{"id":14458,"date":"2026-03-16T14:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=14458"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:26:14","slug":"scales-no-more-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/scales-no-more-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"SCALES NO MORE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

SCALES NO MORE <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

04-02-2023<\/p>\n

I am sorry to have to tell you,
\nBut you are believing in a lie,
\nTho you don\u2019t want to hear it,
\nI\u2019m compelled to tell you why.<\/p>\n

I see your posts quite often,
\nSo I know just how you think,
\nAs far as the Lord returning,
\nYou claim we are on the brink.<\/p>\n

Yes, I know you are so excited,
\nYou truly believe what you say,
\nBut it is a false expectation,
\nBecause Jesus isn\u2019t on the way.<\/p>\n

Like so many other Christians,
\nFuturism has you so deceived,
\nI once thought exactly like you,
\nTo false doctrines I too cleaved.<\/p>\n

Indeed, I was totally convinced,
\nBecause that\u2019s what I had heard,
\nBut the teachings I had learned,
\nWere not grounded in the Word.<\/p>\n

After many years of deception,
\nGod chose to open both my eyes,
\nMy understanding was so blind,
\nLord, I was really quite surprised.<\/p>\n

Now, when I dug into the Bible,
\nSome verses really spoke to me,
\nThey ripped away those scales,
\nSo at last I am now able to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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