Tag: Scriptures

On Scripture and cowards – food for thought.

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Mark 14 -27

 

Mark Mallett in his article “The Place for Cowards” (Posted on July 1, 2021 )  reflects on the events of these times. They include ones that we are very familiar with. He describes very clearly that which we all feel.

Some of the scriptures he quotes are:

“The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God, and he will be my son. But as for cowards, the unfaithful, the depraved, murderers, the unchaste, sorcerers, idol-worshipers, and deceivers of every sort, their lot is in the burning pool of fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” —Rev 21:7-8

“…when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:8)

“All of you will have your faith shaken, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be dispersed.’” (Mark 14:27)

“For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” (Mark 8:36-38)

“…in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” (Luke 12:53)

He describes what is taking place:

“Jesus will do nothing nor permit anything that cannot, in some way, work toward the salvation of souls — including allowing the infrastructure of the Church to be razed to the ground. The status quo has become poison to the Church’s faith. Liberalism in the form of the “Fr. James Martins” of the world is not only tolerated, but praised. But God forbid we hear priests speak the Gospel truth; God forbid they express their faith with passion; God forbid a layman without a Masters in Divinity dare preach the Gospel; and God forbid we actually take prophecy and the apparitions of Our Lady seriously, lest we appear as emotionally unstable to our uber-rational, oh-so-scientific generation.” 

 

His words should help us to affirm our faith with courage:

“… the threat against those who expose the pseudo-science and blatant lies of the current pandemic response is real. Cancel-culture is real. And the hatred of Catholicism is growing by the hour. However, despite the growing rage of the mob with their lit torches and pitchforks, I’d rather be judged ill by men than by God. I’d rather stand before His Throne some day able to say, “Well, I didn’t impress my peers much, but I tried to be faithful to You.” 

He presents to us images of the church which are sad, yet so true:

“…the cowardice of a Church that has lost sight of its mission. …”

“ As governments continue to pass outrageous immoral statutes, sacrifice babies, overturn the natural law, worship political correctness, and obviously discriminate against churches (especially during lockdowns), the hierarchy — save for a handful of the same courageous few – remain in ghastly silence. …”

The article hints at chastisements and the fulfilment of prophecy:

“ The Lord is going to shake things up — a Great Shaking. The Holy Spirit is coming as in a “new Pentecost” and I believe many of those hiding from their own shadows will emerge again stronger in their faith for the “final confrontation” of this era. But that doesn’t change what I or they have to do for today (because we may not have tomorrow and many souls need to hear the truth today). As you read St. John Bosco’s vision below, which ship are you in?

At this point, a great convulsion takes place. All the ships that until then had fought against the Pope’s ship are scattered; they flee away, collide and break to pieces one against another. Some sink and try to sink others. Several small ships that had fought gallantly for the Pope race to be the first to bind themselves to those two columns [of the Eucharist and Mary]. Many other ships, having retreated through fear of the battle, cautiously watch from far away [cowards]; the wrecks of the broken ships having been scattered in the whirlpools of the sea, they in their turn sail in good earnest to those two columns, and having reached them, they make themselves fast to the hooks hanging down from them and their they remain safe, together with the principal ship, on which is the Pope. Over the sea their reigns a great calm. —St. John Bosco, cf. miraclerosarymission.org”

St John Bosco's dream

Where are the saints?

“So let us come out from behind the hedges and imitate the bravery of the saints before us. Defend Christ and His Church. Stand up for goodness, for righteousness, for good science, good politics, good people, but above all, the Good Gospel — without which even the “good” cannot be saved.

“Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them”… (Ephesians 5:11)

Do it at all costs and do it with great humility, gentleness and love. But for God’s sake and your own, make sure you actually do it.

This is the hour of the greatest saints in history to be forged. The only question left is: Where are they?”

 

Note: The coloured emphases are mine (Remnant disciple)

 

Mark Mallett’s whole article is worth reading, as are all of his works. Please read the whole article at:  https://www.markmallett.com/blog/category/daily-journal/

 

 

Corona Virus evil endgame: Without FAITH you will FEAR

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“Without faith, you WILL fear. This is not fear mongering.

Every scenario is now more possible than it was a week ago.”

(This is presented by a solid faith-filled Christian and Aussie writer with many awards)

“I’m not wanting to begin a panic or anything, but this quarantine situation in Italy seems to be the start of the next phase. 

