Now, one of those researchers, Stefan Verstappen, shares his insights on psychopathy in modern culture.
This is the GRTV Feature interview on Global Research TV.
Comment: Stefan Verstappen has also published an excellent video called 'Defense Against the Psychopath':
Reader Comments
Yes, but only to the degree of its acquisition. As Verstappen himself says in the first video above, and this applies across the board with all other issues such as 9-11, Church pedophiles and all such catalyst; it all starts and ends in this thing called 'awakening', as matter slowly awakens to its true nature of as consciousness in a mirrored state of introspection and self-analysis. The problem as Verstappen implies is that all we can do is 'wake' people up, but like the old saying, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." Learning patience with others reflected in patience with oneself, which becomes a nearly constant state of meditative analysis as we become aware of this mirror of ourselves and all others. It seems we are not just becoming aware of our own parts, but that of others, especially these currently labelled 'psychopaths' and their kenfolk who play a rather distinct role in our drama here in Purgatory. The spiral spins tighter as we approach the grand finale just before the Curtain Call, and it's always best to know where to stand when it's time to bow before the audience. It seems these psychos et al, are helping us wake up, become aware and more knowledgeable, thus giving us the protection needed for the next play.
It does seem that their arrival on this stage marks the point of no return, and only those that don't fall into their black hole survives to tell their story. Isn't this how history is always written?
As with what sass stated above, I agree that distancing oneself from the psychopath in personal situations is the best course of action. My younger sister married what I can only deem as a psychopath as he demonstrated so many of the signs. Eventually he did wind up in jail for kidnapping after many years of waiting him out, my father was the one who suggested waiting him out as I had other ideas.
Since that time my wife and I have attracted some folks with psychopathic tendencies. She started a business and was almost wiped out by one. I had warned her that there was something about this guy that did not float with me. He is a very charismatic salesman but lacked any qualities beyond that. No follow up with customers and general apathy towards them after the sale was made. We found out later that he was arrested and on parole for selling date rape drugs. My wife says she has a big pink neon sign on her forehead that says kick me. I have told her to read and learn. Her and I are much more cautious now.
The man has missed a key, perhaps THE key, factor of psychopathy: the willingness of a powerful psychopath to kill, maim, or torture to achieve his ends.
Absent a positive means of identifying them, isolating them as a strategy is possibly the most futlie course of action one could possibly take on a societal level, the equivalent of closing your eyes or pulling the sheet over your head in terms of making the bad guys go away. History has proven that the psychopath's modus operandi is to impose himself upon you whether you ignore him or not, perhaps ESPECIALLY if you ignore him. You don't ignore or socially isolate Genghis Khan or his ilk.
Identifying psychopaths is the ONLY path to freedom from them. The emergence of fMRI technologies that pinpoint the physical differences between normals and psychopaths gives us a powerful tool to fight them with. To argue that any test will be subverted and used against us is to argue that technological progress can make no difference in society, an absurd argument on its face, defeatism that precludes defense.
If a county or state can pass a law requiring that all seekers of power positions be screened by fMRI, the Hare test, and a thorough background check (checking for evidence of the actual genuine expression/non-expression of emotions like guilt, remorse, compassion, empathy) before they can run for office or be hired for positions wielding power over others, with no consequence for failure other than to be prohibited from those fields, we can begin to cure our society of psychopathy and heal it. Allow those who fail several attempts before deeming them permanently emotionally disabled, for that is indeed what we are discussing here: an emotional disability in the strictest definition of the term, a physcial inability to experience compassion, guilt, remorse, empathy or responsibility.
Psychopathy can be considered a virulent, but situational, emotional disease in that to survive in a social environment dominated by them, one must emulate them. Once you begin weeding them out, however, a society will quickly shed the behavior. Again, a close study of history bears this out. Golden ages of peace and prosperity usually follow uprisings against psychopathic rulers after they and their cronies are killed. It usually takes a generation or two for the psychopaths to work themselves back into power.
I strongly suspect that humanity cleaves into two very closely related but seperate subspecies of genus Homo. It is said, erroneously in my opinion, that humanity is the only species with no natural predator. This statement defies logic, as nature has never left an ecological niche unfilled to my knowledge. Psychopaths are natural predators whose natural prey is the bulk of humanity who aren't psychopaths. The FACT that there are consistent physical diferences between psychopaths and non-psychopaths gives powerful support to this argument. I believe eventually there will emerge a genetic fingerprint that decisively says "psychopath". The other fact that psychopathic ruling families consistently weed out their weak members, i.e., those who exhibit such traits as guilt, remorse, empathy, compassion, honesty, and truthfulness lends support to it also.
