REVELATIONS by James Trusty

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By James H Trusty

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PREFACE

To you, the mighty king who sits upon the throne of talking heads: You are truly great beyond mortal reckoning. As strange as it seems, we respectfully offer you our gratitude for all that you have taught us, though you only meant to frustrate our cause, crush our wills, and destroy our souls. Before our crusade against you began, we found ourselves standing before you in your temple of power. At the time, we were puzzled as to why you had summoned us. We later realized that you were throwing down the proverbial gauntlet and that the stakes are, indeed, very high. You have fought us every step of the way, and no doubt, your faithful will again rally to your awful cause. Know this: We expect that your forces and their devices will continue wounding us and devastating ours, and that our resolve will surely waver--but we shall never surrender. Nor will we give quarter. Ours is a death struggle, which you must never be allowed to win. Otherwise, too many will suffer and too much shall perish. Besides, we dread our lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s wrath more than we fear anything you and your subjects might do to us. We reserve our greatest thanks for those who wrote the Bible and guarded its words, and most of all, for He who inspired its wisdom. We know that we have not always pleased you, the Most Holy Trinity of Love, Creation and Light. But we are glad that you have stood by us, even though we too seldom deserve it. More than that, we are glad that you have become our swords, our shields, and our armor, and that you remain our warlord, our friend, and our comforter. Your gentle patience, during all those times we were being silly, and your no-nonsense corrections whenever we needed chastisement, as well as the instructions and insights that you have heaped upon us even when we did not seek them, are profoundly appreciated. The strength that you have given us is our great hope; the help you have lavished upon our efforts is second only to the essential inspiration that you have provided. It is our most fervent wish that you will bless the fruits of our labors so that they may be savored and understood by many, enabling them to find the Truth and turn away from Doom, forsaking Evil and Darkness. May our blood, sweat, and tears prove worthy sacrifices to that end. Amen.

REVELATIONS …Nothing is more difficult to open than a closed mind…

Dear fellow Children of God: It has become my task and burden to warn the inhabitants and nations of the Earth to change their ways and means, to exhort the godly to become even better examples of righteousness and wisdom than they are, and to offer an alternative to destruction that both the godly and the profane might adopt (and thereby, prepare them for the Christ‘s return). Either that or I am a charlatan or a self-deluded fool. Therefore, I urge you to examine my words and contemplate their wisdom, and most of all, beseech God to open your mind, heart, and spirit to the truth. If you expect God to send perfect emissaries, you will be disappointed in me. For I struggle every hour of every day to be worthy of my tasks and burdens. So far, the results have been somewhat discouraging. But I never stop striving to conquer myself for the sake of others and my mission. Even so, God seldom chooses perfect messengers or servants. I am only aware of one who was even close to perfect. Despite what Bible thumpers would have you believe, he was the only one whose life was illuminated in the New Testament or who contributed to its marvelous tapestry that proved infallible. His name was Jesus of Nazareth. Nonetheless, I confess to being imperfect in faith and trying too hard to promote my mission. The importance of such, however, requires that I do everything I can carry out my tasks. Now, it has been pointed out to me that some of my fellow servants have adopted strange attitudes and ways. More than a few seem to have also blinded and deafened themselves to the truth, while hardening their hearts and crippling their souls. I have also been told that most of them have narrowed their minds or closed them entirely. Even worse, many of them apparently believe that they can serve two or more gods—Ego, Mammon, and the Flag being among the offending idols. God is not amused. Perhaps, I have misunderstood, but it seems most servants of the Lord of Hosts believe that He and the Devil either retired or left on extended vacations. I assure you that their death struggle has not subsided--they remain every bit as active in the affairs of people and

REVELATIONS nations as they ever have. That brings me to another matter: The Scriptures were divinely inspired and are the most wonderful literature ever written (on this world), but they are not the only source of divine inspiration. There is an even greater one. Such is none other than the Holy Trinity. Believe it or not, they still speak to individuals in many ways, including directly. Of course, I expect you to be skeptical when I tell you that I am one of those individuals. You should doubt, but you should also be willing to consider the possibility that I might be the rare exception, one who actually has heard the voices of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—and listened. Further, I shall confess that I have also heard the voice of Satan and that, on three occasions, he has directly challenged me to turn away from my tasks and burdens. For he hates being distracted from his dearest purpose--to destroy the Earth and lead her inhabitants into the Abyss. Unfortunately, far too many of God‘s servants seem intent on helping him. That must change. Our Lord detests hypocrisy more than He detests anything and He loathes hypocrites to no end—and He especially loathes those who pretend to serve Him, while actually serving the Ways of Death (and he who perpetuates their toxins). Thus, I beg you, read my writings and ask God to reveal to you whether He or His adversary inspired me. Also, I implore you to ask Him if He wishes for you to join my efforts. Only the most zealous, righteous and courageous servants of God are qualified. Whether or not you are, the day of the Christ‘s return draws ever closer. Before that glorious advent blesses our world, however, monsters that have already ascended from Hell shall sorely trouble her. In other words, the Beast and Creature are among us. The former can be found on the Balkan Peninsula; the latter wanders in search of the day and hour that he shall help the Antichrist seduce the masses for the glory of the Lord of Forces. You may think that we of the Earth are presently stumbling through disturbing times. Well, those lurking in the near future shall make them seem comforting by comparison--unless most of our world‘s inhabitants soon repent and adopt better ways and means, and attitudes. There is little time to waste. May blessings, wisdom, and peace be lavished upon you, Your fellow servant, James Trusty (The Scribe Jeremiah One of Two) PS—I must warn you that my writings (both the verifiction and apo6

REVELATIONS calyptic examples) are labyrinths of the mind, heart, and spirit, riddled with hypocrite snares and pits, bigot traps, and know-it-all obstacles. So, do not be too quick to judge them, lest you fail their challenges and overlook their treasures. Further, I testify that, in writing The Apocalypse of Jeremiah, I employed poetic license to weave its words into a tapestry of metaphorical shimmers and allegorical shadows. Yet every aspect of such reflects either mystical or existential experiences, while echoing revelations from the Holy Trinity. You will almost certainly fail to appreciate most of them. Just remember: I was not sent here to please anyone by telling them what they want to hear, but only to reveal that which they need to know whether they appreciate it or not. For I would rather everyone on the Earth abhor me than to give the Lord of Hosts any reason to despise my wretched self. Besides, I am just doing my duty, which the Devil perverted into a highly personal feud. In doing so, he has made me cry too many times to count and hurt me in ways that I wish I could forget. And so, I will endure whatever I must to hinder his designs--or die trying. Will you help me thwart his efforts?

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TITLE PAGE PREFACE – Page 4 JEREMIAH‘S CREED – Page 9 GATES OF VISION – Page 10 PROPHECY – Page 12 A PLEA FOR HUMILITY – Page 17 TO THE CHURCHES – Page 19 A MESSAGE FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD – Page 31 THE GREAT LATTER DAY FAITH – Page 35 THE CALENDAR IS TICKING – Page 38 TO THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, BENJAMIN, LEVI, & ISHMAEL – Page 41 PEARLS TO SWINE? – Page 43 A NEW ERA FOR ISRAEL – Page 45 THE APOCALYPSE OF JEREMIAH – Page 47 POLITICAL CORRECTNESS – Page 64 GREAT STORM OF THE AGES – Page 66 VERITAS SUMMERUS I – Page 68 VERITAS SUMMERUS II – Page 78 THE TRIBAL CHALLENGE – Page 84 PSALMS OF JEREMIAH – Page 89 PROVERBS OF SPHYREX – Page 100 ANSWERS – Page 109

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JEREMIAHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus the Christ, His Companion and only Son to dwell on the Earth, our Lord: Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, honored God in all that he did, prophesied, preached wisdom, revealed truth, performed miracles, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell. On the third day, he arose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the true and Holy Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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GATES OF VISION I entered the Gates of Vision: Perhaps the dream was real, I do not remember. Maybe it was a sign, I do not know. I stood atop a mountain and gazed toward where I must journey. Far below, mist shrouded the Plains of Time. Swirling out of that veil of the future-past, the wind kissed me with its mystery. Its scent was of both spring and autumn, birth and decay. As it then began to howl, its sudden fury unfurled my cloak. Startled, I found myself shivering in the grip of fantastic horror before that which was to descend once more upon the worlds of the mortals-A pall spread across the heavens. It roiled and rumbled. Beneath its malevolence, cities became pyres and mounds of rubble. Trees crumbled to dust, while man and beast withered to skeletons. Spirits shrieked. Lightning danced. Thunder tolled while the sky bled. With the glory of falling stars, armies marched boldly to their doom; sand swallowed the monuments of their nations. Then I beheld new armies and nations churning to life out of the gloom. And I cried aloud, â&#x20AC;&#x2022;How often shall we be able to do so?â&#x20AC;&#x2013; Slowly, the wind ebbed and the pall faded. Yet I wept and wondered. And as the twilight slipped into night, still I wondered...What is to come?... ...What must be?... Finally, as a ruddy moon peeked between the thrust of mountains hooded with snow, a cloud of rainbows bloomed overhead. Within its scintillations appeared one of the Ancients. He was arrayed in a halo shimmering like troubled waters in the glare of a setting sun; his robes gleamed as a sea aslumber beneath

REVELATIONS dawn‘s splendor. From his crown stabbed the sparks of stars bursting, while his eyes glimmered with the serenity of dew. His mane lapped as silver flames, his face shone as an ember of gold. With the thunder of a multitude, the ancient one called down to me, ―Do not despair, Son of Numbers. Heed wisdom: Set aside yesterday and trust in tomorrow. As for today, listen well to whispers and watch closely the unseen. Question the obvious and obscure alike. Embrace the wonder of each moment, yet you may have to accept sorrow instead of joy. Be no more anxious to praise than criticize--either might be a snare for your companions. Neither hope too loud nor complain too much lest you stumble. Let your heart be your judge and insight your guide. Remember: Reason and wisdom are too often no less foolish than are ignorance and stupidity. Always, even though cold and forsaken, lean on the love of the Lord of Light and resist the Dark Lord‘s promises…. ―Now, return to your journey and prepare for the test of each stride. You must endure beyond that which you dread, while you shall witness more than you can easily bear. Go with patience ever seeking the truth. Glean from the tempests of desolation and the maelstroms of chaos your tales of woe and hope. Be faithful and report well. For your testimony is the saga of many souls and times to come again.‖

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PROPHECY

I confess that I am a self-deluded fool. How could I possibly deny that I am a lunatic? Those who believe that I am a shameless hypocrite are right. But I must advise you to stop worrying about the messenger. It is the message that you should fret over. Never forget: God chooses whomever He will to speak for Him, and through me, He is trying to convey warnings and admonitions that you had best heed. That being so, I must tell you that God is thoroughly disgusted with what Christianity has become and He loathes the churches. Furthermore, I must tell the true Children of God to stop being fools and separate themselves from the pretenders and prepare for the horrors and tribulations that shall soon trouble the Earth‘s nations. None will suffer more distress than shall America. God has judged her. She shall soon die. Her destruction shall be spectacular and her desolation utter. Many who claim to be inspired will tell you that God is angry with America about such things as abortion, illicit drugs, homosexuality, and sexual perversions and excesses. Such sins do vex God. But they are trifles compared to the sins that infuriate Him. For America is New Babylon--a harlot queen who has led all other nations farther astray than they ever were before Hell spawned her in order to perpetuate Satan‘s grand hope of ruining the Earth and destroying humanity. You doubt what I say, huh? Let‘s see. What does America stand for? Her ―values‖ have enshrined individualism and the Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I, while promoting her tenets of pride, vanity, arrogance, pretension, self-righteousness, selfishness, self-indulgence, greed, materialism, and hedonism, which are supported by raping the Earth‘s beauty and pillaging her bounty. She proudly proclaims herself to be a beacon of freedom, equality, and justice. Yet she is a realm divided and stratified between the plutocrats, the affluent, debt slaves, paupers, and eccentrics. A quarter of all prisoners in our world are languishing in America‘s jails and prisons, many for things that should not even be considered crimes. Others have been falsely convicted. A widely disproportionate number of the wretched souls suffering in her glorified hellholes are either African-Americans or

REVELATIONS Latinos. Why is that? Are African-Americans and Latinos inherently more evil than everyone else? America‘s leaders wax eloquent about how she is a nation of laws [I thought she was a nation of people], while plotting to ignore or break laws that they find inconvenient. Oh, America talks endlessly about peace, but she is the world‘s primary arms dealer and has enough bombs and missiles to destroy the Earth several times over. Not that she needs weapons to wreck our poor world. By championing such insidious ways as democracy and commercialism, she is inevitably transforming most other nations into societies of human swine. Their inhabitants are becoming ever more devoted to the belief that they are the beneficiaries of some God-given imperative to pursue their dreams of becoming self-important and doing whatever they feel like, while wallowing in excess and extravagance as do far too many Americans. In the process, they are ravaging the Earth heedlessly to support America‘s gluttony as well as their own. Unfortunately, the churches have become cohorts of America‘s crimes. Their guilt stems from a trend that started long before America was born. For the churches fell in love with Western Philosophy. Even before then, however, socalled Christianity had become a harlot of compromises, entangled with temporal powers and sociopolitical intrigues. Prior to that, Roman and Greek theologians hijacked Christianity and polluted it with their convolutions and perversions of faith, which culminated in the odious Nicene Creed. So, denounce me as a false prophet if you dare. But I tell you here and now: If you refuse to listen to my warnings and admonitions, you will sorely regret it someday—and that day will probably arrive sooner rather than later. God grows angrier every day. Soon, He will withdraw His protection from the inhabitants of the Earth and punish America for what she has done and is still doing. All nations that love her insidious ways and means will also suffer. That is also true for everyone who loves her and serves her interests. So, if you wish to escape the brunt of the terrors and miseries that shall visit her and her friends and lovers, you must denounce Americanism and turn away from the evils of such. You must also turn away from the evils of the churches and become like Jesus as much as possible in every way. Among other things, that means ridding yourselves of your oversized houses, fancy cars, vanity clothes, precious gadgets, and all other trappings of excess and extravagance. Pool your resources and become communalistic. Forget your ego and be humble. Stop dreaming your American 13

REVELATIONS dreams and work toward the good of your brothers and sisters of the True Church and of your neighbors whoever they might be. Unlike what the churches would have you believe, true Christianity is simple: Love one another and be selfless. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Be tolerant, charitable, and compassionate toward others and remain slow to assert your rights. Believe in the Christ and serve God—not yourself. Be good to the Earth and your fellow creatures. Seek to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God—not some silly patriot of any nation. For all nations on this world are evil and none of them will escape God‘s wrath. Those who serve their interests are doomed. The churches are also doomed. God has shown me what is in store for them. By the time the Son returns, there will be no organized Christianity, Islam, or Judaism, though there will be some Children of God still enduring. Even so, the only church that counts is the True Church. Such abides in the hearts of the true Children of God—not in the churches. It shall ultimately prevail over all religions. God has inspired me to prophesy the following: The Great Harvest of Good and Evil shall soon commence. Its first stage shall end with America‘s destruction. God did not choose her and her inhabitants for anything, though he sometimes uses her to accomplish His purposes. He, however, will soon demolish her and eliminate the vast majority of her inhabitants. If He failed to do so, the Earth would become as dead as Mars in a few generations. Even so, America is the Devil‘s child through and through from beginning to end. God will soon cause her and the remainder of the world to suffer a depression that will be so horrendous it will make the one during the Thirties seem like a mere recession by comparison. It will start a chain reaction that will end up tearing America apart with civil strife and political turmoil. Americans will starve to death en masse. They will also kill one another en masse. America and her inhabitants will be tormented by Nature's revenge--floods, earthquakes, droughts, dust storms, hail storms, cyclones, hurricanes, heat waves, blizzards, snow storms, etc, of greater intensity and frequency than they have ever known. Diseases, epidemics, and pandemics will take their toll. In the process, the churches of America will be laid low and destroyed. Those in the remainder of the world will also eventually be destroyed. Only the True Church will endure and prevail. Meanwhile,

REVELATIONS American arrogance and self-righteousness will either instigate or initiate a world war with Russia, China, and their friends, which she will ultimately lose. Few Americans will survive either it or its aftermath-and America will die. So, too, will various other nations. Nevertheless, God will spare some Americans and others from the brunt of the horrors, terrors, tribulations, and woes that are coming. Forgive my redundancy, but those who wish to have any hope of being chosen must strive to become like Jesus as possible in every way. America's death will set the stage for the Antichrist and False Prophet. Before proclaiming themselves to be God and The Christ, they will take up where America shall leave off [by promising to establish a global materialistic/hedonistic utopia] and in the process try to finish destroying our world, while leading multitudes into Satanâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s clutches. Because most of the people of Israel only pay lip service to God, while putting their faith in their arrogance, self-righteousness, and the might of Israel's military, she shall find herself in a terrible predicament. She will then sell her soul to the Antichrist and end up being destroyed. The Son will then return and vanquish the Antichrist, False Prophet, and their followers, whom he will banish to the depths of the Abyss and the Everlasting Lake of Fire to be tormented forever in the sight of God and the holy ones. Then he will punish all of the surviving nations and establish his kingdom with its capital in New Jerusalem, which will include true utopias that shall sprout in various places around our world. The survivors that he shall reject he will consign to the wastelands, which will be subjected to the extremes of a particularly potent glacial epoch [the New Ice Age]. Their descendants will not be allowed to enjoy anything resembling a civilization for over a thousand years. In the far distant future, some of their descendants will become the hordes of Gog and Magog. If you are a true Christian, you are not truly part of the world and your only nation is the Kingdom of God. Let the worldly worry about the things of the world. The Children of God should concern themselves with serving God, their neighbors, and their fellow creatures. If you think you should serve your nation, do so by example. Once you enter politics, however, you become part of the world and its political machinery. That is not the proper place for a Child of God. Politics tend corrupt from top to bottom. Notice how Jesus stayed away from sociopolitical matters. Thus, unless God tells you to become involved with politics--and He might--it is best to stay away from such. It is enough for the Children of God to tend to spiri15

REVELATIONS tual matters. Such are our primary, secondary, and tertiary concerns. For the world is spiritually sick. Cure that disease and the political machinery will heal itself.

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A PLEA FOR HUMILITY

Dear Brothers and Sisters: I take responsibility for being a poor messenger. But I do my best and never cease striving to improve myself. Now, I anticipate that, as my knowledge, wisdom, and understanding grow, my perspectives will change and my vision shall become clearer. Only a fool would believe that his or her knowledge, wisdom, and understanding are perfect even if interaction with the Divine might bless him or her often. It is also true that only a fool would believe his or her wisdom is perfect just because he or she can spout scripture like a Pharisee. Those fellows knew the Scriptures and the Law quite well. But that failed to prevent most of them from becoming familiar with the miseries and horrors of Hell. We should keep reminding ourselves to walk the path of humility. It leads to wisdom and righteousness. All Children of God, whether they be Christian, Jewish, Moslem, or any other faith, need to consider themselves seekers rather than knowers--ever striving to find the Truth and understand it. All religions act as if they have all of the answers. But none of them even understand all of the questions. So, let none of us delude ourselves into believing that we and ours owns the Truth. It belongs to everyone who hungers and thirsts for it. Humility is the keystone of our service to God. Without it, we are worthless to Him and the Son will reject us. Implied within humility is something called charity. It means being lenient in our judgment and attitude toward others. Love is integral to charity. Without love, nothing we do will ever prove profitable in the sight of God. In the absence of humility, however, all of our love will become nothing more than a hot wind, stirring dust and parching crops. The weeds of pride and vanity then begin to thrive. With them flourish the thistles of hypocrisy and the briars of greed. Then our selfishness becomes the rancor of pests devouring our fields and orchards, and we are left starving for righteousness and thirsty for wisdom. So, let us 17

REVELATIONS be humble and lose ourselves for the sake of our cause. The smaller and meeker we become, the mightier we shall wax in our struggle against Evil and Darkness. For we will work as a singularity with many units rather than flounder as many singularities un-united. In humility and love,

James Trusty PS--People were not created on this world to live like human swine, be our own gods, and destroy the Earth in order to do so. We were put here to learn and evolve as individuals, to love each other and serve one another and God, and remain good stewards of the Earth so that we and our descendants can enjoy her beauty, while sharing her bounty with our fellow creatures. Amen! Humility is the keystone of righteousness and the foundation of wisdom.

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TO THE CHURCHES

Keep deluding yourselves if you wish. Dismiss what I shall tell you as the ranting of a lunatic if you dare. But know this: Even the best of you disgusts the Lord of Hosts. For all of you have strayed far from the path of righteousness and become syndicates of hypocrites and moneygrubbers. You must return to the roots of Christianity and simplify yourselves. Become humble and reject the errors of the Nicene Creed. Likewise, you must shun all vestiges of Western Philosophy in general and Americanism in particular, while embracing the wisdom of the Christ窶馬ot just mouth the words and go through the motions. It seems you have forgotten that your first allegiance is to God and that you are supposed to be part of the Kingdom of Heaven窶馬ot some temporal power. Stop erecting idols in the form of flags. Quit committing adultery with politicians. Instead, tend to the needy, the infirm, the ill, the blind, and the lame. Honor and defend the treasures that God has given to all of us through Nature. Throw away your statues, smash your icons, and shed your gilding. Call no man holy father. Repent for trying to impose upon your neighbors your narrow, shallow views of how things are supposed to be. Rid yourselves of your absurd dogmas and forget your ridiculous rituals-they impress God in all of the wrong ways. Make your bishops, priests, pastors, and evangelists follow the example of the Christ and the Apostles and be paragons of humility and self-sacrifice. Never participate in any war, and instead, do your utmost to build bridges of peace and become beacons of truth, wisdom, and love. If you refuse to heed my warnings, God will destroy you. Charismatics, you have allowed deceiving spirits to seduce you and corrupt your souls beyond redemption. They will lead you to the Abyss and into the lake of fire that burns in its depths. You Evangelicals who are proud of your Christianity must change your attitude for the better. Otherwise, you shall burn with the Pharisees who arranged for the Christ to be nailed to a tree of woe. Dispensationalists, you must cease nurturing your silly notions. If you fail to do so, you shall be excluded from anything that could be termed the Rapture for allowing yourselves to be misled and for misleading others. For nothing that could be termed the Rapture shall take place until

REVELATIONS the Christ returns and he will not return until the days of trials and tribulations have been completed and the day of God‘s wrath is at hand. Those of you who dare endeavor to manipulate history to force God‘s hand and hasten the day that you hope to meet the returning Christ have already condemned yourselves. Those who worship Mary the mother of Jesus and call her the Mother of God are blasphemers. Unless you repent, you shall be confined to the infernal regions and forgotten. Those who claim to be Christians who think that they can serve both Mammon and God totter down the road to Hell. All so-called Christians who remain slaves of ambition, leisure, gluttony, luxury, lust, bigotry, or intemperance shall inherit only woe and damnation. Become slaves of God, instead, and inherit the blessings of Paradise. Sports fans, will you cheer when you are tossed into the flames of Perdition? Everyone who claims to be a Christian must immediately divorce themselves from the Ways of the Death, which perpetuate the evils of the world and feed its darkness. For the Great Harvest of Good and Evil shall soon commence. During it turmoil and strife, the inhabitants of the Earth will be tried and sifted. The destroyers of the Earth shall then be destroyed and everyone who revels in their sins shall be punished. Do you really think that God sent His honored Son to preach, perform miracles, suffer, and rise from the dead in order to pave a golden highway to America so that she could corrupt the World with her insidious ways and means? If you think so, then there are some nasty surprises awaiting you. First, God is going to take away the wealth of America and her lovers. Then He shall cram her pride down her throat and cause her patriots to squirm and cry. Afterward, He will mock her arrogance and delight in demolishing her, while devastating the hopes and dreams of her lovers. That will open the gate for the Antichrist. By the time that the Son deals with him, no nation on the Earth will remain intact. God‘s anger shall then reduce them to little more than wastelands dotted with ruins. The long winter of the ages shall then arrive in all of its fury to torment their survivors until few remain. Only the true children of God shall be spared from the lash of its winds and the oppression of its snow and ice. So, keep thinking that you can live the good life, while pretending to be a child of God. If you are that silly, then you shall learn all about what it is to suffer. In the end, misery and terror will overwhelm you and the death of your soul shall be your reward. But God‘s mercy is im20

REVELATIONS mense. Repent, toss your idols aside, give away your wealth, and embrace the Ways of Life. God might then require you to endure hardship, despair, humiliation, and uncertainty until you ripen. Those of you who remain faithful and courageous to the end will then dwell with the Christ among God‘s wonders and He will heap upon you blessings that you cannot yet even imagine. Or do you prefer to perish in the horrors of Hell? ******** The Bible is the greatest, most wonderful book ever written on the Earth. It is God‘s favorite book from this world and Psalms is His favorite portion of such. Of that, I am certain. For He employs it more than any other part of the Bible to communicate His thoughts and will to me, or to reveal the future. Nonetheless, there is no doubt that He inspired every part of the Bible, and it abounds with truth and wisdom. But He did not write it. People did and other people chose what went into it and what was left out. Likewise, other individuals translated it. Everyone in involved in the process did a good job, concerning the Old Testament, except, perhaps, concerning what they left out. No doubt, you will reject what I shall reveal to you next, but both God and the Son have shown to me their version of the Bible. Judging by the size of the writing in such in relation to the size of the book in question, it contains much more than do any of our versions. Some of the missing portions of the latter have yet to be written from our timeline perspective, but are already included in God‘s version of the Bible. I have been privileged to glimpse some of what shall later be included in our versions. Of course, those whom God inspired to write scriptures exercised good and noble intentions. Keep in mind, though, they were humans. And so, God‘s thoughts, wisdom, and revelations were focused through imperfect prisms. Not only that, but it is a tendency of those whom God inspires to get carried away and say more than they truly know, to stretch the truth, and to express their thoughts in ways that are poetically embellished. How many times did Paul or some other New Testament author hammer the point that the Christ was returning any day now, any week now, any month now, any year now? Yet the Messiah‘s Second Advent was not imminent. According to Paul, the root of all evil is the love of money. That sin is definitely the branch of much evil. Yet pride is, in fact, the root of all evil 21

REVELATIONS and vanity is the trunk of the tree of evil. In The Revelation, Saint John the Divine infers that the Antichrist shall rule the entire Earth. That is, however, not what either Daniel or logic suggests. For Daniel wrote about how the King of the North—the Antichrist—shall be opposed by the King of the South and the Kings of the East, who are implied but not specifically mentioned. He shall destroy the former and prepare to battle the latter between the sea and Jerusalem. That is contradicted by Saint John the Divine who claims that the Antichrist shall gather the armies of the Earth together at Harmegedon to fight the returning Christ. First of all, how would the Antichrist know when the Messiah is supposed to return since the Messiah himself doesn‘t even know the day and hour when he is to do so? Secondly, why would the Antichrist and the rulers of the Earth prepare to fight someone whom they adamantly deny? Then there is the fact that the other rulers of the Earth are rulers. Therefore, they rule parts of the Earth that the Antichrist shall not rule. Likewise, the Messiah himself mentions that, if he fails to return when he will, there would be no reason for him to return. For no one would be left alive to save. That suggests he shall return to stop a monstrous war before it can begin in earnest, which would end all life on Earth—a war to be fought by the armies of the Earth against one another. Once the Messiah does return, however, those armies will then oppose him and be annihilated. Before I return to my original point, I would like to draw your attention to the number of the Beast mentioned in The Revelation. In our versions, it is recorded as 666. Yet, in the original manuscript, it is 616. That and other discrepancies suggest mistranslation due, at the very least, to the incompetence of the translators. Such might also infer deliberate mistranslation, which I suspect is part of a campaign of manipulation by the early custodians of the Christian Scriptures, designed to promote their own versions of the truth in the New Testament. We have all been victimized by the misrepresentation of the truth, regarding the New Testament, either on purpose by or through the incidental ignorance of theologians of the past. For they would have us believe that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John actually wrote the Gospels. Yet none of them had anything to do with those writings. Likewise, Paul was given credit for writing many of the letters in the New Testament that were penned by others. Furthermore, I strongly suspect that more than a few additions were made to various books in the New Testament after their authors had died. Such 22

REVELATIONS goings on are the best explanation that I can imagine for why certain books in the New Testament insinuate things about the Messiah that are contrary to what I have learned about God and the Son from God and the Son, as well as from the Son‘s own words as recorded in the Bible. According to the Gospel of John, the Christ is God. Whoever wrote it or whoever added their slant to such also suggested in John 1:18 that no one had ever seen God, except the Son who is His companion. Well, if the Christ is God, then how can he also be God‘s companion? Then there is the fact that God revealed Himself to many individuals long before Jesus of Nazareth was born. Those include Adam and Eve, Cain and Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob who was renamed Israel after wrestling with God. Job and Moses also met God. I can tell you from personal experience that God reveals himself to one degree or another to all prophets. Otherwise, they cannot be prophets. Even so, it is a gross oversimplification to characterize the Christ as being God. Yes, he is part of the Holy Trinity and he is of God and from God, and is closer to God than is any other entity, except the Holy Spirit. He is, in fact, divine and it can be said that he is more like God than is any other son or daughter of God. Within him, God dwells more fully than He dwells within anyone else. But the Son is not God‘s alter ego. Nor is he a clone of God or a mere expression of God. Yet, even if he were, only the Father could be rightly called God. For only He is God. The Christ truly is His companion and has existed since long before the Universe was created. Still, he proceeded from God as a separate entity from God. According to the errors of the Nicene Creed, all members of the Holy Trinity are of the same substance, and therefore, equal to one another. That is absurd. First of all, they are not of the same substance, though their essences are harmonious. Secondly, God is the King of Heaven, and as such, is above all other entities. Nobody and nothing is equal to Him. The Christ, in turn, has been manifested in mortal flesh many times on many worlds, including his incarnation as Jesus of Nazareth. Therefore, his existential nature is both mortal and divine and that renders him inferior to God, whose existential nature is wholly divine. Likewise, never forget: The Christ has been endowed with his own will, which he subverts in favor of the Father‘s will. Otherwise, why would he ask that his time of tribulation be postponed so that he could remain on the Earth as Jesus for a while 23

REVELATIONS longer? He did so during the night that he was arrested. Later, as he hung dying on the tree of woe, he asked God why He had forsaken him. If he were God, how could he forsake himself? How could he become so weak that he would ask such a question? For, if he were God, nothing could harm him unless he made it do so and he would entertain no doubt about anything regardless of circumstance or situation. But even he became a victim of doubt just like all other mortals do at one time or another and who can blame him? It is a fact that God is perfect. Jesus, however, claimed to be less than perfect, though he was and still is sinless. God cannot be tempted. But Jesus was tempted in all ways. God knows the exact moment that Jesus will return as the Messiah. Yet, as I have already mentioned, Jesus himself does not know when his Second Advent shall occur. If he were God, how could he hide such knowledge from himself? Throughout his life as Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ always deferred to the Father in all things. If he were God, why perpetuate such an elaborate charade? Why not just proclaim himself God and be done with it? But neither God nor the Christ assumes any pretensions. They are immensely honest and straightforward. Once, Jesus supposedly suggested that he and his father are one. That does not mean what many folks want it to mean. He was merely suggesting that he agreed wholeheartedly with God in all matters and served God‘s will without hesitation or regret. He also supposedly said that whenever someone sees him they also see the father. Again, he was not saying what many people want to believe that he was saying. Among other things, he was suggesting that he thought and acted like God. Now, you will probably accuse me of being delusional. But I have seen the Christ and I have also seen God. When the Christ was Jesus of Nazareth, he resembled God, except that his skin was somewhat darker due to a persistent suntan. His complexion was swarthy in golden brown. Beyond that, he was lanky—well over six feet tall—and at a glance, resembled a young Abraham Lincoln, except that his nose was a little longer and more pointed than was that of Lincoln. As well, his eyes were bigger than were those of Lincoln and they were so dark brown that they were nearly black. His hair was sable and so wavy that it could almost be described as curly. Such flowed well below his shoulders and his beard was luxuriant. Peter was nearly as tall as was Jesus and was slightly more muscular. His hair was jet black and curly and his eyes smaller than were those of Jesus, though they were also nearly black. Andrew was a 24

REVELATIONS little shorter than was Peter and had wavy hair with hints of gold highlighting its dark brown. He and Peter, as well as all of the other disciples, had long hair and beards. Saint John the Beloved was the shortest of them and had the lightest complexion. His mane and beard were nearly scraggily compared to those of the other disciples, and such were coppery in hue. Paul was burlier than were any of the disciples, many of whom were taller than he was. His mane and beard, in turn, were shorter than were theirs, though such were still relatively long. Anyway, after Jesus rose from the dead, he reassumed the appearance that he had enjoyed prior to his First Advent. That is, he now looks quite a bit like he does as portrayed by most Renaissance artists. His voice is what I would describe as a highrange baritone. When he was Jesus of Nazareth, he spoke in a fairly relaxed manner more often than not. Now, he usually sounds like a general or some executive issuing commands. Sometimes, though, he reminds me of a professor lecturing. The voice of God, on the other hand, is a low-range baritone. He usually speaks softly. His demeanor is grandfatherly, though He appears youthful, and He seldom gets in a hurry about anything, especially while speaking. Now, keep in mind that He is the Voice. The Christ, in turn, is the Word. The Voice created and gave life to the Word, which exercises the power of the Voice. As great and wonderful as the Word is, however, it is nothing without the Voice and the power that such lends to it. So, do you still think that the Word is equal to the Voice? The throne room of Heaven and everything in it is carved out of a gigantic monolith of alabaster. It is seamless from top to bottom and has no lights. For it needs none since the splendor of God illuminates it as brightly as if the light of a dozen suns were shining in it. As I stood beside its throne, He who sits upon such appointed me to serve as His emissary. Nevertheless, the remainder of Heavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s vastness is also illuminated by the splendor of God. I do not recall seeing any streets paved of gold within it. But I can tell you for certain that it is filled with the glory of Nature around palaces and mansions. Serenity is among its greatest gifts to its inhabitants. No part of it that I have ever visited, however, is crowded. Hell, in turn, is quite crowded and it offers no serenity, except in and around its throne room, which is lit by flames dancing out of cressets of brass and is carved out of some sort of stone that looks like wet concrete. From the front, its throne resembles an ankh. Seven hideous heads protrude from the circle of such. They never stopped cursing me, 25

