Bible Questions
Micah Chapter 7
Micah 7:1 (KJV) Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
11 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
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This is a Test
II Chronicles 32:31 (KJV) Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
II Chronicles 32:31 (WEB) 31 However concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Deuteronomy 8:2 (KJV) And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Deuteronomy 8:2 (WEB) You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
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Be not conformed…but be ye transformed
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Romans 12:2 (KJV) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
One asks, does “transformed” mean transgender?
No.
Paul speaks.
I Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Again, the Apostle Paul speaks.
II Corinthians 3:18 and we all, with unvailed face, the glory of the Lord beholding in a mirror, to the same image are being transformed, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
It is impressive that the Holy Spirit inspired the Apostle Paul approximately 2000 years ago to write this scripture as it is written.
Romans 12:2 (KJV) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Why do I say that?
Because the way it is written covers the problem of transgenderism. It starts out…be not conformed to this world. So the change is not that which the woke are trying to make, change a man into a woman or vice versa.
The transformation is not that of the body being transformed into something other than what God created.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
The transformation, as Paul indicates is step-by-step, “glory by glory”, into the image of Christ.
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Matthew Chapter 5 – Sermon on the Mount
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Matthew 5:1 (KJV) And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye offend thee [see Aramaic idioms][additional information about idioms below], pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee [see Aramaic idioms][additional information about idioms below], cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
There is a consensus among scholars that Jesus spoke Aramaic.
Therefore, some of the expressions Jesus used must be considered in light of idiomatic phrases of the day.
Definition of idiom.
Examples of idioms.
English has it’s own idioms which make no logical sense, but which convey an understood meaning to a native speaker. Here are some examples.
- he got himself into a jam
- he got himself into a pickle
- his business is underwater
- her complexion is peaches and cream
Jesus used idiomatic expressions that were familiar to the audience of the day. He also spoke in parables…stories that teach a lesson(s).
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Moses Had Inside Information
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Moses learned to listen to God, so when times were tough, he understood what was about to happen. He had inside information.
Exodus 14:1 (KJV) And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
During that same event, the rest of the children of Israel were afraid.
Exodus 14:10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.
11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
The Lord gave Moses a particular instruction as part of the solution. Moses obeyed the instruction.
Exodus 14:15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
The difference between Moses and the children of Israel was this.
Psalm 103:7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
Here is another example.
Exodus 20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
But it is God’s will to have a relationship with all his people.
Jeremiah 32:38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Jesus is the door to that relationship.
John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
42 And many believed on him there.
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Inside Information
God has inside information regarding those things we deal with in life that he wants to share if we will listen.
Isaiah 65:2 (KJV) I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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Repost: What’s the big deal about this little note?
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so here’s the fact the chosen has become
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one of the most popular shows in the
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world by every measure it’s been viewed
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coming up on half a billion times we’re
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in every single country translated over
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60 languages uh last year Roku released
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their top five most searched programs or
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movies on the entire system and we were
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number five right up there with
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Yellowstone and SpongeBob SquarePants
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all this stuff and yet
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because we’re free it’s a struggle for
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us to be funded all these other projects
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that you hear about all these other
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projects that are as successful or more
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successful than us are done by big
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streamers big platforms big networks big
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studios who have billions and billions
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and billions of dollars at their
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disposal so when those shows or movies
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first come out they’re not making money
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just yet because it costs a lot of money
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to make those shows and then they sell
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advertising or they sell us they sell a
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subscription or if you watch on cable
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you know you’re watching it you know
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you’re paying 150 bucks a month or
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whatever and all that ends up going to
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these production companies and Studios
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they can afford to pump a lot of money
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in even before the show is making money
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but we can’t do that we don’t have those
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kinds of resources we don’t have uh all
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the billions at our disposal to be able
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to invest early on before the show has
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even been become profitable and as you
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probably know the money that comes in
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for the show is going right back to the
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show we have to finance the next season
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it’s not like we can just stop and and
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sit back and enjoy the fruits of our
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labor you know obviously everyone has
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salaries and everyone’s we’re doing fine
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but the show itself won’t happen if
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we’re not putting the money that’s
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coming in right back into the show and
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here’s another fact at least 95 percent
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of the viewers who watch this show never
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contribute anything they don’t pay for
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it whether if they’re paying for it on
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you know buying it on a DVD or if they
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have the opportunity to donate to the
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come and see Foundation they don’t now
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this is not a complaint I’m not making
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you feel guilty I’m thrilled
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I’m thrilled
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because that means that I mean if this
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show wasn’t free you might not be able
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to watch it and so the people who do
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donate or who do purchase gifts one of
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the reasons that that happens is so that
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you can watch it for free so I’m
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thrilled but I do want to say if this
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season has impacted you I want to remind
