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Tinderbox

We hear loud thunder rolls,
but don't know what tomorrow holds.
Have you ever wished that you were wrong?
We all wish that our wait was not so long.
We want the future to be what we want and see.
We think anything less than our way is a travesty.

Near the Great Divide, on a train, as it began to rain,
there sat a man next to me wanting me to understand. *
He said, "Mr. I'm not a prophet nor the son of a prophet.
But I want you to know that there is a 'TINDERBOX' with
a multiheaded monster hanging over these United States."

As we were crossing the Great Divide, he captured my
undivided attention, and the tone of his voice was peaceful.
He went on to say, "It is said that Germany was the TINDERBOX
of Europe. There were massive deaths and destruction. Today,
The USA and the world have a tinderbox of no set identity.
The tinderbox is super clever, deceptive, and filled with lies".

Deception is the spark that will ignite the explosion, and we
should not look only for a physical catastrophe but one that
captures and brainwashes the minds, rendering the minds of the
masses to the control and manipulation of forces too subtle to
be identified".**

And then, with tears in his eyes, he said to me. "Like I said,
I'm no prophet, and I hope that I am wrong. But I keep hearing the
rolling thunder and the splashing of lightning. I see the church.
I see the politics. I see the economy. I see the complacency. I see
The Great Divide. I see this TINDERBOX. And I see those who would
rather hide, burying their heads in the sand, hoping that things will get
better or denying that the TINDERBOX even exists. Although his time will
be limited and his destruction curtailed, the TINDERBOX will not go away because his time has come".

The train stopped, and before departing company, we prayed together.
We prayed for America and the world. He prayed personally for me.
Then, he said goodbye.

110222PSCtest, This or That, Vol 14. Edward Ibeh. 3P
Word chosen: Tinderbox. *Fiction. **Mark 13:20

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