SABBATH THOUGHT 2022-08-13—INJUSTICE FOR ALL
May God bless you on His Sabbath day!
Law, judgment, and justice are now completely meaningless in the nations that are descendants of Abraham. Injustice has always existed but it was usually done in secret behind closed doors. Nowadays, no one should expect to ever obtain justice. Judges do not even need to be bribed because they are driven by their own political biases. Whichever party aligns with the political views of the judge receives the favorable ruling.
The recent case that special counsel John Durham brought to trial in Washington, D.C. against Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman proves that law and justice no longer exist. In fact, people are not even ashamed to admit their corruption. The evidence was incontrovertible against Sussman and, yet, the jury found him not guilty. Who was the jury? Supporters of Hillary Clinton—every one of them. Who was the judge? Christopher Cooper who was appointed by Obama and openly admitted he had conflicts of interest with some of those involved in the case itself.
This has been going on for years now because of the hatred in the hearts of liberals. Russia-gate, BLM, Antifa, defund the police, perverted teachings in public schools, overwhelming numbers of illegal aliens, the corruption of the last presidential election, massive deficit spending, rampant inflation and economic recession, the unprecedented raid on an ex-president’s home, etc. are all the result of the perversion of law and withholding of justice. The liberals oppress law-abiding citizens while the wicked people just ignore the law because they are protected by their own. Isaiah prophesied about the lack of justice in the nations of the children of Abraham during the latter days:
ISAIAH 59:2-16 But your iniquities have come between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear, 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness. 4 None calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth; they trust in vanity and speak lies. They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity. 5 They hatch adders’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; he who eats their eggs dies, and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper. 6 Their webs shall not become clothing, nor shall they cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and the acts of violence are in their hands. 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. 8 They have not known the way of peace, and there is no justice in their ways. They have made crooked paths for themselves; whoever goes therein shall not know peace. 9 Therefore justice is far from us; nor does righteousness overtake us. We wait for light, but behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. 10 We grope along the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes. We stumble at noonday as in the night; among those who are strong, we are like dead men. 11 We all roar like bears, and mourn grievously like doves; we look for justice, but there is none, we look for salvation, yet it is far off from us; 12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; 13 In rebellion and denial of the LORD, and turning away from our God, talking perversity and revolt, conceiving and speaking from the heart words of falsehood. 14 And justice is driven backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. 15 Yea, truth fails; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. And the LORD saw, and it was evil in His eyes that there was no justice. 16 And He saw that there was no man, and was astonished that there was no intercessor. Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him; and His righteousness sustained Him,
Did you notice verse 15? “He who departs from evil makes himself a prey.” Without judgments and justice, law is useless. Those who obey the law are helpless against those who are willing to break the law because there are no consequences.
So, where is God? What is He doing about all the wicked and their evil works going on today? True believers are just now starting to witness the destruction that is coming:
EZEKIEL 14:13-21 “Son of man, when a land sins against Me by trespassing [cover up wickedness] grievously, and I stretch out My hand on it, and break the staff of its bread, and send famine on it, and will cut off man and beast from it, 14 And though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver only their own lives by their righteousness,” says the Lord GOD. 15 “If I cause wild beasts to come through the land, and they spoil it and it becomes desolate, so that no one may pass through because of the beasts, 16 Though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters. They only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land;’ so that I cut off man and beast from it; 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out My fury upon it in blood, to cut off man and beast from it; 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “they shall deliver neither son nor daughter. They shall only deliver their own lives by their righteousness.” 21 For thus says the Lord GOD, “How much more when I send My four evil judgments against Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the destroying beast, and the pestilence, to cut off man and beast from it.
The sword is already here. Criminals murder without consequence, youths brutally attack unsuspecting elderly, and thieves steal while business owners watch helplessly. Does anyone feel safe in the nation’s largest cities anymore? One recent example of the sword being here is the liberals have made provision to quadruple the size of the IRS and establish an army of armed tax agents. Did you know that the IRS purchased almost 5,000 guns and five million rounds of ammunition? Why in the world does a tax collector require a gun? They already have absolute authority to garnish paychecks and throw violators in prison. Does that not sound like a sword?!?
