NOTES ON THE NEED FOR SEVERE DISIPLINE IN THE AMERICAN CHURCH: HOUSES OF HONOR BECOME DENS OF JACKALS – (WITH VIDEO)

‘JACKAL.’ “Any of several small omnivorous canids (such as Canis Aureus) of Africa and Asia having large ears, long legs, and bushy tails; ‘a skillful predator.’ Metaphorically, ‘A person who serves or collaborates with another especially in the commission of base acts.’ From the master-of-disguise frogfish to a butt-biting Jackaland a multi headed caterpillar playing the decoy. ‘These are the Masters of Deception and Deceit.’ — TONY MAGLIO, Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2025; Merriam-Webster, ret. 20 July 2025; edited

1. THEOLOGY

SCRIPTURE. “For there are many rebellious men who are empty talkers [just windbags] and deceivers; especially those of the circumcision [those Jews who insist that Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Law in order to be saved]. They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain.

One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.’ This description is true. So REBUKE THEM SHARPLY so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error, not paying attention to Jewish myths and the commandments and rules of men who turn their backs on the truth.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted. They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.” – TITUS 1:10-16, AMP

KEY TERMS:

• (MANY) “REBELLIOUS” ‘Anupotaktos’ [ἀνυπότακτοι]: “Unsubdued, insubordinate; not put under an orderly manner; disobedient to [Godly] authority; unable to be persuaded [of the truth]; unruly.” NOTE: “Strong’s Greek 506 portrays a condition of life or attitude that refuses orderly submission to God-ordained authority. It stands in stark contrast to the Biblical call to, ‘Submit yourselves therefore to God’ (James 4:7). By sketching where the word appears, Scripture paints a portrait of ‘Rebellion’ that may show itself in homes, in congregations, in society at large, and in the still-unredeemed Realms of Creation.”

• “REBUKE” (SHARPLY)! ‘Elegchó’ [ἔλεγχε]: “To confute [prove to be wrong]; convict, admonish, convince, tell a fault reprove [sharply]; to shame or disgrace; to correct or chastise in a moral sense; to detect and make manifest things hidden; to repudiate or speak evil of [the person or the deeds].” NOTE: “Strong’s Greek 1651 describes a ‘Spirit-energized act of bringing wrong into the open so that it can be acknowledged and forsaken.’ Whether translated ‘convict, expose, reprove, or rebuke,’ theterm always carries the aim of ‘Restoring people to God’s Design’ rather than merely shaming them. It is ‘Truth spoken with moral authority,’ intended to move the conscience toward Repentance and Obedient fFaith.”

• “DENY” (HIM). ‘Arneomai’ [ἀρνοῦνται]: “To disavow, abnegate [renounce], refuse; to contradict or affirm not to be; to Reject Christ; to desert the Christian Faith; to Apostatize.” NOTE: “The verb ἀρνέομαι (Strong’s 720) ‘expresses an intentional denial, refusal, or disowning.’ In Scripture it moves along TWO PRINCIPAL AXES: a Negative Disavowal of Christ and His truth, and a Positive Renunciation of self or worldly prestige for the sake of faithful obedience.”

QUOTATION. “Above and beyond all else it must be borne in mind that Hatred tends to dry up the springs of Creative Thought in the life of the Hater, so that his resourcefulness becomes completely focused on the negative aspects of his environment. The urgent needs of the personality for Creative Expression are starved to death. A man’s horizon may become so completely dominated by the intense character of his Hatred that there remains no creative residue in his mind and spirit to give to great ideas, to great concepts.” ― HOWARD THURMAN, Jesus and the Disinherited, 1949; edited

• THURMAN. “Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an African-American author, philosopher, theologian, Christian mystic, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many Social Justice movements and organizations of the Twentieth Century. Thurman’s ‘Theology of Radical Nonviolence’ influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists, and he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” – EDITORS, Wikipedia, July 2, 2025; edited

