The Older Sons’ Cruelty Recounted (Genesis 49:1-7) [07/03/2020-07/04/2020]

At work this week, I was curious and fearful to find that social gatherings of literally any kind were banned again even though tomorrow’s the Fourth of July (U.S. Independence Day) ๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ‡๐ŸŽ‡๐ŸŽ‡๐Ÿงจโœจ โ€” it doesn’t look like it, so I think I can hear fireworks each night this week as I hang out in my room where I’m writing this, and it won’t take long for me to get to my friend’s place (her name is Nicole) for the Fourth of July Awaken party tomorrow night ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ But there weren’t independence-from-nations countries in those days at all; I think the U.S. was the first to pull this off. OH WAIT. There’s this weird conundrum about most of Israel’s tribes separating from Judah around 930 B.C. (see 1 Kings 12 for the story), and it seems like other tribes have done this before, too. But they’re now one Israel again (Ezekiel 37:15-28), so I think that’s awesome! I hope there isn’t much tension between the brethren still… but many of Jacob’s sons were not right in their head at all, and Levi didn’t even have a tribe, because he and Simeon had killed the men and boys in Shechem (Genesis 34:25). I think they deserved it, though, since their sister, Dinah, was brutally raped. Yet not even here should someone turn this into a violent episode. I know in my case, if I were to do something like this in response to such a brutal incident, I wouldn’t be much better than the atheist who abused the victim, and I’d probably even go to Hell for that. Thank God no one needs to turn this into a political statement, though. I think they’re taking over, and I have this feeling it won’t be long before they’re the only acceptable things in this world should this keep happening. But this passage is found in page 30 of my NKJV Bible, page 39 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 66-67 of my VOICE copy, and page 64 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Speaking of political statements, have you noticed that some of the local grocery store products with African-American founders are gone forever? They did this to try to eliminate diversity. Indeed, I thought racism wasn’t supposed to be all that prevalent! I guess inclusion isn’t practiced much ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ โ€” this sort of thing should never happen. But I do like how early in the Scriptures, God lets the readers know that rape isn’t supposed to happen. I know for my part, I’d make something hilarious happen to try and put an end to it… for instance, I found out today that the president eats his pizza backwards ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ he offended EVERYONE in Italy โ€” someone snuck a photo of this โ€” and it became a meme ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I’m not posting any photos of any politician on here, though, EVER. But I thought this was the most legendary thing I’ve ever heard, for who on earth would eat their pizza backwards?! You’d have to be some freak of nature to do that! (Of course, I still think Jesus’ death and resurrection is more legendary, but that was the funniest thing ever ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ โ€” I’m not missing out on this comedic gold mine ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ truly awesome!) I eat my pizza normally, so I wouldn’t be blocked from traveling to Italy ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ• I’ve GOT to have their stuff. Wow, I went really far off-topic; I’m so sorry ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ but this was something stranger than fiction. Literally. I think it’s illegal to eat pizza backwards in Italy ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ˜‹ I could not make this up even if I tried. There’s photos on the Internet so you can see the most glorious embarrassment ever ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ I literally worshipped Jesus in the break room where I found this out (a friend and co-worker told me that) and praised God for justice ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ indeed, I think the Italians’ anger is justifiable myself. They banned travel between here and too many places (Europe included), so someone takes a photo of the weirdest thing in history and plasters it everywhere on the Internet. Got his just desserts, I think ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

