*MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD TO THE CHURCH IS UNSCRIPTURAL*
The social media is filled lately with stories of people claiming they died and went to heaven or hell and came back with a message for the church and individuals from God. Some claim they received messages from their dead friends or relatives to warn the church on the second coming of Christ and rapture. People are even threatened to forward it to people as failure to do so would attract curses.
One such story going around the internet goes like this: “*I WAS TOUCHED IN THE SPIRIT WHEN I HEARD THIS*
One of our pastors was preaching yesterday evening, and he said: 3 weeks ago, while he was doing morning prayer a man came out of his house listening and responding amen to his prayers
After he finished preaching, the man came to him and said 'pastor, I want to speak with you.'
“While they were yet discussing, the man showed him his house. He said: see that upstairs, God built it for me as a reason of me evangelizing for Him but now, I don’t evangelize anymore and I don’t know why, but I’m still serving God.
The man said: my wife died 2 weeks ago. While the pastor was trying to sympathize with him, he said, 'no, because she returned back to life.'
And he started cryiny, the pastor was curious to know why he was crying, and the man said: she died in an operation and the doctors confirmed her dead, but she returned back to life with a message.
And the message was “Go and tell your husband and everyone, as many as you can reach, tell them that: *”THE CHARIOTS ARE READY!!”* and the man continued crying…
Friend(s), I don’t think we need any other explanation to this…
What we should do, I don’t think we need anyone to tell us..
There’s no more time… *BE INFORMED… BE WARNED…*
Please don’t just read and like this, but make sure that you share with everyone in your contacts.
By doing this, you’re as well doing
a great work of evangelism which is the heart beat of God.
God bless You.
(Forwarded as received).”
On face value, the story tends to talk about the rapture and second coming of Jesus, these messages are the core of the Christian teachings and so unsuspecting Christians fall hook, line and sinker but on closer look, you will realise everything is wrong with such stories.
I find it disturbing that God would choose the dead to evangelise to the church, when he frowns at any communication between the living and the dead.
“Deu 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Deu 18:11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deu 18:12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”
The word "necromancer" in verse 11 is someone who speaks, engages in, or communicate with the dead.
God calls it an abomination, he detest every act of necromancy yet they want us to believe God will use the dead to warn the church.
Another passage of scripture that further stresses God's mind on the dead preaching to the living in Luke 16, the famous story of Lazarus and the rich man.
“ Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luk 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luk 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luk 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Luk 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luk 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luk 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luk 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Luk 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father’s house:
Luk 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Luk 16:29 Abraham says unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
Luk 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
Luk 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”
The conclusion of this scripture Luke 16 above is under no circumstances will God send anyone from the dead to warn the living. Heb 13:8 tells us that God has not change his mind as they would have us believe.
When the church err, the scriptures are out guide not necromancers... If Necromancy is not from God, its sure came from the Devil.
Happy New year in advance
Omodiagbe Justice Ejehi
CEO, BROOK CHERITH INTERNATIONAL.

Truth ! This days u see a lot of books on this things , why Christians are meant to focus on living a righteous life , they get carried away with this stories

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Miles300:
Truth ! This days u see a lot of books on this things , why Christians are meant to focus on living a righteous life , they get carried away with this stories

My brother you are not far from the truth, may God help us

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Miles300:
Truth ! This days u see a lot of books on this things , why Christians are meant to focus on living a righteous life , they get carried away with this stories

My brother you are not far from the truth, may God help us

Thank you op. These days you find all manner of rediculus stories of people who had trip to hell and heaven. The aims of these stories are to spread fear and lead people astray. They preach works for salvation and relegate the work of Christ to the back ground while elevating man's requirement for salvation. I use to believe such garbe but the Spirit of God made me to see that these are part of the deceit of the end time to lead people astray.
How will God who said we shouldn't have anything to do with a dead person turn around and brake his word
The Spirit of fear is not of God. There is nothing anyone can do to earn salvation.

Thank you op. These days you find all manner of rediculus stories of people who had trip to hell and heaven. The aims of these stories are to spread fear and lead people astray. They preach works for salvation and relegate the work of Christ to the back ground while elevating man's requirement for salvation. I use to believe such garbe but the Spirit of God made me to see that these are part of the deceit of the end time to lead people astray.
How will God who said we shouldn't have anything to do with a dead person turn around and brake his word
The Spirit of fear is not of God. There is nothing anyone can do to earn salvation.