Americae Exitium: Wealth Accumulates & Men Decay

 

Americae Exitium / American Demise

America is in steep spiritual decline and is morally tainted. Like a virgin, we have lost purity and refused to respect God. The states are destroyed from the cities outward. The destruction is not from an external enemy. It is inwardly being destroyed. Our true interests are being neglected by the very leaders we elected in favor of lining their own pockets and fueling their own self-interests. We are a nation forsaken by our own rulers and leaders. Even with all of our strength and resources our power and influence is being negated through moral weakness and none can defend their behavior anymore. We export depravity and sin to the world as the ‘American Way’. A moral disintegration where things begin to fall into disunity and lack coherence because of a common moral base.

We’ve been weakened by moral corruption and this has been further exacerbated by constant internal strife and division. The Bible repeatedly showed that nothing can prop up a rotten nation, nor save a doomed people. Our people are morally decimated. This is compounded by the fact that financial decimation has followed the moral decline because the immoral in power have done nothing but add debt to the backs of the poor which they tread on.

“Where wealth accumulates, and men decay." ~ The Deserted Village, Oliver Goldsmith

God is gracious in showing to us our wrongdoings, and if we heed His instruciton and change our ways we may escape the oncoming punishment. But we are not heeding the warnings as a nation. Individuals like I am trying to heed and warn others but one man, or 1000 men, cannot stem the tide of millions all pushing in one direction…running off of a cliff without even slowing down. A large portion of the American people are obstinate and opposed to God. The lack of wisdom and commonsense is the clearest evidence of this. Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. There is no wisdom so one needs to conclude there is not fear of God in a majority of the American populace. If there were wisdom the nation wouldn’t be in its current nosedive in a race to the bottom.

The irony is that many believe the nation is at its prime and all-powerful. This is nothing but denial and delusion. Americans hate people like me that criticize their behavior publicly. I am just the bible-thumping idiot that never knows when to stop expousing their opinion. The same happened to those in the Bible that did the same thing. That includes people like Charlie Kirk, myself and any others in the public sqaure, the courts, the government, the halls of academia or in the media. Anywhere there is public discourse and the possibly of reversing the trend of immorality or correcting things to exact justice…we’re despised. When wisdom lifts up its voice it is not heard. When people are too impatient or intolerant of good counsel it is an evil sign. Those people, those types of nations are sure to fail and God will certainly intervene to exact justice through punishment.

Our courts and government were in place to empower or protect the people. When these institutions are used to oppress the people, they are being misused and abused. In the Book of Amos, like today, Judges were so wicked, that they could not endure those who opposed or criticized their unrighteous decisions. Plaintiffs, claimants and witnesses who pleaded for equity or justice were insulted. Men who defended innocence and cried against injustice were hated beyond degree. The judges and leaders abhorred the upright. There were actually quite a few prophets like Amos trying to get the nation back on course but people were so corrupt they failed. Amos, Hosea, Joel, and Jonah all ministered during the reigns of King Jeroboam II of Israel and King Uzziah of Judah. Here is the irony and parallel to America. They all prophesied and preached in a period of significant national prosperity but the nation was in steep spiritual decline heading towards demise. All the prophets and those that supported them were exposed to ridicule and contempt. 

Authenticity and the genuineness of a man is an extremely valued trait in a good society. It is the bond and security of a society that holds it together. All morally upright and just men will value a good honest man. That is why God says in the Bible that the prayers, and life of the upright are a blessing to any community (Proverbs 11:11). To hate them and put them to silence is the way to ruin. Charlie Kirk ring any bells? The government suppression by financial ruin or murder of people’s reputations of anyone that speaks out against them in the last 5 years should be a wakeup call for many. Don’t question the science people.

A large majority of the people in this nation love darkness rather than light, and cannot endure those who accuse and indict them of their offenses and injustices. The truth speakers and teachers of Scriptural principles become enemies of the state and culture because they tell the truth. These people hate what people like I am saying to them and they try to make us a criminal or lawbreaker merely for the words we speak. These same people simultaneously tread on and crush the poor through state authorized or institutional persecution in the courts. 

If any of us attempt to sue for justice we would not get it. It would either be denied us outright or the crooked courts would drag it out so long we could no longer afford to fight the good fight. The judges and leaders take bribes and/or are driven by perverse ideologies that are unjust and immoral while thumbing their noses at God and morality. We now live in a nation where the courts are in the pockets of those with twisted ideology or are paid off by them. The poor and those not in positions of influence and power are subjected to their injustice and their violence. Trampled in the dust while many of the criminals and the rich unjustly are acquitted of the crimes and wrongdoing.

They imprison the righteous, and will only release people if they change their ideologies or pay people in power off with money (bribe). All this while they plant vineyards, build multiple mansions and exploit lavish lifestyles on the taxpayers dollars. These corrupt leader’s mansions are hewn stone are monuments of extortion they’ve exacted in the courts and halls of power. What none of them seem to understand is leaders who secure for themselves and enlarge their possessions by injustice will destroy and lose both. Those who ruin others to live in grandeur will find that they build on false foundations and will eventually lose all of their possessions.

