Submissions by joegracegrace (Joe Grace)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
A dictator will "make war on the saints [the Christian nations],gain power over every nation," (Revelation 13.7).This conquest implies world war. Yes, NUCLEAR war would explain "sudden destruction" at Rapture(1 Thessalonians 4.16-5.3)
Mary Magdalene and Mary, the Sister of Martha and Lazarus, Were the Same Woman!
Not only that.
The "Woman caught in adultery"
And Mary Magdalen were the same woman.
Not only that.
There was another woman, a fourth woman.
All four are actually just one woman!!
Let me explain:
As Christ was walking by the temple in Jerusalem
they brought to Him "a woman
caught in the act of adultery".( John 8.3)
Adultery was a catch-all term that included
things like prostitution and fornication.
So this woman, rather than being an adulterer,
May have been a prostitute instead. ...
The "Woman caught in adultery"
And Mary Magdalen were the same woman.
Not only that.
There was another woman, a fourth woman.
All four are actually just one woman!!
Let me explain:
As Christ was walking by the temple in Jerusalem
they brought to Him "a woman
caught in the act of adultery".( John 8.3)
Adultery was a catch-all term that included
things like prostitution and fornication.
So this woman, rather than being an adulterer,
May have been a prostitute instead. ...
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The Russian Conquest of Western Europe - the SHORTER version.
Daniel the prophet sees a vision of "four Beasts,"
Four future empires coming in succession(Daniel 7.17).
The first three have no purpose except
to bring us to the fourth one,namely
"The Beast with 10 horns"(Daniel 7.7).
This is the ancient Roman empire which
Covered the mainland of Western Europe
(Plus North Africa and the Middle East).
But the Book of Revelation explains that
"the Beast with 10 horns" will come a second time.
"The Beast..was and now is not,but will [return]"(Rev 17.8,11).
...
Four future empires coming in succession(Daniel 7.17).
The first three have no purpose except
to bring us to the fourth one,namely
"The Beast with 10 horns"(Daniel 7.7).
This is the ancient Roman empire which
Covered the mainland of Western Europe
(Plus North Africa and the Middle East).
But the Book of Revelation explains that
"the Beast with 10 horns" will come a second time.
"The Beast..was and now is not,but will [return]"(Rev 17.8,11).
...
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Reaching The Summit Of The Sky
Mountain climbers wear insulated garb,
Carry special gear like ropes,picks.
But when birds leave the boughs of trees,
They aren't armed with any gear,only their wings,
As they fly naked into the pristine heavens.
Like mountain climbers, they ascend
the blue mountain called the sky.
Each day, it's as if there's
a new Everest to be conquered,
So high is the trajectory
of their fearless flight.
If i were to ask,Why do you insist on
Reaching the very Zenith of the sky,
I suspect their answer would be
the same as Edmond...
Carry special gear like ropes,picks.
But when birds leave the boughs of trees,
They aren't armed with any gear,only their wings,
As they fly naked into the pristine heavens.
Like mountain climbers, they ascend
the blue mountain called the sky.
Each day, it's as if there's
a new Everest to be conquered,
So high is the trajectory
of their fearless flight.
If i were to ask,Why do you insist on
Reaching the very Zenith of the sky,
I suspect their answer would be
the same as Edmond...
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The Bible Predicts the Russian Conquest of Western Europe
There are 3 passages that can be taken that way.
Let me narrow the focus down to just one passage.
Daniel 7.8 is the main World War 3 passage.
And that is what we're talking about here,
Full-scale Nuclear War, yes, World War 3.
While Dan 7.8 is the action verse,
Dan 7.13 is an extension of it.
Quoting verse 13 and applying to Himself
Is what got Christ executed,you could say.
For,the high priest asks Christ,
"Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"
Then He...
Let me narrow the focus down to just one passage.
Daniel 7.8 is the main World War 3 passage.
And that is what we're talking about here,
Full-scale Nuclear War, yes, World War 3.
While Dan 7.8 is the action verse,
Dan 7.13 is an extension of it.
