General McCustard

[Christsfreeservant]

Monday, November 02, 2009, 6:57 p.m. – I lay down for a short rest when I had THIS VISION: Sri Lanka, two generals, General McCustard, and Custard’s last stand. Then I saw children enclosed inside of two chairs that had rails on them and they were traveling within these chairs. It looked like a children’s version of a traveling jail. I noticed one of my grandchildren was bringing up the rear but was behind the chairs, not enclosed inside of them. She is the daughter of our army son. END

I Googled “General McCustard” which then led me to articles about General Douglas MacArthur. In at least one of the articles that was in a Japan forums, the name “General Douglas McCustard” was mentioned with some reference to him returning. I asked my husband, “Who is General Douglas McCustard?” He also mentioned Douglas MacArthur. So, I looked up General Douglas MacArthur:

“General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American general, United Nations general, and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and later played a prominent role in the Pacific theater of World War II. He was a highly decorated US soldier of the war, receiving the Medal of Honor for his early service in the Philippines and on the Bataan Peninsula. He was designated to command the proposed invasion of Japan in November 1945. When that was no longer necessary, he officially accepted the nation's surrender on September 2, 1945.

“MacArthur oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. Although criticized for protecting Emperor Hirohito and the imperial family from prosecution for war crimes, MacArthur is credited with implementing far-reaching democratic reforms in that country. He led the United Nations Command forces defending South Korea against the North Korean invasion from 1950 to 1951. On April 11, 1951, MacArthur was removed from command by President Harry S. Truman for publicly disagreeing with Truman's Korean War Policy.

“MacArthur fought in three major wars (World War I, World War II, Korean War) and was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army…” Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Then, I looked up Custard’s last stand, which is actually “Custer’s Last Stand:”

“The Battle of the Little Bighorn —also known as Custer's Last Stand and, by the Native Americans involved, the Battle of Greasy Grass Creek—was an armed engagement between a Lakota–Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. It occurred on June 25 and June 26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, near what is now Crow Agency, Montana.

“The battle was the most famous action of the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 (also known as the Black Hills War) and was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne, led by Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake). The U.S. Seventh Cavalry, including a column of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer, suffered a severe defeat. Five of the Seventh's companies were annihilated; Custer was killed, as were two of his brothers, a nephew, and a brother-in-law. Total US deaths were 268, including scouts, and 55 were wounded.” Battle of the Little Bighorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Then, I Googled “General McCrystal” and “General MacArthur” because I sensed that this “General McCustard” was really a play on words that was supposed to be about General McCrystal but that there is also a relationship between him and General MacArthur. The search did yield quite a few links (stories/posts) on the subject of parallels between these two generals. And, I also believe that “General McCustard” and the reference to “Custard’s last stand” is also a play on words to show an association not only between General MacArthur and General McCrystal but to also show an association between General MacArthur and “Custer’s last stand” as well as an association between General McCrystal and “Custer’s last stand.” For General MacArthur, his “last stand” appears to be that he was “removed from command by President Harry S. Truman for publicly disagreeing with Truman's Korean War Policy.” Custer’s “last stand” was that he was killed by the native Americans.

The Lord gave me a previous vision about Sri Lanka in “Knights of the Round Table” in which a white military officer was trying to take advantage of the people of that nation. In this vision, children, possibly representing the innocent people of Sri Lanka were entrapped inside these two chairs. Chairs symbolize authority and rule and there were two generals mentioned in this vision. So, it appears that the US is in some type of occupational situation in Sri Lanka and that the people there are being somehow taken advantage of by our leaders much as we abused the American Indians and much as General MacArthur probably mistreated the people of Japan, if this theme is to be carried through on all accounts.

Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Habakkuk 2:

I will stand at my watch
and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
The LORD's Answer
2 Then the LORD replied:
"Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a herald may run with it.
3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come and will not delay.

4 "See, he is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous will live by his faith -
5 indeed, wine betrays him;
he is arrogant and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
and like death is never satisfied,
he gathers to himself all the nations
and takes captive all the peoples.
6 "Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying,
" 'Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!
How long must this go on?'

7 Will not your debtors suddenly arise?
Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
Then you will become their victim.
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
the peoples who are left will plunder you.
For you have shed man's blood;
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
9 "Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain
to set his nest on high,
to escape the clutches of ruin!

10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples,
shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
12 "Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and establishes a town by crime!
13 Has not the LORD Almighty determined
that the people's labor is only fuel for the fire,
that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD,
as the waters cover the sea.

15 "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors,
pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
so that he can gaze on their naked bodies.
16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory.
Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed !
The cup from the LORD's right hand is coming around to you,
and disgrace will cover your glory.
17 The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
and your destruction of animals will terrify you.
For you have shed man's blood;
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

18 "Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it?
Or an image that teaches lies?
For he who makes it trusts in his own creation;
he makes idols that cannot speak.
19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!'
Or to lifeless stone, 'Wake up!'
Can it give guidance?
It is covered with gold and silver;
there is no breath in it.
20 But the LORD is in his holy temple;
let all the earth be silent before him."

My Understanding: I believe this speaks for itself. I believe the understanding of this will be revealed in time.

 

[heron]

it appears that the US is in some type of occupational situation in Sri Lanka and that the people there are being somehow taken advantage of

"Sri Lanka was gradually losing its cultural identity, partly due to mass tourism and a huge gap between knowledge of the country's culture and traditions and what people now know about these issues. "Bring tourists in and let them blend with the people, but we need to ensure our cultural values and traditions are preserved in the process," he says, adding Sri Lanka should avoid the "Coca-Cola and McDonald's culture".

Asia Times: Sri Lanka walks tourism tightrope 2001

 

[Christsfreeservant]

"Sri Lanka was gradually losing its cultural identity, partly due to mass tourism and a huge gap between knowledge of the country's culture and traditions and what people now know about these issues. "Bring tourists in and let them blend with the people, but we need to ensure our cultural values and traditions are preserved in the process," he says, adding Sri Lanka should avoid the "Coca-Cola and McDonald's culture".

Asia Times: Sri Lanka walks tourism tightrope 2001

Heron,

How do you perceive this article that you quoted as fitting with this vision and with this passage of scripture and its obvious meaning? I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say other than we have certainly had an impact on their culture.

 

[heron]

The wording of McCustard (vs. Custer) sounded like the ice cream at Mc Donald's. I was looking for a Mc-connection. Nothing more.