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Crossing Overâs John EdwardâAre and others really communicating with the dead, as they claim?

Can people really communicate with the dead?

Spirit contact is growing today. People who have lost loved ones want to know that their deceased relatives are okay. People may seek advice from the departed loved one, but in most cases are subconsciously wanting to know what's in store for them one day.

John Edward is a psychic who is making headlines on television. He has been on the âOprah Winfreyâ show, âLarry King Liveâ and a host of other well know TV programs. Unlike the spiritualists of yore, who typically plied their trade in dark-room sÃ©ances, Edward and his ilk often perform before live audiences and on television. Indeed, Edward (a pseudonym: he was born John MaGee, Jr.) has his own popular show on the SciFi channel and CBS2 called âCrossing Over,â which has gone into national syndication. Yes, he does claim to speak to the dead, and for that he charges $750 for a 30 minute private session and upwards to $100 for his convention style group sessions. My guess is that this multi-millionaire also speaks more frequently to his investment banker!

What is spirit contact?

Those of you who have read my book (Out from Darkness) know that I was once a spiritualist medium. I can attest with all certainty that there is something on the âother side.â I thank God that I was able to realize that this âsomethingâ was demons who were impersonating the departed.

If you don't get anything else from this piece, please pay attention here: YES, the âother sideâ can be contactedâI have personally done so. But the contact is not with your former loved ones, but demons of the Prince of Darkness.

The Messages from the Spirits

John Edward's show, âCrossing Over,â was so popular on the Sci-Fi channel, that it âcrossed overâ from cable to regular network. Edward approaches a section of the audience and starts giving his âimpressionsâ of what he is getting, whether it be a name, numbers, or a date, until someone responds with information that matches. He also asks the person questions as he tosses out âcluesâ he says he is receiving. Sometimes it seems that he is throwing out very general information and that the person in the audience is filling in the blanks for Edward. Other times, Edward seems to be uncannily accurate.

Interestingly, it seems the âdeadâ have a hard time being very clear. For example, they may show Edward pink roses to say that everything is alright, according to Edward, or they may show Edward a flag to indicate their past patriotism in this life. It is sort of like a game of spiritual charades. One wonders about this. Why can't the dead just speak words to Edward, or write them out on a âspirit chalkboardâ so to speak?

James Van Praagh (another popular medium in the U.S.), in explaining the difficulty he has in interpreting the symbols shown to him by spirits, said that the recently deceased spirits were just learning to communicate, and so one could not expect all messages to be clear.

Though the spirits always claim to be happy and to be doing well (is Hitler, also, there with them, doing okay?), we do not know why they are happy and doing well. What do they do, exactly? And if they told us, how do we know it's true? How can we test these spirits to see if they are lying about anything or everything they tell the mediums?

The answer is that we can't test them based on our own experiences, since we haven't been to the other side. Only God really knows who these spirits are, and He has told us through the scriptures that they are really demons.

Note that the messages from the âdead,â from the spirits, and from channeled entities never encourage people to believe the Bible, never urge people to trust Christ for salvation, and often openly contradict God's word or even speak derisively of Christ as Savior.

The reason that John Edward is so dangerous is that he is luring thousands of people into spiritualismâthat's thousands of people who are talking with demons, but believed to be the âdearly departed.â He is simply preying on the emotions of grieving people for the moneyâand lots of it.

After Edwards is through with them they are left believing in spiritualism and many are seeking out local spiritualists to continue âcrossing over.â

God does address the issue of spirit contact

What does God say about it?


Prince of Darkness



The OccultâWhat does the Bible say about it?

What is the Occult?

How to find HOPE

HalloweenâWhat's it really all about?

âI have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, âI had a dream! I had a dream!â How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds? They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their fathers forgot my name through Baal worship. Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?â declares the Lord. âIs not my word like fire,â declares the Lord, âand like a hammer which shatters a rock?ââ Jeremiah 23:25-29 
Ben Alexander was deeply involved with the spiritualist movement in his native England. After moving to the United States in 1964 to start a spiritualist organization, Ben was led to the Gospel of Christ! With his unique life experience, Ben felt impressed to begin a Christian ministry that informs the church and ministers to those caught up in occult practices. (Visit www.espministries.com for more information.)

âI am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades,â Revelation 1:17b-18

Friend you have a choice: believe God's Word or believe a lieâJohn Edward's word. Regretfully, John Edward trades on grief.