My last entry ended with this question: "Christmas will be here in two days. What do people have on their minds?"
Imagine if people of the world are preparing to celebrate the birth of Christ 2,014 years ago in earnest, without guise, by loving God and loving their neighbors, then nothing on their minds would cause fear or anxiety, or lead to an obsession with doing Satan's work that destroys the family, the Church and one another [1], and people can exist in peace.
The way things are going, the world is going to be enveloped by total darkness and those who continue to do the work of Satan will eventually never again see the light. Even as the skies are beginning to be blackened, a new light will be forming in the midst of blackness. This bright light will shine forth from the faces and smiles of all the people, regardless of religion or race, who are willing to return to Christ and His simple ways that lead to the Truth.
Simplicity is straightforward but difficult and painful to achieve. Its success will require discipline, determination and patience, honest and apolitical leadership, purity of heart and love of God. A single leader, or many leaders in various nations, cannot accomplish this, but many, many small groups of twos and threes that will roam, and spread, throughout the world can. Together, they will pierce holes through the pitch black forces of Evil with nothing more than basic goodness.
Basic goodness requires the people in these small groups to first reform their own bodies and transform them into individual temples of God. That means their bodies shall not be desecrated by the abuse of food [2], alcohol and drugs (overeating, over drinking and over medicating) and shall be preserved through a regiment of exercises and proper rest. Simultaneously, they shall reform their minds and transform them into unique reservoirs of the Truth through daily prayers with love (prayers must always be prayed with undiluted love). Then they shall become themselves examples of God's gift, having realized the potential and the splendor of life at its very core. And they shall take the vow of celibacy and adhere to it.
This shall be the signature image of each and every small group of people who will spread not only the word of God but will live the life of Christ and His disciples. Together, they will be a diverse nation of priests, replacing the Jews who had failed to deliver to the world a kingdom of priests [3]. These groups of Gentiles and converted Jews will succeed. They cannot, and must not fail. For them to fail is for Satan to win. Satan will not win again. These Gentiles and converted Jews will not betray the Son of God because they love God. Because they love God, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the angels of Heaven will be with them and guide them along the way.
[1] There is much evidence to show the disintegration of the family, the dismantling of the Catholic Church, growing unrest in many nations and the beginnings of another world war. The daily events, political, military and economic, that are unfolding tell the story and it would be too voluminous to cite them all here.
[2] Food shall not be contaminated by any genetic modification and shall be fertilized naturally.
[3] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2019:6
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
A Nativity Scene
After Mass on Sunday I viewed the Nativity Scene at the front of the church. There was a donkey, a cow and some lambs. Mary and Joseph were kneeling on either side of the manger. In front of them were the three wise men [1]. The only figurine missing was infant Jesus. What happened? Did someone take the baby? Then it dawned on me that Christmas was still four days away. Jesus was not yet born. So what if the wise men got there early in this Nativity Scene? When one has an appointment with Christ, showing up late is not recommended.
The farm animals that were around the stable were docile and ready to serve. No predator figurines like wolves or lions and no vermin figurines like rats or mice were present. I recall a sermon equating the stable animals to Jesus Who was born to serve, and like the lambs, perhaps the cow too, would one day be sacrificed for the sake of man. That would come later. Now, the Christian world is anticipating the arrival of December 25th, the day that Christ was born.
In the secular world, however, "Christmas" can apparently come early. One newscaster announced that "Christmas" came early for certain folks because they won some kind of lotto. The station showed how happy they were to receive a check. Ah! How money can buy happiness!
Happiness, so elusive and transient, is a feeling people will go far and pay dearly for. And Jesus Who wants no money and has no cash to give can give the repented sinner true and lasting joy, yet many simply do not care.
Christmas will be here in two days. What do people have on their minds?
[1] 12/23/14 5:42 PM: On further examination, those figurines were shepherds. Beside one of them was some kind of sheep dog. The three wise men that I missed were actually on the right side of the Holy Doors "progressing" ever so deliberately toward the Nativity Scene situated on the left side of the Holy Doors. The Magi, being ever so wise, would never be late to see Jesus on that momentous silent and holy night of His humble birth.
