1. Folks who are stubbornly determined to hold onto historic constructions on reality are doomed to suffer at least great disappointment, if not their lives depending on circumstances.
1.1 I'm NOT talking about foundational realities in the sense of TRUEST TRUTH etc. I am talking about a lot of things we considered immoveable and unchangeable will be proven not to be so--e.g. California fires and the exotic weapons fingerprints thereof.
1.2 i.e. the science of physics redefining extremely foundational 'reality' as we know it to be quite different from what we'd been earlier taught.
1.3 i.e. people, institutions, forces holding sway in the world are not what they have pretended to be for maybe centuries and certainly decades. etc.
2. SECURITY is not to be found in human or standard flesh-focused tangibles. SECURITY is to increasingly be found literally IN CHRIST ALONE.
3. TRUTH unfounded on or disconnected from THE TRUTH WHO IS CHRIST will increasingly turn out to be flawed at best if not deceptively deadly.
4. Even seeming tangible reality as depicted in the media will increasingly be shown to be turned upside down and inside out such that the Biblical warning about "men's hearts failing for fear" will become a common reality.
5. The very fabric of tangible and social and psychological realities will be increasingly seen to fray--often to the point of disintegration. There will be no other logs in the hurricane; no other pillars to cling to but CHRIST ALONE.
6. I think it was Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars--flying his fighter in the canyon on the death star--the voice of OBIWAN instructs him to merely tune into 'the Force' to fly under the guidance of 'the Force.' I deny the eastern religion aspect of that. HOWEVER, it is a good metaphor for living under Holy Spirit's guidance.
6.1 There will be increasing times of lengthening duration when we are in the midst of such chaos and confusion TUNING INTO HOLY SPIRIT AND FOLLOWING HIS MOMENT BY MOMENT INSTRUCTIONS will be our ONLY HOPE.
7. The California fires with all their literal "HIGH STRANGENESS" are but a tip of a huge and very evil iceberg. I think that the increasing manifestations of that ugly iceberg battling against POTUS TRUMP's Godly efforts are part of what has turned his anger up to a white heat.
7.1 Some of the average even patriotic, Christian citizens need to allow our Godly anger (& sin now) to surface and motivate us to more diligence, more self-control, more prepping, more taking up the jawbown of an ass and slaying (figuratively, so far) a lot of Philistines. i.e. at least doing spiritual prayer warfare.
I started going through Q’s drops about Satan and warfare. Only because I know this is a HUGE spiritual battle for the world, actually, (precipice and all) which led me to wonder about the battles in the OT, and if there was a difference between Israel’s (10 northern tribes) and Judah’s actual battles. I only gathered the info late last night but I’ll see where it takes me.
I wonder if Sec of Def Mattis could recommend a book on the spiritual warfare needed to save a nation and the world from being overcome by Satan?
Gotta go blow leaves before sundown. But, quickly.
I _might_ respond by PM later or tomorrow. Likely tomorrow.
Good questions but only tangentially related to Q so, I’ll leave this alone on-forum; other than....
Have you asked these questions of your pastor?
Hey, Christian sparing buddy . . . I wonder how much of the following you might agree with, or not.
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Jocko, I’m not sure I understand your decision to use this thread to debate someone on religion, particularly after I’ve made repeated requests that such debates occur via PM or on a religion thread. Can you enlighten me?