We’ll finish here, I think; it is clear we have different ideas about the nature of God, and now you are becoming somewhat waspish, using words like “lying” and talking of lemmings etc. But I think we agree on many practical issues …

From the Revelation of Jesus Christ 6:7 “When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.” – Jesus opens a seal and a full quarter of mankind is killed in result.

I am not going to argue with you when you just ignore what the scriptures say. God is not shy about claiming responsibility for what the insurance companies call “Acts of God.” Jesus is coming back in a violent political way and He says so Himself. But go ahead and just keep lying to yourself so that you never get the fear of God you need. There are many with you in a heard of lemmings going over the cliff.

If Trump were reelected, five more years of crisis would probably be a conservative estimate!

Perhaps the saddest thing is that, despite this most appalling of crises, the USA remains split down the middle politically (this is in stark contrast to the situation in late 2001). But then it is hardly surprising, given that fat orange liars are never going to unite a country.

Just 5 more years to go.

The ‘corporate aspect’ of ‘living as we should’ can only truly be achieved by relating to others in the right way; you are right to say that it cannot be ‘forced’.

I’m still very clear in my own mind that this pandemic is not an “act of God”: Christ never made anyone sick; he only ever healed. Furthermore, it is becoming horribly clear that the poorest and most marginalised, for whom there is special place in the heart of God, are being hardest hit. And this raises important questions about what fearing the Lord means in practice, doesn’t it?! And, as I’m sure you would agree, it means a great deal more than just ‘personal repentence’ …