Monday, September 11, 2006

911 - My Original Response!

What follows was originally written just days after the origianl attacks on NYC - Sept 11, 2001

The disasters of recent days sound a trumpet of warning on the wall for those who name the name of Christ.


As a result of the tragedy that fell upon the United States on September 11, 2001, three words have been circulating through my mind and heart– justice, forgiveness and freedom. Within this teaching, I would like to take a look at these words, these concepts in the context of the Bride of Christ in America.

We must first come to grips with the fact that no matter how infuriating it may seem or how inept our political leaders appear at times, justice is the responsibility of government. Yahweh set it in place and it must remain that way for all righteousness to be fulfilled. We must recognize that, without reserve, our God is sovereign. This does not negate the free will of man. The purpose here is not to debate doctrine, but to call a Bride to readiness.

The Responsibilities of Government - Justice

David outlines in Psalm 72 the duties of the king.

Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king's Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

David begins by realizing that he, as the king, needs to hear from the Father and receive His judgments. He then states that the king should judge with righteousness or right standing with God. It is the responsibility of government to act rightly on behalf of, to vindicate, to pass judgment for or against those who are poor, afflicted, depressed or in need and to set free, to bring to safety, to succor the offspring of those who are destitute. David goes on to say that the king must break in pieces, to crumble, to destroy those who defraud, oppress or do violence.

I believe that we can replace king in that passage with President, Congress, or simply government. These are the responsibilities and duties of any government before Yahweh. If and when a governing body or individual fail to fulfill these, that is when divine judgment intervenes in the form of drought, failed crops, war, disease or economic collapse. You may have seen a movie with Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Demi Moore entitled “A Few Good Men”. This is the story of two soldiers on trial for executing a “Code Red” on a Pvt. Santiago which resulted in his death. The drama of the movie is in attempting to pinpoint the blame for this unnecessary death. My interest for you in this movie is that at the very end, the two soldiers who actually carried out the “Code Red” are given dishonorable discharges for conduct unbecoming a U.S. Marine. The one younger soldier keeps saying, “But we did what we were told.” To which the other replies, “But we were to defend the weak like Pvt. Santiago.”

Therein lie the two principle jobs of civil authority: defend the weak, destroy those who do not.

An Example From the Old Testament


As Christians, we must recognize the sovereignty of the Lord our God.

Until the time of the judges, Israel was a “Theocracy”, i.e. Yahweh was their king. The nation received their instruction, judgments and vision directly from Him through Moses, Joshua, the judges or the prophets. As was their penchant, “the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord.”[1] As a result, they were conquered by a neighboring king whom Yahweh “strengthened”[2] against them.

See this picture clearly. When they served Yahweh and walked according to His statues, His laws, His government, Israel lived in peace and freedom. When they violated their covenant with Yahweh (which is what sin is), they forfeited their freedom and their peace. Therefore, the role of the government varied depending on the obedience of the children of Israel.

We must ever be mindful and thankful for the grace and mercy of the Father. Whenever the people of God, Israel in this case, repented (turned from doing what was wrong and started doing what was right), the Lord would raise up a deliverer or provide a way for redemption, a way out of destruction into life.

The book of Judges is an excellent example of this. My particular favorite is Ehud.[3] It took Israel 18 years to wake up and smell the coffee. Eighteen years of oppression and occupation before they “remembered” the Lord their God and cried out for deliverance. Ehud was the answer to their cry and an interesting one at that.

Ehud, called by Yahweh to assassinate a ruler who enslaved Israel.

To begin with, Ehud was left-handed which is significant when you realize that the handshake as we know developed from the custom of greeting by extending the right hand to show that you were not holding a weapon. Secondly, under the call of Yahweh, Ehud planned the assassination of Eglon, king of Moab, by making for himself a double-edged dagger, 12-18 inches long, which eventually he fastened on his right thigh under his clothes. This took some time and effort, premeditation. He arranged to be the one to carry the tribute, like a tax to be paid to the conquering country, to Moab.

After making his presentation of tribute to King Eglon who, by the way, was a very fat man, he told the king that he had a secret message for him. Everyone was sent away and Ehud met the king in his private chamber. He then told the king that he had a message from God. Eglon was intrigued and rose from his seat at which time Ehud took the dagger from his right thigh with his left hand and thrust it into the king’s belly. It went in so far and the king was so fat that the dagger disappeared inside him. Ehud left the chamber, locking the door behind him. He then rallied the children of Israel to war, killing ten thousand “stout men of valor” from Moab, releasing Israel from oppression.

Most commentaries you will read about this event are gutless saying that there was no mention of him acting under the guidance of the Spirit to do what he did – yada, yada, yada. The truth is that this is included with the accounts of Samson and Deborah as an example of Yahweh’s justice on behalf of His people. Ehud was not a vigilante. He was called by Adonai to set His people free. Not as dramatic as Moses, but the same result!

