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Essay Ten Good Men by Mark Glenn They huddled together, quiet as church mice, afraid to even breathe, lest their presence and location be betrayed. Behind locked doors they sat, paralyzed with fear after witnessing the manner in which their leader had been tortured and murdered by members of the establishment whose bloodlust and viciousness seemed to have no boundaries. Their hearts pounded like drums, and the fear in their souls rose like flood waters whenever voices or footsteps grew louder with the approach of those who were milling about outside. They were marked men themselves, and knew that if even one of them were to show his face in public, he would be hunted down, tried as a revolutionary, and subjected to the same abominable flavor of “justice” that their leader had suffered. They had good reason to be afraid, for they had witnessed first hand just how far the establishment was willing to go in putting down their War for Independence, as well as the amount of blood it was willing to shed for the furtherance of its agenda. And so, that night, as the book says, they, the disciples, “were together with the doors locked, for fear of the Jews...” Tonight’s scene is quite a departure from that which took place a few nights before. Those who tonight sit shivering in fear are the same who a few nights ago protested with all the boldness and brashness of a cocky street scrapper as their leader predicted the manner in which they would all flee like cowards in his most desperate hour. The three years they had spent in his presence should have been enough to convince them that his prediction would come to pass, since he had on countless occasions demonstrated what was a vastly superior intellect and penchant for keen foresight. Nevertheless, in extreme overestimation of their own human limits, they challenged his words with an admixture of indignation and dread, perhaps out of pride, perhaps out of ignorance concerning just what it was that lay before them that night. Some things never seem to change, and one thing that has remained the same since the time of Jerusalem of 33 AD and now has been mankind’s clumsiness in recognizing the signs of the times for what they really are. As such, those who were gathered that night envisioned an event which would be the start of the war for independence which the prophets of old had predicted. They expected that later that evening, the man who had raised the dead, healed the sick and fed 5,000 would bring Israel’s enemies low with the wave of his magic hand. In their mind’s eye, those who sat eating bread and wine with the carpenter from Nazareth would be part of an event which would make them heroes in the years to come. The reality of the situation is that they were completely right and completely wrong. All these things would take place, but not necessarily as they had envisioned it. The problem for them was that in taking the short view of things, they had formulated a completely inaccurate picture of what the looming confrontation was to be that night, and so, when he allowed his enemies to take him away without resisting, they were taken completely by surprise, and that surprise was what led to their being routed off of the battle field. It is 2,000 years later, and, like the freedom fighters of Jerusalem, 33 AD, the great great great grandchildren of those who sat shivering and quivering can today themselves be found doing the same thing, together with doors locked, for fear of the Jews... Today’s Apocalyptically minded Christians, visibly prevalent more and more every day can be said to be afflicted with the same vision problems as were the Apostles of Jerusalem 33 AD. Given the times which mark modern day events, the bulk of what calls itself Christianity is standing with upturned eyes, awaiting the event which will announce the sign of the times and the commencement of the great battle between good and evil. But, like their forebears 2,000 years ago, they are wandering around aimlessly, unable to find that location designated as “x” on the map. They are looking for a treasure in the wrong place and in the wrong manner. One wonders how this can be, since the signs are clearly visible, and the great battle is raging around them so loudly that even the deaf should be able to hear it. The only viable explanation for this sense of spiritual myopia is that it’s roots lie in sentiments of self-absorption which have permeated much of Christianity today. One must assume that the same toxins which have all but destroyed Western Civilization have found their way into Christian thinking as well, and that as a result the same narcissism which afflicts the secular world can also be found in the religious. In such a mindset, today’s apocalyptically concerned Christians who are awaiting the much prophecized hell-on-earth to arrive are unable to recognize that it is already here, and the apparent blindness to this reality reveals itself in how they today view the suffering of others. Within this context, the mindset of such an ideology operates under the assumption that since such tribulations haven’t yet happened to them, that therefore they do not yet exist, and in the process they fail to appreciate the fact that it is happening to others. The tragedy of the situation is that this symptom is by no means the only aspect of what afflicts Christianity today, for in addition to going about their lives carelessly as others are