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From the Rooftop – What Must be Said

There’s a lot of stuff going on right now for sure, but folkpotpourri for all practical purposes has been and continues to be a source of Spiritual encouragement for folks who would like to understand about the important things of which we need to stay abreast. Our spiritual maintenance is of primary import right now, and whatever might come of the Epstein whirlwind, we must keep our focus where it belongs. All good people are still duty-bound to try their best to keep up with the goings-on in the country and the world, so we know what’s happening, but especially as they relate to our spiritual experience.

If I had a choice in determining what should happen at this point in time and it would seem to be something that should be considered, I’m pretty sure I’d like to see the military brass step in to the political arena for ever how long it might take to relieve the civilian government and set up a tribunal to conduct whatever criminal prosecutions might be needed to get the country headed in a better direction. As things exist right now, the DOJ which has the primary duty to execute the laws of our nation is co-opted and operates at the total discretion of the criminal enterprise of the current administration. As things stand, no one who might be guilty of some of the most heinous crimes that have ever been committed are in any danger of accountability for said crimes. Some very brave and intrepid members of congress have taken extraordinary actions to get the darkest of the malfeasance out into the open, but their ability to hold anyone in the executive accountable is very limited. You’d think after that scathing dress down of the flag brass from the CIC and DOD secretary that they’d be amenable to stepping up to defend the country from these hubristic criminals.

The scariest part of this situation is that the CIC has the military on hold for a war (that nobody wants) if he gets desperate enough to need this to be used as a distraction. This is why the military is so urgently needed. The Defense Department is the only means at this moment in time to call a halt to what is surely becoming a threat of world war. And a war for what? To change the subject from an unbelievably evil series of events so as to prevent some high-ranking members of society from having to answer for their parts in some incredibly dirty deeds. The country still overwhelmingly trusts the military, and I don’t believe they would object to flag officers undertaking to fulfil their oaths to the Constitution and engage in their duties as outlined in it as it pertains to replacing an undeniably corrupt government and removing its machinations.

That said, and it seems to be the only logical choice in order to save the nation from internal destruction, we may be staring down the barrel of this loaded gun because this is what God intends. There are so many evil people here now who eagerly follow the dictates of a hate-filled racist leader that the coming police state might be what they need. For those who think they are following the Bible, if we take a serious look at the teachings of Jesus Christ, we readily find that there is no place for hatred in the hearts of Christian believers.

With a precious few notable exceptions, the Zionist Israelis have completely taken control of the US government, especially the executive branch, in which they hold complete control, but also in the congress and it’s beginning to look more and more like the Supreme Court, although numerous federal judges have stood tall against the criminal conduct of this administration. The Zionists have kept their control under wraps for a long time, but these days the curtain is being pulled back, and they are in a blind panic. They should be. Israel is and has been for decades engaged in an undeniable genocide and apartheid of the Palestinian people and has been destroying the careers (and lives) of any American who showed the fortitude to speak out against their evil ways. They have controlled US elections through questionable political financing and have pretty much gotten everyone into office that they can control. These people are evil beyond imagination. The financiers of US congresspeople are some of the same ones whose names are coming up in the sordid pedophile reveals being dripped out to the public.

The Epstein affair was an Israel MOSSAD operation from its beginnings. When the thread is pulled far enough, we’ll find information on the MOSSAD’s involvement in 9/11 – many, including myself have believed from the day it happened that the MOSSAD/CIA planned and perpetrated the whole thing. Some folks just couldn’t wrap their heads around the notion that the US government could be evil enough to murder all those people in NYC and DC, but as I’ve stated before and continue to expound, when a person makes that deal with Satan, there is no evil to which they will not stoop.

Speaking of a deal with the devil, and as many are now coming to realize, the people who have settled the geographical nation of Israel are by no means Jewish. They arrogated that identity to themselves as most of them have their beginnings in Eastern Europe. By claiming to be Jews, especially after WWII they involved themselves in quite a lucrative operation by availing themselves of the sympathy of the world over the holocaust. The only people in the world today of Semitic origins are those of Palestinian and Arabic descent. As far as how we, as Christians, should regard this is that we can see how they have brought the curse of those who killed Jesus upon themselves – at least as far as claiming to be descendants of those who did it. And we should also try our best to remain aware that these people are not Jews [Revelation 3:9]: “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.” Since this comes from Jesus Christ Himself, the followers of John Hagee and other Zionist preachers should know these people are imposters.

Now consider that almost all of the serious problems we are considering right now stem in every way – war with Iran, the Epstein muck, the US government doing the bidding of Israel (including the 9/11 cover-up), and it’s pretty easy to see that almost all of the problems for the US stem from this miniscule, but extremely wealthy sect of people who aren’t even who they claim to be. Americans can’t be that stupid!

Sorry for the rant, but we’ve got to start waking some people up or the United States of America will be destroyed, and Christianity will be forgotten in this nation – a nation which has harbored the Gospel of Jesus Christ for centuries. And the people behind it couldn’t care less for the misfortunes of us Americans – they are only subject to their lust for immorality, wealth, and power over the goyim. If I read the prophecies correctly, they will succeed in overcoming the followers of Jesus – at least for a while, so we must stay resolved in our faith and never waver! Our Lord tried to tell us who the people are that the enemy is using – He will be returning soon, and we must be found to be doing His work when He comes back, regardless of what the enemy is up to. Trust Him all the more as the time approaches.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

MK

Still a Little Time to Decide – But Not Much

There’s a lot of things happening in the world right now and what we as believers need to do, probably more than anything else at this particular time, is to keep our focus. Keep our eyes on Jesus Christ, for it is only with His guidance that we have any hope at all of emerging from this Satanic nonsense with our hearts in the right place. This is about as serious as it gets – the time is growing short, and we don’t have to be especially blessed with a spirit of discernment to see it coming to a close. Evil spirits are hammering down our doors!