REVELATIONS during my audience with the Devil, who endeavored to intimidate me. His purpose was to challenge me into turning away from my commitment to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s cause and the purpose to which I was manifested. My refusal to yield to his will has caused me much grief mostly in the guise of people who serve him. Unfortunately, most people serve him whether they know it or not and that is why most inhabitants of the Earth will soon be subjected to all sorts of tribulations and woes. In the end, few shall survive and all of the civilizations that now trouble the Earth and her creatures shall suffer ruin, if not total devastation. To be sure, Satanâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s favorite son, the Antichrist, will ascend to prominence toward the end of this generation. He dwells in the Balkans and is Alexander the Great reincarnated. Most nations in Europe will gravitate to his cause, while most Moslem nations reject him. China and her allies will regard him warily and resist his charms. The people of Japan, however, will praise him and do his bidding. Russia shall be divided. But very few Americans need worry about the Antichrist. Proud sons and daughters of America, I wish to assure you that God is tickled pink by your waxing arrogance. Your astounding hypocrisy charms Him to no end. He laughs aloud every time He thinks about the dizzying heights of your strident sanctimony and He most certainly revels in your swinish greed. Nothing pleases Him more than does your materialism and idolatry, except, perhaps, your hedonism, boundless extravagances, and wastefulness. Again and again, He has told me how much he loves your heedless belligerence. After all, He has never been able to resist bullies and bumbling do-gooders. Every day, He celebrates how ruthlessly you rape and pillage the Earth and destroy her wild places for the sake of vanity, convenience, and profit. Tears of joy seldom stop streaming down His cheeks, while you eradicate His pets and the living jewels that He spent billions of years perfecting. Who needs wolves, bears, panthers, and whooping cranes, anyway, huh? They just get in the way of needless development and urban sprawl. Oh, your diabolically apostate churches are such sources of consolation to Him that He long ago decided to bless your good nation with all sorts of wonders, such as droughts, floods, hail storms, cyclones, conflagrations, hurricanes, and pestilence, episodes which will visit you ever-more frequently with ever-more devastating results. What, you do not understand how anyone could possible denigrate your churches so shamelessly? In fact, you are deeply offended by someone daring to 26

REVELATIONS question their integrity as Christian institutions. Oh my, that is such a difficult challenge to answer. First of all, most of your churches are either sisters or daughters of the great mother church, who formalized her divergence from true Christianity by adopting the Nicene Creed. From then on, she became ever more infatuated with western philosophy, while gradually becoming more and more arrogant, hypocritical, rapacious, expedient, and brutal. In the meantime, she sought every opportunity to assert her ambitions as a sociopolitical force and committed adultery with kings and politicians. She seems to have forgotten that churches are supposed to preside as spiritual islands of love, light, and harmony, shining against the darkness of the world. Alas, the great mother church merged with the world‘s darkness, becoming a vast tar pit of blasphemies, compromises, convoluted doctrines, and accommodations that is still fond of lavishing herself with adulation for now and then belching flares of swamp gas. To one degree or another, most of her sisters and daughters still honor her haughty, sordid ways. And so, they, too, have become top-heavy, overly formal, ritual-drunk, dogma-happy, greedy, pretentious, spiritually toxic, power-hungry institutions. God thinks of them as harlots. To their eternal detriment, the leaders of some of your churches played an integral role in the formation of America and the establishment of her abominable sociopolitical philosophy, which triumphs the wisdom of the unholy trinity of me, myself, and I. They claimed that God was the guiding force behind America‘s founding and ascendance. Yet it was Satan who conceived, inspired, nurtured, cultivated, and blessed America. He did so in order to perpetuate his most cherished scheme, the goal of which is to destroy the Earth and her inhabitants. Nevertheless, the leaders of many of your churches promoted the lie of America‘s manifest destiny. From then on, their congregations sang hymns, while either participating in or supporting the evils that tricked and decimated the tribes of native Americans and relegated them to subhuman status in order to steal their lands and ensure the unimpeded march of America‘s so-called progress. They also sang hymns, while either participating in or supporting the raping and pillaging of those lands and the wholesale slaughter of the creatures that inhabited them. Most of your churches still promote those same sins either actively or passively, directly or indirectly. Almost all of your churches also practice idolatry by displaying the American flag, if not also state flags. It seems that they 27

REVELATIONS have forgotten that their first and only allegiance is supposed to be to God and the Kingdom of Heaven. Far too many of your churches commit adultery with politicians and insult God by participating in politics. None of them condemn Americanism, and in fact, seem to preach it even more ardently than they preach the Gospel, which they generally pervert, anyway. And more than a few support, and in many cases, actually promote war in honor of either America‘s foolish policies or those of Israel. In the meantime, far too many of your churches act like corporations and rake in enormous profits, while lavishing themselves with all sorts of extravagances and paying their hierarchies far more than they deserve. Like Paul said, if preachers want money, then they should get jobs. All any church owes its pastor is room and board. Tele-evangelists are making a mockery of religion throughout America, while milking the poor and the elderly for every dime that they can squeeze out of them. They and the preachers of most of your other churches are fond of harping about such peripheral issues as abortion, gay rights, drugs, sex, pornography, and illegal immigration. Yet they virtually ignore, if not participate in and promote, the evils that America and most of her citizens indulge in with abandon—iniquities that enrage God to no end. The most noxious of them include the fruits of pride, vanity, selfishness, stupidity, ignorance, and hate. Excuse me for being redundant, but you had best start understanding just how much God loathes America‘s arrogance, hypocrisy, sanctimony, greed, materialism, hedonism, idolatry, nationalistic belligerence, pathological ambivalence toward Nature, and animosity toward wild creatures, the homeless, the insane, and anyone deemed weird. Nevertheless, few of your preachers and their congregations seem to have noticed that America‘s justice systems are sick jokes and her penal systems so many cruel shams. They applaud, as she yammers about freedom, while seeking to impose her insidious ways and means on all other nations. Though she talks of her love for peace, she hunts excuses to attack other nations—and too few churches ever dare to object. To keep her precious economy churning out more and more jobs, she seeks to turn as many of her denizens into debt slaves as she can, while destroying the environment at a rate of more than two acres per minute day after day. Yet most of your preachers and their congregations sing hymns, while supporting and participating in such nonsense. What God wants to know is when He appointed America god of 28

REVELATIONS the Earth. He wonders how He managed to get anything done throughout the ages without her help. Of course, He remains thrilled to no end over all of the wondrous developments that she has bestowed upon the Earth. Those include ever-more efficient ways and means to rape and pillage the Earth and wreck her beauty, everdeadlier war machines and guns, nuclear weapons, plastics, and astoundingly destructive agricultural practices. Few things please Him more, however, than does consumerist-driven commercialism and various other pillars of modern life conjured through American genius, such as easy credit, the waxing dominance of automobile cultures, an endless parade of fad gadgets, the idolization of celebrities, the proliferation of chemicals, and sociopolitical â&#x20AC;&#x2022;valuesâ&#x20AC;&#x2013; centered around the cult of the individual. God is particularly pleased about the latter. For such undermine personal and family relationships and most other vestiges of proper social order, while giving people the idea that being empowered, upwardly mobile, acquisitive, and narcissistic are more important than being humble, compassionate, charitable, wise, or anything else the least bit spiritual. Out of gratitude for all that America has done for the Earth and in appreciation for her adorably egotistical attitude, God shall let her and her good sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;England, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and Japan--have their wicked way for a little while longer. In the end, their follies in general and those of GW Bush in particular shall lead them and everyone else on the Earth into the depths of a depression, which will be of a magnitude three times greater than was that of the so-called Great Depression. Likewise, the asinine policies of America in general and those of GW Bush in particular have already set America on a course that shall ignite the next world war. During such, the casualty total will exceed four billion and America will be fatally wounded. Her day of reckoning shall arrive before the end of 2014. By the time that her corpse finishes rotting, all of her diabolically apostate churches will be gone forever and only a tiny remnant of her good people will still endure--and most of the survivors will wish that they had died. Only the denizens of America who turn away from Americanism in time and truly submit themselves to God and the Ways of Life shall be spared the brunt of the horrors, miseries, and grief that shall afflict America. Many who do so may even be spared from the terrors that will kill her. You must try to understand: If God neglected to destroy America, the Earth would eventually become as desolate Mars. For the 29

REVELATIONS same reason, He must also wreck the hopes and dreams of all other nations that have been corrupted by her repugnant ways and means. You may reject such assertions. But, if you do, you will suffer sorely in this life if you survive much longer, and quite probably, you will suffer even worse during the next phase of your existence. No excuse will be good enough to pardon you unless you are woefully stupid and ignorant. That is especially true if you claim to be a Christian. Everything that Jesus taught is diametrically opposed to most of what Americanism promotes and perpetuates. People were not created on this world to live like human swine, be our own gods, and destroy the Earth in order to do so. We were put here to learn and evolve as individuals, to love each other and serve one another and God, and remain good stewards of the Earth so that we and our descendants can enjoy her beauty, while sharing her bounty with our fellow creatures. Amen!

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A MESSAGE FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD

As you no doubt realize, perilous times have come, Brothers and Sisters of the Spirit. They will only become more so in the future. And so, the time has come to gather our courage and stand up for the Truth. Then we must cast off the clothes of Darkness and array ourselves in the armor of the Light. We must also sacrifice the indulgences of our hearts, shun the anchors of our souls, and submit ourselves to the will of the Lord of Hosts, while urging the hypocrites and sinners to repent and join our ranks. I wish it were not so, but God is sorely disappointed with the churches. They have become the lairs of charlatans who lie and steal with abandon. Even worse, they have become the haunts of pernicious influences that seduce and lead the Children of God astray. As Paul long ago warned, powers of Darkness have manifested themselves as ministers of Light, who do their utmost to corrupt the churches and pollute their faithful. That process began to thoroughly subvert Christianity seventeen centuries ago with the first Nicene Council. Its greatest sin was the adoption of the Nicene Creed. In such, it declared that the Son is of the same substance as the Father, and therefore, equal to Him. Just because mortals find it difficult to grasp mystical concepts is no excuse to encode error into doctrine. Doing so has led to a misunderstanding of the nature of God, the Son, and the Holy Trinity. Consequently, many who claim to be Christians refer to Jesus as God. That may be metaphorically correct, but it is most certainly not literally accurate. For, if the Son and the Father were one and the sameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or if the Father and the Son were merely expressions of God--then together they would form the greatest hypocrite in the Cosmos, and the mission of Jesus would have been nothing more than an elaborate charade. Why then would Satan have wasted his time tempting Christ? After all, if Christ were God, he could not have been tempted. But he was tempted. Yet, being the beloved Son manifest in flesh, he was a repository for the full force of the Holy Spirit. Thus, he stood firm against the greatest temptation ever dangled, and thereby, proved himself worthy to fulfill his missionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to prophesy and reveal the wisdom and love of the Fa-

REVELATIONS ther, while serving as both a paragon of godliness and a sacrifice for the sins of humanity. To be sure, the Son and the Holy Spirit are part of God, yet they are also distinct from Him and each other, having wills of their own, which they subvert in favor of the Father‘s will. Think of the Holy Trinity like this: The Voice pronounces the Word; the Word exercises the Power; the Power manifests the will of the Voice, which is the Word‘s desire and the Power‘s joy. They can also be considered the Mind, the Thought, and the Deed—each wholly different from yet integral to one another. Even so, the Father is like a king who is served by a regent and an overlord. The regent and the overlord act in the king‘s name and do his bidding, but only the king is king. So, just in case you still fail to understand, I shall tell you in no uncertain terms: Next to the Father, all else is subordinate. Only He and He alone can be properly referred to as God. Now, contemplate this glimmer of wisdom: The Son is like a mighty tree that has sprung up from the root of an ancient tree. As such, he was with the Father long before time began and shall remain with Him long after time has ended. For they shall never part ways. Nor shall any distance ever spread between them. Eons before he became the Christ, the Son served as the intermediary between God and the inhabitants of the mortal realms. He has reigned as the Master of Creation even longer. Notice how Jesus was at home in the wilds and open places. The glory of nature was his cathedral. Why then have most folks who claim to be Christians long acted as nature‘s enemy? Such an attitude is one of many reasons that so-called Christianity disgusts the Son and angers the Father. Besides the adoption of the Nicene Creed, the first great steps in the corruption of Christianity and the prostitution of the churches were the marriages between the Catholic Church with the government of Western Rome and the Orthodox Church with the government of Eastern Rome. In doing so, they committed adultery with temporal powers. That then led them to immerse themselves in all sorts of other sins and deviations. Indeed, they became thoroughly arrogant, hypocritical, greedy, idolatrous and brutal, even murderous. More recently, so-called Christianity fell madly in love with Western ideals and embraced humanism as an equal. She might as well have declared herself Satan‘s bitch. At least, God could respect her as being honest. The present state of so-called Christianity reminds me of an old 32

REVELATIONS joke that goes something like this: Christianity is a wonderful ideaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; too bad nobody ever tried it. Far too many of her bishops, priests, pastors, and evangelists parade around, like princes and prime ministers arrayed in haughty attire. They live and/or work in palatial confines. The charity that they seem to prefer favors them and theirs. They and their political and business buddies have become the new aristocrats. In doing so, they have also become too much like the vipers and pigs that conspired to nail Jesus to a tree of woe. Apparently, the churches and far too many so-called Christians believe they actually can serve two or more godsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ego, Mammon, and the Flag being among the offending idols. The Lord of Hosts is not amused. There is no excuse for any church to honor the flag, champion the prevailing ideology, or support the ambitions of any state. The only nation that any church should honor and remain loyal to is the Kingdom of Heaven, and the only one any church should actively oppose is the Republic of Hell. Likewise, the only philosophy that any church should promote is that which Jesus preached. It is based on love and humility, and is mutually antagonistic with materialism and hedonism, and all other fruits of the Tree of Pride and Vanity. Those include almost everything embodied by Americanism. Yes, freedom is important, but being good and doing right are more so. True Christians should honor no nation, save the Kingdom of Heaven, and they most certainly do not worry about status or bother plotting courses of upward mobility. Instead of becoming slaves of their own appetites and ambitions, they aspire to honor their love for God and serve others. They never cease thirsting for the Truth and hungering for the wisdom of God. Their acquisitions tend to be treasures of the mind, heart, and spirit. Never forget what Jesus said about how it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter Heaven. Why then would those who dare to call themselves Christians shackle their hearts and poison their souls by striving to become wealthy in worldly ways and means? Fortunately, there are still many true Christians. False Christians, however, outnumber them by a wide margin, and so, control the churches. Their time shall soon end. They must repent and renounce the Ways of Death in favor of the Ways of Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or prepare to perish. For the Lord of Hosts is brewing a potion of delusion to pour down their throats so that their betrayal will ripen at the proper 33

REVELATIONS time and prove their true identity, while trapping them in their own follies. Then the Son himself will destroy them and the monsters that they shall worship. Meanwhile, the Children of God need to wake up and recognize the machinations of Evil and the devices of Darkness, then hasten to divorce themselves from anything and everything that might tempt them to love the world too much or follow the worldly too far. From now on, they must remain exceedingly wary and stalwart in faith. For, as I have already suggested, the times are perilous and they will only become more so. The Creature and the False Prophet are preparing to assume their destiny and unleash the forces of Death and Hell. New Babylonâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s destruction shall initiate that process. And so, it is especially important for the Children of God dwelling in New Babylon to separate themselves from the follies of their nation and seek refuge in the mercy of God. He will accept many into Paradise and lead others to sanctuaries where they will remain hidden until the Son returns and liberates them.

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THE GREAT LATTER DAY FAITH: HUMANISM BLOOMING AND THE NATURE OF EVIL

Brothers and Sisters of the Light, listen well. Evil has cast its shadow across our world and polluted her with its filth. Yes, it is easy to point to this dictator or that terrorist and say: There stands Evil. Yet it is not nearly that simple. For our enemy the ancient Dragon of the Abyss exercises many ways to trouble us that are conspicuous, but his most lethal devices are those that are difficult to discern and nearly impossible to avoid. Indeed, they tempt and tarnish us day after day and we barely notice. Never forget that the Devil is a master of illusion and the greatest liar ever to exist. His forte is subtlety; his ability to seduce is second to none; his treachery is as relentless as it is ruthless. Therefore, we must array ourselves with the armor of God‘s wisdom and love, take up our shields of faith, and arm ourselves with the swords of truth and the bows and arrows of righteousness. Meanwhile, we need to remain steadfast in our purpose and more diligent than ever. Before you march off after monsters to slay, however, you must first open your eyes and minds and consider what our enemy is actually up to. It would be a mistake to think that he is other people. True, the Children of Evil, Darkness, and Death are countless. They are everywhere, but they are only puppets and pawns. God will deal with them. No—our greatest foes lurk within our own minds, hearts, and souls. Conquer them and you will do much to harm the Devil‘s machinations. Once you do so, you will then be fit to contend with the serpents of his spells, while navigating his minefields of delusion. Now, it is thoroughly disheartening how many pretenders have infiltrated our ranks. They are adept at misleading us through their gospels of ruin. Most of those tenets of deception and poison are, to one degree or another, based on the convolutions of Satan‘s grandest scheme. The seeds of that abomination of quasi-truth, hyperbole, and half-baked wisdom were sown in the centuries just prior to the Renaissance. Their essence is that of the lovely perversion, humanism. It is no mere accident of history that the rise of agnosticism and atheism coincided with the sprouting of that affront to God and all

REVELATIONS things holy. Nothing could be more insidious than it is. For it seeks to supplant God by deifying humanity‘s hubris and folly, while promoting the cult of the individual. Since the advent of humanism, our world has hosted not only a resurgence of nationalism, but also the blooming of many other philosophical travesties, which lead their faithful astray, while corrupting everyone else who wanders too close. Know this, Children of the Light: You cannot worship both God and flag. For the Lord of Hosts is a jealous god; He rejects everyone who serves idols. Likewise, He will condemn whoever seeks to serve himself. During the last several centuries, the offshoots of humanism have produced blossoms of assorted fragrances and hues. Among the brightest of those are religions posing as sociopolitical systems, such as Marxist-Leninism. No flower of humanistic fallacies, however, is nearly as bright nor ultimately as toxic as is Americanism. If you believe that God sent His Son to teach, prophesy, and suffer in order to make the world safe for the absurdities of that great farce of egalitarian republicanism and consumerist-driven commercialism, then you are silly. Neither did He create our beautiful world to be ravaged and raped for the sake of pride, vanity, and ego or greed and stupidity. The Lord of Forces—not God—sired, nurtured, guided, and blessed New Babylon in order to destroy the Earth, while leading her children to Hell, like some cosmic Pied Piper. Someday within this generation, God will destroy New Babylon as an object lesson to everyone everywhere. Of course, few will heed His warning. In fact, the Antichrist himself will pick up New Babylon‘s banner, and placing his mark on such, finish her purpose from his halls of power in Europe. Make no mistake: Americanism is a religion and it is diametrically opposed to true Christianity. After all, its essence is one that exalts the unholy trinity of me, myself, and I, whereas the spirit of Jesus is of selflessness exalting God and the Ways of Life. Americanism praises materialism and hedonism; true Christianity preaches spirituality and Love. Americanism empowers individuals by turning them into debt slaves and endeavoring to micromanage their lives; true Christianity liberates souls from the bondage of Evil and Darkness, while inoculating them against the power of Death. Americanism talks a lot about so-called family values, while doing everything possible to destroy family bonds and the sovereignty of home 36

REVELATIONS in the name of justice and social progress. Americanism promotes arrogance, hypocrisy, greed, and idolatry; true Christianity stands for humility, honor, compassion, and charity. Americanism proclaims that its social dictates are the only alternatives; God requires us to submit to His will. Americanism perpetuates ploys rendering individuals ever more dependent upon so-called technological progress; true Christians depend on God and one another. Americanism demands allegiance to the state and its self-righteousness; true Christians are citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. Americanism is based on New Babylonâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and various other doctrines penned by well-meaning dupes of the Devil. What are any of those compared to the Scriptures? Please, for your own sake and that of our world, contemplate what I have told you. For we live in perilous times and you cannot afford to remain blind and deaf to any portion of the truth. We must work together and prepare ourselves for the dark days leading up to the Great Harvest of Good and Evil and the awesome opportunities that it shall present. To be sure, the terrors that shall trouble and torment our world in the coming decades will not end history, but rather, shall provide humanity with a new beginning just as the days of Noah did so long ago. In their aftermath, there will come an epoch of righteousness, true justice, and brotherhood. The Children of the Earth shall then reap prosperity of the mind, heart, and spirit, which presently looms far above the meager grasp of their imaginations. We who are to take part in the wonders of those days will revel in the glory of the Lord of Hosts and cherish our closeness to His beloved Son. Do not let Satan steal your soul through misplaced love for Americanismâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s mirages, thereby cheating you of the blessings that await beyond the horrors of the Apocalypse. That truly would be sad.

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THE CALENDAR IS TICKING The highly touted Roadmap to Peace is, at best, absurd. Two nations cannot long exist in a land meant only for one. JudeaSamaria must cease being a Jewish state, and instead, transform herself into a nation by, of, and for Jews, Muslims, and Christians, Hebrews and Palestinians. If she finds the courage to do so, she shall become an oasis of enlightenment and wisdom, and a beacon of vision and ideals. Throughout the world, her name will be praised and her ways emulated. Woe to her, however, if she fails to repent and change for the better: In early summer, Judea-Samaria professes that she loves peace and is eager to cooperate with her most hated foes. Yet before autumn grows very old, she shall have thoroughly muddled the map and cleverly arranged a pretext to gird her loins, once more, and march off to war. She deludes herself into believing that her obstinance, cunning, and might will always prevail. The Lord of Hosts says otherwise. He gives her yet another chance to prove herself and reclaim his favor. His hopes for her are fading. Beware, ye old lion of Ramallah: The lion of the Negev will probably send his thugs to murder you this time. His treachery shall test New Babylonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor. If she is not careful, she shall be scorched in the fray. But what does it matter? Her time of war has come and she has a host of enemies to confront. The imperial boar soiling her throne remains anxious to grab a little more glory. To that end, he lied to his faithful before; if he survives long enough, he shall do so again. With or without him, though, the loudmouthed pigs will dishonor themselves once more in order to play their dastardly games at the expense of weaklings and fools. Oh, New Babylon, how long shall God put up with such an abomination as awful as are you? From your sordid dreams, insidious ways, and pernicious means, the seeds of ruin and doom have spread across the Earth. For that offense, you shall pay dearly. Your other offenses are too numerous to recount and you shall pay dearly for them, too. That is why you and yours must suffer before the avengers come to slay you. Since you, like Judea-Samaria love war, you and yours shall know only a few seasons of tranquility, during your final years. Indeed, before the autumn ends in 2003, you shall charge into troubles

REVELATIONS unlike any you have known since you waded into the quagmire of Vietnam. The specter of war finds you in 2004. Perhaps, you shall not have to suffer them for more than a couple of years. Stay away from the troubles of Judea-Samaria and your troubles might become smaller for a few years more. In 2008, however, your problems will increase and grow. Like a hawk studying prey, the Annihilator watches you, while the Disrupter maneuvers into your orbit. Though you may not notice, woe and tribulation are preparing to have their fun with you and yours. In the meantime, confrontation and conflict return to you, while a pall spreads across your bosom and your precious economy begins to falter. 2010 and 2011 bring problems for your imperial boars-of-the-moment and the two-faced pigs in your halls of power. The changes please few and disturb many. Shall 2012 be the year an imperial sow positions herself to sully your throne? Or did one make enough noise to gain power in 2008? Alas, you and yours shall yearn to forget 2013 long before it ends. Gloom and fear, such as you have never known, shall envelop you only to become worse in 2014, while turmoil and strife gnaw your guts. Where has your pride fled? Shall your pomposity save you? Or will your pretensions ride to your rescue? Be of good courage, you vile bully: The Abyssâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the womb from which you sprang forth--awaits with open lips. When shall you return to her depths? 2015? 2016? Or shall the poison killing you continue tormenting you and yours for another year or three before the avengers finally come to smash whatever remains of your sordid dreams, insidious ways, and pernicious means? At least, you may enjoy the prospect that the New Rome of Clay and Iron shall pick up where you left off. Though it seems impossible, she, perhaps, shall become even more arrogant, self-righteous and hypocritical than are you. Whatever the case, she will do her damnedest to finish demolishing the Earth in honor of socalled democracy and global commercialism. Through her, the Lord of Hosts shall destroy the unrepentant Judea-Samaria for her sanctimony, brutality, and most of all, for her faithlessness. Due to their own foolishness, few other nations shall escape the brunt of His wrath. New Rome will suffer the worst and lose the most. In the end, the returning Son shall toss her and hers into the Abyss. Together, she and New Babylon will know only shame and anguish from then on, while forever remaining object lessons. Future generations will loathe them more than they shall despise any other nations in the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.... 39

REVELATIONS One evening in the not-so-distant future, I was riding a horse along a deserted trail stretching through ruins scattered across what was once the heartland of New Babylon. Few birds sang; I saw no people. Before me loomed three shadows. As I drew closer, I beheld that such were edifices rising from the wasteland. The reason for one eluded my curiosity. That of another shall I keep from you. Wandering into the third edifice, I asked the man who greeted me, ―What purpose does this building serve?‖ ―This,‖ he announced rather somberly, ―is a museum dedicated to the memory of Israel and the Jewish people.‖ As he handed me a toy shield emblazoned with a Star of David, my grief almost overwhelmed me and I thought to myself: If only they had listened to me and heeded the wisdom of God. But alas, they, like the pigs of New Babylon and the peoples of other lands, cared little for what I was sent to tell them. May they all rest in peace, while the Earth recovers from their follies. Alas, she is now a cold, lonely world in most places. What could I have done or said to make any difference?

REVELATIONS TO THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, BENJAMIN, LEVI, & ISHMAEL: Listen carefully, Children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, and you will hear Rachel weeping. She grieves for you. For she has seen what shall befall you if you refuse to return to the love of God and trust him. Heed his wisdom and flourish. He is very angry with you for acting like faithless dogs and trusting your own sanctimony and your guns. Remember: He who lives by the gun dies by the gun. Within a few years, your mother, Judea-Samaria, will be afflicted with much tribulation and strife. That period shall be but a precursor to even worse times unless she can somehow find the courage to stop being pompous and belligerent. Further, she must quit blaming the old lion of Ramallah for her own treachery, and instead, become honorable to a fault regardless of what he or anyone else may or may not do. [If New Babylon insists on continuing to help her play the role of the world‘s second greatest jackass, then she shall forfeit her respite from anguish and dread. As well, the avengers might come to destroy her sordid dreams sooner rather than later.] Children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, you must swallow your pride and reconcile with the Children of Ishmael, and together, become one people. It is your responsibility to make the first steps to that end. If you succeed in reconciling with them, you and they will become the greatest nation this world has ever known. But if you continue allowing the sins of Sarah and Hagar to tarnish your souls, someday soon you will succeed in destroying each other. And so, stop thinking of yourselves as Hebrews and Arabs—or as Jews and Moslems—and start thinking of yourselves as the Children of Abraham (Ishmael and Isaac). You could name your new nation Shaloma, then resolve to live up to its golden promise. Hearken to wisdom, Children of Ishmael and the Faithful of Mohammed. Relinquish resentment and stop committing adultery with Hate. Have you not heard that she sooner or later consumes her mates? How dare you praise Allah with one breath and swear bloody vengeance with the next. Your hypocrisy impresses God in all of the wrong ways. He will deal with your enemies when and how he sees fit--and he will deal with you if you do not repent. That reminds me: Why are you so infatuated with the sordid dreams, insidious ways and pernicious means of the demon-spawn whore, New Baby-

REVELATIONS lon? She worships at the altar of Pride, Vanity, and Ego (otherwise known as the Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I), while serving Evil, Darkness, and Death. Stop your love/hate dance with her. Run from that old witch as fast as you can. If you let her seduce you, Doom will surely be your reward. Instead, embrace the Ways of Life, then do all you can to encourage your brothers and sisters, the Children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, to do likewise. Find ways to unite with them and work together for the betterment of each other and everyone else. Otherwise, you will not only destroy each other, but you will also jeopardize the lives of everyone else on this world. The Ways of Life are simple. The Prophets have already pointed the way to them: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Forgive trespasses. Forget debts. But never forget that you reap what you sow. Practice sacrificing your ego as your daily ritual. Repeat it hourly if need be. Masters, adopt the good-parent model and put the welfare of your subjects before your own. The rich should give to the poor until it hurts, then give some more. They should also stop considering themselves better than others, while the poor should stop envying them and learn to be content with less. If they cannot, they will never be happy with more. [Poverty of the wallet is less the problem (with humanity) than is poverty of the mind, heart, and spirit.] Both the rich and the poor must stop loving things and lusting after pleasure, and instead, honor God by obeying him and doing good to one another and their fellow creatures. Learn to live with Nature and stop raping and pillaging her bounty. Restore her beauty. If we fail to do these things, the Lord of Hosts will withdraw his protection from the inhabitants of this world and let the Lord of Forces have his way with them for a while. He will also pour out his cup of wrath onto the Earth until few of us are left. The fall of New Babylon will mark the beginning of the end. The last generation has already begun. How many of us will survive to greet the dawn of 2031?

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PEARLS TO SWINE?

One lying, thieving, murdering hog down; one more to go. The boar squatting on New Babylon‘s throne is drunk on dreams of glory. Again and again, he grunts: ―War, war, war.‖ Oh, he loves to play fools‘ games. Too bad he and his faithful failed to learn that you reap what you sow. In the summer, he shall taste the reward for what he has wrought: A shadow passes over his dominion; he has lost his soul; his star begins to shrink, dim, and sink. By the end of autumn his fury swells. The truth within him soon leaks through his facade. Dishonor dogs the loud-mouthed pigs. Predators stalk the imperial boar. Too late, too late, too late. MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN UPHARSIN Gloom and confusion, grief and fear, harass the proud patriots of New Babylon. Within two years comes a respite of anxiety and hope before their lovely whore finally loses her swagger and staggers toward the brink. Daughter of Satan, you old sorceress, keep meddling in the affairs of your neighbors if you think you must. Lure as many of them toward the muck of your heart as you dare. Impose your insidious ideals and further corrupt them with the Ways of Death, you wanton siren of vulgarity. Ruin and doom lurk within your pretensions. Evil prowls the murk of your soul. You were born a destroyer and your children are plunderers. They are as blind and deaf to the truth as are you. Of course, they will reject what I am about to say, but I must tell them, anyway: You have sealed your fate; 43

REVELATIONS the countdown to your destiny has already begun. Less than thirteen years to go before the avengers are set loose. They will descend upon you one night and smash your sordid dreams. Your military and economic might shall prove puny, you silly thug. God himself is brewing your death potion. He will make you drink every drop and lick the cup of wrath dry to pay you back for polluting the Earth with the stench of your idols, while leading astray her inhabitants with your magnificent delusions and brilliant follies, intoxicating perversions and toxic delights. No monster on this world has done more to perpetuate the cause of the Lord of Forces than have you, though the two-faced pigs presiding in your temples and halls of power say otherwise. They and their herds plead to be spared. The Lord of Hosts laughs, not quite charmed by their gall. For they have spared no effort to promote his enemyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s machinations. Thus, they shall suffer the greater punishment. From her perch of arrogance and sanctimony, their lovely whore, their brutal raptor, shall tumble with them into the Abyss never to fly again. Her collapse shall be so swift and thorough that her neighbors will be astounded. Will they learn anything from New Babylonâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s devastation?

