I was doing some housecleaning today and fished out my old VHS copy of "Death and the Journey Into Hell", narrated by none other than the well-known Brother Michael Dimond. Let me be abundantly clear that I do not support the Dimond brothers or MHFM, but I do have to concede that some of their materials are very good (before they veer into error, that is), and the "Creation and Miracles" video is the best I've seen on the subject.
I popped DATJIH into my VCR and am watching it right now. "Gothic" doesn't even begin to describe it --- Michael is wearing a dark habit with hood over his head, and is reading a series of trenchant meditations upon death, judgment, and hell. A large crucifix, votive candles, and what looks like a tabernacle is behind him and the altar is lit up in a red glow by overhead track lighting or a similar light source, while he in in shadows. (Would MHFM have a chapel with a tabernacle on the premises?) In fact, it is so gothic and, frankly, kind of bizarre, that I can't help but think that it would have a certain appeal to the young people who need so desperately to hear what is being said! There is hardly a young person alive who isn't in grave spiritual danger due to promptings of the world and the flesh. Youth is a spiritual minefield in and of itself --- the flesh alone makes demands that it takes supernatural grace to resist.
Aside from its being produced by MHFM, can anyone here think of any reason this is a video to be avoided? I can't, just running it by others to see if my instincts are correct.
Comments?
ETA --- I've had the VHS tape for probably 20 years now, and both video and audio quality are quite degraded. I am hoping there is a free digital copy online somewhere that has been remastered or something. I can foresee that today's youth would have a problem with grainy VCR tapes.