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There Is No Easy Button

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“There Is No Easy Button”
Luke 9:23 NLT
Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me.”

Remember many years ago the commercial for Staples store with a button that says, “That was easy”? We actually have one of those buttons at my work on top of the corner of a cubicle. One of the IT guys usually walks by and hits it and we laugh. I remember through the years talking about that commercial and how so often it would be nice if certain things were easy. Don’t we all feel like that?

As a parent, I often hear my kids make comments and complain about how they wish life were just easier. As much as I lecture them about this, I have to admit I do feel the same way many times. There are times in life when I just wish things could be easier. Why can’t raising kids be easier? Why can’t my job be easier? Why can’t marriage be easier? Why can’t school be easier? The list could go on and on.

As I think about how we’ve become so accustomed to comfort in our lives and finding the easiest way to do things, I can’t help but think about how this is the exact opposite of what Jesus taught us about life. He came and lived anything but an easy life. Pretty much everything He did was the opposite of easy. People around Him often complained about how hard things were. But He taught so often that “hard” is good. It teaches us and creates character and perseverance in our lives.

Jesus was very clear to us about how we need to carry our cross daily. If we want to follow Him, we cannot expect an easy life. We cannot live daily wishing that everything was easy. Even though we would often want this, living easy does not produce growth in our lives. The challenges I experience in my life are often not wanted or easy, but they definitely help me grow as a person and in my faith.

Friends, we must stop holding on to the “easy button” and wishing so much in life was easier. We must remember the life that God called us to live should be anything but easy. God’s call and challenge to us is to grow and be stretched in our faith every day. Through the pain and trials of carrying our cross daily, we learn what it truly means to live a life that Jesus calls us to.

There is no easy button for our lives in Christ. We were meant to live a life that is full of challenge and growth. An easy life will not produce growth and character.

Biden Administration Pampers Foes, Punishes Allies


The world is a dangerous place to be an American ally right now. The Biden administration announced last Tuesday that it has paused arms deliveries to Israel until its concerns over the planned invasion of Rafah are “fully addressed.” Earlier that day, the State Department informed Congress it was extending waivers for Qatar, Lebanon, and five other Islamic nations to receive American weapons.

In other words, the Biden administration will supply weapons to state sponsors of terror, but not to our closest allies.

It should seem obvious, but “ally” is not an empty phrase for a “country we feel positively toward.” No, an ally is a partner, one we have agreed to work closely with, and one with whom we have established contractual obligations. Allies develop such strong mutual bonds that they are willing to work through minor differences in order to preserve the relationship. Punitive actions, such as sanctions and embargoes, are reserved not for allies but for hostile powers, geopolitical rivals, or at best frenemies.

Israel is currently fighting Iran-backed Islamist terrorists on three fronts (Hamas to the southwest, Hezbollah to the north, other factions to the west), not to mention fending off missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis in Yemen and from Iran itself. Israel is “our very closest friend and ally,” Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) declared on “Washington Watch” Monday. “We have friends like Israel. We have enemies like Iran.”

On March 13, 2024 — after five months of attacks on Israel and U.S. forces by Iran-backed militias — the Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion.

Congress understands which countries are America’s friends, and which are our foes. In 1994, Congress amended the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. 2751) to prohibit the sale or lease of any “defense article or defense service” to any country known to participate in the “Arab League boycott of Israel,” although the State Department could grant waivers if America’s national security was at stake.

Supreme Court to Make Significant Rulings on Power of Administrative State, Presidential Immunity, More


The court heard 61 arguments in 69 cases this term (some of the cases were consolidated for oral argument), 20 of which the court has already decided.
Opinions in some of the biggest cases, however, have yet to be issued. These cases address issues ranging from government censorship of online speech to abortion drug regulation to Trump’s immunity from criminal prosecution to how much deference courts should give to federal agencies’ interpretations of the scope of their own authority.
The court heard five cases this term that could significantly reshape administrative law and the regulatory state.
In Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, for instance, the court will decide how much courts should defer to agencies’ often expansive interpretations of federal law.

living in the wilderness

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TBL China – The Bottom Line, Ministries


This is the story and my testimony of my wasted years, one thing, you will get from me, is my honesty. May this testimony inspire and challenge you. My name is Keith Hobkirk, I am a simple Christian servant of the Only true God, who redeemed from sin, death and hell. I hope my story touches you life.