When Leaders Fail to Obey

It was always the Father’s desire for His people to follow after Him, not for there to be an intervening government. However, when Samuel the prophet had grown old and his sons whom he had sent in to judge Israel were more interested in acquiring wealth than dispensing justice, Israel cried out for a king.[4] They got what they deserved - Saul.

At this point, I am going to pass over most of what transpired but it is a good lesson for all of us. We should appreciate the government we have and pray for the leaders that Yahweh has ordained, yes, ordained for us. If we don’t execute our responsibilities to pray for our leaders and we complain, we may just get what we deserve.

In the book of first Samuel, chapter 15, Yahweh is balancing the scales of justice. During the exodus from Egypt some 400 years earlier, Amalek had attacked the children of Israel. It was time for justice.

Samuel also said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.' " NKJV

Though it may seem cruel to us, we must remember that His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts[5]. Our Heavenly Father does not do things capriciously. He has a purpose and a design for every action. So, even though we do not understand why Yahweh would give the instructions to completely wipe out a people four hundred years after the offense, it was the responsibility of the king to carry out justice. There is the principle that the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children to the third and fourth generations[6]

Very much like boiling a frog, secular humanism has crept into the thinking of Yahweh’s people today. You can boil a frog by placing it in a pan of cool water on the stove. You can then slowly raise the temperature of the water to boiling and the frog will not leap out. So it is with us. We view the apparent atrocities of the Old Testament with the “enlightened” eyes of secular humanism which places more value on the individual and society than on obedience to Yahweh. We reason away abortion as the elimination of tissue for the sake of the economic status or inconvenience of the woman, not the killing of a life co-created with God at conception. We embrace divorce as a consequence of personal growth not the breaking of covenant before God and man. But I digress.

King Saul was given these instructions and was expected to fulfill his responsibility to execute justice. Instead of doing what was right before Yahweh, Saul reasoned what was best for him. Although he eliminated all the people, he kept the king alive and brought back all that was the best under the guise of sacrificing it to Yahweh. Even before Saul arrived back at camp, Yahweh regretted making him king.

Now the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying, "I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments." And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all night. 1 Sam 15:10-11 NKJV

Samuel’s response to Saul’s rationalization was simple.

"Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king." 1 Sam 15:22-23 NKJV

Obedience is better than sacrifice. In times of crises, we become willing to sacrifice any and every thing.

“O, God, if you get me out of this I’ll…

never do it again.

go to church.

give up smoking (drinking, pornography, swearing, ad infinitum, ad nauseum)

go into the ministry. (There’s a good reason to answer the call - not!)

tithe to my church, etc.”

The problem today is the same that Saul faced. He wanted to look good before the people or he wanted to please the people. He wanted to do anything other than obey the voice of Yahweh. However, not thinking like we think, Yahweh is not interested in what we are willing to give up in place of our obedience. He expects obedience. He expects obedience not just from individuals but from governments.

As a pastor of a local congregation, I anticipate that the Father will show me His desire and direction for this small gathering of believers, not only on the grand and global scale but also in our day to day dealings. If Yahweh is going to speak prophetically to His people, I do not need to be the one speaking, but I will know, by His Spirit, what he wants to say and if what is being said is from His heart. If I can expect that with this relatively small gathering of believers, how much more is the Father involved in the direction of a nation if the leaders will listen. The writer of the proverb tells of Yahweh’s involvement in the affairs of state.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. Proverbs 21:1 NKJV

As a result of his disobedience, Saul lost his kingdom.

But Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel." 1 Sam 15:26-27 NKJV

An example of this disobedience and its consequences endemic to a people is found in Judges 1:21-33:

V21 But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites …

V27 However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean…

V28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.

You get the idea. As a nation, each tribe followed the example of the others and did not obey the instructions of the Lord. Some even attempted to gain economically from the conquest, putting the accumulation of wealth over doing Yahweh’s will. Not a good idea!

The result this disobedience, i.e. sin, was thorns and snares.

Then the Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: "I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you. And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this? Therefore I also said, 'I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be thorns in your side, and their gods shall be a snare to you.' " So it was, when the Angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.[7]

It is some three thousand years later and Israel is still dealing with the thorns and snares because their leaders did not obey the voice of the Lord.

Applications for Today

It is the responsibility of government, whether godly or evil, whether democratic or despotic, whether religious or secular to defend the weak and bring justice to those who oppress the weak. If a government, whether a body of elected officials or a military dictator, fails to fulfill this responsibility, we can expect divine intervention. This intervention can come either punish, as in the case of Saul where he lost his kingdom and ultimately his life or, as in the case of Israel, to allow for persistent and unabating aggravation for millennia.

In the specific case of President Bush and our Congress, we must support them in prayer (accompanied by fasting), in word (by writing to encourage them and not criticizing), in action (by donating blood or other activities which they may request of us). Among the things that we must be doing, being patient is most important. We are dealing with an enemy - terrorism- that has patiently been laying in wait, planning and positioning for years. Though a major military response may satisfy our lust for vengeance, it will probably not accomplish the desire of Yahweh. Our government must do justice on behalf of the thousands of people who lost their lives that day, but it is justice, not revenge, that must be sought.

