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If someone is visiting their father's grave and they look up and see him standing beside them and they have a 3 minute conversation with him until he just as suddenly disappears (a person I worked with told me this), or if someone else is in their living room thinking of their grandfather and there's a framed picture of him and it falls off the wall and then they see a silver mist near the ground that looks like him and they get an intense mystical feeling of love at the same time - are these events tricks of the devil?

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  • 9 years ago
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    another bad argument for an athiest? You are mocking the other side's point of view which is very disrespectful. Learn some respect more you debate. Atleast when christians criticize your point of view they don't mock it. Have you ever seen a presidential debate in which the candidate who disrespected his/her opponent win the debate. No.

  • 9 years ago

    Sometimes yes,sometimes it is not...This is a double edged sword and only God can aswer this for sure....I believe God allows those who are with him to come to Earth and talk to us if it is something extremelly important/relevant.Right when my grandmum passed away,something similar happened...she warned us about something that is indeed happening now...if that was the devil or not,it is happening anyway but I don`t believe it was a trick of the devil.However,God condemns talking to the dead,we are not allowed to seek them,when we do so,there`s a high chance it is the devil trying to deceive us and since we don`t know for sure,it is best to just avoid it by all means.

    Oh,and only people who are in heaven can actually come to Earth...If angels can,why can`t a normal person who is also a spirit?

    Source(s): Christian,have an open mind...
  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Stranger things have happened. Look up Angels on Earth. All things GOD are real.

    God Bless Ya,

    Chicago Bob

    imasinner

    There is more joy in Jesus in one day.

    Than there is in the World 365/24/7

    I know, I tried them both.

    Numbers 6:24-26

    Source(s): God
  • 9 years ago

    I wouldn't say that it's a devils trick it looks more like a trick of your mind,maybe you are going through some very hard period of time and you start to halucinate a little,so if this hallucinations are happening more often you or your friend should check for a psychiatrist to get proper treatment and medications

    Good luck.

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  • Jim
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The bible talks about familiar spirits in the Old Testament. While the spirits of loved ones are not able to make contact with us, spirits from the demonic realm who may be familiar with the departed one, are able to mimic them and convince the unsuspecting that they are in touch with a loved one.

  • Linda
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The bible teaches us that the dead are dead. Period. They know nothing and cannot communicate with the living. God forbids any attempt to contact the dead, or even to pray for them. Therefore if you think you see a dead person, what do you think you are really seeing?

    Source(s): minister
  • 9 years ago

    They sound like tricks of the mind to me. I can't think of a motive for why Satan would cause them, but I guess anything is possible.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    No. These events never really happened person you "worked with" was just trying to get attention.

  • 9 years ago

    Test the spirits:-

    THE TRUTH IS NOT IN ANY SPIRIT THAT DENIES THE REALITY OF "SIN"

    ANY SPIRIT OR TEACHING THAT CONTRADICTS HOLY SCRIPTURE IS IN ERROR.

    ANY SPIRIT OR TEACHING THAT CONTRADICTS THE TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC MAGISTERIUM IS IN ERROR.

    THOSE CLAIMING TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST, BUT DO NOT KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE DECEIVED AND MIGHT DECEIVE OTHERS --

    ANY SPIRIT WHICH SAYS JESUS CHRIST DID NOT COME IN THE FLESH IS NOT OF GOD -

    THE SPIRIT OF ERROR IS PRESENT IN ANY TEACHING THAT UNDERMINES OR CONTRADICTS THE APOSTLES

  • 9 years ago

    I Don't think so.....

    Even in the Bible people had second sight. Probably more common back then.

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