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The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
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2024-01-02T15:58:47.000Z
2024-01-02T15:58:47.000Z
Mike Ramey
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<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>AS SIN CONTINUES TO EXPAND—PART 3</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> As we wrap up this series, allow me to provide a rather sad example of how God judges sin in His people. We are all familiar with what happened in Israel on October 7<sup>th</sup>, 2023. More than 1400 people dead or wounded at the hands of the enemies of that nation. More than 200 hostages were taken. Ruin, wreckage, and destruction continue unchecked. However, this COULD have been prevented.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> How, may you ask? I’m getting to that.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Israel could have stopped sinning—and repented—and God would have stayed His hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> A month or so before this incident, it was reported that Israel had a host of sins that were rolling on AGAINST the Word of God. Homosexuality was rampant. Abortion on Demand was on the books. Same sex marriage had been approved—even to the point of having death benefits awarded to military ‘spouses’ in the event of the death of their ‘loved one’. Now, Homosexuality—according to the KJV Bible is an ABOMINATION to God. Abortion is an ABOMINATION to God. So, IF God’s people are going to ACTIVELY practice sin under the eyes of God, He—true to form—will judge that sin often through using the enemies of Israel to exact the penalty of that sin. I Kings 14 provides a great example of how God dealt with sin in the land. So does the entire Book of Lamentations, penned by Jeremiah after a price was paid among God’s people for NOT listening to Him, nor following His rules.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> According to the scriptures, in the New Testament, God still judges sin among his people, whether it be in the land of Israel, or in the local church house. Sin is not out of date with God. Further, a nation, or a people, should NOT make the mistake of thinking that God will ‘overlook’ sin just because there is a church on every corner, or, because people can sing the words to old Christian church standards. Abortion and Homosexuality had been practiced in modern Israel for a LONG time. They crossed the line, and God allowed their enemies to breach their defenses at—of all places—a PEACE Concert! This underscores the warnings of Scripture: “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape (I Thessalonians 5:3 KJV).”</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> The Prophet Isaiah told of a time in Hebrew history that, because of the sins of the people of God, there would be a variety of His prophetic judgments that would befall the nation of Israel. One set of judgments led to the ruin of the ability of the nation to produce food and water. Another set of judgments decreed the ‘disappearance’ of strong, capable men to lead in the home, society, and the government. Another prophetic judgment would be that the nation of Israel would be oppressed by children AND ruled by women…much to the disgrace of the nation (this and more found in Isaiah, Chapter 3 KJV).</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Make no mistake…the Old Testament is there for our education to LEARN from the mistakes of others. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Judgments have hit America like a sledgehammer, with more on the way. The economy is in tatters thanks to rising inflation. Severely decreased in number are upright men—true godly men—in our society. Secondly, the youth of America are oppressing many cities from the streets. Thirdly, the rise of ungodly women, of BOTH political parties, in politics; women that have a form of godliness AND deny the power thereof; women who rose to political prominence ‘wrapped’ in the cloak of religion, feminism, and lust for power—at the same time ‘downing’ men and claiming that they should ‘rule’ society—regardless of post—better than men. Fourthly, the mainstream media (along with social media agenda warriors) spew forth a host of ungodly messages, lies, and images.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Let’s circle back to the rise of women in the halls of power. How have women leaders in industry, academia and government been working out over the last few years? Miserably, according to published reports. We’ve gone from ‘What is a woman?’ from a Black woman who now sits on the US Supreme Court, to a Black woman who is an alleged plagarist serving as President of an Ivy League school.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> What’s the solution? Well, understand that these are signs of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Bible prophecy has clearly warned of what we should expect in the last days. Our first solution is to make sure that we are secure to God through Jesus Christ, clean up our OWN sins, and clearly pray, and vote for those who have the character and morality in their PRIVATE lives to rise up, run for office and represent us in government. Second, we have the duty to pray for and REMOVE by legal means (petition, recall, impeachment, etc.) those from office who are NOT doing their best for us in the halls of power.