Challenging Counterfeit: A Former Medium Exposes Spiritualism

Spiritualism and Spiritism by a man who was miraculously saved out of that movement. We see that Spiritualism can be nothing but communion with demons-against Scripture-and we must remember that God passed the death sentence on all mediums that had familiar spirits and also upon people consulting with them. It is sternly forbidden by God as defiling. It certainly is no new thing, but a backward movement to the worst form of heathenism and not an advance as so many Spiritualists claim. We also find in the story of Dives and Lazarus, that the Scriptures are very definite against the dead returning to earth. We see Lazarus, representing the dead in Christ, in "Abraham's bosom"-a favorite term amongst the Jews, meaning Paradise-while Dives is in Hell. Lifting up his eyes he beholds Lazarus and cries to Abraham, "Send Lazarus." It is clearly not possible for one in paradise to reach one in hell or vice-versa, as there is a gulf fixed between the two. Dives, realizing the hopelessness of his own position, cries, "Send Lazarus to warn my brethren," and again Jesus makes it plain that even if it were possible, it would serve no useful purpose as "if they believe not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded by one returning from the dead," proving that it is not God's will to make contact with the dead. A gulf is set between Paradise and hell, and it is not permitted for a saint in Paradise to return to earth, but Spiritualists will claim that there is nothing to prevent Dives himself from returning to his relations as the Scriptures do not say that there is any gulf fixed between hell and earth. We know, however, that thousands of souls are passing into a Christless eternity and that the gates of hell only open inwards and not outwards; but there is no reason why Satan's fallen angels should not be able to visit the earth. They are the principalities and powers of the air and not yet confined to eternal damnation in the lake of fire.