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reflections upon “the Thin Blue Line” refraction

A Blue Light Special  thought  . . . police-the-blue-light-special-photo-635874443578281807-police-lights As we ponder, (amid demonically induced stresses of the morphing beast-like emerging global order), the societal reflections upon “the Thin Blue Line” refraction, let us de-escalate our emotional discharge purposefully, for the allocation of discernment to clarify the way of peace,  which is undoubtedly opposite to the order’s yellow-bricked deceptive road to destruction.
police-white-badge-with-blue-line-imagesUmmm…that said, let’s talk candidly about what some of us are shamefully doing…Recently, a popular discount store’s bakery staff refused to make a cake for a young woman who wanted to honor her dad with a simple cake decorated with “a thin blue line/stripe” across the cake to represent his profession as a policeman. The bakery staff didn’t feel comfortable making the cake because of the stigmatization of racism super-imposed upon the entire USA police force. Whaaat?! Some places of business are refusing to serve cops as customers and some civilians are boycotting stores, schools, etc. because of these establishments’ support of community police and sheriff departments–whaat?!

As if that wasn’t incredible enough, People are actually looting and burning their own cities or neighborhoods because of their need to express frustration against police brutality? Whaaat?!  Seriously?!! Why would citizens destroy what they need?!  Huh?!

Okay,  let’s consider this scenario….suppose we are safely at home, relaxing and unwinding from the stresses of our day and all of a sudden a mob of frustrated people decided to run randomly through our neighborhood kicking in the front doors of our homes, stealing items, destroying stuff, beating us, tearing our clothes from our bodies, while laughing or screaming.  Suppose we didn’t have any sort of weapon to seriously protect ourselves while also being dangerously outnumbered by the mob.  What would we instinctively think to do next? The majority of us would instinctively dial 911 and hope our neighbors were going to do the same thing, right??!!  Yet, some business employees are refusing to serve police as customers??!!  Whaaat?!!

Don’t get me wrong, I realize racism is a serious matter and can lead to horrible abuses of power and violence, however, are civilians really trying to label every single police officer a racist?? Really?! Are people becoming that cold-hearted and unreasonable?! Seriously?! Are Americans becoming that thoughtless and vicious??!! Many of the grieving family members of loved ones shot by the police have constantly called for non-violence and peaceful exchanges and expression between civilians and police officers, but to no avail.

Would any of us want to be lumped together with those who promote criminality and violence just because a large group of people stampede the streets and airwaves and demand to label our entire profession or culture as racist killers, when we know it’s not?? Are we guilty by association??!!

If this is justified, then what would prevent people from incorrectly labeling all areas of law enforcement as racist, such as “all attorneys”, all judges (no matter what the specialty is), how about all court clerks, all bailiffs, all court stenographers, how about all legislators, how about the court house employees and cleaning crews? Hey what about the 911 dispatchers, are all of them racists too? Oh, how about law professors at colleges and universities? What about all of the utility companies that supply their services (for a fee contract) to keep their precincts and court houses running, are they racist too? Should we then boycott all businesses, boycott our entire nation too, and our own family members if they are employed within these professions in some degree?? Sounds absurd, right??

Without proper consideration and careful thought concerning a matter, people can often times do more harm than good, although initially they may have had plausible intentions.

The danger here is the underbelly beast wanting to rear its ugly head–called “lawlessness”.

Could it be that the unsuspecting public doesn’t realize it’s being coaxed into a lawless “dark ages” type society, to usher in a global ideology of forceful submission for a “controlled enforcement of pseudo peace”??

Could it possibly be a “grand experiment” that through a force-fed disdain for righteous law, would then lead to anticipated lawless-chaos, to where a new world emerges enforcing a new order, that sadly might be unrecognizable to citizens of nation states, where the new peace and law is perhaps the banishment of all individual freedoms??

What else ensues where lawlessness abounds?? Chaos, then a dictatorship of Marshall Law.

We are living in very perilous times within this world’s morphing order…thinking thoroughly before we act, is crucially imperative. Any thoughtless emotional reaction that might lead to regret during these times, can bring about severities many of us have not considered.

Let’s consider the face value meaning of the word “protest”…
**the prefix “Pro” can also mean “being for” something…
**the root word “Test” can mean “trial” or “experiment”…
**thus the word “protest” means being “for a test or testing and also “being for experiment”

Therefore, participants in protest, at times can be considered by some levels of global governance as being a willing participant for an experiment!

Sometimes there are bad apples that can be found in a bunch, but if the bad apples are carefully removed in a timely manner, they can’t spoil the whole bunch.

Just because the bath water becomes dirty after washing your baby, it doesn’t mean you should dispose of the baby with the dirty bath water. So, we shouldn’t inconsiderately negatively brand all police officers as abusive racists.

sheriff-blue-line-badge-lapel-pin-6-point-sheriff-s-badge-lapel-pin-tie-tack-1_largeI support all police officers of good conscience of heart that protect and serve their communities with respect in the service of good laws. We should respect these officers, the men and women in blue. We should pray for the safety of cops and military serving who are members of our families, who are family friends, who are our neighbors and who lawfully serve our communities justly as a whole. A nation or state without good cops, good laws, and a honorable military is without accountability, and will be destroyed through lawlessness and externally by its foes.

We call 911 when we are in a life threatening situation…therefore, we should pray for the many good cops who put their lives on the line when they answer our distress calls. As for the minority number of cops who seek to engage in criminal activity against citizens, they should be exposed within the law, by citizens and/or fellow police officers who choose to even hold themselves accountable to the law.

Let’s not help to push the global agenda for “order of darkness out of chaos” because we are intelligent beings (mankind). Let’s not become a part of the grand lab experiment.

May YAH ELAH Our Heavenly Father continue to open our eyes and hearts to The Truth that we may continue to be blessed in His Light to walk within it…and be kept safe in YAHUSHAs Name. Peace.

Columnist, Tonya M Woodbury-Sloan
The Complex Layers Series, Copyright September 2016

WOMAN…much more than world’s cultures frame her…more precious than Rubies & the Costliest Jewels…sayeth her CREATOR

not bound by the limited definitions of the world, but of the infinite boundless Creator Father

not bound by the limited definitions of the world, but of the infinite boundless Creator Father

….for the encouragement of the “woman”, baby-girls, young women, and vintage women…worth more than rubies….and a warning for those who do evil against her…The Complex Layers Series image Baby-Girl for blog 11-23-14 391f7a1ef600efa9b505e5df995111a3

 

 

 

 

priceless middle, senior, and elder aged women

priceless middle, senior, and elder aged women

The statistics of the blog article, “The Index: Justice for Rape in War”, from the  WOMEN UNDER SIEGE Project, posted  in May 2014, should leave women shocked and appalled, some men ashamed and cause us all to pray and seek to do only good and love toward one another; praying for YAH’s intervention and justice, soon {since the world court systems don’t seem to have the will].

Article Excerpts:

“Year in which General Andrew Jackson is credited with coining the phrase “booty and beauty” to make clear what kind of “spoils…to the victor go”: 1812″

“Year in which an international tribunal established that sexualized violence is a crime against humanity and potentially an act of genocide: 1995″

There are many more alarming statistics mentioned in this article that not only speak to the moral depravity that continues, but also sheds light on the gap-of length-of years  the world governments and cultures of the past and present have allowed (and ignored) before choosing to examine and re-examine the horrific acts of sexual violence and rape. The insidious manner and deliberately slow course of action  nation-states have taken (against sexual violence/rape) throughout the centuries and present years, have been undoubtedly painful and  frustrating for victims of these atrocities who still await justice to be served.