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> As sin continues to expand, it is up to INDIVIDUALS to repent and stop their own sin in its tracks at THEIR home and allow for righteousness to expand—while there is still time. Folks we need to live right, walk right, vote right, and fight for the right things that our parents instilled in us when WE were younger. God is giving us grace to clean things up while there is time on his prophetic clock to do so. That tock is ticking, and the gears are turning a lot faster than we may think. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> If we want to have better government and better leaders, we need to have better voters coming from upright, truly godly homes. Otherwise, it will be more of the same come election time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:mgmikeramey@yahoo.com"><em>mgmikeramey@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2024 Barnstorm Communications International</em></span></p></div>
The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
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2023-12-28T19:04:50.000Z
2023-12-28T19:04:50.000Z
Mike Ramey
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<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>AS SIN CONTINUES TO EXPAND—PART 2</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> In opening this next installment, let me be clear about a few things. First, sin—by the KJV Bible definition—is ANY missing of God’s mark. There are at least 175 sins described in detail. Some preachers estimate that there are anywhere between 300 to 500 sins covered in scripture. It doesn’t matter if one has committed one sin—or 101 sins. In God’s sight, you commit one, you are Hell bound UNLESS you have yielded yourself to Jesus Christ and can have Him clean—and continue to clean—your sins away!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Sin is something that needs to be avoided at all costs.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Let us head on further down the trail. In the Old Testament, when the children of Israel dug in their heels against God and told the prophet Samuel that they wanted a King “just like the surrounding heathen nations”, God told Samuel that they were not rejecting the prophet—they were rejecting God himself. Samuel was instructed to lay out for the Lord’s people what they would LOSE if they got a king and became like the surrounding nations. The people listened—and still wanted to be outside of the will of God. The first Hebrew king was Saul. Good looking man, but quickly went downhill, taking the nation with him.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> In the New Testament, Jesus respected the governmental system. He paid taxes. He chose a Tax Collector to be a member of His inner circle (that being Matthew, who has a gospel penned by him), and other epistles written by the Apostles clearly lay out how man—especially those who are followers of Jesus Christ—are to live under good and bad governmental leaders throughout history, until the Rapture of the church, and the Second Coming of Christ.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> We are to PRAY for our leaders—both good and bad. This is to make the good better, and the bad bearable. BOTH need prayer in order to keep their hands off of God’s church and God’s people.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Government and its leaders are there for our good…NOT our worship! Where government tries to replace, stamp out, or put down the church, the KJV Bible, or Christ, we MUST part ways. We have a command—as Christians—NOT to support those institutions, political parties or politicians that are AGAINST the instruction of the Bible. IF they do NOT repent, we do NOT support them, PERIOD!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Sadly, we have folk who go to church on Sunday and give their vote to gypsies, tramps, and thieves in government at election time, blissfully unaware of the fact that God DOES hold us accountable for EACH time we vote, and who we vote for or against. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> God keeps score by His Word. Do we? It irritates me to no end to see preachers dig in their heels in support of bad government and bad politicians ‘for them to get political power’. Remember the buses that started rolling to churches a few years back to pick up voters from Sunday services for ‘early voting’? Buses are NOW being used as a tool by God to humble those cities and churches with illegals by the score, Amen? God will NOT be mocked!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> On a historical note, America is NOT a ‘democracy’ but a Constitutional Republic. Thus, when the “Pledge of Allegiance” is spoken, one of the key phrases is: “…and to the Republic, for which it stands…” Further, IF our government institutions or office holders do not honor the Constitution but seek to ignore it—or deliberately disregard it—it does little good for elected officials to place their hands on a Bible to be sworn into government service (or, elective office) and swear to ‘uphold the Constitution and protect the United States from all enemies—both foreign and domestic’ (paraphrase).</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Notice I did not insert the word ‘character’ of the office holder. Back in the day, when the Founding Fathers put this country together, the character of those in elective or appointed offices were heavily scrutinized by the public. IF a potential office holder was a known Sabbath breaker, did not attend church, nor had a reputation of being a drunk, woman-chaser, or lover of money, THOSE type of people were NOT considered FIT for public service.