Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

you?” And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!” And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth.” So he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down. There is a controversy concerning this passage among some scholars. Some suggest that the departed spirit of Samuel the prophet was brought forth from an inner chamber that held the departed souls of the righteous under the earth to speak to Saul. Others believe this was a familiar spirit that was imitating Samuel. Let’s look at the textual evidence to find clues as to which interpretation is more in line when comparing scripture with scripture. First, the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and the tormented king sought a witch for information about his future. The first argument that this apparition was a familiar spirit is that the Holy Spirit always follows the Word and will of God (John 16:13). As the text indicates, God refused to answer Saul by the required scriptural method; therefore He would not choose a witch to bring a message from a righteous man.