Testing would not need to be universal, such as requiring it for students like vaccinations. It should be triggered only when a person seeks a position of power, thus limiting its potential for misuse. Such seeking is an early warning indicator of a potential psychopath, since power-seeking is an irresistable urge in them.
I would suggest beginning drives to initiate county and state laws encompassing what I've outlined. I think the proper way to achieve this is to mark it as a emotional disability, for that is what it is. While it would of necessity and by definition create a new special interest group, it's hard to envision broad public support for the rights of psychopaths to express their psychopathy. In the end, positively and publicly identifying them is an absolute necessity for a safe and sane society to emerge.
Your idealism is clouding your vision. How can you sanely consider some kind of "drive" , be it local or state, that would get a large group of cell phone / TV brain-gelled Facebook narcissistic authoritarian followers to actually get off their asses and DO something that doesn't concern their own self-aggrandizement?
I'm not sure what world you live in, but it ain't the one I see.
Mr. Verstappen is correct in his assessment that it would be turned around and used against us. It IS how they operate. If you consider that they are supported by a vast group "followers" who may not test as full-blown psychopaths, but are completely ponerized and actually admire and believe their lies, just who is left to populate and fund your so called "drive"?
Do you actually think a "law" could be implemented by the very people and system that has for centuries crafted and used "laws" to systematically control and destroy every personal freedom and right of man? Do you really think you can use the very thing that has made a commodity out of every one of our earth mothers gifts,gifts that now must be "purchased" with your own sweat blood and toil, to make a "law" that would take away their power ? Its such an absurd idea.
I do not think that all your ideas are that bad, but they would only be possible in an imaginary world where the corrupted and power hungry have already been held in check, or at the least, has been kept out of the judicial branch....which would then, in turn, eliminate the need for the very things you purport...because there would be actual justice.
Remove those rose colored "idealism glasses" and you might see that Mr. Verstappen is not a "dangerous idiot" after all. Then, if your really brave and can handle an un-buffered shock, go back and review some of your other comments(some of which DO have good ideas,BTW)....try to read them as if someone else wrote them...and see what happens. Good Luck.
PS: axj, hope does not DO anything....unless your a psychopath running for office...then it helps you win!
Sorry, but I stand my ground here: what he suggests is counterproductive societally, for the reasons I've stated. You cannot successfully ignore psychopaths and expect them to simply go away. On an individual level, perhaps, but on a societal level? It IS idiocy to assume the they will dry up and blow away if you ignore them...just think it through: they are geared towards self-survival at all costs, depriving them by not feeding them personally will simply drive them to feed on others, not exactly the best way to handle them on a societal level. That is purely a selfish, and ultimately useless strategy.
I am NOT being idealistic...I'm being very pragmatic here. We now have the tools to positively identify the psychopaths in our midst who prey upon us. They are now known to have physical differences that fMRIs can readily expose: the lack of response to situations that would evoke empathy, compassion, guilt, and a whole suite of emotions they can emulate but not experience. I find it hard to imagine how such a screening can be turned on its head and used against us, since it is a stark either/or test: you can either feel those emotions or you can't, and if you feel them it shows, and thus you pass. The screeners themselves must pass first, and then be protected from intimidation.
If we characterize this as an emotional disability, using that approach we can use the initiative process to pass legislation on a local, then state level. I'm fairly certain we can then begin the process of eliminating them from the bottom up. Will they fight back? Of course they will. Does that mean we shouldn't make the attempt? Of course not. The alternative is to simply accept them as inevitable and unstoppable. Will it be easy? Of course not, they have power, and psychopathy is contagious. But it is curable if one isn't a genetic psychopath by removing the source of the contagion, as witness post-WWII Germany, post-STASI East Germany, and post-Pol Pot Cambodia, to name a few examples.
Remember: all changes are imaginary at first, until people work to implement them. I remember when the rights of minorities to freely vote and not be harassed was considered an imaginary world, a world in which segregation didn't exist was imaginary, where sexual freedom, gay rights, gay marriage and a myriad of other things were considered unattainable, stuff of pure fantasy.