• TRUMP. “In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and ‘shithole countries’ in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordinary Oval Office conversation. Trump’s contemptuous description of an entire Continent startled lawmakers in the meeting and immediately revived charges that the president is Racist. The White House did not deny his remark but issued a statement saying Trump supports immigration ‘policies that welcome those who can contribute to our society.’” – A. FRAM & J. LEMIRE, AP News, Jan. 11, 2018; edited

COMMENTARY. “‘False teachers are described. Faithful Ministers must oppose such in good time, that their folly being made manifest, they may go no further!’  They had a BASE END in what they did; serving a worldly interest under ‘Pretence of Religion:’ ‘For the love of money is the root of all evil.’ Such should be resisted, and put to shame, by Sound Doctrine from the Scriptures. Shameful actions, the reproach of heathens, should be far from Christians; falsehood and lying, envious craft and cruelty, brutal and sensual practices, and idleness and sloth, are sins condemned even by the Light of Nature.

‘But Christian Meekness is as far from cowardly passing over sin and error, as from anger and impatience.’ And though there may be national differences of character, yet the heart of man in every age and place is deceitful and desperately wicked. But the Sharpest Reproofs must aim at the good of the reproved; and soundness in the Faith is most desirable and necessary. To those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; they abuse, and turn things lawful and good into sin. Many profess to know God, yet in their lives deny and reject him. ‘See the miserable state of Hypocrites, such as have a form of godliness, but are without the power.’ Yet let us not be so ready to fix this charge on others, as careful that it does not apply to ourselves.” – MATTHEW HENRY, Exposition of the Old and New Testaments, 6 vols., 1708-1710; edited

II. TEACHING

Some of you may have noted that I have increasingly proposed a THEOLOGICAL SYLLOGISM that runs something like this:

• PREMISE 1. President Donald John Trump is the Biblical Antichrist, having been identified by at least 45 theological markers.

• PREMISE 2. All those joined in alliance with Donald Trump will therefore share in his Final Judgment from Almighty God at the End of the Age.

• CONCLUSION. ALL Christian Nationalists who follow Trump and align themselves with him, MAGA, or QANON will be consigned to Fiery Hell.

GOD’S LAW. While most would agree that the Old Testament Covenant appears less forgiving than the New Covenant, Scriptures are crystal clear that both Testaments teach precisely the same thing. The EDITORS of the online theological journal, Got Questions, presents the Biblical Praxis for us to follow in this gravest of matters (“Who Will Go to Hell,” ret. July 24, 2025; edited).

• CHRISTOLOGY. “Jesus was clear: ‘No one can see the Kingdom of God unless they are born again’ (JOHN 3:3). He was also clear that Hell is an Eternal Punishment for those who do not OBEYHim (MATTHEW 25:46). 2 THESSALONIANS says that in the End God will punish those who do not know God and do not OBEY the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with Everlasting Destruction and be SHUT OUT from the Presence of the Lord and from the glory of His Might. JOHN THE BAPTIST said about Jesus: ‘His winnowing fork is in his hand, and He will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire’ (MATTHEW 3:12).

• ESCHATOLOGY. “He who overcomes [the world by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son. But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” – REVELATION 21:7-8, AMP

• TOTALITY. “You shall have no other gods before Me … No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon … He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.  And he who does not take his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity] … You cannot drink [both] the Lord’s cup and the cup of demons. You cannot share in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons [thereby becoming partners with them].” – EXODUS 20:3; MATTHEW 6:24; 10:37-39; 1 CORINTHIANS 10:21; AMP

THE BINARY GOSPEL. Now beloved, you perhaps see more clearly why I have insistently taught that we are either “In Christ,” or merely “Associated with Christ.” We are, by both the Father’s and the Son’s own words: Either, a True Disciple of the King, ore nothing more than Pretenders to His Kingdom. Whether or not one was Saved and Apostatized or Never Saved in the first place, makes no difference to God!

Jesus summed it all up: “He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.” – MATTHEW 12:30

TRES AMIGOS DE TRUMP. Borrowing this shameless carousing in frivolous American Cinema, I borrow this subhead from the nearly classic comedy starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short to advance my THESIS:

‘ANY alliance with the American Antichrist Donald Trump will result in Temporal and Eternal Destruction.’ Selah.

