J-Mcgee.com TTB.org Jesus loves you! J Vernon Mcgee teaches through the whole Bible in a way that you can easily understand. This is a study in the book of 1 Samuel.
Dr. McGee is always a great Bible study source to listen to. But, I would believe that God did allowed for Samuel to appear,, because if this wasn't Samuel, but some other spirit or demon, then why would "Samuel" tell King Saul the exact same thing that he told King Saul while he was alive. It was his last message to him before his death. If it had been another spirit, then it would have deceived King Saul in some way. Since God wasn't speaking to Saul, maybe this was the only way to get to him that God meant what He said, and it hadn't changed.