THE CORONAVIRUS IN IT’S SPIRITUAL CONTEXT

By: Pastor Forrest Moore

Excerpt from one of the many emails sent to Governmental Authorities; Sunday, March 29, 2020

Iam Pastor Forrest Moore, pastor of West Highland Missionary Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa. However, I am currently in Tanzania, Africa. I will now address my reason for this writing. I received a “word” from God regarding the prevention of the coronavirus a week ago, and I have been trying to get this word to the proper authorities for implementation. God told me to tell “the powers that be” to advise the public that has not contracted the virus yet, to take the drug Malarone and it will prevent contraction. When the virus has run its course with those who are affected the infections will sto.

Let me first establish the fact that the drug Malarone in itself, has no more ability to prevent the virus than any other drug that has been tested; it is God’s choice. Please allow me at this time to share the biblical principle for this application. The principal is found in Numbers 21:9 and John 3:14. Numbers 21:9 is the “type” and “shadow” while John 3:14 is the “object” and “essence”. When we study these passages, we realize that the actual healing source was and is in God Himself. And this power is activated by faith and obedience. There was no power in the serpent on the pole or in the drug Malarone to remedy the people’s malady. The healing process began with God speaking a “word”. Nothing would have happened if Moses had acted on his own. Romans 10:17 say faith comes by hearing the “word” of God and healing comes by acting on that “word”. God has spoken a “word” to prevent further infections from the virus, it is up to us to believe that “word” and act on it. Do know that there were Israelites who refused to look upon the serpent. “This is an awesome evangelical opportunity for the church to promote the God who will bring His “word” to pass if we have faith and act. God bless you!” The World Health Organization’s (hereinafter referred to as WHO) Covid-19 has created the proverbial dog whose “tail is wagging the dog”; the dog is not in charge. Humanity has not been in charge since the Garden of Eden. In addition to the tons of damage the virus is causing, the most alarming is that it has reduced the value of human life to an existential “curve” that human governments, in conjunction with the World Health Organization, are laboring feverishly to “flatten.” Thousands of mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, husbands, etc., who lose their lives are “curves”. The dead are not even afforded the decency of a funeral, but in many instances are zipped up in body bags and buried in mass graves while we practice “social distancing” and wash our hands singing “happy birthday” two times.

This virus is globally re-programming humanity: economically, politically, medically, socially, religiously, and psychologically. In addition, the media coverage of the pandemic is in many ways worse than the pandemic itself. They have yet to ask an intelligent question; they want absolute and conclusive answers that involve dates, numbers, and predictions. It has not yet registered in their brains that it is IMPOSSIBLE to answer the questions they are asking. There is no precedent to reference and the characteristics of this virus are still under investigation. The virus determines the dates and numbers. Unlike other historical crisis of this nature, the world will NEVER fully recover from this one, despite professional opinions and prognosis. This is not a case of “it will get worse before it gets better”. This is a case of “it will get worse” period. This one problem is creating more problems than the world will be able to rectify in its aftermath. The aftermath will be a “new norm.” To add presumptuous insult to presumptuous injury, global governments are considering “re-opening” for economic reasons. Businesses are stuck “between a rock and a hard place” and it is a “six in one hand and a half dozen in the other” dilemma. The ultimate question is: Is it more important to re-open the businesses or to be here to run them? Covid- 19 has given the global economic community a choice: it can kill either the economy or the economist; which do we

