How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

understand the operation of a familiar spirit. However, these incidents do prove that the spirit world is real. These manifestations are not the spirits of the departed; they are demonic entities that have existed since the fall of Satan. Any past information can be revealed to a medium who channels the evil spirit. The deception comes, for example, when a family member who lost a loved one through death consults a medium who claims to be able to make contact with the departed soul of that person’s loved one. Once the process begins, the spirit begins to speak about an event in the person’s life or accurately names several family members. The family member is overwhelmed with joy to know that he or she can contact the loved one. At times the family member will even be told certain things to do to make this spirit happy or at peace. For several years a famed psychic hosted a popular television program during which he claimed to make contact with the dead. Sometimes I would watch how he manipulated a question to get a certain response or would hit and miss until he could finally put together a story line that the family agreed was a message from the next world. In the Bible we do read where Moses (who had died) and Elijah (who was translated) appeared to Christ (Matt. 17:1–4). This was a rare instance and was under the supervision of God Himself. Christ did not conjure up these men, but God sent them to reveal information to Christ. However, the law of God in Scripture totally forbids the use of mediums, soothsayers, fortunetellers, and witchcraft in any and all forms. Witchcraft is nothing to play with and is a very dangerous