The Spirit World Fact or Fantasy

The Spirit World Fact or Fantasy There is a spiritual kingdom, another mode of existence of invisible entities, perhaps with some intelligence, feelings and desires? And if a realistic answer to this question is "yes", are some or all of these entities in a position to intervene and to influence human affairs and even the world, for better or for worse? I do not pretend to be able to prove anything on the spiritual realm, and I would be very skeptical if someone claims to know everything about it. Communication with the spirits could mislead and sometimes dangerous. Furthermore, it is not, in my opinion, a healthy (natural) activity, and I have never had the curiosity to experiment spiritualism. Perhaps I was influenced by large O.T. prophets clearly prohibiting such activities. The reasons given in the Bible has a meaning for me, but I do not go in this article. Personally, during my 30 years of spiritual search, I came to believe that they do not believe in the existence of the world of spirits. It also has the support of the Scriptures that there is a fierce war in progress in the spiritual realm, which, unfortunately, reflects on the humanity here on Earth. The more knowledge of this invisible spiritual war, the better equipped we will be to ensure that people say on the future of our planet and not invisible, friendly or hostile, entities - angels or devils. Through the careful and impartial study of the Bible - which, incidentally, I do not believe that God has inspired in its entirety because it contains many inconsistencies and contradictions - I have come to spiritual entities classified into four categories, which are described below: 1: Spirits ( awareness) of deaths, which, under certain conditions, can communicate with the living. 2: Spirits (benign or malignant), which may be issued by the prophets. 3: Spirits of the Nations (principalities). 4: The spirits who appear to be the incaation of the virtues or defects formed by emotions, thoughts and words, ie the spiritual power of human beings. The four categories of alcoholic beverages in the Bible, although the differences between them are not always distinct. Especially the second and fourth refer to two categories created by human minds. As for the angels, the Bible seems to distinguish between ordinary minds, but I can not expand their limited space of this article. The New Testament is full of references to demons, ie, evil spirits, and these also need to be a separate article. Some demons, however, could be man-made and are included in category 4 above, while others belong to the 2nd category of alcoholic beverages. In any case, the invisible world seems full of strange people to us, some friends of human beings and very hostile and dangerous, of which the writers of the Bible seem to know very little. Discement of spirits is not an easy task. Then I proceed with great caution. None of my comments on this issue must be received, no doubt, as a doctrine. And 'the greatest responsibility of individuals, in their search for spiritual truth, who consistently seek personal revelation of God through prayer and meditation. 1st: The spirits of the dead. Although there are some verses of the Bible, on the contrary, most of the writers of the Bible believe that the soul survives the death of his body, and others refer to as "spirits of the dead." Here are some verses: " ; (...) The Egyptians see the idols and the spirits of the dead, media and spiritists. "(Isa.19: 3) This verse means that the human spirit not only survives death, but it can also be contacted by life through the media and spiritists. A case in which someone Biblica in touch with the spirit of a dead person is that of King Saul. In their desperation to seek advice on the war of Israel against the Philistines, Saul use in contact with the spirit of the dead prophet Samuel, through a medium (1 Samuel 28:7-15). (Later, Saul was punished for this sin - 1 Chr 10: 13-14) 2nd: alcohol released by the prophets. The Bible says that God intervenes in world affairs through their representatives, the prophets. They are those who speak for the Almighty and his blessings issue or experimentation on individuals, nations or humanity as a whole. The principal of the Old Testament prophets often tried in the name of Zion of God: "When God has dirt from the daughters of Zion and clean the blood of Jerusalem from their midst, the spirit of the ruling and the spirit of the record. "(Isaiah 4: 4) Isaiah, like all the prophets of the Old Testament, Cree sin that must be" dragged "by the ruling spirit and the spirit of the record. And the ruling could come by word of a prophet, much earlier and more strongly that the natural process of the remuneration of the right of punishment. Some spirits set in the same way that "spiritual energy", published by the prophets. If this is the spiritual and / or reinforced by spiritual kinship existing entities in the Universe, is nobody's guess. Unfortunately, many zealous "Christians" have inherited this "failure of the spirit" of the OT and are very dangerous around. Use the name of the Lord to pass judgments on others. But Jesus said: "Bless and curse not." "I for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplication (...)