The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble …”
The Constitution of the United States protects our citizens and churches with the “Right To Assemble.”
No “asterisks” were given to any State Governors or Congressional leaders with which to revoke this Right.
Many don’t realize that (through our Founding Fathers) God gave us a Republic form of Democracy which IS ruled by a “king.”
America’s “king” is the Constitution of the United States … our Rule of Law.
According to our Constitution, the Congress, Executive Branch, and Supreme Court (and State Governors) are all subservient to the Constitution … our Rule of Law … which is the ruling “king” of this nation (under God) under which we all serve and under which we are all protected.
As we are seeing a growing number of States revoking our Constitutional Right to Assemble it should be noted that every Mayor or City/County Council in these same states has just as much right to re-establish our Constitutional right to assemble as any State Governor has to revoke our Constitutional right to assemble.
More people will suffer through this Coronavirus “panic” through the revocation of their right to work or run their businesses than will suffer through this virus.
Many of our family owned restaurants and businesses will not survive.
These businesses employ many of the most economically vulnerable members of our society.
The responsibility of a Government to quarantine those who are sick and and contagious is well established (except for AIDS which was the first politically protected deadly disease ever in the history of this nation which has killed and destroyed countless more lives than this Coronavirus will).
If people are contagious and showing flu-like symptoms in a church or restaurant, they can and should be asked to leave in order to protect others around them. In the Bible we are commanded to “Treat others as we would wish to be treated.” Most of us would not like our families to have to sit next to somebody in a restaurant or a church who is coughing and sneezing in a flu-like manner. It is not unreasonable to have them go home until they feel better and are no longer contagious.
This is common sense and common law.
However, to quarantine the healthy is overstepping our Constitutional limits of power.
This nation has survived far worse threats … the Flu epidemic of 1918, the Swine Flu, SARS, MERS, West Nile Fever, AIDS, etc.
A number of years ago members of our Democrat Party chuckled over the phrase “Never let a good crisis go to waste”, meaning that during the cover of a crisis they like to usurp power and take away our freedoms through new “regulations” and “control” under the seductive and deceptive phrase “We are only doing this for your good.”
From a Bible Prophecy perspective there are several aspects to this Global (One-World) situation that could be relevant …
– A prophetic “Deadly Diseases Will Spread” warning and sign reminder
– A prophetic “Beware of Lying, Deceiving, and Being Deceived” warning and sign
– Prophetically we know the United States will one day be “neutralized” (unable or unwilling to help defend Israel in the coming War against Russia-Iran-Turkey) because Biblically and prophetically we find America will be absent during the coming Russia-Iran War against Israel. Israel with have to stand alone … with God. “Neutralized” means through either Economic, Political or Military (or all of the above) means. This current crisis could result in changes or events which we cannot now foresee.
– This sudden and unexpected global “lock-down” over populations could also very well help prepare the way for a coming powerful World Leader who we are warned will one-day rise in power and has been given many different titles in the Bible including the “Antichrist.” This coming World Leader will be a very popular leader (and a man of “peace” and a great deceiver) who will rise over a “One-World” Global Economy, Religious System, and Government (which prophetically appears to have all the markings of a Socialist-style form of government).
We will simply have to pray, watch, and see what eventually happens.
My advice to everyone is …
“Don’t worry (or be anxious) about anything,
but pray about everything . . .with thanksgiving“
(Philippians 4:6) (Did you know this is a commandment?)
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear … but of a sound mind”
(2 Timothy 1:7) Facing Our Fears
“EXAMINE yourselves
as to whether you are
in the faith.
TEST yourselves.
Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you –
unless indeed you are disqualified.”
(2 Corinthians 13:5) Finding Hope and Comfort God’s Promise
“WATCH therefore,
and pray ALWAYS
that you may be
counted worthy to ESCAPE
all these things
that WILL come to pass . . .”
(Luke 21:36) Prophecy: The coming Rapture
Grace and Shalom