On a more serious note, though, sleeping with your parents’ friend or your friends’ parents is not a good idea, and you can shame others for this. Reuben did this, and now his tribe’s almost gone (Deuteronomy 33:6, AMPC) I pray the Reubenites become Christian, just as Jesus had spoken prophetically concerning each tribe and nation around the world (Matthew 24:14). I think the Simeonites were integrated into Judah to some degree after the conquest, and Levi’s descendants were scattered all over Israel to have a priesthood lineage, especially concerning Moses’ brother, Aaron. We’ll get there when we get there, though. In the meantime, do you want prayer for anything? I’d love to see what you’re talking about, so e-mail me something to ron.outland@4727@gmail.com so I can read it, write it down, then tape it to my bedroom walls! I’ll see you when I comment on verses 8-12 about only Judah! I’m sorry if I didn’t include enough information about Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, but just remember that I’m learning as I go along, that’s how we grow, regardless of whichever translation of the Bible we read or not, so don’t get mad at the comment section. Thanks and I’ll see you later! (Oh, it’s the Fourth of July as of ten minutes ago, but I started writing this at around 11:30.)

Jacob’s Prophecy About His Nation: A Word On Genesis 49 (07/01/2020)

We see here that Jacob makes a prophecy on all his sons as he lays dying in his bed from the sickness (mentioned in the previous chapter). The first three, he didn’t give his birthright blessing to, but Judah he did. Later Jewish people understood this to be a sign that Jesus would come from Judah. And so He did (see Hebrews 7:14, also Genesis 49:18). But I’m not talking about all of Jacob’s sons today; I’ll put the first three in the next note, Judah on his own note, and the other eight… I don’t know what to do with them yet. I pray to God I make only the right moves… but this chapter is found in pages 30-31 of my NKJV Bible, pages 39-40 of my NASB Bible, pages 66-68 of my VOICE copy, and pages 64-66 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I’ve heard theories that people say things to come on their deathbed; indeed, I’ve heard stories from others I won’t mention here, for some of them are really creepy. I don’t want to go there ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜“๐Ÿ˜ฐ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ’ค I don’t even want to think about anyone dying; I’d especially be forever downcast if my niece was fatally struck with something ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ but I’m sure her parents are doing a decent job with her, but they’re younger than I am, and I don’t have much of a clue on how to take care of a kid! I pray for some wisdom there, knowing that first of all, there should be no hostility against them, only friendliness should be done to them. I know you’ve probably heard me say this before, but I’m insisting on this so much because I never had true friendship with my parents growing up, and while my dad and I got along ok in his final years, my mom is more and more unrepentant each day, even though I can honestly say we all make many mistakes, some really stupid. Indeed, it was in mid-2009 when she revealed her true colors. I couldn’t trust her again since, no matter how much I tried. (If she’s reading this, I don’t want her to hurt herself, but to be kind to everyone instead. I’m scared how she’ll react, to be honest…)

I thought I’d group Reuben, Simeon, and Levi together first because they’re the ones who went either lewd or vengeful, and it’s a sobering reminder for me to never use anger as fuel for revenge as Simeon and Levi did (Ephesians 4:26-27, contrast Genesis 34:25-29). Spoiler alert: he prophesies they won’t be so numerous in the post-conquest era (read Joshua and Judges for the events after Moses’ death but before Samuel’s birth, and also Ruth). A footnote in the first Amplified Bible says in the beginning of this chapter that Moses blesses the children of Jacob in a similar manner to Jacob himself. Another footnote told me in chapter 48 (sorry I missed it) that Ephraim outnumbers Judah by about 20,000 people at one point (again, in the first Amplified Bible). But Peter in the New Testament is later named after Simeon here (read from Matthew 4 and throughout Acts 1-12, also 1 & 2 Peter). I pray I don’t go in a direction that he wouldn’t approve of (I mean Jesus’ disciple, Peter)… ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ

If you have any prayer requests, you can submit them to me at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I don’t think I have any e-mails with prayers in them from you guys still, so I’d really like this to happen… but comment what you feel the Holy Spirit leads you to say. Thanks for reading this and I’ll see you in the next note, coming up Friday night! (Today is Wednesday.)

