"And the smoke of their torment shall ascend evermore: and they shall have no rest day nor night"

Re 14

"shock bite season", a collage.

(Gibbsen's story will continue tomorrow ?)

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An OOMlich Oscar picture.

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"With lies ye have ... strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life"

Eze 13

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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
#proverbs 11:4

The day of wrath doesn't refer to any wrath of man because tangible wealth really can help in those cases. This is about the final judgment.

There's nothing wrong with desiring and accumulating wealth, but if that is your focus, then it's to the detriment of your reward in the world to come. Instead, focus on accumulating good deeds and building up God's name, and relegate the earning of gold to a side gig.

YHWH has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.
Psalm 9:16

The wicked scheme for advantage and hide their actions and motives. They set traps for the unsuspecting and take advantage of others' failings. No matter what a person says or does, pay attention to the end result. "By their fruit..."

A person's actions reveal his character and the character of his actions are usually revealed by their end result.

http://www.americantorah.com/2....016/11/10/the-end-of

As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Joshua 10:28

Makkedah is in the same region as the cities of the 5 kings who were involved in this battle. Either the Israelites captured it in the course of pursuing the armies of the 5 kings or else "on that day" is an idiomatic term for "at about the same time".

These five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:16

Why did these 5 kings survive the battle when their men were all killed. Apparently they were all observing from well behind the lines, unlike Joshua who was on the front line with his men.

In the past several months, YouTube has been showing me videos of people that call themselves "First Amendment Auditors". These people go into public places and record everything they see. In most of the cases, the police are called and conversations much like the comic are had.

What is interesting on the videos is the actions of all the people involved:

- The auditor seems to have done a lot of research on the laws pertaining to what they are doing. They are able to state what they are doing, why they are within the law, and know what can and cannot be asked of them by authorities.
- The building managers (if in a building) only know the policies put in place by whoever is in charge of the building. They are usually persistent on making sure that policy is upheld. These policies sometimes break the law by usually taking away rights of citizens and putting up extra rules that they feel should be abided by.
- The general public is usually oblivious to any of the laws or policies. If nearby when the auditor is confronted by the managers, they typically side with the manager. Even with both sides giving their references in relation to the incident.
- The police officers, surprisingly, don't know the laws surrounding these videos in public. It isn't until a supervisor is called that someone else is on the scene that seems to have knowledge about these laws. The supervisor will typically deescalate the situation, let the auditor go, and tell the building manager they are within their rights to be there, regardless of building policy.

Not all these interactions are great, and some of these auditors are not nice people. There are some that truly are trying to make sure that everyone's rights are upheld despite their own reputation and, sometimes, safety.

What does this have to do with anything? Well, I would like to draw a parallel.

We all know if we break the country's laws, there are consequences. We can be fined, we can go to jail. These laws includes things you don't do and things you do do. Looking at traffic laws: you don't go over the speed limit, you do put on a seat belt.

In the Bible, we have what has been translated as law. It is instructions on how to live our lives. If these are broken there are consequences. We may have to do a sacrifice, or we may get kicked out of the assembly. It includes things you don't do and things you do do. Looking at the 10 commandments: you don't steal, you do remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.

If you break the country's laws, you are a law-breaker, a criminal.
If you break the Biblical law, you are a law-breaker, a sinner.

1 John 3:4 tells us that everyone who sins breaks God's Law because ALL sin is contrary to God's Law.

However, much like what the auditor runs into in these videos, there are policies (traditions) setup in the church/mainstream Christianity that are held at the same or higher regard than God's Laws. Traditions such as the Law being only for the Jews, or it being done away with.

But those traditions are not God's Law. Breaking those traditions isn't sin. Using those traditions in any way that would break God's Law would be sinning. Because breaking God's law is sinning.

https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/695

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