What about famine? Texas and Kansas have lost tens of thousands of cattle due to drought and hay is too expensive for farmers to feed them. Lake Mead, which supplies water to Arizona, Nevada, California, and parts of Mexico, is about to completely dry up after 23 years of drought. It is so severe that Nevada is building a huge tunnel under the lake so they can drain the last drop of water from it. Europe has seen such terrible drought that whole rivers have dried up and fires are burning many French vineyards. The country of Ukraine, which supplies 20% of the world’s high-grade wheat, is being destroyed in a war with Russia. You probably have not heard that about 13.5 million acres of olives tree orchards, half of the world’s orchards, have been neglected or abandoned because of economics and a deadly pathogen. Sounds like the precursor to the third seal:
REVELATION 6:5-6 And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” And I looked, and behold, there was a black horse; and the one sitting on it had a balance in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, “A measure of wheat for a silver coin, and three measures of barley for a silver coin: and see that you do not damage the oil and the wine.”
Then there is pestilence. The wicked of this nation plotted, developed, and released a virus upon the world. They then withheld traditional medicines so that they could become rich and gain control over the world. When that virus ran its course, they sought and found another—monkeypox. Interestingly, it is primarily found in rodents. Is this an example of a “destroying beast” (Ezek. 14:21)?
Playing upon Winston Churchill’s famous quote, I think all this is “not the end of the beginning,” but perhaps it is the start of the beginning of the end. These days it seems there are none who even want to stop the madness of the wicked and their evil:
JEREMIAH 5:1-2 “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in her open places, if you can find a man, if there is one who does justice, who seeks the truth; and I will pardon her. 2 And though they say, ‘As the LORD lives;’ surely they swear falsely.”
Even though the world now feels like it cannot get any worse, we all know that it will. The U.S.A. is well past the point of turning back to God. Just this week, the city council of Seattle spent their time condemning the use of the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance because it excludes other religions. They blatantly reject God in everything:
HOSEA 4:1-8 Hear the Word of the LORD, children of Israel, for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, “There is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and the committing of adultery they break out; and blood touches blood. 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish, with the beasts of the field and with the birds of the heavens. Yes, the fish of the sea shall also be taken away. 4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another, for your people are as those who strive with the priest. 5 And you shall stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother. 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being as a priest to Me. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. 7 As they were increased, so they sinned against Me. I will change their glory into shame. 8 They eat up the sin of My people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Surely the land is already mourning with drought and record heat. In the last two weeks, the Oder River, a major waterway in Poland and Germany, has seen massive numbers of dead fish. While no one has been able to determine the cause as yet, everyone is warned against going near the poisonous water. In fact, no one has been able to establish that it was a manmade disaster. Perhaps, it is a fulfillment of this prophecy:
JEREMIAH 23:15 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets, ‘Behold, I will feed them wormwood, and make them drink poisonous water; for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone forth into all the land.’
Yes, brethren, the prophecies of the end-times are being fulfilled before our very eyes. Our hearts and minds must be firm and set toward God. This wicked world is firmly on the path to destruction and God is our only fortress against it. The time is rapidly approaching when:
REVELATION 22:11 Let the one who is unrighteous be unrighteous still; and let the one who is filthy be filthy still; and let the one who is righteous be righteous still; and let the one who is holy be holy still.
Establish yourselves in the agape love of God, the faith of Jesus Christ, and endure suffering in obedience to the Law of God. The promises of God are sure and eternal:
ISAIAH 50:7-10 For the Lord GOD will help Me; therefore I have not been disgraced. On account of this I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 He is near who justifies Me; who will contend with Me? Let us stand together; who is My adversary? Let him come near Me. 9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help Me; who is he who shall condemn Me? Lo, they all shall grow old like a garment; the moth shall eat them. 10 Who among you fears the LORD, who obeys the voice of His servant, who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely upon his God.
“Devote yourselves to fasting and prayer” (1 Cor. 7:5) and be about “encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near” (Heb. 10:25).
May God’s grace and peace be upon you!
Steven Greene
https://sabbathreflections.org