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Those days ARE long gone. Now we have BOTH men and women who are unfit in their private lives who—by way of money, power, and other types of string-pulling—have entered the halls of power, be it in academia, entertainment or perhaps the most dangerous arena of all, political power. The party does NOT matter. BOTH political parties have fought hard to allow the dishonest at the expense of the honest. They smile and expect the Christian to ‘look the other way’ as sin continues to expand in our land.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> But hang on sports fans, there’s MORE!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> What is TRULY disturbing is how many women who swallowed the feminist brew who are NOW practicing the same sins for which they have waved their fingers in the faces of men. Jezebel—without apology—has manifested in our last days, with her cousin Delilah and Mrs. Lot to round out the trio. Evil women have made their presence known in the halls of power. Further, these corrupt women have ‘told’ men that more women belong in politics and the halls of power in government, business, and education—ONLY to find more and more women (some of them Black) being involved in drunkenness, drug abuse, divorce, adultery, and a host of other sins, as the Lord has laid out in Isaiah, Chapter 3.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> More to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:mgmikeramey@yahoo.com"><em>mgmikeramey@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2024 Barnstorm Communications International</em></span></p></div>
The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
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2023-12-16T17:03:15.000Z
2023-12-16T17:03:15.000Z
Mike Ramey
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<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>AS SIN CONTINUES TO EXPAND—PART 1</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Caught an interesting news item from Chicago recently. It seems that some in that city’s legislative body—composed mainly of Democrats—want to put the issue of whether Chicago remains a ‘sanctuary city’ up for referendum before the citizens of Chicago in the spring of 2024. Unfortunately, most of the Aldermen did NOT support such as move, as illegal aliens have flocked to Chicago—and pushed Black folk out of the way for jobs, education, social services, and public funds. Black folk in the Windy City who attended the council meeting did NOT like this action by their elected officials.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Here in my home city of Indianapolis, Indiana, the populace just re-elected many of the same Democrats who were chided for causing rising crime rates, rising taxes, and rising juvenile homicides through a weak Prosecutor, a weak police chief, and a tone-deaf Mayor who was—by published sources—out of town when the city had its riots that destroyed much of our downtown.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Lest I forget, the battle rages on involving the leading Republican presidential candidate—Donald Trump—as he has been accused of committing a host of crimes and prosecuted by a weaponized U. S. Department of Justice. Meanwhile, the current president who is over the DOJ, FBI, and other parts of the government—Joseph Biden—is under a cloud of his own, as his son (and others) have allegedly been doing many of the host of crimes that they have accused Trump of committing. Biden is under an Impeachment Inquiry, voted onto the books by a Republican-controlled Congress who have been ‘following the constitutional road’ rather than a ‘snap Democrat impeachment’ trail with no evidence of wrongdoing against the previous president—other than Trump wanting to serve the American people and ‘drain the swamp’.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> These three examples should make it quite clear that our national sins are on God’s radar, they CONTINE to expand. Now, I realize that we don’t hear that much about SIN in society and in our government institutions. Nevertheless, sin IS running rampant! Until there is repentance shown by the electorate—for OUR sins—how can we expect to have better government, regardless of who is trusted with the levers of power?</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Keep in mind that a variety of the following sin items were approved by governments either at the local, state, or national level. Each one of these is a sin against God. Some of these sins clearly MOCK some standard that God has established through His Word. Some are STILL on the books; some are not:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Fugitive Slave laws</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*The Dred Scott Decision</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Sundown laws</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Liquor (and the sin taxes, and the defeat of Prohibition)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Gambling (including the lottery, sportsbook, and casinos)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Marijuana legalization</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Abortion on Demand</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Homosexual (sodomite) marriage</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Critical Race Theory</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*BDS policies</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Diversity, Equity, Inclusion policies</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*No-fault divorce</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Welfare system & Child Support system (merged in the 1980s)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Prostitution</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Excessive Taxation</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Homelessness Policies (non-enforcement)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Wuhan Virus Mandates</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Environmental Mandates</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Sanctuary city/state laws/rules</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">*Illegal Aliens (non-enforcement of immigration laws is a sin)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> It is one thing for a people to sin. It is another to have such sin legitimized by and in legislation. It is another for government officials at any level of government to willingly commit immoral or criminal acts and appear before the public unashamed, if not downright defiant and willing to justify their actions. Further, non-enforcement of a law for political or personal gain is a sin! Law, without sanction (punishment) is merely suggestion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> From time to time, I have been blessed to teach and write about the subject of Bible Prophecy. Did you know that roughly 25% of the KJV Bible covers the subject of prophecy? Did you know that the KJV Bible is MORE accurate about Old and New Testament prophecy than other ‘modern’ translations? What we are seeing played out before us is not new to God, but it is eye-opening to the rest of us.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Jesus Christ Himself is not only the source of Bible Prophecy, but he also spoke explicitly about His second coming—and what would precede it—in the Gospels of Matthew, Chapters 24 and 25; Mark 13; Luke 21 and John, Chapters 14 through 17. If you want to gain a sure understanding of the basics of Bible Prophecy, THESE are the best chapters to study—what came from the mouth of Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives the FIRST time he touched down on earth in human form (and no, his color was never mentioned in the gospel record).</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> From a biblical point of view, the Rapture of the Church (those who have accepted Christ) CAN happen at any time (I Thessalonians 4, KJV). However, the signs of the soon return of Jesus Christ are being spelled out in society in our modern era through the expansion of sin in our institutions—government being one of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Those who have voted in those who practice sin in their official offices and positions are going to be held accountable just as those who have been elected—or appointed. Sadly, we have seen a LOT of public corruption since 2020 and it is getting worse as sin continues to expand and the world is growing gloriously dark. More to come, in part two.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:mgmikeramey@yahoo.com"><em>mgmikeramey@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2023 Barnstorm Communications International.</em></span></p></div>
The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
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2023-12-04T04:18:27.000Z
2023-12-04T04:18:27.000Z
Mike Ramey
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<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>THE BLACK STAKE IN DAVOS</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Back in the 1990s, there was a rather cute toon by the name of “Pinky and the Brain”. Pinky was the dumb rodent; the Brain was super smart. The running tag (or gag) line for the series floated this way: “Gee Brain, what do you want to do tonight?” “The same every night, Pinky…try to take over the world!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> I thought of that toon while watching an interesting gathering earlier in 2023. In case you may have tuned in late, another annual edition of the Davos shindig went into the history books. In early 2023, the ‘elite’ of this world got together at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In case you were wondering, many of the attendees were just as white as the snow. Entry was by invitation only (including the press coverage), plus they were protected by an army of about 5,000 troops. Also, according to published reports, the folk who were brought there had their own private planes, has a much ‘companionship’ as they could stand, plus the ‘best’ that the world had to offer in terms of food, drink, and entertainment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Odds are, they’ll be back again at Davos—or some other LZ (landing zone) in 2024. And, yes; it seems that they like to ‘cherry pick’ a few people of color to make them ‘appear’ to believe in the DEI propaganda that they dole out through a corrupt press, media, and social media propaganda network.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Unfortunately, the elites of this world would rather keep OUR people in slavery—legally.