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Making Sense of It

February 15, 2011
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The average American knows our country is being driven to extinction, and its demise is not far away. We cannot make sense of the decisions politicians make. “Stupid” comes to mind, but stupid is without pattern or purpose.

We see men and women who are highly intelligent and very well-informed in political sciences, economics, business, and in history, making decisions that are contrary to the best interests of the country and of the poor they claim to represent. And then there is the anti-Christian bias in the media, the courts, Hollywood, and in the public schools and the universities. Why? What is so threatening about the Bible and those who believe it?

The Constitution is held in as much contempt as the Bible. What is so menacing about a document that guarantees individual liberty of conscience and action, free speech, free association, and ownership and management of one’s property? The way the politicians are legislating and the courts are ruling, you would think faith and the Founding Fathers are the most sinister evils to ever stand in the way of positive genetic mutations.

“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!” (Isaiah 5:20)

For many years I observed the political theatre and wondered at the motivation of the American left. Lately I have come to understand that progressives are motivated by a conviction of their own righteousness. They attack Christianity and the Constitution of the United States because they stand in the way of their universal utopia. They want to save us from ourselves and our delusions. They think they are more enlightened than the rest of us and believe their understanding requires them to take charge of the helm, even if they have to kill the captain and throw some of the crew overboard.

Human salvation is thought to be in the collective. They seek the redemption and restitution of mankind in a way that assures our survival as a race. It is the Tower of Babel all over again. The kingdom builders get into politics, education, entertainment, rewriting history, and especially into the news media because that is where people are molded to a worldview that will cause them to be willing participants, or at least passive supporters, in the New World Order.

The utopitarians are trying to establish what God has already promised to institute, a kingdom of peace and happiness in a paradise where all share in the bounty of a renewed earth. They, too, want that kingdom, but since there is no god to determine man’s destiny, it is up to them to institute this kingdom. They abort babies to prevent increased population from placing further stress on an already overtaxed planet. They must purge society of any religion that looks to the sweet by and by, for it prevents men from getting serious about the here and now. They are anti-American because the United States supports a divided world where American exceptionalism prevents us from entering into commune with the have-nots of the third world. They must save every butterfly and lizard nearing extinction because they don’t have a God that will create more.

If they had Ten Commandments they would read something like this:

  1. Thou shalt have no gods above thy fellow man.
  2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any absolutes that cannot be ignored for the sake of the common good.
  3. Thou shalt not take the name of any religion in vain, for they are all created equal.
  4. Observe the holy days of all religions with equal fervor.
  5. Honor the state as your father and nature as your mother, that your days may be long upon mother earth.
  6. Thou shalt not kill, even in self-defense.
  7. Thou shalt not call consensual sex adultery or sodomy.
  8. Thou shalt not steal from the poor by accumulating to thyself wealth more than thy neighbor.
  9. Thou shalt not bear witness against thy government.
  10. Thou shalt not covet the power that belongs to the elite.

The progressive/socialist has an anthropological world view that parallels theological doctrine. They believe in the fall of man and in depravity. Man, in oneness with Mother Nature, living in blissful harmony in a communal paradise of unbounded sexual license and village simplicity, fell into a selfish world of materialism and consumption, damaging mother earth.

In their confused anthropology, man is both evil and good. He is good as long as he is true to himself, following his own light and living his personal truth, not being judged by any outward standard. He is evil in that he is selfish and judgmental and therefore destructive to the collective good.

They believe in temptation. Man is tempted by the lure of independent action. He is tempted to judge his own actions and the actions of others on grounds of a supposed absolute good existing outside of human nature and independent of the material world.

To the progressives original sin is inherited by children from their parents who teach religion as a pie in the sky, sweet by and by, do it or be damned doctrine, inflicting crippling guilt.

They believe in salvation. Their new birth is forgiving oneself and acquiescing to one’s passions as normal, rejecting guilt as a foreign, dark force intruding upon their otherwise liberated souls.

They believe heaven and hell are here and now. Heaven is the new world order—the socialist’s New Jerusalem, the utopia, where there will be no more war, or pollution, or bigotry, or hunger.

Hell is fossil fuels belching out deadly gasses upon fragile Mother Nature, pollution caused by capitalism. False doctrine is unbending religion that segments people. Demons are rich business owners and judgmental religious bigots.