choose? From the Divine perspective, the nations that suffer the most are determined by their level of Divine light and apostasy; not their level of preparedness, as the mass media would have us think. To whom much is given, much is required. The governmental mandates and regulations will not work indefinitely. There is a “long enough” point in our DNA that causes us to resort to other means and measures when we reach that point. Thanks to Adam, human beings are naturally disobedient lawbreakers, even to our own hurt, harm, and detriment. Wherever there is law, it arouses within us the natural tendency to break it. There has not been 100% obedience to governmental mandates anywhere in the world, and there never will be. This fact alone will inevitably exacerbate the exponential spread of Covid-19. We are literally our own worst enemy and by nature, cannot help it. This is primarily due to our natural sinful inclinations and tendencies. In other words, the human race’s propensities ultimately dictate the human race’s destiny; we need to be saved from ourselves. Selfishness and personal interests have replaced societal interests. In many instances, our behavior suggests that not only do we not care whether we contract the virus, but also whether we transmit it to others. In Democratic nations, personal rights and freedoms will be violently demanded, despite Covid-19 or any other imposition. In respect to human propensities on a broader scale, Covid-19 is exposing the corruption and administrative shortcomings of global governments like nothing else could have. It is accomplishing what years of “antigovernment” demonstrations, rallies, rebellions, and protests have failed to accomplish. Case in point: many of the governmental officials of third world nations are being forced by Covid-19 to spend money they have been stealing from their countries for years. This is the reason there is little or no improvement in these countries regardless of how much international aid is poured into them. However, because of Covid-19, their “gravy trains” have been suspended indefinitely, due to their economies having nothing for them to steal. Their only recourse now is to steal from the funds sent from WHO and other international sources to assist with the Covid-19 pandemic, and many of them will. These countries’ governments are designed to keep their governmental officials rich and their people poor (I just thought I would add that since I am telling everything). As far as the discomforts of the global impositions on society are concerned, a visit to the villages and townships of some of these countries will reveal the reality that the rest of the world has confused “inconvenience” with actual “hardship.” The “stay at home” and “social distancing” mandates mean absolutely nothing to some of these poor people. They had rather die trying to put food on the ground (most of them do not have tables), than to die from starvation sitting in their huts. If they contract the virus, it will have to be brought to their townships and villages from abroad for none of these poor people can afford to travel abroad.

This global enemy is so small until it can only be seen through a microscope, yet it has rendered helpless the mightiest combined militaries ever amassed in human history. The medical professionals (WHO) call the virus Covid-19 (co=corona + vi=virus + d=disease + 19=2019). In reality, it is a demon who entered the human dimension through a portal created by Chinese scientists and medical professionals who crossed the line in their “dabbling” in the biblical forbidden. In the physical realm, the posts of Satan and his demons are always in the vicinity of the “forbidden,” as was the case in Genesis 3:1-6. Satan initiated a dialogue with Eve that eventually led to her yielding to temptation because her presence in the vicinity of the “forbidden” exposed her interest. Whenever humans venture into this vicinity, they will always be tempted to cross the “forbidden” line; teaching us that, if the “fruit” is forbidden, we should stay away from the “tree”, (I just thought I would add that since I am telling everything). It is no secret that China has problems with “over population”. They have been trying for years to solve this problem. It is probable that Chinese scientists were experimenting with a virus/germ they extracted from an animal they discovered hosting the virus/germ. An analysis of the virus/germ revealed that this virus/germ could be used to target specific ethnic groups and those in society who have poor health and pre-existing health conditions. This would rid society of its health liabilities; guaranteeing that only the strong and healthy survive, but the problem was how it could spread without its origin source being detected? However, before all its characteristics were analyzed, in some way, at some point, the virus/germ escaped from the lab prematurely, but it is still producing the intended results even among Chinese.

Many of the historical epidemics/pandemics were transmitted to humans from animals and originated in China. However, no negative report will come from China without some independent, underground network, at its own peril reports it. The country is still under Communist influence, which owns and controls the media and dictates the news released. Nothing broadcasted by the Chinese media can ever be trusted; it is censored (I just thought I would add that since I am telling everything). Propaganda has always been the “trump card” of Communism.

Covid-19 is not just a demon, but it is the spiritual “prince” of China, whose spiritual rank is just below that of Satan himself. An understanding of the rank and authority of this class of demon is revealed in the book of Daniel 10:13-20. The spiritual overseers of human governments are called “princes”. There is constant warfare in the “heavenlies” between holy angels and fallen angels in respect to God’s prophetic will about humanity. These scriptural passages reveal the fact that world empires are determined in the spirit realm and not by military might or at polls. Notice in the latter part of verse 20, Gabriel names the next world empire: he says, “and when I am gone, lo, the prince of Grecia (Greece) shall come.” When demons on this level gain entrance into the human realm, their sole purpose has always been to destroy the entire human race, in an attempt to prevent the fulfillment of biblical prophecies. The intent of their assignment is to have global effects always.

