There are three English translations of the title: The Possessed, The Devils, and Demons. Constance Garnett's 1916 translation popularized the novel and gained it notoriety as The Possessed, but this title has been rejected by later translators.
This is the best translation and the one to read if one can find it.
This novel lays out person-by-person, step-by-step of all the methods of the Bolsheviks of his day that later ran the 1905 and 1917 murderous coup in Russia, AND it is like a Handbook of Color Revolutions that might have been written by the Soros Foundation yesterday. It is SUPPOSED to be fiction.
There are 2 versions of The Sovereign Individual. The one I just bought has the same cover as the one in the video and the subtitle is Mastering the Transition to he Information Age. The one you linked to has a different cover and the subtitle is How to Survive and Thrive during the Collapse of the Welfare State.
It's the same authors for both versions, so I'm hoping it's the same book with a different cover for marketing purposes.
2nd pro tip. You can use a youtube downloader program and just download the video to your pc or phone. The commercials don't come with the download, and you will have thee video whenever you want to watch or listen to it. Some of the programs will download just the audio as an mp3 if you want that.
F451 details how indoctrinated (and dumb people) are placed as gatekeepers and enforcers to suppress the most capable (and smartest) humans. Unabridged audiobook is best. You might appreciate that more.
Anthem is a great intro to Objectivism, it's short and easy to read. Between the other two, I would skip The Fountainhead and go straight to Atlas Shrugged because Rand considered AS her magnus opus.
Atlas Shrugged is an exhilarating sci-fi story, but it's long and starts out slow. If someone's impatient, I suggest he just skip to Part III, Chapter VII and read "This is John Galt Speaking". Every time I read that section I do a mental fist pump and think Nailed it!
William Tyndale was ran out of England, fled to Germany, finally being captured in Belgium. They executed him by strangulation and burned his body at the stake. His crime was translating the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew texts, which later formed the foundation of the KJV.
Yeah, Tyndale translated the Bible for the people, not profit.
Yet, it has 33 books, and follows the same canon as pretty much any other English translated Bible. If anything Tyndale crated the Bible canon structure.
Reading and understanding Paul protects one from falling into literal philosemitism. "He is not a Jew who is one outwardly....He is a Jew who is one inwardly." If only Christians believed Paul.
38 Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost.
39 For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call.
Ah Peter. Stumbling bubbling Peter who was a chronic screw up that we all love because Christ loved him.
Was it doctrine when Peter pulled out a sword and cut the ear off of one of Jesus's adversaries?
Was it doctrine when Peter was trying to get everyone circumcised as part of salvation and to pull out the Old testament law?
Which drew stern rebuke from the Apostle Paul?
During the days of Acts everyone was trying to figure things out and they were stumbling around and doing good things and bad things.
Personally I am grateful for Peter, and other screw ups like King David, Solomon etc because if these guys can be fallible and still be loved by the Lord it gives me hope and assurance that I can be, too.
Read Peters Epistles and you'll get more clarification.
In the verse below Peter is saying salvation is baptism (immersion) of the Holy Spirit, along with the answer of a good conscious toward God ie confession.
1 Peter 3:21
King James Version
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
In your rebuke of Peter's sermon in Acts 2, you are not taking into account the fact that he was filled with the Holy Spirit when he spoke those things. I also do not see anything in his epistles that turns away from water baptism towards Holy Spirit baptism exclusively.
{{{{{{"15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?"}}}}}}
The delivery of the simple Gospel, upon hearing the message, the believing person is Baptized (immersed) with the Holy Spirit.
And saved for eternity.
Our Sovereign God by his Grace saved us.
His will not our will.
WATER NOT INVOLVED
IF ANY WORK REQUIRED FOR SALVATION THEN WE ARE NOT SAVED BY GOD'S GRACE
Interesting. But how do you account for Acts 10:47-48 - After Cornelius and his household receive the Holy Spirit, Peter asks: "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" He then commands them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ - clearly referring to water baptism that follows their receiving of the Spirit.
And then there's also the account of Philip baptising the Samaritans first with water, then having Peter and John come and pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit, showing a distinction between water baptism and receiving the Spirit.
Acts 8: 12-17
12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
There's more. I'm not trying to be combative with you, I'm genuinely interested in learning new things and exploring new concepts.
While you’re at it (Gulag Archipelago) also read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (also by Solzhenitsyn ). Then take a long walk and pray to avoid going into a deep depression!
