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‘Matters of Contradiction’ (God)

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that You, O God, are strong, and that You, O Lord, are loving. Surely You will reward each person according to what he has done.—Psalm 62

Matters of Contradiction (God)

it has come to My attention
I, the Lord Almighty
have noticed

a seeking of Refuge
where there is none
a placid of mobility
in times of great stress
leads to nothingness

let the mourners wail
you have no play
in the hand of the Lord

the battleground awaits
as I see it wait
places moved
places stilled
the world cannot mix
without Me doing the mixing

tell Me trump
as I do know your name
how is the mixing, thus far?

do you still command Me
to adhere to your worldly moves?

are you still waiting
for what hasn't come yet?

let Me enlighten you
let Me give you knowledge
through a prophet's pen

I take and I give
I cut and I slice
then put back together
I raise them up
and put them down

does that suffice in knowledge?

are you acting for My cause?

are you pillaging more?

haven't you pillaged enough?

I raised My hand against you
'o leader of the free
I raised My hand high
and I will swipe
what you had to endure before
is nothing to what you'll endure
now

'o ring-bearer of charm
I have charm everlasting
and this charm I have
surrounds My people
all across Earth
where they can't be found
for the likings of you!

wage up 'o chariots
the tens are in place
the warnings were given
the warnings are soon
to close

I am giving the warnings
I, the Lord Almighty
in all My sovereignty
wage up the warnings
as well as wage up the war

you are throwing your cheese
to the wrong mice

an eagle flies so high
a bear roams through a forest
a cock crows
then the iron takes its march
willing to go through anything
to get where it needs to go

'o open channel, 'o open channel
hear the thunder in the distance
the call of the Almighty Lord
I am calling

[He led me to Psalm 62. He had me read it. I include it here:

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down—this leaning wall, this tottering fence? They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that You, O God, are strong, and that You, O Lord, are loving. Surely You will reward each person according to what he has done.—Psalm 62]

'o great peoples
who Humbled themselves
for My sake
and for the sake
of My Son

do not take pleasures in schemes
do not loosen your grip
on Me
for Confusion has been 
working overtime

what you see
and what you hear
are not what they seem

rise up 'o Confusion
do not let up
the wicked are prowling
for I hardened their hearts
I, the Lord Almighty 
have done this hardening

'o wise take heed
what I set in motion
no man can asunder

all of man will see!
and they will know
that I, the Lord, did this
I, the Lord, am responsible
and only in My Son
will man be redeemed

be redeemed 'o man!

why are you so careless?

haven't I taught you?

haven't you heard?

I am the redeemer!
through My Son Salvation!

a promise lays on My servant's
shoulders
a promise so grand in nature
that her heart cannot conceive it
even in her imagination

I will fulfill this promise
I, the Lord Almighty, will fulfill
and then the tens will march

says the Lord Almighty God
whose hand can do and undo
anything!

[He led me to all His laws…the Torah.]

I have given much more than this
I have sent many Words
and instructed scribes to write
them down
I have done many things
on account of instruction
in detail
I have given many Words
in warning
and had scribes write Them down

why is this any different?

I have answered the prophet's signs (request)
I have given her dreams and visions
and brought them in existence

why are believers so few?

don't you think I know why?

I am asking you 'o peoples
of all the Earth?

(March 2, 2025)―After giving this writing, He led me to 1 Kings 8:31,32 through 1 Kings 8:54-61, and 2 Chronicles 6:22,23 through 2 Chronicles 6:36-39. The Scriptures are part of King Solomon’s speech upon the completion of the great temple that his father King David instructed him to build for a final place for the Ark of the Covenant. These Scriptures are below after the commentary.

