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Chapter 5.
THE SOCIAL VOLITION TODAY.
Recently, I heard the lyrics of a song that so aptly described the common identity of a class of individuals who, as it were, cement themselves into strong authoritative positions within and over societies. Quote: 'Old men in stripy trousers, rule the world with plastic smiles.' (From: 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me'.) The young and disenchanted of this generation can clearly see through the desolating works of the present 'beast'-like (64) ruling class. And yet, just as in past generations, they still allow the self-seeking manipulations of this class to alter-natives to their volition by the use of rhetorical expressions inspired of demons, enabling them to continue to DEMONstrate their democracies. And in keeping with their own political deviations, they are soon integrated within further 'veils', such as dictatorships, with international terrorism as the final fruitage of prolonged oppressive transgression against the people, and the Will of God. People even complain about various deprivations, while at the same time preserving and cultivating the very rootstock of those that deprive them, by their admiration and support of politicians. To be freed of this delusion, one's own volition must only be subjected to the rules of conduct from the perfect Source, administered by holy ones who have already been subjected to the 'said Will' (spoken Will) of God. This leaves these 'old men in stripy trousers' without subjects to rule over and their demonic power of influence only effective over their immediate subordinates. DEMONstrations are the agitated arousal of demonic will warring against demonic will. The exercising of demonic divisions is not the way out of their dilemma. The "yoke" of these ruling ones "driving (others) to work" is soon to "depart from upon your shoulder", and will, by the intervention of God "come to a stop" because of the oil. (65)
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RHETOR'S RICKS.
Ancient, yet heaping still, his words in stacks, Within dispositions like those of Thatcher, Rhetor's progeny, loving specious facts, Piled meaningless jargon high to hatch her. Vapours rise from droppings they uncover. Yet still his remains speak deadly uses, Causing deceit in every Rhetoric lover, Who shelters in his uttered abuses. Truth, an easy tongue, not tricky suasion; His progeny alter--natives to lie, Humiliate them on each harmful occasion! Expose their words and their jargon will die. Detract not from honesty in words, Leave Rhetor's wordy ricks to feed the birds. RT.
Rhetor was a teacher of persuasive speaking. Today, more than ever, words of profundity are composed to gain political advantage, especially among spin-doctors. The destructive 'harvest' of the man Rhetor and his persuasive use of words is well known and established, and as I have already indicated, the means by which political persuaders gain selfish advantage over the minds of men. But we should be minded not to allow their meaningless jargon to persuade us away from the truth. This can be achieved by challenging them to practice what they preach. Hopefully, this poem will urge people to be on their guard against the cunning and self-interest built into specious Rhetoric that is calculated to adversely influence people.
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In the case of my own father, the "yoke" of ruling ones "driving others to work" was clearly evident in his compulsion to work 'doublers' (working hard for two days and nights non-stop without rest). It inevitably led to spasms of bad-temper, and was further DEMON-strated by his shouting at and slapping inanimate objects in a vain attempt to escape the emotional pressure and turmoil that had built up within him. If he was unable to get relief this way, his spasms would spill over and be violently inflicted on our bodies. A typical manifestation: "It's no good you slapping your hand about those shelves, Alf. We don't touch your razor! You try and remember where you put it. And if we're going out this evening, you'd better find it. It's gone eight o'clock already," said Mam. She then turned to me and said, "Who's he talking to Ronnie? D'you know, that man would quarrel with his own shadow if you'd let him. Take no notice. I'm not taking any notice." "And you break anymore dishes, Alf, and we'll have nothin' to eat our food off," she added. He ignored her. They both knew exactly where the razor was, but it had been moved. It was another ritual outlet for Dad's anger, and there were many; the result of being overstretched with work and society's inequitable work ethic. But let me again emphasise the fact that the primary deception comes from those "driving others" to work oppressively, particularly for the production of so many unnecessary things. I use the word overstretched here in a general sense, but my own father was an outstanding case of susceptibility to the grand illusion of preoccupation and other sensual inducements. So he was channelling his own will against himself. Occasionally, he would be conversationally aroused against that oft repeated word 'capitalism', against 'the haves' creating the 'have-nots.' And like most men oppressively 'driven' to work, he failed to arrive at any beneficial conclusions. He had no countermeasures against the blatant injustices within the tyrannies of this system. But neither would he allow correction of his own contributory