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A NEW ERA FOR ISRAEL Listen to the wind, O‘ Israel: The Lion of Ramallah roars no more. An era of hope and despair passes; the children of Judea and Samaria rejoice and insult the shadow of their old adversary—their forsaken friend. Their jubilation rings hollow; their days of optimism shall be cut short. A time of anxiety and desperation shall soon dawn. Who will the Lion of the Negev then blame for the clouds and the rain, the hail and the snow? How long shall he tarry at the head of his pride? Turmoil, lamentation, and tears await him and his followers. Fear, strife, and desolation lurk ahead of their headstrong ways. They search high and low for peace and security. ―Here they are,‖ someone shouts. But the stampede chases only a mirage. ―The answers to our prayers are over there,‖ another voice proclaims. Once more, though, the stampede chases a mirage, and of course, the radicals win again and again. Meanwhile, the great liar, the Creature of New Babylon, claims that he knows where to find solutions. Reject his follies, Israel. Run from his boasts, children of Ishmael and Esau, lest they pollute you, too. Violence and terror answer his challenge; hydras of his own machinations plot against him and his awful nation. His laughter soon becomes a scream. Who shall mourn his plunge into the Abyss and who shall celebrate his reward in Hell‘s horrors? A beast then slithers onto New Babylon‘s bloody throne. Will he prove sillier and more evil than has his predecessor? Shall his day end too quickly or quickly enough? Does it matter? For yet another fool is destined to preside over the pretensions of the grand harlot. Hurry, children of the Earth. Turn away from New Babylon‘s delusions before it is too late. Cut off her limbs and pile them around her humiliation, being sure to heap your scorn upon her, while she burns. Alas, her false beauty seems too lovely for you to shun. You covet her abominable ways and lust after her idols, while wandering closer and closer to doom. Pay heed to wisdom, children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi. If you truly want peace and security, renounce your entanglements with New Babylon‘s agenda. Trust the Lord of Hosts instead and find ways to become brothers and sisters of the mind, heart, and spirit

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THE APOCALYPSE OF JEREMIAH I, the Scribe Jeremiah One of Two, hereby confess that I am a slave of the Lord of Hosts and a disciple of the Master of Creation. They have sent me here as their emissary to call the Children of God away from the Ways of Death and warn the Children of the Devil that the price for their folly is destruction. Therefore, I must advise you that the truth resounds within everything I shall reveal: Yahweh is wonderful beyond compare and the only god worthy of reverence. He is the head of the Holy Trinity. Jesus is exactly who the Scriptures claim that he was, is, and will forever remain. Nothing is more sublime or splendorous than is the Spirit of God. His love and counsel abide forever. From one end of Infinity to the other and one level of the Cosmos to another, the Source maintains the order of the Father‘s designs and records all that is done and said, and thought. Meanwhile, as the Sons of God watch over their dominions, the King of Hell plots ways to lead mortals astray and snatch their souls. Death merely lusts after their lives and bides his time, while Satan rushes to-and-fro, laying traps and casting illusions. Day and night, he strives to thwart God‘s will and break his heart by deluding mortals into destroying their worlds and themselves. Eagerly, they do his bidding. Their ranks rival those of the grains of sand spread across all of the Earth‘s deserts and beaches, under her waters, and beneath her verdant places, multiplied by the number of her rivers and streams cubed. With every tick of the clock, his kingdom swells greater and greater, yet it remains an eternal ruin. For he is insane and his followers blind and stupid. Oh, how could they not know that the Abyss awaits those who delight him and that oblivion in Perdition‘s flames is their ultimate reward? But woe, woe, woe to them who shall worship the Beast and adore the Creature—their anguish will never perish. Neither shall the joy of their victims. Alas, the angels sob. Their tears count the tribulations and woes awaiting the Earth and her children. Harvest time is nigh. The sickles and scythes have been sharpened; the reapers are gathering at the gates of the vineyards, orchards, and fields of Good and Evil. 47

REVELATIONS O‘ Lord, O‘ Lord, how did the children of the Earth become so ripe? Why have they been averted from their destiny and why has their fate been polluted with all sorts of foul things? Cannot the harvest be postponed for another season? To the east, red paints the sky a little brighter every moment. Sunrise is at hand. The lions remain hungry. They roar and the wolves howl. My eyes are drawn toward the north. Angry clouds darken the horizon, while from the south, others race to join them. Soon, the autumn winds will blow cold. Then the rain will wash away the stubble and bury all of the seeds lost, during the harvest. Knowing that their time is short, the reapers grow more and more anxious to begin their chores. Their taskmasters prepare to signal them. My sorrow is too great and my spirit too weak: I cannot bear to watch the harvest, again. Please, O‘ Lord, do not make me witness its horrors and smell the awful pungence of its smoke and dust. Grant me strength to run far away. Allow me the power to fly to some high place where I might be safe from the harvest‘s disheartening chaos. Help me to understand why no one listened when they might have turned away in time and avoided the calamity lurking before them. Tell me how they misunderstood my warnings. Punish me in their place for being so ineffective in my desperation to save them from their follies. The only answer that I receive is the kiss of morning‘s sultry breath. For the Lord is too angry and full of sorrow to speak again until the reapers‘ finish toiling and the winnowers separate the Children of God from the Children of the Devil. And I remain so terribly alone here on this darkling plain, shunned by all those whom I sought to help. Their loathing sears me to my soul and I am pierced to my marrow by their disdain. Still, I grieve for them, while they revel and cavort at the brink of Doom. Do they not realize that the surge of the sun‘s first rays shall mark the beginning of their terrors and sorrows? Once more, I warn them. Their scoffing and curses are their only replies. I sigh and weep, and gaze back to the days that distance had reduced the future‘s terrors to trifles and its brutalities to so many little maybes. If only I had done more and reported my warnings with greater eloquence. O‘ Lord, why did you choose such a lousy messenger? Did you want the children of the Earth to listen and change their ways? Or did you always desire to punish them? Were they merely created to be destroyed? How did the Earth‘s children end up 48

REVELATIONS being as blind, deaf, corrupt and vicious as they have become? When did your dreams for them sour and the brilliance of their promise dull to a shade of despair much too dark to tolerate? Alas, I beheld Eve tempting Adam and Cain slaying Able. Then I saw strangers descend from the heavens and exploit the innocence of the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s daughters. Giants arose and mighty men pretended to be divine. The children of the Earth grew too wise in the Ways of Death, while their hearts hardened and their souls shrank and darkened. Neither the great flood nor the words of holy men and prophets dissuaded them from their love affair with their own lusts and depravities. Eventually, Darkness and Evil thrived within them so abundantly that they even dared to nail the Son onto a tree of woe. For the sake of Helios, an emperor then wove a grand deception at the expense of the Cross, while another man of sin wrapped himself in the priestly raiment of blasphemy and presided over an empire of sanctimony. Finally, a congress of misguided men and their profane brothers plotted to tear the greatest bough off the greatest tree, and with it, establish the great abomination, New Babylon. They then proclaimed their dastardly deed good and right, and their insidious creation beautiful. The world marveled. For its poor and disenfranchised saw opportunities to render their humility much too proud, while corrupting themselves as thoroughly as had the spoilt princes in charge of their welfare. One evening, I stood in a shallow valley situated a little to the west of a city. It is the same municipality that was seduced by the Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s most magnificent delusions and conceived the great abomination, New Babylon. Before me yawned the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s busiest portal to Hell. Springing out of its putrid murk were all manner of dark creatures and evil entities. Some remained ugly; others transformed their deformities into things of haunting splendor. Meanwhile, they raced away in various directions to poison every potion of the Earth with their excretions. Soon, figures began gathering in the valley. By evening, they had become an ocean of humanity, stretching up the flanks of the valley and beyond its far end. Like the stars speckling the heavens, the flames of their candles and torches lit their ranks, while they chanted and sang the praises of the personages that they had come to worship. Like those of their fellow zealots, the smiling eyes of the figures standing before me lavished adoration upon some entities perched on a stage rising just behind me to the left. An angel re49

REVELATIONS strained me from turning to see who received their adulation. Then a man approached me. He held a wand imprisoning lightning and thunder in its crystal. Referring to the vast multitude, he explained, ―These are the Children of Evil and Darkness. They worship their father Satan, who they fervently serve day and night whether they realize it or not.‖ I regarded the vast multitude with both pity and abhorrence. Soon, the latter proved much stronger. The small voice then reminded me that it is not my place to judge them. Afterward, its power lifted me over the portal to Hell and dropped me into its gape. My plunge through its stench and darkness ended in a dimly lit cathedral of assorted greys, most of which were dark. Here and there, its expanse diminished beneath low ceilings, while above me soared the apex of a dome undecorated, except by the elegance of its own curvature. As I gazed about the cathedral, I noted that it had no windows and that its breath was chill and sterile. Its serenity provided no comfort. Neither did its loneliness. Yet flanking its recesses and the archways opening into its various levels were soldiers leaning on spears. They were arrayed in armor, cloaks, and kilts, like those worn by the warriors who followed Alexander through Persia. None of them, however, seemed more alive than did any of the vases decorating the cathedral‘s corners or the statues posing in its niches. Finally, I realized that I was standing in the throne room of Hell‘s king. He sat before me, half-rotten and half-alive, his face appearing to be as much that of a goat as that of a man. Twisted horns served as his crown, while his robes seemed to be shadows trimmed in blood. His throne was shaped like the Key of Life. Protruding from its circle, seven hideous heads framed his face, like some halo of stone and flesh. As soon as I noticed them, they began cursing and screeching, and assailing me with diatribes promising to make me pay dearly for daring to challenge their master‘s schemes. The king, however, said nothing. He just stared at me and brooded, and I knew that he had resolved to do all in his power to keep me from accomplishing my mission. I, in turn, resolved to do all that I might to defeat his purposes. Since then, neither of us has yielded the other so much as a dram of mercy or consideration. But I do not delude myself into believing that I am his equal. No--only the power of my masters preserves me against the onslaughts of his rage, while guiding me past the traps and snares hidden within his illusions. 50

REVELATIONS Later, as I contemplated the meaning of my deliverance to and from the throne room of Hell‘s king, Providence transported me to the Holy Land. I then found myself standing on the summit of Mount Tabor. Before me, stones began assembling themselves into an altar. On such, a giant Bible appeared. An unseen presence then opened it to the Thirty-sixth Psalm. It is worth noting that, thirty-six years earlier, the State of Israel had been established. With the power of its thoughts, the unseen presence soon lifted my attention and directed such eastward. I beheld a burning cloud. Moments later, its radiance suddenly became that of the Son‘s visage. He then said to me, ―My time is yet nigh.‖ As usual, great meaning lurked in the economy of his words and I understood that the circumstances surrounding his return would begin to unfold before the end of the next generation. That knowledge both cheered and saddened me. For I was happy that the Son would be arriving fairly soon, but I was also distraught, thinking that his return was being delayed too long. I also pondered all of the difficulties, misery, and horrors that shall ravage the Earth and her children before his next Advent. It came to pass early one evening, while a companion and I sought some place that might offer our mouths and bellies satisfaction. We then happened upon a young woman with red hair. Her face was buried in her hands; she was sobbing uncontrollably. Hoping we might comfort her, we asked why she was so sad. Looking up at us, she then cried, ―My people! Oh, I fear for my people and what shall befall them!‖ Before either my companion or I could console her, we were startled by the voice of God, thundering from high above us, ―The Jews must disarm themselves and trust in the Lord—or they will be destroyed.‖ Both you the Children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi and your enemies should be ashamed of yourselves. By your mutual antipathy, you curse each other and yourselves. Yet you are brothers who have much to offer each other and the world. Together, you could become the greatest people that the Earth has ever known. But if you keep striving to destroy each other, you will succeed and neither of you will be mourned. The vultures circle. Eagles and hawks dance across the sky with them. As I watch their aerobatics, I stand in the shadow of a colossus so proud and tall that her head pierces the high, gauzy clouds. Her likeness resembles that of the great whore of the harbor. 51

REVELATIONS She towers above a wide valley surrounded by mountains stained blue and purple by the distance. Around her splendor and my wonder, the wind hisses through a sea of grain, undulating away from us in every direction as far as I can see. To my horror, I soon notice a boulder plunging from the sky. It smashes into the nearby ground, jolting the entire Earth. Slammed onto my back, I glance upward and behold tiny cracks spreading down the colossus from her heights to her feet. Pieces of her magnificence then begin falling all around me. Unable to flee, I marvel, while she collapses into a mountain of rubble and I know that, in the height of her glory and arrogance, New Babylon will suddenly fall. That is God‘s judgment against her for corrupting all of the Earth‘s nations and peoples with her perverse ways and abhorrent means. I look ahead to that day of great and terrible recompense with anticipation and dread. Then I peer into the future and recall the day I found myself transported to a city in the southeastern quarter of New Babylon. It was December and I was walking across a deserted parking lot in another man‘s shoes. Suddenly, I heard a commotion to my right. My glance revealed several figures fleeing some unseen terror. One of them veered toward me, screaming, ―Hurry! Run for your life! They found a bomb near the base!‖ From the distance behind his mad rush, sirens began to wail, while horns bellowed. Gazing across a field in that same direction, I noticed unfriendly fences, glistening in the sunlight before clusters of drab buildings and flocks of military aircraft. A flash then consumed them and their surroundings. The ground buckled and heaved. Moments later, a thunderclap arrived. So loud that it simultaneously swatted me to the pavement and deafened me, it ripped apart every nearby structure wrought of anything weaker than concrete and iron. A tsunami of wind and debris then swept up their splinters, while bowling over their stronger neighbors and twisting light poles as if they were reeds. Before I could scramble back to my feet, its awful impetus yanked me off the pavement and hurled me skyward. Uprooted trees tumbled beside me. Next, my memories convey me to the afternoon that I stood at the center of a crossroad, gazing toward the northeast. Before me, New Babylon‘s grand city of the South spreads as an expanse of scorched ruins so devastated that none of it stood any higher than my knees. Everywhere else, the city remained more or less intact. All of its streets, however, were deserted and none of its buildings were

REVELATIONS occupied. Only thistles and weeds thrived among them. Not even grasshoppers sang. Several years later, I walked through an expansive valley of New Babylon‘s golden province. During my previous visit, it had been so crowded with cities and farms that there had been very few places left for Nature‘s indulgence and almost all of them were small. Presently, though, Nature‘s whims dominated nearly the entire valley. Indeed, I found only one house occupied by people. They told me that there were only two other occupied houses left in the valley. Then they invited me to share their evening meal. Afterward, they asked me if I might help them design a subterranean shelter. Its purpose was to preserve them and their neighbors from a catastrophe, which was due to occur within the next eighteen months. Accordingly, they expected a giant asteroid to plunge into the mother of the Earth‘s oceans southwest of Kilauea‘s treasures and generate a hyperwave. That monster would supposedly wash over my hosts‘ valley at a height exceeding two hundred stories. For quite a long while, my hosts continued explaining their plight. Meanwhile, I recalled the night an angel visited me, during the days that hope for the children of the Earth had still seemed abundant. She appeared to be merely a young woman with long hair of golden brown. I thought that I had met her long before then. Holding her hand out to me, she insisted, ―Come.‖ As I took her hand, she lifted me into sky and conveyed me across the mother of the Earth‘s oceans. We then paused high above an island. It appeared familiar. I struggled to recall its name, while the angel told me, ―God is furious with the people of the Earth for destroying her wild places and seas, and decimating their fellow creatures. Thus, he has decided to reawaken the great volcano.‖ That was all she said or needed to say. The volcano that she had referred to is of a breed of monsters whose rampages punctuate epochs and wreck global climates. For many days after its future eruption, few of the Earth‘s children saw the sun. Not that very many of them spent much time worrying whether it was day or night. Searching for something to eat and considering how they might stay warm kept their minds occupied whenever they were not fretting about the bleakness of the future lurking before them. My hosts were only too happy to recount how they had managed to survive those dark times. Of course, I retaliated by entertaining them with my tales of desperation and deprivation. Unfortunately, the perpetual winter initiated by the great volcano‘s fit had 53

REVELATIONS never actually ended, though the seasons had, once again, become pronounced enough to call one of them summer. My hosts and their handful of neighbors were not the only folks in the lands of the west who had managed to endure the collapse of New Babylon and the nightmarish aftermath of the great volcano‘s tantrum. To be sure, relatively few did. Most of the others that I had encountered, however, had turned out to be either scavengers or the wards of government ghouls. The former roved in packs, the latter languished in refugee camps. Few of the packs happened to be very large and none of the camps were very crowded. Now and then, I considered how strange it seemed that no one bothered to invade New Babylon‘s corpse. After all, many of its lands remained fertile. Few of its dead cities were still very toxic from radiation and plague viruses. Its streams and rivers were beginning to recover. The waters of some were almost potable. Finally, though, I realized that no nation on the Earth had escaped the repercussions of the great abomination‘s calamity. For, to one deplorable degree or another, they had adopted her ways and means. Therefore, like New Babylon, each of them had consumed its future, while foolishly betting everything, including its soul, that the world economy would somehow manage to forever avoid anything and everything resembling a depression. By the time they had realized their mistake, their peoples had become degenerate, weak, and spoilt, while the social structures binding them together had rotted. Many of those nations had then fallen apart; many others did their worst to wreck one another. Then a brilliant star rose above their tumult. Amidst their chaos, a madman of epic hubris began boasting and promising, and playing the demigod. Masquerading as a holy man, his lover spouted lies and cast spells. Together, they championed the grandiose dreams of the humanists, while reviving their egalitarian travesty, the Counterfeit Rome of clay and iron. Turmoil then subsided around the pretenders‘ magnificence, while despair became hope. Nothing good or right seemed impossible for them to accomplish. They granted wishes both modest and lofty. Their miracles charmed the masses. With boundless adulation, multitudes greeted them everywhere they ventured. More and more adorers worshipped them in diverse places. Some began to suggest that the arrogant madman must be God and that his lover could be none other than the Son. Soon, the masses affirmed their blasphemies. Everyone who dared to disagree

REVELATIONS with them risked being condemned as criminals and trampled by their wrath. In the Palace of Shams, the gilded capitol of the Empire of Sanctimony, I stood in a recess of its grandest hall. On its far side, the arrogant madman conspired with the last great hypocrite. They aimed their leers at me. Meanwhile, I thought about the day many years earlier that Michael had accompanied me to the palace. The letter that I carried was sealed with gold and blood. It was from God. I handed to the great hypocrite who had presided within the Palace of Shams at that time. As we expected, the message profoundly disturbed him. He never recovered from its condemnation. Indeed, from then on, his health gradually waned, while that of the Empire of Sanctimony faltered amid scandal and controversy. After Michael had departed, the titan serving as the secretary of that great hypocrite ushered me into the labyrinth beneath the palace. He had hoped for an opportunity to do away with me. His master, however, forbade him to seek them. Presently, the arrogant madman and the last great hypocrite continue to conspire and leer at me, while I recalled the future. I then contemplated the day (a few years from then) that the power of God returned me to the Palace of Shams for the final time. The Lord himself had given me a sword and commanded me to slay the last great hypocrite. That fiendâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s minions then strove to kill me. But my blade proved quicker and stronger than did theirs, while my resolve waxed irresistible. Hearken to the truth, Empire of Sanctimony, you old harlotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the mother of whores. Your days are numbered. Eagerly, the scavengers anticipate gorging themselves on the corpse of your empire of sanctimony. Meanwhile, barbarians prepare to divide the spoils. Do not be too smug, you vile daughters of the harlot--the corporations, principalities, republics, and lesser empires of sanctimony. Too many of your envoys, prelates, and ministers are pigs arrayed as lambs. They have turned your temples into the lairs of wolves, weasels, and vipers. Thanks to their blindness and that of their flocks, your sins, like those of your mother, have become so numerous and repugnant that their putridity rises all of the way to the heights of Heaven. Soon, the smoke of your ruins will become the incense of retribution. On that day, the Earth will tremble and reel, and her skies shall darken. All of her children will then learn just who the Lord of Hosts really is and why they should fear him. Many will 55

REVELATIONS finally see how foul their hearts have become and how filthy their souls are. Some shall even find the courage to repent. Most, however, will reaffirm their solidarity with the masses and resume persecuting all of those who oppose their schemes and cleave to the Lord‘s wisdom. Meanwhile, they will worship the arrogant madman and his lover more defiantly than ever. They and their gods shall dare seek to slay the returning Son. Oh, their pride is gigantic, their vanity vast. The perversity of such will continue deluding them until they totter and stumble over the brink of damnation. Then they shall realize what colossal fools they have been, but it will be too late. Neither their money nor their technology and formulas will save them from the rewards that they heaped upon themselves with their profanity toward God and the atrocities with which they tormented the just and the wise. The Lord of Hosts shall repay their iniquities and their gods will squirm in the flames with them. Suddenly, the stab of the sun‘s first rays snatch my attention back from the future and the past. All around me horns blare. Then the taskmasters cry aloud, ―Let it be done.‖ The reapers enter the vineyards, orchards, and fields of Good and Evil. Again, I beg the Lord of the Harvest to let me run away and hide my eyes. But the small voice reminds me that it is my duty to continue doing everything possible and suffering whatever I might in order to warn the children of the Earth about the troubles and miseries preparing to oppress them. As I then resume my task, the pious condemn me as a heretic and a blasphemer. I repeat my call for them to repent, but they turn their backs toward me. And so, I am inspired to tell them, ―You parade about in cloaks of good works, stridently honoring your precepts and laws by striving to cram them down the throats of those who are not as righteous as you are. Never let it be said that you are the least bit slack about observing your feasts and fasts, and precious rituals. Your tithes are always generous, particularly whenever others are watching. Oh, you are fond of proclaiming your Christianity and reminding everyone that you are better than are the Children of Darkness, even though you think like them, talk like them, walk like them, dress like them, smell like them, hope and dream like them, plot, scheme, and gossip like them, and do all of the other silly, selfish, and cruel things that they do. Unlike most of them, however, you possess no charity; compassion cannot be found in you. Alas, your pomposity knows no bounds. The Lord is a stranger to you. He says that you remind him of the Pharisees who conspired to murder Je56

REVELATIONS sus, and so, he anticipates the day that he shall introduce himself and personally reward you. Thus, my advice to you is to eat, drink, and be merry. Just remember: As Christ pointed out to your spiritual ancestors, your pride will desert you before you are tossed into Hell‘s flames.‖ I hear the fanatics in New Babylon who claim to be Christians. Clamoring like so many tinhorns, they do all they can to arm the Children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, and encourage their misguided folly and belligerence. To them I say, ―You are the vilest of the vile, pretending to love the Children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi when you know that you are only helping them dig their own graves faster and deeper than ever. The demons that you serve are only a little worse than you are. Indeed, despite your loud declarations to the contrary, none of you care about anybody or anything, save yourselves--not even your own children. You already seek to destroy the Earth for profit and the sake of your vanity, and you hope to finish destroying her to spare yourselves a little trouble and hardship. How dare you think that, by doing so and wrecking Israel, you will force God‘s hand and be caught up in the Rapture much quicker than you might otherwise be delivered by it! Well, you are thoroughly mistaken about the order of apocalyptic events to unfold, during the end days, and in particular, you are far off the mark, concerning the Rapture. Regardless of when it shall occur, though, you will not be part of it, unless you repent—if that is possible. Yet even if you do, you shall almost certainly perish long before the Son might gather you to his side. Should you somehow survive the death of your proud nation and the tribulations to follow, you will surely suffer excruciating distress whether or not you manage to avoid being persecuted by those who worship the arrogant man and his lover. Sadly, though, if you do endure that long, you will probably echo their blasphemies and participate in their atrocities. For the power to be good has not taken root in your heart. Neither has the truth blossomed in your soul.‖ Next, I search the vineyards, orchards, and fields of Good and Evil for the Children of God. I hope they are more numerous than they seem. If there are, they look and act too much like their counterparts within the Masses of Doom. Thus, I am inspired to call to them, ―Listen well, Sons and Daughters of Righteousness. It is my duty to show you the right path and give to you the secrets so that the winnowers will recognize you. Yet you appear the same as the 57

REVELATIONS Sons and Daughters of Iniquity. So, listen well: You must set yourselves apart from them by word and deed. In doing so, you should turn away from the Ways of Death so completely that you do not appear to honor anything even remotely related to them. Otherwise, you might again be tempted to fall under their spell. That would be tragic. For you cannot follow the Ways of Death and remain acceptable to the Lord. Let me now remind you what they are: Never forget that pride is the root of the Ways of Death and its trunk is vanity. The latter splits into the boughs of arrogance, greed, deceit, willfulness, anger, hate, disobedience, envy, sloth, gluttony, and lust. From there, the Ways of Death branch out into all manner of evil and darkness, including hypocrisy, theft, and murder. They also include the regrettable tendencies to judge others and covet their blessings, to be too fond of pleasure and leisure, and to idolize material things, the heights of status, and the glorious follies of ambition. Their fruits, in turn, are disharmony, injustice, false prosperity, conflict, and of course, death. Now, the root of the Ways of Life is love and its trunk is humility, which divides into the boughs of faith, charity, compassion, fealty, honor, tolerance, patience, obedience, chastity, temperance, and forgiveness. The fruits that they bear are harmony, justice, true prosperity, peace, and life. ―If you cannot embrace the Ways of Life and reject their counterparts, then you are lost with no hope of redemption. ―At this point, I must risk redundancy and advise you: It would be best if you refuse to continue dressing, walking, and talking like the Sons and Daughters of Iniquity. That way, you will not confuse yourself as to who you are. They, on the other hand, will shun you and not be too prone to go very far out of their way to lure you back to their foul ways and means. Do not be discouraged. After all, it is far better to suffer the disdain of the wicked and be lonely than to enjoy their company and suffer with them in Perdition‘s flames. Just remember: You must do all you can to serve as a good example for them and to help them find their way to the Light, even if they despise you doubly on account of it. But never try to force or trick them to turn away from the Ways of Death. If you do, you will be counted among the hypocrites and condemned. Lastly, be prepared to suffer. For, in honor of the Beast and the Creature, the Masses of Doom shall seek you out, as if you were merely varmints. They will murder many of you and afflict many others day and night. No matter what they do to you, though, you must remain steadfast in the ways of the 58

REVELATIONS Lord and cling to his promises. Indeed, depend on his love to sustain your strength and comfort your soul. Keep in mind that he will avenge your terrors and torments. If you remain faithful to the end, he will also invite you to dwell in his estate and lavish upon you gifts too wonderful to imagine. The greatest of those is everlasting life. Then you will laugh and sing, and savor sweet fruits, while those who troubled you writhe in agonies far worse than any they might inflict upon you.‖ As I wait for the Children of God to separate themselves from the Masses of Doom, I begin to address the Sons and Daughters of Iniquity. Many of them resume denouncing me as a lunatic. Most, however, refuse to acknowledge my presence, much less listen to my message. Not allowing their contempt to dishearten me, I shout louder than do my detractors, ―You who adore Evil and cherish Darkness—how can you be so silly? What sort of profit do you expect from them? Do you not know that those who follow the Ways of Death shall inherit death? Have you not heard that the reward of sin is the Abyss? Regardless of how long you endure in this world, you will only inhabit it a short time. So, no matter how much you enjoy yourself or how many triumphs you might celebrate, they will someday fade. Then it shall seem that those good times lasted only a few moments and that all of your victories were hollow. Unfortunately, the price for savoring them will be your soul and it shall be consigned to the infernal regions. Laugh if you dare! Scoff if you must! One day, though, you shall regret being so stubborn and stupid. How then will you console yourself? Perhaps, you will find oblivion in the Abaddon‘s Furnace. Or will you languish in its bitter flames from one cycle of Eternity to another, while the Children of God enjoy the fruits and waters of Paradise?‖ Soon, my attention is drawn toward New Babylon. As most of the reapers converge on her bounty, I say, ―Now that it is too late for you to repent, ignore me if you like, New Babylon. But I shall tell you some of the reasons why the Lord despises you and most of your inhabitants so fiercely. In all of Creation‘s history, there have been nations (and peoples) who were as arrogant as are you. There have also been nations (and peoples) who were as pretentious as are you. Some have also been as self-righteous, bigoted, and obtrusive as are you. Others have been as presumptuous and self-deluded. A few have even been as greedy, hedonistic, materialistic, wasteful, and destructive as you are. None, however, have been more arrogant, 59

REVELATIONS pretentious, self-righteous, bigoted, obtrusive, presumptuous, selfdeluded, greedy, hedonistic, materialistic, wasteful, and destructive as you are. Your national symbol should be a two-faced show hog. ―What I would like to know is who appointed you god of the Earth? ―How dare you even suggest that you are a Christian nation and people! Nearly everything you do, prize, and stand for is diametrically opposed to those things that Jesus did, prized, and stood for (and still does, prizes, and stands for). You lied, cheated, stole, and murdered to obtain almost all of your lands. You did all you could and still do all you can to rape and plunder their bounty, while destroying their beauty. You preach liberty and claim to loathe slavery. Yet with missionary zeal, you seek to turn everyone everywhere into debt slaves, while endeavoring to tell them how to live and what to think. You hold your sordid sociopolitical system high so that your neighbors might admire and envy it, while being seduced by the promises of your insidious ways and means. Not that you willingly give them any choice in their own affairs. Regardless, you call your grand farce democracy, though it is perpetuated by and for the rich and powerful. Perhaps, that is why your masters encourage the foolish and the ignorant to participate, which such do half-heartedly at best. The result is that the voters keep allowing themselves to be flimflammed and bribed into electing wishy-washy, double-dealing, influence-peddling twits, jackasses, and knaves, almost all of whom are puppets of the rich and powerful. To make certain that their supremacy remains unchallenged, the plutocratic masters of New Babylon keep their power hidden in the shadows as much as possible, while manipulating their dupes (the voters) into demanding that their puppets gradually transform their imitation of a republic into a police state. Of course, few of the dupes even suspect, much less care, about the truth of their society. Most of them remain too busy wallowing in their pie-in-the-sky cesspools of indulgences, distractions, idols, luxuries, and extravagances. ―Oh, New Babylon, you great abomination, you wanton siren, you mistress of Iniquity, your patriots portray themselves as so many saints and heroes—the champions of civilization. In doing so, they love to praise you and themselves as being charitable to a fault. Yet your generosity, like theirs, is relatively tiny and selective. It also seldom leaves your troves without strings attached. Your patriots, however, have even more to be ashamed of than do you. For, if they ap60

REVELATIONS plied as much money and effort to solving the plight of the Earth‘s wild places and seas as they squander on their damnable lawns and flower gardens, and the facades of their little palaces, they could preserve both her beauty and the living bounty it supports. And if they devoted as many resources and as much enthusiasm to curing the plight of the Earth‘s poor as they waste on their beloved celebrations, galas, parades, and games, they could eliminate poverty on your world. Since they do otherwise, the Lord shall make them pay dearly. Even so, they are fond of praising your systems of justice. Meanwhile, they anxiously condemn and punish their neighbors for the least transgressions with little regard as to whether or not the accused happen to be guilty, sane, or justified. They also loudly praise the freedoms that you supposedly bestow, while perpetually lengthening your litanies of prohibitions and restrictions. Worse, they strive to render them ever more arbitrary and intrusive, and their penalties ever harsher. So, stop deluding yourself, New Babylon: Yours are a silly, prideful, perverse, hard-hearted, mean-spirited people and you are a malignancy afflicting the Earth. Thus, you shall ultimately receive what you deserve, and so, too, shall they: Destruction awaits New Babylon, while Terror and Ruin stalk her children. The Abyss prepares to gorge itself.‖ Turning my attention to the Counterfeit Rome of Clay and Iron, I declare, ―You cursed beast. Your humanistic utopia shall earn the distinction of becoming even worse than was New Babylon‘s abomination. Fortunately, your time shall be cut short, lest you wreck the entire Earth and slaughter all of her inhabitants. The creatures that sit upon your thrones are the progeny of Satan and Hell. Though it seems impossible, your myriads shall become even sillier and more prideful, perverse, hard-hearted and mean-spirited than were the people of New Babylon. They shall also become much more belligerent and bloodthirsty. Therefore, know this: The Son himself shall demolish you and toss your masters and their followers into Perdition‘s flames. There you and yours will languish in agony and humiliation forever and ever.‖ Finally, my attention focuses on those who once admired New Babylon and continue to admire the Counterfeit Rome of Clay and Iron from afar. Though they, too, do their utmost to ignore me, I call to them, ―Stop being ridiculous. Return to God and the Ways of Life, and live. Do you not see how corrupt your idols are? One has already fallen in her pride and sin; the other shall soon follow. How can 61

REVELATIONS you overlook the perils in their woeful ways and means? Remember what Christ asked: ‗What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?‘ It is true: The Men of the West revel in all sorts of fabulous abundance, while noisily professing their freedom. But they are headed for Hell and their civilizations are doomed. Besides, much of what they call freedom belongs in the rules of a fool‘s game. For they are slaves of their passions and desires. Their follies and ignorance are their masters. Few of them have learned that, if they cannot be content with less, they will never be satisfied with more. And so, in their feverish quest to acquire and possess, and dominate, they have become the bondservants of debt, yoked to their systems and chained to their schedules and programs. Why, therefore, would you wish to emulate them? ―The Men of the West revel in their logic, yet they tend to be irrationally rational beyond all reason. Many deny God‘s existence and most of the remainder deny his power, though they claim otherwise. Alas, their faith belongs to their pomposity, their money, their technology, their formulas, their systems, their programs, their supposed genius, and their own semblances of power. The chasm between them and God has grown so vast and deep that both their universities and their churches have become cogs of the Devil‘s juggernaut rather than remaining fountains of light, defying its darkness. For the Cult of the Individual has become their true religion. As fanatics, they worship at the altars of the Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I. They have become so depraved that they even call virtues values, as if such could be bought and sold. From one crisis to another, they and their leaders eagerly boast about the wonders of their cherished spectacles of democracy, all of which are based on one or another degree of hypocrisy, fraud, and corruption. Of course, their leaders dare claim that they trust them to decide the courses of community and state (while shamelessly manipulating their hopes and fears). Yet those same leaders do not even trust them enough to allow them to conduct the courses of their own lives. Indeed, just about the only things that the Men of the West are free to do are to live like swine in well-defined sties and ravage their lands and waters. ―Foolishly, almost all of the Men of the West deny the proper universal order. Because of that and the fact that they have been thoroughly blinded and weakened by their pride and vanity, they have allowed their wives and daughters to become charge-card Jezebels and whorish Salomes. They do not even discourage them 62

REVELATIONS from roaming their cities half-naked. To the further detriment of their cultures, they not only allow but also encourage them to exercise their voices in community and state affairs. Now, it is true that some women make much better men than do most men. They, perhaps, should be encouraged to maneuver in the world of men. You men of the East and South, however, must never forget that the foundation of civilization is women and its pillars are mothers. If the women are weak and the mothers rotten, then the civilization shall fall. Thus, they must remain strong. Why then would any woman want to become a man? By nature, men tend to act like dogs. That is, they exercise poor control over their baser instincts, passions, and desires. Yet as pitifully inadequate as their wisdom happens to be, it is better suited to deal with the problems of community and state than is the wisdom of women. For the wisdom of women has been honed to handle matters pertaining to home and familyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the arenas of true power. Of course, their most important duties concern their children. If they fail to teach and discipline them well, their children grow up to be pathetic, if not monstrous. Alas, the mothers of the Men of the West failed them, miserably. So, turn away from their toxic ways and means before it is too late. For anyone who follows their sorry examples shall reap only death and ruin. Your only recourse, therefore, is to immediately return to God, which means adopting the Ways of Life with all of your mind, heart, and spirit.â&#x20AC;&#x2013; I keep warning the Children of the Earth, while watching the reapers toil in the vineyards, orchards, and fields of Good and Evil. Time creeps from moment-to-moment and races through the hours. The sun rises high, then sinks out of sight, and still, I continue calling to the Children of God. My voice grows hoarse by the time the sunset fades and the harvest moon arises. Her splendor remains sanguine and her glory solemn until she ascends high into the heavens. Finally, the reapers complete their tasks, while I become silent. As the horns again blare all around me, the last of the harvest is taken to the barns and silos. The storms then arrive. The fury of their wind and rain cleanse the vineyards, orchards, and fields. Later, as the winnowers finish separating the good produce from the foul, the horns blare one last time. The Lord of the Harvest then appears. He orders some of his servants to haul the good produce to its proper places. Others he commands to stoke the furnaces and burn the foul produce. Then he asks the remainder of his servants to prepare a feast of celebration. I patiently await his invitation. 63

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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Political correctness is the most insidious development to darken the modern era. Sanctimony is its essence. For, in its zeal to dismantle and banish all (supposed) vestiges of bigotry and bias, it presides as tyranny of the mind, heart, and spirit, while proclaiming that its ends somehow justify its means. It is, in fact, the flip side of Nazism. And so, it is at least as repugnant and potentially even more destructive. The primary sources of political correctness are arrogance, hypocrisy, intolerance, aversion to truth, and the fanaticism to impose egalitarianism. No philosophy could be more thoroughly irrational or misguided than is the latter. Flowing from fountains of wishful thinking, it seeks to decree the impossible, while establishing the unsustainable. Humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s hubris cannot rearrange the Proper Universal Order. Neither can human pretension rewrite Natural Law. Even so, the absurdities of egalitarianism remain inert until combined with the excrement of humanism. False utopias are the result. To fulfill their grandiose promises, such charades would need to transform human nature into a higher state. Instead, they heedlessly endeavor to subvert human nature, partly by manipulation and force and partly by daring to elevate the baser aspects of human nature, such as pride, vanity, selfishness, and materialism, into virtues. In the process, they pander to the will of the weak, the ignorant, and the foolish at the expense of the strong, the knowledgeable, and the wise. Thus, they manufacture the devices of their own degeneration. The saddest truth about them, however, is that they are the best solutions humanity has yet to offer itself. If true utopias were easily cultivated, Hell would be more hospitable. Yet they are the simplest of crops. All that is needed to sow and nurture them are the seeds and labors of love. Likewise, love is all that is needed to transform human nature into a higher state. Why is that so difficult to grasp? What is the source of humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s aversion to the Ways of Life and how come the human spirit gravitates toward the Ways of Death? Fueled by that perversity, historyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s impetus gains more and more momentum in the wrong direction. The Abyss smiles in anticipation. Humanity dreams of triumph. Will it awa-

REVELATIONS ken from its delusions before the last bridge of opportunity is burnt and redemptionâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s gate closes? The time for stupidity and blundering shall soon pass. Humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s refusal to transcend its lower instincts will then invite calamity to cleanse the Earth of the people who trouble her. In the aftermath, they will have only themselves to blame. Their second greatest regret will then be their preclusion from the paradise that shall rise from the ashes of their lost dreams.

