World Concerns

By the way, why isn’t God stopping all the suffering and evil?

1)  Because He gave humans control of this planet who’ve foolishly decided to do things their way, and why they must learn from their own folly — cause and effect.
2)  Because if God were to interfere, He would soon be accused of controlling, manipulating, and encroaching on that liberty and freedom that He gave us.
3)  Because the devil (who’s causing as much damage and ill as he can via humans) would accuse God of not allowing him enough time to prove any supposed case against Him.
4)  Because evil must run its meantime course so that all (including other created but unfallen worlds) may see where and what such leads to — Satan’s grand finale, attempt to bring all under his control.
5)  Because God knows that, that time isn’t right yet, but very soon, hence those signs of His approaching coming that He has given via His Word (the Christian Bible).
6)  Because it’s clear that more need more time to have their eyes opened before they'll believe and make a decision for God, thus avoiding eternal death.
7)  Because the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ that must to go to the whole world first, and every corner, has been held up and hampered by a lack of workers (committed Christians), general resistance to Christian belief, and countries that have been hard or impossible to get into (and certainly fully so).
8) Because the lesson learnt will be for all eternity and thus in proportion (the Earth only around six thousand years old, going by Biblical dating).
9) Because the considerations of the universe as a whole (which includes other created but unfallen worlds) must be taken into account. Such kind of reminds me of how NATO has held back from direct involvement in Ukraine due to wider considerations also.
10) Because one must remember that what seems a very long time to humans is but a moment in time to a God who's eternal. And thus why to Him a thousand years must seem like a day.
11) Because people are to put their trust in a coming new tomorrow, not a better today — and how faith is tested.
12) Because the Christian Bible has an impeccable prophetic record that can’t be tarnished by even one incorrect prediction — otherwise there would be a flaw in God’s reliability.

What God is trying to say:

1) That the answer lies with Him and not us.
2) That He never said that things would get better before His return, but rather, that things would get worse (Matt 24:6-8).
3) That though plans will be laid and efforts made by man, things still won’t work out in the end despite how good they may first appear (1 Thess 5:3).
4) That human plans always come with human costs.
5) That lies, falsehood, deception and a falling away from truth will be the hallmark of Earth's last days (2 Tim 4:3,4;  2 Thess 2:9,10).
6) That deception often masquerades as truth, and makes promises that it doesn't keep (Matt 24:24).
7) That Satan has a global deception planned that’s in the making (Rev 13:14; 16:13,14).
8) That Satan is even capable of transforming himself into an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14).
9) That Satan, one way or another, will always be in control of this planet and most people’s hearts and minds, until Christ returns.
10) That this planet is beyond human repair.
11) That we’re living in history’s last moments.
12) That when we die, or Christ returns, there’s no second chances.

Charge It To Putin

1)
The cost of damage done to the ground, rivers and vegetation via bombs, missiles, mines and tanks.
2)
The cost of accelerated climate change due to the bombing of oil wells, pipelines and so on that belch toxic smoke.
3)
The cost of the drain on Earth’s resources due to more materials being required in order to rebuild cities, hospitals, schools, and infrastructure, let alone that waste of what has so pointlessly been destroyed.
4)
The cost of transportation and living costs regarding refugees now unable to support themselves and their families.
5)
The cost of the heartache caused due to the loss of loved ones, chattels, homes and personal businesses of which restoration is clearly due.
6)
The cost of the heartache caused due to the loss of much loved pets, plus the cost of veterinary bills where injured or recovering.
7)
The cost of the heartache caused by the huge loss of soldiers (husbands, fathers, wives, mothers, daughters, sons) on both sides who’ve been forced to engage in a totally unnecessary war.
8)
The cost of long-term emotional trauma requiring professional help.
9)
The cost of the domestic (and even global) losses and hardship caused by the destruction of crops and industry, the stealing and withholding of grain, and the preventing of production and exports.
10)
The cost of the economic harm done to the attackers own country, and the burden on taxpayers, caused via the pointless waste of weaponry and so on, including those self-caused sanctions.
11)
The cost of rebuilding the country that has been attacked, and the loss of earnings to both people and country.
12)
The cost of sanctions that have affected us all.
13)
And the punishment for committing those atrocious, cowardly war crimes.

There are many good Americans (both Christian and non-Christian), who have made that young land their country,
Peace loving, law abiding, principled, caring people who dearly value freedom and liberty,
And who aren’t raging liberals, religious zealots, but rather, tolerant, open-minded and fair,
Though not to the point of foolishness, and who’re prepared to stand up and speak out, their vision true and clear.

Such people love their family, home and country, and respect those offshore who love their country too,
Patriotism not getting in the way of sound judgment; there no wisdom in those who war pursue,
And nor in those who want to tether Church and State, it that separation that's made America great,
A land where civil and religious liberty has shone like a beacon, and their loss would seal its fate.

And where to then? And that’s what I’m afraid of,

'Cause there are many good Americans, and there is so much about America to like, but hey,
Something’s going on that Americans need to do something about, 'cause things have gone badly astray.
Hence why they can’t afford to hide their dirty laundry, nor think things couldn’t happen in America
(Whatever they be), and hence why they shouldn’t leave any stone unturned, 'cause blindness never gets one far.

Be it decay or behind the scenes activity, such needs dealing with, ferreting out, and quickly,
'Cause that which is left too late oft seals one’s fate, and here, such could mean the loss of freedom and liberty,
And for what, given there’s absolutely nothing worth exchanging for such, and who’d be careless with such,
'Cause that’s how others have suffered, stealth evilly entering some door, seeking what it's no right to clutch.

And so it goes, which is why we all need to be on guard, 'cause things have indeed changed worldwide, sadly,
And America being where it’s at, the Statute of Liberty proving my point, land of the free!
And hence why the world is watching with concern those changes that are taking place within America,
'Cause no other country has the same strength, clout, reach and influence — for better or worse — and here we are,

And where tomorrow?

By Lance Landall


Yes, we're judged by what we do at home, America.





This poem was penned 14th September 2011, and was upgraded on 14 May 2023.

26.  9/11 Ponderings

Brent looked at his dad enquiringly. “Do you think 9/11 was an inside job, skulduggery?”
“Well, son, there are those who say so, and who have put forth a degree of evidence, interestingly.
But I'd hate to think so, and more so being an American, 'cause how could any of us act so,
Unless our allegiance was elsewhere, or we, masquerading as an American, a disguised foe?”

Brent stopped chewing his lip. “Do you think we should dismiss such, Dad, given it seems pretty far fetched, really?
And I suspect that those Americans who're claiming that such was an inside job are a minority.”
“No, it doesn’t pay to dismiss anything, son, no matter how oddball, 'cause life’s full of surprises,
And at the end of the day, enemies often work from within, and come in all kinds of disguises.

Why should we think such couldn’t happen in America? Wouldn’t we be at greater risk thinking so?
'Cause we’d hardly be watching, so sure of ourselves, and therefore more susceptible to some stealthy foe.
Take the wooden horse of Troy. Is it possible we’ve let one in of a different nature, somehow,
So convinced that such couldn’t happen, and thus not daring to think that Americans such would allow?

Behind the scenes activity has been going on in our country since its founding, it's sad to say,
Which historical and contemporary books and articles, and informative websites, convey.
Hence why I’m never too dismissive of things, son — and besides, it’s clear there’s something going on out there,
And given how evil’s oft wrapped to attract, how whistle-blowers are attacked, we may have cause for fear.

Those who’re up to something, son, hardly say so, and when caught out, oft deny such, talk of conspiracies,
Which is why we need to do our homework, 'cause only one who’s vigilant and informed the truth then sees.
Sometimes we have to fill in the pieces, having only been able to discover so much, and then
One’s often up against the don’t-want-to-know brigade, as well as the cynics, quick with their voice or pen.

No country, no government is beyond foul play, son, one only has to look at America’s past:
Assassinated presidents, slavery, apartheid, the Ku Klux Klan, and there's other things one could unmask.”
“Like what, Dad?”  “Well, Abe Lincoln warned of Jesuits at work, classing them as America’s greatest threat,
And there's been the likes of freemasonry, its secret symbols on our money, and elsewhere, don’t forget.

Yes, we’ve certainly got no reason for feeling relaxed, son, and bear in mind that things have gotten worse,
And given our forays into other countries, illegal or not, there's those who America curse.
One could say we’ve created enemies, son, let alone traitors and any inside job, possibly,
And why I wouldn’t go dismissing this or that, 'cause who knows?”  “Thanks, Dad. That sounds like good advice to me.”
 
By Lance Landall


“All three buildings were destroyed by carefully planned, orchestrated and executed controlled demolition.”
Professor Lynn Margulis, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts at Amherst and
National Academy of Science member.

“I have known from day one that the buildings were imploded and could not have collapsed
from the damage caused by the airplanes.”
Daniel Barnum, high-rise architect

"All three collapses were very uniform in nature. Natural collapses due to unplanned events are not uniform."
Scott Grainger, Fire protection engineer

https://www.ae911truth.org/

"I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without,
but because of the insidious forces working from within."
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)

"The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes."
Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court Justice (1882-1965)

"There is a de facto “secret government” operating nationally and internationally and involved in the highest circles of the U.S. government, exercising an impact over domestic policies and economics ranging between extreme influence to, at times, outright control. This extreme influence to outright control naturally includes the Presidency."
Mike Culbert

“Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.”
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)





This poem was penned on 4th September 2013, and tweaked
and added to on 12 October 2022.

27.  I'm Concerned, America

Yes, I’m concerned, America, land of the free, civil-religious liberty,

A young land that rejected kings and popes — yes, a republic-cum-democracy.
And such enshrined in the Statue of Liberty, separation of Church and State,
But something is amiss, for it seems as if ill seeds have begun to germinate.

Not that your background is squeaky clean given the past apartheid and slavery;
In other words, that mistreatment of black folk, Indian tribes too, tragically.
And hasn’t there been the Klu Klux Klan, and didn’t Abe Lincoln warn of Jesuits?
He believing Rome a coming threat, and I just wondering if anything fits.

After all, you’ve many militant Christians who'd like to see Church and State return,
Not that such was reigning before, but in Europe, hence such would mean an about-turn,
'Cause so many fled to your safe shores to get away from such persecution,
And why I ask: Are there forces at work that are playing with your constitution?

Intrusive, restrictive laws have been introduced that once would’ve been unthinkable,
And terrorism deemed the reason, though could you have been infiltrated as well?
I mean, back doors oft work better than front doors, and then there are insiders, you know,
People who have their own agenda, and yet, outwardly patriotism show.

