Skip to main content

FAMILIAR SPIRITS

 


FIND OUT

How to go to Heaven

How to get right with God

Home Content Index Angels and Demons Demons Familiar spirits
QUESTION

What are familiar spirits?

translatefamiliar spiritsaudio
ANSWER


The word familiar is from the Latin familiaris, meaning a "household servant," and is intended to express the idea that sorcerers had spirits as their servants ready to obey their commands. Those attempting to contact the dead, even to this day, usually have some sort of spirit guide who communicates with them. These are familiar spirits.

Leviticus 19:31; 20:6, 27; and Deuteronomy 18:9-14 refer to “mediums and familiar spirits” and forbids being involved with them, as they are an abomination to the Lord. A medium is one who acts as a liaison to supposedly contact or communicate with the dead on behalf of the living. In reality mediums are contacting demons who convince the mediums that they are “familiar” and can be trusted and believed. The practices associated with mediums and familiar spirits were banned in Israel, and the punishment for practicing such things was death.

Familiar spirits and spirit guides are under the control of their master, Satan. They influence people to spread lies and deceit in order to thwart the kingdom of God. To knowingly open oneself to the work of demons is an evil thing: "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD" (Deuteronomy 18:10-12a).

Some avenues through which demons or "familiar spirits" can gain entrance into a person’s life are divination, transcendental meditation, visualization, necromancy, witchcraft, drugs, and alcohol. These are all activities that believers are exhorted to avoid, or in the case of alcohol, limit. Instead, we are to be filled with the Holy Spirit, with love, with joy, and with the fullness of life that comes from Jesus Christ. We are also to be on guard, "for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 6:12).

FOR FURTHER STUDY

Angels: Elect & Evil by C. Fred DickasonMore insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free!

RELATED ARTICLES

What are evil spirits?What does the Bible say about transferring spirits?Is it possible that more of the angels could sin?What are territorial spirits?What is a succubus?
Return to:

Questions about Angels and Demons

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SPIRITUAL BENEFITS OF FEEDING BIRDS

  Feeding Birds   and Animals can change your luck! I am not saying that, but this is a religious and astrological belief and is backed by many ancient Vedic scriptures, especially, in Hinduism. As an animal lover, you always love your pets, look after them and always work for their welfare without any selfish motive behind it. From an astrological point of view, caring for animals is a positive addon to your present life Karma and along with it, also appeases many planets in your birth chart and helps you in getting liberated from past life debts. Let’s find out about the benefits and astrological perspective of feeding birds and animals and the planetary remedies related to it. Astrological Significance of Feeding Birds and Animals For Appeasing Planet Sun it is considered beneficial to feed Wheat Rotis to Cows and Jaggery to Monkeys on Sundays. To get the blessings of Planet Moon one should feed Wheat Flour Balls to Fish or a White Cow and also give water to Cows on Mondays...
Post a Comment
Read more

EVIL DREAMS, SUCCUBUS AND INCUBBUS DREAMS

EVIL DREAMS WHO ARE THESE DREAM CRIMINALS “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”. —John 10:10 They are the Spiritual thieves, stealing from you in the dream. They are the dream Robbers, forcefully taking what belongs to you. They are dream assassins pushing people down from a great height, killing people in the dream. They are the Spiritual butchers amputating people in the dream. They are the deadly Gun Shooters shooting people in the dreams making their bullets to cause killer diseases like Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension, Demonic sore, unexplainable infection at that very spot of attack. They are the Arrow Shooters in the dream. They are the Satanic Surgeons operating on people in the dream replacing peoples internal organs with demonic parts, closing up women’s wombs, castrating men. They are the Evil Pharmacist dispensing affliction drugs forcing them down...
Post a Comment
Read more

THE POWER OF ALLIGATOR PEPPER SPIRITUALLY

PART II WITH GLORIA  obianuju okoye 2 days ago This is a powerful fruit. It is a spirit and very effective for preparing curse breaker. Bury it for 21days for it to be more effective.There are many uses of this spirit. Nature is our miracle. All glory to God. Women can open and use it. Not to be used during period. Sister more blessings to you for revealing this deep secrets. More wisdom. Nature is a miracle. DARLINGTON BENSON I'm happy to watch your video. I could remember when I finished my NYSC in Osun State. A man from the community where I served who took me as a son, he does everything for me and I also took him as a father too. On the day I went to tell him officially that I was living hence my service to Nigeria had ended. I bought a little gift for him which I presented. He said something.. he said I don't have good work that will pay you in order to keep you here but I will give a gift too. In fact, that was the first time I had about arigat...
Post a Comment
Read more