Says the prophet Isaiah: “When they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:19, 20 . If men had been willing to receive the truth so plainly stated in the Scriptures concerning the nature of man and the state of the dead, they would see in the claims and manifestations of spiritualism the working of Satan with power and signs and lying wonders. But rather than yield the liberty so agreeable to the carnal heart, and renounce the sins which they love, multitudes close their eyes to the light and walk straight on, regardless of warnings, while Satan weaves his snares about them, and they become his prey. “Because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,” therefore “God shall send them strong delusion, tha…
"Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God."
EGW directly quotes Isaiah 8:19, 20, which condemns seeking after familiar spirits and wizards, aligning with Leviticus 19:31's prohibition of such practices. The context in EGW is about spiritualism, making the connection strong.
"There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer."
EGW directly quotes Isaiah 8:19, 20, which condemns seeking after familiar spirits and wizards, aligning with Deuteronomy 18:10-11's prohibition of such practices. The context in EGW is about spiritualism, making the connection strong.
"Those who oppose the teachings of spiritualism are assailing, not men alone, but Satan and his angels. They have entered upon a contest against principalities and powers and wicked spirits in high places. Satan will not yield one inch of ground except as he is driven back by the power of heavenly messengers. The people of God should be able to meet him, as did our Saviour, with the words: “It is written.” Satan can quote Scripture now as in the days of Christ, and he will pervert its teachings to sustain his delusions. Those who would stand in this time of peril must understand for themselves the testimony of the Scriptures. GC 559.2"
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
EGW directly uses the language of Ephesians 6:12, referring to 'principalities and powers and wicked spirits in high places' in the context of spiritual warfare.
"But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Both passages emphasize the importance of using scripture to combat deception. EGW highlights Jesus's method of quoting scripture, as exemplified in Matthew 4:4, to resist Satan's temptations.