• Isaiah 19:2-3
  • There were a few cases where dead people appeared on earth again.
    • I Samuel 28:3-20 – The medium was just as surprised as Saul was!
    • Matthew 17:2-3; 27:50; Matthew 28:8-10
  • But in general this is not what happens
    • Luke 16:19-31 – the rich man and Lazarus
    • II Samuel 12:22-23 – This is the norm. The dead do not return to live on earth.
  • Let’s leave the spiritual realm to God and focus on the information and tasks He has clearly put before us.
    • Stay away from sorcery and things like that.
      • Leviticus 20:26-27
      • Deuteronomy 18:9-14
      • Isaiah 8:19-20
      • I Chronicles 10:13-14
      • Galatians 5:20-21
      • Acts 8:9-13 – Simon the sorcerer
      • Acts 19:11-12,18-20
      • Luke 16:31
    • If we want answers, look to God’s word.
      • II Peter 1:2-3 – Today, God communicates with us through His word.
      • I Timothy 6:3-5
    • Don’t count on fixing things in the afterlife.
      • Matthew 5:23