Ghosts And Spirits In The Bible Quiz

Answer: Saul

Saul was seeking an answer to a question that God refused to answer due to the fact that He had dealt with Saul enough as the king of Israel, because Saul had become ungodly. God's spirit had been passed on to David, who had already been anointed to be king by the prophet Samuel before Samuel's death.

When Saul attempted to contact Samuel in the realm of the dead, Samuel informed him that he and his sons would join him in the land of the dead the next day.

Answer: an evil spirit

This spirit may be interpreted as a spirit of discontent or of disaffection. Regardless of its nature, it was apparently sent by God to create a state of mistrust between those who had helped him financially in destroying all of his brothers, with the notable exception of Jotham (verses 7-21).

The people of Shechem had actually given him seventy pieces of silver, one for each of his brothers, and had made Abimelech a king over themselves.

Answer: he placed in it an idol god that he himself had made

In 2 Chronicles 33:6 and 7, some of what may be considered the most horrible abominations (sins) are committed right in God's own city (Jerusalem) and God's own house (the temple).
Manasseh, later in this chapter, does an about-face after God gets his attention via the arch-enemy of the Israelite people, the Assyrians.

Answer: yes, because an evil spirit once called a preacher by name in the Bible.

Yep.

In Acts 19:13-20 we read of an account where seven men, all brothers, attempted to cast an evil spirit out of a man. When they invoked the name of Jesus, whom Paul preached of, the spirit told them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?" (King James Version)

The man who had the spirit living inside him then leaped upon the exorcists, or "witch doctors" and beat them up, leaving all seven of them naked and wounded.
Christians often interpret this to mean that these men were not followers of Christ; they were merely trying to use His authority without developing a personal relationship with Him.

A couple of interesting thoughts comes from all this. What other names, Christian or non-Christian, might evil spirits know?

Answer: every spirit that says that Jesus has come in fleshly form is of God; those that deny it, are not of God.

1 John 4:2 and 3 in the King James Version puts it this way:

"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

It plainly says that "YE" or YOU -- a human reader -- may know.

Answer: the spirit, the water and the blood.

Christians believe that Jesus is the Word, based on the beginning of John's gospel, where he goes to great lengths to relate the Word of God to the embodiment of Christ. The three smaller books of John were likely written by the same author.
Christianity teaches of a Heavenly Trinity, and according to this passage, one might infer an earthly trinity as well.
Taking that thought one step further, we could also imagine an un-holy trinity of Satan, that being found in the book of Revelation (also written by John): the beast, the false prophet and the antichrist.

In fact, one could even say that heaven, hell and earth comprise a trinity of sorts.

Answer: Yes

The seventh verse of the first chapter of Hebrews, in the King James Version, quotes from Psalm 104:4, which states, "Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire."

This is a direct reference back to the first verse in Psalm 104, in which God is the object of David's praise.

Answer: Yes

This example is found in Matthew 1:18-25.

Verse 18, speaking of the birth of Jesus, says of Mary that "...she was found with child of the Holy Ghost." (KJV)

Answer: the gift of the Holy Ghost

Sometimes it is difficult for Christians to remember, but all of his listeners were Jewish. Peter himself was a Jew, and this was the early, early church to whom he was preaching God's message of repentance. Quite often, Christians may erroneously believe that they have a sort of a monopoly on God, but it all started with one Jewish man: Jesus Christ.

Answer: man

The 8th verse says, "But there is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."

This is just one of many references throughout the Bible that teaches that man has a spirit inside him.