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Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 10:21:53 -0600
From: yacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The REST OF THE STORY - WUpC #17
To: President George W. Bush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: MS Senator Lott-Present Pro Tempore
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Wake Up Call Newsletter #17
"Angel Riding in a Whirlwind"
The REST OF THE STORY
By Robert Durand
January 21, 2001
President George W. Bush
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear President Bush,
Congratulations on your inauguration as the 43rd president of
these United States of America. It was a splendid and inspiring
day! You and your wife Laura shone brightly, as lights in the
darkness, into the cold, rainy, and gloomy weather.
You dealt gracefully with your predecessor's flurry of upstaging
acts, as America and much of the world looked on. You looked and
acted presidential. You exuded confidence, trust, and-best of
all-hope for the future of our nation. You closed your inaugural
address by proclaiming, for those who had the ears to hear, and
re-printed here for those who have the eyes to read, that:
"We are not this story's author, who fills time and
eternity with His purpose. Yet His purpose is achieved in
our duty; and our duty is fulfilled in service to one
another. Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing,
we renew that purpose today: to make our country more just
and generous; to affirm the dignity of our lives and every
life. This work continues. This story goes on. And an
angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this
storm. �God� bless you, and �God� bless our country."
By the time you finished your excellent speech, your supporters
were no doubt proudly gushing over your well-spoken words. Most,
if not all, of your opponents had carefully taken notes on your
promises. The liberal and secular media were already writing
their stories for publication or preparing rebuttals for on-air
analysis.
But how many ears actually heard your reference to an angel
riding in the whirlwind? And if they did hear, how many
understood this seemingly-veiled allusion? Like many allusions
and metaphors and parables in the Holy Bible, your "angel in the
whirlwind" has important and timely implications carrying rich
and multi-layered meanings for those who study those words.
You first introduced this angel to your vast audience shortly
before you closed your speech with these words, credited to
Virginia statesman John Page in a letter to Thomas Jefferson
after the Declaration of Independence was signed:
"We know the Race is not to the Swift nor the Battle to
the Strong. Do you not think an Angel rides in the
Whirlwind and directs this Storm?"
A quick search in a concordance of Biblical words reveals that
the first sentence in Page's quotation comes directly from the
Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. In proper context, this verse
reads:
"I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the
swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise
or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and
chance happen to them all" (Ecclesiastes 9:11).
This book of Scripture is generally attributed to the writings of
the wise King Solomon, and is generally considered to be intended
as a philosophy of life. The implication of this particular verse
is that �God� is in charge of our fortunes, in spite of all we
try to do.
But what about those words, "whirlwind" and "storm?" Another
search of the Biblical concordance results in the discovery of a
little-known prophet, Nahum, whose name means "comfort," and who
reminds the reader that:
"�The Lord� is slow to anger and great in power; �the Lord� will
not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and
the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet" (Nahum 1:3).
The New International Version Study Bible interpretation of this
verse is that �God� is in control of history, and He will not
allow evil to persist forever. So far, so good, President Bush,
but just who is this angel who you say is riding the whirlwind
and directing the storm?
You don't give the listener or reader any additional clues, but
this writer would like to suggest that this angel might well be
the same one whom �God� designated to Moses as he was leading the
nation of Israel out of Egypt to the promised land: "See, I am
sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to
bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and
listen to what he says" (Exodus 23:20-21).
We know from the dictionary that "angel" means a messenger who
can be either human or divine. The New International Version
Study Bible reference to this verse says, "Sometimes �God� spoke
through a messenger. Some think this angel ...refers to the
mystical cloud and fire (whirlwind) which led Israel through the
wilderness."
This little Bible study of your Inaugural Speech conclusion has
certainly given us plenty of food for thought, Mr. President. And
it should certainly provide material for scholars and historians
to ponder in future years. More importantly, the citizens of
these United States should all sleep easier, with the knowledge
that you have yielded our nation's grand story of courage and its
simple dream of dignity to our life story's author, who does
indeed fill time and eternity with His purpose.
And so, this story goes on, and an angel still rides in the
whirlwind and directs this storm.
May �God' bless you, Mr. President, and may �God� bless our
country.
Robert Durand
And now the REST OF THE STORY
Mr. Durand stopped his quote of Ex 21 in mid sentence so I will
now quote it all for you in proper context:
Ex 20:20-21 (NIV) "See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to
guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have
prepared.
21 Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel
against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since My Name is
in him.
22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say,
I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who
oppose you. My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the
land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites
and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. Do not bow down before
their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must
demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. Worship
ETERNAL* CREATOR, and His blessing will be on your food and
water. I will take away sickness from among you...�
* I have used the words ETERNAL in place of �the Lord� and
CREATOR in place of �God.�
In essence our CREATOR is stating that if we do not follow His
Ways, then the �Angel in the Whirlwind� will not steer us away
from disaster but, instead will steer us directly into it. Our
only option seems clear, we must Quest for the Ancient of Days
and I hope Mr. President that, you will set the example.
Charles J. Voss
Begin a Quest for the Ancient of Days while there is still time.
For a beginning on your personal Quest, stop by our web site at:
<http://www.uhcg.org>
We will leave the light on for you. Please forward this to your
friends.
United Hebrew Congregations
PO Box 1058
Picayune, MS 39466-1058
<http://www.uhcg.org>
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