That is why Amos said a cautious man remains silent for the days are evil. But people like me cannot remain silent because I am compelled by the Spirit to speak in truth when I see injustice or oppression. It takes enormous restraint and wisdom to know when and how to speak. I’ve learned that discretion is needed in blasting people nowadays. I need to pick and chose my battles. As the old naval idiom once said:

"Wise mariners do not hoist sails in every wind"

I’ve learned in this faltering nation that people are often hardened and infatuated with themselves and their self-aggrandizement. They deliberately shut their ears and refuse instruction. Criticism and showing them how and why they are wrong only hardens people’s hearts even more. As Voddie Baucham and John MacArthur both recently stated, the world is not our enemy per se, it is our field of evangelism but at some point we hit the law of diminishing returns on investment of our time trying to reach people in their darkenss. Even Christ in mercy withheld his tongue before such idiocy and hardened people. He spoke in parables to His disciples so not to further harden them and condemn them in their ignorance. At some point I will need to stop writing and spekaing about this stuff for a while. I did so a few years ago when it seemed all my words were falling on deaf ears. When people stop listening and reading again, I will go silent again.

It is best to "let them alone." Wipe the dust from me feet and move on. They’ve condemned themselves. An arrogant man needs no direction, thinks his own way right, and will follow his error it to His own end. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes. In an evil time I will need to sometime hold my tongue. I must hold my peace. In God’s mysterious providence I need to learn to be still and know He is God.

Whatever social or national burden is put upon me to point out, at some point I must learn to sit alone and keep silence (Lamentations 3:28). There are times when I must reverently submit to God and back out. Although I am not at the point of silence it is clear the trend within the nation is quickly heading this way as I see many of our preachers and evangelists being silenced by God either in natural passings or unnatural demise. So for now, I preach the Gospel for the days are shortening and the season is changing. Soon will be the time of the harvest and the wheat will be separated from the chaff.

Uncomfortable Comfort Zones

The first death this year that struck me hard was Pastor John MacArthur. Long time preacher and teacher of the Gospel at Grace Community Church and Grace to You Ministries. Then came the violent death of Charlie Kirk of Turning Point who, by all measures was a Christian evangelist long before being a conservative pundit. It was his politics they said they hated him for but we all know that the demonic in this world wanted his Christian testimony and teachings silenced. Voddie Baucham knew this, that is why one of his last sermons was a remembrance of Charlie as a Christian saint and essentially a Christian martyr. Voddie was theologically sound from top to bottom. John MacArthur only let the theologically sound preach from the pulpit at Grace Community Church and Voddie was one of them.

Yesterday, Voddie Baucham Jr., a respected pastor and author, died at 56 after an emergency medical incident. Among one of his final sermons was one on Charlie Kirk, he was emphasizing the Gospel’s truth and godliness. Baucham shared the message online, saying, “You might kill the messenger, but you can never kill the message.” In doing this Voddie tied together all the loose ends of these three men’s lives and point everyone to the one great commonality of all three of them.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Above all, all three of these men knew the truth that the world hated and it was central and paramount in the lives of all of them.

This presents those of us among the living with indelible and immutable statements from all these men that won’t just go away because they are based on the truth of Scripture. In their deaths, their voices resound even louder in their absence.…and it also presents those who know the same truth a challenge and responsibility.

We’ve learned something from all of the recent passings of great Christians that the world either hated, silence or tried to end. Voddie stated it out loud. It’s about the message, not the messenger. Voddie put the nice neat bowtie on the gift of the message for presentation to the world just like the bowties he was so fond of wearing when he preached and taught at times. 

The Bible taught us the same when Paul wrote to Timothy knowing his time here on this earth was waning and coming to an end. There is a circularity to the message of the Gospel and death. Inevitable but profound. 

…we have a responsibility to teach the truth of the Word of God even at risk to life or limb. The deaths of Voddie, John and Charlie are signposts for those following behind in their steps. The world has shown us that our message is not acceptable to them and they will be in resistance to us. In a desire to hear things more palatable, people will turn aside to lies and have you believe that John, Voddie and Charlie were bad people. This only reveals the world’s ignorance of these men and the truth they expounded on.

1 Timothy 4:1-I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Our safe spaces are no longer safe. God is making our comfort zones uncomfortable for a reason. Silence, apathy or inaction are no longer an acceptable option when the saints are dying. Regardless of whether or not those deaths are from old age, premature health issues or murder. The message of the Gospel was never about being in a safe space or your comfort zone anyway. I mean the epicenter of our faith is a torture device. A crucifixion. It requires Christians to look outward. Speak the truth in love…outwardly. Project the love of Christ…outwardly. Manifest the fruits of the Spirit as an outward growth.

Like the analogy of a seed. His truth (God's Gospel) germinates in us, grows and like the seed in nature it pushes outward forcing everything else out that is in you (corruption, unrighteousness) until there is nothing but what the seed produced (holiness). You will also produce fruit (of the Spirit). Fruit that a plant produces is actually an overabundance of life in the plant or self. Fruit also carries within itself the very mechanism to produce more life also. The seed produced in the fruit produced by the teaching of these men needs to also be scattered to the winds on the field to continue the cycle. Life, fruit, death, rebirth. 

John 12:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

That means you need to get out into the human fields. To sow and to reap. You cannot do this sitting in a comfort zone. We're not afforded that luxury. We are to be workers. Its no longer okay to just stay home or ‘play church’. Its no longer okay to just remain silent. If we continue this path the teaching and the death’s of these men are in vain. To continue to make these men’s legacies and teachings reverberate down through time we need to carry the Gospel message in their messages forward also.

