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An 80 year old prophecy??? Maybe!

I was reminded of this famous book by C.S. Lewis, “The Screwtape Letters” written nearly 80 years ago. Amazing how this could have been written today:

One young devil asked the old man: “How did you manage to bring so many souls to hell?” The old devil answered: “I instilled fear in them!” Answers the youngster: “Great job! And what were they afraid of? Wars? Hunger?” Answers the man: “No, they were afraid of the disease!” For this youngster: “Does this mean they didn’t get sick? Are they not dead? There was no rescue for them?” The old man answered: “but no . . . they got sick, died, and the rescue was there.”

The young devil, surprised, answered: “Then I don’t understand???” The old man answered: “You know they believed the only thing they have to keep at any cost is their lives. They stopped hugging, greeting each other. They’ve moved away from each other. They gave up all social contacts and everything that was human! Later they ran out of money, lost their jobs, but that was their choice because they were afraid for their lives, that’s why they quit their jobs without even having bread. They believed blindly everything they heard and read in the papers. They gave up their freedoms, they didn’t leave their own homes literally anywhere. They stopped visiting family and friends. The world turned into such a concentration camp, without forcing them into captivity. They accepted everything!!! Just to live at least one more miserable day . . . And so living, they died every day!!! And that’s how it was very easy for me to take their miserable souls to hell..... ′′

C.S. Lewis in 1942 - Old Devil’s Letters To Youngster.


509 posted on 02/26/2021 7:58:52 AM PST by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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President Trump to speak at CPAC on 2/28/2021.

2+2+8+2+2+1=?


511 posted on 02/26/2021 8:09:13 AM PST by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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Excellent. Thank you.

This is going on my “About” page.


514 posted on 02/26/2021 8:18:55 AM PST by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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To: numberonepal

An 80 year old prophecy??? Maybe!


That one sounded to good to be true, and apparently, it’s fake:

https://essentialcslewis.com/2020/06/20/ccslq-55-another-fake-screwtape-quote-souls-to-hell/


518 posted on 02/26/2021 8:23:53 AM PST by 17strings (If you've posted a good meme or cat .gif, chances are I've stolen it!)
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To: numberonepal

-—very-— interesting !!!!


519 posted on 02/26/2021 8:25:11 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000))
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To: numberonepal

I sent the CS Lewis passage to all my friends. Great stuff!


567 posted on 02/26/2021 9:55:25 AM PST by Melian (Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. ~ Gimli)
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That’s a good quote.


647 posted on 02/26/2021 12:26:27 PM PST by CJ Wolf (wwg1wga Godwins; what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them.. )
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