I’ll also add Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged.
As they say, 1984 was not supposed to be a blueprint!
I would add Ender's Game. The mindset of destroying an enemy so thoroughly so as to simultaneously win any possible future conflicts should be the mindset of any soldier, digital or not.
I wouldn't put it past them, but I don't see a reason why they would, either.
I never heard of Kobe getting political.
Then again, maybe that IS the reason. He stayed out of politics, and the NBA was about to get very, VERY woke with the George Floyd stuff, putting "Black Lives Matter" on the court in the 2020 season-finishing bubble.
I love the sport of basketball, I have for over 30 years, and GOD that hurt to see.
My grandmother gave me the Creature from Jekyll Island as a teenager, damn was she smart, i miss her so much - she just passed away a couple years ago, she would be so happy Trump got re-elected.
Along that line of thinking…a book to add to the reading queue…
BOSTON'S GUN BIBLE
In case you've been wondering, Boston has been writing very hard and recently completed the expanded revision of his acclaimed Boston's Gun Bible. It contains 10 new chapters and over 200 pages of new material. It is now a whopping 848 pages! Here are a few of the new chapters:
Rating the Battle Rifles
M1/M14 (M1A)
FAL
HK91
Rating the Battle Carbines
The AK74
Combat Rifle Optics
How To Become A Rifleman
Reloading, Zeroing, Shooting, Cleaning, & Caching
He’s got some opinions but then again don’t we all…
Science of Mind is pretty amazing. As a recovering Roman Catholic and a mechanical engineer the RC thing didn’t make sense as I got older growing up. Then blend the science with the universe energy, laws of thermodynamics, etc and Ernest Holmes teachings came into my life. Things started clicking. It’s worth a look to see if it works for you.
You’re the first to ever mention where Henry originated. It’s definitely one to read. Historical fiction on how the 2nd has been abused the past 100 years and how to make it great again.
Unintended Consequences by John Ross…banned in Canada so you k ow it has to be good. Can be found online as a pdf for free. Is no longer in print. Hard copies go for up to $200 I’d you can find it. My neighbor loaned it to me under threat of bodily harm if I didn’t return it.
Reminds me, Kurt Schlichter’s book ‘The Attack’ is very relevant these days and to be added to the list. Fast easy read…about how muslims have been working with the cartels to import fighters, firearms, grenade launchers, and other weapons and their plan to jihad the USA. It’s quite frightening as to the currency of the book with events of the past 5 years…fighting age men…cartels smuggling everything. Ukraine donations finding their way back to North America. Etc etc.
The last 1/3 of the book talks about how to counteract their attacks. The first 2/3 is frightening as to how effective it could be in todays USA…brilliant actually.
Didn't know it was banned in Canada, I'll look and see if I still have my copy. I bought it at the tattered cover if I remember right. My brother recommended it to me when I visited him. Before e- books I used to go their on every visit to Denver.
Frankly, I would add C. S. Lewis The Abolition of Man - Short, pithy, and to the point analysis of the cause of the problems we currently face, from someone who simply faced a less in-your-face version of them.
Reminded me of another important but not well known one Science of Mind (it’s not scientology)
Ernest Holmes (1887-1960) founded Religous Science, part of the New Thought movement. Schooled in Christian Science, he moved to Los Angeles in 1912. Holmes published his first book, Creative Mind in 1919, and followed it up with The Science of Mind in 1926. Holmes had an immense influence on New Age beliefs, particularly his core philosophy that we create our own reality. This is the text of the first edition of The Science of Mind. A revised edition of this book was published in 1938.
The Gulag Archipelago
1984
The Sovereign Individual
The Creature from Jekyll Island
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
The Tyndale Bible
Thx for the links fren
'Demons' by Fyodor Dostoevsky, aka 'Devils' (1873) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)
This is the best translation and the one to read if one can find it.
This novel lays out person-by-person, step-by-step of all the methods of the Bolsheviks of his day that later ran the 1905 and 1917 murderous coup in Russia, AND it is like a Handbook of Color Revolutions that might have been written by the Soros Foundation yesterday. It is SUPPOSED to be fiction.
Thanks. I've missed a couple on that list.