In an age of cold-heartedness and violence, hatred of every kind and form, the ages long paradoxical deception and promotion of dark matters, perhaps many of us might venture to say ‘we’ve heard it all; how could it possibly get any worse‘. This possibility can become a certainty when we white-wash the guilty stains of evil, excuse the heinous, and pardon the hellhound-ish intentions of the hellbound.

a good woman is worth more than rubies, gold, silver and precious stones

a good woman is worth more than rubies, gold, silver and precious stones

Many men, throughout the myriad of traditions and cultures of the world, have been socially and psychologically indoctrinated to de-value the “wo’man” and to show disdain toward her. Those of mankind who have desire to have a moral center would choose to shun these doctrines of sexual degeneracy. In addition, those who trust in YAH/GOD and YAHuSh’a should know what is written in HIS Word regarding “the woman” and especially a good woman, YAH-Elah Our Heavenly Father chose to liken “Wisdom” as unto a “virtuous woman” [HIS description is the same, for wife/woman and wisdom!], and for a good and perfect reason. So when men and any portion of society seeks to bludgeon ‘the woman’ (more pointedly a loving, moral and virtuous woman), they sever their ties to what is a “priceless” treasure to life itself, and the ability to gain a vital portion of “Wisdom” that can only come from her (as YAH Our Heavenly Father and Creator has gifted within her).

Proverbs 31:10-15… A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman—who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of [honest] gain or need of [dishonest] spoil, and with her he will have all he needs. She encourages (in truth), and does him good, not harm, and no evil as long as there is life within her. She seeks [out wool and flax] and works with willing hands. She is like the merchant ships loaded with foodstuffs; she brings her household’s food [bread] in from afar. She gets up while it is still night, providing food for her household [even spiritual] even some for her female servants.

Proverbs 3:13-17….How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding. For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her gain better than fine gold. She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her. Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
Job 28:15, 18
It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

Proverbs 9:11
For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

Proverbs 3:18…AhaYAH ELAH by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.…

The rapist is the wicked one, the victim is violated innocence.

The rapist is the wicked one, the victim is violated innocence.

Lawless wicked actions of the past that are knowingly kept from the corrective hand of right-ruling and justice, are therefore left to fester in present and future societies of the world. It enables immorality to increase in its evil and insatiable appetite to demoralize and devour women and girls. Rape will always plague the conscience and wrench the hearts of those of us who detest it. However, if it does not cause the co-conspirators who pardoned and/or turned a blind eye to it to repent and work unceasingly to unembolden wicked-ones from committing these hellish crimes of rape….then they shall reap their just reward within their fallen world’s fate….their own eventual unethical consequences as their personal HELL on earth. Those who allow and commit rape will eventually be left to experience their permanent level of Hell, as it is  described in one of the world’s famous literary pieces…”Dante’s Inferno”.

The more lawlessness is allowed to increase, the more the people of the land/earth mourn; the more righteousness and moral desire increases, the people rejoice. Righteousness and moral desire comes from LOVE; it is the reason why YAH says it is the greatest of all right-rulings in which to strive.

Let us pray for each other, that we women and girls will continue to grow into, and be as, the precious, priceless, virtuous, loving and royal women we were created to BE. Let us pray for our men and boys that they may realize their awesome worth to YAH and gain understanding as to why YAH says a good woman is a priceless and precious gift of goodness and blessings to a man, where nothing of this world could ever compare. May they know a good woman adds wealth, worth, and goodness to a man’s life, and will strengthen his side, as unto his rib, from which woman was were formed.

Let us all love one another and may Yah bless and keep all of you guys according to HIS Perfect Will,

Tonya Woodbury Sloan, TCLS

P.S. It would be better for us to repent than to burn….because the destroyers will always meet their fateful demise as such–in destruction, and the truly repentive and the innocent shall one day (soon) truly have peace.

 

SOURCE:

1.  The Index: Justice for Rape in War. WOMEN UNDER SIEGE Project, Blog. WMC Women’s Media Center. Wolfe, Lauren, Director. May 2, 2014.

http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/the-index-justice-for-crimes-of-rape-in-war?utm_content=buffer9a5a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.VHIjWZFqiCw.facebook

 

UPDATE – EBOLA…pushed backstage by coverage of US Congressional Elections, vies for the spotlight…as the abbreviated ‘alphabet soup’ global entities weigh in.

Photo: USA TODAY

Photo: USA TODAY

Although politicking and political elections are important to many US citizens, the self-indulgent grandeur of it all, done-up by the political machine and its dutiful broadcasters, should never have been allowed to bogart media coverage of the EBOLA pandemic.  Yes, of course politics and its elections deserve necessary attention, but not to the extent of nearly blotting out updates concerning EBOLA and reducing it to the (infrequent) scrolling text on the  mainstream media ticker-tape.

While the politicians were stumping, their monetary donors were attending and hosting $1000 a plate fundraiser dinners,  their grassroots campaign workers labored door to door, and the media broadcasts indulged in political pomp and pageantry, most of the general public were unaware of the issuance of more in-depth  medical protection guidelines against EBOLA, new (to the general public) EBOLA incubation period revelations, updates on specifically assigned locations to quarantine and monitor military personnel and civilians returning from EBOLA plagued regions to the EU and the USA, and field reports of new regions, as well as former regions with (“renewed”) EBOLA outbreaks.

Photo: NIH National Institutes of Health

Photo: NIH National Institutes of Health

According to the Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) October 30, 2014 publication The InfoGRAM, within section subtitled: “Updated Ebola Guidance from the IAB, CDC, HHS”, it states, “…the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and IAB (InterAgency Board) recently published or updated four  (4)  procedural documents aimed at keeping first responders safe from Ebola exposure during the course of their duties…” [1.para.1]

The published or updated documents are as follows:

The IAB published  “Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for First Responders against Ebola Exposure Hazards” (PDF, 623 Kb).”  This document entails, “…the selection and use of specific PPE based upon the risks of exposure,…a quick table to help determine that risk,…discusses PPE decontamination, donning and doffing, and provides a detailed description of different PPE.” [1. para.2]

The InfoGRAM also mentions The HHS (The Department of Health and Human Services) development of an Ebola Presentation Template (PDF, 1.5 mb), “…which consists of 35 slides, for organizations and public health departments interested in giving slide presentations on EBOLA to their employees or staff.” [1. para.3]

The CDC‘ has recently issued and/or revised and re-issued the following documents as it pertains to the EBOLA crisis:

1.  Guidance on PPE to be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with EBOLA Virus Disease in US Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting on (Donning) and Removing (Doffing). [1. para.4]

2.  Interim Guidance for EMS Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for Management of Patients with Known or Suspected EBOLA Virus Disease in The United States. [1. para.5]

3.  Monitoring Systems and Controlling Movement to Stop Spread of EBOLA. As per the CDC, “…this document will serve as guidance on monitoring people traveling back to the US from EBOLA stricken areas of the world, and who may have been exposed.”  [1. para.6]

Photo: AP

Photo: AP

Being that the CDC, government politicians, the medical community, and local health departments have often stated emphatically, the incubation period for the EBOLA Virus Disease is 21 days, most of the general public is probably shocked (to say the least) to find the WHO (World Health Organization) only half-heartedly agrees with their statement.  Why “half-heartedly” you ask? Let’s allow the following information from the WHO to answer this question.

The WHO explains the incubation period for individual patients, healthcare workers in PPE who have treated EBOLA patients, and for the populace/country affected by the outbreak as a whole. This explanation is given in an October 14, 2014, WHO Media Centre article, titled: Are the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal over? Ebola situation assessment. Their definition and explanation of the incubation period is mentioned in the following article excerpts:

“….How does WHO declare the end of an Ebola outbreak?….”

“According to WHO recommendations, health care workers who have attended patients or cleaned their rooms should be considered as “close contacts” and monitored for 21 days after the last exposure, even if their contact with a patient occurred when they were fully protected by wearing personal protective equipment…

For health care workers, the date of the “last infectious contact” is the day when the last patient in a health facility tests negative using a real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.

For WHO to declare an Ebola outbreak over, a country must pass through 42 days, with active surveillance demonstrably in place, supported by good diagnostic capacity, and with no new cases detected. Active surveillance is essential to detect chains of transmission that might otherwise remain hidden.” [2]

“…Incubation period.”

“The period of 42 days, with active case-finding in place, is twice the maximum incubation period for Ebola virus disease and is considered by WHO as sufficient to generate confidence in a declaration that an Ebola outbreak has ended.