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‘Sour Milk’ (God)

…God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar…..—2 Kings 25:8-10; 2 Chronicles 36:17,19; Jeremiah 39:8; 52:12-14

Sour Milk (God)

Blasphemy the days gone by
make your dollars and cents
'o american people
the queen lay her hand
and it was done
the king now unstable
diplomacy, your word for Peace
is falling apart

wager up 'o peoples of the open country
time is set
for due diligence must be paid
only Hypocrisy is at the hem

they all send their students to you
they all have paid
for the prostitution within you
they all have a stake
in your mountains
in your liquid gold

but I† have a stake as well
I†, the Lord Almighty God†
has to announce His† position
because like all matters at hand
you've put a price on Me†!

your resources are sought after
even though they take your prostitution
that isn't enough
for I† made it not enough

thinking 'o small minds
that I† only exist in the plains
of canaan
in the temple halls of asia
in israel, herself

you don't listen to the Words given
you accept only what you are told
from ancient traditions
words of the mouth
perplex My† Words
from My† mouth!

europe had its prophet
the condemnation has uprooted
its very Faith

russia stands on the fence
having orthodoxized My† intention
but at a price

china, oh ismael's kin
a civilized chunk of Deception
sneaky little brother he is

'o mespatonian
how changed you've become

how nervous the prophet of the pen is
for hearing Me† call out names

why is she nervous?

'The world is so big, my Lord,' I replied.

but not as big as Me†!

a balance needs correcting
oral traditions have compensated
in their rugal formalization
of religions that mean nothing!

'Doesn't their religions give them Hope in their times of despair?' I asked.

false Hope is false Hope
when Deceptions cloud their eyes
and they Blaspheme My† Word!

they pledge, 'o mighty americas
My† seed and My† gift
you uproot and burn
then you take what's given
and turn it to fit your Desires
on account of even filthier Desires

and I† confirm with notice
My† intensions
and you turn up your nose
discard My† messenger
for your 'civilized' Life without Me†!
you live in luxury with another god
beside Me†, named him after Me†
and pretend he is I†!

I† am calling you out
to your face
'o great prostitution of the world
the heads of state
the leaders and kings and guardians
you want to protect the jew!
you want to kill the jew!
you want to wipe out the jew
from the face of the Earth!

how cynical you are!
when you yourself is part of the jew!
for all mankind was fathered
through the first line

you! all mankind
have forgotten the Words given
have forgotten the chaos and the Peace
I† have spread my Words
and disembowed persia, alexander
the greeks, rome
every empire that I† created
I† decreate it!

why do you think you will remain?

america, you are young
but remnants of the empires
of long ago
are descendants of lesser governed nations
and they are turning to you
'o great state of states
even the lesser of you
but greater than the lesser
turn to you
come to you
escape to you

but there are those descendants
that hate you
that hate the jew
at the same time are jews themselves
the hebrew, the descendants
the labelization of all My† people
whom I† spread throughout the world

you cannot kill them all!

but I† can wipe you out!

I† shall
after I† have brought Arrogance against
Arrogance
and put in captivity
for a time
the lesser Arrogance
the part of My† people
willing to accept discipline

I† am
I† tell you before hand
what I† am about to do
but as in times of old
you will not believe it
until you see the Words bleed

They will bleed
says the Lord Almighty God†
the Alpha and the Omega

the helpless aren't helpless
you have Power within
use it!

things will happen
as planned long ago
don't be surprised
My† Faithful people

it is I† speaking
I† have spoken
I† will speak
until it is time not to speak
says the Father† of all mankind

[I was sort of questioning this in my mind, and He said to open the book: the fall of Jerusalem, I read the first four Scriptures (below) and He started speaking again]

I have destroyed and brought down
the most powerful of the powerful
after using them for My† discipline
of My† people

now, My† people are scattered
well blended
underneath a boiling pot
of well mixed broth
I† brought the pot to simmering
but it is about to boil
again

your only defense, My† people
is Me†!

your only Hope, My† people
is My† Son†!
who I† am in
and whom is in Me†!

bow down to your King
or pay the consequences
as did zedekiah

(June 13, 2024)—If you don’t know why this happened to Zedekiah, then you should read Jeremiah, who warned him before hand what was going to happen.

Everyone blames an adversary, but they don’t want to admit the truth. The false preachers of the world do not want you to know the truth. Do not go too much to the left or to the right for God is in control of both.

