Note To Antifa And The Church About God, Guns And Other Things
BY Herschel Smith2 years, 7 months ago
A large group of Antifa carrying shields and melee weapons attacked a group of Evangelical Christians congregating for a prayer and worship event at the waterfront in downtown Portland, Ore. Video recorded at the scene showed children and families running away as black-clad Antifa militants tore apart the sound equipment and assaulted attendees with pepper spray and projectiles.
The event was announced last month by a Christian ministry featuring firebrand Canadian preacher Artur Pawlowski. The Calgary pastor gained notoriety earlier this year for speaking out against lockdown measures that targeted places of worship. In response to the announcement of the worship event, Portland Antifa groups and activists on Twitter organized a direct action.
“Welcome to Portland, you won’t like it here, pastor,” tweeted Portland Antifa member Melissa Lewis.
Shocking video recorded at the violent event show dozens of armed Antifa members in black bloc and riot gear moving in to physically confront attendees of the event. One of the Antifa members sprayed a congregant with an unidentified, gas-like substance that is suspected to be pepper spray. The congregation took several steps back to avoid injury.
“Where is your god now?” an Antifa member can be heard saying in the video. After pulling apart the sound system, the Antifa toss the equipment into the Willamette River.
A woman can be seen panicking as she and her fellow parishioners backed away to avoid further altercation.
“They threw a flash bomb into a group of kids,” said a female attendee who spoke to a videographer at the scene while the injured were being treated. An Antifa account on Twitter later posted that they stole the Christian attendees’ food and water.
Saturday’s assault follows a string of attacks on Christian houses of worship in Portland by Antifa.
The Post Millennial can confirm that the Portland police department did not make any arrests and had no interactions with either group. The Portland mayor’s office has been reached for comment.
So let me answer Antifa’s question first. God is sitting in the heavens scoffing at you. He decreed from before the foundations of the world that you would do exactly what you’re doing. He is doing this for two reasons, I suspect: [1] He is hardening your hearts and preparing you for damnation, just as He did with Pharaoh, and [2] He is waking His church and calling out His people.
God will not be mocked. He will accomplish all of His purposes in His good time.
Now to the church. In a public venue like this, you are at the mercy of Antifa who will attack you, and the police who will let it happen and then arrest and charge you if you defend yourselves. You are not prepared for the so-called non-lethal weapons they are accustomed to using, and given what I’ve seen, you are especially not prepared to defend your lives or the lives of your loved ones.
You simply must stop thinking of Jesus as a Bohemian flower child, peacenik hippie. You must recall the actions of the church centuries ago, when they called out manly men who took swords and spears to their enemy in the defense of Christendom. There is such a thing as Godly war.
You must prepare the location and time of your worship services, buy guns and ammunition, and learn to use them. You must be prepared to shoot if your life or the lives of your loved ones are in danger.
This problem can be solved. But wickedness has declared war on you. Police are on the side of wickedness. You are in a slumber. You must wake up.
Get some strong coffee, sit and ponder your predicament, and then take action. For the sake of your children.
On August 8, 2021 at 10:49 pm, StBernardnot said:
I go to church with a .45 under my arm.
On August 9, 2021 at 6:33 am, James said:
Another follower of St. Browning.
On August 9, 2021 at 6:59 am, penses said:
Whinny, namby-pamby, touchy-feely never works. Last year in a survey of American “evangelicals” 70% said that Christ was just a good man and a prophet completely overlooking the fact that he said he was God. Being Canucks I would estimate the percentage of unbelievers would be higher.
Like the Jan 6 mob and the Charlottesville tikki gang the right has a lot to learn about tactics. They are picking all the wrong places to make a stand. They need to brush up on their Francis Marion, George Rodgers Clark and Nathanael Greene
If one is going into Screwtape’s house do like the Crusaders. Arm yourself to the teeth and be prepared to fight.
Better yet, do like Charles the Hammer. Wait for them to come to you. The best generals choose the ground they fight on and they seldom loose.
On August 9, 2021 at 7:17 am, MSG Grumpy said:
My favorite verse when it comes to exposing evil:
Ephesians 5:8-13
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
And specifically your call on our Dear Brothers to WAKE UP, for the same chapter…
Ephesians 5:14-15
This is why it is said:
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Prepare to defend your self, your Family, your city, your country.
If YOU aren’t willing to fight for those things, who will be?
Because they are here and they want all of the above items:
DEAD
RAPED and DEAD
Used and BURNED
DESTROYED.
As I have said before “I mean to misbehave”
MSG Grumpy
On August 9, 2021 at 8:54 am, Frank Clarke said:
I guess they haven’t yet run out of chewing gum…
On August 9, 2021 at 9:52 am, dad29 said:
going into Screwtape’s house
Which raises the question: who is actually running Portland?
On August 9, 2021 at 9:56 am, Fred said:
The notion of the post reformation apostate church asserting what rights it knows not nor from whence they flow is funny, you know, cry yourself to sleep at night funny.