Recent studies conducted in West Africa have demonstrated that 95% of confirmed cases have an incubation period in the range of 1 to 21 days; 98% have an incubation period that falls within the 1 to 42 day interval. WHO is therefore confident that detection of no new cases, with active surveillance in place, throughout this 42-day period means that an Ebola outbreak is indeed over.

The announcement that the outbreaks are over, in line with the dates fixed by the subcommittee on surveillance, epidemiology, and laboratory testing, is made by the governments of the affected countries in close collaboration with WHO and its international partners.” [2]

Based upon the information from this article, it is clear the EBOLA Virus Disease incubation period is between 1 to 21 to 42 days, as defined and expected. This WHO clarification would not prove the CDC and other associated alphabet abbreviation organizations and government agencies to be incompetent, on the contrary, it proves these organizations have a need or desire to with-hold pertinent information from all sectors of the general public, and from “general medicine” hospitals and medical center staff.  But why, you ask?  That is an excellent question which deserves an immediate reply from the government and medical community. The general public needs to respectfully demand an answer, and soon.

Another important Ebola update comes from Army General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Department of Defense.  Chairman General Dempsey listed 7 (total) US Military Bases to be utilized as locations of quarantine for EBOLA Mission Troops returning to the USA or to the 2 bases in the EU, from EBOLA stricken regions of the world. According to an Associated Press article, the list of the 5 bases stateside and the 2 bases abroad are as follows:

Image Graphic: DOD, Defense.gov

Image Graphic: DOD, Defense.gov

1. Fort Hood, Texas

2. Fort Bliss, Texas

3. Fort Bragg, North Carolina

4. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

5. Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia

6.  Military Base in Italy

7.  Military Base in Germany.

The EBOLA Mission Troops will be quarantine and medically monitored state-side at these 5 locations and the 2 US military bases abroad for a period of 21 days. However, US DOD Civilian Personnel can choose whether to go through the quarantine at these particular military installations or not.  In addition, Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday any department civilians who become ill will receive medical treatment at military facilities at no cost. [3. AP]

The gloomy reality is as of today, EBOLA is still spreading in West Africa. Jene-Wonde in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia, a small village neighboring Sierra Leone, has now become the latest deadly EBOLA epicenter.  Ten percent of their population has already died from EBOLA due to the lack of healthcare and some locals claim their government has remained unresponsive to their cries for help. [4.]

Mali, West Africa, very recently (this November) had 2 confirmed deadly cases of EBOLA, where both patients died in a just a few days.   Although both cases were associated with contact in Guinea, they traveled to different regions, and thus had no known personal associations nor acquaintance. They are not linked. The victims were a female nurse at a local clinic, and also a seventy year old male, Muslim Grand Imam. As per the WHO contract trace investigation concerning the Grand Imam, the collected data is as follows: ,

“He was a 70-year-old male resident of Kourémalé village, in the Siguiri prefecture of Guinea, had onset of symptoms from an undiagnosed disease on 17 October. On 18 October, he was admitted to a private clinic in the mining town of Siguiri.”

“As his condition did not improve, he was transferred to another clinic located just across the border in Mali. On 25 October, he travelled by car, together with 4 family members to seek treatment at the Pasteur Clinic in Bamako.”

He was treated at the Pasteur Clinic from 25 October until his death, from kidney failure, on 27 October. In addition, a friend who visited him at the clinic also died abruptly from an undiagnosed disease. Both are considered probable Ebola cases. For both, no samples are available for testing.

The nurse, whose fatal Ebola infection was confirmed on 11 November, worked at the Pasteur Clinic.

Because of his religious status as a Grand Imam, his body was transported to a mosque for a ritual washing ceremony/ The body was then returned to the native village of Kourémalé for formal funeral and burial ceremonies. Although these events are still under investigation, WHO staff assume that many mourners attended the ceremonies.

In that same village, the deceased patient’s first wife died of an undiagnosed disease on 6 November. His brother and his second wife are currently being managed at an Ebola treatment centre in Gueckedou, Guinea. All 3 accompanied the patient during the car trip to Bamako.

On 10 November, his daughter died from an undiagnosed disease. The family declined offers of a safe burial.

On 11 November, the man’s son, who is currently at the Ebola treatment center in Gueckedou, tested positive for Ebola at the European Union’s mobile biosafety level 3 laboratory there. He was the fourth family member in the car trip to Bamako. Confirmation of his infection further increases the likelihood that deaths in other family members were caused by Ebola.” [5. WHO]

There are at least 2 main reasons why  it is vitally important to pay attention to the contact trace data  of those showing any of the symptoms of EBOLA. First, it enables a quick quarantining response and prompt treatment of individuals in hopes of staving off the disease. Secondly, the investigation of physical contacts with the infected host, may reveal if there are any changes in the characteristics of the spreading of the virus, as well as if the EBOLA virus scientific markers have changed, which may or may not reveal if the virus has mutated, become more lethal, and if there is evidence of it becoming aerosolized or airborne.

How people respond to prevention and protective medical protocols is very important. No matter how many differing opinions there are regarding the onset of the first human case in West Africa, the point is it is here and deadly! Denial of any aspect of  this virus, its incubation period, its symptoms, and how it is spread will put other peoples’ lives at risk. Taking precautionary measures of prevention and protection, is prudent, in which the well known phrase, “it’s better to be safe than sorry” would definitely apply.

Let us stay safe, show remorse for our wrongs, seek to do what is right, show true care and love, and make wholesome lasting memories, because life in this world is fragile.

For those who believe like me, let us encourage one another and comfort one another in AhaYAH and The Messiah’s Love with Psalm 91:

1 Who so dwelleth in the [a]secret of the most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 [b]I will say unto the Lord, O my hope, and my fortress: he is my God, in him will I trust.

3 Surely I will deliver thee from the [c]snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He will cover thee under his wings, and thou shalt be sure under his feathers: his [d]truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 [e]Thou shalt not be afraid of the fear of the night: nor of the arrow that flieth by day:

6 Nor of the pestilence that walketh in the darkness: nor of the plague that destroyeth at noon day.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come near thee.

8 Doubtless with thine [f]eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 For thou hast said, The Lord is mine hope: thou hast set the most High for thy refuge.

10 There shall none evil come unto thee, neither shall any plague come near thy tabernacle.

11 [g]For he shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt walk upon the lion and asp: the [h]young lion, and the dragon shalt thou tread under feet.

14 [i]Because he hath loved me, therefore will I deliver him: I will exalt him because he hath known my Name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him: I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and glorify him.

16 With [j]long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.  [6]

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 91:1 He that maketh God his defense and trust, shall perceive his protection to be a most sure safeguard.
  2. Psalm 91:2 Being assured of this protection, he prayeth unto the Lord.
  3. Psalm 91:3 That is, God’s help is most ready for us, whether Satan assail us secretly, which he calleth a snare: or openly, which is here meant by the pestilence.
  4. Psalm 91:4 That is, his faithful keeping of promise to help thee in thy necessity.
  5. Psalm 91:5 The care that God hath over his, is most sufficient to defend them from all dangers.
  6. Psalm 91:8 The godly shall have some experience of God’s judgments against the wicked even in this life, but fully they shall see it at that day when all things shall be revealed.
  7. Psalm 91:11 God hath not appointed every man one Angel, but many to be ministers of his providence to keep his, and defend them in their vocation, which is the way to walk in without tempting God.
  8. Psalm 91:13 Thou shalt not only be preserved from all evil, but overcome it whether it be secret or open.
  9. Psalm 91:14 To assure the faithful of God’s protection, he bringeth in God to confirm the same.
  10. Psalm 91:16 For he is contented with that life that God giveth: for by death the shortness of this life is recompensed with immortality.  [6]

May His Loving Peace, Blessing, and Protection be upon you.

Tonya Woodbury Sloan, TCLS.

 

 SOURCES:

1.  Updated Ebola Guidance from the IAB, CDC, HHS. The InfoGRAM. Vol. 14 – Issue 44. 30 October 2014. Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC). http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSFACIR/2014/10/30/file_attachments/337040/October%2B30%252C%2B2014%2BInfoGram.pdf.

