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Although this issue also falls under the category of protecting the sheep, it isspecific to the problems generated by the sheep upon themselves. In fact, sheepcan often be their own worst enemy in their struggle toward truth and freedom.Therefore, this issue is going to center upon the at-risk nature of the sheeprather than upon the wolves who prey on them.In 1988, Geraldo Rivera televised a program that centered on Christian Cults,with the subtitle "Zombies for Christ." Interviews were held with people whounderwent deprogramming from the influence of charismatic, fundamentalist leadersand churches. The title seems apropos for this issue. In protecting the sheep, Isuggest to you that we also need to examine the conditions of personality andcircumstance that cause sheep to become "zombies for Christ." So the title of thisissue is: Christian Zombies.In this hour, sheep are watching Christian television and reading Christianbooks, who themselves need to be deprogrammed from gross error that is causingthem to be vulnerable to demonic oppression of a very serious nature. In fact,when I have tried to counsel those who have come to me to seek deliverance fromthe torment of demons, the mixture and error in their spiritual foundation is sodeep, that deliverance is severely hindered by the amount of error that thesecaptives have anchored their faith upon as they view Christian television or readthe books of various mega preachers. Almost 20 years have passed since the Riveradocumentary.I suspect that the problem has intensified to the nth degree.In the last issue, I was not being facetious when I pointed out that I myselfwonder if I must go through additional cleansing and purification. I had a dreamthis very week that clearly indicated that the occult leanings have lost allinfluence and strength in and upon me. At first, I rejoiced at this assurance.Then I remembered that the demons that are assigned to me read every word that Iwrite. They hear my prayers and they know that I desire complete truth in myinward parts. So the message of this dream could very well have been inspired bythe Jezebel spirit to derail me and cause me a false assurance. I will continueto "watch, wait and pray."In this regard, I had a true test this week in my email interactions with areader that I will call "Maria." Maria's first email contact was relativelypositive. (Check out her original commentary below). On the surface, it seemedthat her intent was to merely apprise me that she and I have much in common inour backgrounds, and that she too believes that the prosperity gospel is comingdown. I didn't notice at first but it seems she wanted me to publish her work onmy website. I am a bit obtuse when people are not direct. However, I was trulyamazed as well and somewhat concerned that Maria also wrote that she STILLfeeds from the spiritual tables of Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and CrefloDollar, calling them "brothers that need prayer."Not wanting to belittle Maria's prayer life, I really tried to be as "low key,"as "laid back" as I myself can be, not expecting her extremely argumentative,defensive response. In her last email , Maria finally stated what whe wanted towrite in her first email, ie. that I am an "unloving accuser of the brethren."Yet, in keeping with the passivity of "a Christian Zombie," her hidden attitudewas concealed until she could stand me no longer, and then all hell brokeloose!!!! lol Finally, like a hissing snake she "cussed me out" Christian style.I was very brief and simple in my few responses so as not to stir up my ownflesh, for actually, I was really not offended by her. So I tried to jest,keeping things light, remarking with "You would find a way to defend JudasIscariot." She did not catch the humor, nor did she glean the meaning behind thehumor.A common trait of those oppressed by a religious demon is that they tend tohave no humor. Simply put, as Christian zombies they are so "spiritual" that theyare of no earthly good.Captives of this kind also rebel against any chastizement or correction withtongue in cheek counterattacks of "you're being "unloving" and therefore, you arenot a real Christian. Yet zombies on the offensive usually pay no attention to thefact that the scriptures also declare that God Himself chastizes and corrects
 
those He loves. When He does chastize and correct, He often does so through eldersand other saints. I personally believe that the epitomy of love is to tellsomeone liberating truth without belittling or shaming them. Truth that convictsrather than condemns. Of course, we are out to win the brethren and not to enflamethem by provoking them to wrath. Certainly it is true that God so loved theworld, yet He did not save Judas from perdition. As for me, I am in accord withJesus Christ of Nazareth, who, when appropriate, didn't mind calling "a snake, asnake!" It is not wise to feed from the spiritual table of vipers.Maria's emails continued to be abrupt, condescending and argumentative. Thenthere came a point when she realized that the tone of her emails was not"Christ-like", so she emailed me again, with a rather defensive apology. The "Christian zombie" thing for me to do was to passively accept her apology and stopthe email war. True, but "I am not a Christian zombie! lol" It was clear to methat Maria's apology was based on her fear of facing her own persona---ie. thather "Christ like" image of herself was in jeopardy. To feed into her own selfdelusion would not be helpful.I have found that Christians who are constantly apologizing for being "who theyare" "doing what they want to do" and saying "what they meant to say," generallyare in bondage to obeying the word by the letter of the law rather than by thespirit. Since they are very "image conscious", they worry that they may beperceived as unloving or unmannerly and therein "not Christ-like". I viewexcessive demonstations of this kind of anxiety as being a victim to the 3 false"p.s" THAT WHEN EXCESSIVE, CAUSES THEM TO BE a 4th "p" known as "PHONY": Theyare: PIETY, PRETENSE, AND PRIDE.Walking in the "false p"s of self righteousness is yet another trademark ofChristian zombies. I myself have encountered many professing Christians whospeak "the love walk" with a forked tongue, whose hearts are deceived concerningwhat divine love actually is. The world can see through the hollowness of suchpeople and sinners are not attracted to the