Biblical Interpretation of Jordan Peterson's Dream: JBP in The Rink With Satan

 I have been observing Dr. Jordan B. Peterson since 2016, when I saw a story about him on CBC

news. In that story, he has been shown shouting during a protest against him on the campus of the university of Toronto where he worked as a tenured professor. What has not been shown, however, was that he came out to talk to the "protestors", but they unplugged his speaker and mike, so that he would not be heard and that is why he was shouting.

He has been portrayed as an unhinged anti LGBTQ personality allied with the alt right white supremacist groups. I didn't know anything at all about him back then, but something just did not sit right with me about the way he was being portrayed by the media, so I did my own research by visiting his You Tube channel to find out who he really is and what is it that he is actually saying.

He had a good foresight to publish all his ideas there in form of videos with his lectures and his concerns with Canadian bill C-16 that would effectively force everyone to use the pronouns they chose for themselves even those made up ones. It so happened that Dr. Peterson  as a Clinical Psychologist and Social Scientist with a very sound scientific publication record, was also interested in how the most deadly dictatorships of the 20th century developed and how they could compel ordinary people to participate in committing crimes against humanity.

What he discovered was that the governments in the countries where they developed such as Nazi Germany and Soviet Union, gradually restricted freedom of speech, intimidated, and later imprisoned and killed all who would dare to speak out against their ideology or actions. So, while Dr. Peterson as a classical liberal was opposed to any form of discrimination and prejudice, including against people from LGBTQ communities, he saw government forcing people by law to use words they didn't want to use as a dangerous precedent that could be abused in the future and warned the government and the public against it for this reason.

In the detailed analysis of this bill and other similar laws in Canada, he warned that the vague wording could lead to very lax interpretations of these laws and cause Canadians to lose their jobs and have their reputations destroyed simply because someone has misinterpreted something they have said or not said, or be persecuted for refusing to do or say something that is against their conscience ( freedom of conscience is one of the rights protected by the Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms) and that it would stifle any open dialog in our society around important issues creating a very unhealthy climate.

In the years since, Dr. Peterson became a voice of reason and hope in an intensifying culture war that we are now witnessing. His warnings came true as we began to see serious academics, actors, and politicians "cancelled" from social media platforms, suspended, and even fired from their jobs for so much as criticizing any ideas that have become politically correct. We are seeing social media  and traditional media companies trying to silence anyone who does not agree with their ideology.

In one of his then very popular Biblical series lectures where he was analyzing Bible stories from psychological perspective, Dr. Peterson shared a vivid dream he had the meaning of which he said he could not understand. In this dream, he saw himself in the middle of ancient Roman theatre like arena and Satan there ready to fight with him. He was naturally terrified and asked God why would He let Satan to fight him like that and God answered : "Because I knew you would win."

I could immediately understand the dream perfectly, especially after all the recent events. Dr. Peterson has been drawn  on his spiritual journey more into the Bible and Christianity and its core teachings about humanity being created in the image of God and the individual freedoms and dignity that come from that.  For this he has drawn to himself Satan's attention and all the personal attacks from the media and politicians controlled by the spirit of antichrist have been the fight depicted in the dream.

We know from the Bible that Satan is planning to create a global dictatorship that will one day be controlled by him through the Beast. This is the same spirit that was animating the blood lust of the Roman Empire when it devolved into dictatorship. Western civilization developed out of the ashes of the Roman Empire mixed with strong Christian influence, so the spirit of Christ and that of the Antichrist had been struggling for pre-eminence within it for ages.

Following WWII, the emphasis on individual freedoms and the dignity of each person in the West, allowed for extended period of peace and prosperity such as the world has never seen before. With this freedom also came freedom for Christians to preach the gospel to every nation on earth and to help lift poorer nations out of poverty, so for this reason Satan aims at destroying the Western civilization by destroying these values to create his global dominance, but it looks like God is raising some unexpected people such as Jordan Peterson to delay Satan's plans. This is very good news. While as Christians we need to get stronger and better prepared for persecution that is inevitably coming down the road, it looks like we might be given some extra time. Let's pray for Dr. Peterson and others like him who seek the Truth to be filly guided into it and thank God for their courage and commitment to our fundamental God given rights.

Is It Fair to Link Recent Hate Crimes In U.S. Exclusively to President Trump?

As everyone else, I am very disturbed by an increasing political division in the United States and

rhetoric of hate that comes along with it. But is it fair or right to place all the hate and violence solely at President Trump's feet?

Now, before you label me as Trump supporter, know that I am not an American, so I cannot be Trump supporter. I could never have voted for or against him and I am looking at this literally as an outsider.

I never liked President Trump's style and the petty Twitter arguments that he engages in, but to be fair, I have never read or heard him advocating for violence against any particular race, religion, or any other group identity.

Majority of his supporters do not look to me like far right extremists either, though no doubt there are a few of those among them too. But political division and hate have been going on in the United States long before Trump came to office. There was a lot of gun violence during the time that Obama was in the office too.

I find linking the latest hate crime in Pittsburgh, especially ironic because Trump is probably the most pro Jewish President in the history of United States. In addition to that, President Trump's Jewish son in law and daughter are quite hated on by the online anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists that the man who carried out the mass shooting in that Synagogue represented. Trump is seen by them as part of the conspiracy, so blaming Trump for that attack is bordering on insanity.

It also confirms the one-sideddness of the mainstream media that contributes to the feelings of isolation of all conservatives, and especially the mentally unstable individuals on the far right, such as the man who sent those pipe bombs to the prominent democrats.