The farm animals that were around the stable were docile and ready to serve. No predator figurines like wolves or lions and no vermin figurines like rats or mice were present. I recall a sermon equating the stable animals to Jesus Who was born to serve, and like the lambs, perhaps the cow too, would one day be sacrificed for the sake of man. That would come later. Now, the Christian world is anticipating the arrival of December 25th, the day that Christ was born.
In the secular world, however, "Christmas" can apparently come early. One newscaster announced that "Christmas" came early for certain folks because they won some kind of lotto. The station showed how happy they were to receive a check. Ah! How money can buy happiness!
Happiness, so elusive and transient, is a feeling people will go far and pay dearly for. And Jesus Who wants no money and has no cash to give can give the repented sinner true and lasting joy, yet many simply do not care.
Christmas will be here in two days. What do people have on their minds?
[1] 12/23/14 5:42 PM: On further examination, those figurines were shepherds. Beside one of them was some kind of sheep dog. The three wise men that I missed were actually on the right side of the Holy Doors "progressing" ever so deliberately toward the Nativity Scene situated on the left side of the Holy Doors. The Magi, being ever so wise, would never be late to see Jesus on that momentous silent and holy night of His humble birth.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Thoughts On Christmas Gifting
The first three gifts of Christmas were from the three wise men. These gifts were for the newborn, not just any newborn, but the Son of God.
Fast forward 2,014 years and look at what gifts are given and to whom they are given. Jesus is no longer here in the flesh so there is no need to shop for Him, but His Church is here, those who need to be saved are here, the orphans are here, the elderly, sick and lonely are here and what have I done this Christmas season? Embarrassed to say, very little. Why so little? I have my excuses. First, I am not a saint by any stretch of the imagination and far from perfect; I prefer more and more the life of a semi-recluse; I do not find material things to be an effective and lasting substitute for respect and love; and I dislike shopping, much more now than in the past.
In my opinion, today's Christmas gifting is not about giving of oneself to the Savior but about merchandising, shopping, materialism, consumerism, aggregate spending, economic indicators, feasting, drinking, partying, and most of all, receiving. The day after, one common question is what did you get for Christmas? And probably nobody expects or wants a note saying "in lieu of a Christmas gift, I have donated on your behalf funds to aid the Syrian refugees."
Generally people do not want to think of the refugees and orphans of war; they much rather complain about the gift they received, whine about the gift they wanted but did not get, talk about exchanging, returning and refunding and gripe about the traffic and the shopping crowds.
Nor do they want to think about Jesus. What about telling others how wonderful the Christmas Mass was, as if that was part of their Christmas Day, as if giving to Christ a bit of time to honor His birth is too much to ask for on their day off? Would they even have a holiday without Jesus being Who He is and without Him being born?
So Christmas is now a secular holiday, a day of expectation of gifts, not just any bunch of gifts, but a mix of the right gifts.
In my opinion, today's Christmas gifting is not about giving of oneself to the Savior but about merchandising, shopping, materialism, consumerism, aggregate spending, economic indicators, feasting, drinking, partying, and most of all, receiving. The day after, one common question is what did you get for Christmas? And probably nobody expects or wants a note saying "in lieu of a Christmas gift, I have donated on your behalf funds to aid the Syrian refugees."
Generally people do not want to think of the refugees and orphans of war; they much rather complain about the gift they received, whine about the gift they wanted but did not get, talk about exchanging, returning and refunding and gripe about the traffic and the shopping crowds.
Nor do they want to think about Jesus. What about telling others how wonderful the Christmas Mass was, as if that was part of their Christmas Day, as if giving to Christ a bit of time to honor His birth is too much to ask for on their day off? Would they even have a holiday without Jesus being Who He is and without Him being born?
So Christmas is now a secular holiday, a day of expectation of gifts, not just any bunch of gifts, but a mix of the right gifts.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Is The Antichrist Wrong?
Words describing humans from the Antichrist's perspective were in my last post: "these self-righteous, selfish, stupid and sinful humans will finally get what they deserve: an eternity in Hell." If that is what the Antichrist think of humans, could It be right?
Perhaps the question ought to be worded this way: How could It be wrong? It was once an angel and angels are never wrong.
If humans are so sinful and undeserving, why does God love them so much that Christ came down from Heaven as the Son of God so that they may be saved?
