Friday, February 3, 2023

The Yoke of Bondage*

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If there is one word in scripture that best describes the déjà vus of history, it might be the word bondage.1 Bondage appears 169 times (also, captivity 188 times) in the Quad2 to describe the recycling condition of the peoples in those books. It was the condition that necessitated Exodus upon exodus3; conflict on conflict, war on war. It is the condition (whether physical, mental, or spiritual) that oppresses millions billions in our present world. Bondage is the (imagined) final solution to the chaos, disorder, and evil4 that the Utopians of our technocratic world hate. Bondage is the end-game of the WEF,5 the WHO,6 their hidden masters, and their power competitors. And how do we know this about the WEF and the WHO, et al.? Simple: we go by their publications (web and print)7 and their actions sifted through history; especially 20th Century history — the yet-living history we were never going to repeat or forget.8

We have already seen the unfolding bondage of many in the so-called freedom-loving western nations; how the ignored subtext of the CV campaign “keeping-us-safe”9 is bondage — a bondage that is demonic in origin. It is the day- and nightmare that always follows unchecked, unrepentant corruption, pride,10 and iniquity. Every discerning human is witnessing in real time how the powers and their (witting and unwitting) minions in North America have become exporters and advocates of unchecked corruption, pride, inversion, and iniquity, linking into a global intention because bondage has always been the intent of evil and its advocates.

The Utopians are already inside the open gates11 and (like the PWOCs12 and traitors that they are) are inviting (and provoking) the “Assyrians and Babylonians to bring greater destruction and death in the cause of order-out-of-chaos. Remember: “Never let a crisis go to waste”13? And if we don't have a useful crisis, the powers invent or create one (disease, famine, shortage, unemployment, climate woes, conflict, war, etc., etc.); all in pursuit of a global bondage scenario. And what else should we expect when so many are saying: “We trust you: WEF and WHO and PHO and Pharma and Silicon Valley”?

And what is bondage if not being compelled to bend to official narratives (whether CV, climate, allowed speech, allowed opinion, etc., etc.), or else:
• lose your employment,
• lose freedom of association
• lose travel and mobility rights
• lose your bank and bank account 
• lose your license to practice your profession
• lose your social media platform
• lose home and family ties
• be denied medical treatment
• be cut from your team or benched
• be smeared and targeted
• lose custody of children
• go into lockdown, quarantine, or jail
• lose your life
• and on and on,
In the once-free West, many are daily experiencing the above losses, yet so many are not paying attention or are in bondage to fear and lying wonders. Our world has fallen under the spirit of bondage — the spirit of domination.14 If we go by prophecy, it's going to get suddenly worse in another repeat of this:
21 And except they repent and turn to the Lord their God, behold, I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies; yea, and they shall be brought into bondage; and they shall be afflicted by the hand of their enemies.
22 And it shall come to pass that they shall know that I am the Lord their God, and am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of my people.
23 And it shall come to pass that except this people repent and turn unto the Lord their God, they shall be brought into bondage; and none shall deliver them, except it be the Lord the Almighty God. (Book of Mormon | Mosiah 11:21-23)
and this: 
47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young (Old Testament | Deuteronomy 28:47-50).
We are broadcasting our iniquity and guilt every day — 24/7 worldwide — in graphic color and recorded sound. So if the angels thought 1832 was a bad year, what must they think of 2023?
5 Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 86:5).
If only we sinners could see and hear and believe:
28 ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (New Testament | Matthew 11:28-30).

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father (New Testament | Romans 8:15).
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* Bondage: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bondage
   1: the tenure or service of a villein, a serf, or an enslaved person
   2: a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): such as
       a: CAPTIVITY, SERFDOM
       b: servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force
           young people in bondage to drugs
See also: When We Become Property at https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2021/02/when-we-become-property.html

