RFK Jr. already has big plans for FDA, CDC under Trump

In a post-election interview on Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed some of his plans for a major overhaul of the country’s key health agencies.

An MSNBC reporter asked RFK Jr. whether he will terminate “the top level federal service workers that are currently at" the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“In some categories,” Kennedy responded. “There are entire departments, like the nutrition departments at FDA, that have to go.”

He said workers in certain departments, including nutrition, are “not doing their job” or “protecting our kids.”

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[Andy C]

I am not making and assumption. I am asking a question based on his state views of things. If I had made and assumption I would have made it a statement that I believe he does no see the Rapture coming any time soon. Since I used a "?" to end it, it should be obvious it is a question and not a statement.

I dont know of any member on this forum who does not believe it can happen any day now, and that we are in the season.

We do have to plan for the future, because none of us have any real idea when the Lord will call us Home. Just because we think we are not only in the final season, but at the end of that season, does not mean that's how He sees it.

 

[Amethyst]

My concern is only that we all remain vigilant, sober and realize that the count down clock started in may 1948 and will not stop for any reason till God's plans are fulfilled.

Some people on this board don’t believe the Fig Tree parable has anything to do with anything about this generation but only those during Trib. So you’ll get pushback here from some if you think there’s a time crunch from 1948 specifically.


Also I’m not sure what’s wrong with a newer member asking questions when they don’t have a history of knowing everyone’s beliefs.
Just my 2cents.

 

[Andy C]

I am not making and assumption. I am asking a question based on his state views of things. If I had made and assumption I would have made it a statement that I believe he does no see the Rapture coming any time soon. Since I used a "?" to end it, it should be obvious it is a question and not a statement.

If you plan on playing the grammar card against me, I submit you will win every time.

 

[Andy C]

Some people on this board don’t believe the Fig Tree parable has anything to do with anything about this generation but only those during Trib. So you’ll get pushback here from some if you think there’s a time crunch from 1948 specifically.

Concur, its meant for the times in the tribulation

 

[Andy C]

It is like many are of the mind with Trump in office we may have extra time before the Rapture

IMO, Trump could actually bring us closer. His open ended support for Israel could allow Israel to inflict real damage against Iran, thus triggering events as told in Ezekiel 38-39.

 

[Shinobi]

So that everyone understands where I am coming from here are some of the verses I am thinking of. That way you don't think I am just trying to stir the pot for fun. I truly believe what scripture says about remaining alert and sober especially now when it looks like we can let our guard down.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Thess 5:2-9 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
Luke 21:36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Mathew 26:41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
1 Cor 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
These are but a few of the warnings to never let our guard down, John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
So if I have ruffled feathers my apologies. Regardless of who won and what we may think will come to pass because of it, we are still under orders to remain alert and sober both in good times as well as bad because in good times if our guard is down is when the thief comes with his sneak attack.

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[Andy C]

Regardless of who won and what we may think will come to pass because of it, we are still under orders to remain alert and sober both in good times as well as bad because in good times if our guard is down is when the thief comes with his sneak attack.

Who is challenging this point? All of us are always watching, waiting, hoping the call to come Home happens NOW. But if it does not, we still have to manage a living in this fallen world that is thankfully, only our temporary home.

 

[mattfivefour]

based on the last time Trump was in office and the promises he made to get into office that were never fulfilled

I'm curious as to what promises you are referring, brother? I don't mean to derail this thread further, but other than drain the swamp which was something far beyond his control at that time given his lack of inside knowledge as to the way DC functions, I pretty much saw him fulfilling every major promise he made. There is actually a list online that runs to four or five pages of the things he accomplished in office. In fact, as an outsider coming to America, I saw him doing more in his 4 years (despite all the obstructionism inside the Beltway and all the lawfare and media opposition than any other politician I've seen in my 80 years of life. In any country.

 

[Shinobi]

Who is challenging this point? All of us are always watching, waiting, hoping the call to come Home happens NOW. But if it does not, we still have to manage a living in this fallen world that is thankfully, only our temporary home.

Many are even if not knowingly. If people are stating better days are ahead because Trump won the election then that is the challenge. If people are letting their guards down because they believe things will get better then that is challenging the point. You can try and walk all around this saying this isn't so or that is so or what ever. The point is there are a lot of people out there and many of them Christians all giddy because Trump won. That is undeniable in the way people are talking about the election. It is obvious in their tones of hope that things will get better. Given human nature being what it is that is when people let their guard down and that is when the enemy attacks at such weakened moments. It is like the night watch saying well it has been clear for the last 2 hours so probably nothing will happen in the next 2 so it is ok to get a bit of a nap. Scripture is full of warnings not to take that nap but it shows in how people are reacting to the election.