The world is always going to be the world. In that instance we will need to endure hardships because the worldly hate the message we have. The world has turned aside to comfrtable lies and deceptions and the only way we will ever be able to try to pull them back from their own self-imposed destruction is to do what Voddie, John and Charlie tried to do. Reason with them from Scripture. That is what the Apostle Paul did two millennia ago. Reason with the non-believer from Scriptures.

Acts 17:2 ~ “As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures”

When it comes to discussing our faith, Paul (and subsequently a million saints including Voddie, John and Charlie) reasoned with them from Scriptures. The word reason here means “through said” or talk through things. In Greek it is διαλέγομαι or dialegomai: dia meaning through + lego meaning to say, speak. In essence to speak/think something through; to dialogue, discuss, argue or debate. This is where we get the word dialectic from. This "talking through" is needed to compare views or opinions in an attempt to reach a correct conclusion. These men talked through logic and reasoned with people aloud in their comfort zones. He took the message to them. They spoke with people that disagreed with them or even hated them to reason them with truths of Scripture to bring them to a recognition of the truth in the Scripture.

The silencing of this dialogue, Biblically shows two things. The silencing of Charlie Kirk’s through murder is that the world lives in a darkenss and are comfortable there. They don’t want to hear it. They're deaf to it because their ears and minds have been turned aside to myths…lies and deceit formed and founded in evil corners and pockets of godlessness. They’re becoming the lies they’re listening to. The lies are becoming them. All the more reason to push the message out there. 

The second thing it shows is that the nation and our world is drifting ever closer to God’s judgment. When you start killing God’s messengers or God starts taking them to preserve them from tribulation, things are about to seriously turn south and go sour quickly. If you think its bad now, just wait.

Isaiah 57:1-2 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death.

These verses suggest that God, in his mercy, may remove individuals from the world to protect them from coming trials, tribulations, or judgments. For believers, this understanding offers comfort and peace during times of loss, providing a perspective that death is not always a punishment but can be an act of divine mercy. The death of righteous people is interpreted as God "clearing the deck" or gathering his faithful to safety. God often mercifully removes his people from a world that is about to experience severe correction. The unrighteous will face consequences. Once the saints are safe, God's full judgment can fall upon the ungodly who have disobeyed the Gospel.

Similar is stated in the context of 1 Peter 4:17. Peter is telling Christians—the house of God—which was facing persecution, needs to persevere. Peter reminds us that the wicked will face God’s judgment but that believers in Christ must hold themselves to a higher standard than they once did. This includes passing on the truth of Scripture during the trials and perseverance.

The correct response to all of these deaths is to take up our cross, the Cross of Christ and continue to walk. To go boldly as did Voddie, John and Charlie. If not us, then who? Christians’ focus from now on should be on living confidently and speaking for the Lord, like Voddie, John and Charlie did — even if it becomes the hill on which we die.

Matthew 16:24-25 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

Ephesians 6:19 …and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel...

 

At Inflection Point

Inflection points are used in many fields to identify significant changes or turning points. A "social inflection point" is a significant transition or turning point in the behavior of individuals or societies, leading to rapid, lasting changes rather than routine fluctuations. These points can arise from various causes, such as major technological shifts (like social media's rise) or demographic changes (like a radical ideology's impact). Understanding these points is crucial for organizations and individuals to adapt, survive and avoid decline in a rapidly changing often volatile social environment.

Such is the society we live in today. We’re literally at a volatile inflection or Turning Point (to borrow from Charlie). The inflection signals the end of one age and the ushering in of a new one, demanding significant adjustments to remain viable as a nation. Which side of this point you find yourself on is going to determine who you are moving forward. The world changed while no one was looking or paying close attention and in what seemed like an overnight transformation we find ourselves in a pre-uncivil war condition due to an assassin’s bullet. Was the killing of Charlie Kirk the catalyst? Probably not. There were a million smaller things that put us here. A nation’s death by a million un-American cuts. The division though is now clearly seen after this dramatic act of evil. Only in extreme cases like an assassination do the alternatives and decisions become clearer morally. For those that choose the immoral side...there is no hope for you aside from God. You're a lost cause.

As a nation we are facing a dramatic change in course, rather than a temporary fluctuation. We're facing an unprecedented demand for peace or opportunity for which there are no easy answers often signals that the tide is turning—one phase is ending, while something new is violently struggling to emerge. The emergence is that of rampant evil and chaos taking over the nation. Wholesale lawlessness that has been in play for years now has exposed itself like a cancer and it is everywhere: In government, in academia, in workplaces and even in our own families.

Contrary to what the liberal media is saying, we know most of what drove the shooter to kill Charlie Kirk. What isn’t so clear is what is driving thousands perhaps millions to applaud the murder. This is the nature of this inflection. In the past, an assassination like this in this country would unify most people of many creeds and colors, as happened after the death of JFK. Instead what we are seeing is a country beginning to tear apart at the seams as after Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife’s assassination. Those killings invariably lead to the start of WWI. What we learn from history about these types of turning points is they become horribly bloody and often times more evil than the evil they were supposedly trying  to overcome.

Inflections cause turmoil and in the turmoil people are distracted. This allows those outside or above the turmoil to change the rules to the game. We see agent provocateurs both worldly and spiritually acting in nefarious ways to gain ground on the backs of the dead. We saw this after September 11th, 2001. The attacks were used as an excuse by the government to strip or tighten down on civil liberties of all Americans. To turn America more into a Orwellian surveillance state more akin th Communist China. 

