Repudiation Video #4

 

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Repudiation Videos

Had to create a link because the file size of the video I did last night is to big and I'm still waiting on the You Tube code to post such a long video (24 minutes) and blah blah blah...Like I been saying, Satan doesn't want you to hear what I got to say :-). 

So I just created a folder and I'm gonna put all my Repudiation Videos there and any anybody can go watch anytime they want to.

Enjoy the long one. It ought to answer a lot of questions accusations etc. And yes there's more coming still not done yet.

I love you honey.

:-).

Like I Roll

 

Easter Sunday, 2021 New Chapel UMC

(Thanks for taking the picture buddy)

"Like I Roll"

I got my daddy's car

And his old guitar

A suitcase full of broken hearts

Got my momma's smile

And her baby blue eyes

I ain't got much

But what I got's mine

And I roll like I roll

(I roll like I roll)

I got an open road

And a restless soul

The Rolling Stones on the radio

And I roll like I roll

Cause I roll like I roll

I roll like the hills under the California sun

Burn through the desert like the devil on the run

I'll be flying high until the day that I die

No matter what they say

At the end of the day

I will roll like I roll

Well there's a lot a people gonna try to bring you down

They got a lot of rules

They gonna try to put you out

I keep looking up

In this world full of doubt

I roll like I roll

I roll like the hills under the California sun

Burn through the desert like a devil on the run

I'll be flying high until the day that I die

No matter what they say

At the end of the day

I'm not gonna let it slip away

Cause I'd rather burn it up

Than to let it fade

I got an open road

And a restless soul

The Rolling Stones on the radio

And I roll like I roll

I roll through the hills by my own Kentucky home

Back to the place where my heart belongs

I'll be flying high until the day that I die

No matter what they say

At the end of the day

I did it my way

Gotta love it, they're from Bowling Green, KY where I went to college :-). Played my buddy's bar back in the day up and coming etc...

The fact of the matter is this...
Hating me aint gonna make you pretty.

Peace...

Hey Honey

 

I love you baby.

"The Business at hand"

 

that is,

 the repudiation once and for all, of any and all who would ever say what I say isn't in the bible.

Ran out of storage space :-) Finishing the conclusion and making a few other points/videos is pretty high on the priority list right now. Just kinda getting in transition mode from writing to speaking because I want people to see the conviction, the intensity, the Authority, the smiles, the laughs, the imperfections by which I speak. Said a few post back I pray daily for the power and the authority to do Gods will on earth. Well? There it is. Wanna lay a charge against me? Good luck.

Romans 8:33-34

"Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

Matthew 12:30

“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."

My buddy asked me the other day, "Why can't people see what's right in front of them? I just don't get it?

I told him:

Jeremiah 5:21

"Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:"

(And the actual Hebrew word used for foolish is translated as immoral, as in, it is immoral to not acknowledge the work of God you see and hear right in front of you)

Gonna tell him today what Bob Marley said:

"They crucified Christ...Remember??

Most didn't believe him. Why in the world would I think people are gonna believe me if they didn't believe Christ? Was flat out told upon accepting this commission by the lord God Almighty:

"Thery're not gonna believe you."

"I said I understand but it's just something I gotta do regardless."

He just smiled :-).

You should too. If you're a true believer that is, your book is being proven true right in front of your eyes. I don't mean me just and Lucy, I mean world events, prophecy being fulfilled, end times approaching etc.

Revelation 19:7

Let us rejoice and be glad

    and give him glory!

For the wedding of the Lamb has come,

    and his bride has made herself ready.

Maranatha 

Context

 

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit” 

Jeremiah 17:7-8

I had just talked with my buddy the DAY BEFORE! About how the louder you hear God's voice? The more Satan will try and drown it out, distractions, interruptions etc. I said it's like static that just grows louder as Gods voice becomes more pronounced within you. Well...it wasn't static it was the wind but it was the same effect. I have rarely ever had a signal at this location, shot this on like 13% charge. Freaking android update. I kid you not. At the place where I barely get a signal. Oh then there wasn't enough storage space. Etc. Etc. Etc...Evil didn't want you to hear what was said it's just that plain and simple

Who is the prince of the air again?