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‘Shaded Lines’ (God/Elephant, Leaf and Shaded Box Vision)

…The great day of the Lord is near—near and coming quickly. Listen! The cry on the day of the Lord will be bitter…In the fire of His jealousy the whole world will be consumed, for He will make a sudden end of all who live in the Earth.’—Zephaniah 1:14-18

Shaded Lines (God)

a powerful notation to
remember

'he who conquers
must be conquered'

I† can give you all that you need
I†, the Lord Almighty†
of all
can dictate every notation
can give you Words
even pictures
even drawings
and I† have

the master of riddles
I† am
the quintessential One
the puzzle maker
setting before you
all you need
to denote

but you fail
in this time of nines

and though man has been given
its essential parts
it still hits a wall
when it comes to Me†
the one and only living God†

I† have put before you
a great puzzle
I† have given you
most of the pieces
in Words, new and old
in code
through photographs
and visions, new and old
given to the prophet
and those of the past
she has placed them all
before you
as instructed

you think you've won
'o careless scientists
'o impartial mathematicians
'o syndical politicians
you've fooled no one
but yourselves

My† placement of hand
yet stretches
where it intends to stretch

I've† masked the powers
then I† unmask

it is 
it will be
it is

these things put before you
are
they cannot be changed
unless I† change them
the Lord† of all

you have overstepped
your bounds
completely
and My† discipline
is not over

grieve the puzzle
'o man of means
decipher and analyze
all that I† put before you

it is given
for the time of preparation
is here

I† deemed it
it is

I† give to the see
accept
or keep falling to the world
the unknown vice
that I† have placed
before you

the darkness falling
on you 'o Earth
will come
is coming
as was written long ago

to redeem
all who can be redeemed
follow My† commands
given

you vastly unnecessarily
place burdens
where burdens shouldn't be

one by one
fall, fall, fall

your ruin will be
on your own heads

seek and you will find
until you can no longer find

an uncounted number
an unfathomable move
unencountered by man

watch 'o watchman
tell them My† intentions
hold them back
from perishing
given them all
that I† give to you
or it's on your head!

come 'o praise worthy one
believe in My† intentions
the future age comes
it will awaken
all the Earth
all who see Me†
all who don't
in a blink of an eye
all will awaken to Me†

don't speculate
don't assume
don't believe what man says
and don't be frightened
of their ways

all that you set your eyes on
is meant to be

the paths have been paved
the way is open
let them hear you
without fear

I† come with tidings
I† gave Salvation
seek that
until Salvation
can't even be found

I† am the Lord†
I† am still
as I† always Am
the 'Am' of all time

(April 30, 2023)—I’ve written many times about the visions I have. I even included a page on my website about the introduction to me from Yeshuah, The Third Eye: September 2019: The Third Eye (Spiritual Gifts)

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‘Vast Acquaintance’ (God)

…They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter….—2 Samuel 15:7-12 

Vast Acquaintance (God)

employable knowledge
is important
Wisdom is important
it is inequential to the vastness
of Folly

it is I†, the Lord Almighty God†

Arrogance has overridden
its uselessness
being followers
it should be
instead of the ones followed
for they laid burdens
where burdens should not be laid

'o come now and see
the voidance of knowledge
true knowledge
knowledge I† give
has been deemed useless
by man, according to man

all your wealth
will in turn be deemed useless
as I† will change hands
reemploy another
to use wealth
in a different accord

instead of 'things'
useless things
wealth will be used to feed
and to house
and to care
for those in need

you have brought this
upon yourselves
'o Arrogance

able Me† to move My† hand!
you have no power
to 'able' Me†!

bring the rain 'o Arrogance
employ your minds

'o Arrogance, you deemed yourself
a genius
well, do what you said you can do
make the rain

control the waters
as you deemed you can!
watering what cannot feed
watering what cannot house
watering what cannot shelter
stripping the needs
from My† creations!

how will it be
when the tables are turned?

how will your sinfulness
be then?

My† beauty is not your beauty
I† move as I† see fit
and you moved as you see fit
to fit needs that are not real

brave you are, 'o arrogant!

let Me† be braver
in stance

deny Me†, I† shall deny you!

'o sun filled Arrogance
putting beauty before hunger
putting beauty before shelter
your beauty will be your demise

a sucking in
so My† beast can roam
beast of the desert
prowlers in vastness

you who think you can control
My† creations
I† will turn the tables
it is their land first
you have used up their resources
for beauty
and all your sinful ways

I† have come for the correction
you want sun
I† give you sun

how much sun do you want?

bring the rain 'o Arrogance
control My† hand
you say you can
you say you have the power!