At this point we should assume the Government would use an internal strike like a new Civil War to do the same as justification for even more draconian rule. There is a balance between wholesale lawlessness and wholesale draconian rule. It is called the Constitution. Instead of trying to subvert it and work around it in the courts the existing powers would be well advised to abide by it. The ones working against the Constitution are Marxists embedded at every level of our society. It is unlikely this cancer will be easily removed without damaging the host (America).

Do you know what else would be a good idea to abide by? Adhering to a Bible or a Biblical worldview. Much of the Founding Father’s principles in founding documents can drawn from the Bible contrary to later revisionist history and revisionist judicial overreach. What we cannot do is abide by rampant disregard of social order and violence. The violence we see is going to force the hand of justice and innocent people are going to be trampled in the stampede about to be unleashed on an uneasy public. We all sense it and we all know it. 

People are already choosing sides as the inflection occurs. Both sides believe they are on the side of morality because of the way they frame their arguments. The problem is that one side (the Left) has used Marxist ideologies and language to equivocate and do not mean what they really say when they say it aloud. Instead they use words that purposely cause division and ratchet up the conflict (dialectic). They merely use to words and the impeding violence to push what they wanted all along…a war of division so they can plant their flag in the name of Karl Marx. They thought it was going to be a revolution but not all are onboard with their plan. Instead they are pushing us closer to Civil War. 

We’re either going to pull up out of this national suicidal nosedive or we are going to plunge straight into the ground at full throttle. What we all decide individually will determine our indivudal and national outcomes. It is my hope and prayer that we pull out of the nose dive but as the Lord has told us in Scripture, be aware of the times and their signs. Be diligent lest the darkness overtake you.

Remember, the ultimate inflection point was at the cross of Christ. The turning point of history on which all things hinged and without it things would've went badly for humanity. What we decide at the foot of the cross determines not only what happens to us here in this life... but also in eternity.

The Edgelordian Realm

We need to understand the internet sub-cultures of a certain subset of Gen Z and later generations to understand the deviants that surround Charlie Kirk's assassin. I believe too many people ages 35 and older are starting to lose touch with what is really happening in the hybrid reality of the internet meme culture and real life. The world of young radicals like Tyler Robinson are products of the half reality of online message board culture and Marxist indoctrination. They live in echo chambers of nihilism and constant feedback loops of hate impelled by satanic Marxist fuel.

From the time they’re old enough to be on computers until they’re teenagers they’re locked into the reality of an unholy online commune. They’re further entrenched in this programming through the media. Afterwards, they are immediately propelled into the Marxist petri dishes of high schools / college campuses. They’re groomed by violent groupthink culture from the time they can walk until they become adults. The meme culture idea that I would like to focus on has profound theological implications. It has profound social and cultural ramifications for Christians. Tyler Robinson subscribed to this subculture to some extent or was part of it and it had lethal ramifications.

The Edgelord and their acolytes. 

An Edgelord is a person who expresses harsh opinions in a distasteful or offensive manner and seem aloof. These expressions can be verbal, written or as we’ve learned, physical. They’re drawn to taboo and controversial topics, aiming to shock others and showcase their nihilism. In online contexts, an Edgelord may deliberately discuss controversial subjects to provoke reactions. The problem is that their thespian act doesn’t remain an act, it becomes them. Confusion becomes disarray, and anger becomes violence.

For as he thinks within himself, so he is. Proverbs 23:7

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment… Matthew 5:21-22

They mold themselves into a nihilistic worldview because they limit human interaction. In nihilism, life has little/no value as they believe there are no moral absolutes/ truths. This puts their view in direct conflict with Christians. Therefore, an adherent to this ideology has ended up godless and sees everything as pointless including human life, love, grace etc. A person with these inclinations would therefore be more likely to gravitate towards callousness, setting the stage for violence and evil.

We’ve all known an Edgelord. I believe at times I embraced this persona but without the nihilism and deception. Whereas I did it to snap people to attention and recognize danger. Conversely, Edgelords are ones who say shocking, upsetting things they may not even believe to provoke emotions/reactions in other people (mostly rage). It’s done to cause a rage baiting reaction. Rage bait being a "teaser" that exploits the "curiosity gap" through anger. They provide just enough information to make readers or watchers curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity so they click on content or respond to it. Sometime the responses go far beyond words as we saw last week.

In the case of Charlie Kirk, he was viewed as just another Edgelord or rage-baiter when in fact he was stating traditional biblical truths. Unfortunately, biblical truths and views have now become viewed as extreme. If you’ve never had the displeasure of engaging in conversation with an actual nihilist Edgelord, spend a few minutes on Reddit and you’re bound to run into multitudes as they are Legion. There are some in regular media, but mostly they lurk on younger generational platforms (<35 years old) and they are dreadful people. The things they discuss and flaunt are some of the most base and rank evil humanity has to offer.

The problem with Edgelords is their cavalier attitudes versus the risk of violence they’re engaging in. They believe they’re too trendy to care about anything or anyone. Ambivalence while appearing cool is deadly and lacking actual spiritual grace. Podcasters and social media persona like Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes (Groypers) are the most recent conservative Edgelords noted. The likes of Destiny, Hasan Piker and a clutter of nobodies in government, academia and everyday citizens on social media platforms mocking Charlie Kirk's death have revealed themselves to be Edgelords too. People that are our neighbors.