The 50% Egyptian Grandchildren… Of Jacob (Israel) Himself: Celebrating The 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth (c. 1865) in Genesis 48 (06/19/2020)

I’m sure everyone knows that Egypt founded itself in northeastern Africa, and it’s not all that difficult to see that they were (and still are) quite unique, and that most of the other African people are Black, but I think it’s stupid that they’re still ignored by a ridiculous extent, even in today’s world. I’m a firm believer that these of African descent are legendary, though. Yet sometimes, we forget that the Arabs make up most of northern Africa, so I think they should be celebrated as well, but we MUST pray that more people in the Sahara Desert become Christian, or we’re going to have some problems. I know for one thing, my niece is half-Filipino (my brother and I are U.S. Caucasian), so I think she should be accepted everywhere. Period. Besides, if she gets rejected by the time she’s five, she’ll probably believe she’s stuck with the spirit of rejection, and I want to celebrate her every single day, not caring where anyone’s from or the skin color they’re wearing. I find it weird that racism is still here, yet I’m more challenged to protest against it. Indeed, I wish George Floyd hadn’t died. He was not only black, but Christian as well! At least he’s in Heaven, now, but I think the police mean to exterminate the faith of Jesus as well, even though it’s completely legal, and likewise other faiths. Ironically, someone can trick the government into believing that because of your devotion to Jesus, you’re promoting civil disobedience, just as the Jews had accused Paul and his friends of this in Thessalonica (Acts 17:6). But this blessing in this chapter starts a legacy of loving others in different nations that becomes perfected in Jesus nearly two thousand years later. This chapter is found in page 30 of my NKJV Bible, pages 38-39 of my NASB Bible, pages 65-66 of my VOICE copy, and pages 63-64 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

There’s more against racism to be done, which if you haven’t seen it as obvious in the last few weeks, I don’t know how you managed to not hear of anything like this, for more people of African descent were killed by policemen and white nationialists. This is not good, and I think, for the most part, those guys are going to Hell for judging them like this. This month’s events reopened a deep wound in the U.S., and I won’t be surprised if God promises each nationalist no descendants or even a nation. I do wish citizenship by birthright happened in more countries, though. They do it here and in Canada and in Mexico, so why not Europe and Asia, and Africa and the Pacific? Most North and South American countries like the U.S. and its neighbours do this, so I think it should be more popular. I feel bad for those who live under the constant threat of one’s citizenship being stripped away because of their devotion to Jesus. And knowing how immigration across the world is nearly impossible right now (they atheistically stopped all immigration to the U.S., and I’m like, ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ โ€” this shouldn’t happen!!) I’d rather be taken to Heaven by God’s hand than have this happen. So I pray that God would decimate the systems that are killing immigration for at least 20% of the world’s countries/population, for it is right for Him to judge them for good. It might even be necessary for certain nations to be replaced as a result, developed or otherwise. The riots have screwed up everything, and the government is fueling them. At least curfew’s over across the country, though, but I’m afraid to go anywhere more than five miles away from home by myself again. I just wish I could enjoy God in peace…

So, yeah, there’s my two cents on what’s been happening this month. But the editor who did the note in this chapter of the VOICE version of the Bible got it wrong: God doesn’t always privilege the younger over the older; in fact, there’s no partiality with Him (Romans 2:11). I pray anyone would understand this for the first time, knowing He loves each person equally.

If you have something to pray about yourself, let me know! You can send me an e-mail at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each letter, write the requests down (if they’re biblically solid), then tape them to my bedroom walls! And speaking of being biblically solid, racism is literally everything antithetical to the Scriptures. Those who use the Bible to promote it โ€” there’s a special place in Hell for those godless buttholes. People are meant to be included, for God doesn’t believe in exclusion. So I pray we move forward in the U.S. against racism, and so does wherever else you may be from. I’ll return sooner or later for chapters 49 and 50! See ya!

