As I was singing The Battle Hymn Of The Republic yesterday at Church In The Park, the gravity of the words hit home to me—for THEN, and for NOW, as well as for SOMEDAY.
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SOMEDAY, Judgment Day, The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord—Like “lightning unloosed”, like stomping out grapes in a vat before sorting out the juice and the pulp in the “winepress”, God’s “grapes of wrath” will “trample out” justice that all creation has been waiting for, for six thousand years.

“God’s mills grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding small.
While with patience He may linger
Yet in justice He grinds all.”

God will right all that’s wrong—all evil and evildoers will be judged, and be sent to hell.
Too late for mercy—too late to beg for mercy.

“Now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation.”

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THEN, Slavery, Civil War—God’s “grapes of wrath” over American slavery, stored up for only so long—He personally “stomped them out” in the “vintage” (the vat) and “loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword”—blood shed across America, by Americans, by God ?
What caused the Civil War ?
Where was God ?
God showed up, with justice, and we paid the terrible price.
? Once and for all ?

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[I saved “for now” for last, to draw attention to where we are today]
NOW, X X X America’s National Sin X X X, Judged—A thousand times worse than slavery—Consequences (God’s judgment) worse than civil war—“stored up wrath” of God, scary beyond comprehension—No wonder God wiped out the Canaanites, with ‘innocent’ casualties, by command—
What for ?
For heinous murders of babies, sacrificed to ‘gods’.
Sixty million babies murdered in America, sacrificed to _____, AND IT ISN’T STOPPING ! ! !
Abortion is the worst of the worst in human history, and we forget God’s just judgment.
BUT GOD does not forget, HE has not forgotten, HE will not let this go, HE will not leave this alone.

We got a reprieve in the 2016 election.
We got a reprieve in the 2022 SCOTUS overturn of Roe.
We got a reprieve in the 2024 election.

And yet—
” ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’
I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.”
—–Abraham Lincoln

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
I believe this government cannot endure permanently half death and half life.

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Read this now, slowly, in light of the above:

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.
He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword.
His Truth is marching on.

Another ‘day after election reflection’.
I wrote most of this a few days ago, and thought it would be outdated after the election results from yesterday.
Then, we must remember the sobering, or scary, reality that the present government ‘leadership’ is still in power another two and a half months.
And, that gives all our enemies a window for the perfect storm—I cannot imagine they will all pass up the opportunity.

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AMERICA—VERY SERIOUS TURBULENCE STRAIGHT AHEAD—GRAB YOUR OXYGEN MASKS ! ! !

Actually, there is a better warning, that will do more good, make more difference.

AMERICANS—VERY SERIOUS TURBULENCE STRAIGHT AHEAD—GRAB YOUR OXYGEN MASKS ! ! !

Actually, there is an even better warning, that will do more good, make more difference.

AMERICAN CHRISTIANS—VERY SERIOUS TURBULENCE STRAIGHT AHEAD—GRAB YOUR OXYGEN MASKS* ! ! !
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The first warning above might not make any difference.
America and its leadership probably wouldn’t recognize the oxygen masks, even if they dangled in their face.

Americans—some Americans who still believe in America might remember the oxygen masks in previous encounters with serious turbulence, when they seriously depended on the oxygen masks, temporarily, until we got past the turbulence.

Hmmm.

Most turbulence catches everyone by surprise.
If the pilots and weathermen are alert, they may be able to give a short notice warning.

What if the warning above is based on special inside information—like weather intelligence—and the turbulence is the worst ever—and survival is marginal ?
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What’s with the third warning above ?

The country is about to encounter the worst turbulence ever experienced.
The pilots are sleeping or laughing with the crew.
The emergency safety measures on the plane designed to deal with turbulence are not turned on—haven’t been for some time, for many flights.
The oxygen masks have not been activated for years.
And, the warning alarm for the message about serious turbulence has not been sounded.

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Okay, the truth is, America as a country, and all Americans, are about to encounter serious trouble from terrorists and from our enemies and from our government—all working together to take down the United States.

It could likely start with an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse bomb) and/or a surprise terrorist attack in a hundred places simultaneously.
The present government will be unable or unwilling to deal with it.
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It remains a reality, and a cause for elevated anxiety for many Americans.
You could see it on the faces of nearly everyone before the election.
The relief, and promise of reprieve, is enormous—and we are very thankful.
But it may also explain why the enemies have waited to do the unthinkable.

The United States government is now in lame-duck session, with unknown options for nefarious action without accountability.
The United States citizens are now in sitting-duck session, with our own government AWOL for defending against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Seems very much like we’re in deep trouble—worried sick about what is about to happen.

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*Except for one thing—grab our oxygen masks now—OUR BIBLES.
How do we operate them—OPEN AND READ AS LONG AS NEEDED.
And how long might that be—ALWAYS, THROUGH TURBULENCE AND AFTER.