Paranormal: Vampires

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/vampires123/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p><strong>VAMPIRES</strong></p><p><i>13 contrasts between Christ and the "Dark Christ"</i></p><ol><li>One was human, but now is no longer truly human. He has been transformed into a being who preys on humans – not for their good, but for his own advantage  Yet Christ chooses to leave the heavenly, eternal world to become human, for our good (John 1:14).</li><li>The vampire takes our blood (always thirsty), while Jesus pours out his blood for us. One takes life, bequeathing a living death in exchange, while the other takes death, and gives us life (Hebrews 2:9, 14). In the communion, we "drink" the blood of Christ, while in vampire lore the night stalker drinks our blood.</li><li>One leaves wounds on your neck; in the case of Christ, when he gives himself for us, he himself is wounded (his famous five marks).</li><li>One comes out of the grave at nightfall, the other goes up from the grave (Easter morning).</li><li>The vampire returns to his grave daily; Jesus dies and rises from the dead one time only (Hebrews 9:27).</li><li>One cannot stand the light (John 3), whereas Jesus <i>is </i>the light. God is light (1 John 1:5).</li><li>One hates the Cross, and whatever is holy. The other loves what is true and right, and in fact embodies it (1 Corinthians 1:30).</li><li>Dracula breaks down your free will and seduces (forces himself on) you; God does not force anybody (John 7:17).</li><li>The dark one is extremely handsome, whereas we do not even know what Jesus looked like! See Isaiah 52:14.</li><li>One offers a false immortality through immorality – murder, and often sensual sin, sexual in nature; the other offers immortality through complete morality – selflessness. (Or should we say the vampire is <i>amoral</i>?)</li><li>Like Christ, and like Christians, the vampire delivers a message. But it is the “bad news,” not the gospel, the good news.</li><li>Vampire h