And there was war in heaven.
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Michael in his angels
fought against the dragon
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and the dragon fought
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and his angels
and prevailed not.
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And the great
dragon was cast out,
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that old serpent
called the Devil and Satan,
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the accuser which
deceiveth the whole world,
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he was cast out into the earth,
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and his angels
were cast out with him.
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Well, he trained kids
for years in self-defense,
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now a martial arts instructor
is defending himself in court,
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accused of sexually
assaulting a student.
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Do you really believe in magic?
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You mean, Chinese black magic?
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Yes.
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Oh, absolutely.
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Are you still
serious about this?
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And monsters and
ghosts as well, I suppose?
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Oh, sure, and sorcery.
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And I suppose that
you expect me to believe
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in sorcery as well?
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Of course.
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Why?
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Because it's real.
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How can I know that, Mr. Shen?
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How?
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Yes, how?
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Help me out here.
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Please, how?
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See?
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That was nothing.
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But that's how it
always begins, very small.
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The floodgates of
Eastern mysticism,
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a new age thought
were opened in the west
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through cinema and literature,
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focused on a generation
searching for its identity.
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With the cultural revolution,
Woodstock and the Beatles,
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martial arts, yoga
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and the introduction of
transcendental meditation
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found a growing
acceptance among baby boomers.
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Television shows and films
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such as David
Carradine's Kung Fu,
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The Green Hornet, Billy
Jack and Bruce Lee's epic
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brought the mystical
powers of the martial arts
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into the homes and lives
of millions of Americans.
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And a country once
historically Christian
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in background and belief
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began to flirt
with the ideologies
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of the Far East
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and little did we
realize the price we would pay
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for stepping on to
this enchanted ground.
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During the 1970s and '80s
martial arts became mainstream
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with the introduction
of full contact karate
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and kickboxing into the public,
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the martial arts
were now being promoted
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not only a self-defense
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but as a sport, as
health and fitness,
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and even as a family activity.
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Martial arts, Tai
chi, and yoga classes
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began springing up in YMCAs
and health clubs across the US,
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and Hollywood
in the printed page
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brought secrets of the Far East
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within reach of the imaginations
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of millions of Americans
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while promising them discipline,
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self-confidence,
self-control and self-esteem.
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During the 1990s,
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Chinese masters
with their internal arts
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of Tai chi, Bagua, Xing Yi,
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and Qigong
began publishing books
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which revealed the
methods of attaining
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these once secret abilities
of the martial art legends.
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And there is now
a growing interest
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in the spiritual powers
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and practices of
these men of the East.
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Even many
celebrities and politicians
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have revealed their
active participation in these
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and other mystical Eastern arts.
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Today, the martial arts
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seductively blended with
metaphysics and psychology
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has begun to take on a
more scientific facade.
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Once traditionally
secret art are now being taught
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as the means to achieve
not only personal protection
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but self-healing, self-awareness
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and emotional regeneration.
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Self-empowerment has
become the God of this age.
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A web of Eastern
philosophy and mysticism
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is being spread in an
ever increasing attempt
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to capture the hearts and
minds of this last generation.
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Through Hollywood, the
film and entertainment industry
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is weaving an
illusion of the martial arts
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being both
scientific as well as spiritual.
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And it is this blend
of science and spiritism
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which will prove to be
the final omega of apostasy
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which was foretold by
the apostles of Jesus Christ.
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I put the force into the
movies in order to try to awaken
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a certain kind of
spirituality in young people.
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More belief in God
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than a belief in any particular,
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you know, religious system.
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I mean, the real
question is to ask the question,
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because if you
have an enough interest
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in the mysteries of
life to ask the questions,
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is there a God or
is there not a God?
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That's for me the
worst thing that can happen.
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You know, if you asked a
young person is there a God?
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And they say, "I don't know."
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You know, I think you should
have an opinion about that.
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The question must be
asked, a belief in what God.
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"Who hath
ascended up into heaven,
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or descended down from above...?
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Who hath established
all the ends of the earth?
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What is His name, and
what is His Son's name,
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if thou canst tell?"
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And what is this
mystery which Lucas and others
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are spending
billions to introduce
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to the youth of our generation?
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"Let no man
deceive you by any means
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for the mystery of
iniquity doth already work."
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According to the Chinese
classic, The Tao Te-Ching,
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"The Tao is like a
well, used but never used up.
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It is like the eternal void,
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filled with
infinite possibilities.
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It is hidden but
always present...
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The Tao doesn't take sides,
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it gives birth
both to good and evil.
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The Tao is called
the Great Mother empty
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yet inexhaustible,
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it gives birth
to infinite worlds.
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It is always
present within you...
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and you can use
it any way you want."
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This spiritual
energy called the Tao
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or universal life force
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is symbolized by
the mystical figure
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of the yin and yang,
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and it is through this
merging of light with darkness,
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these two opposite yet
supposedly equal powers
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that harmony and
the Tao is manifest
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and spiritual
gifts and abilities
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are said to be achieved.
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This description is identical
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to that of the
power used by the Jedi
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and Sith warriors in
the Star Wars film series.
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This very same power is
also called by them the force,
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and it is this force of light
and darkness of good and evil
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which Lucifer claims to be.
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It is this spirit and power
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which has been
worshiped by every occult
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in pagan religion
since the dawn of time.
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Albert Pike, the
author of Morals and Dogma
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states this belief
in unmistakable terms.
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"Yes, Lucifer is god,
and unfortunately Adonay
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or the Lord Jesus is also God.
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For the eternal law
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is that there is no
light without shade,
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no beauty without ugliness,
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no white without black.
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For the absolute can
only exist as two gods,
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darkness being
necessary to light...
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Simply put...
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pure philosophic religion
'is the belief in Lucifer,'
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the equal of
Adonay, but Lucifer,
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god of light and god of good,
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is struggling for
humanity against Adonay,
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the God of darkness and evil."
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"And professing themselves
to be wise, they became fools!"
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"For if therefore the light
that is in thee be darkness,
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how great is that darkness!"
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According to both
Asian and occult philosophy,
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this force or energy is
said to dwell within all matter,
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the rocks, the
trees, the planets,
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animals and every human being,
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and although
hidden it is said to be
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only awaiting to be awakened.
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And awakening which is achieved
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through the practice
of Eastern meditation,
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breathing
techniques, mantra chanting,
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visualization, hypnosis
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and countless
other occult practices.
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It is this spiritual energy
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which all
Eastern religions credit
00:10:02.66\00:10:04.70
as the true
source of their power.
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Although this mysterious power
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is called by different
names in every culture,
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its principles
and manifestations
00:10:12.17\00:10:13.98
are always the same.
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For what is known as
Chi by the ancient Chinese
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is called Ki in the
Japanese art of aikido.
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While to the Hindu,
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the same power
is known as Prana.
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To the Polynesian people,
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it is called
Manna or Mana energy.
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And by many new
age practitioners
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in the West,
00:10:35.70\00:10:37.03
this spiritual
power is called Orgone,
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vibrational or subtle energy.
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And the same
spiritual energy today
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is being used and promoted
by a new age gurus worldwide
00:10:45.71\00:10:49.61
to martial
artists across the world,
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the cultivation,
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control and
demonstration of this energy
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is considered the highest
and most sought after ability.
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Chi is said to be
manifest through harmonizing
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both positive and
negative forces of the universe
00:11:02.79\00:11:05.59
within the human body.
00:11:05.63\00:11:07.46
This energy is then demonstrated
00:11:07.50\00:11:09.40
by martial
artists in countless ways,
00:11:09.43\00:11:12.33
stone, brick or board breaking,
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iron body exhibitions,
00:11:14.64\00:11:16.67
performing
seemingly impossible feats
00:11:16.71\00:11:19.11
of acrobatics skill,
00:11:19.14\00:11:20.74
withstanding
extremes of temperature,
00:11:20.78\00:11:23.35
exhibiting superhuman strength,
00:11:23.38\00:11:25.91
speed and explosive power.
00:11:25.95\00:11:29.88
And this same mysterious energy
which is used by disciples
00:11:29.92\00:11:33.36
and masters of
these combative arts
00:11:33.39\00:11:35.42
is also demonstrated
00:11:35.46\00:11:36.86
by Qigong and
Reiki practitioners,
00:11:36.89\00:11:39.93
by acupuncturist, acupressurist,
00:11:39.96\00:11:42.76
Tai chi masters, yoga gurus
and new age holistic healers.
00:11:42.80\00:11:47.87
To many this power
is called the God spark
00:11:47.90\00:11:51.11
or cosmic consciousness,
but regardless of its name,
00:11:51.14\00:11:55.21
this esoteric power is from one
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and the same source
that old serpent, the devil.
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In the
philosophy of yin and yang,
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nothing is of itself considered
to be inherently evil or wrong.
00:12:04.55\00:12:09.49
Everything is said to be
good so long as it is used
00:12:09.52\00:12:12.43
to maintain balance of the Dao
00:12:12.46\00:12:15.00
and the greater
good of the universe.
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This then is the martial
arts most subtle deception
00:12:18.17\00:12:21.10
for according to this philosophy
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that which is called God,
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owes its very existence
00:12:25.17\00:12:27.44
to the joining of
light with darkness.
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But the word of
the Lord assures us,
00:12:30.31\00:12:32.51
"That God is Light,
00:12:32.55\00:12:34.48
and in Him is no
darkness at all."
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In this pagan philosophy,
there are no absolutes
00:12:37.79\00:12:41.69
or as Aleister Crowley stated,
00:12:41.72\00:12:44.03
"Do as thou wilt shall
be the whole of the law."
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And this poor man,
00:12:47.46\00:12:48.90
who was a legend and an icon
in the music and film industry,
00:12:48.93\00:12:53.00
spent the final
hours of his life
00:12:53.03\00:12:55.37
in a state of
hopelessness, dread and fear.
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In these teachings truth becomes
00:13:00.08\00:13:01.98
merely the point of
one's own perspective
00:13:02.01\00:13:04.98
and the serpent's whisper,
00:13:05.01\00:13:06.82
hath God really said,
00:13:06.85\00:13:09.28
can be as verily heard
today as it was so long ago
00:13:09.32\00:13:13.29
and the shadow of doubt is
cast upon Jehovah's holy word.
00:13:13.32\00:13:18.06
"Woe unto them
that call evil good,
00:13:18.09\00:13:20.50
and good evil,
00:13:20.53\00:13:22.00
that put darkness for
Light, and Light for darkness...
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To the law and to the
testimony of His Spirit:
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If they speak not
according to this Word,
00:13:29.30\00:13:32.01
it is because there
is no Light in them!"
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The symbols of
the tiger and dragon
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are as ancient as
the martial arts itself
00:13:43.79\00:13:46.15
and familiar to all styles.
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They are synonymous
with the yin and yang
00:13:48.56\00:13:50.83
of Eastern
mysticism and philosophy,
00:13:50.86\00:13:53.33
but what few
understand is the role
00:13:53.36\00:13:55.66
which these two symbols play
and the spiritual significance
00:13:55.70\00:13:59.33
which is revealed
when joining them as one.
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While the tiger represents
00:14:01.84\00:14:03.17
man's physical
strength and power,
00:14:03.20\00:14:05.47
the earthly, carnal
and unregenerate heart,
00:14:05.51\00:14:09.08
man's will to conquer.
00:14:09.11\00:14:11.21
It is the dragon which stands
00:14:11.25\00:14:12.91
as the symbol of the
prince of the powers of the air.
00:14:12.95\00:14:16.05
Those principalities
and powers of darkness
00:14:16.08\00:14:18.95
which now worketh in the
children of disobedience.
00:14:18.99\00:14:22.56
It is this spirit of the dragon,
00:14:22.59\00:14:24.69
which the masters
of the martial art hold
00:14:24.73\00:14:26.93
in such reverence and awe.
00:14:26.96\00:14:28.76
And it is this power
00:14:28.80\00:14:30.43
which is sought
above all others.
00:14:30.47\00:14:33.13
While most western instructors
00:14:33.17\00:14:34.64
will emphatically
deny any involvement
00:14:34.67\00:14:37.51
with the occult
religions of the East.
00:14:37.54\00:14:39.94
When we watch the
practices of these men and women
00:14:39.97\00:14:43.14
and compare their
arts and the fruits thereof
00:14:43.18\00:14:46.18
with the Word of God,
00:14:46.21\00:14:47.68
there are serious
questions which arise.
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It's working.
00:14:51.09\00:14:52.42
This training is hard training.
00:14:52.45\00:14:55.19
It develops your
mental faculties,
00:14:55.22\00:14:57.29
it turns into
warrior and killer instinct.
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We develop him as a warrior.
00:15:01.36\00:15:03.37
Jai Kali.
00:15:03.40\00:15:04.73
Kali.
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It is common for
these teachers to say
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that they are able to
divorce the physical arts
00:15:07.74\00:15:10.44
from their spiritual roots.
00:15:10.47\00:15:12.17
But according to high-level
martial artists and masters,
00:15:12.21\00:15:15.64
this is a great deception.
00:15:15.68\00:15:17.51
When one looks closely
00:15:17.55\00:15:18.88
at the religious
background of a style's founder,
00:15:18.91\00:15:21.88
you will discern the spirit
00:15:21.92\00:15:23.89
which inspired or
inspirited that style,
00:15:23.92\00:15:27.76
and which influences
its forms, techniques,
00:15:27.79\00:15:30.86
and methods of training.
00:15:30.89\00:15:32.59
The very spiritual
DNA of a martial style
00:15:32.63\00:15:35.36
can never be separated or
severed from its practice.
00:15:35.40\00:15:39.33
For out of the
heart, the mouth speaks,
00:15:39.37\00:15:41.97
and through physical
actions, the spirit is manifest.
00:15:42.00\00:15:46.27
The word of Almighty God says,
00:15:46.31\00:15:48.51
"By their fruits
ye shall know them...
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For how can two walk together,
except they be agreed?"
00:15:51.21\00:15:54.95
Our very actions bear
witness to the powers of God
00:15:54.98\00:15:58.49
which we live
for, serve and obey.
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A Christian
instructor join to a pagan style
00:16:02.52\00:16:06.36
is spiritual adultery,
unfaithfulness and apostasy.
00:16:06.39\00:16:11.17
I'm 100% Jesus.
00:16:11.20\00:16:12.83
God can see my heart.
00:16:12.87\00:16:14.44
People misunderstood, think,
00:16:14.47\00:16:15.97
"Oh, how a
Christian can fight in MMA?"
00:16:16.00\00:16:18.21
Spinning hook.
00:16:18.24\00:16:19.57
Oh, and now Brando
goes for the triangle choke.
00:16:19.61\00:16:22.01
Yeah, for sure, a
Christian can fight in MMA,
00:16:22.04\00:16:24.61
a Christians can go to
a war, a Christian can go,
00:16:24.65\00:16:27.05
we Christians, we
are not different,
00:16:27.08\00:16:28.68
we are just Christians
00:16:28.72\00:16:30.05
and I see nothing wrong in that.
00:16:30.09\00:16:32.89
But do these thoughts agree
00:16:32.92\00:16:34.32
with the word of the living God.
00:16:34.36\00:16:36.52
And if this is correct,
00:16:36.56\00:16:38.36
then why does the Lord tell us
through His Apostle John that,
00:16:38.39\00:16:42.00
"He would saith
he abideth in Christ
00:16:42.03\00:16:45.07
ought himself also
so to walk and live,
00:16:45.10\00:16:48.90
even as Jesus lived."
00:16:48.94\00:16:50.91
They call themselves warriors,
00:16:50.94\00:16:52.77
literally fighting
the good fight of faith.
00:16:52.81\00:16:56.08
Never mind that the Gospel of
Matthew quotes Jesus as saying,
00:16:56.11\00:16:59.51
"If anyone slaps
you on the right cheek,
00:16:59.55\00:17:01.78
turn to him the other also."
