“Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit.” (1 Samuel 28:7)
We argued in the Testimony some time ago that the record in 1 Samuel 28 reads as if Samuel actually appeared to Saul at Endor, but many of our readers roundly abused us for suggesting that Samuel was temporarily raised from the dead.
We have no wish to “plug” this matter, and only refer to it now because it happens to come in the readings which we are considering in these Notes.
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Author: P. H. Adams
Keywords: Samuel raised from the dead, Samuel appears to the witch, Samuel appears to Saul, Endor, Saul and Samuel, Spiritualism, Spirit, Immortal spirit, eternal spirit, undying spirit, undieing spirit, immortal soul, eternal soul, undying soul, immortality of the soul, breath of life, breath, life, life after death, communicating with the dead, communication with the dead, death, sorcerer, medium, seance, familiar spirit, divination, Witch of Endor, Saul and the witch, Speaking to the dead
Bible reference(s): 1 Samuel 28:7-21
Source: “Notes of the Daily Readings,” The Testimony, Vol. 27, No. 319, July 1957, pp. 221-222.
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