When the Earthmovers Come
©April 12, 2020 Olan L. Smith
You'd never think you could just chuck-it all away at once.
Just rip it off like wallpaper; it's all a facade, right?
Not much you can do when the bulldozers come and you're
Inside. Later you'll refurbish the dwelling, a place
You call home. The command of the fiend is to rip out
Six in each hundred, six percent of the nails, six percent
Of the wood, shingles, the foundation, the floor, and close
Six percent of the windows; board those suckers up tight.
You hear me? Remove six percent of the rafters; evaluate what
Is left of your home, your town, your country; your government
Your leadership? Can it function? And will nations stand with six
Percent missing? It's a delicate operation to save it from
Collapse. Do you understand the concern of the world? It's
Not one percent. It's six percent that will be erased.
The face of the earth, start rebuilding, repopulate, and
Train new leaders. It's not unsolvable or tranquil.
(NIV) Revelations 9: 16-18
"16 The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.
17 The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur.
18 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths."
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Short StoryI have, over time, written many short stories,"Short-Shorts" as they are call by some, and by request I am putting them together into one collection for my readers; I will be adding to it as time allows. Love, peace, and freedom. Olan
