Veneration of the Dead

The veneration and consultation of the dead are prohibited in Scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). In pagan worship, the dead were venerated and buried in sites of worship. The God of Israel, however, is the God of the living and not of the dead. Anyone who came into contact with a dead person or a grave was considered unclean and could not take part in worship (Numbers 19:16; Leviticus 21:1).

In Catholicism, the worship of the dead is continued in the veneration of the saints. Catholic and Anglican churches are shrines for the dead. In Catholicism, no cathedral may be without dead bodies and graves. In fact, the sacrifice of the mass is for the dead and mass cannot proceed if there is not a relic of the dead associated with the altar. This is pagan necromancy, which the Bible strictly forbids.

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Entrance to the tomb under the altar of a Catholic Church in Germany. Usually the entrance to the basement is on the outside or side of the church, but in this cathedral, the entrance was right in front of altar. © Amazing Discoveries.
Entrance to the tomb under the altar of a Catholic Church in Germany. Usually the entrance to the basement is on the outside or side of the church, but in this cathedral, the entrance was right in front of altar.

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The bones of monks in a monastery in Rome. © Amazing Discoveries. edit Delete caption
The bones of monks in a monastery in Rome.

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Tomb in St. Auburn's Cathedral in England. © Amazing Discoveries.
Tomb in St. Auburn's Cathedral in England.

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Halloween jack-o'-lantern
Halloween jack-o'-lantern
In this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
In this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
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Witch riding broomstick
Witch riding broomstick
An enlargement of the tomb under the altar of a Catholic Church in Germany directly under the altar above. © Amazing Discoveries.
An enlargement of the tomb under the altar of a Catholic Church in Germany directly under the altar above.

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The shrine of the head of John the Baptist in the Omayad Mosque in Damascus. © Amazing Discoveries.
The shrine of the head of John the Baptist in the Omayad Mosque in Damascus.

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St. Paul's Cathedral now also has corpses under altars, which is a pagan tradition used by the Catholic Church. These relics or bones of ancient priests or saints are considered holy. © Amazing Discoveries.Learn the truth about death in our article 'The Mystic Realm of Death'.
St. Paul's Cathedral now also has corpses under altars, which is a pagan tradition used by the Catholic Church. These relics or bones of ancient priests or saints are considered holy.

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Under every altar in a cathedral, you will find some sort of relic of a dead saint. This piece of bone is seen under the altar in a cathedral in London. © Amazing Discoveries.
Under every altar in a cathedral, you will find some sort of relic of a dead saint. This piece of bone is seen under the altar in a cathedral in London.

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