ESTABLISHING THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

ESTABLISHING THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

by Janis S

Humanity took a wrong path in our dark, murky past, somewhere in the region of Iraq, known as the cradle of Western Civilization. The path from hunting to agriculture was vicious and bloody. In the beginning, we are told there was a Garden of Eden. I believe that to be true.

This article is linked to THE WAY OUT in a previous posting

Did God drive mankind from the Garden? No. Was Eve the guilty party, the one who sinned and caused man, Adam, to sin? No. People moved about like nomads, hunting and gathering fruit from the Garden. People banded together in family units, with women the head of the family and the tribe. Societies or families were not war-driven to kill each other off. The discovery of grain, and the storage thereof, caused the growth of cities. Cities grew governments. The woman no longer ran the household. Man took over and created politics, and a class system of priestly rulers and many slaves, a government and a usury/debt/money system to support that government, in short, a capitalist system. From socialism to capitalism—that's the original sin. Agriculture replaced hunting. This was not the sin. Man replaced woman as being in charge. This was not wise, but was not the sin. It was man though, who put money in charge, and this was the original sin because the love of money created all the other sins as enumerated in the ten commandments. Man created money and ownership, lending and debt. This was the original sin. It was known as far back as the Sumerian culture, and so, has been around for a very long time. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:10

This article is linked to THE WAY OUT by the same author in a previous posting

Religion (Christian) has told us we need to repent, be baptized, and believe
in Jesus, and we will go to heaven, that we will be rewarded with material wealth, that gifts to the church will buy our way into heaven because our nature is sinful from birth, lower than a worm and we need Christ to intercede for us because we were created evil and born to be poor. What kind of a God would create evil beings? Only a man-made God would dream up something like that. Christianity was created out of the Roman Empire to keep the Empire alive for after the fall of Rome. And so another power system was establish in the name of religion. And Christ and the teachings of Jesus were buried deep within the official Church. The church tells you to believe in the church. Jesus says you are to believe in God, love God, and your neighbor as yourself. That's the recipe for socialism and the Kingdom of Heaven. “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.” (Proverbs 1:1)

The person of Jesus said he came to establish the Kingdom of God on earth.

Luke 17:20-21

20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel’” (Mark 1:13-14).

"I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose” (Luke 4:43).

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

The Kingdom is supposed to be established on earth. Let us go establish the Kingdom of God. It isn't that hard. “29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:29-30) First thing to establish is rules to live by based on the 6 elements. Remember what a person needs to survive: earth, air, food, clothing, shelter, and love which without any one of these necessities, a person will die. The same is true of a community or civilization. But we will start with a community, which is a living, breathing organism and has needs, just like a person, for its survival. They are:

This article is linked to THE WAY OUT in a previous posting

    land base

    common moral code of behavior

    common language

    common religion

    common government

    means of trade

    means of passing on the knowledge

We were intended to live a life in balance and harmony. Modern man does everything for profit only, and this is killing him, along with all life. The problem with modern day life is that it has become totally artificial, phony. Even the food we eat is phony. That's what genetically modified crops are. And cattle, chickens, and pigs are warehoused in monstrous, torturous pens, injected with hormones and antibiotics to counteract the filth in which they are forced to live. We then ingest the animal as a product. It is no wonder we are a sickly lot. Our souls are very sickly as well for torturing the animals the way we do. “It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.” Do you have some illusion that the elite will invite you into their gated compound. You must act before you become that cow headed towards the slaughter.

This article is linked to THE WAY OUT in a previous posting

Chilling direction of society in the world today

Kenya is a follower, not a leader.  We are also producing our demons.

Our rulers are complacent.  Look at what sorts of stuff can happen in the UK.  Indeed Africa could be headed this way, away from the heritage of peace and wisdom bequeathed to us by our African ancestry.  Does anybody in charge of the forces that protect us care?

It is a chilling direction in today's world when a ruler fails to reflect on the causes of society blemished by such aberrations:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/joanna-dennehy-ex-boyfriend-tells-hell-2840683

Making Sense of Serial Killer Joanna Dennehy

Killer takes a selfie before murdering...

Edited 16.2.14

THE WAY OUT

From my friend Janis

When you are hopelessly lost and in the ditch, it's time to stop, look, and listen to what the birds and animals are doing. They are building homes, caring for their young, and all day long, they are eating and drinking. Have you ever watched birds bathing in the water? They are so joyous, daily.