00:17:01.82\00:17:03.49
Because tonight you're going
to meet a group of Christians
00:17:03.52\00:17:06.35
who say, that by
striking an opponent,
00:17:06.39\00:17:09.09
well, they're
striking a blow for the Lord,
00:17:09.12\00:17:11.73
Ryan Owens has an
encore presentation
00:17:11.76\00:17:13.90
from our series Faith Matters.
00:17:13.93\00:17:16.33
Fight breaks out.
00:17:24.21\00:17:25.54
But this isn't your
grandfather's bar fight.
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Hurt like little bit...
00:17:32.08\00:17:33.45
And then as soon as
I tape you, let's pray.
00:17:33.48\00:17:35.15
And some of these
fighters get Bible beaters.
00:17:35.18\00:17:38.29
Father, we just thank You
00:17:38.32\00:17:39.95
for the
opportunity to go out tonight
00:17:39.99\00:17:42.32
and to train and compete and...
00:17:42.36\00:17:44.23
A whole new meaning.
00:17:44.26\00:17:45.59
The line of distinction
between professed Christians
00:17:45.63\00:17:48.53
and the ungodly is now
hardly distinguishable.
00:17:48.56\00:17:52.37
As Christians there are times
00:17:52.40\00:17:55.60
where you take shots.
00:17:55.64\00:17:59.57
That's where the Bible
gives you your training.
00:17:59.61\00:18:01.64
We get all the time, I don't
look like the typical pastor
00:18:05.61\00:18:07.78
and that's okay.
00:18:07.82\00:18:09.15
There's actually a cool
verse in the Bible says,
00:18:09.18\00:18:10.52
"Be weary when all
men speak well of you."
00:18:10.55\00:18:13.32
If everybody loves you,
you're doing something wrong.
00:18:13.36\00:18:16.79
God, you have
called us to a fight...
00:18:16.83\00:18:18.53
When Preston came up
00:18:18.56\00:18:19.89
with the idea of having
a fight club in the church,
00:18:19.93\00:18:23.06
it was an easy
thing to say, yes to.
00:18:23.10\00:18:27.04
Tough guys need Jesus too.
00:18:27.07\00:18:29.00
You guys like to see
me fight another pastor?
00:18:29.04\00:18:30.74
No.
00:18:30.77\00:18:32.11
Or just be a
couple of God fearing men
00:18:32.14\00:18:33.48
punching each other in the face.
00:18:33.51\00:18:35.68
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is Pastor versus Pastor.
00:18:35.71\00:18:40.22
Tonight, we gotta fight
00:18:40.25\00:18:41.98
and then when we
talk about Jesus tomorrow,
00:18:42.02\00:18:43.39
we go to church.
00:18:43.42\00:18:46.02
How many are yet
walking in darkness
00:18:46.05\00:18:48.32
not realizing the high
calling upon their lives
00:18:48.36\00:18:51.19
in Christ Jesus.
00:18:51.23\00:18:52.63
And this ain't love.
00:18:52.66\00:18:54.00
At the end of the day
00:18:54.03\00:18:55.36
it's about reaching
people with the gospel,
00:18:55.40\00:18:56.73
regardless of what you
need to do to introduce them
00:18:56.77\00:18:58.67
into a
relationship with Jesus Christ.
00:18:58.70\00:19:01.14
Punch, punch, punch in the face.
00:19:01.17\00:19:03.44
Now go for the
choke right there.
00:19:03.47\00:19:04.81
For he has promised us,
00:19:04.84\00:19:06.94
"That an elder
must be blameless,
00:19:06.98\00:19:09.14
the husband of one
wife, vigilant, sober,
00:19:09.18\00:19:13.25
not self willed,
not soon to anger,
00:19:13.28\00:19:16.79
but a lover of good men,
00:19:16.82\00:19:19.15
just, holy, and
temperent in all things.
00:19:19.19\00:19:23.43
An elder must not be
given to wine, not a striker,
00:19:23.46\00:19:27.73
but patient, and not a brawler.
00:19:27.76\00:19:30.83
Holding fast the faithful word,
00:19:30.87\00:19:33.23
so that he may be
able by sound doctrine
00:19:33.27\00:19:36.40
and instruction to exhort
and convince the gainsayers."
00:19:36.44\00:19:39.94
But the question is often asked,
00:19:50.22\00:19:52.25
what about self-defense
00:19:52.29\00:19:53.79
and what about the
physical training methods
00:19:53.82\00:19:55.72
of these arts?
00:19:55.76\00:19:57.09
Can I not be a Christian
00:19:57.13\00:19:58.46
and yet still
train in these arts
00:19:58.49\00:20:00.10
without their
spiritual influences?
00:20:00.13\00:20:03.33
It is through actions
repeated that habits are formed.
00:20:03.37\00:20:06.84
Habits which form our character,
00:20:06.87\00:20:09.24
and it is by
character that our destiny
00:20:09.27\00:20:11.31
for time and
eternity is decided.
00:20:11.34\00:20:14.41
If we are practicing
daily to block and counter,
00:20:14.44\00:20:18.15
what will become
our natural response
00:20:18.18\00:20:20.52
when meeting
confrontation for opposition?
00:20:20.55\00:20:24.02
And what is the character
00:20:24.05\00:20:25.55
which these arts
impart to their students?
00:20:25.59\00:20:29.02
"When pure
knuckles meet pure flesh,
00:20:29.06\00:20:31.89
that's pure Karate,
00:20:31.93\00:20:33.90
no matter who executes it
or whatever style is involved."
00:20:33.93\00:20:38.57
"When two tigers fight
00:20:38.60\00:20:40.27
one is certain to be
maimed, and one to die."
00:20:40.30\00:20:44.41
"Jiujitsu is the gentle art.
00:20:44.44\00:20:47.08
It is the art where a small
man is going to prove to you,
00:20:47.11\00:20:51.28
no matter how strong you
are, no matter how mad you get,
00:20:51.31\00:20:55.45
that you're going to
have to accept defeat.
00:20:55.48\00:20:58.05
That's what
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is."
00:20:58.09\00:21:00.82
"If we fight for money,
00:21:00.86\00:21:02.42
I'll stop hitting
you when you ask me to.
00:21:02.46\00:21:05.39
If we fight for honor,
00:21:05.43\00:21:06.90
I'll stop hitting
you when I feel like it."
00:21:06.93\00:21:09.63
"The heart of our
karate is real fighting.
00:21:09.66\00:21:13.00
There can be no proof
without real fighting!"
00:21:13.03\00:21:16.74
"Better to be a tiger for a day
than a sheep for a life time."
00:21:16.77\00:21:21.28
Many parents
enrolled their children
00:21:21.31\00:21:22.94
in the martial arts
00:21:22.98\00:21:24.41
with the hopes of
them learning self-defense,
00:21:24.45\00:21:26.78
self-control and discipline.
00:21:26.82\00:21:28.85
But is this the
reality of these practices?
00:21:28.88\00:21:31.85
Do the training and
teachings of these Eastern arts
00:21:31.89\00:21:34.52
really lead to greater
obedience and submission
00:21:34.56\00:21:37.66
to a parent's
instruction in the Word of God?
00:21:37.69\00:21:40.43
Do students of these arts
00:21:40.46\00:21:41.83
typically grow
closer in their walk
00:21:41.86\00:21:43.87
with the Lord Jesus
Christ as they progress in rank?
00:21:43.90\00:21:47.24
Or do we see another
character being formed,
00:21:47.27\00:21:50.17
one of pride, of independence
and rebellion to authority?
00:21:50.21\00:21:54.98
"For even
hereunto were ye called
00:21:56.88\00:21:59.81
because Christ
also suffered for us,
00:21:59.85\00:22:02.42
leaving us an example,
00:22:02.45\00:22:04.22
that you should
follow in His steps.
00:22:04.25\00:22:07.26
He who did no sin,
00:22:07.29\00:22:09.39
neither was guile and
deceit found in His mouth:
00:22:09.42\00:22:13.09
Who, when He was reviled,
00:22:13.13\00:22:15.50
He reviled and
retaliated not again.
00:22:15.53\00:22:19.00
When He suffered,
He threatened not.
00:22:19.03\00:22:22.00
But committed Himself
00:22:22.04\00:22:23.51
on to the judgment of
Him the judgeth righteously."
00:22:23.54\00:22:27.71
"Dearly beloved, I
say, Avenge not yourselves,
00:22:27.74\00:22:32.01
but rather give place to wrath:
00:22:32.05\00:22:34.48
for it is
written, Vengeance is Mine,
00:22:34.52\00:22:37.75
I will repay saith the Lord.
00:22:37.79\00:22:40.56
Therefore if thine
enemy is hungry feed him,
00:22:40.59\00:22:43.93
if he is thirsty,
give him to drink,
00:22:43.96\00:22:46.96
for in so doing thou shalt
heap coals of fire upon his head
00:22:47.00\00:22:51.33
and his
conscience shall be burnt.
00:22:51.37\00:22:54.20
Therefore...
00:22:54.24\00:22:55.57
Be not overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good!"
00:22:55.60\00:23:01.18
The martial arts
are being marketed today
00:23:01.21\00:23:03.58
as a family activity.
00:23:03.61\00:23:05.58
But the
tradition behind this idea
00:23:05.61\00:23:07.55
would shock most
students and parents
00:23:07.58\00:23:09.68
if they were told the
truth when they joined.
00:23:09.72\00:23:12.55
Traditional Asian martial arts
styles were based on family,
00:23:12.59\00:23:16.12
or clan secrets of warfare.
00:23:16.16\00:23:18.76
These secrets were not
allowed to be spoken off
00:23:18.79\00:23:21.33
or shared outside the
dojo or home of the master.
00:23:21.36\00:23:25.83
We will look at one such
legendary founder of the arts
00:23:25.87\00:23:29.70
so that you may
see and understand
00:23:29.74\00:23:31.54
the spiritual influences
00:23:31.57\00:23:33.14
which are working
behind the scenes.
00:23:33.17\00:23:35.68
The man's name
is Tatsuo Shimabuku.
00:23:35.71\00:23:39.61
He is the founder
of Isshin-ryu karate.
00:23:39.65\00:23:42.52
It was during a
vision given him in the 1950s
00:23:42.55\00:23:45.62
that Shimabuku
saw the principles
00:23:45.65\00:23:47.72
of his art revealed
00:23:47.76\00:23:49.46
and under the inspiration
of the Goddess Megami,
00:23:49.49\00:23:53.16
he founded his style of karate.
00:23:53.19\00:23:56.00
By the direct
instruction of the spirit,
00:23:56.03\00:23:58.73
the Okinawan
master drew a picture
00:23:58.77\00:24:00.94
of what he had
seen in his vision
00:24:00.97\00:24:03.20
which later was duplicated
00:24:03.24\00:24:04.67
as the logo and symbol
of the Isshin-ryu style.
00:24:04.71\00:24:08.94
And under the oversight
of one of his disciples,
00:24:08.98\00:24:11.15
the artwork took form.
00:24:11.18\00:24:14.22
And the symbol of
his art can now be seen
00:24:14.25\00:24:16.72
adorning tens of
thousands of karate uniforms
00:24:16.75\00:24:19.49
and dojo's worldwide.
00:24:19.52\00:24:21.76
Look closely at the figures
00:24:21.79\00:24:23.36
represented in
the emblem of his art.
00:24:23.39\00:24:26.29
The woman is an
unnatural blending
00:24:26.33\00:24:28.80
or amalgamation
of the human female
00:24:28.83\00:24:31.53
and a serpent.
00:24:31.57\00:24:32.93
Above her right shoulder is
the image of a great red dragon
00:24:32.97\00:24:37.04
and three prominent stars.
00:24:37.07\00:24:39.51
The female image is shown
rising up out of the abyss
00:24:39.54\00:24:44.25
and seated upon the stormy seas.
00:24:44.28\00:24:47.18
The symbolism is too
exact to be mere coincidence.
00:24:47.22\00:24:52.12
"Come hither, I will shew thee
the judgment of the great whore
00:24:52.15\00:24:56.16
that sitteth upon many waters...
00:24:56.19\00:24:58.43
and I saw a woman sit
upon a scarlet colored beast,
00:24:58.46\00:25:02.36
full of names of blasphemy,
00:25:02.40\00:25:04.77
having seven
heads and ten horns,
00:25:04.80\00:25:08.37
and the waters
which thou sawest,
00:25:08.40\00:25:10.11
where the whore
sitteth, are peoples,
00:25:10.14\00:25:12.57
multitudes,
nations and tongues...
00:25:12.61\00:25:15.51
And the woman which thou
sawest is that great city
00:25:15.54\00:25:18.75
which reigenth over
the kings, of the earth."
00:25:18.78\00:25:22.18
The original title
given by the founder
00:25:22.22\00:25:24.29
for this symbol was
Isshin-ryu no Megami
00:25:24.32\00:25:28.12
or the goddess of Isshin-ryu.
00:25:28.16\00:25:31.39
Megami, me means woman,
00:25:31.43\00:25:35.30
kami or gami is
the Japanese word
00:25:35.33\00:25:39.00
for Shinto deity or God.
00:25:39.03\00:25:42.47
Isshin-ryu, is
or ichi means one,
00:25:42.50\00:25:47.44
chief or first, shin
means spirit or heart,
00:25:47.48\00:25:52.55
ryu means tatsu, dragon or way,
00:25:52.58\00:25:57.02
the goddess of the
first spirit dragon.
00:25:57.05\00:26:00.26
Even the name of the founder
00:26:00.29\00:26:02.22
Tatsu Shimabuku was symbolic
00:26:02.26\00:26:04.49
of the style's
ultimate goals and purpose.
00:26:04.53\00:26:07.66
Tatsu literally means
in Japanese the dragon man.
00:26:07.70\00:26:12.63
He was given this title
in honor of his enlightenment
00:26:12.67\00:26:15.90
and recognition
by the pagan gods
00:26:15.94\00:26:18.11
in the founding of this art
to him and the initiated few,
00:26:18.14\00:26:22.54
the final
revelation of Isshin-ryu karate
00:26:22.58\00:26:26.08
is the way or
path of uniting as one,
00:26:26.11\00:26:30.65
the spirit of
the dragon and man.
00:26:30.69\00:26:34.09
And Shimabuku's art
is not the only style
00:26:34.12\00:26:37.23
which reveals its
true spiritual intent.
00:26:37.26\00:26:40.50
Ai-ki-do, the way of
harmonizing with spirit.
00:26:40.53\00:26:45.57
Hap-ki-do, the path or
way of unity with spirit.
00:26:45.60\00:26:51.21
Xing-yi-quan, mind,
will and form boxing.
00:26:51.24\00:26:56.48
Bagua zhang, eight
trigram or divination palms.
00:26:56.51\00:27:02.15
In each of these martial
arts, real power is obtain
00:27:02.18\00:27:05.59
only by the
transfer of spiritual energy,
00:27:05.62\00:27:08.99
for it is through the
inspiration of the masters,
00:27:09.02\00:27:11.99
gurus and teachers
00:27:12.03\00:27:13.60
which is passed
down to their disciples
00:27:13.63\00:27:16.13
that the dragon is working
00:27:16.16\00:27:17.50
to bring about his
last great deception.
00:27:17.53\00:27:20.64
And it is through these
countless millions of men,
00:27:20.67\00:27:23.51
women and innocent children
which strive in their training
00:27:23.54\00:27:27.21
to imitate the
role of their instructor
00:27:27.24\00:27:29.54
that an image is
truly being formed.
00:27:29.58\00:27:32.95
Either we are
being daily transformed
00:27:32.98\00:27:35.58
by the renewing of our minds
00:27:35.62\00:27:37.39
into the image of
the Lord Jesus Christ,
00:27:37.42\00:27:40.16
or we are being
slowly conformed and molded
00:27:40.19\00:27:43.63
into the image of this world
and its first rebel leader.
