keras said:

A hallucination is: to see something that isn’t there and if what is perceived contradicts scripture, then it is from the depths of hell.

People who believe that God will rapture them to heaven sometime from now - to when Jesus Returns say, that a rapture - removal of the Church - is prophesied. But the reality is that it isn’t. Nowhere in the Bible is such a thing said to happen. Even 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, does not mention heaven.

Rapture believers say: We are not appointed to wrath, and, The Lord delivers us from tribulation. To make these scriptures mean a removal from planet earth, directly to God’s dwelling place of heaven, is an impossible stretch of the imagination.

What people seem unable to comprehend is how the Lord will facilitate the travel to, the gathering and the settling of His faithful Christian peoples, into all of the Holy Land.
Many Prophesies show this is God’s Plan for all the people who prove their trust in Him and who: Call upon His name, for His protection, through all that must happen.

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Keras, you see things that aren't there in Rev 3:10 and Rev 4:1. How about answering my questions: What did Jesus mean in Rev 3:10? Jesus promised believers: "I will keep you from the hour of trial."

Apostle Paul never left the island of Patmos during his vision of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. That makes Rev 4:1 a future event. Where does "Come up here" go to in Rev 4:1? Tell me, between you and I, who has provably had hallucinations? You're the accuser. It's time for you to look in a mirror.

Yuwang said:

Michie, Thank You for Your post about 9/11.​

You should be aware that a Theory is a scientifically proven matter. So You are admitting the fact that there was an official conspiracy behind the 9/11 events.

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No. I’m posting an article for those interested in discussion. I’m not the author.

Just looked at these verses, and the song is very Christian.

Psalm 19:1 (NIV): "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."

1 Kings 8:17 (NIV): "But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!"

Nehemiah 9:6 (NIV): "You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you."

Source:

I wanted to be saved from hell and my old self and this world

Vambram said:

May I have some specifics? Is there a specific religion that you have in mind which would do what you suggest might happen?

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Hello Vambram,
I abusively called this a religion. If such persons are gathered so as to exploit christian people's sins, i just can call it lower justice, even if they do call a religion their gathering

Thank YOU discombobulated1 good observation and comment.
A friend of mine was in Washington DC and watched a speech about women's right to kill their babies guru.
My friend asked the guru did your mother make the right decision about you? The guru was so shook up he had to be carried off the stage.

Michie said:

A Catholic parish and school in the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has fired an employee who was in charge of background checks and sexual abuse awareness training after he was arrested for possessing materials depicting child pornography and abuse.

The employee, John Denzel, 60, worked as the safe environment coordinator for St. Brigid of Kildare, a parish and pre-K through eighth grade school in Dublin, Ohio.

He was arrested by the Union County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 5, according to a report by the sheriff’s office.

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Catholic school safe environment coordinator fired after arrest

John Denzel, 60, conducted background checks and coordinated the parish and school’s “Protecting God’s Children” sexual abuse awareness course.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

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Eww, gross. Hopefully, this man spends years in a jail cell, and repents for his actions.

Matthew 18:6-7 (NIV): "If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!"

1 Corinthians 5:1 (NIV): "It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate."

Protecting the Children Devotional:

SA Devotional:

This is the creep.

Fantine said:

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Tim Walz had taught in China for a year and he and his wife led 10 summer student tours.
He loves the Chinese people but is critical of their government policies.

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He apparently speaks Mandarin reasonably well.

Hans Blaster said:

I don't know if he is doing "Electric Sharks" anymore, but I do have it on good authority that "Hannibal the Cannibal" is a staple of sets. (Both can be found on his latest album.)

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Haha, good one brother. Electric Sharks would be a perfect name for a 1990s alternative rock band or album title track, while Hannibal the Cannibal would make a cheesy song title.

Trump is totally off his rockers.

You guys are missing a very strong anti-Christ and important influence on USA politicians & bureaucrats:
I doubt You want to know.

That's awesome! I'm glad that they have a program like this. More Catholic scientists is always a good thing. God bless them!

Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D., was invited to Lutherstadt-Wittenburg in Germany, Ground Zero of the Protestant Reformation, to offer a paper on the relationship of the Reformers with the Orthodox Church in the 16th century at a Conference "Reformation Institute" May 8, 2017.

Father Papageorgiou contends that it was Charlemagne who initiated changes in western practices and beliefs in 880 to assert his authority over all Christians, making the break with the East inevitable.

Some suggest that original Islam was bent to assert the authority and reign of caliph Abd al-Malik, builder of the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem.

If you have 1.3 hours, it is a good presentation. The Protestant Reformation and the Orthodox Christian East

Father Papageorgiou's church is in Marietta, Georgia, just above Atlanta. He is under the EP. He is a scientist with advanced degree.

To me It looks totally like you missed the point entirely and added distracting things to conflate the truth. (again, for what it's worth)

Yuwang said:

It does not matter who wins, they are basically of the same mentality; More Wars.

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For a while the Democrats tried to project the idea that they were the party of peace. They aren't. Hillary was a war-hawk. Kamala may be a loose canon. Thrump is.

RoBo1988 said:

I seen a Dateline episode where surveillance was being done to an individual in the US for possible terrorist activity. They wound up recording him and his wife killing their own daughter, because she was dating a black teen at school.

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Ugh......

The Creator takes no joy in death, not even the death of a pagan unbeliever.

The Creator gets no joy in people sinning. Where there are many words (even on forum), sin is not lacking.

Fact-checking...

Michie said:

Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claimed that former President Donald Trump would pass a national abortion ban following the former president's debate with Joe Biden.

"Donald Trump would ban abortion nationwide," the vice president wrote in a Sunday X post. "President [Joe Biden] and I will do everything in our power to stop him and restore women's reproductive freedom."

A community note beneath the post cited multiple media outlets that reported on Trump's abortion stance, providing links to the articles. According to the community note, "President Trump has repeatedly said he will not sign a national abortion ban."

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March 20, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure.

Is anyone really surprised?

JustOneWay said:

Interesting. I never receive political emails, or texts.

Never.

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Give five dollars and you will have plenty of messages.

RileyG said:

The world hates us. Just as Jesus said it would.

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Yep, exactly as the Bible said. We are in spiritual warfare, my brother. Yes, that is a term that the Protestants use a lot, but us Catholics need to use this term also. It applies to all Christians from all denominations.

The answer is complicated because the concept of satan evolved over time.

Here, I give a simplified yes answer.

Ezekiel 28:

1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD:

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The prince of Tyre was a type of Satan. Like Satan, he was proud.

“Because your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god.

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Like Satan, he was wise:

5 by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth.

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Pride in everything is a recurring theme for Satan.

11 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me: 12“Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD:
“You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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Beauty is another attribute that the prince of Tyre and Satan were proud of.

13 You were in Eden, the garden of God;

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That's the connection of the satanic creature in Eden with the creature that is called Satan or the devil in the NT.

every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. 14 You were an anointed guardian cherub.

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He was anointed.

I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you.

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This cherub was blameless initially but he changed:

17Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.

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Again and again, the prince of Tyre and the satanic creature were proud of their beauty and wisdom.

I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.

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God would expose the prince of Tyre before kings. The satanic creature would be cast out of heaven.

This is confirmed in (NIV) Isaiah 14:

12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

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That's crazy arrogance, conceit, and self-deception. It's delusional madness!

Was Satan a cherub?

I think so. I think the evidence is pretty good.

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