There are readers of this blog in various places throughout the world. Not especially many readers, but they are in several diverse places. If you are reading this post, I believe God is trying to get your attention and take your rightful place in His Kingdom. He is, through such foolishness as an internet article from some obscure old hillbilly in the Ozarks of Missouri, trying to encourage you to take this bit of hope for yourself, and just as importantly for your families and loved ones, and see the condition of the world and understand that we have evolved from whatever foundation(s) we have known, from whatever “normality” to which we grew accustomed in our past lives. No matter what conditions arise, no matter what persecutions we face, things will never go back to what we knew in our former days. Get ready for some big changes, folks. Steel yourselves for what lies ahead. Take refuge in the Word of God and the shelter of the Rock for that’s the only way to survive this mess we’re in.

Here in the US, our “leaders” have completely surrendered our national sovereignty to the evil entities that the apostle Paul warned us about. There are still indications that a few foreign countries are not willing to capitulate to the dark forces – the wealthy elites – that are slowly but steadily enveloping the world around us. Don’t be discouraged to see them for what they are, they’ve always been like this, it’s just that now the masks are coming off – the man (men) of sin are being revealed and everyone is faced with the choice they must make – to join forces with the evil or to steadfastly hold out for Jesus. He said, [John 14:6]: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no one comes to the Father but through me.” He is the ONLY way to get through this calamity of a world we are in today.

We are witnessing the complete dissolution of the world we have known. The ICE movement is merely the beginning, those evil entities behind their masks are showing us just how helpless our Constitution is to protect a cowardly populace which is light years away from the courage of the founders of this nation. Don’t get the idea that I’m somehow promoting nationalism, because in light of what our ancestors did to the Indians and the fact that this country has been at war in all but a handful of the years of its existence, and in light of the fact that our “leaders” have sold out their Constitutional duties of governance for whatever pittance of lucre they deem appropriate for their souls, I’m certainly not advocating for this, or any other country at least as we recognize sovereign nations of humans.

Our real sovereign nation is, and has always been, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to which we as believers pay our allegiance. We now see how governments of men are, and have always been, at odds with His Kingdom. Men are fallible and tend to wander from righteousness and even from good judgement when it comes to money. They reach that point where there is nothing they won’t do for wealth, especially when wealth becomes synonymous with power – which it always does. Satan took Jesus up on that mountain and promised Him lordship over the world if He would only worship him (Satan). Of course, the Lord Jesus refuse the offer, but through the ensuing years right up to this day Satan has made that and similar offers to unscrupulous men and they didn’t turn him down. That’s why all wealthy men in the world today are totally Satanic and there’s nothing – no evil – of which they are not capable. No matter how revulsive and sickening it looks to “normal” folks. See, Jesus will ultimately have Lordship over the whole world, and His followers will one day reign as kings as well, but not by worshiping Satan – by following the Word of God.

All of the world has been given the chance – through the promises of the Gospel – of an unimaginably wonderful future that will last forever if we but refuse Satan’s offer of wealth, fame, and power here on the earth and accept Jesus Christ as our infallible Shepherd. All of the rich guys whose names are now coming to light because of their unbelievably evil deeds will soon face the wrath of God and they will be required to pay a horrific price for their short time here as the “elite”. Where is Sheldon Adelson? Where is Dick Cheney, Jacob Rothschild, Joseph Stalin? All of those guys took Satan’s bait and unless they repented before the end, it would be safe to assume they are in for an unenviable future – FOREVER! The sad part is that so many of our fellow travelers who are not rich are headed for that same eternity, simply because they refuse to follow the only One who could save them.

The fact is, folks, that each and every one of us have a choice to make, and by not following, or just ignoring the offer of salvation from Jesus, the choice is being made, just as surely as if one were to outright sell his soul for wealth or fame. All who refuse Jesus Christ, especially after these days as the world of evil is being revealed for what it actually is, are headed for an eternity of indescribable sadness and agony. Time is getting short; Palantir and Black Rock are accumulating more wealth and souls for Satan every day; evil is rearing its ugly head; the time to decide is upon us and there will be no going back. Get right with Jesus Christ before it’s too late. Do everything in your power to stop the AI Data Centers – they are evil in every respect, including their insatiable need for water and electricity. Vote against any and every politician who promote those things, no matter what party they profess to serve.

Again, I urge, no I implore you to learn about Jesus Christ while you still have time -you won’t have it long. Please share this message with all whom you love.

May the blessings of the /Almighty Father find and keep us.

MK

Neither a Limit to Evil nor Gullibility

To say that this Epstein story has grown legs is a monumental understatement. To try and reconcile all the new angles coming out with something resembling reality might just be the greatest exercise in futility imaginable. The first mistake we make in attempting to package everything that’s being revealed into an understandable episode is that we do not look at this thing in light of what we should already know from our Biblical teachings.

Everyone seems to be aghast at the level(s) of depravity being uncovered by the things in the files as though no human should be capable of the immorality required to be involved in such things. This surprised, and in my opinion, mostly feigned indignation would not slam into our mental fortress of righteousness as it has if we but consider the unassailable fact that there is no level of evil to which Satan (or his followers) will not descend. What seem like levels of malevolence of which human beings are incapable could be better understood if only we would allow for the likelihood of people being possessed by demonic forces and entities to be the ones committing such. For crying out loud, folks, these rich people have sold their souls!

As I write this post and try to illuminate y’all as to some of the things I’ve learned from the scriptures, I find myself peering into a void of unbelievable gullibility across which many of my fellow travelers have firmly taken their stand. When a certain fellow publicly stated that he could shoot someone in public on 5th Avenue and get away with it, he was referring both to the extent to which he trusted and relied on his ability to con people and the unfathomable gullibility of the very ones he could persuade, of either: his innocence (for the extremely naive who would trust his word over what they saw with their own eyes), or more likely that the person he shot deserved it (see the recent actions by ice agents) -either of which would suffice to convince his followers of his righteousness in the affair.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that a lot of my fellow Americans have fallen into a trap of Satan’s design in which they are willing to surrender any morality they might have accumulated in their lives to any leader who promises to allow their hatred and prejudices to govern his style of leadership. They skip over the verse [Malachi 3:5]:

“And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,” This is not only directed at folks who hate aliens, but it covers just about every facet of the leadership of the US these days.

