There are only two “parties” – the Party of God and the party
of Satan. When in Rome; Greeks, Jews, and Egyptians were to do as the Romans
would have them to do. The Roman Empire was autocratic and their gods many. The
emperors were self-proclaimed gods. Neither the emperor nor their god could be diminished
or offended. Roman Law demanded that Romans be respectful of their decrees, not
as democratic choices, but autocratic commands.
Three things would have offended the Roman citizens of Philippi
in Macedonia – Jews, their God, and their Law, albeit it turned out that there
was a fourth thing: Jews ruining their profits.
The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Tim 6:10). Timothy
saw that firsthand when he joined Paul and Silas in their journey to Macedonia.
There in the city of Philippi, Paul commanded that the demon of fortune-telling
come out of a slave girl: “I command you on the Name of Jesus Christ to come
out of her,” and of course, “the demon came out of her” (Act 16:18).
Paul had the authority of the True God (Jesus). Paul judged
the slave girl because he was annoyed, not for his sake, but for Jesus’s
sake. Demons are offensive to God, and making money from a demon possessed girl
is usury, to wit:
12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. (Ezek 18:12-13)
“Usury” is making profits from the loss of others. Usually
it is lending money at exorbitant interest rates. In the case of the slave
girl, household work would be acceptable, but her masters made money from the
proceeds of her soul. The slave girl paid gain to her masters by demonic devises.
She was in spiritual chains for their love of money. The Romans could have
ended that practice but tolerated slavery, false gods, and at that time, even
demons. However, as they were soon to find out, Romans would not tolerate
Christians.
The Roman Empire was known for two things: (1) tolerance for
pagan religions, and (2) intolerance of Jews and Christianity. There should be
a light bulb exploding in your mind’s eye! Is that not Democrat “law?” Are they
not much like the Romans? How did the Romans react to a miracle from God?
19 When her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, 20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. (Act 16:19-21)
As usual, follow the money trail. When the “hope of their
gains was gone,” Paul and his party was accused of troubling their city. Paul’s
Party was inconvenient because it was the Party of Christ which was inconvenient
to their usury. With that commonality, what is the Democrat’s problem with the
Party of Christ (and I am not referring to the Republican Party, but Christianity).
Paul was annoyed that a slave girl was being used for gain… the crime of usury.
The Master paid for the girl’s upkeep from cradle to grave,
much like the socialist plantation system in America’s antebellum time. Like
the plantation masters, the Roman masters were the “crony capitalists” of that
day. Slaves made great profits for the plantation masters and abolitionists
were annoyed. Not annoyed at American Law, but annoyed because excessive
profits from slavery was against God’s Law. Worse than being in bondage to a
Roman citizen was bondage to some demonic Roman “god.”
Marvel not; socialism is much the same as Roman slavery and
American usury. The crony capitalists in apostolic times were gaining from the
bondage of others. Romans tolerated slavery, but they would not tolerate Christianity
for many years to come. Democrats not only tolerated slavery but did it in God’s
Name as if Jesus Christ favored slavery!
Socialism is usury; the harshest kind because it is sublime.
While socialists denigrate capitalism, it is the love of money that is their justice;
not those in bondage to it, but the masters who run the communal “plantation.”
The evidence that socialist leaders are crony capitalists is revealed in how
they live. Look at Bernie Sanders’ three estates and Nancy Pelosi’s $190,000,000
equity. Crony capitalists espouse socialism for what reason? The love of money
and the power, prestige, and other things that go along with it!
The Roman Party turned against the Christian Party. Paul and
company were apolitical; their message was spiritual and not what they could do
for Rome, but what God could do for the Romans. The prosperity of the Roman
masters was money, but the prosperity of the Christian Party was eternal life.
As Christians, right now they should not worry about
the economy as God will take care of that; they need to worry about the economy
of grace.
Eternal life is free, yet most reject it in favor of what? Wealth.
