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Post by grasshopper on Aug 31, 2021 5:42:38 GMT -7
Good morning all! Sure hope everyone is happy and healthy this morning! I was just wondering how the more remote regions of the United States is doing as far as receiving the vaccine if they choose to do so and since it’s so rural in those areas is it really hard to get? Here in the southeastern US it’s extremely easy to get and talking with folks usually takes no more than 15 min start to finish. The part I really don’t like here anyway is there are quite a few places that demand their employees have the vaccine in order to stay employed, other places even require it’s customers to have had the vaccine if they want to be served.
Pastor Mike, I was also curious about how it’s viewed and received in different countries and meaning no offense at all especially a third world country. Thanks to all who choose to answer and I really hope everyone has a fantastic day!!
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Post by Bullshop on Aug 31, 2021 6:14:41 GMT -7
I am ignorant of any of it as it has not affected my life in any way.
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Post by grasshopper on Aug 31, 2021 7:27:31 GMT -7
That’s a bigger blessing than you know my friend it really is, my wife lost her father to it on April 17, 2020 and last September 2nd(my daughters birthday) I had to take my wife to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing, long story short she had to be placed on a ventilator for eight and a half days. They claimed it was early onset COPD, however I will never believe that. You can’t tell me a healthy woman who had just turned 50 and has never smoked, drank or been exposed to any type of unhealthy living or environment spontaneously developed COPD. I don’t think our government has any type of handle on it at all. I played the game of getting vaccines that were not studied or approved by the FDA while I was in the Army and I’m still convinced that’s why our first son died at eight and a half years old. I’m very glad it hasn’t had any impact on y’all and I sure hope it stays that way! Thanks so much for responding.
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Post by Bullshop on Aug 31, 2021 7:54:44 GMT -7
The thing is I just don't know what to believe. Our sources of information the Gov. and the media are absolutely untrustworthy so I am hesitant to do anything irreversible. We have no mandates or requirements here to continue our lives in normal fashion so we are just kind of coasting with that.
We were all sick about two weeks ago with soar throat respiratory issues and aches and pains but that passed in about a week and we are normal again. We didn't bother getting tested we just did what we would normally do tough it out and nurse yourself through. Dont know what we had but everyone in the house got it and it was flew like systems. Don't know, don't care just glad its over.
I was reading in the book of genesis yesterday about the famine in Egypt and how Joseph used it to acquire all possessions for the government. It was like a BAM!!! revelation into what is happening now with the reshuffle of wealth being caused by the virus. Remember the Egyptian famine was for seven years to complete the reshuffle . I believe this virus will cause world famine leading to a similar conclusion as the Biblical Egyptian famine which is total control of everything by the world governing bodies.
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Post by grasshopper on Aug 31, 2021 10:22:12 GMT -7
First I can’t resist, you said you were back to normal? Thou shalt not lie?🤣 I don’t think you’ve ever been normal my friend! In my mind that’s truly a wonderful thing and a blessing!!
I feel about the same as you as far as the government using this “pandemic” as a means to gain more and more control over our everyday lives Things like having huge stations to make sure people get their vaccine reminds me of spring when you gather all the new calves, heard them all together and put an identification tag in their ear! Who knows what may be in the vaccine. If you’ve ever watched the newest version of The Manchurian Candidate it has a scene where they place a microscopic “bug” into Major Marco. I’ve always told my family if they can think it up for a movie, they have or are close to doing it in real life! Super scary to me for sure. Like the saying goes, just cause you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you!😁
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Post by Bullshop on Aug 31, 2021 11:39:30 GMT -7
Well a certain segment of the political spectrum has in fact dubbed this crises "" THE RESTART"" You know the Bible says that the end times will be the worst the world has ever known. In the Biblical " FAMEN IN ALL THE LAND " Joseph bought everything everyone had to sell and they gave it willingly for food. A disruption in world food production caused by this pandemic could cause the same issue, mass world starvation. In the same situation as in Biblical times the people would accept the same thing, give up your possessions and your rights or starve.
I see this whole thing leading up to the Bible's description of the end times right down to getting the mark. I also see the current climate of UFO's opening the door to the great deceiver that will offer the solution in exchange for worship of him. Is seems pretty easy to connect all the dots if your a believer. Discern the signs of the times ! If not now then when ? Why not now? All believers accept that this will happen at some point so why not now ? In all appearances it is !