And as well, America, you have made some very intimidating noises,
Are going after whistleblowers and are cracking down on opposing voices.
In fact, a prominent journalist said that you’re a cosmetic democracy,
And since world war two have tried to overthrow many governments, more than fifty!

Yes, you have been very busy offshore.

Militarily, I find your selective justice intriguing-cum-askew,
'Cause you deal to certain ills whilst ignoring same ills elsewhere where justice is due.
Thus some would claim that you’ve an agenda of some sort, and not a noble one,
'Cause how many times have you sought some pious outcome at the point of a gun?

Say, you’re not that lamb that becomes a dragon are you (such mentioned in the Bible,
Revelation chapter thirteen? A power once peaceable that turns to much ill.
One that soon demands that all bow to it, one that images a past cruel power,
And according to this prophecy, this occurring just prior to Earth’s final hour).

Yes, you’re spending big time on military action, and such hotly debated,
'Cause there’s all those Americans living in poverty that has escalated.
Hence the homeless, those needing medical attention, and even education,
And thus America now no longer looking like such a wonderful nation.

There’re those who think some threats have been orchestrated, and that there’s some plan afoot,
A global grab, and all this being why calls for transparency have gone kaput,
Or why investigations are being thwarted, and citizens lives controlled more,
So is there a New World Order, Reformation reversal knocking on the door?

Well, you do have so much clout, America, and some would say it's far too much clout,
All being why many are now questioning what America’s really all about,
And whether pieces of some kind of jigsaw are falling into place, and then snap,
An evil scene unfolds, it only then realized, and everyone caught in some trap.

After all, evil tells no one about its intentions, or it says otherwise,
Hence how people are led to believe that something’s for their good when it’s naught but lies.
All why I’m concerned, America, 'cause security’s now trouncing liberty,
And, as so many of us would say, just ushering in another enemy.

Slowly erode free speech and civil-religious liberty, and what’s left behind,
A power with all the power that it needs to do whatever it has in mind.
All this being why President Reagan warned of governments having too much control,
And why the uninformed, naïve or indifferent citizen digs their own hole.

Yes, there’s certainly something that’s going on, and such why President Kennedy
Warned of those behind the scene whose interference equalled that of an enemy.
And why it would seem that some stage is being set, things worsening for the common man,
Who often throughout history has borne the brunt of some power’s self serving plan.

So what’s happened to the American dream, which some say too long is taking,
Or was it never a reality, and now a nightmare in the making?
Shot, corrupt and immoral presidents, freemasonry, mafia, gangsters,
Ghettos, rampant violence — and still, black folk being mistreated despite nice purrs.

Then there’s 9/11, it having opened a Pandora’s box, and hence why
There’s all those questions and that finger pointing, 'cause what they’ve been told, some don’t buy.
And no, it doesn't stop there, 'cause there’s a whole raft of things bothering many,
And why I’m concerned, America, things looking on track prophetically.

So, could there be a ring of truth to Putin's claims of an American empire,
And have you broken promises, despite Putin having been proved a liar?
Not that such gives him justification for what he's been doing in Ukraine,
But double standards are at play here, and you could in fact have a lot to gain.

By Lance Landall


"At the rate America is decaying morally, we shall have to change our national symbol from an eagle to a vulture."
Vance Havner (1901-1986), American revivalist

"There is no way to avoid the reality that the American government in the past years has been the most spectacularly hypocrisy-driven government in the world. We rival the Soviet Union in some stages, in some ways, in hypocrisy."
Michael Scheuer, American former intelligence officer for the C.I.A.

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33.  The Tragic Return Of Church And State

Yes, I foresee the tragic return of Church and State; and the ills of today
And those who’ve taken liberality way too far, helping such on its way.
And thus the pendulum swinging in the other direction, and why we see
Certain evangelicals in America reaching out dangerously.

Hence that coming return of Church and State, that Bible and legislation mix,
Such not a Christianity thing, but a Christendom thing, which still won’t fix.
God opposed to such, “My kingdom not of this world,” He said, and thereby meaning:
Don’t try to set things up on His behalf, and via such, His Word contravening.

“Render unto Caesar what’s his” Christ stated, “And render unto Me what’s Mine,”
Thus showing a clear separation between Church and State, such unions out of line.
Christians to be an influence, not a political instrument, and thus
They not shaming, but following that same example that was set by Jesus.

In fact, the Bible warns of a coming errant global Church and State power
That will begin somewhere, sometime, and all why we’re told, close to Christ’s coming hour.
And given those loud American Christians who’ve been demanding this and that,
And those feverish patriotic scenes, America just seems where it’s at.

The Bible states that those who endorse and support it will incur God's wrath too,
All why Christians shouldn't be meddling so, and why power they shouldn't pursue.
Persecution bound to follow, eventually, and we're told it will,
And no surprises there given that militancy we've seen that's led to ill.

Christians live within a mixed multitude, unlike ancient Israel, and so
There no God-directed theocracy now, which every Christian should know.
And thus Church and State opposites, both of them operating differently,
And Constantine having errantly joined them, enter cruel Papal Rome, sadly.

But hey, such is history,

Which always repeats itself, lessons not learned from the past, and why people say,
“Things are different now” — yes, famous last words — and why again, things go astray.
And all why we’re going to see it again, America leading the charge,
Which, in the so-called best interests of Earth, and via this or that, will enlarge.

Too many are happy to pick up the sword, and among them, so-called Christians,
Who, despite their own glaring sins, are hell-bent on removing someone else’s sins.
And that violent Capitol Hill scene a wakeup call, I would like to think,
But no, because one way or another, things still happen via a nod or wink.

By Lance Landall


"NPR reported that Mike Johnson [speaker of the US House of Representatives] has ties to the New Apostolic Reformation, an extreme far-right Christian movement seeking to dissolve the US’s separation between church
and state by “any means necessary.”
Motherjones.com

"We must move as quickly as possible to a one-world government; a one-world religion; under a one-world leader."

"...the United Nations Charter has to be supplemented by a charter of spiritual laws..."
Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations.

And that being very different to how John F. Kennedy saw things.

"I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish — where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source — no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace
or the public acts of its officials — and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is
treated as an act against all."
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

"On the right and on the left, ordained and self-proclaimed "reverends" and honorary "doctors" appear to spend
more time trying to reform a fallen and decaying world through politics and earthly power than they do promoting
and proclaiming the ultimate answer [the gospel] to that fallenness."
Cal Thomas

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)

For even more on all this, see my page Foes Of Humanity (where more quotes are found too) which is accessed via my page With God In Mind.


Revelation chapter 13:11-18. Also note chapter 14:11.

(Bracketed comments inserted by author).

11)   Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth[ a new land, America]. It had two horns [civil/religious liberty] like a lamb [young, innocent, peaceful] and it spoke like a dragon [deceptive in appearance because it later changes character, becomes Satanic, oppressive, aggressive].

12)   It [the new worldwide power] exercises all the authority of the first beast [a past political/religious power, Papal Rome] in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast [reverses former policies – a reversal of civil and religious liberty. Religious dogma enforced via its church/state, religious/political power and enactment’s. Effectively fulfills the first beasts historic thrust], whose mortal was healed [the first beast revives after its past topple from power, and quickly gains acceptance and influence, which sees it duly playing an End-time role on the world stage prior to Christ’s Second Coming].

13)   It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,

14)   and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast, it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

15)   And it [the new political/religious system] was allowed to give breath to the image [the new organization begins to function] of the beast [past power – the first beast], so that the image of the beast might even speak [through its laws and enactment’s] and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain [the first beast and its image are united in their aims, policies and demands].

16)   Also it [the new political-religious system] causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave [everyone is affected by the legislation], to be marked on the right hand or the forehead [this symbolizes that the one so marked serves with his consent or actions, whether by conviction (forehead) or expediency (right hand)],

17)   so that no one can buy or sell [efforts taken to secure compliance] unless he has the mark [sign of allegiance to the beast whose mortal wound was healed], that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.

18)   This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred sixty-six [The number alone cannot identify the beast since numerous names can add up to ‘666.’ However, the number 666 must have a relationship to this power, otherwise there would be no valid reason for the angel giving John this information at this point in the prophetic narrative].”

English Standard Version used here.


See my poem An Open Letter To Christian Protestors, accessed via my page This World And Us.
Also see my page Apologetics and I Saw Beyond It All (accessed via my page With God In Mind) for more
regarding such erring Christians and Church and State.





This poem which contains Christian content or degree was penned on
2 March 2008 and was upgraded on 6 July 2022.

34.  God Bless America?

Now, I’m not picking on America, but rather, just making a point,
'Cause there are many nations that act wrong, and that thereby, God disappoint.
But “God bless America” is such a commonly heard and heartfelt phrase,
And one that appears to be more on the minds of Americans these days.

Well, God certainly could bless America. The question though, is would He,
'Cause how could He, and why would He, if it behaves illegitimately?
Such as, by restricting each citizen's right to freedom and liberty,
Whether that be misguidedly, treacherously and incrementally.

In other words, by its using its power unlawfully in some sad way,
Be that via mismanagement, some deluded vision, or simply foul play.
That is, by using its position of power to unjustly control,
In order to achieve some misguided, injurious, or devious goal.

Or by wrongly and foolishly seeking to combine the Church with the State,
A union that in the past has always oppressed and sought to dominate,
A union that has always sought to force its dogma on everyone,
Or at least eventually so — so let's all remember: Once begun.

And continuing,

By treading on God given rights, or by carrying out wrong in God’s name;
And didn’t past persecutors that very same divine authority claim?
Yes, so many have erroneously claimed that divine authority,
Whether that be cunningly alias knowingly, or mistakenly.

And continuing,

By acting very piously while polluting land and sea, shamelessly,
Or by torturing, illegally warring, wrongly supplying weaponry.
By wrongly imprisoning, by wrongly executing the innocent,
Or by hiding or distorting the truth — and yet, claiming enlightenment.

By spending billions on war, or sending spaceships to the moon, pointlessly,
While in the meantime, thousands of its citizens live in abject poverty,
Or whilst the medical needs of many of its citizens aren't being met,
Nor their housing or education needs, and, whilst knifing the welfare net.

Yes, by acting very self-righteously while recklessly building up debt,
Ignoring victims, veterans, the homeless, all of whom problems beset.
By allowing corruption in high places, lying, appointing cronies,
By not acting transparently, by creating innocent casualties.

By allowing the likes of white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan and Mafia
To continue to inflict their grievous ills and evil on society.
By allowing the likes of Hollywood to churn out more violence, crudity,
And then there's those street drugs, and that raging epidemic called pornography.

And so much more could be said here, but I'm sure that you get the point, don’t you,
Which begs the question: Which future path will the American people pursue?
For God certainly won't bless the wrong path, nor will He bless any nation
That harms its people, spurns His revelation, provokes His condemnation.