errors. And besides, if there were no worldwide problems regarding "the oil" from commercial "Babylon" and other areas, demon-possessed men would, by their very nature, create other destructive schemes. The important point to be learned from this is that the errors of our forefathers cannot be blamed as an excuse for our own backward dispositions. Perfect laws exist, from the Supreme Will. They are countermeasures against corruption and the 'veils' of the grand deception. For example: If no one voted to give their allegiance to politicians, there wouldn't be any politicians. During my early years, Mam would ask me, in my father's presence, what I thought of his strange demonstrations. This usually got the effect she was looking for, his humiliation, but which only served an undesirable conclusion. Dad being quick to anger, it was to the least of his needs that she administered. Attempting to reduce his effectual authority in the family made him even angrier. Peace became increasingly rare among us. With reference to his weaknesses, Mam should have complemented him by appealing to his better nature, as a loving helpmate. Sadly, his struggle, even with life's lesser problems, became magnified. He could find no place within himself for good-humoured conversation, so he became a cruel man. Mam would praise him one moment, and mock him the next; until, I firmly believe, he surmised that outbursts of anger were what were expected of him as a father. Her indignation on having her motives exposed in this matter would arouse an immediate diatribe, usually ending with: 'I love your father,' and, 'I am the one that has to put up with him.' But true love means "following the commands of God" (66) under God's family headship arrangement. (67) I have seen heads of families beg off with innumerable excuses for their disobedience to their Creator's moral and spiritual requirements, but very few have I known who have come to know the holy requirements of God and carried them out. Now they are beginning to awaken to pangs of desolation, as God brings to an end all dispositions of false religions and commercial "Babylon." In this regard, the families of Africa are still excessively carrying on their offences against God, even worse than their forefather Manasseh. God has therefore sent them the prophesied "four families" of destruction (Jer 15:3,4) to strike them with plagues until they, or their offensive acts, cease.
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THE DESTINY OF THE "BABYLONIAN" MAN TODAY. (See Isaiah 14:3-25). Those people involved in "driving (others) to work" by oppression today (68) have become likened by God as "Babylon," and as "Sodom and Gomorrah" whom God overthrew in the past. He now promises to cut off their root and future progeny. (V.22). They are also referred to in prophecy as, "goatlike leaders of the earth." (69) These are not kings, but are those with "the rod of the wicked ones" and "the staff of the ruling ones" (using the satanic 'staff' of his power of influence). (70) Literal Babylon is now undergoing the fulfilment of the desolation referred to in Isaiah chapter 13 by the Iranians (Medes) of Persia, who shared in the slaughtering of Babylon in Iraq, and are on the verge of being uprooted themselves. (71) But those now working for "Babylon's king" in each of this earth's nations, those "driving (others) to work," are doing so for satanic reasons: For "oppression," for "disturbance," for "persecution." Both literal Babylon and mystic "Babylon" are undergoing desolation. Desperate "injurious schemes" of oppression have been stepped up in work agencies throughout this particular nation (UK). Subordinates operating within this system under "Babylon's" king (satan) oppress others by their threat of economic deprivation (depriving people of their needs for sustaining life), regardless of whether the particular job of work to which they are "driving others" is necessary or beneficial, and regardless of the instruction: "Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch, respecting things that are all destined to destruction by being used up, in accordance with the commands and teachings of men". (Col 2:21,22 NWT). The manufacture of unclean and worthless things, for which wicked and oppressive laws are employed to 'drive (others) to work' via Job Centres, is a restraint against true freedom. These are satan's administrators. They are his sons, merciless "Babylonian" lackeys of satan's "progeny". "But the earth came to the woman's help... And the dragon grew wrathful at the woman*, and went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her seed" (the offspring of anointed ones*). (Rev 12:15-17).
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THEIR COMMUNITY.
"Work! Work! York! Never mind at what. We must think of the community, Of all our lot."
"Am I in a community? Where I live? Only, for thirty years I worked, to be poor, And now with nothing to give."
"Mm, yes. But many are living off other's labours, Lay-abouts, without a job, Shamelessly living off their neighbours."
"But where is the field that they could work? Theirs, not a garden others own. Who robbed their forefathers of their inheritance? Perhaps you office workers -- the kind making excuses their home."
"Now then, you know in an office, and with my mind, I work." "Are you sure it's not your way to lay about -- to shirk?" "So, what did you do, for thirty years, called work?" "Produced houses, for the community. Not in an office did I lurk!"