Although some of these individuals may appear morally based and principled, it is dubious that they are. There is a thin line between people saying what they believe and accidentally being offensive (Kirk) and saying something they don’t believe for notoriety (Fuentes, Milo, Destiny). As agent provocateurs, an Edgelord is especially attracted to situations which best showcase their nihilism. An analog GenX/Millennial version of today’s Edgelords were Howard Stern and Tom Green back in the day. They were salacious for salaciousness’ sake.

Unlike online trolls, who often are just normies trying to start trouble, Edgelords set themselves apart from the norm in every way possible on purpose. The truth is, Edgelords don’t really care about the edge at all; they delight in pushing things over the edge and pretending it’s not there. Like many otherwise enigmatic concepts Edgelords came from the internet. Specifically, its origin was in 4chan and similar boards like Reddit where people would post radically offensive opinions just to watch the chaos that erupted. The term and the practice spiked in usage after 2015 due to the pervasive use of social media and chat boards.

An interesting fact is that this subculture is a 35-and-under phenomenon. Ask many Boomers, GenXers or even older Millennials and they would be clueless to this subculture and its language. If you ask those younger, not only would they know what you’re talking about they’d explain to you that much of the division and strife currently in society is being caused by the social media itself AND older people’s ignorance of some of these subcultures. Many youth including my sons avoid social media. The older mindsets want things to fit neatly into categories and want to compartmentalize things into left/right, black/white paradigms. Morally ambiguous situations are uncomfortable for older generations (pre-1990). Herein lies another problem in society, the need to make things right or wrong makes for a confrontational approach to everything. People are no longer debating or discussing things to understand other points of view, they’re doing it to win arguments and crush adversaries. The battles are usually between losers in their parents basements that never fully mentally matured. When they crawl out of the basement they are usually doing so for bad reasons.

Many people, the age of my sons in Gen Z are more at ease with it because they realize that much of the current dissonance in society is being caused by deliberate provocateurs searching for rage-bait clicks. So…they just ignore the noise and hyperbole. Their outward appearance of ambivalence is not apathy, its mental survival. The legacy and social media thrive on the conflict, but the Gen Y and Zers are savvy and know what is actually happening…and they smartly avoid the stupidity.

I suggest that this is why the youth that haven’t already been brainwashed by the Marxist dialectic being propagated by the culture have started to lean towards more traditional values again. They are also going back to embrace things from the time their grandparents came of age in. Specifically the spiritual revival of the late 60's and early 70's. Those were generations which were devoid of the digital world. This included committing to marriage younger and changing the status quo of ‘anything goes’ crowd indicative of Millennials, GenX and Boomers. They’re also able to better navigate the minefield of volatile political situations and filter it out because they realize a lot of the chaos is manufactured and a rouse.

This is why Charlie was silenced by an assassins bullet. He was opening the minds of the youth to a world outside the demonic world projected onto their brains by the culture. It certainly wasn’t the world of cognitive dissonance and over-modulation on the Internet. It was a world with God still in it. A world that made sense. A world that was seeking to be normal again. This gives me hope. The new generations (Gen Y and Z) aren’t as stupid and hedonistic as the Boomers and GenXers were. There are still some slipping through the cracks that the lunatics and liberals manage to get their claws into but there seems to be many more that cut through the Edgelordian hyperbole.

They literally have collectively said:

“I reject your reality and substitute my own.” 

If their reality involves ignoring the Edgelords, avoiding the division and seeing the God of the Bible…that is a good thing and a work of God.

The Last Days vs. Last Week

Eschaton/ἔσχατον: last, final, the furthest, extreme-end, the consummation of history.

[Contemplations on Matthew 24]

I will start by saying I am not and End Times adherent that believes in a pre-Tribulation, pre-Millennial rapture as it is commonly understood in Dispensational theology. You know, the "Left Behind" stuff. So if you're looking for some comparison of what is currently going on in America to the Book of Revelation and Daniel...look elsewhere. My feet are planted firmly on the ground and I am not going to try to predict something the Lord said no one could. But I digress...

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If we are honest, we live in a time of deception and lies from the level of government all the way down to the individual. People’s ideologies have become so divisive that they have even divided family members. The divisiveness has encouraged violence. People often remain silent for fear of being hounded, demeaned or injured. As I’ve posted in other posts, one of the main points of contention even though many on the left won’t admit it, is being Christian. There is clear animosity and open hostility to it at all levels. Christians should not be surprised.

Matthew 10:34-36 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household.

We’ve gotten to a point where we need to know where people stand ideologically before we even begin to talk or deal with them. If we don’t we put ourselves at risk. We were told this would happen in simpler words

“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.” Matthew 24:22

In times of trouble, Satan plies deluded people with deceptions of saviors and salvation, which are not real, because in time of trouble people are most ready to receive anything which promises them relief or release from the trials and problems. Many end up embracing delusions, lies or propaganda.

The Words forewarning of the danger from false prophets should be heeded and taken seriously. This includes those who would make claims to ‘truths’ outside of the theology and religion. Secular leaders that brainwash and misguide for their own self-interests should be viewed as nothing more than cult members. The doctrine of Election does not give us complete mental security, but the elect should make use of this fact for diligence and watchfulness. That is why Jesus said that in the latter days

“…false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” Matthew 24:24

The key words being ‘if possible’. It’s not possible the elect or chosen of God will lose salvation but they can be deceived. He is driving home the point just how confusing and awry and distorted things are going to get in the world. We hear it now almost every day from all corners of society, “Everything is upside down, I don’t get it, I don’t understand what is going on.” These statements are even being made by Christians.