There are 2 versions of The Sovereign Individual. The one I just bought has the same cover as the one in the video and the subtitle is Mastering the Transition to he Information Age. The one you linked to has a different cover and the subtitle is How to Survive and Thrive during the Collapse of the Welfare State.
It's the same authors for both versions, so I'm hoping it's the same book with a different cover for marketing purposes.
I haven't read either yet, maybe you can read the first few pages and confirm?
I plan on doing that once the book arrives.
You can also LISTEN to many of these on YT. To get you started:
The Gulag Archipelago: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAs0mUEOFJdMYgMIrIyZd3abH0I7lJAO&si=WcZQmgO8Xm8XTgNi
1984: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLalNRJSfZk7BKcjkF72EFv70kQoz3xUMn&si=mWyV1ROBesUKvWrD
I listened to Gulag during Summer of 2022, and it changed my life.
Pro tip: Use Brave to avoid YT commercials. Perfect for uninterrupted listening.
2nd pro tip. You can use a youtube downloader program and just download the video to your pc or phone. The commercials don't come with the download, and you will have thee video whenever you want to watch or listen to it. Some of the programs will download just the audio as an mp3 if you want that.
4 out of 7, but I would add Animal Farm and On Liberty and The Brothers Karamazov.
And Diologues of Plato and MacBeth.
That guy was something else. Just use violence to get your way. Kill everyone who disagrees with you or stands between you and ultimate power.
like a modern day democrat
Follow the wives....
"One" by David Karp
"Darkness at Noon" by Arthur Koestler
"Homage to Catalonia" by George Orwell
F451 details how indoctrinated (and dumb people) are placed as gatekeepers and enforcers to suppress the most capable (and smartest) humans. Unabridged audiobook is best. You might appreciate that more.
I scored 3 out of 7.
I would add The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and Anthem from Ayn Rand
I would add the Franklin Cover Up.
Tom Harvey was my roommate in Yankton FPC.
Absolutely!
I would add The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America.
Frogs, if you would like to understand Trump and what he is doing with the economy, YOU MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND "THE ART OF THE DEAL"
God Love YOU!
Anthem is a great intro to Objectivism, it's short and easy to read. Between the other two, I would skip The Fountainhead and go straight to Atlas Shrugged because Rand considered AS her magnus opus.
Atlas Shrugged is an exhilarating sci-fi story, but it's long and starts out slow. If someone's impatient, I suggest he just skip to Part III, Chapter VII and read "This is John Galt Speaking". Every time I read that section I do a mental fist pump and think Nailed it!
one down doot to temp shift the list with links up by 1. And now restored to updoot.
William Tyndale was ran out of England, fled to Germany, finally being captured in Belgium. They executed him by strangulation and burned his body at the stake. His crime was translating the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew texts, which later formed the foundation of the KJV.
'William Tyndale : A Biography': by Daniell, David; Publication date 1994
https://archive.org/details/williamtyndalebi0000dani/page/n3/mode/1up
Yeah, Tyndale translated the Bible for the people, not profit.
Yet, it has 33 books, and follows the same canon as pretty much any other English translated Bible. If anything Tyndale crated the Bible canon structure.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/tyn/
I'd recommend picking up an English version of the Ethiopian Bible.
No opinion on the other books, aside from 1984 I haven't heard of any of them. Although some of the titles do look intriguing.
The Tyndale Bible resembles the First Edition King James Bible.
The word Jew doesn't show up.
Rather "iewe" which means Judean.
Judahites or Edomites
The saturation of the word Jew in practically all bibles, turns the reader into a Zionist every single time including yours truly.
Yes I was duped. And the lie was well hidden but when I found out I was very pissed.
What's the significance?
John 4:22 KJV
22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
So salvation meaning the Christ came from the lineage of those verified Edomites in the Middle East?
Proper translation....
"Salvation is of the Judahites."
The largest tribe of Jacob.
Jesus the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
Tyndale could very well have been executed because his translation was spot on much to the dismay of Satan.
Wow! That's amazing
Reading and understanding Paul protects one from falling into literal philosemitism. "He is not a Jew who is one outwardly....He is a Jew who is one inwardly." If only Christians believed Paul.
Paul was an Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin and he is the same as us Americans,
Anglo Saxon Caucasians.
Who are the lost ten tribes of Israel.
The Jews are fake and liars. They are descendants of Esau.
I agree that Paul is read like us.
I like John as well and James.