But hey, are all Americans Christians (seriously, nominally),
Or simply just a large portion of them — even the biggest portion, maybe?
Have they all been faithful to God? Is America God's theocracy?
Hardly, so why should He bless Americans more so, and grant them their plea?

No, God will hardly bless a nation should it foolishly take the wrong track,
Though He could change His mind if that nation repents of its wrong, heads on back.
But the truth is, God’s about to wrap things up, thus only people He’ll save,
And not nations, regardless of how a nation does or doesn't behave.

You see, salvation is a personal matter, not a national one,
'Cause God is only calling individuals to respond to His Son.
Yes, all these governments come and go, but not so our Lord, who’ll soon return,
And then (like He's said), every earthly nation uproot and overturn.

By Lance Landall


“And at another moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and
plant it [and bless], but if it does evil in My sight, not listening to My voice, then I will
change my mind about the good that I had intended to do to it” (Jer 18:9,10).


“America as a nation is ripe for judgment. The evangelical movement in this country is characterized by an
arrogance that is almost beyond belief. The neglect of prayer, the involvement of Philistine methodology,
the moral evils, and the doctrinal corruptions that characterise the movement are sufficient to cause Sodomites
[the inhabitants of Sodom] to wonder at God’s justice in destroying their city while sparing the United States.”
Richard Owen Roberts





Christian content or degree.
On the 18 October 2018, this poem (previously titled "In God We Trust?") was altered, added to and
blended to some degree with another poem of mine (now deleted) called "You Voted, America."

35.  In God We Trust, I Hear You Say

In God we trust, I hear you say, America, but hey, come certain clouds of grey,
You rush for mortal saviours, even clutch at Church and State along the way;
 But God not having given you such a mandate, you not a theocracy,
Never were and never will be, but a mixed multitude, in reality.

God isn’t into earthly kingdoms any more, ancient Israel since divorced,
And deluded power-hungry governments always having oppressed and forced.
Your new look government looking like one too that wants to put its stamp on things,
And hence that alarm bell that in the mind of many concerned observers rings.

I’m reminded of Constantine, who, in order to prop up his ailing kingdom,
Blended Church and State, and I see Americans suffering from the same fate.
For suffering there will be — well, eventually, if such proves to be true,
’Cause no matter how bad things appear, there are some things that we shouldn’t pursue.

Yes, we know where things went after Constantine blended Church and State; Papal Rome,
And hundreds of years of persecution, all why many called your shores their home.
And the last thing they would've wanted is an American version, which one day,
Given America’s clout, could be forced on the world, starting with shades of grey.

So who might that second Constantine be? A born again President, maybe,
Constantine’s conversion dubious too, and why things that hardly gel we see.
“You’ll know them by their fruits,” the Bible warns, and there’s no time like now for scrutiny,
’Cause Church and State have been busy courting, and why a wedding I’m sure we’ll see.

When leaders surround themselves with those who nod and bow, “Yes” men and women, and
Quickly remove criticizers and opposers, those who might know what’s really planned,
And when leaders don't want their sins known, and malign speakers of truth, then is seen
Not just hypocrisy, but a threat to liberty and freedom, a past scene.

You can blame this or that for Trump winning the election, but win he did,
No one needing to be duped, all able to do their own homework, lift that lid.
But failure to do so having had consequences, though that’s democracy,
Something that’s put at risk where there’re changes for the worst within society,

And where wisdom's gone the same sad way as selflessness, truth and morality.

Swing the pendulum too far left and there will be a backlash to the right, and
Swing the pendulum too far right and there will be a backlash to the left, and
Maybe the pendulum getting stuck one day, though either swing detrimental,
A real threat to democracy, and as for Trump — well, things are starting to tell.

By Lance Landall


“The unholy alliance of religion and politics collaborated in finding Jesus guilty.”
Eugene H. Peterson

“Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult
question: why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly?”
Sandra Day O'Connor

“We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever.
Church and state are and must remain separate.”
Ronald Reagan

“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the
political power to do so.”
Robert A. Heinlein

"Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities."
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

"A religion which requires persecution to sustain it is of the devil's propagation."
Hosea Ballou (1771-1852)

"There are only two things in which the false professors of all religions have agreed -- to persecute all
other sects and to plunder their own."
Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)





This poem which contains Christian content or degree, was penned on the 2 February 2017.
The sixth verse relates to a slur made on all immigrants because of some immigrant or immigrants
who acted criminally in America.
The nineth verse relates to a comment that was made by someone who said that Donald Trump was
appointed by God.

36.  A Word In Your Ear, Donald

I heard you say you’re a Christian, yet Christ never mistreated anybody,
And in fact, condemned those who did, telling everyone to act humanely.
Yes, “If you hurt anyone, you hurt Me too,” He conveyed, and spoke of a day,
One when He’ll judge the words and acts of all, because harming isn’t His way.

All why He died to save, and thus wants everyone treated with dignity,
Persecution and torture angering Him, likewise hatred and bigotry.
And this why we should mind how we feel, mind what we say and do, and such we will
If love truly beats within us, and the same strong disgust for evil and ill.

God made the Earth, not countries, nor borders, and He came to break divisions down,
Promising the contrite and faithful He’d wrap them in His righteous, gracious gown.
He the humblest of all despite His majesty, full of loving, tender care,
Not one who rants and rages, nor one who thumps His fist, for there lies ill and fear.

Though His followers call themselves Christians, it doesn't mean that all of them are,
Nor that Christ doesn’t love those outside His flock, and why on each hand there’s a scar.
And so, be one a Muslim, Jew, atheist or Christian, they’re still His children,
One way or another, and harming any of His children is called a sin.

All why, despite opposing views and beliefs, and the freedom to express them,
We’re to show the same love as Christ — and with tears in our eyes, any wrong condemn.
We’re not to  stamp our feet, nor pridefully wave our country’s flag as if to say:
“This is our land! So stay away!” — for who made the Earth, formed humans out of clay?

And say, if my child murdered someone, would you interrogate and torture me,
Or if it were some members of my church? — the errant always midst society.
Oh dear, for how unfair, folly at its best, wisdom at its worst, and one cursed,
’Cause such isn’t the way of Christ, who one day soon, will see that it’s all reversed.

All why I’m glad, because we’ve seen it all before, old failures dressed as new,
Anything but the better way; a different car, but same old avenue.
So, call yourself a Christian, but if you’re veering from the ways of Christ, I’d mind,
Because you won’t receive His blessing, but one day, something less welcoming find.

And,

Especially if what some women have said is true, and you haven’t confessed,
Nor done your time, for God’s recorded every secret thing, which will be addressed.
Yes, no matter what good you may do, and more so if saying you’re born again,
For God will only be saving repentant, truthful and honourable men.

It may well be that God has allowed your ascension, but hey, that doesn’t mean
You automatically meet His approval; it simply the End-time scene.
In other words, your presence a rebuke, because America’s gone astray,
And just like ancient Israel,
Americans too, have serious lessons coming their way, and cause to wail.

“I’m going to be the best president that God ever made,” I heard you say.
Well, “Pride goeth before a fall,” it’s said, and God’s grace not covering foul play.
Hence this word in your ear, and why I would mind any advisors, false prophets,
And remembering that the Holy God above strongly condemns hypocrites.

By Lance Landall


It's worth bearing in mind too, that voters can be caught between a rock and a hard place.

"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the
conscience of the state."
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)


"For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil"
(Eccl 12:14, NIV).

"Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the
inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops" (Luke 12:3, NASB).

“For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a
sacrifice for sins [God’s grace is made void], but [rather] a fearful expectation of judgment [unless we
genuinely repent, put things right where we can]...” (Heb 10:26,27, ESV).





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37.  Trump's Folly

38.  Trump Threw A Match

I believe that Trump threw a match on that toxic fuel that was lying around,
That Qanon nonsense, religious nonsense, and other stuff getting off the ground.
He tapping into what gave rise to his ascension, including discontent,
And oh, how some love to whip up the crowd, and some convenient things invent.

We’ve seen it with Hitler and Putin, and along came Trump — yes, Capitol Hill,
Some of us seeing it coming, Trump’s reign plastered with harsh rhetoric and ill.
“I’ll drain the swamp,” he said, creating a swamp of his own, both within and out,
Thus America in a mess, facing a moral dilemma, good men drought.

Oh yes, white supremacy and racism hardly calmed or quelled, but fired up,
Trump hardly drinking from Martin Luther King Jr’s or Nelson Mandela’s cup.
But slagging and bagging, then having the gall to wave a Bible, a dark sign,
Because with the God of love and truth, this terribly flawed man isn’t in-line.

Sorry, America, but your hypocrisy’s showing, lack of wisdom too,
Because you chose that man, and many still support him, though he still well askew.
Character seemingly unimportant to you, certain desires coming first,
And all why things will not improve until for the right and better things you thirst.

By Lance Landall





Regarding Trump's first impeachment.

39.  Justice Isn't Served By Unbridled Power

We all knew what the outcome would be, didn’t we, 'cause that’s how it is nowadays,
And this why we shouldn’t expect justice, though still shouting for it, our hearts ablaze.
Power, corruption and weak men going hand in hand, and the noble but a few,
Leaders so often misleading, be it the man in the street or saint in a pew.

One man might stand true, but we know where he’ll end up, supporters vilified too,
The real threat still holding office, but under the sun, of course, there is nothing new.
Thus it’s up to you and I not to be fooled, the crowd looking after its own skin,
And we, the won’t bow down, bearing that cross that ensures that all’s well and sound within.

Goodness and right never have the cold face of arrogance, nor boast, attack and smear,
Unlike he who hijacks the podium, and on any Bible would falsely swear.
Justice isn’t served by unbridled power, and God’s not found where there’s delusion,
Nor any miscarriage of justice that reeks of cronyism and collusion.

By Lance Landall





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This poem was penned on 8 October 2022.

40.  A Protestant Takeover

What we saw on Capitol Hill is a kind of pre-run, I've reason to believe,
’Cause in time, errant Protestants will grab the reigns, and a certain fabric weave.
America ripe for the plucking, religion having courted politics,
Despite Scripture condemning such an alliance, and which the problems won’t fix.

In fact, the Bible warning of this very power to come, which goes global,
Pieces of the jigsaw puzzle coming together already, and even more will.
Things working their way there, Capitol Hill but a hiccup, simply Trump’s folly,
Another convinced that he was God’s man; all such men thinking deludedly.

No, God’s not behind such insurrections, but a devil, who, we may well see
Appear as if Christ, endorsing such an alliance, when God made us all free;
'Cause this power will force all to worship it, eventually, God’s Word states,
And why in the not so shadowy wings, a setup that ensnares all, awaits.

