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Friday, May 29, 2015
Baltimore and prophecy–Lawlessness shall prevail
The City of Baltimore is an example of what happens when politics outweighs the laws. In the wake of Freddie Gray’s April 19 death in custody of police officers, the riots that followed, and the subsequent criminal indictments leveled against those officers, Baltimore has turned into a lawless death trap. There have been 38 homicides so far this month and arrests have plummeted, according to CBS. CBS reports, “West Baltimore residents worry they’ve been abandoned by the officers they once accused of harassing them, leaving some neighborhoods like the Wild West without a lawman around.” Baltimore could be the forerunner to the rest of America.
After Gray’s death, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake held a news conference. She said, “I’ve made it very clear that I work with the police and instructed them to do everything that they could to make sure that the protesters were able to exercise their right to free speech. It’s a very delicate balancing act because while we try to make that they were protected from the cars and the other, y’know, things that were going on. We also gave those who wished to destroy, space to do that as well.” The mayor, who now regrets saying what she said, gave a green light to “those who wished to destroy,” essentially telling the police to stand down while rioters ransacked businesses and private property.
Now the same people that complained about the police being too heavy handed are accusing the police of not doing their jobs. CBS reported: “Before it was over-policing. Now there’s no police,” said Donnail “Dreads” Lee, 34, who lives in the Gilmor Homes, the public housing complex where Gray, 25, was chased down. “People feel as though they can do things and get away with it. I see people walking with guns almost every single day, because they know the police aren’t pulling them up like they used to.” Remember that guns are banned in Baltimore, but the criminals have them. I digress. The police commissioner says that when officers respond to a call, they are often surrounded by 30-50 people.
Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 President Gene Ryan says the police are “under siege.” In a statement posted Thursday, he said, “The criminals are taking advantage of the situation in Baltimore since the unrest. (Police) are more afraid of going to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty.” Jesus said in Matthew 24:12, “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Iniquity is sin, lawlessness against God’s laws. We can see how when sin is given its way, people begin to live in fear and their love for their neighbors and others grows cold. It’s an example of how this prophecy can play out in the latter days on a larger scale. The leaders we choose, the way we respond, how we educate others about respect and authority, the condition of people’s hearts are all factors in this prophecy.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
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