Another Midrash

Oh my people! Repentance is coming into the land. The Sodomite is no longer elevated, yet a king's design is for war. Jeremiah was taken down to Prison--he was a captive in his own home--and he said, "Do not go to Egypt." Yet, they forced him there, and he did what he could, destroying even himself. And his soul was tormented by the envy of the demons. Why were you tossing on your bed, and meditating on suicide? Oh Jonah! Why did Nineveh repent in ashes? False Messiahs raise up in the land... I have seen it... yet this is not the end. This is the birth pangs, but my people, when you see that man of lawlessness, you shall be caught up, and never see suffering again. The LORD shall preserve you, if you call upon His name, and trust in Him. The King's King is destroying the LORD's evidence, and is making confusion. Have faith, and believe... for the Law is still good and wise, and speaks to our current times. Heed carefully, and repent, and follow the course of love, and curse not anymore. For by curses you shall live, yet if you repent, and curse no more, you shall be saved. Curse not, I say! Oh foolish Christians, you idly speak your curses over all, and have maddened the heart of saints, and made him sad, whom the LORD had not made sad. Cheer up the king, and say, "Cut off from you the wicked stem, that stem of Edom, and come, eat and drink, and let the next generation take up the lament!" Yet he would not. Oh, what shall I do for you, Israel? What shall I do for you sheep of Christ? I say, repent of your curses, and do not idly prophesy, and do not speak burdens, for the burden be upon you, and every man's word be his rule. Repent of your curses, and curse not the king. And curse not the government. And curse not your enemies. Yet you would not. For the king was cursed, by whom? By himself. For he took a good man, and made him crazy, and took his soul into chains, and maddened him profoundly... and he cut off all hope of success. Therefore, free this man from his debt, by forgiving him. Yet you would not. Therefore, his debt shall surely be freed by the LORD, for while he was in captivity, you came and confused him even more--every time, you came and made a weak mind bitter, one who needed healing, and you maddened him with your curses, and made him sign oaths he did not understand. Thus, his oaths be upon you. Do not curse in the land, for the land is full of cursing, and the king observes times, and prophesies falsely. Therefore, curse not, but bless in your heart and soul, and perhaps a grain offering shall be in you. For Jeremiah was innocent, and taken down to the slough, and put there, and brought back up into the courts by a rag. Do not put Jeremiah in prison, let Isaiah eat. Yet you would not. You wounded Ariel and you wounded Hephzibah. And you made them sad, whom the LORD was not making sad, but no, encouraged. And you sought to give the world to a good man, but he rejected it. And he still does. For a prophet speaks on the troubles of his time. Leave him be... do not burden him more than he needs, for his heart is scared and does not know if he is right or wrong. He does not perceive, though it all happen right before his eyes, and yet it is hidden.