"So what are you implying with your sharp words?" "That people are deprived, by your knives, in communal herds." "So work, to get us out of this depression." "To promote again your political oppression?"
RT.
"Babylonian" lackeys (self-excusing desk-minders) salve their consciences with numerous specious excuses to serve the "king of Babylon". They fabricate "injurious schemes", enforcing them with "harmful regulations". They are "those who constantly writing, have written out sheer trouble, in order to push away the lowly ones from a legal case and to wrest away justice from the afflicted ones of My people." (From Isaiah 10:1,2 NWT). I am now going to "raise up a signal" on bare rocks. (72) For, according to a particular prophecy, (73) and my own observations, certain people of this generation described as the tyrannical progeny and remnant of "Babylon", have unreservedly fulfilled this prophecy describing their identity within all nations. I became interested in determining the characteristics that form the identity of these, for a number of reasons. Initially, I did not consider them in the sense of their being many individuals, but only a few prominent "ruling ones." That was a mistake. Now I think of them as political 'babes' first, then of their becoming many; schooled to rule over societies to greater or lesser degrees and capacities. Detecting early manifestations of their tyrannical anti-God nature through their behaviour patterns is difficult. But the all-important and self-saving criterion is to know how to avoid becoming contributors to the "Babylonian" influence ourselves. By whatever means, their primary aim is selfishly to reduce the quality of spiritual life by their works of oppression; particularly to dispirit those referred to as lowly ones. Instinctively, they are set in this task. Even living and progressing within the environments of ordinary families. One can usually identify the peculiar characteristics common to "Babylonian" man during their young manhood: A forceful dominating and self-seeking personality; described by the Source of true prophecy as a "detestable sprout." (Isaiah 14:19 NWT). Those who typically embody this last description, and who in a major sense fulfil the role of "ruling ones" worldwide today, are politicians. Some of them publicly promote themselves as religious pretenders (74) while having interests of greed in industry and commerce as oppressive employers, rarely producing anything themselves. Although there has always been sufficient arable land for all families on earth to be self-sufficient, "ruling ones" drive others to work in an oppressive 'or else' threatening manner by instituted economic deprivation. It is wise therefore to bear in mind that the inclination and instinct of such demonically receptive natures is to manipulate, to utilize demonic authority and powers of self-will inherited from the worst dispositions of their forefathers. They serve the originator and architect of their detestation, the "king of Babylon": satan. The main features of "Babylon" to be identified during this period referred to as the "time of the end", are the symbolic "fornications" of the political "image of the wild beast" with the religious "harlot", through her "harlot daughters" (false religions). Historically, this was by their removal of people's freedom to "buy or sell" (Laissez‑faire), and by the extension of existing land boundaries to exclude the common people (conferring the "mark" on those first established political members). (75) All this began as early as the 1300's, six hundred and sixty-six years ago, when the king of that time was impeached by his ministers. More important today, is the "harlot's" work of religious 'paralleling', to mislead people away from coming to realize the true spiritual "land" of God. "Travelling merchants" stood at a distance from Tyre, the main trading city of the Middle East, because of her "torment". (76) Ethiopia, and the continent of Africa as a whole, are experiencing God's final "one hour" of their devastation. (77) When Britain was forced to leave the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992, it was the beginning of the end of the political "wild beast's" effective means of "Babylonian" influence over its many colonies; its enforced measures and barriers against free trade among the people having been in existence for 666 years. Financial deregulation brought about other corrupting measures, such as illegal insider trading of stocks and shares. Wine 'lakes' and food 'mountains' in wealthy European countries are exposing the self-promoting administrations of the political "image" and their misappropriation of resources and land. The proceeds of their economic extortions, accumulated through colonization and annexation of land, has caused considerable deprivation worldwide. The Scriptural "one hour" of the Lord's judgement of "Babylon" is to be calculated as 1000 ÷ 24 = 41.6 years according to the principle referred to by the Apostle Peter in 2 Peter 3:8: "...that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day" which certainly has proved to be the case during the last 41.6 years. But when did this symbolic "one hour" period begin? The details of the seven "bowls" of God's anger, described in The Opened "Little Scroll" of Revelation chapter 10 help to establish this.
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past, leading to the implementation of extending land boundaries by This "beast"-like "wildness", prophesied by God, began in the 1300s.
