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Of course He said that. Does that mean we are to WELCOME war and destruction and to worship it? It does not, yet the attitude of most Americans is to wave the flag and genuflect before the image of our war machines. Americans LOVE WAR and VIOLENCE and the Lord is giving us a belly full of it. Look around. Do you not see it? Judgment is upon us and that's no empty conspiracy theory. It's a hard fact. Before and after Christ spoke those words war has scarred the history of mankind. Is there no other way to advance our civilization? At present we have the ability to destroy it. Is that to be welcomed? Are we to throw up our hands in fatalistic resignation and cry, "loose the dogs of war"? JESUS SAID peacemakers are the children of God. Who then are those who embrace war? I was an unwilling part of it when I was young. By the grace of God I survived, but many around me did not. I hate the thought of it. This is why the day came when I learned of another one brewing in the western Pacific and a most severe escalation upon the steppes of eastern Europe I felt duty bound to give warning. This isn't a game and it isn't a conspiracy theory. Go to China and see. My son spent a summer there a few years ago. He can testify with his own eyes. Go to Ukraine and see. Do not the images from there speak of terrible things and more to come? How can any sane person with reasonable mental facilities even suggest that these wars are a conspiracy, a fantasy to be ignored? THEY ARE NOT. Americans love war too much to ignore it. We murder our leaders who preach and work for peace. Ask President Kennedy, Ask Martin Luther King, Jr., ask Bobby Kennedy. Ask Jesus. You cannot ask them to certify war because they were ALL KILLED for attempting to promote peace. Was Jesus a conspiracy? Many Americans today think so, because Jesus wasn't about war at all. Neither am I. Its time to REPENT and seek PEACE with God while the opportunity presents itself. Hell isn't a conspiracy either. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

I agree with you entirely. Personal experience has taught me not to trust our government about ANYTHING. Exactly WHO is pulling Biden's strings is a matter of which I am not informed. Unfortunately the situation isn't unpredictable, not unpredictable at all - at least as far as American involvement is concerned. It's very predictable. THE ONLY solution we seem to have for foreign affairs is to throw money or bullets at the problem. We've been doing that since 1945 and have lost EVERY war since that time. It doesn't work, but our leaders in Washington never "get it". I once served in the Navy. While I don't have much interest in the Ukraine affair I am deeply concerned about those who go down to the sea in our ships. I know what it's like to be miles from home at sea with enemy missiles aimed at your ship. It's not a movie. It's not fun. I don't want any of our boys to die in a conflict that could be avoided by peaceful means. The situation makes me sick. THIS IS NOT A GAME. I note that certain persons with limited appreciation of things like to quote scripture to address serious matters. The LAST THING the US government worries about is scripture quoting religious fanatics. Our own citizens are on the back burner, our own future is at stake AND ONE THING I'VE LEARNED is that Bible thumping people rarely lend a physical hand to correct things gone wrong. This is not to say God can't speak encouragement through His Word. He certainly does, but reiteration of verses won't solve problems. Sooner or later one has to roll up one's sleeves and WORK it out. None of these scripture quoting people seem to have a grasp on the importance of PEACE, global peace, international peace, domestic peace and peace with our fellow man as well as peace with God. All they can do is babble. They drive me nuts because of all men they are the least able to appreciate reality and God's hand in it. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

