By Reverend Mark
Hunnemann
Many millions are curious or confused as to how to
relate to the paranormal craze. If
you are a Christian, then you have likely asked yourself, “How does my
Christian faith inform my views of paranormal activity…how do they relate?”
Would it not be cool if we had a record of how Jesus
viewed and interacted with the paranormal realm? The
wonderful thing is that we have four inspired biographies of Jesus’ life, which
explicitly reveal Jesus attitude toward, and interaction with, the paranormal
realm (or heavenlies, spirit realm, invisible realm).
WWJD? What
would Jesus do? That is, what would Jesus do today regarding
how to view and interact with the paranormal realm? Of course, if we can
definitively answer how Jesus interacted with the spirit realm, then that
should go a long way to answering how WE should view/interact with the spirit
realm, shouldn’t it? May I suggest that you read the four gospels (or choose
one) and while reading, have this question on the front-burner: how often does
Jesus interact with the trapped spirits of His day? (given basic ghost
formation theory, then there should have been a ton of dead humans trapped here
on earth) Many Christians are curious or confused as to how their faith relates
to the current paranormal craze, and what better way to answer that question than
to watch our Master at work.
If you read, say the gospel of Mark, then what
becomes immediately obvious is how much time Jesus spent dealing with folks who
had “paranormal issues.” No other
spiritual leader comes close to Jesus’ near fixation on helping those with
“paranormal problems.”
That being the case—how often did Jesus speak to
deceased humans? Put another
way, how often did they seek Jesus out for help, and how often did Jesus
approach deceased humans in order to free them? If you have never done this
exercise before, it is quite revealing and instructive!
The first thing we will notice in His bio’s are the
innumerable folks He helps who are demon possessed! Like today, demonic activity increased when Jesus
was incarnated. Hence, true diabolical possession was a terrible reality which
Jesus forcefully and authoritatively dealt with thousands of times during His
three year public ministry.
So, when you read the inspired biographies with
fresh eyes, how many deceased humans approach their Creator, as countless
demoniacs did? ZERO Ummm…
what is the deal? Since demons and deceased humans are generally said to dwell
in same paranormal spiritual ghetto-world (don’t we allegedly have a lot of
evidence revealing demonic bullying beyond the grave?) Regardless, I must ask
the question again—how many trapped spirits approached Jesus for help…or just
revealed themselves as they are supposedly doing to us today? In all four
gospels, with a wide variety of spirit realm issues arising, there is not a
single recorded case of a trapped spirit trying to get Jesus attention, or vice
versa.
How about the opposite—how many trapped spirits did
Jesus assertively contact? How many instances of Jesus speaking to
trapped spirits in order to help them? NONE.
We have many Christians attempting communication with the souls of deceased loved
ones, yet Jesus never did that. Never…not according to His Spirit inspired
biographies.
WWJD?
That question is rooted in what Jesus has already done during His public
ministry. Jesus is our Master, our Lord—we follow His example (when
appropriate). AND JESUS NEVER COMMUNICATED WITH EARTHBOUND SPIRITS.
The above argument is simple. Our Master is recorded as having innumerable
encounters with demons (encounters with angels as well), but He never
encountered trapped human spirits. When I wrote my book, this argument was the
most persuasive one I had come across—it remains so. Will you read the gospel of Mark and ask yourself…WDJD—what
did Jesus do? Then you will be ready to ask, WWJD?
