FANTASY ISLAND

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

FANTASY ISLAND is an American television series that originally aired on the ABC network from 1977 to 1984. It starred the mysterious Mr. Roarke and his energetic small person sidekick, Tattoo.

For a price, ( about $196,000 in current US dollars) you could have any fantasy fulfilled. 

Tattoo became famous for ringing the bell and shouting "Da plane! Da plane!" to announce the arrival of a new set of guests at the beginning of each episode.

Fantasies differed.

They could be harmless like reuniting with a loved one or serious like tracking down the murderers of your family. Often, the fantasy would take an unexpected turn and proceed down a quite different path than the guest expected.

Mainly, because Mr. Roarke had a strong moral code and was normally always merciful to his guest. He was always trying to teach them an important life lesson.

For example, say someone wanted to travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921 to view the successful black Greenwood community dubbed, "Black Wall Street."

 For a price, you could witness the race-riot that destroyed the community. You could be witness to -- one of the many -- mob actions in America --- normally brewed by a white women making a statement about a black man.

Watching it all unfold right before your eyes would be devastating enough.

But in your conscience mind you would be remembering all of the information that came out of a Congressional Investigation about the massacre on" Black Wall Street" years later.

Information like:  all 35 blocks of Greenwood were burned to the ground leaving about 10,000 black people homeless, more than 300 black people were killed, and homes and businesses were looted before they were destroyed.

Reports indicate that there were millions of dollars in property damage and about 6,000 black residents of Tulsa were detained in public facilities like the baseball stadium.

Standing there you would be aware that the real horror in it all was that, bombs were dropped - allegedly - to quell the riots.

The St. Louis Argus Newspaper, on June 10, 1921, reported that "The Negroes held their own until about 6 o'clock in the morning when a fierce attack was made upon them from the hill by cannons, and airplanes soared over the Negro section dropping fire on their houses." J.W. Hughes, principal of Dunbar Grade School wrote a statement that said that "at five o'clock a whistle was blown, seven aeroplanes were flying over the colored district..."

One unidentified newspaper account from June 12, 1921, alleged that, "The planes used during the riot which set fire to brick buildings are owned by the United States Government."

Wow!!!

That unbelievable drama happened in 1921. True reality not fantasy.  Fast forward to today.

Today the POTUS, Donald Trump, is the "Fantasy Island" Master of Amerikkka. Madness is running rampant. Satan...like a wounded beast, is on the loose.

And as horrendous as  the massacre of Black Wall Street was, it pale's in comparison to the mayhem that is yet to come. Presently, hundreds of thousands of American government workers are laid off. Or, even worse,  many are being forced to work without being paid, because the POTUS wants to build a wall on our southern border.

To coin a phrase from the past, "weaintseennuttinyet."

Even a blind man can see that our demise is imminent if we don't, atone, repent, unite, and prepare.

But before its all over, I'd love to take my turn with Mr Roarke and Tattoo on Fantasy Island.

My fantasy is going to be The Second Coming of Christ......... "I'M GOING TO BE THE CHRIST"

The second coming should not be confused with the event referred to as the Rapture. The church holds many positions on the rapture, but the Second Coming is undisputed.

The Second Coming is the event when Christ returns to the earth, manifested in flesh, the Son of The Living God, to defeat evil and establish His reign of truth, judgment, justice, freedom, and peace.

The days of God extending mercy will be over...........            Judgement will begin..........

Marvel not, ye must be born again.

                                                                         TG4RG