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Spiritualism
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more than a common man; and as the Roman guard that watched the
tomb of Jesus spread the lying report that the chief priests and elders
put into their mouths, so will the poor, deluded followers of these
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pretended spiritual manifestations repeat and try to make it appear
that there is nothing miraculous about our Saviour’s birth, death, and
resurrection. After putting Jesus in the background, they attract the
attention of the world to themselves and to their miracles and lying
wonders, which, they declare, far exceed the works of Christ. Thus
the world is taken in the snare and lulled to a feeling of security, not
to find out their awful deception until the seven last plagues shall be
poured out. Satan laughs as he sees his plan succeed so well and the
whole world taken in the snare.