“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and everyone by his neighbor…”  (Isaiah 3)

“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad…”  (Ecclesiasties 7)

“For I am in a strait betwixt two…”  (Philipppians 1)

“The people pressed upon [H]im…And [H]e entered into one of the ships and prayed [Peter] that he would trust out a little from the land And [H]e sat down, and taught the people…”  (Luke 5)

“...He is beside [H]imself.”  (Mark 3)

“…Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.”  (Acts 26)

 

Reader,  Did you read the titles and the Scripture texts from above and think to yourself, “I understand that,”  or  “I get it,”  or in todays loose and over-used lingo, “I feel like…”  This article will be (DV) about oppression, it’s nature, it’s causes, it’s effects, and how to deal with it.

The main word we are looking at is oppression.  Oppression can be visualized in the mind’s eye as being squeezed, pushed down, having pressure applied from all sides so that one is completely straitened, think Luke, Leia, and Solo in the trash compactor. Think of an anaconda compressing and crushing it’s prey with every attempted breathe.  Think of a horde of zombies surrounding or encompassing a person and closing in on that person until that person is gone.  Can you see oppression in your minds eye?  This demonstrates the nature of oppression or how it acts upon it’s victim or subject.

Oppression is different from depression.  When thinking of depression, we see in our mind’s eye a force that take everything out of it’s victim, depression squeezes everything out of a person and oppression squeezes it’s victim but everything is kept in with no outlet, everything is crushed inside of the victim of oppression.  Make sense?

In the passages above we see oppression will drive a wise man into madness, We see every person being oppressed by neighbors, inthe stead of loving thy neighbor, it is oppress and destroy thy neighbor.

We see from above how Paul was thought mad due to his “much learning.”  We see our Lord Jesus being so pressed upon by the crowd that He was forced into a ship. we also see our Lord, “beside [H]imself,” as we was caught up or even overwhelmed by the people’s need for attention and healing, everyone wanted something and Christ was the Only One Who could provide it. It was supply and demand “on steroids,” if you will.  By relieving the (op)pressing and demanding crowd, He looked as though He was mad. I connect “beside [H]imself” with madness due to the last passage from above, Paul was “beside himself” and was considered to be mad. His accuser was using hypebole, I’m sure but you see the point.

Oppression is greater than everyday pressure or stress, Oppression is a constant pressing upon a person’s mind and this oppression effects the will and the body, as well as the emotions and mental state. Oppression is a crushing and squeezing pressure upon one’s whole person and this oppression is applied by outside agents. This is another way it differs from depression. Depression is from within, it is organic, it is an enemy that is domestic, oppression is a foreign enemy. This paragraph and the above is the nature of oppression.

What are the causes of felt oppression or what or who are the agents that weaponize pressure and stress against us?

Oppression is an enemy that is premeditated in it’s intentions and it has plans for your life and they are not good.  The plans are to destroy you and to put you or hold you down, it wants you to keep your mouth shut and to stay in lockstep.

Everyone gets  “stressed out” by responsibilities, whether they be professional or work based, or familial pressures, or pressure from one’s peers. A boss, a family, a friend, an associate all can cause us to feel pressured and stressed, but this is not oppression, oppression is maniacle, malicious, and has an agenda. The demonic oppresses before it possessess.

In the world there is a great enemy that has weaponized stress and pressure, making it Oppressive, in nature. This enemy does not want to hear what you think, though it tells you, “see something, say something.” This enemy talks about a “national conversation” on issues but in this conversation, you are muted and your expression is suppressed.  This enemy calls you to a conversation, not to hear from you, but to know who you are and where you rest. This enemy wants to draw you in so that it knows who to shut down and to shut up.

Reader, am i talking to a wall or do you see what we’re talking about?

Political correctness is the epitome of oppression. P/C says, “You can’t say that,”  when you should scream and shout it.  P/C says that is racism when it is not. P/C uses words like tolerence, intolerence, bigot, racist, hater, inclusive, community, phobic, club.

This enemy will say a white person is racist if s/he disagrees with a person of another race. If a police officer shoots a person of another race, the police officer immediately becomes racist and is a bigot. The police officer, who shoots and kills a person, does so not b/c the person was a criminal, or was threatening the safety of the officer and others, but the person was shot and killed because he was an innocent person of another race. This is how the enemy works and the masses fall for it all.

Who are these oppressors?
*Media: A media that is agenda driven and biased.
*Celebrity: Celebrities that use their status to “get out the vote” or in others words, oppress sycophants and their fan(atics) without them knowing it.  They sell it as freedom and liberty, but in truth, they speak lies and suppress what it true, good and right.
*The neighbor:  Political correctness is the cause of persons not being able to express themselves without fear of reprisal and labels. P/C has divided and exploited the different races of this world. Neighbors can be oppressessed and oppress others without wanting to or knowing they are being oppressive. How are they being oppressive, by bowing to the oppression

Scientology is a good example and it also uses oppression and suppression. When someone disagrees or wants out of their institution of blackmail and yes, oppressive agents, they are labeled as a  “Suppressive Person” or “SP.” This is code for a person who thinks for themselves and rebels against the wicked system.

How can one escape this oppression, this oppressive and suppressive enemy?
The answer is simple in theory, but difficult in practice.  How does one escape oppression? Do not allow anyone, any movement, any institution, or any authority to oppress you.

In summary:  The only way to escape this oppressive enemy is to do what our Lord when the people pressed upon Him.  He got into a boat and distanced Himself from the pressure. What did He do when He was at a distance from the people?  He preached, He spoke, He shouted.  One must shout, speak and preach against this enemy and let the bodies hit the floor.

Godspeed.