Posted on 11/08/2013 6:16:40 AM PST by xzins
Hey, reader: have you ever noticed the lack of men in our culture nowadays?
You haven’t?
Well, then allow me to be the first to tell you that you’re either…
a. Blind, undoubtedly deaf and you probably live in a van down by the river.
b. You’re simply not paying attention.
c. You are too young to have a historical reference point to when men were actually men and not giddy and roughed X-Factor hopefuls, or turkey-necked, unprincipled politicians, or earring sporting “ministers” of the “gospel”.
d. All of the above.
Now … please note that I didn’t say males but men; mature and responsible, demon-threatening machines who love leadership, the struggle and aren’t afraid to face head on internal or external obstacles and rank rubbish without crying like a chick about it.
This type of man is symbolized biblically in the prophet, patriarch, warrior and wild man; this is whom I am talking about as being more absent from our milieu than Miley Virus would be during an Os Guinness discussion about the leadership merits of Washington, Wilberforce and Solzhenitsyn.
I think this en masse societal distancing from masculinity and the systematic wussification of the male imago in a puerile environment of political correctness is more than just a flighty phenomenon. I think it’s a divine judgment.
I’m beginning to think old Yahweh is allowing this nation’s emasculation and letting American men morph into one big mangina. It’s not as dramatic as his previous plagues, but its effective, none-the-less, once the Peter Pans begin to rule the roost.
Yep, I still believe there is a God, and yes, I believe he’s still in the business of kicking a nation’s ass if it gets out of line; and by the looks of things, we’re out of line. Like, way out. Like, way, way, way out of line.
Like it or not, in biblical times God, if you take the Scripture straight, as I do my whisky, waylaid his wayward people when they became contumacious.
Typically, God usually did it via his normal tool bag of plagues, enemy attacks, pestilence, famine, festering butt itches, or through the means of a natural disaster like Barack Obama. Y’know … just a little “sumthin-sumthin” to wake up his people in an attempt to bring them back to their senses where they cease and desist their imitation of the various vacuous and idolatrous nations that surrounded them.
However, there is one holy butt whuppin’ that I find rather interesting and disturbing, which I’ve never heard pointed out by the increasingly scarce prophetic voices filling pulpits nowadays. It is the negative sanction Jehovah levied on Israel in Isaiah chapter three wherein he removed masculine leadership and the warrior from their midst, and egotistical chicks and Peter Pans ran the show.
Here’s a brief synopsis of Israel’s situation and God’s unique judgment of their rebelliousness drawn from Isaiah 3: 1- 26.
1. The Problem: Isa.3: 8,9,16-24 — Israel and Judah’s speech and actions were rebellious, arrogant, and seductive. Sound familiar?
2. The Lord Arises to Contend: Isa.3: 13,14 — The sin of God’s people brings on the holy “two-by-four” from heaven. Please note: God didn’t let their crap slide.
3. The Judgment: Isa.3: 1-5 — God didn’t send a plague but instead he simply allowed for the systematic removal of masculine men from their nation; mighty men and warriors became a rare bird. Not only that but there was an eradication of judges, prophets, elders, captains of fifty, and honorable men. Does this ring a bell?
4. The Replacement Killers: Isa.3: 4-12 – The tools that filled the now vacant void of manly leadership roles were “lads” together with “capricious children and women (who) rule[d] them.” In other words, they said buh-bye to men of character, strength and integrity and said hello to flighty, whimsical narcissistic women and childish punks to govern their land.
5. The Resultant Affects: Isa.3: 5,12,25,26 — The people were oppressed, youths stormed against the elders, the nobody was exalted over the somebody, spiritual deception ensued, the young men who would be men got squashed, the mighty ones died in battle, and eventually the nation regretted their chosen pusillanimous path and the land ultimately turned to crap.
Let’s recap shall we?
