Each year, throughout The United States, a group of Viet Nam Vets, Veterans, gypsies, hippies, yippies, red neckers, cults, communes, Catholics, Christians, pagans, Protestants, Buddhists, Hindus, Hari Krishnas, Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons, Episcopalians, Seventh Day Adventists (almost every religion & denomination), medicine men, shamans, alcoholics, runaways, dropouts, druggies, the homeless, the displaced, the disenfranchised, the disillusioned, the depressed, and those on the run from the law, meet to celebrate their independence or desire for independence from Babylon and to pray for World Peace.
Originally they were mostly Viet Nam Veterans, like myself, and anti-war protesters meeting to pray for World Peace.
They typically see Babylon, "the system", as the government, or religion, or society, or the new world order, that seeks to control, dominate, manipulate, exploit, and destroy the best of mankind, nature, and the planet.
Many of them are seekers looking for completion--wholeness with people of a like attitude, nature, mother earth, god or God. Many of them question the emptiness and loneliness of this world. But the important note is that they are seekers. Jesus said, "Seek and you shall find...Knock and the door shall be opened to you."
Many of them are very sensitive and spiritually talented people that know in their spirit that something is wrong with our civilization and that something great is about to happen to this planet and mankind. Often times they are simply seeking alternatives in interpersonal relationships, alternative medicine, and religion for the betterment of mankind. And yet, sometimes they seem to be so overwhelmed with personal problems they just want and deserve a break.
They are from every tribe, tongue, and nation. They are black and white, Hispanic and native American, Semitic and Chinese. As in the song, "They are red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world." This potpourri of mankind is affectionately referred to as the 'Rainbow People'.
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"'Abraham, Abraham!' And he said, 'Here I am'. 'Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me'. Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son." Genesis 22: 12-13.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16
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