The
Phenomena of Spiritualism consist of Prophecy, Clairvoyance,
Clairaudience, Gift of Tongues, Laying of Hands, Healing, Visions, Trance,
Apports, Levitation, Raps, Automatic and independent Writing and Paintings,
Voice, Materialization, Photography, Psychometry and any other manifestation
proving the continuity of life as demonstrated through the physical and Spiritual
senses and faculties of humanity.
The Christian Bible has many examples of
the phenomena of spiritualism which are in harmony with Spiritualists beliefs
as shown the Old and New testaments of the Bible as following:
Materializations -
Genesis3:8, 18:1 32:24, Exodus 21:10, 11, Ezekiel 11:9, Daniel 5:5, Luke 24:15, 16, 29,30,
31, John 20:1, 12, 14, 19, 30
Independent Spirit
Writing - Exodus - 24:12, 32:16, 34:1, Deuteronomy 5:22, 9:10
Spirit Writing - Daniel - 5:5
Trumpet Speaking -
Exodus 19:13, 16, 29, 20:18, Revelation 1:10
Spirit Levitation -1
King 18:12, Ezekiel 3:12, 13, 14, 8:3, Acts 8:39
Independent Spirit
Voices -Deuteronomy 9:12, 13, 1, Samuel 3:3, 9, Ezekiel 1:28,
Matthew 17:5, John 12:28,29,30,
Acts 9:4, 7, 11:7,8,9
Spirit Communication in Dreams - Job33:15, Joel2:28,
Genesis 28:12, 31:24, 27:5
Trance - Genesis 15:2, 17, Daniel 8:18, 10:9, Acts
9:3,9, 22:17
Golden Rule - Matthew
7:12
Healing - Numbers 21:8,
9, 2 Kings 4:18, 37, 5:1, 14
Luke 5:12-26, 9:11,
14:2, 4 Mark 3:2, 5, John 4:47, 54
Gift of Healing -
1 Corinthians 12:9, 28
1 Corinthians 12:9, 28
Healing by Magnetized
Articles - 2 Kings 4:29, Acts 19:11,12
Disciples Charged to Heal the Sick - Matthew
10:8, Luke 9:2, 10:9
Disciples Heal the Sick - Acts 3:1, 6:8, 10
As you can see by the above listings, there are a number of books,
chapters and versus from the Bible that confirms that Spiritualist phenomena
has been active for thousands of years.
When one reads the New testament, he/she can even find many references
to life after death as expressed by Jesus when he said to his decuples,
"In my fathers house are many mansions" (John 14:4).
The spirit world exist and all humans will go there when they make the
change called death. We are spirits
living in a human body to experience life as only this physical world can
provide us.
it is up to the individual to determine for him/herself whether the
information in the various Bible versus are from a disincarnate spirit, other
than God or from God. The majority of
Christians will tell you that the communications as described in the Bible were
directly from God to man even if those communications were through a prophet
(medium). Yes, a profit is a medium a
person who stands between God and man to give information to the
recipient. This point can be argued for
a long time only to have the individuals arguing not being able to convince the
other of their truth.
In many respects, Spiritualism and Christianity are at logger heads
over incidentals that have little value, scientifically or otherwise. The truth boils down to what are your
personal beliefs and why do you hold them so tenaciously?
In general, Spiritualists do not, normally, try to convince anyone that
their beliefs are the only true ones and that all others are wrong. If a person clam's to be a Spiritualist and
tries to push his/her beliefs off on another, he/she is a fraud not a
Spiritualist.
The true purpose of Spiritualism is to provide information to the public
that life continues after the change called death and that deceased
individual's spirit can be communicated with; proof of continuity of life.