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 havent?
Well, then allow me to be the first to tell you that youre either
a. Blind, undoubtedly deaf and you probably live in a van down by the river.
b. Youre 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c. You are too young to have a historical reference point to when men were actually men and not giddy and roughed X-Factor hopefuls, or turkey-necked, unprincipled politicians, or earring sporting ministers of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 didnt say males but men; mature and responsible, demon-threatening machines who love leadership, the struggle and arent 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 its a divine judgment.
Im beginning to think old Yahweh is allowing this nations emasculation and letting American men morph into one big mangina. Its 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 hes still in the business of kicking a nations ass if it gets out of line; and by the looks of things, were 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. Yknow 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 Ive 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.
Heres a brief synopsis of Israels situation and Gods unique judgment of their rebelliousness drawn from Isaiah 3: 1- 26.
1. The Problem: Isa.3: 8,9,16-24 Israel and Judahs speech and actions were rebellious, arrogant, and seductive. Sound familiar?
2. The Lord Arises to Contend: Isa.3: 13,14 The sin of Gods people brings on the holy two-by-four from heaven. Please note: God didnt let their crap slide.
3. The Judgment: Isa.3: 1-5 God didnt 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.
Lets 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. Israels prosperity got kicked to the curb.
2. Israels defenses against their enemys onslaughts weakened dramatically. Duh.
3. Israels 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 nations 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 aint 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 womens 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. Lets see what happens. Lets 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 doesnt matter and ridicule masculine traits. Im sure China, Islam, Russia, and our neighbors down south and Communists worldwide will cheer you on and support your push for Emasculation Nation.
Im also equally sure that as the anti-masculine crowd sees the obliteration of strong, principled dudes within our nation theyll be giddy and, no doubt, itll feel like an emancipation; but Ive 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 well just have to wait and see, eh?
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Good response! But it is still difficult if one is strictly looking to the Holy Word for an answer.
Thank you for your contribution, again.
Heard at the KofC hall last night, “I’d rather be under the Queen of England”.
OTOH, you really don’t want to see all 300+ lbs of me in a Speedo...
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NO, but consider all the yards of fabric that boys are wearing. Surely there could be a happy medium. Why do they think that almost-skirts on the beach are attractive?
Consider high school dress wear. Boys are in baggy everything. Girls wear skirts that are so short the teachers have to make new desks and tables to hide the girls’ legs, where they join together! Girls show cleavage or wear tank tops. Boys - sweatshirts with hoods.
Why are they hiding their bodies? Could this mental image be a factor in why college admissions are so over represented by female students. Why so many more girls actually finish high school than boys.
Girls certainly do not have an inferiority complex these days.
Complete Jewish Bible (per Bible Gateway) reads “...capriciousness will govern them...” in v. 4b
I totally agree with you. I agree that our nation is being chastised. What I find disturbing is...will we Learn our lesson, will we cry out to Gpd for forgiveness?
The New Testament manuscripts used for the NIV are heavily redacted, and some passages are altered. We have friends who call it the "Nearly Inspired Version."
According to Lambert Dolphin's research on this question, "Jesus celebrated a feast in John 5 that could only have been Purim because it is said to have fallen on Shabbat (John 5;9), but the only feast that occurred on the Sabbath between the years of 25-35 CE WAS IN FACT Purim, in the year 28 CE." http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Winter_Holidays/Purim/PurimIntro.pdf
I understand. I of course was speaking to the majority. Those 50 some odd millions that voted for the scum.
I don’t accept it for any reason. But, like you, other than vote what do you do? There is not land that you can just jump on a ship and sail there and claim as they did coming to this nation. What do we do? You cannot gun fight them. That is a loss before you begin. They would actually love that. They shoot us all down and be done with us. I have just done as my Lord tells me to do, “Let not my heart be troubled. . .”. I put my faith in Him and go from there. I do my best to take care of my family and myself the best we can. Because, in the end, they are going to make all the rules and we will have to live by those rules to get by in this life. We can feel any way we want to about it, but really, short of a war or sailing away, voting is the only way. And, we are out numbered in that.
Let not my heart be troubled. . ..
I am familiar with the above, along with Jesus telling us about the birds in the air and not to worry.
I am sure having a problem with this though. It’s my own problem, guess I’m not strong enough in the faith.
True, and we don't know exactly how that would turn out.
Jesus Christ: You cant impeach Him and He aint going to resign.
true; but it then makes you wonder what our forefathers were reading that allowed them to overthrow King George.
Us; too!
No, no, NO!
They voted for the PROMISES!!!
Is that a harem in Afghanistan?
They've obviously never heard...
"I'm from the government and am here to help you."
We still produce warriors. Not as many as before, but this great country still produces warriors.
If/when the U.S. stops producing warriors, we will cease to be a country.
5.56mm
thanks...lots to think about!
>>>it then makes you wonder what our forefathers were reading that allowed them to overthrow King George.<<<
Or how they were interpreting it!
LOL!
Baa-aa-aa baa-aaa-aaa!
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