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THE DEVELOPING OF THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST WITHIN THE BEAST WITH LAMB-LIKE BEAST
In case some might not be aware, the Treaty of Peace with Tripoli, ratified by the U.S. Senate May 17, 1797, and binding on Congress, all courts, and legislatures, the same as the Constitution of the U.S., says [emphasis mine]: “The GOVERNMENT of the United States of America, is NOT in any sense, founded on the CHRISTIAN RELIGION..” – Article II of the Treaty.
The U.S. Constitution, adopted by the Founding Fathers, declares [emphasis mine]: “Congress shall make NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” – First Amendment.
Albert Einstein, speaking of Nationalism said: “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.”
Now consider the following excerpts from recent article entitled: “White Christian Nationalists Want More Than Just Political Power” by Lauren R. Kirby (author of Saving History), Jan.15,2021, The Atlantic (Google it] (emphasis mine):
“White Christian Nationalism [is a] movement that believes that the U.S. was founded as a CHRISTIAN NATION and should be RULED BY CONSERVATIVE Christian values [has been] on the rise.”
“For white Christian nationalists, is about more than just political power. They see themselves as faithful PATRIOTS fulfilling the American Founders’ COVENANT WITH GOD to maintain a RIGHTEOUS Christian nation. Their success means the nation will be rewarded with ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND MILITARY MIGHT, while failure will lead to DIVINE WRATH and, eventually, the DEMISE of the nation of itself. The stakes of the BATTLE could not be higher. Washington is where this great battle might take place, whether in the streets or in the senate floor.”
“At the siege -[of the now-historical insurrectionist storming of the Capitol, Jan. 6], the presence of white Conservative Christians was unmistakable. The Proud Boys stopped to PRAY TO JESUS on their march toward the Capitol, and the crowd held signs proclaiming ‘JESUS SAVES’ and ‘God’s Word Calls Them Out.’ One flag read ‘Jesus is my Savior; Trump is my President.’ In the capitol an insurgent stopped to PRAY outside a room where Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staffers hid behind barricades doors. She [the insurgent] asked God for ‘the evil of Congress to be brought to an end.’”
It is only the truth, “as it is in Jesus,” that can “set us free” from the bondage of sinful ignorance of God’s word that results in a “zeal based not in knowledge.” Thus, “by their FRUITS ye shall know them” for what will be manifested are not the “fruits of the Spirit,” but the “works of the flesh.” Gal. 5: 22-26, 15-17.
Be faithful in the faith of Jesus, grow that faith daily by exercising the courage of conscience, not reactionary choices dictated by convenience and and self-preservation and thus a willingness to compromise. “He who is willing to yield essential liberty for temporary safety deserves neither.” Bless all today, NMF.