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GREAT STORM OF THE AGES

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the Great Storm of the Ages is coming. I am not referring to a storm of wind, lightning, thunder, rain, and hail, though its fury will include countless natural disasters, catastrophes, calamities, and cataclysms. No—I am referring to a storm of God‘s judgment unleashed. Jesus of Nazareth prophesied its coming as the beginnings of sorrows. It shall be a time of great distress among the nations—days of immense uncertainty, turmoil, strife, terror, horrors, misery, and upheaval. Until now, none of you have experienced more than the counter breeze rising before its approach. So far, you have only heard the waft of its thunder and seen the flickered glare of the lightning kindling its thunderheads. This September, however, that will change. For the wind and rain of its leading edge will arrive. Then the first of its gales will rampage across the stage of history and nothing will ever be the same again. This storm has been brewing since the American Revolution--and God is sending its wrath largely to pay America back for all the evils that she has brought to the Earth. But no nation shall escape the storm‘s tantrum. In its wake, America will linger only as a fading memory. Many other nations will also fall. None of those that survive will boast about how healthy they are. In the storm‘s aftermath, the Antichrist and False Prophet will pick up the banner of Americanism and astound most of the survivors of the storm by how quickly they resuscitate the nations of Europe and cobble together their empire. Alas, the inhabitants of the Earth remain ignorant of just how vicious the afflictions stalking them will prove to be. The angels weep in their honor. What else can they do? Humanity refuses to heed God‘s warnings and wisdom, repent, and in so doing, honor God, one another, and the Earth‘s beauty. So, they shall reap what they have sown. Let the forces of desolation repay them for their wickedness and follies. But God is infinitely merciful. His love is the bastion of those who please Him. Thus, He shall spare the Chosen Ones from the brunt of the Storm‘s fury and protect them through the Days of Trials and Tribulation to follow. Likewise, He will spare them from the woes with which the Son will chastise the children of Evil, Dark-

REVELATIONS ness, and Death after he returns. They shall then become the seeds from which the utopias of the Kingdom of God will sprout. Amen.

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VERITAS SUMMERUS I

To the good Children of the Earth, and especially, to the bad ones: It seems that the futurists, philosophers, and science fiction writers of your world have some peculiar notions about the Universe and the way things are. Too many of them apparently believe that fantastic technology somehow endows superiority upon those blessed by it. That science, sterile logic, and technology can somehow solve all problems. Those who believe so are only deluding themselves. They are also overlooking the obvious. For just about every solution ever offered by science, sterile logic, and/or technology has, in the long run, created other problems, most of which end up becoming far worse than the original problems. You need look no farther than the history of your own world. In the past ten millennia, most of her inhabitants have progressed from the darkness of the Neolithic Age to the threshold of what still might become a glorious space age. Yet as understanding and technology advanced exponentially, so, too, did problems. Indeed, the inhabitants of your world have progressed themselves into a quandary. We know--many of you refuse to see things as they really are. Instead, you prefer to dream the unlikely, count your toys, play with your stocks, and make sacrifices to your computers. But whether you wish to believe it or not, you will soon be faced with some rather nasty choices. At that time, you will not be able to wait for science, sterile logic, and technology to ride to your rescue. It is not enough to merely advance scientifically and technologically. Becoming ever more ruthlessly rational only compounds the sins. The best that can possibly occur for any culture so misguided is that its members will become less and less human, while becoming more and more machine until theirs is but a hive of soulless cyborbees going through the motions of living. In most cases, though, such myopic cultures fail miserably, while reducing their cradleworlds to tombs. The primary problem encountered by such foolish cultures as yours is that they fail to grasp the essential nature and true purpose

REVELATIONS of existence. Never forget: The Universe and the Cosmos are composed of fabric beyond anything that can be seen, felt, heard, tasted, and smelled, or otherwise measured and weighed. Secondly, both the Universe and Cosmos are much vaster and more wondrously complex than any mortal can perceive. They are also held together and animated by more than physics can explain. As well, they are controlled and their qualities maintained by more than numbers can quantify, solve, or extrapolate. Indeed, if the Theory of Relativity were a milestone along a cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s path to progress, it would mark the point where the culture in question stepped from childhood into adolescence. Its next great milestone would be the point when it realized how relatively irrelevant the Theory of Relativity actually is. That would represent the point when the culture in question progressed from junior high to high school. But unless it is unusually talented, resourceful and wiseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and exceptionally fortunate--it will most likely end up being road kill on the highway of galactic ambitions. Not so ironically, very few cultures endure long enough to become truly old and venerable without grasping the essential nature of being and learning to appreciate the true purpose of existence: to seek evergreater harmony with one another, Creation, God, and ourselves. Truly successful cultures also usually learn to appreciate the supernatural and the mystical, as well as the more sublime aspects of Nature, the Universe, and the Cosmos. Most of you consider the Indians of the Americas, the Aborigines of Australia, the natives of Southeast Asia, and the tribesmen of Africa to be primitive and backward. You also condemn them as superstitious. That is because you judge them according to convoluted standards and assess them by the least important factors. We of Shobol, however, consider many of their societies to be among the finest and most advanced to have ever graced the Earth. That is because they understood, and in some cases, still understand what most of you refuse to recognize. For they grasp at least an inkling of the truth about the essential nature of being and the true purpose of existence, as well as know that all things are related and connected, and that all things are both material and spiritual. To one degree or another, they also understand and appreciate the dynamics of Nature far better than do most of you. Therefore, they realize that every action involving Nature reaps an equal and opposite reaction, along with ripple effects. In other words, they know that you cannot harm Nature without sooner or later being harmed. Most of all, they perce69

REVELATIONS ive that the inhabitants of the Earth cannot thrive, much less survive, if they attempt to control Nature too thoroughly or destroy her. Unfortunately, their voice in the Earth‘s fate has remained far too meek much too long. But it is not their fault that most of their ancestors were murdered or hauled away into oblivion, while their lands along either side of the road of so-called progress were being stolen and raped. And so, most of you would be well advised to pray that you will not reap the foul seeds sown by your own ancestors and forefathers. Listen and learn: Nature cannot thrive within little plots scattered here and there, but instead, must be free to fill her worlds with the blessings of Creation. Otherwise, she will most certainly fill them with the curses of her wrath. Even so, it is not up to people to control and manipulate Nature. No—those tasks are the providence of God and only God. And if you insist on trying to replace the gifts of God with your own devices, then you will learn to sorely regret it. The only question is: Will you learn in time to avert global calamity? If all or even most of you began to dwell underground, you could have a great civilization and a beautiful, bountiful Earth, too. Also, you would no longer need to worry very much about cyclones, floods, blizzards, avalanches, or landslides, pollution, unbearable heat, or brutal cold. Plus, in the long run, living in subterranean cities and complexes would prove much cheaper and more convenient than does living above ground. And just think of all of the wonderful business opportunities and jobs that would be created, moving your civilizations underground. Besides, if any of your civilizations somehow manage to survive beyond another generation or so, most of their citizens will have no choice, except to start living either in space or below ground. So, why not chose to do so, while you can still heal your world and save yourselves? Speaking of things global, you may believe that globalization— the integration of the economies of all nations via computer networks; the spread of rapacious, consumerist-driven commercialism; and universal democratization—will somehow become a panacea through which you will create the Promise Land. If you do, you are woefully mistaken. For, if the sanctimonious and pompous among you continue to push democratization and consumerist-driven commercialism upon their neighbors, they will only succeed in ensuring the eventual destruction of societies and cultures all over the Earth, while rendering their citizens weak and silly, and unprepared to 70

REVELATIONS weather the trials that will soon test themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and you. The primary problem is that few of you are evolved enough to truly thrive in any sort of society similar to the one that New Babylon deludes herself into believing she is. Few of your childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s children would be ready to do so a hundred generations from now, or even in another thousand. The sad part is that, even as you yearn for such a fabulous world, you fail to realize that the only folks fit to live in it are those who have evolved beyond caring about anything that New Babylon has to offer. Because her glorious dreams are so many mirages shimmering around the idols of dead gods, the wise ignore them. Woe to those who adopt her whorish ways. For they shall suffer the fate that her children will soon suffer--if they fail to forsake their vanity, hypocrisy, arrogance, and greed, and become as good and wise as they fool themselves into believing they are. Though fated to meet her doom somewhat later than New Babylon will meet hers, the Counterfeit Rome of Clay and Iron (and its minions) shall also perish in her sins--and she will do so even more spectacularly than shall New Babylon. She will then be condemned as the most reprehensible excuse-for-a-nation to have ever blemished the Earth. Scoff if you like, but we must further advise: Besides escalating competition for dwindling resources, your globalization schemes are ultimately doomed if for no other reason than the fact that, first of all, there is too much cultural disparity and incompatibility among your various nations and regions. Secondly, few of your cultures are nearly mature enough to work together very well for very long. Noâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; resentment, mistrust, false pride, and greed will cause many problems, which shall result in one-upmanship, commercial extortion, economic upheaval, and political chaos, as well as in bloodshed and vaporized cities. Meanwhile, as your precious consumerist-driven commercialism finishes reducing the Earth to a commercial and consuming her bounty, she will rebel. People will then be forced to migrate en masse, emptying some places and inundating others, further devastating Nature along the way. She, in turn, will lash back ever more furiously until your ports and coastal resorts are drowned, and your croplands are either parched or swamped (wherever they are not frozen or being devoured by pests that your sacred chemicals can no longer control). Your lights will dim and your mechanical things will stop working. Famine and plague will then turn most of your remaining cities into cemeteries, while strife devours your subdivisions and towns alike. Volcanoes shall erupt more and more fre71

REVELATIONS quently, as well as with ever-more cataclysmic results, while your world reels and trembles. (Beware of Baby Krakatoa and her eviltempered aunts in Indonesia.) Then a missile of rock and ice will strike her. Tidal waves will wash away inland sanctuaries and threaten more than a few mountain refuges. Night will then reign supreme for many days, and the most content among you will curse your mothers for bearing you. Afterward, when there are few of you left, besides the Chosen Ones, winters will become longer and more severe year after year, while the Earth‘s oceans began to shrink and her glaciers swell. They shall continue doing so for many millennia. And the Earth will gradually become a garden, once more, and none like you will again trouble her for a very long time. Look, ours became a post-galactic civilization long before your ancestors slaughtered mammoths for the last time. Like Zargus, we have watched cultures and dominions come and go. The funny thing is that wealth and power never preserved any of them. And those that called themselves democracies usually proved far less than enduring—and almost none of them truly became utopias of freedom, equality, and justice. Think about the history of your own world. How many cultures and nations of great wealth and power managed to survive all-that long? Likewise, how many democracies lasted more than a few centuries? What? You say that democracy did not exist on our world until recently. We would then reply that such was one of the very first sociopolitical systems developed on your world. Most of the cultures that had adopted it, however, abandoned it because it ultimately proved to be a road to catastrophe. Anyway, we advise you to study and ponder your own history more diligently and thoroughly than you have. If you did, you might at least notice that some of your most atrocious leaders gained their power either through democracy or as a result of popular uprisings. Do names such as Robespierre, Cromwell, Hitler, Mao, or Lenin and Stalin ring a bell? How about David, Solomon, Arthur, and Elizabeth I? Did you notice that each name in the latter list happened to be that of a despot? So what?! Well, the point is that, unless you adopt a truly fair and nurturing political system and socioeconomic order similar to those of the Tribe‘s example—or something even better--you are just as likely to end up being presided over by a monster as a hero regardless of what sort of political systems and socioeconomic orders are employed. For, by perpetuating systems that reward arrogance, greed, duplicity, and stupidity, you can only expect to reap leaders who are 72

REVELATIONS pompous, greedy, hypocritical and silly to one or another degree. Besides, voters and passions have never been any wiser than ambition and Destiny in choosing masters and players. Oh, you think we are mistaken, huh? Then we must ask you to tell us how often your republics have been presided over by leaders who proved to be men and women of true vision, courage, and integrity. Well, we hate to burst your bubble, but it has happened much less often than you suppose. Most of your political heroes have been little more than pawns of the Devil. They only seem wonderful because their mythoi have largely been the products of beautiful lies and because they promoted the erroneous ideals and vain ways too many of you still embrace (to your detriment). Indeed, much of what they did and promoted accomplished little more than sowing seeds that shall eventually doom your various cultures and civilizations, unless you drastically change your ways. If your so-called democracies are so wonderfully free and just, then why are there so many people in your prisons for merely endeavoring to supply cannabis to those who enjoy it? Likewise, why have countless others been incarcerated for supposedly abusing their own children (though they are only guilty of exercising parental authority)? Why do your freedom-loving countries allow fanatics to impose their ways on everyone else, and thereby, promote all sorts of atrocities, including campaigns of social engineering replete with relentless propaganda, censorship, and coercion? It is astounding how many of you rationalize your sanctimony into a virtue, while you smugly relegate smokers to the status of pariahs. Alas, you treat the mentally ill, the psychologically damaged, and the homeless even worse. Meanwhile, you loudly proclaim your love for children. You then prove such by overprotecting them with ridiculous laws and impositions that consign teenagers to childhood until they are eighteen or older. Yet you condemn them as adults whenever it suits your purposes. (Such marvelously insidious duplicity! It must please you to no end that your father, the Devil, is as proud of your hypocrisy as are you.) Nonetheless, if equality means so much to you, New Babylon and your sisters of hypocrisy, then why have you allowed your laws to be perverted in order to persecute minorities on the one hand, and on the other, make them seem more important than other folks? Are their lives, property, hopes, and dreams truly more valuable than those of everyone else? How did it become right to force companies 73

REVELATIONS to hire and serve them? In a nation of true freedom, justice, and equality, the bad and ugly must be tolerated no less obligingly than are the good and beautiful. Virtue cannot be legislated. Neither can equality. For no matter what you do, there will never be true equality on your world (or any other) as long as most of you remain spiritually ill. Despite your claims to the contrary, any political system can work to the benefit of its subjects—if the people involved are worthy. As one of your philosophers suggested, the people ultimately get the government they deserve. Besides, democracies are not the only political systems founded on popular support. Indeed, all political systems (and the governments perpetuating them) are the products of popular support whether such happens to be dynamic or by acquiescence. For no dictator exercises enough personal power to rule without the consent of most of his or her subjects unless he or she is a spell-caster of fantastic proportions. It matters not how many soldiers and secret police are employed, or how effective propaganda campaigns prove to be. They could never be numerous enough or so well-armed—or so adept at delusion--that they can force or trick anyone, much less most folks, in their dominion into doing anything—unless the subjects of their supposed repression and lies have no will of their own or happen to be exceptionally cowardly and dumb. Now, if any of your so-called democracies ever manage to become nations of true freedom and justice, or anything resembling true equality, it would be nothing less than astounding—a true miracle of biblical proportions. But we hope that all of them will become paragons of at least one of those ideals. Yet even if some did, they would still not have the right to dictate to their neighbors and force them to follow their examples. For, like individuals, all peoples, societies, cultures, and nations deserve the right to choose their own ways, concerning how they conduct their internal affairs. That is also true of families and clans, and other associations. To their credit, the citizens of ancient Greece and Rome understood what you seemed to have forgotten: There is a Proper Universal Order, and any people who attempt to create a nation adverse to its rules doom their own efforts. For such folly inevitably undermines social structure, which ultimately weakens and fails, causing the infrastructures of culture to collapse. It is no accident that the societies, cultures, nations, and civilizations which persevere the long74

REVELATIONS est tend to be those based on traditional ways, including patriarchal/matriarchal social structures and/or caste systems. For any society silly enough to base itself on individualism and pretend that its citizens are somehow equal to one another (especially if they are vain, arrogant, selfish, greedy, hedonistic and materialistic) is doomed to eventually degenerate into a horde of one-person mobs. For the Proper Universal Order to work properly, though, those who would be masters must uphold the example of the good parent, which means that, in all ways and at all times, they should exercise superior virtue, while never forgetting that their own welfare is subordinate to the welfare of their subordinates, servants, and subjects. Likewise, those who possess the most must remain zealous about sharing their wealth and resources with the less fortunate. You may consider it absurd, but poor societies and cultures tend to endure much longer than do their affluent neighbors. Similarly, poor people tend to endure hard times more easily than do pampered folks. If nothing else, the humble are more flexible and resilient than are the proud and the spoiled. That is one reason why they shall inherit the Earth, while the arrogant and the profane among you turn to dust. Well, we cannot choose your ways for you. It is your right to be wise or foolish—to save your world or finish destroying her beauty. Just remember that no matter what you do to your fellow creatures or to your world, you do to yourselves. Forgive our redundancy about this point, but it seems that you as a people and as individuals have utterly failed to appreciate its importance. Indeed, whether applying Newton‘s third law or sowing seeds of karma, there is no principle more fundamentally important or absolute than the Law of Reciprocals. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; Love your neighbors as you love yourself; and That which you sow is that which you shall also reap are more than just noble principles or trite sayings. The same reason that they are important beyond compare is the same reason why hate begets hate, as well as why you cannot be forgiven unless you first forgive. So, go ahead, continue competing rather than cooperating, while you hock tomorrow for today‘s orgy of profit. Then celebrate by eating and drinking a little more of the future. Just put it on your credit card. Don‘t worry about what you will do when the bill comes due. In the meantime, ignore common sense and build little extravagances where you shouldn‘t, while devastating what you should prize. 75

REVELATIONS We dare you to keep trying to cure your societal maladies by treating symptoms and ignoring causes. Better yet, keep trying to solve your problems with bullets and bombs, money, gadgets, formulas, laws, and ever-more hellish prisons. Never stop pretending to worship God and perpetuating the ruse that you understand Him and love His ways. Keep perverting the United Nations and convening international tribunals. By all means, New Babylon and the Counterfeit Rome of Clay and Iron, continue playing your games of global domination--never stop badgering and bullying neighboring nations until they conform to your righteous ways. When are you going to get around to chastising Russia and China into submission? Developing nations, please keep mowing down your jungles and forests, plowing under savannas, draining marshes, damming rivers, and poisoning estuaries. Fish your lakes and bays to death, while you produce more and more babies you cannot feed, and endeavor to pave your way to salvation with loans you can never hope to repay. None of you should hesitate to demolish the integrity of family and home for the sake of the children. And while you are at it, lavish upon them all they desire; remind them incessantly that they are unique, special and empowered; and do not forget to promise them the Universe. Then by the time they shovel you into nursing homes and begin looting your savings, they will be ripe for their very own little Quan/Eliostandem—the Latter Day Alexander the Great and Would-be Jesus who will delight in leading them down Vanity Boulevard into the Abyss of Woe and Shame. Within its infernal depths, you and your children can later recount all of the good times you had, destroying your world and stabbing your friends in the back, while you brag about how rich and privileged you were when you perished. No doubt, you will still be convinced you were right and your ways proper a thousand centuries after you first taste the insufferable agonies lavished upon you by Hell‘s horrors. We cannot help but wonder just how proud you will then be. Will you still say that your science and math had all of the answers and that your techniques and devices were the seeds of perfection? How shall you vote to spare yourselves more suffering and what ridiculous laws shall you impose to extinguish Perdition‘s flames? Shall a great computer resurrect your lost pseudo-utopia or create for you a technological paradise even greater? Did you take any of your money with you? Shall your incredible ability to blind yourself to the truth ever enable you to ignore your torments? Of course, you can always demand that the 76

REVELATIONS Devil honor your human rights. We are certain he will only be too glad to oblige. And while he is at it, he will no doubt uphold your precious constitutions and champion the spirit of democracy every bit as faithfully as all of you did when you were still saying all of the right words and doing all of the wrong things for all of the worst reasons. But you will have an excuse—it was someone else‘s fault; everybody was doing it, too; no one understood you; drugs and alcohol forced you to ruin your life; and your siblings were mean to you--a deprived child whose parents got divorced either too soon or not soon enough. And you can always blame the media or say the Pope appeared in your dreams and told you do it. You know who he is, do you not? He is that guy who lives and dresses like a pauper so that he can afford to give more to the poor and better serve the infirm. Of course, he shares his food with all of those homeless folks he drags off of the street every night, and he would never consider allowing an orphan or a runaway to sleep under a bridge. Not with such a big cozy palace to share with them and the otherwise unwanted babies he cherishes so much. If only the Republicans would quit begging the little darlings away from him and blaming Fidel. Oh, the Pope never stops raving about how much the beggars, vagabonds, and recovering addicts have added to the beauty of his sanctuary. It is a mystery to him why he did not sell all of those old paintings and statues sooner, while he was ridding himself of those gaudy fixtures and other curses of opulence that once marred the pious simplicity of his existence. What a guy, huh? It sure was entertaining watching him transform Christianity into something worthy of its own name, while he saved your world with his glaring example of selfless devotion to God‘s ways and his fellow creatures. Who else washes the feet of repentant harlots and politicians with tears of joy, gushing out of his very own eyes? Indeed, his unyielding courage to stand against the evil and darkness of the Old System and the New Order are the stuff of legend and myth. Nothing could have been more inspiring than all of his miracles of faith. We are humbled by his magnificent humility and have no doubt that, if he will just stop ministering to the needy long enough, God will personally pin a medal on his rags. Heck, He might even name a new species of tree after him. What? You ask: Who is this wonderful Pope? Why, he is many of you, yet he is none of you. As you ponder that paradox, we shall anxiously await your world‘s entry into the neighborhood of highly developed dominions.

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 I: indirect revelation from God  S: Scriptural interpretation  E/I: educated conjecture and insight  D, I & S – Sometime in the near-distant future, New Babylon will contend China (Russia and various other nations) in a devastating war, which will wound her deeply. Though also wounded, China will quickly heal and threaten the remainder of the world. Meanwhile, during the world war in question, the casualty total shall exceed four billion.  E/I – Beware of 2008, New Babylon. 2009 shall be worse. Rage, trepidation, and sorrow shall haunt you. Will you survive beyond 2014? How far shall the Rift divide you?  I & E/I – Since the people of New Babylon not only failed to learn anything from the Grand Tragedy of September, but have also become even worse in attitude and ways, they must suffer many more tragedies, calamities, disasters, and catastrophes. They shall lose their so-called war on terror against the jihadist hydras.  I & E/I – The Cosmos is essentially the body of God.  I & E/I – The fundamental fabric of mortal existence is composed of a balance between three elemental forces: the Spirit of Creation, the Spirit of Destruction, and the Neutral Principle. (Also called the Source and Nature, the latter governs Natural, Universal and Cosmic Laws as well as Time and Happenstance).  E/I – The economy of New Babylon can be likened to one of the zeppelins of the 1930s. Such looks impressive and flies high, but one little spark in the wrong place at the wrong time and it will crash to the ground in flames never to rise again…Before the end of 2010—and possibly even before the end of 2008--New Babylon 78

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will enter a period of drastic economic decline and political gloom. Her patriots will then become acquainted with hardship and doubt, as well as with fear and hunger of the spirit if no also of the flesh. Their pride shall wilt and their vanity will tarnish. Grief shall overwhelm many of them. I & E/I – Sometime in the near-distant future—perhaps beginning as early as 2008 or 2009--there will be a worldwide depression that will make the Great Depression seem to have been little more than a minor recession. Many wars will be kindled and rumors of war shall loom in every direction. Turmoil and hunger will trouble all of the Earth‘s nations. I, S & E/I – Global warming will accelerate, causing enormous ecological devastation and disruption of agriculture and commerce, while the seas rise much more quickly than the scientists believe. The resulting turmoil will ultimately flip the global climate toggle and a new ice age will begin. The global temperature average will then plummet between eleven and twelve degrees. D – A cataclysmic volcanic eruption sometime in the not-toodistant future will initiate a volcanic winter, which shall devastate the Earth‘s lands and wreck her civilizations. D – Sometime in the not-too-distant future, a relatively large asteroid (or small comet) will strike the Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii, devastating the Earth‘s seas and coasts, while demolishing her civilizations. D & I – In the height of her glory and arrogance, New Babylon will be ripped apart by strife, scorched and scourged by her enemies, and left to rot in the wind and the rain. Scavengers shall devour her corpse. Though remnants of her government will survive for a while, very few of her people will endure long enough to regret their follies and lament their lost dreams. D, S & E/I – If the children of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi keep worshipping their own sanctimony and willfulness, Israel will be utterly destroyed. Only a small remnant of her children will survive. The righteous children of Ishmael will help them flee to the wilderness of Jordan and endure. All of Israel‘s neighbors, except Jordan, shall also be utterly destroyed and their populations reduced to tiny remnants. Even her neighbor‘s neighbors shall suffer ruin. I, S & E/I – The Great Harlot Church will be trampled, raped, and

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murdered by the Antichrist and False Prophet after she helps ascend to prominence. God shall mock her fall. Her daughter churches will suffer similarly. I, S & E/I – The Old Lioness and two of her wiser neighbors will wait too long before attempting to secede from the Counterfeit Rome of Clay and Iron. They will then be subdued and restored to the Covenant of Damnation. I, S & E/I -- The returning Messiah and his armies will obliterate all traces of the Counterfeit Rome of Clay and Iron, then personally deliver her patriots and lovers to the Abyss. Afterward, she and New Babylon will become object lessons held in even lower regard than are Sodom and Gomorrah. I & E/I – If the children of Africa fail to learn how to respect one another and their fellow creatures and adopt wiser ways, they will reduce their continent to a vast wasteland. I, S & E/I – The rich and the poor, the mighty and the meek, the celebrated and the obscure, the knowledgeable and the ignorant, the wise and the foolish are counted as destroyers of the Earth. Soon, all of them shall suffer and perish together unless they drastically change their attitudes, ways, and means for the better. E/I -- In 2008, anxiety and despair overtake New Babylon. Her patriots rally around her gloom. The children of the Earth are then dismayed in September of 2009. Shock, rage, and grief overwhelm Israel and New Babylon. Horror and fury stun the Great Bear of the North, while the Little Dragon of Chosen retreats deeper into her lair. Persia seeks to justify her innocence. I – During the coming world war, a naval confrontation will result in more lives lost and a greater tonnage of ships sunk than in all previous naval battles in Earth‘s history. I – The coming world war shall result in over four billion casualties and devastate numerous nations. New Babylon shall be counted among its victims. Her death will initiate the final phases of the socalled end times. The Antichrist and False Prophet will then begin their rise to prominence. E/I – The troubles that multiplied in 2008 and got worse in 2009 shall trouble New Babylon to no end in 2010. Her skies are gloomier than ever, funerals abound; her coffers grow emptier and emptier. Multitudes of homes stand deserted. Summer for her and her children shall be harsh. Sorrow and anger oppress rich

REVELATIONS and poor. How hungry shall they become? What happened to their ships? Where did her arrogance flee? Shall her selfrighteousness rescue her? Let her children worry and suffer, while they contemplate causes and consequences. Their fears shall only grow in 2011. Their dread shall increase in 2012. Their apprehension shall wax considerably in 2013. Oh, New Babylon how you have strutted and boasted, and made your neighbors loathe you. Your hypocrisy has remained strident far too long. Bluster all you will. Brandish your weapons proudly. They shall fail to protect you in 2014—your wounds are fatal. How long shall you linger? Your funeral pyre awaits you. Lie down and die, whore. Hell‘s gates open wide to receive you and your patriots. Its flames are your reward for all of the evil that you have given to the Earth and for leading your neighbors far astray.  D, I, S & E/I – In the aftermath of Humanity‘s travails, new civilizations shall arise and flourish beneath the glacial winds. Ruled by benevolent kings and righteous councils, they will become utopias of sages and philosophers, within which the divine and mortal shall walk together as companions and sup together as friends. Even in the hallowed halls of Shobol and Taborah-Shelom, the Earth will then be praised as an island of enlightenment. To her, the hungry and thirsty of countless worlds shall flock and be enchanted by the wonders of her wild places and the beauty of her children.  D & I -- Because they and their neighbors willingly participated in destroying the Earth, most survivors of the coming tribulations and calamities of the Apocalypse will be cursed by God to roam the wastelands and wilds of the Earth as savages for an entire generation. Their descendants will not be allowed to establish anything resembling a true civilization for over a thousand years. From them shall arise the hordes of Gog and Magog. The periods in question will be called the Chyandra and the Batemon (or Batumon). ******* Predictions as a mystic rather than as a prophet: For America, 2008 will end up being a bad year, especially in April, September, and around election time. The next President will sorely regret his or her victory before the celebration ends. Ominous portents hang over

REVELATIONS America‘s economy. 2009 shall be worse for America than will 2008. Her military will probably suffer setbacks and see defeat on the horizon, during various instances, while her economy falters and displays signs of imminent collapse. 2010 will become the year that America finally extracts her head from her posterior and awakens to the reality that history has turned against her. Summer will make her masses quake. For the specter of war and its horrors shall further dim their American hopes, while economic travails cast a pall over their American dreams. Multitudes of them will become homeless. Before 2011 ends, all Americans will begin to become thoroughly acquainted with anxiety, dread, and despair, and perhaps, also hunger and thirst. More and more Americans become homeless. The leadership of America shall plunge into disarray. Her divisions deepen and widen. Strife runs amok. Elements of upheaval abound. Oh, America, 2012 shall treat you very cruelly. Too many funerals to keep track of. So many glimmers of hope, yet they elude your grasp. As 2013 arrives, America, you remain too proud to humble yourself and beg. Yet you still hope and pray. Weeping will prove no less futile. The Avengers are preparing to demolish you and yours; the Disrupter and the Annihilator maneuver them into position. Before 2014 ends (beware of the ides of April), America shall suffer a fatal blow and perish before the end of 2017. Alas and woe, a depression is coming that will be so horrible that, compared to it, the one during the Thirties was nothing more than a mild recession. Meanwhile, from now until her last gasp, the specter of war shall haunt America, and she will never again know true peace. An angry bear will conspire with her dragon friends to kill America—and there is absolutely nothing that America can do about it. Not even repentance would do her much good. God has already condemned her not just to death, but also to oblivion. All of her glory—everything that she has accomplished and stood for—will either be obliterated or left to rot. Less than one percent of her population will survive beyond 2021. Why then shall Mexico and Canada— or any of her other neighbors--neglect to invade her corpse? America‘s demise shall mark the beginning of the end of history as we know it. Forgive me for being redundant, but I shall add that America‘s last few years will be so terrible that it will seem as if the Civil War, the Great Depression, World War II, and the Sixties were mixed together with the all-out revenge of Nature from some really bad sci-fi 82

REVELATIONS movie. But as the Christ suggested, you reap what you sow. [To discover the reasons for God‘s abiding disgust and waxing animosity toward America, read NEXUS INFINITAS (and its sister books) and pay close attention to references regarding New Babylon, Hammeria, and the Union.]  [A prediction] Uncertainty and gloom shall loom over Israel through the autumn of 2006 and the winter of 2007. Her present troubles involving Iran will not abate until after the summer of 2007. Meanwhile, America will enter a season of disillusionment, which shall haunt her with uncertainty, doubt, confusion, and probably also fear, if not apprehension. That may not seem all that apparent at first. But before it ends, you will realize that is exactly what has occurred. In its aftermath, America‘s masses will become disenchanted to one or another degree, while her social and political rifts deepen and widen.  [A prediction] A pall shall hang over America, during her next presidential election. Controversies abound, but shall be overshadowed by other news. It is bad—very bad. Portents and omens of things to come inspire alarm, confusion, and despair. The presidential winner shall regret his or her victory even before the celebrations end. For the legacy of GW Bush has wrecked the present and ruined the future. Around the time of the inauguration of the next president-elect, the news shall get worse.  [A prediction] Pakistan will fall to the radicals.  I had several dreams, during the night of 31122004/01012005. The final and most intriguing one began by some woman saying how glad she was that Arafat was gone. She then added that he deserved to die. Someone else disagreed and said that old Yasser was not nearly as bad as most people believe. Then a lady announced that it was time to read the Bible. She said to open it to the Sixty-ninth Psalm. The Christ then proclaimed that President Bush had sanctioned Arafat‘s murder, and so, must suffer the ultimate punishment. A moment later, a chain with a hook on the end of it grew out of the Bible and pulled a door open. Later, it closed such. How weird, huh?…After I awoke, I read the Sixtyninth Psalm and was astounded.