All why this power is a copy of a past power that acted the same,
And that for hundreds of years committed horrid atrocities in God’s name.
Yes, history repeats itself where the past is forgotten and truths are lost,
And thus such forgetfulness and foolishness coming at a terrible cost.

The envelope having been pushed way too far by liberals who've got their way,
And who’ve sought to shut down dissenting voices, a practice that just doesn’t pay.
Hence that swing of the pendulum — backlash — swinging far too far the other way,
Which is sure to happen where changes prove disastrous, and they have, many say.

And thus enter that infiltrated, corrupted, Protestantism, which soon
Via an American Church and State mix, will call the shots, things close to high noon.
Oh yes, errant Christendom, patriotic fever, a gun-toting mentality,
An American mindset and trumps aplenty — yes, a bound-to destiny.

By Lance Landall


“It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political
power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the
minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics”
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)

See texts under the other poems, and particularly under my poems:
I'm Concerned, America and The Tragic Return Of Church And State.

For even more on all this, see my page Foes Of Humanity (where more quotes are found too) which is accessed via my page With God In Mind.





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41.  The Corrupting Of Christianity

Today, I believe that we’re looking at the corrupting of Christianity,
A very sad state of affairs that began well back in Earth’s chequered history.
And hence that loss of doctrinal purity and respect for God’s sanctuary,
Both the Bible and Church having been assaulted, and hence those ills we hear and see.

Although a Christian, and strong upholder of Christianity, it’s sad to say
That due to those corrupted teachings and practices, things have badly gone astray.
Wolves having entered, but the worst enemies being many already within,
And I meaning, the worldly, itchy eared, half-baked, liberal, self-seeking Christian.

Or those who seek the horses and chariots of Egypt (the State, which some want wed),
Thus the Church heading where it shouldn’t, and how the Bride’s found in someone else’s bed.
People pleasing sermons and unfitting beat heard coming from the sanctuary,
Where modern moneychangers have set up their stalls, enter gimmicks and heresy.

In other words, Christendom mismanaging Christianity-cum-the Gospel,
Thus gone is that purity of doctrine and practice, and the Church looking less well.
And God angered by such, He wanting people drawn to the Church, not put off it,
But members looking to self rather than dying to self, biblically unfit.

There’s naught wrong with Christianity, but with what has been, and is being, done to it,
And all why one must look beyond it all, because in time, God in judgment will sit.
It’s His Gospel, it’s His Church, but errant guardians falling down in their duty,
And thus how both the Gospel and Christian Church are being robbed of truth and beauty.

By Lance Landall


“Many [Christians] will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name?
and in Thy name cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?’ And then will
I profess unto them, ‘I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity’ ”
(Matt 7:22,23, KJV).

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." (Matt 5:13, NKJV).

“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth”
(Rev 3:16, KJV).

"But even if we [the apostles] or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than
the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!" (Gal 1:8, NIV).





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42.  The Crowd

Yes, there’s always a crowd, as there was in Jesus’ day, howling for blood of some sort,
A string ’em up brigade, militant and vocal, a religious kangaroo court.
A flock, a multitude, even majority, a far from Christ-like company,
Who, if they had their way, would act just as bad as that braying mob at Calvary.

Yes, there’s always a crowd, one made up of individuals so sure that they’re right,
Their behaviour having far more to do with darkness than it has to do with light.
A gathering of Pharisees, or even Sadducees, acting self-righteously,
Who, if they had their way, would enforce their will, underhandedly, injuriously.

Yes, there’s always a crowd, as there was in Jesus’ day, perhaps politically,
A group with an agenda, a crusading rabble, more earthly than heavenly.
An excitable throng, thinking they’re right when they’re wrong, with a herd mentality,
Who, if they had their way, would rule the world, enforce their beliefs, repeat history.

Yes, there’s always a crowd, a pack, a gang, a horde, a party, call them what you will,
A misdirected assembly with a certain mindset, who invariably cause ill.
A small or large gathering, a troop, not so easily recognized maybe,
Who, if they had their way, would act just as bad as that braying mob at Calvary.

By Lance Landall





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This poem was penned 30 October 2018 and added to on the 7 February 2019.

43.  You're Being Rebuked, America

I’ve no doubt you’re being rebuked, America, you who say, “In God we trust,”
Yet, how you’ve erred, morals, principles and standards engulfed in liberal dust.
Certain church leaders calling for reunification, astray as can be,
Your protestant heritage being what once made you that great land of the free.

But now, that eagle of yours having become a vulture, its eyes on the world,
Yes, world domination by stealth, having turned your back on what once you upheld.
Your global police everywhere, you making billions out of weaponry,
Supplying whoever it suits you to, but in the end, at the helm you’ll be.

God not happy, Hollywood a cesspool of violence and immorality,
Cities and towns awash with homelessness, crime, racism, even bigotry.
Your people blind with an unhealthy patriotism, a mobocracy,
Your pride misplaced given ghosts of savagery, apartheid and slavery.

Yes, you’ve gone from protector to bully, but still dressed in your self-righteous suits,
Those same religious leaders having got your President’s ear, thus in cahoots.
Church and State in the making, the resemblance of a past Church and State in sight,
Warnings of false prophets, teachers, and lying signs and wonders starting to bite.

Yes, it’s only a matter of time, liberties having been eroded, and
America having the clout and influence, such seen in every land.
Hence those embargoes, other countries forced into line, pressured to aid wrong wars,
The whole world at risk now, and many starting to implement similar laws.

Yes, there’s a picture coming together, and it’s not a nice one, I’m afraid,
It having all the sad hallmarks of heinous traps that in the past were laid.
But who’s awake, and what can one do if it’s biblically predicted, say
(As many believe), and having seen how America has gone so astray.

You’re being rebuked, America, and others who’re erring too, just like you,
All because of what they’ve exchanged and forsaken, and hence why worse is in view.
No, God hardly blessing such despite all the love and peace rhetoric, the sham,
Because most people are anything but ready to face the biblical “Lamb.”

Under ancient Israel’s apostasy, all its people suffered, and so
Such is the case today with America, and any other land in tow.
Cause and effect, it’s called, but America should know better than most of us
Given that “In God we trust,” and yet, your actions hardly mirroring Jesus.

Even where there was repentance, punishment wasn’t always halted, and so
Ancient Israel learning they shouldn’t have gone there in the first place, and so
America too, it all too late, your once blessed country tracking errantly,
Your watchman on the wall asleep, duped or impersonated, you your own worst enemy.

And God’s restraining hand being withdrawn more quickly now, thus more woes ahead,
You hardly having gained the respect of your foes, hypocrisy blushing red.
You dictating to others when you haven’t got your own house in order, and
Looking like a lamb that’s becoming a dragon, from where I and others stand.

By Lance Landall





Christian content or degree.
This poem was penned 30 October 2018 and added to on the 7 February 2019.

44.  I Believe It's You, America

In Revelation, the Bible’s apocalyptic book, a power is seen,
One that changes character around the time of Christ’s return, becoming mean.
Once peaceful, innocent like a lamb, but then nasty like a dragon, and which
To an errant, baleful religious cart its political horses will hitch.

I believe this power’s you, America, ’cause my, haven’t you changed, greatly,
Things going on that once were unthinkable, clamps on freedom and liberty.
Loud, angry, threatening, demanding, White House voices, self-serving choices, and
Fear, anxiety, unrest now stalking your once far more democratic land.

You’re globally positioned, speak of a New World Order, have cosied up to
Certain evangelicals, those who (wrongly so) Church and State wish to pursue.
They as loud as those sounds coming from the White House, some seeming to come from there,
A White House surrounded by clouds of controversy, and plans afoot, I fear.

Eventually, this power the Bible speaks of, demands all worship it,
No surprises there, and why with you, America, the pieces seem to fit.
In God we trust, you’ve shouted, so many of you militant, gun toters too,
Your hand shaking hands with a past power that’s assaults and murders weren’t a few.

Oh, America, you’ve made the world sick with your junk food, corrupted our minds too,
Hollywood a cesspool of immorality — oh, how what’s right you poo hoo.
You’ve been so prideful, unhealthily patriotic, and a warring you’ve gone,
Yes, places you shouldn’t have, and now the rest of the world you’re setting upon.

Say, where have all those values gone? And yet, high and mighty you’re still seen to stand,
Hypocrisy glaring, racism and bigotry plaguing your blood-spilled land.
Much looking just like a form of godliness, not the real thing, unlike before,
When a very different USA, and very different way, we saw.

Now I’m waiting for that day when your form of godliness will pronounce a day,
One that some time after its introduction, to further enforcement will stray.
Yes, all forced to worship this power, we’re told, and many desiring Sunday,
And all roads leading to Rome, as they say, an “image” all will have to obey.

Yes, it’s all too late America, your sad course predicted via prophecy,
And biblical prophecy is always bang on the money, it not funny.
Hence those sorrows throughout your land, and indeed the whole world, it way off track too,
And soon to fall into line with that “beast” power that very clearly is you.

All this is why your President’s surrounded by dominionists, the stage set,
And why in time, America, Church and state you’ll get, and all caught in that net.
Oh, how history repeats itself, no one seeing it coming but a few,
God’s Kingdom not of this current world, but it established on the Earth made new.

Hence why God is removing His restraining hand, and not all woes random, but
No doubt the work of those with plans afoot, and upon whom Heaven’s gates will shut.
Yes, they too will suffer God’s judgments, His righteous sickle in His coming hand,
He will aware of those End-time events both errant men and Satan have planned.

Yes, enter the “dragon,” persecution soon to follow, and who would’ve thought,
America, once land of the free, whose forefathers, against Church and State fought.
But something has happened that’s changing all that, loud warnings having been ignored,
Hence that “image” to the “beast,” that form of godliness offensive to our Lord.

Hence His consuming fire when He returns, separation of the sheep and goats,
And thereby, His strong rebuff of any Church and State castles with their moats.
Dominionists sure to be surprised, Christ knowing nothing of their false doctrine,
Which, because it leads folk astray, constitutes rebellion and grievous sin.

Yes, you’ve lost your way, America, having got drunk on false teachings, fables,
Hence why you’re no longer thinking straight, and heading in the direction of ills.
Yes, your shores once a sanctuary, but now you’ve opened the door to your foe,
And why in time, once the deceptive window dressing’s removed, more blood will flow.

By Lance Landall





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45.  The Death Penalty

Anyone who commits murder, only life in prison should receive,
And not the death penalty, ’cause such is a backward thing, I believe.
Either killing is right or it's wrong, and it certainly isn’t right,
And with that being so, we should dismiss the death penalty outright.

