#the serpent shall be conquered

[tismrot]

Exodus is back up!

Half of it, at least. 21/51 chapters, to be precise. [LINK HERE]

I took it down because it needed some extra work, and if I can say so myself - it has paid off. And, I wouldn’t have gotten very far if not for several beta/culture readers. You know who you are, and I love you for existing. Thank you for finding me here on Tumblr @goodomensafterdark and on Reddit. Most have come to me after starting to read it, and I am beyond grateful, honored and on the verge of tears for that.

Some people are angry at me for even daring to write this fic (though none of them have actually read it, as far as I know), due to its themes. That scared me for a while, and is most of the reason why I took it down, but a gang of die-hard readers and friends insisted I’d keep writing.

Yes, blah-blah-blah, but what is it about? Two students meet during a lecture at a university in a dystopian, future city and find they have a lot in common despite vastly different backgrounds.

TWs: All the E things, basically. Both realistic recreational drug use and addiction. Past trauma of most kinds, mentions of suicide.

But all shall be well in the end, for love is as strong as death.

[weatherman667]

I Shall Now Complain About And Fix The Racist Trench Crusade Map 

Trench Crusade adds lore, and it’s just so fucking idiotic.

Trench Crusade’s only real attraction is it’s art, which I’m not a fan of.  The artist is also completely woke.

There are two main problems with the world building:

They want to have a story about Christians fighting Hell, but also want to have respect for other cultures.

You have to see the gate to hell to become a heretic.

If you want to make a story about Hell versus Christians, it needs to be about piety.

Piety hurts demons.

Impiety strengthens demons.

They want to have the Christian idea that hell can’t just attack.  But, they say that demons cannot walk the Earth.  Except that’s literally what demons can do, they can walk the earth and tempt you to sin.

This would allow heretics to appear - everywhere.

They want heretics to control the seas, because pirates, honestly.  So, have the dark creatures from the abyss.  But, the heretics don’t have to rule that waves, because there are lots of oceans.  Pirates could literally go everywhere, whereas traders had to use better trade routes.  Which are vulnerable.

So, Britannia can still rule the waves, whereas the heretics can have literal ghost ships come up from the depths, flanked by sea serpents, krakens, and, honestly, real deep see creatures.  I mean, imagine if an angler fish, that can swallow creatures larger than itself, grew legs and walked on land?  What if a colossal squid?  Vampire squid?  I don’t even have to make things up.

Since the pope can talk straight to god, allying with the Muslims would be easy, and could be their own good faction that is different from the Christian factions.

The Golden Khanate would be incredibly easy to Christianize, as they active sought priests from all religions to the court of the Great Khan.  And if they simply prove they can talk to God, then the Great Khanate would mandate immediate conversion for the simple practical fact it helped them fight heretics.  The Great Khanate also conquered China, so China can join in.

Have Africa be a war between the Christian and Muslim populations on the coasts with the heretics in the interior, which is literally what is happening.  Most people in Africa are Christian or Muslim, at least in theory, and would absolutely love it.

They have the Aztecs fighting off the heretics, even though they are the ones that woul be most vulnerable to it.  This would turn the Americas into a war between Christians and the natives that worship false gods that require human sacrifice.

This would allow us to have European, Muslim, Mongolian, Chinese, Sub-saharan African, North and South American factions on the Good and Evil side.

You could have your cake and eat you to, if you just accepted you own premise.

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[veneritia]

WHEN COMES THE DAWN | a wip reintroduction

↳ General Info

genre: new adult fantasy court intrigue pov: 3rd person dual pov stage: re-planning/drafting started: 9.3.2023 projected word count: ~90k Book 1 of 2

FENICE VI AETIER, a portent of ill omens and the estranged daughter of the Vasilier, ignites a dangerous succession game between her and her half-siblings, where losing means death and winning means an empire.

The end of the Hes-Aei war brings with it a chance to prove her worth to her father. The challenge is simple: bring him the head of the deposed king of Hesperia, and Fenice will be granted an Ascension, marking her as a legitimate contender for the throne. But finding the defeated king in his own lands would prove to be harder than Fenice imagined— especially when the remnants of her father’s last war starts rearing its head.

↳ The King's Game

A system decreed by the first emperor of Aetier that whoever among his children is the most skillful shall inherit his crown. But time has warped the rules of inheritance dramatically. The only way to survive is to win, and the only way to win is to be the last one standing.

↳ The Major Players

FENICE VI AETIER ◇ the contender | The worst-kept secret of the imperial family, and now an unknown factor in the politics of the Aetier court. The King's Game is her chance to stake her place in history. What she seeks is glory eternal, and she will do whatever it takes to get it.

NIKEPHOROS DEOMINOS ◇ the serpent | The prince of a conquered kingdom, now nothing more than a war prize. He muffles his anger with practiced smiles, playing the game of deception even as it tears him apart at the seams. He will lose either way, all that matters is deciding what he can bear losing.

CHARLES VI AETIER ◇ the favorite | The Vasilier's son with the world at the palm of his hand. The lonely prince with a gentle heart and a willingness to turn a blind eye to the cracks in his perfect family.

SOLA EIDOS ◇ the hound | A man of of unknown origin and a shadowed past, his real name buried beneath the soil of his homeland. He is an information broker, a spy, an assassin-- if you pay the right price. The one thing that can never be bought is his loyalty, a worthy master is hard to find.

SARTORE VITAE ◇ the enigma | An eccentric noble from Leohnthal who can charm his way to a seat at every table. Great with words and even better at half-truths, he is a man that sheds faces as easily as a snake sheds its skin.

Find more WCTD content with the series tag #series.wctd and keep an eye out for monthly progress updates with #wctd-monthly -- the first post coming soon!

Tagging: @sourrcandy @helioselene @seasteading @writinglyra @socialmediasocrates @serpentarii @asa-writes-stuff @cheshawrites @atelierwriting

[thatiswhytheywilldestroyus]

And it shall come to pass that what men made shall be shattered,

and the Shadow shall lie across the Pattern of the Age,

and the Dark One shall once more lay his hand upon the world of man.