In Isaiah three, when God wanted to get the attention of his people who were in the process of blowing him off, in this instance, he simply removed masculine men from their midst and allowed selfish women and capricious males to run the place into the ground.
When the strong male presence was gone, then these three things became manifest in ancient Israel.
1. Israel’s prosperity got kicked to the curb.
2. Israel’s defenses against their enemy’s onslaughts weakened dramatically. Duh.
3. Israel’s captivity by enemy nations became not an “if” but a “when” venture. Indeed, minus testosterone in the house, it was just a matter of time before they became one of the surrounding nation’s prison chicks.
And that concludes our little lesson from Isaiah chapter three.
No doubt, the caterwaulers will dog pile on me and call me nutty for even believing in God, believing he still doles out blessings and curses and that America could be in the crosshairs for committing similar infractions as ancient Israel. Which is cool. I get it. Being a Christian ain’t en vogue nowadays. To which I offer this challenge to the naysayers:
Go ahead, ridicule God, mock his standards and do the opposite of what his word says. Go for it. I dare you. Also, continue to morph boys into sensitive little girls. Mandate that the Marines wear girly covers. Make the rest of our military kinder and gentler. Exalt metrosexuality, skinny jeans and weepy men who wear long scarfs and women’s deep V T-shirts. Knock yourself out.
In addition, continue to elect spineless and vapid narcissists to office. The more the merrier. Blow off traditional values and elevate the freakiest stuff known to mankind. Let’s see what happens. Let’s see what happens when EBT cards and an entitlement culture take root in this formally can-do nation. Go for it, no nuts. Go ahead and say character doesn’t matter and ridicule masculine traits. I’m sure China, Islam, Russia, and our neighbors down south and Communists worldwide will cheer you on and support your push for Emasculation Nation.
I’m also equally sure that as the anti-masculine crowd sees the obliteration of strong, principled dudes within our nation they’ll be giddy and, no doubt, it’ll feel like an emancipation; but I’ve got a feeling that this “freedom” will be short lived and our new path will lead to a brick wall, as it did in Isaiah chapter three.
But who knows? Maybe, the Bible could be full of fairy tales and Obama could really be on to something. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see, eh?
Hi xzins,
Author says this: “The Replacement Killers: Isa.3: 4-12 – The tools that filled the now vacant void of manly leadership roles were “lads” together with “capricious children and women (who) rule[d] them.” In other words, they said buh-bye to men of character, strength and integrity and said hello to flighty, whimsical narcissistic women and childish punks to govern their land.”
The portion you posted does not say “capricious children and women (who) rule[d] them.” Do you know what version author uses? And what version did yours come from?
Also, in a subsequent post you mention Sarah Palin and I just want to clarify whether or not you are saying that Sarah Palin is the kind of woman the author (and possibly the Scripture portion) is talking about.
Thanks! Just want to understand this portion better and how to apply it to my understanding of the world today.
Interesting article and I agree, for the most part, with it.
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I don’t know the author’s version of the bible. I posted the NIV.
The point about Sarah Palin was that men apparently have shied away from leadership even among conservatives, and the evidence is that their leader was a woman...Sarah Palin...not that she is an ungodly woman.
I agree with your post. I would add that, generally speaking, we are not electing these men to positions of power (to rule over us, if you will).
yep
The Harbinger by Cahn.
Www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GyZZmhE66k
Just to be “safe”, I’m making sure my preps are in order before Sept 2015...
The best post and info I have read here on FR xzins!
Usually when the bible is quoted anywhere on the net and opinions follow, I’ll grab the bible and see for myself, usually to find the verse was misquoted or misinterpreted (ie - Sell your cloak for a sword, often misinterpreted IMO). This post was dead on.
I really believe Christian men need to study up on this subject. We have become soft. My problem has always been the New Testament and never seeing anything about physically standing up to tyranny and evil. It’s all about love and faith which I understand but when or how does a believer confront issues we face today. At some time the gloves have to come off. Can the gloves only come off when the Govt says so as when they declare a war? Can men declare war?
