The Existence Of Ghosts

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: — read the full passage →

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. — read the full passage →

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: — read the full passage →

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. — read the full passage →

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. — read the full passage →

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; — read the full passage →

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? — read the full passage →

And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. — read the full passage →

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. — read the full passage →

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; — read the full passage →

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. — read the full passage →

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. — read the full passage →

If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? — read the full passage →

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. — read the full passage →

And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; — read the full passage →

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. — read the full passage →

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. — read the full passage →

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. — read the full passage →

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. — read the full passage →

And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.