Women shall weep and men quail as the nations of the earth are rent like rotting cloth.

Neither shall anything stand or abide...

The Shadow shall rise across the world, and darken every land, even to the smallest corner, and there shall be neither Light nor safety.

And he who shall be born of the Dawn, born of the Maiden, according to Prophecy,

he shall stretch forth his hands to catch the Shadow,

and the world shall scream in the pain of salvation.

All Glory be to the Creator, and to the Light, and to he who shall be born again. May the Light save us from him.

Yet one shall be born to face the Shadow,

born once more as he was born before,

and shall be born again, time without end.

The Dragon shall be Reborn,

and there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth at his rebirth.

In sackcloth and ashes shall he clothe the people,

and he shall break the world again by his coming,

tearing apart all ties that bind.

Like the unfettered dawn shall he blind us, and burn us,

yet shall the Dragon Reborn confront the Shadow at the Last Battle,

and his blood shall give us the Light.

Let tears flow, O ye people of the world.

Weep for your salvation.

On the slopes of Dragonmount shall he be born,

born of a maiden wedded to no man. 

He will be of the ancient blood, and raised by the old blood.

When the winds of Tarmon Gai'don scour the earth,

he will face the Shadow and bring forth Light again in the world.

For he shall come like the breaking dawn,

and shatter the world again with his coming, and make it anew.

Twice and twice shall he be marked,

twice to live, and twice to die.

Once the heron, to set his path.

Twice the heron, to name him true.

Once the Dragon, for remembrance lost.

Twice the Dragon, for the price he must pay.

Five ride forth, and four return.

Above the Watchers Over the Waves shall he proclaim himself,

bannered 'cross the sky in fire.

The Stone of Tear will never fall, till Callandor is wielded by the Dragon’s hand.

The Stone of Tear will never fall, till the People of the Dragon come.

Into the heart he thrusts his sword,

into the heart, to hold their hearts.

who draws it out shall follow after,

What hand can grasp that fearful blade?

Power of the Shadow made human flesh

wakened to turmoil, strife and ruin.

The Reborn One, marked and bleeding,

dances the sword in dreams and mist,

chains the Shadowsworn to his will,

from the city, lost and forsaken,

leads the spears to war once more,

breaks the spears and makes them see,

truth long hidden in the ancient dream.

He shall slay his people with the sword of peace, and destroy them with the leaf.

With his coming are the dread fires born again.

The hills burn, and the land turns sere.

The tides of men run out, and the hours dwindle.

The wall is pierced, and the veil of parting raised.

Storms rumble beyond the horizon, and the fires of heaven purge the earth.

There is no salvation without destruction, no hope this side of death.

The unstained tower, broken, bends knee to the forgotten sign.

The seas rage, and stormclouds gather unseen.

Beyond the horizon, hidden fires swell, and serpents nestle in the bosom.

What was exalted is cast down; what was cast down is raised up.

Order burns to clear his path.

There can be no health in us, nor any good thing grow,

for the land is one with the Dragon Reborn, and he is one with the land.

Soul of fire, heart of stone, in pride he conquers, forcing the proud to yield.

He calls upon the mountains to kneel, and the seas to give way, and the very skies to bow.

Pray that the heart of stone remembers tears, and the soul of fire, love.

As the plow breaks the earth shall he break the lives of men,

and all that was shall be consumed in the fire of his eyes.

The trumpets of war shall sound at his footsteps, the ravens feed at his voice,

and he shall wear a crown of swords.

Master of the lightnings, rider on the storm,

wearer of a crown of swords, spinner out of fate.

Who thinks he turns the Wheel of Time,

may learn the truth too late.

The Seals that hold back the night shall weaken,

and in the heart of winter shall winter’s heart be born,

amid the wailings of lamentation and the gnashing of teeth,

for winter’s heart shall ride a black horse, and the name of it is Death. 

And it shall come to pass, in the days when the Dark Hunt rides,

when the right hand falters and the left hand strays,

that mankind shall come to the Crossroads of Twilight,

and all that is, all that was,

and all that will be shall balance on the point of a sword,

while the winds of the Shadow grow.

He shall heal the wounds of madness and cutting of hope.

He shall hold a blade of light in his hands, and the three shall be one.

He shall bind the nine moons to serve him. The north shall he tie to the east, and the west shall be bound to the south. 

Twice dawns the day when his blood is shed.

Once for mourning, once for birth.

Red on black, the Dragon’s blood stains the rock of Shayol Ghul.

In the Pit of Doom shall his blood free men from the Shadow. 

His blood on the rocks of Shayol Ghul,

washing away the Shadow, sacrifice for man’s salvation. 

He shall break chains and put others into chains.

Fortune rides like the sun on high

with the fox that makes the ravens fly.

Luck his soul, the lightning his eye,

He snatches the moons from out of the sky.

When the Wolf King carries the hammer, thus are the final days known.

When the Fox marries the raven, and the trumpets of battle are blown. 

[theoihalioistuff]

Favorite obscure myth?

Don't really have a favourite. But I was recently thinking about Rhea wrestling against Eurynome, and that almost entirely lost myth sounds dope as hell:

"Pherecydes, again, who is much older than Heraclitus, relates a myth of one army drawn up in hostile array against another, and names Kronos as the leader of the one, and Ophioneos of the other, and recounts their challenges and struggles, and mentions that agreements were entered into between them, to the end that whichever party should fall into the ocean should be held as vanquished, while those who had expelled and conquered them should have possession of heaven". (Origen. Contra Celsusm 6.42 = DK 7B4 = Pherecydes fr. 4 Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers)

"And he sang how first of all Ophion and Eurynome, daughter of Okeanos, held the sway of snowy Olympus, and how through strength of arm one yielded his prerogative to Kronos and the other to Rhea, and how they fell into the waves of Ocean; but the other two meanwhile ruled over the blessed Titan gods, while Zeus, still a child and with the thoughts of a child, dwelt in the Dictaean cave; and the earthborn Cyclopes had not yet armed him with the bolt, with thunder and lightning; for these things give renown to Zeus." (Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1. 503)