These demons have the powers to manipulate the effects of the viruses in ways that create a deceptive sense of human control over them, and when human arrogance fully sets in, the demons “up the ante” and they cause mutation. The TIMES OF INDIA has reported that Covid-19 has “mutated into 10 different types (at the time of this writing).” At the end of March, the type “A2a” became dominant in lung infections and is responsible for the global spreading. The type “O” is called the “Ancestral” type because its origin was discovered in Wuhan, China. The vaccine scientists and medical professionals are trying to develop is for the original “ancestral O” strain not the dominant “A2a” mutation that is spreading. As humanity desperately seeks vaccines to immunize itself against these kinds of viruses, the viruses themselves are becoming immune to vaccines. In other words, the viruses are more immune to a cure than we are to the viruses; they are always a step ahead of us, as if they are aware of our efforts. Herein lies the answer to the mysteriousness of these diseases and their characteristics; there is supernatural intelligence involved. The viruses act as if they have minds, and they do. The physical effects of Covid-19 are constantly increasing and varying, creating new viruses. It is reported that it is causing strokes in healthy people; Covid Toe, among five other skin rashes; heart problems; and having mysterious effects on children. It has been discovered that the virus survives on surfaces longer than originally assumed, the recommended social distance is not far enough, asymptomatic individuals are creating new problems, and the “models” doctors are using to critique the virus requires constant revisions because the virus will not behave. The unanimous description of Covid-19 and its effects on humans is “mysterious.” Its behavior and the damage it is causing are unprecedented, to say the least. The scenario is literally that of demons versus human scientific and medical technology and it is a “shutout” in favor of the demons. Humanity has yet to score on its own and has always required Divine intervention. The demons know from history that God will eventually intervene as far as the death rate is concerned so their “plan B” is to do as much of what they think is irreparable damage as possible. The superficial “flattening of the curve” is a set up. I hope this information reaches the right eyes and ears.

WHO named the virus because its appearance resembled crowns under the microscope. The word “corona” in Latin means “crown, garland, or wreath”. In ancient cultures, kings and queens wore these items on their heads as symbols of royalty. Therefore, based on its name, it is the virus that wears crowns. The demon is aware of this and is determined not to disappoint WHO. Every major plague, epidemic, pandemic, pestilence, and the like, both biblical and secular, that has threatened to annihilate humanity has always been of supernatural origin. This demon has been “called out” or exposed. When the demon is discerned and publicly exposed, demonic activity becomes more obvious. There are biblical

examples to support this. This fact is realized when Christians who have the ability to discern and address demons confront them in spiritual warfare. Since the demons know they cannot hide, they pull off their masks of deception. Their trademark is deception and they want humans to think there is a “natural” cause behind their activity. They are aware of the fact that the medical and scientific professionals have reservations about the supernatural and they need medical/scientific “proof” before accepting anything as a “fact.” From historical biblical records, a manifest increase in demonic activities has always signaled a Divine paradigm shift. The increased activities have historically intended to be preventative measures but have always failed. An unrealized fact among many humans is that Satan and his demonic cohorts know the bible. Based on their knowledge of the Scriptures and the “signs of the times,” they can sense the approaching occurrence of major historical events.

“Beginning in December 2019 in the region of Wuhan, China, a new (“novel”) coronavirus began appearing in human beings: it has been named Covid-19, a shortened name of “coronavirus disease of 2019.” This new virus spreads incredibly quickly between people, due to its newness – no one on earth has immunity to Covid-19, because no one had Covid-19 until 2019. While initially deemed an epidemic in China, the virus spread worldwide within months. The WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic in March, and by the end of that month, the world saw more than a half-million people infected and nearly 30,000 deaths. The infection rate in the US and other nations was still spiking. Dozens of companies and many independent researchers began working on tests, treatments, and vaccines. The push for humanity to survive the pandemic became the primary concern in the world. At the time of this writing, the outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic is impossible to predict, but we can learn from pandemics in history to determine our best courses.” In none of these instances has humanity resorted to God, resulting in forced intervention for the sake of humanity. This is inevitably, what will eventually happen at some point during this pandemic. A pandemic WILL NOT destroy the world; the Bible reveals the actual culmination of this world’s order.