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The following poem is about those people we read about from time to time in newspaper reports and the harassment they receive from local authorities because they wish to live a simple life -- their way. It is entitled:
THEY WANT THE GROUND YOU'RE STANDING ON.
"Move on! Move on! We want this ground you're standing on." "But we have nowhere, no place we own. Into perpetuity, among your kind, All, they own." -- Yet, we must all live somewhere -- in a field.
"We'll not allow you people to stand anywhere... to become a town out of our social welfare!" "But we've stopped in places not used by any man, and still you moved us on, fast, as you know you can." -- Yet, we all need somewhere -- a field.
"Why don't you live in a house, like all of us, instead of a tent, caravan, or bus?" "This is your grievance? We've no walls of clay. We're not imprisoned by 'Walls' or a life made your way." -- Whatever, we all must live somewhere -- in a field.
By the way, Mr. Landowner, Policeman, and Judge, some who have joined us are your sons, and won't budge. So how do you feel now, throwing them out into the night, face to face with the truth, your plight?" -- Yet, we still need somewhere -- in God's fields, and sight.
You tyrants have wasting mountains of beef, grain, and butter, so why must your hearts see us low in the gutter? We'd like to use some of God's land, and work it for needs, but you keep us poor, by depriving us, like weeds." -- We all have needs, somewhere to live -- a field.
"Why not contribute to our society! And live life according to our moral propriety?"
"What! And bully those who show up society's deprivations? And support political tyrants, causing demonstrations? No, we'll go on, living, from field to field."
"-- Then we'll move you on! Move you on!"
There is hope, and a solution to this sad dilemma: When their 666 year rule is thrown into Gehenna!
RT.
IN FULFILMENT OF THE PROPHECY: The establishing of the administrations of the political "image of the wild beast" referred to in Revelation 13:15 began in this country around 1325, following the impeachment of the king. The actual year of commencement of this satanic authority over people varies with each country. Their police, military forces, and others with the "mark" of "the beast" (those who admire and support them), are inspired by the satanic forces that keep them in power.
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At this point, it is important to explain the truth concerning the period of the "good news" of The Christ. Let me begin by stating that this period has already come to an end, (78) and that those for whom it was intended were gathered in according to faith and would come to know God through the requirements of the faith. Others remaining will come to know and give glory to God out of fear. (79) In point of time, one indicator was the "great earthquake" in the great city of Mexico, where "a tenth of the city fell" and "seven thousand persons were killed by the earthquake," in fulfilment of Revelation 11:13. The opportunity of the "good news" by The Christ was replaced by the lesser opportunity of people giving glory to God out of their fear of the calamitous events taking place on earth; events such as the "four families" of destruction let loose in Ethiopia and other allied lands of the continent of Africa, (80) of Lebanon that is fast becoming like "scrubland", (81) and the destruction Iran and Iraq (Assyria and Persia).(82) Sodomy, and the death-dealing diseases resulting from such deviant sexual practices, is also being exposed. Members of sects are killing each other: "brother against brother." There are floods, earthquakes, wars, and rumours of wars, in one place after another. Terrorism is also occurring worldwide. In 1986, the religious "harlot" (83) and her composite "false prophet" (charities) did gather all nations to "LEND THEIR AID" worldwide against the Will of God. As described in Joel 3:11,12 they are gathered to "Jehoshaphat", where people are marked for the coming judgement. "Gog of Magog, Meshech and Tubal" (houses of political enforcement agencies such as the police and military), have been turned around by the Lord's prophesied "hooks" in their jaws, to come against God's "land", causing more unrest by increasing civil disorder, (666/999. Ezek 38:2-4). So people are coming to know God's wrath, which will shortly increase when He actually begins His rule. (84) This will begin after the "seventh trumpet" is blown. (Rev 11:15). The true depth of meaning and difference between giving glory to God out of faith with Godly fear, or with fear only, can be seen and felt in the righteous natures of those proven and spiritually refined by faith. Those who fulfil Revelation 11:13 experience sudden shocks to their spirit nature and innate self-preservation, when threatened with death from these widespread earthly calamities. They are, therefore, unrefined people who give glory to God out of the arousal of fear in them. Hopefully, many will obey the Spirit Will of God through this last opportunity. Religious "Babylon" has other associated names for its congregations, to be finally used against them before, during, and after their final downfall. This downfall occurs after being turned around by God to