A recent article at Natural News addresses a growing trend among doctors to flippantly prescribe behavior-modification drugs. Unfortunately, this trend will grow until much of the first-world population is doped with government-approved mind-altering substances. Remember Soma in the classic novel, Brave New World? That's not far-fetched. Did you know that Bible prophecy identifies widespread use of pacifying drugs as one of the features of the Last Days?
One way the Enemy fights the Gospel is by keeping people from feeling their pain. Mental and physical anguish both stimulate change—by nature, we want to avoid pain. As much as we may dislike it, pain plays a very important, God-given role in our lives. If the Enemy can get us to numb our pain without debilitating side-effects, then we're less likely to repent of the lifestyle that is causing the pain.
One way the Enemy fights the Gospel is by keeping people from feeling their pain. Mental and physical anguish both stimulate change—by nature, we want to avoid pain. As much as we may dislike it, pain plays a very important, God-given role in our lives. If the Enemy can get us to numb our pain without debilitating side-effects, then we're less likely to repent of the lifestyle that is causing the pain.
Enter psychiatric drugs. Feeling out-of-whack? Your doctor is likely to prescribe you one of the plethora of pharmaceuticals that will cover that up. Big mistake.
It's true that there are sometimes legitimate uses for substances that change brain chemistry. But more and more often these days, mind-altering prescription drugs are abused—not by patients, but by trusted doctors who have been bought by ultra-rich pharmaceutical companies. Like most things, it's all about the $$$... at least on the surface.
In reality, money is just a tool of the Adversary. His goal is to frustrate the plan of God and destroy the lost souls which God cares so much about. In the Book of Revelation we find that drugs are one of the main tools of Mystery Babylon, the religious/economic powerhouse of the Kingdom of Darkness. Regarding the future, an angel told the prophet John:
"'So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more.... for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery'" (Rev. 18:21-23).
That last word—translated into English as 'sorcery'—is the Greek 'pharmakeia.' It means "drugs." In context, the angel must be referring to mind-altering drugs used to trick people into going along with the desires of Babylon.
In the Spirit, I perceive that the current surge in psychiatric drug prescriptions will lead to the development of a numbing Rx cocktail which will be liberally provided to nearly everyone living in the Babylonian system.
I caution you not to go along with the system. It's normal to be temporarily upset when things go wrong, and it's normal to mourn when we lose someone, but long-term depression is abnormal for Christians. The life of a disciple of Messiah is marked by peace and joy, not inner turmoil and anxiety. If you find yourself perpetually lacking peace and joy, the real solution is to ask your Heavenly Father to point out which area of your life is subject to sin. He will, when asked by someone who is genuinely ready to change. Then it's simply a matter of tweaking your lifestyle so that it conforms fully to the will of Adonai—and don't forget to praise him as you do so!
In reality, money is just a tool of the Adversary. His goal is to frustrate the plan of God and destroy the lost souls which God cares so much about. In the Book of Revelation we find that drugs are one of the main tools of Mystery Babylon, the religious/economic powerhouse of the Kingdom of Darkness. Regarding the future, an angel told the prophet John:
"'So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more.... for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery'" (Rev. 18:21-23).
That last word—translated into English as 'sorcery'—is the Greek 'pharmakeia.' It means "drugs." In context, the angel must be referring to mind-altering drugs used to trick people into going along with the desires of Babylon.
In the Spirit, I perceive that the current surge in psychiatric drug prescriptions will lead to the development of a numbing Rx cocktail which will be liberally provided to nearly everyone living in the Babylonian system.
I caution you not to go along with the system. It's normal to be temporarily upset when things go wrong, and it's normal to mourn when we lose someone, but long-term depression is abnormal for Christians. The life of a disciple of Messiah is marked by peace and joy, not inner turmoil and anxiety. If you find yourself perpetually lacking peace and joy, the real solution is to ask your Heavenly Father to point out which area of your life is subject to sin. He will, when asked by someone who is genuinely ready to change. Then it's simply a matter of tweaking your lifestyle so that it conforms fully to the will of Adonai—and don't forget to praise him as you do so!
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