MY STORY

PLEASE NOTE, I HAVE REACHED AGE 65

I am going to be sixty-five soon, just before my sixteenth birthday, trusted Christ as Saviour, but he never had total control of my life. My wilderness years were between 1986 and 2001, from the ages of 27 to 42.
我快要六十五岁了,就在我的十六岁生日前,我信靠基督作为救主,但他从未完全掌控我的生活。我的旷野岁月是在1986年到2001年之间,从27岁到42岁的时候。
Life wasted, why because I did not obey God, I went my own way, did my own thing.
生命被浪费了,为什么呢?因为我没有顺服上帝,我走了自己的路,做了自己认为好的事情。
Life lived not being obedient to God for the Christian is wasted. You have him as saviour, but never as Lord.
对基督徒来说,生命若不顺服上帝就是被浪费。你有他作救主,但从未把他当作主。
Next year in 2025, it will be fifty years since I trusted Christ, most of it sadly fighting against him, rather than living for Him.
明年2025年,将是我信靠基督的五十年,其中大部分时间都在与他对抗,而不是为他而活。
Has he restored me?
他是否恢复了我?
Yes, and he is my everything, I owe God everything, without Him, I am nothing.
是的,他是我的一切,我欠上帝一切,没有他,我一无所有。
My story is a warning, to any of you, follow God with your whole heart, never take your eyes off Jesus.
我的故事是一个警告,对于你们中的任何人,全心全意地跟随上帝,永远不要移开目光,专心跟随耶稣。
The devil comes to kill steal and destroy, he has taken some of the best of my life, deceiving me that I could live witbout God.
魔鬼来要偷窃、杀害和毁灭,他夺走了我生命中最美好的一些时光,欺骗我以为我可以在没有上帝的情况下生活。
Don't let him fool you Christian, keep your eyes fixed on Christ.
不要让他愚弄你,基督徒,保持你的目光注视基督。
I cant change the past, but I can do two tbings.
我不能改变过去,但我可以做两件事。
I can warn others of the mistakes I made and then live like never before for my Saviour and Lord.
我可以警告别人不要犯我犯过的错误,然后像从未有过一样为我的救主和主而活。
I am redeemrd restored and complety forgiven, but the sadness still remains.
我已被救赎、恢复,并完全蒙赦免,但悲伤仍然存在。
William borden once said
威廉·博登曾说过
No reserves
无留余地
No regrets
无遗憾
May you live for HIm, without reserve and having no regrets
愿你为他而活,毫不保留,毫无遗憾。
In Christ
在基督里
Kk


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Patrick Yan | 2024箴言书青少年查经(Proverbs)

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Toronto Christ Gospel Church


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Patrick Yan | 2024箴言书青少年查经(Proverbs)

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Toronto Christ Gospel Church

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Patrick Yan | 2024箴言书青少年查经(Proverbs)

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Toronto Christ Gospel Church

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Toronto Christ Gospel Church

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Jeroboam The King of Counterfeits

Darren Rogers
| The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Bethany Baptist Church


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Rehoboam giving your second best

Darren Rogers
| The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Bethany Baptist Church

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Why Study the Attributes of God?

Pastor Casey Kuhlman
| The Attributes of God

Psalm 145:3

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The Self-Existence of God

Pastor Casey Kuhlman
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Calvary Baptist Church

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Gov. DeSantis declares "Freedom Summer" [Now Freedom Summer 2!] by banning most of the rainbow for bridge lighting displays

“As Floridians prepare for Freedom Summer, Florida’s bridges will follow suit, illuminating in red, white, and blue from Memorial Day through Labor Day!” Florida Transportation Secretary James Perdue wrote on X.

“Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida continues to be the freest state in the nation,” he added.

Mr DeSantis’ display will wipe out several scheduled lightings [of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which is outfitted with 1,800 LED lights], including for Mental Health Awareness (28-31 May); Juneteenth (19 June); and Ovarian Cancer Awareness (1-7 September).

[And Pride Month of course.]

Please pray for Noah

Noah is a homeless man who has hit rock bottom. He lost his job, his house, all his money, and has been in jail for drug possession. Please pray for the right rehab to take him in, for housing, food and all his needs, and delivery from panic attacks and fear. Most of all please pray for the Lord to restore the joy of his salvation and surround him with brothers and sisters in Christ. God bless!

The Use and Abuse of the Bible in the Immigration Debate.


Makes a lot of sense to be honest. Assisting someone who is actively sinning by breaking the law isn’t loving them.

2 John 5-6
I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

FYI: Esther Prophecy & Government Spiritual Crimes

This a situation concerning the Kim Clement prophecy of Esther.

Other prophets have similar prophecies.



Hank Kunneman has the Prophecy

“God is raising up a woman that will help to heal the discord like Deborah” & t

“ God has Appointed a Woman that will Change America 2/18/2024”



Flumina Pacis has the prophecy

“Prophecy for Texas- A New Leader Shall Rise, An Esther Anointing & Water



Timothy V Dixon Ministry Inc Prophecy

“ Angel Stood in my Room Beside my Bed and Said/ The Woman in the Purple Dress”



Dana Coverstone Dream

Get Out While you can and Take the others with You



The alphabet agencies know who she is because she started talk to talk to the “surveillance crew” monitor her in her home. This situation has to do with spies and thieves experimenting on her energy signature and monitoring how she gets dreams. Also, there have been and are numerous secret court cases going on surrounding crimes against her by government agents and/or covens looking to persecute her and commit hate crimes against her. These crimes are being discovered as done against people with prophetic gifts not just Esther. At least 7-8 women and at least one man have been targeted by corrupt government officials I believe.