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you of the fact that if you were
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watching this on say Amazon or iTunes or
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something like that where they
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oftentimes will sell episodes one at a
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time these eight episodes that we did
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that if you were to pay two dollars and
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fifty cents for each episode which I
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think is reasonable Fair full season
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would be twenty dollars that’s what a
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full season that’s what season three
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would typically cost you now if you were
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watching an Amazon or iTunes it’s
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probably a little bit more than that 24
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or whatever let’s just let’s just round
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twenty dollars well I wanna show you
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something
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um
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we got this about a month ago
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December there’s a
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there’s a there’s a little sticker on it
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I don’t think I don’t think you do this
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it’s a Christmas tree it says to The
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Chosen from Judy Judy’s an older woman
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uh and she wrote this really lovely
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letter I’m not going to read you the
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whole letter and she said I’m sorry and
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sad it isn’t more for this blessed
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Blessed Mission all I have access to at
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this time
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but I do intend to list in funeral
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donations so poor Judy is already
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talking about if I ever have a funeral
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I’ll tell them to donate a God willing
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and blessing Judy read this and here’s
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what’s in in this envelope
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twenty dollars
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she sent twenty dollars cash I know that
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she wants us to put this to the come and
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see Foundation which I will and this 20
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bill right here
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means as much to me if not more
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then
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a few of the folks who over the last you
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know couple months have given way more
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you know we’ve heard we’ve had some six
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figure donations and and there are some
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of seven figure donations this and I’m
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sure they would agree it means Justice
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more he’s doing what she can but let’s
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just say 10 percent
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ten percent of the people who’ve watched
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it just one out of ten of the people
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who’ve watched it
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did what Jody did
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twenty dollars
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for the cost of one season
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we would actually be funded
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for the rest of our Four Seasons forever
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and you wouldn’t hear from me again
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about financing future episodes and
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Seasons just ten percent
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right now it’s like in a little less
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than five percent of people who give
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something now of course there are some
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people who give more than twenty dollars
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and some people who give less I’m just
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saying just think of it this way if by
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some chance ten percent of the people
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who watch the show or have seen the show
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in some way just did this that would
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Finance the production of the rest of
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the Four Seasons some of this is
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uncomfortable for me to talk about
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because it sounds like I’m trying to
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raise money and I didn’t set out when I
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first started making the chosen I wasn’t
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thinking I was going to have to be
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raising money it’s just the way that
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this you know model works and when we
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decided back in 2020 to make the show
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totally free part of it was going to be
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well we’re not going to be doing
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commercials but we are going to uh you
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know I guess I’m just going to have to
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talk about this sometimes and talk about
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how can give I have a few things that I
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want to say that are very important do
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not give
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the following is true do not give if you
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can’t afford it I don’t want you to if
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you’re watching this somewhere and you
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cannot afford to give to the come and
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see Foundation I do not want you to I do
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not want you to give money that you
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cannot afford to to to to lose quote
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unquote wherever you’re watching this
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wherever your status is if you can
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afford it I don’t want you to if you
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don’t want to give I don’t want you to
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like if you don’t trust the future
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episodes for example let’s say you’re
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waiting until we’re all done we’re done
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with all seven seasons and you just want
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to wait until that point before you give
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anything because you’re not sure if you
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can trust that we’re going to steep keep
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being faithful to the Bible or we’re
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going to keep making good episodes then
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don’t give wait until we’re done with
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the Seven Seasons another reason to not
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give if this season disappointed you or
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it didn’t impact you the episode you
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just saw didn’t impact you in some way
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or disappointed you in some way don’t
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give don’t give to the come and see
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Foundation I don’t want you to it’s fine
