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End of an Empire
This is just me, my own personal ruminations. These brooding thoughts build on the basis of a solid prophetic conviction. Some years ago I became utterly certain that if America attacks Iran, God will grant Iran victory over us. It … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, government, Iran, mysticism, oppression, prophecy, spirituality, war
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StT: 1 Corinthians 14:21
(We continue sampling from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) 1 Corinthians 14:21 It would be easy to get a rise out of the Neo-Pentecostals and Charismatics on what they consider their turf here. The Corinthians were excessively hedonistic and … Continue reading
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Tagged Charismatics, Corinthians, history, Paul, prophecy, prophet isaiah, scripture, speaking in tongues, spirituality
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Babylon is Fallen
Babylon is fallen, but has not collapsed. Babylon is the fallen world of human commerce, of human achievement. It symbolizes unjust dominance and all the trappings of oppression. Dominance is not evil in itself because it’s essential to human nature … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, government, human achievement, human nature, law, moral consciousness, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, prophecy, spirituality
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Why Things Are So Messy
The heart is more than a mere sensory organ. It is the seat of the will. In theory, it is the place where the executive should reside, but precious few humans have an active wisdom in their hearts. They don’t … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine justice, divine revelation, government, heart, law, Law Covenants, prophecy, scripture, survival
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Death and Hell Stalking Us
Maybe it’s not so different in substance; maybe this is just the veneer peeling away. Western Civilization is especially bad about forgetting the past in the sense that we have no ability to transmit from generation to generation what it … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, mortality, oppression, propaganda, prophecy, scripture, war, western civilization
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Just My Opinion
As previously noted, we Americans are too hideously wide open to manipulation through guilt. It’s just too easy to use guilt and related negative emotions to restrict our behavior. It’s used in religion and politics alike to shut you up … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged conspiracy theory, government, internet, oppression, propaganda, prophecy, resistance
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Certain Uncertainty
I’m unsure of where to place to blame. They thunder with obscene certainty that this or that course of action is God’s demand. While we might justly question the identity of the “God” they cite, it’s enough to note these … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine revelation, hopes and dreams, law, mysticism, prophecy, psychology, religion, scripture, spirituality, Two Realms
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Psalm 8
Not only do we have several modern songs taken from this, but it stands as a prophetic message. Not prophetic in the popular Western notion of literal meanings hidden in the words as if by magic, this hymn asserts fundamental … Continue reading
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Tagged God's character, King David, prophecy, scripture, worship
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A Critical Lesson of Job
Our lessons in Job will end soon enough. Most Western scholars miss the best parts because they refuse to consider Job from Job’s own cultural matrix. It’s not that I pretend to be such a grand expert, but that I … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant of moses, divine justice, epistemology, government, Jethro, Job, law, moral accountability, prophecy, scripture
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An End Is Near
Virtual, de facto, or plainly literal — it makes no difference. God reads the hearts of men. While His actions may seem slow on the human scale, He does not necessarily wait for men to act before He pronounces judgment. … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, government, Iran, Israel, Modern Israel, President Obama, prophecy, war
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