Lukaris said:

A major example is chapter 48 which I have copied below. It is in conformity to Daniel 7 & even has a description of a divine Person in the “Lord of Spirits” which must be the Holy Spirit.

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The Son of Man in the book of Enoch is identified as Enoch himself, isn't it?

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Novena for the Holy Souls Day 4 11/25/25

My God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I am sorry with my whole heart for having offended Thee. I promise to die rather than ever offend Thee more. Give me holy perseverance; have pity on me, and have pity on those holy souls that burn in the cleansing fire and love Thee with all their hearts. O Mary, Mother of God, assist them by thy powerful prayers.

Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below.

Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemani, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

(Recommend yourself to the Souls in Purgatory and mention your intentions here)

Blessed Souls, I have prayed for thee; I entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for me a miserable sinner, who is in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever. Amen.

Day 8... 11/25/25

O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our Mother, penetrated with the most lively confidence in your all-powerful and never-failing intercession, manifested so often through the Miraculous Medal, we your loving and trustful children implore you to obtain for us the graces and favors we ask during this Novena, if they be beneficial to our immortal souls, and the souls for whom we pray.

(Privately form your petitions here.)

You know, O Mary, how often our souls have been the sanctuaries of your Son who hates iniquity. Obtain for us, then, a deep hatred of sin and that purity of heart, which will attach us to God alone so that our every thought word and deed may tend to his greater glory. Obtain for us also a spirit of prayer and self-denial, that we may recover by penance what we have lost by sin, and at length attain to that blessed abode where you are the Queen of angels and of men. Amen.

stevevw said:

Wow I could imagine how clear the skies would be in NZ. I lived in England for a while and remember the twilight from the northern lights of the Aurora Borealis.

Thankyou, I did not realise that Chat-GPT could also do that. But of course as I heard someone mentioning that they could make a Hollywood block buster but feeding Ai all the requirements.

I was actually Thinking of the new music software thats out. From what I understand it will do something similar. But also has a range of virtual instruments. I think it can also transcribe humming or playing a tune into music script and a lot more.

I use to have a home studio and played around with the software adding effects and enhancements. But I liked the simple and raw sound of a good clear acoustic guitar and voice with little effects.

I was thinking about the song and I actually had written chords. I just never completed the song. But you have inspired me to finish it. I have a tendency to start a song and never finish it lol.

I think it is good that people can share ideas and this helps inspire and also add advice and perspectives which help the creative process.

Now I keep thinking about your cathedral without walls and seeing the milky way and shooting stars like its a show lol. Theres got to be a poem, painting or song in that.

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Steve, here’s a tiny Chat-GPT starter:
Paste:
“Chords Em-C-G-D, line ‘cathedral without walls’, key Em, 6/8, mellow. Give me 1 verse + 1 chorus structure and a soft pad suggestion.”
Grab what sparks, rewrite till it breathes your night-sky, then play it when you’re ready—no deadlines, no demos required. All the best and God bless.

I can't say that a Bible ever "wrecked" me, but the one that I read the most was an NIV version.

It fell apart eventually. The Presbyterian pastor I had at that time thought the NIV was not a great translation, but it did the job for me.

I don't have the qualifications to make judgements about better or worse translations (like most Christians I suspect) but I think they all say much the same thing in the end.

They will come to Gaza to wake up Jacob. The mainstream will label them as humanoid aliens from outer space. And ww3 will be happening also in the hopes of overshadowing their arrival.

It is written in the prophets, and they shall all be taught of God, every man therefore that has heard and has learned of the Father comes to me. John 6:45

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17

in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and earth, and some to honor and others to dishonor. If a man purge himself from dishonor he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and met for the masters use. 2 Timothy 2:20-21

How can a man cleanse his way? By taking heed unto the word of God. Psalm 119:9-10

God now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He has appointed, and has given assurance unto all mankind in that He rise Him from the dead. Acts 17:30-31

We have The Word of God written down for us in the Scriptures (Genesis to Revelation), and we have The Word living within us in the person of the Holy Spirit speaking biblical truth to our hearts, as well, reminding us of the teachings of Christ Jesus. The Spirit gives us guidance and direction in holy living and in who God wants us to be, and in what he has called us to do as his disciples. He gifts us with Spiritual gifts, and God assigns us our body parts (ministries) within the universal and local body of believers in Christ.

[Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

And the Scriptures teach us, not only how we are to live as followers of Christ, regarding our own walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, but they teach us our responsibilities within the body of Christ, as a whole, to the body of Christ. For we are to minister to one another on a daily basis, according to the Scriptures. But before we teach others, we need to be those who are walking the walk God has marked out for us. We must not be those who are deliberately and habitually walking in sin against our Lord.

And if The Word of God is richly dwelling (living) within us, this is not about us just putting the Scriptures to memory in our minds. But it means that we are living what the Word teaches us. The Word of God is what guides and directs us each day in what to do, and in how to think, and in what to say, for the glory and praise of God, and not for selfish gain. And this does not make us absolutely perfect in every respect, but it must mean that we are following our Lord in obedience, and we’re not living according to the flesh.

And then, as the body of Christ, we are to be teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. So this is not about sitting through a “worship service” singing songs someone else picked out for all of us to sing. But this is about us ministering to one another with such spiritual songs, i.e. the kinds of songs which literally do teach and admonish us in our walks of faith in obedience to the Lord, much like many of the old hymns which many are no longer singing, most of which I love to sing.

And if whatever we do, in word or deed, we are to do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, we are not to do so falsely and hypocritically. We are not to do or speak in his name what is contrary to who he is and to what he teaches us in how we are to live as his followers. For “in his name” has to do with “according to his character,” and “according to his will and purpose.” So what we do or say in his name must be according to the teachings of the Scriptures and not according to our own will and purpose and thinking.

Therefore, we must be diligent students of the Scriptures who study them in their appropriate biblical context, who compare Scripture with Scripture to make certain they agree, and who test whatever we are hearing from other sources against the truth of the Scriptures to make certain we are believing in and following the truth of God’s word and not the lies so popularized in today’s “Christian” culture. We must not rely on other humans to tell us the truth, but we must be those who study the Scriptures for ourselves.

And in all that we do in the name of Christ we should be giving thanks to the Lord for his goodness, for his mercy, for his compassion, and for his love for us in giving his life up for us and in rising from the dead so that, by faith in him, we can now die to sin and live to God and to his righteousness in walks of surrender to Christ, in obedience to his commands, and in holy living – all in the power and wisdom of God, and not of our own doing; not of our flesh. For we have so much to be thankful for, for the grace of God in our lives.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

My Sheep

Based off John 10:1-30 NIV
An Original Work / June 24, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

My sheep hear me. They know me.
They listen to my voice and obey.
I call them and lead them.
They know my voice, so they follow me.
They will never follow strangers.
They will run away from them.
The voice of a stranger they know not;
They do not follow him.

So, I tell you the truth that
I am the gate, so you enter in.
Whoever does enter
Will find forgiveness and will be saved.
Nonetheless whoever enters
Not by the gate; other way,
He is the thief and a robber.
Listen not, the sheep to him.

Oh, I am the Good Shepherd,
Who laid his own life down for the sheep.
I know them. They know me.
They will live with me eternally.
The thief only comes to steal and
Kill and to destroy the church.
I have come to give you life that
You may have it to the full…

They know my voice, so they follow me.

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In Word or Deed
An Original Work / November 25, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

eclipsenow said:

Just as one must learn ancient Greek in inner theological school, to understand revelation one has to understand how the ancient world used these apocalyptic symbols, which requires reading some of the other apocalyptic symbolism of the time.

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I did four years of Greek in Bible college. The text is clear, the beast will speak blaspheme about those in heaven. Those outside of the sky.

Dan1988 said:

If you reject all of the above passages of scripture, then I have no choice other than to conclude that you're not interested in the truth of the gospel and your aim is not to defend the gospel but it's to defend your own private opinion to save face

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Why does God command all men everywhere to repent? Acts 17:30-31

I'm not rejecting anything. I'm keeping it all together, for instance 2 Timothy 2:20-21 which directly addresses Romans 9. What of that passage?

And there's more.
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me. John 12:32

And the whole idea that only some can be saved is fully refuted with simply just Acts 17:21-31 that is why I'll keep repeating it. It's not a matter of interpretation, Paul specifically says 'all men everywhere'.

So I'll ask again, why does God command all men everywhere to repent? Acts 17:30-31, you need to understand that if you give a different reason than Paul clearly gave, your wrong.

Lord, have mercy on your persecuted faithful!