The answer is that man was made in the image of God and as such, God has hope that man may become like Christ just as man has hope to become perfect like his Creator. This hope in many is sometimes extinguished because they have sold their souls to the Devil--extinguished, but not extinct. Just like an extinguished candle can be relit, hope can arise from hopelessness.
It is man's willingness and ability to regret, confess and repent his wrongs that makes tears that cleanse his soul and returns to it its interior peace, that turns God's anger into compassion, that tips the Scales of Justice toward forgiveness, that rekindles God's unconditional love, that opens the Gates of Heaven bringing fulfillment by the Holy Spirit, that allows man to see the Sacred Heart of Jesus brought by His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Who will lead him to Heaven.
Perhaps the question ought to be worded this way: How could It be wrong? It was once an angel and angels are never wrong.
If humans are so sinful and undeserving, why does God love them so much that Christ came down from Heaven as the Son of God so that they may be saved?
The answer is that man was made in the image of God and as such, God has hope that man may become like Christ just as man has hope to become perfect like his Creator. This hope in many is sometimes extinguished because they have sold their souls to the Devil--extinguished, but not extinct. Just like an extinguished candle can be relit, hope can arise from hopelessness.
It is man's willingness and ability to regret, confess and repent his wrongs that makes tears that cleanse his soul and returns to it its interior peace, that turns God's anger into compassion, that tips the Scales of Justice toward forgiveness, that rekindles God's unconditional love, that opens the Gates of Heaven bringing fulfillment by the Holy Spirit, that allows man to see the Sacred Heart of Jesus brought by His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Who will lead him to Heaven.
Modus Operandi Of The Antichrist
All kinds of speculations on the Antichrist abound the internet. Let me add another.
In my last post, I used the name "The Unholy Trio." Here I define It to represent a three-headed monster from Hell [1] that can appear "single-headedly" to different segments of people in ways that appeal to those particular segments. It is the one "who articulates [and] draw[s] the attention of both male and female equally regardless of race," repeating words in footnote 4 of the same post. It will be neither flamboyant nor loud, It will not "tweet" but will accomplish Its goals surreptitiously by means of Its superior intellect (It was a former angel after all), devilish charm and good looks.
One of Its ability is to be apolitical and unite people with differing political outlooks under the label of pride--national pride in countries that are diverse, ethnic and cultural pride in countries that are homogeneous, religious pride in theocracies, economic pride in regions that are affluent, and so on.
Thus, from one prideful population fully united under Its plan It will go to another prideful population to infiltrate and unite it. It might even have the multilocation ability to be at different locations at the same time to do Its work. When It is done, nations will rise against nations while It rests and enjoys the bloody spectacle of death and destruction, at the same time reveling in the thought that all these self-righteous, selfish, stupid and sinful humans will finally get what they deserve: an eternity in Hell with no fulfillment, no peace, no joy and no hope [2].
[1] The first head is the original head of a most beautiful angel in Heaven, the second head is the fallen Lucifer, the deformed head of Satan and the third head is the invisible force of pure Evil transforming the first two with disguises to fool those distant from God.
[2] Some people may already be experiencing Hell on earth, even though they may deny it, by equating material possessions with fulfillment, mundanity and spiritlessness of secularism with interior peace, superficial celebrations (when a favorite sport teams wins, when a nemesis is subject to derision and humiliation, when gorging on gourmet food at a restaurant buffet and getting inebriated for example) with true joy and greed of all kinds with hope to be with Christ.
In my last post, I used the name "The Unholy Trio." Here I define It to represent a three-headed monster from Hell [1] that can appear "single-headedly" to different segments of people in ways that appeal to those particular segments. It is the one "who articulates [and] draw[s] the attention of both male and female equally regardless of race," repeating words in footnote 4 of the same post. It will be neither flamboyant nor loud, It will not "tweet" but will accomplish Its goals surreptitiously by means of Its superior intellect (It was a former angel after all), devilish charm and good looks.
One of Its ability is to be apolitical and unite people with differing political outlooks under the label of pride--national pride in countries that are diverse, ethnic and cultural pride in countries that are homogeneous, religious pride in theocracies, economic pride in regions that are affluent, and so on.