Ephesians 2:1-2

Made Alive in Christ

(These headings are just nailing it BTW :-), watch the next video :-).

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

Android update in BFE on the day I planned this. The powerful forces of darkness just don't want you to see/hear what's up. It's really just that simple.

"So anyway...stopped here one day...saw that tree...felt like you know what? As long as that tree can hang on and have life and have it's roots in that bank and it's leaves turn green? If that tree can do it? I can do it too WITH GOD ALMIGHTY BY MY SIDE! I AINT WORRIED ABOUT IT!..."

This is what people wanna tell you is the work of Satan.

It's blasphemous drivel.

Pray for Understanding Knowledge and Truth...see where it leads you.

Maranatha.

I love you honey :-).

Hey Honey

 

I love you baby.

I'm

 

 Gonna call this one:

"There was a man with an unclean spirit in the synagogue".

So I'm just gonna jump right in and get started.

Not gonna mince words etc.

I've been praying for a lot of things for a long time.

I don't mention it much to very many people cause I don't want people thinking I'm showing off. 

But for the purposes of what I'm going to write here today (For the edification of the church, more on that later) I'm gonna mention one of the things that I pray for and have prayed for daily for years now, and that is this, "The power and authority to do your will on earth". The only reason I pray for that is because I was told to, so I do.

So when I quote scripture and say "A divine verdict is on the lips of a king, his mouth must not betray justice"? I'd take it with some seriousness if I was you and by that I mean everyone who ever reads this. If you don't want to do so that s fine, I really don't care, but know this, the spiritual war is heating up and for good reason. The evil one and the ones who do his bidding know who we are (Hey honey) and that the time of his demise is imminent. (That's Proverbs 16:10 from the Berean Study Bible BTW) We've been hearing about the Bereans during worship the last two weeks and that just happened to be the translation that appeared first, imagine that right? Also the heading explaining context of the passage says "The reply of the tongue is from the LORD."

Someone just compared me to Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8:9-25. And they did it on a Holy Day, In a place and a time of worship. Honestly? It's the highest compliment anyone has ever given me and I'll gladly explain why. It's really simple, The established religious order of the day accused Christ of the same thing:

Matthew 12:24

"But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

 

That's right. The established religious order of the day felt threatened because the status quo and their authority was being challenged.

 

There is a real simple test to see if a prophet is true or not. 

Matthew 7:15-20

True and False Prophets

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

So here is my question to ALL who would say I'm a false prophet. Where's the bad fruit? Helping friends and families ahead of ones self for years on end now is Satanic? Attempting to help families so that hopefully generations will be more comfortable? This is bad fruit? Helping people increase knowledge and understanding of Christ and scripture and the age that's getting ready to be?? This is Satanic? This is the argument some would like to make? It's nonsense and falls flat on it's face under the weight of it's own preposterousness. Thats a $20 word by the way. 

Heres the thing, God gave me commission for several things, one of which is to root out spiritual wickedness in high and low places. I've been saying it for years, it's not my fault people don't believe me. 

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

You really think God is gonna give someone commission and then not prepare them for what they are going to face when the time comes?  You really think that's how things work? I knew these arguments were coming five years ago. or so.  This type of thinking displays a complete lack of understanding.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Just happened to be a verse from worship yesterday, I know, complete accident and coincidence etc.

The fact of the matter is this:

Hebrews 5:12

In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

So (Epically young people) lets get started shall we? And keep in mind it's all for the edification of the church.

Christ said the Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth

John 16:13

But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

So like the prophet Isaiah said, 

Isaiah 1:18

"Come let us reason together..."

Would the spirit of truth tell you God plays favorites in clear contradiction of scripture?

Romans 2:11

For there is no partiality with God.

Would the spirit of truth launch a hatchet job against one individual from the pulpit during worship and call it a sermon?

Hosea 6:9

 As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.

Would the spirit of truth Laugh about not understanding the concept of edification after having spent  decades in the church?

Would the spirit of truth DELIBEREATELY spread falsehood to a congregation by means of omission?

