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"During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: “Praise be to the name of God forever and ever; wisdom and power are His. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power; You have made known to me what we asked of You, You have made known to us the dream of the king.” (Daniel 2:19-23)
PRELUDE
Can you remember America's past wars? Surely not World War One, and maybe not World War Two. But perhaps you recall the many recent wars, known as conflicts. It seems like our nation has always been in some sort of secular war or conflict.
Ever since the first sin of mankind in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-7) this old universe of ours has been in an ongoing spiritual war with many battles. The believer's enemies are the demonic hosts of Satan, always assembled for mortal combat. (Ephesians 6:12)
Even now, if one is a news media buff, one needs only compare Scripture to the news media.
In the blog that follows, I encourage you think and put yourself in the shoes of this blog's main character. I'm sure that you will, as I have, realized the understanding of America's great freedom, and just what this freedom means to all of us, especially our grandchildren.
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE OF IT
This all got started, I guess, due to my stubborn nature. You see, all my hanging around buddies had either served, or were about to sign up to serve their country. As for me, I was the only hold-out among my friends. I just couldn't see myself doing likewise.
I still had a whole lot of living to do. My progressive priority duty of protesting our country's unjust liberties, which includes our religious freedoms, our unjust laws, just had to come first, as all these civil freedoms are surely a thing of the past. You see, our would-be progressive government simply owes us a free life style; free education, free housing, free medical, free welfare and a life of free happiness. Then, when I get old and crippled, I'll put it all aside, and I haven't missed a thing.
However, the scene quickly changed for me. My room became filled with a thick white smoke. I suddenly found myself in the most unusual state of affairs. Was it a dream, was it a vision? Was it just my stubborn sub-conscience thinking? How I got there, I haven't a clue.
I was standing in front of a large white pillared house surrounded by a huge ornate iron picket fence, and uniformed guards all around. In front of this residence was a podium bearing a symbol that was unknown to me. In front of this stage were numerous chairs.
Then, out of nowhere came three soldiers, all dressed in full battle gear appearing to know each other. Each soldier was draped in what appeared to be the remnant of a flag, each remnant being a different color, one red, one white, and one blue.
Out of nowhere came a fourth soldier. He was dressed in the same battle gear which took on the appearance of being battle-worn. This soldier immediately pulled a bugle from underneath his uniform. Standing at full attention, he began a familiar attention getting tune. At the close of this production, without delay, the three soldiers threw the pieces of a flag up into the air.
As if by some sort of divine miracle, the three pieces of the flag joined together in mid-air and came to rest fixed to a large silver flagpole, producing an American flag waving bravely in the summer air.
Almost immediately, a blond-haired stranger dressed in a black suit and red tie came walking from the large house and up to the podium.
As this man approached, like a miracle, the empty chairs all were instantly filled with enthusiastic camera-wielding spectators. All had notepads in hand.
After an appointed minister of the Gospel gave the invocation, this well-dressed man began to speak. His speech was short, direct, positive and to the point, and he spoke as one in authority. I wasn't able to hear his entire remarks because of the roar of the audience. But I did pick up on his closing statement. "A new day is dawning. And with God's help we will all rise positively to the occasion. With your help, we will make this country great again. We will win."
However, this elegant speaker's closing remark must have been a real divider. It certainly caused a split in his audience. About half stood and applauded while the others simply just sat on their hands, so to speak, not making a sound.
After the crowd had dispersed, I was left sitting there all alone, baffled as to all this carryings-on. Next thing I knew, this young battled-scarred soldier suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "I see you may be a little confused about these goings-on," he said as if reading my mind.
"Yes, I am. Why this sudden press conference?" I asked, "What this is all about is surely a mystery to me."
He responded, "My battle-scarred uniform represents my being in a war, a spiritual war of many battles. (Ephesians 6:12) My blowing of the bugle represents a calling to attention the two factions of our country. The flags' coming together also represents these two factions of our country, Liberals and Conservatives coming together in union. And the courtyard activity represents a support of dedicated action for this great country of ours. Kind of like an old political rally."
"And the reason for the split in demographics here is these individuals are focusing in on the secular and not the spiritual. This spiritual war is real, but hard to recognize for the untrained secular eye. However, this present mindset in fact is supported in Scripture," he went on.
"Nonetheless, our country's main elected leader is well aware of this spiritual war. Personally speaking, he has the know-how and the expertise, with divine help, to help bring our country back to its founding roots. And that's basically what this pep rally was all about."
He continued, "We know however, for our entire universe, the evil one will not give up until the end of time, when his evil deeds are erased from existence."
"This is well documented in the prophecy of Scripture. In other words, as for our great universe, the situation is going to get worse before it gets better. (II Timothy 3:1-6,9) (II Timothy 4:3-4)
"However, God has made a way of escape, if only His people will adhere to the request and promise of (II Chronicles 7:14) . Only time will tell, I guess," he concluded
"Thanks Mr. Soldier you have surely eased my mind. I know you are a fine, dedicated soldier of this great country of ours, but are you also a prophet, or maybe a preacher?" I answered, "Soldier, soldier, where did you go?"
Well, it all ended just as it started. The cloud of smoke dissipated and I found myself peeking in the window of our local military recruitment station. Wow, have I changed my mind! Just where do I sign, kind military man? It's like my best friend always said, "It's simply the red, white and blue of it. "
(Red, white and blue were chosen, and the Great Seal was officially adopted on June 20, 1782. ... “The colors,” Thomson said at the time, “are those used in the flag of the United States of America. White signifies purity and innocence. Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue… signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice.) google.com
POSTLUDE
Read any newspapers lately? Tuned into any TV news, surfed the internet? Talked to any neighbors lately, heard any political speeches lately? Above all, read any Bible prophecy? If so, did you find any parallels?
Has this old world seemed to completely gone crazy? Have we lost our minds? What’s right is considered wrong, and the wrong considered right. Men think they are women, women think they are men. Mothers are arranging for the murder of their unborn. Children don't know who their parents are. Our founding God-given laws of the land are being shredded. The legal system is running amuck. Powers in government are making self-described parodies of other respected leaders conversations, remarks and speech. (Proverbs 26:18-19) The news media is making a shame of the truth. And even now Christians don't want to be judgmental for fear of being "too religious". (II Timothy 3:1-9,13) (II Timothy 4:3-4)
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