Don’t let them infringe on your freedom and God given rights. We have had multiple warnings over the past few years (decades maybe) that there are some bad men masquerading as good ones who want to enslave us and they cannot accomplish their vile desires until they take the “rocks” away from us.
Rev 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Rev 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
The church at Ephesus needed to be reminded that His watchful eye was upon them, to stimulate them to recall their first love, and to do their first works; but the church of Smyrna, which was more pure, and had yet to pass through fiery trials, needed most of all to dwell upon the unchangeableness of His power and love.
The name comes from “Myrrh,” which is a bitter herb, a suitable name for a church facing persecution. Would the believers be fearful or faithful? There were genuine Jewish Christians among them, and there were Jewish pretenders. He knows who are the right-hearted, and He knows who are insincere.
Suffering can enrich us, even if we think we are poor; and what people think is wealth might turn out to be poverty (3:17). Although materially poor, this church was spiritually wealthy because it truly had the Christ. The Christ assures His people that He is intimately acquainted with every feature of their history. “I know …” The “I know” of love is the smile of God.
The 10 days? The grand principle is that there is a limit to the suffering of the Church and the saints. The Christ soothes and emboldens His saints by the promise of infinite compensation. He does not promise zero suffering in this life but He will not permit it to go beyond what we are capable of handling. And the Christ will not only deliver His saints from the sphere of suffering; He will introduce them into the sphere of eternal rest and joy.
What difference does it make if people slander you so long as you have the Lord’s approval?
In an address to the nation on Thursday night, Sep 1, 2022, Joe Biden said: “As I stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no favor to pretend othewise. There is no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven, and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. And that is a threat to this country.”
Biden’s Twitter account followed up with a post saying that Trump and his “MAGA Republicans are a threat to this very country.” Whether that was Biden or his handlers who posted that doesn’t matter. It is a rather interesting accusation based on the very dark and sinister stage setting he had for his 1941-esq hate-filled speech which amounted to an attack on at least half of the American people.
Can someone please tell me exactly when it became unAmerican to question the results of an election? As I recall, it was cool in 2016. Was it right after election day 2020?
U.S. President #45 has accurately stated, “Joe doesn’t want to make America great again.”
“Someone should explain to Joe Biden, slowly but passionately, that MAGA means, as powerfully as mere words can get, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! If he doesn’t want to Make America Great Again, which through [his] words, action, and thought, he doesn’t, then he certainly should be representing the United States of America!” – Donald J Trump
Trump White House Aide Stephen Miller said, “President Trump poured out his heart, his soul, his spirit everyday to build a better America for everyone to build a safer and more prosperous America. While Democrats and deep state launched an illegal operation to take him out and it is now in its sixth year.”
Miller added that Biden “gave the speech of a dictator, in the style of a dictator, in the visual of a dictator, using the words of a dictator. This was his enemies of the state speech. And like every other radical, Marxist tyrant, he accused his opponents of being fascist while he engages in oppressive authoritarian behavior.
“He’s the one who’s forcing Americans against their will to take a vaccine.
“He’s the one who has violated our nation’s Constitution to open our borders.
“He’s the one who is interfering in the sacred relationship between parent and child to try to force dangerous medicine, puberty blockers, hormones, on our little kids.”
Trump added: “If you look at the words and meaning of the awkward and angry Biden speech he threatened America, including with the possible use of military force. He must be insane or suffering from late-stage dementia!”
Biden’s handlers, on Friday, sent old Joe out to walk back what he said on Thursday after the overnight polls showed the speech didn’t play well and the blowback was not going as expected. The speech was somewhat reminiscent of Hillary’s deplorable speech. At least she didn’t make a statement like “you have AR-15s, we have F-15s” the way Biden did.
Conclusion: Joe is correct about one thing, our democracy [sic] is under assault but that assault is coming from the fascistic wannabe dictator, Joe Biden and his handlers as well as Sen Schumer and Pelosi and other likeminded Democrats and RINOs whose lust for power obviously knows no boundaries.