Based on this and all that I have written in the past year, let’s take a brief look at the THREE INTERATIONS, or ‘Levels of Commitment’ that White Christians have made to this Demonic figure.

• PASSIVE TRUMP-CHURCH. Here we have the Christian who believes and voices this sort of Alliance: “Well, I don’t like what he says and how he treats people, but I love his policies, so I support him.” The logical and theological fallacies inherent in this sort of thoughtless recklessness will send millions to the Fire. Suffice for now that it is filled, top to bottom, with ‘Compromise of Christ and Canon,’ self-condemning that individual to Perdition.

• ACTIVE TRUMP-CHURCH. Now we consider the Christian who is pretty much ‘all-in,’ arguing that: “God often uses imperfect men (e.g., King David) to advance His Kingdom.” Thus, Trump is effectively seen as “God’s Man” to rescue the Republic before the Liberals destroy it. This position moves from mere Compromise to a Rejection of Christ and Canon, assuring that person, without sincere and sustained Repentance, a very special place in Hell for such ‘Apostatizers.’

• AGGRESSIVE TRUMP-CHURCH. Now to the ‘Most Zealous Adorers’ among Trump Christians, these individuals are likely to argue vigorously, with threats of either verbal or actual physical harm, to those who refuse to take a knee to their Hero, Donald Trump. “If you do not support and vote for Trump, you are going to Hell!” They have gone well beyond both Compromise and Rejection of God and are now arduously campaigning for Antichrist, seeking converts and willing to expel non-converts by any means necessary. He has become their Messiah, replacing Jesus Christ entirely, and are now committing the ‘Unforgivable Sin’ on a daily basis. ‘Their consciences have become seared like a branding iron,’ thereby irretrievably Lost. (1 Timothy 4:2).

THE LAST HOPE. My understanding of Sound Doctrine leads to the following ‘Divine Grace’ for those willing to ‘AWAKEN’ to the many signs and signatures of God’s Warnings to the Last Days Church and avoid The Unthinkable.

The First Two Churches still have some time for Repentance, with “mere minutes” left for them to do so. There is no path to Heaven remaining for that Third Church.’ None.

III. LAST THOUGHTS ON APOSTASY

“At that time many will be offended and repelled [by their association with Me] and will fall away [from the One whom they should trust] and will betray one another [handing over believers to their persecutors] and will hate one another … But the [Holy] Spirit explicitly and unmistakably declares that in later times some will turn away from the faith, paying attention instead to deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons,” – MATTHEW 24:10; 1 TIMOTHY 4:1, AMP

Since it is inarguable that the American, primarily White Church is in its Final Decline toward utter destruction, God is left with only one ‘Weapon of Mercy’ by which to possibly withstand it. I say, “possibly,” since Free Will Obedience will mitigate all that Heaven offers.

DISCIPLINE VS. SEVEREDISCIPLINE.’ It is helpful to distinguish between Two Categories of Divine Punishment, even though nearly the entire American Church network as taught or at least implied that once saved, God never gets angry toward us again. This, a grotesquely Dark Synthesis of Neo-Calvinism and the fully heretical Prosperity Gospel.

• GRIEVOUS SINS. Such SERIOUS OFFENSES as are found in The Decalogue (No Other Gods; Idolatry; Swearing Falsely; The Sabbath; Honoring Parents; Murder; Adultery; Theft; False Witness; Covetousness) are what we are discussing here. Similar to the Catholics identification of “Seven Deadly Sins” (Pride; Greed; Lust; Envy; Gluttony; Wrath; Sloth). NOTE: ‘The PRACTICE of any of these sins shall surely send the offender to Perdition without Repentance and Reform.’ Thus God will “Discipline” to the degree necessary to bring the sinner back to Righteousness, if at all possible.

