Halloween.

As I walk the streets I see t-shirts with storm troopers, wild animals, witches, Satanic rock bands, everyone wearing black as if it was a funeral.....

I see billboards for movies: Doom, The Evil Within, Dead Red, The Walking Dead, Maleficent, Despicable Me, Abominable.....

Evil is everywhere.

People are embracing it.

And it is not just today.....It is every day and night.

I want to say to them: "You are on the wrong side!"

They don't seem to realize.

They are embracing evil.

Where is the good?

I cry out to God!

"Save us from this madness!"

Only you are Good!

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The Meaning of Life.

The meaning of life is Love.

We exist on Earth in order to learn how to love.

But once we have learned this ultimate lesson we do not cease to suffer altogether and our lives are not devoid of trouble.

There are only two things in the world - love and fear.

And because we have learned to love we are constantly in love.

This makes us feel OK.

But it does not entirely overcome the fear around us.

And this fear can cause us to suffer and create trouble in our lives.

So we have to formulate a policy towards those around us who are still driven by fear.

Jesus said to love your enemies and pray for those who abuse you.

He also said that the Good News can bring persecution.

This is fear.

And we still have to deal with fear.

But knowing the cause of trouble - fear - we can forgive those who abuse us and pray for them.

Something they have experienced in their childhood or their adult lives has caused them to act in a way which is harmful.

This is common.

And the attitude that love takes to them is understanding and a desire to help them overcome the fear that has imprisoned them.

And so we can forgive them and pray for them to overcome their fear.

The infinite Love of God can help us to love our enemies.

If we love God and love our neighbor.

And if we understand that our neighbor has been abused by the world in the same way that we have been.

Then we can forgive even the most heinous of sinners.

As God does.

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The Lords of Light.

Krishna is the Lord of Light.

His Light brings compassion and love.

He is the eighth avatar of Vishnu the Preserver.

When the Earth is in darkness, chaos, and evil Vishnu manifests on Earth as an avatar.

The most recent avatar is the Buddha - the ninth avatar of Vishnu.

The Buddha brings enlightenment.

One more avatar remains in this cycle of life - Kalki who sits on a white horse with a blazing sword - this manifestation of Light will appear when the Earth is in chaos, persecution, and evil.

Kalki bears a striking resemblance to the rider on a white horse in the Christian Bible's final Book of Revelation.

Madam Blavatsky claimed that this derives from the Hindu prophesy.

But I do not subscribe to the theology of violent suppression of evil.

Jesus is the Light of the World.

And Jesus himself prohibited violence.

"'You have heard that it was said: "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."  But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer.  But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also.'"  Matthew 5:38,39 (NRSV)

    

In my experience God - the author of the Light - is non-violent.

And the Light is all about the development of the heart - mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and love.

So do not expect a violent agent to reverse our descent into darkness and evil.

Corruption, violence, and evil are caused by fear.

When the Light comes we see that there is nothing to fear from God.

With this evil ends and we are free.

[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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Contradicting Them.

If you look at the songs and movies we are being fed today you will find a sinister pattern.

We are being told that we need dark powers to defend ourselves from some threat.

We are told we need evil to survive.

But this is black propaganda.

Satanists in our popular culture are deliberately telling us to embrace evil and worship the Beast.

The alternative is to worship the Lamb and practise non-violent non-cooperation.

We need the Light.

So do not listen to their dark propaganda.

Turn to the White Light and to Good.

Cry out to God!

He will deliver you.

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You Can't Make Them.

You can't make people change.

You may shame them into doing something once or twice but they will inevitably go back to what they were doing before.

So all that you can do is to pray for them to see more clearly and open their hearts.

This involves overcoming fear.

God has ways that we do not understand.

He can help if we pray.

We can continue to spread the light in the hope that people will see.

But ultimately we must hope to touch their hearts.

Then the world will change.

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The Antidote.

So if we reject the poison and propaganda in our popular culture what do we replace it with?

Rock music can be replaced by classical music, especially sacred choral music.

And we can contemplate religious and spiritual images like Michelangelo and Fra Angelico - angels, light, heaven etc..

News propaganda can be replaced by Internet activism.

And sports can be replaced by volunteering.

Prayer, study, and charity keep us free from evil.

But there still remains the effects which come across the collective unconscious.