Joseph’s Actions Against The Famine (Genesis 47) [06/11/2020]

We see here that Joseph and the Pharaoh worked together to stop the madness going on around the world in their time. He had the Egyptians buy all they could from him, sell their livestock to him, and even worked for him for a while, but it was slavery in that area. This is not good. Of course, it was everywhere in the world, but that doesn’t make it ok. It reminds me of peer pressure you’ve probably faced in class growing up, but I don’t know what it looked like for you… but in my case, I wouldn’t make slaves out of ANYONE. Literally. I don’t know what Joseph was thinking, but thank God we never needed slavery in the first place ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ this chapter is found in pages 29-30 of my NKJV Bible (I’m randomly thinking of Finding Nemo as I write this), pages 37-38 of my NASB Bible, pages 63-64 of my VOICE copy, and pages 61-63 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Jacob had Joseph make a vow to him because words are important, and I believe today’s world (particularly those who should be leading the younger guys and even helping any inexperienced young adults go through life in ways we weren’t taught in school) is negligent of teaching that words have power. Those who believe words don’t matter, as if actions always spoke louder than words (which don’t work if the words are nothing but problematic) was true. Instead, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, God said (Matthew 12:34). Those who have made the world forget this fundamental truth are going to Hell. I’m serious. I know I’m speaking really strongly here, but this should NEVER be ignored ever again. I’ve been torn to pieces by hateful words by my own family and from professing Christians who don’t have the slightest trace of godliness, and it’s made me want to die before. Please don’t do this ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜– I pray I don’t forget this truth, either, for tampering against the Word is a matter of life and death! I’m literally not exaggerating here… indeed, those who say words don’t matter speak nothing but worthlessness. Literally… I hope I don’t get an angry mob after me because of this truth… but I’m not going to post this in many places; I’m probably going to just leave it unshared anywhere… for words can either build or destroy (Proverbs 18:21). I want to speak only what’s good, for my part…

Also, I’m thinking (from reading this chapter), are you being proactive in this pandemic we’re in? Send me a story if you have anything worth mentioning to me, if you wish ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š you can also submit a prayer request to me about anything you need by e-mail: just go to ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I’ll see you in the next chapter concerning Jacob’s blessing on his sons! Ciao!

The Rest Of The Family Arrives In Egypt (Genesis 46) [05/22/2020]

Sandwiched in the middle is a list of all of Jacob’s family members that he more or less brought into the world, but Jacob is beyond thrilled to see Joseph when he arrives in Egypt. And there they stay for a long time. (Remember that Genesis 15:13 says they will live in a land that is not theirs for 400 years.) Regardless, Joseph and his family settle in the land of Goshen in Egypt, and the Pharaoh is even allowing them to cultivate a good population there. But now’s not the time to say anything that happens once this book is over. Indeed, God prophesied that Jacob would see Joseph again, and they saw each other again, too, for He is faithful (see Hebrews 10:23). I’d love to see this played out some more in this life, for me and especially for my niece next time I see her ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ’ โ€” that last emoji is only for between her parents, but that’s just one way of putting the four of us into emojis; here’s another way… ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง + ๐Ÿ˜ (me) โ€” I’d love to see her develop a healthy mind by not going on Facebook much, if not ever, but this chapter is found in pages 28-29 of my NKJV Bible, pages 36-37 of my NASB Bible, pages 62-63 of my VOICE copy, and pages 60-61 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I don’t know why the Egyptians thought the shepherds were literal poop, but it’s great that Jesus is our shepherd; I think I can find this on the post of this chapter on the website skripturesketches.tumblr.com, but I don’t know. WAIT… nevermind, it’s not there anymore. But they put up a pretty funny error page ๐Ÿ˜… still, I wish I could see it again, but maybe I’ll get illustrations of each chapter in the Bible when I’m in Heaven after my life runs out of juice. I think Jesus is creative enough to have this happen. A bit off-topic: I wish I could get a moped and take a friend or family member on it with me. I think we’ll both need helmets, though. I do pray I can pay off my hospital bill from 8 years ago, but also that more stimulus checks come… we need them. Many people who have been unemployed are suffering badly due to the pandemic, and things aren’t looking good because of it. I sure do have a lot of prayers against those who oppose them… but most of all, I pray those greedy people wouldn’t be able to bother them. But I thank God prosperity can happen in godly ways still… I just hope that no good thing is universally seen as an abomination as being a shepherd was in Egypt back then.

