Praying to the Dead - The Dead Among Us

I recently encounter someone who is claiming that her dead grandmother is living among her and that she prays to her dead grandmother.  As she was describing the circumstance and looking at me with questions all I could think about was that this home was full of demonic spirits.  I was very disturbed by this and given that this is the first time I had ever met this girl I chose my words carefully.  I have a tendency to be blunt, straight-forward, and sometimes down right insulting.  But this time I believed I handled it well ... I just simply said "My question would be why isn't your grandmother in heaven?"  Apparently, I didn't handle it well, she did get defensive and word through the family is she doesn't like me.  Did that surprise me ... No ... I have been involved with this family for 2 1/2 years ... I am the light that shines in the dark ... And let me tell you, when the light is shining the demonic spirits get agitated ... It's not her that doesn't like me it's the demonic influence that she is under ... It is so predictable ... anytime I am speaking truth, I am hated and mocked, I have even been spit on.

One of her questions was, if what she was seeing was demonic, then why isn't her son scared.

 We have to remember that the enemy of our soul is an imitator, and brings pleasure only for a season. 

After leaving the house her cousin explained to me that she is/has been involved in witchcraft ... WOW ... that explains why she sees spirits!  And why her son isn't scared!  She doesn't understand the door that she has opened for the demonic to rule in her life. 

So here is my question for her ... Her lifestyle clearly says she does not believe in God, His Word or Heaven, so why was she offended when I asked why her grandmother is not in Heaven???

Come on people, you can't have it both ways ... you can't live here on earth serving the kingdom of darkness and expect to spend eternity in the Kingdom of Light.


The Holy Bible clearly states that we are not to pray to the dead ... and we are destined to die once ... Heaven or Hell ... the choice is ours ...


The following is an article from  www.gotquestions.org  ... I couldn't have written it better.

Praying to the dead is strictly forbidden in the Bible. Deuteronomy 18:11 tells us that anyone who “consults with the dead” is “detestable to the Lord.” The story of Saul consulting a medium to bring up the spirit of the dead Samuel resulted in his death “because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance” (1 Samuel 28:1-25; 1 Chronicles 10:13-14). Clearly, God has declared that such things are not to be done.

Consider the characteristics of God. God is omnipresent—everywhere at once—and is capable of hearing every prayer in the world (Psalm 139:7-12). A human being, on the other hand, does not possess this attribute. Also, God is the only one with the power to answer prayer. In this regard, God is omnipotent—all powerful (Revelation 19:6). Certainly this is an attribute a human being—dead or alive—does not possess. Finally, God is omniscient—He knows everything (Psalm 147:4-5). Even before we pray, God knows our genuine needs and knows them better than we do. Not only does He know our needs, but He answers our prayers according to His perfect will.

So, in order for a dead person to receive prayers, the dead individual has to hear the prayer, possess the power to answer it, and know how to answer it in a way that is best for the individual praying. Only God hears and answers prayer because of His perfect essence. This perfect essence includes what some theologians call “immanence.” Immanence is the doctrine that affirms God is directly involved with the affairs of mankind (1 Timothy 6:14-15), which includes answering prayer.

Even after a person dies, God is still involved with that person and his destination. Hebrews 9:27 says so: “…Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.” If a person dies in Christ, he goes to heaven to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:1-9, especially verse 8); if a person dies in his sin, he goes to hell, and eventually everyone in hell will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:14-15).

A person suffering in agony will not be able to hear or answer a prayer, nor will a person who is living in heavenly bliss with God. If we pray to someone and they are in eternal agony, should we expect them to be able to hear and answer our prayers? Likewise, a person in heaven has no concern for that which is on earth, so should we expect him to be concerned for my temporal problems? God has provided His Son, Jesus Christ, to be the mediator between man and God (1 Timothy 2:5). Since Jesus Christ is the mediator between the two parties, we can go through Jesus to God. Since we can go through the Son of God, why would we want to go through a sinful dead individual, especially when doing so risks the wrath of God?

On Calvary

I try to imagine what it would have been like on that Hill today … Would I have followed Jesus up the Hill weeping for Him … Would I have helped Him carry the cross … Would I have offered to take His place ???  Would I have died so that people that detest me, spit on me, mocked me, and beat me could have everlasting life … With nails in my wrist & feet, would I have been able to say “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”

Although not to the extreme measure as Jesus, Christians face the same judgments from unbelievers.   We are detested, spit on, mocked, beaten, persecuted and some are put to death. 

We should not be surprised by this.  Jesus warned that we would be hated because of Him.  Matt 10:22. 

The question is … when we are faced with such persecution, do we remain faithful?  Will we forgive & love them like Jesus did on the cross?