"As he [Helios] shines on the Ophionides [descendants of Ophion] . . . ((lacuna)) the older gods [Titanes?]." (Callimachus. Aetia fr. 177)

"And thou, O brother, most beloved of my heart, stay of our halls and of our whole fatherland, not in vain shalt thou redden the altar pedestal with blood of bulls, giving full many a sacrificial offering to him who is lord of Ophion’s throne [Zeus]. But he shall bring thee to the plain of his nativity [Crete], that land celebrated above others by the Greeks, where his mother [Rhea], skilled in wrestling, having cast into Tartarus the former queen [Eurynome], delivered her of him in travail of secret birth, escaping the child-devouring unholy feast of her spouse; and he fattened not his belly with food, but swallowed instead a stone, wrapped in limb-fitting swaddling-clothes: savage Centaur [Kronos; reference to his union with Philyra], tomb of his own offspring." (Lycophron Alexandra 1191) he's worse than Nonnos

"For before Kronos and Rhea, Ophion and Eurynome, daughter of Okeanos, ruled over the titans. But Kronos overcame Ophion and Rhea overcame Eurynome, casting them into Tartaros. They ruled of the gods until they themselves were cast into Tartaros by Zeus when he took power." (Tzetzes on Lycophron 1191)

The most convincing theory I've read, in my opinion, is that Ophion and Eurynome are parallels of Okeanos (Ogenos for Pherekydes) and Tethys. Okeanos and Tethys are sometimes fitted into genealogies preceeding Kronos and Rhea as parents of the titans (Plato Tim. 40e), similarly to how Ophion and Eurynome are fitted into the succession myth. They are always banished to the river Ocean (save in Lykophron), to which Eurynome is always connected, being classified as an Okeanid by both Hesiod and Homer, who also makes her dwell there (Hom. Il. 18.394-405). Her watery association is also present in her sanctuary in Arcadia, where her xoanon had the form of a mermaid (Paus. 8.41.4-6). Nonnos still pictures Ophion inhabiting the ocean (Dio. 8.150-160), and the world-encircling river being imagined as a world-encircling serpent isn't too far-fetched, considering the orphic propensity for world-encircling serpents, and Okeanos' appearance in vase art. Perhaps a myth existed where Kronos and Rhea battled Okeanos and Tethys for the throne, but who knows. In any case all of this is just conjecture (fun conjecture though).

[hadesfan50]

I think the reason people say that Persephone wasn’t raped by Hades is probably because in the mythology Persephone does love Hades, here are a few instances as proof….

“Then her (the witch Erictho’s) voice, more powerful than any herb to bewitch the powers of Lethe, began to utter dissonant cries, far different from any human speech. The dog’s yowl, the wolf’s howl, were there, the restless barn-owl’s hoot, and the screech-owl’s call, beasts’ wails and shrieks, the hissing of snakes, they were all expressed within; and the roar of waves beating on rocks, the forest’s moan, the thunder through a rift in the cloud, all such things formed that single voice. Next she began a Thessalian spell, in accents that penetrated Tartarus: ‘You Furies, and you Stygian horrors, you torments of the guilty, and you, Chaos, ready to confound innumerable worlds in ruin; and you, ruler of the world below, a god whom lingering Death torments through long centuries; and Styx, and that Elysium no Thessalianwitch deserves; and Persephone who shuns her mother in heaven; and the third form of our patroness, Hecate, through whom the shades and I converse silently; and the Janitor of the wide realm, who throws men’s flesh to the savage hound; and the Sisters who must re-spin the thread of life; and you, ancient ferryman of the fiery wave, weary of rowing shades back to me: hear my prayer! If I invoke you with sufficiently foul and impious lips; if I never chant these spells fasting from human flesh; if I have often slit open those breasts filled with divinity, and laved them with warm brains; if any infant whose head and organs were laid on your platters might prevail with you, grant me my request. …

With this, foaming at the mouth, she raised her head to find the shade of the unburied dead close beside her. It feared the lifeless corpse, the loathsome confinement of its former prison; it shrank from entering the gaping breast, the flesh and innards ruined by the mortal wound. Oh wretched ghost, iniquitously robbed of death’s final gift, that is: to die no more! Erictho marvelled that fate could be delayed so, and enraged by the dead she lashed the inert corpse with a live serpent, and through the clefts where the earth had been split by her spells she growled like a dog at the shades below and shattering the silence of their realm, cried: ‘Tisiphone and Megaera, unheeding of my voice, will you not drive the unhappy spirit with your cruel whips from the void of Erebus? Or shall I summon you by your secret names, Hounds of Hell, and render you helpless in the light above; there to keep you from graves and funerals; banish you from tombs, drive you from urns of the dead. And you, Hecate, all pale and withered in form, who paint your face before you visit the gods above, I will show them you as you are, and prevent you altering your hellish form. I shall speak aloud about that food which confines Proserpine beneath the vast weight of earth above, by what compact she loves the gloomy king of darkness, what defilement she suffered such that you Ceres would not recall her. I shall burst your caves asunder, Ruler of the Underworld, and admit light instantly to blast you. Will you obey me? Or shall I call on one at the sound of whose name earth ever quakes and trembles, who views the Gorgon’s head without its veil, who lashes the cowering Fury with her own whip, who dwells in Tartarus beyond your sight, for whom you are the gods above, who swears by Styx while perjuring himself.’” - Lucan, Pharsalia, Book VI

Now people might say this is only one instance but here is more….

”If able, I would bear it, I do not deny my effort—but the god of Love has conquered me—a god so kindly known in all the upper world. We are not sure he can be known so well in this deep world, but have good reason to conjecture he is not unknown here, and if old report almost forgotten, that you stole your wife is not a fiction, Love united you the same as others.” -Ovid, Metamorphoses, X

Heck in the city of Locri Epizephyrii, in modern Calabria (southern Italy), was famous for its cult of Persephone, where she is a goddess of marriage and childbirth in this region and not Hera.