The fact is, the world will be governed under the centralised control of a few people, probably within the next few years. This has always been the aim, and anyone with a sense of history can see that the world’s entire movement, especially since WW1, has tended toward this outcome. The trend could reverse slightly and it might be delayed. But it will happen. It was prophesied, but the world seems to have lost its sense of good and evil, and therefore even Christians cannot see evil intent any more, even when it stares them in the face. 

Corona virus is an immense social experiment.

The ridiculous, surreal and seemingly unrelated run on dunny paper has revealed plenty about human nature. So many agendas were always going to be ushered in by a worldwide pandemic. Compulsory vaccination and what is possible when it comes in, is a universe of its own. 

Panic, social disorder and a Great Abandonment, followed by “intervention” by various forces in the guise of armies and militarised police, is another.

Cashless society is yet another, and that will lead to complete control over every aspect of our lives. What it needs first is a controlled demolition of the world economy. This has already been happening quite separately from the Corona outbreak, but there has always been a push to eliminate cash transactions and the prospect of contagion has always been a pretext. The IMF has been chipping away at the reality of a cashless world for decades and  – long story – they will probably use negative interest rates as a rationale. 

Anything can be justified in an atmosphere of panic and feigned concern. 

But just focusing on the quarantining of an entire nation for a moment: complete management of the comings and goings of every individual in an entire nation will be possible in the context of a pandemic, manufactured or otherwise. We are not only believing every dire report, but even those of us who are skeptical no longer know what is true and what isn’t. The conjuring tools at the disposal of the small group of people guiding these processes are powerful: media, social media, Hollywood, advertising, government, etc. People will generally become instantly compliant in such an environment. They were long ago conditioned to choose security and safety over freedom. 9-11 sprung things along nicely in that regard. 

For the first time ever, it will be possible and “justifiable” to carry out this imprisonment (quarantining) strategy all over the world. Many of the surveillance systems are already in place. The mechanisms of control and abandonment are in place. We’ve allowed the infrastructure to be installed over the years. Once mild imprisonment measures are in place, it will be possible to implement less “voluntary” measures. 

This is an early stage, but it might move quickly now. Populations can now be controlled with food supply and eventually no-one will think it unusual. People making a run on supermarkets means they will close down, and it will be justified using simple economics: supply cannot keep up with demand. Don’t worry though: the “elites” will never starve, so we’ll always have our beloved overlords.  

Of course, food supply IS likely to be affected, because supply chains in all industries will break down as pandemic panic increases. Workplaces will shut down. Population control via food supply was always possible because our food has always come to us via just three or four companies. No-one was ever really protesting this fact. So even if Corona virus is not the real deal, it will serve the purpose of supporting and validating various hypotheses about “managing” the global population.  

For those of us who are believers, what we’re also seeing here is the reign of fear which has now been made possible because mankind has made the decision to be independent of God, and now mankind is being let down by – mankind. Faith is the opposite of fear. Mankind is beginning to panic and cower. Humanity will consume itself, literally as well as figuratively. Yes, I’m going straight to an ultimate scenario: cannibalism. Those of you who have known me for a long time have heard me bang on about civilisation being a thin veneer, and the lack of just two resources – oil and electricity – would have people eyeing off each other’s food and, eventually, seeing one-another as food. In subtle ways, we have been conditioned to think this way, believe it or not!Movies and popular music have provided us with many examples of late.   

Love, too, is the opposite of fear. Love has waxed cold in this world and self-interest reigns. People are about to be ruled by the very fear and self-interest that they have nurtured in themselves. The worst aspects of human nature are probably about to be unleashed, en masse. Corona virus might not be the ultimate cause, but it’s already proving a great catalyst. The Scriptures are full of examples of what happens to the nations when they opt for autonomy over the rule of God, and that’s exactly what we are doing right now. We have decided to be anything we identify to be, rather than accept the identity God has given us. We have decided to take delight in the evil, rebellious and destructive, rather than contemplate what is good. We have decided that we’re entitled to the great abundance we have enjoyed, rather than thank God for the very air we breathe, never mind food, clothing and shelter. We have decided to worship the creation rather than the Creator. Even you church-goers have been beguiled into this way of thinking by preachers who are either devious or dumb.   

Each person needs to seek God and desire a relationship with Him, now. Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. For those of you who are just dabbling in belief, that “fear” of God can be translated as “awe”. He has been the awesome provider for us all this time, and now you need to realise it. This is a wake-up call. God is endlessly forgiving, but It seems there will one day come a time when it is too late – only God knows that for sure, but it DOES seem that way. 

For those of you on this email list who already have a relationship with God, ignore the above paragraph. It’s a big list! 😜

Love yez all

bOb!  ”