Liberal Socialists/Utopitarians are crusaders for salvation. To understand these kingdom builders you must recognize that they are motivated by what they consider righteousness. They think the masses, especially the political right, are evil or, at the very least, out of touch and need to be pushed into the right path. You are self-destructive and they want to commit you for your own good, thus saving mother earth, the only eternal life the human race will ever know. Surely the survival of this planet is more important than the luxury of liberty. They know that if you are not with them you are against them, and they are willing to sacrifice the few to save the many.

To make sense of the present hour

Why are our politicians, supported by the news media and Hollywood, seemingly trying to break our country economically? It is obvious that they are deliberately legislating so as to bring about high energy and food prices. With the certain increase in population and the limited resources on this planet, they want to create a worldwide commune where population is kept in check and resources are equally shared.

But they also know that this “sharing” will never come about through legislation. It will take a revolution where shortage is the enemy, not politicians. They need crises, so they are creating the biggest crisis this world has ever known. Why? Because the creation of a new world order necessitates destroying the old one. They know we must fall and suffer before we will be willing to rise in a world with less liberty and more expensive goods and services. No one will accept legislation that results in a 75 percent cut in wages and a great reduction in his consumption of goods and services unless he first loses everything and lives in abject poverty for a while; then he will be grateful to a government that puts him in a three hour food line and allows him to live in a two room apartment that has electricity for five hours every day. During times of stress and deprivation he will gladly receive a mark upon his hand or his forehead by which he can buy food for his family.

My final word

Don’t look to politicians to save you. Jesus will bring in the kingdom, and he will be the king of kings and the lord of lords, bringing in everlasting righteousness. Until then, pray for those in authority so we can live a quiet and peaceful life until God tires of men trying to take the kingdom by force. That is his job and he will do it soon enough.

 

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31 comments on “Making Sense of It”

  1. I really appreciate this article. I have often wondered how liberals can think the things they do. I have a couple friends who I know are intelligent, thinking people. How can they think that government can make any situation better? This article helps to answer the questions I've had.

  2. I really appreciate this article. I have often wondered how liberals can think the things they do. I have a couple friends who I know are intelligent, thinking people. How can they think that government can make any situation better? This article helps to answer the questions I've had.

  3. Ummm... that is the exact summary of the sick feeling in my stomach for the past few years. I lay awake at night trying to figure out why the politicians are obviously destroying our once godly nation. None of it is accidental (although I always want to believe it is, because it is just too cruel). And the verse about calling good evil and evil good is the same one that keeps coming to my mind every time I think about it. To be honest, my normal prayer is, "Lord, I would love more children. But close my womb if this is going to be their lot." I am a pretty fearless woman. My husband is in the military and I managed a whole year while he was in Iraq faithfully praying for him and trusting the Lord completely. But I fear for my children. Will I be forced to put my children in public schools? Will I be forced to school them according to this "new world order"? Just when I think like I am sounding crazy for even thinking these things, my friends share the same feelings with me (and they are as normal as you or me). I just look at the Bible and look at the way things are going... and shudder. I feel hopeless on this side of heaven (although FULL of HOPE in Christ). If I knew whether the Rapture was post-, mid- or pre-tribulation maybe I would fear less for my children's sake. I am curious to know what to do in a situation like this.

  4. Ummm... that is the exact summary of the sick feeling in my stomach for the past few years. I lay awake at night trying to figure out why the politicians are obviously destroying our once godly nation. None of it is accidental (although I always want to believe it is, because it is just too cruel). And the verse about calling good evil and evil good is the same one that keeps coming to my mind every time I think about it. To be honest, my normal prayer is, "Lord, I would love more children. But close my womb if this is going to be their lot." I am a pretty fearless woman. My husband is in the military and I managed a whole year while he was in Iraq faithfully praying for him and trusting the Lord completely. But I fear for my children. Will I be forced to put my children in public schools? Will I be forced to school them according to this "new world order"? Just when I think like I am sounding crazy for even thinking these things, my friends share the same feelings with me (and they are as normal as you or me). I just look at the Bible and look at the way things are going... and shudder. I feel hopeless on this side of heaven (although FULL of HOPE in Christ). If I knew whether the Rapture was post-, mid- or pre-tribulation maybe I would fear less for my children's sake. I am curious to know what to do in a situation like this.

  5. Mike, thanks for your insight on this liberal movement. It is unnerving seeing how these people run roughshod over our freedoms and the will of the people. It is interesting to hear people on conservative radio and TV express the same concerns as people of faith. It is amazing at how God has imprinted his laws on our hearts. Thanks a lot for speaking your mind in this end of times.

