He said to her, "What is his form?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped with a robe." And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage.OK, this just freaks me out. I have never really been one to believe that mediums really can speak to "the departed." In my opinion, they're all charlatans and con men, or just crazy (maybe deluded). The spirits of the dead can't be communicated with; they no longer exist in this world.
However, this passage shows that I'm (at least partially) wrong. While I still think there's strong evidence that most are wrong, it's at least possible for some to be real. We don't know if this was a special "gift" from God to Saul, or if it was much more common that we know. Regardless, spirits are real, and it is possible for them to communicate with the living.
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