Bible verses about "spiritualism" | NSB

¹¹ »Do not allow them to consult the spirits of the dead.

⁶ Their love, their hatred, and their envy, is now gone, perished! They do not share anything that is done under the sun.

⁵ The living know that they will die! The dead do not know anything. They do not have any more reward. Their memory is forgotten.

¹⁷ Those who are dead do not praise Jehovah, nor do those who go into the silence of the grave.

²⁰ They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people do not speak these words, it is because there is no light (truth) in them.

¹ There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.

²⁷ It is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:

¹⁶ We know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love! He who continues with love lives with God and God lives with him.

²⁷ »‘If you claim to receive messages from the dead, you will be put to death by stoning, just as you deserve.

¹⁰ »Do not sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars. Do not let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells or charms. ¹¹ »Do not allow them to consult the spirits of the dead. ¹² »Jehovah your God hates people who do these disgusting things. That is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance.

¹³ Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to Jehovah. He did not obey the word of Jehovah (YHWH). He asked a medium to request information from a dead person.

¹⁷ The seventy returned with joy, saying, »Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name.« ¹⁸ He said to them: »I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ »Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any way hurt you. ²⁰ »Do not rejoice about this that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.«

⁸ »But the fearful and unbelieving, abominable and murderers, fornicators and those practicing spiritism, idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur: which is the second death.«

⁹ »When you come into the land that Jehovah your God gives you, do not follow the disgusting practices of the nations that are there. ¹⁰ »Do not sacrifice your children in the fires on your altars. Do not let your people practice divination or look for omens or use spells or charms. ¹¹ »Do not allow them to consult the spirits of the dead. ¹² »Jehovah your God hates people who do these disgusting things. That is why he is driving those nations out of the land as you advance. ¹³ »Be perfect (without blemish) with Jehovah your God.

¹ The Spirit explicitly says that some will fall away from the faith (truth) in later times. Spirits and doctrines of demons will seduce them,

⁶ »‘If any of you go for advice to people who consult the spirits of the dead, I will turn against you and will no longer consider you one of my people.

¹ Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see whether they are from God. This is because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

³¹ »‘Do not turn to psychics or mediums to get help. That will make you unclean. I am Jehovah your God.

¹⁹ People will say to you: »Ask for help from the mediums and the fortunetellers, who whisper and mutter.« Should people ask their God for help instead? Why should they ask the dead to help the living?