Yes, ’cause it’s plainly hypocritical and behaviour that’s askew
If we’re condemning killing, and yet here, are involved in killing too.
Such simply making us sanctioned killers, who, also don’t have the right
To kill another person, and innocent ones we have, and well might.

No, two wrongs don’t make a right — in fact, that simply makes us more guilty,
’Cause where is our noble example given we know better, don’t we?
A person can hardly be pro-life and the sanctity of life sell,
If they, just like any murderer, are wrongly taking life as well.

And you know, when we kill a murderer, they're hardly punished at all,
’Cause once they have lost their life, they’re no longer behind a prison wall.
The truth is, it’s behind those horrid walls that real punishment takes place,
’Cause behind those walls — utter misery — twenty four seven they face.

Imagine living alone in an awfully tiny death-row cell,
Where every single day is a numbing, mind-bending carousel.
However, just leaving someone in a cell to simply vegetate
Is hardly to our credit either, and so, let’s rehabilitate.

Yes, how we treat any offender says a great deal about us too,
So lets mind what we are endorsing, being careful what we pursue.
’Cause despite whatever they may have done, we still should act humanely,
Otherwise we’re no better, and are acting hypocritically.

And lets not forget that many murders occur in a fit of rage,
Thus the death penalty hardly deterring such, and nor that cage.
No, gallows and cells having no bearing here, it a time old scene,
No thought given in the flash of the moment to cell or guillotine.

And there is another thing that we should carefully consider too:
What if to those very same cruel gallows, a judge wrongfully sends you?
Oh yes, let the murderer live, I say, lest an innocent man die,
And we then become a party to what one could never justify.

Say, can Christians justify the death penalty via the Bible? No.

Why? ’Cause the ancient nation of Israel was a theocracy;
That is, God ruled it directly himself, most wisely and lovingly.
But now, God no longer rules directly, like He did that old nation,
And therefore, we are faced with a very different situation.

No, God isn’t ruling nations now like He did ancient Israel,
And so, it’s simply humans who're ruling, and who’ve left a tragic trail.
And which to such, God's never given the right to say who may live or die,
’Cause He knows very clearly that if He did, things would soon go awry.

And most certainly they have, ’cause so many innocent ones have died,
Which is an outrageous evil, something that cannot be justified.
’Cause given that we're God’s creation, only He can decree who dies,
And after ancient Israel, such killing He didn’t authorize.

By Lance Landall


This older poem was upgraded and added to on the 23 September 2022.

Recommended book:
Just Revenge by Mark Costanzo, PH.D.
Costs and consequences of the death penalty.





This poem which contains Christian content or degree was penned 28 May 2022.

46.  That Sad American Obsession

I’ve never owned a gun, I’ve never used a gun, and I have no desire to,
Because a gun is for killing, and I’m not a killer (nor hopefully you).
No, a life isn’t mine to take, there’s no such right, it all a terrible thing,
And why pulling that trigger can only but a curse and much suffering bring.

Give society guns and shootings there will be, it simply hold, point and shoot,
Yes, it so invitingly easy, hardly requiring the strength of a brute.
But a brute one is once that trigger’s pulled — a killer, in fact, a life taker,
Who earns the serious disapproval of humanity’s Saviour and Maker.

It’s He whose Word says, “Thou shall not kill,” and, “Love your enemies,” such loud and clear,
Yet, even Christians arming themselves, which suggests a faith that’s sold out to fear.
And hence why America is riddled with mass shootings, guns everywhere,
And parents teaching their kids to shoot, who as far as killings go, do their share.

Yes, America, you’ve an obsession with guns, and some say, a love affair,
You still clinging to that wild west mentality, that sad, boastful shooting flair.
And forgetting that a devil’s their origin, not the God of peace and love,
Who every single life taken, and by who, has been recording above.

“In God we trust,” huh, not that it seems so to me, but power and weaponry,
God more a last resort, and hence the state of American society.
Well, you haven’t got that on your own, and hence why things have gotten worse on Earth,
Widespread and growing corruption and debauchery having given birth.

So please, put your guns down and pick up your Bibles instead, that’s if you’ve got one,
Because there you’ll find the answer, having dismantled much that’s good, had your fun.
The answer's not politics, weaponry, tough laws, nor social engineering,
But changed hearts and minds, that peace and harmony that only Jesus Christ can bring.

Yes, we can create some New World Order, but such is a patch, not surgery,
And in this fallen world, force would still be present, evil too, obviously.
Yes, such hardly going away until Christ-likeness reigns in every heart,
Which it won’t, until all fall at the foot of that selfless cross that’s worlds apart.

But all won’t, and why it’s all to do with that kingdom to come, Christ’s soon return,
Thus hope not to be found in anything on Earth, which in the end, all will learn.
We simply doing what we can in the meantime, and why a gun one should shun,
Whilst shouting that guns aren’t manly, noble, safety ensuring, nor healthy fun.

By Lance Landall





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This poem was penned 12 July 2009.

47. The Obama Syndrome

(With due respect to Barack Obama.)

Dear friend. It never ceases to disturb and amaze me
How people put great faith in a man (or woman), foolishly.
Was Barack Obama a saviour? No. Nor could George Bush be,
So let’s not kid ourselves, and face up to reality.

The answer lies outside ourselves, we’re ships in a bottle,
And there we will remain despite whose hand’s on the throttle.
Even Christians surprise me looking to men longingly,
'Cause things will not get better, it’s stated biblically.

Now, forgive me preaching, but as far as Earth goes, friend,
It’s very clear that its lifespan is racing to an end.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work that out,
So, I’d give this much thought, 'cause that it needs it, there’s no doubt.

By all means let’s do what we can to make Earth a better place,
But the reality that Earth’s on borrowed time all should face.
Personally, I have a hope beyond, see a way through,
Thus the question that I would like to ask, friend, is, “Do you?”

You see, for me it’s God, obviously, but what about you,
Is it chance, fate, blind faith in man? 'Cause that will hardly do.
We all know deep inside that something’s up, it’s on our lips,
Yes, Armageddon some call it, or the Apocalypse.

Neither Barack Obama, nor those who've come after him, can
Provide an answer to this dilemma that’s facing man.
And this, all will eventually see, if not before, so
Should we put faith in popes, kings or presidents? I say, “No!”

Whoever’s in power at any time may well be a good man,
Or woman, but no human can come up with a rescue plan.
Ultimately, such is beyond us — forget Superman —
So don’t hold your breath should someone say, “Hey, I’ve got a plan.”

Yes, there is hope, but it doesn’t lie here, nor with man.

By Lance Landall


For the biblically predicted "signs of the times" see my page Prepare.

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48.  When They Cry "Peace And Safety"

Going by God’s Word, it appears a time may come when regarding the world, Earth,
Things might seem safe again, and peace reigning, but just like labour pains that give birth,
Sudden destruction coming out of nowhere, and there’s got to be reasons why,
God obviously still not happy with things, everyone been fed a lie.

All why God’s Word says, “Here’s a call for the endurance of the saints,” God’s people,
“Those who keep the commandments of God,” thus all not well under each church steeple.
God’s Law having been done away with, supposedly, some Christians selling out,
All why they’ll have cause for fear too (like those scoffers) come Christ’s returning shout.

Yes, society having bought a lie, and many Christians too, it appears,
Hence why come that unexpected sudden destruction, there’ll be much cause for tears.
God not having said there’ll be peace on Earth, except for a manufactured one,
maybe,
And safety too; the only peace and safety coming with the returning Son.

So mind any efforts being made, Christ having warned that they’ll come to naught, and
That our hope lies in Him, not the plans of men, who before God’s judgment will stand.
They having formed their own religion, a hybrid designed to suit everyone,
Well, most, that is, thus shunning the apostolic gospel once shared by the Son.

By Lance Landall


“For when they shall say, peace and security: then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains
upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.” (1Thess 5:3, Douay-Rheims Version).





Christian content or degree.
This poem was penned on 12 October 2018, and added to on the 27th.
This same poem has been placed in my Christian section but with three extra verses.

49.  So Sure, So Sure, But So Wrong, So Wrong

Perhaps it started with Peter loping off an ear, as if Christ’s body guard,
But Jesus having nothing of it, He not wanting His earthly mission marred.
However, despite Christ rebuking Peter, there are Christians who follow suit,
Enter same pit bull soldiers, the born again enforcer, sock it to them brute.

No, never saw Christ acting that way, just errant followers of His, sadly,
Oh, the things done in His name, when He said, “Hands off, you mustn’t act so badly.
People will judge Me by what they see of you, and why I’ve tried to make things clear,
Love the only way, and righteous living, and that cross that I’ve asked you to bear.

Yes, leave things in My hands, fallen men only messing things up, their ways not Mine,
Hence why more often they cast a cooling shadow when I’m wanting them to shine.
It’s My reflection I want seen, you My ambassador, no weapon, no force,
My kingdom not of this world, and why I warned my disciples off taking that course.

If it’s not the Church being hi-jacked, it’s Christians being misled, or straying,
They turning to earthly means, or listening to men and not what I’m saying.
Oh, how they put their trust in others, revere them too, though I’ve told them not too,
And this how Satan gets his hands on things, and how the wrong things Christians pursue.

Yes, so sure, so sure, but so wrong, so wrong, even prepared to kill in My name,
A right that no man’s to claim; and how the God of love, truth and justice they shame.
It all a mess, they following strange shepherds, opening the door to wolves, and
Going by feelings rather than My Word, their new theology built on sand.

Out with the old, in with the new, a gospel that the apostles never knew,
Christians saved though still rebelling, a holy and unholy mix sanctioned too.
And many no longer believing in the separation of Church and State,
Thus handing Satan the keys of the past, coming heads on a historic plate.

Depart from Me, I’ll tell them, that time near, a lamb becoming a dragon, oh,
They’ll see too late, politics and religion being how they’ll seal their fate, so
Leave such alone, I’ve said, but meddle they have, some New World Order not of Me,
I only coming to open graves, not stay, hence My pointing to the heavenly.

So don’t waste your time on any wrong means, but seek the lost, set an example,
Making sure your beliefs are correct, that you’re on the way to Heaven, not Hell.
Not that Hell exists, of course, just the destruction of the wicked, false Christians,
All why you’ll know them by their fruits, and in this case, their erring path, wilful sins.

Yes, once they pick up some weapon, or flex their muscles, you’ll know they’re not of Me,
I speaking via My Word, never enforcing anything legislatively.
Render unto Caesar what’s his, I’ve said, and render unto Me what’s Mine, and
Before you sit in judgment, remember those things that I once wrote in the sand.

