Deceived mortals are worshiping evil angels, believing them to be the spirits of their dead friends. The word of God expressly declares that the dead have no more a portion in anything done under the sun. Spiritualists say that the dead know everything that is done under the sun, that they communicate to their friends on earth, give valuable information, and perform wonders. Psalm 115:17: “The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.” Satan, transformed into an angel of light, works with all deceivableness of unrighteousness. He who could take up the Son of God, who was made a little lower than the angels, and place Him upon a pinnacle of the temple, and take Him up into an exceeding high mountain to present before Him the kingdoms of the world, can exercise his power upon the human family, who are far inferior in strength and wisdom to the Son of God, even after He had taken upon Himself man’s nature. {1T 298.2}

Vildledte dødelige mennesker dyrker onde engle i den tro, at (299) de er deres afdøde venners ånder. Guds ord erklærer udtrykkelig, at de døde ikke mere har nogen del i, hvad der sker under solen. Spiritisterne siger, at de døde ved alt, hvad der sker under solen, at de meddeler sig til deres venner på jorden, giver værdifuld oplysning og udfører undere. Sal.115,17: »De døde priser ej Herren, ingen af dem, der steg med i det tavse.« Forvandlet til en lysets engel virker Satan med al uretfærdigheds bedrag. Han, som kunne tage Guds Søn, der en kort tid blev gjort ringere end englene og stille ham op på helligdommens tinde og tage ham ned sig op på et såre højt bjerg for at vise ham verdens riger, kan øve sin magt over menneskeslægten, som er Guds søn langt underlegen i styrke og visdom, selv efter at ham havde påtaget sig menneskets natur.