Is "lukewarm" kinda like "mingled" drink which Christ refused, twice, perhaps

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Is "lukewarm" kinda like "mingled" drink which Christ refused, twice, perhaps

offered him from both sides? I noticed Christ refused "mingled" drink twice.
- In Mt 27:34 it's vinegar "mingled" with gall
- In Mk 15:23 it's wine "mingled" with myrrh

In the Mt 27 rendering he "tasted" it, then refused.
In the Mk 15 rendering he just flat out refused it.

There's also a mention of Pilate who "mingled"
Galilaeans blood with their sacrifices in Lk 13:1.

In Revelation 3:16 "lukewarm" is not acceptable.
In Revelation 8:7 hail & fire are "mingled" with blood.
In Revelation 15:2 a sea of glass is "mingled" with fire.

Is there an allegoric meaning to mingled drink,
perhaps such as grace + law is like life + death,
and mercy + sacrifice is like blessed + cursed?

Paul The Apostle says of the law:
"Touch not; taste not; handle not";
for by the using of laws all perish
(Colossians 2:20-22)

Three wise monkeys:
- see no evil (law)
- hear no evil (law)
- speak no evil (law)

Perhaps if we continue to mingle two contrary things:
good + evil, heaven + hell, bless + curse, grace + law,
it's the reason we do not yet have the peace of Christ.
 
It depends on which version of the Bible you use. Is it that important? It has no bearing on what is needed to gain salvation. He was offered vinegar. Different people view things differently and some bring out more details in an account than others. Would it be more reliable if all the accounts were copies of the other accounts or does it make more sense that Matthew, Mark and Luke would write the account in their own words?
 
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