On August 9, 2021 at 10:57 am, I R A Darth Aggie said:
who is actually running Portland?
I can’t tell you that with any certainty. However, I think it’s safe to say it isn’t the erstwhile mayor, Ted Wheeler.
On August 9, 2021 at 11:06 am, Bill Buppert said:
The notion that overweight men in starched white short-sleeved shirts with ties who pine for going to Golden Corral after church on Sunday and say things like “Good Golly Martha, these students mean business…” as they scurry away.
These same Evanjellyfish churches that fly a flag in their worship centers, stand up to thank veterans and coproaches for their “service” and think Romas 13 is their Stockholm Syndrome get of jail free card are and will continue to be worthless.
These easy living reprobates will never stand u for a church militant.
The craven and shamelessly obedient behavior of churches across the fruited plain during weaponized hypochondria in the last 18 months has shown me that most Christians in the USSA are invertebrates who will submit.
If you think anti-clericalism is isolated to overtly Communist countries, you need look no further than Mexico which took until 1991 to remove prohibitions against the church from the Soviet Constitution the Mexican government adopted in 1917. One observer stated that the gist of the 1917 constitution was to “effectively outlaw the Roman Catholic Church and other religious denominations”.
The new Mexican Constitution was hostile to the Church as a consequence of the support given by Catholic church authorities to the dictatorship of Victoriano Huerta.
Karma indeed.
ANY deal with ANY government will always rob you of liberty.
On August 9, 2021 at 11:20 am, Fred said:
That’s funny.
On August 9, 2021 at 12:08 pm, X said:
Antifa is 100% owned and controlled by the Satanic government of the U.S. It is the only way they can possibly operate with such impunity.
Can you imagine what would happen if an abortion-right$ group or a baby-murdering “clinic” were similarly attacked? Can you imagine what would happen if a group of whites attacked a black “civil-right$” rally?
On August 9, 2021 at 3:20 pm, Roger J said:
Someday Antifa will tangle with a group tougher and more unprincipled than they are (although that really stretches credibility). When that happens I want to watch – and bring popcorn.
On August 9, 2021 at 4:48 pm, Getting to Be More Agnostic Every Day said:
At the church I was attending, the prevailing view is that we should all do as the government says, and wait for the day Jesus returns and cleans house. Masks, anti-vax jabs, and turning the other cheek to those who attack are the Way. There used to be a few people that carried concealed, but the pastor doesn’t like guns and thinks that prayer is the only “Christian” response. The denomination leadership is on record as supporting the repeal of the 2nd Amendment and confiscating all firearms. The church is Pentecostal, but the Ohio District does not want speaking in tongues or other manifestations of the Holy Spirit, except when the HS says to give more and more money.
There are flags strewn about the sanctuary, with the exception of the US flag, which “bothers” many of the more diverse attendees, and was removed almost from the first day he started. I won’t discuss seeing the Israeli flag in the place where the US flag used to be…
My wife, who is much more devout than I am, and I refuse to wear masks, will not get the needle for the Chi-Com bio-weapon. The pastor isn’t thrilled with our stance, but they need our tithe, so they tolerate us.
Personally, as a contract PE who works around the country on short gigs, I think that the Church in this country is dying. I hear talk of a revival, but on the road I see lots of boarded up churches of all denominations. I also see a lot of shiny new mosques, with full parking lots during their services.
I’ve bounced back and forth over 50 years between belief, and skepticism/atheism. As things stand, I’m back to agnosticism, and I’ve stopped attending services at the church. I still tithe, as I earn enough to pay for our bills and my hobbies, and still put money under the mattress every week. That keeps my wife happy, which is my highest priority these days.
We need a Church Militant, but at this point, the best we have I think is a Church Milquetoast. And that might be too strong a description of the modern American church.
On August 9, 2021 at 4:53 pm, Joe R. said:
Just remember, we can always (temporarily) give up our Christianity, and make them go dig a spider hole somewhere else in the solar system.
Either way, when JESUS comes back, they better reach HIS Bosom before we reach them. JESUS can ask “Why?”, and we can ask for forgiveness.
On August 9, 2021 at 5:03 pm, Brad Smith said:
I’ve noticed that it’s harder to find a definition of Bigotry in American Dictionaries that still included hatred towards people of faith.
Google it and this is what you get; Obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction; in particular, prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.
from Webster; Definition of bigotry
1 : obstinate or intolerant devotion to one’s own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot overcoming his own bigotry
Even the Cambridge one is written is a way that could make a religious person seem bigoted rather than people being bigoted towards them.
noun [ U ]
us
/ˈbɪɡ·ə·tri/
strong, unreasonable ideas, esp. about race or religion:
They seem to be defining bigotry as unreasonably strong feelings in general, “about” religion rather than “toward” Or Intolerant “Of” religion.
This is from 2010 bigotry
obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions. — bigot, n., — bigoted, adj.
At the rate it’s going, in ten years the definition will read; Intolerance by the religious towards other groups of people.