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just enjoy the free show if you’ve
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already given your Loaves and fish
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you’ve already given your contribution
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and you’re thinking you know what I’ve
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given quite a bit I’ve done my my two
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fish and Five Loaves and it’s time for
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others to participate that’s fine too
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that’s great thank you I’m not asking
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you to keep doing more if you don’t want
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to or if you can’t or if at some point
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you’re like okay I’ve done way more than
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20 and I at some point it’s time for
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others to step up to that’s fine too but
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if you can if this show blessed you in
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some way if this season blessed you in
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some way if it impacted you in some way
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and if you’re able to and if you have
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the desire to then yes I’m outright
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saying please do but I want to read you
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this note that I got so on this one came
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from someone who is older uh far from
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their funeral this one came from the
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opposite end of the spectrum I want to
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read this to you this is another reason
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why we do this and another reason why
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the show is free dear Dallas Jenkins
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my name is Eloise
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I’m a 12 year old girl by and if when
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you read this I will be in Germany that
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is why I am writing when I’m writing
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just in case
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before Arkansas however I lived in
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Hawaii in case you’re wondering I’m a
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military child
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I was in the sixth grade and studying
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world history
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in the world as you know there are many
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religions so as I dove deeper into the
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study of them I started to question my
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faith I was going to a Lutheran School
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which meant that I was constantly
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reminded of this
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I started to cry at night
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I wanted so bad to believe
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I had been faithful all my life and was
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even learning about communion I could
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feel the light in my life slipping away
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was I going to go to hell
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my life was miserable but then my
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teacher twice a week
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started to put on the chosen
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from episode one I was hooked I kept on
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watching and watching
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I showed it to my parents
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see people spread the word and talked
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about it with everyone I about the
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second season on DVD with my own money
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one day I picked up the Bible
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and I started to read a chapter a day of
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the of the New Testament
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and it changed my life
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I’m now on the book of Acts taking
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communion doing prayer journals
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highlighting the Bible and spreading the
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word of God to everyone I have watched
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both seasons one and two about 12 times
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each and have literally never gotten
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tired of it
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it is funny biblically accurate
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emotional and inspiring Bravo
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thank you so all in all what I’m trying
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to say here is thank you
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God used this to save me the Lord
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created everyone for thousands of
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reasons
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I believe I’m one of the reasons for you
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thank you again so much
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I’ll be praying for you and all of those
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working with and in the show
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God bless you
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from your saved friend Eloise
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um
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she talks about thing
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I think that’s for you too
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I mean I make the show I bring my Loaves
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and fish but I’m one of hundreds of
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people who do that the show doesn’t
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exist if if it’s not for our cast and
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our crew
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people who build sets all the way down
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to people who are just volunteering so I
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hope that you will consider
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please consider
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join joining Judy
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and joining Eloise you give your Loaves
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and fish we’ll give ours and together
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we’ll watch
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God feed five thousand
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foreign
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True Change, Cultural Change
Nicodemus asks Jesus,
John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
When one talks politics there are those who will say that the only true change can come from a change of heart, repentance and a new birth through Jesus Christ.
This is true.
But those who are born again must create cultural change.
Otherwise, the rabidity of the atheists, secularists, modernists, globalists…however you want to name them…in their lust for power, money, greed, and all the ills that go along with those unbridled objectives, will take over society and create a society where it is very difficult for believers to live.
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2 Chronicles 28
II Chronicles 28:1 (KJV) Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father:
2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.
7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God?
11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.
12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
13 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.
20 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.
23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
25 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
26 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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Circling Back
This was posted on February, 28, 2023.
It is necessary to circle back to it that post and add to it.
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If you listen to nothing else, listen to Minutes 16:15-16:50 on the MOATS video. It is absolutely beneficial to listen to the whole video.
I want to focus on what I believe is a point of confusion.