Edify 

edified; edifying

Definition of edify

1: to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : UPLIFT

also : ENLIGHTEN, INFORM

2 archaic

a: BUILD

b: ESTABLISH

Merriam-Webster definition BTW

Here is what happens when the gift of discernment is given to an individual. You know what's being said by what's not being said. There are seven (Go figure :-) components to that definition 1) Increasing moral knowledge, 2) increasing religious knowledge, 3) Uplift, 4) Enlighten, 5) Inform, 6) Build, and  7) establish. 

So the spirit of truth, in worship, would deliberately leave out the other six components of the definition and then not provide a reference to scripture supporting their premise?

I've been accused of propagating things that aren't in the bible. (Oh there's a response to that coming as well here in a bit and trust me I can't wait). But you know what's really not in the bible? Using the word edify or edifying in the context of improving moral knowledge. Not once is it used in that context. Young people (And other congregants) I would encourage you to ask your teacher to explain to you why that was the only part of the definition given. 

Like Brother Joe said yesterday "don't take my word for it", go look it up yourself. Here I'll even help.

Edification, Means-Of

The word/concept only appears in the New Testament and Paul is the only one who used it and the literal meaning of the Greek work he used is "To build as a house". I work construction building pole barns etc. Trust me, me and my buddy know If you get the corner stone wrong? Guess what? The whole thing is wrong. Guess what happens to your argument if your initial premises wrong? No matter how much supporting evidence you can line up behind it, a false premise will never yield a truthful conclusion. Ever. Period. It's been established as fact for thousands of years now. This is what clever people (politicians, lawyers etc) do to mislead people. Because most people wont catch the premise was faulty to start with. And young people please remember Satan is the father of all lies. And lies of omission are still lies. (Done from the pulpit during worship on Sunday with harmful intent I would argue is worse than just a regular lie of omission.)

So lets go back to:

Matthew 7: 15-20

True and False Prophets

“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

and lets do as the prophet Isaiah instructed and reason together.

The only logical conclusion is, there's plenty of bad fruit listed above. And if there's Bad fruit? The prophet is thereby a false teacher.

I don't take these matters lightly or I wouldn't bother to begin with. Sent here and given commission to stomp out this nonsense wherever it may occur. 

There are other things I pray to be able to do as well but that power will be bestowed at the appropriate time and place, which hasn't come yet. (Healing, casting out of demons etc)

I just want to remind some people:

"A prominent Methodist catechism, "A Catechism on the Christian Religion: The Doctrines of Christianity with Special Emphasis on Wesleyan Concepts" states:

The unpardonable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy includes ridicule and attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to the devil.

(Catechism: a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians).

Somebody sealed their fate last Sunday. They might as well be Uzzah in 2 Samuel 6:3–8.

"Thomas Aquinas lists, or has responded to, six sins that go against the Holy Spirit:

despair: which consists in thinking that one's own malice is greater than Divine Goodness, as the Master of the Sentences teaches,

presumption: if a man wants to obtain glory without merits[11] or pardon without repentance[12]

resistance to the known truth,

envy of a brother's spiritual good, i.e., of the increase of Divine grace in the world,

impenitence, i.e., the specific purpose of not repenting a sin,

obstinacy, whereby a man, clinging to his sin, becomes immune to the thought that the good searched in it is a very little one."

Eternal Sin

The two most in play in this situation are: The envy of a brothers spiritual good and obstinacy, or the stubborn refusal to acknowledge "that the good searched in it is a very little one"

I carry around a sermon with me in my notes, it's about 18 pages long and it's a humdinger let me tell you. One of the things it says is The reason most Jews did not accept Christ as the messiah is "They were to proud, too self righteous, they were too skeptical because they were in self defense mode." Spiritual pride will land you straight into Hell. See the example listed above.

One more thing about refusing to acknowledge the work of the Holy Spirit when it's in your midst. The geographical areas where miracles of the spirit of truth are not recognized will have a fate worse than Sodom and Gomorrah at the end of an age.

 Matthew 11:20-24

Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Those towns were all close to Christ home BTW.