  6. Mike, thanks for your insight on this liberal movement. It is unnerving seeing how these people run roughshod over our freedoms and the will of the people. It is interesting to hear people on conservative radio and TV express the same concerns as people of faith. It is amazing at how God has imprinted his laws on our hearts. Thanks a lot for speaking your mind in this end of times.

  7. I really appreciated this article. i live in australia and things are the same there. it seems like the politicans are hell bent on turning us into a third world nation. obviously this is just part of the things that happen b4 Christ returns.

  8. I really appreciated this article. i live in australia and things are the same there. it seems like the politicans are hell bent on turning us into a third world nation. obviously this is just part of the things that happen b4 Christ returns.

  9. I have been reading Judges lately as I try to read though the bible consecutively. I stopped at one of the chapters(5 or6?) that talk about Baal worship. My Spirit Filled Life bible says (in the notes) that Baal was a warfare and nature god(principalities). It had(has) elements of fertility(sexual impuity) to it. That about says it all, doe3sn/t it!? " I only have not bowed my knee to Baal." is a scripture in Isaiah. seems like many believers don't understand what this really means.

  10. I have been reading Judges lately as I try to read though the bible consecutively. I stopped at one of the chapters(5 or6?) that talk about Baal worship. My Spirit Filled Life bible says (in the notes) that Baal was a warfare and nature god(principalities). It had(has) elements of fertility(sexual impuity) to it. That about says it all, doe3sn/t it!? " I only have not bowed my knee to Baal." is a scripture in Isaiah. seems like many believers don't understand what this really means.

  11. Michael Pearl, you rock!

    You have so eloquently and articulately put in an article the EXACT feelings and thoughts I have had for months - no, YEARS now. I too have questioned....what is so "hated" about Christianity? Why is Islam - which doesn't even pretend to hide its hate against those who don't accept its tenets - so beloved or protected? I don't get it. But it all makes sense once you actually say it or read it.

    Well I for one, am a pre-tribber.... I don't know my future, but I know the One who holds it, and may the hounds of Hell come against me or my family, I know He has overcome the world and either way - either war or the Rapture - I win in the end. Not because of anything I have done, but because of the King of kings.

    Thank you Michael. May God richly bless you and your family.

  12. Michael Pearl, you rock!

    You have so eloquently and articulately put in an article the EXACT feelings and thoughts I have had for months - no, YEARS now. I too have questioned....what is so "hated" about Christianity? Why is Islam - which doesn't even pretend to hide its hate against those who don't accept its tenets - so beloved or protected? I don't get it. But it all makes sense once you actually say it or read it.

    Well I for one, am a pre-tribber.... I don't know my future, but I know the One who holds it, and may the hounds of Hell come against me or my family, I know He has overcome the world and either way - either war or the Rapture - I win in the end. Not because of anything I have done, but because of the King of kings.

    Thank you Michael. May God richly bless you and your family.

  13. These times have plagued my thoughts lately as well. I have rationalized it as the continuing battle between good and evil. In the last days (which we are currently living in). Satan's chains will be loosed. It is the spiritual battle being played out. Unbelievers know there is a God (the natural knowledge of God). But they feel that if you ignore/disavow this knowledge, it magically makes their view correct and that there is no consequences for their actions. Unfortunately (for unbelievers) and Fortunately (for believers) this is not true. Try to be a light in this dark sin-filled world, knowing the peace we have through Christ. We know how the story ends. Be faithful to the end and you will receive the crown of eternal life.

  14. These times have plagued my thoughts lately as well. I have rationalized it as the continuing battle between good and evil. In the last days (which we are currently living in). Satan's chains will be loosed. It is the spiritual battle being played out. Unbelievers know there is a God (the natural knowledge of God). But they feel that if you ignore/disavow this knowledge, it magically makes their view correct and that there is no consequences for their actions. Unfortunately (for unbelievers) and Fortunately (for believers) this is not true. Try to be a light in this dark sin-filled world, knowing the peace we have through Christ. We know how the story ends. Be faithful to the end and you will receive the crown of eternal life.

  15. Thanks for putting into words what we've been feeling. How can we get this printed in "USA Today"?

    We pray and intercede for this country... that evildoers be cut off and the fear of God fall on government leaders.

  16. Thanks for putting into words what we've been feeling. How can we get this printed in "USA Today"?

    We pray and intercede for this country... that evildoers be cut off and the fear of God fall on government leaders.