War, it seems, is now almost inevitable. Nobody wants peace. Nobody speaks of it. People on the street here don’t want it, but as usual our leaders don’t listen to us at all. When the time comes we’ll be asked to sacrifice many things to promote their bankrupt foreign policy. I certainly will not assist with it in the slightest. Is anyone taking any of this seriously? In case you didn't know, I AM. that's me, hollering from the choir loft..... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12563025 Putin's attack dog Medvedev rattles the sabre AGAIN: Now ranting ex-President claims Russia is 'running out of options' in Ukraine other than a full-blown ground war with NATO which would lead to a greater 'cost to humanity' than WW2 Putin may be pushed to start a full-scale ground war with NATO soon Top Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev says NATO is acting like WW2's Axis powers He said that a third world war would be deadlier than World War II The deputy chairman of Russia's security council has publicly claimed that Russia is running out of options and may resort to a full war with NATO. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president, warned that this would lead to a third world war, which would have greater consequences than World War II.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a writer and outspoken dissident of Soviet policies during the 20th century. “If I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible what was the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: 'Men had forgotten God; that is why all this has happened.'” (Alexander Solzhenitsyn) I believe the Bible is very clear on the quality of mercy shown by God toward mankind. He seems always ready to forgive individuals, but perhaps not so eager to forgive nations. Many nations have fallen into the quagmire of history because they forgot the Lord, because they turned their back upon the Lord and because they blasphemed His Name. So has the United States. We have forgotten humility that made us great and we have raised ourselves to the level of gods instead of respecting THE ONE. Recent news items are alarming. From China we now read about a refurbished policy called the 9 dash line (or 10 dash or 11 dash depending upon which story you read). This is a 'line in the sand' Bejing has drawn upon the ocean in which free trade is to be regulated by China. This matter goes back to 1946, but has raised its ugly head once again. This is a clear indication of a belligerent attitude on the part of Chinese leadership. In Russia a series of peace offerings have been made regarding the Ukraine war. While they don't appear to be any different from the attitude of the Kremlin since before their invasion of Ukraine, they stand as an effort from their point of view to negotiate peace. My sources had told me back in August that meetings would be held in Russia and China regarding the commencement of hostilities against the United States over Taiwan and an increase in severity of attack against Ukraine - perhaps even the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to "deescalate the war" (this peculiar phrase was often used in the text of the Medvedev doctrine of the late 1990's). I was told the meetings and offerings of peace negotiations were expected to be denied by western nations and that this failure would lead to general war on two fronts. Again, I was told that if negotiations weren't engaged (on Russia's terms and on China's terms) war would follow in a few weeks. Specifically I was told hostilities would commence "in early October". As of this writing 'early October' is less than two weeks away. I wish to repeat my earlier statement here that it is my hope my sources are incorrect and that my personal alarm will prove to be unsubstantiated. I DO wish and hope that peace in some form will endure in the western Pacific and that some form of cease-fire may be arranged in Ukraine. But the leaders of America seem to have their attention fixed on other matters these days - not on the avoidance of war. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

It was the United States and our vassal states in Western Europe that are primarily responsible for the war in Ukraine. POTUS is only a middle management position. The real leaders of America are; the military-industrial complex, the intelligence community and our financial cartel. When major decisions regarding national policy or insinuation of western financial interests abroad are involved all three constitutional branches of the US government become subservient to the big three listed above. Kennedy speaks only for the purpose of creating a smokescreen in the eyes of the general public. Our real enemies are domestic, some of whom are those who ordered the violent death of his father and his uncle. It was the desire of the financial vultures of America and Europe to seize Ukraine, the vassal state of Russia, for their own profit that has led to the present conflict. Even the Pope has admitted to it. Russia reacted in defense of its own interests and used every conceivable method in the book to win back its own vassal state. Open war is the result. (*) Today, with even more deadly sabers being drawn out, our 'friends' in Europe are withdrawing like cowardly turtles into the holes they previously occupied. One by one each of them is withdrawing support from Ukraine for fear of deadly reprisals from the Russian bear. Only Americans are too stupid and self-centered to realize and understand the real issues. All we know and understand are the striped flag and the lies of our corrupt leaders. We are about to witness the full unleashed fury of the Kremlin against those who trespass upon the territory of their traditional vassal state; Ukraine. It won't be a pretty sight. Likewise we shall also witness the fury of Bejing unleashed against Taiwan, which always was a part of their domain. Typically foolish alignments created by the US government following WWII led to our promise to defend the island nation when in fact the territory and its people are none of our business. Many a good young American boy will die because of our refusal to seek peace. In truth NOBODY WANTS PEACE. Washington, Bejing and Moscow are all militarizing their resources as quickly as they can. Open war will soon break out. It's only a matter of time and some say time is very very short....perhaps two weeks' short. (as of 09/24/23) Most experts agree that America cannot win either war. Pompous arrogance never wins a war. It only gets a lot of innocent people killed. And America has an over-abundance of hubris to be sure. Consider these things when you resort to misquoting scripture in a vain attempt to attenuate the crisis. Consider also the record of recent American military adventures abroad. It's well known that America tucks tale and runs when things get really serious on the battlefield. The US hasn't won a war since 1945. It's time to cease starting them. We have brought all this upon ourselves and we are about to reap the grim harvest of what we've done. “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up. (Hosea 8:7) Dark days are upon us and no about of empty boasting or religious buzz words will suffice to blunt the reaper's sickle. It is time, indeed past time, to repent of our SINs and seek God's mercy. We have gone too far. Judgment is upon us. that's me, hollering from the choir loft... (*) I have personally sat down and spoken to Russian citizens face to face and person to person. The stated opposition to western trespass upon the territory of their vassal state, Ukraine, is exactly as I've stated here. Whether brain washed historically illiterate Americans believe it or not is their misfortune.

