God's Truth: christian prison ...

Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord, as a thousand year, and a thousand year as one day. The Lord is not slack to fulfil his promise, as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward, and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.

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Behold in a nightmare of the dark season ...of the times and time ..of the season of man ...see son of man ...

and i was taken and shown what was ...is ...a prison ...

and it was all painted white ...

even painted within ...and without ...white ...whitish ...to appear white ...

even within ...

and within were prisoners ...of the whitish prison ...

and the ones that ruled over the prisoners ...

and the ones that ruled over the ones held captive ...used psychology ...

and all the learning of human resources ...of man ...to keep the prisoners ...under control ...

and and appearing happy ...yet captive ...

and there was a man that was looking to this place ...

and he was a Christian ...for he loved God and Christ ...in spirit and truth ...

and the man that was watching ...asked of those that ruled over the place ...what is this ?

even that all of all seem to get along ..so well ...though it is plainly a prison ...

and that the captives seem to be content with their captivity ...

and one of the ones that ruled over the place said ...Oh this is a christian prison ...

and the man that was looking to the place was astounded ...

Now it came to pass that the ones that ruled over the place ...

even asked the one who was looking to the place ...if he wanted a job there ...

and the man thought to look some more into the place ...

and it was shown him that he would have to clean up the toilets and excrement of any ...

even the dung of the rulers as well as the prisoners ...

and it was shown him ...that many of the prisoners ...are chosen ...

even chose for themselves...to go into the military ...and off to war ...

evenso the man who was looking to the place ...looked into the employment ...in ployment ...

and they gave him a battery ...of tests ...manyous psychology tests ...

and all of all tests to see if he would be worthy as a human resource ...

nevertheless the man who loved God and Christ ...in spirit and truth ...was not qualified ...

and in that instant ...when he looked ...the place appeared as a church ...

and then as a religion ...

and then as a society ...

and then as a nation ...

even all of it appearing as christian ...appearing as right ...even white ...

Yet it was all an image ...all for the same ...image ...to serve the image of ...

even the way things ...should ...appear ...

even to be dedicated ...dead icated...to that image ...

and scriptures came back to remembrance ...

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Chpt 16

At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and lauded God. And the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken, and by and by all the doors opened, and every mans bonds were loosed. When the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleep and saw the prison doors open he drew out his sword and would have killed himself, supposing the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice saying: Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. Then he called for a light and sprang in and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out and said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said: believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved and thy household. And they preached unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds, and was baptised with all that belonged unto him straight way. When he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and joyed that he with all his household, believed on God.
And when it was day, the officers sent the ministers saying: Let those men go. The keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, the officers have sent word to loose you. Now therefore get you hence and go in peace. Then said Paul unto them: they have beaten us openly uncondemned, for all that we are Romans, and have cast us into prison: and now would they send us away privily? Nay not so, but let them come themselves and fetch us out. When the ministers told these words unto the officers, they feared when they heard that they were Romans, and came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. And they went out of the prison and entered into the house of Lydia, and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Chpt 27

When it was concluded that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, an undercaptain of Cesars soldiers. And we entered into a ship of Adramicium, and loosed from land, appointed to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Aristarcus out of Macedonia, of the country of Thessalia, being with us. And the next day we came to Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends, and to refresh himself. And from thence launched we, and sailed hard by Cypers, because the winds were contrary. Then sailed we over the sea of Cilicia, and Pamphilia, and came to Myra a city in Lycia.

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The Soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them, when he had swum out, should flee away. But the undercaptain willing to save Paul kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they that could swim should cast themselves first in to the sea, and scape to land. And the other he commanded to go, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they came all safe to land.

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Chpt 28

After three months we departed in a ship of Alexandry, which had wintered in the isle, whose badge was Castor and Pollux. And when we came to Cyracusa, we tarried there three days. And from thence we fetched a compass and came to Regium. And after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Putiolus: where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days, and so came to Rome, and from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came against us to Apiphorum, and to the three taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and waxed bold. And when he came to Rome, the undercaptain delivered the prisoners to the chief captain of the host: but Paul was *suffered to dwell by himself with one Soldier that kept him.

ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS Chpt 16

I commend unto you Phebe our sister (which is a minister of the congregation of Cenchrea) that ye receive her in the Lord as it becometh saints, and that ye assist her in what soever business she needeth of your aid. For she hath succoured many, and mine own self. Greet Prisca and Aquila my helpers in Christ *Jesu, which have for my life laid down their own necks. Unto which not I only give thanks, but also the congregation of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the congregation that is in their house. Salute my well beloved Epenetes, which is the first fruit among them of Achaia. Greet Mary which bestowed much labour on us. Salute Andronicus and Junia my cousins, which were prisoners with me also, which are well taken among the Apostles, and were in Christ before me. Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. Salute Urban our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. Salute Apells approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobolus household. Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus which are in the Lord. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, which women did labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. Greet Asineritus, Phlegon, Herman, Patrobas, Hermen, and the brethren which are with them. Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olimpha, and all the saints which are with them. Salute one another with an holy kiss. The congregations of Christ salute you.

THE GOSPELL OF ST. LUKE Chpt 4

And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Saboth days, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the Prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place, where it was written. The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me: to preach the Gospell to the poor he hath sent me: and to heal the broken hearted: to preach deliverance to the captive, and sight to the blind, and freely to set at liberty them that are bruised, and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

THE GOSPELL OF ST. LUKE Chpt 21

And when ye see Jerusalem besieged with an host, then understand that the desolation of the same is nigh. Then let them which are in Jewrye fly to the mountains. And let them which are in the midst of it, depart out. And let not them that are in other countries, enter therein. For these be the days of vengeance, to fulfil all that are written. But woe be to them that be with child, and to them that give suck in those days: for there shall be great trouble in the land, and wrath over all this people. And they shall fall on the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive, into all nations. And Jerusalem shall be trodden under foot of the gentiles, until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled.

TO THE EPHESIANS Chpt 4

I therefore which am in bonds for the Lords sake, exhort you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, in all humbleness of mind, and meekness, and long suffering, forbearing one another through love, and that ye be diligent to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, being one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. Let there be but one Lord, one faith, one baptism: one God and father of all, which is above all through all, and in you all.
Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith: He is gone up on high, and hath led captivity captive, and hath given gifts unto men. That he ascended: what meaneth it, but that he also descended first into the lowest parts of the earth? He that descended, is even the same also that ascended up, even above all heavens, to fulfil all things.

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