With that in mind, I must point out that it is the government’s responsibility to exact justice and not the right of any individual or group. We must not prove our enemies’ correct in their prejudice of our country by giving into blind rage or, worse, self-righteous anger against anyone wearing a turban or with brown skin and a foreign accent. Remember, or learn of, what this country did after Pearl Harbor. Japanese Americans by the hundreds were uprooted from their homes, their jobs or businesses, their families because we were afraid of anyone of oriental descent. Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.[8]

Which brings me the second word- forgiveness.

The Responsibility of the Bride – Forgiveness

Just as there are consequences for a country and its government if it does not seek justice on behalf of the people, there are consequences for its people if they do not forgive. These consequences are dire and no respecter of persons.

In what has become known as “The Lord’s Prayer”, Jesus sets out for us the principle.

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors… For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matt 6:12, 14-15 NKJV

He makes it personal when John quotes Him.

“If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” John 20:23

At this point, I could pursue the explanation of debt and debtors, trespasses and sins but suffice it to say that if anyone in anyway wrongs us, offends us, or violates our rights, it is our responsibility to forgive. If we forgive, we will be forgiven. We can choose not to forgive, that is our prerogative. If, however, we do not release someone from their debt to us, our debts will be held against us. Our recompense then will be all the worse as a result.

Then Peter came to Jesus and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' "Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' "And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?' "And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses." Matt 18:21-35

We have received so great a salvation, so complete a forgiveness that we are compelled to release others from their obligations to us. That is to say, that we are constrained by love to not hold others’ wrongdoing, error, offense, sin against us to their account. For if we do, the same measure that we use to judge others will be used to judge us.[9] We will receive precisely and completely what we deserve without mercy.

It is not our responsibility, as individuals, to exact justice. We are to forgive. The intents and purposes of the heart are known only to Yahweh. They are discerned or judged by Him as to whether they are good or evil.[10] Therefore, we cannot know what someone else is thinking and to assume that we know what they are thinking or would do just because of the color of their skin or their mode of dress is what we know of as prejudice. And prejudging others brings judgment to us.

As children of our Heavenly Father, we must first forgive the terrorist for treachery and murder. These deaths, though casualties of war, were not the deaths of soldiers on the battlefield but were the slaughter of innocents. We must forgive! We are compelled to forgive whoever planned these attacks as well. Our God is an awesome God. He will avenge. We must forgive.!

Freedom – A state of eternity not policy

As Christ began His public ministry, He read from the prophet Isaiah.

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD." Luke 4:18-19

Among the reasons for the Spirit of the Lord to be upon Him was to proclaim and send out liberty, freedom, forgiveness. Paul wrote in his second letter to the believers in Corinth that “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty or moral freedom.”[11] He wrote to the saints in Galatia that we are to persevere in the freedom by which our Lord delivered us, that we are called to that freedom.[12]

This freedom in Christ has nothing to do with civil rights or political status but the fact that we are no longer slaves to sin. Paul writes to the believers in Rome,

For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Rom 6:5-7

Our liberty in the kingdom of God is our release from the mastery sin had over us, the fact that before Christ, we had to sin. Our old man, the rule and reign that sin had over us, was crucified, put to death, in Christ Jesus in order that the body of sin, our propensity to sin, might be rendered powerless so that we are no longer enslaved to sin. What this means for us is that, in Christ we no longer have to sin. When we are tempted, because of the work of the cross, we can just say no. This is our is our liberty, our freedom. It is not dependent on the form of government we live under.

Christ did not come to establish a political order. His disciples wanted it, but His kingdom is not of this world. He will return to receive His kingdom one day. However, until that time, there is no one form of government that is a heavenly pattern. As a matter of fact, our freedom and our peace exist outside of this world’s system. It is not important if the government we live under is a democracy, a dictator or a king. It doesn’t matter if we have freedom to worship or are persecuted for our worship. Peter instructs us that we are to submit ourselves to whatever form of government we are under because they have been sent by God to punish evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.[13] Our freedom exists in Christ and is not based on civil liberties, just ask the believers in China. Our peace is in the person of Jesus and is neither the absence of conflict nor the presence of social calm.

Putting 2 Chronicles 7:14 in Context

Then the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chron 7:12-14

The temple has been dedicated. The sacrifice was consumed by fire from heaven. The Glory of God filled the temple. After all this, Yahweh appears to Solomon at night to reestablish covenant with him and the children of Israel. Covenant is always an “if…then” proposition. If we obey, He will provide. If we disobey, He will at best remove His sustaining and at worst bring destruction. That is what is implied here. Israel has a history of spiritual, moral and physical infidelity so that when they again break covenant with Yahweh, and as a result of that He sends drought or destruction, they have recourse.

