Happy Sunday friends! Pastor Robb is off today, so his youngest son Ryan is filling in for him.  And as usual, it is my pleasure to bring you this Gospel Message each Sunday. From Pastor Robb: In today’s message Ryan Goodman, my youngest son will minister a very important message to the church at large. Repentance is an ongoing process that we need in order to stay in right Fellowship with the LORD. Ryan will discuss why this is so necessary for us as followers of Jesus. Please please pay close attention and be sure to comment on your thoughts. Also Ryan lives in Tampa Florida and the hurricane is heading towards Tampa. Please pray for his and all the others in Tampa, that the LORD will protect all of them. Also, Please continue your prayers for President Trump. Pastor Robb Goodman Sr.  Pastor of Zion Freedom Fellowship USA. Please enjoy this wonderful message (note it is audio-only): Full transcript: Ryan Goodman: Good morning, everybody, and happy Sunday! Thank you for tuning in to today’s message at Zion Freedom Fellowship. My father, Robert Goodman, asked me to cover today for him. I am his third son—I’ve done it a few times before—and my name is Ryan. Um, no video today, just due to the poor lighting conditions in my apartment. It’s a bit of a cloudy day outside, so the shadows make my apartment pretty dim, and I figured I’d just do audio. I have a very important message from the Lord today. It’s not an easy topic to talk about—both because of the subject matter and because it’s something that greatly grieves the Father’s heart. The Lord has been speaking to me a lot about it lately, and it’s been difficult for me to grasp as well. That topic is repentance. It’s something the church only seems to talk about in regards to sinners and new believers needing to repent for their past sins, but after that, it’s greatly left to the wayside for believers in modern-day churches—which is very unfortunate. So, before we dive in, let’s go ahead and pray, and then we’ll go into the message. [Prayer] Dear Heavenly Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, I ask that you would cause this message today to go forward and that your words, not mine, would be spoken. I thank you, Father God, for the anointed message that you have given me today. Lord, I know that the repentance of the hearts of the people is greatly upon your mind, Father, that it weighs heavily upon you and your heart. Lord, I would ask that the words that go forth today through this message you have given me would be planted in the hearts of those who hear it. Whether the individual who hears these words scoffs or is truly repentant, let the words be received. In Jesus’ mighty name, amen. Alright, everybody. So, repentance… Repentance is not a fun thing to talk about. It’s not an easy thing to talk about. It’s not an enjoyable thing to talk about. But it’s a good thing to talk about. Repentance is so crucially important in our walk and in our development as someone who is working toward becoming like Christ. Right? Christian means to be Christ-like. Christ was perfect; everything He did was good and righteous and just, and so we aspire to be like Christ. Unfortunately, today, many Christians adopt a lifestyle of going to church, and that becomes their whole identity as a Christian—their church walk, their church community. They get involved, they put their hands to things, but most of it isn’t done out of a heart that desires to be more like Christ or to have a heart purified. They do it because it’s how they were raised, or because the church greatly encourages it. Now, I’m not saying it’s a bad thing to be involved in your church—it’s a good thing. But being a good churchgoer and a good pew sitter doesn’t make a good Christian walk in and of itself. Those are things we’re just supposed to do on the side for the community. Christ called us to be an outreach to our community—to help the widows, the poor, the homeless, and the sick. Not just to get involved with the community and do nothing else. A lot of that ties together with people just not knowing what a real Christian walk looks like. It’s difficult to focus on sometimes, but thankfully, we have the Word of God that provides us throughout the entire New Testament with a guide on how to live a genuine Christian walk. That walk is actually about having a relationship with Christ. It’s an intimate relationship with God the Father, with Christ the Son, and with the person of the Holy Spirit. One of the key components of maintaining that relationship is knowing when you’ve messed up. The Bible says we all fall short of the glory of God, and if we all fall short of the glory of God, then we must aspire to be better. Thankfully, the grace of God is available for us. It is there for us. We have it available to us, right? Praise God! But when we sin, we must repent. And the church does not do a very good job of reminding people what sin is. Sin is falling short; it’s when you mess up. Many people misunderstand that God is a black-and-white God. He is right and wrong. This is detailed throughout the entire Bible. Even in the New Testament, it says, “Let your yes be yes and your no be no.” It even talks about how Jesus would rather we be hot or cold, because if we’re lukewarm, He will spew us, or puke us, out of His mouth. That is strong imagery for a reason. It really hits you, and it should. It should make you realize that God means business. Some people are cold, living in ignorance, and some people are hot—they have an understanding of their actions. But those who are lukewarm are doing things even though they know they shouldn’t. And that’s where sin comes into play for believers. You now have an understanding. The moment you’re born again, your sin nature dies, and you’re given authority over it. But what comes next is having to learn to accept and embrace what God has given us as believers to overcome it. The Bible says we are all given a perfect portion of faith. That means we don’t need any more faith—we just need to learn how to utilize what God has given us to stand on His word and to overcome sin, fear, demonic and spiritual oppression, and the whole nine yards. But let’s specifically talk about sin. I want to pose a question to you all to think about throughout this message: Will there be believers—people who believe in God—in hell? Are there believers in hell? It’s troubling to talk about because many people say, “You can’t lose your salvation,” or “Once you accept Christ, you’re good—you can live however you want. You can keep on sinning, you can keep on living in your flesh, and you’re fine.” Some churches teach this, but that’s not necessarily true. You can look in the Bible for many examples. I want to share with you some of the things that the Lord has shared with me—some of it is heavy, and