Mark 6:4-6

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Again, it ought to be sounding familiar to you by now.

I would have gladly said the same exact thing to peoples face over lunch but the fact is nobody ever called. If people don't think I would have? Go ask my mom if she thinks I would. She can tell you from her own personal experience.

I've been saying for years who we are and what time it's getting ready to be.

Revelation 11:5

If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die.

Romans 13:4

For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

 "A divine verdict is on the lips of a king, his mouth must not betray justice" (Not fairness mind you, justice)

Remember what I told you at the beginning I've been praying for, for years now?

I don't have a bible app BTW, I don't need one. Scripture has a way of just finding me when I need it. In fact, I've never had one and don't ever plan on having one. I do however have the power of the Holy Spirit working through me and like I said, I'd take it serious if I was you.

I love you honey, thanks so much for all the support sweetheart.

Maranatha

 

 

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Hey Honey

 

 

 I love you sweetheart.

So Here Goes

A lil more about how things work.

I'm a big U2 fan. Always have been. All this month they have been posting a concert a week on You Tube from various stages of their career. Red Rocks, Slane Castle, Pop Mart, Live in Paris etc. Really been enjoying the shows.

So I'm watching the Pop Mart show live in Mexico City and I'm reading comments and somebody mentioned they really liked the way the song "Please" was performed during this show. This was at a period where I was just about to write U2 off. Wasn't a big fan of the Pop Mart record, never even bought it etc.. Anyways, so after reading that comment I thought I should go back and have a relisten to the live recording of "Please" and see if I like it etc, I honestly couldn't even remember it. So I went back and found a live version and listened to it on you tube

I was like well alright, it's hitting the spot a lil better than it did years ago, go ahead and listen to the rest of the record. 

It's the version of "Where the streets have no name" that's included on this EP when things start to get a lil interesting. It fades all the way out and then comes back with additional lyrics, they didn't perform that song like this very long and to the best of my knowledge its the only recorded version of that song performed in that manner.

Couldn't quite figure out the additional lyrics for a while but the voice says, "You have the EP go find it" It's locked away in storage etc. So I went and found it (Right on top of course :-) and it's still stuck in the CD (Yes I know, I'm old dog :-) player to this date. The actual lyrics are from another U2 song on the Pop Mart record "The Playboy Mansion" :-). I'll let you figure that serendipitous moment out on your own :-). But the lyrics that were hitting me like a ton of bricks goes as follows:

(12:36 mark)

"Then...there will be, no time for sorrow...

Then will there be...no time for shame...

Then...there will...

Then There will be...

Then There will be no time...

And there will be no time

And there will be no time...

No time...

And there will be no 

And there will be no time...

Yeah!"

Take it for what its worth.

You can dismiss it all you want to.

I know better.

Spirit says go post today? I go post today.

Jeremiah 31:13

“I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.”

Revelation 21:4

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

Heavens coming folks.

Revelation 21:1

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea."

"Underhill describes it as marked by a consciousness of a transcendent order and a vision of a new heaven and a new earth."

Christian Mysticism

Thing is?

To many serendipitous moments just aren't a coincidence.

You can't try and just make this stuff up.

It's just not how it works.

"Take it for what its worth."

Eternity is a long time.

I love you baby.

I've

 

been trying to explain how things work with me and I'm never quite sure it gets through to people so I'll just keep trying.

Institutionalized Racism 

Extrajudicial State Sponsored Executions/ Police Reforms

Low Voter Participation

Lower Life Expectancy

Gun Violence/Mass shootings normalized 

Lack of Healthcare/ Affordability

For Profit Prisons

Low Wages

Lack of Benefits

Long Hours

Incompetent/ Corrupt Politicians 

Concentration of Wealth/ Media

Income Inequality

Obesity

Government Debt/Deficit, Student/Consumer Debt

Monetary Policy

(40% of all US dollars have been created in the last two years, not that there is a choice but it's still a problem)

Poverty

Homelessness

Voting Rights Restrictions

Pollution/ Climate Change

Crumbling Infrastructure/Urban Decay

Global Immigration Issue

Global Hotspots: East China Sea, East Ukraine, Middle East

Historically low labor force participation and employment to population ratios

That's like 30 or so crises we are currently facing. The list is not be considered exhaustive and Im sure others would add their own issues that I've overlooked. 