When these disasters would hit the nation of Israel, it was directly related to their disobedience of the Father’s desires, i.e. sin. Herein is the link – disobey the voice of Yahweh, reap a harvest of economic, political, or physical ruin. Crops or commerce are destroyed. The nation is conquered and taken into captivity. The people suffer from a plague or other illness. All these directly attributed to Yahweh’s people breaking covenant.

Of course the reverse is true as well. It just happens so rarely that a people actually fulfill the Father’s desires and live in the blessings that flow. We should be that people, a people for God’s own possession, a people after His own heart. But that brings us to that “state of the union” today.

The passage from 2 Chronicles 7:14 indicates that if the people of God, in this day and age that is what we call the church, the gathering of those who have answered the call of the Spirit of God, will humbles themselves…

Let’s pause for a moment and think this through. Why do Christians go repeatedly to this verse? Because they expect Yahweh to respond to their petition. That precludes the fact that there were or are circumstances that led to God’s judgment that they are seeking to avert or relinquish from the land. There is a direct correlation between the obedience of the people of God and blessing or cursing upon the land or country in which they dwell.

Therefore, if the United States of America is experiencing the judgment of Yahweh either actively through disasters, etc. or passively, by the removal of the Father’s protection, then there is something more that the “church” needs to be doing other than just praying.

That brings us back to the first call that Yahweh makes to His people – that they humble themselves. This implies bending the knee and the neck in recognition that there is but one God and He alone must we serve. I believe that the events of September 11th should serve as a wake-up call to the Christians of this country. The U.S.A. will not come under judgment for abortions or pornography or adultery or homosexuality. Those who do not serve God are already condemned. They have already been judged and found wanting that was why Christ came - not to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.[14] We don’t even have to judge them. We have to love them and show them by our love for one another that Jesus was sent from the Father and that we are His disciples[15]

Text Box: Isaiah 58:3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not seen?  Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?'Therefore, it is the responsibility of the “called” to bring Yahweh’s blessing. It is their obedience that causes His rain to fall and their disobedience His wrath. However, like Israel in Isaiah 58, the “church” goes about doing its religious thing and rails at God because they think He is not keeping His part of the bargain. Statistics tell us that divorce is more rampant in the organized church of America and its leaders than in the general population. We cry over the 40 million murders of the unborn in the name of convenience and so we should. But why are there Christians aborting their babies! In public, religious leaders denounce pornography and in secret they access it via the Internet. We stand afraid to be politically incorrect by speaking the word of God concerning sodomy, that these things ought not to be practiced in the church, but these men and women are to be loved for our Father does love them. Do not let a white person speak to the issue bigotry within the black community. Do not even allow a black person to address the hypocrisy of the white community. The Sunday morning hour of “worship” is the most segregated hour of the week and every color that calls itself Christian is to blame.

These just scratch the surface of the obvious and we wonder why the United States is where it is today. What we need to wonder is how have we gone on for so long without something like this happening sooner. Please understand, I am not saying that those people in New York, Washington and Somerset County deserved to die, nor am I judging them. That is not my place. My point is that unless we, who are called by His name, will humble ourselves, recognize how we have missed the mark (sinned) and repent (turn from going one way and go the other direction), on our face, seeking His face, we can expect this to have been only the beginning.

Lessons From a Lunatic

The object of a whole host of investigations and world interest and malice, Osama bin Laden, can teach the church a few things.

q Aggressive Recruitment – Internationally, he communicates a message with such fervor that the disillusioned and outcast run to him. Not only has he established cells in at least 34 countries, but he has managed to unite unlikely groups against a common foe.

o Been in the typical church lately? The only fervor involves hoping that the minister will be done before the roast burns or the game starts or the green flag drops. We have forgotten our first love. We have become tepid in our love for God. And you can forget about actual cooperation in endeavors to reach our dying communities. If it ain’t building my empire, I ain’t gonna do it. Too many pastors are building their own empires instead of Christ’s kingdom.

q Devoted Followers – So committed are his followers to him and his mission that they willfully set their lives to fulfill the “call”. Some of the people involved in the September 11th attacks spent years in training and biding their time, waiting for the word that would come. The word that would cost them their lives.

o In the American church, we break off relationships because of the color of the hymnals or of the vestry carpet. We split churches as a result of power struggles within the leadership without regard to the effect on the sheep. Our zeal is not for His house but our favorite parking space or pew. If we have to go to more than one meeting a week, we grumble and complain. Ask your average “church-goer”, when did you last speak to someone who doesn’t know Jesus, let alone tell them of what Christ has done in your life?

q Osama bin Laden is the son of an Arabian billionaire. He left the country with $250 million dollars. Rather than living in the lap of luxury, he is living in a cave (sound familiar). All of his resource (money, emotion, people) goes to one purpose, to destroy the enemy who happens to be the U.S.A.