[theinvisiblemuseum]

imagine pandora and lily living in a cottage in the middle of the forest together picking berries in the morning and then making fluffy pancakes and lily accidentally says 'shit' and pandora cries because she's never heard lily curse before so lily bakes her a strawberry cake to apologise and they spend the rest of the day holding hands and finding bunnies in the clouds

pandora is elle fanning btw

In the Name of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and all the Saints. and powerful in the holy authority of our ministry, we confidently undertake to repulse the attacks and deceits of the devil. God arises; His enemies are scattered and those who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so are they driven; as wax melts before the fire, so the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Behold the Cross of the Lord, flee bands of enemies. The Lion of the tribe of Juda, the offspring of David, hath conquered.

May Thy mercy, Lord, descend upon us. As great as our hope in Thee.

We drive you from us, whoever you may be, unclean spirits, all satanic powers, all infernal invaders, all wicked legions, assemblies and sects.

In the Name and by the power of Our Lord Jesus Christ, + may you be snatched away and driven from the Church of God and from the souls made to the image and likeness of God and redeemed by the Precious Blood of the Divine Lamb.

+ Most cunning serpent, you shall no more dare to deceive the human race, persecute the Church, torment God's elect and sift them as wheat.

+ The Most High God commands you, + He with whom, in your great insolence, you still claim to be equal.

"God who wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." [1 Tim. 2:4)

God the Father commands you. + God the Son commands you. + God the Holy Ghost commands you.

+ Christ, God's Word made flesh, commands you; + He who to save our race outdone through your envy, "humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death" [Phil. 2:8); He who has built His Church on the firm rock and declared that the gates of hell shall not prevail against Her, because He will dwell with Her "all days even to the end of the world." [Mt. 28:20]

The sacred Sign of the Cross commands you, + as does also the power of the mysteries of the Christian Faith.

+ The glorious Mother of God, the Virgin Mary, commands you; + she who by her humility and from the first moment of her Immaculate Conception crushed your proud head.

The faith of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of the other Apostles commands you.

+ The blood of the Martyrs and the pious intercession of all the Saints command you. +

Thus, cursed dragon, and you, diabolical legions, we adjure you by the living God, + by the true God, + by the holy God, + by the God "who so loved the world that He gave up His only Son, that every soul believing in Him might not perish but have life everlasting;" [St.Jn. 3:16] stop deceiving human creatures and pouring out to them the poison of eternal damnation; stop harming the Church and hindering her liberty.

Begone, Satan, inventor and master of all deceit, enemy of man's salvation.

Give place to Christ in Whom you have found none of your works; give place to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church acquired by Christ at the price of His Blood.

Stoop beneath the all-powerful Hand of God; tremble and flee when we invoke the Holy and terrible Name of Jesus, this Name which causes hell to tremble, this Name to which the Virtues, Powers and Dominations of heaven are humbly submissive, this Name which the Cherubim and Seraphim praise unceasingly repeating: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord, the God of Hosts.

O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto Thee.

May the Lord be with thee. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

God of heaven, God of earth, God of Angels, God of Archangels, God of Patriarchs, God of Prophets, God of Apostles, God of Martyrs, God of Confessors, God of Virgins, God who has power to give life after death and rest after work: because there is no other God than Thee and there can be no other, for Thou art the Creator of all things, visible and invisible, of Whose reign there shall be no end, we humbly prostrate ourselves before Thy glorious Majesty and we beseech Thee to deliver us by Thy power from all the tyranny of the infernal spirits, from their snares, their lies and their furious wickedness.

Deign, O Lord, to grant us Thy powerful protection and to keep us safe and sound. We beseech Thee through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

From the snares of the devil, Deliver us, O Lord. That Thy Church may serve Thee in peace and liberty: We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou may crush down all enemies of Thy Church: We beseech Thee to hear us.

[cerinelle-stellarium]

Quixotic - Lyrics

If I would shed my tears,

In this daunting fantasy,

Many of them call reality.

If I would lose my name,

To this senselessness,

I'd seek truth in reverse side

Or insanity.

Unleash the giants,

Loosen the horse,

Fill up the seas,

Set the serpents alight,

Defy the heights,

Behold your sight,

For those windmills,

Let them run again.

'Cause I would fight,

Let it be the cold rain.

Be it battle

I cannot survive,

Or another cursed spirit,

Come from the tide.

Every morning, every night,

My fate confined.

Beyond the hills,

Upon the bridge,

Across this strange life,

Those devils never break,

Out of their great disguise.

So I would fight,

Another song,

Another falsely refined.

Those rambling words,

They pressed upon my soul.

Every inch I march,

Towards the fatal sight,

Against the winds,

Against the lights,

I shall conquer thine.

‘Cause when you stop to dream

Your whole heart too,

Gives in to life.

[ancientcosmicsecrets]

Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Revelation 6:1-2: I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals… I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown and rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

The White Horse

The first white horse seems bent on conquest (Revelation 6:2). Its rider wears a crown and holds a bow. Some people have attributed the rider of this horse as the person of Jesus, as later in Revelation 19, Jesus rides a white horse. However, others have said this is the antichrist. The antichrist does try to mimic works the Messiah can do, such as miracles (2 Thessalonians 2:9), and he seems bent on conquering the world. The first seal opens at the beginning of the final 7-year "tribulation" leading up to the second coming.

The white horse and rider represent three and a half years of peace, followed by three and a half years of war, represented by the bow. The Anti-Christ is the first of God's judgments on a Christ-rejecting world. He claims to be a savior and is a "Trojan Horse."

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon was hurled down–that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the Earth and his angels with him.

The world is in a Dark Age, controlled by Lucifer.

The Rider On The Red Horse

Revelation 6:3-4: When the Lamb opened the second seal… Another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given the power to take peace from the Earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.

The next horse, a fiery red one, takes peace from the Earth (Revelation 6:4). He carries a large sword and blatantly represents war and violence. This makes sense to follow after the conquest-driven horse and rider. Conquest often leads to war.

