The Shadow of Mordor
Is it not coming to life here in the 21st century? But who and where is the Dark Lord? And what are the shapes of his ravaging minions?
I’ve always thought of Tolkien as one of the 20th century’s greatest poets, even though he mostly used prose, as his vision painted solid creatures depicting spiritual characters and adventures. There are no other Poets like him.
Who are these people that are seeking to redefine what it is to be human, and actually criminalize those who oppose them? Declaring them personae non gratae and enemies of humanity?
Do not be fooled — deceived — into thinking the Mordor shadow just fiction with no reality behind it! And remember the old wisdom, Know your enemy, if you would survive him.
But this is a generation averse to spirits and gods — we brave new worldings — who only believe what we can see. Even were One to come into our midst we would not acknowledge Him.
Such skepticism suits the Dark Lord, and he sees to it many are blinded from having such sight, a fatal wounding, a great boon to him.
Yet the lowly king in Tolkien’s vision, hidden from sight, works nonetheless through his trusted friends and followers, and so it is in real life. But there is One who must not be named! (says the diktat of the darkening one) and whoever does must be cancelled big time.
That’s the name of the game on apocalypse field in the global arena of our collective consciousness: name the Name and you are persona non grata at best.
There’s a truer vision than the Oxford don’s, where clear sight obtains and light to shine on it that can shatter and pierce even demonic covers. Devils hate the name of that Book!
But here on Apocalypse Field, what do we care? Resurrection changes everything. Death, imprisonment, torture — in the end we are reborn to better than new. In the care of Him we were warned not to name. Who’s that? Jesus the Christ of course!
Remember, as long as you breathe you may call on that name, and you may read His volume; when your breath is finished, your fate is sealed, for good or ill — but not until.