They ignore all of the warnings from Jesus Christ about the associations of the wealthy with evil. The truth is, these (mostly MAGA and Tea Baggers before MAGA) will pitch their tents toward Sodom in a minute if it guarantees them a leader who promotes their own hatred and bigotry. And now they are learning that this leadership has been guilty of some of the most heinous behavior ever undertaken by a human being – in the absolute servitude of the same Satan they learned about in their Bible classes, but since they have already committed to the racism and bigotry required to support this guy, they are now unwilling to admit they made a mistake and so must reap the whirlwind of disaster being levied on them by the God they purport to serve. Is it a wonder that Jesus said there will be people in the judgement that actually try to claim they served Him and He yet will turn away? The truth these people long sought to avoid so they could express their hatred for God’s people of other colors and languages will slam them in the face when He informs them that He isn’t buying that deception – the deception they lived as though it were truth – as He dismisses them from His kingdom – forever.

In truth, this “gullibility” of which I write is not actual gullibility – it is simply convincing oneself of the “veracity” of something one knows to be false so that he/she might derive some earthly satisfaction (wealth, property, elevation of status over the “other”, etc.) for the present. It takes some actual effort to convince oneself that something they know to be false or erroneous is correct, at least correct in their mind. I firmly believe that is what takes place in the hearts of those to whom the apostle Paul refers as having been given over to a reprobate mind. It happens when a person becomes able to actually believe something they know (or knew) to be untrue, and this for some kind of gain, be it pride, wealth, or any other desired carnal thing.

We’ve all watched in astonishment as some politician or presidential spokesperson reels out lie after lie as though they really believe what they are saying. At least most folks with a shred of human honesty are astonished – those who choose to believe such lies just naturally cling to every word. Satan already has people like this hooked, so sure they believe lies. For those of us who recognize the falsity generously peppered throughout such speeches, it’s incredible to us that folks could actually believe such, but Jesus clearly said Satan was the father of lies, so those who are under the control of Satan don’t seem to have any qualms with untruths.

If you are having a problem discerning the truth of events in this world today, you need to filter what is being said (and done) through the Truth of the Bible. Jesus said: [John 14:6]: Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” For the purpose of this post, the emphasis of that statement is on “TRUTH”.

Believe what you see with your own eyes – such as buildings standing behind reporters who tell you they have fallen – and always renounce hatred, racism, and bigotry, [1 John 2:11]: “But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” This applies regardless of what some lying politician has to say about people from other places or people with different colored skin than you. For instance, it would be much easier for people to understand what really happened on 9/11 if it weren’t for that proclivity to be racist and want to blame brown people.

The facts are that the Epstein information overload we are experiencing is becoming saturated with misdirection, gaslighting, and even blaming victims when the truth is that all elite societies throughout the world are under the control of Satan. There is absolutely no limit to the evil these wealthy people will go to please their master and the evils of which they are guilty are being revealed. But unfortunately, there are those plebes who are so determined to protect their chosen leader(s) that they are willing to accept any and all of the things being disclosed so that they don’t have to admit they were wrong about their beloved leader. Farmers are going bankrupt. Allies around the world are turning against America. Our city streets are becoming war zones, and this is by design. Read Revelation 18 again to see what lies in store for this new Babylon as world Zionism takes us down the toilet.

If you are a true follower of Jesus, hang in there and don’t allow the enemy nor his sycophants to persuade you of their many lies – any of them. There is only one Truth, and that is Jesus Christ. If you haven’t chosen to follow Jesus, it’s time to get on board. Learn about Him and do not live in dismay and fear of those who are leading this world in these perilous times. Our Good Shepherd will lead His followers to a better place – a place of peace where we will experience absolute joy and the unimaginable power of God’s love. This world and it’s lies and despair will be forgotten there [Revelation 22:1-5]: “And he showed me a [a]pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.”

As you surely can see, things in this world are coming to a close quickly. There’s not much time left to get ready for Him, so by all means break out your Bible and learn of Jesus. Bring as many of your friends and family as will come with you – get baptized into His Church. This is serious – reality at its realest! Don’t be discouraged by the Epstein files or the revelations of who all were involved – we were warned about the kings of the earth practicing this very fornication with the leader(s) of Babylon (America, Israel?) [Revelation 18:3]: “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”!

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

MK

Wintertime Walk on the Farm

It’s cold outside today, but after seeing what those poor folks over in Kamchatka are having to endure, I guess we here in the Ozarks should be thankful. There are news reports (with video) about a major snowstorm over there and it’s spooky to see how much snow they got. There are drifts that reach the tops of what look like 5-story buildings. People are digging cars out from what look to be 10-15 foot high snowbanks! Some of the more daring youngsters are filmed jumping from 4 or 5 story windows into snow piles drifted up against the buildings and they completely disappear into snowdrifts. Somehow they crawl out, presumably to do it again, but I don’t think the thrill would be worth the effort to dig out for me.

courtesy Firstpost – Kamchatka – Can you believe this much snow from one storm?

Back here in the Ozarks, I took my pups, Little Britches and Number One, out to play on the iced-over pond and they had a blast. Cold doesn’t seem to bother them at all, even though they’re mostly house dogs.

Britches took to the ice fine, but Number One was a bit shy of it.
One of the barn cats joined us for the walk.

These two doggies are pups from my late old girl, Dusty. They are six-years-old now and I had to suffer the heartbreak of losing their mother (and her brother, Chewy) last September. My regular readers will remember a couple of posts during that depressing time. I sort of made a little pet cemetery in which they are buried along with the ashes of some earlier dogs we’ve had to part with.

