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1 Samuel 12: 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried 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, Be not afraid: for what saw you?And the woman said to Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.14And he said to her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man comes 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 himself.…
The writer did NOT say it was Samuel, the writer said the witch of Endor said she saw gods ascending out of the earth, and then, an old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle... and then, it says that Saul PERCEIVED that it was Samuel. Saul interpreted what this woman saw to be Samuel, who came up out of the earth.
The writer did NOT say it was Samuel, the writer said the witch of Endor said she saw gods ascending out of the earth, and then, an old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle... and then, it says that Saul PERCEIVED that it was Samuel. Saul interpreted what this woman saw to be Samuel, who came up out of the earth.
First off, your scriptural reference is wrong. You said it was 1 Samuel 12:12 but it is actually in chapter 28, not 12. Not a big deal, I know it was a simple mistake.
Secondly, she said she saw "elohim" coming out of the earth. The word elohim can be applied to God, gods, angels and to distinguished men, such as judges. Elohim may also be applied to a disembodied spirit. Keep in mind Samuel was a judge. When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the water they cried out "It is His angel" because the jews called a ghost an angel. Today we only refer to angels as God's creatures who live in Heaven and have no sinned.
So your claim that she did not say it was Samuel, does not prove anything. She is simply saying she sees a spirit coming towards her. SHe does not identify it as anyone, but later Saul identifies it as Samuel and the spirit sure acts like Samuel. I can only conclude it was Samuel or a evil spirit claiming to be Samuel. Nothing more or less can be proved otherwise from this passage.