Thus, from one prideful population fully united under Its plan It will go to another prideful population to infiltrate and unite it. It might even have the multilocation ability to be at different locations at the same time to do Its work. When It is done, nations will rise against nations while It rests and enjoys the bloody spectacle of death and destruction, at the same time reveling in the thought that all these self-righteous, selfish, stupid and sinful humans will finally get what they deserve: an eternity in Hell with no fulfillment, no peace, no joy and no hope [2].
[1] The first head is the original head of a most beautiful angel in Heaven, the second head is the fallen Lucifer, the deformed head of Satan and the third head is the invisible force of pure Evil transforming the first two with disguises to fool those distant from God.
[2] Some people may already be experiencing Hell on earth, even though they may deny it, by equating material possessions with fulfillment, mundanity and spiritlessness of secularism with interior peace, superficial celebrations (when a favorite sport teams wins, when a nemesis is subject to derision and humiliation, when gorging on gourmet food at a restaurant buffet and getting inebriated for example) with true joy and greed of all kinds with hope to be with Christ.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Invisible Hell
Advent was mentioned in the 12/11/14 post: "[T]his is the season of Advent, a season that looks toward the Second Coming of Christ, a season of penance to prepare for the Second Coming." Before Christ comes again, the world will first meet the Antichrist [1], [2].
Antichrist was mentioned in the last post: "The most powerful forces of evil are forces that deceive people into believing that they are the forces of good. This is the beginning of the making of the Antichrist." These deceiving forces are gaining in power in recent decades [3].
While penance is necessary to prepare for the Second Coming, being armed is essential for confrontations with the Enemy. In other words, doing penance is a defense against the possibility of eternal Hell on Judgment Day whereas battling forces of deceit is an offense that drives away dark forces and prevents oneself from being presently drawn into the vortex of deceit that spins the Truth endlessly toward the lightless pit of Hell.
One can do penance by confessing to a priest. To combat evil forces, one must pray to God for help because the sinful man himself cannot defeat Satan. Those who think that they are self-sufficient without the need for God are already defeated. Hypocrites who pay lip-service to God are no different from the betrayers and crucifiers of Christ and are well on their way to Hell. The self-righteous ones, religious and secular, who live in denial of the world's truths and God's Truth and thus cannot see their own faults are free-falling toward the invisible Hell on earth ruled by the Antichrist. [4]
[1] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202:18-27
[2] https://bible.org/seriespage/major-events-preceding-second-coming-christ
[3] There is no need to identify them. Either one already knows them and if one does not, that means Satan's influence had already taken hold. Such a person will continue to remain deceived unless God intervenes.
[4] The Antichrist, I imagine, is at the beginning not a single individual, but a growing tsunami of evil forces, represented by evil-infected powerful people in the world, simultaneously and in succession, that are working to transform the God-given positive effusive energy that into a negative fear-driven pull of equal intensity. After sucking all the transformable energy of God into an invisible black hole from which it cannot escape, a trio of forces will emerge from it--The Unholy Trio--to mirror The Holy Trinity. This Unholy Trio will be the only superstars of the world. They will promise the people "heaven on earth." One of them who articulates will draw the attention of both male and female equally regardless of race not because It is Christ, but because It is the Antichrist. This creature will never say that It is Christ (It enjoys being the all-powerful Antichrist and is proud of it) although everyone will assume that It is Christ except for those with unyielding faith in God,
Antichrist was mentioned in the last post: "The most powerful forces of evil are forces that deceive people into believing that they are the forces of good. This is the beginning of the making of the Antichrist." These deceiving forces are gaining in power in recent decades [3].
While penance is necessary to prepare for the Second Coming, being armed is essential for confrontations with the Enemy. In other words, doing penance is a defense against the possibility of eternal Hell on Judgment Day whereas battling forces of deceit is an offense that drives away dark forces and prevents oneself from being presently drawn into the vortex of deceit that spins the Truth endlessly toward the lightless pit of Hell.
