Answers - The Visions of Ezekiel

1、 Answers Page 2“It all Begins” Page 8“On the 5th” Page 25“and there was” Page 33“Continual Freewill Offering” Page 61“Knowledge” Page 77“Ephesians 5-11 Website” Page 83“52 Pick-up” Page 92“An Oral Tradition” Page 95“Dear Bob” Page 101 “Notes on Satan” Page 118 “Dear Friends” Page 125 “The Spirit of

2、the Churches” 2 It all begins with this simple notion, A day of rest. In a society such as ours, especially the America of my youth, with so much leisure time, it is had to imagine living in circumstances where life is work and nothing else. Imagine each day progressing into the next with no hope or

3、 thought of any other existence. Imagine a world in which the only law is the law of the ruler who sees no more value in a human life than in any other animal in their possession. Imagine a life in which a random thought of protest uttered out loud would not only cause your death but that death woul

4、d be harsh enough to be an example to others to resist such thoughts. Perhaps there were examples of social equality in civilizations prior to the Hebrews and their belief in a single Omnipotent God. But to have the concept of a day of rest as an unbreakable rule set down by the only God there is, m

5、ade it binding upon even a King. The result would yield something even more unexpected. The “Moody Blues” put it this way: “As new life, will come from death, love will come from leisure, love of love and love of life and giving without measure, gives in return, a wondrous yearn, for promise almost

6、seen, live hand in hand, and together well stand, on the threshold of a dream.” Of coarse we no longer live hand in hand. Weve divided into our little activist sub-groups: but thats how close we got, back when I was a young man before we became so disillusioned. Why, if there is a God, does He allow

7、 things to be so bad? The “Religious Right” has all these rules that seem self serving and contrived. The Atheists at the other extreme want freedom of thought. But God, like any Father, has rules set down for the good of His children. He also gives them their own lives to live, all the while hoping

8、 they wont get hurt too bad in the process of learning for themselves, that what He told them when they were young was true and wise. “But its been six thousand years!” you say. I was having a conversation with a guy on a work site not too long ago about wages and the lack thereof when the conversat

9、ion 3 naturally drifted to the topic of Illegal Immigration. I told him that the answer is a simple one. If we prosecute a couple of employers in each State of the Union and put them in prison for a while the Illegals would pack up and go home of their own accord when the work dried up just like I w

10、ould leave California if there were no work here for me. He was quick to point out that the Illegals are only here trying to better their situation and continued by adding that, while he wasnt a “Bible Thumper”, as a man who had begun going to church as of late he felt a sense of morality must also

11、be taken into consideration. I sensed that I was suddenly being labeled a “Racist” and Un-Christian at the same time. I let it go until now. As to the first point, were all trying to get ahead, to better ourselves. Those who thwarted Americans Rights in a Capitalistic Economy to bargain for a decent

12、 wage in exchange for the labor they had to offer, got Government to turn a blind eye to Illegal Immigration in the 1970s and 80s until we allowed an Amnesty under Reagan. When the process was repeated through the 1990s and on to today, it depreciated the value of labor for the Amnesty recipients ri

13、ght along with the rest of us. If we repeat the process again we get the same results. So to say that someone is seeing them selves “Bettered” in this process is a shortsighted observation and a perversion of the truth. As for the Christian angle, the man who allowed Lazarus to eat the crumbs that f

14、ell from his table did not get his reward in Heaven. But none of this is new. Back before the American Civil War there was a battle raging over the issue of Slavery. If Im not mistaken, one of the solutions tried was called the “Missouri Compromise”. It was agreed that certain rules would be applied

15、 to new States entering the Union to determine whether or not they would become “Slave States” or “Free States”. The result was what would come to be called “Bloody Kansas”. People from both sides of the opinion rushed into the territory to see their vote matter concerning the outcome and it got vio

16、lent. Ive heard “Black” historians, and others, make the case that, if one reads the news articles of the day, it was more about “Free Whites” not wanting to compete with Slaves as labor in the 4 State. So I would ask you, would anyone who traded their labor for money or goods and services want to c

17、ompete with Slaves in the market place? My opinion is that they would not. Would that make them run to a dangerous place to be protected from that possibility? Or is it more logical to assume that they came on moral grounds and the economic argument was made as well? We were a Nation of largely Chri

18、stian People who had made their own Country, through the efforts of their Forefathers, that was dedicated to the principle that All Men Are Created Equal And Are Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Inalienable Rights. We had existed as such for nearly a hundred years and still the hypocrisy was In