Luke 6:45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

What I am hearing people say is what according to scripture says is in their heart. In their heart they see a time to relax and not remain sober and alert. It is starting to show up more and more. I fully expect this coming Sunday a number of sermons we may see online will sing the praises of Trump winning the office like he is going to make America great again. He didn't the last time so why expect it this time?

So I get that I disturbed you peace by pointing out that now is not the time to revel in some election which means little in the grander scheme of prophecy. I hope you understand I am not attacking people. I am only reminding everyone including myself to remain vigilant even now when things look like they may get a little better. Ultimately they will flush right down the toilet and we will be worse off than we were in the last 4 years. So attack me if you wish but I have said my piece and grow weary of trying to explain this concept that we are still in the lead up to the Rapture and the Tribulation and nothing not even this election will slow that down. It may infact actually speed it up depending on what happens after Trump takes office. He may be a key point to speed things along. We simply do not know how God is working this all out.

 

[Shinobi]

I'm curious as to what promises you are referring, brother? I don't mean to derail this thread further, but other than drain the swamp which was something far beyond his control at that time given his lack of inside knowledge as to the way DC functions, I pretty much saw him fulfilling every major promise he made. There is actually a list online that runs to four or five pages of the things he accomplished in office. In fact, as an outsider coming to America, I saw him doing more in his 4 years (despite all the obstructionism inside the Beltway and all the lawfare and media opposition than any other politician I've seen in my 80 years of life. In any country.

I am not saying he did not fulfill any promise but the key promise he made that every one rallied around was to drain the swamp and it never happened. As I said this time it has been repackaged to "take out the garbage." I am not saying he did nothing at all. He did a lot and I know that. Yes he was an outsider owing no allegiance to either party when you think about it and likely only running under the Republican party because to play in the game you have to pick a side.


If you have a link to that list of promised fulfilled I would love to see it.

 

[Almost Heaven]

I think you have misjudged the members of this board by suggesting anyone is letting their guard down. It is possible to be pleased with the outcome of the recent election and not be derailed by it where eschatology is concerned.

 

[Andy C]

Many are even if not knowingly. If people are stating better days are ahead because Trump won the election then that is the challenge. If people are letting their guards down because they believe things will get better then that is challenging the point. You can try and walk all around this saying this isn't so or that is so or what ever. The point is there are a lot of people out there and many of them Christians all giddy because Trump won. That is undeniable in the way people are talking about the election. It is obvious in their tones of hope that things will get better. Given human nature being what it is that is when people let their guard down and that is when the enemy attacks at such weakened moments. It is like the night watch saying well it has been clear for the last 2 hours so probably nothing will happen in the next 2 so it is ok to get a bit of a nap. Scripture is full of warnings not to take that nap but it shows in how people are reacting to the election.

Luke 6:45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

What I am hearing people say is what according to scripture says is in their heart. In their heart they see a time to relax and not remain sober and alert. It is starting to show up more and more. I fully expect this coming Sunday a number of sermons we may see online will sing the praises of Trump winning the office like he is going to make America great again. He didn't the last time so why expect it this time?

So I get that I disturbed you peace by pointing out that now is not the time to revel in some election which means little in the grander scheme of prophecy. I hope you understand I am not attacking people. I am only reminding everyone including myself to remain vigilant even now when things look like they may get a little better. Ultimately they will flush right down the toilet and we will be worse off than we were in the last 4 years. So attack me if you wish but I have said my piece and grow weary of trying to explain this concept that we are still in the lead up to the Rapture and the Tribulation and nothing not even this election will slow that down. It may infact actually speed it up depending on what happens after Trump takes office. He may be a key point to speed things along. We simply do not know how God is working this all out.

Attacking you? Not even close, but I am challenging a few points you made.

 

[Shinobi]

If you plan on playing the grammar card against me, I submit you will win every time.

I wasn't playing any card. I only pointed out that if read as it was written then there would be no question if it was an assumption. It is hard to discuss things when people hear what is not there and not hear what is there. I am sorry if you misunderstood.

 

[Tall Timbers]

So is it safe to say you don't see the Rapture coming any time soon?

