During one service, he watched four to six people drink out of a mason jar that was labeled Strychnine. When they were through, most of the fluid in the mason jar was gone. After the service, he asked and was given permission to keep the mason jar and the fluid that was left in it.
He had the fluid tested and the test showed that the fluid was highly concentrated strychnine. My friend asked the lab tech, what would happen if he took a swallow. The lab tech said, you take one gulp, you fall to the ground, we call 911 and then you die.
My friend took the jar and the fluid remaining fluid and asked the minister if he would take a drink. The minister said to him, "You don't understand. We don't drink poison until the Holy Spirit moves us." The minister then showed his forearm to my friend. His forearm was horribly scarred. The minister said, "I picked up a serpent because I thought I should, because I am the minister. But I was not told by the Holy spirit to pick up that snake."
My friend told me that before he started the documentary he was an agnostic, but he became a believer before it was over. On a lighter note, I asked him if he was going to drink poison. And he said he did drink poison, we call it liquor.
**And he said he did drink poison, we call it liquor.**
LOL. In my early 20’s, before heeding God’s call, I frequented various bars, discos, and night clubs. I just never did find liquor to be attractive enough to indulge in it more than a drink or two. It was maybe a beer, and that was it. I just regarded it as a waste of money, and didn’t need it to have a good time. Besides, I preferred being in complete control of my senses whether driving or just making conversation.
That said, I think that diet soda pop is poison as well. I rarely drink the regular pop either. It’s just healthier not to.
There aren’t snake handling/poison drinking worship services in the Word, just the blessings of God to be delivered from those unexpected circumstances. God is merciful, that’s all I can say.