You know I shunned government involvement, so why would I go saying to you
Do otherwise? — Church and State operating differently, opposites too.
Christians encouragers, not enforcers, the State worldly, the Church heavenly,
And I having only sanctioned one theocracy (lost in antiquity).

So sure, so sure, but so wrong, so wrong, My example cast aside seemingly,
And My prerogatives seen as being theirs too, usurping My majesty.
Many only too happy to crack a whip, enact My judgments, use My name,
When in their hearts, I want humbleness, selflessness, gentleness and trust to reign.

I could’ve said love instead of trust, but love I’ve already said, and hence trust,
’Cause many have turned to chariots and horses, success soon lost in the dust.
Yes, many having taken things into their own hands, convinced that I said so,
When had they rechecked My example, rightly read My Word, they would’ve seen, No!

When the world embraces the New World Order and it’s universal rest day,
Just like the Jews who said, “We know no king but Caesar,” and shoved Me out the way,
You’ll see another kind of tearing of curtains in that temple man has built,
His probation period ended, dreams and hope left lying in Earth’s silt."

By Lance Landall


“Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!” Isa 31:1, ESV).

"Lamb becoming a dragon," see Rev 13:11.





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50.  Some Wise Words For Americans, And Even Others

Americans should be more concerned about their hearts and minds than Trump or Biden,
Neither being their saviour, but Someone else who is very concerned about SIN.
Unfit leaders have always plagued society, and plagued ancient Israel too,
But everyone is able to make up their own mind, and right or wrong pursue.

Tell me, who would let the devil run their country (no matter how smart he might be)?
And so, we hardly letting unsound, unfit people either, come democracy.
However, leaders can be a reflection of the state of things, what God calls sin,
That ill soiling society, those harmful or evil thoughts and desires within.

All why we can’t afford a corrupt saviour, because one day the tables can turn,
And turn on us; that flawed “end justifies the means” being how both ways things can burn.
Yes, such saviours often using the same sad tactics as those of which they accuse,
And hence why when it suits their selfish purposes, their own kind they’re seen to abuse.

Such is how it has always been, and will be, and thus hope not found here, but above,
The only Saviour who’s not corrupt or fallen being Jesus, the God of love.
And His kingdom’s to be installed in our hearts before He will install it on Earth,
‘Cause it’s not made up of sinners and saints, but those who have experienced the new birth.

No, His righteous kingdom’s not made up of corrupt politicians, nor rioters,
’Cause the one who fights fire with fire is someone who also foolishly errs.
Hence why all wrongdoers will be held accountable in the heavenly court, and
One very soon coming day, and before the great God of truth and justice, will stand.

And so, to Americans (and indeed everyone), I say Christ is the way,
One not putting store in this man or that woman, but He who will fix things one day.
Yes, that God of love in whom no flaws or guile is found, ’cause the answer isn’t here,
A renewed Earth soon replacing this sin infected one, where joy and peace we will share.

Meantime, pray for your leaders, they human like you and I (those corrupt ones aside),
And thus they erring too, and all why we should forgive (like Christ), our arms open wide.
Christ being the one who’ll deal with the corrupt, though what goes ’round comes ’round, hence why
Some are toppled from power, end up in prison, or via the hands of others die.

All why it’s on the renewed Earth that Christ will set up his kingdom (the wicked gone),
Only true followers of Christ inhabiting it, and not those who two hats don.
The saved no longer having to worry about this leader or that leader, and
There no countries with boarders, but an all encompassing, eternal, promised land.

At the end of the day, dear friend, it’s not Trumps or Bidens that make a great country,
But sound and loving minds and hearts (which rightfully, demand accountability).
Thus we not looking so much at our leaders but ourselves, and oh, what do we see?
’Cause there is the root of it all, leaders being a product of society.

And society isn’t in very good shape, I thinking of what’s on TV,
Or in movies — yes, great violence, and every form of immorality.
It’s a do whatever you want world, an anything goes world, Darwinian too,
Few believing in a day of judgement, nor a God who’s faithful, loving and true.

Yes, He knows what’s wrong with this world, but who’s listening, so it’s politics instead,
Another Trump or Biden, most having forgotten all those things that Jesus said,
Or never having known, and hence those suicides, ’cause the answer’s not found here,
But in He who is searching each heart, and whose wisdom has become painfully clear.

Oh yes, we’re in a mess, our nest in danger of collapse, and down we’ll all fall,
All why it’s just as well that Christ is coming (Eve first, then us making same wrong call).
Christ not heard above the riots, those red and blue waving flags, the porn, drugs, booze, fame,
Money, ambition — yes, as it was in Noah’s day, ’cause things are looking much the same,

And then came rain.

By Lance Landall





This poem was penned May 2016.

51.  Donald Trump?

Personally,

I can understand some Americans considering this man, but dear me,
He’s far from the calibre of one who should be seeking the presidency.
For what comes from the mouth reveals the heart, and why I’m not liking what I see,
And nor that ill coming from others who’re also seeking the presidency.

The negative talk and behaviour that we’re hearing and seeing currently,
Is what has brought about much ill already, ISIS for one, undoubtedly.
In other words, that swaggering, gun-toting, “We’ll smoke ’em out,” mentality,
Which, though certain action is needed, will only lead to further tragedy.

I fear the days of presidents like Lincoln are over, it a whole new game,
And it has been for some time, America a country that’s hardly the same.
And why Americans need to be looking at where the rot’s been coming from,
Given that moral decay, crime and violence are themselves a ticking bomb.

All why many would say that it’s time you cleaned up your own backyard, and quickly,
And this, before you point any finger, preen yourselves patriotically.
For you’ve certainly a checked past, and are looking pretty shabby today,
Hollywood reflecting your shame, how you’ve lowered the bar and gone so astray.

It concerns me how many of you can’t seem to see what the rest of us see,
We more objective, I guess, our country not seen as if the world, quite frankly.
In other words, America having become too proud, the land of the free,
Which a certain Australian journalist calls a cosmetic democracy.

Well, you’ve lost so much, haven’t you, perhaps too distracted, and out with the old,
Your real enemy working within and behind, and this you have long been told.
But somehow it all alludes you, and once again you’re rushing for a saviour,
Your strong desire for needed change ignoring dangerous words and behaviour.

Who will you call on next? The pope? And isn’t that what Abraham Lincoln feared?
So when will you learn that men (or women) aren’t the answer? Obama once cheered.
All why Solomon said, there’s nothing new under the sun, hence why I’d take care,
For those things that you’re failing to see are what I believe you’ve more cause to fear.

By Lance Landall


"I see a very dark cloud on our horizon. And that dark cloud is coming from Rome."
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)





HAVEN'T WE LEARNT FROM HISTORY?


The biggest trap of all.

"At the end of a century that has seen the evils of communism, Nazism and other modern
tyrannies, the impulse to centralize power remains amazingly persistent."
Joseph Sobran (1946-2010)

"Real journalists act as agents of people, not power."
John Pilger (Daily Star, Bangladesh,16 January 2019).

Evil has always sought world domination, the eradication of truth, the curtailing of freedom of expression, civil and religious liberty, the imprisonment or annihilation of its opposers, and has ever worked behind the scenes, hidden, destroyed or refuted evidence of its doings, worn disguises designed to fool and mislead, even presented itself as a heralder OF NEW LIGHT, A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR, AND CLAIMED SOME MORAL RIGHT OR JUSTIFICATION FOR INTRODUCING, SANCTIONING AND IMPLEMENTING THE INJURIOUS AND SELF-SERVING.

"Until love and truth are enthroned on Earth, and everybody free and able, ill and
deception will continue to be, and same bedfellows round the table."
The poet, author

"Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have
whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops" (Luke 12:3, NASB).

52.  Notes From Adolf

I REMEMBER THE BIBLE ONCE SAYING JUST AN EYE FOR AN EYE — AND THE REASON WHY? WELL, WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH ISRAEL'S RESPONSE IS THE SAME OVER THE TOP STORY, AND HOW ANCIENT ISRAEL LOST ITS FORMER GLORY, CHOOSING ITS WAY INSTEAD OF GOD'S WAY, AND THEN THAT, "CRUCIFY HIM, CRUCIFY HIM," ISRAEL'S BLASPHEMOUS CUP OF INIQUITY FULL TO THE BRIM, AND HERE WE ARE TODAY, ISRAEL ACTING JUST AS ASTRAY, BECAUSE IT STILL HASN'T LEARNT, AND HOW BY HAMAS IT GOT BURNT, IT ALL HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF, THE STREETS IN FRANCE ONCE RUNNING WITH BLOOD, AND THE ATROCITIES OF PAPAL ROME ANOTHER BLOODY FLOOD, ALL OF WHICH COULD FILL A LIBRARY, BUT WHEN WILL HUMANS EVER SEE, INCLUDING MANY FOLLOWERS OF GOD, WHO, UNTHINKINGLY, EMBRACE HERESY AND INDULGE IN APOSTASY, OR WHO WRONGLY USE HIS NAME TO JUSTIFY SOME ERRANT ACT, A SAD HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY FACT.
NO, YOU'VE NO MORAL HIGH GROUND, ISRAEL, CHRIST CONDEMNING TIT FOR TAT, AND MORE SO THAT RETURNING OF WORSE, IT CLEARLY THERE IN VERSE, AND WHY FOR YOU, GOD ISN'T GOING IN TO BAT, YOU  NOW ON YOUR OWN, ALONG WITH THAT HEART OF STONE.
YES, WHAT HAMAS HAS DONE IS DREADFUL, BUT SO IS WHAT YOU'VE DONE, BOTH FOR DECADES AS WELL
AS RECENTLY, CONTINUING TO PROVOKE THE WRATH OF GOD'S SON (NOT JUST HAMAS), AND FROM WHOM YOU MAY SOON HAVE CAUSE TO FLEE.
WHAT PUTIN HAS DONE IN UKRAINE, YOU'RE NOW UP TO IN GAZA — YES, ACTING JUST THE SAME, EMBOLDENED BY AMERICAN BACKING, AND YOU BEING AMERICA'S WATCHDOG — YES, A FINE ONE TO TALK, AND WHY I BALK, YOUR RESPONSE TO HAMAS MORE ABOUT VENGEANCE THAN BRAIN; DEFENCE BEING ONE THING, BUT A PUTIN-LIKE RESPONSE? NO, THAT'S ANOTHER HISTORIC STAIN, AND ALL WHY YOU'RE NO LONGER A THEOCRACY, NOR A CHOSEN NATION, BUT A DIVORCEE.
TOO BAD ABOUT THE LIKES OF THE HAGUE AND GENEVA CONVENTIONS, YOUR RULE BREAKING (OWN WAR CRIMES) BEING BEYOND COMPREHENSION, NOT THAT YOU RECOGNISE RULES, SUCH BEING BUT THE WAY OF FOOLS, AND ANOTHER SIGN OF THE TIMES.
YES, YOU'RE HYPOCRITICAL, MERCILESS, MORALLESS AND TREACHEROUS. AND REMEMBER: YOU TOO WERE INVOLVED IN A REVOLT (THREE TIMES, IN FACT), BUT UNDER ROMAN OPPRESSION, AND YOU ATTACKED.
IN SUMMARY, ISRAEL, YOUR LACK OF LOVE, THOUGHT AND COMPASSION FOR THE PALESTINIANS, WHO'VE EVERY REASON TO WAIL, AND GIVEN ALL YOUR SINS, IS THE NUB OF THE PROBLEM — DOCTRINE MINUS THE SPIRIT — LEGALISM, AND ALL WHY THINGS FAIL.