00:27:43.66\00:27:48.86
Have you ever
wondered why so many dojos
00:27:48.90\00:27:51.27
and martial
studios require students
00:27:51.30\00:27:53.74
to remove their shoes
when entering the school
00:27:53.77\00:27:56.60
or stepping on to
the training floor?
00:27:56.64\00:27:59.14
Is it possible
that these practices
00:27:59.17\00:28:01.61
reveal a deeper
spiritual significance
00:28:01.64\00:28:04.58
than many have
been led to believe?
00:28:04.61\00:28:06.75
"And the Lord
God said unto Moses
00:28:06.78\00:28:09.98
Draw not nigh hither,
00:28:10.02\00:28:12.15
put off thy shoes
from off thy feet,
00:28:12.19\00:28:14.99
for the place whereon
thou standest is holy ground."
00:28:15.02\00:28:19.13
Are these schools being used
00:28:19.16\00:28:20.73
as the grounds upon which to
worship Eastern pagan deities?
00:28:20.76\00:28:25.13
Look at their very
names in the Asian languages
00:28:25.17\00:28:27.64
and let us listen
to their own response.
00:28:27.67\00:28:30.41
Dojo, a place of the way.
00:28:30.44\00:28:33.27
Daochang, the
place of enlightenment.
00:28:33.31\00:28:36.91
"Traditionally the Dojo
is considered sacred ground
00:28:36.95\00:28:40.75
with its own special etiquette."
00:28:40.78\00:28:43.59
"To begin, every student
00:28:43.62\00:28:45.62
submits unquestionably
to their teacher."
00:28:45.65\00:28:48.59
Submission is often
represented symbolically
00:28:48.62\00:28:51.59
by the simple ceremony
of bowing to the teacher!"
00:28:51.63\00:28:55.73
"Whatever the floor is
made of be it cement, carpet
00:28:55.76\00:28:59.03
or an expensive mat,
the way I present my answer,
00:28:59.07\00:29:02.44
when the student asks
'Why do we take off our shoes?'
00:29:02.47\00:29:06.47
Is that the
student removes his shoes
00:29:06.51\00:29:09.88
to yield to the
instructor's right to lead,
00:29:09.91\00:29:13.15
the instructor removes his shoes
00:29:13.18\00:29:15.68
because he too,
yields to a higher power."
00:29:15.72\00:29:19.75
"The dojo is a destination.
00:29:20.86\00:29:23.46
It is a place to go.
00:29:23.49\00:29:25.33
It is sacred ground.
00:29:25.36\00:29:27.56
No one ends up in
the dojo by mistake.
00:29:27.60\00:29:31.17
For many of us, it
is like coming home...!"
00:29:31.20\00:29:34.80
"We bow to the front,
00:29:36.44\00:29:38.47
the showmen in honor
of our ancestral heritage,
00:29:38.51\00:29:42.58
then we bow to
the Sensei or master
00:29:42.61\00:29:45.38
as a gesture of
respect for the teacher.
00:29:45.41\00:29:48.38
In addition to being a
teacher of karate techniques,
00:29:48.42\00:29:51.69
the Sensei is a guide, a
guide to illuminate the path
00:29:51.72\00:29:56.52
and lead the way
for the student."
00:29:56.56\00:29:59.13
"The Sensei is the guiding light
00:29:59.16\00:30:01.76
because the Sensei
serves such an important role
00:30:01.80\00:30:04.73
in shaping a
student's development,
00:30:04.77\00:30:07.20
physically,
mentally and spiritually,
00:30:07.24\00:30:10.21
the Sensei must possess
00:30:10.24\00:30:11.84
outstanding
qualifications and abilities."
00:30:11.87\00:30:15.68
The titles of Sensei and
Sifu are Asian in origin.
00:30:15.71\00:30:19.61
They refer to a teacher
who has dedicated his life
00:30:19.65\00:30:22.92
to instructing his
pupils in the martial way,
00:30:22.95\00:30:25.85
but the Lord
Jesus Christ tells us,
00:30:25.89\00:30:28.32
"Be not called Rabbi:
for One is your Master,
00:30:28.36\00:30:31.99
even Christ, and
ye are all brethren.
00:30:32.03\00:30:35.73
And call no man
'Father' upon the earth:
00:30:35.76\00:30:39.67
for One is your
Father, which is in heaven.
00:30:39.70\00:30:43.27
And neither be ye called
masters for One is your Master,
00:30:43.30\00:30:48.18
even Christ.
00:30:48.21\00:30:49.84
For he that is
greatest among you
00:30:49.88\00:30:52.21
shall be your servant.
00:30:52.25\00:30:54.12
For whosoever
shall exalt himself
00:30:54.15\00:30:56.79
shall be cast down,
00:30:56.82\00:30:58.82
but those that
humble themselves,
00:30:58.85\00:31:01.09
shall be exalted!"
00:31:01.12\00:31:03.32
Is not this the very character
00:31:03.36\00:31:05.16
which is seen in
the martial arts,
00:31:05.19\00:31:07.10
that of pride
and self exaltation.
00:31:07.13\00:31:10.17
The spirit that I saw,
00:31:10.20\00:31:11.90
when I accepted Jesus
into my heart was different.
00:31:11.93\00:31:15.54
That spirit was one of love.
00:31:15.57\00:31:17.07
It was one of peace.
00:31:17.11\00:31:18.44
The spirit that I
received from the masters
00:31:18.47\00:31:21.51
and I trained under some
of the best in the world,
00:31:21.54\00:31:23.91
oh, that spirit
was one of violence,
00:31:23.95\00:31:25.68
it was different,
it was one of control,
00:31:25.71\00:31:28.18
it was one of
mastery over another person.
00:31:28.22\00:31:31.29
It wasn't the
same spirit in the Lord
00:31:31.32\00:31:33.49
that I can love that
person for who they were,
00:31:33.52\00:31:36.46
not for what I knew and
what I demanded of them so,
00:31:36.49\00:31:39.53
and that really is the attitude
00:31:39.56\00:31:41.26
of many people
within the martial arts,
00:31:41.30\00:31:43.26
they lorded over
those who were under them,
00:31:43.30\00:31:46.37
it becomes a
superiority problem.
00:31:46.40\00:31:49.24
It becomes an issue
that they want control,
00:31:49.27\00:31:52.54
they do have control
over you in some sense,
00:31:52.57\00:31:55.31
of control and they want
to emulate their instructor
00:31:55.34\00:31:59.48
and they want
to give that person
00:31:59.51\00:32:02.08
something that they receive,
00:32:02.12\00:32:03.49
so it's a spirit
that is passed down
00:32:03.52\00:32:05.65
from generation to generation
00:32:05.69\00:32:07.76
and each succeeding generation
either becomes stronger
00:32:07.79\00:32:11.76
or they quit one or the other,
00:32:11.79\00:32:13.40
they're all
looking for that power,
00:32:13.43\00:32:15.36
power over people,
00:32:15.40\00:32:16.73
the power of violence
00:32:16.77\00:32:18.10
and they want to
emulate that power
00:32:18.13\00:32:19.73
in such a way that
people will fear them
00:32:19.77\00:32:22.60
and it's the fear factor that
most people don't understand.
00:32:22.64\00:32:26.21
And is this not the
very character of Satan
00:32:26.24\00:32:29.01
before the fall from his
exalted position in heaven.
00:32:29.04\00:32:32.71
"O how art thou fallen
from heaven, O Lucifer,
00:32:32.75\00:32:35.82
son of the Morning Star...
00:32:35.85\00:32:38.29
For thou hast
said in thine heart,
00:32:38.32\00:32:40.59
I will ascend, I
will exalt my throne,
00:32:40.62\00:32:45.39
I will sit upon the
mount of the congregation...
00:32:45.43\00:32:48.83
I will be like the Most High."
00:32:48.86\00:32:52.43
Then we look and see
the Son of Almighty God,
00:32:52.47\00:32:55.84
as He humbles Himself
00:32:55.87\00:32:57.51
and takes on the
form of a servant,
00:32:57.54\00:32:59.31
that of a mere man.
00:32:59.34\00:33:01.68
And we see Him as He battles
00:33:01.71\00:33:03.41
with all the
desires of our fallen nature
00:33:03.45\00:33:05.71
within His own human flesh.
00:33:05.75\00:33:08.48
And as He cries out
for victory and strength
00:33:08.52\00:33:11.05
in the Garden of Gethsemane,
00:33:11.09\00:33:13.12
and He fell on
His face and prayed
00:33:13.15\00:33:15.42
saying, "Oh my
Father, if thou be willing,
00:33:15.46\00:33:19.46
remove this cup from Me,
nevertheless not My will,
00:33:19.49\00:33:24.33
but thine be done."
00:33:24.37\00:33:26.27
And the same
Lord in sovereign came
00:33:26.30\00:33:28.27
who sweat great drops of
blood there in the garden,
00:33:28.30\00:33:31.61
fighting for you and I,
00:33:31.64\00:33:33.81
is the same who spoke
from the heights of Sinai
00:33:33.84\00:33:37.15
with words which shook
the earth like thunder."
00:33:37.18\00:33:40.65
"Thou shalt have no
other gods before Me!
00:33:40.68\00:33:44.39
Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image,
00:33:44.42\00:33:48.26
or any likeness of any
thing that is in heaven above,
00:33:48.29\00:33:51.99
or that is in the earth beneath
00:33:52.03\00:33:53.93
or that is in the
water under the earth.
00:33:53.96\00:33:56.43
Thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them,
00:33:56.46\00:34:00.10
nor serve and obey them."
00:34:00.14\00:34:02.94
Even on the most basic level,
00:34:04.47\00:34:06.51
the practice of the martial arts
00:34:06.54\00:34:08.08
contradicts not only
the gospel of Jesus Christ
00:34:08.11\00:34:11.25
but also the very
clear instructions
00:34:11.28\00:34:13.38
of His written word.
00:34:13.42\00:34:14.88
The Lord God
Jehovah, Yahweh, Elohim
00:34:14.92\00:34:19.35
tells us that we are not to
bow in humility, in obedience,
00:34:19.39\00:34:24.99
nor in service to
anyone in place of our Creator.
00:34:25.03\00:34:29.50
For when man chooses
to serve and obey another,
00:34:29.53\00:34:32.33
he is verily committing idolatry
00:34:32.37\00:34:34.64
as if a statue were
standing right before him.
00:34:34.67\00:34:38.57
"The bow-in ceremony is
based on a Shinto ritual
00:34:38.61\00:34:42.11
banishing evil spirits
00:34:42.14\00:34:43.95
and inviting the
presence of the gods.
00:34:43.98\00:34:47.02
However, in the
context of training,
00:34:47.05\00:34:49.25
students may
think of this ritual
00:34:49.28\00:34:51.39
as banishing their
own personal demons,
00:34:51.42\00:34:54.86
cleansing the mind of
negative or distracting thoughts
00:34:54.89\00:34:58.19
and preparing for training.
00:34:58.23\00:35:00.36
They may envision
summoning their best selves
00:35:00.40\00:35:04.33
to rise to the
challenges of training
00:35:04.37\00:35:06.84
and extract the maximum benefit
00:35:06.87\00:35:09.10
and understanding
from the teachings
00:35:09.14\00:35:11.07
they are about to receive.
00:35:11.11\00:35:13.11
The words spoken
during the bow-in
00:35:13.14\00:35:15.48
and bow-out ceremony
can be translated as,
00:35:15.51\00:35:19.51
'In every moment,
00:35:19.55\00:35:21.22
another chance
for enlightenment.'
00:35:21.25\00:35:23.92
"Bowing to others is not
about a sign of submission
00:35:23.95\00:35:27.36
but about recognizing
the spark of divinity
00:35:27.39\00:35:30.49
in another fellow human being!"
00:35:30.53\00:35:32.99
"Bowing is one of the
most humble and spiritual acts
00:35:33.03\00:35:35.63
a human can perform.
00:35:35.66\00:35:37.27
It is an action that
simultaneously signifies
00:35:37.30\00:35:39.93
acceptance and a
deep understanding of
00:35:39.97\00:35:42.64
and feeling toward its object.
00:35:42.67\00:35:45.24
Moreover, through this action,
00:35:45.27\00:35:47.94
we cast aside the
narrow confines of the self
00:35:47.98\00:35:51.88
and we accept the
energy of the universe."
00:35:51.91\00:35:55.78
"By bowing, we are giving
up ourselves to the universe.
00:35:55.82\00:36:00.29
To give up ourselves means
to give up our dualistic ideas
00:36:00.32\00:36:04.29
and become one.
00:36:04.33\00:36:05.79
When you become one
with everything that exists,
00:36:05.83\00:36:09.03
you find the true
meaning of being."
00:36:09.06\00:36:11.73
As we listen to these
words, are we not once again
00:36:12.80\00:36:16.10
hearing the whispers
of the serpent in Eden?
00:36:16.14\00:36:18.94
Which said, "Ye
shall not surely die,
00:36:18.97\00:36:21.98
but ye shall be as gods?"
00:36:22.01\00:36:24.18
But thus saith
the Lord God almighty,
00:36:24.21\00:36:27.58
'I have yet reserved unto
Myself a remnant in Israel,
00:36:27.62\00:36:31.92
which have not bowed
their knee to Baal...!'
00:36:31.95\00:36:35.22
For 'Sin is the faithless
transgression of My law,
00:36:35.26\00:36:39.39
and... Verily, I say unto you,
Whosoever continueth in sin,
00:36:39.43\00:36:44.43
is the slave of sin...
00:36:44.47\00:36:46.47
and the wages of sin is death.
00:36:46.50\00:36:49.00
A diligent study will reveal
the true spiritual influences
00:36:49.04\00:36:53.61
which these masters
receive for their styles
00:36:53.64\00:36:56.44
often while in a
trance or a deep meditation
00:36:56.48\00:36:59.31
and worshipping
their pagan deities.
00:36:59.35\00:37:01.88
And it is the same
spiritual influence
00:37:01.92\00:37:04.45
which has been passed
down from grandmasters,
00:37:04.49\00:37:07.46
masters and
disciples to their students.
00:37:07.49\00:37:11.46
Most people in
the western hemisphere
00:37:11.49\00:37:13.40
fail to realize the
strong roles in family ties
00:37:13.43\00:37:16.70
which are prevalent
in the Eastern cultures.
00:37:16.73\00:37:19.53
A grandmaster or
founder is known as Sijo or Soke
00:37:19.57\00:37:23.91
and this title declares
him to be the head of family
00:37:23.94\00:37:27.54
in an order of style.
00:37:27.58\00:37:29.54
Therefore, when a
student joins a school,
00:37:29.58\00:37:31.91
they are taught through
both example and instruction
00:37:31.95\00:37:35.88
to yield the highest
honor, respect and obedience
00:37:35.92\00:37:40.06
to the head of
their martial clan.
00:37:40.09\00:37:42.49
"When a master
decides to teach a disciple
00:37:42.52\00:37:45.56
he not only takes on
the role of a teacher
00:37:45.59\00:37:48.26
but also assumes
the role of a parent."
00:37:48.30\00:37:51.03
Chinese people hold
teachers in very high regard.
00:37:52.27\00:37:56.47
To begin, every
student submits unquestionably
00:37:56.50\00:38:00.51
to their teacher.
00:38:00.54\00:38:01.88
They must be
willing to empty their cup
00:38:01.91\00:38:04.21
of any previous misconceptions
00:38:04.25\00:38:06.58
and to accept the new teachings
00:38:06.61\00:38:09.08
no matter how
disruptive they may be
00:38:09.12\00:38:11.75
to their personal worldview.
00:38:11.79\00:38:13.86
"This is just one reason
00:38:13.89\00:38:15.62
why it is important to
begin with a good teacher.
00:38:15.66\00:38:18.73
Submission is often
represented symbolically
00:38:18.76\00:38:21.46
by the simple ceremony
of bowing to the teacher."
