steve howard's retelling of the new testament
BARBARALBA BIBLE

THE NEW NEW TESTAMENT

Paul's second letter to the THESSALONIANS

 

chapter 01

Paul blows in another Shit Storm.

vs. 5: All of this proves that God’s judgment is just and as a result you will become worthy of his Kingdom. EQ.

Paul is referring to the persecution. And he is talking shit. It is a message to remind those that suffer that it is better to just believe death is better. Go on suffering. Mother Teresa was most useful to the warlords for this sort of propaganda. She told those dying and in a state of desperate poverty inflicted often by abusive business concerns dumping poisons into the water and earth, just be happy, be Catholic, let the rich do whatever the hell they please, and die a quiet death.

“So she was an evil bitch.”

“She was a little whore of the warlords and their whores.”

“Can you say that about someone who everyone loves and adores.”

“It is my duty.”

vs. 6: God will do what is right: he will bring suffering on those who make you suffer. EQ.

No. The Lords and their whores will bring suffering from one land to the next. Revenge is not from God. It may come from other animals. For we don’t yet know what it is they know. Suffering comes from above but only up as far as the ruling class. A fine example is the bloody Catholic church. It has been persecuting, murdering, burning and plundering all in the name of accumulated wealth and world dictatorship. It is a vile criminal organization rich in businesses, gold and land. One of the most influential persecuting forces on the planet. And they claim to murder, rape and pillage in the name of Jesus Christ and God.

And even though their deeds are known, even though they are obviously big evil liars, the pricks are still respected and adored for their nice dresses and strong words by many idiots. They still get away with murder.

“Well fuck them. They will be thrown out of their palaces and all their wealth confiscated and the funds used to clean up the planet.”

“And fuck Monsanto and all the other pricks that put patents on life while we are at it.”

vs. 7: ... He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels, 8. With a flaming fire, to punish those who reject God and who do not obey the Good News about our Lord Jesus. EQ.

Oh, for fuck sake, Paul, the morons believe this shit. Some fucking super hero coming to slaughter the bad people and execute justice with a fucking big flame thrower.

Asshole.


chapter 02

I think Paul took some bad acid. Or forgot to eat. Or ate moldy bread. Or is simply insane. He tends to be hysterical.

Some thought the Jesus thing was done already. Paul says no.

vs. 3: ... For the Day will not come until the final Rebellion takes place and the Wicked One appears. Who is destined for hell. EQ.

That is fantasy madness. Hell is a concept or state of mind. Not a place.

“Unless he means the pope.”

“Or Chainy.”

“He should not be thought of as one man. It is a language problem, likely a translation problem. They or it would be clearer.”

Vs. 3: He will oppose every so-called god or object of worship and will put himself above them all. He will even go in and sit down in God’s Temple and claim to be God. EQ.

“Sounds a little like Paul.”

“Well, there is the point that since there is no such thing as one God, there is no such thing as God’s Temple.”

“Unless he means the body. This is sometimes referred to as God’s Temple.”

“True enough. The statement may hold true on a more personal level. For Jesus Christ to become. The awakening of the angel beast. First one has the feeling of landing from the heavens and later experiences the feeling of being God, alpha and omega. But then one must suffer the realization that one is in a mortal body and instead of gaining control of the world as a mighty dictator over all, submits to the all and becomes a servant. Not a slave but his or her feet find their place on the earth and he or she is ready to relinquish megalomaniacal tendencies.”

“Sounds like you speak from experience.”

“It is the landing sequence. And it cannot be done alone. It can only be done when one knows, loves and has full trust in a host of other gods. Or beast angels. Gods at home in mortal life forms that have evolved over billions of years and may continue to do so for the next 100 billion.”

vs. 7: The Mysterious Wickedness is already at work... EQ.

There is much greedy stupidity at work. Gold fever. It ain’t mysterious. Just myopic and insane. It is the mad desire to have and hoard instead of be and let it be.

vs. 8: Then the Wicked One will be revealed, but when the Lord Jesus comes, he will kill him with the breath from his mouth and destroy him with his dazzling presence. EQ.

“This too could be meant on a person level. The wicked one in each of us will be revealed and when Jesus Christ, common sense, the awakening, comes, he will blow away this mad desire to be the great dictator.”

To get anything out of this we have to drop the idea of one. And we must also remember that Lord Jesus is not one. Perhaps there is the messenger that must pass through and open the last gate but he does not come alone. He cannot come alone. He can only carry the key. Understanding and common sense. It seems simple but it is the power that will wipe out what we label as wicked.

And to be fair to the tyrants. They are not the owners of wickedness. It finds its home in all of us. And it will have to be purged from all of us.

There simply are no them and us. We are all so very much the same and a part of one another. This is not a religious notion. It is physics and biology. And we know this now.


chapter 03

vs. 2: Pray also that God will rescue us form wicked and evil people; for not everyone believes the message. EQ.

“No one needs to believe anything. What we need is for a general evolution of the mind. Common sense. Understanding. An end to ignorant servitude to the holy tyrants.”

Paul doesn’t like it that some people are lazy. Everyone should work. He likely means anyone not from a wealthy family that has hoarded great wealth often acquired by bloody means.

vs. 10: ... “Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.” EQ.

“Fuck you asshole.”

They could eat berries or fruits if food wasn’t all locked up by the owners of everything. And even in this state of wickedness, someone always has a bit of bread they don’t mind sharing. If someone doesn’t want to work for the man, there are still ways to survive. Even if it means begging on the streets. And one simple fact must be recognized. There is no such thing as equal opportunity and a percentage of every people in every land are unemployed and some unemployable. We have the means to feed these people and to let them starve on the streets is simply too brutal.

In a more sane system, more people would work less hours. There is no need for working more than 20 hours a week. Life is not a bloody work contract. There is nothing in the nature of the universe that says we must always work. In fact, now that we are conscious creatures it would make more sense to work less and play more.

Fuck your work ethic shit. It is slavery to make the few bloody rich.


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