  17. Hate to burst your bubble, but Jesus isn't going to come in my grandchildren's lifetime. Church folk want to blame the demoncrats, the republicrats, the media, etc. ad inifinitum ad nauseum. Meanwhile, the church has been notoriously silent on the Ten Commandments and the case law that goes with it. We want to overspend, spend on our own pleasures, worship sports and media gods, let the Devil educate our children 7 hours a day 5 days a week, hoping that 45 minutes of sunday school drivel will counteract it. And we wonder why the US is going the way you described?
    Why should Jesus come back for us? Better hope He doesn't until we stop our own lawless ways.

  18. Hate to burst your bubble, but Jesus isn't going to come in my grandchildren's lifetime. Church folk want to blame the demoncrats, the republicrats, the media, etc. ad inifinitum ad nauseum. Meanwhile, the church has been notoriously silent on the Ten Commandments and the case law that goes with it. We want to overspend, spend on our own pleasures, worship sports and media gods, let the Devil educate our children 7 hours a day 5 days a week, hoping that 45 minutes of sunday school drivel will counteract it. And we wonder why the US is going the way you described?
    Why should Jesus come back for us? Better hope He doesn't until we stop our own lawless ways.

  19. "When the Son of Man returns, will He find any Faith?"

    I don't think Jesus would have asked this question if He expected there to be a lot of faithful Christians when He returns to judge the living and the dead.

  20. "When the Son of Man returns, will He find any Faith?"

    I don't think Jesus would have asked this question if He expected there to be a lot of faithful Christians when He returns to judge the living and the dead.

  21. I Love your web site. And beleive the same way on many, many things. "I" to like Ras worry about the future and where it is headed, so much so that I allow at times for it to place me in a state of fear, that I have anexity, and panic attacks. I am saved and know I have a better place to go.My spirit longs to go gone on. But I think of all the people who are not ready. It pains my heart so. I homeschool my 2 boys and pray for GOD's leading in schooling them. The thoughts of sending them to public school is like handing them over to the devil himself. I see such a difference in my children and public school children. Most of their friends are in public school. So i am careful who they spend their time with. I cant watch the news for it also disturbes me. I don't think knowing about Hitler and what his regime done to the Jews helps either, how he seperated the families from one another and how he killed them in front of each other. It doesn't help with the thoughts in my head.These are some of the things that cause my fears. I to wonder about the Rapture will it be post-, mid-or pre-tribulation. I try to live my life as if it will happen in the next minute, and if it's months, years down the road I pray GOD comforts my fears of the unknown future, till he comes to take us home. I'm a winner either way if I go or if I stay, for I'll still have my Jesus each passing day, I'll have my healing here below or life forever if I go, Oh praise the LORD I'm a winner either way.

  22. I Love your web site. And beleive the same way on many, many things. "I" to like Ras worry about the future and where it is headed, so much so that I allow at times for it to place me in a state of fear, that I have anexity, and panic attacks. I am saved and know I have a better place to go.My spirit longs to go gone on. But I think of all the people who are not ready. It pains my heart so. I homeschool my 2 boys and pray for GOD's leading in schooling them. The thoughts of sending them to public school is like handing them over to the devil himself. I see such a difference in my children and public school children. Most of their friends are in public school. So i am careful who they spend their time with. I cant watch the news for it also disturbes me. I don't think knowing about Hitler and what his regime done to the Jews helps either, how he seperated the families from one another and how he killed them in front of each other. It doesn't help with the thoughts in my head.These are some of the things that cause my fears. I to wonder about the Rapture will it be post-, mid-or pre-tribulation. I try to live my life as if it will happen in the next minute, and if it's months, years down the road I pray GOD comforts my fears of the unknown future, till he comes to take us home. I'm a winner either way if I go or if I stay, for I'll still have my Jesus each passing day, I'll have my healing here below or life forever if I go, Oh praise the LORD I'm a winner either way.

  23. Mike, you have NO IDEA how much your article has blessed me and brought perspective to my often-fearful thoughts. But no more. Now that you explained it so well, I have adjusted my thoughts and have noticed that every time I am fearful, disquieted, anxious or hopeless for what is going on, is because I have violated/ignored at least one of the commands given in my Father's Word, like: "Be careful for nothing, but in.......", 2 Cor. 10:5; "Whatever is pure, whatever is lovely...", "Be of good cheer, I have conquered the world..."; "Pray without ceasing..."; "Be strong and courageous..."etc., etc. So, God bless you for all you have blessed this family and I pray for you and your family EVERYDAY. God protect you all, guide you and keep you cheerful and courageous, for this world SHALL EVENTUALLY PASS.