LUKE 21 verse 10-19
"Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all this they will lay hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. This will be the time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer; fore I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death; you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives."
Juggalos, let me ask you a question. How many of you have ever met a mainstream person for the first time or maybe have known them for a while? You get to talking to this person about life. Small talk mostly; you talk about kids and cars and your favorite movie... little things. You start to warm up to this person, and they warm up to you. Then you start to talk about your lifestyle and faith. You mention to them that you are a Juggalo and you believe in the Dark Carnival. The first question you probably get is "what is a Juggalo?" You do your best to describe it in ways they would understand. Once again you mention the word "Dark Carnival". The next question that you probably receive is "so do you worship clowns or the devil?" At that point you try to describe your faith as one of love, mercy acceptance and unearthly retribution, but your words fall on deaf ears. Now this very same person who was nice to you a second ago either wants nothing to do with you or has now begun to hate or make fun of you. Now instead of having friendly conversations you are treated as an outcast..., less than human and not worthy of the respect given to the common man. Even your own immediate family may treat you differently.
We live in a society where differences in faiths and lifestyles are not easily accepted. Surely you can go to a work environment and dress like everyone else and work as efficiently as everyone else, but once you proclaim your faith and lifestyle as a Juggalo and a merciful servant of the Dark Carnival you are treated differently.
I'm not saying that this happens to everyone, but I will say that before the Wagons Come, before Fire Rains from the sky and Mother Nature (the Goddess) finally decides that she can no longer co exist with Man and God has decided Man unworthy of his gifts and calls for Judgment... before all of these you will be persecuted for your faith. No matter it be from co-workers, parents, brothers, sisters, neighbors, or your own government you will be persecuted for your lifestyle.
But take heart and comfort in knowing that when the time comes the knowledge given to you by your faith will be your guide. The era of the Sixth is still upon us. Proclaim your faith with pride. Take comfort and find peace fore if you keep the faith and do good works in the name of Shangri La, your pain and persecution will be rewarded in the life and the world to come.
AMEN AND BLESSED BE