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Yes, their goal is to try to take over the world via climate change, economic pressure and moving ‘their’ kind of people and polices into place around the world. Of course, God was not invited—but He always manages to ‘crash the party’. Eight out of every ten people on this planet are NOT of the lighter hue—yet we have the least amount of commentary solicited in such cozy confines like Davos. And, no, we don’t have a stake in Davos—except to mourn the ultimate stupidity of those involved.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> There are other kinds of behind-the-scenes meetings that take place year-round, where those who think that they are ‘in power’ sit and attempt to make ‘decisions’ about the rest of us. For example, the United Nations recently ‘opined’ that Americans should eat less meat ‘for the good of the environment’. Never mind the fact that the worst environmental bandits are China and their ilk. Never mind the fact that they such the money out of and wreck public education while they send THEIR children to the best institutions. What the UN SHOULD address is how many young Africans and other children of color are involved in working for a few dollars a day (if THAT much), mining the materials needed to create lithium batteries for ‘first world’ electric vehicles—even though such vehicles are NOT being purchased by the American public.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> It always boils down to the elites grinding the faces of people of color into the dust.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Jesus warned through His Word that such groups would abound in the end times. Groups that demand the removal of the church, the family, and the KJV Bible. Groups that would call right wrong—and wrong right. Groups that would live in the lap of luxury while demanding funds and more from their ‘serfs’—also known as the ‘taxpaying public’. Groups that would work for the destruction of YOUR family, while ‘assuming’ that THEIR family could go on with their entitled lives. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> People of color, be aware of them…but don’t side with them against God or His people. The Davos crowd may have a ‘few’ select people of color among them, but don’t be fooled. They don’t believe in God, nor do they support our people. They DO believe in ‘cash money’—a substance that many have found to ‘burn up’ far too quickly if they are heading for the Devil’s playground. No matter how powerful they are on earth, Pinky—the Davos crowd won’t be able to take their successes, money or whims past the grave. Nor will they have any ‘pull’ at the Great White Throne of God’s courtroom. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> As one preacher said, years ago: “There’s a payday, someday.” Someday has a way of sneaking up on people without warning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:manhoodline@yahoo.com"><em>manhoodline@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2023 Barnstorm Communications International.</em></span></p></div>
The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
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2023-05-26T10:42:09.000Z
2023-05-26T10:42:09.000Z
Mike Ramey
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<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>TOXIC LIES AGAINST MANHOOD—PART 3</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> One of the overriding themes of this series is that the mainstream mess—including social media—makes its bones putting forth bad news. Good or uplifting news is not valued by those who oversee editing and putting forth the ‘agenda items for the day’. Instead of informing the public (as American media outlets ‘used’ to be about) the media is all about indoctrinating the public to support their agenda—not yours.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> And, because of the money—their support of the most devilish of sins—or both, those who stand for God, the KJV Bible and plain ol’ morality are seen as the enemy. Here’s the bottom line: Those who are members of the ‘alphabet mafia’—whether they are in sports, social media, politics, education, or social influencing & entertainment—are pushing a sinful agenda against men and they want the majority to bow their knee at their altar and say that they are right at being wrong. I believe this sums the whole homosexuality (sodomite), transgender (transvestite) and overall sexual perversion industry of our modern day in a nutshell.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> As my father used to say: “Don’t fall for the okie-doke!” In other words, don’t be quick to agree with someone who is hell-bent (and hell-bound) and wants you to sign off on their ignorance. Sexual sins are nothing to joke about. Those types of sins are the ones that God—in the scriptures—holds to be the most destructive to man. It is no accident—from a prophetic standpoint—that the attacks on men have gotten worse every year. Now we have arrived at the ‘decade of perversion’ where a small minority of God-hating individuals have made their sins public and delight in trying to ‘lure’ right-thinking people into their web of satanic deception.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> How are men supposed to counter the toxic lies against true manhood? First, stand your ground and face the storm, confident that the truth WILL win out, and your enemies will eventually be swept aside by the God who created you. Yes, you WILL lose friends, property, jobs, freedom or—at the most extreme—your very life. Best die for the truth that live a lie.