07/31/21 WORDS FROM MY HODGEPODGE LODGE

07/31/21 WORDS FROM MY HODGEPODGE LODGE
But they do fit together and make sense.

These are not fully developed thought, since a full explanation is not my intent at this time.

This is not the Tribulation.

Christians will be gone before the Tribulation.

Christians around the world have suffered terrible trials and troubles, imposed by wicked religions, people, governments.

Christians in USA have escaped most chaos, oppression, persecution, terror, suffering because we have provided a place and social environment receptive and responsive to the gospel of Christ.

However, great suffering is coming to USA, before the Tribulation, as it does to all nations and people because of the widespread rejection Christ and His word.
The righteous will suffer because of the rampant sins of society.

During the Tribulation, those who reject the Mark of the Beast will be persecuted and prosecuted by the godless State.
The Vax and the Mask are not the Mark of the Beast, obviously since the Rapture has not happened yet.
However, we are seeing in the USA how that will play out when the Tribulation actually does take place.

We have wicked leaders that are wanting to tell people they will not be able to go to stores to buy anything, will not be allowed at any public gatherings, not allowed to go to work, hospitals, doctors offices, unless they get vaccinated. They want to take all those who don't get vaccinated and put them into camps until they are vaccinated and the oppressors want to take children away from parents who don't submit to State vaccination.

I KNOW, THIS SOUNDS INSANE (because it is).

This is not a cry for folks to either get vaccinated or not to get vaccinated. I AM SIMPLY POINTING OUT THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A SOCIETY THAT SEES ITSELF AS GOD, AND WILL USE BASIC LIFE SITUATIONS TO FORCE PEOPLE INTO SUBMISSION, which is what the anti-Christ will do during the Tribulation, supposedly "for the greater good."

This is obvious, since the proponents of State imposed vaccinations vacillate on their views and they refuse to live by the same standards, which they impose on others.

I do believe that each person or family should be able to make their own decisions along these lines, without State intimidation.

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.

Though I am not trying to encourage or discourage anyone concerning the vaccination, I hope you make your choices based on your best understanding.

Remember, we all make choices and do things we don't want to do, because it is the best of all bad choices.
WE SHOULD NEVER COMPROMISE A SPIRITUAL CONVICTION, WHICH IS BASED ON BIBLICAL REVELATION. However, as long as it does not cost you your soul, then you may have to do things that you find repugnant.

We need to make our decisions based on personal convictions, which are based on God's word, rather than decisions based on personal preferences. We need to decide some issues by asking ourselves if it is worth dying for, from a Biblical position.

I don't count on the Government to protect the righteous and punish the wicked, though this is exactly what God requires of government.
I don't trust the Government to make and enforce laws which are equitable and moral, which is also God's requirement.
I don't count on Law Enforcement to protect my spiritual rights, though that is the reason God gave the sword of steel to the State.
I don't count on a lost and Nominal Christian society to understand and help me in time of trouble.
And sadly, I don't count on most people who call themselves Christians to support me in my obedience and service to God, since most of them have no idea what it actually means to be a Christian.

My point is, we need to know God's requirements and graces, we better stay humble, we better be strong. Or as the Bible teaches, Bold as a Lion, Harmless as a Dove and Wise as a Serpent.

As I said, these are just various thoughts rather than developed concepts. But hopefully I have said something that might be helpful to someone.