Launch International 2025 South Africa Field Guide

ancestral worship vs biblical view

Casting spells, mixing up brews, reading palms and the future with cards - who do you think is giving this illusion of power!!?? Talking to dead relatives or calling them up - how does one acquire such ability? From demonic forces - Your not speaking to dead friends but to demons. There can only be 2 sides that you stand on! You’re either for God or you are against him there is not a middle ground! 2Kings 17:29-40 29 But these various groups of foreigners also continued to worship their own gods. In town after town where they lived, they placed their idols at the pagan shrines that the people of Samaria had built. 30 Those from Babylon worshiped idols of their god Succoth-benoth. Those from Cuthah worshiped their god Nergal. And those from Hamath worshiped Ashima. 31 The Avvites worshiped their gods Nibhaz and Tartak. And the people from Sepharvaim even burned their own children as sacrifices to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech. 32 These new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship. 33 And though they worshiped the LORD, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came. 34 And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the LORD and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel. 35 For the LORD had made a covenant with the descendants of Jacob and commanded them: “Do not worship any other gods or bow before them or serve them or offer sacrifices to them. 36 But worship only the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt with great strength and a powerful arm. Bow down to him alone, and offer sacrifices only to him. 37 Be careful at all times to obey the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands that he wrote for you. You must not worship other gods. 38 Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods. 39 You must worship only the LORD your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.”

Ezekiel 13:18,20-21

This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves? 20 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage. 21 I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the LORD

Isaiah 8:19-22

Deuteronomy 18:10-14

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 19Someonemay say to you, “Let’s ask themediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, theywill tell uswhat todo.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance fromthe dead? 20Look toGod’s instructions and teachings! Peoplewho contradict hisword are completely in the dark. 21 Theywill go fromone place to another, weary andhungry. Andbecause they are hungry, theywill rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven 22 anddown at the earth, but wherever they look, therewill be trouble and anguish anddark despair. Theywill be thrown out into the darkness. The living at least know theywill die, but the dead knownothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. 6Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying —is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.

13 So Saul diedbecause hewas unfaithful to the LORD. He failed to obey the LORD’s command, andhe even consulted amedium 14 insteadof asking the LORD for guidance. So the LORDkilledhimand turned the kingdomover toDavid son of Jesse.

Anddo not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, 11 or cast spells, or function asmediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. 12 Anyonewhodoes these things is detestable to the Lord. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the Lord your Godwill drive themout aheadof you. 13But youmust be blameless before the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:27

Leviticus 19:31

Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to thosewho consult the spirits of the dead. I amthe LORDyour God.

“Men andwomen among youwho act as mediums or who consult the spirits of the deadmust be put todeathby stoning. They are guilty of a capital offense.”

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