On August 9, 2021 at 6:00 pm, Sisu said:
You cannot have a conversation with an individual or group who have no interest in having a conversation. You cannot have a conversation with an individual or group who see you as an “object”. You cannot have a conversation with an individual or group who believes you have more to lose. …
I applaud the group for attempting to use the public park for a peaceful, religious gathering. But it is Portland and thus it was naive to think they would not potentially be victimized. Makes me wonder if they actually understand what G-d’s promise is.
Isn’t a primary tactic of self-defense: “avoid areas where you might find yourself in danger ?” … And, I recall it written in a number of the books of the Bible (paraphrasing): “Do not test the Lord your G-d.”
Regardless, I expect they needed a permit from Parks & Recreation; and thus the Police were apprised. Where were the Police ? … Seems like an argument for de-funding the police and for vigilantes.
On August 9, 2021 at 8:27 pm, BRVTVS said:
I’m reminded of the passage.
Psalm 139 – Geneva translation
19 Oh that thou wouldest [slay], O God, the wicked and bloody men, to whom I say, Depart ye from me:
20 Which speak wickedly of thee, and being thine enemies are lifted up in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and do not I earnestly contend with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with an unfeigned hatred, as they were mine utter enemies.
On August 10, 2021 at 6:05 am, penses said:
Getting to Be More Agnostic Every Day said: “I also see a lot of shiny new mosques, with full parking lots during their services.”
Hindu Temples are popping up along with the occult devil worshipers covens, with the recent Obama bash in the Hamptons being a good example of where the One Percent put their “faith.” With the anticipated flood of one million “refugees” a year the occultists could eventually organize and become the state religion.
Replacing the Capitol building with an Aztec temple might be an improvement. The Native Americans were always honest on why they wanted your scalp.
And last but not least, the most infamous cult of all, Judeo-Christianity.
On August 10, 2021 at 9:10 am, George 1 said:
@penses:
I asked a few friends if any of them wanted to make a bet as to when the first cannibal would be elected to Congress and from what state said cannibal would come from.
I always have fun with the “Judeo-Christian, Israel our greatest ally”, Christians that I meet. I just ask them: Do Jews need Christ? The reactions are priceless.
On August 10, 2021 at 9:22 am, IA Brooks said:
@ George 1: I won’t venture a guess as to ‘when’, but the ‘where’ certainly has to be California…
On August 10, 2021 at 10:29 am, Fred said:
Those who claim descendance from Jacob are very hard to witness to. They have been convinced by the talmudist pharisees of today the same thing they claimed to Christ; we have our father Abraham. They are convinced that they are saved by their bloodline, not even the Law, just blood. I ask them if they have ever read Isaiah 53, and no, they mostly have never read the OT. I simply tell them to read it and ask themselves who it’s about. (That’s the question the Ethiopian chariot eunuch asked Phillip.)
Being deceived and then blinded is an ugly and sad thing. It’s a question the modern churches in the West would be well to seek the Lord about; am I also deceived and blinded. Every preaching I’ve heard on those several versus always talk about how somebody else is deceived. The right questions are to seek the risen Lord Jesus and ask; am I deceived.
On August 10, 2021 at 11:41 am, penses said:
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” Matthew 7: 7,8.
On August 10, 2021 at 1:04 pm, Linda said:
ARE YOU FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST? I don’t see 1 comment about LEARNING SPIRITUAL WARFARE OR USING SPIRITUAL WARFARE. DO YOU KNOW THAT BIBLE THAT YOU WORSHIP? Our FIGHT/BATTLE/WAR is not against flesh and blood, but against the KINGDOM OF DARKNESS…How can you be a FOLLOWER OF CHRIST and not know this? You’d better start asking for spiritual warfare training right away and practice it on your own demons and the demons in your families and pews…BEFORE YOU CONFRONT THE DEMONIC PRINCIPALITIES.
On August 10, 2021 at 1:10 pm, Fred said:
@Linda, how?
On August 10, 2021 at 1:54 pm, penses said:
@Linda
Fred said:
@Linda, how?
How, indeed.
1. Like Paul, I am in Christ, not a “follower.” Cults have followers
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:1
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2
“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” Romans 12:5
2. “THAT BIBLE THAT YOU WORSHIP?” That Bible that I read in order to understand the word of God and worship him, not some book.
3. The KINGDOM OF DARKNESS employs flesh and blood to carry out its war. The Crusaders were not fighting Ghosts and Goblins. They were fighting the flesh and blood minions of Satan. The spiritual war training of which you speak is the continual reading, studying and praying for God’s guidance in the fight. In this fight physical training is second only to your spiritual training. I’ll refer everyone to the portrait of George Washington, on one knee, in the snow, praying to God for His guidance.
4. Getting one’s ducks in a row BEFORE YOU CONFRONT THE DEMONIC PRINCIPALITIES would be an excellent idea.
On August 10, 2021 at 2:00 pm, Herschel Smith said:
@Linda,
Embrace the power of both-and, rather than either-or, just as you would do for a robber or rapist breaking into your home.
You wouldn’t pray him away.