I found this post to be illuminating on several levels. We need more of this sort of thing. The only disagreement I might have with it is identifying the Anti-Christ system as mentioned in Daniel, Revelation, etc. The fathers of the protestant reformation agreed completely that the Roman Catholic church IS the anti-christ global religious system mentioned in Holy Writ. As a reaction to this attitude the Vatican approved the publication of a book called FUTURISM by Jesuit priest Francisco Ribera. In this book Ribera blew a smokescreen around all the protestant interpretations of the RCC as the anti-Christ system. They couldn't negate the Bible, however, so they created false interpretations instead. In the post-modern church we see almost all protestants buying into nearly every aspect of the RCC lie. There's a lot of material to cover in this assertion, but to keep it simple here I mean only to follow in the footsteps of the writers of the Bible and the fathers of the reformation and agree that the anti-christ system IS the Catholic church. No other candidate for this sordid title has ever raised its ugly head. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

Anna Helgen, pastor of Edina Community Lutheran Church in Minnesota, has published what she calls The Sparkle Creed. This blasphemous disgusting recitation is nothing more than a filthy perversion of Christian statements of faith. It's an assault upon those values which many of us hold very dear...values which has sustained us throughout our lives. Today they are once again being insulted and besmirched by a lesbian cleric. St. Paul wrote that, "Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says." (1 Corinthians 14:34) It is for THIS REASON that women are to submit to the spiritual leadership of men. It is given that women are to provide physical nurture for all generations BUT THAT MEN ARE TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP. The Sparkle Creed reads: I believe in the non-binary God whose pronouns are plural. I believe in Jesus Christ, their child, who wore a fabulous tunic and had two dads and saw everyone as a sibling-child of God. I believe in the rainbow Spirit, who shatters our image of one white light and refracts it into a rainbow of gorgeous diversity. I believe in the church of everyday saints as numerous, creative, and resilient as patches on the AIDS quilt, whose feet are grounded in mud and whose eyes gaze at the stars in wonder. I believe in the call to each of us that love is love is love, so beloved, let us love. I believe, glorious God. Help my unbelief. Amen. For further information Google the subject. I suggest you remain near a toilet when you do because the information is likely to inspire vomiting. God help us. We are suffering yet more indignity in our churches. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

I understand completely what you're saying. I can quote numerous world leaders of the past that agree with what you say and even a few that refute it. BUT THESE ARE DAYS WHEN NOBODY SPEAKS OF PEACE. NOBODY. War is certain. Hell is coming on the back of sudden death and destruction. We'll feel the effects here at home in the form of shortages. By Christmas many will weep for lost sons and brothers and fathers with whom they thought they'd celebrate the holidays. I hate the situation mostly because our leaders, the whole self-serving insane mentally challenged partisan lot of them. They have caused many a good young man to die in the past and will cause the loss of many more.......very soon. Nobody works for peace. Nobody wants it. Washington, Bejing and Moscow and want war and more of it. We who are caught in the middle, including citizens of all those nations, DO NOT want war. I know. I've spoken to them all - face to face and man to man. The worst thing about war is that the ones who are asked to sacrifice the most for it are the ones who want it least. (You can quote ME on that one.) Many wars are indeed predictable. So is the one that's coming. I was told early October. Today is September 23rd. That means we've got barely three weeks of relative peace remaining to us. So....I went out and made an appointment with my dentist to get dental work done that I've been delaying. I'm buying a lot of extra consumable stuff...like a bidet, toilet paper, pet food, etc. I'm following my own advice. Please consider doing it too. Watch and learn, pilgrim. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

