I want to re-post an article by Shekel about mixing. It's been a long time since l read it. I was amazed at the opening scripture as the Lord gave it to me several months ago concerning something in my personal ministry. I've come a long way since Dean was first prompted to write it. We must have frustrated him so.
It's hard when you have hardly any knowledge at all and are raise in the world or in a worldly church.
It takes time to get it. It's hard to extract the psychological element. That may seem odd to those who know and quote scripture. He's states it plain. Thank you Dean... Thank you for telling the story of the Bible in an inspired way that is easy to understand and makes sense.
This word given about dancing with wolves reflects the growth l've had over the last 4 years of being on the forum. I'm able to set my sails and understand the moving of the Spirit and l'm not afraid to say it.
Flesh? Oh yes. It's a work in progress. Is this word mixed? I hope not. But l have to be glad for where l am. Is 4 years really that long?
But there are still some things to ask...
What about Love?
What do we have to face in ourselves in order to pass the fruit of this word along? This isn't something we only do on the forum but are faced with it daily through those we encounter.
Do we get mad and quote reams of scripture? Do we say "Thus saith the Lord?"
Honesty... We don't exalt ourselves but give personal testimony. I have a personal testimony apart from this forum that God will allow me to use. He opens doors. We remain humble and He does the rest.
The word through Dean was about more than a movie. It reaches into every area of our lives. The movie was only a vehicle to prompt the proclamation. (and the warning)
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From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible Teaches that God Hates Mixture!
Mel Gibson's, "The Passion Of Christ"
This is the word, I believe, that the Spirit of God gave me concerning the film:
"Behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him," (Isa 36:6).
Brethren, Egypt will not help us in the cause of Christ! Hollywood will not help us! Even the devil knows that! (Egypt is Babylon---the world system.)
From Genesis to Revelation, the bible teaches that God hates mixture! From beginning to end, God hates compromise!
God separated the darkness from the light. "And in Him is no darkness at all," (1John 1). "Every good and perfect gift comes down from above from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning," (James). God does not change! He hated mixture in the Old Testament. He hates it in the New, and He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
The Catholic church is utterly mixed with the world. Who denies it?
Recall the world- day of prayer back a decade ago, when the Pope had the Deli Lama (leader of Buddhism) do his ceremony from his very own pulpit! After that, there was the witch doctors, the fire eaters, those from every religion! Back then we were shocked. But now we are so enlightened! We have become Christian New Agers with realizing it!
Our leaders have deceived us, and we wanted to be deceived so that we would be more accepted by the world. But God is not deceived. Nor has He changed His mind about the millions tortured to death under the crucifixes of the Catholic Church; those that refused to bow their knee to popish doctrine. The blood of the martyrs still cries out!
What did Paul say? "If any one preaches to you anther gospel other than that which I have preached to you, let him be eternally damned!" (Galatians). He even said it twice concerning those that mixed works with grace for salvation. Yet the Roman Catholic Church declares accursed and damned all who believe salvation is by faith and grace alone! Who shall we believe? God or men? Who shall we trust our eternal salvation to, God or men? "Come out from her my people, lest ye be a partaker of her sins and of her plagues. For her sins have heaped up to heaven," (Revelation).
If we love Catholics we would tell them the truth, but I see this film as another work of Satan to mix the godly seed with the ungodly seed. Evangelicals with Romanism. Since there is no common ground theologically, I see that Satan is using the arts to bridge the gap instead. And no wonder, for the devil was the musical cherub at the throne of God before evil was found in him. Thus, Satan is expert in those things that entertain the flesh.
From Genesis to Revelation, the bible teaches that God hates mixture!
Recall that it was Cain's line (whom God separated and drove out from the godly line of Seth) that first made musical instruments, and tools for plowing, and cities to live in. All these things are good in their right place, but the devil knows that the more at ease a people are, the more happy they are the less likely they will seek God. The natural man wants to make life as easy as possible during the few years he exists on earth. But the godly seed of Seth "began to call upon the name of the Lord," all the way to Noah. But in the days of Noah, things had become altogether mixed, "And violence was in the earth." So He destroyed them as He saw right. And then they built the tower of Nimrod in defiance of God. God had told them to disperse among the world. But they wanted to unite and build a name for themselves. So God confounded their languages and forced them to flee Babylon. A few hundred years later he called Abraham "out of Ur of Babylonia." 'Leave everything behind,' God told him, 'and come, and I will show you a land you don't know.'
From Genesis to Revelation, the bible teaches that God hates mixture!
But the wickedness of the land of Canaan was great, and the children of Abraham were in danger of being assimilated into the nations. So God sent Joseph ahead of them so that they may live in the finest part of Egypt completely separate from the Egyptians, "who hated shepherds".