Thank you, God. Hope my state does the same!

Yikes! Hope everything turns out ok!

Der Alte said:

Malachi 4:3-4 Refers only to a one time event in this world "in that day". It does not refer to eternal punishment

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Yes, during the day of the Lord the wicked are consumed away, annihilated. I believe that any due torture would be received in Hades for those who deserve torture, and then Hades itself is thrown into the lake of fire. As shown in my previous post, it is this world that becomes the lake of fire, everything in it consumes away into smoke, only the devil is described as being tormented forever.

And this thing do remember, that one day with the Lord is 1000 years and 1000 years one day. 'The day' of the Lord refers to the 1000 years.
At the beginning of it the armies gathered to fight Christ are reduced to dead burning bodies, and at the end of it, this current land sky and sea are consumed by fire.

Catholic Church - Christ the King.

Philip_B said:

Have you run out of words yet?

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I hope not. His information is very informative.

ThatRobGuy said:

You realize you're actually kind of proving his point for him right? (about the toxic purification process)

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This is what you think. It isn't about "purification".

ThatRobGuy said:

(I've heard people on the left souring on Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian recently too)

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Are they still around? I haven't heard from them in years.

ThatRobGuy said:

Any particular reason you think he's a joke?

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Every time I read some comment from him it is some bad take. No particular item, jut a cumulative impact on my memory. I can't say I've ever read any of his stuff and apparently he has a podcast I've never heard.d

ThatRobGuy said:

He's dedicated the last 20+ years to doing solid journalism and writing that came from a progressive perspective, and was highly praised by the left,

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and I only heard of him in the last few years. Writes for some rag.

ThatRobGuy said:

but then a lot of them turned on him because of how he responded to the Charlie Kirk shooting.

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I saw this claim, so I googled it. I understand why though. Klein's column completely didn't understand who Kirk was and praised him for having "debates" with students.

ThatRobGuy said:

Basically, because Ezra opted to not stick the boot in while the body was still warm, people on the left turned on him.

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The best time to criticize awful people is when the are alive. When they are newly dead is the second best time. Unlike a lot of people I hang with, I am not obsessed with Dick Cheney, so I didn't go after him this week. I just didn't care. Kirk was an awful person. He didn't deserve to die, but he didn't deserve praise either.

ThatRobGuy said:

They turned on Glen Greenwald (for holding a contrary viewpoint on Ukraine) as well.

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First time I ever heard of GG he was messing up his reporter's opsec so badly he helped some naive young woman 5 years in the clink for leaking secrets. Then there is his involvement in the Snowdon/Assange operation.

ThatRobGuy said:

However, if you have a different reason why Ezra no longer passes progressive muster, I'm all ears.

The fact that any of those guys would be considered "persona non grata" within the Democratic movements baffles me.

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I just think he is a joke with bad takes.

Cheeseburgers have a nice tang.

EESEB

timothyu said:

Understood. We sometimes assume things are not what they are.

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The Devil loves it when we assume things are neutral when they're not.

essentialsaltes said:

‘She’s Trying to Take Down Trump’: Laura Loomer Slams ‘Despicable Traitor’ MTG for Joining Epstein Files Push​

Far-right provocateur Laura Loomer is going scorched earth on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accusing the congresswoman of betraying Donald Trump by joining a bipartisan push to unseal the long-buried files of Jeffrey Epstein

“There’s become two Americas,” Greene said during the press conference. “There’s the America for the rich and the powerful and the elite—where they never face any struggles or problems… And then there’s forgotten America that faces all the problems and deals with all the issues and never gets justice for being sexually assaulted and raped by a monster.”

“This isn’t one political party or the other,” she added. “It’s a culmination of everyone [who] worked together to silence these women and protect Jeffrey Epstein and his cabal.”

Greene later revealed on Real America’s Voice that she had received “a lot of pushback” from Trump’s orbit for supporting the petition—but stopped short of blaming Trump himself.

Will the true protectors of Donald Trump please stand up? Is it the group trying to hide the files or the group trying to expose the files?

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Isn't this admitting that Trump will be damaged by the release of the files?

stevevw said:

Who ever has to mention him every day and be completely consumed with him lol.

Are you kidding. The ABC is like the BBC lol. I would not trust them at all. Another State controlled media who push a partisan narrative.

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The statue was real, and not reported only by ABC.