"Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it" Prov. 22:6

Do you believe in coincidence? I am afraid I don’t. I would rather believe in God’s divine providence. I am not willing to believe that God placed me on this earth to just drift around until my time here is up; that I have no purpose. Or that the moment my friend prayed, after his only pair of glasses fell off his face whilst he was scrubber diving, he found them on the sea bed even though he could hardly see without them and four hours had gone by. Or that my friend told me the Lord had instructed him to give me an exact amount of money, the exact amount I needed to pay a bill I hadn’t told him about.

So am I supposed to believe that whilst the world is mourning over lost ones; people are feeling scared to walk the streets for fear of persecution because of their looks or religious dress; politicians are fighting over office or screaming to hear their voice the loudest. In the midst of these confusing and profound times in earths history, a re-vamp of a 90’s Japanese card game is released as a phone app and overnight becomes not only the biggest mobile game is US history, but the biggest mobile game ever.

According to SurveyMonkey Intelligence™ within three days of its release more people were accessing it than Twitter, just under 21 million users daily. Even if you are not interested in the gaming world or mobile apps surely you have to admit that the timing is well, more than a coincidence?

The game is an augmented reality game which means that it is played whilst viewing through your camera lens. Pokemon (which stands for pocket monster) characters flash upon your screen and you are supposed to collect them by swiping towards them. It sounds like harmless fun, but is Pokemon dangerous?  Potentially, yes it is.  It conditions the person who plays the game into accepting occult and evolutionary principles.  Haunter can hypnotize, eat a person's dreams, and drain their energy.  Abra reads minds.  Kadabra emits negative energy that harms others.  Gastly induces sleep. Gengar laughs at peoples' fright.  Nidoran uses poison.  The Psychic type of Pokemon are among the strongest in the game.  Charmander, Haunter, Ivysaur, Kadabra, and many more evolve.  The children are taught to use these creatures to do their will by invoking colored energy cards, fights, and commands. Much of it is reminiscent of occult and eastern mysticism.

The Bible says in 2 Chron. 33:6, "And he made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced witchcraft, used divination, practiced sorcery, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger."

Let us not conform the the standards of the world and protect not only our children but our minds also. So instead of ‘Pokemon go’, how about ‘Pokemon NO!”, the release is not a coincidence it is about mind control. Pray for those who refuse to ignore the potential danger this game carries.

Sources: What is Pokemon?

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