Want to sumbit a prayer request to me? You can do that on ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each prayer, write them down (if they’re good) and tape them to my bedroom walls! I still don’t have any, so it’d be very appreciated if you sent me anything… but I’ll see you in chapter 47! This was so sudden, though; I’m sorry if it’s a lot of information for you ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ but I’ll be back soon!

Pharaoh and Jacob Receive Good News Of The Brothers’ Reunification: A Short Take On Genesis 45:16-28 (05/22/2020)

When everyone receives the news of Joseph and his brothers seeing each other, they’re all really happy, and I love it! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ Jacob (a.k.a. Israel) also finds that Joseph is still alive! I’m thankful my niece is still in good shape during this pandemic, even though it seems the second wave is deadlier than the first. Regardless, I want to see her at least once soon, so that she can be encouraged and receive some good books from me that she’ll really enjoy (more of them than not are Frozen-related) ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿฝโ„๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜˜ I just pray that nothing would get to her first. This passage is found in page 28 of my NKJV Bible, page 36 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 61-62 of my VOICE copy (with the long note) and pages 59-60 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I’ve read up until Acts 16 of that last translation, but I’m really looking forward to finishing this. But I don’t want to treat the Bible like something common, or Jesus like He’s not God. I’m finding it can be pretty easy to do sometimes… but I’m thankful God is constant during the trials and the changes in this world. Still, I wish that we would honor Him better… but more than anything, Jesus wants to be everyone’s best friend ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– but this can only happen if we submit to Him, giving Him the lead in everything in our lives, and even letting Him have our lives themselves. Of course, not everyone will be saved, but for those who haven’t rejected Christ, it’s not too late, thank God ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ˜‡ I’m like (sorta how the Hillsong Young & Free song goes), “Come now with power, cover each land, like You’ve done it before, won’t You do it again?” (Disclaimer: that’s not really how the Lord Send Revival lyrics go, but that’s how I’d sing them.)

If you have any prayer requests, you can submit them to my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! I’m sorry I didn’t mention much about this half of Genesis 45 on here today, but this is a short post, as I said, so I wish I could’ve gotten more information down, but I think I was just thrilled there was a reunion here. I’ll see you in the next chapter!

Being Real: My Tangent From Genesis 45:1-15 (05/19/2020)

