But it does not follow that God actually sends the dead back to visit the living. I am not aware of this happening in scripture or any verified instance in history. The Devil seems to have an interest in it, but as far as I know God does not choose to do this.
But, yeah, He could. He just doesn't.
Maybe in a vision or dream as a message, but not in human form or by a medium...that’s an abomination.
“God can do anything.”
No, He can’t. God cannot do any inherent logical contradiction. God cannot, for instance, make a rock so big that He cannot lift it.
“But it does not follow that God actually sends the dead back to visit the living.”
“follow” has nothing to do with it.
“I am not aware of this happening in scripture or any verified instance in history.”
Your level of awareness is not an arbitrator of God’s actions or abilities. Scroll down to the hand print photos: http://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/e048-Museum_1.htm
“The Devil seems to have an interest in it, but as far as I know God does not choose to do this.”
Again, your level of awareness is not an arbitrator of God’s actions or abilities.
“But, yeah, He could. He just doesn’t.”
Your level of awareness is not an arbitrator of God’s actions or abilities.