Lord by a phony, self righteouswitness. In my estimation, Maria is a classic example of a "Zombie for Christ."One reason is because Zombies always try to minimize deliverance and spiritualwarfare ministries. In one of her emails, she accused me of being possessed by ademon that I have never heard of, identified as "the spirit of wrong focus."Maria explained that the "demon of wrong focus" causes watchmen like myself tobe an "accuser of the brethren." She also stated that all she has to do is focuson the cross, pray for the "misguided" false prophets and trust God to deal withthe devil for her. People who say "amen" to Maria are in danger of perishing fora lack of knowledge primarily because they underestimate the wiles of the enemy.Another sign of a Christian zombie is their passive-aggressive hidden desire "tobe heard." I can relate. I can remember that while I was in the denomination,for years I longed "to be heard" to no avail. I was often overlooked. Actually,aparticular bishop purposefully and wilfully blocked my ministry, and rightly so.Even though he was operating out of his flesh in his strong dislike of me, I lookpass this man's human nature and I perceive today "that it was the Lord's doing."For if I had not been blocked, then the seduction of a receptive audience wouldhave been a major stumblingblock for me, deadly to my particular calling as aprophetic watchman. For as I stated in a previous issue, if I remained in thedenomination,I was in bondage to too many levels of authority. The Lord warned methat I would never be more than a candle hidden under a defiled bed if Isubmitted myself to yet another denominational bishop or regional director.Continually frustrated, disappointed and aggravated by denominationalfavoritism, I realize TODAY that I was truly blessed NOT to be have beenembraced by the church hierarchy. The irony is that while I believed that mycharismatic gifts to minister and my level of spiritual growth and understandingfar surpassed that of the other denominational ministers, I myself was deceived.On the contrary, without the restraint of God, my charismatic leanings couldhave put countless sheep in an unprotected spiritual danger much more thanministries without power could have done. My spiritual error was just "different"
 
from my denominational colleagues--- but error, none the less!! One of thegreatest blessings that the Lord has ever given me for over two decades was "notto be heard." As the Apostle James warned, "Be not many masters because yours isthe greatere condemnation.When you read Maria's original commentary below, I suspect that you will be ableto read between the lines and see that by the confessions of her own heart, sheis not yet ready to be heard. In retrospect, I deliberately refused tocounterattack Maria's attempt to draw me into an email "scripture contest"just because I no longer pray for preachers to repent. This was a major part of myministry for 25 years. I could be wrong but I believe that the season for thosekinds of prayers is OVER! Also, contending "scripture for scripture" is notwise, nor is it scriptural. Any false prophet can contend with scripture, liftingup and upholding their own idolatrous practices with a scripture taken out of itscontext. It didn't take long for me to recognize the "works of Maria's flesh:"jealousy, ambition and envy."Negative emotions of this kind oozed through every line of several emails thatflooded my mail box--sometimes as many as 6 emails sent within minutes of eachother. Then with her final email, her hidden agenda became self evident. Thetruth is that the spirit of Jezebel is really angry about this newsletter for"Maria" wrote and I quote: "Pam, you are living in a dream world and I fear youhave a rude awakening coming if you think you are coming even close torepresenting Christ to the lost and the 'sheep' in your pen. There's no lovethere at all in your ministry, just the work of the accuser. Wake up before it'stoo late!!Wow!!! It took a plethora of emails for Maria to finally allow the spirit ofJezebel to use her in a fullness. Since I realize that I do not contend with fleshand blood, I hold no ill will toward Maria. Therefore, if the Lord does causeher to sincerely repent, I will certainly receive her. Yet out of 1500 readers,why did Jezebel chose Maria as its messenger? Well, because Maria is a verytalented woman, an excellent writer who appears to be filled with zeal forChrist. Yet, she is ambitious, walking in the flesh of jealousy and a spirit ofcompetition.The reponses from the readers have not been overwhelming, but with each issue,contacts are steadily increasing. I have seen signs that suggest to me that theimpact of this newsletter is upsetting the invisible realm. For with each issue,hearts are being delivered by the transparency of the kind of love that we DObring. Believe me. James and I are private people and we do not relish exposingourselves as we do. Consequently, each failure, each deception, each mistakethat we openly share, is our gift of love to those of you who are being set free.I personally do with full knowledge that the smug and self righteous will judgeme.Yet, where pleasing man is concerned, I am truly "crucified." My death in Christis manifested in my newfound ability to accept both the bitter with the sweetand therefore, I am not moved by either those who support me or by detractorsand accusers. Even so, I have heard from readers, particularly women, who arebeing touched by my transparency and openness. In a nutshell, every descriptivecomment I have received has used one main word. The keyword seems to be"AWESOME!" My readers, Satan is really a chompin at the bits! (There was asecond detractor whose comment I may use in the next issue---Pastor John. Hedoesn't believe that women should be ministers. The time is coming for me toaddress the women in ministry issue.)"With all due respect, I must also commensurate with Maria's frustration. Thosewho have a call also have a strong desire to have a platform. Waiting on theLord's timing can seem endless. However, as we wait, the Lord requires a verydeep allegiance to the truth. He invariably will set up circumstances that willcause us to bow down to correction which cuts and humbles, as readily as weaccept that which is agreeable.The Lord has cut me down so often in 30 years, thatI myself am not used to being well received. So quite the opposite, I have been
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