When a pack of wolves attacks a flock of sheep, they never make a shoulder-to-shoulder frontal attack. No, they attack a single sheep in the rear – a straggler, one who is vulnerable.
In fact, this is how the Americans fought the British. Even when greatly outnumbered by a disciplined, well-trained army, our side was able to pick off the ones in the rear from behind a tree, before the rest of them knew what was going on, striking fear into the hearts of those who were still at risk. It’s a good strategy. And it worked in our favor then.
Mel Gibson plays a colonist waiting to pick off Redcoats
as they march by, in “The Patriot.”
Fast forward to 2021. Have you ever seen this poem? It’s about a different war – World War II – but it is relevant today, and we need to review it.
First They Came
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
— Martin Niemöller
As you know, the Nazi’s always “came” to take away the “undesirables” from among the German people and from the nations they had conquered. Some were mentally ill or mentally challenged. Some were homosexuals. A large number were Jews, upon which they laid the blame for their society’s ills. And some were political prisoners who opposed what the Nazi’s were doing, like Corrie TenBoom’s family or Pastor Martin Niemöller, quoted above.
The first step was to single these people out for jeers and mockery, an eerily similar technique to what Joe Biden did in his Covid Mandates speech last week. He said:
“The vast majority of Americans are doing the right thing. Nearly three quarters of the eligible have gotten at least one shot, but one quarter has not gotten any. That’s nearly 80 million Americans not vaccinated. In a country as large as ours, that’s 25% minority. That 25% can cause a lot of damage, and they are. The unvaccinated overcrowd our hospitals and are overrunning emergency rooms and intensive care units, leaving no room for someone with a heart attack or pancreatitis or cancer.”
Translation: Unvaccinated people are bad. They are causing hospital bed shortages and killing people.
“This is not about freedom or personal choice. It’s about protecting yourself and those around you, the people you work with, the people you care about, the people you love.”
Translation: Hang your personal freedoms, including your freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom to make your own medical decisions. You unvaccinated people are a danger to your family, your co-workers, and society in general.
“We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.”
Translation: It’s us against you and you against us, and that means most of society is against you. Mr. McGee, don’t make us angry. You wouldn’t like us when we’re angry.
“For the vast majority of you who’ve gotten vaccinated, I understand your anger at those who haven’t gotten vaccinated.”
Translation: We are all angry together. It is acceptable and encouraged to blame you unvaxxed people for society’s ills, … so now you’ve been warned.
“Let me be blunt. My plan also takes on elected officials in states that are undermining you and these life saving actions. Right now, local school officials are trying to keep children safe in a pandemic while their governor picks a fight with them, and even threatens their salaries or their jobs. Talk about bullying in schools.
“If they’ll not help, if these governors won’t help us beat the pandemic, I’ll use my power as president to get them out of the way.”
Translation: They’d better go my way, or it’s the highway.
I’m nearly 65 now, and I’ve never heard anything like this. It is hard to imagine exactly what he means, but it is a clear threat. Is he “coming” for the red state governors first? Is this the way he uses his “bully pulpit”?
This so-called “president” is NOT acting very presidential. He is in full attack mode, not against ideologies or even other politicians, but against everyday people. He is not saying that he disagrees with your ideas, but that you personally are evil. You are destroying our nation. You are over-burdening hospitals. You are killing others. You, who are the people with whose consent he is supposed to be governing. This is not the voice of a unifying leader. It sounds like the Mafia, but whatever it is, it is clear his power has gone to his head.
“Today, tonight, I’m announcing that the Transportation Safety Administration, the TSA, will double the fines on travelers that refuse to mask. If you break the rules, be prepared to pay.”
Translation: If you do not submit, we will take your money.
There was much more. Biden claimed that the vaccinated needed “protection” from the unvaccinated, while still claiming that the vaccinated were as safe as they could be. And, he put the burden of some of his mandates on all private employers with over 100 employees, who would be facing orders to make their employees comply or fire them, or to be fined $14,000 per violation (Per day? Per week? Per employee?)
Since his speech, it is notable that some hospitals have been refusing service to the unvaccinated.
I cannot go into detail about what’s in the Covid shots, their detrimental effects and the medical reasons for refusing the shot, the disparaging of and withholding of life-saving therapeutics in the early stages of the disease, etc. But I do know that the mockery, anger, and blame game is in full swing. It won’t be long before police will be instructed to look the other way as angry mobs attack a “straggler” – a singled-out unvaccinated person. After all, rage is excusable in this country already, over such day-to-day things as a policeman using his weapon to stop a violent criminal from committing a violent crime. If it is an acceptable reaction to steal purses, shoes, and wide-screen TV’s from a store after bashing in a window, then certainly an attack on a stranger with a difference of opinion would also be acceptable, because the attackers were “triggered.”