." (Zech. 12:10 p.m. a) The spirit of grace can (and should) be made through the 'intervention of a prophet, that helps people to repent of their sins and tu to God and this is exactly what God expects all his prophets and the believers to do. The following Scripture confirms this: "Because I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord, and then tu to live. "(eż. 18: 32) 3: Spirits of Nations. > From various verses of the Bible that seem to represent spirits nations. They are called "principles". We read the "prince of Greece, the" Prince "Prince of Persia and Israel, who is Michael the Archangel! (Daniel 10:18-21) Daniel says that every nation has its own spiritual prince, an angel or archangel, which serves its interests. If these principles are true angelic beings, provided by nations on Divine Providence, at the beginning of time, or man created ghosts formed over millennia by the solidification of the collective subconscious of the people of the same language, religion and traditions, is a difficult philosophical question that only a mystic could respond closely. The Apostle Paul suggests that these "principalities" over the nations are not flesh and blood but spiritual hosts heavenly places. "Finally, be strong in the Lord and the power of his strength. Put on the armor of God, who can be against the wiles of the devil. Not dispute against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against authorities, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places. "(Ephesians 6: 10-12) 4: The spirits of the virtues or vices. In the Bible we find references to the spirits of the virtues and talents (spirit of wisdom, spirit of love, the spirit of truth, the spirit of discement, the spirit of science, the spirit of the arts, etc.) (Gen. 41: 38 -- 39) (Exodus 31: 1-3) It seems that all the virtues and talents are spirits. These are spirits or a man of talent, inherited, cultivated in the previous life (if reincaation is a fact) that are separate entities in the cosmos, ie, "gifts" that God chooses as the man? The answer to this question is not simple. In my opinion, some virtues ( "spirits") could be formed by human effort, in this or previous lives, others may have been inherited, and others could be the gift of the Spirit of God. " "And the Lord said to Moses:" Bring me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know the elders of the people and of their officials, and bring up the tabeacle of the congregation, who can be there with you . And I will come and talk with you, and I have the spirit that is upon you, and put it on them, and that the burden of people with you, so you can not stand alone. (...)' Moses went and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the village elders, and their around the tabeacle. Then the Lord descended in a cloud, and I spoke with him, and took the spirit that was upon him, and gave to the seventy elders, and when the spirit rested upon them, prophesied. But not yet. "(Num. 11: 16-17, 24-25) There is no other way to obtain spiritual gifts, that is, by transfer from someone who already has. In the above verses we read that Moses took some of his spirit of prophecy of seventy elders of Israel to cover with a cloud of spiritual energy, which had provided for them. In other cases, the O.T. this transfer takes place sacred anointing oil (Exodus 30: 30). In N.T. the transfer of spiritual gifts than any other place, with the laying on of hands. However, the records referred to above reveal that the elderly only prophesied at that time. They do not do it again. Apparently, the gifts of the Spirit, which receives a transfer from another room with the receiver only temporarily. In order to keep it permanently, must acquire a certain spiritual quality of devotion to God Here is another example where the spirit: "And the Lord said to Moses:" Take Joshua son of Nun, a man that is the spirit, and his hands on him, because before the priest Eleazar and the whole congregation, and commission him in their eyes. "(Num. 28: 18-19) So Joshua, who had the spirit, was a little 'more spiritual gifts of Moses, when he hands over him. Confirm the following scriptures: "And Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him" (Deut. 34: 9) The Bible also refers to the spirits of services, for example, a spirit of pride or an arrogant spirit, a spirit of anger, fear, greed, lust, envy, etc. Could these "evil spirits that the New Testament are called" demons "? Are all or some of these "devils" created by man free will and supported by man of his spiritual energy? Could some of them have pre-existing in the spiritual realm, before your post (had) the body of a person? This does not seem unlikely. In any case, Jesus seems to have been too busy to deliver people from demons during his ministry. This was a brief analysis of the different categories of spirits are in the Bible. The theme of alcoholic beverages is vast and difficult to fully understand its various dimensions and implications are derived in part from our inability to define precisely the nature and origin of a spirit. In addition, some 'knowledge of the spiritual world and how it interacts with humans requires some knowledge of our own spiritual nature and purpose of our life and creation as a whole. Personally, I have no illusion that this life you can have the real answer to all our questions regarding the above. But this does not mean that we should not seek knowledge, wisdom and revelation.