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Q. What is the difference between true
and false hope?


A. True hope emanates from the soul and is therefore a
spiritual quality. It fills the person with the desire
to seek and visualize an aspiration for future betterment
and is therefore a driving force for evolution itself.
That is why, for humanity, hope is an essential aspect
of life.

False hope, on the other hand,
is the expression of an emotional desire for belief, help
and security. It is essentially the outcome of fear and frequently
leads to disappointment.

Q. What is the purpose of this frenzy
of UFO activities particularly in the UK but worldwide
in recent times?


A. The real purpose is the “gathering of the Forces of
Light”. The Esoteric Hierarchy, the Christ and His group
of Masters, make up, with all of Their disciples, the Forces
of Light of our planet.

They are added to by spacecraft
from our neighbouring planets, which you rightly said are
coming in greater and greater numbers. We are part of a solar
system, an integrated unit.

Q. Recent events in USA indicate that
certain forces have determined that there are too many
people on the earth and are devising methods such as
vaccinations to cause pandemics to this end. What should
one do to stop this or to protect oneself and loved ones?

How do you think people generally differentiate between religion and cult, and how do you feel your personal definition compares and contrasts with public perception of the two?

I believe that the common assumption is that religions are older, established organizations that have been assimilated into mainstream society. Cults, on the other hand, are commonly viewed as newer, informal organizations that are separate from mainstream society. My personal definition of a cult focuses on a number of key characteristics that cults share. The first is that a cult is centered around a single individual or a small group of leaders that possess total and complete authority over the members. The members cannot question, doubt, or criticize the leader. If someone does questions the leader’s authority, that person is singled out and punished. Perhaps what is the most important common trait is that in order to preserve unity and to keep total authority, there is a clear separation between those inside the group and those outside the group. Finally, if someone does leave the group, that person is punished by being banished, excommunicated, stripped of economic support, and is sometimes put in physical danger.

While Engle and Perkins use the Bible to justify their day of prayer for victory over the evil abortionists and queers, they may want to check out Amos 5:21-24:

“I can’t stand your religious meetings.
I’m fed up with your conferences and conventions.
I want nothing to do with your religion projects,
your pretentious slogans and goals.
I’m sick of your fund-raising schemes,
your public relations and image making.
I’ve had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.
When was the last time you sang to me?
Do you know what I want?
I want justice - oceans of it.
I want fairness - rivers of it.
That’s what I want. That’s all I want. (The Message)

The central contention of The Bible and the People is that the Modern period is subtly defined by a vast array of biblically-inspired religious questions. The Modern period is literally bookended by the Protestant Reformation on one side and the period of whatever-we-are-living-through-now on the other. Call it Late Modernity, call it Hyper-Modernity, call it Post-Modernity, call it the Electronic Age.

The dizzying velocity of change in social institutions and communications technology, in fact, can make the twentieth century seem uncannily akin to the sixteenth in many ways: here, as then, new translations again paved the way for other, more material, forms of scriptural refashioning.

That is the central thesis of this important book. The question implicit in that thesis is this: What will become of the Book, and of the Christian religion, in our time?

Answering that question requires the skills of a masterful historian, religious fluency, and a humane wisdom borne of compassion and empathy. These are the sources of the remarkably sure guidance Ferrell provides.