Socialism is not the party of justice, but the party of stealing the wealth. As
the Democrat zealots destroy cities and steal merchandise, are they worried
about justice or their personal gain? Of course, the evidence is that their
love of money is the root of evil in the Democrat Party. If they cannot gain by
government authority, they will certainly gain by mob violence. What you see in
the streets of America is the theory of socialism in operation as is communism.
Jefferson Davis said that the Confederacy “died of a theory.”
They concealed it well as the Democrat Party, but the hidden theory was
plantation socialism. [1]
The Roman mob at first protested. They seemed civil
as they took the Christian Party to the civil authorities. The government in Rome
would be much as the governments of communism.
22 The multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. (Act 16:22-24)
Surely, the reader is beginning to see that the Romans were doing what the
Democrats would do. There is nothing new under the sun, according to the
wise man, but it just has different names. If anyone desires to understand socialism,
all they need to do is examine history! The demon that plagued Marx has been
there all the time. He is the modern demon much like the “demon” Vespasian Caesar
at that time.
The Democrats are the “multitude” in this day; they are those
who rise-up. Socialism is based on the multitude (masses) rising up against
the estates in existence and God. The two “estates” then were the government and
the Church, and the modern revolution continues to be against the Church and State.
The enemies of socialism are always the same, only the faces and names change.
Even Rome had a semblance of civility. After beating the
Party of Christ half to death, they cast them into prison “charging the jailer
to keep them safely.” Socialism has the same type of doublethink. The Romans
beat them unmercifully and then put them in prison to keep them “safe.” Safe
from whom? Themselves. Does that not recall the Democrat meme, Keep abortion
legal and safe? How can beating and
ripping be safe? The same irrationality exists today. People remain to this
day, fools!
God worked miracles through tribulation. While securely chained
in the deepest cells of the prison, and guarded by Rome’s authorities, the Christian
Party was freed by some angelic being shaking the Earth to free Paul, Silas,
and Timothy. God did for the Party of Christians exactly what He did for Jesus
who was also removed from His “cell” and delivered through the Resurrection.
This is further evidence that God works wonders for His people.
As God’s Power became more obvious, the magistrates began to
fear God, not Him personally but the Party of Christ. Paul and the others had
made no mention that they were citizens of Rome, but when the magistrates heard that, their heart changed. No longer were they worried about God and his
wonders, they feared Caesar. It was unlawful to try and punish Roman citizens
through mob violence; it had to be done civily just as Pilate with Jesus. The
Jews then twisted the Law for their purposes, and that remains the M.O.
of mobs to this day. They demand their type of justice despite what the
law says.
The keeper of the prison appeared to Paul and seemed
to present an ameliorating attitude:
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, “Let those men go.” 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, “The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.” (Act 16:35-36)
What changed? The law? No. The hearts of the magistrates? No. Paul and the others? No. The magistrates had done their violence in secret from the good citizens of Rome. They were afraid that they would be exposed for who they were and acted as if they were law-abiding civil people. They concealed their collusion with evil men.
They did what Hillary Clinton’s gang of hoaxers did.
They appeared to be nice guys who did no wrong and were willing to let the Party
of Jesus remain free…. for awhile anyway. Much later, history reveals that the
uncivil Roman government could not stand the Christian Party any longer, and their
new Caesar became corrupted. He (Nero) killed Christians, burned Rome, and blamed
the Party of Christians. Is Joe Biden America’s “Nero?” He seems that unstable
and power hungry. You make that call.
Do not be misled. Biden and the gang of four, sponsored by their “Caesar,”
George Soros, are going to burn “Rome” and blame it on the Party of Christ. It
is not meant to be sacrilegious, but the situation remains the Party of Christ against
the Party of Satan. How so? Just as usurer’s
are using demons to change the Democrat Party into the Socialist Party USA,
Christ is using the Republican Party right now to battle Democrats and their
demons.
Christians need to remain leery. Just as Rome changed the Church into a
den of thieves, Christians must be wary of Republicans who may follow suit. There
is nothing sacred about either party and the focus must be on Jesus Christ.
[1] Refer to the author’s book for further, A Day on the Democrat Plantation.”
Picture credit: Drive Through History Adventures; "Paul and Silas in Prison")
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