Soul Trap. Wayne Sr. Stewart
right. It was Isaiah 1:15 where he said: “When you fold your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you. Yeah, even when you make many prayers, these I will not hear either because your hands are full of blood.”
And yes. This is why God does not answer prayers. It’s because we choose to cover our hands in the blood of Christ, via the crucifixion. What was it again, that the Almighty said about this? Oh! That’s right. It was Deuteronomy 13:3 where he said: “You will not listen to the words of these prophets, or those who dream dreams: for the Lord your God is [what?] testing you to see whether you love him more than all others.”
Then there is Isaiah 1:14 where he further said of it: “Everything you people do [meaning, us as a species] troubles me. So much so, my soul [what?] hates you because of it. You are too burdensome for me, and I am too weary to bear your evil ways anymore.”
So yes. We failed, and failed miserably. As a result, God does not answer prayers anymore. But then, whoda thunk it. Right? All because the truth of the matter is anything but what “they” have been telling you it is. And now you know why preaching the gospels lacks interaction. Well, maybe all but for a few “Hallelujahs!” and “Amens!” and whatnot. But you get my point.
Moreover, I ask you: why put the tree of knowledge in the heart of the Garden, anyway? I only point this out because such a thing is tantamount to the juking of a lure. After all, God had an entire universe at his disposal in which to hide this particular entrapment of wooded entanglement. Therefore, why not root it somewhere out of sight where, to behold not, is out of mind? I will tell you why: it’s because he is deliberately tempting them, is why. I know. But he is. He even did the same thing to Abraham when it came to plotting the sacrifice of his only son, Isaac. And yes. There is biblical proof of this. See Genesis 22:1 where it’s written, “It came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham….”
As far as that goes, see I Corinthians 10:13. “There has no temptation taken you, but such as is common to all men: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able endure; but along with the temptation also give you a way out that you may be able to bear it.”
As for the verse that binds, or contradicts, as the case may be, I give you James 1:13. “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man.”
I know. But there it is. This truth being that temptation is as temptation does.
Even so, how could God have expected Mr. and Mrs. Doltfire (Adam and Eve) to outwit the master of lies and cunning, when even he failed to do this, and war broke out in heaven? Then there is that supreme dupe to contend with.
Speaking of which…
If Lucifer was God’s most perfectly created angel, how could he even have the wherewithal to turn so ugly and vile? Through that paradigm, known as freewill? Um, no. Otherwise, God cannot be who or what he says he is, where his creational skills fall suspect. (More about this discovery later—a truth that will pale even the red horse of the apocalypse! Then it will disrobe this scarlet equine for the fraud it is.)
Moreover, if Adam and Eve were the only two people on the face of the planet, how did their firstborn son take a wife, and raise a family? Now there’s a scary thought. And why did God fail to follow through with his promise of punishment against Cain, for the murder of his brother Able?
Speaking of which…
One must thoughtfully consider why the mark of Cain failed so completely: especially after an all-powerful and all-knowing deity calling himself God, went to all the trouble of creating it. Right? And if living in sin is the moral crime that the church would have us believe it is, how is it that Adam and Eve were never married? Even Jesus, says there is no such thing as marriage in heaven. (For the rest of the story, see Mark 12:18 thru 25.) With that; and knowing this; I ask you: why is marriage then, the divine blessing it is here on Earth?
Speaking of which…
I have always wondered what happened up there on Mount Sinai that it took God Almighty, being all-powerful and all-knowing, forty days and nights, to write ten simple commandments? I question this if but for one reason: it only took him six days to create the entire universe. Moreover, why am I me, at the time of my birth? With so many “individuals” that have come and gone on this planet, to include those yet to be, it makes you wonder.
Yes, grasshopper. For me, this grand journey was an everyday quest: a trip fantastic for knowledge that saw me delving ever deeper into the realm of the indefinite where life exists in freefall through an insidious rabbit hole having no true clarity of focus, explanation, or purpose. This journey also took me to places I did not care to venture, but was given no choice because I was compelled. This was especially true of places like the Bible: a literary masterpiece held in great esteem the Christian world over. A book where, simply because it existed, was thee gospel truth. Or so, through a lifetime of religious conditioning, I believed.
What I discovered hiding within in its vast pages was nothing short of a labyrinth of literary deception. This was a network of words whose core truths existed below the conscious reading level, in the form of a muted noise as if reflected off the mirrors of a carnival funhouse. And yes. These are those anecdotes in the form of parables that only begin to tell their particular “truths,” when properly mated with congruent verses. All of which, will see the emergence of a completed picture coming together like that of a fractured soul having finally found its way. Offered as further proof that we are indeed being played like a cheap pair of dollar store bongos, I give you St. John 6:53. This being where Jesus said: “Verily, verily, I say to you, except you eat the flesh of the Son of man…you have no life in you.”
Now see Ecclesiastes 4:5. “[Only a fool] folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.”
Then there is Matthew 6:7 where Jesus said to his gathered faithful: “When you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do….”
As far as that goes, see Matthew 6:9. This being where Jesus said of it: “After this manner therefore will you pray: ‘Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in Earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen!’”
You see? Jesus said in Matthew 6:7 not to use vain repetitions when praying as the Godless heathen do, only to turn around in Matthew 6:9 and give them a rehearsed compilation of words that does exactly that. He even did the same thing in Matthew 26:44 where he “repeatedly” prayed to his father in heaven, even saying, and I quote, “…the same words.”
I understand, but talk about a deception hidden in plain sight—my gwad people! This, just as sure as the word ‘Amen’ when used to close out prayer, is also a fraud. Ah, but it is. (Just you wait and see.)
In closing, I invite you to join me in what will be a richly rewarding, spiritual experience. Yes grasshopper. The time has come for the world to herald a new understanding from a very old, and supposed sacred book. It’s my sincere hope that through this process of discovery you will find in the rush of epiphany after electrifying epiphany, an indelible truth that will forever write itself upon your consciousness. I say this because: it’s only through you, will a new understanding emerge. I say this also because: it’s only through you, will new leaders arise with that understanding. I say this because: it’s only through you, will the world ever know a brighter tomorrow as a result of your leadership as dictated by that understanding.
After all, if there is no god lording over us with no heaven above us, and no devil tempting us from beneath with no hell below us, then we are all there is. Moreover, this one shot is all we get throughout all of eternity—and should therefore take better care of each other! And yes. You can bet I can prove it using only that scripture found lurking below the conscious reading level, or I would have never said it. You know. That we are all there is. What was it again, that the Almighty said about this? Oh! That’s right. It was Genesis 3:22 where he stated that mankind, on that particular day, at that exact time, and