When you are so lost, you don't have a home to live in, you cannot care for your children, you depend on hand-outs for your food and sustenance. You were conned into selling yourself for a few dollars, and look where it got you. No one to care about you as you slide into a deep, dark ditch.

I could go into a long discussion of how we got into this sorry state, but you don't need to hear that right now. What you need to know is the way out. It is as simple as crossing the street. You were meant to lie down in the green pastures, beside the still waters. God's work, building His kingdom, preparing a table on this critically abused earth is your job, your work. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus brought the message that it is up to you to establish the Kingdom of Heaven.

This article is linked to the one here on Establishing the Kingdom of Heaven

What is to be done?

Look to the birds and animals, the wild ones. First of all, no one owns them, they are not pets. Whereas you became the poodle for Walmart or Halliburton or Goldman Sachs, the giant multinational conglomerates. And look where it got you: living in a paper box under the bridge, scavenging garbage bins and dump grounds, searching for food, living in your car in Walmart parking lot. No one to comfort or care for you. Come unto me, and I will give you rest. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Did you ever wonder what the kindom was? Luke 17:21; Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you. Look to the birds and animals for the meek shall inherit the earth. "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." (Matt. 6:10). We can rattle the Lord's Prayer off like no one's business. But have you ever thought of the meaning? Christ states His purpose, i.e., thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Christ intended to establish His Kingdom on earth. What we must do, is occupy it, as our natural, God-given right. "The Lord is my shepard, I shall not want." I think we are talking about what you need to survive. What do you need? Earth, air, food, clothing, shelter, and love. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake." It is time for us to occupy those green pastures, and build our homes among the birds and animals. We need to build a sustainable village and share the work and the living space and the fruits of our labor. The Beast tells you, you must pay for your shelter, your food, your water. The Beast tells you, you must live separately, and in fear of everyone. The only ones to fear are the Beast (Goldman-Sachs, Shell Oil) and its government agents. You need to live together, communally. Share the work, and the fruits of your labor. You are your brother's keeper, and he yours. Jesus was a communist and a socialist. He occupied the temple, the pastures, and the sea, and He drew large crowds of followers.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (Matthew 6:24-29)

He told you that His way was easy and His burden light. He was telling you that you need to give up the money system and live instead in the Kingdom of God, which He came to establish on this earth. He suggested an end to capitalism and to live instead with a socialist system. For this He was crucified. Look at all the witch hunts we have had whenever people tried to live socially. They are hunted down and shot, only we don't call them witches; we call them terrorists. Christ came to abolish the violent, murderous money/market system and establish a peaceful socialist system, which He called the Kingdom of God.

This article is linked to this one here on Establishing the Kingdom of Heaven

Luke 17:20-21

20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel’” (Mark 1:13-14).

"I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose” (Luke 4:43).

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Let us go to farm and establish the Kingdom of God.

We have to reject money usuary Market capitalism, and instead live in socialist communes in the green pastures, beside the still water.

This article is linked to this one here on Establishing the Kingdom of Heaven

Occupy Wall Street had it right; they just picked a wrong location. They should have joined with farmers, with the intent of forming a self-sustained village of about 20 to 80 like-minded people. No small thing. First thing to establish is rules to live by based on the 6 elements. Remember what a person needs to survive: earth, air, food, clothing, shelter, and love which without any one of these necessities, a person will die. The same is true of a community or civilization. But we will start with a community, which is a living, breathing organism and has needs, just like a person, for its survival. They are:

1. land base
2. common language
3. common moral code of behavior
4. common religion
5. common government
6. means of trade
7. means of passing on the knowledge

That's all. Without any one of these, that society will not survive beyond 2 generations. Funny thing. Native Americans had it right 200 years ago. Isn't it a kick in the head that we must now rediscover what the Indian way of how to live in order to survive?

This article is linked to this one here on Establishing the Kingdom of Heaven

Not edited (shall edit shortly)

24th January, 2014 
16th February, 2014

Mohamed Jiwa

Habari Poa

I love Philip Ochieng but what's he doing here?

January 19th, 2014 - afternoon and evening
January 20th, 2014 - 0905h, 11:11h


Did you see the Saturday Nation, today?  Look up Philip Ochieng's column, Mark My Words.

Philip Ochieng is a hopeless anglophile, like me. I love and admire him and always read his column when I have paper to hand.  But he recently either fell into a horrifying linguistic trap or was doing some undercover research on how many people care about what he is talking about in such a manner that figuratively could locate him standing dressed scantily on the cliff-edge in a high wind, comfortable as it might have been to grant the accolade he did to Macharia Gaitho.  No doubt MG and the likes of Kwamchetsi Makhoka are superb writers who craft their short essays with spontaneity and Philip is probably the best among the elder Kenyan scribes to qualify such younger writers.