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THE TRIBAL CHALLENGE: An Invitation to Transformation Fellow Children of the Earth: Dear brothers and sisters, we are drawing near the crossroads of history; the Earth has entered an age of transition--she is inevitably becoming desolate in too many places and too many ways. Make no mistake: The Great Harvest of Good and Evil is coming soon, unless we change and most of us become much better than we have been. For here we stand in the dawn of the Space Age, yet most of us are essentially the same folks who hunted mammoths and reindeer, and dwelt in caves. Brothers and sisters that ought not to be so. Did Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammed strive in vain? Are their words empty? Were their deeds silly and their ways insane? Why do we talk like them, while doing everything they opposed? Generation after generation, people have been dreaming of utopias and saying that the world would be wonderful if only...Well, brothers and sisters, the time has come to stop being only dreamers and talkers and start becoming planners and doers. It has always been up to us to choose what the world shall be like, but thus far, we have persistently chosen to keep it a darkling realm. To change it into a paradise, however, we must first transform ourselves. In order to do so, we must stop relying on religion, economics, politics, government, laws, education, science, and technology. All of these things are necessary, yet each of them is woefully inadequate to make us better people. For the answers to our problems, we must look inside ourselves and fight the only wars worth wagingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those which rage in our minds, hearts, and souls. If we can summon the courage, strength, and resolve to win those conflicts, we shall inherit a wondrous future. Otherwise, we will deserve what we shall reap: tribulation and woe, and ultimately, destruction. Do not deceive yourselves: The little people and the mighty, the rich and the poor, are equally guilty in making our world worse than she should be and of destroying the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beauty, while plundering her bounty. Most of us do so for the sake of Vanity and

REVELATIONS Pride, while worshipping the Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I. Brothers and sisters, that must stop. We were put here to serve one another and God—not ourselves. Indeed, if we are to survive and prosper, we should do our utmost to:  Become less childish and more childlike.  Ask not what the world can do for us, but what we can do for the world.  Turn away from Evil and Darkness.  End our romance with the Ways of Death.  Forsake our addictions to the (deadliest) fruits of Pride and Vanity: Selfishness; Arrogance; Hypocrisy; Greed; Hedonism, Materialism; Jealousy; Envy; Covetousness; and Hate.  Smash our idols.  Make Love our only god. (Who or what did John say God is? Well, if God is love, then love is God. All other aspects of Him seem to confuse most people.)  Embrace Compassion, Charity, Mercy, and Tolerance as our only creed, philanthropy as our only religion, and altruism as our only ideology.  Let resolving to do better be our only sacraments.  Practice sacrificing our egos as our daily ritual. (In far too many cases, such sacrifices would, indeed, be great.)  Become honorable, gallant and noble to a fault.  Render the Golden Rule our greatest law and our primary medium of exchange.  Dedicate ourselves to the propositions that everyone is a jewel to cherish and that our most wonderful treasures and greatest assets are one another.  Celebrate our individuality and revel in our diversity, while becoming ruthlessly cooperative and zealous about sharing.  Use force only to protect others.  Forgive, forgive, forgive, forgive....  Repay insults with praise.  Answer curses with blessings.  Forget all debts.  Swallow all grudges  Put aside all feuds.

REVELATIONS  Renounce all vendettas.  Do good to everyone whether we like them or they despise us.  Venerate our elders. They deserve special consideration: For they are not only our links to the past, but are also troves of experience, knowledge, wisdom, skills, talents, and ideas.  Allow everyone everywhere their dignity by honoring their right to seek their destiny by their own ways and means, so long as they refrain from infringing upon the rights of others or harming the Earth.  Likewise, allow all families, organizations, companies, regions, provinces, and nations to also seek their destinies by their own ways and means, so long as they, too, refrain from infringing upon the rights of their neighbors or harming the Earth.  Never endeavor to impose our ways and means or objectives upon others. For, though ours might be right and good, and our intentions pure, we are always wrong to do so. In order to be agents of Harmony, we can be no other way than to remain humble and serve.  Regard all homes as sacred—sanctuaries from the intrusions of society and the state.  Respect authority.  Obey all just laws.  Do nothing to undermine or overthrow any government, and instead, encourage them to become as small, weak and decentralized as is practical, and as unobtrusive and socially neutral as possible. We should also encourage all governments to adopt altruocracy, while encouraging all societies to adopt proprietism (acting wisely and properly) as their guiding philosophy. (To find out exactly what ―altruocracy‖ and ―proprietism‖ constitute, read NEXUS INFINITAS.)  Be patient and believe in one another and our cause, looking forward to the day that insurance will become obsolete, lawsuits relics of the past, and borders little more than lines on maps.  Know that all creatures are precious, and so, be kind to them, and if they are wild, allow them to remain free and help them to thrive.  End our war with Nature.  Stop being the Earth’s rapist, and instead, hasten the day that all of her--from the tops of her mountains to the bottom of her seas-will be owned by everyone, yet possessed by nobody.

REVELATIONS  Spare no effort, make every sacrifice, and use all resources necessary to heal the Earth and transform her into what she was meant to be: a grand park of gardens and wildernesses, and a living menagerie. (She won‘t mind if we live beneath her lands.)  Stop piddling around and become fanatics about exploring and colonizing space, and exploiting the astoundingly abundant resources and various useful aspects thereof.  Those who would be paragons take note: All knights should be Galahad, all captains Kirk, all first officers Spock, and all generals Cincinnatus; all outlaws should be Robin Hood and all lawmen John Wayne; all protesters should be Lady Godiva, all revolutionaries Gandhi, and all opposition leaders Nelson Mandela; all reformers should be either Martin Luther or Gorbachev, all presidents George Washington, and all prime ministers either Churchill or Thatcher; all kings should be David, all queens Elizabeth, all princes Solomon, and all princesses Diana; all conquerors should be Alexander and all emperors Augustus; all preachers should be Reverend King, all evangelists either Billy or Paul, all bishops Saint Nicholas, and all popes Mother Teresa; all patriarchs should be Abraham and all prophets Moses; all sages should be either Chief Seattle or Confucius, all philosophers Plato, and all teachers Socrates; all healers should be Nostradamus, Albert Schweitzer, or Hawkeye, all inventors Benjamin Franklin, and all innovators Bill Gates; all artists should be either Michelangelo or van Gogh and all writers Jefferson, Twain, Dickens, or Shakespeare; all heroes should be Xena, all followers Gabrielle, and all friends Hercules and Iolaus; all rich folks should be Beverly Hillbillies and all tycoons Andrew Carnegie. (Doubtless, few of us possess what it takes to equal, much less surpass, the lofty heights of benevolence, virtue, wisdom, and genius represented by these names. But if you try hard enough, you might just surprise yourself.) Dear brothers and sisters, you may think us ridiculous. But we of the OZNI Tribe believe that we children of the Earth can improve our world and ourselves. It is our most fervent hope that you will join our efforts. Therefore, we invite you to stand with us and believe. Indeed, adherents of all faiths and even unbelievers are welcome within our ranks. Regardless of gender, trade, ethnic mix, race, class, nationality, sexual orientation, or political affiliation, you are eligible 87

REVELATIONS to become our brothers and sisters, friends and comrades. Whether a freeman, retainer, bondsman, or prisoner, you are welcome to join us. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t even need to pay dues or donate money. All we require is that you strive to become the best person you can possibly be and do all you can to help transform our world into a paradise where every morning is Christmas, every day Thanksgiving, and every night New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve. Is there a goal more worthy of achieving?

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REVELATIONS Take heed, you who loudly proclaim your tolerance, while rallying so vehemently against the haters. Oh, you strut and bluster, and pretend your intentions are noble. Verily, we say unto you: To be tolerant, you must tolerate the intolerant and the intolerable. By hating the hater, you, too become a hater. So, be not too proud of your sanctimony. You are far worse than those who proudly proclaim their intolerance. And your ultimate fate shall be far worse than that which awaits those whose hate remains unmasked. The great irony is that, in the meantime, their malice will reap less harm than shall yours. Must you constantly be reminded? The end can never justify the means, two wrongs will never add up to anything even half right. Alas, you ever resort to force to seek Evilâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s destruction. But your folly always fails, except to replace one brand of Evil with another. Do you not remember how the martyrs conquered Rome? They never stormed her ramparts. Nor did they ever sweep through her ranks on chargers. None of them ever rioted in protest or marched through the streets shouting demands. Noâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they testified and prayed, endured hardship and terror, clung to their faith, and bled for the sake of their tormentors. For they knew: Vanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s devices are futile, its inevitable fate is doom. Only light can banish darkness, only love can vanquish hate.

REVELATIONS The Law, you say? Brother, you cast it in gold, put it on a pedestal, and crown it. How many more humans shall you sacrifice on its altar? Again we must say: You are woefully misguided! Not everything wrapped in a cloak of legality is right. Likewise, not all that is deemed illegal is necessarily wrong. Now, you are fond of proclaiming that ours is a nation of laws. That is a foolâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s notion. We are a nation of people. The Law is supposed to serve us, though you act as if we are supposed to serve it. Beware, my good brother. You would do well to exercise greater charity, compassion, and tolerance. Have you not heard that those who endeavor to create monsters are inevitably consumed by them? Why then do you strive to pervert Justice into a beast? If you should succeed, we will all be doomed to cower in its shadow, fear its howls, and pray that it not trample us. Will you then still praise it when it comes to devour you? Or will you squeal the loudest?

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Since when did children become more important than adults? How did women become more valuable than men? Are the innocent worth more than the guilty? Do the souls of the youthful weigh more than those of the aged? Noâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we are not born to the same fortune nor destined for the same rank or given hearts of equal fervor Our minds do not think on the same levels or with the same agility Neither in imagination nor hue of talent do we all shine brightly Not all dreams are big and beautiful and not all dreamers are bold The burdens of one are not the tasks of any other Fear and shame are the companions of some Courage and glory accompany others Only our souls remain priceless One and all For the soul meeting its fate on the gallows is as precious as that of a newborn The soul within the most miserable and inept slave is no less valuable than that of the finest and happiest queen So why do you act as if your soul is greater than that of the despot and those who sleep alone in alleys? Shall yours fetch a better price than mine when the accounting is done and the roll calls divide the multitudes into punishment and reward?

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The brave few gathered in the midst to stand in the breach for king and flag Like calves waiting to be sacrificed Like lions preparing for battle Angelic in their resolve Immortal in their glory Though of flesh too weak and bones too fragile they remained paragons of honor struggling in fearâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s embrace ever wearier in the fray Yet in God they hoped Through faith they persevered With mighty deeds they did prevail even when defeat hounded them and victory remained far away Still they fought on gallant to the end

Into the dusk they strode not knowing where they were going or just where they had been. Fools ripe for picking, like figs in early summer. Pride prodded them onward toward uncertain fates. Yet fear sometimes made them think. But what can the willfully blind hear or the resolutely deaf see that might inspire stupidity to grasp the truth and lead ignorance to the proper perspective?

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―…Nothing is more relentless: His eyes cast an imperious gaze across the wasteland. He has waited for ages. But his worshippers are now just dust, and lonely Meroduk is an emptiness wrought of stone—a mighty enigma perched upon an ancient throne. Cracked and crumbling, the crimson colossus looms above the haze blanketing the Plain of Ezerram. Birds nest in his mouth. From countless yesterdays, his sacrificial victims cry in the wind, yet he never hears them. The forgotten idol, once the god of many fools, is helpless. All he can do is rest his feet on a carpet of cactus and thorny shrubs and accept the fate of false gods….‖

Oh, why are they so afraid of little plants? Scared to smell the smoke and open their eyes Too frightened to look upon the truth How did they become so cowardly that they fear to trust God and set themselves free? Are they so fond of their misery that the cries of all those bloody yesterdays fail to teach them well? Why does love so intimidate them that it seems terrible to help one another and become the harmony of many rhythms singing with the Lord and Nature? Shall they remain doomed to forsake their reunion with Creation and thereby become the instruments of their own demise?

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We sang grand songs. Of huge dreams did we boast. Our tenets of wisdom were many. No ideals could have shined brighter than did ours. To be good and do right was our creed. Then came the day destiny decreed that we should apply the theories and render the abstract real, while doing our best to honor our own expectations. No longer did we speak so loud, except by transforming our words into deeds. If only we had learned sooner not make them sound so monumental. For we discovered that it is much easier to talk big than to live large.

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Oh, lonely wise manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oasis in a wasteland of sin Blossom that is rarely noticed Voice of truth and reason that is usually ignored-I pray that you will keep your lamp shining Though the masses condemn you And Satan wages war against your strength Though evil pelts you like hail And injustice nips you like a chill wind You are not really alone and your suffering is only temporary For now you are just outnumbered by the vermin of Hell The miseries of this world are their curses And shall forever remain their reward So stay righteous wise man For in the end the hate that besieges you Will burn against itself and pass away Then once again you shall know the peace of the garden Being prepared for you and your peers Even as the nations lurch and stagger toward destruction And your neighbors are being fattened for the slaughter They laugh at you now Their taunting seldom ceases Let them have their fun For itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s who gets to laugh last that counts the most And none of them shall win that privilege

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Take heed of the words flowing out of a faithful spirit Lords of Logic and Reason Open your eyes and look around your exalted selves What do you see? The world as it is What is in this world of yours? Atoms and molecules of various patterns Cycles and rhythms that can be proven Oh faithless sages who demand explanations Dimensions and reasons Enlightened ones Is that all you can see? The darkness around the light? Listen to the words of wisdom Search your soul And if you discover that it is missing Reclaim it quickly and repair it well For an hour comes in which it shall be found for better or worse That is among the greatest truths of all So listen to reason sublime and true Not the half-baked versions that you seem to prefer For not all of this worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s components Can be displayed as evidence for you to examine You cannot see all with your eyes Or measure all with your instruments Nor even calculate all with your numbers So as your faith So shall be your reward And those who have no faith Shall have no reward Save the tribulations that their arrogance and folly have brewed

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There comes a time in everyone‘s life When the laughter fades And the parties fall dreary When the wine loses its taste And gravity seems magnified For too many it is at the end of life To others fate is less harsh Choosing them so that they might have a choice They are the ones whose youthful abandon Has been set aside for expeditions of inner discovery And whose jokes are replaced by questions Who am I? Where am I going? What am I supposed to do? They choose to continue sacrificing the good times And rejoice in their burdens For instead of being lost in joyous vacuums They have found what is good And know that it isn‘t fun which keeps one‘s soul light But doing what needs to be done And doing it right

REVELATIONS To dream of glory Is not so glorious To dream of joy Is not so joyous To see sad visions Is not necessarily bad The Lord of Truth and Consequences warns you Look ahead of where you are And see where you are going Cherish not the wild moments of youth Nor dwell on the mistakes surrounding them For looking back on where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ve been Might cause you to wander astray And end up where you neither want to go Nor need to be

My inner light dims. Darkness closes around me. I languish in my cocoon, trapped between the regrets of what I have been and the uncertainty of what I must become. God seems far away. The Devil lingers much too near. His taunts gradually erode my hopes and feed my despair. My resolve slowly withers against the glare of his contempt. Faith remains my only recourse. Nothing that I want comes my way. Frustration breeds anguish. Yet I wax ever more anxious to surrender my freedom and honor the duties that I have been chosen to perform. Peril stalks my desperation. Fear accompanies the glory that awaits. But the Lord promises victory. He decreed it long before I was born the first time. Still, the whispers of doubt torment me. The future stretches into the distance and I hear the hateful sentiments yet to be screamed. How can I deny their challenge?

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--Aluraubi (From the Tammuz)

If you cannot be content with less, you will never be satisfied with more.

--Aluraubi

―What is genius and knowledge without wisdom and virtue? Dangerous.‖

--Zerebus the Great

―We pick the direction, God supplies the destination.‖

--Zerebus the Great

―Foolish and arrogant are societies which endeavor to legislate virtue or religions that strive to impose faith. Yet even if success were ultimately possible, it would still be wrong.‖

--Zerebus the Great

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--Zerebus the Great

―Righteousness is less a state of being than a process of refinement. Since perfection is impossible, the object is to keep trying.‖

--Zerebus the Great

―It‘s easy to convince nearly everyone about almost anything, except the truth.‖

--Morgan Juwellot

―Do-gooders are such wonderfully selfless folks. They‘re always so damn busy worrying about the sins of others that they neglect their own shortcomings.‖

--Morgan Juwellot

―The more you need to justify something, the less justifiable it becomes.‖

--Sargon the Great

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--The Son of God

―Those who murder themselves will not be forgiven‖

--The Son of God

―There is nothing humble about democracy. Its essence is, after all, pride and its substance the fruits of vanity and arrogance.‖

--Zerebus the Great

―The wicked seek the treasures of the world, the righteous those of Heaven, yet even the wisest might find neither.‖

--Aluraubi (Proverb XXII)

―The meek shall inherit what the mighty will lose, while the humble gather the treasures of the proud.‖

--Warlord Tonka

―Civilizations founded on vanity and greed are made of clay and built on sandbars.‖

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―Hell is hungry for everyone, her terrors swallow all who stumble too far. To that end, her masters spare no one their shadows and delusions. Neither are their snares and traps ever willingly withheld, especially not from the paths of the noblest of mortals. For they are whom Hell is most eager to consume.‖

--Basseth Khaliel

―If the law becomes a mass too comprehensive, pervasive and intrusive, it will, like boxes stacked too high, eventually topple and crush all those below it. In the aftermath, the nation will then either degenerate into a breeding ground of anarchy and rebellion or it will become a vast prison.‖

--Thysonaeus

―We may think we only bequeath the treasures of the present and the past to our children, but it is mostly the future that we leave them. Therefore, it is up to us of the present to make certain that the future we bestow is one worth giving. The problem is that, if we are not enriching the future, then we are impoverishing it. There are no other alternatives.‖

--Zerebus the Great

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--Master Athalos

―The only way to be truly free is to live alone in a world of your own. But humans are social creatures, and the more of them there are, the more freedom shrinks. That will remain so until we evolve beyond pride and selfishness, and learn to love one another as much as we love ourselves.‖

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--Silmarrian (The Rings of Zend)

―Those who never taste doubt are fools never to be trusted unless calamity is your goal.‖

--The Falconer

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REVELATIONS ―If the troubles of humanity could be conquered by force, then the Messiah would have come as an invincible warrior. And if they could be conquered by power, he would have come as a crusading plutocrat or king. If the key to conquering them were to be found in politics, he would have come as a charismatic demagogue. Likewise, if conquering humanity‘s evils could be accomplished through religion, the Messiah would have come as a priest in haughty apparel, babbling ritualized nonsense. But if the problems of mankind could be defeated with the application of knowledge and technology, the Messiah would have come as an ingenious inventor, while if they could be solved by wealth or through economics, he would have come as a rich man spouting some revolutionary theory about socioeconomics. He, however, came as none of those. Instead, he descended to us as a man of humility—a teacher of righteousness, dedicated to serving others and doing God‘s will.‖

--Mauhob

―There are two universal songs. They orchestrate the attitudes and sentiments of the mortals. One proceeds out of the throne of Heaven; the other issues forth from the throne of Hell. Unfortunately, too many folks learn to tune out the former. Whose melody do you dance to?‖

--Zerebus the Great

―Truth is not democratic. It cares nothing whether many or none accept its declarations.‖ --Sargon the Great

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―Having moral frailties is not nearly as important as how one handles them.‖ --Warlord Tonka

―Freedom is wonderful. Of course, if you give people a little bit of freedom, they inevitably want more and more. At some point, they want enough to do whatever they damn well please. Well, when people are free to do whatever they damn well please, they generally do whatever they damn well please–and that never ultimately leads to anything good. Indeed, the more freedom there is, the less compatible it becomes with survival of society, culture, nation, world, and soul, which is terribly unfortunate. I, for one, love freedom. But it must be paired with a strong instinct for self-denial and self-sacrifice, which seems to make freedom pointless. But we still have the right to choose self-denial and self-sacrifice. The truth is that none of us are truly free. We either serve God or we serve the Devil, and if we think we serve only ourselves, then we are blind to our enslavement to the Devil‘s purposes.‖ –Morgan Juwellot

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Answers Edited replies submitted through Emails as letters and Webgroup posts [Thank God for Google & Yahoo]

I never cease being amazed how loudly Satan speaks through Bible thumpers. They should be proud of themselves. For they would make dandy Pharisees. You remember those critters, don't you? Few people could spout scripture or quote the Law better than could they. That, however, failed to keep most of them from becoming familiar with the miseries and horrors of Hell. Such folks used the Scriptures as an excuse for everything, such as shunning John the Baptist and seeking to murder Jesus of Nazareth. Their modern counterparts, the Bible thumpers, love to proclaim how much they love God and how well they understand Him. Yet they cannot recognize His words and voice when His agents declare such. Fond of using scriptures to justify their ignorance and muddle the issues, they revel in mocking God's messengers and doing their utmost to keep everyone else as ignorant of the Truth as they are. My advice to them is to eat, drink, and be merry, while they still can. God shall deal with them in His own way and in His own time. Then we shall see if they remain as full of themselves as they are now. If you listen to them, they will lead you to destruction with them. For they serve Evil, Darkness , and Death, though they would have you believe they are servants of the Light. They are idolaters that worship flag and country. They talk proudly about freedom, while trying to squelch God's messages. The churches are full of folks like them. That is why the churches have earned God's disgust and will soon suffer His wrath. During a vision that I experienced several years ago, I was riding a horse through the ruins of an American city of the relatively near future when I beheld a trio of edifices. They appeared to be wrought of shadows. Crowning the dome of the one to the left were a 109

REVELATIONS crescent moon and a star. Three crosses crowned the dome of the edifice in the middle. Atop the dome of the one to the right was a Star of David. I dismounted and ventured into it. Answering my inquiry, the old man who greeted me said, "This is a museum dedicated to the memory of Israel and the Jewish people." He then gave to me a toy shield emblazoned with a Star of David. The message was clear. Despite how mighty the armed forces of Israel seem, they are pitiful compared to the forces confronting Israel. In various dreams and visions that I have experienced before and since then, I have been told that, unless Israel drastically changes her attitude and ways for the better and the Jews start trusting in God instead of their own arrogance and self-righteousness, Israel and the Jews are doomed. What do you think is the significance of the edifices crowned by three crosses in one case and a crescent moon and star in the other? Dear brothers and sisters of the Spirit, the time has come to distance yourselves from those who have hijacked religion for their own purposes, which serve the cause of the Devil. Become as much like Jesus as you possibly can in all ways and give your allegiance to the Kingdom of God. That is your only nation. To love any other nation is to commit adultery with temporal powers. No earthly nation can save your soul. But He who judges the world can send it to the Abyss if you allow the ways of the world and its glorious distractions seduce you. ******* Jesus suggested that those who go around calling other people fools are endanger of Hell's fire. You know why he said that? It is because those who call other people fools tend to be arrogant and self-righteous. Now, for your information, God Himself asked me to be His Emissary. Jesus, in turn, warned me [in not so many words] that I would encounter people like you. God has inspired me to prophesy the following: America is evilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s child through and through from beginning to end--and God will destroy her. So-

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REVELATIONS called Christianity and the churches have become thoroughly disgusting to God and He will destroy them, too. He will soon cause America and the remainder of the world to suffer a depression that will be so horrendous it will make the one during the Thirties seem like a mere recession by comparison. It will start a chain reaction that will end up tearing America apart with civil strife and political turmoil. Americans will starve to death en masse. They will also kill one another en masse. America and her inhabitants will be tormented by Nature's revenge--floods, earthquakes, droughts, dust storms, hail storms, cyclones, hurricanes, heat waves, blizzards, snow storms, etc, of greater intensity and frequency than they have ever known. Diseases, epidemics, and pandemics will take their toll. In the meantime, American arrogance and self-righteousness will either instigate or initiate a world war with Russia, China, and their friends, which she will ultimately lose. Few Americans will survive either it or its aftermath--and America will die. So, too, will various other nations. Nevertheless, God will spare some Americans and others from the brunt of the horrors, terrors, tribulations, and woes that are coming. Those who wish to have any hope of being chosen must turn their backs on America [and any and all other nations], rebuke America's attitude and shun all aspects of Americanism-have as little to do as possible with her ways and her means. Furthermore, they must strive to become as much like Jesus as possible in every way. America's death will set the stage for the Antichrist and False Prophet. Before proclaiming themselves to be God and The Christ, they will take up where America shall leave off [by promising to establish a global materialistic/hedonistic utopia] and in the process, try to finish destroying our world, while they lead multitudes into the grasp of Satan. Because most of the people of Israel only pay lip service to God, while putting their faith in their arrogance, self-righteousness, and the might of Israel's military, she shall find herself in a terrible predicament. She will then sell her soul to the Antichrist and end up being destroyed. The Son will then return and vanquish the Antichrist, false Prophet, and their followers, whom he will banish to the depths of the Abyss and the Everlasting Lake of Fire to be tormented forever in the sight of God and the holy ones. Then he will demolish all of the surviving nations and establish his kingdom with its capital in New Jerusalem, which will include true utopias that shall sprout in various places on our world. The survivors that he shall reject will be consigned to the wastelands, which 111

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******* Thanks, Lion of the Word, for your compliments, confidence, and encouragement. At this time, I need all of such that I can get. The past year, and especially, the last several weeks have taxed my soul, while draining me mentally, emotionally, psychically, and spiritually. My ordeal has even drained me a bit physically. Excuse me for whining. But we are birds of a feather and I know that, again and again, and again, you have learned just how rough and tough truly working for God is and must be. The world hates the Truth and will never cease its grudge match against those who strive to proclaim the Truth until the Son finally returns and tames the forces of Evil, Darkness, and Death. Nevertheless, I often feel as if God dumped me on the battlefield of life with improper equipment, inadequate supplies, and no battle plan. Of course, I realize that God entertains a great plan. But I cannot see it very clearly. Still, I cling to His promise that He will help me succeed. Sometimes, though, I can barely rally enough strength and resolve to keep doing so. The Devil enjoys such an enormous influence on the vast majority of souls on our world that I often feel tiny and foolish for continuing to wage war against his awful machinations. I, however, have no option other than to persevere and prevail no matter what the cost. The price of failure is just too high to even contemplate. Pray that success begins to bless my efforts sooner rather than later. Now, I was not kidding even a little in the prophecy The Great Storm of the Ages. Our world totters toward the brink of the Beginning of Sorrows. Even so, I was not trying to say that things shall suddenly become immensely awful this September. Then againâ&#x20AC;ŚOmens and portents of the terrible

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REVELATIONS times to come, however, will visit our world next month. By Election Day, the signs will become unmistakable and the election will take place beneath a pall of gloom. Around Inauguration Day, especially just afterward, the signs will be even gloomier and scarier. Two years from now, everyone on our world will begin to freak out about the course of developments. It matters not which jackass is elected president. As I have already told you and everyone else who has listened, the next President of America is already cursed and will almost certainly fail to complete his (or maybe even her) term. America is also cursed and she shall fall and be utterly devastated. In her 237th year she will suffer fatal wounds and be a corpse rotting in the winds and rains of history before 2017 ends. Sorry. But I tell the truth in this matter. Nevertheless, God shall spare some of us from the brunt of His wrath and preserve us for the glorious days to bless our world under the reign of the Son. Anyway, God is our only hope. Keep your faith strong and pray a lot, then pray even harder. May God bless and preserve you and yours for the fabulous future that He has in store for the Chosen Ones, James ******** Anyway, my angel, there is one other reason why I have been too slow in replying to you. As interesting as you are, I can tell by your messages that you just do not get it. My situation requires me to find a lady who is willing to invest her faith, time, resources, energy, and efforts helping me promote my writing and related activities, particularly the Nexus Infinitas Matrix project. Keep in mind that I do what I do not for my own glory and enrichment, but for the cause of God, humanity, the Earth, and our fellow creatures. Maybe I seem silly. Perhaps, I am ridiculous. But I have been commissioned to sow the seeds of the future age of righteousness and wisdom, which shall bless our world in the aftermath of the tribulation, woes, and upheavals that shall trouble her inhabitants from now until after Jesus returns. I shall partly do so by promoting the Gospel of Love, which champions universal Sisterhood/Brotherhood and Spirituality. That is why I keep harping at you about checking out my website and studying its contents. If you are uninterested in helping me do what I must do, then we are 113

REVELATIONS walking diverging paths. I cannot and will not wander off the path that God has chosen for me no matter what. Sorry, but that is the way things are. Anyone who decides to help me must be prepared to struggle and strive, and perhaps, suffer all sorts of hardships and demands even after I become successful as a writer and whatever else. Believe what you will, the vast majority of people on this world will end up suffering far worse than will those whom God chooses to help me, if He chooses anyone at all to do so. I hope He does. My burdens are much heavier and more unwieldy than I am allowed to say and it would be nice to have someone to help me deal with them. If I have to deal with them alone from now on, however, I will do so. As it is, I have become all too accustomed to working alone, and so, can continue doing so if that proves necessary. In other words, my requirements regarding the special lady and friends that I hope to find are nonnegotiable. If you are still interested in joining me as a pioneer of the future, you are more than welcome. Otherwise, I wish you good fortune in finding your way through the darkness, winds, and rains of this wretched world of ours. Be prepared. The Great Storm of the Ages is coming and its fury will pommel and torment the inhabitants of the Earth for many years. Then things will get truly nasty for at least another eight yearsâ&#x20AC;ŚAre you going to be part of the solution for humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s troubles or just another participant in the problems? Love and good wishes, James ******* Think of the current financial/economic crisis as a vast iceberg. The politicians and economic experts only tell us about what we can see--and that is all they are prepared to deal with. America's ship-ofstate has already begun colliding with that iceberg's submerged portions. By the time America's ship-of-state can change course, the iceberg will rip a nice little gash in her that will extend along her keel from bow to stern. They will also rip some gashes into her sides. Chained to her are most other ships-of-state, some of which have already begun to collide with the iceberg's submerged portions. Their economies and those of the other nations will sink with America's economy and there is nothing that any of them can 114

REVELATIONS ultimately do to stop that. In fact, all of their solutions might make things seem better in the short run, but will cause even bigger problems in the long run. A horrendous depression is coming and it will wreck the economies of all nations whose economies are chained to America's economy. As I told you last year, the election will be held under a pall of gloom. The news concerning the economy then will be worse than it has already been. And it will be even worse than that around Inauguration Day. Between then and now, gloom about the economy will cast a dark shadow across the great evil referred to as the American dream. After February of 2009, things might begin to seem a little brighter, concerning the economy. But those signs will only breed false hopes. Toward the end of 2009, America's economic prospects will begin darkening. Even though many folks will continue clinging to false hopes and refuse to see the truth, a series of events and developments will have begun that will dwarf those of the 1930's. By August of 2010, the series of events and developments in question will be at full boil. Look out! The excrement is hitting the rotary oscillator! Nobody anywhere will escape the repercussions. The inevitability of World War III will then become much more than merely a theoretical possibility. ..None of this has much to do with who is Anglo-Saxon or Caucasian. It is about the evils that America has been promoting in the name of democracy and commercialism and the weaknesses those evils exploit in humanity. God is angry at America and all who love her and her vile ways and means. He is going to destroy her and wreck her lovers. In the process, He shall use Russia and China as instruments of Divine Justice. Russia will then end up only a little better off than will America. But China will emerge from World War III much damaged yet more or less intact. The nations of Europe, in turn, will be in tatters. But the Antichrist and False Prophet will resurrect them, using the power of the Devil through one or another version of Americanism as a sociopolitical/ economic magic wand, while China heals on her own. The empire of the Antichrist and False Prophet will then begin maneuvering against the Moslem nations, on the one hand, and China and her allies, on the other, for domination of the Earth. After the empire of the Antichrist and False Prophet crush and eliminate the Moslem nations, such will be on a collision course with China and her allies. Their inevitable clash will make it necessary for the Son to return and stop the madness before they would destroy the Earth beyond repair. 115

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You make some very good points and I agree with you. But how is that so different from what I said? The basis of the problem is pride, which is the root of arrogance and self-righteousness. Pride is also the root of anger. Snobbery and prejudice are closely related to arrogance and self-righteousness. As far as describing so-and-so as a jackass, well, maybe that isn't the most edifying thing to do. But it is correct, nonetheless. He claims to be saintly and even holy. According to him, he is a Christian. If that is so, then I am assuming he follows Jesus' admonition to treat others as he likes to be treated. I have noticed that he attacks others--not just me--without due provocation. So, he must like to be insulted and treated disrespectfully. Whenever Jesus was confronted by people like him--mean-spirited, evil individuals--he called them vipers, if not something worse. Now, quite frankly, I am a little too much like John and James-the sons of Zebedee--in that I have a fierce, quick temper. I have striven to tame it--not with great success yet. Over the past forty years, I have been doing more or less what I do now--trying to serve God by revealing what He has taught and shown to me, or revealed to me through this or that means [dreams, visions, etc]. During that time, I have striven to turn the other cheek. But I have been figuratively slapped and spat on so many times that I have begun to feel that my proverbial head is on a swivel. Sometimes, when people attack me for doing what God Himself asked me to do, I lose it. As it is, I am still in the learning process of my service to God. He lets me know when I have gone too far. But He does not expect me to be a pansy all of the time. I have to maintain a certain level of fierceness in order to do my job. It is no fun nor is it the least bit easy to serve as God's Emissary. There is much more to it than I am at liberty to say. Even so, I do not like having to pronounce my own nation a harlot doomed to Hell. It hurts very much. I would love to be able to say that America is truly wonderful and godly and that her future is

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REVELATIONS counted guilty of her myriad of sins and will have to suffer the consequences. Keep in mind that nearly every nation on this world has to one or another degree been corrupted by Americanism. Even Communist China has fallen under the spell of such. Nevertheless, as I have already said, anyone who is a true Christian is a citizen of the Kingdom of God. Their allegiance belongs to such and only to such. No Child of God can claim to love Him and also love an earthly nation. He is a jealous god and will not tolerate any of His children worshipping any god other than Him. Honoring Flag and Country is idol worship. Honor the Cross and the Kingdom of God only--or risk being rejected by God. Lastly, America will play no role in the end time events. As I have already said, she will be dead before the final phases of this age commence. That is one reason why Israel will feel vulnerable enough to sell her soul to the Antichrist and reap a bitter harvest for doing so. Even so, some people in America will be spared and will play a significant role in what is to come once the Son settles the score and punishes humanity for its follies. Despite how evil America has always been, there is some good in her. The Son will cultivate such and the future of humanity will be greatly blessed on account of it. America as she is and has been, however, will never be allowed to live again. Her name will go down in history with the likes of Sodom and Gomorrah. She shall serve as an object lesson about what a nation should not be like. ******** You are right about consequences playing a huge part in what shall come to pass in the near future. Life goes by rules similar to those of physics, such as the law that states: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Jesus expressed it as: You reap what you sow. But the Creator can destroy when that becomes necessary. Sorry, but this is true and serious: In a dream, I was shown what would happen if God allowed things to continue as they are headed. Specifically, I received a glimpse of what would happen to our world if America were allowed to survive. Buildings remained more or less intact. That is also true of the streets. Other than such

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To whomever it might apply: Any excuse will do. Oh my, he misspelled a word. Obviously, he is a charlatan. Check it out! He made six grammatical errors in six consecutive posts on six different subjects. It is clear that he is an agent of the Antichrist. He uses words I disapprove of. There can be no doubt that he is a self-deluded fool! If you are looking for perfect messengers, you will have to wait until Jesus returns. God is funny about things. He likes choosing the unlikely to do His bidding and He speaks through whomever He will. It matters not whether I am a holy man or some depraved creep. God chose me to serve as His Emissary and I do the best I can to honor His faith in me. As it just so happens, He has endeavored to send a message to me through other folks, during the past several months. That is, various individuals have told me the same thing-people who do not know one another, yet who nearly word-for-word said the same thing. You might have been one of them. But do not get big headed. I have heard God and the Devil speak through all sorts of people—good, bad, and of shades of grey. A friend of mine who wobbles on the edge of being righteous also prophesied to me, recently. He did not know that is what he was doing. God spoke through him and added to the previously mentioned message. Together, the two messages are quite encouraging. Anyway, I recently received a third message from the Divine. It arrived when I woke up one day. I heard the Son say, ―Stop wasting your time in web groups.‖ That command can be interpreted several different ways. It could mean: ―Do not squander another minute in anything concerning a web group.‖ Or it could mean: ―Stop getting into petty squabbles and other nonsense with people in web groups.‖ Whatever the 120

REVELATIONS case, I have arrived at a time when I need to start working harder than usual in order to prepare various books for publication. I also need to finish five other books and prepare them for publication. It is propitious that the Son spoke to me when he did about what he referred to. As you probably have figured out, I have been going through a difficult time, trying to figure out how to approach my job. I finally realized that God did not choose me to be an ambassador or a shepherd. Until now, I have been much too nice. I have cared too much. It is not my place to worry about the lost sheep and their refusal to listen to what God has appointed me to tell them. Among other things, my job requires me to impart warnings and admonitionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not go out of my way to convince others that I am what and who I am and find ways to make them listen. Despite what you seem to think, part of my job requires me to analyze, criticize, and condemn individuals, groups, organizations, societies, cultures, nations, and humanity in general. The problem has been that I have let myself get into personal conflicts. When I repented about the mudslinging of July [?], I was guilty of enjoying myself too much and slinging mud for the wrong reasons. Personal reasons. But what I said and how I said it was not in error. God is not the least bit amused by folks who use the Bible to remain blind, deaf, stubborn, close-minded, narrow-minded, shallow-minded, stupid, and ignorant, especially when they belittle, mock, and otherwise verbally stone His messengers. But He will tend to deal with such individuals with greater leniency than He will deal with those who use the Bible as a bludgeon and dagger to make others feel small and dim in order to make themselves feel big and bright. At least one individual in this web group fits that description. Such a bully [or bullies] is in dire danger of earning Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s wrath unless they repent and apologize.