I really must be honest, after nearly a year and a half of writing notes on here, I’m still scared to display this to more people. For even though Joseph wasn’t judged for revealing his identity to his brothers so they could know he was alive (and that eventually the extended families would know as well), and neither was I when I made all sorts of confessions during my first year of college, I was judged quite a bit a few years later when I found out Redemption Church was Calvinist. I still think places like that should be avoided, too! I also got a lot of backbiting about the gifts of the Spirit during my attendance of the Antioch church that was near ASU at the time while I did a fifth year of school (and was failing spectacularly due to the schisms I was dealing with), as if Jesus didn’t give that out today! And that was at a church where they were openly encouraged! Yet despite the fact that it was imprinted in the Bible about 2,000 years ago, they treated that as if it were not some biblical truth, but an optional conviction. I’m like, “It’s necessary that everyone has gifts of the Spirit of some kind, supernatural or otherwise.” Not that they were required for salvation, but that it’s necessary for Christian growth. Eventually, I was kicked out. And when I was taken from the apartment where I was living in back then to a ward for four days, and then a mental hospital for another month or so, I had to move back to my mom’s place, for it was either that or the homeless shelter. And upon discovering this, when I left the mental hospital, I was like, “Oh, my God! If I don’t hide enough, this is it!” And so that’s why I speak about the low profile thing quite often despite the fact that I talk about a lot of random stuff to a few friends (and possibly counting) and some of the customers at Fry’s. I’m afraid of all this happening again, for after my mom lost her house two years after I had moved back in last time, I was homeless most nights and had to go to a homeless shelter when I couldn’t find a place to stay from a friend. It took so long for me to get to where I am now that I don’t think I can risk anything else again, really. I don’t know if God even wants me to step out in the future… but this passage is found in page 28 of my NKJV Bible, pages 35-36 of my NASB Bible (Old Testament) page 61 of my VOICE copy, and page 59 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I don’t want to live in fear, but I can’t help but think I’ll lose too much again should I say something good, even if no hostile enemy hears me. This was a turning point in the story about how Joseph and his family were suffering during the famine… and maybe it’ll be the same for me and my family members should we get our stimulus checks I heard they would give out if they are legally allowed to… I don’t know. I wish I could find God in more places, but I’m not expecting glory to last, and even if everything turns out right, I could lose something significant again… I want to keep my niece, not lose her! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ I’m still praying she’s safe from the pandemic we’re in…

Benjamin And The Cup, Part 2 โ€” Judah’s Recounting To The Regent of Egypt (Genesis 44:17-34) [05/06/2020-05/07/2020]

I can see several similarities to this and to my own life now, since I want to see my niece again but I’m still not able to right now. But they are apparently ending the lockdown on Monday; regardless, I don’t think I can do much at this point despite what I plan to give to my mom and my niece’s mom for Mother’s Day next weekend (I’ll arrive at the latter’s house later, if God wills). Indeed, the pandemic can still go pretty strong, and I’m not confident everyone will be ok, particularly my niece if something happens, for she’s only two years old ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ˜ฉ I can even detect the idea that someone I know will be lying in wait to eliminate me, for the evil one is trying to destroy the connection due to this. Indeed, I pray I can get to her house soon ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ  I’m keeping everything ambiguous right now because I want to not let it slip what I plan to give to the women my niece is descended from. I want it to be really good, a blessing, actually… Yet I know that my mom could try again to eliminate my soul, as she has tried before in the past, but it didn’t work. Literally, it’s a Jezebelic thing to do, and I can’t survive with that around. I hope I can forever put her wrath away by the gift, but if that doesn’t work, either, I’ll be stuck without a good means to pay for my phone bill, for the virus is decimating the meat and many plants, and Satan’s also probably sending murderous hornets our way. (I heard about this a few days ago.) But in Arizona, it’s not much of a new thing, yet I pray God’s protection over all of Arizona anyway, and even some of the neighboring states west of here. I did see something red fly in my Fry’s store’s parking lot, though. But this passage is found in pages 27-28 of my NKJV Bible, page 35 of my NASB Bible, page 60 of my VOICE copy, and pages 58-59 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

Of course, like Joseph in verse 17, I NEVER want to take anyone’s freedom away, including my mom’s… even though I know she has blasphemed the Holy Spirit before by saying He was tantamount to willful ignorance. I’m wholeheartedly against that satanic idea, for it is unforgivable, and no Christian can even think that. Indeed, I want to be sure no one else I know does this, but that probably won’t happen, for a friend of mine had become Calvinist some time ago. I had shared some of the Bible notes on here with him on Facebook Messenger, I’ve discussed certain things from them with him, but I can’t trust him. For those who don’t know anything about Calvinism vs. Arminianism, it’s essentially the idea of God not loving everybody vs. God being unable to keep His children safe, for the T.U.L.I.P. acronym is literally the atheism that is total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and perseverance of the saints (refuted in Scriptures such as Genesis 42:28, Matthew 22:14, Romans 14:15 (and many others), Acts 7:51-53, and even Romans 8:35-39, respectively), and the idea that you can lose your salvation comes from a slight error in interpretation from Hebrews 6:4-8. But we shouldn’t take advantage of God, though. I’ll leave you to search up more yourselves, but if you want to ask me about it, let me know in the comments! As for me, I’m convinced it’s the Great Apostasy that has happened for hundreds of years, since the Reformation, even, and is now being perfected, as I said on my previous post.

