Preface: West Side Story began in 1957 as a Broadway play.....the following....Cabaret....was first on Broadway in 1966.....both obviously were made into films.
I'm trying to write here as an outside observer. It's possible because Christians should be outside of this new power movement....for what we are seeing occurring in this that still calls itself the Republican Party....is ungodly. It may yet carry a pro-life banner but ultimately everything here is transactional....for we have proven in the coronavirus debate....as we demanded that the cabaret and churches be reopened....that we care little about human life if it does not politically benefit us....or validate our....as more than a few have described....Christless Christianity. What we did not realize concerning the economy is that that because of its mind-blowing debt....and because of approaching war....that at best gold and silver will mean little as God's judgments continue....lockdowns or no lockdowns.
We....whatever the size of this remnant that has not fallen for a false prophet....we watch this power grab....blatant as it is....not even caring what it looks like....and we for the most part are vexed....as we watch the news....and see two ungodly forces going at it against each other....in this once at least God-fearing United States of America.
Talk radio will continue to dominate our souls....giving us spoonfuls of truth....mixed in a drink concoction that would have made H. G. Wells and Aldous Huxley sit up and take notice. History....from a hundred years ago....is being repeated....and we conservatives who probably have often quoted George Santayana in...."those who forget history....are doomed to repeat it'....(a slight variance on the original quote)....have....forgotten history....as we are right now repeating it.
I posted this last August under the post title....A Very Natural Temptation....if you are interested...."Martin Niemoller....you may have heard about him....represented those who at first thought that National Socialism was a great thing if kept in its place. Dietrich Bonhoeffer....you certainly have heard of him....saw the horrors of where this extreme nationalism could go. Niemoller spent years in prison and concentration camps before finally seeing the mistakes that he made before the war. Bonhoeffer paid for his discernment with his life....We are getting too close to having an 'American Church' movement'."
I can tell you that over the decades.....particularly in the 80s....we in the church warned that delusion was coming....but I can tell you this also....we had no idea that the evangelical church would fall for that delusion. You see....we were warning others....but not aware that if we were not vigilant....that we ourselves would be vulnerable to a false governmental system.
God may awaken our pulpits....(they're sound asleep)....and He may not....but even if He does it would only be mercy upon many as we go through what is ahead....a mercy that at least would see multitudes brought to salvation....so that we all could sing in unison...."Now to the King eternal....immortal....invisible....the only God....be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen"
