Finally! Best Substack article EVER! Someone has articulated my qualms with the bible perfectly. I have read the book 1.75 times now. I start in the New Testament and then go to the old (in Psalms right now). Reading the bible like an actual book makes all the difference. When you start reading the Old Testament after having been immersed in the New Testament, you start scratching your head a bit.
There are scenarios you just can't imagine Jesus condoning under any circumstance. For instance, read Numbers chapter 31. Basically Moses is pissed at his captains for bringing women, children, and elderly as prisoners. He's like WTF didn't you understand about kill everybody? Tell you what, if she hasn't know a man you can keep her...everyone else kill. (I wonder what they did with the young virgins...) I was in a combat zone before and had to contemplate what it would be like killing another human being and it was extremely weighty. These cats are slicing throats of the most vulnerable like its no big deal. I don't think people fully understand how hard of a heart it takes to slay another human being like that.
The overall impression that I've been left with is that the Old Testament is chronicling the rise of the deep state. Think about it critically, "God's chosen people" exit slavery to go into the promised land...which takes 40 years to get to and just so happens to be the hub of ancient trade routes (that you all of a sudden take over and start shaking down anyone passes through). You know how much conditioning you can exert on someone sequestered...for FORTY YEARS.
They go in slaves and come out a disciplined and skilled military fighting force...go figure. The bible chronicles the genocides very well. They displace an inhabited area, kill off the natives, and take all their booty and spoil. This is documented over and over again.
On my second read through of the Old Testament, I started taking notes about things that weren't sitting right with me while I was reading. It has helped me consolidate my impressions and see patterns. I'm so glad to finally read something that kind of confirms some of my suspicions. This was a brilliant piece of writing.
Congrats man! Couldn't get him out at 11:11 huh? Oh well, can't win em all. Your life is about to be enriched so much more than you can possibly imagine. You'll get to tell him about having a front row seat to a worldwide revolution and give him all the back stories! God bless you and your family.
Can confirm. This was Scotty's first video on YT if I remember correctly. I had been following a guy named Thomas Wictor back then and Scotty popped up in my feed. I instantly followed him and rolled right over to Rumble when he went over there.
"a lot of holes in the desert...and a lot of problems buried in those holes"
This was from the comments section of "The End". It looks real. It breaks my heart. Scotty was my guy. I saw his first video back in the day on TY and was instantly captivated. He will be truly missed.
"I just wanted to share with all of Scotty’s fans that he passed away tonight from a heart attack I am his sister crissy. I don’t know how to inform most people so I thought I wld share here. He talked about you all so much. He loved you guys and loved making videos for you. We miss him so much already. This feels like a nightmare. He was way too young. I didn’t want to make this post but this was his last post on here. We love you Scotty. We are devastated and miss you more than ever. 😢"