There are people who are set upon demonizing Russia because they are focused on Ezekiel 38 & 39.
Do we understand prophecy?
The fact is, the one nation standing for Christianity and the traditional family is Russia.
A decision needs to be made…is it better to stand with Russia, against the “globalist elites” who seek to tear down traditional values, including Christianity?
Or, is it better, to stand by mutely while trying to understand Ezekiel 38 & 39?
Prophetic interpretations have been wrong, or partially wrong, in the past.
In my opinion, Russia warring and winning against the neo-Nazis and Ukrainian corruption (which is tied to US corruption) is the only hope for the world to continue with at least a certain level of traditional Christian values until Jesus comes. The governments, particularly of the United States, but also Europe, and also NATO and the UN (recognizing those last two are not countries), have been corrupted and there has been no ability internally for us to clean our own houses.
It is tremendously tragic that the death tolls and suffering of the Ukrainian people can be laid at the footsteps of corruption in our own nation.
When Allies went against Hitler in Germany, they were considered heroes. There was a huge amount of death and destruction, but it was recognized that Hitler needed to be taken out. The same necessity exists today…to take out neo-Nazis. Russia is the only one willing to do it. In WW II those who fought against Nazis were heroes. In today’s world, Russia has been wrongly vilified because of the lack of understanding of what is going on due to the propagandized press. If you don’t understand that, look through the prior post above, Who shall I send?,
Russia needs to do what the United States has failed to do. Russia, along with the nations that have suffered at the hands of US corruption, need to try criminals in high places within our nation according to international law. There must be a Nuremberg II trail.
We seem incapable of trying criminals within our own nation and bringing justice, not social justice, but justice. God never called for social justice, but justice.
In the United States, elections are stolen. People lie before Congress. There are attacks on the American people and innocent Americans imprisoned, such as happened on January 6, and there is none that can deliver.
Canada has lost its sovereignty.
There are stolen elections in other nations as well. National leaders, especially in the United States, betray other nations and leaders and allies for power and profit.
The one country that has the spiritual and national strength to stand against these multiple evils right now is Russia.
Should it have been that way?
No, but we have to face reality. There is no moral strength within the United States, at least not enough nationally, to stand against internal corruption.
Like Sodom and Gomorrah, there had to have been a certain minimal core for the cities not to be destroyed. Abraham talked about that with the Lord. The minimum was not met.
Genesis 19:20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Genesis 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord:
28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
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“if ye seek him, he will be found of you”
II Chronicles 15:1 (KJV) And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
11 And they offered unto the Lord the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14 And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
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Only a Moral and Religious People
John Adams recognized that only a moral and religious people would govern in a manner congruent to Biblical laws and principles.
Biblical laws and principles are necessary for both the individual and nation.
When a nation enacts laws contrary to the laws of God, it calls down judgement upon itself.
This is why that even though the United States was born of Christians who came here to worship God, and influenced by the Christian ethos, it has left its foundation nationally and is under judgment.
John Adams said, “Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Source
Related article: https://ccta.regent.edu/2020/08/03/preserving-a-constitution-designed-for-a-moral-and-religious-people/
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“…if then I be a father, where is mine honour?”
Malachi 1:6 (KJV) A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.
10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.
14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
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Who Will I Send?
If you do not understand that the war in Ukraine is not about democracy, but about keeping a small corrupt oligarchy in power, then I can’t really give you all the background for that.
There is nothing holy about this war, at least from the side of the United States.
Russia, on the other hand, is standing against neo-nazis and western corruption.
The people in Ukraine are being destroyed for the corruption and rot that exists in the West, in NATO, and most of all, within the United States.
Burisma, Hunter Biden’s laptop, chemical warfare labs, broken Minsk agreement, overthrow of the Ukrainian government in 2014 engineered by the US, Western lies and liars…these are some of the places to start looking if you want more background details.
When things were not going well, are not going as planned, for the corruption to remain in power, even NATO allies were thrown under the bus as the US destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines and cheap energy to Europe, in order to provide energy itself. And let’s not forget that the military industrial complex is enjoying lucrative contracts. Eisenhower warned of this.