openly confront Him. The associated names are: "Gog of Magog, Meshech, and Tubal." Those of "Gog" (satan's last symbolic name in the "time of the end") are of his "house." Gog of Magog means 'a house of a house' (of satan's household). Meshech symbolically means, exposure (or skinning), and Tubal signifies warring natures, just like this particular tribe of the past. The main 'houses' who are always exposing others at law, and who are themselves being exposed, are police and military forces, their politicians, and false religionists. God is now bringing all these 'houses' against the people of His spiritual "land" to judgement. And the last and final prophecies from our Lord through His anointed sons during the end of these present systems, is The Opened "Little Scroll" of bitterness, referred to in Revelation chapter 10, which is being "prophesied again" in its parts to many people worldwide. The important key in regard to all the congregations of Gog, and how God will sanctify Himself in Gog, is in what happens when Gog tries to attack people of God. Yes, they are exposed (Meshech) by sanctified teachings sent to them, and by their erroneous rules of conduct. In their attempts to disprove and eliminate God-given knowledge, they are themselves exposed to their own warring natures (Tubal) of hatred. In this way God sanctifies Himself in Gog (85) "before their eyes, O Gog." (Ezek 38:16). "And I shall certainly turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you forth with all your military force." (Ezek 38:4). The odd thing is that their emergency number 999 actually looks like hooks, and when turned around becomes the "mark" and number 666 of Revelation 13:18. They are also the ones who use "large shield and buckler" (Ezek 38:4,5) and with force support the political image of the "wild beast". Concerning the activities of Gog's people when they are "given attention" by God "in the final part of the years" (Ezek 38:8), the Lord said this: "And it must occur in that day that things will come up into your heart, and you will certainly think up an injurious scheme; and you must say: "I shall go up against the land of open rural country. I shall come in upon those having no disturbance, dwelling in security, all of them dwelling without wall, and they do not have even bar and doors." (Ezek 38:10,11). Not having "bar and doors" means of course having no physical protection, legal or otherwise; for as I have explained previously, the police, the military, and all other unGodly agencies of Gog, are enemies of Almighty God and His people. Already people of God have experienced numerous attacks (injurious schemes) from the police, employment agencies, relatives, neighbours, housing authorities, employers, apostates, and other religious pretenders. Each attack has brought trouble in greater measure for those of Gog's own people. During these attacks, God sanctifies Himself in Gog, especially in the places I mentioned previously, such as the war currently waging in Iraq (Persia) and previously between Iran and Iraq, famines and plagues in Ethiopia and Put (Africa), demonstrations among Gomer types (Celtic people), and all others experiencing calamity from cruel and scripturally named "Assyrian" types. It is now a universal war, and has come "like a thief". It has been brought about in response to the injurious schemes raised against the relatively few holy people of God! Everyone will finally be drawn out and exposed (Meshech). An example: Early in 1987 following one of many calls at my door by arrogant policeman (Gog of Magog) with another fruitless injurious scheme, their colleagues were literally stoned in a violent demonstration on the streets of Wapping the following evening. In preparation, the police had 'large shields and bucklers,' and horses. Demons were demonstrating in the streets, preferring anything other than God's Spirit coming to be in the land. And so it goes on. My sons too were threatened with financial deprivation by local government officials oppressively "driving (others) to work" and bullying others into poorly paid employment, while excusing themselves of productive work. The aforementioned nations and Gog's "haughtily exultant ones" of Lebanon thought they were free to fabricate their "injurious schemes." They were reduced to eating cats, dogs, and rats, before they died. All will be given attention! Only when the one "driving (others) to work" (Gog and his people) comes to a stop will the symbolically described "juniper trees" and "cedars" of Lebanon say: "Ever since you have lain down" (in death) "no wood cutter comes up against us" (86)
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ANOTHER WHOPPING -- AT WAPPING.
Against the large shields and bucklers Of Gog's men, people stoned.
Gog's persecutions are against God's "land," The one which The Christ atoned.
God fixed hooks into Gog's 666-year jaws, Became 999 emergencies when turned around.
Their demons demonstrated, with violent storm, And a killed one, on Wapping's ground.
Gog's dispositions were clearly exposed, And proved only people of God are sanctified.
After their "injurious schemes", we proved Gog's policemen lied.
God's justice, love and peace, and His Word Have proved our faithful unity.
Not bullying to wicked submission, The people of their community.
