V

I don't know how many of you watch the series "V" on ABC. To say that it has departed from the original is to put it mildly. The writers have attuned it more to our terror aware society. But also they have taken a weird twist with Anna's(the alien queen) obsession with the human soul.

I was a bit disturbed with this last episode. It has Anna confronting the Catholic leadership and them backing down. She does this by claiming she can steal away the Catholic faithful by the use of her advanced science. She alludes to Clarke's Third Law. For the uninitiated, Clarke's Third Law states that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.(from Wikipedia) Thus she was in effect saying she can counterfeit miracles and steal the faith of believers.

Now to my point. We have been warned that indeed there are such things as counterfeit miracles. The precautions we can take, you ask? Be in the Word. I can not stress this enough. GOD gave us HIS Word for comfort, edification, encouragement, redemption, and protection. We are told to test the spirits. We do this by syncing what something or someone says with the written testimony of GOD. If it does not fit with Scripture then stay away even if there is a pretty light show.

I must say that I am disappointed that the writers chose to take the path they did. Personally I would have loved for the cardinals to rebuke Anna as the little antichrist she was and boot her out of the Vatican. But in these times the secular media will never take that route.

So let me stress again once more be in the Word. It is a part of that spiritual armor that you may have heard about. (If you haven't, read Ephesians) "The Sword of the Spirit that is GOD's Word" is our one weapon in the equipment. If you don't know your Bible, you're going through life unarmed and blind.