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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, not having the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. And on some, who are doubting, have mercy; and for others, save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.

— Jude 17-23 LSB

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Annie's avatar

Mockers following their own ungodly lusts. Worldliness. Could have been describing Bill Ackman. Ackman found out he poisoned himself and maybe his entire family, including his 4 year old, with the vaxx. He's stumbling over his words and thoughts because he realizes the enormity of what he has done. He pushed it on others too. All his money isn't going to change these facts. And he found it he wasn't as elite as he thought. He was lied to and bought it. A useful idiot. Only God can help him now. 🙏

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Lyndsay's avatar

We often see the ones who pushed the vaccine so hard and so publicly die suddenly, or become severely disabled, but it seems God has a different plan for how He will use Ackman. Both scenarios show the truth! Grateful for that

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MayBella82's avatar

I feel like he had a vaccine injury. Something is off with the way he moves. I can’t put my finger on it but his moves are not smooth.

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George de Luna's avatar

Give him a break. He is open minded enough to have changed his mind publicly. That's better than most.

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ILoveherbs's avatar

...and he used this opportunity to encourage others to "weigh the risk & reward" by doing their own research. If only one person investigates data available & changes their ideas about the value of shots, he has changed a life. For me, he is also saying, if you have children you better step up to the plate & investigate this. He has publicly said his mind was changed. He is setting an example. His words were measured & careful, yes. Maybe what he said will get through to people!

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KC & the Sunshine's avatar

I personally LOVE that ACKMAN (right?) sis am about face! Honestly

how many of us are able to admit mistakes — publicly? Especially influencers and higher ups? I think it takes balls of STEEL and I applaud him.

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Mary H.'s avatar

Baby steps to repentance…. He is seeing the light

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WP William's avatar

Reluctant, recalcitrant Nazis were still enablers of the highest order--let him openly reject the entire CULT teaching and leadership and proclaim conversion and then we can soften the jaded mistrust and loathing he earned so well

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George de Luna's avatar

Indeed you are correct. I would suggest that when a high profile advocate of vaccines changes his mind and openly admits it, we have to view it as a big step towards progress even though it isn’t 100% capitulation. It’s far better than having him know he was wrong and not say anything.

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WP William's avatar

Hard Chargers and $ucce$$ful people can not bring themselves to be TOO humble, always some caveat when they admit having been misled to be wrong.

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Grateful. Jake, Truthseekers's avatar

They trusted that there is enough good in vaccines to warrant taking them, you know it’s wrong to lie about thing’s that will ultimately hurt maim or kill people, I can understand them taking the jab and I can understand the apprehension and wanting to wait and see and give it time, you know the flu vaccine, I have never heard about too many negative things about it, and had one once so I could be with a loved one in a cancer ward at a hospital, I thank God I didn’t get on the bandwagon for this vaccine, why? Because they seemed to damn happy, gung-ho enthusiastic, gleeful for something so utterly serious, and kept changing speech about it, and then came mandate’s and I said “ hell no “

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Katharine Adams's avatar

I became disabled from a flu shot 20 years ago.

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ILoveherbs's avatar

Katharine, I'm sorry to hear this.

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John Bugni's avatar

So sorry, Katharine. That's why I have chosen not to take it despite my kids telling ne I may not be able to see my new grandbabies. Your testimony confirms my decision.

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CMCM's avatar

I noticed he still had to include the weasel words of how he decided a booster wasn't right for HIM, but PERHAPS it would be right for others who weigh the risk and reward ratio. What rewards, Bill? The jabs are all risk and he's not admitting that yet.

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Alice in Wonderland's avatar

It would be especially nice to see more people ditch the "folks who are older!" bit, since I'm not at all sure I'll ever be old ENOUGH to appreciate being tossed under the bus as a member of a population the speaker only-too-obviously doesn't give a moment's thought to.

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Roger Beal's avatar

One of the main ways folks survive to become "older" these days is by keeping those pharmapathic concoctions out of their bodies.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

I plan on using that bit of "philosophy" with my grands over the holidays. I'm working on building a "winter wellness" kit for my granddaughters who are serving the public sector and are exposed to many people throughout their workdays. I hope they will accept it with grace and USE IT!! We will see.