But these things were written, and had to be, To prove Ezekiel 38 and 39 is true. You see? RT.
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The more obvious satanic parts of religious "Babylon" and its degrees of subtlety can be summarized as follows: "Babylon," are all the works of its king, satan, over many generations -- his development of institutions for influencing and ruling over the minds and spirits of humans. This has mainly been achieved by religious 'paralleling,' which is the twisted application of God's Word by apostate sects, and who are described in scripture as religious "harlots". Their particular objective is to dispirit those undergoing spirit sanctification, and adopt as their means the perverted teachings of rebellious men, deviating away from the original true teachings of the Scriptures to prevent or stumble the spirit creativity of God. The main point is that those under this king's influence --who have not come out of his "Babylon"-- are individuals living among seemingly ordinary and inoffensive families. A father perhaps, or a mother, a brother or sister. (87) The most subtle enemies are those among the congregating and ritualistic forms of anti-Christ worshippers, scripturally described as the "man of lawlessness" (88) and the "disgusting thing standing in a holy place" (89) who did change the "times and law" of God. (90) They made many attempts to give substance to their own "vision" (91) (their own instituted and publicly declared fulfilments), and removed the "constant feature" (92) (those whom God inhabits by Holy Spirit), in order they stand in authority over the spiritual "land" of God's people. (93) They have thereby completed the final rebellion of "Babylon" against God, under the guise of calling themselves Jehovah's Witnesses. From the first human pair, procreation was of God creating flesh, for the sole purpose of providing within each human soul and associated environments spirit creativity thereafter, toward their perfection. (94) This is to prepare them for immortal spirit life in the incorruptible spirit realm of God. (95)
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In life, I have found that unrefined groups who gather for verbal discourse usually form their attitudes according to some prevailing spirit. Generally, the subjects discussed are determined by the more dominant spirit dispositions. I have observed that participants take their stand in one of four main groups: The dominant, the subordinate, and the foolish (each of whom hide behind the deepest subtleties and the thickest 'masks'), and the discreet. The discreet entering therein need to exercise care they are not recognized by their few words. Meanwhile, the motives of dominant ones are soon out, in volume and noise. As to the discreet, he hates gossip, but often that is what he is served. If he conveys more than the usual knowledge in a matter, foolish jesting or other vicissitudes are prompted, as they invent and pass their verbal 'servings' from one to another; that is, until they find a form of fruitlessness they can accept. It is mainly about these 'servings,' of duplicity that I wish to elaborate upon, and the underlying motivations. Before they are vented out of mouths, the real source of conversations is not always easily definable, and one's mental 'tasting' of words is sometimes made deliberately difficult by their alternation and mixture. Some are inspired to speak out of a need to invent, for effect, measuring as they do so the various responses. Still others use words solely for the pleasure of manipulating the minds of others. Some speak only to project and selfishly protect themselves, using much patience and persuasion toward that end. But under The Christ's congregation disciplines, these things are countered by one's knowledge and language of Christian love, seeking truthfully the advantage of other person. Integrity is the disposition most pursued with cunning and zeal among gossipers, who love to disparage and dispirit, toward their ultimate goal of eliminating good principles. Such ones can soon be found by very few steps in any direction, in close-knit communities. To encourage gullibility in the discreet, gossipers often go to them on some pretext of wanting 'innocent' or 'helpful' advice, and to find out more about them for their future defamation, leaving them with hearsay and clever plantings of specious innuendo. Woe, to those living close by who do not succumb, for they too become objects of injurious slander; their spouses being quickly informed, and executing their share similarly. Those absent from these unrefined gatherings are the ones defamed, but as soon as they put in an appearance, other people become their butt, and so on. I knew two neighbours, whose wives would begin their pernicious gossip with just one listener, until, after much to and froing (with additional tit-bits as added excitement for others living nearby) had all their living room seating and standing room occupied within the hour. Their gossip was mainly about those absent but on the way to their houses. Anyone refusing or delaying their invitation to 'full cups' of gossip, were, in the days following, ostracised until they came back to further threatening cupfuls of sickening contention, until the light within them grew dark by midday, everyday.
THE "FOREIGN WOMAN" Aha! The "foreign woman" (96) and her wiles, Depriving men of their completion, With subtle consolations covering over Men's disciplines -- and need.
You dissemble maturity, to prolong your love? Happy the man who says: "I removed your gifts That betray -- veils over my heart. Now I can enjoy the muscles of my face." RT.