I† am the Lord Almighty God†
My† jealousy rages
at your arrogant thought!

be brave 'o My† people
I† have come to revenge you
I† have come to discipline
the arrogant

combine in wallowness
a forfamable combine
a change only I† can do!
to right wrongs
the wrongful choices made
a Pillage that isn't halted

move 'o brave one
see 'o watchman
My† hand moves
a wave you cannot stop
without Me†!

'o arrogant of slumber
a combined warrior
I† set upon you
raging through
it stops when I† stop it

seek comfort 'o gentle soul
I† will show you
in time
and you will tell them
what I† show you

rest now 'o gentle soul
stand and face north
what's left of you
is deemed change
a change greater than babylon
a withering of notion

halt 'o restless ones
the one to the right
of My† prophet's hand
those abandoning the left
where the sun rises
I† shall pound
splitting the land
one to the right
and one to the left

seize it 'o powerful notion
a test of great magnitude
is coming upon you

dream 'o sleepy one
the left is deemed
a reclaiming of what it was
it will be again

I† am the Lord Almighty God†

and so it is deemed

(July 22, 2022)—‘Vast Acquaintance’ was given July 20, 2022. After, He led me to 2 Samuel 14:25-28 through 2 Samuel 15:23-29 again. As I’ve said many times, when things are repeated by God or Yeshuah over and over, it is of great importance.

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‘A Trustworthy Song’ (God)

‘I look for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before Me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. So I will pour out My wrath on them and consume them with My fiery anger, bring down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.’—Ezekiel 22:17-31

A Trustworthy Song (God)

how do you get
from point A to point B
without the absence
of forget?

all the places in between
do you just let
slip pass
without a moment's notice
‒a chance to see something new
gone
without a thought
in slip?

how can this be?

it is

to get you
to not notice
something
a bunch of something
anything
has to be put before you

for you to miss
this one something
a bunch of nothing
has to be put in its way

there's so much for you to notice
that the thing to notice
gets missed

what if there's something
really big
‒a careful gesture
hidden right before your eyes
then a 'lot' of anything
has to surround
without you noticing
the big something
hidden in plain view

it is of this magnitude
Deception lies
the unnoticed
hidden amongst the noticed
hence, why there is so much stuff
so much information

you are being redirected
your eyes
from the possibility of notion
time absent of time
a tom-foolery conception
of exalted proportions

you must find this
ample onlooker

you must discover
its hidden agenda
its multitude of stats

its range of precepts

Confusion is massive
its range is undetectable
its Power vast

a time is coming
a time after the in between

the surrender has its form
completely
eyes are being redirected
to what's most fitting

it is I†, the Lord Almighty God†
the Father†, the creator

to turn one's back
on His† children
is something I† cannot do

the discipline at hand
is note worthy
per My† scribe
for the future generations
those yet to come
their path is being paved
a journey set
without an ability to change

it’s a worldly matter
one set long ago

hidden piles of rubbish
hidden piles of secrets

do you not think I† know?

I† do.

like a well-oiled machine
working day and night
stopping from time to time
for maintenance
it eventually wears out
as all things do

'o unhumbled nations
all your vacation resorts
all your cars and planes
but nothing compares
to energy being burned
for a money
you cannot see

'o hail to your faultiness
your incompetence
for believing the iron
being put around
your neck!

for I† 'am' making you believe
it is true
as discipline for your Prideful
imbalance
for your Lustfulness
for your drive for idols
that do not breathe

I† breathe!

billions, billions of people
now incur My† mountain
inhabitants that are pure
Lustfulness
full of Sexual Immorality
full of Hatred
taking what doesn't belong
to them
injuring Justice and
Her beautiful ways
inciting My† Words to make
you more
instead of inciting Them 
for Me†!