What is implied in Jesus’ statements in Matthew 24 is that this confusion is intended to confuse and mislead people to their own condemnation. He is implying that Christians need to be extraordinarily vigilant in the days we’re currently living in…and we are living in the latter days.

Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

Here is where I draw a hard line with predictions about the end or the eschaton or what is often referred to as the End of Days. We are not to prognosticate but we should be diligent to recognize the signs.

Jesus stressed the certainty of what the signs would be. He claimed that His predictions had the same authority and eternal validity as God's words. The outcome would be certain, the timing would not be. Jesus deliberately discouraged His disciples from setting dates. The certainty of fulfillment should not lead people to conclude that they could predict the time of fulfillment exactly. The reason he says what He does serves another purpose. It is for people to be warned of the impeding danger and be diligent to protect themselves and not be duped.

Watchful preparation is necessary since no one knows the day or the hour when Jesus will return. Since we know the days will be filled with dangers we need to stay on our toes. We do not know the year or the month either. The alternative would be living life as usual without regard to the King's return. It also leaves one open to what we’re seeing now…violence and willful propaganda in attempts to suppress or repress believers. He warned us so we would not become victims.

How it will the world end? It will come while non-believers, as a rule, are thinking of everything else but God. They will be unprepared…too preoccupied. What do we know for certain about these days? They will be like the days of Noah. What were they like? Just as life was progressing in a ‘business as usual’ mode for non-believers, Noah was preparing for the worst physically and spiritually. People on that day will be found as they will remain in eternity. Saved or unsaved. Peaceful or violent. Immoral or moral. He was leaving nothing to chance. It wasn’t so much about the world being swept away in punishment because of their evil, that was a given. It was about who he was addressing: The disciples.

Jesus was warning them and us to be observant and attentive to worldly events. Being caught up in the daily grind often makes us blind to things outside our immediate view. Even suffering and persecution repeatedly can have a numbing and distracting effect on a person. We see this in the political persecution and religious persecution that has occurred intermittently over the last 10 years. We get lost in our own distractions and suffering. Jesus warns us not to allow this. In these circumstances it is easy to miss even the most remarkable signs. I suggest the overt evil and violence we are seeing is one of the ‘signs’ currently in view (Matthew 24:10’s ‘hate one another’ and 24:12’s ‘lawlessness’).

The bottom line is this and its simple: Stop predicting dates but by all means, be on guard against the nastiness and viciousness sure to be coming and in some cases is already here. Keep your head down but don’t cower. We’re not doormats; we’re to be out spreading the word. This doesn’t allow us to hide, hunker down or recoil. Be bold. Protect yourself as you are able. Don’t be so distracted by the worlds cruelty that we lose our way. We need to remain watchful and ready. Be wide awake with eyes on Christ…for He is the way.

Galvanization: A Shock to The System

For far too long there has been tolerance of the intolerable. It was an attempt to not cause conflict or make waves. To try and live in peace and harmony with others without conflict. It is clear this didn’t and isn’t working. This reaction was counted on and is exactly what allowed the problems to fester and spread like rust on a surface. A slow corrosive or rotting effect on society. Knowing that there has been a problem without determining root cause and addressing that root cause makes those that have done nothing (nearly all of us), mildly complicit in the result. This has changed. Everyone felt it.

Yes, there were/are those who proactively participated to try to stem the tide and current. Then there are those who are inactive. They’re called passive observers. It’s called sin of omission. I was one of few that persistently stood as a barrier between a caustic culture and moral stability trying to point out theological, philosophical and logical inconsistencies in society’s behaviors contrasted with Scripture. For over two decades now I was a constant thorn in the side of those who would read my blog and social media posts. Some unfriended me. Some told me to shut up. Few agreed and many argued. They told me that I was the one that was harsh instead of the world.

For years I’ve watched the descent of the culture while constantly pointing out the myriad of ways we digressed from a moral and principled path. It was obvious to me. It smacked me in the face every single time I saw the events taking place. I correctly recognized them, identified them and informed people. My voice only went so far. It was one voice in an echo chamber. I had no reach. No impact as I watched my nation (and world) slowly sink into a moral quagmire.

Apostasy or falling away from what is proper is a slow insidious process. It should be better understood as a slow disintigration. It is usually abetted by ignorance or lack of observance. Allowing minutiae and small things to slide into mindsets and views. A compromise here and there, a tolerance of blasphemy, a degeneration of moral rigor, a concession on one “small” matter of doctrine usually blows the wide door open.

The world certainly isn’t going to check itself before it wrecks itself. That much is obvious. The culture over the last 60 years has pulled out all the restraints and cut the brake lines. If the world has no intention of stopping the immorality, then who? It can’t be a compromised church of Christians that sits in inaction or ambivalence allowing evil free reign while being passive observers. Worse, some churches have played the ‘both sides’ game saying everyone’s guilty. Yes, they are, but one side or element is magnitudes worse than the others.