Now I just have these two villains and they are a handful.

Britches with her fancy blue merle pants.
Number One running in the cold field.

We’re hanging together here on the old farm in the Ozarks, a world away from the darkness that seems to be overtaking the world. So far, we’re little affected by the world’s troubles, but like the shadows of Mordor, the evils of the enemy will surely get here too. We take refuge in the promises of the Lord, so when the time comes that the darkness does get here, we are prepared to face whatever the enemy throws at us. Jesus is a mighty fortress in times of despair and if you haven’t learned of Him yet, you have no idea how much you need to. Things are getting bad and Jesus is the only Way to emerge victorious over the malevolence Satan has in store for the world. [John 14:6]: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no one comes to the Father but through Me.” Y’all enjoy the rest of the winter as much as you can.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father see us through the dark times ahead.

MK

Emptiness of the Church – and the Heart

I don’t believe that in their hearts, MAGA people are inherently evil, but I do believe the vast majority of them are incredibly ignorant. I also believe this ignorance is part of their psyche by choice. I believe that given a sane and stable society, most of those MAGA grandmas would be much happier making apple pies and tending their flower beds, but after devouring too much Mainstream News rubbish, they allow their interests to be hijacked. Sure, most of them are social conservatives and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing in itself, but to allow media propaganda narratives to leverage that conservatism to seed anger and hatred into their hearts is to begin a journey down a dark road.

Many conservative Americans rightfully believe in God, but too many of them allow men of ill intent to interpret the Bible to them instead of reading it for themselves. If a person chooses to live his/her life according to the Scriptures, they most often find themselves at odds with what these charlatans teach. It’s a choice a Christian has to make, and I fear that choice is behind all of the empty pews in silent buildings once teeming with parishioners. Following the dictates of demonic entities who have invited Caesar into God’s domain, that is allowing politics and the social divisions that result into the discourse of church doctrine perverts the intention of Christ’s covenant.

Although keeping watch on whatever politics arise in society is necessary for all of us, we should not feel compelled to join any faction that comes along, no matter what “God-approved” message they might offer. We’ve seen the tea-bagger movement come (and go), promising an American conservative, back to our roots return to good governance, when it was actually another of a long line of vote-grabbing emptiness, but the ignorant faithful eagerly jumped aboard, just as they have clambered over each other to get onto the MAGA train, which again will lead to nowhere, but the excitement of some new movement seems to win the day every time, always ending up with the same results. Most folks never catch on. And more empty churches come to decay as we come to realize we’ve once again abandoned God for Caesar, and once again to no avail.

Whether or not we like the facts of the matter, we are creatures who are prone to carry massive baggage of fear and/or hatred in our hearts. Satan knows this and is ever watchful of any opportunity to exploit such weakness. Jesus has warned us of this threat; we have to be mindful it’s there. If we carefully watch the news of the day and all of a sudden there seems to be an inexplicable rise in black on white crime, or incessant news articles about white police officers brutalizing black or Hispanic people, you can almost always understand that division is once again being sown, usually to distract us from something that might actually bring such groups together for a common cause – always for the benefit of Caesar. Satan owns Caesar and he always has.

As of today, Caesar has come to us offering everything he knows we want and/or need, but this offer was strictly to get himself into a position where he can further enrich his fellow demon-possessed globalists who have all sold their souls to do the bidding of Satan. Caesar is setting up his final fortress, a system whereby he intends to control the very thoughts of every human on earth. MAGA was the tool this one used to slither into power, and it was the witless MAGA voters who put him there. The man is possessed by Satan, a hapless individual who in reality is no more than a New York City real estate con artist who has been able to gain the support of the ignorant by his cunning learned from the wealthy fraudsters of the city who routinely defraud everyone with whom they have dealings. People who believe in this “Caesar” do not read their Bibles, or if they do, they haven’t been gifted with the discernment to actually realize what he is. Everyone in their right mind knows he is a murderer – google Venezuelan boat attacks or the ambush assassination of General Soleimani. Everyone knows he is a liar – in fact, every word that comes out of this man’s mouth is a lie – he simply cannot tell the truth. He is given to a reprobate mind in that he actually believes – or seems to believe – his own fables. He believes he can create an ornate world to live in, a world that the presidency of the US was never meant to merit. If y’all keep on believing this pathetic creature is a mighty man of God, you do so at your own peril.

What I see happening in these end days is that the hearts of the people are being revealed. Folks can no longer in good conscience hide in the Church house on Sunday mornings so as to pretend they are faithful servants of Jesus Christ – the intents of the hatred and racism in their hearts are now so openly revealed to themselves and to the world that this is no longer possible. Thus, the empty pews – they’ve all gone to follow Caesar. Remember at the crucifixion, the people said [John 19:15]; “But they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” By leaving their faith to join MAGA and follow Trump and become part of the hatred and vitriol that ensues, they choose to crucify Christ once more and follow Caesar.

It’s not just MAGA, these same people have been prone to follow any movement that comes along that allows – promotes – them to express their hatred for the “other”. As they bend to politics, they leave the faith. The Bible accurately predicted that this would happen in the last days. Now we see it. They’ve finally stopped pretending to be the faithful.

Keep an eye on politics but stay away from them. Satan is very cunning and knows exactly how to leverage every tendency we have, and politics is his tool of choice. Jesus promises us that He will stay with us if we but stay with Him. We cannot do that if we choose to join political movements and follow Caesar. We should be trying to get those churches full of faithful servants again.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us and may Jesus’ Church withstand Caesar’s onslaught.

MK

Where to Go When the End is Upon Us

Here we are folks, on the fourth day of this new year and things are about as dismal for the country – indeed for the whole world – as I’ve ever seen in my 72 and 1/2 years here. As of this post California is enduring some of the worst flooding and coastal erosion they’ve ever had. The Pacific Ocean seems to have declared war on the whole west coast. Even as far up as Alaska, there have been record snowstorms that have actually dropped so much snow that sailboats are sinking in harbors from the sheer weight of the accumulations.