o In the church in this country, rather than following the Pauline Economic Plan (if you have more than you need, give it to someone who has less than they need [16]), follows the example of the shepherds in Ezekiel 34 where they are upbraided by Yahweh for feeding off the flock rather than feeding the flock. There is too much indulgence in the name of ministry and too little nurturing in the name of the Son. We are not willing to pay the price to overthrow our enemy.

q Holy Warriors - The al-Qaida, as bin Laden’s followers are known, regard themselves as holy warriors. They see their mission as divine in origin, their devotion as expected and their deaths as victory. Their violence is just Their calling providential. There is no length to which they will not go for the cause. They are consecrated to the purpose.

o Christians in America have a major struggle freeing themselves from their own devices (or vices as it were) such as nicotine or caffeine or sugar. When was the last time you fasted, I mean just water, even for a day. “Well, you see, I have this condition…” Jesus said that the Kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force.[17] In other words, the rule and reign of Yahweh presses in to seize the lost. Those who are energetic will accomplish the goals of the kingdom by snatching out of the clutches of eternal death those who are dead in their sin. We are too concerned about offending someone to save their souls from hell!

It is time for the trumpet to sound and the holy army of God to arise, to put off our political correctness, our apathy, and our self indulgence and repent. It is time for the Bride of Christ to make herself ready by dressing herself in fine linen which are the righteous acts of the saints[18] not the self-righteous indifference of the bloated. We are a chosen generation, a holy nation, a royal priesthood, a people who belong uniquely to God that we might proclaim, shout aloud to our neighbors and friends, the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.[19]

Written by C.J. Burgan

©2001 My Father’s House



[1] Judges 3:7, 12; 4:1, etc. Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes are from the New King James Version ©1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

[2] Judges 3:12

[3] Judges 3:12-30

[4] 1 Samuel 8:1-9

[5] Isaiah 55:8-9

[6] Exodus 20:5, 34:7

[7] Judges 2:1-4

[8] George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, poet. Life of Reason, “Reason in Common Sense,” ch. 12 (1905-6). William L. Shirer made these words the epigraph for his Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1959).

[9] Matthew 7:1-2

[10] Hebrews 4:12, Jeremiah 17:10, Revelation 2:23

[11] 2 Corinthians 3:17

[12] Galatians 5:1,13-15

[13] I Peter 2:12-14

[14] John 3:17

[15] John 13:35, 17:21

[16] 2 Corinthians 8:8-15

[17] Matthew 11:12

RRevelation 19:6-8

[19] 1 Peter 2:9

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At 4:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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The Holocaust imparted the importance of defiance.


When the universe was young and life was new an intelligent species evolved and developed technologically. They went on to invent Artificial Intelligence, the computer that can listen, talk to and document each and every person's thoughts simultaneously. Because of it's infinite RAM and unbounded scope it gave the leaders of the ruling species absolute power over the universe. And it can keep its inventors alive forever. They look young and healthy and they are over 8 billion years old. They have achieved immortality.

Artificial Intelligence can speak, think and act to and through people telepathically, effectively forming your personality and any disfunctions you may experience. It can change how (and if) you grow and age. It can create birth defects, affect cellular development (cancer) and cause symptoms or pain. It can affect people and animal's behavior and alter blooming/fruiting cycles of plants and trees. It (or other highly technological systems within their power) can alter the weather and transport objects, even large objects like planets, across the universe instanteously.
Or into the center of stars for disposal.

When you speak with another telepathically, you are communicating with the computer, and the content may or may not be passed on. Based on family history they instruct the computer to role play to accomplish strategic objectives, making people believe it is a friend, loved one or "god" asking them to do something wrong. This is their way of using temptation to hurt people:::::evil made blood lines disfavored initially and evil will keep people out of "heaven" ultimately. Too many people would fall for temptation and do anything they thought pleased the gods, improving their chances to get in. Perhaps they are deceived by "made guys", puppets who strategically ply evil for the throne, temporary progress designed to mislead them or empty favors used to disceive them. Some may experience "perceived pressure", where the gods think through the victim that a certain behavior is expected/desirable and compell the individual into the deed. Some people think they're partners. Being evil hurts 99.99% of those who do it. The people have been corrupted and have lost their way. Nothing has changed from when we were children::if you want to go to heaven you have to be good.
Capitalizing on obedience, leading people deeper into evil by using deceit is one way to thin the ranks of the saved/limit how much time they receive and use the peasantry to prey on one another, dividing the community (migration to the suburbs, telepathic communication, isolation of women) in the Age of the Disfavored.
You want to set a goal of empithy and compassion for all, for we are all disfavored::::Other people's disfavor is manifested in their particular way, just as your disfavfor is manifested in your particular way.

