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When trying to resolve this confusion, today's children tend to side with their peers and pursue the new thrills. [See Brainwashing and how to resist it]

Changing God's Word

In his review of "Angel Wars," Joe Montague sheds more light on the aim and origin of this series:

"Springing from the imagination of Sydney-born creator Chris Waters, Angel Wars Guardian Force is quickly becoming regarded as one of the best and most ambitious animation projects to ever bear a Christian message....  Waters thinks that the allegorical writings of Lewis and Tolkien have much in common with the way Jesus taught. 'If you look at the way Jesus spoke, he spoke in parables. He didn't do that just to be clever. He did that so they could understand.'"[3]

That's not true. When His disciples asked Jesus, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" He answered, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given." Jesus intentionally hid the real meaning. (Matthew 13:10-17) It wasn't meant for everyone! In contrast, Waters' message fits the world and is aimed at everyone: 

"Other influences that came to bear on the creation of Angel Wars Guardian Force included Waters' childhood interest in comic book superheroes such as X-Men and Spiderman as well as the discovery of a very old copy of Milton's Paradise Lost.... 'In this book... there were these incredible illustrations of battles between angels and demons,' he says. 'When I read this book and saw the illustrations, it struck me that something from the Bible could be that epic, fantastic and heroic (instead of being dry)."[3]

John Milton re-imagined Genesis 3. In the process, he mythologized the characters and added symbols that have prompted Freemasons to claim him as one of their own.[12]

The nature of good and evil

The "Rotten Tomatoes" website tells us that "ANGEL WARS is designed to appeal to young teens while teaching them lessons about the nature of good and evil." It continues with this imagined scenario: "When a fallen angel named Morg finally obtains the power he needs to conquer Earth, a group of angels called the Guardian Force set out to defeat him...."[13]

The animation suggests that Morg has power to conquer the earth. But only God has such authority! Unlike the remote Deist-like deity of Angel Wars, the true God never abdicated His role as Lord and Master. He continues to wield and delegate power according to His will and plan! Though He warns us repeatedly not to add to His Word or delete from it, these animations add unforgettable impressions that stretch and transform God's own revelations about Himself into a mystical fable.

Our Lord has no appreciation for clever marketing strategies that appeal to human nature. He despises our foolish attempts to hide the victory of the cross and the power of Christ's redemption behind enticing lies. Instead He seeks faithful followers who will teach truth to children and trust His Spirit to make it alive in their hearts.

In conclusion, those who have -- by God's grace alone -- been "raised up with Christ" (Ephesians 2:6) have the privilege to view reality from God's heavenly perspective. That worldview will enable us to --

1. Love and worship God, not angels or any other spiritual forces.

2. Build our understanding of God on His word, not on popular entertainment.

3. See God's angels as ministering servants of God, holy messengers doing His will.

4. Use Biblical words correctly.

5. Reject marketing that appeals to the flesh and stirs cravings that clash with the Spirit. "For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish...." Galatians 5:17

"For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God...." 2 Corinthians 2:17

 

"...we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully...."  2 Corinthians 4:1

 

"For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ." Galatians 1:9-10


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Endnotes:

1. www.americanfamilysuperstore.net/e/product.asp?sku=5559406112

2. Joe Montague, "Angel Wars Guardian Force," www.tollbooth.org/2006/features/angel.html

3. Joe Montague, "Angel Wars: Animating Biblical Truths in an Epic Struggle of Good Versus Evil," November 28, 2005. www.sightmagazine.com.au/stories/Features/angelwars28.11.05.php or

4. www.hollywoodjesus.com/sites/angel_wars_about.htm#Synopsis

5. Nancy Gibbs, "Angels Among Us," Time (December 27, 1993); 56.

6.  www.hollywoodjesus.com/sites/angel_wars_clips.htm. The main problem is that unchanging Biblical truth has been converted to an evolving myth. In spite of it similarities to God's revelation, it's still a myth -- disconnected from actual Truth. Tolkien and Lewis did the same with their fantasies. See Christian Romanticism, the Inklings, and the Elevation of Mythology at www.crossroad.to/articles2/006/nathan/romanticism.htm

7.  www.familychristian.com/shop/product.asp?ProdID=11366 and www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/product.asp?isbn=1415898367

8.  www.americanfamilysuperstore.net/e/product.asp?sku=5558978422

9.  www.americanfamilyresourcecenter.net/e/product.asp?sku=5558543663

10. www.crossroad.to/articles2/suggestion.htm and www.crossroad.to/articles2/MovieMagic.htm

11. www.americanfamilysuperstore.net/e/product.asp?sku=5558694505

12. www.masonicforum.ro/en/nr4/gaotu.html

13. www.rottentomatoes.com/m/angel_wars_guardian_force_vol_3/about.php


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