Isaiah 8:19-22 "And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their GOD ? for the living to the dead ? To the Law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this WORD, it is because there is no light in them. And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their King and their GOD, and look upward. And they shall look unto the Earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness."
Countless numbers of people have turned away from the Bible and become infatuated with the new age movement and its emphasis on occultic practices. Additionally, the "Third Wave" teaching of the charismatic movement have captivated the imaginations of many Pentecostals and have led them in an unbiblical attempt to contact the spirit world. "Deliverance ministries" draw upon extrabiblical sources for information on how to supposedly combat evil. Even those who claim to believe the Bible find themselves empathizing with some of these teachings and, in so doing, align themselves with what our text forbids: seeking after familiar spirits and wizards (v.19 pictured above). Alleged contact with angels and spirit guides, purported messages from the dead, and a turning to astrologers, soothsayers, sorcerers, and clairvoyants for guidance have grown by leaps and bounds. Especially deceptive are those charismatics who take advantage of ones who are untaught in the WORD of GOD by leading them to believe that their unscriptural practices are actually visible manifestations of the HOLY SPIRIT.
We are not to look for direction from those who have "familiar spirits" (v.19). The LORD instructs us to examine and judge all teachings and teachers solely by HIS HOLY WORD. GOD says "no light" is in any person who comes up with a message that is contrary to HIS WORD (v.20 pictured above). Therefore, people who are searching for "more light" by embracing the "good in all religions" are deceiving themselves and others. Those who seek guidance from extrabiblical revelations can expect confusion. They walk in darkness, not light; they follow Satan, not the LORD. Beware of all such danger ! MHR
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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