Open Letter to Mr. Barach Obama
Published on Facebook, November 15, 2010
By Bud Powell
Dear Mr. Barach Obama,
I like you personally, I think.
You have a nice family and I would welcome you to a neighborhood where I live,
but it is probably too middle-class and Republican for you to want to live
here. But I would not feel threatened if you decided to move in next
door.
I am sorry about some things. I am
sorry that you sat in that church for so long and listened to the hate speech
of Jeremiah Wright, who gave you a perverted view of Christianity and what
ought to be done about the evil in the world.
I am sorry that you do not understand the
source of the evil in the world. The world is an old whore [Rev.
17]. She has power until the words of God are fulfilled. Rev. 17:17.
There isn't anything that you or I can do
about the whore. She is seductive and her role is to separate between
those who fear the Lord and those who do not, whose names are not written the
book of life before the foundation of the world.
You are not the first who has been seduced by
the whore. There are many who thought they could march armies, educate,
adopt monetary policies, of pass law to tame the old whore. It cannot be
done, for she has her power until the words of God are fulfilled.
You have been humbled the last few
days. [this was written Jan. 2010] You are not the Savior of the world,
and it was sinful for you to allow yourself to be portrayed that way. In
allowing yourself to be portrayed that way you gained the opposition of the
only Living God and His only appointed savior, Jesus Christ, whom you profess
to trust. Whether or not you truly believe in Christ will be revealed
over the next month on how you react to your setbacks the last few days.
These setbacks came from God to whose will you must submit.
You are not the Savior, and neither are you
the Anti-Christ. You have no gifts for either. Many centuries ago
there was a king who ruled over Babylon who thought that he could do great
things and establish peace and order in the world and tame the old whore.
One day God sent his prophet to him to announce the decree of God:
Daniel 4:25 "That they shall drive
thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they
shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of
heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will."
You are not Nebuchadnezzar, either, Mr.
Obama, and Nebuchadnezzar's experience will not be yours, but the lesson that
the old king learned could be yours to the great profit of you, your family,
and the United States.
You are President of the United States
because God made you President. He had some purpose for you, a purpose
that you will only fulfill with joy and benefit to the nation if you are humble
before God, acknowledge Jesus Christ as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and
defend the liberties of the people that have been won at such great cost by our
fathers.
The whore cannot be reformed; she cannot be
changed from what she is. But you and I can repent our sins, hate our
arrogance and self-will, and seek the Lord for all our blessings, for they come
from Him, not from the accumulation of power in the hands of a few, whether
Democrat or Republican. Shame will be to those in authority who take His
glory for themselves. Glory will be to those who serve the people, their
rights, and their Constitution.
Humble people in Washington who love God and
love the people of this land—whatever their color, can do much good by getting
out of the way of the families and people who work hard every day and raise
their families to fear God and keep His commandments, and trust in God for
their daily bread and do not try to connive and gain an advantage over others
by law, coercion, or social intimidation. Wealth cannot be created by
stealing money from the citizens to give to senators and representatives to
maintain their power and privilege and party. That will be cursed of
God. It appears that is your agenda, Mr. President, and it will not
succeed.
Note: This is reposted on Nov. 15,
2010, and I would not change one word of it.
Bud Powell.
