What's wrong with watching, Motherland Fort Salem: A Theory

 First off the show deals with witchcraft and the Bible expressly states that believers should not dabble in witchcraft and calls for sharp punishments to those who practice witchcraft.   Exodus 22:18 – Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Leviticus 19:26 – Ye shall not ... use enchantment, nor observe times. Leviticus 20:27  A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: In the Bible King Saul was dethroned for a number of reasons, chiefest of which was consulting a witch that had a familiar spirit.  

The show deals with enchantments and familiar spirits along with a host of other ungodly observances.  One of the worst deals with using Jesus's words in vain.  Jesus said that he would perform a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.” And again he said, "I work the works of him that sent me"  In the show a "work" is considered an act/feat of magic, which totally corrupts what Jesus stood for and how he used the word "work".   The Pharisees asked Jesus why he healed a man on the Sabbath day and Jesus said, "my father works on the Sabbath day and so do I."  Jesus said that his works testify to the world that God sent him.  To what do the "works" on this show testify?

Don't miss this...the works(miracles) that Jesus did were through the spirit of God, the Holy Spirit; the works of magic performed on this show are through some unknown force.  Remember, that in the end times people will worship a god of Forces!!!  [Daniel 11:38]  Keep in mind, that one of the most popular movie franchises, Star Wars, is centered around a spirit called the force, which gives people force powers.  Many people repeat the phrase from the movies, "may the force be with you"...

The show's premise is based on the assumption that witches could have been an important part of the military if they had been drafted into it instead of slaughtered like they were at the Salem witch trials.  It is significant to state here that Salem is short for Jerusalem, which is the city of God and the Bible calls this city sacred.  So, why are they taking the holy city and making a mockery of it.  Well, that's what the devil does; he mocks and mimics what is born of the celestial because he cannot duplicate it.   

The show also portrays lesbianism which traditionally goes hand in hand with witches or covens.  One of the main characters is gay, and the show delves into her relationship with one of the other characters.   These sorts of cursed lifestyles (the bible calls them cursed lifestyles not me) should not be glorified on television.  The people of this day are wayward souls and eat up this kind of dribble, which is a subtle reminder of what time we are in.  This is the end times my friend make no mistake about it.      



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Being Responsible and Having Accountability

This blog post will probably be a little non-linear and it will include a few things that you will probably never hear in church, but as always, I'm here to give it to you straight.

I was at church on yesterday and the pastor said a few things that I feel need further reflection; this is not an examination of his points, its highlighting the points that will never be made from the pulpit.  He was discussing accountability and my first thoughts went to Jesus, as they always do.  In the Pharisee's minds they held Jesus accountable for breaking their laws(even though he did not break any law); one of the accusations was that Jesus claimed that he was the Son of God.  Jesus is of course the Son of God, for Jesus to say otherwise would be lying, and yet he was held accountable by men and sentenced to death for being exactly who he claimed to be and being completely honest. [Luke 22:66-71] (think on that for a moment)

He was killed (held accountable by the Pharisee's) for saying that He was the Son of God.  How many innocent people are in prison today?  Here is a link for a guy I follow on YouTube, he may go to jail today for trying to fulfill his duty as a watchman; the link is to his last broadcast, its kinda sad.

We are often told that we have no excuses, even though many people are unjustly treated and given titles that they have not earned.  One of the 10 commandments is, not to bear false witness against other people, and yet somehow people believe that this kind of thing never happens.  If it didn't happen there wouldn't be a commandment addressing it.

Here is another point that you will never hear in church: King Saul was commanded by God to defeat a set of people and kill them all, and their livestock, and take nothing from them.  Saul, spared their King's life and kept their gold (to supposedly tithe to God).  Because of this God renounced him as King and told him that Obedience is better than Sacrifice [1 Samuel 15].  As you obey God don't worry about how man holds you accountable, because we will all stand before Jesus one day for true judgment.

As the pastor closed on yesterday he led the congregation in a prayer to Jesus; he started by saying "Dear Jesus", in an innocent childlike voice and the audience was captivated by it, but I was disgusted because he did not follow the commandment of God.  The pastor made a point on yesterday to remind us to tithe, however he wrongly set the example on how to pray.  The disciples asked Jesus how to pray and Jesus told them to PRAY TO THE FATHER IN HIS NAME.  Remember obedience is better than sacrifice and yet the pastor cared more about the sacrifice(tithe) than being obedient.  What about the person that went home last night and prayed to Jesus, following his example.  Remember God, could not stand Saul because he disobeyed him.

Someone will no doubt feel that it doesn't matter because God and Jesus are one, however they asked Jesus to tell them how to pray and Jesus said to Pray to the Father [Luke 11:1-4].  Christians should obey Christ.

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Cremation

I am writing this post because I have heard people, that I care deeply for say something over the years, that has occupied my mind during some sleepless nights; I am not sure that everyone will ever agree upon the correctness of cremation.  I say this because the bible clearly uses it as a form of punishment, however few can make the correct distinction between how someone was killed for violating the law, and why the manner in which they were killed affected their remains.  Simply put, they were killed in specific ways for a reason.

Again, I do not agree with cremation, because in the bible it was used as a form of punishment.  In Leviticus 20:14 the law requires that a man be put to death by burning with fire if he has sex with a mother and her daughter.  Now, because in the bible, each form of capitol punishment used had a specific purpose and meaning, it is significant that the violator's body is destroyed by fire.  In Leviticus 21:9 again burning by fire is used as a form of punishment for whoredoms committed by a priest's daughter.  Now I am sure that someone will argue that burning by fire was used as a means of killing the violators, and that it has nothing to do with dishonoring their dead bodies.  Well, let's look at another example.   

Now in Joshua 7:15-26 a man named Achan, his family, and all his animals are stoned to death first, then their bodies are burned with fire, and lastly they are buried, because Achan has violated the commands of God.  Here the violators are clearly dead already before their bodies are burned/cremated.  So they are killed, cremated, and then buried.  Clearly here the destruction of their dead bodies by fire is part of the punishment.  These examples lead me to question why anyone would want their bodies purposefully cremated as a means of burial?  I am against cremation even if it is only a symbolic form of punishment.

Let's look at another example; In I Samuel 31, Saul and his sons' bodies were desecrated by the philistines after their death, which caused their friends to cremate their bodies (probably to prevent the philistines from further desecration).  Now does this support my argument against cremation?  I think so.  Remember God took the kingdom from Saul's house and turned his back on Saul (I Samuel 15), so in many ways he was similar to Achan as discussed earlier in Joshua 7:15-26. A man that has been refused by God could be considered accursed. Both Achan and Saul's house had to be cremated; even if you say that Saul's cremation was by coincidinece, I will remind you that the holy spirit works through what men percieve to be conincidence (John 11:49-52), but in truth, God is over all and controls all.  I will simply ask this question in closing.  Why suffer dishonor or worse by allowing yourself to be cremated?