Although rare, enjoyable conversations can be found among principled men, well seasoned, caring souls, whose discourses give benefit and joy in hearts and minds, and induce one's self-examination afterwards. Good conversations are usually found among those who discreetly renounce the worthless inroads of gossiping natures and their schemes of forging ignorance, steering clear of those who fabricate wild unsubstantiated theories without benefit to anyone. Godly men and women soon take their leave of such offenders, of anyone motivated by evil desire and preferring to live a debauched existence. Pleasurable, are intimate conversations with wise parents who live according to the said Will of God; for they speak less from inherited self will, and are more and more in agreement with the Sovereign good, for their children and themselves. Yes, rare indeed! Through the process of verbal discourse we should acquire knowledge of how to test underlying motives, and assess people's inner needs; just as The Christ showed Paul (though in a greater and more severe sense when he temporarily blinded Paul to bring him to his proper spiritual senses). Few are those who recognise how love should be administered. The greatest benefit that can be gained from conversation should be the knowledge and ways of building up and administering true love, in teaching how it should be shown to others. Paul showed love in his sufferings on behalf of others, in his letters of knowledge and disciplines, and in the creation of good associations. He spoke metaphorically about love when he said: "For at present we see in hazy outline by means of a metal mirror, but then it will be face to face. At present I know partially, but then I shall know accurately even as I am accurately known" (known by The Christ). (1 Cor 13:12 NWT). (97) Paul, in his conversations, showed love only partially, and described its principles in his letters, when speaking face to face, and in his selfless deeds. Christ was able to administer love to Paul by his knowledge of Paul's spirit, and used Spirit means to free him. Paul was still only pursuing this knowledge, by his spirit communications with Christ. (98) "But a physical man does not receive the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him... However, the spiritual man examines indeed all things, but he himself is not examined by any man." (From 1 Cor 2:14,15 NWT). The all things of course, is the spirit motivating all people. A spiritual man examines himself spiritually, according to spirit communications from God. I have heard some ask this question: 'Ah! But what does God do for the sick?' The Word states: "Those who suffer he rescues through suffering and teaches them by the discipline of affliction." (Job 36:15 NEB). How sad for those suffering affliction without acceptance of its spirit creative discipline; then there exists only pain and hopelessness. Job was sick with affliction, and expressed many things in conference with a servant of God. He was correctly disciplined, and he proved worthy of it. There are some who prefer to flit among the superficial varieties of people, and like butterflies, stop only briefly. They take flight immediately from personal issues that examine them. Touch their sensitivities with good morals, and you can expect to receive an inflamed invective in return. Lies find accomplices. Rarely, can one find confessed a destructive utterance, and hardly at all the originator of it. But when caught alive in it, liars have a special countenance from a brazen hateful heart. One may ask: 'But why do they do it? From what motive?' Liars reply: 'When it is too late. When it has left my head, my heart is sorry.' Yet another will say: 'I deny it!' And to righteous ones they are inclined to say: 'You are a torment to me. Like you, I go subduing too. Your purpose and means are different, that's all.' The wise know that unclean (wicked) spirits cannot reside in places "swept clean" and "adorned." Wicked spirits create places where they can exist in wickedness, where they feel more comfortable. (99) To them, the righteous reply: 'It is near me you like to operate, through others, waiting for my slip, so that through some weakness you think to finally exist in me. But the ones that will pay out your wages with the already decided "seven torments", are now calling out your names. (100)
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Out of the many conversations I have had over the years while preaching from house to house the things of God, during the periods of the "appointed times of the nations", and after hearing people's own thoughts, I was inspired to write this passage:
IS GOD CREATING YOU?
