Bible Handbook

Modern Spiritualism

• Revelation 16:13-15. Unclean spirits will speak through great powers of earth in the last days. BHB 107.9

• Revelation 13:1-14. As the prophetic period of 1260 years was closing, a nation was seen arising. The United States arose at that time. Out of this nation a miracle-working power was to arise. About 1848 modern BHB 107.10

• spiritualism began to attract attention through the Fox sisters of New York BHB 107.11

• Acts 8:9; 13:6-10; Revelation 9:20, 21. Sorcery was an evil in New Testament times. BHB 107.12

• Revelation 18:2. Modern Babylon becomes “the hold of every foul spirit.” BHB 108.1

• 1 Corinthians 10:20. Gentiles worshiped devils. BHB 108.2

• Job 14:14, 20, 21; 7:8-10. The dead do not know what takes place after their death. BHB 108.3

• Psalm 146:3, 4. Their power to think ceases. BHB 108.4

• Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6. The dead do not know anything; hence, a spirit purporting to be a spirit of any dead person, must be wicked spirit trying to deceive. BHB 108.5

• Revelation 16:14; 13:14. The devil can work miracles. The Great Controversy, 553, 554. BHB 108.6

• 2 Corinthians 11:13-15. The devil can appear as an angel of light; hence, can easily personate the dead. The Great Controversy, 552. BHB 108.7

• Revelation 16:13-15. Spiritualism will be a bond uniting different earthly powers together for the “battle of that great day of God Almighty.” Testimonies for the Church 5:451. BHB 108.8