The Spooky Spiritual Realm What we need to know What is the spooky - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Spooky Spiritual Realm What we need to know

What is the “spooky” spiritual realm? Paranormal – not scientifically explainable - In the spirit realm there are holy and unholy paranormal phenomena. - There is money to be made. - Conflict in the atheistic worldview.

Examples of the “spooky” spiritual realm? - Haunted houses - Consulting the dead to predict the future – necromancy/ seances/mediums

Haunted Houses Definition - The spirit has a relationship to the house in some way - Unusual death - Haunted - Are the phenomena real? - Belief in haunted houses

What is going on? - What type of spirit is involved in a haunted house – a deceased person or a familiar/territorial spirit? - Deceased person - Familiar or territorial spirits

Familiar Spirits Role - Haunted houses - Consulting the dead to predict the future

Familiar Spirits and the New Age Movement - The new age movement encourages “channeling” of familiar spirits (or spirit guides) - “ascended masters” are familiar spirits with a long from one location. - Channeling is used to contact supposed departed loved ones.

The Mount of Transfiguration - Here Jesus meets with Moses and Elijah. There is no evidence that Jesus called up these spirits but rather something that God arranged. This is significantly different from a medium or channeler.

Expelling Spirits - Sometimes we inherit familiar spirits in a house that we buy. What are we to do in these circumstances? - This battle is to be fought in the spirit realm by rebuking the demon entity by quoting scripture out loud. We must fully lean on our authority in Christ and not lean on our own strength.

The Authority of Christ’s Name - The spiritual realm is subject to the name of Jesus. As long as you concentrate on demons they will show up. If you concentrate on Jesus then He will show up.

Points to Remember - When a person dies, their spirit goes directly to Paradise or hell. It does not wander the earth. - Familiar spirits have vast historic knowledge of intimate information concerning people, places and events. - Familiar spirits may imitate deceased loved ones as they have intimate knowledge about the deceased.

Points to Remember cont’d - The new age movement promotes inviting a spirit guide to channel through the adherent. - Familiar spirits can be expelled through quoting scripture out loud and leaning on the authority we have as a child of God.