What I propose isn't idealistic, but pragmatic realism: we have the tools to defend ourselves now and change our society, using them to do so is cold necessity. We stand on a knife edge, for other tools are emerging that will give the psychopaths nearly unbreakable power if we don't stop them soon.
. . . . get out in broader and broader circles. And I appreciate that the topic is being discussed in a rational manner in the film. Mass awareness is the first step. . . and we've got a long way to go for that to happen, I believe. This other sott article, "Using Brain Scanners to Detect Violent Criminals . . . " also has some similar questions and interesting commentary that seem well related to this video. Linked here: [Link]
@beherenow, you should consider yourself, and how / what you write, as brushing up your own communication style. you are rude and as we call it in psychology, doing a whole lot of `projectin`. hugs
One thing I strongly suspect about psychopaths is they'll come after and use OPs as quickly as anyone regardless of their spiritual potential. So it's better that a person knows what one is.
It seems the "comments" always get off subject and with not much cohesion in the points, like the water,going round and round the drain. And the ramblings never really prove anything.
BTW.... Those are "Psychopathic" tendencies. lol
one could also say, not because you don`t comprehend chinese means there ain`t no chinamen ;-)
I just am getting bored and tried with same lame blame game and rhetorical comments. They never quote, they never link, or even try to prove their point.
Daniel 5: 13-17
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of God is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
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found it sheepdove @ ruth, and then again, perhaps you should. many roads lead to rome, sheepdove chose the shortcut -- but he ain`t hoggin` the path... hugs
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
These types of running commentaries that you two engage in are as you, lindee-lou, called it "hoggin' the path" for others on this sites articles, having 6 postings that amount to the two of you having what most might see as a "bible-bashing love fest " on/at others is not an act of sharing truthful, objective knowledge and awareness to others in a non free will violating way.
Most who are here learning from Laura and the sott group value the clues like the bible/religion clues given as follows:
Biblotheka Cassiopaea
"BIBLE
Corrupted by Illuminati brotherhood for last 1000 yrs (and more). Catholic church has been major force in this, and they don’t have any actual original uncorrupted biblical texts
Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts: By Greek enforcers (same as our FBI) New Testament is 70% propaganda; other 30% can be deciphered from instinct thru meditation;
Q: (L) Did the people who put together the Old Testament use the Greek canon of Homer and Hesiod as a template? A: You finally figured that out? Q: (L) Were the Therapeutae involved in the composition of the Old Testament? A: Partly. (L) Did Paul of Tarsus put the new testament together? A: Nope. Q: (Burma Jones) Did Paul of Tarsus actually exist? A: Yes. Q: (L) Are parts of the new testament composed of Paul’s actual writings? A: Yes. (L) How close are they to what he originally wrote? A: 70 percent. Q: (L) Did Paul of Tarsus belong to any philosophical school or mystical group? A: Yes. Q: (L) Was it one of the mystery religions? A: Similar to them but older. There are traces here and there. You have been doing well reconstructing this. You could say that this communication is part of same. Q: (L) Is this what Gurdjieff referred to as esoteric Christianity? A: Yes."
"JESUS CHRIST
GENERAL
Jesus never went to India or Egypt to undergo initiation in the Great Pyramid. Lived his entire life in general area of Palestine.
Jesus never: 1. Fed thousands with loaves of bread and fish. 2. Changed water into wine. 3. Walked on water. 4. Was no crucifixion or resurrection after 3 days. 5. Raise the dead. 6. Descend into hell during the course of his death (were superstitions created hundreds of years after his work) Note: Q: (L) What is the purpose of the stories? A: Control
Jesus did: 1. Teach spiritual truths to those starving for them, basis was channeled information from higher sources. He taught that all men are loved by the creator and are one with same. 2. He performed some miracles: literal healing with touch of his hand (similar to Reiki), performed some exorcisms. 3. Telekinesis
(L) So is there any truth to their claims of this Apostolic Succession? A: Well, now that you ask, how can there be when there is no truth to the "Jesus story" as promulgated. In other words, it is all made up though at different periods in the past.
Jesus of Nazareth was an advanced spirit; Born: counting backwards in our calendrical system, Jesus was born on 01 06 minus 14, 6 am. 5’9”, blue eyes, strawberry blond hair, fair skin, 160 lbs, average build; carpenter by trade; real name: Jesinavarah; Q: (L) what was Jesus’ blood type? A: B negative; Biological Father: Tonatha, blonde blue eyed Aryan by ethnicity, from Palestine; Biological Mother: Mary, 19, Acting father: Joseph, 39, (unable to father children) Q: (L) Was he selected for some reason to be the biological father of Jesus by other beings or powers. A: Close.
