The Hill of the Lord.

"Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his holy place?

Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,

who do not lift up their souls to what is false,

and do not swear deceitfully."

Psalm 24:3,4 (NRSV)

[ Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Demonization.

Why do Evangelicals in America call Barack Obama the Anti-Christ?

The answer is simple: political demonization.

Demonizing your political opponent was introduced by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s when he called the Soviet Union "The Evil Empire."

Reagan also demonized the Hippie Generation by calling them "unconscious agents of the devil."

This was because their rock stars practised covert black magic and Satanism.

But it was not the Hippies themselves nor was it left-wing politicians who worshipped the devil but their rock stars.

They were merely scapegoats.

Blaming the Hippies is blaming the victims of Satanism not the perpetraters.

And Satanism in rock music continues to this day.

So whenever you hear Evangelicals blaming the left for Satanism know that it is false.

And know that it is an example of blatant political demonization.

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Satanism.

Rock music, sports, and entertainment are infested with hidden Satanism.

Rock stars, sporting heroes, and celebrities sell their souls for fame and fortune and subvert our spirituality.

Their influence sabotages our spiritual quest, tempts us, leads us astray, and curses us.

Their purpose is to get our souls into hell.

But there is no devil in reality.

There is no hell to go to.

The damage done, however, remains.

Negative suggestion, dark fantasies, fascination with evil, obsession with sex.....

All these things emanate from Satanism in our popular culture.

Bad, despicable, filthy, wicked.....

Buzz-words propagated by Satanists.

Darkness, night, shadows, death, graves, skulls, the beast, snakes, spiders, rats, pigs.....

Images that poison our minds. 

And make no mistake this leads to suffering.

Drugs and divorce derive from its influence.

They alone count for untold suffering.

So do not take everything at face value.

Look beneath the surface, behind the mask, under the headlines.....

You will find evil there.

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A Good Heart.

Rather than aspiring to spiritual principles or striving to attain esoteric knowledge we should be aiming for a good heart.

The love and understanding of the heart will guide us through the perilous waters of principle with common sense.

Where there is conflict we should ask: "What does my heart say?"

Often this will mean putting aside some rigid principle for the sake of love.

We should always put the person before the principle.

Then we will not condemn people out of fear.

Each person has their own story.

And it is not for us to judge.

So have a good heart.

And cultivate understanding.

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Fierce Creatures.

So what becomes of all the fierce creatures in the next world?

What becomes of lions and tigers, wolves and jackals?

And what becomes of spiders and snakes?

My thesis is that these creatures are manifestations of fear.

They say: "Be scared of me."

"I am ferocious." or "I am sinister."

And people who wear t-shirts with pictures of these creatures or have tattoos of them are saying the same thing.

So, if God does not destroy anything, what happens to them when they die?

I believe that they are transformed as the ugly grub is transformed into a beautiful butterfly.

There is no fear in Heaven.

And when the fear is gone so will all the ugly and threatening things which we see in our world.

This is why Heaven is different from Earth.

There is no more fear.

So you have nothing to fear from God.

God loves you.

And all will be well in Heaven.

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Clouds of Heaven.

The Clouds of Heaven

are Clouds of Love.

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Heaven.

Heaven is a good heart.

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