THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND PART II

And just exactly what does it mean in Psa. 119:11; "Thy Word have I hid in my heart [meaning mind] that I might not sin against thee?"

It means that the opposite will not become our end:

Hosea 4:6; "MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. . . . "

Lack of WHAT KNOWLEDGE? "CAUSE TO AFFECT!"

Satan is after the Immune System--are we going to freely let him come in through one of the 5 senses--and thus destroy our Immune System?

Or are we going to not wait on him to come in--we are going to follow the formula Paul laid out in James 1:14, 15:
"But every man is tempted, WHEN HE IS DRAWN AWAY OF HIS OWN LUST, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."

Either way--THE END IS THE SAME--DEATH!

But--if that is NOT the way you want to go--then we must look at just what affects the Immune System--and determine if WE ARE AIDING AND ABETTING THE ENEMY!

BETTER HEALTH, Jackson, A. Saxon, M.D.
"DISEASE IS EVERYWHERE, HOW CAN WE EXCAPE?
We live in a disease ridden society and it may be hard to believe you do not need to be sick. Sickness is so common that we accept getting sick as a natural thing. Getting a cold, flu, pneumonia or any infectious disease is not natural! God created the human body to stay well, and put within your body the most powerful protection system known to medical science. Then whey so much sickness you might ask? Basically we get sick because our Immune System is not functioning at peak efficiency.

"DEADLY; UNTREATABLE VIRUS KILLS 90,000 PEOPLE
Recently an epidemic has been reported is caused by an UNTREATABLE virus that has killed 90,000 people in South America within a few weeks. There is concern that this virus is spreading toward the USA. At present ONLY YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM can prevent this disease from attacking and destroying you if you are exposed! MEDICAL RESEARCHERS ARE DISCOVERING WHAT A POWERFUL FORCE THE CREATOR PUT IN THE HUMAN BODY TO KEEP IT WELL."

Ex. 15:26 PART ONE OF GOD'S HEALTH PLAN: "If thou wilt deligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I WILL PUT NONE OF THESE DISEASES UPON THEE, WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT UPON THE EGYPTIANS; for I am the LORD that healeth thee."

3 John 2: PART TWO OF GOD'S HEALTH PLAN: "Beloved, I wish ABOVE ALL THINGS that thou mayest prosper AND BE IN HEALTH, even as thy SOUL prospereth (SOUL MEANING STRENGTH--Gr. Psookhay]."

Prov. 17:22 PART THREE OF GOD'S HEALTH PLAN: "A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE: but a broken spirit DRIETH THE BONES."
(Remembering that it is from the BONES that the "White Blood Cells" are produced--and the white blood cells are the soldiers of your Immune System!

And there are THREE (3) COMMON AREAS OF LIFESTYLE THAT AFFECT MANKIND [not saying there are not others, for there certainly are--EXERCISE being one of them! But because of rhe lack of space--I have chosen the more "common" ones--areas that touch EVERYBODY'S lives!]

Those areas are:
1. THOUGHT PATTERNS
2. DIET
3. SLEEP HABITS

No. 1 THOUGHT PATTERNS:

BETTER HEALTH, Jackson A. Saxon, M.D.
"MIND AND IMMUNITY
There is a very close tie between the mind and body. So close that HOW YOU THINK CAN HAVE A DRASTICALLY DEPRESSING EFFECT ON YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. According to Dr. Restak, (J. Clin Psychiatry, May, 1989) the brain influences AND CONTROLS THE IMMUNOLOGIC MECHANISM INVOLVED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH AND BODILY INTEGRITY.
"Studies show that worry, anxiety, anger, hostility, greif, negativism, fear and mental stress ALL DEPRESS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, expecially "T" killer cell activity and its ability to fight viruses, bacteria and cancer. (Am J Psychiatry, April 1987, pp. 437-41).

"Dr. Zorrilla et all found that attitudes toward life situations--if perceived as unpleasant and stressful--caused impaired function of the "T" killer cells and white blood cells--decreasing their ability to protect a person from infections. (Brain Behave. Immune, Dec. 1994. pp. 293-312). . . .

"A recent study by a spychologist at the University of Acron in Ohio found that those who have a sense of humor live longer than those who don't. When siblings were compared, those who laughed the most during their life lived the longest."

