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| Dt 18:10-11 | necromancy forbidden [1]verse used to challenge Catholic teaching | Some Protestants believe that the Catholic practice of praying to the saints contravenes the Scriptural prohibition on communing with the dead. But the prohibition is not so simplistic. |
| Gn 48:16 | my angel ... bless these boys | An angel in heaven, interceding, invoked for the protection of others. |
| Nb 12:13 | Moses: God, I beg you, heal her | |
| Mk 12:26-27 | God of the living, not the dead | Importantly, the saints in heaven are not dead, but more fully alive than we can imagine. |
| Mk 9:3 | Jesus converses with "the dead" | Challenge those who are against the practice of praying to the saints. Ask if it is acceptable to do something if Jesus did the same. For here we read of Jesus "communing" with the dead. While some might argue that Elijah is not "dead" having been taken to heaven while apparently still alive, it is clear that Moses died and was buried before entering the Promised Land. |
| Lk 9:30-31 | Elijah, Moses discuss plan for Jesus | Elijah and Moses not only appear to Jesus, but they also reveal future events in the life of Jesus. |
| Jb 42:8 | Job will pray for you | |
| Rm 15:30 | pray to God on my behalf | |
| Co 4:3 | pray for us also | |
| 1 Th 5:25 | Brethren, pray for us | |
| 2 Th 1:11 | we always pray for you | |
| 2 Th 3:1 | pray for us and our mission | |
| Ep 6:18-19 | supplication for the saints, me | |
| Tb 12:12 | angel takes Tobit's prayer to God | |
| Ps 148:2 | David calls upon angels to act | |
| Zc 1:12 | angel intercedes for Jerusalem | |
| Mk 12:25 | men in heaven are as the angels | |
| Mt 22:30 | men in heaven are as the angels | |
| AA 12:5 | prayer to God to help Peter | |
| He 12:1 | surrounded by cloud of witnesses | |
| Lk 16:19-30 | dead intercedes for living | |
| Rv 20:4 | saw the souls of those beheaded | |
| Ws 3:1-6 | souls of the just in God's hands | |
| 2 Mc 15:7-16 | departed pray for the Jews | |
| Ja 5:16 | Prayers of just man avail much | |
| 1 Cr 13:12 | full understanding to come | |
| 1 Jn 4:20-21 | love God, love your brother | |
| 1 Cr 12:21 | parts of Body need each other | |
| Rv 1:4 | angels bring grace from heaven | |
| Rv 5:8 | those in heaven offer prayer to God | |
| Rv 6:9-11 | martyrs want earthly vindication | |
| Rv 8:3-4 | angel offers prayers of the saints | For an extended discussion of this topic, please see: The Communion of Saints. |