2.  Are the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal over? Media centre. World Health Organization. Ebola situation assessment – 14 October 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/14-october-2014/en/

3.  Military Names 5 US Bases for Ebola Mission Troops. Associated Press. Nov 7, 2014. LOLITA C. BALDOR.

4.  Liberia village becomes a new Ebola epicenter. Associated Press. Nov. 12, 2014. WILLIAMS, WADE.

5.  Mali confirms its second fatal case of Ebola virus disease. Media Centre. World Health Organization. Ebola situation assessment. 12 November 2014.  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/12-november-2014-mali/en/

6.  PSALM 91. Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition GNV. Tolle Lege Press.  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+91&version=GNV

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…the ‘god of forces’?…who will give honor to the strange god?

….end of the ages, thought provoking, heart wrenching, and prayerful matters…

….after the sealing of the repentant ones–who walk in the love of YAH-Elah-GOD….

….after the marking of the unrepentant–who walk NOT in love–but in lust of the flesh, eyes and the arrogant-pride of life–who [1 John 2:16] make a pledge to evil….

….after the false one/anti-messiah…

….after all wicked matters and transgressions are made to cease….

….when the True Messiah Yahushua comes (again) and every tribe-all creation shall see HIM….

….ALL things are fulfilled…

 

1. Who is the “god of forces” (and strongholds) mentioned in the Book of Daniel? [Ref: Daniel 11:37-45]

a. Identifying this ‘god of forces’:

* *a god not known by biblical fathers of the ancient past…not even to the greek nor the syrian of the ancient past.**

— it is NOT the TRUE and LIVING YAH Our Father because YAH is known and has been known from the very Beginning of all things and matters….YAH is the Ancient of Days having no end.

— the god of forces = abaddon, apollyon, the dragon, demonic serpent of the abyss….who will demand worship in a temple in Jerusalem, polluting the temple, make it desolate

— god of what “forces”….armies, large armies (and principalities–including police ‘forces’, para-military ‘forces’) of willing men and also demons, armies who slaughter and murder all in the name of this god of forces, believing they are doing their strange god’s work.

 

2. Who is the “one” who will give honor to the “god of forces” also known as “a strange and foreign god”?

The anti-messiah/ante-messiah the one (false messiah) who comes “before” the True Messiah is sent (by the power of ahaYAH)!

Some details to help identify him/the one who worships his god of forces are:

a. A “Western King” of tyrannical rule

b. He will have no regard, nor acceptance for any other god, and yet will give honor and worship to a god his fathers (including Abraham) never knew

c. He will magnify himself above all other gods, except the ‘god of forces’

[ref: 2 Thessalonians 2:4]  He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

[ref: Isaiah 14: 12 – 14]   “How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! “But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. 14’I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’…

d. He will give offerings of gold, silver, priceless stones, riches, and “offerings” to the ‘god of forces’

e. He will have no regard for the desires (rights nor protection) of women

f. Utilizing powers from his ‘god of forces’, he will take action against (attack) kings and the (their) strongest fortresses across the earth (especially the king of the North, king of the South, and of the East), having great rage to destroy…(strong nations will be made subject to him, but for a short space of time)

g. He will allow high honor for all those who accept/acknowledge him, and “cause” them to rule over ‘the many’, selling and re-distribute parcels of land “at a price”.

h. He is one of the end of times/ages beasts – 1st beast has 7 heads (G-7 nations), the second beast has 2 horns like a lamb yet speaks as a dragon.

[Revelation 13:11 – ]
The Beast from out of the earth – Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes (forces) the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.…

[Revelation 13:3-4,8 ]   One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast. People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”…….:8 – All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast–ALL whose names have NOT been written in the Lamb’s BOOK OF LIFE, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world. (Our Messiah/The High Priest once and for all time!)

i. He (tyrannical western king) will eventually come to an end…and no one will help him.

[Isaiah 14:15- 18]…15″Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit. 16″Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, 17 Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’…18″All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb. 19″But you have been cast out of your tomb Like a rejected branch, Clothed with the slain who are pierced with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit Like a trampled corpse.…”

……….For all of those in the Middle Eastern nations being horribly persecuted and those who are living in the areas threatened by beheadings …….may you be comforted in ahaYAH ashar ahaYAH’s Love….stay in HIS Strength…for you, and even those of Egypt, Syria, and portions of Jordan who call upon HIM and The True Messiah sincerely shall be kept in HIM and preserved for resurrection and new life, and be welcomed to go up to New Jerusalem to feast and fellowship with HIM and Messiah…….

New Jerusalem images for blog 10-27-14
………it is written in Revelation 20:4…..Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of YAHusha/YAHushua and because of the Word of YAH/God, and those who had NOT worshiped the beast NOR his image, and had NOT received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with The True Messiah for a thousand years.

Stay aware., safe…and encouraged in HIS Strength.

 

Tonya Woodbury Sloan (TCLS)

Camouflaged “for” war….or….Camouflaged “by” war….is it still “war”?….Why do “boots” decide the answer?

….pondering this as another anniversary of a horrific terrorist attack approaches this month…..the Westgate Mall in Kenya, September 21, 2013..where 67-71 people were brutally murdered……

….I now ask the question contemplated by most Americans….”is the USA at war?…..the political heads of state keep saying…NO….so why does this very important question still seem to invade the american psyche?  Could the reason why their “NO” response is unacceptable to most americans and to some in the military be that it doesn’t agree with the natural perception of war?

I mean, to most people, war fulfills the test of the “senses” as it applies to its definition – war, a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state, its synonyms: conflict, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle… [Merriam-Webster].  The senses are fulfilled with observation – through natural vision and captured imagery–sight,  auditory stimuli–hearing, cognitive mental processes–thinking/learning/understanding, and through experience–by encountering, touch, and being faced with the dark evil presence of war….So,

….after many of us have watched the most current live speeches from the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, The Joint Chiefs of Staff – regarding their statements on ISIS/IS/ISIL, Al Qaeda, Syrian Rebels, Syrian Assad Government, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the heinous beheadings……and after we’ve re-visited the archived remarks made by Former Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (remember she resigned in the fall of 2013) in which she stated the ISIS threat was already well known and discussed within the U.S. counter-terrorism, Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security apparatuses during her tenure, with briefings on this subject matter in closed door sessions with both the executive branch and the appropriate designated members of the legislative branch,…we say to ourselves….

….huh…really?…..and ummm…..just because there are smaller pockets of american troops strategically placed in and around these regions, while fighter jets and armed drones have been given the order to bomb particular ‘strike zones’ within Syria, just because troops are on the ground ‘under the guise of training’ rebel forces, while blatant lines in the sand are being drawn against Russia, and just because this doesn’t fit the usual Modus Operandi of both WWI and WW2….somehow gives the executive branch and some in congress, and some at the DOD the credibility to “claim it’s not war”?…..how deceptively bizarre is that?..so, again…

….yes, again….I ask……is the USA at war?….you betcha—WW3…..most would agree—it’s the new “face of war”, invoking new strategies….but the same old enemies–without the defined uniform, nor respect of “rules of engagement”–nor the “rule of law” of any nation, not even the laws of the global order’s United Nations–whose soldiers hail from a wide spectrum of world sectors and socioeconomic backgrounds…cleverly camouflaged “by” war amongst its potential target(s).…

….so technically if a particular nation’s troops and overt or covert special ops forces are ordered to forgo wearing the usual camouflaged uniform and ‘military issued combat boots “for” war during engagement….this allows for military operations to be viewed and accepted as “not engaging in warfare” because of the technicality that “boots must be on the ground” and in larger groups for it to be classified as an actual war?…….say whaaaat?!…..seriously?…..is this what they and the media are doing?…..seriously?…..Hmmmm, looking back through history, should we re-consider if the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was actually an act of war against the USA?……After all, they ONLY used fighter pilots and jets…..it was ONLY airstrikes right?…or at least predominantly right?….did they have Japanese combat boots on the ground?……Hmmm, somehow the USA considered it an act of war…..should we wonder why?

….Thus, it is war, isn’t it.