The coronavirus is of supernatural origin and characteristics and must be addressed on a supernatural level. The only reason demons on this level have never achieved their objectives in both biblical and secular history is because God has always intervened. The primary reason the coronavirus is wreaking such havoc on humanity is because its demonic source knows God or Divine intervention is not on man’s list of possible considerations as a prevention/ cure. Humanity has relegated God to some small, remote existential space that He is not allowed to come out of without human permission. For many, the mere mention of His or His Son’s name is offensive; their names have been demoted to curse words. Every time the need for Divine intervention forces its way to the forefront of humanity’s collective consciousness, it is suppressed, overridden, and dismissed. Romans 1:18-22 describes this global collective consciousness. In the New Living Translation (NLT), these verses read, “But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen

the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. They have no excuse for not knowing God. 21 Yes, they knew God, but they would not worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. God...” In verse 21b where it reads, “As a result, their minds became dark and confused...,” the original Greek implies that since they refused to use their minds as they were intended to be used, their minds were rendered incapable of functioning as they were intended.

Regarding the use of God-given means for the intended purposes, when mankind “will not”, he eventually “cannot.” The paraphrased scenario in the Greek is that of a courtroom setting where humanity has put God on trial for the purpose of determining whether He passes the test of being worthy of human conscious consideration. The unanimous verdict after deliberation is - God failed the test and should therefore be disregarded as a conscious consideration in human affairs. This is the current collective consciousness of the unsaved human race with respect to God. It is simply manifesting itself regarding a preventative/cure for Covid-19. The ultimate purpose of man’s tireless historical efforts to overcome these viruses is to say in the end, “we didn’t need God”. Governor Andrew Cuomo has already said it because of New York’s efforts to “flatten the curve.” His first remark was “Here’s the good news, the curve continues to flatten.... We appear to have a plateau”. In his April 13th press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuomo haughtily asserted, “The number is down because we brought the number down. God did not do that. Fate did not do that. Destiny did not do that. A lot of pain and suffering did that”. The week before, on April 7th, Cuomo said something similar, this time hoping to reach a plateau 34

in hospitalizations: “It still depends on what we do. What we do will affect those numbers. We are not facing an act of God. It is an act of what society does. All one must do is count the number of times he uses the pronoun “we.” Prior to these blasphemies, the Governor stated, “There is going to be no morning where the headlines say, “hallelujah, it is over”. The word “hallelujah” means, “praise the LORD”! In this self-damning statement, he pronounced the future fate of his state for Proverbs 18:21 reads, “death and life are in the power of the tongue”. This pandemic is exposing how far removed humanity is from its Creator. God is permitting the pandemic to give humanity its last chance to acknowledge Him before the rapture and the real “tribulation” begins. The “birth pangs” are intensifying and the four horsemen of Revelation 6:1- 8 have saddled their horses. The aftermath of this crisis will create such global calamities until the world will be desperate for a “man” with a plan, not a God: the perfect condition for the debut of the Antichrist. His solution to a “global” crisis will be a “global” economy under a “global” government, united by a “global” religion. With the church having been raptured, he will have no problem. However, in keeping with the faithfulness of God, He has provided a prescription for the prevention of Covid-19 (This is the primary purpose for my writing this thesis). This prescription works by faith; a dynamic that cannot be analyzed in a test tube in a laboratory, since the medical world needs proof that it works. This prescription is said to be a “preventative,” not a “cure.” It will prevent the further spreading of the virus after it runs its course with those who are currently infected. Those who die from the virus are deemed “sacrifices” for the sake of those who do not have to die, a biblical principle. God’s dealings with mankind, by way of His grace and mercy, have always involved sacrifices, the ultimate being that of His own Son.

