck on this
earth for some reason, perhaps awaiting Judgment Day? Or is it possible
that we dont understand Time correctly, as God can see everything at
once? Our understanding is SO limited! (As you can see, I dont always
accept the common beliefs simply because everyone else does unless I can
verify it in the WordI like to explore other possibilities if it doesnt
seem absolutely sure. J )&nb sp; Any
enquiring scientific minds out there??? Izzy
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Matthew
8:31
The demons
began to entreat Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us
into the herd of swine."
Dean writes:
I am sure I can answer your question-other then
saying that if these familiar were to leave where would they Go? They are
not good or the Bible would not have warned us against them-so to me their
only other option would seem to be hell itself.
Matt.8:29 art thou come hither to torment us
before the time?
These have a time of suffering coming-and
apparently Jesus does the tormenting when the appointed time comes-I would
guess that they would want to stay away from the suffering as long as
possible.
Judy.Have you noticed how I started
using lines under my passages to separate the replies-I learned this from
Ruben-works well. I also have been using colors for some time now and I
didn't learn this from DaveH.
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Judy:
Looks like we agree on this subject
Dean - I don't know everything about these spirits but I do believe that
if the person they were inhabiting died leaving no offspring
or they had no ground upon which to enter that they would wander
around until a new home showed up. Also we have the example in Matt
12:44-46 of someone who was
delivered (house swept and garnished) but who
didn't fill it with the right thing and the spirit they had before came
back with a lot more friends.
I see this situation as something like Baptists who are seduced by
the Mormon spirit. WDYT?
Ruben's lines are a good idea - I hadn't noticed
you using the colors before but that's fun also.
Grace and Peace,
Judy
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