Arrival of heavy rain means risk for structures, boats and avalanches ...

The north central parts of the US are experiencing snow squalls and blizzards the like of which have not been seen in our lifetimes. The UP of Michigan, and much of the rest of the state are buried in feet of snow, as are Upstate New York and other areas around the lakes. For some odd reason(s) no one seems to be able to explain, the water level of Lake Erie is dropping drastically.

Lake Erie lowest water levels, seiche

In other parts of the world, the massive time bomb of Campi Flegrei in Italy keeps cooking inside and raising the land of Pozzuoli as it threatens to explode in what might be a cataclysmic super eruption. If it goes off, no one knows how much of the western flank of Italy will be obliterated, nor what effects it will have on the rest of the world. Volcanoes, many of which were deemed to be dormant have exploded with unexpected eruptions. There have been some 60 eruptions around the world in the past year. Many extremely powerful eruptions such as the Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia, the big volcanoes in Kamchatka, and Sumeru and others in Indonesia are currently erupting or have recently. I’m no geologist, but if the Tambora eruption of 1815 could create atmospheric conditions that caused an entire year without a summer, is it too farfetched to imagine that dozens of big volcanoes going off simultaneously such as are today might do the same thing? Might that be why we’re seeing such extreme winter weather in the northern US, Europe, and Russia?

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Widespread droughts, such as the ones in the southwestern US, Iran, and places in Africa are making water a valuable resource. Rivers around the world, many being lifelines through nations, are drying up at a phenomenal rate. Even the Mississippi has seen periods in recent years where it has become unnavigable for the volume of traffic it has served. Perhaps runoff from the voluminous snows in the high Sierra this winter will help with water shortages next spring in Lakes Mead and Powell, but that’s not a permanent solution for the huge requirements of agriculture out west that keep increasing with populations.

Light colored “bathtub ring” around the edges of Lake Mead as the water level drops

As if weather-related or other natural phenomena weren’t enough to foment worldwide pessimism, we also have war, pollution, and other man-made issues that do not bode well for humanity’s future. If a fraction of money and resources were dedicated to improving our lot as are to destroy each other’s nations and kill people, I have no doubt that mankind could drastically improve our collective world, but as long as wealth can be concentrated into the hands of the few who crave more and more, that’s not going to happen. The recent invasion of Venezuela in preparation for massive oil theft won’t be the last act in this production. Satan has a plan for all of humanity, and it doesn’t look good at all for those who opt to face the last days of our future without the benevolent guidance of Jesus Christ – rich or poor.

We have a great and passionate Savior who desires our fellowship and is willing to give us the support and compassion that will take us safely through these troubled times. He promises to give us rest, to give us a reason to hope, not especially for this time of trial, but beyond it. We too often make the mistake of imagining the end of this life to be a huge dark wall representing the end of all things, but there is hope on the other side and we need to be thinking about the other side of it and not about the piteous remains of this side. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that we are facing problems in this world that are of such monumental proportions that we cannot overcome them – neither the natural ones, nor the manmade. Jesus Christ promises that He has something reserved for us on the other side of the big fearsome wall. There is a gate through it, a narrow gate that we must direct all of our energy towards finding. It can be found, but only if we but listen and heed the words of Jesus, but if we continue to ignore His offer of salvation, there is indeed a dark future ahead.

As the darkness approaches, we have crucial choices ahead of us – we can continue to hope to survive whatever the world throws at us, but whatever existence we might come to, no one in their right mind could imagine it to be a prosperous, enjoyable existence. At best we might all become beggars or slaves, watching our loved ones perish for lack of food or medical help, or become tribal hunter-gatherers with hardly a chance at long-term survival, or we can resolve to follow the only One who offers us real hope of an eternal future. Jesus came to save the world, but only if we give Him the keys and let Him take us where we need to go. That’s the only way to real survival – in a very real paradise of eternal joy where there will be no worrying nor suffering of any kind. Jesus is preparing a mansion there for each of us who choose to answer His calling. [John 14:2-4]: “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

With the condition of the world deteriorating around us like it is, it’s beyond irrational to continue to hope for things to get better here in the world, but if we set our sights on the promises of Jesus, we have every reason to hope for the (long-term) future. Get right with Him today – for a far brighter future than anything we can hope for here.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us as the time draws near.

MK

2026 – Another Stage of Our Journey

This is the first post of Folkpotpouri.com of this, the 2026th year of our Lord. Since we all seem to be surrounded with turmoil and a generally bleak outlook left over from last year, I hope to share a generous portion of the hope with which I awakened today. This new year is the beginning of a new time, and it might just be the one we servants of Jesus have long anticipated, a year in which our hopes in the blessed promises we have been given will reveal themselves to be materializing. Indeed, there are portents of marvelous times ahead, possibly this very year, (who knows?) times that faithful servants can realize God’s grace in ways we haven’t heretofore experienced.

Pray then, for the Lord to shower His blessings upon us this year – moreso in the ominous dark days ahead than in past times wherein we found ourselves wanting, both in our servitude to Him and in withheld prosperity because of our shortcomings. Pray that He will examine our hearts and see that our faith and hopes have waxed sincere and that we might approach His throne with pure hearts – and in the obeisance required of faithful servants to participate in His Kingdom; that the abundant blessings of His majestic Providence might shower our new year like never before as the determined enemy spares no effort to force our capitulation into hopelessness.

As we step out into this new world of 2026, into the frosty, wintry day beginning this phase of our journey, let us realize that this episode is not our destiny, but is merely the next step down the pathway that leads us home. The mansion of splendor Jesus is preparing for us awaits across that river we will cross at the end of this stage, and what a Day that will be! Keep that hope in mind and at heart as you take this next step, and never forget, not even for a moment that the Lord Jesus Christ walks beside you with each and every step of the journey – after all, it is He that prepares our mansion so that wherever He is, we may be with Him there, therefore He is with us, His chosen now, in these days while we are still here.

