Bible Discussion Thread

Holy Spirit (cont).

I have dealt to some extent with similar experiences with good and evil spirits. One example that frankly is sickening but needs to be stated here is many of these so called "near death experiences". Many are under the assumption that a pleasant experience indicates one is seeing heaven; and unpleasant ones often are ignored. I will start with the last point first. There are undoubtably many accounts of individuals who have had a terrifying hell type experience right before almost dying or actually dying for good. I can barely stand to think beyond that fact; but the first point is even worse. I will not state catagorically that some have a true experience with the Lord. I personally have a friend in my Bible study who has told the story more than once of a friend who came to the Lord and within a few months afterwards died of a rapidly progressing cancer. He was basically comatose and couldn't move but on the last night stood up and exclaimed loudly that He saw the Lord then dropped dead. I have heard of many who claim to have seen their loved ones but a few have progressed down a path where eventually they were revealed to be demons impersonating them and they realized they were on the way to hell. I frankly don't think anyone goes to the lake of fire yet; and has to be judged for their lives first before the permanent sentence and final death occurs of the soul which may be a few minutes after death. Again; I could elaborate further on that subject later. Necromancy; of course is forbidden in Deuteronomy; but demons will fool all who are unregenerate by this tactic I am convinced of that. We all as believers must learn how to discern or we will be crippled by spiritual warfare we are no match for the Devil.

Just as in the case of evil; when two people with familiar spirits can be attracted to one another or being otherwise manipulated; we should also discern those filled with the Spirit in the Body of Christ. More to come.