2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 The Message
5-10 All this trouble is a clear sign that God has decided to make you fit for the kingdom. You’re suffering now, but justice is on the way. When the Master Jesus appears out of heaven in a blaze of fire with his strong angels, he’ll even up the score by settling accounts with those who gave you such a bad time. His coming will be the break we’ve been waiting for. Those who refuse to know God and refuse to obey the Message will pay for what they’ve done. Eternal exile from the presence of the Master and his splendid power is their sentence. But on that very same day when he comes, he will be exalted by his followers and celebrated by all who believe—and all because you believed what we told you.
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You know, I don't know how I got on the subject, but lately I have been thinking a lot about Hell.
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Anyway, I just fixed it, but as I was thinking about Hell, the Lord reminded me of a story that I feel he would have me to share.
I think that it was around Christmas and I wanted to give an offering to God. Well, I thought about giving to this building at one church, or to this ministry where they were adding on a Spa right next door to their "Starbucks," over across from the Gym, but I just didn't feel especially moved to do it.
Well, I ask God, "God where would you like me to send this offering?" and I was reminded of a "Shriner's Hospital" commercial that I had just recently seen.
So, I said, "Yea, I'll give to the Shriner's Hospital."
Well, having given to charitable organizations from my PayPal account, I went to my PayPal site and clicked "Donate."
Then I was taken to a search box to which I put in "Shriner's Hospital," and clicked the "Search."
A few options or Icons popped up and one of them read something like, "Shriner's Hospital" donate now.
Well, I clicked the giving option and sent them a hundred dollars.
So, it's a few days later and I look at my "Bank statement," and it says, something like, 100.00 dollars to Blanca Rosa alta****** Alva****.
Dec 24, 2023 Transaction Id **************** Purchase details: shriners hospital for children.
Along with the ladies Email.
I have no idea what is going on, so I email this person.
"Could you explain to me who you are, how come I sent you a hundred dollars, and I would like a personal receipt or assurance from you that my money went to Shriner's?"
I heard nothing back, so maybe another week or two goes by and I keep getting a sense from what I believe was the Holy Spirit to follow up.
I email the woman again, nothing back.
Finally, I call Paypal and talk to someone who explains to me that who I gave the money to was a "Fund Raiser," who uses Paypal to raise money.
Well, I ask her, "How do you know these people are legitimate, what are her qualifications to be able to raise this kind of money from PayPal?
The woman answers me, "Oh, she is a member in 'good standing.'"
So, I say to the lady, "Maa'm I have been selling on Ebay for something like twenty years, I am a member in 'good standing,' I am familiar with Ebay and Paypal.
Then I said, "Are you telling me that this woman could've opened a Paypal account less than a year ago, through Ebay, and because she successfully sold two pair of men's underwear, and paid the commission that that qualifies for her to use PayPal and to raise thousands of dollars for such a cause as the Shriner's Hospital?"
So, that was when I ask to be refunded my donation to the "Shriner's Hospital," of one hundred dollars.
A few weeks later, I was emailed and told that I wasn't eligible to be refunded by Paypal, though they stand by their respective contract of "protecting your money," in transactions, nonetheless, such transactions such as these were excluded.
I call back and asked to speak to a supervisor, I explain the whole situation and she gives me the same excuses. When I ask who this woman was who received the money, she told me that she was simply a "member in good standing," with no other credentials as to why she would be collecting on behalf of Shriner's?
Well, I go through my logic and this woman admits to me that she can understand my logic. Nonetheless, because of the way that the refund request was asked it was not refundable. Then she told me that she was going to re-word the claim and to re-submit it.
Oh, also she explained that some of these individuals are Paypal approved and they are noted with a "PayPal Giving Fund" designation.
So, during the conversation she kept insisting the fault was with me, as I had not given to one that was on their site.
I explained over and over that I landed on the charitable web site through a link from PayPal.com and also through my personal signed in page to PayPal.
Anyway, she dismisses the call telling me that she was going to request again the refund and further "check into the situation. "
A week or so later, this was the email that I received:
Update on your case
We received the case(s) you filed on January 5, 2024.