In Egypt the Israelites multiplied greatly and became a nation. But the Egyptians feared them and made them their slaves. But God separated Moses from his people 40 years, until his call at the burning bush. God led them out of Egypt with a mighty hand under the very eyes of the Egyptians---but the rabble ("mixed multitude") went with them. The rabble stirred up the rest frequently to rebel against God and against Moses. (Moses is a type of Christ). Therefore, God slew every last one of them except for two. Only their children entered the promised land.
During the period of the Judges that followed, the people again prostituted themselves after other gods and mixed again with the nations. "Everyone did what was right in their own eyes." God repeatedly afflicted them until they reluctantly sent their gods away. God had explicitly told them not to worship Him according to the way the nations worshiped their gods. But they would not listen. Finally, God gave them up to have a king "like all the other nations," (though the Lord God was their king).
The king was instructed to control the people by force (rather than by mere moral persuasion). But still they mixed with the nations---both they, and their kings. To halt their backslidings, God split the nation of Israel into two camps---Israel (the Northern Kingdom), and Judah (the Southern Kingdom). Israel to the north mixed themselves completely with the nations so God sent them far away into exile in 722 BC. By 586 BC, God has sent Judah away as well, for Judah followed in her sisters path.
But God was merciful, and left himself a remnant for His names sake; (for Messiah would soon come through the line of Judah). God mercifully brought them out of Babylonian exile, but they again had mixed with pagan practices, so God stirred Ezra to force them to send away their pagan wives and children.
And again they mixed with the nations during the days of the Greeks, so that they became just like the Greeks. Then God allowed Antiochus Epiphanies in 138 BC to sift the true from the false. For all that would not bow to Greek god's were put to death. However, many gladly became Greeks, and fully participated in their lewd Olympic games, and in their great drama performances at the amphitheatres. Later, this was repeated with the Romans.
From Genesis to Revelation, the bible teaches that God hates mixture!
Than Jesus came, "undefiled, separate from sinners," (Hebrews). But His own people did not recognize Him. He called out 12 men to follow him. They were to establish His church of "called out ones." The church was to be a "peculiar people, a royal nation, a holy people," who alone were able and worthy to sing the praises of Him who had called them out from darkness into light. But Jesus warned them while He was yet alive that a day would come when others would think that they were doing God a service by putting them to death!
And so it was. First their Jewish brethren persecuted them to death, and then the Romans. But Satan could not defeat them. Persecution only purified them and kept them separate from all the heathen practices that surrounded them. So Satan changed tactics. He recalled Balaam of old in the days of Moses. Back then Israel could not be defeated by war since God was with them, but instead Satan had the false prophet Balaam trick Israel to participate in the sacrifices of Idolaters, Before long they were behaving just like them. God punished them with the plague because of their immortalities. So Satan repeats the Balaamite trick!
Suddenly, by the 3rd century AD, Satan suddenly reverses tables on the Christians. "Let us make love, and not war," was Satan's battle strategy. "That way we will turn God Himself against them!"
Suddenly it was now virtually illegal not to be a Christian! The Roman Emperor turned pagan temples into church temples, and an official 'church' priesthood replaced the old pagan ones. The pagans saw a good thing and converted so that they might cash in on high positions that were now vacant. The poor church suddenly became filthy rich, and decked with the finest of purple and scarlet. The church absorbed the pagan world and became pagan Christianity. Men fought for supremacy among themselves and soon popes ruled the whole religious Roman Empire. Now they were the ones who put to death all that would not compromise with her, and fornicate with the kings and leaders of the earth.
The Roman Catholic Church was not satisfied with the blood of true Christians, so they murdered by the hundreds of thousands Jews as well. God was angry and sent the Islamic scourge to slay whole nations. And so much of what was formerly 'Christian' became Islam. Pagan Islam was appalled at all the idols of Rome, and was there justification for their murderous rampage.
Satan's plan was working. Much of the world remained under the Papacy. But God rose up men to turn people back to biblical Christianity; they understood the words of John, "And we know that no murderer has eternal life in them." They lived holy lives. They had fled the lands of Rome's control and were safe, but only for a short time, because Satan rose up false churches there, too! Compromising churches sprung up almost overnight---married with the civil authorities---all the while professing Jesus as Lord. They, too, were mixed with the nations. They, too, began to kill in Jesus name. They persecuted the remnant that refused to worship in "the synagogue of Satan." Their persecutors indeed hated Roman Catholicism, but were yet her sisters. They bore similar resemblance, except the younger sister was more self righteous. And so together, (though enemies), they began to put to death all that loved the Lord and refused to mix with state worship. Thus, in Catholic countries the remnant were burned at the stake, while in Protestant countries they were slain with the sword. In pretense the sisters served Jesus, but in practice they slew the true brethren of our Lord.
Yet, Jesus himself had said, "By their fruits you will know them." But even these words fell deaf on many a true saint, intoxicated, stupefied, unwilling and unable to run. Like in a nightmare, many could not run away. But some did. "Come out from her," cried God's messengers! But they justified their remaining within her. "Perhaps she can be healed," they foolishly thought!