2026 brings us yet closer to our home for which we long with heartfelt sincerity, let’s take it on with a refreshed hope, indeed, that hope which cannot be taken from us as long as we hold onto the hem of His garment. So by all means, hold onto Him and do not allow this merciless enemy to convince you to let go, not in 2026, not ever! If you do not know Jesus yet, let 2026 be the year you come to Him – He’s just outside the door after all.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us through another – hopefully wonderful – year.

With brotherly love,

MK

How To Prevail in This Time of Darkness Upon Us

The mighty power of God is now being unleashed upon the earth. It’s as though some great Spiritual dam has burst through the cosmos, and the earth is being flooded with God’s Spirit with an awesome power the world has not witnessed since the very crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

If you are a believer, this great phenomenon has doubtless tugged at your soul lately. Take it in – it’s for real, but I fear that only God’s chosen and elect are able to discern what’s going on. Things are happening now that will affect our future, the enemy is no doubt aware of the power that is growing against him, and he will no doubt double down on the evil he has nurtured precisely to engage with God’s elect in this great spiritual battle for the ages. Expect him to throw everything he has in his arsenal – those who have not committed their lives to Jesus Christ will be the ones destined ultimately to fall. Those who are spiritually sealed to be God’s anointed will face tribulation but will ultimately prevail and do so in the magnificent protection that only the Son of God can impart to us.

We who have practiced our faith in submission to God’s will are not yet perfect – we have made and will continue to make – mistakes up until we put on that incorruptible existence, but do not doubt that we will reach it. We must not allow those errors and/or imperfections to deprive us of our confidence. Satan will use these missteps to attempt to rob us of our motivation, our confidence. Take heart, God knows we are not yet perfect and will forgive our mistakes. Our mission is to keep our eyes on the things above.

The enemy is putting on a fearsome spectacle that is designed to strike fear into the hearts of everyone, but will only do so in the hearts of those who do not know Christ, and from the news of the day, we learn more and more of the burdens he will impose, but do not allow these threats to create anxiety in your hearts – that is his whole purpose, to create doubt, create fear, but it can only work in hearts that are not sealed into the Kingdom. For those of us who belong to Jesus Christ, our Great and Mighty Shepherd, we need not concern ourselves with the wiles of Satan, [Psalm 23:4]: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Open your eyes to the marvelous works of the Lord that are happening. The great megachurches filled with those who shun the responsibilities God gave us such as helping the orphans and widows, the huge ornate buildings where wealth is encouraged and admired, the congregations we all know as bastions of hypocrisy, are becoming deserted. This is not a blow to Christianity, for those who gather in such places were never a benefit to the Christian faith nor were they a threat to Satan. Nevertheless, according to prophecy, this was destined to happen. When the “man of sin” is to be revealed, he will be exposed as all who reject the teachings of Jesus Christ, such as that the rich will have no place in God’s Kingdom. In today’s “churches”, people are constantly taught what is called the “prosperity gospel” (with a lowercase g) that when they put money into the offering, it will be returned to them and with increase, when all it effectively does is to enrich the false prophet pastors. Now the “faithful” are walking away from these ministries in droves. Hopefully some will move on to seek the true Kingdom of God.

Messages from the truly faithful pastors are becoming more poignant and powerful as we approach the end of the age. This builds courage in the true faithful of Christ, courage that can be sensed in the heart. Sermons are delivered that can intuitively be discerned by the believer to be from the Holy Spirit and the discerning hearts that hear them can see and are starting to rejoice that our Savior is near. We have a new hope growing today in our collective Spirit – a hope that unbelievers cannot fathom in this growing darkness of threats by the enemy. An inexplicable and pure hope the enemy can never dislodge, and he becomes ever more furious as his end approaches, walking about like a roaring lion, but to no avail. We shall not be encumbered with fear and dread of what our future holds because our King has promised to meet us at the end of this rutted and utterly worn-out road we call life. Such a passage was never intended to be our permanent abode, nor shall we consider it to be, nor will we long for it anymore when the time comes for it to be over.

Jesus told His followers some things so beautiful, so appealing they cannot but put our hearts to rest from any and all anxiety. [ Matthew 11:28]: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” and [John 14:2,3]: “ In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” Hang on for just a little while longer folks and try as you can to bring others with you.

If you have not yet come to know who Jesus Christ is, I highly recommend that you search Him out while He can still be found. The enemy has plans for some awful events for all humanity, and those who do not know Jesus have no hope at all in the upcoming tempest. We shall all suffer tribulations, but in Jesus we can know we shall endure and emerge victorious over the evil one. Get right with the Lord for the sake your eternal future. The time is short.

Meanwhile, may the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us until the end.

MK

May Peace and Joy to the World Be Upon Us

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Today is Sunday and we celebrate Christmas in a few days. That is, those of us who believe mankind has the authority to establish holidays that recognize the biggest events in what some of us believers consider to be our history. There are a lot of differing opinions about Christmas, and I completely agree that some humans have twisted the meaning of it to where it’s hardly recognizable as Jesus Christ’s birthday and has instead become another opportunity for the wealthy to exploit folks and increase their wealth. A lot of regular folks seem to have lost what should be the intent too, and get caught up in the lights and decorations, the beautifully wrapped presents, and the air of celebration itself, rather than staying focused on exactly what should be celebrated. Whether or not the date is correct is beside the point.