In the rest of the chapter, Judah speaks up and explains the situation to Joseph (they still don’t know it’s him, Judah and their brothers), and… wait until you read chapter 45 to see the outcome. But if someone attacks your freedom because you were being honest and repentant about everything, stick a fork in it and you’re done. It’s like getting coins as an item in Mario Kart… you’ll know what I’m talking about it you’ve played Super Mario Kart and/or the Mario Kart 8 games. It’s highly unlikely you’ll win the race… and you might not even be able to believe the same thing again. Thank God I was brought out of that horrible situation three years ago last week after having been couch-surfing and going to a homeless shelter a lot for eight months beforehand, but that was because Jonathan brought me to the place I now live. I can’t not be thankful for him! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸผโœŒ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿค™๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ My mom even reconsidered her state program plan for me because that would’ve sucked. I don’t think she knows I have a pool… I’ve never been any happier in other living situations, not even in Cole’s! I just hope she doesn’t impose anything on me again, because if she does, I’ll likely suffer forever. Anyone who imposes something on another human being or pet, even if something good, will not be saved, likewise if they disagree with this to even the slightest extent. There cannot be a good or forgivable interpretation about imposing like this from under heaven (as if it were a good thing), just as God cannot be mocked (Galatians 6:6), so they, too, have blasphemed the Holy Spirit by doing this, seeing that they saw from themselves God’s reality… permanently. Yet they claim their hellish crap is God’s reality is the only acceptable one from under Heaven. Weird, huh? It’s the problem of striving against the unjust (Proverbs 28:4). Indeed, there are always more atheists than reported…

Any ideas what to pray for? Write me an e-mail, if you wish, at ron.outland4727@gmail.com if you want to submit any prayer requests to me! I’ll read each one, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! In the meantime, I pray I’m not some coward like how the U.S. reacted after the Vietnam War happened… but that truthfully is very graphic. Still, I’ll see you in the future with chapter 45! Sorry this took so long, by the way ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜†

Benjamin And The Cup, Part 1 โ€” A Soliloquy on Genesis 44:1-16 (04/28/2020)

Joseph, after the meal is finished (see previous chapter) uses a sleight of hand to get anyone to admit their guilt about selling him to slavery and reporting him to their parents that he was dead (Genesis 37), and it works! That’s really all I can say. Anything else, I can’t mention here right now, because I still think I’m being watched by my enemies so they can find something against me they can deceive my management and other leaders with. But I really should say, if anyone wants to decimate my future again, or do the same with others, I’m like, “Be afraid. Be very afraid. Look at Job 19:28-29.” This passage is found in page 27 of my NKJV Bible, page 35 of my NASB Bible, pages 59-60 of my VOICE copy, and pages 57-58 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I won’t talk about family members today (although I still pray that Bee is safe from the pandemic ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’– โ€” she deserves all the life she can have!) โ€” but I do believe there are hostile opponents in my work (I don’t think any are in management that are actively trying to eliminate me), and what’s worse, I think at least one of them knows about my faith and perhaps a few others and are trying to destroy my witness. For a cashier has been very unkind to others on purpose (actually, several of them), and actually thinks travel bans are good, but I know them to be satanic and unforgivable. Indeed, when I mentioned something about Bible prophecy being fulfilled in the manner of this coronavirus crisis, the people around me (including the cashier) didn’t believe a word I said! This occurred a few weeks ago, at least, but hopefully I don’t see them again, but I need to talk to a manager in my department about this before it’s too late. I’ve said to him about RFID chips before, and those are literally the devil’s work, for they are technologies that get you to worship the antichrist by means of those imposing them and threatening to terminate you from the job if you refuse. Thank God this isn’t a thing at my work, though! I find it just as weird that someone’s trying to push a bogus vaccine with a piece of metal in it that doesn’t even work. And yes, I’m talking about the pandemic we’re in. It’s likely they won’t kill you right away, either, but would make your soul more bitter than death because you stand firm in Jesus. Something like this should never happen.