Shortly after Covid-19 made the headlines and before there was any mention of possible preventative drugs, I began praying and meditating with respect to a possible prevention, when God told me to make known that the malaria drug ‘malarone’ would prevent the spreading of the virus if the drug is taken by faith in Him alone as the source. Romans 14:23 reads “anything that is not of faith is sin.” This drug, which is not intended to be an “experimental drug” like all the others; is guaranteed to work by God Himself. God explained to me that the drug itself has no more ability to prevent the spreading of the virus than any other currently tested drug. The difference is that it is God’s choice. The brazen serpent God told Moses to make and attach to a pole had absolutely no power in itself to heal those who looked upon it; those who looked upon it were healed because by faith, they applied God’s choice of a remedy (Numbers 21:6-9). There are several crucial points in this incident that apply to the current pandemic. The first thing we notice from the text is that the crisis was the result of sin reaching a punishment point. A careful investigation of every biblical and secular act of Divine judgment will reveal the fact that it was the result of sin needing to be “checked.” The next thing we notice is that many Israelites had already died before the introduction of the remedy. The next, and most important thing of all, was that the people acknowledged the fact that they were ultimately responsible for the crisis and needed an intercessor. The final thing we notice is that no one was forced to look upon the remedy, they had a choice; they could trust God and look and live or they could doubt God and die. This is exactly where we are right now. If the “powers that be” will authorize a thirty-day prescription of this drug to the public, God will create immunity in those who by faith and obedience comply. With an understanding that all governmental officials and their staffs are tremendously busy and stressed, I relayed this revelation to a few of them. First, to the Mayor of Tuscaloosa, then the Governor of Alabama, the Governor of New York and his task force, President Donald Trump’s email, the head medical officials of the primary hospital in Geita, Tanzania, where I currently am, and several staff members of government officials. To date, none of them have responded favorably or promoted it. I even proposed that I would personally spend time among those infected to prove God’s Word. However, their reservations are understandable. Health professionals must prove this preventative drug. Both the declaration and the application of God’s prescription will inevitably put governmental officials “on the spot”. The members of “the body of Christ” who hold governmental positions do not have the nerve to stand up for the sake of their religion, as a stand is “politically incorrect”. Even the “faith healers” are not taking advantage of this awesome opportunity to prove to the global community, as opposed to select audiences, that their ministries are legitimate, but instead are adhering to governmental regulations. The days of “radical” Christianity are officially over. The current spiritual status of the church is “lukewarm,” rendering it virtually powerless to counter any major spiritual attacks or governmental impositions. The church is told to stay home when the bible tells us to forsake not “the assembling of ourselves together” (Hebrews 10:25 KJV). When salt loses its savor, it is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under the foot of men.

America’s role in the overall scheme of things is now irrelevant, its influence has waned, and its status is being challenged. Its prophetic purpose has been accomplished. God’s toleration of America has been due to its overt support of Israel since its “new” birthday on May 14, 1948. Donald Trump, because he was not a politician and headstrong, was divinely appointed to be president to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and to instigate the moving of the Capital from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, God’s ordained location. President Trump is now on his own and naturally, nothing he does is “politically correct”. His unlikely election was simply another instance of displaying the kinds of “tools” God can use. He WILL NOT be re-elected, and America will “pay to the piper.” In conclusion: since this virus is extremely contagious, global, spreading exponentially, killing people, and no one knows who will contract it next, the personal diagnostic question is, ‘have you made eternal preparations’? For those who have dismissed the need of salvation, it is past time to seriously consider it. The plan is intentionally simple: Romans 10:9-11 in the NIV reads, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” If you are serious about salvation, it is just that simple. If you have not done what this scripture says do, do it now! It is virtually impossible for things to continue in the direction they are headed, at the speed at which they are traveling, without eventually reaching some catastrophic destination. In His service,

Of his host of accolades and achievements, Pastor Moore would like to be known as a Humble and Faithful Servant of God who has a heart for the people of God and for humanity at large. It is because of his care and concern for ALL that he was led to share this information.

God has entrusted him as an under shepherd in the role of Senior Pastor of West Highland Missionary Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama for over 39 years. He is a graduate and past Professor of Birmingham Theological Seminary, where he also served on the Clinical Council. He is a published author of three books: “What Every Preacher Should Know “; “The Counterfeit Church”; “A History of the Black Church”. Currently he is penning his fourth book.

He is married and has his quiver full of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I have known Pastor for over 50 years. It is my prayer that his writing not only be read by multitudes but received as well. I have willingly entrusted the watch care and spiritual wellbeing of my soul to him for over 46 years. PASTOR MOORE IS WELL QUALIFIED and ANOINTED BY GOD TO SEND OUT THIS WRITING!