We shall see......... I'm not making my remarks here based upon anything seen or read on the internet, TV, tea leaves, spiritual revelation, magazine article or newspaper story. It's bad enough trying to pass along really really bad news without having to justify it with sources that might make the words seem even stranger than they are. Nevertheless the sources are quite certain and very trustworthy. The reader needs to prepare for extreme shortages of extended duration. Things like toilet paper, pet food, and repair parts may not be available for a long time. Christmas will be very strange this year. If you've been thinking of repairing an item, DO IT NOW. Don't put it off. If you've been thinking of buying something whether it be a refrigerator on the verge of failure, or a car or even a new pair of shoes, DO IT NOW. Don't put it off. (My old car suffered a major failure....so I bought a newer used car - the day before the UAW strike. I even bought a new pair of shoes I'd been thinking about getting.) If you want to buy Christmas gifts, don't wait - DO IT NOW. There may not be an opportunity to do it in ways we have done it before. Finally, I wish to repeat that it's my hope every single thing I've written won't happen by early October. I'd rather it didn't happen at all. I sincerely hope I'm very wrong about all of it. But I don't think so.....soberly considering what I've learned....I don't think so at all. In these past few days I'm more certain of what's coming than ever before. PLEASE consider what I've written. If you haven't bought a large stock of toilet paper, buy more. If you think you've got enough BUY MORE. If you use pet food, buy more. If you think you've got enough of that BUY MORE. This is not a joke. If you buy these things you'll probably use them anyway. Right? BUY MORE NOW. That's me, hollering from the choir loft....

For those who aren't familiar with the leading post, Judaism or Messianic Judaism, the discussion of a very complex tradition can be confusing. Without contradicting anything written by my brother above, I'd like to mention the REASON for modern Jewish interpretations of Rosh Hashanah. Shavua Tov Tikatevu When Herod's temple was destroyed in 70 AD the Jewish tradition of animal worship was forcibly abandoned. They no longer had a place to offer sacrifice for SIN. In God's design, animal sacrifices were no longer necessary. Therefore the temple wasn't necessary either. Heaven commanded its destruction. There are other reasons for the crushing attack upon Israel at that time, but for reasons of the present High Holy Day we restrict our discussion upon animal sacrifice. Y'shuah is our sacrifice for SIN. A few Christians understand this - not many I admit, but they do. A few Jews understand it too, but most do not. Those that DO understand this are called Messianic Jews. Those that don't continue in a sort of mental and spiritual frustration in a pointless effort to justify themselves before each other and God. They fail every time. Like the Dutch boy who stuck his finger in his leaking dike, modern Jews have tried unsuccessfully to patch the hole in justification. Instead of the blood of animal sacrifices, now impossible and instead of believing Y'shuah (Jesus) is the sacrifice God accepts they stuff good deeds in the hole made by SIN. We are not justified by good works. One ought to consider that something Adonai (God) hates might not be useful in gaining peace with Him because that which comes from rebellion and SIN cannot justify a sinner. Only that which God has established can gain peace with Him - THAT SOMETHING is Y'shuah (Jesus). All that's required is to believe in Him. but that seems to be too much for a lot of people - Jews and Christians combined...... It's all about good works and giving contribution$ to wayward religious establishment..... that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

Proving that severe physical distress does not necessarily result in visions and dreams of the netherworld. I'm sure everyone is glad to learn of your recovery. Be well. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

