‘Bring Up Samuel for Me’
Here is a look at how fear drove a desperate king to do the unthinkable. Disobedience to God can drastically change a person’s life. King Saul’s disobedience dramatically altered both his life and his kingship. As a consequence for transgressing into the priestly office and then failing to carry out God’s judgment on the Amalekites, the prophet Samuel pronounced that Saul would be dethroGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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See an excellent view on this https://faithalone.org/blog/is-king-saul-a-great-example-of-eternal-security/
I’m not in agreement with Mr Olsen. Saul and his sons would be dead there is no mention of salvation here. I’m not sure why Mr Olsen thinks Saul will be with Samuel.
I agree with you .Samuel said Saul would be with him ,dead ,but not necessarily the same exact place with believers .
Whoops. David missed a golden opportunity to address eternal security in 1 Sam 28:19. IN the verses that lead up to verse 19, Samuel clearly notes (1) the Lord had departed from Saul, (2) the Lord had become Saul’s enemy, (3) God would rip the kingdom from Saul and gave it to David and (4) that Saul would be killed by the Philistines.
Can there be a worse description of any saint who prophesied for the Lord?? No. Never.
The beauty of verse 19 is that after death, Saul would be with Samuel.
Once saved – always saved! Our eternal security is based NOT on what we do but on what God has done for us through Jesus. It is NOT my righteousness that counts. The righteousness that saves me is an alien righteousness that resides in heaven in the Person of Jesus Christ. By faith – – and by faith alone – – His righteousness is imputed to undeserving scoundrels like me!