Reason with trueness: Did God create Adam for rebellion? Had God finished creating his spirit? Bearing in mind God and His Son are not flesh, did they create Adam in their spirit "image and likeness?" Or did He give mankind the power of reason, to end like cattle? Certainly not. Man, The Word says, should reflect the glory of God. Adam was created only as to flesh. He did not even begin the creative process towards the perfecting of his spirit self. Could it even be possible for a perfect body with a perfected spirit to contain the weaknesses causing death, or was it by obeying a voice from his rib, instead of God's voice, that Adam died? Reason with trueness: Have you the kind of 'freedom' that imprisons you? Do you avoid correcting the pretexts hidden in unGodly preoccupations? Do you rely only upon your own understandings because you believe them to be greater than the wisdom of God? Or has your willing obedience allowed Divine creativity to take place within your spirit? Has any man ever created flesh, or life force? Is your spirit like unyielding clay, or has it been burnished like bright gold? Are your curses your rejection of His Spirit disciplines, or are your words reflecting Him? Are all the things you own, really yours, and do you value them more than God? Do you call for His help only in desperation, or after many prayers before your need of Him? Endurance during persecutions and ostracism for righteousness' sake are blessed. Has God removed the 'veils' of your ignorance, put there by those who hunt your spirit? Some think resting in foolishness gives them release, and tire themselves out. Others cry: 'The Almighty is their God,' then utter, 'mother of god!' -- But who created her? Do you ostracise men of God, then expect God's favour? Many still believe that The Christ is God; that God called upon Himself when He said, "This is my beloved son." -- This is falsely called knowledge. Do you say: "I love God," while rejecting His words through His prophets? Can you be a hater of lies while worshipping other gods? Do you believe that only by frequenting a building to hear words about God that one can serve Him? Serving is making known to others His Will, reflecting His glory ourselves, and obeying His teachings through His anointed servants on earth, and helping them to spread His excellence abroad. Or do you instead listen to those who ape "outlandish fashions" to appear holy, who teach error to tickle people's ears, in order to give themselves prominence at your expense?
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JUST BEFORE THEIR LAST.
So many mistakes remembered, of heavy guilt carried, and fears.
But the greatest fear of all is the last;
In the hearts of those who, in life refused to serve their Creator's Will.
The final realisation: It is too late! And of the awesome presence of God.
RT.
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APOSTATES WHO SLIPPED
INTO CHRIST'S CONGREGATIONS. The most cunning method that satan the "king of Babylon" (101) adopted to destroy people's faith in the "time of the end", was in using a religious organisation that uses Jehovah's Name in the title of their sect, and for this sect to be operating among anointed servants of The Christ in order to deceive. It gave satan's grand design a righteous appearance, and enabled him to change the "times and law" of God (102) in the teaching of His Holy Word the Bible. Satan began this specious religious work in the late 1800s when this sect was founded. He had to allow some time to pass before books could be published with his many "lying signs and portents", (103) failed predictions, and fabricated fulfilments that appeared wonderfully inspiring to newly-converted ones. Over the years, satan slipped into his Christ-like congregations men "who have long ago been appointed by the Scriptures to this judgement", (104) men who would forsake their proper positions, and are branded apostates. Mankind is now in a position to evaluate many of the scriptural prophecies as to their modern-day fulfilments. For instance, we can easily: "catch sight of the disgusting thing standing in a holy place," (105) as being the organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses; especially after hearing their admission that they sheltered at least 23,700 practicing paedophiles among their congregation members, mainly appointed spiritual 'elders' behaving incestuously! It is almost unimaginable that any man can be so loathsome as to masquerade as a spirit servant of God, while physically abusing their own flesh. Though inexplicably, these extremely offensive acts were quickly forgotten about by the media. (106) All of this disgusting organisation's prophesied fulfilments have proved to be totally false, even though for generations they have claimed to be the only true servants of God on earth, and denounced all other religious organisations who claimed to be servants of God. (107) In fulfilling this very scripture, they denounce themselves! These are the ones who during the period of the "appointed times of the nations" (108) by excommunications actually removed the "restraint" of Spirit anointed servants of God (thereby excommunicating themselves from God). The Christ used his anointed brothers to keep wickedness in check until the "appointed times of the nations". (See: The Opened "Little Scroll" under the subject heading of 'Jehovah's Witnesses').
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THESE ARE THE FINAL FRUITAGES OF "BABYLON":
That although we can now clearly see abundant evidence of the failure of satan and his followers to establish any kind of kingdom of their own, one that would last, through his influence in humans, he is still allowed to continue making the lives of the creation a misery. Such as:
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WHAT WILL YOU, THE READER, NOW DO? WILL YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO POLITICAL "BABYLON" AT THE POLLING BOOTH? WILL YOU LISTEN TO APOSTATE DEVIATIONS OF RELIGIOUS "BABYLON" IN HER CHURCHES? OR WILL YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY OUT OF "BABYLON", FOLLOWING THE SIGNPOSTS OF IDENTIFICATIONS?
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