it’s been hard for me to process. Don’t get it twisted, everybody. Everything we do is observed by the Spirit of God that lives within us as believers. Once we accept Christ into our heart, He is there. There’s nothing we can hide from Him. Psalm 139 says, “If I try to hide myself in the valley, you are there. If I try to hide myself in the grave, you are there. If I try to hide myself in the shadows, all darkness is like daylight.” So, everything—everything we think, do, say, desire, hope for, wish for unto other people—is visible to God. The good and the bad. So, let’s go ahead and start in Jeremiah. Most of what we’re going to talk about is in the Old Testament, though I don’t really like to call it the Old Testament or the old covenant. I prefer to call it the first covenant. And as a reminder to those listening, the Old Testament is not null and void. It has just as much weight as it did when it was first written, and it will continue to have weight throughout all of eternity. Christ Himself said He did not come to wipe it away. So, we have to spend time in the Old Testament just as much as we do in the New Covenant that came with Christ Jesus. And as a reminder, most of the New Testament is written to believers—not unbelievers. The whole Bible is for everybody, of course, but most of what Peter, Paul, etc., wrote is for believers. So, let’s go ahead and go to Jeremiah 39. If you haven’t read Jeremiah, it’s an incredible story—one that is quite encouraging, but there’s a lot of heavy stuff in there too. In Jeremiah 39, it’s talking about the nth year of King Zedekiah’s reign, and King Nebuchadnezzar is coming and Jerusalem is falling. Let’s start at verse 15, where Jeremiah is remaining in Judah. He’s warned everybody, “Hey, surrender, it won’t be so bad.” But of course, the king doesn’t listen to him. The Lord had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison: “Say to Ebed-Melek the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will do to this city everything I have threatened. I will send disaster, not prosperity. You will see its destruction. But I will rescue you from those you fear so much. Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the Lord, have spoken.’” This happens due to the iniquity of Jerusalem, right? It’s all throughout the Old Testament, through Jeremiah, through the previous books—you can read it in 1 and 2 Kings, Chronicles, etc. There were a lot of mistakes that the people of Jerusalem made out of carelessness. I asked myself once, “Why did God choose the Hebrew and Israeli people?” They messed up all the time! I was shocked. I asked the Lord, “Why did you choose such an imperfect people?” The Lord spoke to me very clearly. He said, “I wanted there to be an example of those who can make every possible mistake.” That hit me hard. Not because God picked people because they were foolish, but because, out of all people, the Israelite people are a perfect example of God’s grace, His justice, and His unwavering desire for a pure and holy people willing to set themselves apart for the good pleasure of the Lord. Everything that you could possibly do has already been done in the Old Testament—several times over even! So, if you’re ever feeling bad, just go back to the Old Testament. I guarantee you’ll find something they did first, and you’ll see that they were restored. But you’ll also find that oftentimes, before restoration came, judgment had to come first. Sometimes when a people are especially headstrong, judgment must come before restoration, because some of us aren’t willing to go to the Father and repent as we should. And we have it even easier now than they did back then because Christ died on the cross and opened the way for the full forgiveness of our sins. We can go right to the Father and confess to the source of our forgiveness. They couldn’t do that back then—only the selected high priest could enter into the Holy of Holies for the remission and forgiveness of sins. But now, Christ is our High Priest. The tabernacle was torn from top to bottom, the temple doors were pushed open, and we can go and seek forgiveness. But we have to seek forgiveness, guys. We have to seek it and ask for it. You can’t just keep sinning and say, “Oh well, I’m forgiven.” You have to ask for forgiveness. Let me get a drink of water real quick. Okay, so we’re going to go ahead and jump forward a little bit—still Old Testament—and we’re going to go to a book that the Lord keeps turning me to. It’s a difficult book to read, but it’s Malachi. Malachi is the final book in the Old Testament, and in many ways, it mirrors Revelation and the final books of the New Testament. You know, there are a number of prophets in the Bible called minor prophets, which is an unfortunate term, but they give major, major, major revelation. So, let’s go ahead and turn to Malachi chapter 2. I want you to remind yourselves that we are called priests. When we become Christians, we are welcomed into the priesthood of Jesus Christ, and we are considered priests. Malachi chapter 2 is a warning to priests. We’re going to jump around a bit, as there’s a lot of stuff in here, but let’s go ahead and dive in. Ryan Goodman: So, Malachi chapter 2, starting at verse 1: “Listen, you priests—this command is for you! Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them because you have not taken my warning to heart. I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you on the manure pile. Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning, so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name. They passed on to the people the truth of the instructions they received from me. They did not lie or cheat. They walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin. “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. But you priests have left God’s paths. Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin. You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people, for you have not obeyed me but have shown favoritism in the way you carry out my instructions.” Ryan Goodman: Now, have you guys ever looked at the news media lately? There’s a lot of stuff coming out about different pastors—pastors who are engaging in sexual sin and immorality, defrauding the tithes and offerings given to them by members of their churches, or being involved in great sexual iniquity from their youth. What happens to these people? They are outed; they are put before the whole world. And just as it says in Malachi, “I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. Why? Because you have not obeyed me, but have shown favoritism in the way you carry out my instructions.” We are given instructions to be righteous. Of course, the Bible states that all the righteousness and glory of man is like filthy rags before the Father. Nothing that we can do out of our own strength, authority, power, or will can ever stand up to the holiness of God. Nothing can. Now that probably sounds pretty bad—it probably sounds rough. But repentance… repentance and a broken and meek spirit enable us to cast off those filthy rags. The Bible tells us that we have to take off the corruptible and put on the incorruptible. Nothing we have is incorruptible. We have to be willing to receive the gift of righteousness that God gives us through Christ Jesus. But our sin gets in the way of that. The Lord has been revealing a lot to me lately. If I can speak personally, I will share some of the things that God has spoken to me directly. The Lord has been reminding me, or re-educating me, about things in my life that I didn’t even consider sinful. And of course, the Bible talks about it. But there are some things that, when we read the Bible, it’s as if we have a veil over our eyes. We just don’t understand. Or we choose not to understand, or we have an unwillingness to understand due to the pride in our hearts or an unwillingness to give up our unrighteous ways for God’s righteous ways because they’re difficult and they mean giving up something we like. The Lord revealed to me that I have an issue with gossiping—gossiping of all things. Gossiping is a pretty broad thing. It could be talking about other people, making fun of others, or speaking poorly of others when they’re not there. This was an issue I had at work, and praise God, He revealed it to me so I could work on it. I am by no means perfect. I am far from it. In some ways, I am the most wicked person. But praise God for the transforming power of His blood that was shed for me. Even if Christ were to only spare a single drop of His blood, that one drop covers even a multitude of sins. Another thing we must remember and consider is this: I want to turn to the Book of James now. I wasn’t expecting to go here, but let’s turn to James. If I can find it—it’s such a small little book, it likes to hide—where is it? Here we go. James is probably the most underlined book in my Bible. James talks a lot about how to be righteous. It’s a very instructional book in the Bible, and if you haven’t spent a lot of time there, I encourage you to go and meditate on the Book of James for a while. You’ll find that if you’re willing to receive some education, the Lord might keep you there for a little while, as He has with me. Let’s look at James chapter 3. I’m going to go ahead and read verses 1 through 12: James 3:1-12 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring. Ryan Goodman: We’re going to continue with this, but I want to pause to highlight something that really wrecks me every time I read it—because it’s something that God is still convicting me about. In verse 9, James says, “Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.” I want to change this and rephrase it a little bit: It curses those who have been made of God—which is all of us. The Bible is clear—we are made in the image of God. It’s not just Christians; it is unbelievers, Mormons, Muslims, Chinese, Indians, Native Americans, African Americans, Black Americans, Asian Americans, Swedes, Japanese, Australians, Russians, and even, even the President of the United States, Joe Biden, was made in the image of God. Donald Trump was made in the image of God. Nancy Pelosi was made in the image of God. Hillary Clinton was made in the image of God. But how many times have we spoken out of a desire to make ourselves feel better about the current political atmosphere of the United States and even geopolitics, and cursed those who are in authority? The Bible is clear about authority. It says not to bring a railing accusation nor to curse those who are in authority but instead to pray for the king so that the lives of the people under the king would be peaceful. I want to ask you guys a question. I’ve asked a few, but why do you think the world is in such turmoil? Sure, you can say it’s the sign of the times. It’s the end times. But there’s a more intimate answer. There is a deeply more intimate answer, and that answer troubles the heart of God. It is because we have troubled the Holy Spirit. It is because, like the priests in Malachi chapter 2, we have decided to travel away from the paths of God. We curse those who are in authority. We do not pray for them. We do not pray for the remission of their sins so that they could come to know Christ. Instead, we damn them and curse them. So, therefore, what James said has come to pass in our lives, several thousand years later—that the spring that bubbles up fresh water is also bubbling up bitter water. But that’s not something that can happen. A spring does not bubble up, and is not meant to bubble up, good water and bad water at the same time. Because we all know, if we mix something bad with something good, what does it taste like? It tastes bad. It doesn’t taste good. The bad overwhelms the goodness. It’s like putting too much salt in your pasta water—the pasta doesn’t taste good. We have to repent. We have to repent. Do we want to end up like Jerusalem in the Old Testament being besieged by King Nebuchadnezzar? The only thing that God gave them said, “Let’s go back to it…” Hold on. It’s pretty clear. Ryan Goodman: So, let’s go back to Jeremiah 39, starting at verse 18: “I will save you, and you will not fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you trusted me,” says the Lord. It doesn’t say you’ll escape with all your belongings, your wealth, or your comforts. It simply says you will escape with your life. God is merciful. Thank God that He is merciful! And thank Him that we live in a time of grace, that we live in an age of grace. But that doesn’t mean that the anger of the Lord is not stirred up against us. Malachi is very clear about that. Malachi, if we go back to it, mirrors Revelation. And even in Malachi 4, 3, and 4, we see discussions about the end times—especially Malachi 4. Let me go ahead and read that for you: Malachi 4:1-3 “The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day, the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all. But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in His wings, and you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” This passage speaks about judgment coming. It speaks about the fate of the wicked, and it speaks about the triumph of those who fear the Lord. But I want to clarify something important here. It does not say that God will burn up only the unbelievers, while the believers will be saved. No—it says the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up. And remember, you can be just as wicked and lost as a believer in God as an unbeliever can be. That’s a hard truth to swallow, but it’s something we must all come to terms