We have reviewed this transaction(s) and are denying your case(s). This decision was made because this purchase is not covered under the terms of PayPal Purchase Protection. Find out more about how your purchases are protected and how we investigate claims by clicking Legal Agreements at the bottom of any PayPal page. Then, simply click PayPal User Agreement and Protection for Buyers.
We're sorry for any problems you may have experienced with the transaction(s).
Transaction information
Dispute Case ID
*****************
Transaction Amount
$100.00 USD
Dispute Amount
$100.00 USD
Transaction ID
*********************
Transaction Date
December 24, 2023
Immediately, after receiving the email, I go back to the woman's charitable web site owned and run by Roseanne Roseannadanna, and lo and behold, she is now linked with the "Paypal Giving Fund."
Therefore, to explain it quite simply, "What this supervisor at Paypal did was to contact this woman and to legitimize her "Fund Raiser status and web site," thereby making my claim of "suspicion" completely non consequential."
She knew that if I were to pursue the matter through a lawyer, for being led to the woman's site from Paypal, I wouldn't have a case because now this woman was a PayPal approved "Fund Raiser," and the company had every right to link me to her.
Nevertheless, because Hell was so deep on my mind today, I believe that God wanted me to share my story and to point out exactly who is going to Hell and how come.
Can you understand that?
Yes, I believe the whole Greedy Corporation of PayPal and the many others in America just like it are going to go straight to Hell, not even to Pass "Go," and to suffer Eternally in the "Lake of Fire."
If you enjoyed my story today, could you send an offering to "Shriner's Hospital for Children," but "good God," please don't go through Paypal!
Added Note: I am not joking about this site, I would be very careful of donating money through Paypal to Charities, I simply went to PayPal.com, and clicked "Donate."
Then when I put Shriner's Hospital for Children, I was led to a number of "Fund Raisers," or former Ebay sellers of highly toxic underwear???
Who knows, what gives them their Paypal approved authority to take your money?
Nonetheless, I believe a little reforming is called for by Paypal.
What is their objective?
To just manage the money of any and all individuals who decide to "Fund Raise," or are they really concerned for the individuals who have been dealt a raw deal in life or who are under very stressful situations in life?
Matthew 10:28 New Living Translation
28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Mark 14:3-9 New Living Translation
3 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.
4 Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked. 5 “It could have been sold for a year’s wages and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly.
6 But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me? 7 You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me. 8 She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.
9 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
Post Script:
You see, my point was that if PayPal links you to one of their sites which is not completely legit, then they should be responsible to reimburse you the money which you donated, so long as they can't prove the money went to the proper Charity.
I ask them a few times, "just prove to me that the money went to Shriner's and I wont have a problem." They never offered any proof, and I was ignored completely by the Fund Raiser.
Meanwhile, whether the Fund Raiser is legite or not, obviously Paypay recieves much compensation since they must be handling the accounts of all their Fund Raising "members," in good standing.?
Well, I have a problem if you are linking me to suspicios organizations where you have failed to find out the status of these individuals or their backgrounds cocerning the people who run themwho are running them.
Are they legit?
Why are they legite, because they sold some sex toys and are in good standing as "Legitimate Business Associates?"
Sorry, I normally need a little more confidence in the people taking in thousands of dollars for Charitible Causes.
Also, I visited a site last night and there was a disclaimer about them not knowing the parties relationship with the actual organization.
Well, when I donated the money there were no disclaimers.
Apparently, these were added since I argued for a few hours on how PayPal directed me through a few links to some questionablre Fund Raisers.
My question out of curiosity is "How many individuals have been donating through PayPal, and have been misdirected to illegitimate Fund Raisers along with the legitimate ones which are both listed on the same link that PAYPAL links you to?"
Perhaps, there might be a Class Action Suit in the works, if there are as many people scammed as I suspect?
Apparently, I am alleged to have been scammed because no one has given me a receipt showing that my donation went to Shriner's Hospital???
Just a thought!
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