Words reached my ears in mid-August of this year, from sources foreign to the American press, that the People's Republic of China intends to invade the island nation of Taiwan "sometime in early October." This attack would be preceded by internal meetings and consultations on the part of aggressor nations. The predicted meetings have either happened or are in progress as I write. Some of these events have been carried by media news, but have been interpreted differently so as to fog the understanding of the American public. News coming out of China and North Korea suggest their military is ready for ... something other than a parade. The consequence to Americans will be extreme shortages. For example, toilet paper will become rare. Buy all you can now or even better buy a bidet. Those devices aren't common or held on store shelves in great numbers so its wise to buy now. I did. Buy extra laundry and dish soap. Buy extra pet food. Most of our pet food comes from China. While these items are manufactured in the US their initial scarcity may cause distress for the average family. If you have items that have been needing repair DO IT NOW. If you've been thinking of buying something you need or want, DO IT NOW. We may not be able to acquire these things easily in the months to come. Whether you accept this or not is irrelevant to me. I have followed my own advice; bought a bidet, performed needed repairs and even bought a newer used car. In some cases, repairs I didn't know I needed suddenly became immediately necessary. My wife and I have made and are making appointments for personal matters such as dentist visits and preventative doctor visits. The news I received was personally distressing and continues to be so. If hostilities commence between China and Taiwan in the east and Russia and Ukraine in the west our future will rapidly become very dark. Many young men will die on both sides. This is a thing I do not wish and I must make it very clear to you, dear reader, that I am very hopeful what I've heard NEVER comes to pass. Circumstances that have arisen since I first heard about it do seem to confirm the possibility of war - not just a few skirmishes. War abroad will mean shortages at home. Get ready. Buy stuff you'll use anyway, just stockpile it for now. Don't waste time or money buying stuff or doing things that won't be practical six months from now. Before during and after you do anything PRAY like you've never prayed before. Perhaps God will have mercy to avert war. Perhaps wisdom among men will blossom as a love of peace rather than love of war. Perhaps I'm wrong and what I've heard will not come to pass. I am hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. As a resident of Florida I'm well experienced with approaching monster storms and know the attitude. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Maybe we'll dodge a bullet and Christmas this year will be a kind one. that's me, hollering from the choir loft... PS My sources are PERSONAL SOURCES, not something I read on the internet and not some diabetic vision or dream received from eating too much sugar. My sources have ears within the Moscow KGB. As we all know, Moscow is as adroit at lying as Washington, DC. Maybe it's all wrong. I hope so. But it's there nonetheless. We will see, won't we?

Your story sounds a lot like scenes from the occult movie THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES. In this movie, a character suffers a brain problem. While in hospital she begins drawing pictures of occult figures, primarily the legendary Mothman of West Virginia & Ohio. Bear in mind that your brain and your mind were affected by your ailment. Whether or not you received a true vision of the spiritual realm is for you to decide and us to ponder. I myself received a similar revelation, but I was NOT afflicted by disease, accident, drugs, alcohol, diabetic dreams or anything that could even remotely be associated with mental disfunction. I was healthy and wide awake when it happened to me. What you saw, or think you saw, was a revelation of the second heaven - the second level of spiritual reality beyond earth but far short of heaven. The second heaven exists quite close to physical experience - the 1st heaven. The third heaven, the domicile of the Almighty, lies behind locked doors and gates. No one enters there except by special circumstances and permission. Thank you for sharing. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

God DID stop Hitler and Tojo from absorbing all mankind into their sphere of influence. God raised up nations that were more brutal than Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan combined. These nations absolutely destroyed every vestige of both nations. If Biblical answers are what you seek, then I suggest you read the Tanakh - the Old testament. The biggest example of divine intervention in the affairs of man can be found in the book of Exodus where an entire nation was liberated from subjugation by another. The ruling nation was completely destroyed in the process. There are many more such examples of divine intervention in the history of man. The pattern we see in the Bible is one of CHOICE. Man is given a choice - life or death, obey God or disobey. Man then acts according to his desire. Following the acts of man God enters the narrative and acts according to His desire, which generally wipes out the wickedness of man the way a man wipes a plate. God does not allow such things, He COMMANDS them. This is done so that all men can see their wickedness compared to God's ability to remove it. It is done so that all can see the hand of God when it moves. God's hand is moving even now as we read and write here. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