Yes, we have a lot of tough guys today (huge athletes, MMA guys, brawlers, muscled ghetto thugs etc), but no tough guys to lead the good cause and have the courage to make a stand against the forces that are getting stronger every minute.
I object! Sheldon is nowhere near as narcissistic or pretentious!
Plus, Sheldon is funny. The judge told him “I know, I went to law school.” To which Sheldon replied without missing a beat “Yes, and I see you made it all the way to traffic court!”
God has turned America over to its retrobate mind. The Bible says He will and He has. America in my humble opinion has been judged. It has been found wanting. America will fall. God is going to see to it. A lot of Bible believers say “where is America in prophesy? Surely a great nation like America should be mentioned.” Well, it is. America, or whatever it is called by then, and under some type of flag, maybe the Antichrist’s new flag and not our current one, will gather with all the nations of the world at the Valley of Meggido. There, what was America will get its final judgment as it is destroyed along with everyone else. God gave us what we wanted. America wanted a homosexual loving, baby murdering, Muslin, Jew and Christian hating thug. It got it. Great job America. Now, those who can, get on your knees and ask the Lord for forgiveness while you can. Time grows short. He is coming!!!
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Theodore, I’d like to make a comparison. You say they dress effeminate to attract women. Could be.
Now what I’m about to write is in no way stating that this is the definition of a man.
Look at the 70s and more to the 80s. Hard Rock, Metal, LA Metal bands. These guys dressed and looked effeminate but NEVER acted it. They wanted and got women and levels that are incalculable.
If you gave them lip the brawl was on. They didn’t put up with crap and said their mind. Now one could say that is immaturity and I would not disagree. My point is that today’ effeminate boy/teen/man is nothing like the guys 25 years ago.
Also notice it’s mostly white boys/men. Black and Hispanics not so much.
Thanks for the response. I just re-read the portion you posted and see that the NIV says “women rule over them” in v. 12.
What a crock! God is not doing anything of the kind; the blame is on all of those who voted for these RINOs and democrats, who refused to vote for someone whose positions or religion does not exactly match theirs even though it meant that this Nazi regime would stay in office. God let’s you dig your own hole to hell and it is up to you to pull yourself and the rest of the country out of this mistake. You can pray for relief until you’re blue in the face but God isn’t going to sweep them away in a flood or rain of fire when the needed changes are up to you.
so what do we do? Just get run over? Die off? Let our kids get the brunt? When is it time to get it done?
Not calling you out LambSlave, just asking questions. I have my own opinions, just wondering what others here have to say.
“Today’s men may be using the “effiminate” part as an act to attract women.”
If so, they’re way off base, at least for me. Give me Gerald McRaney, Tom Selleck, Brian Dennehy, Bruce Willis, and guys like that. The metrosexual look is a major turnoff.
OTOH, you really don't want to see all 300+ lbs of me in a Speedo...
OK, so do we just go along for the ride? Is it futile? Leave like our forefathers and start a new nation?
Don’t see the NWO like that BTW.
You may be very well right but just to accept it is more than a bitter pill. I guess if one was old with no children I could see accepting this possible inevitability, but if you have kids, I hope their is a better way.
Logical outcome of the feminists’ War On Boys that has been ongoing since the 1960’s.
...pretty much says it all...
>>>My problem has always been the New Testament and never seeing anything about physically standing up to tyranny and evil. It’s all about love and faith which I understand but when or how does a believer confront issues we face today. At some time the gloves have to come off.<<<
You hit exactly on something I’ve wondered about myself! Altho, I tend to look at the entire Scripture rather than just at one part or another (ie, the Old Testament AND the New rather than the Old VS the New). When I look at the “whole,” I do see instances of physically standing up to tyranny and evil.
But the question still remains for me: What are we supposed to DO about this horror we face? I don’t like the feeling that I’m being steam-rolled and unable to DO anything about it!
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