Q: (L) Can you give us any details about him. What was his lineage, where did he come from, etc. A: He was a member of the white sect. Q: (L) What is the white sect? A: AKA Aryans. Andarans. (Laura’s note: Who are the Andarans?) Q: (L) Was Mary a member of the Essene group? A: Yes. Q: (L) Was this man also a member of the Essenes? A: No. Q: (L) This person, Tonatha, was chosen to be the biological father of Jesus? A: Yes. Q: (L) Why did Mary not marry him? A: Feelings were extremely transient. Q: (L) You are saying she was fickle? A: No. Influenced by telepathic suggestion. Q: (L) Was she already betrothed at this time? A: No. Hypnotized level 1. Q: (L) Did Mary and Joseph, once together, subsequently have other children? A: No. But Jesus did. Q: (L) Jesus had children? Who was he married to? A: Was not. Fathered 3 children by 3 roman women-Alicia, Rafea, Vella. A: The three women represented sexual temptation. He felt bad after each. He washed himself and asked for strength and forgiveness. Q: (L) Is that, as some people claim, the true meaning of the search for the Holy Grail, that it is not a cup but the “Sang Real”, or holy blood line? A: Yes. Q: (L) Are there any descendants of Jesus living today? A: 364,142. Well known descendants of Jesus include Yasser Arafat, Winston Churchill. [Q: (L) On a couple of occasions it has been mentioned that Yasser Arafat was a fifth density soul and that he was a descendant of Jesus of Nazareth. What is there about him that demonstrates these qualities or these genetics? A: Have you not seen? Imagine what it would be like to be Yasser Arafat. Look at your perception. What is he doing now? Q: (L) Well the pro-Jewish point of view is not favorable to him. A: Well, what you describe as pro anything is an obsession. And, as we know, obsession blocks knowledge which in turn blocks the ability to protect oneself against negative occurrences. Not a good idea. If you were following circumstances, Yasser Arafat is now trying to take the world upon his shoulders by making peace with the Israelis who have been enemies for a very long time. And, therefore, he is now a peace maker and knowledge dispenser.]
(L) Was Jesus genetically engineered by Aliens? A: Close. Q: Was Jesus genetically altered? A: After birth and during childhood. Q: (L) Was Jesus special, Christed as it is called, in any way? A: Quick exalted to end the wars and civil entrancement; Zindar council. Q: (L) What is the Zindar/zendar Council? A: Two cycle exchangers mission. A: Zendar Council is a sixth level density council which spans both physical and ethereal realms and which oversees dramatic development points at various civilizational sectors in lower density levels.
Q: (L) I would like you to expound a bit on the life of Christ in terms of chronology of events. Could you tell us about his understanding about himself, his interaction with higher sources, his state of being Christed, and what was the true work he came her to do and how did he accomplish it? A: His awareness of who and what he was gradually came as he grew. He was taught by us through his faith as described previously. And you should have faith as well because you would find things would come to you as “knowings” more often than even now. Jesus awareness of his mission and his actions pertaining to it were part of the natural progression of his growth and development. The information about his “miracles” has been largely corrupted by writings which have been passed down after the actual event period. Most of these writings are by entities who wish to confuse and corrupt all humanity for previously stated purposes. The idea was that if one perceived Jesus as performing physical miracles, then your entire understanding of what the life experience here on earth and on this plane is, and the meaning for it all, is also corrupted and the knowledge is blocked which is the goal of those who have done this. Jesus’ purpose and plan was to teach knowledge to all who sought but did not have the strength to express as great a level of faith as he had to acquire the knowledge as he did from higher sources. If they were open and willing to learn they could be taught by hearing. He had only very limited success in imparting faith to others because faith comes solely from within and that is one of the most difficult things for beings on your plane to acquire.
