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The Lie cites the words of psalm 46 in 9/11 commemoration.

God has many ways of expressing Himself. Many times, God expresses Himself by way of creation. Whether seas roar, mountains spit fire, grounds shake, animals communicate, or through wonders in the sky, The Most High certainly is in touch. God is unlimited and boundless when He chooses to manifest His glory. Each act of God is something to behold. Whenever the King speaks, He has an audience.

Whenever God chooses to use a human being in order to convey his thoughts, ideas, or words, it is known as a prophecy or revelation. It's as if the Spirit of God takes over the person and in so doing allows the will of God to take place. Throughout scripture the phrases "I am the Lord", "thus saith the Lord", and "declares the Lord" can be found following a prophet's words. A person may perceive what the individual is saying as their own declaration and this is why using scripture can have such an impact.

Barack Obama read Psalm 46 in which the following words can be found:

“Be still, and know that I am God;
   I will be exalted among the nations,
   I will be exalted in the earth.”

Isaiah 14:12-14

How you have fallen from heaven,
   O morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
   you who once laid low the nations!
¹³ You said in your heart,
   “I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne
   above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
   on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.^[c]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
   I will make myself like the Most High.”

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4

¹ Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, ² not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. ³ Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness^[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. ⁴ He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Straight up from the bible. No intro, no lead-in. With his perfected poker face, the lie, who has arrogantly ridiculed God in public, and who does so often in private, stood there and had the audacity to proclaim Psalm 46, OF ALL PSALMS, to the nations from the City.

The words of God through Isaiah the prophet speak to the nature of Satan. The words of God through His apostle Paul speak of Satan's son.

Oblivion rests highly in the hearts of those who find comfort in the world. They profess Jesus, the Christ, but the last thing they want is His return. How can you say you love someone but hope that you don't see Him? What could possibly come before your desire for His return?

How will God deal with people who claim His name but yet are not only unready but unwanting of His comeback?!

IF YOU AREN'T READY...it would be quite fair to say you weren't looking. And one can only speculate what you were looking at instead.

¹ “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. ² Five of them were foolish and five were wise. ³ The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. ⁴ The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. ⁵ The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.    ⁶ “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
   ⁷ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
   ⁹ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
   ¹⁰ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
   ¹¹ “Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’
   ¹² “But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’
   ¹³ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

KEEP WATCH! BE READY! NO ONE IS GOING TO FEEL SORRY FOR YOU!

LISTEN!

¹ Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: ² “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. ³ He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.    ⁴ “Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
   ⁵ “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. ⁶ The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. ⁷ The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
   ⁸ “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. ⁹ Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ ¹⁰ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
   ¹¹ “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. ¹² ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.
   ¹³ “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
   ¹⁴ “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

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