Proverbs 18:11-12
King James Version
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city,
and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
and before honour is humility.
It's all about survival.
How royal families managed to live on.
Despite infighting, inbreeding, revolutions, wars, and mass discontent.
The slow to adapt perished.
The crafty ones chose to "rebrand".
Others merely fled to better lands, even as they retained their names, now in somewhat "obscurity".
In the meantime, the plight of the poor remains the same.
Long-suffering people long for food on the table, a roof over their heads, clothes on their back, low rent, freedom from taxes, even a chance to own a home, more take-home income, and just plain freedom for their families from tyranny, and oppression.
About two decades ago, I got intrigued by a book on the Habsburgs.
It seemed, they were the original royalty of Europe.
They seemed to have "bred" the royals you now see everywhere.
As the video above reveals, they once owned HALF of Europe.
Try to imagine that vastness, and authority.
But where are they now?
Where is Europe now?
Well, you know how the royals (and the rich) managed to keep the wealth.
They intermarried, and all that.
That's why it's also not surprising they suffer from genetic problems, and madness, which they will not reveal either.
This article focuses on what happened to the Romanovs, the Windsors, and the Habsburgs (sometimes spelled as "Hapsburg).
Which, among them, was the "smartest" of all?
The names may have changed, money may have changed hands, but wealth still remains with the "smart" ones.
They know where to "stash" their "cash", or their museum pieces.
Of course, they forgot, are not aware, or simply ignore what GOD warned the Israelites:
Exodus 22:22-24
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22 Ye shall not afflict any widow,
or fatherless child.
23 If thou afflict them in any wise,
and they cry at all unto me,
I will surely hear their cry;
24 And my wrath shall wax hot,
and I will kill you with the sword;
and your wives shall be widows,
and your children fatherless.
Neither do they pay attention to what the Bible states:
Psalm 82:3-4
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3 Defend the poor and fatherless:
do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy:
rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Proverbs 22:22-23
King James Version
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor:
neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the Lord will plead their cause,
and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Zechariah 7:8-10
King James Version
8 And the word of the Lord
came unto Zechariah, saying,
9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying,
Execute true judgment, and shew mercy
and compassions every man to his brother:
10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless,
the stranger, nor the poor;
and let none of you imagine evil
against his brother in your heart.
Romans 12:2
King James Version
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Corinthians 13:3
King James Version
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned,
and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
1 Timothy 6:9-11
King James Version
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation
and a snare, and into many foolish
and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after,
they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through
with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things;
and follow after righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, patience, meekness.
James 1:27
King James Version
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God
and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Wealth, too, shall pass.
Most importantly, man will pass.
Our life is but a "breath".
Job 7:7
King James Version
7 O remember that my life is wind:
mine eye shall no more see good.
1 Timothy 6:6-8
King James Version
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world,
and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment
let us be therewith content.
We must heed JESUS' commands:
Matthew 6:1-4
King James Version
6 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men,
to be seen of them: otherwise ye have
no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms,
do not sound a trumpet before thee,
as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand
know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret:
and thy Father which seeth in secret
himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:19-21
King James Version
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:24
King James Version
24 No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 19:16-24
King James Version
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him,
Good Master, what good thing shall I do,
that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one, that is, God:
but if thou wilt enter into life,
keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which?
Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother:
and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him,
All these things have I kept from my youth up:
what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying,
he went away sorrowful:
for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples,
Verily I say unto you, That a rich man
shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle,
than for a rich man to enter
into the kingdom of God.
Matthew 20:16
King James Version
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last:
for many be called, but few chosen.
Matthew 24:35
King James Version
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away.
Matthew 25:40
King James Version
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my brethren,
ye have done it unto me.
Luke 3:10-11
King James Version
10 And the people asked him, saying,
What shall we do then?
11 He answereth and saith unto them,
He that hath two coats, let him impart to him
that hath none; and he that hath meat,
let him do likewise.
The plight of the poor never ends.
They've always been subject to oppression.
They've been subject to man's evil machinations.
Whether "help" given them serve as tax "breaks", tax "deductions", or as "tools" for left, and greedy ideology.
But there will be a true accounting in the end.
2 Corinthians 5:10
King James Version
10 For we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ;
that every one may receive the things done
in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.
There will be a threshing of the wheat, and tares.
Matthew 13:30
King James Version
30 Let both grow together until the harvest:
and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers,
Gather ye together first the tares,
and bind them in bundles to burn them:
but gather the wheat into my barn.
Similarly, a separation of sheep, from goats.
Matthew 25:31-33
King James Version
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him,
then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations:
and he shall separate them one from another,
as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand,
but the goats on the left.
Which one will you be?
Where do you think royalty will be?
Isn't there only ONE, TRUE KING?
Revelation 19:11-16
King James Version
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold
a white horse; and he that sat upon him
was called Faithful and True,
and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire,
and on his head were many crowns;
and he had a name written,
that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed
with a vesture dipped in blood:
and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven
followed him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron:
and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness
and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture
and on his thigh a name written,
King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.
As well as ONE, TRUE PRINCE?
Isaiah 9:6-7
King James Version
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace
there shall be no end, upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to order it,
and to establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Know who will not be in the New Jerusalem:
Revelation 21:27
King James Version
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it
any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination,
or maketh a lie: but they which are written
in the Lamb's book of life.
Revelation 22:11-13
King James Version
11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still:
and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still:
and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still:
and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12 And, behold, I come quickly;
and my reward is with me, to give every man
according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end,
the first and the last.
Revelation 22:14-15
King James Version
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers,
and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters,
and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Interestingly, it seems the Romanovs, Windsors, and Habsburgs have German, and Austrian roots.
Hitler was Austrian, but became German dictator.
The Jews suffered greatly during his time.
And now, GOD's people continue to suffer.
Not to mean they are guiltless.
There, too, are rich Jews.
When, oh when, will people just learn to love?
And have no strings attached to giving.
Nor continue their dynasties.
When will the rich refuse to feed off the poor, helpless, widows, orphans, and the so-called "uneducated"?
When will all this greed, and arrogance, stop?
We truly are a deluded people.
It's time to wake up from it.
JESUS can come any moment.
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