19、stitutionalized. And yet there are those who discount any change that came out of “Bloody Kansas” as self-serving Whites looking for better wages. The same is said of people like me who will not support another amnesty and more of the same: or even a “Green Card” program. “Americans wont do the Job,

20、” they say. What could be more Racist than a statement like that? American men cant attract a mate and raise a family for what the job pays when you lower wages by glutting the market. The spouses of Illegal Immigrants expect and will therefore settle for less. This guy, the one who insinuated that

21、I was an un-Christian Racist said that Americans wouldnt do “Roofing”. What he meant was at “Slave” wages. But why would “Black” historians resist the notion that those who fought and died for them from outside the Black experience were being anything but selfish? Why is it that when Black History M

22、onth roles around year after repetitious year they dont get excited about Jefferson. Why dont we hear about Harper Lee and how Martin Luther King would have had little or no success in the South, regardless of the efforts of the North, had “Scout” not paved the way. Scout saw the woman at her Aunts

23、tea party explaining that her Black servant was forced to just get over the injustice of the death of a falsely accused and unjustly tried and convicted black man. The lady would have just fired her for her bad attitude but she knew the servant needed the dollar and a half she paid her each week jus

24、t to get by. It was Christian morality dont you understand. 5 But the leaders of the “Black Community” cease to be leaders if there is not a separate but equal Black Community. The White man in Scouts observations who preferred the company of Blacks was one of the nobler characters of “To Kill A Moc

25、king Bird”. But Jefferson is not endeared. Though he spoke out for an end to slavery, he did not see Blacks as competent to stand on their own in the America of his day. To be fair, the concept of nature versus nurture was not yet in the world and those Blacks he knew were afforded little in the way

26、 of nurture. Add Racism to the equation and a lack of social programs and it is easy to see why he feared that even if he could have afforded to free his people (which he couldnt do as a net debtor) they would be at risk on their own. Those fears, while called a Racist Attitude on the part of Jeffer

27、son, are the foundation of “Affirmative Action”. Some people say that there need to be rules of Law. Some say there should be free thought and expression. I am reminded of the two men in “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” arguing about who should lead the gang of three and turning to Delmar for the decidin

28、g vote. As the two factions of Law vs. Free thought argue which is right, it is the voice of God that answers back “Well, Im with you fellas.” I often think of that scene in “Dances With Wolves” where theyre in the Tee Pee having a grand old time when the hero asks for his hat back. Yeah, theyre fam

29、ily and all, but the law is “If we dont resolve this verbally, then either I win by default and you lose face or one of us doesnt make breakfast.” Thats the tribal family Law that has its elders who only let you kill people until youve just become a pain and then we deal with you. Bigger societies w

30、erent family. They had Rulers at the top and overseers and the rest at the bottom was of little value. And then God gave them a day off and He proclaimed to the world that Man was worthy to be served by the Host of Heaven. He said that He loved each and every mothers son and daughter of you, like an

31、y good Father would. He sent you word through His Prophets and through His Son and He said He was going to Labor for six days and you were going to labor for six days before you would be grown enough to understand that what He told 6 you from the beginning was true and good for you. He encrypted the

32、 time release portions so those who interpreted all He had told you to their own ends wouldnt be threaten by it enough to try and change it until it was too late. Then He sat back and watched you grow as He promised you would. We have been free Men and Women here in the New World for over two hundre

33、d years. Jefferson wrote the immortal words of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and through “Bloody Kansas” and on to The Civil Rights Movement and Illegal Immigration we still havent been able to get our minds around it. No wonder its taken 6,000 years to get here from where we started. Than

34、k God the time has now finally arrived. If you will seek the truth with an open mind, I will share with you the Mysteries of God and more. Theres a lot to know and a lot to try and understand and internalize, but you can do it if you work together. The important thing to remember is that the real st

35、ruggle is over as soon as you begin to see that it all began with a simple notion of a Sabbath Day and it comes to fruition were it began, with the Sabbath. You can stop struggling and rest from your labors. Your fighting and your activism are not necessary. . Ex 20:8-11 (KJV) 8 Remember the sabbath

36、 day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

37、11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Ex 31:17 (KJV)17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth,

38、and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 7 Isaiah 58:13-14 (KJV) 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own

39、 pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Matt 12:6-8 (Revised Standard Version) 6 I tell you

40、, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. Rev 5:9-10 (KJV)9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and

41、to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. George Bailey 8 On the 5th of March, in the year of our Lord 2007, t

