The question here is whether the Lord, upon his triumphant
return, will be Open Carry or Conceal Carry. In my mind, there could be no
other possible options; it must be one or the other. In assuming his return
targets these United States as worthy lands to tender his Reign, the choices
must be considered. The odd coupling of the zealot religious right and the zealous
NRA supporters would certainly not allow there to be another choice than for
the Lord to be pro-gun. The Right has demonstrated their stranglehold on
Righteousness, there can be no other view. Therefore, I ask the question
sincerely, would the Lord Carry Open, or Conceal?
There is some expectation that America will be one site of
this celestial return to Terra Firma. At least He would be expected to set foot
on US Soil at some point to assume control of the Government. As one of the
World’s Super Powers, certainly it would be on his checklist for celestial
conquest. To control the country the One would need to establish reigning
control of the Constitution.
Ah, the Constitution! It is by the Constitution that we as
citizens defend our right to bear arms. It is written there, plain and simple. "A
well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the
right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
How much the Lord is bound by this Constitution will be up
for debate. Several key stipulations will require amending if one is to Reign
over the land for 1000 years. The twenty second amendment sets a term limit of
2 terms for President. That would certainly have to be adjusted, amended.
Section 1 Article 2 states “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United
States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to
the Office of President; neither
shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the
Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United
States. There are several Constitutional issues in jeopardy here;
primarily He must be ‘natural born’, and a ‘Citizen of the United States’. Certainly records indicate that his birth may
have touched the boundaries of ‘Natural’ , and his citizenship would have been
originally recorded on a Roman Census, as a Hebrew resident of a Judean state
not destined to be part of these United States.
I am not sure it would be for the Office of President he
would seek, but as of today the office of King of Kings is not provided for in
the Constitution. There are enough restrictions in the current Constitution to
assume that a reigning Lord would need to throw aside much of the Constitution,
usurp it, in order to set the wheels in motion to establish his 1,000 year
reign. Retaining the Right to Bear Arms through a dismantled Constitution could
be a challenging endeavor. But as voiced by the Right, "I'll give you my
gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands". It
is likely the most secure portion of the Constitution to be retained in a post
return America would be the Right to bare Arms. It is certainly the most
protected and revered.
One must assume that the Religious Right, united with their
NRA brothers will make up the main body of this righteously endowed America.
The Righteous Army in place to secure the land is most likely to come from this
population. Certainly, the oddballs of the extreme right will be properly relieved
of Power; after all you can’t have Nazi Skinheads in the Grand Army of the
Righteous. That would certainly be a
conflict of Interest for a King of Jewish descent. But still, taking the wackos out of the
question you are still left with the ‘moral majority’, this odd mixture of
Christian and gun carrying conservatives.
One must assume that there is no place for the Left in this theocratic
monarchy.
Therefore, the question is repeated, would the Good Lord
advocate for conceal or open carry?
To start the debate for the Conceal side, I came up with
these quotes:
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the
honour of kings is to
search out a matter. Proverbs
25:2.
In His right hand He held seven stars, and out
of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun
shining in its strength. Revelations 1:16
When you go out to battle against your enemies
and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid
of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is
with you. Deuteronomy 20:1
Then David said to the Philistine, "You
come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name
of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.
"This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike
you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the
army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of
the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, and that
all this assembly may know that the LORD does not deliver by sword or by spear;
for the battle is the LORD'S and He will give you into our hands." 1 Samuel 17:45-47
On the Open Carry side
we have these Biblical Quotes:
Hebrews 4:13 - And there is no creature hidden from His sight,
but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to
do.
Therefore do not go on passing judgment before
the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things
hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each
man's praise will come to him from God.
The sons of Israel did things secretly which
were not right against the LORD their God. Moreover, they built for themselves
high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.
2 Kings 17:9
From that day on, half of my servants carried
on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the
breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah. Those who
were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one
hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon. As for the builders, each
wore his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter stood near
me. Nehemiah 4:16-18
I am not sure I am able to solve the conundrum, ‘Carry Open
or Conceal’, using the King James Version.
As usual, there are scholars well beyond my skill that will be necessary
to resolve this debate.
I encourage them
to pipe in now by using the comments below. My suspicion is that the choice
may well entail a discussion of which option makes the most sense monetarily for
the Gun Lobby. Or, perhaps the answer will be to carry open and conceal in tandem.
As they say, 'the Good Lord hates a coward'.
Cheers, nca
My UK Buddy...Neville, posted a pod cast with a related subject, including some editorializing from yours truly. I say check it it out at this link....http://theamericanbeagle.com/2017/07/14/guns/
ReplyDeleteAn interesting argument for sure, but the Lord will return to the United States? A fine country for sure, but he could do better. The UK has got history, scaleability and character on its side. The open / conceal debate would simply not happen as the Law forbids it. Of course God sits above the Law, so he could unilaterally change it if he wished, and we would all have to accept the final judgement. Putting this to one side, I would like to commend British eccentricity as an idea to seal the deal. A country with so many rituals over the drinking of tea, and non-contentious talk about the weather, a place where the minutiae of life is always magnified, would provide a fitting venue for the New Jerusalem.
ReplyDeleteNice argument. Some people believe Dr. Who is the Lord. Maybe he already returned to the UK...
ReplyDelete"Rose: Look at you, beaming away like you’re Father Christmas!
The Doctor: Who says I’m not, red-bicycle-when-you-were-twelve?
Rose: [shocked] What?
The Doctor: And everybody lives, Rose! Everybody lives! I need more days like this! Go on, ask me anything; I’m on fire!"
An interesting article on the subject...do gun rights apply to all Americans....
ReplyDeletehttps://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/0711/Black-gun-owners-ask-Does-the-Second-Amendment-apply-to-us