I see the Rapture happening sometime from this moment to whenever it happens. My "feelings" on that is that we're near... but that's just feelings and some understanding of the birth pangs the world is experiencing.

So no it's not safe to make that "possible" assumption about me. I don't even know how you would think that from my post(s). I'm not in the camp of the foolish who stop living because they expect something to happen at any minute that will free them from this fallen world. In fact, I've temporarily lost my ability to live to any extent due to a health issue. I'm fighting to see that issue resolved so I can get back to living. I've not decided that because the Rapture is soon I might as well not bother getting fixed. While here, I want to live! And I don't know how long I'll be here, whether a day or 30 more years (30 more years for me isn't likely, but I'll still plan to be able to put food on the table 30 years from now in case I am still here).

 

[Tall Timbers]

That way you don't think I am just trying to stir the pot for fun.

Are you sure you aren't just trying to stir the pot for fun? I like things that are fun...

I just read through the thread after making these posts... A lot of you have communed with me for so many years that you probably could speak for me. And I expect, if we're still here in a few years, @Shinobi would be able to as well. I've enjoyed your participation, @Shinobi, very much and look forward to more and more, until we're taken, one way or another.

 

[Eric Nicholas]

I think this is at least partially why I'm goofy online. It's tough to talk through text and screens. I can do it, somewhat handily but eh. I much prefer a face to face or phone chat. I even got in an online argument early on today in which I was quite nasty, in a different space than here and it was to a Protestant brother. I just have that dog in me that I won't miss when it is gone. But I love the convenience online but dislike the inherent and oft misunderstandings and pixel-tudes. It's like, I'd rather you just see it in my face that I want to rip your head off... Ya know?

 

[Eric Nicholas]

Are you sure you aren't just trying to stir the pot for fun? I like things that are fun...

I just read through the thread after making these posts... A lot of you have communed with me for so many years that you probably could speak for me. And I expect, if we're still here in a few years, @Shinobi would be able to as well. I've enjoyed your participation, @Shinobi, very much and look forward to more and more, until we're taken, one way or another.

I only want to be able to speak for your pillow.

 

[Shinobi]

Are you sure you aren't just trying to stir the pot for fun? I like things that are fun...

I just read through the thread after making these posts... A lot of you have communed with me for so many years that you probably could speak for me. And I expect, if we're still here in a few years, @Shinobi would be able to as well. I've enjoyed your participation, @Shinobi, very much and look forward to more and more, until we're taken, one way or another.

Yeah I am sure. This is something I am adamant about. I know others don't see the nearness of the Rapture as I do and some see it nearer every high holy day that comes. What I do see is that we are so close to the end that at any moment of any day more now than ever before we could hear the sound of the trumpet and the shout. You mentioned birth pangs in a previous post. I take that particular analogy very much to heart. Throughout history once a woman is pregnant one of two things happens in roughly 9 months a baby is born or still born or like in this time sadly killed in the womb. A few have gone longer than 9 months but they are rare. That being said 1948 is likely what we could call the conception of the birth in question. Like any pregnancy from the point of conception till the first missed period a woman doesn't even know if she is possibly pregnant. Then it is a short while till morning sickness starts and goes away. After that is the long months leading up to her showing and more till she is feeling very uncomfortable till finally the water breaks and birth is just hours away.

Matching that to the longer time frame of the generation which I see some now put that only in the Tribulation period but miss where Jesus said in Math 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. The sorrows he is referring to here are those of the birth suffering a woman goes through starting at labor. Granted he is talking to his Jewish disciples at that time and goes into things of the Tribulation because unsaved Jew will be here for that it still does not mean that the signs coming like a pregnancy growing closer together and more intense don't start at the time of labor. They start before that but not as strong. Hence we are seeing the signs coming more frequently now and with each new one more intensely. So how close are we? If we the generation Jesus speaks of is the one that start when Isreal is rebirthed as a nation which a large number of Bible scholars agree on then we have from 1948 a mere 40, 70-75, or 120 if we stretch the time given to man. We are past the 40 year generation mark even if we put the start at 1967 and the Six Day war that got Israel in possession of Jerusalem once again. 1988 would have been 40 for the first possible date and 2007 for the 1967 year start. So it is evident that 40 was not what was meant by a generation. Also 120 is not a good candidate as most people never live that long even in Jesus' time. So that gives us more likely the 70-75 time of a generation give or take. If we used the 1948 then we are looking at 2018-2023 and since we have already made it to 2024 then we are in the little bit of give and take. Since both pregnancies and generations don't have exact prescribed time limits it is fairly safe to think we are at some point just before the water breaks and labor starts.