Regardless, is there anything you want me to pray about? Despite the fact that Satan is gaining too much ground in this world (indeed, the Great Apostasy has actually been perfected already, and are now going to punish those who want to be carefree), you can leave me an e-mail at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each request, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! Oh, by the way, I wrote about this chapter only to verse 16 to let people determine what they might do to others who’ve had their freedom decimated like how every nation’s government is trying to do, especially the conservative ones! But I’ll see you pretty soon with the rest of this chapter! Ciao!

A Big Plate For Benjamin: Joseph and His Brothers In Egypt (Genesis 43:16-34) [04/23/2020]

Before I start, I’d like to offer a big shoutout to Clary Rouge (who has since deleted her content) for liking my last post a few days ago! Thanks for being my first like on any of this! I’m sorry I didn’t get to you sooner ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹ but thanks for being here when you were anyway ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’– (ok, I’m getting a little hyped, but whatever) and I hope she sees this if she returns… but anyway, Joseph was so happy to see Benjamin that he cried, and I wish that I could see my family again… if I can, I’d probably cry heavily because I would be able to see my niece again ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— as it is, I’m devastated that I haven’t seen her in over two months! I wish the coronavirus would be gone fast! I pray against it as I type this… but in the meantime, I should not drink coffee with creamer very much, or anything dairy, for that matter, because it makes me want to throw up ๐Ÿฅ›๐Ÿง€๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ (hahaha I’m on this emoji kick ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ and I love it) โ€” I know the ending, but I won’t spoil it for you because I know the story but many other people don’t, and I wish to make it interesting for you ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž โ€” this passage is found in pages 26-27 of my NKJV Bible, pages 34-35 of my NASB Bible, pages 58-59 of my VOICE copy, and page 57 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I love how Joseph and his brothers saw each other again, but they still had no clue what he was like. What was Joseph doing to them? Was he keeping an appearance of some kind? If so, that’s not good, for masking something is a terrible idea and can actually count as hypocrisy. But I haven’t seen any hypocrites in Jacob’s family yet. Of course, there’s the problem in Joshua 7 about Achan and his deception in the midst of Israel, provoking God to anger in those days, but this doesn’t occur in Acts 5:1-11 when Ananias and Sapphira try and deceive Him, for Jesus had already died for them and other people. But that married couple had never received Jesus, and the Greek for “died” there is when they breathed their last, and they don’t go to Heaven, but wind up in Hell, where they wait to be rejected one final time in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15) and God forgets they even exist after that (see an example of Jeremiah 23:39, see also Isaiah 65:17). It’ll be non-stop fun with Him in New Jerusalem, with endless fruit fields, waterparks, roller coasters, jungle beds suspended high in the air by very large trees, and more! But before that, we need to preach the Gospel to all creation, as Jesus had commanded in Mark 16:15. (Of course, there’s debate if that’s authentic, since it’s not found in many early manuscripts, but I believe Jesus meant for all creation to be saved by their own free will, as the Bible also teaches.)

I find it funny that I have little to say here, too, so I’ll continue my comments in chapter 44. In the meantime, do you want prayer for anything? Let me know in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each e-mail, write them down, then tape them to my bedroom walls! Meanwhile, I need to avoid dairy products most days, including deciding to drink coffee without creamer, if I want โ˜• I also want to drink plenty of water, too, so I don’t get dehydrated. But I’ll see you soon in chapter 44!