Aid that goes to Ukraine…where does it really go? Does anyone follow the trail? In the midst of everything else, is Ukraine a giant money laundering operation?
Someone said once that politicians don’t create parades, they join them.
Republicans and Democrats alike are guilty.
We might understand Democrats, but why Republicans?
I would like to propose a reason. Before I state the reason, I’d like to point something out.
For years, decades, moving into even a couple of centuries at this point, certain prophetic streams have had their reasons to explain the events of the end days.
And while there have been some pretty good matches, no one has been 100% correct. Anyone who says they know the day or the hour is in direct contradiction to Jesus Christ who said that no man knows the day or the hour.
But…and I am trying to frame this very carefully…I believe that because there have been enemies with the US government, the US intelligence agencies…that should be fairly evident at this point in time …they know psychological warfare.
And I believe that they have helped frame and influence the mindset of, I’ll call it conservatives, to be anti-Russia.
Russia and President Putin are doing exactly what they said they will do…getting rid of the Neo-Nazis. They are getting rid of the nest that is an extension of the corruption in Washington, D.C.
And hopefully, once that happens, there will be a Nuremberg II trial to deal with the clean up, the mop up of everything else.
What politicians in Washington D.C., or at the state or local or agency level can answer this question from the Lord and be part of the corruption clean up?
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
We do not have overall, in the United States, I’m speaking overall, not of certain aware individuals, the moral strength to clean our own ethical house. It is easier to cry “Russia, Russia”, than to clean up corruption at home. It is easier to stand with the “comfortable majority” and cry “Russia, Russia”.
Russia has the high moral ground. The United States does not.
The current battle is ultimately good vs evil, God vs. satan.
Let’s consider the United States and Russia.
- Which country calls for the destruction of the family?
- Which country calls for abortion even after a Supreme Court ruling?
- Which country now has statues to satan, ritualistic abortions?
- Which country lets thieves and murderers back on the street after minimal time in jail?
- Which country mutilates its young with transgender operations?
- Which country give toxic shots to its citizens upon threat of losing their jobs or the inability to travel or losing their funding or losing their medical licenses if they speak out?
- Which country has people testify in Congress, knows exactly how laws have been broken, and there is no consequence because of a two-tiered justice system?
- Which country teaches filth and defilement in the elementary classrooms and school libraries?
- Which country has drag queen hour?
The answer is…it is NOT Russia.
It is the United States.
We have to step back from what we think is a certain prophetic future.
Russia is cleaning up that which the United States has corrupted.
The controlled narrative in the United States for a long time has been…Russia, bad.
In actuality, Russia has returned to its Orthodox Christian roots.
However, I do believe that due to the ability of corrupted organizations, to infiltrate that which should be good…in the same way the the serpent infiltrated the garden and turned Adam and Eve away from God, I believe the message continues to be framed and broadcast by controlled sources…Russia bad, US good.
No, things have changed.
Is is now US bad, Russia good.
We need a clean up. Russia is doing what the US will not do.
I am speaking broadly.
I know there are are people who are aware and fighting these issues. I’m not talking about individuals. Jesus had 12 disciples and only one was a Judas.
But I am saying that overall, this is why politicians who do not start parades, but join parades, why politicians won’t get out there and stand against the Ukrainian war…well, for one reason there’s money to be made for some of the more corrupt ones…but for the others, if they know what I am saying, but think they will be voted out by their constituency simply because their constituency isn’t aware enough to know all this, then the politicians may sit on the sidelines and remain silent.
Let’s stop giving any kind of military aid or money to Ukraine.
The fact is, the 2020 election was stolen.
Because of that, we have people in DC that are overthrowing the United States and if we are silent, we get what we chose by default.
It is all tied together once you connect the dots.
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Addendum.
The day after publishing the above, I saw this video, which explains much, so it is being reposted here.
Second Addendum
American Fighting For Ukraine Defects to Russia, Blows Whistle On Nazism, War Crimes
Third Addendum
A blog post can only introduce a topic but not cover it in depth. For more study on various topics, click here for links to various Christian ministries.
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