When Samuel appeared to Saul he said "this time tomorrow you will be with me here in this place"
Faithful Jonathan suffered the same fate as Saul .... neither did David share your assessment of Saul.
God punished Saul and He will punish backsliding and sin sometimes with the utmost severity however all this falls short of damnation.
True.
This passage is a perfect example of those who want to inject their own, or God knows who's, thoughts into what Scripture says in an attempt to justify their faulty doctrine..
Note that ALL involved, INCLUDING SCRIPTURE ITSELF, say the being that came to Saul was Samuel.
NOWHERE, in this passage OR ANYWHERE ELSE in Scripture, does it say it was a demon, or some other entity.
Also note that Samuel gave Saul a TRUE, accurate, and specific prophecy as to what would happen to him the following day. Which is exactly what happened. What demon ever gave a true prophecy?
! Samuel 28 NKJV
7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.”
And his servants said to him, “In fact,
there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.”
8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; and they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Please conduct a séance for me, and bring up for me the one I shall name to you.”
9 Then the woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”
10 And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “
As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”
11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?”
And he said, “Bring up Samuel for me.”
12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you
are Saul!”
13 And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What did you see?”
And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a[
a] spirit ascending out of the earth.”
14 So he said to her, “What
is his form?”
And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he
is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it
was Samuel, and he stooped with
his face to the ground and bowed down.
15 Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?”
And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.”
16 Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? 17 And the Lord has done for [
b]Himself as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. 18 Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. 19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons
will be with me. The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”