with. So, what should we do? We must let the Lord chastise us. Let Him reveal to us the things in our hearts that are wrong. Let Him convict us. I often think about things I did when I was younger that were foolish, and I find myself repenting for those things, even now, because the Lord continues to bring unresolved sin to light so that we can repent and move forward in our relationship with Him. Don’t just brush that stuff aside. If you’re feeling convicted, repent. If you feel the presence of God, repent and say, “Lord, I’m sorry.” Remember, in the Lord’s Prayer, which Jesus taught us to pray, it says, “Forgive us our trespasses.” That’s everything. And so, if Christ said we should repent when we pray, don’t you think we should repent whenever we pray? We shouldn’t get hung up on it excessively, of course, for the Bible also says that when we repent, God takes our sins and casts them as far as the east is from the west. That’s forever. Because Christ died on the cross for our sins, He was the perfect sacrifice. The Spotless Lamb. The only one worthy to do something like that—to cover our sins. But we still have to repent, lest we be like the priests in Malachi. Go read Malachi. Go read the whole book, and then go read all of James. And I challenge you to say, “Lord, what in my life grieves You?” Just wait on Him. And if you don’t hear a response right away, sit on it. Meditate on it. But I want to take us to Romans real quick now. We’re going to read from Romans 6:23. This is an answer to my earlier question of whether or not there will be people who believe in God in hell—people who went to church every Sunday but did not seek repentance actively in their lives. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” It doesn’t say the wages of sin for unbelievers is death—it just says “the wages of sin.” Period. It is death. This is why repentance is so important. Yes, the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, but we must seek forgiveness. We must seek that forgiveness actively. Now, let’s go to Psalms for a moment. I want to take us to Psalm 51. Actually, I think I’ll read the entire psalm because it’s so relevant to our discussion. Psalm 51 is a powerful example of true repentance. Psalm 51 “Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion—it haunts me day and night. Against you and you alone have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there. Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again! You have broken me—now let me rejoice. Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves! Then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you. You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit—with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.” Ryan Goodman: What are the rewards of repentance and forgiveness? David makes it clear—there is joy. The joy of our salvation will be restored. We will have hope restored to us. A loyal spirit will be given to us, and we will not be banished from God’s presence. The Holy Spirit will not be taken from us. It’s so important, guys, that we don’t let our unforgiven sin get in the way of our relationship with God. In the same way that a hurtful word can destroy trust in a relationship with a spouse, sin gets in the way of our relationship with God. God desires nothing more than to know us and for us to know Him. We are His, and He is ours. We are moving into a new era—the church age is coming to an end, and the age of the Bride is beginning. Don’t miss the opportunity to be the bride of Christ. Christ didn’t come just to forgive our sins—He came to purchase us to be His bride. To be perfect, sanctified, set apart, holy, and redeemed. Not of the world, but set apart from it. I know some of you might be thinking, “I’m a man—I’m not interested in being a bride.” But cast those thoughts out. Cast them out! Don’t call the word of God weird or strange just because it doesn’t fit into your understanding of masculinity. Because in my heart, above all else, I want to be the bride of Christ. I want to be in the inner courts, in the holy of holies, at His feet, listening to Him. Why would you be like a foolish virgin who falls asleep, instead of a wise virgin who waits with her lamp full of oil? We were purchased for a reason—not to erect idols of religion and legalism in our lives, but to worship God and be a holy people set apart and sanctified. But we cannot be set apart if we look at the world and desire the things of it. Don’t be like Lot’s wife, who looked back on Sodom and Gomorrah and was turned into a pillar of salt. The Lord chastised me the other day and said, “I’m bringing you out of things—don’t look back at them. Don’t do it. It’s evil. It’s not good.” We must seek God with open hearts. We must adopt the proper heart posture, one that doesn’t elevate our pride or our worldly righteousness over God’s righteousness. There’s no contest—there’s no comparison. We can’t even come close. Let’s continue next with Psalm 139… Ryan Goodman: We must seek God with an open heart. We have to adopt the proper heart posture that doesn’t try to raise our pride and our worldly righteousness and glory over God’s glory. It’s no contest. We can’t even compare or come close. We can’t. So, let’s go ahead—I mentioned Psalm 139 earlier. Psalm 139—I’m going to read all of it, because it’s important and has a lot to do with repentance, and it also has a lot to do with having a proper walk with God. So, let’s go ahead and turn there: Psalm 139: “O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night—but even in darkness, I cannot hide from you. To you, the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you. You made all the delicate inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them—they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers! They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name. O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you? Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Ryan Goodman: It’s always open, that path. But it’s not wide, like the path to destruction. It’s narrow. It’s difficult to walk. It’s hard to navigate. And you know why that is? Why that path to righteousness is so narrow? Why the path to God’s holiness and His goodness is so narrow? To aspire to His righteousness? Because few people walk it. Few people walk the path of righteousness. Wide is the path to destruction because many people walk the path of destruction. We don’t have to worry about whether or not where we put our feet is the right place, because the Bible describes God’s word as a lamp unto our feet. We know where we are walking, for God’s hand is on us, just like David said. I know it’s difficult to accept when you’ve fallen short, and it’s easy to get hung up about it in the wrong way—to get tied up by something awful you’ve done that you think is too terrible, too abominable, to be forgiven. So, even when you ask for forgiveness, you still don’t believe that it’s been given to you. It haunts your sleep. It haunts your thoughts when you’re awake. Many times, the enemy doesn’t even have to do anything because we bully ourselves and beat ourselves up. We torment our own selves because we reject the revelation of God’s love and His forgiveness, and we reject His gift of forgiveness because being hurt is comfortable. Being sore and scared is comfortable when you’ve been in it for so long, and anything different is scary because it requires you to stand up, to walk before the throne of God, which was made open to us through the sacrifice and death of Jesus Christ. As it says, “No one can come to the Father but through Me.” It’s not going through Mary or any of the other dead saints; it’s going through Christ. You go through Christ. You prostrate yourself. You adopt the heart posture and say, “Father, forgive me. I am sorry.” Enable me to stand on my faith, to believe and understand that I am forgiven. Give me a new revelation of your love so that I can know and hope for what you have for me, and that it is good. Let’s go ahead and wrap up in prayer. [Prayer] Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the words that you have spoken today. Lord God, I would ask that you would lift the veils off of people’s hearts, that you would remove the scales from their eyes. Father, I ask for the remission of sins that have been unforgiven—that you would temporarily set them aside so that the Holy Spirit can move upon the hearts of those who hear this message. Whether it is tomorrow, whether it is a week from now, whether it is a year from now, whether it is ten years from now—Lord, I ask that your words would convict them. Father, forgive your people. Don’t let them miss out on being your bride. Bring us to repentance, Father God. Don’t let us hide our sin or try to get away from it. But instead, bring us unto repentance, Lord. We thank you for your forgiveness. We thank you that your presence has not been taken from us, and that the Holy Spirit remains with us. Lord, I ask that you would continue to move in the hearts of your people. In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray. Amen. Ryan Goodman: I know this was a difficult message today, but I hope you will take time to read Psalm 139, meditate on it, and read it earnestly. Don’t turn away from the hand of the Father. Instead, repent. God is a good Father, and He chastises those He loves. Remember that we are all together in God’s kingdom, and though we all fall short at times, thank God for His love and the transforming power of Christ’s blood. We cannot forget these things. There’s no time left to forget them. We must be willing to let our spiritual maturity be accelerated. There’s a lot of work to be done, and too few workers for the harvest. So, don’t wait. Don’t say, “I can hold it off until tomorrow.” What will you do when you hear the trumpet sound, the shofar blast from heaven, announcing the mighty and fearful day of the Lord? There is no time left. Repent. Be willing to acknowledge that you’ve fallen short, and repent so that God can bring you into all of His promises. His heart is for you. I pray that you take this to heart—it’s not my words, but the words of the Father for His people. It’s okay to make mistakes—just repent. Don’t let the enemy tell you that you can’t be redeemed, because you can be redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. Be blessed this week as you go into your workweek. Be blessed as you lay your head down and wake up. Ask God every day for a fresh anointing. When you lay down at night, ask for forgiveness. Pray Psalm 139 when you wake up and wait on the Lord with an expectation that He will reveal His truth to you, because He will. Alright, everybody. Be blessed today, and thank you for listening. Bye-bye. And if you missed Pastor Robb, here was his message from last week: GOSPEL MESSAGE: “Having Eternal Vision” GOSPEL MESSAGE: "Having Eternal Vision" Happy Sunday my friends! As we always love to do around here, I have a great Gospel Message for you on this Sunday afternoon. Today's message comes to us from our good friend Pastor Robb: Today's Sunday message is titled, "Having Eternal Vision." In these days that we are living in we need to have Eternal Vision in order to make it through these dark times. Having eternal perspective and vision gives us strength to overcome every obstacle that Satan tries to knock out of the race. Spiritual strength is absolutely necessary for us to thrive and survive the horrendous things that are happening in our country. The days are dark and evil, but Jesus will never leave us or forsake us. Allow Holy Spirit to minister to you through the Word of God. His will is for you to be strong and very courageous. As I always say, please continue to pray for President Trump and his family. Pastor Robb Goodman Sr. Pastor of Zion Freedom Fellowship USA Allow the Lord to do a very special work in your heart today. He loves you so very much. Enjoy: Share with someone who would enjoy hearing this!

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Another hurricane could slam into Florida this week, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall over the state and left a trail of devastation across the southeastern United States. Tropical Storm Milton is forecast to “quickly intensify” as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico and become a “major hurricane” when it reaches the Florida Peninsula mid week, the National Hurricane Center said in a Sunday morning advisory. Residents have been warned of the possibility of storm surge, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding. Here are the Key Messages for Sunday late morning for Tropical Storm #Milton – people are encouraged to follow along for the latest updates at https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ pic.twitter.com/gn1Rc35zbw — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 6, 2024 “We are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Milton, which has the potential to become a major hurricane,” Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said in a post to X. “Current estimates forecast landfall sometime Wednesday afternoon — there is still time to prepare your homes, organize your disaster plan, and implement plans to keep yourself and your family safe.” Desantis added, “We’ve mobilized state assets to supplement local governments in an unprecedented debris removal mission for areas that suffered damage from Hurricane Helene and are currently in the projected path of Milton. Local debris sites must be open 24/7, and we have hundreds of personnel on the ground assisting in removal.” We are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Milton, which has the potential to become a major hurricane. Current estimates forecast landfall sometime Wednesday afternoon—there is still time to prepare your homes, organize your disaster plan, and implement plans to keep yourself… pic.twitter.com/UmEyZlyuRf — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 6, 2024 Hurricane Helene hit Florida as a “major” Category 4 hurricane late last month, and its remnants swept across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia. At least 227 people died, towns were destroyed, and millions of people lost power, cell phone service, and running water. Recovery efforts are still underway, with a great deal of scrutiny being placed on the federal response. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) revealed last week that whistleblowers were accusing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of misappropriating taxpayer dollars and leaving first responders on the ground without orders. This followed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warning that FEMA lacked resources to provide aid for the remainder of hurricane season. Hurricane season is ramping up just weeks ahead of the 2024 presidential election, in which former President Donald Trump is facing Vice President Kamala Harris in the White House race. Trump has criticized the federal response to Helene while taking jabs at President Joe Biden and Harris. All three of them have visited states that were struck by the storm in recent days.

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The Banshee, from the Irish bean-sídhe ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds"), is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Her Scottish counterpart is the bean shìth.According to tradition, the Banshee can only cry for five major Irish families: the O'Neills, the O'Briens, the O'Connors, the O'Gradys, and the Kavanaghs. Intermarriage has since extended this select list. Individuals have described the Irish Banshee in numerous ways. Many describe this mythical creature as a young, beautiful woman. Then, some describe the Banshee as a matron. In some tales, the figure who first appears to be a Banshee is later revealed to be the Irish battle goddess, the Morrígan. The hag may also appear as a washer-woman who cleans the blood-stained clothes of those who are about to die. Although not always visible, her mourning call is heard, usually at night when someone is about to die and usually near woodlands. The Banshee may also appear in a variety of other forms, such as that of a crow, hare, and weasel, almost any animal associated in Ireland with witchcraft. Banshees are frequently described as dressed in white or grey, often having long, fair hair which they brush with a silver comb.In 1437, King James I of Scotland was approached by an Irish seeress or banshee who foretold his murder at the instigation of the Earl of Atholl. This is an example of the banshee in human form. There are records of several human banshees or prophetesses attending the great houses of Ireland and the courts of local Irish kings.The Irish Banshee, according to the people of Ireland, may come in the form of one of many different animals. This is partly because the actual female version of the Banshee is not always seen in that form, however, several animals have been said to emit the same sounds as the mythical creature makes when forewarning of tragedy. This sound is called the "Mourning Call". In some cases, no animal or female figure is seen, but the call can be heard coming from the dark, mysterious depths of the forests located throughout Ireland.The Banshee of Ireland is a very interesting legend. All throughout history, there have been accounts regarding the sightings of this mythical creature. Is she real? There is no physical evidence apart from witness accounts and tales passed from one generation to another, but for those in Ireland, this is a very real mythical creature. For the rest of us, it is truly one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries.The term banshee is an anglicization of the Irish bean sídhe or bean sí or the Scots Gaelic bean shìth, – both meaning “woman of the fairy mounds” or “woman of peace”One of the Banshee LegendsThere was an Irish gentleman who had a beautiful daughter, strong and healthy, and a splendid horsewoman. She always followed the hounds, and her appearance at the hunt attracted unbounded admiration, as no one rode so well or looked so beautiful.One evening there was a ball after the hunt, and the young girl moved through the dance with the grace of a fairy queen.But that same night a voice came close to the father's window, as if the face were laid close to the glass, and he heard a mournful lamentation and a cry; and the words rang out on the air--"In three weeks death; in three weeks the grave--dead--dead--dead!"Three times the voice came, and three times he heard the words; 'but though it. was bright moonlight, and he looked from the window over the park, no form was to be seen.'The next day, his daughter showed symptoms of fever, and exactly in three weeks, as the Ban-Sidhe had prophesied, the beautiful girl lay dead.The night before her death soft music was heard outside the house, though no word was spoken by the spirit voice, and the family said the form of a woman crouched beneath a tree, with a mantle covering her head, was distinctly visible. But on approaching, the phantom disappeared, though the soft, low music of the lamentation continued till dawn.Then the angel of death entered the house with soundless feet, and he breathed upon the beautiful face of the young girl, and she rested in the sleep of the dead, beneath the dark shadows of his wings.Thus the prophecy of the Banshee came true, according to the time foretold by the spirit-voice.The Banshee"Who sits upon the heath forlorn,With robe so free and tresses torn?Anon she pours a harrowing strain,And then she sits all mute again!Now peals the wild funeral cryAnd now... it sinks into a sigh."Another Banshee LegendIn about the middle of the nineteenth century lived the Reverend Charles Bunworth of Co. Cork. Mr. Bunworth became deathly ill. His wife was not too worried because it looked like his health was improving.A servant of the household knew his master was going to die. He heard the dreaded wail along with several others. He tells his story;“As I came through the glen at Ballybeg, she was along with me screeching and keening, and clapping her hands, by my side every step of the way, with her long white hair falling about her shoulders, and I could hear her repeat the master’s name every now and then as plain as ever I heard it. When I came to the old abbey, she parted from me there