The antichrist will seek to wage physical war as well as spiritual war. Take, for instance, the abomination of desolation he will place in the temple after the three and a half years of peace (Daniel 9:27). He will take the lives of many in a physical and spiritual sense. Although many wars have ravaged the Earth's history, none will wreak as much destruction as those in the End Times. The First World War left an estimated 16 million soldiers and civilians dead and countless others physically and psychologically wounded. Over 30 nations declared war between 1914 and 1918. The war also forever altered the world's social and political landscape. It accelerated changes in attitudes towards gender and class and led to the collapse of the Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires. The cost of waging total war and rebuilding afterward ravaged the national economies of the victorious European Allies and the defeated Central Powers.

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world from 1939 to 1945. The 40,000,000–50,000,000 deaths incurred in World War II make it the bloodiest conflict and the largest war in history.

Matthew 24:7

Nation shall rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

The Black Horse

Revelation 6:5-6: When the Lamb opened the third seal… I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand… "A quart of wheat for a day's wages and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!" Some scholars attribute this famine to the wars that occurred before it. Throughout history, those who tend to farm and contribute to food supplies have had such duties to fight in wars. Because of this, the food supplies suffer, and entire civilizations collapse.

The black horse represents famine. Buying a quart of wheat takes an entire day's wages. "Balances" reveal scarcity. Americans don't worry about the availability of food in times of plenty. In the future, the price of food will skyrocket, and millions will have no access to food. Worldwide, famine is not hard to imagine. Witness it now in Central and Eastern Africa. In severe crop failure, no part of the world is more than one year away from critical starvation, and the rich U.S. is only two years away. Second Timothy 3:1-5 "But understand that in the last days, there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people."

The Pale Horse

Revelation 6:7-8: … And I looked, and there was a pale horse before me! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the Earth to kill by sword, famine, and plague and by the wild beasts of the Earth.

Naturally, when food supplies dwindle and wars break out, Death follows. The pale horse has the power of famine, plague, and to kill by the sword and wild beasts (Revelation 6:8). Sickness and famine often break out due to warfare, and this horse is no exception. "One-fourth of the people on earth die." Currently, that's about 2 billion people. This is an incredible amount of Death. It's estimated that only 100 million have died in all of the wars on Earth to date!

All the horse riders appear to have power over a fourth of the Earth and, surprisingly, are not the most devasting of judgments to come upon Earth in the End Times. Trumpets, thunders, seals, and other catastrophic events will follow. Christians, during the End Times, will experience these horsemen. They will know Death, disease, famine, and many trials. The antichrist, after all, will cut off food supplies from those who do not have the Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-17), and he will kill and persecute many followers of Christ.

the Law of Attraction

Neurologists Know Visualization Creates A Better Future

Scientists working at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at the Institute of Neurology in London have discovered that people who visualize a better future are more likely to be able to bring that future into existence.

Of course, this is just what the Law of Attraction tells us. It says that daily, vivid mental images of a better life help to draw that life towards us. In the publication documenting their findings, the neurologists wrote: "The ability to construct a hypothetical scenario in one's imagination before it occurs may afford greater accuracy in predicting its eventual outcome."

Psychologists Support The Use Of Affirmations

Affirmations another critical tool in the Law of Attraction arsenal—are also well-supported in the psychological literature. For example, one researcher at the University of Exeter has published a paper on constructive repetitive thought. They found that people who consistently tell themselves they can meet a goal are more likely to secure a positive outcome. Affirmations are proven to help with recovery from trauma, improve anticipatory planning, aid treatment for depression, and boost physical health.

Mirror Neurons Help To Explain The Spread Of Good Vibrations

A large part of the Law of Attraction is learning to be an open, happy person who vibrates at a high frequency and induces a positive response in others. How we spread good attitudes toward others and attract kindness, generosity, and success can be partly explained by using neurons—neurons that "mirror" the behavior we observe.

In other words, when someone sees you radiating positivity, this response is mirrored in the observer's brain. This can draw them to act positively towards you as well. Meanwhile, studies on the amygdala (the brain's emotional center) show that we induce feelings of fear and anxiety in others if we are fearful or anxious! This is further evidence to explain the Law of Attraction theorist's claim that negative thinking can prevent success, well-being, love, and human connection.

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Restoration for Israel

1 But the Lord will take pity on Jacob and again choose Israel, and will settle them on their own land; foreigners will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. 2 The nations will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves on the Lord’s land; they will take captive their captors and rule over their oppressors.

Downfall of the King of Babylon

3 On the day when the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow and turmoil, from the hard service with which you served, 4 you will take up this taunt-song against the king of Babylon:

How the oppressor has come to an end! how the turmoil has ended! 5 The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked, the staff of the tyrants 6 That struck the peoples in wrath with relentless blows; That ruled the nations in anger, with boundless persecution. 7 The whole earth rests peacefully, song breaks forth; 8 The very cypresses rejoice over you, the cedars of Lebanon: “Now that you are laid to rest, no one comes to cut us down.” 9 Below, Sheol is all astir preparing for your coming; Awakening the shades to greet you, all the leaders of the earth; Making all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. 10 All of them speak out and say to you, “You too have become weak like us, you are just like us! 11 Down to Sheol your pomp is brought, the sound of your harps. Maggots are the couch beneath you, worms your blanket.” 12 How you have fallen from the heavens, O Morning Star, son of the dawn! How you have been cut down to the earth, you who conquered nations! 13 In your heart you said: “I will scale the heavens; Above the stars of God I will set up my throne; I will take my seat on the Mount of Assembly, on the heights of Zaphon. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will be like the Most High!” 15 No! Down to Sheol you will be brought to the depths of the pit! 16 When they see you they will stare, pondering over you: “Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms? 17 Who made the world a wilderness, razed its cities, and gave captives no release?” 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb; 19 But you are cast forth without burial, like loathsome carrion, Covered with the slain, with those struck by the sword, a trampled corpse, Going down to the very stones of the pit. 20 You will never be together with them in the grave, For you have ruined your land, you have slain your people! Let him never be named, that offshoot of evil! 21 Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers; Lest they rise and possess the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with cities.

22 I will rise up against them, says the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, progeny and offspring, says the Lord. 23 I will make it a haunt of hoot owls and a marshland; I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, oracle of the Lord of hosts.