Q: (L) Is Jesus an alien? A: He is one of us. From 5th density originally . Previous Incarnations ( total of 1009): Joshua (Moses) , Socrates; Melchizidek was not an incarnation of Jesus. Spiritual relationship of Jesus to John the Baptist and Mary, both also 5th density souls, was due to pact, no “combined souls” or anything like that. Q: (L) Who was it that came to present him gifts? A: 3 prophets. Q: (L) What country did these prophets come from? A: Iran. Also known as Persia. Brought gold, spices and clothing as gifts. Q: (L) Was Jesus an individual who had psychic or unusual powers from birth? A: Close. Q: (L) Did he have an awareness from the earliest times of his life that he was in some way special or chosen? A: yes. Q: (L) Was Jesus Christed in the sense of having some special mantle of power falling over him at the time of his baptism? A: Nearly correct Q: (L) What was the “star” that indicated to the prophets... A: Spaceship. Q: (L) What kind of space ship? A: Mothership from other realm, 5th density purpose of ship appearance is to lead the prophets, observation of event and encoding the infant both physically and telepathically. Q: (L) Jesus grew up to the age of twelve, at which point he was Bar Mitzvahed, is that correct? A: He was Bar Mitzvahed at the age of 10, and received training/teaching via channeling in the Aramaic rite. Q: (L) Are you saying that all the miracles of the Bible are myths? A: Remember this is corrupted information altered after the fact for purposes of political and economic gain and control
Where, precisely, did this person who came to be known as Jesus live? A: Aramaia. A: In what is now Lebanon. Q: His name was Jesinavarah, as you said before. During his lifetime, did he have a large following? A: Towards the end, and after. Q: At that time, according to our measurement, how many years did he spend on the earth plane before he was taken up in this beam of light? A: 43. Q: Okay, when he was taken up in this beam of light, where did this event occur? A: The Sea of Galilee. [Note: name of Galilee and possible relation to Gaul?] Q: On the shore? A: Yes. Q: You said he had children by three Roman women and he also had a wife? A: Close enough. Q: Did he have a twin? A: No. Q: Was Judas Iscariot his brother? A: No. Q: Did he have a brother named Jude or Judas? A: No. Q: Did he have brothers and sisters? A: No. Q: This event that is described in the New Testament as the crucifixion was obviously a symbol for something else. You have told us that this was a symbolic story... A: More like propaganda. Q: So, the crucifixion was not symbolic of some other hidden meaning, or event? A: See “Gods of Eden.” Q: You also said that Jesus was going to return, that he would emerge from this other density experience and come as a teacher. Is this because he is the number one teacher doing this work at the time? A: More because the messenger most capable of delivering the message, because of expectations.
THE RESURRECTION
Q: (L) Okay, what is the truth on the resurrection? A: Left earth plane on ship after extended sleep state, 98 hours of semi-death. Q: (L) When did he go into this sleep state? Did he just go in one day and go to bed and go to sleep and then a ship came and picked him up? A: Close- upon pillar of light. Q: (L) So he appeared to his followers to have died? A: They thought this Q: (L) And then he told them things he had seen in his extended meditative sleep, is that what happened? A: Told prophecies then proclaimed eventual return. He spent 96 hours in a comatose state in a cave near Jerusalem. When he awoke, he prophesied to his disciples and then exited the cave. 27,000 people had assembled because of mother ship appearance and he was taken up in a beam of light. Mark-chap. 24 and Luke chap. 21 were given by Jesus after this extended sleep."
Laura takes the C's clues as given in their transmissions, does the research and similar detective work, and then conveys objective knowledge in her writings. Perhaps you would benefit yourselves and others to a greater extent by reading her material and/or Cass. forum communications in order to then have a less subjective knowledge base from which to work and share.
sairie, ...up to you to walk your soles on the path. hugs
p.s. please forgive me for not taking the time to read your book
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All i have To Say is if We Cannot See Eye to
Eye How Do u personally define Real?.
peace predictability
sheepdove.... its boils down to faith... or death. men of little faith eh! more people have been killed in the `name of god` than anything else. real stupid eh! hugs
@rocker re: here here ruth. ....yes, round and round, but the trick is to dig deeper and deeper in the search for the treasure, treasure. you won`t find it up on top, or the cover, as in judging a book by its cover. hugs
one could also say, not because you don`t comprehend chinese means there ain`t no chinamen ;-)
@ rocker. yes rocker, i get that you are bored however i am not not your babysitter, nor am i here to entertain you. i do not need `others` to stand tall and you know, quote don`t mean integrated. btw if you want a translator, i`ll gladly assist you. i will offer this for you however, .... if the fire is lit, don`t touch it cause you may get a burn in return. hugs ... maybe you just don't understand the points they are proving.
You and Sheepdove still have no point. Just rhetoric. LMAO.