So it would make logical sense that based on all that we are likely with in a year or less of first the Rapture and second the start of the Tribulation with the revealing of the son of perdition. As such I believe the church can not afford now to be relaxed at any time for any reason. Our enemy is cunning, never tires, and always looking for any opening to attack. I also see by the more relaxed nature of conversations that many even if they don't admit are thinking ok we have another 4 years before we have to worry about anything. I am truly concerned that the ball may get dropped and people will be lulled back to sleep, no bueno on that score, not the time.

So no I am not stirring the pot for funs and giggles. I am earnestly hoping to keep people awake because the best time for the enemy to attack is when we aren't looking. It could be geopolitical, it could be some failure of modern technology, or some natural disaster but it is a time ripe for some form of sudden destruction small as it would be now pointing to the same that will be in Tribulation.

 

[Andiamo]

Shinobi, I enjoy reading your posts.
I think that it’s a good thing to be optimistic, yet vigilant at the same time.

 

[Shinobi]

Yeah it is good but a fine line to walk for many people. They often slip from vigilant to pessimistic all to easily and never notice they have. The best way I can explain it is that when I am out my head is on a swivel checking everyone out, looking for avenues of escape and so on. Some would say that is pessimistic but I don't see it that way. I am optimistic that I can avoid trouble at best and at least be ready to deal with it should it come. It is the old hope for the best but, be prepared for the worst.

I know things happen, natural disasters come, people act up in groups and cause trouble. I love what George Carlin once said, "Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups." It is called mob mentality, people doing things in a group they would not normally do otherwise.

We sadly live in a day where kids are taught from an early age to basically go along to get along, don't rock the boat as it were. At the early part of the last century when schools were simple and things like discipline were the norm, kids were encouraged to explore but do so with common sense and caution. So they all chased different passions and shared that with each other as they grew up. I think of my Dad and his two brothers and one sister. Not a one of them was like the other. All true individualist. I used to enjoy sitting slightly out of sight and listen to them talk of there many experiences and dealings with others. I learned so much from all of them. Even on my Mom's side her 2 sisters were as different as night and day and Mow was different from the both. I never met my Uncle on her side but from what I was told he was a bit of a loner and probably had a very high IQ which did not help his not fitting in with others.

What I see today is how much kids want to look like this or that, listen to this or that music, basically fall into one of several groups. I think a lot of that came from entertainment where it often showed the cast away kids never fitting in with the in crowd. I use to struggle with not being with the in crowd till I grew up and realized it did not matter if I was or not. There is nothing requiring I be like a bunch of other people. I guess that is why I see it all to often on the internet where groups set up and outsiders stop by maybe leave a comment that does not make sense and the outsider gets chastised for what they say. But, that all plays into the bigger picture of personality and world view as well.

For instance I went to get tabs for the car yesterday. The lady at the counter is a nice lady from France no less but has been in the US since a very young age. I went to write a check to pay for it because I don't use my cards for that as they charge extra for the card service cost they have to pay. Anyway I started to write the check and ask to most people these days write cursive or print on their checks. She said neither because most of them were never taught to write a check. She then said when she needs a signature they print and hold the pen like a very young kid eaten off their plate tines down while the thumb is up. She even demonstrated and it was funny to watch. She also said they can't do simple math. If you use a credit card the additional charge is 2.2% if you use a debit card it is 3%. They customers are struggling to figure out which is going to cost them more by actually trying to figure out the percentage amount in dollars. Often times they ask the lady which one is cheaper. Doesn't dawn on them that 2.2 is less than 3 so regardless of the dollar amount of the percentage it is cheaper to use a credit card than a debit card.

This from a lady who deals with the public all day every day. She pretty much sees it all. Even with all that she is an upbeat lady and usually has a smile for all her customers. I see others who deal with the public all day and half way through they are ready to start throwing people off a cliff. Some can handle it some can't. So yeah it is good to be optimistic but equally as good to be alert and vigilant always. Trouble generally strikes in your blind spot. I can't tell you how many times I was a an ATM doing my usual casual look around and saw people I would bet were up to no good but because I looked around and saw them they knew they could not get close unseen and left to maybe find someone easier.

This is why even after a successful Trump win when I go out I am much more alert. I don't want to get swept up in some mob causing trouble or be the target of their trouble.