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Roger Beal's avatar

Good plan, great idea. Commenters here repeatedly stress the need for local involvement if we hope to right our ship of state. It does not get any more local than one's own family!

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

Prayerfully, my grands will be receptive!!

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Annie's avatar

Agree.

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Annie's avatar

Yeah. He still has to say the verbiage or doublespeak. He's worried how he or his companies mandates could blow up in his face. I feel sympathy for his 4 year old who is an innocent. I feel absolutely none for him. Reap what you sow.

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ILoveherbs's avatar

...but he now has a responsibility to the community at large, to encourage a change in behavior, based on what he has learned.

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Cathleen Manny's avatar

I’m sick and tired of people saying people should get if ‘they’re old and/or have risk factors’. Wrong! In my opinion.

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ConcernedGrammy's avatar

Exactly. If you're in those categories you need to stay FAR AWAY!!!

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Susan's avatar

Exactly!!! I have warned all my inmates not to take the Covid or Flu as they both now have the modified RNA (not messenger RNA) crap in it

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WP William's avatar

Yes, tens of thousands weren't ALLOWED to weigh a dam thing by these maniacs...CO Poisoning, hanging, firing squad, Zyclon B shower, or buried alive?? Great choices. How about Ivermectin, HCQ, etc etc etc and NONE of the killer protocols, intubation, FRAUD VAXXES by the score--"reward" was a better social score, a fake-out we're in this together and together we'll get back to normal, don't be down on China they are leading the way, masking saves lives, shutting down schools is best for science and education, REWARDS are all a dung heap of Commie Lies. Screw his crossed fingers just like Bill Maher and the virtuous fraudsters who go up to the line but REFUSE to betray their EVIL CULT of Corruption and Death and feel they've done enough.

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Pluto’s aura's avatar

This man has a change of heart. He is repenting and recognizes the error of his prior thoughts. Let’s look at how he is working to positively influence future outcomes.

Billions of children can benefit from the sea change.

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WP William's avatar

scumbag; an 8th grade education and a $40k/year job wouldn't be as spotlighted as a fking fool and loser as he is...maybe he needs a Chinese "lab" set up near his neighborhood too and a tent city, and some rival foreign gangs to squabble over the fentanyl and trafficking near his favorite restaurant, and a good cat converter theft or Lithium Battery jacking from his luxury automobile

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Raptor's avatar

Keep and build your spiritual muscles my Christian friends!

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

And I urgently admonish the non-Christian friends to get some—in Christ. 🙏🏻

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Raptor's avatar

Janice, do you read Gato Malo - Bad Cattitude?

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Chelie's avatar

Great advice! It will change hearts and minds, it will change your life!

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

And your eternity. :)

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Christy's avatar

Wow Janice, that verse couldn’t have been more perfect for today!!! Tysvm!!!

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RJ Rambler's avatar

Jude. 1 chapter. Memorize it. You'll need it.

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Lincoln's avatar

Jude 1:4. “For some godless people have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message...in order to excuse their immoral ways, and who reject Jesus Christ.”

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ConcernedGrammy's avatar

It's sad how many religions don't believe in Jesus Christ or an eternal after-life.

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Conservative Contrarian's avatar

This should be acknowledged, it's God's treatment of His chosen people when they are out of His will. Did this apply only 3,000/4,000 years ago, today or every time they turn their backs on Him?

Lev 26: 14 - 33

“‘But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments, if, instead, you reject My statutes, and if your soul abhors My ordinances so as not to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, I, in turn, will do this to you: I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to pine away; also, you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat it up. I will set My face against you so that you will be struck down before your enemies; and those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one is pursuing you. If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. I will also break down your pride of power; I will also make your sky like iron and your earth like bronze. Your strength will be spent uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit. If then, you act with hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins. I will let loose among you the beasts of the field, which will bereave you of your children and destroy your cattle and reduce your number so that your roads lie deserted. ‘And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me, then I will act with hostility against you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins. I will also bring upon you a sword which will execute vengeance for the covenant; and when you gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you, so that you shall be delivered into enemy hands. When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven, and they will bring back your bread in rationed amounts, so that you will eat and not be satisfied. ‘Yet if in spite of this you do not obey Me, but act with hostility against Me, then I will act with wrathful hostility against you, and I, even I, will punish you seven times for your sins. Further, you will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters you will eat. I then will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and heap your remains on the remains of your idols, for My soul shall abhor you. I will lay waste your cities as well and will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell your soothing aromas. I will make the land desolate so that your enemies who settle in it will be appalled over it. You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste.”

‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭26‬:‭14-33

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Seeking Grace's avatar

But but but, God is LOVE! He wouldn’t do that to me!! Narrator: yes. Yes he would. He said it and he doesn’t lie. Ignore at your own peril.

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CStone's avatar

Yes He would. In order to discipline us in hopes that HIS people will repent. He said;

““when My people, 0ver whom My Name is called, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭TLV‬‬

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

AMEN - may it ever be thus!

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Roger Beal's avatar

Now continue and read the closing chapters of 2 Kings, and the books by the prophet Samuel. God punishes His people when they become apostates and disregard His commandments. God uses His enemies as his righteous hammer. The Babylonian captivity and the centuries-long dispersion of the remnant did not occur by accident.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

Some "foolish" so called Christians actually believe the "Old Testament" is not "valid" anymore--they are going to perish in their foolishness unless the Holy Spirit works a mighty "mind miracle" on them!!

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Barnjai's avatar

Nailed it! Again!

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CStone's avatar

And look at Samson. He kept pushing the envelope until he had his eyes gouged out.

But then

He repented.

And then look how God used him.

Never look down on a person who repents.

Because “Such were some of you.”

Be careful.

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Chelie's avatar

“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the Love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.”

Why would anyone question such words of Love? There it is! Thank you for sharing this verse. One of my favorites. Hallelujah!

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

I always, always, always appreciate your Biblical passages on this sometime overwhelmingly negative newsletter (not a criticism--it's just a "template of the times" in which we live). The Bible is the ONLY WORD of truth and I cling to that truth with every bit of strength I can muster (which isn't much these days because I'm still fighting off an upper respiratory "bug" I developed after visiting Philly over 3 weeks ago--big cities are rife with all kinds of "nasties"--including the viral kind). Thank you again, Janice!!

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

Hope and pray you are over it soon!

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

It's been "bouncing" around my system for almost a month--worst upper respiratory issues I've ever experienced and I even took the 5 day protocol of Ivermectin. I guess I can be thankful I had that on hand!!

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Cailin63's avatar

Beautiful! What I needed today. Thank you, Janice.

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richard clark's avatar

The same evil thought process which made people trust the government and believe Fauci, the CDC, Bill Gates, etc…that’s the same thought process used for the past 2,000 years to get people to believe in the Bible stories.

When I ask someone why they believe a man rose from the dead, a virgin girl gave birth to a god, a man turned water to wine, they always answer with saying “I just have faith.” Then I would ask them “Why not just have faith in Fauci or Pfizer”?

Do you really feel it’s LESS likely that ancient nomadic tribes would be more honest than modern people? There are zero reasons to believe any of the stories in the Bible, the Torah, Quran, Bhagavad Gita, or any other ancient myths.

Mankind has always been superstitious. The Jesus character is no more real than Zeus, Aphrodite, Ra, or any other of the THOUSANDS of gods which were believed/worshipped before that character appeared in ancient mythology.

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

Time will certainly tell. But the beautiful thing is, I don't have to wait to see Him coming in glory because I KNOW He will. Meanwhile, I get to live a life of hope and peace, free from condemnation, engulfed in a love that you and the rest of the world don't understand. Here's why: "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." --1 Corinthians 2:14 -- In other words, you can't get it until you get it.

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richard clark's avatar

I agree totally. You can’t get it, until you get it. I spent a large partner my life as a devout Christian. I started studying for a Masters degree in theology, and was considering a continuation to the PHD level. Once I started really studying ancient texts, and ancient religions, I started to “get it.” It was truly horrifying at first, to realize it’s all made up superstition.

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Janice P - Words Beyond Me's avatar

I don't think "devout Christian" means what you think it means then. Someone who truly knows Jesus could never turn away from Him. Praying for you.

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richard clark's avatar

Don’t pray for me. Say a prayer for the end of COVID, end of the war in Ukraine, and end of the fighting in Gaza. Clearly the Bible says any prayer asked will happen, so you could single-handedly end all that suffering. Thanks for doing that!

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