….pondering this……as I pray along with you in YAH and Our Redeemer for all who are suffering warfare and plagues here and around the world, while asking HIM to comfort and strengthen us in HIS TRUTH and LOVE that HE would grant us HIS GRACE to endure to the end of ages, to be saved,

by Tonya Woodbury-Sloan.

The Complex Layers Series

2nd A L E R T !…continued…Webinar topics concerning FEMA Region II: affects of a Pandemic on “The GRID” and Staffing due to fears

Again, very important guys…no panic here…just serious awareness…

KRT News Graphics, 08-14-2003, Source: US E.I.A.

KRT News Graphics, 08-14-2003, Source: US E.I.A.

More information was presented and discussed amongst FEMA Region II (NY, NJ, P.R. US V.I.) utilities and communication technology department officials during the October 9, 2014 webinar. As mentioned in my previous post regarding Region II pandemic preparedness, once again, this information is not receiving proper in-depth coverage nor discussion by the mainstream media.  This October 9th webinar session can be considered a continuation of their previous webinar session, but with pertinent information concerning the aforementioned areas of expertise.

Most of us realize, the “convenience” induced dependence upon technology today, has the ability to wreak havoc upon ‘technocratic’ societies, especially after a major disaster (natural or  manmade), war, and yes, even a pandemic. Fear of leaving our safe environments during a pandemic, can be just as devastating to our nation’s infrastructure and technologically operated grid systems, as the destruction of it, if caused by war (or EMP sabotage).

Our first instinct is to protect ourselves and our loved ones from entities which have a high percentage risk of causing fatalities or casualties.  Although EBOLA currently has not been classified as ‘airborne’, and despite the fact “it seems” to behave as an ‘aerosolized’ virus, never-the-less, it is alarmingly life threatening. Dealing with such a deadly virus (plague), which has already mutated over 400 times and has spread very rapidly, can propagate increased levels of (warranted) anxiety, and thus, instigates our personal, naturally instinctive and protective isolation response. Understanding this fact, the agencies are presented with a potentially daunting task to attempt to keep the local states, their collective assigned regions, and the entire nation, functioning as a productive society.  All agencies within all government levels and related private sector counterparts, including those, but not limited to, those agencies responsible for maintaining energy sources and connectivity, which heavily affects societal functionality, everyday economic progression, public infrastructure, community medicine and security , must implement protocols to aid in maintaining productivity of life  and continuity of government, (while still meeting  each state’s citizens’ collective and personal needs).

That said, the actual bulk of the responsibility of preserving and respecting local, state. and government laws and citizen’s legal rights during a pandemic  falls upon the nation’s citizens themselves, and how we and our families respond.  Our High Priest and Messiah YAHusha said many times (as it is written in His Word of Truth)…”Do NOT Fear…see I have told you beforehand so that you do not fear.”  Instead of fearing, we need to finalize our household emergency preparedness plans, and show love toward those who may be suffering due to plagues, natural disaster, man-made disasters, and war.  To love, is the greatest right-ruling/commandment we were impressed to obtain from Our Heavenly Father and YAHusha…because LOVE casts out ALL fear.

These continuing  webinar subject discussions provide valuable information and insight into the intricacies of training and preparedness functions in which some of the information disclosed can be implemented as well within our personal daily lives.

The length of the October 9th, 2014 –  Fema Region II Pandemic Training Webinar II – Power, Communications and internet connectivity in a Pandemic Event is just under 2 hours in length.  Please set aside some time to listen to and view the slide presentations of this webinar.  As I mentioned before in my previous post, most civilians are unaware of how their local government and private sector authorities are training and preparing for a Pandemic Event.  I would venture out far enough to say, the training and preparation period is no longer able to be considered a “prepare for (future) event”, but instead it is now unmistakably an “active live event”, where training and preparation must be immediately applied as this serious EBOLA Pandemic event remains fluid and expands. (See link below to access the webinar)

Many parents realize when one of their children or themselves contracts seasonal influenza, they must practice exceptional hygiene and low level quarantine practices at home in order to prevent their germs from spreading to their loved ones at home. These low level isolation practices would be to sit a a couple of feet away from loved ones, to cover the mouth and nose when sneezing and/or coughing–with a disposable facial tissue or inner bend of your arm, to wash your hands often, to sleep in another room in the home, to wash germ filled linens and clothing separately from the family combined laundry, to wipe away germs on faucets–door knobs–light switches–remote controls–refrigerator doors, cabinet knobs, etc using clorox or lysol wipes–or rubbing alcohol with disposable paper towels–and spray a reasonable misting of medically approved lysol spray in the air to keep germs down in your home , to avoid eating from the same spoon or fork, plate or bowl, and to avoid drinking from the same cups or receptacles until your loved one is no longer contagious and has regained complete health.  These practices have most often  helped to stave off the spreading of seasonal influenza for years, and have been proven to be very affective…….

CDC Quarantine Systems MAP, for cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, SARS, flu strains, EBOLA and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. Source: CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

CDC Quarantine Systems MAP, for cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, SARS, flu strains, EBOLA and other viral hemorrhagic fevers.
Source: CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

However,….. EBOLA is NOT influenza and is far more deadly with a fatality rate of between 20 to 90%, with no respect of persons in regards to immunity, age, gender, race, economic status, nor culture. This is a seriously dangerous killer virus, and should be handled as such, with complete caution and awareness, allowing no room for error if at all possible.  Since this should now be an obvious fact, many of us can’t help but have some serious unanswered questions remaining…..for example:

1. Why has the CDC along with some state HHS directors stated all hospitals around the nation are fully prepared for EBOLA and/or a Pandemic, when the recent contractions of the deadly virus and the disjointed medical protocol response to it has been confusingly lacking to say the least?

2. Wouldn’t it be deemed misleading to say ALL hospitals in the US have the proper protocol and training, when most of us who have worked within the medical community for any number of years, realizes there are specific hospitals which were built for and thus known for their specialties and expertise in a particular focus/area of medicine? …such as facilities like EMORY University Hospital which specializes in the field of Infectious Disease and has a Biocontainment Unit?

3. The CDC and the US federal government has been discussing for a very long time the serious need to have at least one Infections Disease Bio-containment Unit and specialized hospital in each state, and mentioned this need due to their foreknowledge of a potential EBOLA outbreak which at some point could possibly spread to the USA.  As of today, the USA only has 4, level four, hospitals which can receive and properly treat EBOLA patients and provide proper protection suits for their medical staff.  These four hospitals, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and St Patricks Hospital, Missoula, although considered level 4 facilities, have very few beds to accommodate any sizeable EBOLA outbreak…..the total number of beds between all four hospitals is said to be less than 25 beds total.  Why is that??

4. Why is it most of the public isn’t being told, only level 4 hospitals are most likely to receive actual level 4 credentials to request actual level 4 protection suits, supplies, and apparatus’ when needed because of the allotted funding for these level 4 facilities, but a lower level facility, not known for specializing in infectious disease will thus be provided lower level protection suits, protocol and treatment training and practices?

5.  Why does it seem as though the CDC and some HHS state directors are passing the buck around in an attempt to deflect responsibility for serious protocol failures, rather than receiving the buck and correcting these grave errors?….The missing and seemingly forgotten letter….”P”….from the….“and Prevention”…. portion of the acronym CDC for the Centers for Disease Control (and Prevention)….seems to purposely lend itself to forgetting the…”and Prevention” portion of this important centers’ function…..to  not only seek to “control diseases”, but also to prevent disease.

6.  That said, why hasn’t the CDC, HHS, Congress, and the POTUS grinded down their differences and unanimously agreed to appoint someone to the crucial position of US Surgeon General along with the approval for  emergency appropriations, so this individual and their staff can take the helm and promptly organize the US alphabet soup of related acronym agencies toward doing the job of maintaining public wellness/health, control and isolate the contagion, and preventing further spread?

7.  Are american civilians overacting if they pose these questions to the medical officials? Or, are the medical officials “overwhelmingly under-reacting” and thus has the Executive Branch doing so as well?  Are there any mainstream media journalist who would dare to get these questions answered directly and thoroughly, without showing bias nor fear?  Hmmm?