ón ni ón dá

here is My† Word:

a prediction doesn't stand
a prophecy stands until
it comes to pass
‒says the Lord Almighty God†

a prediction is tid-bits of Hope
in divination

prophecy, all of them
are war through Words
Power from Me† to the pen

sync chee ve

Audacity demands
incompetence
carelessness
vagueness
all leading to Destruction

you mess with things
outside your boundaries
you get My† jealous rage

on goes those who seek Me†
for money
in pretension of Grace

foul are you!

your buildings will fall
'o you church builders
of man

I† am not done with
the preliminary discipline
a four and five
a count before My† eye
millions more will die
billions and billions
cannot stay alive
a plague, a shake
the beginning of the mark
made long ago
but misdirected
into man's prideful harm
into Lustful Desires
sneaky, Malicious ways

the balance thrown
a balance in reset
a change in range
slow but precise
for I† never miss My† mark
‒says the Lord Almighty God†

the Alpha comes
then comes Omega
then the Alpha
then the Omega

(April 1, 2022)—Ezekiel 22:1-16 and Ezekiel 22:17-31…that is what I was led to right after the words finished coming! He’s speaking so loud and so few are hearing. Notice the word ‘gap‘ at the end of Ezekiel 22:17-31. As I explained in one of the writings at the end of March, God does this wide, upside down U with my head in prayer. He calls it ‘the gap’. He has explained this gap to me since 2019. It is the time between the virus and the warnings from the visions of 2019. Today, it was put into my heart to go walking. When I got to the walking trail, David said, ‘Look up,’ and there was the gap! A huge upside down U in the sky! As He had me explain in an earlier writing, we are in this GAP!

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‘I Drink’ (Train Wreck Vision)

Drinking from the cup is not literally drinking from some metal cup filled with wine. Drinking from the cup is doing as Jesus asked you to do. And it is not easy

 I Drink (Train Wreck Vision)
  
 I drink
 no one near me
 understands what I drink
 they can't see
 this cup from which I drink
  
 I drink
 in tears
 of this non-understanding people
 those who can't see
 those who can't hear

 I drink
 of their sorrow
 which overcomes me
 for He† says I am holy
  
 I drink
 from this cup
 He† has filled
 this path He† paved for me
 for I said, 'I will follow'
 for in Him†
 I carry no denial
  
 I drink
 as they scorn
 as they call me names
 as they forget all I've done
 ‒a life of achievements
 for others to celebrate
 in themselves
 ‒forgetting my hand
 so others...by them
 can stand
  
 I drink
 willingly
 without being known
 without being accepted
 because He† asked me to
  
 and so....
 with any over-flowing cup
 so much still to do
 I drink
 for He† asked me to

(July 12, 2021)―I wrote ‘I Drink’ yesterday after being directed again to John 7:

On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Yeshuah stood and said in a loud voice, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.’ By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.—John 7:37-39

People go to their man-made churches all the time and drink from a golden cup, wine, and think they are doing as Yeshuah asked them to do. Drinking from the cup is not literally drinking from some metal cup filled with wine. Drinking from the cup is doing as Yeshuah asked you to do. And it is not easy. How do you know what Yeshuah is asking? He gives plenty of examples. God gives you plenty of examples. All written in the Bible which people think ONLY religious people read. I am NOT religious or part of any religion!

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‘Hickory Dickory Dock’ (Yeshuah (Jesus)/Desert Vision)

Then I saw flashes of people being lead through this fence. They were dirty and chained together. I noticed how pristine, clean, the buildings were and that they were in the middle of this desert but the people were filthy. Each group would suddenly disappear, then another group would show up….

 Hickory Dickory Dock  (Yeshuah (Jesus))
  
 hickory dickory dock
 the mouse ran
 up the clock
  
 the clock struck two
 it's up to you
 what you're going
 to do
  
 hickory dickory dock
 the mouse ran
 down the clock
  
 what is your magnitude
 how is your attitude
 the clock strikes two
 you have a choice
 in all God†
 puts you through
  
 hickory dickory dock
 the mouse jumps from
 the clock‒
  
 stands on his own ground
 without
 having to look around

(June 14, 2021)—Vision given Yesterday morning. Before I’m shown the vision, I’m asked, ‘Are you willing?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ There was a bit of reluctance. I could feel it, then I was in the vision.

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‘He Speaks Softly’ (w/Yeshuah (Jesus)) and ‘Times in Need’

I’m told: God will make what seems impossible possible not for any man but for Himself! The prophecy will be fulfilled. It has to be fulfilled.

