Ghosts Are Demons Not Dead People

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With the month of Halloween upon up, many are bringing up Ghosts and Spirits up in conversations and on the internet. So… Are Ghosts Real?

What Does Scripture Say?

While the Bible doesn’t speak directly about the celebration of Halloween, it neither confirms nor condones the Holiday. However, it does have much to say about spiritual warfare, witchcraft, and festivals of other gods.

Here are a few verses to consider:

Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove (expose) them.”

1 Thessalonians 5:22, “Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

1 Corinthians 10:20, “No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.”

Leviticus 19:31, “Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the Lord your God.”

We can ascertain from these verses that while the Bible doesn’t speak directly about whether Christians should engage in Halloween or abstain, Scripture tells us to stay away from darkness. That would mean to steer clear from those who practice witchcraft or sorcery, and don’t associate with mediums or those who claim to be able to communicate with the dead, and  Avoid ALL Evil things.

Hebrews 9:27 states, “Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.”

That is what happens to a person’s soul-spirit after death—judgment. The result of this judgment is heaven for the believer (2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Philippians 1:23) and hell for the unbeliever (Matthew 25:46; Luke 16:22-24). There is no in-between. There is no possibility of remaining on earth in spirit form as a “ghost.” And according to the Bible, absolutely cannot be the disembodied spirits of deceased human beings.

The Bible teaches very clearly that there are indeed spirit beings who can connect with and appear in our physical world. The Bible identifies these beings as angels and demons. Angels are spirit beings who are faithful in serving God. Angels are righteous, good, and holy. Demons are fallen angels, angels who rebelled against God. Demons are evil, deceptive, and destructive. According to 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, demons masquerade as “angels of light” and as “servants of righteousness.” Appearing as a “ghost” and appearing as the very person that you desire to see again; impersonating a deceased human being definitely seems to be within the power and capabilities that demons possess.

The closest biblical example of a “haunting” is found in Mark 5:1-20. A legion of demons possessed a man and used the man to haunt a graveyard. There were no ghosts involved. It was a case of a normal person being controlled by demons to terrorize the people of that area. Demons only seek to “kill, steal, and destroy” (John 10:10). They will do anything within their power to deceive people, to lead people away from God. This is very likely the explanation of “ghostly” activity today. Whether it is called a ghost, a ghoul, or a poltergeist, if there is genuine evil spiritual activity occurring, it is the work of demons.

So in answer to the question,

Ghosts Are Demons NOT Dead People!

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originally posted by L K Elliott on Jan 3, 2017 –
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