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REVELATIONS Whenever I get things wrong, they let me know...Believe whatever you will. But I have told you the truth. God and the Son are disgusted by what Christianity has become and they despise most of the churches and are not too pleased with any of the others. If Christianity were up to par and the churches what they should be, world history in general and American history in particular would be much different than such turned out. For America would be a true utopia--not some pretension of pride, vanity, arrogance, self-righteousness, hypocrisy, bigotry, greed, selfishness, militarism, materialism, hedonism, and ambivalent hostility toward all things nature--God' s handiwork. The native Americans would still possess most of the land. Bison would still be roaming the Great Plains in great numbers. Florida would be a national treasure almost wholly undeveloped. People could come and go from our nation without need of green cards or fear of incarceration--unless, of course, they caused trouble. The entire world would admire and love us for all of the right reasons--not for what they hope to gain from us. Best of all, the churches would be wellsprings of spirituality--not social clubs and political action committees masquerading as temples of worship. There would be no flags in them of any kind. Nevertheless, America would not be on the verge of becoming a socialist-fascist nightmare on its way to anarchy and destruction. But, alas, the road that we follow was laid long ago by Satan with the help of the Catholic Church and the Greco-Roman nonsense that now serve as the foundation of Western Culture and Christian philosophy. By the way, the Catholic Church thoroughly subverted true Christianity and manipulated the Scriptures to suit her purposes. All churches that exist now, except the Charismatic churches and other cults and sects pretending to be Christian, are the Catholic Church by other names. Lastly, Americanism essentially promotes the evils that you mention below in Paul's name...The vast majority of America's ministers past and present are going to have a helluva lot to answer for come Judgment Day. That is especially true for those who describe themselves as conservative Christians or vice versa. Those who describe themselves as liberal Christians will also have some explaining to do--just not quite as much as the conservatives. ******* I make the following predictions as a mystic--not as a prophet: 122

REVELATIONS If you think the economy is worrisome now, wait until next April, August, September, especially November, and December. Then things will get exceedingly worrisome in January and February of 2009. It is going to be all downhill economically from there. Late July and early August of 2010 will be one of those Omigod! times. [A horrendous depression is coming--something I began prophesying a long time ago.] From now until America dies, every year will end up being worse than shall the year preceding it. ******** Let us hope and pray that the Night of Broken Glass is never repeated. I am not making a prediction. But it would not surprise me if something similar happened in America, concerning the so-called illegal immigrants. It is more than likely, that such horrible events will take place in various parts of Europe and in Russia. In the latter, nationalist radicals are starting to make lots of noise, and like the Nazis, they hate everyone not like them. ******** Sorry, but Jesus of Nazareth was no tall tale. He was for real and he still exists. As the Bible claims, he was born to a virgin, preached, revealed the Truth, prophesied, suffered, performed miracles, was hated by many and loved by some, endured scourging, was nailed to a tree of woe, died, prevailed over the gates of Hell, and was resurrected by God, then ascended to Heaven. To this day, he remains active in the affairs of mortals on this world and countless others. John the Baptist was Elijah reborn and did what he was supposed to do--prepare the way for the Son. *******

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REVELATIONS ******** I agree wholeheartedly. Spiritual progress is humanity's only hope. ******* It is toward the end of his post. My problem is that I have gotten to the point that I cannot stand preachers in general. Some are truly good folks. But when one of them qualifies himself as ―a conservative Christian,‖ I see red and hear, ―I am a fanatic and a bigot.‖ It is funny that preachers spew more venom at me than do atheists and pagans, or anyone else, except hymn-singing Pharisees marching the wrong way down the wrong road. Oh well…. ******* I especially agree with your Number Six points. Confusion reigns among Christians. Too many false prophets and too many false teachers have made a total mess out of prophecy in general. But God did not reveal everything in the Bible, concerning what is to come. Most who call themselves Christians seem to believe that the relationship between God and humanity is more or less one sided. That is, it's all about God doing this and God wanting that for Himself, etc, etc, etc. Very few folks now and in the past have caught onto the fact that our relationship with God is mostly about us--what God wants for us, His children. God did not write the Bible. Men wrote such in collaboration with God. In fact, most aspects of our relationship with God have been and still are collaborations. The Son is not coming back to establish a perpetual "Praise the Lord" rally. Neither he nor God gargantuan egos that need to be praised, adored, worshiped. They prefer that we humans exercise our affections for them by imitating them and their ways. Nevertheless, the Son is coming back to save the Earth from destruction and to set humanity on the proper course so that we will evolve in the right direction. When he does return, the Kingdom of God will prevail and the Son will reign as the Lord of the Earth. But people, particularly the Chosen Ones, will have a large say in how things go, especially in how the cultures that they shall establish will develop. Anyway, all 124

REVELATIONS of the finer points concerning prophecy are good debating material. But the important things to remember is that the world as we know it is doomed and that the only hope anyone has of being spared the brunt of the horrors, tribulations, and woes of the Great Harvest of Good and Evil that is to commence soon is to become as much like Jesus as possible in every way. In other words, strive to become loving, righteous, and wise and exercise unshakeable faith in God. You are correct to say that many good folks will suffer with everyone else. It rains on the just and the unjust alike. As I previously implied, though, too many good people and potential saints have been corrupted far too much by our culture to be of any use to God in the aftermath of Armageddon. Humanity will be given a fresh start, so to say. Only the best of the best will be accepted. ******* The Son will return in time to stop the Battle of Armageddon from commencing. If there are any huge explosions, they will result from him kicking butt. He shall punish the surviving nations when he returns. By the time he finishes, no nation will be left intact on this world. In other words, he is going to destroy them. There will be few survivors. But there will be survivors, nonetheless. The Chosen Ones will survive. So, too, will a remnant of the remainder of humanity. Those folks will be consigned to the wastelands to suffer in the coming ice age, while the Son helps the Chosen Ones establish true utopias. At least one of those will be in America. As you imply, the coming ice age might not last long. I, however, believe that it will last thousands and thousands of years. Whether it persists for many millennia or just a few decades, however, civilization as we know it would not be able to survive what the climate would throw at it. I have been told that the global temperature will "plunge" between eleven and twelve degrees below what it is now. Glaciers will expand exponentially. I do not know how much you know about such matters. But I have studied the subject of glacial epochs somewhat extensively. Even a few years of an ice age would be too devastating for most people to comprehend, much less survive. Even in the tropics, the temperature will be lower than it is today and the weather will be much more screwed up than it now is. The climate patterns of ice ages are notoriously unstable and fickle-125

REVELATIONS and the wind almost never stops blowing anywhere and it usually blows real hard most of the time. Nevertheless, even places as far south as Nicaragua will receive the brunt of blue northers and ice storms from time to time. The global weather will become much drier in general than it is now. Agriculture as we practice it will be impossible. If the people of any particular civilization existing at that time fail to learn how to grow food indoors and underground, they will starve. [The wanderers who will suffer outside civilization will barely be able to feed themselves, though they will remain relatively few in number until Nature recovers enough to provide game for them to hunt and other food sources to sustain them and their babies.] That brings up another point: Living on the surface of the Earth will be impractical in most places for the civilized. It would be unwise for the civilized peoples of those times to even try to do so. They will need to spare every acre for Nature and the production of whatever food sources they will need to grow aboveground. ******* God will choose whomever He will choose for whatever reason He does so. It is not up to you or me to judge His reasons. But I can tell you this much: The vast majority of people on our world will not repent--and they will perish. At least, the vast majority of them will. Among those who might repent in time are those whose sins are piled high, meaning that they have helped promote and perpetuate the mess that is leading our world toward really bad times--the worst that have ever come along. Think of their problem like this: For instance, let us look at a mass murderer. After his or her last victim, he or she suddenly realizes how evil they are and finally repents. That is wonderful. But that person shall still need to pay for the evil that they have committed. So it shall be with many who repent. Another problem is that most people nowadays have been so thoroughly corrupted by our culture that, even if they repent, the stains of their corruption will remain in their psyches. If they were allowed to be part of what God has planned for the Chosen Ones, they would ultimately corrupt the process. In the aftermath of the horrors, tribulations, woes, and cataclysms coming our way, humanity will be positioned to begin evolving to the next stage. The dead saints might arise and return with the Son, but they will not participate in the new world the way that the living [the Chosen 126

REVELATIONS Ones] will. Even so, the only hope anyone has to participate is to turn away from the BS of our culture and become as much like Jesus as possible in every way. Among other things, that means shunning Americanism and everything that it stands for. The new world will be nothing like the world we know. The ways of the civilization that sprouts during such will be nothing like our civilization. The citizens of that civilization must think and act entirely differently than people think and act nowadays. Otherwise, nothing good and lasting will come of it. ******* Amen. There are tens of thousands of false prophets and hundreds of thousands of wannabes for every true prophet. Those who listen to spirits are misled at best. Of all the so-called prophecies that you have heard or read, no more than a handful are the real deal. Time will tell and God shall reveal who is a real prophet. The pretenders will be thrown onto the trash heap and burned. It is always best to be highly skeptical of anyone and everyone who claims to be inspired by God whether or not they claim to be a prophet or His Emissary. One rule that is good to follow is that false prophets tell people what they want to hear or like to hear. True prophets tell them what they need to hear no matter how unpleasant it might be. Secondly, false prophets and wannabes tend to convince many more folks of their supposed rightness than do true prophets--who tend to upset people and make them angry. The way of the world is to reject true prophets and accept phonies. It was that way thousands of years ago and it shall remain that way until the Son returns. Speaking of false prophets, have you noticed how much attention and praise Joel O has been gathering with his nonsense? ******* That little creep, Joel O, is positive-messaging droves of sheeple straight into Hell. We were not put here to enjoy overweaned self-esteem and revel in the so-called good life. We are here to learn and evolve as individuals and societies, to love each other, and to serve one another and God, while being good stewards of the Earth and good neighbors to our fellow creatures. High self-esteem 127

REVELATIONS is the opposite of humility--one of the essential ingredients of righteousness--and it always leads to a self-righteous, arrogant, selfish attitude. The Son himself has made it clear to me through the Scriptures and direct communication that to serve God is to suffer. That is the way things are in this lousy world. If you are enjoying yourself day after day, chance are extremely likely that you are not on the right side of God. By the way, Joel O seems to have something against anyone having a guilty conscience. That is silly beyond belief. If you do wrong, you should feel guilty. Feeling guilty leads most people to changing their ways for the better and doing right. Unfortunately, most folks nowadays do not seem to have a conscience. All they seem to think about is fulfilling their selfish dreams and wallowing in extravagance and fun, while exercising their rights. That is what Joel wants us to do. Or I should say: That is what Satan wants. ******* I wish it were not so. But there is no hope that our world as we know it will survive. The time is coming for the great transformation to begin. Nothing will stop it. In the long run, our world and humanity will be much better off than they are now. But we who are aware must keep trying, anyway. We are the sowers of the seeds that will sprout in the aftermath of the horrors, tribulations, and woes that will devastate civilization as we know it. You know as well as I do that people sooner or later get what they deserve. [You reap what you sow.] We humans have made a terrible mess of everything, and if we were allowed to continue our follies another generation, we would destroy it all beyond any hope of repair. But God will soon intervene and things will eventually work out right. I hope you and everyone else in this web group are there when the dust settles. You will be amazed by what shall take place. ******* Absolute power almost corrupts absolutely? Cincinnatus proved that wrong way back when. So, too, have many other leaders. It, however, is true that absolute power corrupts most people that grab it. One world government? Not a chance. Despite how most people interpret the Bible, not even the Antichrist will rule the entire Earth. Sorry, but a creep like that is coming whether he actual128

REVELATIONS ly becomes the Antichrist or something similar. But I do agree with you that the time has come for humanity to completely rethink geopolitics and do away with national governments. We should do away with the idea of nations entirely as such have been thought of for the past several millennia. We live on a relatively small world and are essentially cousins no matter where we come from. It is silly to wall ourselves off from one another. All of the Earth should be owned by everyone and possessed by nobody. The concept of territory is one of the things that leads to such unfortunate circumstances as genocide. Alas, most of us will refuse to grow up and be righteous, wise, and loving. Thus, most of us will suffer the consequences. After the epoch of cataclysm awaiting us passes, peace and brotherhood [or sisterhood] will be among the fruits that humans of the future will feast on. At that time, we will have a world ruler. Not to sound ridiculously religious, but the Son will become the best king ever on our little world. In the meantime, there is no way to stop people from being vicious and stupid, and slaughtering one another and our fellow creatures. That is why I say it is best to become as spiritual as you can and do your best to promote spirituality. It is our only hope short of God's direct intervention. Sorry, but democracy offers no hope at all. People tend to vote for what seems best for their bank accounts and what seems to fit best into their little ideas about how things are supposed to be. Democracy has yet to keep people from being short sighted, narrow minded, close minded, shallow minded, greedy, arrogant, self-righteous, hypocritical, mean spirited, selfish, etc, etc. If people somehow improve, any type of government will work well. As your Urantia Book implies, democracy combined with consumerism will sooner or later lead to global calamity. Even so, dictatorship by the majority is no fairer or wiser than dictatorship by the minority. The best kind of government would be amoral--neither moral nor immoral. Neutral. Like the referees and other officials in football games. That will never happen in a democracy. Too many people in all nations want to preside over the rest of us as supernannies and tell us how to run our lives--and democracy gives them the perfect opportunity to do so. By the way, democracy did not stop America from committing genocide against the native Americans. In fact, it might have even aggravated the process. The bottom line is that people--not governments--are responsible for the troubles of humanity. Governments would not be the way they are if not for the people in them and the people supporting them and their policies. 129

REVELATIONS Find a way to change people for the better and the governments will change for the better. Only spirituality--not religion--can do so. ******* If GW and his cronies had really big balls, they'd start blabbing about attacking Russia and China. Most of the weapons that Iran and others are sending to Iraq originate in Russia and China. BTW, have you noticed how Putin has been talking lately? He is essentially saying that he is not going take it any longer [ie, America acting like God]. Russia has been spending tons of money on revamping her military. All of those oil and gas profits are going to good use, after all. Just kidding. Russia's military buildup in conjunction with that of China and their various friends will help them defeat America in World War III, which is due to commence sometime between now and 2014. ******* Not to wax too prophetic, but next year is going to suck, especially in Late March and April [I truly hope I am wrong], August, September, November, and December. Nevertheless, America has set herself up for a big fall in Iraq. All of this buddy-buddy stuff with the Sunni insurgents is foolish at best. They hate Al Qaida only a little more than they hate the American presence in Iraq. Sooner or later, GW and his fellow twits will figure out a way to thoroughly alienate them. It is nearly as inevitable as the changing of the seasons. Then the Sunni insurgents are liable to rejoin ranks with Al Qaida in Iraq and kick American ass all over the place. They might even do so without Al Qaida's help. Besides, the closer America draws to the Sunnis, the more she alienates the Shiites. What stupendously cunning strategy, eh? BTW, did you see the plans for the American embassy being built in the Emerald City [The Green Zone]? It is a colossal exercise in squandering money and resources. On the plus side, the next dictator of Iraq will have a dandy palace complex/citadel to move into. ******* Welcome to modern reality. Our collective attitude is headed 130

REVELATIONS toward a drastic adjustment, during the next few decades. So, it would be wise to beat the learning curve and do one's best to perfect a more pleasing attitude before the excrement hits the rotary oscillator. God might just decide to keep those who do so around and protect them from the brunt of the great big bummers headed our way. ******* If we humans keep destroying nature for the sake of pride, vanity, and greed--and stupidity--we will not need to worry about wars destroying us. By being ridiculously selfish, we are destroying the Earth at a rate of thousands of acres every day. In America alone, assholes on bulldozers and jackass construction companies destroy on average about two and a half acres every minute of every hour of every day. It would be a huge enough problem if that stupidity were only taking place in one region. It is happening all over the country. Unfortunately, every acre that is destroyed is only part of the problem. For every acre destroyed, we render all of the land around it not already destroyed uninhabitable for most creatures. That is neither fair nor right. The Earth was created for them as much as for us. Nevertheless, it does not take a prophet or a genius to figure out that, at the rate we are going, there will be no healthy land in just a few generations. God is not the least bit amused by such nonsense. As for cars, well, if we continue perpetuating our cult of the automobile, we will continue polluting the air with carbon dioxide--among other problems that automobiles create. That will become a big problem very soon. Actually, it is too late to worry about it. The global temperature will rise dramatically over the next decade no matter what we do, but especially if we keep driving hordes of automobiles. We will then inherit all sorts of terrible problems--the disruption of weather patterns resulting in tremendous heat waves, droughts, floods, hail storms, and even snowstorms of immense proportions. Likewise, the seas will rise much faster than the scientists dare to say. Whatever happened to public transportation? Automobiles are going to be a huge problem unto themselves in the near future. There will be another oil crisis. Only the rich will then be able to drive anywhere. By the way, to heck with conventional thinking and consensus. Regardless of the nation in question, society as a whole is largely populated by barely functional idiots and morons. That is one reason 131

REVELATIONS why humanity has so many problems--and one reason why democracy is silly at best. In such, you basically have idiots and morons competing with everyone else to elect the best liars and creeps. That is why politicians in general are a bunch of liars and creeps. Yes-there are a few exceptions. But they generally do not get anywhere. More often than not, the political machinery chews them up and spits them out sooner or later. Likewise, shrewd politicians can usually make good politicians look foolish without much problem. [John Kerry defeat versus GW being just one example of how that works.] The people claim that they love the truth. But, when some good politician tries to tell them the truth, they want to crucify them--the same way they react to true prophets. You can say whatever you wish about me. But I tell you truly that God is furious with humanity for destroying the Earth--unneeded highways, roads, subdivisions, shopping centers, and malls included. He has shown me where our stupidity regarding nature is going--a dead Earth. If we wish to stay on God's good side, we would erase most of the highways, roads, subdivisions, shopping centers, and malls that already exist, as well as most towns. If we do not, God will do it for us in ways that we will most certainly fail to appreciate. Read Nexus Infinitas and you will discover the answers to many of the practical problems that humanity creates for itself. Living on the surface of our world is no longer practical. It has not been practical since the invention of the light bulb and fans. We need to start getting serious about moving into space. We also need to start building underground. If we did, the population of the Earth's peoples could quadruple and it would not matter. And just think of the jobs that would be created. And before you say it, building underground is not nearly as problematic as most people suppose--if it is done correctly. Not to be nasty, but why are you worrying about wars? Trying to force the military junta of Myanmar to bend to America's version of things will probably start another ridiculous war. That is usually what happens when nations poke their big noses in the affairs of other nations. Whether or not that occurs, it is still not right for any nation or group of nations to impose their will on another nation or group of nations, concerning their sociopolitical and economic preferences just because they do not like the way the other nation or nations do things. If the junta of Myanmar ate babies for breakfast and made women go around on leashes, that is their problem--not yours or mine, or America's, or Europe's, or anyone else's. To get along with others, we must be tolerant--not obtru132

REVELATIONS sive. How do you think America would react if most other nations decided that they will no longer tolerate how we do things? Maybe they think we eat too much and talk too loudly. They might not appreciate the fact that we execute more people than does any other nation, except China and possibly Russia. Perhaps, they would interpret the fact that America's jails and prisons contain a quarter of all of the prisoners on our world as horrible--evidence that our society is terribly sick. They might even be incensed that a wildly disproportionate percentage of our prisoners are blacks and Latinos. Many people around the world that know much about America resent how religions play such a huge role in the politics of America--a nation founded on the good principle of separating religion from politics. So, should they use economic and political coercion to change us for the better? Why should they not conspire to weaken America in every way possible, then attack her and make us behave? Lastly, I do not care how many people would lose their jobs if we started acting right. Their jobs are not worth destroying our world for. But, like I suggested, if we started expanding into space and underground, there would be an enormous surplus of jobs to fill. If we do not start expanding into space and underground, we will all pay a terrible price for our folly. A horrendous depression is coming. There will be no jobs. The world war that will ensue will provide many jobs until the shells, bombs, and missiles stop exploding. Then there will be a lot less people around looking for damnable jobs. Unfortunately, that is when things are going to get real nasty on our world. It just baffles me to no end that we claim to be a highly evolved species. Yet, for the last several millennia, we have been playing a ludicrous game, the primary motivation of which is the acquisition of money. Such is only valuable because most people believe that it is. But it is not worth anything. It is not even suitable for toilet paper. If we humans cannot do any better than to destroy our souls, our lives, and our world for the sake of something that is essentially worthless, than we do not deserve to exist. But we are better than that. We just have not proved it yet. Our big chance will come after civilization as we know it has been demolished. With God's guidance, we will then evolve to a better state. At least, some of us will. Those who do will look back on our civilization and be ashamed. *******

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REVELATIONS Actually, I mentioned no imagined problems. Democracy, commercialism, and the destruction of the Earth's ecological systems will destroy civilization and jeopardize humanity and all other life on our world. The problem with trying to solve humanity's problems through sociopolitical, economic, technological, and military means is that only symptoms are dealt with--seldom very effectively. Solutions inevitably lead to other problems. Besides, no matter how many so-called dictators you get rid of, there will always be more of them to get rid of. That is besides the fact that nations need to solve their own sociopolitical problems. It is not right nor prudent for any nation or group of nations to wax arrogant, self-righteous, and hypocritical, and stick their noses into the internal affairs of another nation or group of nations unless environmental matters are at stake. If the people of any particular nation want to change their government, they should do so themselves. If they cannot, too bad. Grow up and get over it. It is none of your business--unless you want to change the ridiculous government that we inherited. All of humanity's big problems and most of the lesser ones are spiritual in nature. Solve humanity's spiritual deficit and you will cure humanity's ills--not merely treat symptoms. It is as simple as that. If we continue being idiots and keep trying to solve our problems through sociopolitical, economic, technological, and military means, we will destroy ourselves. Fail to solve humanity's spiritual deficit and no matter what you do, you will end up with more and more problems. As our population grows under humanity's spiritual deficit, so, too, will our problems until bad karma and the vengeance of Nature assert themselves and solve our problems for us through a massive kill off. The Earth that the relatively few survivors will inherit will be much uglier and poorer than the one we are wrecking. God will also have something to say about it all--and not many people are going like what He will say. Love, righteousness, and wisdom are our only hope outside of God's direct intervention. If we force Him to intervene, He is going to make the vast majority of people on our world wish that they had embraced wisdom sooner. The good part is that there will no longer be such travesties as democracy, socialism, communism, totalitarianism, capitalism, consumerism, or politicians. Humanity is approaching a period that will lead to the next step in our evolution. Not so ironically, our troubles and our ineffectiveness in dealing with them will serve as the catalyst of the transformation in question. So, too, will the many natural and sociopolitical cataclysms that will result from our 134

REVELATIONS collective stupidity. So, keep trying to solve humanity's troubles through silly means and see what you get--more and more problems until they overwhelm humanity. Promote love, righteousness, and wisdom instead and do something worthwhile. By the way, I appreciate science, technology, and logic. But they are poor substitutes for love, righteousness, and wisdom. Lastly, it is far too late to stop what is coming. Humanity's foolishness- -the Ways of Death--has been in charge much too long. The massive kill off will take place and civilization as we know it will be demolished. At this point, it is necessary. Most people and their nations will never embrace love, righteousness, and wisdom. Therefore, they will be removed. Otherwise, there would be no hope at all for the future. That, however, is no excuse to stop trying to promote godliness--the Ways of Life. ******** Great. Let's fight Evil. First, though, tell me how we can do so with guns, bombs, and missiles--or political coercion--without becoming evil ourselves. Then tell me who we shall march against. I guess we can start with the dictators and work our way down to evil politicians and preachers. Then we can march against the jackasses who promote and perpetuate consumerist- driven commercialism. Next, we can march against the creeps on bulldozers who destroy thousands of acres of land every day so that other creeps can further ruin it by constructing highways, roads, subdivisions, shopping centers, and malls that we don't need. We should also march against the polluters of the air, rivers, lakes, marshes, and seas and those who shamelessly waste resources. By then, we will be fighting ourselves. That might not be such a bad idea, after all. When we are finished, only good people will still be around. Both of them will sit on their porch and wonder where everyone else went. Then there Earth will be a paradise. No more evil people. Where do I enlist? ******* You are correct about all sorts of nations, groups, and individuals being deemed the Antichrist or accused of serving his interests. The Jews suffered unjustly from that nonsense again and again. And some of their evangelical buddies keep suggesting that the Antichrist will come from among them. He will not, though the False Prophet 135

REVELATIONS might prove to be Jewish. But I doubt it. Not to squash the opinion of so-and-so's spirit friends, but they do not know what they are talking about. Anyway, just for the sake of argument, we shall accept your contention that no antichrist is coming. Now, look out at the world. What do you see? If you are as aware as I believe you are, you will notice myriads of folks searching for something. Despite all of their money and good times, they know something is missing. The global climate is going nuts. By the way, there are trillions of tons of methane hydrate trapped in the tundra and beneath the continental shelves of the Arctic Ocean. Once the Arctic Ocean begins warming significantly--and it is starting to do so--more and more of the methane hydrate will begin escaping from the thawing tundra and continental shelves in question. Such is twenty times the greenhouse gas that carbon dioxide is. The global temperature will soon begin rising at an alarming rate. One other little factor to figure into the equation: Lately, the sun has been going through a part of its expansioncontraction/activity cycle [I cannot think of the scientific name for such] called solar minimum. In less than two years, it will begin expanding and its activity will begin increasing toward the solar maximum part of the cycle in question. In other words, the global climate is poised to heat up dramatically. Figure that into all of the other negative trends--population growth, resource depletion, economic pie-in-the-sky expectations coupled with reality, and agricultural lands being blown away and washed away, and otherwise rendered sterile, too wet or too dry, too hot or too cold. In the near distant future, people are going to become desperate for a grand solution to all of the troubles that will either be plaguing them or threatening to do so. You know as well as I do, that sooner or later some charismatic ultra-egomaniac with a few bright ideas and lots of political and financial backing will seize the moment and try to play God. The people of our world are becoming riper and riper for that potentiality. Just look how a shallow, hollow twit who cannot even make a decent speech managed to fool enough people in America to make things close enough for him to steal two elections. So, I submit that someone fitting the description of the Antichrist will sooner or later show up and cause huge problems everywhere for everyone. It is as inevitable as GW screwing up. ********

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REVELATIONS Only God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit know God's true name-and they aren't telling. In other words, it is the greatest cosmic secret of all. ******* The right question is not where God was on Sept 11, 2001. Rather, it is: Where was America in relation to God on that day? Another good question is: Where will the tides of that fateful day eventually lead America? I submit that the attacks were a test--and an opportunity to get our collective head together and to set America on the right course. If we failed that test, then the attacks became a preview of much bigger trouble to come. Do you think God has been pleased by how America reacted? ******* Are you for real? There is absolutely nothing humble about calling one's self a saint unless God or the Son directs them to do so. Otherwise, the person doing so is presuming to judge himself or herself worthy of God's approval--and few things irk God more than doing so. [He loathes braggarts.] Only God [and the Son] judge who is acceptable or not to God. By the way, just confessing one's sins and shortcomings to Jesus and asking him for forgiveness is only the first step. If a person who did so died immediately afterward, they would almost certainly be accepted as a saint. But do not fool yourself into believing that is all there is to it. Being a follower of Jesus means doing your best to become as much like him as possible in every way. He will not tolerate slackers. He made that very clear through his parables. Likewise, he rejects all hypocrites--pretenders who portray themselves as righteous. To be righteous, one has to continually do their best to perfect his or her self. Of course, no one can become perfect. But Jesus requires everyone who follows him and serves God to do their utmost to at least try. This Christian Lite nonsense is one of many things that infuriates God and the Son about the churches. Indeed, most churches tend to make it sound so easy and pain free. But following the example of Jesus and serving God is anything but easy and pain free. The Devil never stops trying to lead astray and torment those who earnestly do their best to emulate Jesus and please God. If the Devil is not doing so to anyone who claims to be a Christian, then chances are huge that he already 137

REVELATIONS has that individual's soul in his clutches. The tree that produces no fruit will be cut down and thrown onto the trash pile to be burnt and the servant that shirks duty shall incur the masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s wrath. ******* Humility is the keystone of righteousness and the foundation of wisdom. God despises the proud and shuns the vain. ******** I am not predicting the end of this age or the end of the world. I do not know when those events will occur. God, however, has indicated to me when certain events and developments will take place. From all that He has taught and shown to me, I have concluded that America will be mortally wounded before the end of 2014 and die before the end of 2017. During the summer of 2010, the future economic woes of America and the remainder of this world's nations will begin to worsen dramatically. At the same time, international tensions will begin to simmer, if not boil. The onset of the next world war will be imminent. Yet it might not begin for another year or more. Of course, the conflagration in question might ignite before the summer of 2010. But I doubt it. ******* Calling one's self a saint is the epitome of arrogance and selfrighteousness. ******* The Catholic Church picked December 25 for the birthday of Jesus so that it could take advantage of the Saturnalia celebration and other pagan observances occurring during the winter solstice, thus making it easier to convert pagans. Such is just another example of the Catholic Church perverting the truth and corrupting Christianity. Jesus was actually born in either late spring or summer of 7BC. 138

REVELATIONS ******** Yes, really...God is not exactly in love with America, her attitude, her ways, or her means. Such are evil--the Ways of Death. And He will soon demonstrate His displeasure toward such in ways that you and most other Americans are not going to appreciate at all. From now on, He is going to take away America's fortunes a little at a time and add miseries upon horrors upon woes upon tribulations until she is torn apart by civil strife and political turmoil. Famine, epidemics, and pandemics shall weaken her greatly. Nature shall take her revenge upon America. America's foes and rivals will conspire to kill her--and they shall succeed...2008 is not going to be a banner year for America. 2009 is going to be even less wonderful. 2010 is going end up being much worse than shall 2009. 2011 will be worse for America than will 2010. 2012 will be worse for her than shall 2011. 2013 will be worse than 2012. And 2014 will be worse than shall 2013. By the end of 2014, America will be mortally wounded. By the end 2017, she will be dead. So, too, will various other nations. But none shall perish nearly as spectacularly as shall America. He fate is sealed. God stands against her and will remove her from the world stage. Then the Antichrist will take up where she shall leave off. In doing so, he will lead to Hell most of the survivors of the disasters, catastrophes, calamities, and cataclysms that shall demolish America and various other nations. The Son shall then return and set things right. ******* In less than seven years (before the end of 2014), millions and millions of Americans are going to become terribly desperate to follow the illegal immigrants back to Mexico or wherever they come from. It will do them little good, of course. You reap what you sow. Three years from now, America will find herself in a most unenviable position and most Americans are going to be freaking out. They will try to convince themselves that things cannot get any worse. Alas, things are going to get a lot worse than they will in the summer of 2010. ******* 139

REVELATIONS Of course, the terms "Son of Perdition" and "Man of Sin [or Lawlessness] " can both be used to indicate the Antichrist. The Man of Sin [or Lawlessness], however, only refers to the Antichrist. But the term "Son of Perdition" can be used to refer to the Antichrist or any other man who is a child of Satan--someone doomed to end up in Hell. The verse John 17:12 specifically refers to Judas. Do not try to limit God. He can reveal anything He wishes to anyone whom He wishes to reveal it to, including you or me. He has shown me what the Antichrist looks like and revealed to me his voice. Judging by his facial features and accent, I have concluded that he is probably Yugoslavian. I saw him standing among the witnesses on the stage when the man who replaced Milosevic as president of Yugoslavia was sworn into office. If the man that I saw was not him, then he looked exactly like the man that God showed to me who will one day preside as the Antichrist. Incidentally, in a dream, I saw him in Saint Peter's Basilica, conferring with a pope who has yet to take office. Most likely--but not necessarily--that pope will be the False Prophet. Even so, the Antichrist-- whoever he happens to be--has not and will not be revealed to the world for who he is until he stands in the Temple of God and proclaims himself to be God. Nevertheless, God has shown me who to watch for. Clues added to those that God revealed through Paul, Saint John the Divine, the author of Daniel, and others. I do not know his name. But he already exists and is waiting for his hour to ascend to center stage of world events. Ironically, by intervening in the Kosovo mess, America helped the Antichrist-to-be step a little farther down the path to his destiny. That is apt, considering he will take up where America shall leave off. In other words, he is a big fan of Americanism and will use its ideals and principles to further his agenda. Those are other clues that I learn from God. ******** The Man of Perdition is the Antichrist--Satan's son. He and the False Prophet of the End Times will be thrown alive into the Everlasting Lake of Fire and be tormented forever in the sight of the Holy Ones. ********