While self righteously crying against hate, the left fails to take responsibility for their own contributions to it. I was totally shocked by the comments of Madonna who publicly was fantasizing about "blowing up " the White House. I don't care who is the President, but threat like that constitutes treason in my opinion, and the fact that there were no consequences for her rhetoric just confirms the belief that the public political discourse is indeed one sided and that it marginalizes anyone on the right as if there was no room for different political views. It must stop or the divide will continue to grow and worse things will happen on both right and left, as leftists are not immune from violence. Just see how ANTFA protesters act and you will see for yourself how they continually provoke violence at any rally they attend.  Someone did an experiment once, where they read parts of Hitler's speech at the leftist rally without telling those present that it were Hitler's words. They were all cheering! You can find it on You Tube and see for yourself.

Sadly, it is not much different in  my country of Canada where media routinely mischaracterize all who they perceive as politically incorrect for whatever reason, such as a distinguished Psychologist and leading intellectual mind of our time, Dr. Jordan Peterson, who was described by the media (CBC) as some right wing nut while in reality he is a classic liberal who spoke and warned against right wing extremism for over 30 years! How does that work? Did they even do any research on him? No, they were just pushing their own ideology why they are getting paid by Canadian tax money. This must change. And it starts with every single one of us. We must make sure that we listen to those around us, really listen to what they are really saying, especially those whop we disagree with. Let us quit sitting in echo chambers and start having some real conversations even if they are uncomfortable.

The Antidote to Racism

Today, I watched a very interesting film made in 1989 about the problem of racism in America. The

moral of the film was that racism exists in ALL people groups, but not all people in those groups are racist, now having shown this truth, them movie did not really offer any solutions to the problem.

Sadly, nearly 30 years later nothing has changed, in fact, things might be getting even worse because instead of acknowledging that racism exists in all groups, and condemning it no matter which group engages in it, predominantly leftist politicians and media, are blaming only one group for racism, the white people, so according to them it is o.k. to be racist against white person, but not against a person of any other ethnic group.

Don't believe me? Then pay more attention. Recently on Twitter someone posted a racist rant against "white people",  nothing happened. Then a person of Afro-American heritage posted the same thing, but  replaced the word "white" with "black." The post was promptly removed.

My point is not to say that ethnic minorities did not suffer more as a result of racism in America than the white people, but that we cannot fight racism by being racist. We all have to stop thinking of ourselves as part of racial group first. Placing group identity above any other type of identity leads to hate, racism, and violence that never stops.

The antidote to racism is thinking of ourselves as human first and treat all other people as such. We need to begin to listen to one another, and to respect one another's heritage. The Bible gave us a path to follow nearly 2000 years ago, when Jesus came to this earth to die for us all. God made all of us in His own image and because of that, we have to treat one another as equals.

It is time to stop playing the identity politics once and for all. Canadian psychologist, Jordan B Peterson, got it right, and we better all clean up our room. Next time you get to any heated debate about anything with anyone, remember that this person is human and worthy of the same respect as you are. Stop generalizing. Stop playing victim. Life is unfair, we all have our share of troubles, but Love does conquer all in the end. Focus on what matters. Let us work one person at a time to end racism. Racism is evil, no matter who engages in it, and evil can only be overcome by good. That is the end of my own rant for today. God bless Everyone.

Why Social Media Ban of Alex Jones Helps To Prove His Conspiracy Theory

  Alex Jones is one of the most controversial figures in American alternative media, but he rose to the

greatest heights of popularity during the last 18 years, following the 9/11 Terrorist attacks on New York Twin Towers. His official You Tube channel had more than 2 million subscribers.

 At first, he had been dismissed as a crazy conspiracy theorist by the main stream media and regularly laughed at, but since the last Presidential Elections in the United States, the personal attacks on him and his message increased.

Jones believes that there is underlying hidden globalist agenda that  aims at creating one world government and a global dictatorship, and that there is an information war going on right now for our future, hence the name of his website: Infowars. He sees himself as a patriot fighting for free speech, and preserving the sovereignty and the democratic constitutional form of government in the United States of America, which he believes is currently under attack from the mentioned above globalists.

He had been also saying for years that one day he is going to be banned from social media and perhaps even the entire Internet for speaking out against this globalist agenda. Recently it happened. Jones' content, both video and audio, was removed from all major social media platforms for "hate speech" without any specific examples of it being provided to the public. Thereby proving Alex Jones right in the eyes of his listeners and viewers, millions of them. That was the most stupid thing the social media giants could ever do. They just made him a winner by proving him right. In the best case scenario he will find or fund a new, independent platform, and he will be even more popular than ever before.

In the worse case scenario, as other people including those who did not agree with his views, but who worry about their own freedom of speech begin to criticize the ill advised move, which by the way is already happening with  Dr. Jordan B Peterson, Ben Shapiro,  Stefan Molyneux , and many others, each one of whom has more than or nearly a million subscribers on You Tube alone, they will begin to try to silence them as well. This is the worst case scenario because they would isolate millions of people who will feel that their freedoms are indeed slipping away, and will indeed then for sure begin to be convinced that we are slipping into some form of global dictatorship. Unstable people could begin to riot, which could lead to great unrest and possibly even violence, as the anarchist types would exploit it for their own ideological gains.

We are  then at potentially dangerous crossroads, and we really need to have a completely free and respectful public debate about this before things degenerate further. From a biblical point of view, that global dictatorship is indeed coming someday and it will take Jesus Himself to free humanity from its oppression, but I also believe that we  still have a moral and spiritual obligation to stand up against it, and by doing so to delay its coming for as long as possible. We are still living in the time of grace, and while we still have the freedom, we should continue to speak the Truth and shine the light in the darkness.

Author's Note: Photo courtesy of Infowars