What will it look like? At first, only one sheep at a time.
Last summer, there were a few governors in a few states, who insisted that ALL churches in their state must remain closed, while allowing liquor stores, Walmarts, and abortion mills to remain open. When they “came” for the pastors who did not comply, did we look the other way? One Romanian church in Chicago had their parking lot barricaded. But … we’re not in Chicago, or we’re not Romanians, … so do we let them bear the persecution alone?
Keep in mind that by and large, most of the religious objectors to the Covid shot are those who believe in the sanctity of human life. All of the so-called “vaccines” either have aborted baby fragments in them, or they were tested on the tissues grown from cell lines of aborted babies.
And most pro-lifers – not all, but most – are Christians.
Will we look the other way if it’s a Catholic church that is urging its parishioners not to be bullied into taking the shot? Because we’re not Catholic?
Or will we look the other way if it’s a Pentecostal church that is telling it’s members that taking the shot is taking the Mark of the Beast? Because we’re Pre-Trib?
Or will we look the other way if it’s a Jewish synagogue whose congregants are convinced that it is a second Holocaust? Because … we’re not Jews?
Or how would it be if your church has already endorsed the Covid shots as a way to prevent illness? Will you stand with those who are against the mandates, even though you’ve had one? (Or two, or three?)
When will they come for the rest of us? If the trajectory does not change, the lessons of the past are these.
To begin, they will teach and instruct people to marginalize and hate, and the people will be easily swayed.
Then, they will take the undesirables to a “safe place” (read: “slum”) away from society. (In Australia, they have them in place already; they call them “Health Control Buildings.”)
Then, they will clear out the “safe place” and relocate the scum to concentration camps.
Finally, these people will be euthanized. Although, that word supposedly means “good death.” It might not be.
When these low-life unvaccinated folks are “out of the way,” then their property is up for grabs.
In Luke’s account, when Jesus was asked about the Last Days, He was quick to tell the truth about the matter:
“Then He said to them, ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
‘But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake. But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony.
‘Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.
‘You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But not a hair of your head shall be lost.
‘By your patience possess your souls.’ ”
~Luke 21:10-19
Hated by all … arrested … dragged before rulers … killed. Naturally, that was the “cup” Jesus Himself would have to drink shortly after he spoke those words to His disciples.
They came for Jesus in the middle of the night, when most people were asleep. Jesus was “disappeared.” After His crucifixion, they began searching out his followers. They came for the One, and then they intended to persecute all those who believed in Him. Saul of Tarsus was one of the Jewish “thought police” of his day.
You may say, “Yes, but this is the United States of America. It can’t happen here. We have the rule of law here. The lawyers will battle this out in court. The Supreme Court won’t let us down – we have Amy Coney Barrett now!”
But you have to keep in mind that In 2019, we never would have believed how much of our liberty would be missing in 2020. We who believe in Jesus and have read His prophecies know that we are much closer to the time of the fulfillment of those prophecies than His disciples were. Do you see how this could be played out? Things are moving very quickly.
What must we do?
First, we must start with the poem above. We must all speak out for one another, against the tyrants of our day. We must never be content to let it happen to “them” because we are not “one of them.” When we see our fellow citizens being tyrannized, persecuted, singled out, we must step up and defend them, give them dignity, give them our support, shield them from hurt. This includes healthcare workers, food service workers, and federal employees and contractors. It also includes the employers with over a hundred workers who really don’t want to push the leftist agenda at the workplace. It may require a large demonstration to get enough attention.
Do. What’s. Right.
Second, we must not bend the knee ourselves to tyrants who would play God, especially in our country, where we have no kings and where our leaders are supposed to be serving the people. The more we allow, the more will be mandated. We must never surrender our human rights or Constitutional rights “to get along.” There’s already pushback, which I am more than happy to see. Twenty-seven states are challenging the mandates and Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire is only one company that has already decided to fight the 100+ employees mandate, even though Ben Shapiro himself is a believer in the Covid shot’s effectiveness. Good for them!
Third, let the Holy Spirit speak through you when it comes down to it. If you are asked to testify in days to come, God will give you the words you need, just when you need them.
Fourth, endure, and keep your wits about you. Jesus said,
“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
~Matthew 24:13
“ … and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. … “
~Matthew 28:20
What greater assurance have we than this?
Fifth, keep looking up, for our Redemption draws nigh!
“Dear Father in Heaven, for You are our Father in Whom we can always trust, we ask that You would give us, Your people, the endurance and courage to stand and fight the spiritual war that is raging all around us. The fact is, the sworn enemy of our souls hates us and wants us to live in fear. We pray that you would send your peace into the heart of Your Church, and that we would only become more determined and bold to speak up for the oppressed and testify of You before men, to stand up to tyrants, and to keep looking up in anticipation of Your soon return. For it’s in Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen.”
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