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Second, make sure you have a firm relationship with God through Jesus Christ and trust that He will ‘steel your spine’ and strengthen you for the battle ahead. God gave Ezekiel a ‘forehead as hard as flint’ so he could stand against the liars and perverts of his day as he stood forth AND proclaimed the truth. Brothers, when liars come our way, it is far better to stand with God. As the old folks used to say: “Noah went into the Ark a minority…and came out a majority!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Lastly, don’t be ‘shocked’ by the actions of fools in an open society. If you are familiar with Bible Prophecy, the scriptures note that the days may be dark but stand with the light. Be who God created you to be—no matter the cost! Let the fool die in their own pride! Not YOU!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:mgmikeramey@yahoo.com"><em>mgmikeramey@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2023 Barnstorm Communications International.</em></span></p></div>
The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/the-quick-scan-by-mike-ramey-24
2023-05-08T16:54:55.000Z
2023-05-08T16:54:55.000Z
Mike Ramey
https://www.theblacklist.net/members/MikeRamey
<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>THE TOXIC LIES AND DECEPTIONS AGAINST MANHOOD—PART 2</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Advertising exists to put forth a particular point of view to get the public to believe that something is real enough to get them to invest their money into a pre-manufactured reality. Thus, companies spend millions of dollars in producing ads that will not only get the attention of the public; these ads—placed as their research indicates—will get the public to ‘believe’ a certain way. So, when you see a Black man in a commercial advertising fingernail polish, feminine hygiene products, etc., what does this ‘attempt’ to say about Black men?</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> A few years ago (I’ve been blessed to live life for a while), Black men were portrayed in advertising as ‘Pimps, Players, and Thugs’. Since we have not invested in ourselves through our own media outlets enough to control our images (like other people of color have) this is what was distributed to other countries around the world (America is the number one exporter of entertainment, worldwide). Now, the ‘script’ has been flipped with the same objective intact—the further destruction of the Black family by attempting to destroy the Black male image.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Having said all this, let me pick up where I left off in my last column. If one were to take an objective look at the types of ads, TV shows and social media ‘blips’ that have appeared before the public regarding homosexuality (sodomites) and transvestites (drag queens), since so many of them are Black—the case is being made that Black men are weak; they are ‘likely’ to ‘want’ such dangerous lifestyles. In short, those who are pushing this ‘toxic agenda’ are trying to attack the image of manhood in general through attacking the image of Black men in particular.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Of course, those of us who know God’s Word; who won’t back down from the godly definition of REAL manhood are held to be out-of-step with the ‘new, satanic world order’. The righteous are held to be the enemy and the logic of upright manhood is held to be a menace. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Well, so be it. I’m not ashamed of being on the Lord’s side.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> It is tragic that BOTH liberal and conservative media outlets have Black ‘girly men’ in positions of visibility and authority. It is a SHAME to our ancestors to have young Black men continuing to be deceived into believing that the way to ‘get ahead’ is to wear a pair of step ins, wearing twisties with an earring, and have their nails painted. It is a fraud to watch Black liberals and conservatives in positions of authority sit silently while these lies flourish.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Brothers, it’s high time that we get back to calling sin, SIN, forsaking it and getting back to the godly standard of manhood. REAL Black women WILL back our play and support our efforts! More to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:mgmikeramey@yahoo.com"><em>mgmikeramey@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2023 Barnstorm Communications International.</em></span></p></div>
The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey
https://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/the-quick-scan-by-mike-ramey-2
2022-11-02T03:06:07.000Z
2022-11-02T03:06:07.000Z
Mike Ramey
