I was wholly fixed on a particular portion of President Trump’s inauguration, which took place inside the historic Capitol Rotunda. Did you, too, see what I saw?
Within the reserved seating across the narrow aisle from the Presidential family and cabinet seating sat the invited political opposition toward Pres. Donald Trump. Islamic extremist Barack Obama even showed up. There, in the two front rows, for all the world to see, swarmed the nation’s most demonic politicians known to mankind, the biblical "Goats."
Before Obama sat down, he asked the Bidens, the Bushes, Kamala, Doug, and the Clintons, who were already seated: “What can we do to stop him from taking this Oath?” Wow!
Meanwhile, just 10 feet across the narrow aisle sat the families of President Trump and Vice President Vance, the president's cabinet, with happy Elon Musk—the biblical "Sheep."
The Sheep were just 10 feet from the Goats. The Sheep were on his right; the Goats were on his left. (Mt. 25:31-32).
Who could have planned this so well? Only God!
The remarkable proximity of the two seated groups, the goats and the sheep, reminded me of the biblical "Final Judgment of Sinners," when all of mankind will witness the public judgment of God upon all who have ever lived. It will be the dreaded moment when all the deepest secrets of our souls will come to light; it will be the final hour when how well each person has responded to the promptings of God’s grace will be made clear. It will be the moment when “Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead” (Apostles Creed). It will be the moment when those goats who have rejected Christ in this life, who have sinned mortally, who have no remorse for sin, and who do not seek forgiveness, it will be then when those goats condemn themselves to Hell forever (CCC #678).
It was also like watching the public humiliations in the Early American colonies, where law-abiding citizens were allowed to throw rotted food at criminal citizens (punished for crimes against humanity) while being locked in restraining devices in the center of the town’s square.
If there had been a table nearby filled with piles of rotting fruit on Monday, everything would have been perfect for an old-fashioned shaming of the goats. However, there was no rotting food to be thrown; it was only Donald Trump’s unforgettable words of strength and promises of justice and retribution.
The entire world watched as President Trump spoke forcefully; billions watched while the goats had to sit and take it!
Pow! Bamb! Bamb, bamb, bamb! The goats could not escape as President Trump delivered on his promises to Make America Great Again.
Who could have planned such an intimate setting for all the world to see their humiliation? Only God could have planned this.
The Secret Service decided at the last minute to change the venue to the Capitol Rotunda instead of the traditional outdoor ceremonies. Their reason was not cold weather but the many death threats against the President if he appeared outdoors. The Secret Service said it could not provide the necessary protection outside against so many credible threats.
I believe the historic Rotunda was chosen through God’s Infallible Divine Providence. It enabled the whole world to witness it up close and personal, a tremendous merciful warning to the public humiliation of those who sin against God and His People.
© Barbara KralisThe views expressed by RenewAmerica columnists are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of RenewAmerica or its affiliates.