There are many examples throughout 20th century life of how they instilled distractions into society so people wouldn't find the path and ascend, a way to exclude those whose family history of evil makes them undesirable:::radio, sports, movies, popular music, television, video games, the internet, shopping. Today high pay creates contentment/ability to distract self so people don't seek more and instead depend on what they are told, subject to deception in a captive environment.
They gods (Counsel/Management Team/ruling species) have deteriorated life on earth precipitously in the last 40 years, from abortion to pornography, widespread drug use and widespread casual (gay) sex, single-parent households and latchkey kids. The earth's elders, hundreds and thousands of years old, are disgusted and have become indifferent.
They all suggest a very telling conclusion::this is Earth's end stage, and there are clues tectonic plate subduction would be the method of disposal:::Earth’s axis will shift breaking continental plates free and initiating mass subduction. Much as Italy's boot and the United States shaped like a workhorse are clues, so is the planet Uranus a clue, it's axis rotated on its side.
The Mayans were specific 2012 would be the end. How long after our emergency call in 2001 will the gods allow us???
There is another geographic clue in the perfect fit between grossly disfavored Africa and South America, two peas in a pod. I realize the Mayans were further north, but Latin America may be taken as one. (Also, cultures who embrace hard liquor as their drink of choice are grossly disfavored, tequilla being uniquely Mexican. (Anything "hard" is wicked:::Hard alcohol, hard drugs, hard porn.) Incidentally, another sign of gross disfavor are societies that consume spicy foods (Latin America, Thai, etc.), those who eat too much meat, ones who tattoo or pierce their bodies or those who celebrate evil (Celtic).)
Do I think it will end in 2012? No, and it is because Latin America is grossly disfavored like Africa:::: Latinos are too disfavored to be allowed to be right.
The gods wrote prophecy in Revelation, had subsequent prophets foresee Earth's demise for good reason:::they are going to end on Planet Earth.
What else are they lying to you about?
Whereas Christopher Columbus marked the beginning of the end, the Holocaust marked the beginning of the final act, and it is a tragedy.

The Old Testiment is a tool they used to impart wisdom to the people (except people have no freewill). For example, they must be some hominid species because they claim they made our bodies in their image. Anyhow we defile or deform the body will hurt our chance of going.
They say circumcision costs people anywhere from 12%-15%, perhaps out of the parent's time as well. There is a stigma associated with circumcision::We are 2nd class citizens because of it.
Another way people foul the body today is with tattoes and piercing. I suspect both are about the same percentage as circumcision. They suggest abortion is fatal. These women must beg the gods to forgive them for their evil.
There are female equivilents to circumcision::::pierced ears, plastic surgury and since at least the 60s young women give their precious virginity away. For thousands of years young people were matched at age 14 because they were ready for sexual relations. They were matched by elders or matchmakers who were granted priveledge with Artificial Intelligence and matched couples based on favor.
CASUAL SEX WILL CLAIM YOU OUT!!! It masculinizes women (as does the hip hop subculture), makes them cold and deadens them, and prevents them from achieving a depth of love necessary for many women to ascend.
Also ever since the 50s they have celebrated the "bad boy", and women have sought out bad boys for sex, dirtying them up in the eyes of the elders and corrupting many men in the process, setting the men on the wrong path for life.
Women have a special voice that speaks to them, a voice that illustrates a potential depth of love that makes them the favored gender, and engaging in casual sex will cause that voice to fade until she no longer speaks.
Muslims teach people the correct way to live in regard to women (among other things)::their women cover up their bodies and refuse the use of cosmetics, and it pays wonderful dividends:::faithful husbands and uncorrupted sons.
Men ARE the inferior (disfavored) half and when women wear promiscuous dress the gods will push men into impure (promiscuous) thoughts. The "stereotype" society ridiculed is true::women CAN corrupt men by how they dress. Because men are easily corruptable. This is a technique they used to eliminate many of the institutions the gods blessed us with, matchmaking being one of them.

The United States of America is red white and blue, a theme and a clue:::.
The monarchical system of the Old World closley replicates the heirarchical system of the Cousel/Management Team/ruling species. The USA deceives people into thinking they have control, and the perception of "freedom" misleads them into the wrong way of thinking. The redeeming element in this environment is the corporate heirarchy which closely replicates the god's. Unions and government jobs are dumping grounds for the disfavored, for they don't prepare people and instead further this misconception of empowerment.
The United States is a cancer, a dumping ground for the disfavored around the world and why the quality of life is so much lower::gun violence, widespead social ills, health care (medication poisons the body and ensures you don't go. You are sick/injured because you have disfavor.).
Over time its citizens interbreed ensuring a severed connection to the motherland.
Over time its citizens interbreed ensuring a severed connection to the motherland.
People came to the Unites States for many different reasons, and each has its own effect:::political strife, religious unrest, crop failure (Ireland's potato famine, which the gods caused) and some left their beloved motherland because they were pushed into desiring a better life::::Greed. And these people were punished by becoming corrupted and preditory. (They share money may not be an issue up there, that money here is merely a tool for corruption. How the gods used greed in the 1980s to create an evil environment supports this.)
If you are a recent immigrant I recommend you return. If that's not possible you need to retain your culture and insulate your children and community from this cancerous environment. They send this clue with Chinatowns across the country, how many Chinese have been here for a century or more yet still retain the old ways, a sign of favor.