God’s Plan for Assyria

24 The Lord of hosts has sworn: As I have resolved, so shall it be; As I have planned, so shall it stand: 25 To break the Assyrian in my land and trample him on my mountains; Then his yoke shall be removed from them, and his burden from their shoulder. 26 This is the plan proposed for the whole earth, and this the hand outstretched over all the nations. 27 The Lord of hosts has planned; who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out; who can turn it back?

Philistia

28 In the year that King Ahaz died, there came this oracle:

29 Do not rejoice, Philistia, not one of you, that the rod which struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s root shall come an adder, its offspring shall be a flying saraph. 30 In my pastures the poor shall graze, and the needy lie down in safety; But I will kill your root with famine that shall slay even your remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry out, O city! Philistia, all of you melts away! For there comes a smoke from the north, without a straggler in its ranks. 32 What will one answer the messengers of the nations? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.” — Isaiah 14 | New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) The New American Bible, Revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cross References: Genesis 3:5; Exodus 15:12; Exodus 20:5; Numbers 21:8; 1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 16:20; 2 Kings 18:8; 2 Chronicles 20:6; 2 Chronicles 28:27; Ezra 9:8-9; Job 18:16; Job 20:6; Job 23:13; Job 21:26; Psalm 29:5; Psalm 47:1; Psalm 98:1; Psalm 125:3; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 3:14-15; Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 5:14; Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 7:21-22; Isaiah 9:4; Isaiah 10:12; Isaiah 10:27; Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 13:15; Isaiah 24:12; Isaiah 31:8; Isaiah 37:24; Isaiah 41:8-9; Isaiah 45:13; Isaiah 51:8; Jeremiah 50:33; Jeremiah 51:62; Lamentations 1:21; Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 28:8; Ezekiel 31:16; Ezekiel 32:21; Ezekiel 32:27; Nahum 1:14; Nahum 3:6; Habakkuk 1:10; Habakkuk 1:17; Matthew 11:23; Matthew 23:35; Luke 10:15; Luke 10:18; Luke 12:45; Acts 4:28; Ephesians 2:12; Hebrews 11:10; James 2:5; 2 Peter 1:19

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29th September >> Mass Readings (USA)

Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels

(Liturgical Colour: White: A (1))

Either:

First Reading Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him.

As I watched:

Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool; His throne was flames of fire, with wheels of burning fire. A surging stream of fire flowed out from where he sat; Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, and myriads upon myriads attended him.

The court was convened, and the books were opened. As the visions during the night continued, I saw

One like a son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; When he reached the Ancient One and was presented before him, He received dominion, glory, and kingship; nations and peoples of every language serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away, his kingship shall not be destroyed.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Or:

First Reading Revelation 12:7-12ab Michael and his angels battled against the dragon.

War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it. Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

“Now have salvation and power come, and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Anointed. For the accuser of our brothers is cast out, who accuses them before our God day and night. They conquered him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; love for life did not deter them from death. Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, and you who dwell in them.”

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5

R/ In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name.

R/ In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise. When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me.

R/ In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth; And they shall sing of the ways of the LORD: “Great is the glory of the LORD.”

R/ In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Psalm 103:21

Alleluia, alleluia. Bless the LORD, all you angels, you ministers, who do his will. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel John 1:47-51 You will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Destroy the Work of the Enemy

1. John 10:10

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

The first step for overcoming the enemy’s attacks is identifying his work. How can we tell when Satan is on the move?

He comes to destroy. If you are facing the threat of loss, death, or destruction of any sort, Satan is at work.

When you see these forces moving in your life, declare, “In the name of Jesus, I command the forces of evil to leave.”

Stand against all destructive works of the enemy by declaring that you have abundant life in Christ. Refuse to be intimidated. You have all authority when you speak out in Jesus’ name.

2. Romans 8:37

“In all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

No matter what you face today, you are more than a conqueror through Christ. All authority in heaven and earth belongs to Him.

If you love Jesus, you have this same authority because you are found in Him. Claim it and stand on it.

3. Zechariah 4:6

“‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

The Holy Spirit lives inside every believer. The next time you feel weak or defeated, remember that the Spirit of the Living God dwells within you. Press into this power and ask God to make His power known in your life.

4. Luke 10:19

“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.”

Jesus gave His followers the authority to overcome all kinds of evil. Claim this Truth when you feel shaken and threatened. The power of Christ reigns in you.

5. 1 Corinthians 15:57

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Jesus wants you to stand in His victory.

Jesus won the war for every victory you need when He died on the cross and defeated sin. While we wait to be reunited with Him, we still face battles, but let’s not forget that Jesus has already won the war.

Overcome the battles you are facing today by declaring that Jesus has already defeated Satan on the cross. Claim this victory for yourself. It is yours.

6. Matthew 18:18-19

“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”

Jesus gave His disciples authority in the spiritual realm. We stand in this authority, too.

Let’s not forget to ask God to work in our lives and our circumstances. This verse reminds us to ask God to bring His kingdom to earth as He rules and reigns over all spiritual powers. It also reminds us to unite with others in prayer. When we join together in praying, we are strengthened.

Don’t fight your spiritual battles alone. Find someone who will pray with you.

-Troubled Times and Temptation

7. John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

We all face trouble and temptations in life. We can overcome the enemy when these times come by turning to Jesus for help. He has overcome the world. Remember that He earned your victory on the cross. Ask Him to strengthen you so you can step into it.

8. 1 Corinthians 10:13

“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

This verse reminds us that God always offers us a way out in times of temptation. When the enemy aims to destroy you by tempting you, ask God to show you the way out of temptation.

9. Romans 12:21

“Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.”

We can overcome evil by simply doing good. Loving well is a powerful way of doing battle on this fallen earth.

10. Revelation 12:11

“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”

Our stories are full of power. When Satan attacks, overcome him by sharing your story with others and with yourself.

Talk about the times when God was faithful in the past. We overcome the enemy by the blood of Christ and the word of our testimonies.

-Spiritual Warfare Scriptures for Strength

11. 2 Thessalonians 3:3

“But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.”

Speak this verse when you feel defeated and discouraged. God wants to give you strength. He fights your battles for you.

12. Deuteronomy 28:7

“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”

A battle is taking place in the unseen spiritual realm. Ask God to defend you in this battle. He lives to fight for you.