1. Sample of Examples:
Also, review other stories in history and consider the recycling sequence: falling into bondage; suffering in bondage; escaping from bondage. Also search the word yoke.
Old Testament | Exodus 2:23
   23 ¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
Old Testament | Exodus 6:5-6
   5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
   6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Old Testament | Nehemiah 5:5
   5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Old Testament | Isaiah 14:3
   3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
New Testament | John 8:32-34
   32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
   33 ¶ They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
   34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
New Testament | Romans 8:21
   21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 
New Testament | Galatians 2:4
   4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
New Testament | Galatians 4:3, 9
   3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: ...
   9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
New Testament | Galatians 5:1
   1 STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
New Testament | Hebrews 2:14-15
   14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
   15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 17:24-25
   24 Yea, do ye suppose that they would have been led out of bondage, if the Lord had not commanded Moses that he should lead them out of bondage?
   25 Now ye know that the children of Israel were in bondage; and ye know that they were laden with tasks, which were grievous to be borne; wherefore, ye know that it must needs be a good thing for them, that they should be brought out of bondage.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 7:15
   15 For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are taxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne. And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage, or out of the hands of the Lamanites, and we will be their slaves; for it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 7:20
   20 And again, that same God has brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, and has kept and preserved his people even until now; and behold, it is because of our iniquities and abominations that he has brought us into bondage.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 7:20-22
   20 And again, that same God has brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, and has kept and preserved his people even until now; and behold, it is because of our iniquities and abominations that he has brought us into bondage.
   21 And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being over–zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom; and the land round about—
   22 And all this he did, for the sole purpose of bringing this people into subjection or into bondage. And behold, we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks and our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 7:33
   33 But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 9:10-12
   10 Now it was the cunning and the craftiness of king Laman, to bring my people into bondage, that he yielded up the land that we might possess it.
   11 Therefore it came to pass, that after we had dwelt in the land for the space of twelve years that king Laman began to grow uneasy, lest by any means my people should wax strong in the land, and that they could not overpower them and bring them into bondage.
   12 Now they were a lazy and an idolatrous people; therefore they were desirous to bring us into bondage, that they might glut themselves with the labors of our hands; yea, that they might feast themselves upon the flocks of our fields.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 12:2
   2 Yea, wo be unto this generation! And the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying: Thus saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage, and shall be smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 12:14-15
   14 And now, O king, behold, we are guiltless, and thou, O king, hast not sinned; therefore, this man has lied concerning you, and he has prophesied in vain.
   15 And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 21:36
   36 And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and king Limhi and his people, was to deliver themselves out of the hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 22:1-4
   1 AND now it came to pass that Ammon and king Limhi began to consult with the people how they should deliver themselves out of bondage; and even they did cause that all the people should gather themselves together; and this they did that they might have the voice of the people concerning the matter.
   2 And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves out of bondage, except it were to take their women and children, and their flocks, and their herds, and their tents, and depart into the wilderness; for the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the sword.
   3 Now it came to pass that Gideon went forth and stood before the king, and said unto him: Now O king, thou hast hitherto hearkened unto my words many times when we have been contending with our brethren, the Lamanites.
   4 And now O king, if thou hast not found me to be an unprofitable servant, or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time, and I will be thy servant and deliver this people out of bondage.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 22:1-4
   1 AND now it came to pass that Ammon and king Limhi began to consult with the people how they should deliver themselves out of bondage; and even they did cause that all the people should gather themselves together; and this they did that they might have the voice of the people concerning the matter.
   2 And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves out of bondage, except it were to take their women and children, and their flocks, and their herds, and their tents, and depart into the wilderness; for the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the sword.
   3 Now it came to pass that Gideon went forth and stood before the king, and said unto him: Now O king, thou hast hitherto hearkened unto my words many times when we have been contending with our brethren, the Lamanites.
   4 And now O king, if thou hast not found me to be an unprofitable servant, or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time, and I will be thy servant and deliver this people out of bondage.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 23:23
   23 For behold, I will show unto you that they were brought into bondage, and none could deliver them but the Lord their God, yea, even the God of Abraham and Isaac and of Jacob.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 24:13-21
   13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
   14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.
   15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
   16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.
   17 And he said unto Alma: Thou shalt go before this people, and I will go with thee and deliver this people out of bondage.
   18 Now it came to pass that Alma and his people in the night–time gathered their flocks together, and also of their grain; yea, even all the night–time were they gathering the flocks together.
   19 And in the morning the Lord caused a deep sleep to come upon the Lamanites, yea, and all their task–masters were in a profound sleep.