and turned into the pigeon field next to the berrin ground, and folding her cloak about her, down she sat under the tree that was struck by lightning, and began keening so bitterly that it went through one’s heart to hear it.Mrs. Bunworth dismissed this as superstition because her husband's health was getting better.A few nights later a low moaning accompanied by the sound of clapping was heard outside of Mr. Bunworth’s window. Two men visiting the house immediately ran outside to find the source of the sound. They found nothing and heard only silence. Meanwhile the people still in the house kept hearing the wailing and moaning and clapping. This continued for hours. All the while Mr. Bunworth began slipping away. He was dead by the morning.This just goes to show you that once someone has heard a banshee, death is not far behind.Why the Legends?It is believed that the myth of the Banshee developed due to the Irish tradition of the lament; women would sing a lament for the dead at funerals, and for some in the village, this song would carry through the air and become the first signal that someone had died.These funeral singers were known as “keeners”, and their services were highly prized. From the natural honoring of the dead, the legend of the Banshee began.As time passed, the myth of the wailing Irish spirit became more colorful and supernatural.**********GIANTS! LEGENDS BASED ON TRUTH? LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (HISTORICAL & EYEWITNESS REPORTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! 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Anomalous activity in the desert is not uncommon. But there are a few incidents that that out. The Mojave Desert is well-known for its strange and unexplained events."Dear, Lon. While driving one late evening into a national park in Southern California in our jeep, my wife and I noticed what appeared to be a wildfire bordering the perimeter of a small mountain. It was possibly one-half mile long and not very deep as the vegetation in the desert is not dense. We instantly tried to call 9-1-1 to advise them of the situation but could not make any connection. The area is heavily mineralized with large iron deposits and possibly interfered. To our amazement, as we watched, the fire suddenly and spontaneously went out. We then realized that what we had seen was no fire but the lights within an opening of immense size at the bottom of the mountain. The lights may have been similar to the red lights that Navy pilots are exposed to at night before going to their planes to accustom their eyes to the dark. This may point to a government underground installation rather than an alien structure but I don't know.We were both stunned and sat there for several seconds then decided it was time to leave. We traveled further into the desert until we found a place to make a U-turn. As we straightened out from the turn we were suddenly lit up from directly above us with a light that resembled a police helicopter's light but brighter and more intense. The "craft" from which the light emitted was never visible to me and it made absolutely no sound of any kind. Nor did it produce turbulence that disturbed the bushes or raised dust although the craft could not have been more than 75 - 100 feet off the ground. Oddly, I felt no fear or any other emotion other than curiosity. I put the jeep in the park and then stepped out to examine the craft more closely. The instant I was outside the jeep, however, the craft sped off at an amazing rate of speed and vanished. Just after the craft disappeared, we saw three lights approaching us from behind. By now we had grown nervous and fled. The absurdity of fleeing a craft presumably capable of hyper-luminal speeds in a jeep streaking along at nearly 20 mph didn't occur to us at the time.We never saw a body for that craft or the first one, just the lights. Other equally strange events have occurred in that region, so much so that we now have ceased going there. I have not provided more specific indications as to the area's location on purpose as I believe it to be a dangerous area. The day after this incident, my wife noticed a small spot of blood on my pillow and upon a close examination discovered an equally small puncture wound behind my right ear." S-----Five young men had gone into the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California to shoot their rifles and camp for the night. Three of the group had gone to bed while the other two stayed up talking and working by portable light on a dirt bike.After a while, they heard a strange humming sound and their portable light went out. Looking up, in the light of the full moon, they spotted a large black circular object slowly moving over their camp. Startled and curious, they followed the craft hoping to make out more details. After about an hour, they lost sight of it over a hill. They headed back to camp but lost their way.After wandering about for nearly an hour, they came upon an old State Park dumpster in the middle of the area used for dirt bikes. Then from within the masonry wall surrounding the dumpsters, they heard loud crashing sounds as if someone was tossing garbage around. One of the men walked around to an opening in the wall, intent on asking directions from whoever was there. He noticed a tall blond man, clean-shaven and wearing a golf shirt and dress slacks, both stained with motor oil and muck, wildly tossing garbage around as he searched for something in the dumpster.The camper asked the blond man if he knew how to get back to town, the man responded that he was not from around the area and that maybe the government knew. The campers asked the man what he was doing out in the middle of nowhere dressed as he was, but he ignored them, held up a bullet riddle radiator, and asked them what they thought of it. Concerned the two campers moved back from the stranger. They then looked around for a car but saw nothing. Just then a helicopter flew over the hillside and shot a blinding light down on the group. Though the two campers do not recall the man leaving the dumpster, they turned to talk to him and he was gone. An instant later the helicopter veered off in the direction of a glowing green light that was steadily rising in the sky. Neither camper remembered anything after that. They woke up leaning against the masonry wall sometime after 6:00 AM.