God's Truth: the old man ...the maiden and the dance...

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 to a place where people worked ...

and it was late ...and few people remained in the place ...

and there was an old man and a maiden ...

and the maiden had waited all day ...to go to a dance ...after work ...

and all the day long she waited for any young man to offer to take her ...

Yet no young man did ...

and none of her friends asked if she would like to go with them ...

nevertheless she wanted to go to the dance ...

and she asked the old man if he might give her a ride to the dance ...

and the old man said ...would your parents give you a ride ?

and she said they are busy ...

and the old man said ...would any other friends give you a ride ...maybe some that don't work here?

and the maiden answered ...none ...

and the old man said ...needs be you ask your parents ...and find another to go with you ...

then said the old man ...if your parents are aware ...and another goes as your companion ...

even then i would make away for you to get to the dance ...

and the maiden asked the old man ...why are you so cautious ..to do everything so right ?

and the old man said ...i read a witness ...that was recorded long ago ...

and it was about a man who lost his head ...when a maiden went to dance ...

and a scripture came back to remembrance ...

THE GOSPELL OF ST. MARK Chpt 6

And king Herode heard of him (for his name was spread abroad) and said: John Baptist is risen again from death, and therefore miracles are wrought by him. Other said, it is *Helias: and some said: it is a Prophet or as one of the Prophets. But when Herode heard of him, he said: it is John whom I beheaded, he is risen from death again. For Herode himself had sent forth and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias sake which was his brother Philips wife. For he had married her. John said unto Herode: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife. Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him, but she could not. For Herode feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy: and gave him reverence: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
But when a convenient day was come: Herode on his birthday made a supper to the lords, captains, and chief estates of Galile. And the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herode and them that sat at board also. Then the king said unto the maiden: ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the one half of my kingdom. And she went forth and said to her mother: what shall I ask? And she said: John Baptists head. And she came in straight way with haste unto the king, and asked saying: I will: that thou give me by and by in a *charger the head of John Baptist. And the king was sorry: how be it for his oaths sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose. And immediately the king sent the hangman and commanded his head to be brought in. And he went and beheaded him in the prison and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the maiden and the maiden gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in a tomb.

...the old man ...

The Truth of the "time" we are in ...