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REVELATIONS As I have already stated in posts to this web group to a point verging on ad nauseam, I have been blessed--on some might say cursed--with mystical experiences far too numerous for me to recount more than a fraction of them. The source of a large proportion of those experiences is the Holy Spirit. At least, I believe so. He asserts his presence daily, except during periods when I am angry or otherwise tangled up in negative emotions. He will not minister to me during such times. Whenever he asserts his presence, the resulting physical sensations are distinct. I feel as if I am literally being touched [from both the outside and inside] by a ghost. But it is not a scary feeling at all. For the accompanying mental reaction is one of peace and assurance--even when he is admonishing or rebuking me. I usually end up feeling clean on the inside and I often discover that I have learned something--not always something big or heavy. Sometimes, though, he bestows uncanny insights or glimpses of the future. In other words, he is not only my Comforter, but also my Mentor, Guide, and Protector. He sometimes protects me from myself. By the way, I like to describe his as the small or quiet voice. Such is distinct from the voices of God and the Son. The way God speaks to me seems grandfatherly whereas the Son addresses me in a way reminiscent of a general issuing orders or giving advice. May we all prosper in the Ways of the Spirit. ******** Yes, I know he is wrong. But I am getting weary of arguing about it all of the time. People always mention freedom as America's greatest gift to the world and that it somehow makes everything else America does alright. Well, whether one lives in a so-called free country or a totalitarian nightmare, one always has free will unless they happen to be a zombie or a robot. The problem with freedom is that, when you tell people they are free to think and do whatever they wish, they generally think and do whatever they wish, which usually leads to bad things for them as individuals, as well as for societies, cultures, and nations. The vast majority of people will always choose to be materialistic, hedonistic pigs if they are free to do so. They will also always choose to delude themselves and think in ways that excuse their love of ego, idols, luxury, and extravagance. Now something to think about for all of you who worship so-called freedom: The Torah, Judaism, the entirety of the Bible, and Christianity 141

REVELATIONS require those who love them to act and think in particular ways. There is no freedom in them to do whatever you wish and cultivate any attitude that suits your fancy. To be a Child of God means to serve--to give up your freedom to please yourself and please others instead. To please God and serve Him. â&#x20AC;&#x2022;When it comes to freedom, there is nothing small. But being good and doing right are more importantâ&#x20AC;&#x2013; --Zerebus the Great ******* America has long been the driving force of our world's sociopolitical trends and its primary economic engine. She exerts much greater influence on all other nations than do any other nation by far. We are the ones who are spreading consumerist- driven commercialism and the concept of the Global economy. Through Hollywood's magic, we spread our gospel of pride, vanity, arrogance, selfrighteousness, greed, materialism, and hedonism. Most people in our world never realized that they were miserable and deprived until we started pushing our ways and means, and attitudes, on them after World War Two. Actually, we had been doing so since the Revolutionary War. But we became maniacal missionaries of Americanism in the aftermath of World War Two. Nevertheless, we provide the resources and assets for other nations to "develop", which is a euphemistic way of saying corrupt themselves and their inhabitants. Our universities teach their citizen how to implement our ways and means, and attitudes. So on and so forth. ******* Allah is another title or name for God. That is how I used it. Even so, I sympathize with the Moslems. They are Children of God just as Christians and Jews are. The time has come for the Children of God to reconcile and stop hating one another just because we see the Truth through different prisms. Let God sort us out. Doing our best to make the Brotherhood [or Sisterhood] of humanity a reality should be among our primary goals. For such is one of the core themes of the teachings of Jesus and of the Bible's wisdom. ********

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REVELATIONS My vision of things to come is merely an expanded version of what the Scriptures portray as the so-called End Times. America happens to be the primary driving force for nearly every important trend and development on our world. Recall Daniel. In such, it talks about the King of the North, the King of the South, and the King of the East. If America were around during the Days of the Antichrist and False Prophet, don't you think it would mention a King of the West? The scenario portrayed in Revelation essentially repeats Daniel's vision of the final days of this age, while adding new twists. It also fails to mention a King of the West. If America were around during those times, Israel would have no need to sign her treaty of doom with the Antichrist. America's absence will make her feel vulnerable enough to seek friends where she should not. Besides, the fall of America will plunge the surviving nations of the Earth into a prolonged crisis. The coming depression will not only persist, but will also deepen. Starvation and plagues will trouble everyone everywhere. The peoples of the Earth will become desperate to find a savior. Many, if not most of them, will believe they have found one in the Antichrist [Alexander the Great reborn.] You know the rest of the story, I assume...Then, at the right time, the Son will return and save the last remnants of the saints and the Chosen Ones--the Elect of God. He will then punish the nations of the Earth for their iniquity. Afterward, he will usher in an Age of Righteousness and Wisdom and preside over the Earth as our King. It will last at least a thousand years. Then the process of history will resume the cycles of destruction, ending with Judgment Day sometime in the far future. How is that so different than what the Scriptures say? ********

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REVELATIONS their armies conquered. Her gods and goddess were essentially demons. Yet she was blessed above all nations. America enjoys her inheritance and shall pay dearly for her evils. ******* Most decent people here in America have just given up. The raving lunatics that shove the Bible in others' faces have all of the momentum in the government and in the churches. The tide is turning. But I am afraid that it is doing so much too late to do much good. Our next president is already cursed before he or she even gets elected. And the Congress will probably remained grid locked. Even if it doesn't, though, America has sown horrible seeds and will reap a horrible harvest. I hope you and yours remain even safer. Maybe you and us will get lucky and the ridiculous war will end sooner than we anticipate. Beginning this autumn, the forces of change will begin gathering. In the latter half of winter and the early part of spring, they will assert themselves. But I am not too certain what they will bring. April 2008 will be a month that will change history--hopefully for the better. But I fear that GW Bush will find some excuse to attack Iran, thus opening a really big can of snakes. I also see trouble brewing between China and America. Maybe it won't amount to much next year. By August of 2010, though, the troubles between America and China will become very serious. So, too, will many other problems, including what is destined to become a horrendous depression. But, if the situation in Iraq straightens out by then, your nation [Iraq] might actually end up much better off than America shall. Would that not be ironic? Allah is the best Protector of all. May He keep each of us around to fulfill His plans for humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s future glory. ******** Yes--I realize that the discretion of translators is a big problem, concerning the Bible. Another is the extreme probability that the Catholic Church long ago--by the second or third generation of the Church--changed things to suit its peculiar slant on how things are supposed to be. Who knows what the authors of the New Testament actually wrote. It is funny that the Catholic Church managed to preserve all sorts of ancient relics, but somehow failed to save even a single scrap of an original manuscript of the books and epistles in 144

REVELATIONS the New Testament. Very suspicious. I do not trust the Catholic Church at all in any way. She is evil now and was evil from her infancy, which began around 60 AD. Anyway, in the case of the sited quote, it actually was referring to the Holy Spirit with or without the translator's input. ******* Exasperated. It is a long story not all of it directly revolving around my mission. In some ways, I am more exasperated with myself than I am with other people or the situation. As it is, I used to feel like a lion chained inside a cage. Now, I feel like lion merely trapped inside a cage. In other words, as much as I want to be set loose to do my duty, I am still being held back for my own good. I still have a lot to learn and I am not quite ready for the huge challenges that await. With God's instruction and guidance, I will be ready at the right time. There is much more to it all than that. But that is enough for now. ******* If you remember the Scriptures and the early History of the Church, you will recall that the disciples did not always get along all that well, and as Apostles, they sometimes got in one another's faces. In some cases, that occurred because of a lack of maturity. In others, it was because of their spirits were fiery. But the truth is they were only human just like the rest of us. Maybe I should not have lashed out the way I did, but I wanted those maligning me to know how it feels to suffer accusations unjustly. In some cases, I am afraid that my accusations are all too just. But, of course, the victims will not think so. Now, not to brag, but I grasp the Truth in the Scriptures as well as I need to. You had best start grasping the Truth in what I have been appointed to tell you and everyone else. You just cannot imagine how important it is. If you could, we would not need to keep going over this. For you would listen more carefully. ******** It depends on the circumstances. Not to sound like I am bragging, but when I have stood beside His alabaster throne, He has not 145

REVELATIONS allowed me to see His face, either. But, at other times, He has allowed me to do so. Nevertheless, He has allowed many people to see His face--or at least, the one He has presented to them. Abraham and Sarah, and the members of their camp, seem to have seen Him, face and all. The fact that He is who He is has to do why I said it would be better to say that only the Son knows and understands Him perfectly. Oh, by the way, God and Enoch walked together in the various senses of that phrase. They were friends, buddies, pals. God wants to be that way with everyone. Unfortunately, none of us are worthy of that honor in our state of being. It could be said that one of His most cherished purposes is to refine and forge His Children so that they will become worthy of such closeness and intimacy with Him. In a vision that I enjoyed within which I literally walked with God along the coast of Israel, I did so as a child even though I was nearly fifty at the time. That was His way of showing me that we need the innocence of children to be worthy of walking with Him and being His companions. I have a very long ways to go before I reach such a wonderful state. How about you? ******* Say what you wish. But Jesus gave us new quotes to add to the Scriptures. That is what those whom God appoints to represent Him do. God does not send prophets, envoys, and emissaries to reveal what has already been revealed. Rather, He sends them to reveal new messages, insights, and greater wisdom--and to remind others of the Truth and correct wrong thinking and wrong acting. That is why religionists cannot stand to hear or read the words spoken and written by the prophets, envoys, and emissaries that God sends to them in their won time. They would rather walk in darkness than be corrected. They do not want to know what God wishes them to know lest they have to admit they are wrong and change their stubborn minds and hearts. Ignore what I have been appointed to tell you if you wish. That is your privilege. But I tell you this: If you live much longer, you will experience God's wrath first hand--and you are not going to like what He will do to your precious nation and your wonderful churches. So, repent while you still can and maybe He will account you worthy to spare from the brunt of the terrors, horrors, tribulations, and woes that He will afflict America and her churches with. Of course, many other nations are also going to suffer greatly 146

REVELATIONS from the fury of His judgments for being foolish and evil. By repent, I mean turn your back on all of the seductive ways and means of Americanism and become as much like Jesus as possible in every way. Become a citizen of the Kingdom of God--not a patriot of any temporal nation. Serve God, not your pride, and stop using the Bible as an excuse to remain blind and deaf to the Truth. Yes--God's Word is in the Bible. If you let Him dwell within you, He will bless you with the Spirit of Truth. You will then see and hear the Truth much more clearly than you can now imagine. But He does not dwell within you and the Spirit of Truth remains alien to you. Otherwise, you would recognize God's voice and His Words in what I have told you in the Spirit of Prophecy. ******* We only know bits and pieces of the Truth. As it is, we humans are in kindergarten compared to where the celestial beings of the heavenly realms are. Someday, we may join their ranks. Until then, we will just have to grope our way toward the Truth. But we can know it. Understanding it, however, is a whole different problem. Those who believe that the entirety of the Truth can be found in the Bible are only fooling themselves. God only revealed in such what we can handle--and that is not much, relatively speaking. Just the basics. And look what a terrible time we have just grasping that much. Can you imagine how tumultuous our collective thinking would be if God had revealed twice as much of the Truth as He did? Most people have trouble just digesting the "God is Love" concept. ******* It seems to me that you ought to be sharp enough to notice that Jesus did not traipse about, continually spouting scripture. He, however, sometimes did quote scriptures. More often, he merely alluded to various scriptures. His life experiences were scriptures in the making. Likewise, John the Baptist did not parade around, gushing scripture. He spoke the Word of God. The Holy Prophets did not stand around, shouting scriptures. The Word of God proceeded from their mouths. Those who wrote in their names did not compile lists of scriptural excerpts. They penned scriptures. Nevertheless, the loudmouth hypocrites lurking in the Holy Land, during the days of the Ho147

REVELATIONS ly Prophets, denounced and shunned the prophets, stoned them, lopped off their heads, threw them off cliffs, and sawed them in half. They proclaimed that they did so for God and the sake of the Truth-and they paid a very high price for their evils. Just like you are going to pay a very high price someday for your stubborn stupidity. The truly sad part is how many folks you will mislead along the way. They will not listen to God's messages because you and others like you suggest that such come from a self-deluded fool, a madman, a false prophet, a charlatan. Be proud of yourselves. Your master loves your foul works. By the way, the Bible is not the Word of God. It is a book-a collaboration between God and inspired men, which contains the Words of God. You and your kind represent the worst of all evils-those disguised as righteousness and wisdom. ******* Yes, the churches of today are an abomination in the sight of God. That is why HE shall soon destroy them and the nation that does the most to perpetuate their adulterous ways. ******* I am not offended. People in general and believers in particular should test the spirits and not believe someone just because he or she says it. You are right, angels do not socialize. When I say that I have interacted with angels, it means that they have given a message to me in a dream or vision, or that I have accompanied them, while they accomplished a mission. But, in two instances that I have heard about, angels visited individuals and warned them that they should listen to what I have to say [that is, me, James] and that God has appointed me to work for him in a special way. Now, on the other side of the coin, it is exasperating to be called a self-deluded fool, madman, liar, and other hurtful things, yet know that I am serving God to the best of my meager ability. It is part of the job and I know I had best get used to it. The last time that the Christ spoke to me directly happened in a dream the day after I complained to a friend about what a thankless task it is to serve as God's emissary. Jesus essentially told me, "Tough. Stop whining and get to work, sissy." That is what he meant. His exact words were: "James, you must realize that, if you are to work for God, you will suffer and be rejected 148

REVELATIONS [by the world]." Now, as for the Bible, it is the most wonderful, marvelous book ever written on this world. Every part of it was inspired by God and is ripe with the Truth and God's wisdom. It is a living book and has not yet been completed. Such is also a collaboration between God and inspired men struggling to know and understand God--men who always did their best but did not always grasp the full measure of the Truth. The only person ever to live on this world who had perfect knowledge and understanding of God is Jesus of Nazareth. Now, as I pointed out in another post, God did not dictate the Bible--at least not most of it. But He did speak directly through the Holy Prophets of Israel, Moses, and a few other blessed individuals. The writer of Daniel is a good example of the latter. Nevertheless, God did not reveal all there is to reveal in the Bible. In many cases, the people of our world were not ready to hear it, and in some cases, still are not ready. Think of us denizens of the Earth as children. Now, if you were going to try explain complex and delicate matters to children, you would convey those ideas in terms that they can understand and would not tell them everything lest they get confused and grasp the wrong idea. There is also the fact that we have entered a special time. The Children of God need guidance more desperately than they have needed such since Jesus emerged from his crypt and became the Glorified Christ. Or perhaps, since Paul was beheaded and Peter was crucified. All around us are all sorts of bad influences and distractions. It is becoming more and more difficult to keep from being lead and dragged astray and to attain any profitable measure of righteousness and wisdom. The churches are full of creatures of darkness and agents of evil. False prophets abound everywhere--in the churches, in politics, in business circles, etc, etc, etc. These are, indeed, perilous times. And they are only going to get more perilous. Like I said, a horrendous depression is coming, and so, too, is a world war. Hardships, horrors, tribulations, and woes are going to test even the Elect of God and tax their endurance and faith more than you can possibly imagine. More than I want to imagine. If you live another five or six years, you will be astounded by how scary things are going to get--and they will get even worse than that. Anyway, do not listen to the loudmouths that say the end is just around the corner. Jesus will return in the near future. But many things have to take place first. I cannot tell you exactly how long it will be before the Son rides to our rescue. But, from what I 149

REVELATIONS have been told, it probably will not happen before the autumn of 2021 and might not occur until 2031 or 2032. As it is, God has only given two dates for me to watch for. They are what I call soft dates, meaning that a particular critical development will begin before 2010 and another even more critical development will unfold sometime between the spring of 2013 and the end of 2014. I use those soft dates as mile posts to try to figure out the sequence of developments and events to come. Now, I have been given a few other dates about important events and many hints about when certain developments will take place. But it is not that important. The most important things to focus on are this: We must prepare ourselves for what is headed our way by becoming as much like Jesus as possible in every way, and especially, by exercising faith in God more fervently than we think possible. It will take every fiber of your faith to endure. No halfmeasures will suffice. Nevertheless, I could have misinterpreted what I have been taught. But it is my understanding that God will spare those whom I think of as the Chosen Ones [of America and certain other places] from the brunt of the horrors, tribulations, and woes that will soon trouble our nation and our world. They have a special destiny to fulfill. Besides, it is a little like Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah. God does not wish to destroy the truly righteous with the wicked and everyone else. Despite how evil our nation and world are becoming, there are still some truly righteous folks in her and elsewhere. Lastly, do cling to what you find in the Bible. But stay openminded enough to realize that God has not yet told His Children all that they need to hear. DO NOT be too open-minded, though. The Devil will jump at every chance to lead the Children of God off course--and he has plenty of fools doing his biding. By the way, that is a good way to figure out a false prophet. That is, false prophets usually tell people what they want to hear. True prophets tell them what they need to hear whether they like it or not. ******* Righteousness is less a state of being than an aspiration--a continuous struggle against evil impulses and the whispers of darkness, and a never-ending quest for one's proper place in God's plans. ******* 150

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REVELATIONS sons for the Spirit of God to embrace someone are also vastly different from the reasons that the Holy Spirit usually asserts his presence. The Holy Spirit truly is a comforter. He is also a mentor and a guardian. When the Spirit of God embraces someone, however, there is always a specific and profound reason behind its presence. In a way, it serves as a taskmaster. It also comes as a friend much like a grandfather showing affection and esteem, while trying to convey deep feelings and secrets of the heart and soul. In other words, the Spirit of God inspires one in the deepest, most profound sense of the term "inspire". The Holy Spirit also inspires. But he does so on an entirely different level than the Spirit of God does. For his inspiration is more that of a friend and teacher. He inspires one to be a good child of God. He frequently also reveals the future and gives insights and warnings, heals, admonishes, and advises. The Spirit of God, in turn, inspires one to assume a particular role in God's plans and to strive to achieve great things for His cause. It sometimes also helps one to do things that upset others, such as to write or say things that others hate reading or hearing. Such also helps them do things that others consider impossible or impractical, to perceive things that others cannot perceive, to know things that mortals cannot otherwise know, and to remain immune to the enemyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s devices even when he comes as a friend or a fellow child of God. Amen. ******* As I implied in my first comments, your posts are excellent. You should be commended. I can complain about nothing that you wrote before I read the last few paragraphs of your third post: First, the Holy Spirit is a he--not an it. He is an entity in his own right with his own will, his own personality, and his own voice. It can be said that he is equal to the Son, but not to God. Now, some of the writers of the New Testament believed that the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of God are the same manifestation. Some of them even used the terms interchangeably when supposedly quoting Jesus. Keep in mind that the disciples [who later became apostles] reported what Jesus said from memory. There were no audiotapes of what Jesus said and the quotes in the New Testament are not transcripts. No doubt, the apostles probably believed that the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of God are the same thing. If they did, then they were wrong. Both the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of God have embraced [or enveloped] me--and 154

REVELATIONS they are most certainly two distinct manifestations. The physical and mental reactions generated by their touches are as different as the difference you would experience walking out of the sunlight on a sultry day into the shade inside an air-conditioned building. The touch of the Holy Spirit is like that of a ghost. It makes one tingle inside and out. Such is cool. Unlike that of a ghost, however, his touch brings serenity and one feels clean and light on the inside afterward. His voice is very soft. I usually refer to it as the small or quiet voice. Whenever the Spirit of God descends upon someone and embraces them, such generates the sensation of warmth [both physically and mentally, as well as emotionally]. One also experiences the sensation that they are in the presence of fantastic power, and they are subjected to the feeling of being pressed by something substantial, as if they were being submerged in water. Yet there is also a sense of immense tranquility. The voice that one hears, while being embraced by the Spirit of God, is exactly the same voice that one hears when God addresses them. The reasons for the Spirit of God to embrace someone are also vastly different from the reasons that the Holy Spirit usually embraces them. The Holy Spirit truly is a comforter. He is also a mentor and a guardian. When the Spirit of God embraces someone, however, there is always a specific and profound reason behind its presence. In a way, it serves as a taskmaster. It also comes as a friend much like a grandfather showing affection and esteem, while trying to convey deep feelings and secrets of the heart and soul. In other words, the Spirit of God inspires one in the deepest, most profound sense of the term "inspire". The Holy Spirit also inspires. But he does so on an entirely different level than the Spirit of God does. For his inspiration is more general. He inspires one to be a good child of God. He frequently also reveals the future and gives insights and warnings, heals, and advises. The Spirit of God, in turn, inspires one to assume a particular role in God's plans and to strive to achieve great things for His cause. It sometimes also helps one to do things that upset others, such as to write or say things that others hate reading or hearing. Such also helps them do things that others consider impossible or impractical, to perceive things that others cannot perceive, to know things that mortals cannot otherwise know, and to remain immune to the enemyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s devices even when he comes as a friend or a fellow child of God. Amen. ******* 155

REVELATIONS As I have stated in previous posts, I believe that every part of the Bible was inspired by God and that every part of it is ripe with either literal or figurative truth. Those who wrote it did their best to honor their duty. None of them consciously tried to mislead anyone. Beyond them, though, there is a long line of transcribers and translators, and theologians, who are responsible for producing the various versions of the Bible that we enjoy. Some of them did monkey with such--not necessarily for malicious reasons. At least, I believe so-with God's help in understanding such matters. Nevertheless, if you had experienced what I have, you would also realize that, as wonderful as the Bible is, such is not the end all of the Truth. There is much more that God has yet to reveal through its verses than He has so far revealed. And by the way, God still interacts with individuals just like He did during Biblical times. Now, if God Himself told you something, would you call Him a liar just because Paul said something that sounds entirely different? If He showed you something, would you refuse to believe it because Saint John the Divine wrote something that seems contrary to it? About the Holy Spirit: Believe it or not, I experience his presence daily. The Spirit of God, in turn, embraced me--and I treasure the memories of such. Through it, I have learned quite a lot and found myself condemned by inspiration. [I mean that in a good way.] Now, if the Holy Spirit were merely a manifested force, why would Jesus say baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? Why would he be so passionate about honoring a mere expression of power? Why would insulting a mere expression of power have such dire consequences? The profound veneration that Jesus and God express on behalf of the Holy Spirit would be as silly as if they practically worshipped Nature--an aspect of God and a manifestation of His power. Keep in mind how little any of us understand God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--and other matters relating to the divine. We are just children. None of us can truly appreciate exactly who God is, who the Son happens to be, and what the Holy Spirit is. The best we can do is equate them to things that we can understand. Even so, I solemnly tell you that the Holy Spirit is a he with a personality, a voice of his own, a will of his own, and a distinct aura-one that is different from those of God and the Son. Yet he, the Son, and God are all connected to one another and work together. He is someone whom God and the Son revere so highly that they will not 156

REVELATIONS tolerate anyone displaying disrespect toward him. Neither will they ever forgive anyone who deliberately insults him. Not in this life nor in a thousand lives. They would not be so silly as to venerate a manifestation of their own power that highly. Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as the ―Comforter‖--one who lends comfort to another. A manifestation of power could never be termed a ―comforter‖. A manifestation of power cannot be a mentor. Only an entity can occupy such positions. According to the Trinitarian view, the Holy Spirit is an alternative expression of God, and therefore, must be considered God. That is nonsense. I do not understand exactly who the Holy Spirit is. But I do know that he is from God and of God, but is not God. The same can be said of the Son. The members of the Holy Trinity are three separate entities who are intricately connected to one another and work together. But, as I have already said, only the Father can be properly termed God. For only He is God--the Source of Light and Truth, and of all divine authority, wisdom, grace, and power. Everyone and everything are subordinate to Him and Him alone. The Son and the Holy Spirit serve Him. As it is, I am doing what God asked me to do. Among other things, that includes sharing my experiences and [limited] knowledge with other believers and whoever else will listen. Believe me if you will. Otherwise, believe whatever you wish. ******* Yes, the longer it all takes, the more people will suffer. The truth is that most people now alive are doomed to suffer terribly and perish, anyway. I have been shown what would happen if God allowed the people of the Earth to continue down the proverbial road that we trod together. Our world would soon become as dead as is Mars, and believe it or not, America plays a starring role in the idiocy responsible. Of course, no society or culture on our world is guiltless. But America has started something through evangelistic democracy and commercialism, blatant militarism, and the follies of modernism that can only end in global calamity if not stopped sooner rather than later. That is why America will be destroyed relatively soon. But as I have tried to say in various posts, there are many Children of God in America. Unfortunately, they are vastly outnumbered by the Devil's

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REVELATIONS children. Anyway, some of the Children of God in America will be spared the brunt of the horrors, tribulations, and woes that have been appointed to devastate America and trouble the remainder of the Earth's nations. Nevertheless, I hope I am wrong about America [and Israel] starting a war with Iran between now and this time next year. April of 2008 looks like a very troubling month in that respect. Perhaps, that will be when America makes a deal with Iran or admits defeat and begins withdrawing troops from Iraq. Whatever happens then, it will probably not lead to anything good. Perhaps, I am foolish. But I have heard the voices of God, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit. They are all different from one another. God's voice is a little deeper than that of the Christ, and He addresses me as if He were my beloved grandfather. He will say things like, "James, I would like for you to...." Whereas the Christ will typically say: "James, do this and that!" The Holy Spirit, in turn, has a very soft voice. He usually whispers to me in the back of my mind. Now, in the Scriptures, there are references to the Spirit of God, which is a completely different entity from the Holy Spirit. I believe that most people, including many of the writers of the Scriptures, get the two mixed up. The Spirit of God is the manifested presence of God. I have experienced that phenomenon. It is like nothing else one can experience. One particularly memorable incidence took place in May of 2003. Though it lasted less than half an hour, it seemed to persist for many hours and it took me several months to recover, even though it was a very positive experience for me personally. What I was shown and taught, however, was not the least bit positive. Israel and her neighbors are headed for oblivion if they fail to change their attitudes for the better very soon. Please, do not blame Israel's neighbors for the problems facing them and Israel. Both sides are guilty. From God's perspective, though, Israel holds the keys to either her doom or glorification. In other words, it is mostly up to her how history will unfold concerning her and her neighbors. She must stop depending on brute force and arrogance and trust in God-or she will have no future. Anyway, my experiences and revelations have led me to believe that only God the Father is God. The Christ is His Glorified Son. His position can be equated to that of a crowned prince serving as an overlord or viceroy. He is also the warlord of Heaven's armies and the intermediary between God and the mortals. The Holy Spirit, in turn, is essentially God's chief emissary for lack of 158

REVELATIONS a better term. Like the Christ, he is of and from God, but is an independent entity who submits himself to God's will and does God's bidding. But you and everyone else are welcome to believe whatever you wish about such matters. Of greater importance is what we say, the attitudes that we cultivate, and most important of all, how we conduct ourselves. If you wish to be spared the brunt of the horrors, woes, and tribulations approaching our world, become as much like Jesus as you possibly can. In doing so, you must stop loving the ways, means, and aspirations of America or any other nation of the world. For, if you are a Child of God, there should be no room in you for allegiance to any other nation than the Kingdom of God and what such stands for. Those who shall endure in the future utopias will be like the holy prophets. They will not seek freedom, wealth, power, or glory. Being righteous, loving each other and serving one another and God, and remaining good stewards of the Earth will be the focus of their existence. They shall do so during an ice age, which is coming fairly soon partly because of global warming. Its inhospitality will punish the survivors of the so-called Apocalypse that God and the Christ will shun for their abiding evil. Among their descendants will arise the tribes Gog and Magog. I assume you know the rest of that story. ******* My understanding of who the Holy Spirit is does not mesh with this statement. From what I have been inspired to believe, he, like Jesus the Christ, is of and from God, but he is still an independent entity with his own mind and will. But he subverts his own will in favor of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s will in order to serve Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s purposes. Who exactly he is and how he came to be is beyond my knowledge and understanding. All I do know is that he is our comforter, mentor, and protector. His voice is what I refer to as the small or quiet voice. It is my understanding that he is not the same as the Spirit of God, which is the manifest power of God. ******* Try giving respect and you will probably receive respect. If I am a self-deluded fool, as some so loudly insinuate, then I need your sympathy and understanding, and prayers, to help straighten me out. 159

REVELATIONS If I am crazy, then you should pray for me even harder. Crazy people are prisoners of their mental confusion. Fools are victims of mental deficiency and personality disorders. Perhaps, they were raised by parents who have bad genes and made them feel inadequate. Now, if I am a charlatan, ignore me. I will doom myself--and deservedly so. If, however, I am doing what God authorized me to do, then you had best listen to what I have been commissioned to tell you instead of tossing proverbial stones. Otherwise, God will condemn you as being like those who ridiculed and stoned the Holy Prophets. May you make the correct choice in everything. ******* Prideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;rather the love of moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is the root of Evil. God taught me that little nugget. Try listening to Him sometime. You would be surprised what He would glad to teach you and everyone else. ******* We like to think that we humans have evolved to a higher level since the days that our ancestors lived in caves and hunted megabeasts. Yet have we? Throughout history, we humans have been playing a global game of Monopoly. We steal, we kill, we destroy the world for something called money. We say that it is valuable. But is it? You cannot eat it. Money does not even make good toilet paper. The only reason that it seems valuable is that too many of us act like it is. How silly. We love an illusion. Paul was not correct when he said that the love of money is the root of all evil. Pride is the root of all evil. But the love of money is the root of destruction. I guess we love destruction. Makes no sense to stupid me. ******* Mock me as much as you like. Perhaps, I deserve it. If I do not, then you will have some explaining to do on your way to the proverbial wood shed. If we are the Children of God, we should do our best to help one another however we can. Never forget that we are at war with Darkness and Evil. They exploit every weakness in us. The faults of one warrior can cost him or her, as well as his or her comrades, dearly in all sorts of ways. Furthermore, all of us are important 160

REVELATIONS to God. But we should not act as if we are more important than others. Before you twist that into another barb, I will tell you straight out: I am not more important than are you and you are not more important than am I. But God Himself gave my tasks to me. Those include-but are not limited to--sharing my experiences and trying to teach others what I have learned from God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reject that if you will. But I shall do as I have been authorized to do, anyway, whether or not you approve. There is much more at stake than you seem able to appreciate at this time. Lastly, I hope all of us prove worthy of the honor and glory that God offers us. We, however, need to mature first and be prepared to go all out and suffer whatever the Devil launches our way. He will never cease to do his utmost to destroy us and our cause, and separate us from God, until the Son returns and banishes him to the prison of souls. So, let us encourage one another and not delight in trying to make one another stumble. ******* To all other brothers and sisters of the Spirit: The Holy Spirit exercises the power of the Divine. He can infuse individuals with power--the gifts of the Spirit. Remember, he descended onto Jesus in the manner of a dove. He presented himself at Pentecost as a ball of fire. Apparently, the Apostles and their associates were overwhelmed by his power and the gifts that he bestowed upon them. For they received such in full force, undiluted. With me, he is more subtle and gentle, except when I think something, say something, or do something that he fails to appreciate. What does it ultimately matter who or what he is? The fact that he is presides as the most important fact. Interpret him and his presence however you wish. But I cannot go against what I have experienced and have been taught. By the way, God dwells within all of His children. I know the difference between His voice and that of the Holy Spirit. Even so, their aspirations in our favor work together. In doing so, they guide us, teach us, protect us, care for us. God does so as our Father. The Holy Spirit does so as our Comforter and Mentor. He intercedes on our behalf. The Son is our master and our ultimate paragon--the Lighthouse of our souls. He points the way to God, gives us our marching orders, and vouches for us to the Father--or judges us as unworthy. To avoid disappoint161

REVELATIONS ing him, do all you can to be as much like him as possible in all things. ******* I am not upholding Trinitarian delusions. The Catholic Church and all who abide by her deceptions are being foolish. But what would you have me do? I would have to lie to agree with what you and others say in this web group, concerning the Holy Spirit. He instructs, comforts, warns, advises, admonishes me daily, and sometimes, he even chastises me. He is someone whom God and the Son revere so highly that they will not tolerate anyone displaying disrespect toward him. Neither will they ever forgive anyone who deliberately insults him. Not in this life nor in a thousand lives. They would not be so silly as to venerate a manifestation of their own power that highly. Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as the "Comforter"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;one who lends comfort to another. A manifestation of power could never be termed a "comforter". A manifestation of power cannot be a mentor. Only an entity can occupy such positions. According to the Trinitarian view, the Holy Spirit is an alternative expression of God, and therefore, must be considered God. That is nonsense. I do not understand exactly who the Holy Spirit is. But I do know that he is from God and of God, but is not God. The same can be said of the Son. The members of the Holy Trinity are three separate entities who are intricately connected to one another and work together. But, as I have already said, only the Father can be properly termed God. For only He is Godâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Source of Light and Truth, and of all divine authority, wisdom, grace, and power. Everyone and everything are subordinate to Him and Him alone. The Son and the Holy Spirit serve Him. Now, as for you, I have never claimed to know everything. But I know what God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit have taught to me, shown to me, and revealed to me--and inspired me to say and write. Many of you in this web group have great potential...But none of you will realize your true potential unless you open your minds, hearts, and souls to the Truth. Think! Delve! Be courageous. Question your beliefs. Be willing to listen and change. God will gladly teach you. But you need to be open to His instruction and guidance. And no--I am not saying that you have to listen to me. But you do need to be willing to listen to God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, especially whenever any of them tells you something that you do not 162

REVELATIONS want to hear. Why do you think the theologians, scholars, and scribes fiercely resisted the wisdom that Jesus revealed? They accused him of being a fool, a charlatan, and of being possessed by evil spirits. That was largely because they were quite proud of how well they knew the Scriptures. But they were in error. They wanted things to be as they wished--not as they are. None of them were interested in the Truth. Do not fall into that same trap. The Light blinds the wicked and nurtures the righteous. ******* Hate leads to Hell. Love opens the gates of Heaven. ******* On Judgment Day, countless preachers and priests are going to be terribly surprised when the Son personally tosses them into the Abyss. Their pride will definitely flee before they splash into the Lake of Everlasting Fire. Be righteous and wise, dear ones. Seek to give rather than receive. ******* The Nicene Creed was officially adopted in 325 ADâ&#x20AC;Ś. All of that from a bunch of pompous, overdressed bishops of a church that had been committing adultery with a Roman emperor and his government-- the same emperor who had some of his relatives murdered, while he was hosting the bishops at the Council of Nicene. And the same church that had been wandering astray since her infant steps. She likes to pride herself on preserving relics. Perhaps, she should. After all, she managed to preserve the bones of Luke, the burial shroud of Jesus and the cloth that covered his face, splinters of the Cross, and a large portion of the head plate that Pontius had nailed to the Cross, mocking the kinghood of Jesus. Yet that same church failed to preserve even a scrap of the original manuscripts of the books and epistles that form the New Testament. That seems awfully suspicious to me. Maybe a string of oversights and coincidences was responsible for the Catholic Church failing to preserve the sources of the New Testament. You can trust the Catholic Church if you wish. I do not. 163

