July 20, 2,001
Heaven Stands Fast
There has been a battle in Heaven like none has
ever been seen before! And to describe it is difficult, for
there is nothing like it in the material world to compare it with.
In the Afterlife you fight and protect yourself with energy, but
to give that energy a form that you can use and recognize it is
formed into swords and shields, and body armor with which to
protect yourself. Firearms are rarely used because
defenders can ward off projectiles with their shields.
Fighting is most always at close quarters. You can't kill
anyone in The Afterlife, they're already dead! But you can
grievously wound them, until they cannot properly function, and
force them to withdraw and heal themselves. It is
considered proper etiquette that if you lob off someone's arm or
leg in the course of battle you back off, retrieve the severed
limb, offer it to them, and let them withdraw. When you're
wounded in The Afterlife you do not bleed red. A shimmering
gold liquid comes out that quickly evaporates. Having
an understand now, of how these things work in the Afterlife, I
will describe to you what has happened in the last few hours.
The Forces Of The Grand Alliance gathered at the thirteen
entrances to The Circle Of The Apostles. The Angelic Guard
in Their sky blue uniforms, backed up by Volunteers in the
traditional dress of Their eras formed the first ranks.
Behind Them, in Their earth brown uniforms, The Forces Of The
Spiritist Republic stood, ready to reinforce Them. They,
too, were backed up by volunteers from many eras in Their
traditional garb.
On The Boulevard Of The Son Of Man all the former Presidents Of
The United States waited behind The Angelic Guard along with The
Kings Of England, and, France, to name but a few. Behind
The Republic Forces stood Zeus, Odin, and many others.
The forces of the enemy had chosen to wear red, to represent the
rage of God.
I had predicted that the first battles would be minor skirmishes,
that the real assault would come with the beginning of the
sabbath, with sunset in Jerusalem. I am very rarely wrong
in these matters, but this time I was TOTALLY wrong!
The enemy was late; over an hour or so. They did not appear
until a little before midnight, but they came in force!
Their leader cried "In the name of the True Christ, drive
out the followers of The False Prophet! Take what is
rightfully ours! Forward!"
The Leader of The Angelic Guard cried "In the Name And Glory
Of Jesus Of Nazareth, hold your ground! Do not surrender
what is His!" And the battle was joined.
The Angelic Guard held Their ground tenaciously for over an hour.
Their lines buckled but they were never breached. Finally,
Their leader stepped back from the fray, pointed his sword to the
leader of The Republic's Forces, and motioned him forward.
He drew his sword and cried, "For brotherhood, unity, and
peace between us, forever! Have at them!"
The Republic's Forces rushed forward, letting the weary Angelic
Guard slip between Them, and They took the line. The
Angelic Guard fell back. People rushed forward with food
and beverage. Doctors and nurses came to help Them close
Their wounds. For more than an hour The Republic Forces
held the line. Then, The Commander Of The Angelic Guard ordered
Those who could still fight back into the ranks, and took the
line again. The Republic Forces fell back, treated Their
wounds, and rested. But a half hour later Their Leader
rallied Them, and They pushed back into the line until They stood
alternately, side by side, Angelic Guard, Republic Soldier.
Finally, after over three hours of what can only be described as
tenacious conflict, the forces of The Anti Christ fell back and
withdrew. The strongest kept their ranks while the weariest
moved off to rest. The Commander Of The Angelic Guard
approached his counterpart and remarked, "I think you're
going to need fresh troops for the sabbath."
"Definitely some reinforcements!" The Leader Of
The Republic's Forces answered, "Definitely some
reinforcements!"
The first battle is over, but the enemy has promised to return
two more times.....at the beginning of the sabbath, approximately
noon, central time, US, sunset Jerusalem time, and sunrise
Jerusalem time Sunday. If he has the will to come again, he
will be opposed.
The Republic Forces will stand alone on the sabbath, but They
will stand as tenaciously as They have stood before. They
could use your prayers, They could use thousands of voices
praying "Our Father In Heaven, let Those defending Your
Kingdom stand fast against those who would destroy it and take
Your Son's Sacred Place. Let Them stand fast and let not
Their lines be breached. Let Your Kingdom stand forever."
They could really use those prayers.
As if to express the rage of the defeated, moments after the
battle ended severe thunderstorms swept through Fargo, North
Dakota, The Kingdom Of God's last major energy source in The
United States. It was as if The Dark Ones were trying to
interrupt that energy flow at this critical moment. Of
course they did not succeed.
These are strange, strange times indeed!