suffering a veritable hell on earth, as well Christians have bought into an idea that once that hell does arrive for them, they will suffer little if anything from it. From just about every corner of what encompasses Christianity, individuals can be found who have embraced fantastic ideas concerning what the tribulations about to befall the world are and how they themselves will be dealing with it. Whether such thinking is found in the idea of the “rapture” (as embraced by Christian Zionists and mainstream Protestantism) or whether it is envisioned as the “three days of darkness” (as embraced by much of Catholicism) the common theme found in both is one of dispensation from what are sure to be the horrible aspects of divine punishment. Again, one must assume that this mindset is also the product of the same narcissistic tendencies which have afflicted the secular institutions of the West, for in this case as well as in the former, a Christianity which has grown soft and weak on luxury and comfort seems to be unable to bear the thought of suffering for the faith as the forefathers did. And so, like one biblical writer once wrote, there is nothing new under the sun, and in the same way that the followers of the carpenter from Nazareth formulated unrealistic expectations concerning the looming confrontation in 33 AD, so too have today’s disciples done the same. And, likewise, as the disciples of 2,000 years ago could be found hiding behind locked doors for fear of what might happen to them for their faith, so too can be found the adherents of Christianity today, and no better example for this mindset exists than in the way in which the Christian world deals with the situation concerning Israel and her position in the Middle East conflict. One would think that the conservative Christians who consider themselves a part of the avant garde to the secular onslaught against their faith would be a little more skeptical about the information concerning the Middle East situation, and in particular that information concerning what occurred on 9/11. For at least the last decade, these same conservative Christians accepted as dogma the idea that an agenda existed to destroy the Christian faith, an agenda realized through the cooperation of organized forces in the government and media who couldn’t be trusted to tell the truth, even if a fortune was to be made by doing so. Unfortunately for them (and for those who must suffer from the Zionist agenda which has been aided by apocalyptically minded Christians) no such skepticism took place, and has yet to occur. These same individuals who have sat for decades now with clenched fists and grinding teeth at the attacks on their Christian values never exhibited an ounce of healthy doubt when the same Zionist run media responsible for attacking those values put all the pieces of this apocalyptic puzzle together for them in a neat, tidy package blaming the Muslims. Whether this example of uncritical acceptance of blatant propaganda can be attributed to sheer stupidity, intellectual laziness or a mixture of the two is up for debate. The fact is though, that they, by virtue of the manner in which they have taken the bait laid out before them, have demonstrated by such to be completely unprepared for the war of the soul which is quickly approaching. A better trained, more dedicated soldier of the faith would recognize that any information given freely by the enemy could not be trusted, and that only a fool would accept it. Furthermore, if these apocalyptically minded Christians had done a more thorough reading of the warnings which were issued to them by their commander-in-chief, they would have known better than to have been captured by the enemy in such a disgraceful manner. “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves...By their fruits you will know them.” Matthew 7:15 If ever there was an era in which the ugly fruits of false prophecy were on full display, then clearly no better example of this exists than in the poisonous doctrine of Christian Zionism which has so effectively captured a large portion of the Christian world today. These ugly fruits are now openly visible in the present war going on in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as in the murder of the Palestinian peoples wrought by the devilish disciples of Marxist Zionism over the course of the last 80 years. And while there may be those in the Christian world who have not greedily gulped down the maddening wine of Christian Zionism, nevertheless there are those who have sipped from that poisoned chalice, as evidenced in the manner with which they choose to deal with the question of Israel’s past, present, and future. With respect to the suffering of those peoples in the region who have witnessed first hand what is the Apocalypse of Marxist Zionism, the callous unconcern for such suffering has become one of modern day Christianity’s defining characteristics. By such behavior, today’s Christians have become the same priest and Levite in the parable who, after witnessing the plight of him who had been beaten and robbed, continued uninterrupted in their walk without the slightest trace of compassion or concern. In like manner, as the peoples of the Middle East have been beaten and robbed by the thuggery of Marxist Zionism, the “religious” members of the Christian community have barely glanced in their direction at what is the pitiable state of their fellow man. By such actions, modern day Christians who