REVELATIONS ******* Some of those who became disciples were zealots until they saw the Light through the teaching of Jesus. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, they spent the remainder of their lives as Apostles, doing their very best to spread the Good News and serve God as living lighthouses of the Truth and paragons of righteousness and wisdom. Their tasks left them very little time to dabble in politics or any other worldly distractions. By the way, it is part of a prophet's job to make political and social comments. That, however, is not the same as becoming directly involved in politics. Their involvement in social matters, in turn, is generally limited to warning and admonishing others, providing instruction, and serving as examples of how people are supposed to conduct themselves. But, as I have already said again and again, God might require a particular individual to become directly involved in politics, and/or perhaps, to become directly involved in sociopolitical matters of one sort or another. Unless He does so, however, it is best for the Children of God to limit themselves to serving him and their neighbors in humbler ways. Just striving to be a good Christian is more than demanding enough to keep most folks too busy to meddle in things not meant for them. ******* No spiritual ills were ever cured through politics. The best a political solution can do is cure the symptoms. Religions offer the best hope for curing the spiritual ills of the Earth's nations and peoples. When it is all said and done, though, it will take the direct intervention of God and the Son to finally affect a cure for our world's troubles. People could do it with the help of God and the Son. First, though, they would have to stop being eager to dance with the Devil. Alas, we are doomed to fail. Far too many of us try to do it all on our own and all that does is invite the Devil to dance with us. That is why humanity will have to suffer the coming depression and world war and other calamities, then suffer through the Days of Trials and Tribulations, followed by the punishments that the Son will administer after he returns. Do not let silly old me stand in your way. If you feel you must perpetuate more of the same old crap that has made God furious with most churches and more than a few who 164

REVELATIONS call themselves Christians, go for it. Be a political animal, like Hagee and others of his ilk. See how far it gets you. Maybe you can help elect another GW Bush. Would not that be wonderful? Then we can start a whole new series of ridiculous wars to further alienate more of America's neighbors and completely wear out the American military before she gets to the big fight with Russia and China, and their buddies. Anyone out there here about the praying grandmas? They are a group of elders from various ancient tribes from all around our world that meet a few times a year to perform rituals and pray for the spiritual health of humanity. Those foolish old ladies think that modern ways and means are destroying the Earth, their peoples, and all other cultures on our world. I salute them. They are far wiser than are our wisest politicians. ******* While America worries and frets about little monsters, such as terrorists, she makes enemies around the world. The big monstersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ones that will kill her--make inroads everywhere. China has made deals throughout the world, securing resources that help her expand her economy and build up her military. Russia, in turn, is making money hand over fist through oil and gas exports thanks to the prices of oil and gas rising partly on account of the tensions in the Middle East. She is also quietly building up her military. That is also true of the buddies of Russia and China--other members of the Shanghai Conference. Meanwhile, America is wearing out her military. Likewise, as she fights the silly wars that she is now waging, Chinese and Russian military intelligence agents get to watch and analyze the performance of the American military. And so, America is inadvertently teaching the Chinese and Russian armed forces how to fight America's armed forces. Iran and other nations are also enjoying free lessons regarding that subject. Sure, the terrorists are very dangerous. In their wildest dreams, they might be able to wreck a few American cities, and perhaps, even kill a few hundred thousand Americans. Russia still has an ample supply of city-killer missilesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;50-megaton monsters that can obliterate entire cities. Her military scientists are working on ways to make her missiles undetectable. Russia will share that information with China. By the way, Russia still has more nuclear weapons than does America, and as I 165

REVELATIONS have implied, more than a few of them are much more powerful than anything America can throw at Russia and China. Do not kid yourself, both Russia and China are still just as much America's foes as they ever were during the cold war. The coming depression will cause tensions between them and America to rise exponentially. The result will be a world war. Despite what seem like America's military advantages, Russia and China, and their friends and allies, will win such, though they will end up being devastated to one significant degree or another. In a recent dream, I was told that America will lose over half of her navy during the first year or so of the coming world war. The number 400,000 figured prominently in the dream and it did pertain to American sailors, soldiers, and airmen. I, however, was not told what the significance of that number is. Perhaps, that will be the number of casualties the American armed forces will suffer during the first year of the war. Whatever the case, I was told in another dream several years ago that there would be a naval confrontation, during the coming world war, in which the tonnage of ships lost and the number of casualties at sea, in the air, and on land will exceed the total of all naval battles that have occurred during the past few centuries combined, if not throughout history. I assumed that includes freighters and transports as well as warships. I saw part of the same battle, during a vision, and it was terrifying in the same way that Pearl Harbor was. Lastly, I have also been told that the number of casualties worldwide from the coming global conflagration will exceed four billion. In other words, the next world war will truly be awful on a scale that the people of the Earth have never before experienced. Then things will get even worse. Welcome to the future. ******* I hope and pray, and do whatever else I can do, to wake America up. But I am not certain America wants to wake up. God, however, is going to send her and her denizens a wakeup call that she cannot ignore sometime in the next few years. May it not be come too late to spare the Iraqi people and the folks of Afghanistan--and most likely Iran, and perhaps, also Syria and who knows where else-from total ruin thanks to America's "benevolence". May God's mercy salvage all of us from the follies of GW Bush and his cronies. ******* 166

REVELATIONS I did not say that Jesus made any political comments, either. He stayed far away from politics. But he did prophesy as to what would happen to the Jews of Judea/Palestine. In doing so, he was indirectly commenting on what was going to happen to them due to their political passions, which the zealots fanned. Their follies caused the Romans to squash them and destroy Jerusalem and its temple in the process. The lesson: Forget politics and concentrate on important matters, such as seeking wisdom and striving to become righteous, thus serving God. By the way, I do not vote. Not including spiritual concerns, participating in contests pitting demagogues against megalomaniacs, pretenders against narcissists, and jackasses against pigs and vipers is an exercise in futility. Of course, there are a few politicians who are truly good and decent, or at least, try to be. But very few of them get anywhere in politics, and even if they do, the masses of creeps in politics almost always thwart anything they try to do. Ironically, the primary problem of democracy and voting from a sociopolitical perspective is the voters themselves. Again and again, and again, they allow themselves to be played as fools. They say tell us the truth. Whenever someone dares to tell them the truth, however, they want to tar and feather them. [I am writing proverbially, of course.] Nevertheless, far too many voters tend to be hopelessly romantic. They fall in love too easily and get hurt only to remain anxious to fall in love again so that they can get hurt once more. Then there are the ideologues. They vote for whoever can BS them the best in the way they like being duped. So on and so forth. Politics is a cesspool. ******* It is not prideful and arrogant if God tells someone to do something regardless of what He requires them to do...If the churches had taught people rightly throughout American history, Rev King would not have needed to bother stirring up trouble for his cause. Again I repeat: All of the big problems and most of the lesser ones in our world and nation are due to spiritual ills. Cure them and all will work out wonderfully. But politics is a worldly matter. The Children of God should concentrate their energy and activities serving God, which generally translates into doing their best to cure the spiritual ills of the world, starting with those in themselves. 167

REVELATIONS ******* It is part of my job to make political comments. The prophets of Ancient Israel did likewise. But they did not generally become directly involved in the politics of their days. Neither do I. ******* Sorry, friend, but fighting for your rights as a Christian is hypocrisy at its worst. Christians should be meek and humble. Fighting for rights is what the ungodly do. It is prideful and arrogant, and lacks any measure of humility. Did Christ fight for his rights when a bunch of fanatics came to murder him? No, he did not. Turn the other cheek was his commandment. Being a crusader and acting assertively are improper conduct for a Child of God--unless God Himself commands one to be a crusader and act assertively, which He might. But do not think that He will require very many--if any--of His Children to act in such a manner. Now, as far as defending one's territory from bloodthirsty hordes: It is human nature to defend one's territory. God understands that. But it would still be best to forsake violence no matter what unless you are protecting a helpless person or animal. Even then, the use of force should be used sparingly and with great restraint. As for Moses, God appointed him to lead the Children of Israel. Sometimes, God does appoint leaders-political leaders. Moses was both a political and spiritual leader. But the vast majority of political leaders receive their power from Satan--he who rules the world and is the bestower of power and glory and the maker of nations and dominions. Politics in general is his domain. ******* I hope for your sake that you are right. From what I have been shown and taught by He who knows, however, many so-called Christians are going to be terribly disappointed when the horrors, tribulations, and woes of the near future arrive. Nevertheless, all of these theological discussions are interesting. But the most important concerns for the Children of God should be the attitudes they cultivate, what they say, and most important of all, how they act. Be as 168

REVELATIONS much like Jesus as possible in every way--do your utmost to be a paragon of righteousness and wisdom--and God will accept you. Perhaps, He will also protect you when the troubles come. There is much more to it all than I am allowed to say at this point. My main concern is that you and everyone else stop thinking that you know more than you actually do and understand things better than you do and start contemplating God's wisdom. Sure, the Bible is ripe with such. Yet I must admonish you to stop getting caught up in all of the little details and quit using the Bible as an excuse not to think. Those fine fellows who wrote its books and epistles were no better than are many of us. They were not perfect and their ability to understand God and the Truth was no more acute and accurate than is our ability to understand God and His ways. Despite how wondrous and fabulous it is, the Bible did not float down from Heaven one beautiful day all shiny and perfect. It was a collaboration between God and humans--people struggling to understand God, His wisdom, and the Truth. The Bible is also a living book and it has not been completed yet. Humanity's understanding of God and godly things is tiny compared to what we have yet learned. Both Heaven and Hell are much greater than we can yet fathom. That is also true of God's plans for humanity and the Earth. Those whom God spares from death will have a special destiny once the Son returns. Those who have died and are resurrected will not participate in things the same way that those who have never died will. That may not mean much to you. Perhaps, it should not. But it will to those that God chooses to spare from death and the brunt of the troubles that are coming. Anyway, may you and everyone else in this web group be chosen, or at least, taken in a timely fashion. For you cannot truly appreciate how awful things are going to get even before the Days of Trials and Tribulations come. May we all prosper in the ways of the Spirit and be blessed with godly wisdom. ******* You are correct. A Christian should not carry weapons. For love and faith are our greatest weapons. Likewise, Christians should honor no nation. Doing so is akin to idolatry. For they are citizens of the Kingdom of God and their only allegiance should be to God--not some flag or sociopolitical dogma. By the way, sir, I am not hateful-just frustrated. You and others in this group seem to close your 169

REVELATIONS minds to much of the truth, including the fact that God still interacts with His children just as He did in Biblical times. That means He teaches, corrects, guides, and inspires certain individuals--those who listen to Him. Others think they know more and understand things better than they do. So, they do not seem to bother listening to Him. That is unfortunate for them. He will not spare them from the brunt of the horrors, tribulations, and woes that are coming very soon. Likewise, He will not include them in His plans for humanity's future after the Days of Trials and Tribulations. Nothing is more difficult to open than a closed mind. ******* You do not seem to appreciate how great a role people have played in the process of producing the Bible--just like they did in forming the churches, which all turned out to be so wonderful that they cannot possibly be improved. Right? Be that as it may, you good folks seem to know more and understand things better than I do. Even so, I am smart enough to know that God does not wish me to keep trying to open the eyes and ears of those who refuse to see and hear. Still, I must tell you this: Three years from now, all of you are going to begin wishing that you had been more receptive. In less than seven, you will understand more than you will wish to understand. But it will be far too late to turn back from the paths you shall follow to that day of reckoning. Good luck. ******* Amen! That is why it is improper for the Children of God to become involved with worldly matters unless God directs them to do so. Let Him worry about the world and what to do with it. That is His providence. Ours is to serve Him however He requires. ******* As I said, God might just require you or any of us to become involved in sociopolitical matters of one sort or another. He may even ask you to become directly involved in politics. My job requires me to make comments about such concerns and to become involved--but only indirectly into politics. But politics is simply not the 170

REVELATIONS proper place for True Christians-- unless God says otherwise to any particular individual. Children of God do much more good for the world and for whatever nation they happen to be in by serving Him and being a paragon of righteousness and wisdom. Lead by example--not by trying to impose beliefs. ******* We each have our tasks and have been--or will be--taught what we need to know to accomplish them. But you are correct: God's will shall prevail one way or another. Still, He gives us choices. The Israelis and Palestinians have theirs. May they swallow their pride and choose wisely. ******* Concerning the Israeli-Palestinian situation: Of course, they will disagree and pride, along with vanity and self-righteousness, will poison anything they try to do together. Those are the main problems all peoples share. That is why I said their nation would be a beacon of righteousness and wisdom. Because to form it, they would have to overcome all of the spiritual ills that afflict the peoples of our world. Sorry to be contrary. But no one is going to e foolish enough to attack Israel with nuclear weapons any time soon. Besides, God has not yet withdrawn His protection of Israel and He will not until the end is nigh. The Tribulations will begin with the people of Europe looking for a savior to pull them out of the wreckage of their civilizations after the coming depression and world war. The Man of Sin and the False Prophet will offer them utopia and lead many nations astray throughout the world. Toward the end of that period, Israel will suffer destruction. But so, too, will all of her neighbors. Only Jordan will remain intact enough to provide the refugees of Israel sanctuary. At the end of the Thousand years, Satan will be allowed to tempt the people of our world again and lead most of them astray. Who knows how long that process will take? A few decades? A few centuries? A few millennia? Perhaps, a quarter of a million years or more? At the end of that epoch, history will repeat itself, destruction will threaten everyone, and Judgment Day will arrive. At least, that is what I believe.

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REVELATIONS ******* If you are a true Christian, you are not truly part of the world and your only nation is the Kingdom of God. Let the worldly worry about the things of the world. The Children of God should be concerned with serving God. If you think you should affect the nation, do so by example. Once you enter politics, however, you become part of the world and its political machinery. That is not the proper place for a Child of God to be. Politics tend corrupt from top to bottom. Notice how Jesus stayed away from sociopolitical matters. So, unless God tells you to become involved with such--and He might--it is best to stay away from them. It is enough for the Children of God to tend to spiritual matters. Such are our primary, secondary, and tertiary concerns. For the world is spiritually sick. Cure that disease and the political machinery will heal itself. ******* As I have stated in previous posts, I believe that every part of the Bible was inspired by God and that every part of it is ripe with either literal or figurative truth. Those who wrote it did their best to honor their duty. None of them consciously tried to mislead anyone. Beyond them, though, there is a long line of transcribers and translators, and theologians, who are responsible for producing the various versions of the Bible that we enjoy. Some of them did monkey with such--not necessarily for malicious reasons. At least, I believe so--with God's help in understanding such matters. ******* Unfortunately, the churches have made themselves part of the world through one compromise after another and by becoming involved with politics. The Catholic Church started that trend by committing adultery with Constantine and all of the emperors to follow. The True Church can be found in most of the churches, but not all of them. It is composed of true Christians. But they are in dire danger of being seduced and corrupted by the ways of the world. Americanism plays a huge role in that process. The Children of God had best separate themselves from Americanism [modernism and Western ways] very soon--or suffer with everyone else. 172

REVELATIONS ******* You are a nice person. Kill the messenger because you do not like the message. Is that in some part of the Torah I have failed to notice? Perhaps, I should have kept the incident to myself. But it profoundly affected me. As I said, I tried to overlook what my ex-in-laws said. It is understandable that they would feel the way they did. It is also sad. But they are not the only people who have expressed ideas that I have found deeply disturbing. All of the folks that I now work for treat me very nicely. The opinions that many of them express, however, are even more upsetting than anything my ex-in-laws ever espoused. They claim that they are Christians. Yet they hate Mexicans because Mexicans are different than they are. They also hate various other groups because they are different from them. According to them, anyone who is accused of a serious crime should be hung. It makes little difference whether or not they are guilty. Mitigating circumstances mean nothing to them. In their way of thinking, any country that disagrees with America should be bombed into submission. I could go on, but I am sure you get the picture. The trouble is that America is full of people like them. That is just another reason why our nation is doomed. [Yes--I realize that most people in America are not insane idiots. But far too many are. That is why the likes of GW Bush can steal one election, then get re-elected instead of tarred-and-feathered for being a lying screw-up of the first magnitude.] ******* Sadly, that is where they are headed. The real tragedy is that they will both lose much more than they can now appreciate. Together, the Jews and the Palestinians could work wonders. They could have the greatest nation on the Earth. Their nation would become a beacon of righteousness and wisdom. God would bless them a thousand fold if they would just love one another and cooperate. On a practical level, just imagine what they could accomplish by combining the Jewish genius and tenacity with Palestinian resourcefulness and passion. Both of them have much to offer the other. The sky is not even close to the limit of what they could accomplish together. Alas.... 173

REVELATIONS ******* Either the Israelis and Palestinians will learn to love one another and live together [as one nation, not two]--or they will perish together. It is their choice. The Holy Land is not big enough-nor is it meant--to host two nations. Two nations is an equation of competition and bitterness. One nation is their only real choice. ******* Amazing--a hands-off God. I guess He must be too busy to interact directly with His children nowadays. I wonder where He went on vacation. It must be His secretary that I have been dealing with. I am so glad you straightened me out.

******* Sorry, but he is playing games and I will not play along. I have already said what needs to be said [though I will write a general reply to such questions and inferences whenever I can get around to it]. Any further discussion is a waste of time. I am exactly who and what I claim to be. You and he, and everyone else, will find out sooner or later. If you and he want to know where I am coming from at this point in things, read my writings. Otherwise, think whatever you will about me and what I say. By the way, you should pay more attention to what I hinted about in my last letter. It is very important and could make a huge difference in how things work out for you later. But I will not give you any other clues than those that are in my writings, even though I sense that there are great prospects in you. Lastly, I shall tell you this: God never stopped giving revelations to us humans. The problem is that most people refuse to listen to Him. They think that they can hide behind religion and the Scriptures. Keep in mind that the Bible is the greatest, most wonderful and marvelous book ever written on this world. Every part of it was inspired by God. But it did not float down from Heaven one day, all shiny and perfect. People--imperfect prisms of the Truth--wrote it. Other imper-

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REVELATIONS inspired by God. But it did not float down from Heaven one day, all shiny and perfect. People--imperfect prisms of the Truth--wrote it. Other imperfect people transcribed it. More imperfect people translated it. And yet more imperfect people decided what went in and what was left out of it. Also, consider the fact that theologians of the Catholic Church were the caretakers of the books and epistles of the New Testament that we inherited. And Catholic theologians put it together with the Old Testament three centuries after the last of the Apostles died. When people say they trust the Word of God, they are only partly correct. They are also trusting the dubious integrity of Catholic theologians, as well as the fallibility of the men who wrote the books and epistles of the New Testament. Even so, the Bible deserves veneration. For the vast majority of what it says is true either literally or figuratively. Yet it should not be treated as the idol that it has become. It is not the end of all knowledge and revelation. I have seen the Bible that God keeps and have read parts of it. Such is much larger than our versions of the Bible. By larger, I mean that it contains at least three times as much writing as ours do and possibly more than four times as much. Revelation is not placed all that close to the final books and epistles within it. I was blessed to have been allowed to read parts of two of the books placed after Revelation. Lastly, I know what I am talking about when it comes to writings inspired by God. He has blessed me by allowing me to pen such writings. There are four different ways that occurs and I have penned writings in three of those categories. The first of those occurs through experience or knowledge combined with direct and/or indirect inspiration. The Gospels are examples of that. The next type is through direct inspiration whereby God inspires the writing, sentiment for sentiment, such as Paul's epistles. The third type is allegorical, whereby the author writes a coherent manuscript derived from mystical experiences. Much of Revelation is an example of that. The last type of inspired writing comes about by God writing through the author. Much of Daniel is an example of that. My apocalyptic writings fit in the last three categories. Like all of the writers of the Bible, I am an imperfect prism. But, as is the case with the writings of the Bible, the vast majority of what my apocalyptic writings reveal will prove to be truthful--like it or not. Subject: The Nature of the Christ and the Holy Trinity Let God and your conscience be your guides. If you do not choose to believe what I say, good for you. My job is to deliver mes176

REVELATIONS sages--not decide for others what they shall believe. Everyone is responsible for their own choices. If I am a fool as many say, then you will have chosen correctly by rejecting my messages. Otherwise, you will probably end up sorely regretting that you rejected what I have imparted. I can offer no proof that I am what I am other than my sincerity. From what I understand about the situation, God will open the eyes and ears of those who are meant to believe. Good luck to you and everyone else. If you survive for a few more years, you will begin to learn what it is to truly be filled with worry, dread, and apprehension. Hope will no longer be your friend--unless you are among those God shall choose to preserve. You will also begin to appreciate the little things, such as food and water. If you are lucky, you might still enjoy relatively secure shelter for a while after the judgments of God bring America to her knees and sorely trouble most of the remainder of the Earth's nations. Then things will start getting real nasty. Only those who repent and shed themselves of the corruptions fostered by Americanism--and become truly righteous and wise--will be spared the brunt of the horrors, tribulations, and woes that will turn life for the vast majority of Americans and their neighbors into a living nightmare. Being a "good Christian" as that term has come to mean will not be nearly good enough to please God enough for Him to spare them from the troubles that are coming. ******* I am no scholar. So, I cannot say what is supposedly allowed or disallowed in the New Testament, concerning prophecy. All I do know is that God gives revelations to me and has asked me to be His emissary. I have been prophesying since I was a child. Believe me if you wish. Reject me if you feel you must. Or contemplate what I have revealed, watch for signs of trouble in the world, and see how it all works out. From a personal perspective, it seems to me that God sends prophets whenever times of dire trouble are at hand. He does so to warn His children to expect trouble and prepare for it. Likewise, He does so to warn everyone else that they has best change for the better or suffer the consequences. As it is, God never pours out His wrath on any nation or on the world without first giving fair warning. He is presently brewing the potion that He will pour out of His cup of wrath onto America, as well as onto various other nations, in the rel177

REVELATIONS atively near future. America, however, will receive the brunt of the judgments that God has decreed. Consequently, she shall suffer horribly and be fatally wounded in the process. Her days are numbered. Anyway, I have enjoyed and suffered through all sorts of mystical experiences. God and the Christ have spoken directly to me on numerous occasions. [They speak directly to lots of folks.] I have seen them face-to-face in visions and dreams. They have told me much and shown much to me--not all of which I am allowed to reveal at this point. Even so, I sometimes also receive revelations in dreams [and various other types of mystical experiences] that I cannot directly contribute to God. An example of that occurred today. In a dream, I saw the specter of Saddam looming over Bagdad. He looked satisfied and proud. Someone in the dream told me that big trouble is coming to Iraq, especially in its northwestern quarter. Many of the inhabitants of that part of Iraq had fled. Most others were hiding. I had the feeling that America and her soldiers in that region will not welcome whatever is coming. Maybe the dream means exactly what it seems to suggest. Or perhaps, it was just a dream. I suspect that it does mean something. But I have no idea when the trouble might arrive. Whether it has anything to do with that or not, I have the funny feeling that there will be a notable spike in casualties for the American forces toward the end of May (2007) and especially the beginning of June, most likely--but not necessarily--involving the loss of some aircraft. We'll see. ******* I like the way you replied to my last post. But you still have a lot to learn. It would do you well to start reading what I write more carefully and stop taking things out of context, and twisting them to fit your preconceived notions—a habit that all Bible-thumping literalists seem fond of engaging in. Yes, Paul was an Apostle. But he was also a fanatic—the same fanatic who ran around shouting that Jesus was coming back any day now, any week now, any month now, any year now. Well, we all know how right he was about that. Now, if you knew the Scriptures as well as you think you do, then you would recall that Jesus himself said that he was less than perfect. In the same breath, he proclaimed that only the Father is perfect. As for John 17—think whatever you will. But, if you think that someone who embraces the ―right theology‖ but acts badly and has a bad attitude 178

REVELATIONS will get a free pass from the Christ, then you are fooling yourself. Attitudes and actions are what God and the Christ care about the most. Many of the Pharisees that Jesus encountered believed what they were supposed to believe, concerning the prevailing theology of the day. Likewise, they acted rightly according to the Law. Their attitude, however, sucked and they found ways to use the letter of the Law to defeat the spirit of the Law. And so, Jesus still condemned them because they were essentially human vipers and swine. Dutch lady, it must be wonderful to live on the top of the Mountain of Moral Certitude with all of your fellow saints. All of us mere mortals must seem so small and pathetic from your vantage point. Just be careful that the winds you stir do not slap you off your holy summit someday. It is a very long fall to the bottom of the Abyss, dear one. I am betting that your pride will flee from you long before you find out just how ugly and horrible Hell is. To all of you who think that it is your duty to take up your swords of sociopolitical justice and traipse about as caped crusaders, saving the world from Evil: Why waste your time going after small fish, such as drug dealers? Go for the really big fishâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the ones that are harming our world the most. You could start with the credit-card companies, financiers, and bankers. They are the enablers of consumerism. Then you could wipe out the advertisers, merchants, entrepreneurs, and industrialists who do the most to perpetuate commercialism. Next, you should seek out and destroy the politicians, religious leaders, scholars, and capitalists who do the most to promote commercialism. Do not forget the developers and lumber companies who are destroying our world at a rate of several thousand acres every hour. But it would be unfair if you neglected to punish the typical, average American, European, Latin American, Asian, African, Australian, and islander. For they support commercialism and all of the other destructive ways and means of the worldly systems that are ruining them, while wrecking our world. Better yet, you could leave it up to God to deal with Evilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; unless He appoints you to the exalted status of caped crusader. Meanwhile, you should study what Jesus said and did, and adopt his attitude. If you care to recall, he never indulged any sociopolitical exercises by parading about as a caped crusader saving the world from Evil. He never even indulged in any sociopolitical debates. Among the few instances when he interceded to stop Evil in its tracks was when the mob of do-gooders wanted to stone the adulte179

REVELATIONS ress. What did he do? I believe he told them that he who is without sin should cast the first stone. Teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sorry to hear about your ailments. We are all hoping and praying for your recovery. By the way, I apologize if I might have seemed insulting when I contacted you via Email. I was having a really bad day in a really bad week of a really awful month. Nothing much has improved. Anyway, you seem like a very intelligent, knowledgeable fellow who is caring and kind. I thoroughly agree with you, regarding all of the various heretical sects and fringe groups that you have mentioned. There are and have long been numerous preachers who are essentially ministers of Evil and Darkness in disguise, leading countless souls astray. False prophets outnumber true prophets many thousands to one. Now, perhaps, I misinterpreted what you were trying to say in a recent post, concerning the Catholic Church. If you were insinuating that she is evil, then you are correct. The Catholic Church began wandering off track from the very beginning. By the time that she became tangled up with Constantineâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s machinations and sold her soul to the Devil, she was already well on her way to becoming a harlot queen. Satan is quite proud of what he has accomplished through her. The problem is that all protestant churches and their offspring are harlots, too. As it just so happens, the theology that you so slavishly triumph is essentially the basic theology of Catholicism. Remember, she remained in control of the development of so-called Christianity from the third generation of the Church until the Orthodox Church split away from her in the Eleventh century. But, even before then, those who formed her roots had already begun bending orthodox theology to fit their agenda, which became her agenda. You would do well to contemplate what Jesus said and how he acted. For he alone is the seed of true Christian theology. Through him, truth flowed unpolluted. He never proclaimed himself to be God. He made it clear that the Father is greater than he is and that the Father sent him and that he serves the Father, that he represents the Father, and that the Father gave him the authority to do whatever he might. There is no equality in that equation. The Father is above everyone and everything, including the Christâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;His Glorified Son who sent the Holy Spirit to us as our Comforter and Mentor. As it is, God, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit speak to all believers. They have done so from the beginning and continue to do so now. Meanwhile, the churches have always endeavored to lord over believers and make them beholden to the churches. They do so 180

REVELATIONS through various means, including insisting that the faithful follow their teachings without question. But, if you care to recall, Jesus rebelled against such nonsense and condemned the masters of Judaism as hypocrites and tried to teach the Truth to anyone who would listenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; developments that made him the enemy of the Jewish priests and their cronies who ended up causing him to be crucified. God, in turn, appreciates those who question Him and think on their ownâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just as long as they do not get carried away with it. Abraham is a wonderful example of that. Like I have tried to tell you good folks, God sent me to speak for Him. I have done my best and will not gain any brownie points if you or anyone else listens. Neither will I lose any brownie points if you and everyone else insist on remaining blind and deaf to the truths that I have been appointed to convey. But it saddens me that most of you stubbornly refuse to open your eyes and ears, and engage your brains. For you will have to pay dearly for your obstinance. Meanwhile, you could be helping me wake up others to what is coming and help spare them from the horrors, deprivations, and terrors that will otherwise overtake them. ****** A significant part of me wishes that I could agree with you about a new start. But I am afraid there will be no happy ending this time. Excuse me for playing the prophet card, but long ago God began showing me glimpses of where things were headed. Not to brag, but I have literally enjoyed and suffered through far too many mystical experiences (visions, dreams, direct revelations, etc) than I can possibly recount. Not a single one of them favored America in any way. A few years ago, I was told that the coming depression will be of a magnitude three times greater than that of the so-called Great depression. Likewise, I have been told in many ways and many times that the coming troubles will lead to World War III and that America will not survive such. Russia, China, and their allies will kill her--and very few inhabitants of America will survive. America is doomed and God will never allow her to rise again. He has cursed her and condemned her to the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. She will suffer a fatal wound one night in her 237th year and be a corpse rotting in the winds and rains of history before 2017 ends. To punish the good people of America for their stubborn stupidity and wicked181

REVELATIONS ness, God is going to make the vast majority of them suffer very sorely before He allows them to perish. In the meantime, He is going to humiliate America, while taking away her wealth, her power, and her pride. As it is, He must destroy her. He showed me what would happen if He neglected to do so. The Earth would become as dead as is Mars in a little over another generation or so. That is because Americanism is a cancer for the Earth and it is malignant. We humans were not put here to live like swine who believe too much is never enough and that we have some sort of mandate to do to our world whatever our pride, vanity, greed, and foolishness deems desirable or necessary. ******* The man that I have been shown, who shall become the Antichrist, looks nothing like Woody Allen. He does, however, look very Slavic-with an angular face that features a high, broad forehead and deep-set eyes. When he was younger, he wore his hair long. It is presently short. Nevertheless, he is preparing to ascend. But he will not assume much power until after America dies and World War III ends. In the aftermath of that global calamity, he will offer the Europeans hope and they will flock to him in droves. If Japan survives, her people will fall in love with him. Now, his nation of the future might be aligned with whatever survives of Russia. Though I have yet not been given any specific revelations concerning Russia after the coming world war, I seriously doubt that she will be a big player in the so-called End Times events. Now, the Antichrist's future nation might incorporate the remnants of Russia. But I doubt there will be much of Russia left worth having. Though she and China will finish off America, neither of them will survive intact. China, however, will recover and eventually challenge the Antichrist. That is why all of those future armies will converge on Israel-Palestine. They will not be heading there to join forces. Rather, they will gather to settle scores and determine which of them shall rule the Earth. Of course, if God allowed them to do so, nobody and nothing would survive their confrontation. They will be furious that God shall interfere with their stupidity, and so, shall dare to oppose the returning Son, whose forces will, of course, annihilate them. America shall soon get a glimpse of some of the tribulations and woes that await her. By the middle of next month (August), her 182

REVELATIONS economic prospects will lurch past the point of no return. From then on, those prospects will become a roller coaster ride undulating ever downward. Around September 8, 2008, America will be rattled by very unfortunate developments. At the very least, her economy will stumble around that time. But there is the distinct possibility that something momentous will occur, which shall overshadow September 11, 2001. In fact, I would bet on it. My fears concerning what shall happen around that time are not rooted in what I would call prophetic revelation. At least, not directly. I have received information in dreams and premonitions, concerning this coming September. But I cannot say for certain that God has revealed what I have been shown and told regarding such. Maybe He has. Whatever the case, you can bet the proverbial farm that the last four months of this year will become an ever-darker period for America and that next year will be even darker and more worrisome, especially through the first half of such. The truth is that every year from now on will be worse for America than will each preceding year. Around the ides of April 2014, she will suffer a fatal blow. Like Revelation implies, she will be destroyed in a single night. Even so, enough life will be left in her for her to linger for a few more years, though she will continue dying the entire time--and the survivors among her inhabitants will suffer terribly, ceaselessly. Then, before the end of 2017, she will become a rotting corpse and not much more than one percent of her population will survive beyond that point. For most of those who do manage to hang on, their troubles will only get worse and worse. Ironically, some isolated elements of America's government will survive her cataclysm mostly in the form of military and paramilitary forces. They will incorporate some refugees and God will use them to keep the forces of the Antichrist and those of other nations at bay. Not that the Europeans or anyone else outside the Western Hemisphere will have the spare time or resources to bother trying to conquer and colonize the Americas. They will, in fact, have all that they can handle just struggling to gather up their own piece and keep them together. In other words, the world outside the Americas is going to be a huge mess for several years following the end of World War III. After things start improving, the nations in the Eastern Hemisphere will then become busy trying to build up their forces and outmaneuver one another. And so, they will remain unable to spare the time and resources to make any serious attempt to conquer and colonize the Americas. The bottom line is that the 183

REVELATIONS Americas will serve as a vast reserve dotted with safe havens for the Children of God. The peoples of those sanctuaries, however, will not exactly be friends with very many of the surviving elements of either America's government or any other remnant government in the Americas. After the Son returns, he will deal with them--and they will cease to exist. No remnant government or any other type of government will survive anywhere on the Earth after the Son unleashes his wrath. Anyway, believe whatever you will about the RCC and her place in prophecy or lack of it. Such is essentially a small matter. For, unless you move to Europe and survive the tribulations and woes leading up to the so-called End Times events, it will not matter very much. Neither will anything concerning the Antichrist. Now, God has shown to me in two different visions that the Great Whore of Babylon does at least symbolize America. [I am not conceding to your view. I just do not wish to waste time and energy continuing to argue about it.] I have already mentioned the first instance (the vision that I had when I was seven years old). The second vision is recounted in The Apocalypse of Jeremiah. It occurred in February of 1986 and was one in a series of visions and revelatory dreams from God that taught me much of what I know about how things really are and why what is going to happen to whom. God seldom tells me when things are going to occur. But He has given me various abilities, which help me figure out when what shall occur where. I am still struggling to sharpen those abilities. But I usually hit the proverbial nail on the head--more or less--anyway. Feel free to share any revelations that enlighten you. Peace and love, James Trusty Emissary of God

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