The collective unconscious is our link to the whole of humanity.

So there are positive and negative influences.

If we emphasize the positive thoughts and feelings that enter our minds and spirits and counter the negative ones we will be heading in the right direction.

It is not possible to eliminate all of the negative influences which come across the collective but if we can identify and name the sources we can pray for them to be redeemed.

God does not destroy evil people.

He redeems them through Love.

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Devil-Worshippers.

Because there is no devil does not mean that there are no devil-worshippers.

Our world  is inhabited by rock stars, celebrities, and sportsmen who believe in the devil and have sold their souls in the traditional fashion for fame and fortune and a rock star reception. 

They poison us through rock music and entertainments and also affect us through the collective unconscious.

They believe that their art is magic.

And their intentions are evil.

This is not generally known because it is secret and their curses are cleverly disguised.

They are wolves in sheep's clothing.

They pose as saviors and messiahs.

But they are Dogs* and Divas.

And their intentions are evil.

(*Gods backwards.)

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Normal.

What we think of as normal is in fact infected with hidden evil and deception.

We trust those who are not trustworthy.

We follow those who are not worthy.

We admire those who are not virtuous.

The hidden evil of Satanism in our popular culture goes unnoticed.

And the subtle propaganda of our news reporting remains unexposed.

Reality T.V., movies, rock music, and sports.....

All these things contain hidden poison which curses us and induces intense suffering.

They tell us to do all the wrong things.

And they sabotage our happiness.

So, if you want to be happy in this world, stay away from the poison and propaganda in our popular culture.

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Drugs.

People take drugs because they don't feel OK most of the time.

The Buddha called life unsatisfactory.

We are looking for something to make us feel better.

A high, a buzz, a hit.....

This was the answer pushed on us by Satanists in the rock music industry.

It was fashionable.

It was cool.

But drugs lead to addiction, degradation, criminality, mental illness, and suicide.

They ruin you.

They are not the answer.

What we are looking for is love.  

When there is love we feel OK.

So if we open our hearts and give love to others we feel OK all the time!

And we don't need drugs anymore.

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Whip It.

During the 1960s and 1970s rock bands whipped up a frenzy of sex.

And this was no coincidence.

Hedonism and drugs derive from Satanism in rock music.

Sex and drugs and rock and roll overpowered peace and love to ruin a whole generation.

And they will do it again.

So beware of rock stars who push hardcore sex.

They are Satanic.

And they want your soul in hell.

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A Few Good Men.

"I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters.....

....Sodom and her daughters shall return to their former state."

Ezekiel 16:53,55 (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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Freedoms and Responsibilities.

We can't expect to have absolute freedom.

There are limits to what we can do.

It has been said that my rights end where the next person's rights begin.

So our freedoms are tempered by respect for others' rights.

And the litmus test for this is harm.

If what we wish to do is harmful to someone else then it is not OK.

We cannot assault or maim or kill others.

We cannot incite hatred or violence.

These things are harmful to others.

And they are not to be allowed.

This also applies to sexual freedom.

If what we are doing is harmful to others or violating their rights then it is a crime and it is not to be allowed.

So sexual liberation is tempered with respect.

There may also be consequences.

Promiscuity must be curtailed or there is risk of disease.

So moderation is recommended.

So with all our freedoms come responsibilities.

These are the necessities of consideration and common sense.

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Dreaming.

Dreaming

Of Immortality

In Heaven.

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The Third Temple.

Fundamentalist Christians in America believe that the Third Temple must be built before the end comes.

The First Temple was built by King Solomon in the 10th Century BCE.

This Temple was destroyed by the invading Babylonians in 586 BCE.

The Second Temple was built by Nehemiah in the 5th Century BCE.

This Temple was destroyed by the occupying Romans in 70 CE.

I believe that the Third Temple is the Old Saint Peter's Basilica which was built in Rome in the 4th Century CE by Emperor Constantine over the tomb of St. Peter.

And as the End Times refers to the end of the ancient world the Third Temple was built shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.

So it has already happened.

The Third Temple was built and the end came.

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Out of Darkness.

For too long

We have been in darkness.

Violence, hate, materialism, and evil

Have dominated us.

But the Light

Is beginning to dawn.

Non-violence, mercy, compassion, and love

Are returning to our world.

After the long, dark night

Comes the glorious day!

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