are party to this have demonstrated what has become their contempt for the rules of justice and charity towards the least of their brethren in the Middle East. Again, the roots of this can be traced to the narcissism which afflicts much of Christianity today, exactly in the same way that it afflicted the priest and the Levite whose lives and interests were of such importance that not even coming to the aid of a dying man would divert or distract them. Those individuals who would defend their complacency with the argument that they have not taken any sides with regards to the situation in the Middle East should realize that they are merely suffering from a mild case of the same virus which has afflicted millions of others in a full blown way. And even though such individuals may not have been baptized into the idolatrous religion of Christian Zionism, (as manifested in the master race ideology which is applied generously to the inhabitants of Israel by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and the rest) nevertheless, when all is said and done, the real reason for their complacency is not pardonable by any means. The dirty little secret which much of mainstream Christianity doesn’t want to face (nor wishes to have revealed) is that the reason for their deafening silence on the issue of how the peoples of the Middle East are suffering is not rooted in religious or intellectual reservations which are the fruits of careful consideration. It is not rooted in the benign neglect which many of its adherents would like to claim it is. Rather it is best understood as originating in the same instincts which gripped their forefathers 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem 33 AD, as they sat shivering and quivering behind locked doors. That instinct which afflicted the first Christians with the same sense of spiritual paralysis that afflicts a good number of them today is simply (for lack of better phraseology) fear of the Jews. This fear is completely understandable, and only the truly blind or the truly dishonest would attempt to deny that this tiny minority within the world’s population holds the preponderance of wieldable power. This power, found in the avenues of media, academia, finance and law is such that over the course of the last 50 years, it has been able to re-rout and redefine for the benefit of the Zionist agenda all the moral underpinnings of an entire civilization which took 2,000 years to develop. This infrastructure of power, (which the world is expected not to see yet is expected to fear) organized around the nucleus of Marxist Zionism was able to completely hypnotize 300 million people encompassing the most powerful nation on earth into going into an illegal and unjust war. Everyday, the world’s highways and byways are littered with the lives of those who somehow got in the way or in some way challenged the designs of this statistically tiny group of gangsters who worship the golden calf of the Zionist idol. The lives who litter such highways cover all levels of society, from the rich to the poor to the powerful to the powerless, and irrespective of what these individuals may have done in the past which served the interests of this tiny group, the moment they are of no more use they are finished. Such interests can put a man in the White House or make him go home in shame. Such interests can make the cover up of their involvement in an atrocity as infamous as 9/11 appear seemingly effortless. Even a movie maker or writer who gets in their way can literally be said to be a marked man, and for anyone who doubts this, just consider the circuses that have taken place recently concerning the release of The Passion of the Christ by the most popular actor in the world. Besides hounding the creator of this film for nearly a year and reducing him to a lump of frazzled nerves, the most powerful of them within the entertainment industry have vowed to destroy him for daring to portray an image of their arch enemy in a light more favorable than they wish. Some of the organized groups representing the interests of Marxist Zionism have been so bold in throwing around their weight that they have called upon the federal government to arrest this man under the Patriot Act and have him tried as a terrorist. It is this raw power which no one is allowed to acknowledge yet everyone knows is there, (like the proverbial elephant in the room) that is the reason for the complacency of Christianity with regards to the plight of the Middle Eastern peoples. And it is in recognizing such power that the bulk of what remains of Christianity has adopted a policy of acquiescing to the interests of Marxist Zionism, whether such acquiescence represents itself in the nauseating idolatry of Christian Zionism which has deified the inhabitants of Israel, or whether it is represented in the cowardly silence which has been adopted by the remainder of the group with regards to the murderous and duplicitous behavior of the pariah state of Israel. This acquiescence reveals what has become the foolishness of much of what remains of Christianity today, a foolishness which has embraced the notion that if such an antichrist agenda is appeased, it will eventually wear itself out and that their faith will again be able to flourish in a fertile environment. What these deluded souls should come to understand is that in having adopted these policies with regards to Christianity’s arch enemy (and indeed the enemy of all mankind) they