Many claim there’s evidence that the celebration of Christmas may have some of it’s origins in pagan festivities, and it’s true enough that elves, Santa Claus and decorated trees don’t have much to do with the events surrounding the birth of the Savior of the world, but people have become accustomed to seeing these things at this time of the year, and I really don’t believe most of us are thinking of pagan things. If believers would use this opportunity as a teaching moment – due to Christmas festivities, the subject of Jesus Christ has been broached in a very obvious way – to try and get the message of salvation out to those who do not know Jesus, it might prove to be an excellent time to witness to them. There are many believers who are dead against celebrating Christmas due to what they believe to be pagan beginnings, and I’m not arguing that they’re wrong, it’s just that in the short time we have left to help with the Lord’s harvest in which we are mandated to do, it looks like too much energy is being expended on trying to speak to people against celebrating Christmas. Especially people who aren’t well-versed in Christ’s message.

The nonbeliever doesn’t know enough about religious contention like this to understand such arguments, and even in their ignorance of the meaning they still want to enjoy Christmas festivities, so one of the best ways I know of to turn them off to the idea of serving the Lord is to condemn them for wanting to enjoy the holidays. After all, if someone knows absolutely nothing about Jesus Christ to begin with, and if believers try to start witnessing to them by claiming their participation in Christmas festivities is sinful, it would make it much harder to win them over to Christ.

There’s a good argument to be made that everyone should be apprised that there certainly are behaviors that are unacceptable to those of us who want to please the Lord, but I’m rather skeptical of the notion that recognizing a day that men have set aside to remember the birth of Jesus is necessarily one of them. That is, if we are genuinely out to please Him. We should be willing to shoulder the responsibility to our testimony and use the opportunity this holiday provides to teach folks about who Jesus is and what He means to us – and the whole world.

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When Jesus came to this earth, He brought a covenant that men had a tough time learning to accept. Things changed drastically from the way they had been before He was here, and if the truth was known, men are still struggling to deal with those changes. We received authority in the very beginning to manage things on the earth. We were given stewardship, God allowed men to name animals and tame some of them. Mankind was tasked with the responsibility of managing the earth. [Genesis 1:26]:“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

A time came when God saw that men weren’t managing the earth and they kept falling short of living the way He wanted them to, so He sent them His law, through Moses, for guidelines to live lives pleasing to Him, but nobody could even comply with that law and sin continued to abound until God decided to send His Son to the world to take the sin away. At least the sins of those who believe. That’s why we celebrate Christmas; we don’t observe pagan rituals – at least those of us who strive to understand the incredible plan and what it is about. God set up a new covenant through the ministry of Jesus Christ and sent His Holy Spirit to actually dwell in the hearts of men who believed in Jesus. I choose to believe that the Holy Spirit in men of long ago gave them the heart to do many things they had not previously been able to do, such as establish their own days in which they were able to show the world in Whom they placed their trust, and I believe that Spirit also gave men the authority to do so. I also think the problems that arise between people who celebrate Christmas and those who don’t believe in it arise as a result of believing – or doubting – that men have that authority. The New Covenant (of the Holy Spirit dwelling in our hearts) that Jesus established gave us a lot of leeway as far as how we run things (such as establishing nations, governments, and holidays), but He tightened the requirements on our motives and behavior. Some of us get that concept backwards. As long as we are not submitting to pagan gods or beliefs, we are free to set up our own observances without displeasing the Lord. There’s no argument against it. [Colossians 2:16]:“So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths…”

As with every other Godly endeavor of decent men, there was an attempt, actually a largely successful one, by Satan to interfere with it, and now instead of widespread recognition of Jesus, we have a highly commercialized holiday, amenable to making wealthy men (who largely do not know Christ) richer and if there is a perversion of Christmas, that would be it in my opinion. The root of all evil, money, has corrupted the hearts of men so they try and render our holiday into just another cash cow. But we don’t have to acquiesce to sharing their greed, and we can still observe what we like to think of as Jesus’ birthday by praying, exchanging gifts (as examples of brotherly love started by the wise men), and yes, using the Christmas opportunity to witness to folks who enjoy Christmas but might not know much about what it really is.

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Even if today’s Christmas celebration had its beginnings in days of some pagan rituals, I like to think faith in Jesus has won all times of observances over to Him and the pagan trappings are no longer in effect. There may be some leftover groups or tribes who still use it as a pagan holiday, but I don’t see any of them around – most of the folks I know celebrate Christmas as the day we recognize the birth of Christ and the pagan part of it is long gone. In fact, recognition and celebration of anything to do with Jesus Christ is in direct opposition to anything pagan. Jesus has been victorious over the hearts of men who have come to see Christmas as a day to celebrate Him. As far as the commercialization and Santa Claus, etc., we don’t have to get involved in all that, but I really think Christians have bigger fish to fry than spending all their time and energy fretting about people recognizing Christmas. We have more important work to do. The harvest is abundant. [Matthew 9:37,38]:“Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. As I said before, we can use Christmas as an opportunity to witness for Christ.

There are growing movements these days of organizations and groups who do not believe in Jesus, some even hate Him and His name. They try incessantly to remove Christ from our lives, there’s nothing they would like better than to see Jesus’ ministry erased from the world and by removing Christmas (properly observed as the day set aside to recognize Jesus Christ’s birth) there would be less opportunity for unbelievers to encounter His name. His name needs to be out there in the world at large as much as possible and if nothing else, Christmas helps to serve this need.

I believe the bottom line is that if you think it’s a sin to celebrate Christmas, then by all means don’t do it, but please allow those who believe they are free to recognize it as the day of Christ’s birth to do so however they see fit within moral bounds. If they are wrong but are sincerely trying to please Him, God will convict each heart.

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May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us in this Season of Joy.

MK

The Way – A Lonely Road with Bandits in Ambush

Lots of things happening in this old world these days and it’s looking more and more like everything’s coming to a head and rapidly so. We’re looking at shades of evil right out in the open that could cause nightmares for the stoutest of hearts. The Lord told us we were in for some hard times but I don’t think any of us could have imagined how the hard times would manifest to be. Rather than be taken aback however, by the way things are going, Christians must step up and exhort one another, we have to show our faith and try as best we can to allow the peace of Jesus Christ to rest upon us. He mentions the patience of the saints in the context that we will see the terrible things that the servants of the enemy are doing [Revelation 13:10]: “He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.” but stay away from them.