• ABOMINABLE SINS. ‘Now we enter supremely VICIOUS OFFENSESagainst the Godhead that is punishable by Eternal Condemnation.’ What we will discuss at this point is the terrifying, and somewhat exclusive and rare manifestation of ‘God’s Wrath.’ Let me say once more without a hint of hyperbole that the Doctrine of God’s Fury has been nearly completely removed from the Christian Seminaries and Pulpits of the United States, leaving our Leaders nothing more than ‘Mere Facsimiles’ of the True Shepherd of God. An AI Overview (ret. July 25, 2025) reveals that Pastors are obsessed with ‘The Love Gospel,’ for lack of a better name, and labor to avoid ‘tough messages,’ with George Barna reporting only 37% of them demonstrate a richly Biblical Worldview that teaches the Whole Counsel of God.

THE WRATH OF GOD. Let me state flatly that without the Doctrine of God’s Justice involving Wrath, we have no Gospel, we have no Truth, indeed beloved: We have no Church at all. Thus: Donald Trump’s MAGA Christian Nationalism has staged a successful Coup d’tat in America, having conquered both Church and State.

Thankfully, there are still some Biblical scholars who do preach Orthodoxy on such matters, largely from the Reform Church Tradition. Writing for The Gospel Coalition is DR. DAVID SCHROCK, (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Pastor of preaching and theology at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. He is a visiting professor of theology at Indianapolis Theological Seminary.

The title of his essay, appropriately: “The Wrath of God” (ret. July 25, 2025; edited). We Conclude our discussion with a few of his MAIN POINTS.

• EDWARDS. “In The Great AwakeningJONATHAN EDWARDS    famously preached a Sermon entitled ‘Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God.’ The passage is a vivid exposition of Deuteronomy 32:35, which reads: ‘Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’ Focusing on the second line (‘their foot shall slip in due time,’ KJV), Edwards illustrates the perilous position of The Lost. ‘Those without Christ dangle over the flames of Hell, like a spider over a flame.’ This kind of preaching ignited Revival as it set Salvation in the context of God’s Holy Wrath.”

• OSTEEN. “By contrast, God’s Wrath was eliminated from many (or most) Twentieth-Century Pulpits. Jonathan Edwards’ warnings against Hell have been replaced by Dale Carnegie’s Positive Message of winning friends and influencing people. Speaking to churches and pastors devoid of God’s Wrath, RICHARD NIEBUHR famously described Protestant Liberalism’s Gospel: ‘A God without Wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without Judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.’” This indictment highlights what happens when God’s Love is divorced from His Holiness.”

• TRUTH! ‘Put Positively, Wrath, in perfect harmony with all of His Divine Attributes, is God’s holy action of Retributive Justice towards persons whose actions deserve Eternal Condemnation.’ God formed Humanity to bring Him glory. Yet, because we rebelled against His Holy Standard, the Perfect Judge of the Universe has declared He will pour out His Wrath upon who have sinned against Him without Repentance or Faith in His Son. Truly, the Wrath of God is not the main message of the Gospel, but the Biblical Gospel cannot be understood apart from it.”

• CONCLUSION. “‘Finally, God’s Wrath generates Wisdom and Praise when we understand the fullness of God’s Justice and Mercy.’ In Psalm 90, MOSES finds understanding when he considers the Wrath of God. And in Revelation, JOHN recounts the Smoke of God’s Judgment upon the Wicked. Remarkably, instead of inviting the forced applause, the Wrath of the Lamb evokes Endless Praise in the People of God. Therefore, we will let the Great Multitude of God’s Redeemed have the Final Word about God’s Righteous Wrath, as they teach us to embrace this Doctrine and not reject it.”

“After these things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, exclaiming, ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God; because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servantson her.’And a second time they said, ‘Hallelujah! Her smoke shall ascend forever and ever!”’ – REVELATION 19:1-3, AMP

AMERICA AS BABYLON. ‘With fear and trembling, I pronounce these most Solemn Words of our Righteous and Merciful King to His True Remnant Church, beloved. Yet all the more, to His Wayward Christian Nationalist Church!’

This, that some might still be “Snatched from the fire” (Jude 1:23), mercifully Rescued in these twilight hours of the Last Times of History as we have known it.

While it is still Day, for the Night is coming when no one can work. Selah.

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