Plus, he's great fun, so I push ahead here only in gentle mockery on his apparent blooper in Saturday's Nation where he says that he would rather Gaitho used the understated English 'e' over the gaping American 'o' in the spelling of adviser (thus: advisor).  This made me realise that I have truly reached a point where I do not notice such things anymore.  I am jaded after a long war with Microsoft on my Word documents trying to get the UK English dictionary, on default setting or not, to work.  But when Philip continues to say that Americans use the 'ce' in both the verb and noun spellings of advise and advice I was alarmed. Now that Microsoft has irreversibly colonised my own mind with their abominable dictionary, 'MS Word' - American in its proclivities by default -  to the point that I have now forgetten why I should not spell surrendered with two 'r's or counseller (or is it counsellor) with two 'l's at the end, Philip's comment could only have aroused my attention because he seemed to have made a gross error in averring* that both the verb and noun in the Americanism are spelt in the same way: - 'advice' (see his article - "In Americanism, the word advice (with a "c") serves both as a noun and as a verb." ):  Was he just trying to be funny or was it a really an Ochiengesque faux pas? 

Normally Americans koroga'ed nearly every spelling that ends with 'se' in English, for example, epitomize, and eulogize (which we Anglophiles would rather spell with the traditional 's'), yet had to leave alone words like advise and prise.  Prize enjoys a clear precedent and prevents prise* from being siaga'ed but, strangely enough, they did not put the English 'advise' through the fire and wring it into 'advize' because it obviously looked overdone.  Often their attempts to be revolutionary (as in anti-colonial/ anti-British) enough, too often they seemed to betray such an aberration in their thinking that they had found just cause for reviewing British spelling as a major contribution to the American Revolution.  I am wondering now, how come Philip is like me:  Resistant to American spellings which may now be partially responsible for having ushered the world into The Age of Africa Command (the imperialistic DNA in all this colonisation and revolution being identical).

Nonetheess, the fact is that the American verb for the noun, advice is still 'advise' with the 's',  and the noun alone is spelt with a 'c' and I am hard put to understand how a man of Ochieng's heavyweight literary calibre might have slipped on this or might I have I read the sly man wrong?  Is he testing to see if you and I had honestly read his article?

Let me attempt an explanation on how 'advisor' might have strayed into this morass of spelling anomalies:  The nominal suffix (aka 'affix'), '-or' actually seems to me to be an American extension of is use in legalese, for example in relationships like payor/ payee, counselor/ counselee, abductor/ abductee, lessor/ lessee and, of course, advisor/ advisee though, following the logic Philip uses, why should 'advisee' not stem from 'adviser' with the 'e'?  The answer could be that if you wish 'adviser' (the original spelling) to have legal effect then spell it with an 'o' and, if otherwise and especially when you want to avoid a legal context, use the original.

Interestingly on the first search on the internet one would expect the use of the 'o' to predominate but, indeed, I came up with 'advisee' as a person who meets with Philip's 'adviser' with the first instance of this being at the beginning of the 19th century.   This goes to show that both the English English and the American one are still changing though, I suspect, it is the one on the British Isles that is taking most of the beating at the hands of ugly American self-centredness as epitomised in the early MS Word which does not abide by any respectable rules of logic, not that it took Bill Gates less than nearly two decades to realise his awful goof in terms of the debt Americans owe to UK English. 

Americans should surely use "advize" and "advizor" based on the logic of how they have zeddified (American "zee-ified") almost every other word amenable to such recolonisation...  (Or should I say 'recolonization').  As someone colonised by the Englishman I should rather develop long-term patience with Americans' need to take up space and demand attention than to allow my feathers to be ruffled by their over-confidence in matters of global management, or to have my spelling sullied in any other way around.

Anyway, however you look at the problems that he raises, I must reiterate, I simply love Philip Ochieng.  How would I read the paper without his benignly sharp presence there.  I wish he was eazier to find on the internet (I did that one on purpose).



