[Greek] καταστροφή (katastrophē), [Latin] subversio, [Latin] eversio

[Greek] καταστροφή (katastrophē), [Latin] subversio, [Latin] eversio: overturning, destruction, ruin, apostasy, subverting; 2Tim.2:14, 2Pet.2:6

Background information:

Greek Hellenism: This term means overturning, subjugation, end, and conclusion.

Aeschynes’ Eumenides 490: “Here is the overturning of new laws.”

Herodotus’ The Histories 1.6: “This Croesus was the first foreigner whom we know subjugated some Greeks and took tribute from them.”

Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women 442: “There is no escape. There is no result without grievous heart.”

Old Testament: This term means destruction overthrow, end, hurricane, waste, run, undoing, and downfall.

New Testament: This term means harm, destruction, and ruin.

Scripture:

2Tim.2:14: “Remind people of these things and charge them before God to stop disputing about words. This serves no useful purpose since it harms [subverts] those who listen.” (Paul was giving Timothy instructions concerning false teachings. Paul implores Timothy to remind others about these things. Hymenaeus and Philetus falsely claimed that baptized Christians are already risen with Christ in this life and that there is no future bodily resurrection to come.)

2Pet.2:6:“If God condemned Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, making them an example for the godless people of what is coming.”

Condemnation of the false teachers: 2Pet.2:1-3

1. There will be false teachers who will introduce destructive heresies.
2. They will deny the Master, bringing them swift destruction on themselves.
3. Many will follow their licentious ways. Because of this, the way of truth will be reviled.
4. They will exploit you with fabrications.
5. Their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep.

Lessons from the past: 2Pet.2:4-10

1. God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but condemned them to the chains of Tartarus and handed them over to judgment.
2. God condemned Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes.
3. God preserved Noah, when He brought a flood upon the godless world.
4. God rescued Lot, a righteous man oppressed by the licentious and unprincipled people.
5. The Lord knows how to rescue the devout from trial.
6. The Lord knows how to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment.
7. The Lord knows how to those under trial who follow the flesh with its depraved desire and show contempt for Lordship.

False teachers denounced: 2Pet.2:11-22

1. They are bold and arrogant. They revile things that they do not understand.
2. Their eyes are full of adultery and insatiable for sin.
3. They seduce unstable people and their heart are trained in greed.
4. Those who are willing to accommodate pagan beliefs out of greed. (Engaging in spiritual harlotry: (bring worldly values and sin into the Church)
5. They seduce with licentious desires of the flesh.
6. They promise freedom, they themselves are slaves of corruption.
7. It would have been better for them not to have known righteousness than to turn back to it.

Undermining democracy: Removing President Biden, an act that would have made North Korea envious

1. The democratic political establishment and media colluded together to hide (“gaslight”) the American people about President Biden’s medical condition.
2. They put their foot on the scales in the Democratic presidential selection of process. Ironically, President Biden felt he was the best candidate to go against President Trump.
3. The debate removed the curtain in illustrating President Biden’s true medical condition to the American people.
4. Yet President Biden was ultimately removed behind the scenes by the unelected oligarchs (politicos and donors). (So the American people did not have a say in this?)
5. Many now wonder who were already aware and gaslighted the American people of President Biden’s medical condition.
6. These political insurrectionists mostly like threatened President Biden with the 25th Ammendment to force him out.
7. It looks like the palace coup has been completed. The politicos are now are falling in line in endorsing Kamala Harris.
8. So Vice President Kamala Harris, who was a DISASTROUS presidential candidate, is now a strong candidate.  Now we have more gaslighting.

Perspectives on disasters

“God’s greatest blessings often come costumed as disasters. Any doubter need to do nothing more than to ascend the hill of Calvary.” Max Lucado (In some situations, God may allow disasters to happen in order to draw us closer to Him.)

“Even in the darkness of disaster, God’s people can still shine the light of hope.” Mark Carter (Disasters can be perceived as a “wake-up call” )

 “A great disaster had befallen Russia. Men have forgotten God; that is why all this has happened.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn (Disasters may become a form of chastisement and punishment.)

“The greatest disaster that can happen to man or a nation is not to do evil; it is TO DENY THAT EVIL EXISTS by calling evil another name like “progress” Fulton J. Sheen (This can be seen in acceptable or tolerance of evil. TACIT SILENCE and FAILING TO SPEAK OUT [among clergy and laity] may be perceived as tacit acceptable of such evil.)

“Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster.” Jim Wallis 

“Societies are far gone in depravity when toleration is considered a good in itself, without regard to the thing tolerated.” GK Chesterton

“Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions.” GK Chesterton

Conclusion:

Subversion, subvert, catastrophe, catastrophic

In Greek Hellenism, it is interesting to discover the various meanings of this term (overturning, subjugating, and ending).

Update: The Church sex abuse crisis, due to the rampant homosexual inclinations of clergy, continues the sinful activity of Sodom and Gomorrah.

The cultural acceptability of homosexuality and same-sex unions continue the sinful activity of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Fiducia Supplicans: The Vatican has issued “non-liturgical blessings” for same-sex unions. As a result, same-sex couples have also been calling upon the Church to “bless” their union. This has lead to the evil practice of blessing sin (evil). This document has created an inflection point in the Church: WHETHER OR NOT TO BLESS SIN!

Further disputing of words:

“Millstone moment” in the Church: Because of Fiducia Supplicans, the Church has reached its “millstone moment.” It would be better to have drowned in the sea rather than to have done this. Has anything really changed since Sodom and Gomorrah?

“Irregular couples”: This terminology of ‘linguistic gymnastics” seeks to downplay and minimize the sinful nature of the same-sex union.

“Non-liturgical blessings”: This terminology also seeks to downplay and minimize the sinful nature of the same-sex union.

GK Chesterton has certainly a way of words. He has been rightly called the “apostle of common sense”!

What will be the eventual next step with liturgical blessings? Liturgical blessings will come next when the Church later recognizes same-sex union as an acceptable marriage relationship. Pope Francis speaks of having a new Catholic social teachings.

It has also become very disconcerting that the Vatican is downplaying the serious messages of Marian apparitions warning of punishment and chastisement. The Vatican naively thinks that God can only be merciful to man. The Vatican will also be downplaying and minimizing Marian apparitions that cause Church division?  Then what about Fatima, Akita, Garabandal, La Sallete?

Personal note: In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Centerpoint’s response in restoring power has been disastrous!

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/blessing-homosexual-couples-flings-the-door-open-to-the-demonic-exorcists-assistant-warns/

“If you lose your soul, there is a danger of its being destroyed.”  St. Augustine