00:38:21.50\00:38:24.43
Whether to the
instructor in the dojo
00:38:24.47\00:38:26.97
or to that man's master,
00:38:27.00\00:38:29.00
it is considered
the highest disrespect
00:38:29.04\00:38:31.54
to fail to obey
00:38:31.57\00:38:33.11
any given
instruction by this man.
00:38:33.14\00:38:35.71
A failure to comply
in the traditional arts,
00:38:35.74\00:38:38.75
often even in
lifestyle is frowned upon
00:38:38.78\00:38:42.08
and will hinder
the student's progress
00:38:42.12\00:38:44.15
in training and
the promotion of rank.
00:38:44.19\00:38:47.16
And as each student
surrenders their will
00:38:47.19\00:38:49.89
and obedience to
their sensei or sifu,
00:38:49.92\00:38:52.73
these masters in
turn also bow in homage
00:38:52.76\00:38:56.83
before the grandmaster
00:38:56.87\00:38:58.33
and images of
the style's founder.
00:38:58.37\00:39:00.77
Each one surrendering their will
00:39:00.80\00:39:02.77
in order to
achieve greater skill,
00:39:02.80\00:39:05.47
and inspiration in their art,
00:39:05.51\00:39:07.41
and a higher position on
the steps of the pyramid.
00:39:07.44\00:39:10.48
The spiritual
hierarchy in the martial arts,
00:39:10.51\00:39:13.35
every stone set one upon another
00:39:13.38\00:39:15.88
and every rung in
the ladder is achieved
00:39:15.92\00:39:18.32
by exalting self above others.
00:39:18.35\00:39:21.29
Every student and
disciple bowing in reverence
00:39:21.32\00:39:24.16
and submission to
the masters above.
00:39:24.19\00:39:26.76
And each one of
these bowing to the man
00:39:26.80\00:39:29.16
enthroned upon
the mountain summit.
00:39:29.20\00:39:32.20
For the Lord Jesus Christ says,
00:39:32.23\00:39:34.54
"The words that
I speak unto you,
00:39:34.57\00:39:36.81
they are spirit
and they are life,
00:39:36.84\00:39:40.11
to whom you yield
yourself servants to obey
00:39:40.14\00:39:43.65
his slaves ye
are to whom you obey
00:39:43.68\00:39:47.15
whether of sin unto death,
00:39:47.18\00:39:49.32
or of obedience unto
righteousness and life."
00:39:49.35\00:39:53.89
And so it is that as men
00:39:53.92\00:39:55.46
listen to the voice
of the great deceiver
00:39:55.49\00:39:57.89
and yield their bodies
as servants to obey him,
00:39:57.93\00:40:01.26
it is then that they
become pawns in the hands
00:40:01.30\00:40:04.07
of one they do not see.
00:40:04.10\00:40:06.47
They become the
habitation of devils
00:40:06.50\00:40:09.00
and slaves to darkness and sin.
00:40:09.04\00:40:11.71
"Each and every master,
00:40:40.64\00:40:42.17
regardless of
the era or the place,
00:40:42.20\00:40:45.01
heard the call and attained
harmony with heaven and earth.
00:40:45.04\00:40:49.21
There are many paths leading
to the top of Mount Fuji,
00:40:49.24\00:40:52.91
but there is only one summit...
00:40:52.95\00:40:55.38
The divine is not
something above us.
00:40:55.42\00:40:59.02
It is in heaven,
it is in the earth,
00:40:59.05\00:41:02.19
it is inside us.
00:41:02.22\00:41:04.23
The art of peace I practice
00:41:04.26\00:41:06.80
has room for each of the
world's eight million gods,
00:41:06.83\00:41:11.50
and I cooperate with them all."
00:41:11.53\00:41:14.30
So to whom does
this man the abbot
00:41:14.34\00:41:16.91
and head of Shaolin
Temple bow and pay homage?
00:41:16.94\00:41:20.31
And of whom are the figures
and images which surround him?
00:41:20.34\00:41:23.85
It is they, the fallen ones,
00:41:23.88\00:41:26.55
the image of those
angels cast down out of heaven
00:41:26.58\00:41:29.72
by the Lord Jesus Christ,
00:41:29.75\00:41:31.45
from whom this man receives
his power and abilities.
00:41:31.49\00:41:34.92
And what is the sanctuary,
00:41:34.96\00:41:37.23
where this man worships
before his pagan deities?
00:41:37.26\00:41:40.96
The figures which you now
see are those found in a shrine
00:41:41.00\00:41:44.20
known at the
Shaolin temple as Mahwari
00:41:44.23\00:41:47.10
or the hall of
the three Buddhas.
00:41:47.14\00:41:50.57
It is here that the temple
monks direct their worship.
00:41:50.61\00:41:53.98
But who is the central figure
00:41:54.01\00:41:56.18
and what is the symbolic gesture
00:41:56.21\00:41:58.05
which we see
formed by his right hand?
00:41:58.08\00:42:00.52
Why do we see
the very same symbols
00:42:00.55\00:42:02.72
which are associated
with Wicca, black magic,
00:42:02.75\00:42:05.85
secret societies and even
the rock-and-roll industry
00:42:05.89\00:42:09.36
also being displayed with Hindu,
00:42:09.39\00:42:11.93
Buddhist and Taoist idols,
00:42:11.96\00:42:13.80
some dating back more
than a thousand years.
00:42:13.83\00:42:16.73
Is there a connection?
00:42:16.77\00:42:18.33
Are the same spirits which
work behind the scenes in one
00:42:18.37\00:42:22.40
also influencing the other?
00:42:22.44\00:42:24.77
And who is the bearded figure
00:42:24.81\00:42:26.47
which we see standing
at his far outer right,
00:42:26.51\00:42:30.48
his name is Bodhidharma or Damo
00:42:30.51\00:42:33.88
which in Chinese
literally means Hairy Devil.
00:42:33.92\00:42:37.55
He is the patron
saint of the Shaolin Temple
00:42:37.59\00:42:40.16
and Chan Buddhism.
00:42:40.19\00:42:41.69
He is also the 28th
00:42:41.72\00:42:43.39
in a long lineage of
disciples and teachers,
00:42:43.43\00:42:46.09
springing from the founder
of the Hindu Buddhist religion.
00:42:46.13\00:42:50.00
Bodhidharma brought his
revised version of Hinduism
00:42:50.03\00:42:53.67
from India to
China in the year 464 AD.
00:42:53.70\00:42:57.84
And legend tells us
00:42:57.87\00:42:59.64
that it was he who taught
the monks of Shaolin Temple,
00:42:59.67\00:43:03.11
the methods of physical movement
00:43:03.14\00:43:05.18
combined with meditation
00:43:05.21\00:43:06.61
to enhance their
spiritual abilities.
00:43:06.65\00:43:09.35
Through Hindu
breathing exercises
00:43:09.38\00:43:12.05
and yoga, mantra chanting,
00:43:12.09\00:43:14.82
visualization
techniques and kata,
00:43:14.86\00:43:17.39
the monks were said to develop
almost supernatural psychic
00:43:17.43\00:43:20.90
and physical powers.
00:43:20.93\00:43:22.60
So we see that it was
not the strict diet of rice
00:43:22.63\00:43:26.23
and vegetables which
gave rise to the Shaolin monks
00:43:26.27\00:43:29.27
notoriety in the
world of combative arts.
00:43:29.30\00:43:32.47
Neither this is simply due to
their rigorous training regime
00:43:32.51\00:43:35.74
that these Buddhist
warriors and their temple
00:43:35.78\00:43:37.98
are known as the
world's birthplace
00:43:38.01\00:43:40.02
and source of
all martial styles.
00:43:40.05\00:43:43.05
But their unique
abilities are credited
00:43:43.08\00:43:45.59
to a more elusive
and spiritual power
00:43:45.62\00:43:48.66
something working
subtly in the things
00:43:48.69\00:43:50.79
they were taught
by this Hindu priest.
00:43:50.83\00:43:54.03
After his death, legend has
it that the monks of Shaolin
00:43:54.06\00:43:57.70
found a set of writings
00:43:57.73\00:43:59.10
that were left hidden within
the temple wall or his tomb
00:43:59.13\00:44:02.94
in which he gave detail
yet cryptic instructions
00:44:02.97\00:44:06.41
written in his own
native Sanskrit tongue
00:44:06.44\00:44:09.44
on the way and its power,
00:44:09.48\00:44:11.95
exercises which
would enable the masters
00:44:11.98\00:44:14.48
and their future
disciples to reach Nirvana
00:44:14.52\00:44:17.42
and enlightenment.
00:44:17.45\00:44:18.99
It is these writings known
as the muscle tendon changing,
00:44:19.02\00:44:23.26
marrow brainwashing classics
00:44:23.29\00:44:25.69
which are revered among
martial artists worldwide.
00:44:25.73\00:44:28.90
And it is these
which form the foundation
00:44:28.93\00:44:31.93
of all modern martial
forms kata, qigong and training.
00:44:31.97\00:44:37.11
There are many who begin
training in these Eastern arts
00:44:38.87\00:44:41.84
and say they will practice
only the physical disciplines,
00:44:41.88\00:44:45.15
laying their Eastern spiritual
influences to the side.
00:44:45.18\00:44:48.45
But according to the founders,
00:44:48.48\00:44:49.92
grandmasters and
gurus of these arts,
00:44:49.95\00:44:52.29
this is not only impossible
but futile in its attempt,
00:44:52.32\00:44:56.42
it verily cannot be done.
00:44:56.46\00:44:59.23
"When an old man is able
to defeat many attackers,
00:45:00.60\00:45:03.80
how could it be
due to his strength."
00:45:03.83\00:45:07.20
"We live in two
realms, two dimensions
00:45:07.24\00:45:10.81
the spiritual and the material.
00:45:10.84\00:45:13.38
So to live an effective life,
both aspects must be addressed.
00:45:13.41\00:45:18.58
The spiritual
contains the real power
00:45:18.61\00:45:21.42
but the natural is
the trigger to release it.
00:45:21.45\00:45:24.65
The two must work in harmony!"
00:45:24.69\00:45:27.99
"One of the greatest gifts
of the martial arts is that
00:45:28.02\00:45:30.96
they ultimately guide us to
new levels of spirituality."
00:45:30.99\00:45:35.33
"Always more vital to karate
than techniques or strength
00:45:36.56\00:45:40.64
is the spiritual element
that lets you move and act
00:45:40.67\00:45:44.11
with complete freedom."
00:45:44.14\00:45:46.31
In striving to enter
the proper frame of mind,
00:45:46.34\00:45:49.61
Zen meditation is
of great importance.
00:45:49.64\00:45:52.75
The man who wants to
walk the way of karate
00:45:52.78\00:45:55.95
cannot afford to neglect
Zen and spiritual training."
00:45:55.98\00:46:00.26
But what saith the word of God?
00:46:00.29\00:46:02.79
"Blessed are the
undefiled in the Way,
00:46:02.82\00:46:05.83
those who walk in
the law of the Lord."
00:46:05.86\00:46:08.66
So how are these men
claiming to serve Jehovah
00:46:08.70\00:46:11.80
and yet walking after
the steps of another master?
00:46:11.83\00:46:15.07
"Spiritual
development is paramount,
00:46:15.10\00:46:17.77
technical skills are
merely a means to the end...
00:46:17.81\00:46:21.41
You may train for a long time,
00:46:21.44\00:46:23.81
but if you merely
move your hands and feet
00:46:23.85\00:46:25.98
and jump up and
down like a puppet,
00:46:26.01\00:46:28.08
learning Karate
is not very different
00:46:28.12\00:46:30.55
from learning a dance.
00:46:30.59\00:46:32.29
You will never reach
the heart of the matter,
00:46:32.32\00:46:35.09
you will have failed to grasp
the Quintessence of karate-do."
00:46:35.12\00:46:40.23
Quin-tes-sence
an interesting word,
00:46:40.26\00:46:43.03
"The 5th and highest 'element'
00:46:43.06\00:46:44.83
in ancient and
medieval philosophy,
00:46:44.87\00:46:47.70
that is said to
permeate all nature,
00:46:47.74\00:46:50.47
and all matter,
00:46:50.51\00:46:52.17
and is the substance
composing all celestial bodies.
00:46:52.21\00:46:56.11
In physics,
00:46:56.14\00:46:57.48
it is the hypothetical
form of 'dark energy,'
00:46:57.51\00:47:00.92
the 5th fundamental
force, the 5th element.
00:47:00.95\00:47:05.25
And by the ancient
Greeks, it was this force
00:47:05.29\00:47:07.62
which was thought
to fill the universe
00:47:07.66\00:47:09.96
and hold and bind
all things together."
00:47:09.99\00:47:13.60
Are we not hearing
echoes of the same philosophy
00:47:13.63\00:47:16.93
in the media and films today?
00:47:16.97\00:47:19.83
For my ally is the force.
00:47:19.87\00:47:22.94
And a powerful ally it is.
00:47:22.97\00:47:25.17
Life creates it, makes it grow.
00:47:26.27\00:47:31.48
Its energy
surrounds us and binds us.
00:47:31.51\00:47:36.79
Luminous beings are we...
00:47:36.82\00:47:38.55
Not this crude matter.
00:47:38.59\00:47:41.22
You must feel
the force around you.
00:47:41.26\00:47:44.89
Here, between you...
00:47:44.93\00:47:47.30
me...
00:47:47.33\00:47:48.66
the tree...
00:47:48.70\00:47:50.03
the rock...
00:47:50.07\00:47:51.40
everywhere!
00:47:51.43\00:47:52.77
Yes, even between land and ship!
00:47:52.80\00:47:57.61
It is this
elusive spiritual energy,
00:47:57.64\00:48:00.14
which the Taoist
and Buddhist priest
00:48:00.18\00:48:02.24
spend their lives
seeking to invoke and harness.
00:48:02.28\00:48:05.45
Are these mystical abilities
00:48:06.88\00:48:08.45
only the figment of the
imaginations of Hollywood?
00:48:08.48\00:48:11.75
Are they not mere
fantasy that make believe?
00:48:11.79\00:48:15.02
But we must remember
that fiction often lies
00:48:15.06\00:48:18.49
closest to the path of truth,
00:48:18.53\00:48:20.83
else it has no power to deceive.
00:48:20.86\00:48:23.40
Since the
beginning of Earth's history,
00:48:23.43\00:48:25.37
Satan, that old
serpent has told mankind
00:48:25.40\00:48:28.60
that we have within ourselves
the very powers of divinity,
00:48:28.64\00:48:32.97
that we need look
no further nor higher
00:48:33.01\00:48:35.81
than our own
mind and consciousness
00:48:35.84\00:48:37.88
for the wisdom
and powers of a God
00:48:37.91\00:48:40.72
and that through the
joining of light with darkness
00:48:40.75\00:48:43.82
and partaking of
that forbidden tree.
00:48:43.85\00:48:46.25
Mankind may
complete the final step
00:48:46.29\00:48:49.12
of his evolution into godhood.
00:48:49.16\00:48:52.09
But the devil is a liar
and the father of all lies.
00:48:52.13\00:48:55.73
For it is through
00:48:55.76\00:48:57.10
the
ministration of fallen angels
00:48:57.13\00:48:58.83
that all these
miraculous feats of strength
00:48:58.87\00:49:01.27
and skill are achieved.
00:49:01.30\00:49:03.20
And it is for this purpose
alone that the devil entices,
00:49:03.24\00:49:06.41
men, women and
even little children
00:49:06.44\00:49:09.08
to compromise with evil.
00:49:09.11\00:49:10.71
And thus, opening the doors
wide to the power and influence
00:49:10.75\00:49:14.42
of the forces of darkness.
00:49:14.45\00:49:16.25
The Hindu gurus have a word
00:49:16.28\00:49:18.05
for this merging
of flesh with spirit.