2. DIET

BETTER HEALTH, Jackson A. Saxon, M.D., vol. 9, No. 5, 1995
"FOOD AND IMMUNITY
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD ASPECTS OF IMMUNITY AGAINST DISEASE
We are constantly affecting our immune system either for good of bad by what we eat and drink! When it comes to your Immune System YOU ARE TRULY WHAT YOU EAT AND DRINK! Food deficiencies have a profound effect on your immune system to function at maximum capacity. Subclinical deficiencies are very common in America in spite of being the most affluent country in the world.
Why is this so? Most of the blame for diet deficiencies is due to THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT FOOD AND ITS ROLE IN KEEPING YOU HEALTHY. Another major factor is the misleeding advertising by food companies (THROUGH THOSE SENSES!!) that would lead you to believe that their processed food is good or better than the same food in its natural state."

COMPARISON OF "REAL" FOOD . . . TO JUNK FOOD
(A CARROT . . . VERSUS . . . A TWINKIE)

Counsels on Diets and Foods, E.G.W. pp. 484-485
"A BATTLE ATAINST THE VINEGAR HABIT
"As long as you acknowlege this habit [of vinegar use] by indulging it, SATAN WILL RETAIN HIS HOLD ON YOUR WILL, AND BRING IT INTO OBEDIENCE TO HIMSELF. But if you will determine to overcome, THE LORD WILL HEAL YOU, and will give you strength to resist EVERY TEMPTATION." (Please see supplemental sheet "WHY NOT VIEGAR" for more information.)

INDULGING is the work of the SENSES first, then the Hypothalamus second. Once Vinegar is ingested--Satan takes control of the Frontal Lobe--the WILL.
In overcoming--becasue the properties of Vinegar KILL--DESTROY--God has to HEAL us!

And--as with many things ingested into the digestive system--our body recognizes vinegar for what it REALLY is--A TOXIN!
And for our bodies to rid themselves (clean house) of Toxins--it overworks the system--and the result is A WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM.

A partial List of "Food" items that depress the Immune System: 1. Saturated fat in the diet--ESPECIALLY from animal flesh and products,
2. Meat decreases your germ fighting power by 50%,
3. Sugar, Honey, Molasses, Brown Sugar, Sorbital and Corn Syrup are some of the most potent immune depressants known to man, BUT
4. Toxic chemical and radiation take FIRST PLACE,
5. Alcoholic beverages, INCLUDING WINE disable the killer cells and white blood cells so they do not react to invations of thebody by germs or viruses. THIS OFTEN MAKES ANTIBIOTICS OF NONE EFFECT IN FIGHTING INFECTIONS.
6. DRUGS SUCH AS:

NOTE: "Dr Yamanishi's research found that viruses grow in human cells SIX (6) TIMES BETTER AND FASTER WHEN THEY ARE EXPOSED TO CAFFEINE" (Intervirology, 1978, 10, 4, p. 241-253).

SO WHO HAS THE MOST FEROCIOUS IMMUNE CELLS?
"This West German study found that VEGETARIANS had white cells that were TWICE AS DEADLY TO TUMOR CELLS AS THOSE WHO ATE MEAT. For the same volume of white cells, vegetarian white cells killed 2 times as many tumor cells, that could tunr into cancer, than non-vegetarians! THE RESEARCHERS THINK THAT VEGETARIANS' KILLER CELLS AND WHITE CELLS ARE MORE FEROCIOUS, or that there are more killer cells among the white cells OR BOTH" (Nutrition and Cancer, vol. 12, No. 3, 1989).

Here is a list of trace or microminerals that are proving to be vital for good health and an active Immune System:

NOTE: These microminerals are required in very small amounts, and easily become toxic when more is concumed than needed."

Counsels on Health, p. 99
"Intemperance in eating and drinking . . . in labor . . . in almost everything exists on every hand. . . . They are expending vital force (strength) which they will need at a future time. And when the energy they have so recklessly used is demanded, they fail for want of it. Their PHYSICAL STRENGTH is gond, the MENTAL POWERS FAIL . . . their time of need has come, but ther PHYSICAL SOURCES ARE EXHAUSTED. God has provided us with CONSTITUTIONAL FORCE (VITAL FORCE; STRENGTH TO LIVE) which will be needed at different periods of our life. If we recklessly exhaust this forc by continual over taxation, we shalll sometime be losers. Our usefulness will be lessened, if not our life itself destroyed."

3. SLEEP HABITS

"BETTER HEALTH NEWSLETTER," Jackson A. Saxon, M.D.
"SLEEP AND IMMUNITY
Studies show that most people have the best Immune response WHEN THE OPBTAIN EIGHT TO NINE HOURS SLEEP AT NIGHT. Less than eight hours begins to depress the Immune System. According to Michael Irwin, M.D. at the University of California, 5 to 6 hours of sleep causes a 30% or more decrease in killer cell activity. This depression of your Immune System makes you more susceptible to infectious diseases. Less than six hours a night can further decrease your immune response.
When you do contract an infection, REST IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND AND HELP YOU TO RECOVER FROM THE INFECTION.
Ibid: "MOST HEALING AND REPAIR OF THE BODY OCCURS DURING SLEEP" (Psychosomatic Med Nov-Dec, 1994).

