‘Doctrines of Devils,’ False Idol Worship.

(Deuteronomy 4:16)  “Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female.”

(Revelation (9:20) And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

(Leviticus 26:1) Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

Doctrines of Devils ‘False Idol Worship’: False ‘Barbie Doll’ idol, that doesn’t walk, talk or think. False ‘windmill broken spinner-thingy’ idol. Two ‘pilots’ flying blind and a ‘mini-me.’ Crazy times in Atlantic City!

Priest flies ‘Blessed Sacrament’ over Camden Diocese as COVID-19 spreads

COLT SHAW Staff Writer Mar 18, 2020. Press of Atlantic City.

The Blessed Sacrament (?) and a statue of the Virgin Mary flew around the perimeter of the Diocese of Camden on Wednesday afternoon — a two-hour round trip in a Cessna 182. 

Father Anthony Manuppella, pastor of St. Gianna Beretta Molla Parish in Northfield, prayed from the plane for God’s blessing and protection as the new coronavirus spread across New Jersey and the world.

In an interview before takeoff, Manuppella drew parallels to popes who processed through the streets of Italian cities when the plague marched across Europe, killing millions.

Popes said the Litany of Saints and accompanying prayers meant to ward off the plague, famine and other disasters, Manuppella said. He did the same Wednesday from the air.

“I’m going to pray with Jesus and Mary for all the people in our diocese, that they’re protected against this virus … and for healing,” Manuppella said. “And we’re praying for deliverance from this virus, just as they did in the Middle Ages and Renaissance time, when the plague from time to time would rear its ugly head.”

In the parking lot of the Northfield church, parishioners praying decades of the Rosary — and keeping 6 (6) feet of distance between each other — saw Manuppella off as he was picked up from the parish rectory early Wednesday afternoon. A fellow priest, Father John Seo, joined him on the trip.

They met the co-pilot, John DeCastra, a parishioner whose wife saw a video of the Italian Air Force running a similar mission. He got in touch with another Catholic pilot, and they set up the flight from Atlantic City International Airport. A mini bottle of holy water was placed up front, brought by the pilot.

“(This is) absolutely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” DeCastra said. “You get to fly all the time, but to have the Blessed Sacrament in the back of it, doing an important mission such as this — it’s a thing that rarely comes around.”

Manuppella, draped in purple vestments, held the monstrance aloft and chanted in Latin as he made his way across the tarmac. He squeezed into the back seats with Seo, as the pilot placed headsets on them. 

DeCastra was in a reserved mood moments before the flight. He’s been praying as COVID-19 continues to infect people across the state, dominating news and shutting down businesses.

“It reminds us that God is in control and, at some point, there’s nothing we can do,” he said.

While they were in the air, Gov. Phil Murphy announced 162 new positive cases of the illness in New Jersey, bringing the state total to 427.

Manuppella felt the journey would put his parishioners at ease. He wants to do his part, as doctors and officials work to contain the spread and minimize its impact. Parishioners in the parking lot, maybe feeling the uncertainty of the moment, asked the driver whether the pilot who would be taking their pastor up was top-notch. He was indeed, the driver assured them.

Extraordinary times call for divine measures, as Manuppella sees it. As long as everyone does what they are advised, the rest is in God’s hands.

“This virus is beyond our control, as the president called it: an invisible illness, an invisible threat,” Manuppella said. “So we’re really like in a time of war, except that our enemy is more or less invisible. … The weapons of prayer are, of course, extremely important at this time because it’s so far above us, this virus. It’s incomprehensible in many ways.”

(Deuteronomy 4:16)  “Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female.”

(Revelation (9:20) And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

(Leviticus 26:1) Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.