Dante Gabriel Rossetti-The Annunciation (1855)
Haunted
By Mark Storer
Most of us have, at times, been in places that are dark, quiet, and creepy. It is in those times that we think there may well be something beyond our ken and we get the feeling that we are not alone, that someone or something is there with us. The belief in ghosts or spirits is nearly universally understood as the belief that a disembodied spirit of a person who has passed on has returned in a more ethereal form. There are variations on this—ranging from the ghosts of animals to ghosts that represent several people, as well as other such phenomena—but when it comes down to it, the question becomes a very personal one: Do you believe in ghosts? Yes or no?
For Christians there is more at stake than perhaps many realize. The Christian Bible recognizes the word ghost, at least in translation, and it is clear that in Biblical times, ghosts were understood to have existed. The Bible’s admonitions are fairly clear in saying that ghosts are demons in the form of spirits. However, the book of Matthew Chapter 28 verse 19, in the King James version of the Bible, tells us that Jesus commands his disciples to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Different translations substitute the word “spirit” for “ghost.” ...
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For Christians there is more at stake than perhaps many realize. The Christian Bible recognizes the word ghost, at least in translation, and it is clear that in Biblical times, ghosts were understood to have existed. The Bible’s admonitions are fairly clear in saying that ghosts are demons in the form of spirits. However, the book of Matthew Chapter 28 verse 19, in the King James version of the Bible, tells us that Jesus commands his disciples to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Different translations substitute the word “spirit” for “ghost.” ...
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