Those who are in FEMA Region II (NY, NJ, P.R., US V.I.), who choose to listen to these Pandemic Preparedness and Training webinars conducted by their state and regional officials will at least know what their officials have actually done and are currently doing regarding EBOLA and any other potentially deadly Pandemic, and they can prepare themselves as civilian individuals and their families accordingly.

Let’s continue to pray for one another for YAH/GOD’s guidance and protection, while we continue to share pertinent information with one another, to keep each other aware during these increasingly tumultuous times now and ahead.  His Peace be unto you and your loved ones.

When all else fails….Aha-YAH/God’s WORD and the covering of HIS SON YAHusha never will!

Please see the link to the October 9, 2014 webinar in the sources indicated below.

Tonya Woodbury Sloan

The Complex Layers Series

Sources Cited:

1.  FEMA Region II Pandemic Webinar Training II Power, Communications, Internet Connectivity and Staffing in a Pandemic Event. Oct. 9, 2014.  https://share.dhs.gov/p737vy5uar9/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

2.   Dedicated Ebola Hospitals Sought After Nurse’s Infection. Oct. 14, 2014. Caroline Chen and Kelly Gilblom. Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-13/ebola-monitoring-to-include-medical-staff-after-infection.html

3.  Graphic: Power Grids.map. KRT News Graphics, 08-14-2003, Source: US Energy Information Administration EIA.

4.  CDC Quarantine Stations (n=20). map. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

To Whom do ‘they’ refer to as ‘Peons’ and ‘Serfs’?

by Tonya W-Sloan

(Source Reference: 1 Timothy 6:1-21)

There are many wanderers of the streets today, across North America; they are not all vagabonds nor nomads.  They do not wander aimlessly, instead, many wanderers have had their endeavors stripped from them, and/or their destination temporarily interrupted–maliciously, forcibly, without their instigation…terminated from their merited achievements by those who “do as they wilt/will”– the wicked, who rape lives without remorse.

Is the man in the business suit noticed….who by day, appears like any other successful “PEDESTRIAN” traveling to and from the day’s scheduled appointments?  This man, whom after 20 years vested at the firm, ….showers at the local YMCA, where secretly–the shower becomes the laundry, the locker-room becomes the dressing room in which he is thankful to use, until his membership lapses…This man who must sleep in his luxury car, relieved it is fully paid for, as it has now become the roof over his family’s head–having been unjustly ousted from the firm, claiming economic concerns…Their future–seems nebulous. Now-a-days, most of us know a young man, and/or a family man who is either in this predicament, or something similar; maybe it is one of us experiencing this currently.

Our grandfathers, dads, our husbands, uncles, our brothers, male-cousins, our nephews, male-friends, our male-neighbors, former male-co-workers….of those who “DO“, of those who ‘LOVE’, of those who ‘GIVE STRENGTH’, of those who give of their ‘SWEAT’, of those who ‘CARE and PROVIDE’, of those who ‘PROTECT and SERVE’, of those who ‘HONOR’ and ‘ARE HONORABLE’ to their wives–the women in their families–and their children,  of those who ‘RESPECT’, of those who ‘MENTOR’ and ‘ARE GOOD STEWARDS’, of those who are ‘PATIENT and LONG-SUFFERING/FORGIVING’, of those who ‘TRY’, of those who  ‘ENDURE-never give up’, of those who ‘KNOW the TRUE TREASURES/assets OF LIFE’ are loved ones….of those who know man/wo’man ‘HAVE HEAVEN-MADE VALUE’–not as man-made commodities to be owned, bought, sold, traded, nor thrown away…..of those WHOSE CREATOR is AhaYAH Ashar AhaYAH/GOD’ and who sees money as ” a means”, as “a tool”–but not as god…….OUR MEN…of those who ‘EXEMPLIFY STRENGTH’–who MIRROR these characteristics of the likeness of YAHusha (Jesus) with STEADFASTNESS…these men, should the world deem as peons, as serfs?

Let it not be!….and so, it is not!….

These, instead are ‘true men’ possessing the aforementioned blessed traits,…having worked in many areas of society, consisting of:…those who are Farmers–who without–most would have no food on our tables,…of those who are conscientious Gardeners, Grocers, Chefs, Food Service Workers, and Restauranteurs–who without-there would be limited access to quality food sources and choices,…of those who are Landscapers, Architects, Builders/Contractors, Construction Workers, Plumbers, Electricians, Engineers, and Handy-Men/Mr. Fix-its–who without–there would be no homes/shelter, business buildings/facilities/centers, no manicured properties, no repaired essential equipment, and no infrastructure,….of those who are solicitous Educators, Attorneys, Advocates, Law Enforcers, U.S. Military Sentinels–who without–there would be limited or no desire ‘for governments nor people’ to uphold or enforce justice, nor to show fairness-to serve and protect with honor and without prejudice,…of those who are in ‘creditable’ Manufacturing, Textiles, Industry, Material Goods and Services, Economics, Accounting, ‘credible’ Financiers, Brokers, and Insurers– who without–there would be limited access to quality material necessities, savings assurance, nor ‘judicious’ consumer confidence,…of those of the Medical Profession, Child Care, Veterinary Medicine, Mortuary Professions,–who assist with the care of life’s most important moments of joy, woe, and sorrow–what would most do without them?…of the Postal Workers, Truckers, Cargo and Airline Pilots, Taxi-Cab Drivers, Dispatchers, Mass Transit/Transportation workers, Store/Building Managers, Pest Controllers, Street Sweepers, Waste Management/Sanitation Workers, Utility Workers, Parks and Recreation Workers, Housekeeping Services…of those of whatever ‘ethical’ profession–who without, (most of our) lives would be at a partial stand-still, if not completely….and these honorable men, they (the world’s politicians and banking hoarders) would deem as peons, as serfs?

Why is it no matter of concern for them to ‘pluck’ righteous men from their livelihoods on a whim? By what scale, by what unethical judgement? By what unholy alliance?…By what World Ruling thievery and treachery authority? The author of lawlessness, the wicked-one and his cohorts, perhaps?

Are they fearful of true men, even of true women, of the true order of YAHawah/God over mankind?  Could it be because MANKIND inherits the earth–not them, and our home is in AhaYAH’s Heavenly City and Hekal/Dwelling, but theirs is a reservation with death?

Doth thou wonder why such anger exudes from their dark feathers and roughed scaliness? They want to be the CREATOR, but instead remain the created, often attempting to de-sign or re-design morphs, x-men, humanoids, and seedless fruit–growing fruit without seeds–dead fruit–fruit of the dead–unable to reproduce after its kind–born dead–promoting the ingestion of what is dead–strange fruit is what they are, NOT those who hung from poplar trees!  They fell from their first estate, it was futile mutiny against LOVE and EVERLASTING LIFE…and the evil one is wroth with man?  On mankind he places blame…..

Perhaps they are fearful of AhaYAH/I BE-Exist/GOD and His Son YAHusha (Jesus), who created the true order,  of which they fear and seek to bring to demise in futility–a pipe-dream of delusion. They waste life, more than the majority, and yet they are few in number, perched upon their capstone, possessed by wealth/greed/gluttony…

….they fear death, more than the majority, because they are few in number at the very top, nesting with the buzzards at the top of their spire–hoping the majority will never ‘awaken’ from their indoctrination, propaganda, and lusts…

….they plunder, from the “cradle to the grave”, because their existence has been sentenced to the grave of their heart’s intentions, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth…their destined hell…

….they are never satisfied, and will never be, until death and the grave have claimed them to its drifting descending levels of anguish, torment, and discord…

….further cascading into intervals of gnawing cannibalism,…

….as plummeting caustic belches, billow sulfuric smoke, choking to the brink of death…

….as vehement flames of fire await its congregates–relentlessly taunting at varying degrees–desiring to burn flesh again–just as the boil slows its pus…

….falling deeper into the insidious pouncing of the rapist’s appetite–where sexual perversion seeks no rest, nor pardons on the few openings of one’s flesh….