REASONING IS:

Viruses are covered with a protein sheath.

When the virus enters a cell, it sheds it's protein sheath and causes the cell to reproduce protein from the cell's own DNA, because enzymes in the body are programmed to digest "foreign proteins." But if the body's enzymes are depleted by excessive eating of protein rich foods, late in the evening (when most heavy eals are eaten)--the body does not have the resourses to produce enough enzymes for the defense of itself--thus allowing the virus cells to multiply, because the protein sheath MUST BE DESTROYED BEFORE VIRUSES ENTERS A CELL, and if that is accomplished--the virus is destroyed!

So, what will help this process is, the person going long periods of time NOT EATING PROTEIN-RICH FOODS, AND eating an EARLY SUPPER, primarily of FRUIT, giving the body time to replenish the enzymes needed to destroy viruses which cause diseases--of which cancer is one. Making undisturbed rest (meaning the body is not digesting food duting the hours of sleep) most important for the maintenance for the strength of the body, which is what John is telling us in his third book, verse 2: "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper, and BE IN HEALTH, EVEN AS thy soul (Strength, Vitality) prospereth (in this case you will be in health, in the same degree as your undisturbed rest, thus allowing your body to produce enzymes that will ward off viruses that destroy health)."

4. THE MEDIUM OF MUSIC--ITS EFFECT ON, AND THROUGH, THE HYPOTHALAMUS

Mark 4:24 "And He said unto them, take heed WHAT YE HEAR . . . " (THE MEDIUM OF DELIVERING A MESSAGE--LYRICS OR SOUND).

Luke 8:18 "Take heed therefore HOW YE HEAR . . . " (THE METHOD THE MEDIUM USES TO GET IT'S MESSAGE TO YOU--RELIGIOUS, CLASSICAL, COUNTRY, JAZZ, ROCK, OR NEW AGE STYLE).

David Tame, THE SECRET POWER OF MUSIC (New York, Destiny Books, 1984), p. 151:
"There is surely no coubt that music ACTUALLY CONVEYS VERY REAL AND SOMETIMES VERY SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL STATES FROM THE MUSICTION TO THE LISTENER."

Here is some very good counsel when it comes to the medium of music!
2T, 347 again!
"Whatever disturbs the circulation of the electric currents in the nervous system, LESSENS THE STRENGTH of the vital powers, and the result is a DEADENING of the sensibilities of the mind."

And as we shall see--MUSIC DOES AFFECT THE ELECTRIC CURRENTS. MUSIC ALSO CAN AFFECT ONES STRENGTH, AND SATAN, THROUGH MUSIC, WORKS VERY HARD--THROUGH MUSIC, AND IT'S TARGET, THE HYPOTHALAMUS (HIS THRONE IN THE BODY TEMPLE) TO WEAKEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, JUST AS HE DID WITH THE PREVIOUS AREAS OF DIET, SLEEP HABITS, AND THOUGHT PATTERNS!

Psychology Today, Dec. 1985, p. 54, Anne H. Rosenfeld, MUSIC THE BEAUTIFUL DISTURBER:
"Musical rhythms AFFECT BOTH OUR HEARTS (PHYSICAL) AND OUR BRAINS (INTELLECT). One road to arrousing a range of agitated feelings--tense, excited, sometimes sexual (functions controlled by the Hypothalamus) IS THROUGH PRONOUNCED AND INSISTENT RHYTHMS . . . artfully used to heighten the sexual tension . . . DRUMMING MAY BRODUCE THESE POWERFUL EFFECTS BY ACTUALLY DRIVING THE BRAIN'S ELECTRICAL RHYTHMS."

Frith, SOUND EFFECTS, p. 240
"ROCK AND SPIRITUAL LIBERATION. The secuality of music is usually referred to in terms of ITS RHYTHM. IT IS THE BEAT THAT COMMANDS A DIRECTLY PHYSICAL RESPONSE."

Halpern, M.D., TUNING THE HUMAN INSTRUMENT, p. 14
"There are traditions trhoughout the world that speak to the power of music to exercise specific influence over certain body parts, let alone over the emotions and 'passions' of man. . . . We have the testimony of electric bass players who confirm that the sensual effect of their low-toned is not lost aomong the (particularly) female members of the audiance."

