Hast Thou Been Reserved, Or Bought?

Only this morning (again via the insolent bragging of the adversary, through the medium of loudspeakers blared to an entire neighbourhood; even as that same insolent bragging has been through the medium also of radio and television stations - for years now, and not only in Ibadan) was it revealed to me that the major reason behind the fact of there being so few people that have signed this petition - and of there being absolutely no one, apparently, that has done anything to curtail the evil it reveals - is that thirty pieces of silver are being handed around.

I used to believe (from that which I could deduce was happening in Ibadan) that the adversary was actually initiating into a brand new secret society made specifically to conceal the evil of which I speak, all those that were aware of that which is going on  - even if only metaphorically, by keeping sealed with the spirit of fear the lips of all who could testify. But that which the adversary contemptuously revealed this morning - and, obviously (should thou go by its antecedents) not only to the neighbourhood of Mato, in Akingbade; wherein I presently reside - proves the extent of the evil over which I have been crying out on the world wide web and on social media for almost two decades now. Because only one person needed to be given thirty pieces of silver for Jesus Christ to be crucified. How many have been given, thus far, in this generation? To that extent where, over ten years ago, a member of my supposed family haughtily had this to say of me,

"I'm just sorry for him. You don't know how many millions Daddy is now spending to kill him."

Art thou one of those that have been thus bought? Art thou of the priests and the Levites that continue to throng this generation? Art thou of those that,

Rescue not those who are being taken away to

death;

and hold not back those who are stumbling to the

slaughter?

Art thou of those that continue to say,

"Behold, we know it not?"

If thou art of any of these, rejoice and exult; for, in doing so, thou hast received thy consolation. Thou wilt in no time weep and mourn. Because not only truly, truly, but also verily, verily do I say unto thee;

I will not cry out unto my God that "I, even I only, am left" (even though it is more than obvious that thou continues not only to draw even more of my blood, but to seek also my life - in all its entirety) for not only have seven - if even seven only - have signed this petition, but I will continue to pray that GOD reserves for Himself even if only "seven thousand" of a generation of over seven billion - "seven thousand" of those whose knees will not bow to the father of lies, of those whose lips will not kiss his lips.

For the gate is indeed narrow, and the way is truly hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

The tragedy of Soka reveals (like I have already said on this web-site) the extent to which evil can befall members of the disadvantaged group for whom I canvass with this page - and who I refer to by the name, "emasculated." Human beings kidnapped in broad daylight on the streets of Ibadan, in full view of a most inglorious public, with neither one finger nor one voice raised in defence of their lives - and of their rights.

Let us try to prove the extent to which they were all obviously of the emasculated.

When two hundred and seventy-six high school girls were kidnapped in Borno State, in Nigeria (approximately five years ago) not only were fingers lifted, not only were voices raised; but the kidnapping led to such an incredibly loud uproar that a social movement - literally, in all aspects and ramifications - was begun, in order to protest the kidnapping. Numerous celebrities became a huge part of the large uproar of fingers lifted, of voices raised. A large number of them had pictures posted all over social media and the internet, pictures of them holding up signs upon which were placed the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. Let me mention here the names of a few of these celebrities.

Salma Hayek, Bradley Cooper, Antonio Banderas, Gerard Butler, Kelsey Grammar, Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, Ronda Rousey, Mel Gibson, Simon Baker, Ricky Martin, Eva Longoria, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Ben Stiller, Justin Timberlake, Sean Combs, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Sean Penn, Alicia Keys, Ellen Degeneres, Jamie Foxx, Amy Poehier, Anne Hathaway, and Malala Yousafzai are just a few of the names I can mention here - of those who lifted fingers, of those who raised voices. Beyonce, in particular, went as far as to build a separate section on her web-site dedicated to the protest. And they all were even then not alone. On the other hand, the Canadian Prime Minister, the Government of China, the European Union, the French President, the Israeli Prime Minister, the United Kingdom, the United States, and quite a number of other world leaders - be it of individuals, or of governments - not only added their own voices also to the loud uproar, but went also as far as to make commitments like unto deploying (on the part of the United States) an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and eighty United States Air Force personnel to join the Search And Rescue Operations that were raised to rescue the kidnapped girls.

That should give you an inkling of the consequences of the Chibok kidnapping. #BringBackOurGirls. Worry not, however, over the life of the emasculated.

And then again,

When (just early last year) one hundred and ten high school girls were kidnapped in Yobe State, in Nigeria; there was another similar (even if not so marked) reaction from the public - to that extent where all but one of the kidnap victims were eventually released.

But of the victims of the evil that occured in Soka? Not one finger was lifted. Not one voice was raised. Not until it became in all its entirety too late for almost all the victims.

For, obviously, they were of the emasculated for whom seven people only have signed. Billions will continue to deceive themselves that they're doing anything positive behind the scenes - in the cunning of the plots they continue to conceive; giving the impression of having given, yet in absolutely no way giving.

Whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father Who is The Creator.

Those victims of Soka had no celebrity, or government, or world leader, to speak for them. They never had, and (until the advent of Ikoro Iyineleda) they never have. They are of those that have their application letters for employment tossed into waste paper baskets - by those who then utter the words, "Who is he?" AND, regardless of what imposing qualifications their curriculum vitaes may wield. In other words, Who does he think he is to earn a living? Who does he think he is to have me be bothered about his having been kidnapped? Who does he think he is for me to sign a petition on his behalf? Who does he think he is to deserve the gift of life?

In the words of one of such as these villains - referring to me, the year or so after I earned my first university degree - "What does he need money for? Is not his father a rich man?" And even as I overheard another of the residents of Ibadan say of me, on the night of the eleventh of February of this year, "Let this Ikoro just give up and die;" even so is the vast majority  - apparently - oblivious of any need for rights to be given the emasculated man; or of the fact that the emasculated man needs absolutely anything whatsoever, even if "just" the gift of life.

And therefore, ask thyself - having read through this petition to this extent - whether Man's inhumanity to Man thoroughly hinders any attempt at righteousness on the part of a few from having the generality of humanity be seen as humane. And, ask thyself.....

Art thou of the reserved, or art thou of the bought?