If you are just a passive observer, you are nothing more than an attendee at a show. In the case of many recent events, you’re not even at the show. You’re watching a broadcast and are completely separated from it. You’re not involved. You don’t get to change anything in the story or narrative no matter how loud you yell. Only when you become a participant can you affect the outcome of the story. Those committing the crimes and evils are all active participants. If you don’t become active as a Christan, the outcome will never change.

Herein is where I believe things changed last week for many people. This was the weird feeling everyone was having after the events transpired. It was a paradigm shift. Many felt, as I did years ago that passivity was no longer acceptable. The slumber that our moral laziness and apathy had lulled us into had dramatically ended. We had been roused from our moral torpor. To more accurately state it, many were galvanized in purpose.

Galvanization is physically done to steel to protect it. Specifically, electro-galvanization. In this industrial process, galvanizing is a method in which a layer of zinc is bonded to steel to protect against corrosion or in the metaphorical case…protect against deterioration or decline. The primary use of galvanization used to be for piping in homes for supplying water and roofing that provided protection from the outside elements. Life giving water and life protecting shelter. The physical process of galvanizing involves electroplating, running a current of electricity (essentially an electrical shock) through a zinc-based solution with a zinc anode and steel cathode. This creates a very durable protective shell against decay. Metaphorically, it involves the realization that something needs to be actively done to prevent against harmful outside forces/powers.

Ironically, I should also note that the chemical process of galvanizing is extremely toxic. When plating of zinc was first developed in the early 20th century, the electrolytic solution was cyanide-based. Later innovations occurred in the 1960s with the introduction of acid chloride-based solutions which were even more harmful to humans. A galvanized coating therefore needs to be viewed by its main role which is to act as a sacrificial point of contact with the outside world to prevent further corrosion. So, whether through shock, acid or poison, a galvanization process is now taking place metaphorically in society to stop its decline but there needed to be a sacrificial line of demarcation or boundary that separated two areas in space and time to allow this. A place and time when the corrosion needed to stop and protection or change needs to start. That jolt and subsequent sacrifice was Charlie Kirk's death.

Of course, when I say galvanize, I obviously mean in the metaphorical sense as you’ve probably already discerned above. I mean something has causedpeople to act or become more effectual in stopping something detrimental to the entire system. A galvanization created by shocking or fueling us into realizing we are all at risk to dangerous, corrosive/rotten elements within society and we can no longer allow ourselves to remain unprotected. At least the intelligent among the populace see this. 

Therefore, those that were greatly impacted and stirred to action by the recent tragedies have been galvanized. Unfortunately, it took an action best understood as an evil act that had the effect of galvanizing or shocking us into action…or at least they should’ve. Charlie sacrificed his life for what he believed in and we all know this. This is strangely akin to other people in history…especially if we are familiar with our Bible. If what has been transpiring recently has not quickened you, you’re either not human, a monster or dead. Regardless of which, your probabilities of redemption are near zero. For you, the sacrifice was in vain.

What are we among the living to do? 

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17

Friction: The process of two pieces of iron striking against each other creates sparks and heat, which can be an uncomfortable but necessary part of the sharpening process.

Refinement: Just as a blacksmith's hammer and file work to remove dull parts and expose the strong, hardened material of a blade, people need to interact with others who provide honest, constructive feedback to refine their character and abilities.

Mutual Benefit: Interaction is mutually beneficial, as both pieces of iron are made sharper and more useful through the process. By sharing perspectives and offering honest advice, people can "sharpen" one another's intellect, spirit, and faith, leading to increased effectiveness and purpose to overcome the darkness in this world.

Light At The End of The Tunnel

American decline is a spiritual and moral problem not a political one. The political is merely the side effect of depraved and warped thinking of a society devoid of God. There is no fear of God before the nation’s eyes. There is little wisdom as most have turned their back on God. A society without an absolute/objective moral compass is a dying or dead one. Everyone does what is right in their own eyes and all are, at some level...wrong. Yet none can admit that about themselves. The phrase: “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes” is used in what book of the Bible multiple times? Judges. Judges sent to correct evil behavior. The time of Judges…when there was no king. There was no viable or meaningful leadership and the failure to lead was its own punishment. This should be a wake-up call to Americans.

The lack of wisdom is in itself a form of judgment. Ecclesiastes tells us why.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 “Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil”

Like we saw with Charlie Kirk’s murderer and other lawless groups and people supporting his monstrous acts there has been little or no immediate judgment for evil or bad behavior. So, criminals and broken minds are not inhibited from breaking more just laws….God’s or man. The evil operates with impunity. This is what happens when restraints are pulled off of people and they are released to do whatever they want. Anarchy and chaos ensue. The surest sign that that Devil is working either behind the scene or right in our faces. We are literally seeing this played out again and again before us in the nation. The media broadcasts and enables it daily.

Here’s the thing though. This lawlessness won’t go on forever. It will inevitably be judged and punished. God gives us all plenty of time to make good. God wouldn’t have allowed a hammer to drive nails into His Son if He wasn’t looking for justice down the road in the corridors of time for us today. The irony is that the perpetrated acts of evil themselves often begin to act as a precursory punishment, especially when they are addictions or harmful behavior.

To any nation or person who has no fear of God, I have a warning for you. God was clear when he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 2:19 “Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts”

Evil and its negative side effects increase when there is no fear of God. Abraham understood that when there is no fear of God in the land, sin abounds, which is why Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife” (Gen 20:11). The Bible is clear that fear of God suppresses evil, but what is the fear of God? It’s a holy, reverential, deep, and abiding respect and regard for the Holy God Almighty. A God who is, by His nature, obligated to judge.