00:49:18.09\00:49:20.59
It is called
Avatar and literally means
00:49:20.62\00:49:24.13
the manifestation
of the fallen ones
00:49:24.16\00:49:26.63
or those which came
down from the heavens.
00:49:26.66\00:49:29.40
Is this just coincidence
that a major film production
00:49:29.43\00:49:32.67
was recently
released by the same title?
00:49:32.70\00:49:35.50
And is this the reason
00:49:35.54\00:49:37.01
we see such a
barrage of mystical teachings
00:49:37.04\00:49:39.94
and terminology in
the media updates today?
00:49:39.97\00:49:44.05
Is Satan preparing mankind
00:49:44.08\00:49:45.91
for the coming of his
final and greatest deception,
00:49:45.95\00:49:48.95
one which the scriptures declare
00:49:48.98\00:49:50.95
will if possible
deceive even the very elect
00:49:50.99\00:49:54.59
with all power,
signs and lying wonders.
00:49:54.62\00:49:57.93
The magicians of heathen times
00:49:57.96\00:49:59.59
have their
counterpart in the mediums,
00:49:59.63\00:50:01.96
the clairvoyance
00:50:02.00\00:50:03.33
and the fortune
tellers of today.
00:50:03.37\00:50:05.27
Could the veil be
lifted from before our eyes?
00:50:05.30\00:50:08.04
We should see evil
angels employing all their arts
00:50:08.07\00:50:12.31
to deceive and to destroy.
00:50:12.34\00:50:15.04
I saw the rapidity
00:50:15.08\00:50:16.95
with which this delusion
of spiritualism was spreading.
00:50:16.98\00:50:20.62
A train of cars was showing me
00:50:20.65\00:50:23.12
going with the
speed of lighting,
00:50:23.15\00:50:25.72
the angel bade
me, look carefully,
00:50:25.75\00:50:28.66
look carefully, as I
fixed my eyes upon the train
00:50:28.69\00:50:32.73
it seemed that the
whole world was on board.
00:50:32.76\00:50:35.26
Then he showed me the conductor,
00:50:35.30\00:50:37.93
a fair stately person
00:50:37.97\00:50:39.90
whom all the passengers
looked up to in reverence.
00:50:39.93\00:50:43.67
I was perplexed
and I asked who it was?
00:50:43.71\00:50:46.81
He said, he is a
Satan, he is the conductor
00:50:46.84\00:50:50.75
in the form of an angel of light
00:50:50.78\00:50:52.95
and he has taken
the world captive.
00:50:52.98\00:50:55.28
"They have been given
over to strong delusions,
00:50:55.58\00:50:58.25
to believe a lie...
00:50:58.29\00:50:59.85
and they are
heading with lightning speed
00:50:59.89\00:51:01.99
to perdition!
00:51:02.02\00:51:03.53
This delusion will spread,
00:51:03.56\00:51:05.33
and we all shall have to
contend with it face to face
00:51:05.36\00:51:09.43
and unless we
are prepared for it
00:51:09.46\00:51:11.43
we shall be
ensnared and overcome.
00:51:11.47\00:51:13.97
The people of
God must be prepared
00:51:14.00\00:51:16.54
to withstand these lying spirits
00:51:16.57\00:51:18.41
with the Truth
from the Word of God!"
00:51:18.44\00:51:20.68
Yoga, to yoke or to join
in union with the Hindu gods.
00:51:28.82\00:51:35.26
Through the martial
arts, Tai chi and yoga,
00:51:35.29\00:51:37.93
the doors being
open for the introduction
00:51:37.96\00:51:40.46
and the acceptance of
many mystical practices.
00:51:40.50\00:51:44.27
When women come together
and you let go off the judgment
00:51:44.30\00:51:47.00
and just be together as women
and brief together as women,
00:51:47.04\00:51:50.71
truths come out,
ritual happens, connection.
00:51:50.74\00:51:54.61
Yoga is the state where
you are needing nothing,
00:51:59.71\00:52:02.62
but you feel whole and complete.
00:52:02.65\00:52:06.09
I would say it
will save your life.
00:52:06.12\00:52:08.29
It will change your life.
00:52:08.32\00:52:09.66
It will make you so much
more accepting of yourself.
00:52:09.69\00:52:15.53
Yoga has in the last two years
really exploded for Americans.
00:52:15.56\00:52:19.10
A lot of folks swear
by it, some Christians,
00:52:19.13\00:52:21.47
they believe there is actually
a real problem with yoga.
00:52:21.50\00:52:23.87
Michael Galanos
is here with today
00:52:23.91\00:52:25.24
as he get to the point.
00:52:25.27\00:52:26.61
Anyway you bring us these hot
button topics in with morals,
00:52:26.64\00:52:28.24
faith, values.
00:52:28.28\00:52:29.61
What do we have here?
00:52:29.64\00:52:30.98
All right, let's find out,
Erica had mentioned it's big,
00:52:31.01\00:52:32.88
17 million of you
out there practice yoga.
00:52:32.91\00:52:36.82
But again, Erica
mentioned it, some Christians,
00:52:36.85\00:52:39.49
one in particular says a
Christian should not do yoga.
00:52:39.52\00:52:42.46
He's Pastor John MacArthur;
00:52:42.49\00:52:43.83
he is pastor of
Grace Community Church,
00:52:43.86\00:52:46.29
also host of the
radio show Grace to You.
00:52:46.33\00:52:48.76
He joins us now.
00:52:48.80\00:52:50.27
bottom line, basically you
can't get the physical benefits
00:52:50.30\00:52:53.03
without incorporating
the spiritual roots of yoga.
00:52:53.07\00:52:55.47
We'll talk with John
MacArthur in just a minute.
00:52:55.50\00:52:57.51
Also joining us is the
pastor who completely disagrees
00:52:57.54\00:52:59.41
and says, "Hey, doing
yoga is okay, Doug Pagitt.
00:52:59.44\00:53:02.34
His church in Minneapolis
00:53:02.38\00:53:03.71
actually offers a class in yoga.
00:53:03.75\00:53:05.61
But let's start
with you John MacArthur.
00:53:05.65\00:53:06.98
All right, let's say,
I do decide to try yoga,
00:53:07.02\00:53:09.62
head to the local
gym, give it a shot.
00:53:09.65\00:53:11.42
What am I opening myself up
to spiritually that could go
00:53:11.45\00:53:14.69
against my Christian faith?
00:53:14.72\00:53:16.39
Well that would depend on
how the yoga is conducted.
00:53:16.42\00:53:19.13
If it's just purely exercise,
and you're a strong Christian,
00:53:19.16\00:53:22.63
it probably wouldn't
have any impact on your faith.
00:53:22.66\00:53:25.13
But in the big picture,
00:53:25.17\00:53:26.50
why would Christians
want to borrow an expression
00:53:26.53\00:53:30.57
from a false
religion, from pantheism,
00:53:30.61\00:53:33.48
god is everything,
you're god, everything is god,
00:53:33.51\00:53:36.08
when we believe
there's only one true God,
00:53:36.11\00:53:37.88
the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
00:53:37.91\00:53:40.18
Why would we
need to import that?
00:53:40.22\00:53:41.55
If you want to
exercise, exercise.
00:53:41.58\00:53:43.32
But why borrow a term
00:53:43.35\00:53:45.22
that has been part of a
false religion for centuries?
00:53:45.25\00:53:47.86
Doug Pagitt, let's
get you in on this.
00:53:47.89\00:53:49.22
And as we do, I want
to read the definition
00:53:49.26\00:53:51.46
from Webster's on yoga.
00:53:51.49\00:53:53.56
It says, "It's a
Hindu theistic philosophy
00:53:53.60\00:53:57.10
teaching the suppression
of all activity of body, mind,
00:53:57.13\00:53:59.23
and will in order
that the self may realize
00:53:59.27\00:54:01.60
its distinction from
them and attain liberation."
00:54:01.64\00:54:04.64
Kind of tough one to cipher
00:54:04.67\00:54:06.01
but on a spiritual
front for a Christian,
00:54:06.04\00:54:08.51
that does not sound like
Christ-centered faith to me.
00:54:08.54\00:54:10.71
On the surface
of that definition,
00:54:10.75\00:54:13.05
what's going on
here? Help us out.
00:54:13.08\00:54:15.82
Well, for people
who perform yoga,
00:54:15.85\00:54:18.75
what they're
normally trying to do
00:54:18.79\00:54:20.12
is to find a whole and
complete and healed life.
00:54:20.16\00:54:23.32
So when people
participate in yoga,
00:54:23.36\00:54:25.59
most of them aren't on
some kind of a yoga agenda.
00:54:25.63\00:54:28.40
What they're trying to do is use
00:54:28.43\00:54:29.76
whatever practices they can find
00:54:29.80\00:54:31.47
that would help them have
a whole and complete life.
00:54:31.50\00:54:33.54
And for a Christian,
00:54:33.57\00:54:34.90
that's certainly
what we're after.
00:54:34.94\00:54:36.30
The Jesus
agenda is a whole life,
00:54:36.34\00:54:38.44
is a complete
life, is a healed life.
00:54:38.47\00:54:40.71
So when people use
it to relieve stress,
00:54:40.74\00:54:42.64
to be healthy in
their relationships,
00:54:42.68\00:54:44.58
to feel good in their body,
that's a really good thing.
00:54:44.61\00:54:47.35
Is all yoga bad
yoga for the Christian?
00:54:47.38\00:54:50.19
Well, let me just respond
to what I've been hearing.
00:54:50.22\00:54:53.56
That doesn't sound
anything like Christianity.
00:54:53.59\00:54:56.42
If you want a whole life,
00:54:56.46\00:54:58.69
if you want your life
to be what it should be,
00:54:58.73\00:55:01.66
you don't put yourself in
some weird physical position,
00:55:01.70\00:55:04.23
empty your mind,
00:55:04.27\00:55:05.60
center on yourself and
try to relieve your stress.
00:55:05.63\00:55:09.34
You go to the Word of God,
to the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
00:55:09.37\00:55:13.31
you embrace in faith
00:55:13.34\00:55:15.11
the sacrifice of
Christ in His death
00:55:15.14\00:55:16.95
and resurrection as
your savior and redeemer.
00:55:16.98\00:55:19.51
God comes, regenerates
you, transforms your life,
00:55:19.55\00:55:23.08
makes you a new creation,
00:55:23.12\00:55:24.45
and you're saved and
you're on your way to heaven,
00:55:24.49\00:55:26.25
and you can live a
life of peace and joy.
00:55:26.29\00:55:28.02
That's the
promise of the gospel.
00:55:28.06\00:55:29.59
There is no
contribution made to that
00:55:29.62\00:55:32.19
by any physical position
or any kind of meditation.
00:55:32.23\00:55:37.40
The idea of Christianity
is to fill your mind
00:55:37.43\00:55:40.94
with biblical truth and focus
on the God who is above you.
00:55:40.97\00:55:44.57
That's Christian worship.
00:55:44.61\00:55:45.94
The idea of yoga
is to fill your mind
00:55:45.97\00:55:48.44
with nothing except
to focus on yourself
00:55:48.48\00:55:51.15
and try to find the
god that is inside of you.
00:55:51.18\00:55:53.75
From a Christian viewpoint,
that's a false religion.
00:55:53.78\00:55:57.52
And it is the goal
of all yoga practice,
00:55:57.55\00:56:00.36
regardless of
name or methodology
00:56:00.39\00:56:02.92
to relax the body,
00:56:02.96\00:56:04.93
to open the mind
and let down the guard.
00:56:04.96\00:56:08.33
And it is that
which the Hindu yogis call
00:56:08.36\00:56:10.60
the Great Serpent Spirit.
00:56:10.63\00:56:12.93
According to ancient Hindu text,
00:56:12.97\00:56:14.54
this Spirit lives within
every human being from birth.
00:56:14.57\00:56:19.04
Thus inviting
the spirit to awaken
00:56:19.07\00:56:21.21
from its coiled
slumber below the navel
00:56:21.24\00:56:23.78
and climb the spiral staircase
00:56:23.81\00:56:26.21
to the throne of the human will.
00:56:26.25\00:56:28.52
A throne which is said
to reside at the third eye
00:56:28.55\00:56:32.22
or frontal lobe
of the human mind.
00:56:32.25\00:56:35.22
Within every human
lies a divine cosmic energy
00:56:35.26\00:56:38.39
called Kundalini.
00:56:38.43\00:56:40.80
Almost every tradition speaks
of it in one form or another...
00:56:40.83\00:56:44.93
In Japanese it is called
Ki, in Chinese it is called Chi.
00:56:44.97\00:56:50.64
The scriptures of Christianity
call it the Holy Spirit.
00:56:50.67\00:56:54.78
What is Kundalini?
00:56:54.81\00:56:56.68
It is the power of the self!
00:56:56.71\00:56:59.68
The power of consciousness.
00:56:59.71\00:57:02.38
"Kundalini is Shakti,
00:57:02.42\00:57:04.52
the supreme energy whom
the sages of India worship
00:57:04.55\00:57:08.06
as the mother of the universe.
00:57:08.09\00:57:10.43
It is only when the
Kundalini is awakened
00:57:10.46\00:57:12.93
that we become
aware of our true nature,
00:57:12.96\00:57:15.80
of our greatness,
00:57:15.83\00:57:18.40
of the fact that not
only do we belong to God,
00:57:18.43\00:57:21.84
but we are God."
00:57:21.87\00:57:24.34
"When one acquires
the strength of Kundalini,
00:57:24.37\00:57:26.94
one no longer remains a
bound, limited creature,
00:57:26.98\00:57:31.01
one achieves
total union with God."
00:57:31.05\00:57:35.68
But which god are
they speaking off?
00:57:35.72\00:57:38.05
I don't think there's a way
00:57:38.09\00:57:39.42
to kind of close
your world again,
00:57:39.45\00:57:41.26
once it's opened, it's opened.
00:57:41.29\00:57:44.09
One of the wonderful
things about yoga as a practice,
00:57:44.13\00:57:47.86
is that we
really become connected
00:57:47.90\00:57:50.70
to our authentic self.
00:57:50.73\00:57:55.40
If you go back
to the mat every day
00:57:55.44\00:57:56.77
because it's a practice
00:57:56.81\00:57:58.14
and you will see
the miracles unfold,
00:57:58.17\00:57:59.51
I mean it's so often in
a physical pose or asana.
00:57:59.54\00:58:01.61
You will breathe in
00:58:01.64\00:58:02.98
and suddenly
everything will be clear.
00:58:03.01\00:58:05.71
People are trying
constantly to find peace,
00:58:05.75\00:58:10.15
to find that power,
00:58:10.19\00:58:12.25
to find inspiration
their own inner beauty.
00:58:12.29\00:58:18.33
It's no coincidence that
yoga is really popular today
00:58:18.36\00:58:21.33
because the world
needs yoga right now.
00:58:21.36\00:58:25.30
The reason why so many
people practice yoga is
00:58:25.33\00:58:31.27
because it tastes good.
00:58:31.31\00:58:36.78
Thus the martial
artist and yoga practitioner
00:58:36.81\00:58:39.31
is said to achieve enlightenment
00:58:39.35\00:58:41.52
and Nirvana beginning
the path to immortal life.
00:58:41.55\00:58:45.55
But this is that same lie
00:58:45.59\00:58:47.39
which the ancient serpent spoke
to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
00:58:47.42\00:58:51.16
Thus saying, "That by
faith was disobedience
00:58:51.19\00:58:54.53
and rebellion to
the word of Jehovah
00:58:54.56\00:58:57.70
and partaking of
that forbidden fruit
00:58:57.73\00:58:59.67
of the Tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil,
00:58:59.70\00:59:02.20
ye shall not surely die
but ye shall be as God."
00:59:02.24\00:59:07.88
Satan wove in a
labyrinth web of deception,
00:59:07.91\00:59:11.11
twisting and
distorting the word of Yahweh.