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<div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><u>THINK TWICE ABOUT SIDING WITH THE OPPRESSOR</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Let me warn you up front. You might want to get your smelling salts out, as we are going to take the ‘long way’ around the mountain on a very sensitive topic. Please make sure that your trays are in an upright position and keep your torches and pitchforks among your carry-ons as we take off into the wild blue.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Interesting thing about the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. Not the fact that he had the money to buy the ‘Twitterverse’, but <u>whom</u> he first fired after he carried the famed ‘sink’ into his new enterprise. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Perhaps, I should better say it this way: The ‘shade’ of those whom he made the decision to show the door. That’s right…there were some individuals of color who were either naturalized American citizens or born here in the good ‘ol USA. This—I hate to bring it up—is part of the ‘dirty little secrets’ package of the tech world; how easily people of color OTHER than Blacks and Hispanics are brought into the Tech enterprise landscape and practice the art of racism, discrimination and ‘the double shuffle’ BETTER than those who would have best been identified as ‘their oppressors’ in old school terminology.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Doubt me? Occasionally, an article surfaces from a Black employee (or, former employee) in the tech field who pens a not-so-pretty picture of the discrimination against Blacks and Hispanics (and even ‘older’ tech employees). Silicon Valley is not as ‘inclusive’ as it wants to portray itself in the mainstream mess. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> After all, the truth is NOT good for business.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> However, this sad trend is NOT only happening in the technology sector. In politics, we have people of color who identify strongly with the liberal wing of the Democrat party who are ‘doing dirt’ to domestic people of color—Blacks and Hispanics. They have come from other shores, become naturalized American citizens, and have mastered racism and oppression like a six-year-old riding their first bicycle. Without the training wheels.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> And guess who they—the imitators--usually turn to for support and shoulder to cry on when the oppressors they imitated put THEM out the door? Right. As Richard Pryor once said: “Just Us”.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Pryor was ahead of his time in a lot of ways. Sure, he used a bit too much profanity for my taste. However, when push came to shove, one of his routines involved how the Vietnamese came to be so highly regarded by Americans after fleeing oppression from a war-torn Vietnam. They learned how to imitate—almost to perfection—the language of their oppressors. These ‘rescued’ immigrants QUICKLY learned how to practice the game of oppression like seasoned Americans.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Funny how this sad formula has been repeated by other people of color who have made their way to the United States and have become ‘Americanized’. Oh, and lest you think that Black folk are ‘immune’ from practicing racism, just get into our history about ‘colorism’. Remember the ‘paper bag’ test? Further, we practice ‘censorship’ among our race when it comes to Christian, Church Going, KJV Bible believing and Conservative Blacks folk. You know—the Pro-Life side of the street (which does make up many of us). Don’t even get me started about the racism between African-Americans and Africans who have come to America. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Yep, it’s real folks. Want more? </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Among Hispanics, the practice of racism and colorism has an extra dimension—discrimination based upon one’s birth country. Thus, those from Mexico who live here in the states do not ‘hang’ with those from Honduras, Guatemala, and other Latin American countries.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Frankly, hanging with and imitating those who oppress one’s people is a sin, just like racism is a sin—be it practiced or portrayed against an opposite race (or sex) or within one’s race. Yes, there WILL be a payday someday for those who practice such sins. However, the sinister nature of oppression makes it a particularly dangerous sin for those who come to this land for a better life. Especially for those who practice such a sin who claim to be Christian and a part of the family of God.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> Mark it. The Bible has plenty to say on those who are mistreated by oppressors. Proverbs 3:31; Isaiah 3:12, and Psalm 54:3 (in the KJV) are just a few places where the subject is examined. In short, God takes it personally when people are oppressed—especially HIS people.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> As I wrap this up, I hope that those who are into ‘thinking’ that they can hide behind technology and make short work of their own—or other people of color—do some serious reflection and repenting of their actions, BEFORE the chickens come home to roost. God’s feet are in boots of brass; they move slow, and they grind fine. What goes around DOES come around. When the oppressor has their check cashed, unfortunately, the bill is usually paid by someone in their OWN family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> It may not happen today, but it WILL happen someday. Bank on it!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;"> <em>Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996. To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: </em><a href="mailto:manhoodline@yahoo.com"><em>manhoodline@yahoo.com</em></a><em>. ©2022 Barnstorm Communications International.</em></span></p><p> </p></div>