And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb.
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
And the smoke of their torment ascends for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name.
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, said the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. ~Revelation 14:1-15
I used to be a Christian, that's not how this works.
Whether one is Saved or truly Believes or not...is not a call that Man gets to make, for a reason.
These fucking people seem to #1 not understand the difference between their politics and their religion, and #2 They've forgotten that God also gets a say, in pretty much everything, and it's not all on them. Also #3 God does not give a fuck about their specific brand of politics. In fact, if history is any guide He's against that shit.
But I suppose simply being a Believer and doing one's part while living according to the way things really are, rather than some whack-a-nut fantasy doesn't jerk off these fucking people's narcissism enough.
But then, I saw this, too.
Apparently around 43% of Evangelicals believe that Jesus was not God, but only a "Great Teacher."
Hold the fuck on.
Polls like that, real, imagined, or just plain made up, were quoted disparagingly by Evangelicals in particular to show how "Lost" the "World" was, and they were always quoted in churchy, disapproving tones.
But, in these days of Christless Christianity and the Great Trumpian Anti-Crucifixion of Jesus (because now they want a "Savior" like Trump who simply makes everybody else die for his sins instead of dying for the Sin of the World.) I guess we just get whatever we get, eh?? Be glad the percentage in favor of this foolishness isn't higher?
And these idiots were literally bowing before Golden Idols of Trump, three years ago.
No, enough is enough, fuck you, I call bullshit.
Before these motherfuckers even think about holding the rest of us to some arbitrary "Standard" of their religion, I say they should have to hold themselves to it, or give up and call themselves something the fuck else. Christians, you don't get "Saved" by making somebody else have to pretend to be "Christian" you get that by following the teachings your own damn self!
And how many of these nuts have simply exchanged Christ for Trump, and done so willingly??
And no amount of Worldly Power (which is, apparently, what most of this garbage has been about for a very long time) will send you anywhere in the Afterlife but Hell.
His Kingdom is not of this world.
That was the whole damn point.
Remember that, because it's going to be on the test.
The only reason Trump is promising to be Santa Claus to the Evangelicals is because they're the one group of people that's not only still cheering for Trump, but cheering louder than when they started.
But ya know, God doesn't have to put up with this crap, and I think that's the reason that MAGA-Christianity is morphing into a debased murder cult, less Roman Empire under Constantine, more the Empire of the Antichrist and the Whore of Babylon with a dash of "Ass, the Movie" from Idiocracy.
But rather more maliciously than the people in that film.
And they're not even trying to hide it, or hide why they want to do it.
But "Praise The Lord, and pass the tax cuts" and making the Way narrow for everybody else but wide for themselves won't work.
Simply put, one of these things is not like the other one, but you can't tell these fucking people anything.
The rest of us are going to have to stand up and fight against this crap, before it gets worse.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in there-at:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads to life, and few there be that find it.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ~Matthew 7:6-23
When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything. ~Umberto Eco
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