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No. Not my reality.

I don't believe it's anyone's reality.

I believe it is VIRTUALLY ALWAYS (not 100%)

demonic forces impersonating relatives etc.

Demonic forces have plenty of information from living eternally past from any point in the generations before of any numbers of people involved to impersonate anyone they wish to impersonate.

People give openings to such forces in various ways or such openings have been passed down through generations through some chronic sin or other serious spiritually key issue or problem.

Thankfully, the Blood of Jesus and sufficient prayer and fasting on the part of key people--especially those gifted and experienced in dealing with such problems can usually solve such phenomena mysteries and prevent reoccurances.

This is essentially the explanation for supposed reincarnation 'proof's,' too.

Then how would you explain someone's grandmother who sees her own mother standing by Jesus hours before she dies. Know that this grandmother is completely coherant and not of feeble mind. How would you explain the look of wonder and awe on her face as she names additional family members who she sees by her Lord and takes great joy in knowing that they will be reunited and have eternal fellowship with their Lord? I am sorry but I do not believe that these are demonic forces. I am not ignorant of the activities of hell's future occupants. I believe that God can allow anything that He sees fit to allow. Were Moses and Elijah on the mount demonic impersonators? No. As for the "ghost stories" I don't believe that the spirits of the deceased roam the earth and haunt people. But I don't discount all "spiritual" appearances. Especially without discernment of the time and context (etc) of the "visit".