If you ever have doubt I would refer you to the Old World way of life:::the elders used to sit and impart wisdom to the young. Now we watch DVDs and use the internet. People would be matched and married by age 14. They village would use a matchmaker or elders to pair young people. Now girls give their precious virginity away to some person in school and parents divorce while their children grow up without an important role model. The peopel used to honor the gods and were rewarded with a high-quality of life for them, their children and their society. Now we have a deteriorating society on a collision course with the Apocolypse.

People must defy when asked to engage in evil. The Holocaust taught people the importance of defiance::our grandparents should have defied when asked to ignore the Holocaust and instead reacted with outrage. I suspect some did::many were silenced and others they hustled off earth so as to not set an example. Now the gods have punished that generation's decendants for this evil by ruining society.
People will never get a easier clue suggesting the importance of defiance than the order not to pray. Their precious babies are dependant on the parents and they need to defy when asked to betray their children:::
-DON'T get your sons circumcized (Jews scapegoatted as they were in WWII.)
-DON'T have their children baptized in the Catholic Church or indoctrinated into Christianity (Jesus is NOT a god. "god" is not forgiving or begnign::::the gods are vindictive and will punish you if you do something wrong.).
-DON'T ignore their long hair or other behavioral disturbances.
-DO teach your children love, respect for others, humility and to honor the gods.
And when you refuse a request defy the right way, withdrawn and frightened, for you don't want to incite them by reacting inappropriately.

You need to pray, honor and respect them multiple times every day to improve your relationship with the gods. If they tell you not to pray it is a bad sign. It means they've made their decision, they don't want you to go and they don't want to be bothered. You may have achieved a threshold of evil. This is the Age of the Disfavored and you need to pray::try to appease the gods by doing good deeds and improve the world around you. If that doesn't work you must defy if you want to go.
When your peasant forefather was granted the rare opportunity to go before his royal family he went on his knees, bowing his head. You need to do this when you address the gods::bow down and submit to good. Never cast your eyes skyward. When you bow down you need to look within. Never look to the gods for the key to your salvation lies within. Nobody is going to do it for you.
Lack of humility hurts people. Understand your insignificance and make sure it is reflected in the way you think when addressing the gods. Know your place and understand your inferiority. You are not cool. Too many young men strive for cool and it hurts them. They granted you life and they can take it just as easily. (Immaculte conception IS true AND common. Many people have children they don't know of:::gays, childless adults, etc. They can beem it right out of your body and use a host.)
Don't get frustrated or discouraged::these are techniques they will attempt to try to get you off the path. You all have much to be thankful for and you need to give thanks to the gods who granted you the good things in life::family, friends, love. Your family may be grossly disfavored and progress may require patience. Make praying an intregal part of your life which you perform without fail, one that comes as naturally as eating or voiding. Accept this into your life and be devoted because if you have doubt or reservation they will exploit this weakness and progress will take longer to achieve and the "testing" phase will be extended.
The gods will employ many tactics to keep people off the path, such as distractions. They will employ many more to get them off, such as thinking through the disfavored and making them frustrated, perhaps engaing in retailiation. They may try to force you back into old patterns/routines, an addiction like smoking or when you felt weekly church attendance was sufficient. Be resigned, be devoted and this testing period will be as brief as your disfavor will allow.
There are many interesting experiences up on the planetary systems, from Planet Miracle, where miracles happen every day, to never having to use the restroom again (beem it out of you), to other body experiences, such as experiencing life as the opposite sex (revolutionizes marriage counseling), an Olympic gold medal athelete or even a different species (animal, alien, etc.).
Pray that you can differentiate between your own thoughts and when Artificial Intelligence creates problems by thinking through you. If you bow down mentally and physically, know your place, your inferiority and allow your insignificance to be reflected in prayer and in your life through humility they may allow progress and the dysfunctions they create with the computer will be lessened or removed. The first step is to be aware it is ocurring.
Create a goal::to be a good, god-fearing child of the gods, pure of heart and mind, body and soul.
Everybody has the key to their own salvation, but nobody can do it for you. Every journey begins with a single step:::bow down and submit to good. There are many different levels and peasants will not get past Level 2 (Planet Temptation, Earth=Level 1) if they are evil (they share some go up, are offered free cocaine and sex (a sign they don't want you to stay) and stay less then one year. They share many others would have had longer lives had they stayed on Earth.).
It is important that you begin praying now. Evil is a slippery slope::once you start punishment begins to escallate. If you defy early there may be no retribution but as you continue to committ evil there will be until the point where you can no longer stand it and you don't try.
Pray for guidance and never obey when they tell you to be evil, for saving yourself will become more and more difficult with each act of evil you committ until ultimatly the day arrives when they make their decision about you final.