By the way, Spiritually, all humanity is saved by Grace not race.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Geneva Bible, the precursor to the KJV.
I did see an article that said King James didn't like the Geneva as it took no notice of the Divine Right of Kings, but can't find it again.
You're right. Geneva reads similar.
British Royalty has always been suspect.
They may very well have come from the ten tribes but just because of that doesn't give them a pass of redemption.
I have heard negative things about King James and it wouldn't surprise me if some were true given the power.
They did come after our ancestors who came here to escape tyranny just to tax us.
Reminded me of this...
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%208%3A26-40&version=ESV
The book of Acts is a historic rendering of the early church and the Apostles not iron clad current doctrine
which should be extrapolated and compared to later epistles.
This is what birthed the dispensational baptist churches and Pentecostal movement.
Both denominations, Baptists, run around, dunking people in the ocean, " getting people saved" is flawed doctrine
and the Pentecostals and their speaking in tonges, and laying on of hands is also flawed by taking Acts literally as true current doctrine.
Interesting, but then how are we to take this?
38 Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost. 39 For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call.
Acts 2:38-39, Tyndale Bible.
Ah Peter. Stumbling bubbling Peter who was a chronic screw up that we all love because Christ loved him.
Was it doctrine when Peter pulled out a sword and cut the ear off of one of Jesus's adversaries?
Was it doctrine when Peter was trying to get everyone circumcised as part of salvation and to pull out the Old testament law?
Which drew stern rebuke from the Apostle Paul?
During the days of Acts everyone was trying to figure things out and they were stumbling around and doing good things and bad things.
Personally I am grateful for Peter, and other screw ups like King David, Solomon etc because if these guys can be fallible and still be loved by the Lord it gives me hope and assurance that I can be, too.
Read Peters Epistles and you'll get more clarification.
In the verse below Peter is saying salvation is baptism (immersion) of the Holy Spirit, along with the answer of a good conscious toward God ie confession.
1 Peter 3:21 King James Version 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
In your rebuke of Peter's sermon in Acts 2, you are not taking into account the fact that he was filled with the Holy Spirit when he spoke those things. I also do not see anything in his epistles that turns away from water baptism towards Holy Spirit baptism exclusively.
I have the Spirit too.
John1: 32-33. Read
Acts 1:5. Jesus speaks Read (risen Christ)
Acts 11:15-17. Our buddy Peter gets it.
He remembered Act 1-5
Acts 11:15-17 King James Version
{{{{{{"15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?"}}}}}}
The delivery of the simple Gospel, upon hearing the message, the believing person is Baptized (immersed) with the Holy Spirit.
And saved for eternity.
Our Sovereign God by his Grace saved us.
His will not our will.
WATER NOT INVOLVED
IF ANY WORK REQUIRED FOR SALVATION THEN WE ARE NOT SAVED BY GOD'S GRACE
Interesting. But how do you account for Acts 10:47-48 - After Cornelius and his household receive the Holy Spirit, Peter asks: "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" He then commands them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ - clearly referring to water baptism that follows their receiving of the Spirit.
And then there's also the account of Philip baptising the Samaritans first with water, then having Peter and John come and pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit, showing a distinction between water baptism and receiving the Spirit. Acts 8: 12-17 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. 13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
There's more. I'm not trying to be combative with you, I'm genuinely interested in learning new things and exploring new concepts.
While you’re at it (Gulag Archipelago) also read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (also by Solzhenitsyn ). Then take a long walk and pray to avoid going into a deep depression!
I’ll also add Animal Farm and Atlas Shrugged.
As they say, 1984 was not supposed to be a blueprint!
Correct…
I would add Ender's Game. The mindset of destroying an enemy so thoroughly so as to simultaneously win any possible future conflicts should be the mindset of any soldier, digital or not.
Love that book. Saw a cat named Bean & wondered if the owner was a fan🐸
Or a Kobe Bryant fan. His middle name was Bean.
Not kidding, look it up.
It is possible that the Deep State killed Kobe or he would have been President Trump's successor.
I wouldn't put it past them, but I don't see a reason why they would, either.
I never heard of Kobe getting political.
Then again, maybe that IS the reason. He stayed out of politics, and the NBA was about to get very, VERY woke with the George Floyd stuff, putting "Black Lives Matter" on the court in the 2020 season-finishing bubble.
I love the sport of basketball, I have for over 30 years, and GOD that hurt to see.