….as the abyss continues to tug at the marionette strings to a level where hunger is met with dried bones and maggots–as human flesh is dressed to digest…

….there, it is said to be cold and frozen asunder, where the evil one awaits preserving flesh, in ice for his carnivorous delight–where man has sinned arrogantly against neighbor/mankind–unrepentant….thus assuming the posture of the dragon’s delicacy…

….all of this–until death and the grave are cast into the vast lake of fire…

So, when we are battered, bruised, pushed to fall by the serpent ‘lying in-wait’ as an ambush in the dust, remember, The ONE, who was was pierced for our transgressions, was bruised for our iniquities; and took the punishment of all of mankind’s wrongs upon HIM–that brought us peace, who by HIS wounds we were, are, and shall be healed, (ref: Isaiah/YeshaYahu 53:5), AND will literally crush the serpent’s head (dragon’s head/satan’s head) (ref: Genesis/Bereshith 3:15).  To crush a serpent’s head is to annihilate him–death!  Be encouraged in the Heavenly Father’s Love, and wait on HIM WHO is faithful to renew your strength (ref: Isaiah/YeshaYahu 30:31), remembering HE is never slow to fulfill HIS PROMISE (2 Peter/Kepha 3:9), HE is faithful to meet your every need (ref: Philippians  4:19), HE will not allow the righteous to go hungry (Proverbs 10:3), but if we seek HIM and HIS Righteousness, we will be in need of nothing (ref: Matthew/Mattiyahu 6:33), always remembering, the temptations in our lives are no different from what others around us and in other nations experience, YAHawah/God is faithful,  He will not allow the temptation to be more than we can stand; when we are tempted, he will show us a way out, so we can endure (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one that shall endure (stands firm, unwavering) to the end, the same shall be saved (Matthew/MattiYahu 24:12-13)…this is HIS PROMISE to us, and one of many promises HE DID, DOES, and WILL ALWAYS KEEP!  For YAH/God is not a man, so HE does not lie; neither is HE the son of man, that HE should change his mind or repent: has he said (spoken), and shall he not do it (and fail to act)? or has HE spoken (promised), and he not make it good (fulfill it)? (ref: Numbers 23:19-20).

When they come to plunder, to take what is not theirs, and cast us as peons and serfs, remember, our homes, our material wealth, are just that–material, and are made of what is found in the earth, and thus all things, everything, belongs to AhaYah/God and His Son; but, because many things formed by man’s hands is formed from fallen tainted earth, and bought or sold using blood money, it will not be spared the renewal of the HEAVENS and the EARTH.  This is why Yahusha/Son of YAHawah/God asked them, when they brought the coin to him, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.  Then YAHusha (Jesus) said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to YAHawah/God what is YAHawah’s/God’s.” And they were amazed at Him. (Mark 12).  YAH has not forgotten us, although many have chosen to forget Him and His Son.  YAH will not reject His people, HE will never forsake His Inheritance (Psalm 94:14).  It is written:  No, YAHawah/God has not rejected HIS own people, whom HE chose from the very beginning….(Romans 11).  HE will never leaves us to be destroyed by the hands of the enemy.

YAH is not ELAH of the dead, but ELAH of the Living!  In Him is Resurrection LIFE rescued/saved from a dead state spiritually and physically.   John 11:25 says, Martha said to Him, “I know that he (Eli-azar/Lazarus) will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” YAHusha ( Jesus) said to her, “I AM the resurrection and the life; he who believes in ME will live even if he dies,  and everyone who lives and believes in ME will never die. Do you believe this?”

Therefore, we should never reject HIM or we will be rejecting, love, BREATHE, living….LIFE EVERLASTING.  Let us be encouraged, and pray for one another…..

To whom does the world refer to as Peons and Serfs?  It is widely known, most often, the wicked falsely accuse the brethren in YAHusha ( mainly, all those who choose to love, to have morals, to do rightly) as being exactly what they are themselves (peons–who decreased/fell/ceased from “the true nature/being”). They (the fallen world) are so angry that we are NOT as they accuse us to be, that they seek to destroy those who will NOT accept the ‘wicked one’s lie’…However, those of us who remain in the ELAH and HIS SON, though some may physically die (our flesh), we are not dead, but resting in YAHawah until His Great Day of Resurrection, thus, those of us who have not died, shall never see death in HIM!…HalaluYAH!!

Let us keep praying for one another, and be encouraged in HIM, and encourage me too…please!  I’m just someone paying attention and praying along with you, during these tumultuous times now, and ahead. May YAHawah (He Be/Exists), the Great AhaYAH Ashar AhaYAH (Aramaic: I Be-Exist that which Exist/Be – Exodus 3:14), the ELAH (Aramaic: Awesome One, Ezra 4:24 thru 7:26) keep us, and His peace and blessings be upon you all.

by Tonya Woodbury Sloan

The Philippines—death & despair,….caring……loving one another……praying

by Tonya W-Sloan

[Photo Source Cited: Wally Santana/AP]

Let us remember to keep praying for the people of the Philippines who have suffered a massive earthquake prior to the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda; their suffering is beyond imagination.

Many areas of the earth are suffering and have been for many years with wars, famine, pestilence/disease, gang violence, abductions/slave trade/child trafficking, sexual violence, monstrous earthquakes, volcanic disturbances, tsunamis, cyclones/typhoons/hurricanes, tornadoes, large accumulation snow storms, strange hail storms, massive flooding/storm surges, global reaching radiation catastrophes, economic woes/upheavals, political abuse-unlawful edicts/mandates, mankind rights violations, animal abuse, genetic modification/corruption of food sources, increasing degradation of moral code,…etc. The list goes on and on.

Where are the “wealthy religious organizations” of this world?  The ones who collect offerings/tithes/-so called “monetary love gifts” from hundreds of thousands of television viewers, for “building funds/refurbishing projects to make stadium sized religious congregating places, to collect more of the “widow’s mite”, and the last cent of the poor, to continue their never ending quest for free funds”…where are they?  Doesn’t the catastrophic situation in the Philippines merit the proper use of these collected tithes and offerings?  Where are the heads of the mega churches from the Philippines that “aren’t in severely damaged zones, the mega churches in the Americas, Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand..etc?  Isn’t this the reason for collecting tithes and offering (although it is only suppose to be collected once every third year!), to assist the poor, the fatherless, the widow, the homeless?  Deuteronomy 14:27-29  says:  Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in your town, for he has no portion or inheritance among you. “At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town. “The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.   Deuteronomy 26:12-14 clearly states:   “Every third year give the tithe – a tenth of your crops – to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that in every community they will have all they need to eat. When you have done this,  say to the Lord, “None of the sacred tithe is left in my house; I have given it to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, as you commanded me to do. I have not disobeyed or forgotten any of your commands concerning the tithe.  I have not eaten any of it when I was mourning; I have not taken any of it out of my house when I was ritually unclean; and I have not given any of it as an offering for the dead. I have obeyed you, O Lord; I have done everything you commanded concerning the tithe.

It is clear they have money to move resources to help those in need, even so much as to charter/rent an airline jet to help transport the sick and injured, pregnant women, orphaned children, young children and their families, and the elderly to safer zones where they can be properly cared for.  Sure there are logistics involved, but surely they can be overcome within perspective international laws, as they apply to humanitarian crisis.

These religious entities and many others, should have never been given the power, by the congregates, to “collect tithes, offerings, love donations”, and should have been reminded by their perspective congregates, about the truth of The Word of YAH concerning this serious matter.  The Word of YAH was given to us freely, without charging us anything!  His Word was never to be sold, nor to be bought, nor were people ever to allow tithes and offerings to be given to religious leaders in a manner contrary to the Word of Yah, thus by doing so, they  have fleeced/robbed the flock, promoted abuse of power, and thus robbed those in need who would have otherwise received the money collected for them….1 Corinthians 2:11-13 states:  For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM? But we have the mind of YAHusha/The Son of YAH.

Matthew 10:5-8 states:  These twelve YAHuSha/Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'”Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

Isaiah 55:1 states:  “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.  

 Acts 8:10 states:  Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of YAH/God with money!

