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Text Box: THE KING IS ABSOLUTE RULER OF ALL The living and the dead When a new king takes the throne it usually means the old king has died. When a new chief of the executive branch of government is installed it usually means the old one has been retired through term limits or losing an election - or death. In most countries the people can, to some extent, elect those who govern them and who make the laws under which their societies operate. To a great extent these governments reflect the values of their citizenry. Some elected government officials consider the desires of the citizenry in virtually everything they do. They do this so they can obtain or maintain public office. These people are called officials, for they are not leaders. They think they have power, but they do not, for they are slaves of the public opinion to which they have subjected themselves. They can dispense money and favors, and have social position, but they have no power for they do not exercise power. Other elected officials consider the desires of the people as part of the factors by-which they make decisions. They act after deliberation in accordance with what they firmly believe is best for their countrymen and the world, basing their decisions on the foundation of unchanging moral values. These are elected government leaders, for they lead. These leaders actually exercise power, especially when they take an unpopular but righteous moral position. Jesus Christ is the Divine King. He is not dependant on elections. Elections and popular public opinions are immaterial to Him. If public opinion desires gross and excessive sensuality to be good and proper, it does not change His decree that such is improper. If public opinion desires artificial birth control, which usually is a form of abortion, or abortion, or same sex marriages, or recreational use of drugs, He does not change His laws, and these remain morally illegal.

Text Box: Because He is the Divine King, He does not conform to us. Because He is the Divine King, it is us, the lesser form, who must conform to Jesus Christ. If we do not, then we will not enter into His kingdom. And if we do not enter into His kingdom, then the only place of permanent residence for us is pure Hell. The Saints are those dead who conformed to Jesus Christ. Not all of them went straight to Heaven upon their death. Probably more than half of them had to be refined like gold in the furnace, as Saint Peter expressed it. They had to be purified of their non-Godly characteristics and habits, and the effects of their sins. Those who have died and are in this purification process, this Purgatory, should receive our prayers every day, and especially on All Souls Day, the day which is set aside especially for them. There is not one person who is undergoing purification prior to entering Heaven, who does not wish he had been more holy in this life. And there is not one of them who is sad, even though they are being purified. They are not sad for they see fulfillment of their Hope upon the completion of their purification. If you were to act like some of the candidates for public office act, do you think you would have even the slightest chance of getting to Heaven? If you were to support abortion, or the creation of human life for the purpose of killing that life for body parts like stem cells, kidneys, lungs, hearts, fingers and toes, do you think you would have any chance at all of attaining eternal union with God? Obviously the answer is no - unless you had a complete reversal of heart before you died. Today, intellectually, resolve to follow the rules of the Kingdom of Heaven, and to continually improve even though you continually break some of those rules. On the Feast of All Saints be truly wise, and not only honor all of the Heavenly Saints, but seek their assistance in becoming holy. The Saints

Text Box: will pray to God for you if you ask them, and when one contemplates prayer, one understands it is a special form of talking. It is an act of the will, supported by the emotions; an act of the intellect and of the heart. Therefore pray to God and to the Saints, asking the help of both. When you go to the cemeteries to remember your dead, pray for your deceased relatives and friends, and seek the assistance of the Saints for those who are in the process of being purified. Remember your dead with happiness, for there almost always is something which is pleasant to remember about everyone. And always, constantly, remember your dead with prayers that they may complete purification if they have not yet completed it, and if they have, that their station in Heaven may be increased. And also remember when choosing government officials, to vote in a manner which will assist you in attaining eternal happiness in Heaven. Ref: Col. 1:12-20; John 18:33-37 +

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