00:59:11.15\00:59:14.55
And today the very same lie
00:59:14.58\00:59:16.42
is being spoken
through the senseis, gurus,
00:59:16.45\00:59:19.29
masters and instructors
of the Eastern mystical arts.
00:59:19.32\00:59:23.43
Taste and see they say,
00:59:23.46\00:59:25.83
for in the day ye thereof
your eyes shall be opened
00:59:25.86\00:59:29.36
and ye shall be as Gods,
00:59:29.40\00:59:31.53
knowing both light and
darkness, good and evil.
00:59:31.57\00:59:37.21
Is this the
enlightenment which Jesus lived,
00:59:37.24\00:59:40.31
suffered and died
to give His people?
00:59:40.34\00:59:43.31
Is this that mystery
00:59:43.35\00:59:44.68
which He rose
again from the dead,
00:59:44.71\00:59:46.85
the third day to freely impart?
00:59:46.88\00:59:49.32
Now I beseech you brethren,
00:59:49.35\00:59:50.82
"I would have you wise
unto that which is good,
00:59:50.85\00:59:53.76
and simple concerning evil!"
00:59:53.79\00:59:57.89
This is the ultimate purpose
of the Eastern mystical arts,
00:59:57.93\01:00:01.16
the joining and
merging of humanity
01:00:01.20\01:00:03.37
with the forces of darkness.
01:00:03.40\01:00:05.43
Millions are being
deceived by the ancient dragon
01:00:05.47\01:00:08.40
as they are told
that we are on the brink
01:00:08.44\01:00:10.54
of the final
evolution of mankind.
01:00:10.57\01:00:12.84
And in this final step,
we will achieve Godhood.
01:00:12.87\01:00:16.78
As man is delving
into the occult practices
01:00:16.81\01:00:19.08
of the Eastern religions,
01:00:19.11\01:00:20.48
in his effort to
see beyond the veil
01:00:20.52\01:00:23.08
of our physical world,
01:00:23.12\01:00:24.85
the doorway is been
opened to spiritual forces
01:00:24.89\01:00:27.49
and powers of which
the Bible has warned us
01:00:27.52\01:00:29.99
in no uncertain terms.
01:00:30.03\01:00:32.49
Spiritualism takes many
forms in the Eastern arts
01:00:32.53\01:00:35.86
but all of these regardless
of how they are clothed
01:00:35.90\01:00:39.10
are about the working of
demons upon the human mind.
01:00:39.13\01:00:43.64
The Greek work for
sorcery is a magician
01:00:43.67\01:00:47.31
or an oriental scientist.
01:00:47.34\01:00:49.74
Do we not hear many of
these occult skills now
01:00:49.78\01:00:53.65
falsely being called science?
01:00:53.68\01:00:56.69
Although, these esoteric
skills were once reserved
01:00:56.72\01:00:59.29
for only those who would spend
their lives in the dark arts.
01:00:59.32\01:01:02.89
Now in this end of this age
01:01:02.92\01:01:04.86
when the powers of darkness see
that time has almost run out,
01:01:04.89\01:01:08.83
the dragon is working
to make this abilities
01:01:08.86\01:01:11.47
not only desirable
01:01:11.50\01:01:13.10
but available to all who are
willing to yield to his voice
01:01:13.13\01:01:16.77
and take that step
onto enchanted ground.
01:01:16.81\01:01:20.64
"Hear the word of the
Lord, O house of Israel,"
01:01:20.68\01:01:23.71
Thus saith the Jehovah,
01:01:23.75\01:01:25.75
Learn not the
ways of the heathen,
01:01:25.78\01:01:27.88
and be not intrigued by
the signs of the heavens,
01:01:27.92\01:01:31.02
for the heathen
are dismayed at them.
01:01:31.05\01:01:33.82
Thou shalt not learn to do
01:01:33.86\01:01:35.82
after the abominations
of these heathen nations.
01:01:35.86\01:01:39.03
There shall not
be found among you
01:01:39.06\01:01:41.10
any one that
maketh his son or daughter
01:01:41.13\01:01:43.70
to pass through the fire,
01:01:43.73\01:01:45.83
or that useth divination
to foretell the future,
01:01:45.87\01:01:49.20
or an enchanter, or a witch,
or a charmer, a hypnotist,
01:01:49.24\01:01:55.24
or a consulter
with familiar spirits,
01:01:55.28\01:01:58.38
nor a wizard, or a necromancer,
01:01:58.41\01:02:01.68
one who speaks with the dead.
01:02:01.72\01:02:04.39
For all that do these things
01:02:04.42\01:02:05.89
are an abomination
unto the Lord Yahweh."
01:02:05.92\01:02:08.89
Practices which are rooted
01:02:17.20\01:02:18.53
in the pagan
religions of the Far East
01:02:18.57\01:02:20.70
are now becoming popular
01:02:20.74\01:02:22.20
among health and
medical communities
01:02:22.24\01:02:24.37
which claim to be healing
rather than combative in nature
01:02:24.41\01:02:28.41
and that which was
once called witchcraft
01:02:28.44\01:02:30.48
only 50 years ago is
now being widely accepted
01:02:30.51\01:02:34.35
as an
alternative form of medicine.
01:02:34.38\01:02:37.22
Cloaked in garments of
pseudoscientific terminology
01:02:37.25\01:02:40.72
many health food
stores, chiropractors,
01:02:40.76\01:02:43.22
and even western medical doctors
01:02:43.26\01:02:45.29
are now incorporating
traditional Chinese medicine
01:02:45.33\01:02:48.13
and ancient Hindu
healing techniques
01:02:48.16\01:02:50.60
as part of their practice.
01:02:50.63\01:02:52.77
Acupuncture, acupressure,
Ayurveda, iridology,
01:02:52.80\01:02:57.57
energetic kinesiology,
reflexology, magnetism,
01:02:57.61\01:03:02.41
and hypnosis
01:03:02.44\01:03:03.78
are now being recommended
01:03:03.81\01:03:05.15
as a safe means to recovering
and maintaining health.
01:03:05.18\01:03:09.52
But we would do
well in taking heed
01:03:09.55\01:03:11.62
to Jehovah's
instructions to avoid profane
01:03:11.65\01:03:15.12
and vain babblings
and oppositions of science
01:03:15.16\01:03:18.66
which are falsely so called.
01:03:18.69\01:03:21.13
Today, many Christians
are turning back to Egypt
01:03:21.16\01:03:24.17
in seeking relief from
pain and physical disease
01:03:24.20\01:03:27.47
rather than simply seeking help
01:03:27.50\01:03:29.37
from the Word of the living God.
01:03:29.40\01:03:32.17
The mysteries of heathen worship
01:03:32.21\01:03:33.94
are being replaced
by secret associations
01:03:33.98\01:03:37.21
and seances.
01:03:37.25\01:03:38.65
The obscurities and wonders
of spiritualistic mediums
01:03:38.68\01:03:42.38
and the
disclosures of these mediums
01:03:42.42\01:03:44.55
is being eagerly
received by thousands
01:03:44.59\01:03:47.56
who refuse to accept
light from God's word.
01:03:47.59\01:03:51.33
Believers and spiritualism
may speak with scorn
01:03:51.36\01:03:54.56
of the magicians evolved
01:03:54.60\01:03:56.50
but the great
deceiver laughs in triumph
01:03:56.53\01:03:59.17
as they yield to his
arts under a different
01:03:59.20\01:04:01.44
or more modern form.
01:04:01.47\01:04:04.41
The apostles and followers
of nearly all form of spiritism
01:04:04.44\01:04:08.31
claim to have
power to cure disease.
01:04:08.34\01:04:11.45
They attribute their powers
to electricity, magnetism,
01:04:11.48\01:04:15.82
the so called
sympathetic remedies,
01:04:15.85\01:04:18.65
or to the laden forces
within the mind of man.
01:04:18.69\01:04:22.69
There are many
who shrink with horror
01:04:22.72\01:04:24.69
from the thought of
consulting spirit mediums.
01:04:24.73\01:04:27.40
But who are attracted
01:04:27.43\01:04:28.76
by the more
pleasing forms of spiritism,
01:04:28.80\01:04:31.70
form such as the
Emmanuel Movement,
01:04:31.73\01:04:34.50
Christian Science, theosophy,
and other oriental religions.
01:04:34.54\01:04:40.18
Through a flood of
spiritualistic teachings
01:04:40.21\01:04:42.18
from Hollywood
and the printed page,
01:04:42.21\01:04:44.75
Satan is working in
this final generation
01:04:44.78\01:04:47.85
with a fierceness
such as never before.
01:04:47.88\01:04:50.79
The dragon is
fighting to blind the eyes
01:04:50.82\01:04:53.09
and the minds of all mankind.
01:04:53.12\01:04:55.29
So that we might
not see and comprehend
01:04:55.32\01:04:57.79
the glad tidings of Christ
01:04:57.83\01:05:00.10
which is
according to the scriptures
01:05:00.13\01:05:02.26
the power of God unto salvation
to everyone that believes.
01:05:02.30\01:05:08.00
Working through infiltration
01:05:08.04\01:05:09.74
rather than by a
direct funnel attack,
01:05:09.77\01:05:12.31
millions are now being
swept away into a religion
01:05:12.34\01:05:15.21
which requires
no blood atonement,
01:05:15.24\01:05:17.81
no cross, no personal sacrifice,
01:05:17.85\01:05:20.82
no death to self the
world or their flesh.
01:05:20.85\01:05:24.99
"For if our gospel be hid,
01:05:25.02\01:05:27.12
it is hid to
them that are lost...
01:05:27.16\01:05:29.32
In whom the god of this world
01:05:29.36\01:05:31.36
hath blinded the minds
of them that believe not,
01:05:31.39\01:05:34.36
lest the Light
01:05:34.40\01:05:35.73
and revealing of the
glorious glad tidings of Christ,
01:05:35.76\01:05:38.93
who is the image of
God, should shine unto them."
01:05:38.97\01:05:43.20
So it will be in
the great final conflict
01:05:43.24\01:05:45.77
between righteousness and
sin while new life, light,
01:05:45.81\01:05:49.58
and power are
descending from on high
01:05:49.61\01:05:51.75
in the lateral rain
upon the disciples of Christ.
01:05:51.78\01:05:55.25
A strange force is
springing up from beneath
01:05:55.28\01:05:57.95
and energizing
the agencies of Satan.
01:05:57.99\01:06:01.06
Intensity is taking possession
of every earthly element
01:06:01.09\01:06:04.99
and with a subtlety gain
through centuries of conflict,
01:06:05.03\01:06:08.20
the prince of evil
works under a disguise.
01:06:08.23\01:06:11.83
He now manifest himself
cloth as an angel of light.
01:06:11.87\01:06:16.34
In the days of Christ,
01:06:16.37\01:06:17.71
the leaders and
teachers of Israel
01:06:17.74\01:06:19.74
were powerless to
resist the work of Satan,
01:06:19.77\01:06:23.18
for they were
neglecting their only means
01:06:23.21\01:06:25.25
by which they could have
withstood the evil spirits.
01:06:25.28\01:06:29.48
For it was by the word of God
01:06:29.52\01:06:31.35
that Christ
overcame the wicked one
01:06:31.39\01:06:34.02
and it is by His work
that we also are to overcome.
01:06:34.06\01:06:39.19
"And they overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb,
01:06:39.23\01:06:41.76
and by the word
of their testimony,
01:06:41.80\01:06:44.07
and they loved not
their lives, even unto death."
01:06:44.10\01:06:47.67
For with the heart man
believes unto righteousness,
01:06:47.70\01:06:51.07
and with his mouth profession
is made unto Salvation."
01:06:51.11\01:06:56.24
The leaders of Israel professed
to be expositors of God's word,
01:06:56.28\01:07:01.72
but they had studied it
01:07:01.75\01:07:03.08
only to sustain
their traditions.
01:07:03.12\01:07:05.22
By their interpretation,
01:07:05.25\01:07:06.59
they made God's
word express sentiments
01:07:06.62\01:07:09.12
that God had never given.
01:07:09.16\01:07:11.29
Their mystical
construction made indistinct,
01:07:11.33\01:07:14.16
that which the
Lord had made plain.
01:07:14.20\01:07:16.87
They disputed over
insignificant technicalities
01:07:16.90\01:07:20.60
and practically denied
the most essential truths
01:07:20.64\01:07:23.71
and thus infidelity
and the seeds of doubt
01:07:23.74\01:07:26.54
were scattered everywhere.
01:07:26.57\01:07:28.51
God's word was
robbed of its power
01:07:28.54\01:07:31.05
and evil spirits
worked their will.
01:07:31.08\01:07:34.22
Today, history is repeating
with the Bible open before them
01:07:34.25\01:07:38.95
and professing to
reverence its teachings.
01:07:38.99\01:07:41.79
Many of the
religious leaders of our time
01:07:41.82\01:07:44.19
are destroying faith
in it as the Word of God.
01:07:44.23\01:07:48.96
They busy themselves
with dissecting the word,
01:07:49.00\01:07:52.13
setting their own opinions
above its plainest statements.
01:07:52.17\01:07:56.04
In their hands God's word
losses its regenerating power
01:07:56.07\01:08:00.48
and this why
infidelity runs riot
01:08:00.51\01:08:03.68
and iniquity grow so widespread.
01:08:03.71\01:08:06.51
And so it is
01:08:11.09\01:08:12.42
that when Satan has
undermined faith in the Bible,
01:08:12.45\01:08:15.26
he then directs
men to other sources
01:08:15.29\01:08:17.83
for light and power,
thus he insinuates himself.
01:08:17.86\01:08:22.86
Those who turn from the
plain teaching of Scripture
01:08:22.90\01:08:25.53
and the convicting
power of God's Holy Spirit
01:08:25.57\01:08:28.80
are thus inviting
the control of demons.
01:08:28.84\01:08:32.07
Criticism and speculation
concerning the scriptures
01:08:32.11\01:08:35.31
have opened the way for
spiritism and theosophy.
01:08:35.34\01:08:38.95
Those modernized
forms of ancient heathenism
01:08:38.98\01:08:41.95
to gain a foothold even
in the professed churches
01:08:41.98\01:08:45.05
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
01:08:45.09\01:08:47.19
For side by side
01:08:47.22\01:08:48.59
with the
preaching of the gospel,
01:08:48.62\01:08:50.49
agencies are working
01:08:50.53\01:08:52.19
which are but the
medium of lying spirits.
01:08:52.23\01:08:55.93
Many a man tampers with
these merely from curiosity
01:08:55.96\01:09:00.17
but seeing
evidence of the working
01:09:00.20\01:09:02.14
of a more than human power,
01:09:02.17\01:09:04.11
he is Lord on and on
01:09:04.14\01:09:06.31
until he is controlled by
a will stronger than his own.
01:09:06.34\01:09:11.61
Many church leaders
of every denomination
01:09:11.65\01:09:14.25
are now being trained
01:09:14.28\01:09:15.62
in what is called
spiritual formation,
01:09:15.65\01:09:18.55
practices which have been taken
01:09:18.59\01:09:20.09
from the works
of Eastern mystics
01:09:20.12\01:09:21.86
and Ignatius of Loyola,
01:09:21.89\01:09:24.29
and these men are
now leading our churches
01:09:24.33\01:09:26.33
in the acceptance
01:09:26.36\01:09:27.70
of an emerging new
form of Christianity
01:09:27.73\01:09:30.83
through the
practices of Lectio Divina,
01:09:30.87\01:09:33.37
contemplative prayer,
centering prayer, meditation,
01:09:33.40\01:09:37.71
spiritual drumming, and other
ancient spiritual exercises.
01:09:37.74\01:09:43.04
For me serenity is prayer,
01:09:43.08\01:09:45.95
to come into the
presence of mystery
01:09:45.98\01:09:49.82
and sit with attention,
in attention, reverence,
01:09:49.85\01:09:53.86
gratitude need not be spoken,
we don't have to use the words.