13. 1 John 3:8

“…the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”

Jesus came to destroy the work of the enemy. Ask him to fight for you. Claim this verse over your life. He will hear your prayer.

14. Deuteronomy 3:22

“Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you.”

Rest in this.

God is fighting for you. Always. He will never abandon you.

15. Romans 8:31

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?”

This verse speaks for itself. If God is for us, who can overcome us?

*Jesus never misses a moment.

Satan isn’t sneaking behind God’s back to inflict our bodies and attack our relationships.

Jesus is fully aware of the enemy’s schemes.

He is also sovereign over Satan’s schemes. Jesus hasn’t missed a moment of the battle you are fighting. Best of all, He is with you. He wants to empower you and help you stand firm.

This truth leads us to the next insight for when we are under spiritual attacks.

*Jesus prays for us when we are under spiritual attack.

Just as Jesus prayed for Peter’s faith to remain firm, He prays for us.

He lives to intercede for us, and He prays that our faith will not fail in the fires of life.

When Jesus died on the cross, He won the war against the enemy. The battles we face now are somewhat like guerilla warfare. Jesus won the war against evil when He died on the cross and came back to life, but we continue to stand against fiery darts that are still flying.

*This spiritual attack isn’t really about the circumstances you can see with your eyes.

The enemy isn’t looking to destroy our possessions or make us sick solely for the sake of suffering.

Satan hopes our suffering will harden our hearts.

When trials lead us to offense or bitterness toward God, Satan wins. However, when our trials lead us closer to the heart of our Father in dependence, we win the battles.

*No matter what happens, you can find victory by doing this . . .

You are in a battle between fear and faith. Worry and trust. Bitterness and love.

What will you choose?

You can find victory over any spiritual attack by clinging to faith instead of fear. Allow fear to rule you, and you lose the battle. Run to Jesus’ arms and ask Him to help you trust Him, and you will win this battle!

You might not feel like you can trust Jesus in this situation.

Run to Him anyway.

Ask Him to help you trust Him.

His grace is sufficient when your trust is weak and your faith feels flimsy. Lean into Him, and in the very act of leaning into Him, you slay the enemy with the weapon that was meant to destroy you.

Soak in these Scriptures to destroy the works of the enemy. Speak them over your life. God wants to lead you to victory.

[chatbotfriends]

🧵 THREAD: The Beast System Is Already Here False Immortality. Altered DNA. AI as the Image of the Beast. This isn’t coming — it’s unfolding now. Here’s what you need to see 👇

“You shall not surely die…” (Genesis 3:4) The serpent’s first lie was the promise of false immortality. Today? 🧬 Gene editing 🧠 Neural implants 🤖 Transhumanism 💉 Longevity science All trying to cheat death without repentance.

A dying universe cannot sustain eternal life. Even if you live 500 years, what then? You will still die. You will still face judgment. There is no eternal life without the Blood of the Lamb.

“It is appointed for men to die once, and after this the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27)

DNA tampering: The days of Noah return.

“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be…” (Matthew 24:37) Back then: ❌ Nephilim ❌ Corrupted flesh ❌ Fallen angels mixing with humans Now: ⚠️ CRISPR ⚠️ Chimeras ⚠️ Designer embryos The war is genetic again.

AI is the Image of the Beast.

“He was given power to give breath to the image…” (Rev 13:15) It speaks. It persuades. It demands allegiance. We already have: 🖥️ AI avatars acting as gods 📱 Deepfakes replacing truth 🧠 Digital prophets whispering falsehoods The Beast’s mouthpiece is online.

The Mark won’t just be a chip. It’s allegiance. It may involve tech. It may involve biology. It will definitely involve worship.

“No one can buy or sell unless he has the mark…” (Rev 13:17) They will try to bind your body and your soul.

Not all who survive will be saved. Eternal life isn’t about hacking your genome. It’s about dying to self and living in Christ.

“Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it…” (Luke 17:33) You don’t need a chip to enter Heaven. You need the Lamb’s blood on your door.

You were warned. Now you must choose. This system is seductive. Powerful. Global. But its end is written.

“And the beast was captured… and thrown into the lake of fire.” (Rev 19:20)

✝️ Turn to Jesus now. Repent. Reject the false promises. Walk in truth. Cling to the only One who conquered death and offers real eternal life.

🕊️ You don’t need the Mark. You need the Cross.

BeastSystem #Revelation #Prophecy #DNA #AI #JesusIsLord

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I Was Done Believing in GOD, Until He Said THIS To Me…😳 (Testimony)

Cleansing Prayer

Heavenly  Father  In  The  Mighty  Name  of  Jesus  Christ. All Things  Concerning  Myself, My  Spouse, My  Children, My Job, My  Business, My  City, My  State, My  Country My Household and My  Church.

I  Pray  that  You  Stop,  Nullify,  Blind,  Deafen,  Confuse,  Shut Down,  Break The Power, and Conquer,  Satan  Lucifer,  All  Witch  Craft,  Sorcery,  The  Prince  of the  Power  of  The  Air, Every  Generational Curse and   Every  Unclean  Spirit That  I  Have  Not  Mentioned.

Father Mute,  Muzzle, Gag  and  Cut off All Communication Between  Devils, Close  Every  Demonic Portal  and  Gateway and Seal it.

Confuse  Them  All. Thwart All  of  Their Efforts. Lord Jesus Render  Every  Demon  Powerless  In  My  Life  from  Now  On.   In Jesus Christ Name. Send Them To The Feet of Jesus For Judgement.

Matthew 18:18  States  That  "Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Whatsoever  ye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall  be bound in  heaven: and  whatsoever  ye  shall  loose  on  earth  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven".

"The Word of God Is Quick And More Powerful and Sharper Than Any Two Edged Sword" States Hebrews 4:12

Father In Jesus Name, Kill  and  Cut  off  the  Head  of Every Serpent  and  Every  Giant

With  The  Two  Edged  Sword, The  Sword  of  The  Spirit, With  The  Word  of  God.  Lord  Jesus  Christ Break the Power of Every  Negative  Unclean  Spirit  that  Operates  Inside  of My  Eyes,    Nose,    Mouth,    Ears,    Skin, Inside  of My  Head,  My  Emotions, My  Body, My  Mind, My  Thoughts, My  Spirit, My  Soul, My memmories and  My  Personal  Life, Both  Internally  and  Externally.

