Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Chapter 67
Ancient and Modern Spiritualism
The Scripture account of Saul's visit to the woman of Endor
puzzles many students of the Bible. Some say that Samuel was
actually present, but the Bible gives evidence for the opposite
conclusion.
If Samuel was in heaven, he must have been called from there
either by God or by Satan. No one can believe for a moment that
Satan had power to call the prophet from heaven to honor the magic
spells of a lawless woman. Nor can we conclude that God
summoned him to the witch's cave, for the Lord had already refused
to communicate with Saul by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.
The message itself shows where it came from. Its purpose was
not to lead Saul to repent, but to urge him on to ruin. This is not the
work of God, but of Satan. In addition, Scripture cites the act of Saul
in consulting a sorceress as one reason why he was rejected by God:
"Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against
the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also
because he consulted a medium for guidance. But he did not inquire
of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to
David the son of Jesse." (1 Chronicles 10:13, 14). Saul did not
communicate with Samuel, God's prophet, but with Satan. Satan
could not present the real Samuel, but a counterfeit that served his
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