He† Speaks Softly (w/Yeshuah (Jesus))
 
'I† am the way
if you can't see
then hear
seek comfort and surety
seek refuge in Me†'
....says our Lord, Yeshuah (Jesus), the Christ†
 
words to you and me
the ultimate One†–
who faced bullies
who faced liars and murderers
whose life replaced all
–with one simple law:
LOVE
 
to love is not to betray
to love is not–
beside many...lay
to love is not tales to say–
to get your way
to love is not fake
–and has no destroying wake
 
to say His† name–
with sincerity engrained
–pure love will remain

(November 4, 2020)—I’m not writing these things to undermine anyone. If I am wrong, I am wrong. I am used for one of the two sides. I pray it is not for side ‘dark‘. I’m told I am working for side ‘light‘. I am told that I’m truth and that the Spirit of Truth is on me. I feel the hand of God on me. I cannot dispute this.

You don’t have to believe any of the things I write. You are given a choice: Free will and unconditional love. You, and you alone, have the decision to choose which gate you want to walk through. And you WILL walk through a gate when your time here on earth is done. God wants all hearts to heal. He’s calling for this strongly, not just through me!

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‘Minnesota’s Arm’

God doesn’t lie. He’s proven that it is Him and Jesus whom I hear and speak with. I’m not some religious crazy. The Lord has assured me over and over again that He is NOT a religion. He is. He’s warning us all.

Minnesota's Arm
 
they brought into their den
gog's little maiden hen
as came in the visions
exclaiming
what's to happen
within
 
up…no hairs are risen
as sober leads to confusion
'now they see
now they don't'
their voyage in racism
shaken up in plague‒
as young adults win
by a hand hidden
‒within their own skin
 
police...we shall defund
as goes warnings
years, years ago‒
'make them fear their police'
then you'll win
take control of...
every american
 
up, up, up
lunacy in the big den
death will surely welcome
‒chaos strengthening
 
keep, keep, keep
that military wakened
an enemy lurking
as God's† wrath….
is breaking
no amount of weapon
can defend
‒they'll get their hands
on what's vital
before you can
shoot an arrow
 
it's a planned taken
for sins in doing
they didn't go protect
the women
they didn't keep safe
the children
then mocked God†
with windows wide open
 
the button's been pushed!
a God† warning
you refuse to take
in accepting
 
your election
a false declaration
people dying
revealing truth's
intention
‒deception and confusion
the taking
of a nation

Note: Another warning for the United States.

(July 8, 2020)—

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (Selah) There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; He lifts His voice, the earth melts. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (Selah) Come and see the words of the Lord, the desolations He has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear, He burns the shields with fire. ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (Shelah)—Psalm 46

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‘Absent Gail Winds’

‘In the pride of your heart you say, ‘I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.’ But you are a man and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god. Are you wiser than Daniel? Is no secret hidden from you?’…Ezekiel 28:1-10

 Absent Gail Winds
  
 a silence will ring
 absent that drenching thing
 ‒a rumble will start to sing
 an unusual vasting fling
  
 it will come‒
 from way down deep
 a slow, rising to seep
 in the air
 you cannot see
 ‒not one wind
 will the sea bring
  
 from under the feet
 something's coming
 unsteady
 from a small string
 harmony in cling
 to a sudden rage‒
 bumping, shaking
  
 it's earth, it's God†
 oh, my! it's something
 maybe good, maybe bad
 it's still moving
 after…the silence rings

(December 20, 2019)―I couldn’t sleep. I got out of bed and looked at the clock on my phone: 3:33 a.m. As I was looking at my clock, I saw it change to 3:34. I went into the kitchen and got bread out of the cupboard to fix toast. I looked at the clock on the microwave 3:33. As I was looking at it, it changed to 3:34. I went lay back down, but still couldn’t sleep. I got up and looked at my phone, 4:40. The double number again caught my attention. I went in the kitchen to look at the microwave, 4:38. I didn’t realize that the two clocks were 2 minutes apart! I went back to lay down and fell asleep. When I awoke twice more I looked at my clock at different times, just random acts: 12:44 55 degrees; 1:11 55 degrees! Everything happens for a reason.

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