Our society not only doesn’t fear God and justice he inevitably will bring…the society doesn’t even know God or those that do, don’t acknowledge Him as God. They see no long-term punishment for evil behavior. So that errant behavior runs amok. This will not happen forever. Either God will directly intervene, the system will self-correct or the system containing the evil will collapse in on itself. It will implode from its own moral depravity. That is what we’re seeing in Portland, Chicago and other areas. Self-cannibalization. We will eventually see this nationwide if this doesn't abate.

This is why the Bible says, “Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all” (Rom 12:17-18), and “never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord” (Rom 12:19).

Where possible stop the evil even if it means doing so through force. The Bible doesn’t forbid violence only retaliatory violence or ‘eye for an eye’ retribution. We are commanded to protect the weak or those susceptible to violence. To stand by idly is not only sin, its disobedience to God (Proverbs 24:1-12)

God does not sit back and say, “Do was you will.” Do not misunderstand God's silence or inaction. Please understand that God not striking the wrongdoer down immediately does not constitute Him condoning it. God wishes that none perish but God will only be so long-suffering and patient. The hammer/gavel of justice is coming. The day when the hammer of justice crushes us will be quickly upon us. The Lord has dropped this hammer before on many including His own chosen people, the Jews.

There is light at the end of this tunnel that America is in and that light is Christ. Until one and all realize this, violence and confusion will remain. I suspect we still have more darkness to traverse but it will end when the grace of God through His people overcome it. The Bible has shown that a nation's darkness and decent into destruction can be halted...but they need to turn from their wicked ways. Our nation has fallen quite far but for God, nothing is impossible. Let us pray God changes people's hearts and ends the insanity.

Threat Analysis of Transgenderism Coupled with Causal Factors

I try to keep things simple because I realize people don't have a lot of time to read. Conversely, if Christians and people with traditional values don't take the currect cultural and societal threat seriously, they may find themselves on the other side of the grave, victim of another homicidal lunatic. 

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So Tyler Robinson had an motive in his boyfriend that identified as a transgender furry (don't ask). This relationship strongly influenced his mind and actions. Actions being the output of his thoughts. He was also was straight and essentially normal up until 2-3 years ago. He appears to have been radicalized by trans, gender fluidity Marxist ideologies (cultural Marxism) in his short time in college. It also appears his 'boyfriend' was too.

I work as a Quality Engineer. Part of my job is to work with other people in my company on risk assessment/threat assessment. Risk/Threat assessment is the practice of determining the credibility and seriousness of a potential risk/threat, as well as the probability that the threat will become a reality and managing that risk. As we're all aware, the threat has already materialized multiple times in the shooting deaths of many Christians.

The primary overarching category targeted is those with Christian beliefs first and conservative views secondarily. The perpetrator's identification risk profile is as follows.

Level 1: Progressivist, far-left, socialist ideology (Marxism). Whether the perpetrators are aware of this or not is questionable. General rule of thumb is they are virulently anti-Christian due to Marxist influence.

Level 2: Mental illnesses in the form of personality disorders, gender disorders, and dissociative disorder. A majority of these being treated with SSRIs and other anti-depressants. In the case of transgender these SSRI are being used in conjunction with hormone therapy. Thereby creating a psychotropic drug/hormone time bomb.

Level 3: This category breaks down into all the 'Isms'. Feminism. Transgenderism. Anti-Fascist Fascism (Antifa). Anarchism, Etc. All the ideological 'Isms' reside under the banner of Marxism functioning as aid in consolidating in the idea of proletarian internationalism (solidarity).

Level 4: Actual or manifest violence and a pattern recognition of said violence.

Level 5: The primary medium by which this subculture thrives is Reddit. The social media site is rampant with cases of extremely violent rhetoric and vitriol. Even precursory purusal of said site reveals this fact. This site needs to be regulated and monitored for violent threats.

The primary instigator or recent violence is transitioning Transgender on hormone therapy and SSRIs. They've even been so bold as to emblazon their movement with a mission statement.

"Trans Rights....or Else"

"Trans rights or else" is a phrase associated with activism for the so-called 'civil rights' of transgender and people who refuse to conform to gender roles of male of female (complimentarianism vs. egalitarianism), asserting that the rights of transgender individuals are human rights and should be respected and protected by law thereby institutionalizing them, with an implicit message that failure to do so could /will lead to consequences like violence. These mission statements are often emblazoned on clothing for the public to see.

Furthermore, recent social media and internet activity from within the threat subcategories above have vocalized a desire to unalive others besides Charlie Kirk. Those on the list include podcaster Joe Rogan, JK Rowling, Ben Shapiro and MattWalsh, among others.

Recommendation for Risk/Threat Mitigation Long Range: Corrective action to eliminate non-conformity through legal and medical legislation. Consequence of not enacting this corrective action: More wanton unpredictable violence on wide range of victims with primary focus being Christians and those with traditional values.

Recommendation for Risk/Threat Mitigation Imminent: You know what to do. I'm not going to type it here only to have this removed by the Marxists running this site.

Addendum: Are all transgender people, patients taking SSRIs, political activists and others mentioned in this post guilty? No, of course not. We do need to recognize that of late a disproportionate amount of deadly violence has been perptrated by this social subset.