2 Corinthians 11:7 says:  Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of YAH/God to you free of charge?

Freely the Living Word was given to us, without us paying any cost at all.  We who are thirsty for a true love, a true life, and real truth to live by, have been invited to go and drink from His Well that never runs dry….free of charge!  The ONE Who gave us everlasting life as an offering free of charge, is the very ONE who paid all of the penalties for our sins….paid the prison bail for our lives, giving us a “get out of jail free” card for life!  YAH’usha paid the penalty for all of our sins with His Life, with his flesh and bones, torn away and shattered in various places, his side pierced through, and his brows streaming with blood, with every temptation thrown at HIM all at once without mercy by the devil in the wilderness–YAH’usha overcame it all for us, partaking in the flesh body with us–but in righteousness without sin.  He rose from the dead, freeing us from all bondage of sin and death, if we so chose to believe and receive it.  It is An Awesome Gift we can never repay, thus no charge for us was ever given….a pure love gift free and immeasurable.  What do we give in return?……LOVE, the same love freely given to us, we are to freely give to one another in HIM, and toward HIM, and The Heavenly Father!

No, we do not have to be impaled for others, although some have sort wickedly to impale others, as they  have already done and are currently doing to many of mankind around the world.  They continue to impale people on crosses, hang them in the city streets, rape them, and then cut open their bodies to devour their inward parts…….those who physically die horribly this way (or die physically at all), who know YAH and His Son, they will be resurrected and forever be with HIM in everlasting life.  Those who commit such unremorseful/unrepentant heinous crimes of rape, usury, and murder, they’d do well to read the worldly literary work ‘dante’s inferno’ to get a glimpse into the varying levels/circles/rings of their HELL they will be apportioned to, since most likely they will not want to read the Scriptures/Word of YAH to obtain the truth on such  matters.  Materialism, consumerism, decadence, monetary greed, and greed for power, have gripped the entire world under its spell, especially those seeking to obtain wealth with heartless intentions, as well as the super-rich and powerful….who deem mankind as worthless serfs and peons for their slaughter…

…….meanwhile, many regular citizens (dubbed the “have-nots” or the “norms/normals” by the super-wealthy) donate what they can to local organizations who can hopefully get their donated supplies to the regions of this country and the world that desperately need them.  There are some non-prominent doctors and nurses who will once again, utilize some of their vacation leave-time, to travel to areas here or abroad, being led by their hearts to go and give free medical assistance to others.  These medical professionals and many other regular citizens around the world who do such things, do so under the radar, never receiving notoriety, and thus never seeking it; theirs is a wonderful reward awaiting them in Heaven/Paradise (those who do so with the love of AhaYAH/God in their hearts).

(Don’t get me wrong, not all super-wealthy people are cold-stone-hearted crooks, landlords, or warlords/murderers, but many are, who are in the public spectacle.  Even amongst these are those who give and assist on one-hand, and yet, murder and destroy with the other-hand.)

With many nations desensitized by block buster pseudo-realistically portrayed movies, and/or by the war machine itself, hearts wax colder, and evil seeks to abound in the earth.  We’d do well to remember to pray for one another, recognizing the fate of Sedom and Amorrah (which is the current state of this world–absent of ruling moral code-which comes from YAH’s Truth), the land destroyed by “fire and brimstone”, sparing not one, except for Lott and His daughters, because he wept daily over the evil oppression and possession of the willing partakers  of evil of this land.  He saw many abuses, and spoke out against many, crying out to YAH to intercede, as the people were raping and sacrificing their own children to idols, and doing every kind of evil sin against one another and creation, with no laws to prohibit such crimes, as the ruling elite had given into every immoral decaying desire and the whole land was vile.  The same was done during Noah’s day…..and thus evil follows its same agenda today, to attempt to destroy mankind.

The lawless ones want every form of immorality to be deemed moral, because of the “absolute contradiction” between the two (immoral-evil-hate and moral-good-love) this notion will most certainly bring destruction.  Creation was formed perfectly in love, wtihout sickness nor disease and without sin, but soon after, the temptation of sin was invited in, by invitation of the devil….therefore,utter destruction followed.  Immorality is against the natural flow of life, a cancer, a virus, in which whose only existence and characteristic is to kill/destroy, no matter how it is re-packaged or reappears.  No one would know more about this fact than YAH/GOD Himself, and His Son YAHusha/Jesus Who was with HIM from the very beginning….when there was no sins yet, of mankind……So why would The Loving Heavenly Father allow such sins to eventually creep/slither in to decay and destroy creation and mankind?

Well here is a layman’s example, a hypothetical, if you would allow:

If a teenage boy (prominent athlete in high-school) raped and kidnapped your daughter, and the authorities suspect he may have committed this crime, but they didn’t possess enough evidence yet to properly arrest and detain him, what would you do? Also, suppose your son isn’t quite convinced his team-mate was the culprit, after-all, he has been friends with this guy for years and so he continues to want to hang out with him, (partaking with him in the world, as we most often do, not wanting to recognize what we sometimes are partaking or sharing in is evil and dangerous to our very lives) and you have suspicion the same privately owned game house this teenage boy has invited his team-mates to, including your son, is the very same place he is hiding your kidnapped daughter, whom he repeatedly rapes, how would you handle this?  Suppose you inform the authorities, whom are finally able to obtain a search warrant; what would you do regarding the presence of your son there at the game house?  Knowing, there’s no question, you MUST rescue your daughter, would you desire to form a plan to where you can remove your son from the premises, so he would not be implicated, once the police arrive, or would you allow him to be rounded up with the rest?  Knowing he initially didn’t believe his team-mate had anything to do with the kidnapping, because he blinded his eyes, because of friendship, not knowing his friend was a devil, smiling and helping him out on the one hand, but raping his sister on the other hand, not listening to His FATHER, because he didn’t want to accept his world had evil lurking right in front of his face, would you allow him to suffer with the rest, or would you have a plan in place where you would call him on his cellphone perhaps to tell him it is a life emergency that he return home immediately, to get him to leave the area, and go home to safety in His Father’s care? These are some interesting and weighted questions.  Thus the Father must seek to save his abused assaulted daughter and his unbelieving son, at the same time.  The Father does not want His daughter to suffer any longer, nor his son to be deceived any longer to participate with the evil one who smilles while seeking to destroy his life. These situations are very complex, and to handle them with care,  a true and superior kind of love would be needed, the Love YAH has for mankind.

We, mankind, are in varying situations, of all kinds, some which are orchestrated by the devil to trap and destroy us. The FATHER does not wish for any of mankind to perish without knowledge of HIS Truth, where within exists everlasting life.  He is YAH and understands every single matter, all of the intricacies, in a manner we could never truly fathom, and at the varying scales and the multitude of them all. However, there is one important matter that is certainly known to us, which is–since HE gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON for us, there is nothing HE will not do in HIS Righteousness and LOVE to rescue us! We have to want to be rescued and forever saved by HIM,  and once we realize this, we must remember HE is always dwelling with us, thus, HE is only just a sincere repentant prayer and whisper away!  He loves us, and wants us to love HIM and each other within this awesome love.

He will end all evil….after the appointed time allotted for repentance has ended and mankind who loves HIM and the brethren are sealed by HIM; knowing with patience that HE is NEVER EVER SLACK.

As for the Philippines, putting all speculation of whether or not this was a natural occurrence or weather manipulation and modification event aside, the “real mankind issue” is people are suffering……and if all some of us can do is “pray” to AhaYAH and His Son, then do so fervently knowing that in YAH it is a prayer “that will” avail much toward the heart of AhaYAH and His Son.  Prayer does work, because YAH/God  is faithful/ and true.  Yah does answer fervent loving prayers, and will move mountains for those of us that pray.

Let us keep praying for one another, and be encouraged in HIM, and encourage me too please.  I’m just someone paying attention and praying along with you, during these tumultuous times now, and ahead. His peace and blessings be upon you all.

by Tonya Woodbury Sloan

Sources:

1. Al Jazeera America. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/11/12/stench-of-death-lingersonphilippineisland.html