"A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones."
Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
You say a lot of thing about our Heavenly Father, the bible, history, and The Messiah but you never reference or quote anything. Why?
Some points you have are valid but others are vague pseudoscience references. If you are going to have a valid point you must use quotes or it looks like a another religious fanatic.
So from the oldest Sumerian book in the Christian Bible I leave you with this:
And Job answered and said,
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
Peace brother.
And Matthew 19 says:
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
As for what Christ is speaking of is the Commandments, you do know those right.
The next commandment is
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
This is what he lacked.
And Matthew 23 Christ is speaking to the Pharisees not the "rich" men. He's speaking how they hold to law so tight that in his words "Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel." not about riches. he's speaking of the way they use the law or Moses to criticize the people and destroy the righteous.
Come on brother. You need to research what you are speaking and writing.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Profess the truth brother, quote the truth, mix not words.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulcher.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulcher be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulcher sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
You have no clue who this man is do you? You must be a "Baptist Preacher" taking one verse out on context and using it to form a conclusion.
Before you criticize me, I never Quote myself.
This are not my words brother but The Messiah's. So be careful.
I don't form opinions.
I'm the Advocatus Ecclesiae.
sheepdove, lots to read still, but wanted to answer each in less than 23 words i personally used this line plenty ... congrats, you`ve worked so hard to get there, the result is yours, now chew.
p.s. google totem animals, opossum, it is represented by the 23, i believe it may hold the key or link. 22 is the number of perfection, of heaven.
rocker, you may also google `projection` and spend some time reading.
sdove, i appreciate your caring. i am made of earth with a pinch of god :)) i do sniff at what i read, and i don`t chew every bone. i know its not gospel, i know there are lots confused. adding 2+2 does take a healthy mind to discern with, sadly, not all have the switch turned `on`.... that is today`s society and we are not to judge. hugs
yes sdove i understood you (and i) dont judge. the fakes make fools of themselves cause they actually are trying to deceive god....
To all the good readers of Sott.net that actually have read the previous comments and the video on this story this was a test by me. After seeing the post by other readers, I set out to draw out and to prove that this story is very valid and true.
So I if you go back and watch the videos of the story and then read the posts, you good readers will see that there truly are psychopaths among us. You see that just with a little nudge, a poster can be push into psychopathic behavior. They begin to try convincing, pushing their agenda, and attacking others with different views. They have no conscience or moral value or empathy. All they have is the skewed agenda and promote it regardless of what others are posting.
Also, take a look at the “gas lighting” they do and others join in to help beat the drum.
I think you will agree that these posts have proven Stefan Verstappen point and research.
Just watch how they go “psycho” now that they have been called out.
Truly, truly we are doomed because most people don’t even recognize that we are being driven to a psychopathic driven society.
As I have stated many times.
Wake up. Now before it’s too late.
is only a need the weak-links feed on.... sdove. (i always thought the name was weaklings, but ... ? i understand why, and so wierd you just mentioned the chaingang song.
personally, i`m still thinking.... when they kill the creatures that i eat...... oh boy!! sure is food for thought which i do take seriously. i tried it years ago, and nearly died, and i definately eat the meat cause it keeps me alive and kicking ... we`ll see where that leads me. i`m grateful to you for teaching me and so i keep digging.
maybe the sheep has the medicine of the wolf, and the wolf, really the `you-can-really-please-show-me-the-way of the sheep`s temperament. sign of the times finally a-changin` ... sure is if one asks for my humble opinion.... its time! hugs
yes sdove, what you write makes so much sense. the symbolism is very profound. we`re all and nothing at the same time. it is actually quite simple once `we got it`, once we feel it. we have our free will to show the other cheek, and i`d say that is all we do all day long. develop/nurture our relationship, continuously, consciously with/for god. (thy will be done). its an on-going process, and there really isn`t anywhere specific to be getting to, its just a matter of keeping at it. freedom is here to stay once we`ve gotten over ourselves. hugs again (and yes, our mother is pissed off at her children, us her privileged ones - cause we`ve turned on ourselves)
x2 conclusions acknowledged by this gentleman that stood out for me:
1. That any kind of test to identify them would ultimately be turned around to work to eliminate anyone with a conscience. Watch out for a time when we will be called the psychopaths - anyone that thinks differently, has an imagination or an opinion, who is creative, funny or out of step with the programmed zombied majority.
2. Knowledge (awakening) protects.