One can do penance by confessing to a priest. To combat evil forces, one must pray to God for help because the sinful man himself cannot defeat Satan. Those who think that they are self-sufficient without the need for God are already defeated. Hypocrites who pay lip-service to God are no different from the betrayers and crucifiers of Christ and are well on their way to Hell. The self-righteous ones, religious and secular, who live in denial of the world's truths and God's Truth and thus cannot see their own faults are free-falling toward the invisible Hell on earth ruled by the Antichrist. [4]
[1] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202:18-27
[2] https://bible.org/seriespage/major-events-preceding-second-coming-christ
[3] There is no need to identify them. Either one already knows them and if one does not, that means Satan's influence had already taken hold. Such a person will continue to remain deceived unless God intervenes.
[4] The Antichrist, I imagine, is at the beginning not a single individual, but a growing tsunami of evil forces, represented by evil-infected powerful people in the world, simultaneously and in succession, that are working to transform the God-given positive effusive energy that into a negative fear-driven pull of equal intensity. After sucking all the transformable energy of God into an invisible black hole from which it cannot escape, a trio of forces will emerge from it--The Unholy Trio--to mirror The Holy Trinity. This Unholy Trio will be the only superstars of the world. They will promise the people "heaven on earth." One of them who articulates will draw the attention of both male and female equally regardless of race not because It is Christ, but because It is the Antichrist. This creature will never say that It is Christ (It enjoys being the all-powerful Antichrist and is proud of it) although everyone will assume that It is Christ except for those with unyielding faith in God,
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Heaven's Government
If Heaven has the equivalent of a government, it is not a democracy--it is a dictatorship, a benevolent dictatorship. Thus, the best leader the world can have is a benevolent dictator, but the world will never have a benevolent dictator because the majority of people are hungry for power and money, and they will do virtually anything to achieve what they want, however unethical, immoral, corrupt or ruthless, and will eliminate such a leader, should one exists. One did. His name was Jesus.
Today, many lawmakers and law enforcers think that they are right, not because they are doing the right things in Jesus' name but because they are self-righteous and doing the wrong things unknowingly in Satan's name. There is no direct proof to substantiate the assertion. Even if there is, whoever tries to assemble a dossier to expose the truth will be silenced, one way or another, by Satan's minions. Even if the truth is known, people will continue to lie their way around and deny it. That happens daily when anyone with any power opens his or her mouth.
To have Heaven on earth, the worldly truths have to coincide with the Eternal Truth which comes from God. The Eternal Truth does not waiver and is eternal. It is patient and waits for acceptance. No government is capable to rule in accordance with the Truth because every government has been infiltrated by the forces of evil. The most powerful forces of evil are forces that deceive people into believing that they are the forces of good. This is the beginning of the making of the Antichrist.
The Antichrist will make people believe he can turn earth into heaven when it is Hell that he wants the earth to become. The government of Hell is a failed democracy, everyone is constantly bickering, with everyone blaming everyone else for his self-righteous, self-serving, deceivingly altruistic agenda gone wrong while suffering in eternity. In short, no soul is ever at peace. Every soul is bitter, always trying to find a way out of and denying the Truth, even in Hell. In Hell, these Truth-denying souls belong.
Today, many lawmakers and law enforcers think that they are right, not because they are doing the right things in Jesus' name but because they are self-righteous and doing the wrong things unknowingly in Satan's name. There is no direct proof to substantiate the assertion. Even if there is, whoever tries to assemble a dossier to expose the truth will be silenced, one way or another, by Satan's minions. Even if the truth is known, people will continue to lie their way around and deny it. That happens daily when anyone with any power opens his or her mouth.
To have Heaven on earth, the worldly truths have to coincide with the Eternal Truth which comes from God. The Eternal Truth does not waiver and is eternal. It is patient and waits for acceptance. No government is capable to rule in accordance with the Truth because every government has been infiltrated by the forces of evil. The most powerful forces of evil are forces that deceive people into believing that they are the forces of good. This is the beginning of the making of the Antichrist.
The Antichrist will make people believe he can turn earth into heaven when it is Hell that he wants the earth to become. The government of Hell is a failed democracy, everyone is constantly bickering, with everyone blaming everyone else for his self-righteous, self-serving, deceivingly altruistic agenda gone wrong while suffering in eternity. In short, no soul is ever at peace. Every soul is bitter, always trying to find a way out of and denying the Truth, even in Hell. In Hell, these Truth-denying souls belong.
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