A little fuzzy on the GPS location thing I think. First, there is no hell. The afterlife concept is a pagan myth adopted by the church so as to gain and keep members via fear mongering. Your quote of Malachi refers to defeat of the enemy, not the location of his grave. The enemies of God simply die. They aren't victims of eternal torment because they are deleted - become extinct. (Ecclesiastes. 3:19 & Romans 6:23) The incineration of the 5 cities of the kingdom of Sodom is an example. Second, you are correct in stating there are three heavens, but they aren't located above one another...one is INSIDE the other. C.S. Lewis described this unusual configuration when he wrote that the spiritual inside of things is bigger than the outside. Consider the books of Exodus and Numbers. They describe the Wilderness Tabernacle which provides a sort of template for ALL THREE heavens. The entire layout is described in intimate detail. When Solomon erected his temple it followed the same basic design as did Herod's temple. Ezekiel's temple was never built and as a result there's considerable controversy as to whether it has physical meaning or whether its' interpretation is symbolic in some way. Opinions vary. Revelation's New Jerusalem is different than all the rest because it has no temple at all. (Rev. 21:22) None of the three heavens is a separate universe - strictly speaking. The idea of multiple universes is an expression of Einsteinian mathematical theory regarding PHYSICAL universes, not spiritual ones. It's an occult assertion as well as science fiction story line that there are separate universes or dimensions. This is not the assertion made by Holy Writ. Hope this helps. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

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That is a statement of Roman Catholic doctrine. It is not consistent with Biblical context. Roman Catholic doctrine on the duration of a dead person in the grave is dependent upon prayers uttered on their behalf by the living. Such prayers are written on PRAYER CARDS which may be read by a priest, by the family of a departed person or by a single person. PRAYER CARDS are available for purcha$e from Catholic parishes. They are also available at a discounted rate on Amazon or eBay. Check it out. The Bible nowhere states that a human spirit lingers between worlds after death. This is entirely a money making proposition on the part of the RCC. Indeed the Bible teaches that no part of the human naturally survives physical death. When a human dies it dies the same as any cockroach or sick dog. Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless. (Ecclesiastes 3:19) The single exception to the destiny of humans after death is the Second Birth. Those that have accepted the Grace of God and received it will survive death. Those that don't - will die. There is no such thing as eternal torment according to the Bible. The entire idea is a fear mongering device to elicit donation$. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

There is NO 'cure' for American racism. Somebody wrote that Jesus is an answer. Not true. In African-American churches the congregations generally DEMAND that 50% of sermons be devoted to race issues NOT Biblical ones. I've attended such services. Have YOU attended any, dear reader? They aren't exactly something that most white folks would be comfortable with experiencing. Tradition aside, Black communities eat race issues for breakfast lunch and dinner - not to mention church services. Everything has been put on the backs of white folks .... for years. But there's an old axiom now forgotten, "it takes two to tango." It takes two to have an argument and despite many whites' willingness to work toward resolution blacks generally REFUSE to do so. Nothing will get better until the black community and the white community are willing to work together.......and that does NOT imply that white folks shoulder all the burden and all the guilt, which they do to this day. (*) Are there only two ethnic groups in America? Why is all the noise about black issues? Consider that if you dare. that's me, hollering from the choir loft... PS MY ancestors came to America in the first decade of the 20th century. MY ancestors weren't even living in the western hemisphere when slavery was the law of the land. How is it that today the guilt of it is thrust upon US? It's an example of black racism that IS tolerated in America. Because of this the culture of racism in America will never be resolved.