Quoting verse 13 and applying to Himself
Is what got Christ executed,you could say.
For,the high priest asks Christ,
"Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"
Then He...
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The Return of Sodom - Christ Predicted It
Yes, Christ said,
"The day that Lot left Sodom,
Fire..rained down from the sky
And destroyed them all.
IT WILL BE JUST LIKE THAT
On the day of the Son of Man"
(Luke 17.29,New International Version).
So "the day of the Son of Man"
Will be the day that fire fell on Sodom
All over again! All over again!
One way to take that is to say,
"Sodom is coming again,
Rather, a Sodom-like society,
And then fire will drop on it again."
With the...
"The day that Lot left Sodom,
Fire..rained down from the sky
And destroyed them all.
IT WILL BE JUST LIKE THAT
On the day of the Son of Man"
(Luke 17.29,New International Version).
So "the day of the Son of Man"
Will be the day that fire fell on Sodom
All over again! All over again!
One way to take that is to say,
"Sodom is coming again,
Rather, a Sodom-like society,
And then fire will drop on it again."
With the...
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Homosexual Marriage and "The Slippery Slope"
When lawyers oppose something
They say, "If we accept a,
Then a will lead to b
And b will lead to c, etc,etc.
Where will we all end up?"
I think this is "the slippery slope" argument.
Anyway, the anti-gay marriage side used it
When they said,"If gay marriage is legalized,
Then polygamy also will have to be legalized,
Then marriage between a man and his dog,etc,etc."
But they used the "slippery slope" argument the wrong way,
It seems to me.
What they should have done,
And can STILL do in the future,
Is this: ...
They say, "If we accept a,
Then a will lead to b
And b will lead to c, etc,etc.
Where will we all end up?"
I think this is "the slippery slope" argument.
Anyway, the anti-gay marriage side used it
When they said,"If gay marriage is legalized,
Then polygamy also will have to be legalized,
Then marriage between a man and his dog,etc,etc."
But they used the "slippery slope" argument the wrong way,
It seems to me.
What they should have done,
And can STILL do in the future,
Is this: ...
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The Time To Fight Evil (Is Now)
It is only because of the deep darkness
That the stars can be seen.
Likewise, the present midnight hour
Is our chance to fight for the right,
And to become known.
The here and now is all we have.
We cannot fight against evil in heaven,
For there's none there.
If we want to receive glory,
We can't wait until we die and go to heaven.
For in heaven the Glory of God dominates
Like the shining of the sun at noon,
Which makes the stars invisible!
No, if we're going to achieve any glory for...
That the stars can be seen.
Likewise, the present midnight hour
Is our chance to fight for the right,
And to become known.
The here and now is all we have.
We cannot fight against evil in heaven,
For there's none there.
If we want to receive glory,
We can't wait until we die and go to heaven.
For in heaven the Glory of God dominates
Like the shining of the sun at noon,
Which makes the stars invisible!
No, if we're going to achieve any glory for...
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Everybody Lives in Alaska
Light is synonymous with knowledge.
For it is by light that we can see
- and to see is to know -
What is out there,
Lying in our path.
So ignorance, the opposite of knowledge,
Equals deep darkness, nightfall.
Each morning we get up,
It is bright outside.
But really it is opaque blackness.
"For we don't know what a day may bring"(James 4.14).
Yes, as far as knowledge of the future,
We are all in the dark!
Even in the middle of the day.
So high noon = midnight.
So, in a way, we all live...
For it is by light that we can see
- and to see is to know -
What is out there,
Lying in our path.
So ignorance, the opposite of knowledge,
Equals deep darkness, nightfall.
Each morning we get up,
It is bright outside.
But really it is opaque blackness.
"For we don't know what a day may bring"(James 4.14).
Yes, as far as knowledge of the future,
We are all in the dark!
Even in the middle of the day.
So high noon = midnight.
So, in a way, we all live...
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Christ Isn't Dependent on the Existence of a Literal Adam
Fundamentalists claim Adam
brought sin into the world,
While Christ came to bring salvation
From mankind's fallen state.