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Post by grasshopper on Aug 31, 2021 15:31:58 GMT -7
Yes my friend it’s really sad and unfortunately I believe it also may be very true. Most people have never had to witness what people that are starving(not just have the munchies) but truly starving are capable of, they would be amazed. Reminds me of a time way back in 1993 in a nasty little country called Somalia. The citizens there were starving because the chief warlord, Adid was stealing the food sent by the US and others straight off the dock. We went there as a task force to try and capture or kill Adid and his generals. Things didn’t go according to plan and the result was the largest battle since the Vietnam war, in the end 18 Americans were killed, an untold number of Somali citizens, the bad guy got away, we left and nothing changed. Sorry for the ramble, my point is should this pandemic continue and food production slows even more we will surely start to see desperate people doing desperate things. It does really make me wonder how long God will continue to let evil run rampant over the earth. I hope I’m just being paranoid about the whole thing but honestly I doubt it. I learned a long time ago after I’d been a soldier in the “machine” for more than a day, during conflicts and wars the only folks that ever win are the bankers, politicians and defense contractors, sorry for the rant but it’s frustrating to see the country I dearly love turn away from God.
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Post by Bullshop on Aug 31, 2021 17:29:34 GMT -7
Legends of the fall ! There has been much contempt from many soldiers for many years toward the war brokers once the truth is understood.
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Post by grasshopper on Aug 31, 2021 18:33:53 GMT -7
Great movie! One of m favorite quotes in a movie for sure the old Indian Stab says “ I wanted to take scalps, but the kill was not mine!”
I’m afraid you are correct about many soldiers feeling the way I do once they have been enlightened about the real purposes behind most conflicts. I suppose that’s also why they need 18 year olds to jump outta planes or perform a frontal assault on a fixed bunker 100 meters away! Whereas an older more learned soldier would consider other options like indirect fire or call Pastor Mike with his armor to come and take care of it.
It’s just a real shame that most of our “leaders” are from the Vietnam generation of men that fought or could of fought in that war. They learned absolutely zero because this past week looked an awful lot like what I saw on tv as a kid back in 1975 during the fall of Saigon. Ok, I’m done sorry again for the ramble but yes soldiers surely become jaded once they understand the real deal. I may gripe a lot about our government especially the present one and thank goodness for the first amendment, but there’s still no other place on this earth I’d rather live!
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Post by Bullshop on Aug 31, 2021 20:47:57 GMT -7
We are not home yet just waiting to go there. This is a good place to wait though.
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Post by grasshopper on Aug 31, 2021 20:53:25 GMT -7
Yes sir, I couldn’t agree more with you. Like I said before I’ve been lucky enough to visit most places on this third rock from the sun, most not on vacation though!😁 I do feel blessed for the journey though, had I not been able to see how others in this world live I’m not sure I would appreciate all the freedoms most Americans take for granted each day! No, we are surely not home yet, I’m not learned enough to know if we are supposed to long and wish for that day to come any sooner than it will so I just try and l e each day the best I can!
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Post by missionary on Nov 20, 2021 6:14:42 GMT -7
Well here is another fine thread I missed through the summer. This past summer was not any kind of "rest and relaxing" time. But life gets that way.
The so called Vaccine... It is just another medicine available to us if we so desire to take it. Sadly it became a government tool to cause division.
On the Bible side I view it like all decisions... What is Gods Will for me and family. To live in the U.S. of A is not to me a need nor a law that says I must receive it.
We are back in Peru as of Wednesday 17 November. Whole different world. Three days before leaving ILL-Nois Peru announced that to travel, enter churches, stores, banks.... any public accessed place, it would be law starting 15 December to be shot. So we had to decide if we would place God's Will higher on our scale of obedience and take the shots or choose our will and not return.
If any other missionary chooses differently that is their personal choice to make before God. God must guide them. We have to do what God wants us to do. I would rather die doing His Will than live in safety knowing I was off His path set aside for us to walk. (Ephesians 2:10)
No we do not desire to get the shots but then I do not like being told I must do alot of things our fine Constitution declares are God given Rights.
When I am President I will "Mandate" every legal citizen can have a belt fed to protect his own and his neighbors. Surplus military equipment of all types will be available to anyone who can safely use it. Congress had better fall in line real fast. But that may be getting political.
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