Anyone who reads newspapers or consults internet based news sources like Reuters, BBC or CNN is aware that tensions have been mounting between the United States and China over the issue of Taiwan. The issue goes back to post WWII and the civil war in China between Chiang Kai-shek of the Nationalist Chinese and Mao Tse-tung of the Communist Chinese. American leaders, as usual, backed the right wing dictator Chiang Kai-shek and lost the entire game, meaning China. In full retreat from mounting military pressure by chairman Mao's Communist armies Chiang retreated to the island of Taiwan where he set up his government in absentia. There it sits to this day. Throughout the post WWII history of Chinese-Taiwanese relations the USA has stood in the gap between the two nations and claimed it would defend Taiwan's right to sovereignty (mostly because we had established lucrative trade relations with Taiwan). For most of those years, the preeminence of American Naval and Air power has served to restrain the Communist Chinese from seizing the island of Taiwan by force. All of that has changed. The United States is no longer the preeminent military power in the Western Pacific. Communist China has built a powerful military that its leaders believe can wrest control of Taiwan back into the hands of Bejing where it belongs (they say). Military leaders on both sides have studied tactics and strategy for combating one another. Both are ready for the shooting war to begin. Military estimates believe such a conflict would be a very bloody affair. Many do not believe the United States could successfully defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion. Virtually all agree it would be considerably costly in terms of ships and men of the US Navy, Air Force and Marines. Several months ago Xi Jin Ping, president of the People's Republic of China (Communist), stated that his military would be ready to invade Taiwan by the year 2027. That estimate has changed. I have recently been informed by an individual who is a citizen of the Russian Federation (*) that hostilities will commence "early in October". These hostilities will be preceded by negotiations between America and Communist China. These negotiations are scheduled to fail. Let me repeat that - scheduled to fail. Hostilities will commence shortly after the failure of negotiations. Perhaps my source isn't as reliable as the media press that's consumed with reviews and box office receipts from the new Barbie movie, but it is focused upon events of more importance to us as a nation - namely a very violent and costly war with China. Consider if you will the consequences to each of us if war does in fact begin in less than two months. Consider a new wave of shortages - longer lasting and much more severe than the previous one. Consideration of imminent war suggests one prepare for shortages. For instance, one of the items that first became apparent was the lack of toilet paper. I suggest the reader buy and install a BIDET on at least one of the toilets in the house. Additional paper products as well as cleaning products should be hoarded. We can get along quite well without ice cream, but we do need laundry soap. THINK SHORTAGES I'm sure the reader can come up with a number of other items that can be acquired while they are available. It's certainly wise to try. When you hear or read about negotiations with China being conducted concerning Taiwan it will already be too late. Prayerfully consider this matter. I submit this to you in the spirit of brotherly love and consideration. THIS IS NOT A JOKE. that's me, hollering from the choir loft... (*) The individual has been ordered to leave the US for return to Russia on 8/19/23. I cannot divulge her name, but she is well placed in the Russian elite so as to be aware of these matters.

That's not altogether true .... about the opposer that is. Jesus said that He came to bring division - division between a man and his family, between those who followed Him and those who did not and between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of the World. The chief FALSE doctrine promoted these days is CONTENTMENT. Our Lord doesn't want contented sheep. He wants warriors who are willing to go out into the world and lock horns with its evil and with that which evil has twisted. Preachers are stupid enough to preach contentment AND THEN two weeks later wonder why their congregation is so apathetic. We are WAY BEYOND the Laodicean church these days. We are seeing a dead one. We are watching the vultures pick at its bones and we are watching the worldly minded as they laugh at the spectacle. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

There isn't a spiritual battle because Christians didn't come to fight. They just simply gave up. Lots of reasons why, but they simply did. Being over spiritual and quoting scripture as though it was a magic incantation won't solve the problem either. Never has. Never will. If good men refuse to stand up the evil will always win. So it has won this day. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

This is a common cop out - blaming satan for the cowardly laziness of Christians. Over spiritualizing is another cop out. IT US. WE have denied God, turned our back upon God's holy LAW and the gospel. We openly hate any mention of Bible Study. Instead we have embraced God with politically correct positions, the Gay Authority and deny all semblance of morality and the LAW of God. If we don't live by the LAW we don't live for God at all. Nobody gives a damn about God. Nobody cares about the Bible and nobody even remembers what the gospel is all about. Instead we get motivational garbage to read in our adult groups and relevance preached to us WHEN THE GOSPEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN IRRELEVANT TO THE WORLD. Instead we claim we aren't under the LAW and then promote or silently agree to the promotion of ever vile affection known to man. Is this grace or is this ANOTHER COP OUT? When adults refuse to study the Bible and when they refuse to teach their children the church fails - as it has been failing for the past sixty years. Some projections suggest certain denominations will be extinct by 2050. This isn't a work of satan. ITS OUR LAZINESS. There hasn't been a nationally held evangelical crusade meeting since Billy Graham died. I went to a bank the other day. The young teller there didn't know WHO Billy Graham was. Until and unless church types get on the ball and get about doing God's work the dregs of society will have it all. Will God judge them for doing what they do best or will God judge US for NOT DOING ANYTHING? that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