My point is this, while texting my best friend in the whole world (Hey honey:-) that list just came to me in a matter of minutes. (Ask her, she saw it happen) It required no concentration or thought or thinking in my head whatsoever. The list just magically appeared out of seemingly nowhere and was being rattled off like a woodpecker pecking at a tree, just, rat a tat tat nonstop for a few minutes till it quit.

It's kinda what:

"...mystic expansion into the transcendent. Union is essentially ineffable. In it, one no longer merely perceives and enjoys the transcendent (as with Illumination) but becomes one with it."

Is talking about.

I told my buddy David Lash when we had lunch at the Dizzy Whiz a while back that it's the weirdest thing, there is no thinking or praying to reach a conclusion, one just automatically knows intuitively what is going on with regard to an issue..

David said there was a term for that in his community (David's Jewish) but I can't recall what the term he used was. 

All I know is I experience it a lot, no effort required.

Promise.

Also?

The post about issues and the one on Christian Mysticism were kind of like..."get your butt to the library and publish those today" (On their respective days). I hadn't sensed that sense of urgency in quite a while. Which leads me straight into todays post. Not this one :-). The next one :-).

Once again it was like, "Go tell em, tell em tomorrow, get it done." (Which is today).

Rest assured when I hear that?

It gets done.

Hey Beautiful

 

Yep.

Always.

I love you honey.

Christian mysticism

Purification

"The first, purification is where aspiring traditionally Christian mystics start. This aspect focuses on discipline, particularly in terms of the human body; thus, it emphasizes prayer at certain times, either alone or with others, and in certain postures, often standing or kneeling. It also emphasizes the other disciplines of fasting and alms-giving, the latter including those activities called "the works of mercy," both spiritual and corporal, such as feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.[citation needed]

Purification, which grounds Christian spirituality in general, is primarily focused on efforts to, in the words of St. Paul, "put to death the deeds of the flesh by the Holy Spirit" (Romans 8:13). This is considered a result of the Spirit working in the person and is not a result of personal deeds. Also in the words of St. Paul, "...he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Epistle to the Philippians 1:6). The "deeds of the flesh" here include not only external behavior, but also those habits, attitudes, compulsions, addictions, etc. (sometimes called egoic passions) which oppose themselves to true being and living as a Christian not only exteriorly, but interiorly as well. Evelyn Underhill describes purification as an awareness of one's own imperfections and finiteness, followed by self-discipline and mortification.[45] Because of its physical, disciplinary aspect, this phase, as well as the entire Christian spiritual path, is often referred to as "ascetic," a term which is derived from a Greek word which connotes athletic training. Because of this, in ancient Christian literature, prominent mystics are often called "spiritual athletes," an image which is also used several times in the New Testament to describe the Christian life. What is sought here is salvation in the original sense of the word, referring not only to one's eternal fate, but also to healing in all areas of life, including the restoration of spiritual, psychological, and physical health.[citation needed]

It remains a paradox of the mystics that the passivity at which they appear to aim is really a state of the most intense activity: more, that where it is wholly absent no great creative action can take place. In it, the superficial self compels itself to be still, in order that it may liberate another more deep-seated power which is, in the ecstasy of the contemplative genius, raised to the highest pitch of efficiency.

— Underhill 1911, p. 50"

Well I'm gonna give that a big CHECK .

Remember, ones an accident.

"Illumination

The second phase, the path of illumination, has to do with the activity of the Holy Spirit enlightening the mind, giving insights into truths not only explicit in scripture and the rest of the Christian tradition, but also those implicit in nature, not in the scientific sense, but rather in terms of an illumination of the "depth" aspects of reality and natural happenings, such that the working of God is perceived in all that one experiences. Underhill describes it as marked by a consciousness of a transcendent order and a vision of a new heaven and a new earth.[citation needed]"

Well guess what?