are embracing a notion of the future which simply will not bear itself out in the reality to come. And, as with any two sided coin, if the one side represents the sentiments of fear and acquiescence to a criminal agenda, than the other side can be said to represent the sentiments of greed and ingratitude. This mindset can be summed up in the notion that Christians today need do no more than bide their time, not make any waves nor ruffle any feathers, and that by so doing, they will collect their reward by a God who is grateful to them for having done nothing to earn it. “Then the man who had received one coin said....Master, I was afraid and went out and hid your coin in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.” His master replied “You wicked, lazy servant! Take the coin from him, and throw that worthless servant into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew, 25:24-30 There is a clear and definitive section of the four gospels in which Christ addresses the theme of the last days and what are the obligations of his disciples with respect to these events. Besides warning of the false prophets (whose identities become seemingly more clear every passing day) in addition he warns his followers, as in the above parable, not to embrace the idea that they will be rewarded with heaven for having run from the battle. In the parable of the servants and the coins, the servant who hid his coin in the ground (representing his faith and his obligation in confronting the evil of his day) had his treasure taken from him and was cast outside. Modern day Christians who think that they may simply sit back and allow their treasure to appreciate with interest by virtue of their keeping silent should think again. What they have done in effect is to make a deal with the devil, and have by such an agreement pledged their assistance to his actions by not revealing his identity nor his agenda. To a certain degree, this mindset can be said to be in perfect conformity with what defines much of the capitalist mindset of the West, for in such a mindset, today’s Western Christians exploit the labors of God and believe that they have the right to the fruits of those labors while paying little if anything for them. Christianity today, personified by the lazy, self-indulged individuals who have been made weak by luxury and comfort and who sit on their backsides, waiting to be served by the second coming should allow history to speak on this matter. If the past is any indicator as to what will transpire again, apocalyptically minded Christians should consider therefore the circumstances surrounding their Master’s first arrival. In this approach, and in recognizing that all revolutions start off in small numbers, Christians today should not be surprised to find that the war for independence against the tyranny of Pharisaical Judaism would commence with only one voice crying out in the desert. “You brood of vipers! Who told you to flee from the coming wrath? The ax is already at the root of the tree, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 3: 7-11 That “brood of vipers” whom John the Baptist confronted without any detectable fear were the gangsters of the Sanhedrin, the founding fathers of the modern day Zionist Mafia whose great great grandchildren today are feared by a cowed and propagandized Christianity. John must have known what kind of unpleasantness would result from his boldness, and yet he knew that there was no other way. Like all true revolutionaries, he must have embraced the idea that it was better to die a free man than to live as a slave, and therefore accepted the losing of his head willingly in exchange for the honor of fighting for such a just cause. Clearly, he understood that there was a price to pay for freedom, and that in the interests of true equity, such a valuable commodity demanded a higher cost than most today would want to assume. Today’s Christians would be wise to adjust their thinking in the same manner, and come to understand that the freedom purchased for them by the sacrifice of their brothers in arms 2,000 years ago had a heavy toll attached to it. But besides the example which the past has offered, they have as well conditions that have been set for the future that they should consider also. They have been told over the course of the last 2,000 years that the return of their Master would hinge on their faithfulness, and with this in mind, to expect anything different is like the proverbial situation of putting the cart before the horse. “Don’t
let anyone deceive you in any way, for the day of Christ’s
return will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness
is revealed.” 2Thessalonians, 2:3 “I pray that the Lord not be angry with me for asking, but what if only ten good men can be found there? And the Lord responded with “For the sake of ten good men, I will not destroy it.” Genesis, 18:32-33 Being the most wise of all investors, the Master knew that even only ten good men in a city overrun with lawlessness would yield him a handsome profit. Ten good men, driven on by the spirit which hungers and thirsts for justice could conquer and reconquer the world seventy times seven, and for this reason, as much now as then, he would be willing to invest in the seemingly hopeless venture known as humanity. With nothing more than the bravery of ten good men, (or, as in the case of the Apostles, 11,) individuals who would go forth and engage the enemy, brandishing the weapons of courage and truth which cannot be defeated, the looming Apocalypse could be delayed. For obvious reasons, given the fact that Christians are not as prepared to endure this event as they might imagine they are, it would be in their interest to take advantage of such a reprieve. Christians around the world, who have been silenced by their fear of the Jews should think twice about the scenarios which they have envisioned for themselves. Within the scope of their 2,000 year history, not an instance can be found in which an individual was rewarded by the Master for cowardice, laziness or complacency. On the contrary, it has been demonstrated in exhortation after exhortation by their founder that it is the diligent who are rewarded, and those who have chosen to remain cold have in effect made themselves the worthless servants whom their leader said he would “vomit forth” for choosing to remain neutral in the battle between good and evil. In addition, it must be remembered that in despite of all the fanfare which has been attached to the visions and prophecies of today’s wolves in sheep’s clothing who masquerade themselves as religious leaders that not an instance can be found in which they have been correct in their foresight. Not only have they proved themselves to be completely unreliable in interpreting matters dealing with spiritual or scriptural themes, but as well they have been unable or unwilling to reveal what is the true antichrist system which has gripped the world by the hair today, that being the ideology of Marxist Zionism. As such, what remains of Christianity should cast such false prophets out of any realm of respectability or credence, since if even their own interpretations of the coming Apocalypse are true, a lake of fire is what has been scheduled for such liars as their eternal reward. As such, what remains of Christianity would be wise not to follow them in what is sure to be a most unenviable end. Those good and true souls who are left pondering the question mark of the last two millennia would be wise to consider the fact that no one has yet cracked the Apocalyptic code. For the last 2,000 years in which the prophecy concerning the end times has existed, at least as many varying opinions have been formed concerning what it means. What is for sure though is that the beast of Marxist Zionism will continue to grow as long as it is fed by a complacent and compliant world who willingly refuses to confront it out of fear of the Jews. Mankind and all that he has attained in terms of civilization and distinction from the beasts of the field will be served up in the daily feast that has marked the ascent to power of this ugly sibling within the Marxist family. Simply pretending that it is not there is useless, and even more futile is the business of cozying up to it. There simply is no room in the civilized world for these two opposing ideologies, Marxist Zionism and Christianity, to exist together, for in truth they are locked in a bitter struggle which has existed now for the last 2 millennia, albeit unbeknownst to most Christians today. For those who make the pretense of standing for decency, there is only one option, and that is to stand, while there still remains time, an action which does not entail running off to the hinterland or hiding one’s light under a bowl. It does not mean storing up weapons and ordnance in what is sure to be a useless gesture against a force never before seen in history. Rather, it is as simple and pure and bold and beautiful as the heroism of the first Apostles, who, after being found by their master behind locked doors for fear of the Jews, went forth and did their part in revealing the man of lawlessness in an effort to hasten the return of their Lord. It is as elementary as taking compassion upon him who is lying in the ditch, pouring oil and wine into the wounds of those in the Middle East who have been beaten and robbed by the brigands of Marxist Zionism. It is as basic as confronting the same ethnocentrist sentiments which formed one of the ideological battlegrounds between Christ and the Sanhedrin, sentiments which have breathed life into the beast known as Marxist Zionism, and which are responsible for the murder of women and children in the Middle East today. And likewise, as God’s impending judgment is about to fall on a wicked world which has become the twin sister of that doomed city of Sodom, what remains of decency would be wise to consider just what is truly needed in order to bring justice a dying world. It will not be accomplished by the silence of the multitudes, nor the platitudes of the false prophets, nor the complacency of the weak. It will not be effected by lazy servants who bury their coins in the ground, much like what the adherents of mainstream Christianity do with their heads today. Rather, the domino effect which will lead to the rehabilitation of mankind will be initiated by the brave actions of those who refuse to live in a world of lawlessness and who refuse to be silenced for fear of the Jews, individuals who choose to risk putting their necks on the chopping block by daring to submit their names for membership in the noble fraternity of freedom fighters and lovers of humanity. Before it is too late, let the world hope that such heroes exist today, and that for the sake of what remains of decency and justice, there can be found in this world of lawlessness, totalitarianism, and complacency, just ten good men. _____________ |