The problem with a 'good explanation' is that there isn't one. Sightings of strange objects in the sky are actually a great deal older than the current 'flap'. For purposes of discussion a 'flap' is a period of time when UFOs are observed in the sky in great numbers or consistent numbers or somewhat predictable numbers. Most of those who follow the phenomenon suggest flaps began after the explosion of the first atomic bombs. But it began a lot earlier than that! PARADIGM SHIFT Throughout the world the number of flaps began to increase dramatically in the mid to late 1900's. In America it was a period of post-civil war reconstruction and westward expansion. Globally it was a time of political and economic change. During those years the world experienced a paradigm shift in religion spirituality and politics. - Christendom began a slow decline which has accelerated to marked apostasy and backsliding. For instance, polls project the extinction of several large main line American protestant churches by the year 2050. - Zionism began in earnest with the result of the formation of the modern State of Israel by the mid-twentieth century. - Sightings of aerial phenomena began to increase dramatically until by the mid-20th century it was acknowledged seriously. Tracking political social and spiritual activity throughout recent history seems to indicate that aerial objects are connected somehow. Changes and events in human history are now accented and accompanied by objects that cannot be easily explained. Unfortunately these objects aren't communicating with those who only stand upon the earth and watch. What are they? What are they doing here? What do they want? Where are they from? For all our technical expertise and wizardry we seem to be somehow ignorant of these important answers. They are simple questions, but have no answers at all. We are left with endless speculation - some entertaining, some worthless and some mere evidence of the lunatic fringe among us. One thing remains true, however. Their appearance is driving us mad with curiosity. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

You will not acknowledge verification of any fact stated here. Providing more would simply be a waste of my time, like leading a horse to water it won't drink. I spent twenty-five years in the Episcopal church and can testify that they DO NOT accept as an axiom that one must be saved in Jesus' name. They officially deny it. I was officially told to recant my faith in Christ if I wanted to enter a leadership position there. THAT'S how bad it is. The average pew sitter was and is unaware of this sort of betrayal. Even when told they refuse to believe it - as you do now. Not only are they confused about the gender of the Almighty AS STATED IN SCRIPTURE, they deny the deity of Christ ALSO STATED IN SCRIPTURE. For them its just a financial franchise and was so stated to me by several high official of the church some years ago. "Why can't you understand it's just a job," they told me. So I guess I can't understand. It ISN'T just a job to me. I am acquainted with men who have testified as to the OFFICIAL position of the Lutheran and Presbyterian church that the Bible is NOT THE Word of God, but is only A work of common literature. I have been monitoring the decline of the Methodist church for nearly fifty years and can accurately and truthfully testify that because of the insinuation of the Gay Authority into the leadership of that church those members of UMC who still have a conscience are either leaving the UMC or exiting the church entirely. Denial of fact doesn't discredit them as true. I suspect the condition of the church is far worse than even I assume. Your misquote of Romans is typical of those who don't know the LAW nor understand the work of GRACE under LAW in the life of the believer. Both work together. The LAW has NOT been abolished (Matt 5:17) and GRACE doesn't stand alone without the LAW. NO ONE CAN BE SAVED APART FROM THE LAW. This is called the gospel and its been betrayed by leaders who don't teach it because they don't understand it themselves. When I reveal these circumstances many persons become severely agitated and deny everything - but with the absolute inability to provide contrary proofs otherwise (mostly because such proof doesn't exist). Parroting snippets of scripture as buzz words and religious slogans won't 'fix' anything either because those that quote them don't know what they mean anyway. This is why the church is considered to be a joke among the unchurched - Biblical illiteracy and theological ignorance reign supreme. If a survey is what you seek I suggest PEW or Gallup as a source. Then again I seriously doubt you will entertain the effort as you are convinced of your own incredulity and ignorance. If ignorance is bliss, then a lot of church types are very happy people. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...

Conservative religious types have just as much zeal as those who mark themselves with skin illustrations. You seem to be saying that conservative church types don't have a right to express their opinions. If so, then neither do you. that's me, hollering from the choir loft...