Personally, I never thought of President Trump as being political either, that is until he made his view on Obama's Birth Certificate known.
Was expecting "Behold a Pale Horse."
No book is required reading except the Bible.
My grandmother gave me the Creature from Jekyll Island as a teenager, damn was she smart, i miss her so much - she just passed away a couple years ago, she would be so happy Trump got re-elected.
Number 1 tuned me into a prepper,when Biden was installed. And also to buy lots of green tip ammo....
If they send out their storm troopers and they don't come back....
Along that line of thinking…a book to add to the reading queue…
BOSTON'S GUN BIBLE
In case you've been wondering, Boston has been writing very hard and recently completed the expanded revision of his acclaimed Boston's Gun Bible. It contains 10 new chapters and over 200 pages of new material. It is now a whopping 848 pages! Here are a few of the new chapters:
Rating the Battle Rifles M1/M14 (M1A) FAL HK91 Rating the Battle Carbines The AK74 Combat Rifle Optics How To Become A Rifleman Reloading, Zeroing, Shooting, Cleaning, & Caching
He’s got some opinions but then again don’t we all…
Looks like a good one. I will look for a e- version.
Your user name comes from a good book as well.
Unintended consequences. IIRC I would add that one to the list.
Science of Mind is pretty amazing. As a recovering Roman Catholic and a mechanical engineer the RC thing didn’t make sense as I got older growing up. Then blend the science with the universe energy, laws of thermodynamics, etc and Ernest Holmes teachings came into my life. Things started clicking. It’s worth a look to see if it works for you.
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You’re the first to ever mention where Henry originated. It’s definitely one to read. Historical fiction on how the 2nd has been abused the past 100 years and how to make it great again.
Unintended Consequences by John Ross…banned in Canada so you k ow it has to be good. Can be found online as a pdf for free. Is no longer in print. Hard copies go for up to $200 I’d you can find it. My neighbor loaned it to me under threat of bodily harm if I didn’t return it.
Reminds me, Kurt Schlichter’s book ‘The Attack’ is very relevant these days and to be added to the list. Fast easy read…about how muslims have been working with the cartels to import fighters, firearms, grenade launchers, and other weapons and their plan to jihad the USA. It’s quite frightening as to the currency of the book with events of the past 5 years…fighting age men…cartels smuggling everything. Ukraine donations finding their way back to North America. Etc etc.
The last 1/3 of the book talks about how to counteract their attacks. The first 2/3 is frightening as to how effective it could be in todays USA…brilliant actually.
Didn't know it was banned in Canada, I'll look and see if I still have my copy. I bought it at the tattered cover if I remember right. My brother recommended it to me when I visited him. Before e- books I used to go their on every visit to Denver.
I’ve seen them beyond $200 on eBay and other sites…it’s a valuable classic. And being banned in canadaistan makes it even more valuable.
Frankly, I would add C. S. Lewis The Abolition of Man - Short, pithy, and to the point analysis of the cause of the problems we currently face, from someone who simply faced a less in-your-face version of them.
4/7
5/7
1984Fahrenheit 4513/7
A solid confession period I was only 4 out of seven so I have to get going!
Meh. This country will be perpetually lost until we figure out that the two worst US presidents are the ones we are told to revere the most.
And it's not even close.
One even had a temple built for him so we could go an worship him. The other was honored with a massive freemason structure.
Ask yourself:
Would the federal government encourage us to honor someone bad for the federal government?
Or would they want you to honor the ones that helped the federal government the most?
Start with "The Real Lincoln." You can not be fully awakened until you know the truth.
Coincidentally I saw Fahrenheit 451 at the fire station two nights ago during shift.
Reminded me of another important but not well known one Science of Mind (it’s not scientology)
Ernest Holmes (1887-1960) founded Religous Science, part of the New Thought movement. Schooled in Christian Science, he moved to Los Angeles in 1912. Holmes published his first book, Creative Mind in 1919, and followed it up with The Science of Mind in 1926. Holmes had an immense influence on New Age beliefs, particularly his core philosophy that we create our own reality. This is the text of the first edition of The Science of Mind. A revised edition of this book was published in 1938.
Check it out. I guarantee you’ll dig it.
''The Miracle of Mind Power'' by Dan Custer...lays our a scientific way to get what you want out of life, based on the teachings of Jesus.
five out of seven......
AMEN