All was well nigh lost, but for God!
Amazingly, God had another world coexisting with the known world at that time. This new world was that of North and South America. After it was discovered, men fled to it from Britain and Spain and elsewhere, in search of freedom---freedom to serve God with a good conscience. But Rome sent her missionaries too.
Rome, "the city on seven hills," conquered South America, and had her influence in North America too. But God rose up great revivalists such as Wesley and Edwards. They turned people back from compromise, and warned of the whorish church of Rome.
But succeeding generations fell away again. Affluence settled over the land in the 20th century. But the roaring twenties was replaced by the horrors of two world wars. Hitler tried to exterminate the Jews, and justified it on the ancient practices of Catholicism. Rome even had a concordant with Hitler.
The war ended. Peace and prosperity grew in North and South America, and in Europe, (though communist countries were thrust into darkness. Millions of Christians perished. Today, the KGB rules the Russian Orthodox church---likely the next source of official persecution there. In China they have an official state church as well. But there are millions of true believers in the underground house churches. Many are in prisons too. Satan has learned over time that the best place to hide is behind a priestly robe in a cathedral surrounded by religious trinkets that deceive the gullible.)
So after the great wars, the western world grew rich and fat again---much more rich than even before the wars. Correspondingly, the church generally became weak and anemic. Sensing her need, but not willing to sacrifice greed, the church of the west looked to Rome as an example of spirituality. Rome, after all, was adept at producing the feeling of religion, but woefully empty in substance. And Rome, always the opportunist, seized the opportunity to embrace her wandering child back to her breasts. Satan conjured up Vatican Two---the great council meeting at Rome---the great 20th century deception of God's elect!
In 1962, the windows of the Vatican flew open, and much of nothing was written, so as to distance herself from her past anathema's against bible believing evangelicals, and pull the wool over their eyes. (The Roman church never officially rejected any of these anathema's.)
But besides mainline evangelical Christianity, Rome craved the then blossoming Pentecostal movement too. And so, Rome created a new Pentecost---a new wind---a new spirit to reach out to the charismatic evangelicals. Thus, visions and prophecies and tongues in the name of the mother of God began to multiply! The Charismatic evangelicals were thrilled! Hence, Vatican II appealed to both groups of evangelicals. One, to the stuffy knowledge-based Christianity that worships the mind, and the other to the charismatic community that worships the emotions. The written documents of Vatican II appealed to all evangelicals who wanted to believe it, and the gifts of other spirits appealed to all charismatics who disdained stuffy-headed knowledge.
And so all was mixed, and has been steadily mixing for 50 years till the difference between truth and error is now nonexistent.
"What difference is there between us and Roman Catholics," the ecumenicalists demands.
"Not much," I respond!
Why, they have drama, we have drama!
They have cathedrals, we have cathedrals!
They have psychology, we have psychology!
They create a mood of worship and we create a mood of worship!
They have music experts and we have music experts!
They have institutions of learning and we have intuitions of learning!
They have removed the reproach of the cross and we have removed the reproach of the cross!
They are like the world and so are we! We are no better! We commit her sins, don't we? We are afflicted by her plagues are we not?
Is there not as much divorce in the church as in the world? Are there not almost as many molesters of boys among our leaders as the celibate priests of Rome? Are we not as spiritually blind as her? Yes, we are no better! Yes, there is little difference between us and them anymore! O countless martyrs, you all died in vain! This harlot seeks not our harm, but our pleasure!
Let us get on with it! Why this endless foreplay? Surely, we are just tempting ourselves! Let us fill up our sins! Let us enter her! Let us go back to Rome!
O' mother of harlots and of abominations in the earth (Rev. 13), we long for thee! Let us come in! Open up and let us come inside Babylon's walls!
Jesus warned, "Take heed that no man deceives you."
From Genesis to Revelation and from first to last, the Bible teaches that God hates mixture!
(Rev. 22:13-15.) "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and my enter in by the gates into the city. Without (the New Jerusalem) are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie."
Dean Coombs
I'm not trying to open old discussions or debates on this string but only want to testify how God through the Holy Spirit has continued to grow me up and out...It's like jumping across a huge swollen steam and just landing on the other side. You know how you see some one wobble as they get there footing...not wanting to fall backward into the raging torrent...Well I've made it to the other side...and l've got my footing... As l look back l see the flooding...the washing away of houses and dreams built on sand....I can only pray that God will guard me and keep me. It's not to late to throw the life line...I'm convinced that a true word of the Lord only comes through a willingness to be humble.. It's not easy. In fact it can be down right grievous. But we have the 'responsibility of knowledge' ...can we do any less than what's been done for us?
l don't want to stretch it anymore...
Why would he pick this kind of subject matter...something so controversial? He said in college Mom, that's what everybody does is sit around and discuss all the issues...