It’s a tough row to hoe if we’re trying to endure the evil that’s upon us without the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit, in fact, it’s impossible to keep our hopes up without His help while watching the cruelty of our fellow human beings – those who’ve cast their lot with the enemy. We must take our stand against evil! We cannot allow anyone to think we’re afraid to publicly make our positions known. The extent of the power of the ruler of this world is just now being revealed and he is powerful indeed, his tentacles reach into every institution of man in this world, but it has to be so – his time is short. He is evil beyond any human imagination, and his servants are openly demonstrating the levels of inhumanity and malevolence of which they are capable. Many of us have been sheltered for a long time. We haven’t seen evil like this; at least most of the “civilized” world, but as the time of the enemy draws short, he is now demonstrating to the world just what he is capable of and it’s taking many by surprise.

As Christians, we shouldn’t be surprised. The scriptures have been screaming about these times for centuries; for millennia. We know of past times when Christians were beheaded – they still are in some places. They were fed to lions for the entertainment of the Romans in the great coliseum. The big shock for us is yet to come, but rest assured it’s coming! There will come a time in the not-too-distant future when Christians will face execution in all nations – including this one. The people who will be in charge of this country are precisely those servants of Satan who will hunt down and execute Christians – Satan’s greatest enemies on this earth.

He won’t be looking for Hindus, Krishnas, or Buddhists. The dragon has waged war on the woman (the Christian Church) for all the years since Jesus died and went to Heaven: [Revelation 12:17]: “And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” The “rest of her offspring” would be us believers in Jesus. Note the word “enraged” – if you think for even a second he hasn’t been working on a plan for us you’ve got another think coming. His plan, as prophesied, is coming to fruition, but will assuredly come to failure of the worst kind in the end. All of his schemes will come to naught – and he knows this. That’s the main reason for the “enraged” part.

The King on the white horse with a great army will be the ruin of the enemy. We will be in that army. See, whatever the enemy does to us in this life will come undone in a big way – death will come to us but cannot keep us. The Savior has defeated death, and that is the only weapon the enemy wields. It appears to be fearsome from this side, and that is his big threat, but as Christians who must be faithful to the end, we will ultimately prevail. The faint of heart will have the toughest time dealing with this, but if we remain faithful to the end, we have a crown waiting for us. Jesus will not abandon us – He will be with us every step of the way!

There are several things at play in these last days. One of the biggest surprises, at least for me, is how even the secular world is starting to call out the evil taking place. Except for the mainstream media, it has never, and will never take a stand against the malevolence that is happening. The enemy owns them, and they won’t mention anything he forbids. MSNBC, Fox and CNN hosts and all the others will also burn in hell with their managers, producers, etc. But there are lots of folks on social media platforms who are disgusted with genocide and intentional starvation and murder of children. Several prominent voices are speaking out – Tucker Carlson, Roger Waters, Candace Owens, – there are many more, but it’s important to pay attention and note that if they are not followers of Christ, they will fall by the wayside sooner or later – though for now many of them seem like allies, most of them aren’t willing to pay any real price, especially the ultimate price, and you can mark my word, at some point it will come to that. Many prominent men talk a lot about how evil the Zionists are for what they’re doing, but when it comes to doing anything about it, even though some of them have powerful armies, they waffle, i.e., Sisi, Erdogan, Abdullah, MBS, and so many more – this is what I meant by “seem like allies” but fall away. They think they are Satan’s allies, but much to their chagrin, at the given time they will find out Satan doesn’t have allies, neither is he beholden or loyal in the least to his servants.

We have to remember who the real enemy is, as well as who his servants are. He has a hierarchy of servants, much like the organization of a military and I believe most of the regular Joes at the bottom of the food chain don’t realize what evil they are into, but at some point way up the ladder, there are a select few who know what’s really going on. These ones are too heavily invested into the scheme to ever repent – they’ve sold their souls. For instance, I have known several men who belonged to a certain secretive group and the guys I knew wouldn’t have knowingly pledged themselves to serve Satan, but somewhere way up in the organization maybe around the very top levels, those guys knew what was up. I think this is the same scheme in other organizations, probably even some churches – this would include all the ones with millionaire pastors, but maybe others as well.

In case you’ve never heard of it, Google the Bohemian Grove. Most all of American politicians and judges, society elites, and others go to those covens and offer (mock?) sacrifices to a big graven image of some kind of owl (Moloch?) by night in the light of torches. This is in-your-face Satanism and it’s not only accepted, but highly respected by our leaders! There are others, the Skull and Bones organization among whose members were both Bush presidents, John Kerry and who knows who else. Without open fealty to Satan, those guys wouldn’t have gotten far up the ladder, but Satan ensures these kinds of men get to the top. I fully believe many if not most of them are possessed by demons. Do you still wonder why the wrath of God will be upon this nation?

When it gets down and dirty, and that day is rapidly approaching, Christians will bear the brunt of Satan’s anger. We are Christ’s servants by choice and as such are in the crosshairs of the enemy. All who operate in his service will be more than willing to take action against us – the military, the police, and the secular world (which is the Satanic world). They will do whatever they are commanded to do, and those commands will come from the very top. Get ready, it’s going to be a bumpy ride, but in the end I can assure you it will have been worth every indignation, every conceivable effort, every heartfelt prayer, every drop of blood – when we see the smile on the Savior’s face and hear Him say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant!”

There are multitudes of prominent men in the highest offices of the world who will eternally rue the fact that they never heard those words. As they endure eternal torment in the fires of Hell where their legions, their commanders, also suffer, they will regret forever the acts we all witness them committing in this world today. These acts are after all, part of their repayment to Satan for their (pitifully temporary) wealth and power. Stay as separate from them as possible.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

MK