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From: 86730@LAWRENCE (Bill Sklar)
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Subject: Drug use...
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Date: 18 Jan 90 16:49:00 GMT
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>Drugs for spiritual purposes are a quick route to hell. See in
>
>Revelation 9,21; 18:23  Greek word pharmakeia  meaning  enchantment with drugs
>Revelation 21:8                    pharmakeus           enchanter with drugs
>Revelation 22:15                   pharmakos            drug(s)
>
>  Variously translated:   Magic arts,  magic spells,  sorceries,  sorcerers
>
>In the love of Christ,
>
>John Pickett

        Why, then, is wine used in Christian services?

                                                --Bill


        P.S. If you think it's a silly question, DON'T answer-- I'm
just curious and don't want to see the same thing happen that happened
when I mentioned Moses and the Rock. :-)