When we lose a family member, the loss can be quite painful for us, and their life memories lingering in our thoughts. This may cause us to become distant from our personal lives and lead to isolation. For this reason, dreams are common for those grieving about a lost family member. Although a dream occurs when one is asleep, the realism of some dreams may lead some to believe they were never sleeping, which would instead make it a vision. The Bible is very clear about Gods stance on death and visions for his followers, and by so we should strive to follow the examples of his people.
The Bible makes clear, than when a human dies his body returns to the earth, and awaits the second coming of Christ. Such as Christ died and resurrected, with an ascension to heaven, we are told the same will occur to us. The dead, in Christ, will be resurrect first, and then the living. Following this, the Bible does not speak of the dead rising from the ground to meet the living, only rising to God. …show more content…
In 1 Samuel 28, Saul travels to a medium in Endor, seeking to speak to a deceased Samuel. The preceding verses explain the medium was able to conjure up the “ghost of Samuel”, which “ascended out of the earth”. The “spirit” of Samuel appeared to Saul and explained that “The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines” (1 Samuel 28:19), this is explaining the future judgement of Saul and his eventual death. By traveling to the medium, instead of keeping by the Lord, Saul demonstrated the dwindling faith he had for God. The act of necromancy, by the medium, gave Saul predictions of future events, which we are told must be tested before
The Bible makes clear, than when a human dies his body returns to the earth, and awaits the second coming of Christ. Such as Christ died and resurrected, with an ascension to heaven, we are told the same will occur to us. The dead, in Christ, will be resurrect first, and then the living. Following this, the Bible does not speak of the dead rising from the ground to meet the living, only rising to God. …show more content…
In 1 Samuel 28, Saul travels to a medium in Endor, seeking to speak to a deceased Samuel. The preceding verses explain the medium was able to conjure up the “ghost of Samuel”, which “ascended out of the earth”. The “spirit” of Samuel appeared to Saul and explained that “The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines” (1 Samuel 28:19), this is explaining the future judgement of Saul and his eventual death. By traveling to the medium, instead of keeping by the Lord, Saul demonstrated the dwindling faith he had for God. The act of necromancy, by the medium, gave Saul predictions of future events, which we are told must be tested before