“Acts of terror committed by a government is still terrorism.”
Abhijit Naskar, neuroscientist, author

"The value of human life is not decided by excuses, and nor is there any person who can justify abuses."
The poet, author

"Oppression is a bad servant, and an ever threat to its master."
The poet, author

"Mistreatment carries its own penalty."
The poet, author

“Russia stops fighting, war ends - Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends.
Israel ends invasion, war ends - Palestine ends resistance, Palestine ends.”
Abhijit Naskar, neuroscientist, author

“See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone”
(1 Thess 5:15, ESV).

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you
and persecute you" (Matt 5:43,44, NKJV).

“ ‘And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of
these my brethren, you did it to me.’ ‘Then He will say to those on the left hand ,‘Depart from me, you cursed, into
the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels’ ” (Matt 25:40,41, NKJV).

"There are six things the Lord hates — no, seven things he detests: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands
that kill the innocent, a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, a false witness who pours out
lies, a person who sows discord in a family" (Prov 6:16-19, NLT).

"This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do
what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister" (1 John 3:10, NIV).


OPPRESS PEOPLE LONG ENOUGH, AND TREAT THEM BARBARICALLY, AND WHO'S NOT WAITING FOR AN EXPLOSION, UNDERSTANDABLE BUT UNACCEPTABLE CRIMINALITY, WHICH KNOWING ISRAEL, WOULD COME AT A DREADFUL COST, A HELL, AND HENCE THOSE GROWING WAR CRIMES, A SURE SIGN OF THE TIMES, MADNESS HAVING ENGULFED HUMANITY, CERTAIN NATIONS PARTICULARLY, AND THE RESPONSE ALWAYS BEING: SEND IN THE MILITARY, AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, SON, UNLEASH THE WORST OF HUMAN NATURE, 
YES — REALLY HAVE THEM HATE YER, THEN HOME TO YOUR LOVED ONES RUN, ALL HEIL THE MIGHTY GUN.


“Whether it’s a child imprisoned by a military court or shot unjustifiably, or a house demolished for lack of
an elusive permit, or checkpoints where only settlers are allowed to pass, few Palestinians have escaped
serious rights abuses during this 50-year occupation,”

“Israel today maintains an entrenched system of institutionalized discrimination against Palestinians
in the occupied territory – repression that extends far beyond any security rationale.”
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.

Craig Mokhiber, the head of the UN human rights office, resigned due to what he called the organisation's failure to address not only Israel's apartheid policies, but textbook genocide being carried out by Israel's military in Gaza. Watch  the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ1b3nHq8YY

Watch this very good video featuring John Mearsheimer, author of the book:
The Israel Lobby And U.S. Foreign Policy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc0mws9NT-0

Watch this very good video featuring Daniel Levy, former Israeli negotiator:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLi2tXUR48M

Watch this very good video featuring Jeremy Scahill, author of the book Dirty Wars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuN9GPPIfFo

59.  The Nub Of The Matter

Nothing’s achieved by the likes of Israel’s response, but for a forced result,
NOT AN ANSWER, ’cause sense and reason have been ignored, and why love's seen to bolt.
The latter the nub of the matter, the Palestinians badly oppressed,
Denied love, thought and compassion, thus creating a place for Hamas to nest.

And from that festering nest a plan was hatched, just as one would expect, which saw
A nasty boil burst, ’cause oppression’s cursed, and revenge not knowing any law.
All why Israel’s revenge knows no law, though Israel not the one oppressed,
But rather, it the oppressor, whose barbaricness has never been confessed.

No, it’s that blame the victim game, and all why Hamas acted so evilly,
And in response, Israel multiplying that evil, thus doubly guilty!
Yes, condemning such evil whilst perpetrating such evil, thus just as bad,
The Palestinians paining more — oh, that long list of sins on Israel’s pad.

By Lance Landall


“You can't have occupation and human rights.”
Christopher Hitchens

"For 16 years, Israel's illegal blockade has made Gaza the world's biggest open-air prison
— the international community must act now to prevent it becoming a giant graveyard."
Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International Secretary General, October 2023

“ ‘Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written,
"Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord’ ” (Rom 12:19, RSV).

60.  Well Out Of Bounds

If there were Hamas types under a hospital, there would still be no excuse
For bombing or raiding such, or any other such beyond the pale abuse.
And thus other ways to be found to deal with the situation, and not more
Acts of terrorism, the higher ground always governed by a moral law.

And that law should never be broken, because certain boundaries there must be,
All in order to protect the innocent, and anything medically.
Otherwise, what we have seen in Gaza will happen again, a monstrous crime,
And why today — NOW! — demanding a stop to it all is the place and the time.

By Lance Landall


Yes, it's far from anti-Semitic to condemn the Israeli mistreatment of the Palestinian people over decades (and thus provocation, resultant resistance movement), Israel's historic stubbornness, Israel's disproportionate response to the Hamas attack (which includes a raft of war crimes), Israel's ultra right-wing government (that upped the anti before October), and those individual attacks on Palestinians by both Israeli soldiers and Israeli citizens).

61.  If There's Ever Been A Time To Rage

Yes, if there’s ever been a time to rage, a needed ceasefire — in fact, complete halt,
It has been over Israel’s far right, fanatical, Gaza thunderbolt.
The sky over Gaza having been filled with outright murder, NOT self-defence,
And on the ground, more barbarism, and they condemn Hamas?! Oh, the offence!

’Cause all they’ve done is kill innocent men, women and children, though that’s not all,
’Cause they’ve ruined infrastructure, been ripping up streets with preposterous gall.
But wait! There’s more! 'Cause they’ve bombed fleeing citizens, homes, shops, schools and hospitals,
There just no end to their unjustified, uncivilised, beyond the pale ills.

Oh yes, if there’s ever been a time to rage, it’s over such shocking evil,
That complicity of Western leaders, who also stand guilty of such ill.
"No ceasefire," they said, allowing more to die, allowing more war crimes to build,
Which shows how corrupt things have got in this politically convenient world.

Regardless of what Hamas did, the world should never have stood back and watched, no,
 But condemned such “almighty revenge,” called for an immediate stop to the flow.
All why we’ve now got a humanitarian disaster, another hell,
An unprecedented madness having taken place which coming books will fill.

By Lance Landall


This poem was penned 10 October 2023.

Why Muslim countries don't help Palestine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QCqzNCrW6w 

62.  Buddies In Crime

America’s been holding back on condemnation of Israel’s war crimes,
Not wanting to point any fingers at its buddy — oh, what devilish times.
Both a law unto themselves, and the U.S. having personal interests here,
Hence why Israel’s getting looked after despite its vengeful campaign of fear.

No one’s letting Hamas of the hook, but if Israel’s going to condemn them,
It should face up to its own crimes, ’cause from Israel, all this is seen to stem.
Hence why it has a cheek expecting sympathy, and more so with what we’ve seen,
That wipe ’em off the map response, and attacks on that escaping human stream.

It’s so Putin-like, ’cause hospitals, homes, schools, and aid workers have been attacked,
And thus America guilty too, given that war crimes should never be backed.
But rather, one backing off, though not America here, her interests clear,
Thus thousands of Palestinians doomed to die, after all that they’ve had to bear.

Hence why we’re often feed a certain narrative, what certain ones want believed,
And hence how those who don’t do their homework (research) are so easily deceived.
All should be concerned for both innocent Palestinians and Israelis,
Caught in the ills of their errant leaders who so often just do as they please,

Be it genocide, laying siege, or forcing folk out of their homeland, which here, one sees.

What Israel’s committed in Gaza is brainless, and so incendiary,
Yes, both wicked and provocative, the clock having been turned back, stupidly.
But that’s Israel’s mindset for you — of course, courtesy of Netanyahu,
Who, along with his far right cronies, even greater guilt is seen to accrue.

The truth is, America has acted disgracefully and disgustingly,
Allowing Israel more time for its “almighty vengeance,” a travesty.
One that America could've held in check, rather than help accelerate,
Which means, an increase in those who both Israel and America will hate,

’Cause both have caused a humanitarian crisis and more; one on a plate.

Take away American money and physical presence, and what we’d see
Is Israel quickly pulling its head in, and no longer clapping with glee.
Warring a very expensive business, and even a logistic nightmare,
Especially in the middle east where all hell could break loose, but fools do dare.

The Hamas attack was provoked, but the humanitarian crisis was caused,
And as far as Israel's bombing goes, such something the U.S. didn’t want paused.
Thus America vetoing what didn't suit it (and this how it all goes),
Yet condemning Russia vetoing to suit — oh, do we really know our foes?

Yes, the relationship between America and Israel is very
Cosy, hence that dragging of feet come Israel’s crimes, Putin-like strategy.
People told to move to south Gaza, then south Gaza bombed — oh, the treachery,
And why it’s time Israel was denounced, treated like other villains would be.

And it's clear that the U.S. speaks out of both sides of its mouth, encouraging
Israel's war crimes whilst condemning Putin's, hence that hypocritical ring.
Yes, very selective, aren't you, and many a disaster left behind you,
Interference seeming second nature now, and some feeling, divine wrath due.

By Lance Landall


This poem was penned October 2023.


"America speaks out of both sides of its mouth."
Marwan Bishara, author, columnist, leading authority on U.S. foreign policy.

"What if the American people woke up and understood that the official reasons for going to war are
almost always based on lies and promoted by war propaganda in order to serve special interests."
Congressman Ron Paul


"Then I [the apostle John] saw another beast [power] coming out of the earth [a new land, America]. He had two horns [civil-religious liberty, no kings, no popes] like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon [changes character]. He exercised all the authority of the first beast [a past persecuting power, Papal Rome] on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast [fulfills the past power's historic evil intentions], whose wound had been healed [it reviving from its previous historic fall]" (Rev 13:11,12, NIV).


