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Something to ponder

May 3, 2019

I recently had one of those eye opening moments the other day. I am still chewing on the implications.

Ok, so here is the scenario. I'm watching a 5 part show on World War ll. I don't remember the exact name, but it covered both fronts of the war.

As the show progressed, they interviewed some of the soldiers, airman and sailors. One of the soldiers was a former Senator from Hawaii Daniel Inouye. See Photo

Remember him?

Senator Inouye was a US Army soldier in Europe, and did a fine job as a soldier. I say fine job because he fought and came home alive. As Senator Inouye talked about his experiences, the interviewer asked him how he felt about killing Germans. His answer is what opened my mind to the REALITY of our nation today.

He said, and I am paraphrasing here. "We had no problem at all in killing every German soldier we came across. With all of the propaganda that our country was filling us with, we saw killing them as our duty, and we did that very well."

Did you get that?

Almost two thousand years ago Jesus Christ walked and performed miracles. The disciples and Jesus were in Jerusalem. The disciples were gawking at the beautiful buildings and especially the Temple. Jesus told the straight away that all those buildings they marveled at would be destroyed. So much so that not one stone would be left on another.

Obviously this shook the disciples. The Temple was THE center of the Jews faith. So they needed to know WHEN. "Tell us when will these things be and the sign of your coming, and the end of the age?"

Jesus answered "Take heed that no one deceives you..." This begins the Matthew 24 discourse.

The first thing Jesus tells us is that in the time of the end, there will be deception.

What do we see? Is the media being honest and forthright with us? What about our politicians? What do you see as deception today? 

About 500 years before Jesus walked the Earth, the prophet Isaiah said

Isaiah 5:20-21

"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

That's us folks.

Food for you to chew on this weekend.