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Posted on 04/26/2004 3:35:38 PM PDT by JustPiper
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:45 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat"
Two Chinese diplomats, away from their Los Angeles consulate improperly, recently sped their vehicle past a Los Alamos National Laboratory guard post near classified facilities in what U.S. officials think was an intelligence mission, The Washington Times has learned.
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LOL! Indeed we probably could. For those who have never worked in a call center and think it is an easy job because you sit in a cube all day; think again. Doing physical labor all day would be far less draining on you than call center work. A person can only stand so much abuse before he snaps. And working in any call center means you will be verbally abused numerous times a day. Usually this means that the person just quits the job when they have had enough. Call centers probably have a higher turnover rate than the local McDonalds. It really is a drag on your spirit. The sad part of it is that most of the things that customers yell at me about is directly their own fault. Also, it tends to be that the less intellgent the customer, the more of an a**hole he will be to me, probably because it's the only way he feels like can get one over on me. Of course I just have to sit there and take the abuse most of the time. Name any other job where you have to let people call you names and swear at you. Just about any other job and you would be justified in telling these people off in a creative manner. In the call center, you are expected to be courteous while being treated worse than than a pig in a room full of islamists. The unfortunate side effect is that it takes a good toll on your self-esteem.
It is important to see the true nature of the enemy.
MATTHEW 24 NKJV
Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple24Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for *all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, *pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation
15 "Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,'* spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened. 23 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
26 "Therefore if they say to you, 'Look, He is in the desert!' do not go out; or 'Look, He is in the inner rooms!' do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.The Coming of the Son of Man
29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
32 "Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that *it is near--at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation [the generation who experiences all of these things] will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
36 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of *heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what *hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
45 "Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying *his coming,' 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Watchmen are an ancient order who have secretly turned the tides of numerous conflicts.
The Watchmen wait in the shadows and apply whatever is necessary to keep things working toward a state of balance.
Balance is not synonymous with peace. In fact, the Watchmen promote numerous conflicts because they know that one of the fundamental laws of the universe it that if one thing grows mighty, another must collapse.
The Watchmen struggle against radical power and tyranny wherever it may surface. Taking the long view of history, they know that in the end the Rebellion would be quite similar to the Empire if it had equal power placed in its command.
While holding no love for the Empire and sympathetic toward the Rebellion, the Watchmen will do whatever is necessary to prevent any force in the universe from slipping too far out of balance. Many accuse the Watchmen of having a perverted sense of justice and good... and many Watchmen accuse their accusers of the same.
The Creed of the Watchmen is contained in ancient hand written documents preserved through the ages. It is simple, poignant and rarely appended. The full contents are translated here:
The Watchmen will struggle without relent to forbid the establishment of any powers which seek domination, tyranny, control, monopoly, limitless wealth, excessive abundance or genocide.
The Watchmen will take ANY action deemed necessary to stop gross imbalance.
The highest moral obligation is not to any individual, faction or thing, but to the universe as a whole.
Watchmen will not strike their fellow Watchmen, for Watchers are needed on all sides of conflicts.
The Watchmen are to be watched as well.
The universe smiles when everything remains in check (rough translation from original text).
Watchmen shall cradle and shape the destiny of all in subtle ways.
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