   20 And Alma and his people departed into the wilderness; and when they had traveled all day they pitched their tents in a valley, and they called the valley Alma, because he led their way in the wilderness.
   21 Yea, and in the valley of Alma they poured out their thanks to God because he had been merciful unto them, and eased their burdens, and had delivered them out of bondage; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it were the Lord their God.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 25:16
   16 And he did exhort the people of Limhi and his brethren, all those that had been delivered out of bondage, that they should remember that it was the Lord that did deliver them.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 27:15-17
   15 And now behold, can ye dispute the power of God? For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth? And can ye not also behold me before you? And I am sent from God.
   16 Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in bondage, and he has delivered them. And now I say unto thee, Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.
   17 And now it came to pass that these were the last words which the angel spake unto Alma, and he departed.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 29:18-20
   18 Yea, remember king Noah, his wickedness and his abominations, and also the wickedness and abominations of his people. Behold what great destruction did come upon them; and also because of their iniquities they were brought into bondage.
   19 And were it not for the interposition of their all–wise Creator, and this because of their sincere repentance, they must unavoidably remain in bondage until now.
   20 But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 29:40
   40 And they did wax strong in love towards Mosiah; yea, they did esteem him more than any other man; for they did not look upon him as a tyrant who was seeking for gain, yea, for that lucre which doth corrupt the soul; for he had not exacted riches of them, neither had he delighted in the shedding of blood; but he had established peace in the land, and he had granted unto his people that they should be delivered from all manner of bondage; therefore they did esteem him, yea, exceedingly, beyond measure.
Book of Mormon | Alma 5:5-6
   5 And behold, after that, they were brought into bondage by the hands of the Lamanites in the wilderness; yea, I say unto you, they were in captivity, and again the Lord did deliver them out of bondage by the power of his word; and we were brought into this land, and here we began to establish the church of God throughout this land also.
   6 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, you that belong to this church, have you sufficiently retained in remembrance the captivity of your fathers? Yea, and have you sufficiently retained in remembrance his mercy and long-suffering towards them? And moreover, have ye sufficiently retained in remembrance that he has delivered their souls from hell?
Book of Mormon | Alma 9:22
   22 Yea, and after having been delivered of God out of the land of Jerusalem, by the hand of the Lord; having been saved from famine, and from sickness, and all manner of diseases of every kind; and they having waxed strong in battle, that they might not be destroyed; having been brought out of bondage time after time, and having been kept and preserved until now; and they have been prospered until they are rich in all manner of things—
Book of Mormon | Alma 29:11-12
   11 Yea, and I also remember the captivity of my fathers; for I surely do know that the Lord did deliver them out of bondage, and by this did establish his church; yea, the Lord God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, did deliver them out of bondage.
   12 Yea, I have always remembered the captivity of my fathers; and that same God who delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians did deliver them out of bondage.
Book of Mormon | Alma 36:2
   2 I would that ye should do as I have done, in remembering the captivity of our fathers; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it was the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he surely did deliver them in their afflictions.
Book of Mormon | Alma 36:28-29
   28 And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him in glory; yea, and I will praise him forever, for he has brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he has swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led them by his power into the promised land; yea, and he has delivered them out of bondage and captivity from time to time.
   29 Yea, and he has also brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem; and he has also, by his everlasting power, delivered them out of bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day; and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity; yea, and ye also ought to retain in remembrance, as I have done, their captivity.
Book of Mormon | Alma 43:8
   8 For behold, his designs were to stir up the Lamanites to anger against the Nephites; this he did that he might usurp great power over them, and also that he might gain power over the Nephites by bringing them into bondage.
Book of Mormon | Alma 43:29
   29 And now, as Moroni knew the intention of the Lamanites, that it was their intention to destroy their brethren, or to subject them and bring them into bondage that they might establish a kingdom unto themselves over all the land;
Book of Mormon | Alma 43:48-49
   48 And it came to pass that when the men of Moroni saw the fierceness and the anger of the Lamanites, they were about to shrink and flee from them. And Moroni, perceiving their intent, sent forth and inspired their hearts with these thoughts—yea, the thoughts of their lands, their liberty, yea, their freedom from bondage.
   49 And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God, for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.
2. Quad: being the scriptures of the People of the Books: 1) Bible (Old and New); 2) the Book of Mormon; 3) The Doctrine and Covenants; and 4) the Pearl of Great Price.
3. Exodus: https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2022/12/patterns-of-exodus-preparing-for-exodus.html
4. "Evil" is everything that irritates or frustrates the devil and his agenda of captivity, bondage, death, destruction.
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum
(though more accurately, the intent of their masters behind the scenes)
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization
(though more accurately, the intent of their masters behind the scenes)
7. https://www.weforum.org/
https://www.who.int/
8. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2023/02/our-human-duty.html
9. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2023/01/cult-of-safety-inverted-quarantine.html
10. https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2019/08/are-we-repeating-history-without-memory.html
11. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2021/01/utopians-at-open-gates.html
12. PWOC: People Without Conscience
13. Rahm Emanuel?:
https://freakonomics.com/2009/08/quotes-uncovered-who-said-no-crisis-should-go-to-waste/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/25/lets-make-sure-this-crisis-doesnt-go-waste/
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill (see under "Disputed" at bottom of Wikiquote article)
14. https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2023/01/plague-of-tyrants.html

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