That gets a big CHECK as well.

Two is a trend my friend.

"Unification

The third phase, usually called infused or higher contemplation (or Mystical Contemplative Prayer[46]) in the Western tradition, refers to the experience of oneself as in some way united with God. The experience of union varies, but it is first and foremost always associated with a reuniting with Divine love, the underlying theme being that God, the perfect goodness,[47] is known or experienced at least as much by the heart as by the intellect since, in the words 1 John 4:16: "God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God and God in him." Some approaches to classical mysticism would consider the first two phases as preparatory to the third, explicitly mystical experience, but others state that these three phases overlap and intertwine.[citation needed]

Mystical Contemplative Prayer is the blessing for which the Christian mystic hopes. No human effort can produce it. This form of prayer has three characteristics. (a) It is infused (i.e. implanted by God in the soul, not the result of human effort.) (b) It is extraordinary (i.e. indicating that the intellect operates in new way). (c) Moreover, It is passive (i.e. showing that the soul receives something from God, and is conscious of receiving it.) It can manifest itself in one of four degrees. The four degrees are the prayer of quiet, the prayer of union, ecstatic union, and transforming deifying union.[46]"

Wanna guess?

Yep.

Check once again.

Three is a pattern.

"THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL:

 In the strongest mystics, Illumination gives way to what St. John of the Cross called "the dark night of the soul." This fourth phase of mystic development is the final, deepest and most radical purgation the mystic experiences in his movement into the divine.The heart and mind are arid; no longer does the mystic experience the joys (the mere pleasures) of Illumination. The task now is to learn to "dissociate the personal satisfaction of mystical vision from the reality of mystical life." (p. 170)

In other words, the mystic must overcome all attachment to self and ego (to selfish ego) in order to merge with the great One in, under, behind and through all things. To do this, the mystic must finally give up the greatest good he or she has ever known – the powerful attachment to the transcendent pleasures and visions of Illumination. Giving them up, all things seem at first to have become ashes – the Divine seems to have fled."

Not sure what it becomes after a pattern has been established but, yep, CHECK.

"UNION: 

But passing through the dark night, the mystic enters at last into Union, the fifth and last phase of mystic expansion into the transcendent. Union is essentially ineffable. In it, one no longer merely perceives and enjoys the transcendent (as with Illumination) but becomes one with it."

That's a CHECK as well and that's five. Didn't know what to call it after a pattern so, same holds true here.

Simple facts is this, it happened right in front of peoples eyes and the simplest truths are sometimes the hardest for people to rationalize.

Throughout it's history The Protestant Church has pretty much dismissed mysticism or met it with out right hostility/antagonism etc.

Course correction impending y'all.

I love you baby.

TTYS.

Christian mysticism

Evelyn Underhill on Mysticism

Hey

 

Baby :-)

Yep.

I love you honey :-).

Matthew 24:8

 

Institutionalized Racism 

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Extrajudicial State Sponsored Executions/ Police Reforms

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Low Voter Participation

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Lower Life Expectancy

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Gun Violence/Mass shootings normalized 

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Lack of Healthcare/ Affordability

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

For Profit Prisons

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Low Wages

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Lack of Benefits

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Long Hours

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Incompetent/ Corrupt Politicians 

 Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Concentration of Wealth/ Media

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Income Inequality

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Obesity

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Government Debt/Deficit, Student/Consumer Debt

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Monetary Policy

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Poverty

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Homelessness

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Voting Rights Restrictions

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains.":

Pollution/ Climate Change

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Crumbling Infrastructure/Urban Decay

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Global Immigration Issue

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Global Hotspots: East China Sea, East Ukraine, Middle East

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Resource Conflicts

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Historically low labor force participation and employment to population ratios

Matthew 24:8

Context

"Signs of the End of the Age"

"All these are the beginning of birth pains"

All this is just the start (the beginning) of the end.

Everybody that thinks all of these issues are just gonna get magically better raise your hands.

Exactly. It's not.

The trajectory forward is inevitable and has been since before time. 

Romans 10:9

"that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Amen.

Hey sweetie :-).

 

I love you honey.