01:09:53.89\01:09:58.59
What would I do with words
01:09:58.63\01:09:59.96
when I try to remind God
as something God for God?
01:10:00.00\01:10:04.27
When you completely be
mindful of this present moment
01:10:04.30\01:10:07.94
and recognizing that its depth,
01:10:07.97\01:10:09.80
its mystery is deeper
than any thought you have
01:10:09.84\01:10:13.98
that any feeling that you have,
01:10:14.01\01:10:15.84
it's hard to
find words for this,
01:10:15.88\01:10:17.58
that's when you
feel that you are held,
01:10:17.61\01:10:20.32
that you are sustained,
01:10:20.35\01:10:21.98
that what you
really are is deeper
01:10:22.02\01:10:26.49
and what you think you are,
01:10:26.52\01:10:28.72
or than anything
anybody says you are,
01:10:28.76\01:10:33.33
it's deeper and that
reality is the Christ spirit,
01:10:33.36\01:10:36.77
that reality is
our Buddha nature
01:10:36.80\01:10:39.20
that's what really happen.
01:10:39.23\01:10:41.84
Many honest Christians
01:10:41.87\01:10:43.27
are now being led into the snare
01:10:43.30\01:10:45.27
of that old serpent
01:10:45.31\01:10:46.64
and the apostasy
foretold by the Holy Scriptures
01:10:46.68\01:10:50.01
in these last days.
01:10:50.05\01:10:51.58
"Now the Spirits
speaketh expressly,
01:10:51.61\01:10:54.42
that in the latter
times some shall depart
01:10:54.45\01:10:57.09
from the faith giving
heed to seducing spirits,
01:10:57.12\01:11:00.26
and the doctrines of devils...
01:11:00.29\01:11:02.56
But this know also,
01:11:02.59\01:11:04.43
that in the last days
perilous times shall come.
01:11:04.46\01:11:08.23
For men shall be
lovers of their own selves...
01:11:08.26\01:11:10.97
Having a form of godliness,
01:11:11.00\01:11:13.23
but denying the power thereof...
01:11:13.27\01:11:15.84
I tell you from such turn away!"
01:11:15.87\01:11:19.67
All of these
practices are deeply rooted
01:11:19.71\01:11:22.18
in the occult philosophies
01:11:22.21\01:11:23.71
of Asia's three
primary religions.
01:11:23.75\01:11:26.95
And each of these religions
01:11:26.98\01:11:28.82
share five common
principles or doctrines.
01:11:28.85\01:11:32.45
The first being the
doctrine of reincarnation,
01:11:32.49\01:11:35.49
and the immortality of the soul.
01:11:35.52\01:11:38.23
The second is pantheism,
01:11:38.26\01:11:40.30
the teaching
that God is an energy
01:11:40.33\01:11:42.63
or force which
resides within all matter.
01:11:42.66\01:11:46.63
The third is
known as the principle
01:11:46.67\01:11:48.60
of the divine spark or
the Godhood of all mankind
01:11:48.64\01:11:52.71
waiting to be revealed
01:11:52.74\01:11:54.21
through pagan and
occult initiation.
01:11:54.24\01:11:57.55
The fourth principle is
the doctrine of evolution,
01:11:57.58\01:12:01.38
the teaching that mankind
is only a higher form of animal
01:12:01.42\01:12:05.25
not created in
the likeness of God
01:12:05.29\01:12:07.92
but in that of the brute beast
01:12:07.96\01:12:09.66
and now slowly evolving
01:12:09.69\01:12:11.56
through spiritual
exercises in the Godhood.
01:12:11.59\01:12:14.76
And the fifth
and most fundamental
01:12:14.80\01:12:17.17
of all is that
principle of yin and yang.
01:12:17.20\01:12:21.90
The belief of the
dualistic nature of all things
01:12:21.94\01:12:25.17
that there are no absolutes
01:12:25.21\01:12:27.44
and each of these five teachings
01:12:27.48\01:12:29.28
stand in direct opposition
to a clear thus saith the Lord.
01:12:29.31\01:12:34.12
Today, they are coming
into educational institutions
01:12:34.15\01:12:36.99
and churches everywhere,
01:12:37.02\01:12:38.79
spiritualistic teachings
01:12:38.82\01:12:40.19
that undermine faith
in God and in His word.
01:12:40.22\01:12:43.99
The theory that God
is an essence and energy
01:12:44.03\01:12:47.20
or force pervading all nature
is now being received by many
01:12:47.23\01:12:51.53
who profess to
believe the scriptures.
01:12:51.57\01:12:53.74
But however beautifully clothed,
01:12:53.77\01:12:56.00
this theory is a
most dangerous deception.
01:12:56.04\01:12:59.11
It misrepresents Jehovah
01:12:59.14\01:13:01.14
and is a dishonor to
His greatness and majesty.
01:13:01.18\01:13:04.81
It tends not only to
mislead but to debase man,
01:13:04.85\01:13:09.15
for darkness is its element
and sensuality its sphere.
01:13:09.18\01:13:13.86
The result of
accepting this philosophy
01:13:13.89\01:13:16.09
is separation from God
01:13:16.12\01:13:18.23
and a fall in human
nature this means ruin.
01:13:18.26\01:13:23.43
These spiritualistic theories
concerning God make His grace
01:13:23.47\01:13:27.30
and divine
influence of no effect.
01:13:27.34\01:13:30.14
For if God is an essence
01:13:30.17\01:13:31.67
which pervades all nature
then He dwells in all men.
01:13:31.71\01:13:35.94
And in order to attain holiness,
01:13:35.98\01:13:38.38
man has only to develop
the power within himself.
01:13:38.41\01:13:42.22
These theories, if follow
to their logical conclusion
01:13:42.25\01:13:45.15
sweep away the
entire plan of salvation,
01:13:45.19\01:13:49.22
they do away with a
necessity for the atonement
01:13:49.26\01:13:52.06
and they make
man his own savior.
01:13:52.09\01:13:55.00
These theories regarding
God make His word of no effect
01:13:55.03\01:13:59.13
and those who accept them
01:13:59.17\01:14:00.80
are in great danger
of being finally led
01:14:00.84\01:14:03.77
to look upon the
whole Bible as a fiction.
01:14:03.81\01:14:07.68
The spiritual
exercises of Ignatius
01:14:07.71\01:14:10.01
resound with almost
identical philosophies
01:14:10.05\01:14:13.21
as those of the Hindu,
01:14:13.25\01:14:14.78
Taoist and Buddhist religions.
01:14:14.82\01:14:16.82
The occult
principles of his writings
01:14:16.85\01:14:19.12
are being
thought not only in yoga
01:14:19.15\01:14:21.46
and Tai Chi classes
01:14:21.49\01:14:22.92
but now also in many
contemporary spiritual retreats
01:14:22.96\01:14:27.13
as well as spiritual formation
01:14:27.16\01:14:29.06
in emergent church
leadership programs.
01:14:29.10\01:14:31.63
It should come
therefore as no surprise
01:14:31.67\01:14:33.90
that the Roman church
has even recognized Buddha
01:14:33.94\01:14:36.94
as one of our own
under the name St. Josaphat.
01:14:36.97\01:14:40.98
For the word Catholic
literally means universal
01:14:41.01\01:14:44.38
and as the universal church,
01:14:44.41\01:14:46.51
she welcomes with open arms
01:14:46.55\01:14:48.82
all religious
beliefs into her fold.
01:14:48.85\01:14:51.35
So long as they
recognize the Roman pontiff
01:14:51.39\01:14:54.26
as the highest spiritual
authority upon this earth.
01:14:54.29\01:14:57.59
So what is the
purpose and gathering into one
01:14:57.63\01:15:00.50
all the religions of the world?
01:15:00.53\01:15:02.63
And how is the art of war
01:15:02.66\01:15:04.33
being used to promote a
thousand years of peace?
01:15:04.37\01:15:08.54
"And in the latter
time of their kingdom,
01:15:08.57\01:15:10.64
when the apostasy
has come to the full,
01:15:10.67\01:15:13.41
a king of fierce countenance,
01:15:13.44\01:15:15.51
and understanding dark
sentences, shall arise.
01:15:15.54\01:15:19.05
And his
strength shall be mighty,
01:15:19.08\01:15:21.22
but not by his own power.
01:15:21.25\01:15:23.05
For the dragon shall give
him his power and his throne,
01:15:23.08\01:15:27.02
and great authority!
01:15:27.06\01:15:28.86
And he shall destroy marvelously
01:15:28.89\01:15:31.36
through signs and
wonders and shall prosper,
01:15:31.39\01:15:34.36
and shall accomplish,
01:15:34.40\01:15:35.90
and he shall destroy the
mighty and the holy people.
01:15:35.93\01:15:39.70
And through his knowledge
also he shall cause craft,
01:15:39.73\01:15:43.61
treachery, subtlety and
deceit to prosper in his hand.
01:15:43.64\01:15:48.11
And he shall magnify
himself in his heart,
01:15:48.14\01:15:50.78
and by peace he
shall destroy many."
01:15:50.81\01:15:55.15
"Church members love
that which the world loves,
01:15:55.18\01:15:58.62
and are ready to join with them
01:15:58.65\01:16:00.96
and Satan determines
to unite them in one body,
01:16:00.99\01:16:04.33
and thus strengthen his cause
01:16:04.36\01:16:06.26
by sweeping all into
the ranks of spiritualism.
01:16:06.29\01:16:10.30
Papists who boast
themselves of miracles
01:16:10.33\01:16:13.13
as a certain sign
of the true church,
01:16:13.17\01:16:15.70
will be readily deceived
by this wonder working power
01:16:15.74\01:16:19.74
and Protestants,
01:16:19.77\01:16:21.11
having cast away
the shield of Truth
01:16:21.14\01:16:23.68
and faith in the Word of
God, will also be deluded.
01:16:23.71\01:16:28.05
Papists, Protestants,
and worldlings will alike
01:16:28.08\01:16:31.15
will accept the
form of godliness
01:16:31.19\01:16:33.22
without the power,
01:16:33.25\01:16:34.76
and they will see in
this union a grand movement
01:16:34.79\01:16:37.96
for the conversion of the world,
01:16:37.99\01:16:39.83
and the ushering in
01:16:39.86\01:16:41.20
of the long
expected millennium."
01:16:41.23\01:16:43.80
And what is this message,
01:16:43.83\01:16:45.17
which is to prepare mankind
for a coming new age of peace
01:16:45.20\01:16:49.17
in order to have world harmony,
01:16:49.20\01:16:51.37
all mankind must acknowledge
equality of all faiths.
01:16:51.41\01:16:55.68
One cannot be said to be
better or worse than another,
01:16:55.71\01:16:59.55
neither can one be
said to hold the truth
01:16:59.58\01:17:02.42
and all others be in error.
01:17:02.45\01:17:05.22
All the religious
leaders and founders
01:17:05.25\01:17:06.96
of every age must be recognized
01:17:06.99\01:17:09.72
and acknowledged
as divinely inspired,
01:17:09.76\01:17:12.59
and all influenced
by that same spirit.
01:17:12.63\01:17:16.46
Are we seeing this
happen in the media today?
01:17:16.50\01:17:19.63
When I was 10 years old,
I asked my mother, I said,
01:17:19.67\01:17:23.54
"Well, there is only God,
01:17:23.57\01:17:25.24
why are there
so many religions?"
01:17:25.27\01:17:27.68
And over the years
01:17:27.71\01:17:29.28
I've been pondering
that question ever since
01:17:29.31\01:17:31.51
and it would seem to me
01:17:31.55\01:17:32.88
that the conclusion I've come to
01:17:32.91\01:17:34.32
is that all the
religions are true,
01:17:34.35\01:17:37.29
they just see a
different part of the elephant.
01:17:37.32\01:17:38.92
According to the grandmasters
01:17:46.29\01:17:47.76
and the founders
of the Eastern arts,
01:17:47.80\01:17:50.07
the ultimate purpose of
all martial systems is peace.
01:17:50.10\01:17:55.20
First it is said by
creating peace or harmony
01:17:55.24\01:17:58.87
between heaven and earth
01:17:58.91\01:18:00.24
within the man and
then in creating peace
01:18:00.28\01:18:03.95
between all of mankind,
01:18:03.98\01:18:06.11
with the crisis
facing our world today
01:18:06.15\01:18:08.32
through continued and
ever larger natural disasters,
01:18:08.35\01:18:11.69
the crumbling of
financial empires,
01:18:11.72\01:18:14.12
epidemic outbreaks of disease
and plague, bloodshed, famine,
01:18:14.16\01:18:18.69
and war, humanity is searching,
01:18:18.73\01:18:22.06
desperately
searching for an answer
01:18:22.10\01:18:23.90
to this world's dilemma,
01:18:23.93\01:18:25.90
a solution to the
world's calamities,
01:18:25.93\01:18:28.30
a safety in the coming storm,
01:18:28.34\01:18:31.41
a savior if you
will to lead all mankind
01:18:31.44\01:18:35.81
into a thousand years of peace.
01:18:35.84\01:18:38.61
And just such a
being will appear,
01:18:38.65\01:18:41.92
one who is clothed in light
01:18:41.95\01:18:43.69
and manifest himself
with miraculous powers
01:18:43.72\01:18:46.76
of reconciliation,
healing, and peace.
01:18:46.79\01:18:50.16
He has been
expected for generations
01:18:50.19\01:18:52.26
by all of the major religions.
01:18:52.29\01:18:54.66
Christians know
him as the Christ
01:18:54.70\01:18:56.80
and expect His eminent return.
01:18:56.83\01:18:59.50
Jews await him as the Messiah.
01:18:59.53\01:19:02.17
Hindus look for
the coming of Krishna.
01:19:02.20\01:19:05.17
Buddhists expect
him as Maitreya Buddha.
01:19:05.21\01:19:08.28
And Muslims
anticipate the Imam Mahdi.
01:19:08.31\01:19:13.35
Although the
names are different,
01:19:13.38\01:19:15.18
many believe they all
refer to the same individual,
01:19:15.22\01:19:19.12
the world teacher
01:19:19.15\01:19:20.56
whose personal name is Maitreya.
01:19:20.59\01:19:25.89
"World peace must
develop from inner peace.
01:19:25.93\01:19:29.13
Peace is not just
the absence of violence.
01:19:29.16\01:19:32.27
Peace is the manifestation
of human compassion...
01:19:32.30\01:19:36.44
The very name 'Maitri'
means 'loving kindness'...
01:19:36.47\01:19:40.34
in today's world, we
really need maitri, Maitreya,
01:19:40.38\01:19:45.95
loving kindness."
01:19:45.98\01:19:48.58
Are these just the sentiments
of a few new age mystics?
01:19:48.62\01:19:52.09
Or is there a spirit
working behind the scenes
01:19:52.12\01:19:54.59
to bring all the
world together as one.
01:19:54.62\01:19:58.63
1997, in Washington
DC, Dr. Sun Myung Moon
01:19:58.66\01:20:04.23
established the
Martial Arts Federation
01:20:04.27\01:20:06.37
for world peace,
01:20:06.40\01:20:07.97
for the purpose of
building world peace
01:20:08.00\01:20:10.47
by encouraging
all martial artists
01:20:10.51\01:20:12.57
to work together.
01:20:12.61\01:20:14.34
It has tried to
transcend all differences
01:20:14.38\01:20:17.08
that exists between people
who practice martial arts.
01:20:17.11\01:20:21.08
"The Federation
respects all martial arts
01:20:21.12\01:20:23.79
and is dedicated to
bringing about unity
01:20:23.82\01:20:26.49
and co-operation
for a bigger purpose,
01:20:26.52\01:20:29.86
namely world peace."
