“That’s what He has angels and live human beings for.”
He does. He can also use the dead.
“Using the dead is unnecessary.”
All of this is unnecessary: creation, the earth, us, redemption, salvation. God needs none of it. He did it anyway.
“It is the work of the devil. Search the scriptures on your own and you will see that.”
I have searched them. And I came away with a clear understanding that we can set no limits on God’s power and He does what He does for His own reasons and glory.