But because Music is such a personal thing, everyone having favorite styles, groups, and sounds, it has become both a mode of communication and motivation, and for those reasons humans "generally" come to the subject with problematic attitudes. Paul described it correctly when he penned the words of 2 Cor. 10:12:
"For we dare not make ourselves of the number (speaking of a specific group that wrongly judged Pal--verses 10, 11), or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves (DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHERS WHO THINK TOO HIGHLY OF THEMSELVES), but they MEASURING THEMSELVES BY THEMSELVES, and COMPARING THEMSELVES AMONG THEMSELVES, ARE NOT WISE."

Its not what YOU think, or act; neither is it what OTHERS THINK, or how they act--THERE IS ONLY ONE TEXT in life; Eph. 5:10

"PROVING WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE UNTO THE LORD!"

Phil. 4:8 is what is acceptable unto the Lord--and it includes our lines of musical material also.

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are TRU, whatsoever things are HONEST, whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are OF GOOD REPORT; if there be any VIRTUE (uplifting strengths), and if there be any praise, THINK ON THESE THINGS.

And studies made on EEG's (Electroencephalographs), which measure the electrical activity in the various parts of the brain while stimulation is being administered, show that when the downbeat is emphasized on the first and third cound (1 and 3) the Frontal Lobe is activated, thus it was determined Good Music makes for Good Judgment and Good Thinking Patterns!

MUSIC IN THE BALANCE, pp. 1,2 Frank Garlock & Kurt Woetzel,
"Let's look at a KEY TEXT to gain an insight into the ATTITUDE WHICH THE LORD WANTS HIS CHILDREN TO MIRROR. . . . 'If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfill ye my joy, that ye be LIKEMINDED, having the same love, BEING OF ONE ACCORD, OF ONE MIND.' BE IN AGREEMENT. BE OF THE SAME MIND OR ATTITUDE. Music is being used TO INFLUENCE YOUR MIND, ATTITUDE, PHILOSOPHY, LIFESTYLE, BUYING HABITS, AND THEOLOGY. In short, WHETHER YOU ARE AWARE OF IT OR NOT, MUSIC IS INFLUENCING YOUR BEHAVIOR AND THINKING. . . . "

As seen from this ROLLING STONE INTERVIEWS, (New York: St. Martin's/ROLLING SONES PRESS, 1981)
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones has said: we are moving after the minds, and so are most of the new groups."

"In addition to the purposely manipulated methods and lyrics used in music to influence the listener--when the emphasis si placed on the second (Off Beat) and 4th (Up Beat)--Frontal Lobe activity is also decreased, and Motor Activity (Hypothalamus) increased00AND JUDGMENT, ALONG WITH VALUES, ARE AFFECTED!

"Rock Star David Crosby has made the following statement: 'I figured the only thing to do was to swipe their kids. I still think it's the only thing to do. By saying that, I'm NOT TALKING ABOUT KIDNAPPING, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THE VALUE SYSTEM, which removes them from their parents world VERY EFFECTIVELY." So it is both Biblical and Scientific that MUSIC AFFECTS THE THREE DEMENSIONS OF MAN:

1/ Spirit (or Spiritual) (Parallel with the Most Holy Place of the Sanctuary, representing--Eph. 3:16 . . . "Strengthened by the Spirit in THE INNER MAN."

Rom. 8:4 . . . "Us (we), who walk . . . AFTER THE SPIRIT."

2. Mind (or Mental)--2 Cor. 10:4 . . . "Casting down IMAGINATIONS, and every high thing THAT EXALTETH ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, and bringing into captivity EVERY THOUGHT to be obedience of Christ."

3. Body (or Physical)--Rom. 13:14 . . . "But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and MAKE NOT PROVISION FOR THE FLESH, to fulfil the lusts thereof."

Rhythm should be subservient to the Melody and Harmony; Just as the Body should be subservient to the Mind, which is to be directed by the Spirit, which itself is to be under God's control.

Big Bands--with an ensemble of 100 musicians--would bave about 1% in the Rhythm section (2-3) musicians), and they would be seated (Music in the Balance, p. 67).

Rock Bands--by design, have 75% of their groups playing rhythm (Music in the Balance, p. 68)!
Because Satan Always Gods To The Physical To Get To The Sprirtual, which is just the opposite of what God designed for man.

In addition to the Rhythm--the beats that are emphasized also have a measurable affect upon the human body.