01:20:29.89\01:20:33.43
"Since war begins
in the minds of men,
01:20:33.46\01:20:36.06
it is in the minds of men
01:20:36.10\01:20:37.73
that defenses of
peace must be constructed."
01:20:37.77\01:20:42.37
"From my own personal
training and experience,
01:20:42.40\01:20:44.97
I think the first
step towards world peace
01:20:45.01\01:20:47.98
is personal peace.
01:20:48.01\01:20:50.15
One thing about
this organization
01:20:50.18\01:20:51.78
that I find very interesting
is its emphasis on the concept
01:20:51.81\01:20:55.78
of creating a moral
society, a strong society.
01:20:55.82\01:21:01.56
Because of my
experience in Asia,
01:21:01.59\01:21:03.56
the original
martial arts were formed
01:21:03.59\01:21:06.13
for the purpose of creating
a safe and stable society."
01:21:06.16\01:21:11.50
"The martial arts are
truly a unifying force
01:21:11.53\01:21:14.60
in our troubled world today.
01:21:14.64\01:21:16.67
Aside from religion itself,
01:21:16.71\01:21:18.57
the martial arts
comprise the one philosophy
01:21:18.61\01:21:21.64
which brings the
inner goodness and strength
01:21:21.68\01:21:24.61
that everyone possesses...
01:21:24.65\01:21:26.11
to the surface.
01:21:26.15\01:21:27.58
Both in one's own life,
01:21:27.62\01:21:29.55
and to inspire
the best in others."
01:21:29.58\01:21:32.95
"Why can't all the
people of the planet
01:21:32.99\01:21:34.82
live together in harmony?
01:21:34.86\01:21:36.79
I just don't know.
01:21:36.83\01:21:38.33
There have been three big walls
01:21:38.36\01:21:40.06
that have caused
wars throughout history.
01:21:40.10\01:21:42.13
They are national,
religious, and racial walls.
01:21:42.16\01:21:47.40
The day the
people of the world agree
01:21:47.44\01:21:49.47
to construct one
universal country,
01:21:49.50\01:21:53.04
one universal religion,
01:21:53.07\01:21:55.54
and one universal human race
01:21:55.58\01:21:58.41
by everyone
becoming color blind,
01:21:58.45\01:22:01.48
everyone on this planet
01:22:01.52\01:22:02.85
will be happy with
every breath of life."
01:22:02.88\01:22:06.32
It is interesting to note
that in order to obtain peace,
01:22:06.35\01:22:09.52
these men practice fighting
01:22:09.56\01:22:11.63
and in order to
gain harmony within,
01:22:11.66\01:22:14.36
the martial arts
teach combat, domination,
01:22:14.40\01:22:17.80
pride and control.
01:22:17.83\01:22:19.90
However, if we practice fighting
01:22:19.93\01:22:21.90
in order not to fight,
01:22:21.94\01:22:23.91
if we practice striking
01:22:23.94\01:22:25.67
in order to
develop self-control,
01:22:25.71\01:22:28.68
if we practice retaliation
in order not to retaliate,
01:22:28.71\01:22:33.28
there is
something terribly wrong
01:22:33.31\01:22:35.05
with our spiritual world view.
01:22:35.08\01:22:37.52
This is exactly the product
01:22:37.55\01:22:39.15
of the Eastern,
Taoist, Buddhist,
01:22:39.19\01:22:40.82
and Hindu philosophies.
01:22:40.86\01:22:42.62
The fruit of
that forbidden tree,
01:22:42.66\01:22:45.09
for light becomes
darkness, error becomes truth,
01:22:45.13\01:22:49.20
and that which
is declared as evil
01:22:49.23\01:22:51.23
by the word of Jehovah
01:22:51.27\01:22:52.87
is now looked
upon as being good.
01:22:52.90\01:22:55.97
The teachings and
doctrines, and practices
01:22:56.00\01:22:58.21
of the martial
arts Tai Chi and yoga
01:22:58.24\01:23:00.58
are in direct
opposition to the Word of God
01:23:00.61\01:23:04.61
and through these arts,
01:23:04.65\01:23:06.38
man is being led into
rebellion against his creator
01:23:06.41\01:23:09.95
by transgression
of God's Holy Law
01:23:09.98\01:23:12.79
and His
instructions and righteousness.
01:23:12.82\01:23:15.56
We are bringing upon ourselves
01:23:15.59\01:23:17.36
and all of the
world the sure results
01:23:17.39\01:23:19.89
of our own arrogance and pride.
01:23:19.93\01:23:22.60
Humanity under the
influence of that great serpent,
01:23:22.63\01:23:25.27
the devil is striving to revive
the ancient empire of the sun.
01:23:25.30\01:23:29.70
And under global cooperation
to rebuild a temple to the gods
01:23:29.74\01:23:34.34
and place upon its
throne a new world leader,
01:23:34.38\01:23:38.28
a teacher who will guide
01:23:38.31\01:23:39.91
all mankind into a
thousand years of peace.
01:23:39.95\01:23:43.52
"But of the time
and seasons, brethren,
01:23:43.55\01:23:45.65
ye have no need
that I write unto you.
01:23:45.69\01:23:48.76
For you
yourselves know perfectly
01:23:48.79\01:23:50.53
that the day of the Lord
01:23:50.56\01:23:51.89
so cometh as a
thief in the night.
01:23:51.93\01:23:54.60
For when they shall
say, Peace and safety,
01:23:54.63\01:23:58.20
security then sudden
destruction cometh upon them,
01:23:58.23\01:24:02.37
as travail upon
a woman with child,
01:24:02.40\01:24:04.91
and they shall not escape!"
01:24:04.94\01:24:09.18
"This 'end of an
age' inevitably produces
01:24:09.21\01:24:12.01
a certain number
of natural disasters
01:24:12.05\01:24:14.65
such as floods and earthquakes,
01:24:14.68\01:24:16.82
and we are
seeing a dramatic climax
01:24:16.85\01:24:19.09
in the number of disasters
taking place around the world.
01:24:19.12\01:24:23.29
Maitreya says,
"The last time I came,
01:24:23.32\01:24:26.80
as Jesus, it was
written in the Bible
01:24:26.83\01:24:29.66
that when I appeared again
01:24:29.70\01:24:31.47
the very elements of
nature would be disturbed.
01:24:31.50\01:24:35.07
After the disasters have peaked
01:24:35.10\01:24:36.91
there will come
a period of calm,
01:24:36.94\01:24:39.47
the violence and
destruction will come to an end.
01:24:39.51\01:24:42.51
As people gain awareness,
their guilt will recede."
01:24:42.54\01:24:47.58
"But ye brethren,
are not in darkness,
01:24:47.62\01:24:50.32
that that day should
overtake you as a thief...
01:24:50.35\01:24:53.22
For ye were some-times darkness,
01:24:53.25\01:24:55.59
but now are ye
light in the Lord...
01:24:55.62\01:24:58.99
Walk then and live as
children of the Light."
01:24:59.03\01:25:03.57
"Let no man
deceive you by any means:
01:25:03.60\01:25:06.37
For that day of the
Lord shall not come,
01:25:06.40\01:25:09.27
except there come a falling away
01:25:09.30\01:25:11.64
an apostasy first,
01:25:11.67\01:25:13.78
and that man of sin,
01:25:13.81\01:25:15.88
the transgressor of
Jehovah's law be revealed,
01:25:15.91\01:25:19.15
the son of perdition,
01:25:19.18\01:25:21.48
who opposeth
and exalteth himself
01:25:21.52\01:25:23.82
above all that is called
God, or that is worshipped.
01:25:23.85\01:25:27.59
So that he as God
sitteth in the temple of God,
01:25:27.62\01:25:32.46
shewing himself that he is God."
01:25:32.49\01:25:36.00
"The Protestants
of the United States
01:25:36.03\01:25:38.03
will be foremost in
stretching their hands
01:25:38.07\01:25:41.00
across the gulf to grasp
the hand of Spiritualism,
01:25:41.04\01:25:45.44
they will reach over
the abyss to clasp hands
01:25:45.47\01:25:48.68
with the Roman power..."
01:25:48.71\01:25:50.35
Bothers and sisters,
Luther's protest is over,
01:25:50.38\01:25:53.92
is yours?
01:25:53.95\01:25:55.28
In 1999 this was
signed by the Lutheran Church,
01:25:58.82\01:26:03.02
the federation worldwide.
01:26:03.06\01:26:04.93
Later but five years later
01:26:04.96\01:26:06.49
the worldwide Methodists
signed the same agreement,
01:26:06.53\01:26:09.06
but as of today we still have
had no protest in evangelical
01:26:09.10\01:26:12.53
that will stand up
and sign this agreement.
01:26:12.57\01:26:15.04
"...and under the influence
of this threefold union,
01:26:15.07\01:26:18.61
this country will
follow in the steps of Rome
01:26:18.64\01:26:21.28
in trampling on the
rights of conscience.
01:26:21.31\01:26:24.51
As Spiritualism
more closely imitates
01:26:24.55\01:26:26.92
the nominal
Christianity of our day,
01:26:26.95\01:26:29.52
it has greater power
to deceive and to ensnare.
01:26:29.55\01:26:33.46
Satan himself is converted,
01:26:33.49\01:26:35.79
and after the
modern order of things,
01:26:35.82\01:26:37.86
he will appear as
an angel of light.
01:26:37.89\01:26:40.60
Through the
agency of Spiritualism,
01:26:40.63\01:26:42.70
miracles will be wrought,
the sick will be healed,
01:26:42.73\01:26:46.67
and many undeniable
wonders will be performed.
01:26:46.70\01:26:50.31
And as the spirits will
profess faith in the Bible
01:26:50.34\01:26:53.38
and manifest
respect for the institutions
01:26:53.41\01:26:56.21
of the Roman church,
01:26:56.24\01:26:57.75
their work will be accepted
01:26:57.78\01:26:59.11
as a
manifestation of divine power."
01:26:59.15\01:27:03.15
I've told you,
you'd never forget it.
01:27:03.18\01:27:04.79
Yeah. Wow!
01:27:08.49\01:27:11.43
I tell you, I'm
telling you right now,
01:27:11.46\01:27:15.13
heaven is real over this.
01:27:15.16\01:27:18.93
Hallelujah.
01:27:18.97\01:27:20.70
You know what?
01:27:20.74\01:27:22.07
You know what's
so thrilling to me?
01:27:22.10\01:27:23.87
I mean, when we went into
the ministry 47 years ago,
01:27:23.91\01:27:26.78
this was impossible.
01:27:26.81\01:27:28.14
The closing chapters
of the Book of Revelation
01:27:28.18\01:27:30.55
tell us that there
will soon be one final stand
01:27:30.58\01:27:33.95
between the children of light
and the forces of darkness.
01:27:33.98\01:27:37.12
And it is for this last
great and decisive battle
01:27:37.15\01:27:40.76
that the dragon is
preparing his armies.
01:27:40.79\01:27:43.46
For not alone will Satan
and his fallen angels fight
01:27:43.49\01:27:46.49
for dominion of this earth,
01:27:46.53\01:27:48.20
men also will have
their part to play.
01:27:48.23\01:27:51.73
And truly this can be
seen all around us today
01:27:51.77\01:27:55.74
through the medium
of secular literature,
01:27:55.77\01:27:57.94
popular magazines, video games,
01:27:57.97\01:28:00.61
music, and movies,
01:28:00.64\01:28:02.31
we are witnessing an
entire generation of men,
01:28:02.34\01:28:05.18
women, and little children
01:28:05.21\01:28:06.88
being conformed into the
image of this fallen world.
01:28:06.92\01:28:10.49
And through the
avenues of the soul,
01:28:10.52\01:28:12.35
many are yielding themselves
01:28:12.39\01:28:13.99
to the influence
and control of demons.
01:28:14.02\01:28:17.03
Little do they
realize the forces
01:28:17.06\01:28:18.66
working behind the
scenes for their destruction
01:28:18.69\01:28:21.56
and it is these spirits
once exalted as angels of God,
01:28:21.60\01:28:25.80
who are now joining and working
within the hearts and minds
01:28:25.83\01:28:29.10
of the children of disobedience,
01:28:29.14\01:28:31.14
for they are the spirits
of devils working miracles,
01:28:31.17\01:28:34.08
which go forth unto
the kings of the earth
01:28:34.11\01:28:36.38
and of the whole
world to gather them
01:28:36.41\01:28:38.81
to the battle of that
great day of God Almighty.
01:28:38.85\01:28:43.62
"Fearful sights of a
supernatural character
01:28:43.65\01:28:46.15
will soon be
revealed in the heavens,
01:28:46.19\01:28:48.29
in token of the power
of miracle working demons.
01:28:48.32\01:28:52.19
The spirits of
devils will go forth
01:28:52.23\01:28:54.23
to the kings of the earth
01:28:54.26\01:28:55.66
and to the whole world,
to fasten them in deception,
01:28:55.70\01:28:59.10
and urge them on
to unite with Satan
01:28:59.13\01:29:01.74
in his last struggle
01:29:01.77\01:29:03.14
against the
government of Heaven.
01:29:03.17\01:29:05.57
By these agencies, rulers,
01:29:05.61\01:29:08.31
and subjects
alike will be deceived."
01:29:08.34\01:29:11.55
Through the martial arts,
yoga, and Eastern mysticism,
01:29:11.58\01:29:14.55
the door has been
opened to the spirits
01:29:14.58\01:29:16.38
and religious
practices of the East.
01:29:16.42\01:29:18.92
And now in this
final generation,
01:29:18.95\01:29:21.22
the dragon is
tempting all mankind
01:29:21.26\01:29:24.13
to taste of that forbidden tree,
01:29:24.16\01:29:26.49
the knowledge of
which brings darkness,
01:29:26.53\01:29:28.76
guilt, shame,
and bondage to sin.
01:29:28.80\01:29:32.17
Through the modern
media, popular fiction,
01:29:32.20\01:29:34.74
Eastern healing techniques,
01:29:34.77\01:29:36.50
and the practices
of spiritual formation
01:29:36.54\01:29:38.84
that old serpent, the
devil is blinding man's eyes
01:29:38.87\01:29:42.58
to the absolute verity
01:29:42.61\01:29:44.38
and unfailing
truth of God's word
01:29:44.41\01:29:47.15
of the character of
our Father in heaven
01:29:47.18\01:29:49.65
and of His great love and
power to set the captives free.
01:29:49.68\01:29:54.06
By casting his shadow
between men and the light
01:29:54.09\01:29:57.09
shining from the
pages of the scripture,
01:29:57.13\01:29:59.69
Satan is seeking
to destroy men's faith
01:29:59.73\01:30:02.13
in Jehovah's word,
01:30:02.16\01:30:03.77
and thus severing him from
his only means of salvation,
01:30:03.80\01:30:07.54
redemption,
deliverance, and healing.
01:30:07.57\01:30:10.17
It is through the
blending of light and darkness,
01:30:10.21\01:30:13.27
truth and error,
01:30:13.31\01:30:14.74
good with evil that
the dragon is leading men
01:30:14.78\01:30:17.95
in open rebellion
against our creator.
01:30:17.98\01:30:20.82
And through the
transgression of his holy law,
01:30:20.85\01:30:23.55
Satan is preparing all mankind
for his last great deception,
01:30:23.59\01:30:28.42
an event
prophesized by scripture,
01:30:28.46\01:30:30.89
which will take the whole world
as an overwhelming surprise.
01:30:30.93\01:30:35.26
But today, the door
of mercy is still open
01:30:35.30\01:30:38.63
and the Lord is calling to
every man, woman, and child.
01:30:38.67\01:30:42.34
If ye will only hear his
voice, he is saying, "My son,
01:30:42.37\01:30:47.34
my daughter give me your heart,
01:30:47.38\01:30:50.21
choose ye this day
whom ye will serve.
01:30:50.25\01:30:53.72
But as for me and my
house, we will serve the Lord!"
01:30:53.75\01:30:57.99