42、he following letter was E-Mailed to the addresses listed below. One week later the remainder of this document was sent to the same. Whether or not these words fell on deaf ears or not, I cannot say. All I know for certain is that this mailing represented the last group of institutions to be approach

43、ed with the work I do. In 2000 I sent copies of Revolution Number Ten to 59 Secular Individuals and Organizations of Renown. Between 2002 and 2006 I attempted to enlist religious organizations of all persuasions to no avail. I have come at last, to these, lest any of those who have a voice and yet w

44、ere silent, should claim that they would have been a voice for truth if only they had been shown truth. m_w_ MailBagIdahoA andrewKUSOMA.org D the-brightsthe- bscottatheists.or

45、g WAOCFL EditorFreeThoughtD 9 Dear People, Children of Reason, (E-Mailed 3/05/07) I saw young people who seemed to be intent on “blaspheming” against the Holy Spirit and when I sought them out on the Internet, I didnt find them. Instead, I found another youn

46、g man who quoted from the Old Testament of the Bible concerning the destruction of the Canaanites. He was very angry as well. Then, finally, I looked under the heading “Atheist” and I found you. So let us reason together. There is no doubt that the deeds depicted in the stories of the Old Testament

47、are horrific. What I would like to do, if you will bear with me, is give you another perspective. Without going too deep into the meaning of the Bible I would refer you back to Noahs Ark. When God destroyed the inhabitants of earth, it was to rid the world of what God called the “Mighty Men”. What i

48、s a “Mighty Man”? Well, there are two kinds of people. There are those that believe in and follow the “Law” and there are those who turn to “Strong Men” or “Mighty Men”. Iraq has a long history of Mighty Men that persists to this day. After the flood, Noah was the only remaining vestige of that type

49、 of man until he inadvertently revealed himself to one of his sons, who was then expelled and (as I understand it) went to form the group known as the Canaanites. The story goes that the son looked upon his fathers “nakedness”. I believe in “Truth”. When Truth comes in conflict with a given Biblical

50、 interpretation, I am forced to assume that the interpretation is incorrect. Such is the case with evolution. But there are two types of evolution. There is “Genetic” and also there is “Social”. The process of Gods interaction with Mankind has been to foster “Social” evolution. The Prophets said tha

51、t We would move forward only to stumble and fall back. A good example of that would be a Nation such as our United States, that began as a Nation of laws but is now in the process of reverting to a Nation of Mighty Men, who interpret the Law to their own ends. It is safe to say that in Canaan the Mi

52、ghty Men did as they pleased and they probably did it, often as not, to please the women they sought. Their children probably were witness to barbarism in the same way 10 our children watch the violent movies and television and play the video games and watch the video music of our times. So that whe

53、n God set out to show the world a comparative study between the Mighty Men and those who follow the “Law” (which is of God: Israel, meaning those who prevail in God), He helped Israel defeat Canaan. He could have destroyed it Himself as a lesson to the world. But do you subscribe to the notion that

54、it is the “Whirl Winds from the south” that destroyed New Orleans? He could have spared the women in Canaan but they were complicit. He could have spared the children, but to do so would give rise to questions of linage and retribution within a time where these things were “never” forgotten. Moreove

55、r, what was required was an unbreakable bond within a single group and at odds with only one severed bloodline (Ishmael, the bloodline of Islam), to bring us to this crisis today. Besides, if the Canaanite children were not bad in nature, they were most certainly taken from the troubles of this life

56、 into the bosom of God Himself. The Bible is a series of foreshadows and “plays” which act out what is to come. Jesus knew that and if you had understanding you would see His references to what had been and to what had been predicted yet to come. The Twelve Tribes of Israel were, and remain, actors

57、in a play that showed us the power of God to raise up and to put down. As God, the creator of all things, that is His right. We, on the other hand, have deposed the “Strong Man of Iraq” under the banner of “Good Deeds”. We are responsible for the deaths of women and children and of men who fear God

58、in the only way they understand. Which was, by the way, Adam and Eves downfall: that is, being as gods and discerning right from wrong, good deeds from bad, independent of Gods “Laws”. The individual I came seeking on the Internet had put forth a challenge to anyone who would defend the Bible. I cam

59、e to accept that challenge and found you instead. I will, therefore, leave my invitation with you. I invite you and your friends to come with me on a journey. I have come to make a case for the truth, in which God is justified. I understand your anger, but it is misplaced. I do 11 not expect you to take my word for it, but as you claim to trust in reason and nothing else, we are already far more in agreement than you have yet to reckon. A brief history: Those who sought to understand God through the reading of the manuscripts of the ancients believed that the works were inspired by God. Th