Musical Timing goes like this: (1) 2 (3) 4 With the emphasis on 1 and 3. When that Rhythmic pattern is followed--THE EXTREMITIES OF THE BODY MOVE (toes tap, etc.).
When the emphasis is changed to this: 1 (2) 3 (4) (in any variation) THE TORSO MOVES (ie. "gyrations").

And there are other forms used in music that both communicate with the listener, and affect their bodies.

1. Speaking with slurred words, Breathing heavily into microphone, as if into one's ears--is designed to bring performer into your private space--developing a kinship as is seen with the fans of Elvis Presley.

2. High Volume of Sound--is designed to make judgment difficult at best, and impossible at worst.

3. Supersonic--or--Infrasonic Sounds are material (ie. subliminal suggestions) superimposed on a musical arrangement--designed to by-pass the conscious mind, and affect the subconscious only, causing one to act without realizing action is taking place.

4. Slurring, or Scoopng (Hitting above, or below note and sliding up, or down, into it (as in Jazz)--Designed to bring a feeling of sensual touching by performer. Performer and Listener now are one.

5. Prolonged, and Harmonic Stress--Correctly played music has Stresses and Rests--just as the human heart functions. Prolonged Stress is when there are long periods of time between breaks, putting your body rhythm out of sync with the music, and causing physical stress. This can be accomplished by accompanyment--and that is known as Harmonic Stress, and is where there is a background sound that either fills in during the normal breaks a piece makes, or it can be heard all trhough the piece, but it builds during the normal breaks--designed to cause the body to go into stress wating for the break.

and what wears YOU down--IS WEARING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM DOWN FOR SURE!

WHICH IS THE SAME AS . . .

Eph. 5:10 "Providing WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE UNTO THE LORD." And how do you do that?

Eph. 5:15 "See then that ye walk circumspectly (CAREFULLY), NOT AS FOOLS, BUT AS WISE."

Eph. 5:17 "Wherefore BE YE NOT UNWISE, BUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE WILL OF THE LORD IS." And what IS His Will?

Eph. 5:18 He wants us to be in control (Excess in Greek means: "Lack of self control"), and that includes WHAT WE HEAR, AND WHO WE HEAR IT.

Eph. 5:19 "Speaking to yourselves in psalms (Scripture Songs) and humns (Uplifting Music), and spritual songs (Songs of Experience, Songs of Testimony), SINGING AND MAKING MELODY IN YOUR HEART (MIND) TO THE LORD." BECAUSE--Prov. 17:22 . . . "A MERRY HEART (A HAPPY MIND, OR A PERSON IN A HAPPY STATE OF MIND) DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE: BUT A PROKEN SPIRIT (AFFLICTED MIND) DRIETH THE BONES (from which the white blood cells that comprise your Immune System are produced--and thus are NOT produced when the bones dry up)."

Music plays an active, though not always a conscious, role in the health of mankind. For that reason it is not healthy to be influenced by the wrong kind of music, musicsupplied with suggestions inaudible to the human conscious mind, or sounds "for the sake of sound"--for all have a profound affect upon the Immune System, and therefore play a vital role in the health or sickness of all of us.

Prov. 18:14 "The spirit (mental and spiritual state) of a man WILL SUSTAIN INFIRMITY (ILLNESS, OR ACCIDENT); but a wounded spirit (broken state of mind) who can bear (who can go on)?"

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MUSIC

1. Organization
2. Clearly distinguishable melody
3. Emphasis on development of the melody
4. Variety in harmony
5. Modulation (variety in key)
6. Variety in volume
7. Variety in tempo
8. Variety in rhythm
9. Rhythmic emphasis on down beat
10. Variety in development (of voicing and instrumentation)
11. variety in intensity (Stress and Resolution--Stress, then Rest)

AND AS THE HYPOTHALAMUS GOES--SO GOES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM,
AND AS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM GOES--SO GOES YOUR EALTH,
AND AS YOUR HEALTH GOES--SATAN HAS GOTTEN WHAT HE WAS AFTER,
AND WHEN SATAN WINS--GOD LOSES
AND WHEN GOD LOSES--MAINKIND LOSES!

Now, having said all this--and shown so much--there is always a nagging question in the back of peoples minds--ESPECIALLY Christians! and that is: IF I AM TO GET A NEW BODY AT THE 2ND COMING OF CHRIST, (AS THEY SEEM CONVINCED PAUL PROMISES IN 1 COR. 15:51-55)--THEN WHAT, THEY ASK, IS THE FUSS OVER WHAT HAPPENS HERE--AS THE RESULT OF SIN?

PART III ADDRESSES THAT, AND OTHER QUESTIONS!