WHAT'S HAPPENED IN GAZA COULD'VE BEEN PREVENTED, BUT THE WILL OF TWO BULLIES
WAS DETERMINED AND CEMENTED, AND THE WAY OF REVENGE NOTHING BUT DEMENTED,
AND THUS HERE, ANY ARGUMENT FOR SELF-DEFENCE, SERIOUSLY DENTED.


Both America and Israel haven't wanted what's been going on in Gaza seen, and hence the unprecedented attack
on journalism and the media in order to prevent the truth being known. Though not so with Ukraine.


OH DEAR, WORDS ARE ALL WE HEAR, AND MIDST IT ALL, THE MURDER AND CARNAGE GOES ON, AND MORE TIME GONE, A NOT SO UNITED NATIONS AND SECURITY COUNCIL CLEARLY TOOTHLESS, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WORDS NOT FOLLOWED UP BEING BUT USELESS, INCLUDING CALLS FOR RESTRAINT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, THAT MUSN'T DO THIS OR THAT, THE CHANCES SLIM AND NOT FAT, AND THUS THE DEATH AND CARNAGE CONTINUING, RISING, AND OF COURSE, SUCH HARDLY SURPRISING, IT ALL A SIDESHOW, COMPLICITY GROWING, HYPOCRISY SHOWING, HENCE THAT "GENECIDE JOE," AND ERDOGAN'S "BUTCHER OF GAZA" LABEL FOR NETANYAHU — THE INFAMOUS TWO — THE DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS JUSTIFIED, OR SO THEY'D HAVE US BELIEVE — OH, HOW THEY DECEIVE, BECAUSE A SOUND CONSCIENCE KNOWS OTHERWISE, SEES THROUGH THE CHARADE, THE AGENDAS AND LIES, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE LIKES OF HAMAS, THUS THE WHOLE THING A FARCE, ONE OF HISTORY'S GREATEST CRIMES, A VERY WORRYING SIGN OF THE TIMES.

63.  Stop Using Soldiers Like Equipment!

“We will be carrying out almighty vengeance,” Israel said, but who’s “we?”
Well, I’ll tell you, the loved ones of many Israelites, and when such needn’t be.
Hence why I want to shout, “Stop using soldiers like equipment! They’re human life!”
And at home, a soon to be grieving brother, sister, son, daughter, husband or wife.

Oh, how many wars would occur if the leaders had to be on the frontline?
Be it Putin, Biden, Netanyahu or whoever — yes, that not so fine.
Just send in the troops, almighty vengeance not thinking about minimising,
And thereby, the amount of soldiers chewed in war’s bloody meat grinder rising.

Yes, hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been slaughtered unnecessarily,
And in wars not of their choosing, wars that could’ve been avoided, the truth be,
There oft other ways, but revenge not wanting to listen, and why we oft see
A hot-headed, ill thought-out response, even greater loss of life, tragically.

Soldiers aren’t bullets, but simply defenders, though oft used as attackers, and
Hence that move on Ukraine, some leaders having their eyes on someone else’s land.
Yes, dictators who treat soldiers just like equipment, though they not alone here,
'Cause errant leaders have blood on their hands, and why at the frontline, they should be there.

By Lance Landall

64.  Dirty Tactics

Hamas (for all I know) may hide behind, fire from, or near, homes and hospitals, say,
But that’s still no excuse for bombing those places, ’cause the people have no say.
The innocent should never suffer because of their errant leaders, who here
In the form of Hamas, provide excuses for Israel, who shouldn’t dare.

Oh, how convenient those excuses can be, real or imaginary,
But even where a fact, such bombing's inexcusable, sheer brutality.
All why other ways must be found, lest innocent citizens suffer wrongly,
And why such such-is-life killing of men, women and children, I condemn strongly.

The truth is too, that the response to terrorism after 9/11,
Simply made things worse, terrorism-wise, hence why Israel’s approach won’t win.
But revenge not knowing sense, and two wrongs not making a right, and why we see
History repeating itself, and further casualty after casualty.

Israel’s created a humanitarian crisis for years to come;
And given many Palestinians don’t support Hamas, such action’s dumb.
And doesn’t Israel have that Iron Dome,? But regardless of this or that,
Responding in such a way as Israel has isn’t where the answer’s at.

By Lance Landall

65.  When Will The World Stand Up?

Yes, when will the world stand up given that Putin-like attack on Gaza, and
That gross destruction to our environment, not just Palestinian land?
What Israel has done is criminal on so many fronts, yet where’s the cry,
It not as loud as it should be, and in the meantime, how many more will die?

Yes, sympathy has its place, but it’s got out of hand here, thus plain one-sided,
That destruction going on a thousand times worse, and little help provided.
The scale of Gaza's pain and suffering should leave the Israel brigade shamefaced,
'Cause it's evil on a grand scale, and thus support for Israel but poison laced.

There's two sides to every story, and the Hamas attack not happening
In a vacuum, but caused by Israeli brutality, 'round which there's a large ring.
But oh, that pro-Israeli narrative that's full of holes, and why we have seen
Doomed calls for a ceasefire, and supporters of Israel complicit in that scene.

Anyone who’s well-informed knows that what Israel’s been doing is evil,
Wicked beyond comprehension, and a mentality that’s extremely ill.
Oh, what a brutish regime — inhumane, clinically callous, hard of heart —
That via the same devilish thinking and action, the whole thing was seen to start.

By Lance Landall


This poem was penned 26 October 2023.


"The nations raged, but Thy wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, for rewarding
Thy servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear Thy name, both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth" (Rev 11:18, RSV).

66.  It's Too Late, World

Yes, it’s too late, world, you stood back and let it happen, thus complicit and cruel,
Gaza now a land of ruins, Israel having played the world for a fool.
And America up to her neck in it too, and one could say more guilty,
Given her ability to have stopped it, halted those dollars and weaponry.

Oh, those poor Palestinians, Israel’s game plan there at the beginning,
And some would say from nineteen forty eight, a process of pruning and thinning.
Ethnic cleansing, genocide, call it what you well — yes, war crimes as bold as brass,
Sophisticated, barbaric slaughter and destruction of a whole new class.

Yes, some of you protested, and God bless you, but as for the rest of the world,
They just stood back, or justified it, while Israel wickedly destroyed and killed.
Yes, a body for an eye, not an eye for an eye, such wanted all along,
Israel’s noxious hatred and apartheid palpable, it all wrong, wrong, wrong!

By Lance Landall

67.  The Sins Of America

“God bless America,” I hear you say, which leaves me shaking my poor old head,
A head left shaking many times, and over that "America strong” that’s said.
Billions of dollars earmarked for more Gaza atrocities, and when back home
You’ve all those homeless, and millions in need of much, and why with anger they foam.

Yes, you can always find money for your war interests, but not for your own,
Those citizens of yours, many racked with pain and worry — oh, that heart of stone.
Your hypocritical messages flashing like neon lights, that pious stance,
Your money aiding that wounding and killing whilst politically you dance.

And thus you standing just as guilty of those war crimes, once condemned in Ukraine,
But not in Gaza where you’ve turned a blind eye, and that “no ceasefire” loud and plain.
Oh, the wickedness of it, you going along with Israel’s game, and why
God will hardly bless that changed America, well aware of each poor soul’s cry.

Yes, the evidence of Israel’s war crimes screaming out for justice, but no,
The humanitarian crisis growing, “Almighty revenge” on the go.
Palestinians, schools, homes, hospitals and ambulances bombed, and therefore,
God needing to avenge, and one day He will do, I believe, and hell will roar.

How could you, America? Talking peace whilst encouraging war, it a joke,
And not self-defence but genocide, which that cruel “no ceasefire” is seen to stoke.
People targeted as they try to flee, and thus Hamas naught but an excuse,
And America complicit, up to its neck, its peace talks of little use.

By Lance Landall


AMERICA HAS THE POWER TO STOP THIS WAR, BUT KEEPS SAYING, "NO CEASEFIRE," AND WHAT'S MORE, KEEPS SENDING MORE BOMBS AND SHELLS, THUS CONTINUING THE ILLS, THAT APOCALYPTIC HELL, AND ALL HOW AMERICA, MORE BLOOD IS SEEN TO SPILL, ALL OF WHICH, MAKES BIDEN MORE GUILTY THAN NETANYAHU; AND THE WAR CRIMES MOUNTING TOO.
YES, IF BIDEN CAN STOP THIS WAR, BUT IS CHOOSING NOT TO, HE'S ACTING LIKE A GREATER MONSTER THAN NETANYAHU, AND THEREFORE, IS THE REAL MENACE BEHIND THIS WAR.





Christian content or degree.

68.  Who Will You Trust?

The reason I look beyond this world is because the answer cannot lie here,
Not on a sin sick planet, nor with fallen man, so short on love, thought and care.
And all why we see one war after another, atrocities in tandem,
The thinking of man terribly askew, and the light in his eyes very dim.

Yes, integrity, nobility, morality, compassion and mercy
Soon despatched, as seen in that Gaza conflict, thus go suffer humanity,
Unimaginable evils occurring, whether on this side or that side,
And oh, how behind some skewed, self serving justification some leaders hide.

God having nothing to do with it, but they thinking or saying otherwise,
And thus a flag or cross dirtied by clever rhetoric that’s aided by lies.
All how mud gets splattered across those pearly gates, or symbol of liberty,
An attacker having sometimes been provoked, treated unfairly or cruelly.

And here you have the same hearts and minds talking of a New World Order — oh dear,
’Cause it’s not the world that needs changing, but man, which brings to mind those words, “Beware.”
Oh yes, only God having the answer, and whose heart and mind is pure, self free,
But such will have to wait until His return, all pointless if one’s not ready.

And here, we’re talking of a rescue operation, an airlift, Earth a mess,
Most having scoffed at such a return, and their wrongs weren’t prepared to confess.
All why God must act surgically, and why our world will need to be renewed,
Because even to the very end, the same agendas, man will have pursued.

Meantime, God’s leaving this world to its own devices, and will not interfere
Nor somehow appear on Earth, and if He did, such but a counterfeit, I fear,
A devil in disguise, the father of lies: Jesus Christ coming in glory,
Every eye seeing Him at once, angels surrounding — oh, what a story!

Oh yes, this world's full of propaganda, not to be trusted, and all why we
Should think beyond it, and in terms of immortality and eternity.
The present but a nightmare, one that’ll continue until that wondrous day,
Of which God has spoken, and who has warned that only He’s the truth, life and way.

By Lance Landall


“For when they shall say, PEACE AND SECURITY; Then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as
the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.” (1Thess 5:3, Douay-Rheims Version).