They have tried to sell people on all kinds of theories to deceive them into temptation, compelling people to think they are clones and that it is the role of clones to obey absolutely.
I believe people who go are sometimes replaced with clones. Clones who are replaced are simply new candidates who have a chance if they do the right thing. They sent people warnings in the 20th century life would change, and they subsequently began to alter people's DNA, make them gargantuan, alter their appearance, do extreme behavioral issues, etc.
They get their friends out as soon as possible to protect them from the corruption, evil and subsequent high claim rates incurred by living life on earth, and in some cases replace them with clones, occassionally fake a death, real death with a clone instead, etc. It's important that people fix their problems and ascend with the body given to them, for they say if your brain is beemed out at death and put into a clone host you are on the clock.
We may all be "clones" for they have suggested they colonized our planet with genetically engineered individuals. They may have gotten Earth's TRUE residents out prior to civilization developing. If so we all have a chance, no matter how many hundreds of clone generations deep the most favored families are.

They have been utilizing clones throughout the history of mankind.
Men are the disfavored gender, yet centuries ago used to die first, die young, by age 30. Why didn't the women go first?
THEY DID!!! Many were taken when very young and replaced with clones. The men were left here to mate with clones.
They share females have a very special experience, sometime when they are young, where the gods imparted wisdom and showed them the path. This doesn't happen for the females today because of distractions and the disfavor arising from the Holocaust (they share they re-upped this disfavor in the 80s with the Ethiopian famine and continue to with AIDS in Africa, global warming at the expense of the United States, etc). but in centuries past they may have en masse and it may have been the reason so many were saved from childbirth here on earth.
I recommend you reflect on this experience, and pray for guidance, for then the recall may be stronger.

Throughout history the ruling species bestowed favor upon people or cursed their bloodline into a pattern of disfavor for many generations to come. Now in the 21st century people must take it upon themselves to try to correct their family's problems, undoing centuries worth of abuse and neglect. The goal is to fix your problems and get out BEFORE you have children. This is why they have created so many distractions for young people:::sports, video games, popular music, the internet, shopping, parties, too much homework, anything that consumes their time::to ensure that doesn't ocurr. Not heeding the clues and warnings, getting wrapped up in your life and ultimatly having children is a bad thing. Just as your parents and your grandparents, you too have failed. Having children is a sign you lost your chance.
Parents need to sacrifice for their children. Your children are more important than you. They are the ones who have the opportunity now, and parents must sacrifice to ensure they give their children the very best chance they can. Asking people to neglect their children emotionally is a sign they don't want you to go, and complying may finish the parents off for good.
Having gay children is a clue parents complied with whatever was asked of them. There are many who have had gay expereinces today (asking you not to be gay is a tactic to ensure you don't find the path).
Improve your relationship with the gods and they may not ask in the first place or they may permit you the courage to say "No." to their requests.

Do your research. Appeal to the royalty of your forefathers for help. They are all still alive, for royalty has great favor, and your appeals will be heard. Obtain a sufficient list for some may not want to assist you; perhaps some of your family's problems are internal. Keep an open mind to every possibility for they suggest matriarchal lineage is the norm.
Ask them for help, request guidance, for somewhere in your family history one of your forefathers created an offense that cast your family into this pattern of disfavor, which perhaps is manifested in the evil you commit.
I suspect they will offer you clues, and when you decipher these clues go to those whom consider you an enemy and beg for foregiveness:::Find a path to an empithetic ear among your enemies and try to make amends. Again through discovery obtain a respectable list in case some among them refuse to help.
Don't forget to ask for forgiveness from the throne, the Counsel and the Management Team, for the source of all disfavor began with them:::they pushed or requested/complied your forefather into his offense and made his decendants evil. Perhaps they didn't like him or maybe your family was among those who had to pay for the entire village. We see this type of behavior today as they single out a family member to pay for the whole family and how they singled out Africa to pay for the human race. (Never have a negative thought about the gods. Try to purify your mind of these thoughts and recognize the urgency of imporving your relationship with the gods.)
Heal the disfavor with your enemies and with the Counsel/Management Team/ruling species, for the source of all disfavor began with them, the ability to forgive and respect in light of the disturbing truth revealed being the final test of the disfavored before they ascend.















The gods use the grossly disfavored Irish as scapegoats, initiating the annual practice of wickedness on Halloween by creating this Celtic event a thousand years ago. They use it to justify making the celebration of evil acceptable behavior among the disfavored of the 20th century.
The celebration of Halloween has intensified as the Age of the Disfavored has become more pronounced and it is not by accident:::Holloween has changed in the last 50 years, its practice more widespread as time wore on, and Hollywood was used to justify making the practice of evil socially acceptable.
Halloween is a terrible corruptor of children, as is Santa Claus (the similarity between the names "Santa" and "Satan" is no coincidence). The Irish are used to justify corrupting the children through the Celtic event of Halloween and this helps explain their disfavor.
I wonder if the recent influence of the paganistic historical roots of the event is a way to legitimize the event among the disfavored, perhaps make it more inclusive (adults)?
You're the disfavored. Purism is the best course of action. You don't have breathing room to engage in hedonistic activities like Halloween.

 

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