Day of reckoning
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 24, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>? “<span word="Regulations">Regulations</span> -- <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gutted">gutted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span>. “<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span>. “<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="boldly">boldly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wisely">wisely</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: “<span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> (<span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Isaiah">Isaiah</span>): <span word="What">What</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span>? <span word="To">To</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>? <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="riches">riches</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> “<span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Armageddon">Armageddon</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fates">fates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="earthly">earthly</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> (<span word="Thefreedictionary">Thefreedictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>). <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> “<span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span>” <span word="into">into</span> 审判日 – 现在，审判日到了。是该规划未来的时候了 – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="alludes">alludes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, “审判日” <span word="might">might</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reckoning">reckoning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>”, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p>
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