Intermission

 You call a man, any man, Hitler, worse than Hitler, the Antichrist, the spawn of Lucifer’s loins, a walking plague, the end of all things, the personification of evil long enough, and someone will eventually get it into their head that they could be the hero and slay the villain. Who knows, there might even be a damsel in distress at the end of the story who will recognize the bravery required in trying to remove the worst human ever to walk the earth from the chessboard.

If propaganda were not effective, there wouldn’t be multi-national corporations spending billions of dollars trying to convince you that an amalgam of chemicals and red dye 40 pressed into some gelatinous form with the appearance of a week-old severed limb is not only good for you, or something you want to have, but something you have to have!

As recently as two months ago, women were braining each other with overlarge purses to get their hands on a sweet, sweet Stanley tumbler in which they could fit a toddler and still have room left over for their chosen beverage. It was all a result of marketing, word of mouth, and people being convinced that they couldn’t live without one.

For those of you who listen to the radio program regularly, what happened last night should come as no surprise. We’ve been discussing this scenario for going on six months now, and I’ve warned repeatedly that, in all likelihood, this was bound to happen. Those insisting that this is the worst man the world has ever seen, putting Genghis Kahn, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Hitler combined to shame, knew exactly what they were doing even though their backpedaling has already commenced.

Currently, there are more answers than questions, especially when it comes to the security detail that seems to have ignored warnings from people who had seen the shooter climbing the building from which he fired.

Is this the event I’ve been warning about? No, I do not believe it is. If this had been a professional shooter, we’d be having a very different type of conversation this morning. It’s also too early in the election cycle for it to be what I foresee playing out. This is the second viable attempt on the man’s life and the second time someone got close enough to do the job but failed for one reason or another.

Those who thought it would spook him into quitting haven’t taken his tenacity into account, and as such, more pressure will be brought to bear on the planners to come up with a surefire solution to the threat he poses to this nation's permanent ruling class, which has been pulling the strings from the shadows for decades on end.

Although I’ve already made my position clear on the matter, no, I do not believe this man is the antichrist, and anyone who does needs to spend a bit more time in the Word so that they might gain a deeper understanding of who this man is going to be. Conversely, I do not believe he is some sort of savior of the republic because the republic cannot be saved by any man.

That said, those who keep going on about him being the aforementioned antichrist haven’t come up with a good answer for why he didn’t antichrist the first go-round. Why wait? Why put it off for four years and go through it all over again? I know; logic hurts.

A flawed man? Most assuredly. The antichrist? Hardly.

I do not believe this is over, not by a country mile. If enough balls are kicked at a goalie, no matter how good he is, one of them is bound to get through the net. If you figure that a number of your defenders have some ulterior motive for letting the striker get closer than he should, then getting one through the net becomes almost certain. For those of you scratching your heads in frustration, it’s a soccer analogy. Yes, it’s a sport. It's quite popular in much of the world, actually, but I digress.

It’s only a matter of time before this nation is plunged into unprecedented chaos. It is as unavoidable as death and taxes. And for those hard at work posting, “if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray” memes, do the world a favor and finish the verse.

Many may pray, some may humble themselves, but as far as turning from their wicked ways, that answer has already been given, and it’s a resounding no.

There are four prerequisites to God hearing from heaven, forgiving sin, and healing the land: the first is for His people to humble themselves. The second is for them to pray. The third is to seek His face, and the fourth is to turn from their wicked ways. Two or three out of four just won’t do, and that last one always seems to trip nations up.

2 Peter 3:11-13, “Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless, we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”

With love in Christ,

Michael Boldea, Jr.