-----The next narrative was recalled by several researchers and included in the Mojave Files:Steven Brodie was a man of many talents and hobbies, among them painting and rock collecting. Several years back he decided to investigate a certain area in Arizona where, he had heard, quartz crystals could be found in abundance. Brodie convinced a friend of his, also an avid rock collector, to join him on a rock-hunting expedition to the site. After purchasing a ticket on a passenger train, they traveled to a certain small community in Arizona, which was near the area that they desired to explore.The two rock hounds had their eyes on one particular bluff, which they could see in the distance from the town they were in. Other town residents heard about their plans and warned them against going to that bluff, stating that SEVERAL people had in the past disappeared without a trace in that area. Brodie and his friend blew off their warnings, considering them mere superstitions that they should not take seriously, and set out towards the forbidden bluff. They had no sooner approached the base of the bluff than out of the shadows emerged two beings who were each cowled in a dark cloak and hood, making it very difficult to discern their features or whether they were even human or not. After being confronted, Brodie's friend panicked and attempted to make a run for it. Steve swore that at this point one of the black cloaked figures raised some kind of weapon and a brilliant pencil beam of light shot from it and hit his friend, who cried out in agony and immediately fell down motionless. From what Brodie could gather his friend had been killed, although he never did see his body after that.Following this, one of the 'beings' came up to Brodie, who did not resist but stood where he was. While still in a state of shock, one of the creatures placed some type of device over his head, like a metal headset with two metallic 'discs' that fitted over his temples. At this point, he started to lose consciousness.The next thing Steve remembered after gaining consciousness again was being in some type of dungeon or cavern-like enclosure, within a prison-like cell. Other humans were there as well. Most of the people there seemed to be under some type of trance or mind control, and as far as he knew, he was one of them. He dimly recalls 'waking up' a few times, but usually when this happened one of the dark-robed creatures would come over to the cage or enclosure where he was and point a rod-shaped device at him, at which point he would black out again. During one of his brief conscious episodes, he had a chance to talk to another prisoner, a girl, who told him that their dark-robed captors were known as the 'dero'.That, basically, was all that he remembered. The incredible part of the story, however, was the fact that several months afterward he suddenly 'came to' and found himself conscious once again. He suddenly realized that he was walking down the streets of New York City! He had no idea how he got there, or where he had been the past six months. It was like 'waking up' from a bad dream or nightmare, the majority of which he could not remember. In addition to this, he found that someone had given him a haircut (he didn't know whom).Whether or not this account has any connection to the many 'rumors' of strange and ancient caverns and tunnels below New York City is uncertain. Some cautiously speak of such tunnels as being used by a MIB-like secret society, some of these tunnels connecting with the lowest sub-basements of the Empire State Building and other Manhattan structures. Some allege that such tunnels are the possible destination of many of those who mysteriously end up 'missing' in New York City every year. Whether these are mere unfounded 'rumors' is anyone's guess, at least until solid evidence 'surfaces' to prove such accounts.Steve was constantly paranoid and in fear that he was 'being followed' or that someone or something was constantly watching or stalking him. Also, Steve would often paint bizarre other-worldly landscapes, even though he wasn't used to paint in that style until after his 'experience'. Then one day someone stopped by Brodie's apartment to pay him a visit and he was nowhere to be found. No one seemed to know what happened to him, and that was the last time anybody ever saw Steve again. - The Mojave Files 11/16/2000**********GIANTS! LEGENDS BASED ON TRUTH? LIVE Chat | Q & A | Join Us! (HISTORICAL & EYEWITNESS REPORTS)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapHey, folks. Please feel free to share your thoughts & comments on the recently uploaded video of the CHICAGO MOTHMAN. I'm interested in what you have to say. Thanks. LonEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED----------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. In an interview with CNN, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her pressing need for social media companies to enhance censorship measures, suggesting that failure to do so would lead to the loss of “total control.” This declaration aligns with broader concerns expressed by figures within the Democratic Party regarding the control of information online. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/hillary-cn-clip.mp4 Clinton’s remarks come in the wake of substantial changes in the space of online expression, notably influenced by Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in 2022. Under Musk’s stewardship, the platform, now rebranded as X, has championed a more laissez-faire approach to content moderation. This stance has facilitated a pushback against what some perceive as misleading mainstream narratives, particularly evident in the recent coverage of FEMA’s reported mishandling of hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee – a narrative that the government is calling “misinformation.” During her conversation with Michael Smerconish, Clinton criticized the existing legal framework that she believes enables unchecked content dissemination. “We should be, in my view, repealing something called Section 230, which gave platforms on the internet immunity because they were thought to be just pass-throughs, that they shouldn’t be judged for the content that is posted,” she explained. “If they don’t moderate and monitor the content, we lose total control,” Clinton argued, using the think of the children argument. She argues that this perspective is outdated and that without active moderation from platforms like Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, and TikTok, the consequences extend beyond mere social and psychological impacts to encompass real-world harm. Adding to the discourse, John Kerry recently echoed similar sentiments at a World Economic Forum sustainability meeting, bemoaning the obstacles the First Amendment poses in controlling information flow. “It’s really hard to govern today. The referees we used to have to determine what’s a fact and what isn’t a fact has been eviscerated to a certain degree,” Kerry stated. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Hillary Clinton Calls for Stricter Online Censorship as Establishment Fears Losing “Total Control” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.