So if there was no Adam,
If the story of Adam and Eve
Isn't literally true,
Then salvation thru Christ
Has no foundation in fact,
According to the Fundies.
They would have us believe
that without a literal Adam
Christianity becomes a house of cards!
Why do I say they are wrong?
Christ came to save us from our sins,
To pay...
brought sin into the world,
While Christ came to bring salvation
From mankind's fallen state.
So if there was no Adam,
If the story of Adam and Eve
Isn't literally true,
Then salvation thru Christ
Has no foundation in fact,
According to the Fundies.
They would have us believe
that without a literal Adam
Christianity becomes a house of cards!
Why do I say they are wrong?
Christ came to save us from our sins,
To pay...
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Double Deception: Russia is Tricking Us in Two Ways
Russia ended the Cold War,
And to "prove" its sincerity
It also gave up Eastern Europe.
Plus,the Soviet Union split up!
The Kremlin did all that
Just to get us to disarm,
"Now that the Soviet threat is gone."
(That's the first of two deceptions.)
And we have done just that - disarm!
Just as the Kremlin hoped we would.
For we have given up 2/3 of our "Boomer" submarines.
(We had 39 under Ronald Reagan,
Now we are down to just 12 Boomer subs!)
Our subs were the only part of our Triad,
Our...
And to "prove" its sincerity
It also gave up Eastern Europe.
Plus,the Soviet Union split up!
The Kremlin did all that
Just to get us to disarm,
"Now that the Soviet threat is gone."
(That's the first of two deceptions.)
And we have done just that - disarm!
Just as the Kremlin hoped we would.
For we have given up 2/3 of our "Boomer" submarines.
(We had 39 under Ronald Reagan,
Now we are down to just 12 Boomer subs!)
Our subs were the only part of our Triad,
Our...
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Women Pastors, Is It Biblical?
Pastor" means shepherd.
Does the Bible speak of woman shepherds?
Rachel was a shepherdess(Genesis 29.6-9).
It says, "Here is Laban's daughter Rachel,
coming with the sheep" that she was tending.
Yes, the Bible has women acting as shepherds,
And so,by extention, as pastors.
The pastor is over the congregation
Like Christ in heaven is above the Church.
But Christ is accompanied by whom,
The Church in the third heaven,
"The great cloud of witnesses"
That Paul the Apostle speaks of(Hebrews 12.1), ...
Does the Bible speak of woman shepherds?
Rachel was a shepherdess(Genesis 29.6-9).
It says, "Here is Laban's daughter Rachel,
coming with the sheep" that she was tending.
Yes, the Bible has women acting as shepherds,
And so,by extention, as pastors.
The pastor is over the congregation
Like Christ in heaven is above the Church.
But Christ is accompanied by whom,
The Church in the third heaven,
"The great cloud of witnesses"
That Paul the Apostle speaks of(Hebrews 12.1), ...
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The Real Reason Russia Ended the Cold War: TO GET THE USA TO DISARM
Let's start with the premise
that Gorbachev's peace-making
was really Yuri Andropov's idea.
What evidence is there for that claim?
Gorbachev was Andropov's protege,
His hand-picked heir.
One obvious reason Andropov chose Gorbachev
To succeed him as president of the Soviet Union
Was Gorbachev came from his home town,Stavropol.
After Andropov came to power in 1982.
He planned on making peace,
a deceptive peace, with America,
Hoping we would be willing to disarm
on the basis that the Cold War was...
that Gorbachev's peace-making
was really Yuri Andropov's idea.
What evidence is there for that claim?
Gorbachev was Andropov's protege,
His hand-picked heir.
One obvious reason Andropov chose Gorbachev
To succeed him as president of the Soviet Union
Was Gorbachev came from his home town,Stavropol.
After Andropov came to power in 1982.
He planned on making peace,
a deceptive peace, with America,
Hoping we would be willing to disarm
on the basis that the Cold War was...
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