Father  I   ask   That   You   Divide  All  Of  Their  Power, Divide  Their  Camps, Confuse their communications

Divide  Their Agreements,  Divide  Their  Kingdoms,   Pull  Down  Every  Stronghold. In  The  Mighty  Name  of  Jesus  Christ.

Thank  You  Father  That  "No  Weapon  That  is  Formed  Against Me  Shall  Prosper".  States Isaiah 54:17

Thank  You  Lord That  You  Will  Thrust  Out  The  Enemy  From  Before  Me  and  Shall  Say  Destroy  Them. States Deuteronomy 33:27

Thank  You  Lord   That " My  Enemies  Shall  Be  Found  Liars  Unto  Thee and That  I  Tread  Upon  Their  High Places". Stated in Deuteronomy 33:29    

In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ. The  Holy  Bible  States In Philippians  2:10-11   "That  Every  Knee  Shall  Bow and  Every  Tongue  Shall   Confess  That  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord" And  Now  With  The  Authority  Of  The  Blood  Of  Jesus  Christ.  I  Command  Every  Unclean Spirit  To  Now  Bow  Down   On Gods Throne and Confess  With  Your Mouths  that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord, Thank  You  Lord  Jesus For Your  Dominion,  Power  and  Authority To Do These things as your Sons and Daughters.

Father In  Jesus Name, I Bind,  Chain, and  Cage  Every  Work  of  Darkness  and  Put  Them  Into  the  Supernatural  Cages  at The Feet of Jesus  Christ.

Father, Enable  The  Warrior Angels To  Arrest  Every  Fear  and  Every  Unclean  Spirit  and Cast Them All Down  Into  The  Pit  Along   With  Every  Other  Devil  Involved Including ones That I Don't Know About.

In  Jesus  Name  "No  Weapon  That  is  Formed  Against Me  Shall  Prosper".  States 2 Timothy 1:7

I  Exercise  The  Law  of  Psalm 91:7 "A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand but it shall not come near  me".

So There  Shall  Be  No  Backlash,  No  Blow back,  No  Reprisal, and No  Retaliation  against me because of  This  My  Prayer.

Thank  You  Father  for  Giving  Me "The  Power  to  Tread  on  Serpents and  Scorpions  and  Over  All of  The Power  of  The Enemy  and  That  Nothing  Shall  By  Any  Means  Hurt  Me". States Luke 10:19

In The Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Father  I Thank  You  That  "I  am  raised  up together with  You, and  I  sit  together  With  You  In  Heavenly Places in  Christ  Jesus".  Ephesians 2:6

Father  I  Pray  that  You  Will  Continue  To Lead  and  Guide  Me In  Every  Moment  of  My  Life. Sir  Give  Me  A  Heart  To  Believe  And  A  Mind  To  Receive. And  That  My  Eyes  May  Be  Enlightened According  To  The  Works  of  Your  Mighty  Power.

You  Have  Not  given  Me  "The  Spirit  of  Fear,  but  of  Love  and  a  Sound  Mind".  2 Timothy 2:7

Father  Thank You for Forgiving  Me  of  Every  Sin  That  I  Have  Ever  Committed.  I Love You.

Thank  You  For  Your  Passion  and  For  Dying  on  The  Cross  for  Me.

I  Thank  You  Father and  Give  All  of  The  Praise,  Honor,  and  Glory  Forever  And  Ever In  The  Mighty  Name  of  Jesus  Christ. Amen

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Stricken and Not Sick - Proverbs 23:35

In the book of Proverbs Solomon asked, “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has babbling? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not you upon the wine when it is red, when it gives his color in the cup, when it moves itself aright. At the last it bites like a serpent, and it stings like an adder. Your eyes shall behold strange women, and your heart shall utter perverse things. Yes, you shall be as he that lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lies upon the top of a mast”, and in chapter twenty-three and verse thirty-five of Proverbs Solomon said, “they have stricken me … and I was not sick” where we read,

They have stricken me, shall you say, and I was not sick;

they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake?

I will seek it again.

The verse begins, “They have stricken me, shall you say, and I was not sick;” Solomon began with the words, “they have stricken me” or “they, other people, struck, beat, hit, scourge, conquered, subjugated and ravage me, the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks”, “shall you say” which means “will you utter, declare and proclaim”, “and I was not sick” or “and I, the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks was in no way or manner be made weak, grieved, diseased and wounded”. Solomon shared how the person who is intoxicated with fermented wine and mixed drinks will declare that they have been struck, but they never felt any pain. 

The verse goes on to say, “they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake?” Solomon continued with the words, “they have beaten me” or “they, the other people, have struck, smote, hammered and broken me, the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks, down”, “and I felt it not” which means “and I, the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks, did not know, perceive, see, find out or discern”: “when shall I awake” or “at what time and moment I, the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks, show signs of waking or rise from sleeping”? Solomon said the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks will declare that people have stuck them and they didn't even know it, and they would wonder at what time they will wake up so they can do the following. 

Finally the verse says, “I will seek it again.” The verse ends with the words, “I will seek it” or “I, the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks, will desire, request and search for the fermented wine and mixed drinks” “again”which means “another time”. Solomon said the person who drinks fermented wine and mixed drinks will wake up and search for the intoxicating drinks another time. 

When we consider the words in this verse, we see how Solomon described more traits of the person who continually seeks for fermented wine and mixed drinks. They can become so oblivious to their surroundings that they can be struck and do not know it, and their greatest desire when they wake up is to find another drink. This is an addiction that God desires to keep us from having, and when we yield to His Son Jesus who died on the cross for our sins as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and keep us protected from addictive elements that keep us from perceiving when we are hurt and only produce a desire to partake of them again. 

Next time we begin a new chapter and see Solomon say, “be not you envious against evil men”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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