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* averring (now why should the Americans not spell that "avering"?)
* prise (and its sister, enterprise - which, to fulfil the craving for perverted purity ought to otherwise be spelt enterprize)
* fulfil [this blogger dictionary demands I write that fulfill]

Guilty as an African, by default

I write this as an African, myself:  Unwittingly, I am by default, a guilty party to the snuffing out of my heritage; here, with an attempt to keep a long story short:


Janis asks me to describe the "rottenness" that  she has forewarned me about in her own words, below, and she keeps reminding me of the hordes of imperialist parasites that have swarmed over us.  It is no different - perhaps it has become most virulent, now - on the continent of Africa:  The system is turning human beings into moths - lovers of the shiny life; the system, which is global, has been condoned if not organized by agents of ignorance and mediocrity right here on the African continent, of which there are plenty of silenced examples:

My thoughts started when I had wished Janis a HAPPY NEW YEAR. after she had replied (touched up for clarity): 

Thank you.  May you and yours find refuge from the storm as the terrible monster, "democracy" - created - lashes out, strangling and suffocating on its own vomit, as it plans on taking everyone down.  Prepare yourself (not to openly fight but) to survive, along with your community and family.  That is meaningful resistance....

Resistance?  Why should we be resisting, instead of smiling away and thinking positive about the sludge we are swimming in*?  Long story.  Are you swimming or resisting?  I am resisting.

Janis forces one to write now, not later.  She chose one of my words, 'rottenness' and asked me to explain (she is always asking to explain).  When a writer tells someone who calls themselves a writer to describe something that the latter's moaning about, the challenge is a merciful thing, and has to be taken up at once.  So this is what I quickly thought up (now editing: 3 Jan 14/ 7 Jan 14):

Our betrayal begins with the story of the East India Company.  It mutated into a sort of an amphibious people-gobbling contraption about the size of a small planet which, like a lizard flicking its long tongue out at all the food in its line of fire, navigates the sludge of desperation, depression that is the rest of the world and is, in my case, Africa. The slimy 'monster' cannot think far and is in denial, but destroys with really cool dexterity, excreting little shiny trinkets with the one message inscribed upon them in its wake:  

"Wake up, Africa!  You are poised to lead the ranks of those who are destined to fill the black hole of the thankless slave market!  You are one nation, yet you are content to devolve into little countries  -  to appease the imagination of a few mediocrities, poised to compete, to fight and to annihilate one another, in order, if unwittingly, to be the first to serve the world more faithfully, more loyally and more foolishly than ever did any other race of self-made peons, including the god-forsaken nations of India and Pakistan!  

"Yes, and let your perennially and more increasingly worm-ridden chiefs teach you to keep up the pretences of having shrugged off the despondency of the ages -   you poor and miserable laughing sods of earth; and you shall be well taught at the feet of the our servants in those wonderful schools to which your children vie for entry.  You shall learn to deftly and knowledgeably contaminate - yes, YOU - you shall.  Contaminate your own land by order of none other than the Central Bank!  You feel rich and free, obviously, a few of you. (Forget about the poor for they do not count, as is proven by the media who shine like slime, too), even with a few pennies in your ragbags - while the billionaires that milk you KNOW that they are naught but poor beggars themselves.

"We shall come to harvest and make you feel even richer!  Read the advertisements for human resources attracted to the swollen, tangled government bloated with apathy and greed and much of 'civil society', as you prostitute your land, your women, your children, your history and identities, and wade through the mud and sludge we leave behind!  Here!  Take that BMW and Mercedes... that Hummer!  Take those paper palaces of yours in Karen and Muthaiga, here!  Build your walls high - those angry youth will have to use trucks to pull them down.  Empty out your new Christmas stockings and now wear them:  Yes, indeed! They look even better worn inside-out as you slip your handsome new effendicured feet  -  which march soremnry to the national anthems - into your new boots - gum-boots or army boots or whatever.  Wear them just the way would that man there... wrapped in cotton colours of the English moors in autumn; yes, that gentle Englishman.  See him, up there, watching us patiently from that promontory he named Mount Kenya, all by himself, smiling mildly as if posing for his picture on a banknote?  Come with me:  Let's be clever and revolt against him.  So that we can be just like him. You can't escape, now, sing as much as you like - you shall be just like him.  You are just like me.  You are nearly there!"

Links to look at today:

• We need to have a frank discussion about marriage by Tauriq Moosa (S African writer) 
•  Narendra Modi for PM? by Arundhati Roy
• Selected article by Arundhati Roy including Toilet in Bomb Shelter and Ghost of Capitalism
• Al-Qaida's Real Origins Exposed by Finian Cunningham (Irish writer based in Kenya)

Edited 3rd Jan 2014 0715h, 7th Jan 2014 13:07h,  20th January, 2014 10:00h




*Credit to Shailja Patel for describing capitalism "the water we swim in".