This includes the use of surveillance cameras, witchcraft, energy weapons & astral projection, along with energy harvesting devices that are attached to people via astral projects to drain high vibrational believers connected to God. It is assumed they will just recharge because they are connected to “Source” as long as the “do the work.” Apparently some do not recharge. Also if one is low enough on energy, they have ways of attaching demons to people. It’s a sick world. Low vibrational criminals want to steal this energy because they are not connected to “Source” and do not want to “do the work.”



Illegal micro-chipping via astral projection is done it seems. They do things like make false CPS reports, use energy machines to project themselves raping Christians at night. Trust me one feels the rape. They send demonic entities to the friends and family members of high vibrational God-fearing, Jesus-loving people, connected to the Vine believers that is. They try to “sacrifice” believers and have them possessed by demons if able. They do rituals where they promise demons a body in a certain time period. If one has a low vibration, the demons will stick. If one is a strong believer, the demons return to sender. Also, they use surveillance cameras in homes to live stream certain upright families over the dark web presumably for black ops money making. One has the options to buy the rights for exclusive viewing of certain individuals in their homes.



They drain energy from believers for sexual stimulation and to sell energy, vitality, and stimulation to celebrities connected to covens in party situations and in pimp-like human trafficking situations or just coven orgies.

They call it “stealing abundance.” They believe they can steal creativity and wealth by injecting people with energy siphoning devices via astral projection.



The alphabet agencies and the government behind the government have recently started taking action to stop these continued crimes against Christians and others because they actually feel bad for Esther and other government targets.



There is actually a spiritual law enforcement squad that is to monitory those with spiritual gifts and those that might be heinous spiritual criminals. They microchip spiritual criminals but it is my understanding the government often employs witches and warlocks to commit spiritual crimes and do not honestly prosecute them. They pretend to prosecute them but just keep spiritual criminals secretly employed. Even those on the spiritual law enforcement squad are less than honorable and can hurt innocent people for money. I understand changes are being made to stop this. Praise the Lord.





Psyop Youtube Channels communicate with victims like Esther in code via fake tarot readers.

She is called:



EarthAngel

High Priestess in the Upright

Empress in the Upright

Divine Feminine

A Starseed (Traces of Nephilim DNA)



Her Youtube Channel is FluffyBunnyTrainer@HappyinJesus

It is estimated a few hundred to 1000 people “watch” her posts presumably the “ancestors” or federal agents are the ones watching. Also they watch via surveillance cameras still in her home.



Ancestors, Angels & Spirit Guides are code for different federal agents.

“White Hats” are involved in protecting “Esther” due to the prophecies



Currently, she has an energy device planted inside her causing pain. It is suspected there is a microchip behind her left eye causing eye damage and sometimes a laser is pointed at her to stop her prophectic dreams or just for experiments. The secret society known as TLC The Light Company may be involved in experimenting on her.



Also, it seems there is some kind of stolen inheritance being hashed out in secret courts concerning bad federal agents verses good federal agents. There was both an illegal federal investigation and then a legal investigation surrounding Esther. There was a smear campaign against Esther in courts to have her killed or to gangstalk her or frame her for crimes to cover up lies on paper used to steal her inheritance. Every state she lived in apparently people were paid to label her as incompetent so she would not receive her inheritance.



In videos Esther is often connected to someone coded as



A fallen Twin Flame

Emperor in the reverse or

Your Ex

Dark Warlock

Hitman

Sometimes- Emperor in the Upright



because he is a CIA opp that committed hate crimes against her too for money and due to anger to include having his kids (twins/triplets) astral rape her and his friends and family members as well as himself in the past. This all happened in the “5D.” Also, he has a witch harem and at least a dozen kids. The two have never met in real life. He is quite famous if quite scummy. It is my understanding he has turned to Jesus and his trying to live right these days or will one day.





Psyop YouTube channels used to communicate with victims like Esther include:



144 From the Stars Tarot



Apostle Dr. Deborah Marie Rodriguez



Ihavenocutcardstarot



Mami Wata Tarot & Mind Right Botanicals



Ocean Deep Intuition Tarot



Bronwen’s_Cove Tarot



My Queens EYE



Tiffany Inuitive One



Dig Deep Tarot by Veda



Amber Rose Highly Inutive



Cleo RA



Mystic Mellie



Mystic Rose



What’s the Chatter La Rasha



Rose & Soul Hues



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Ichabod

"And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband." - 1 Samuel 4:21

The glory has departed; what an awful thing to behold! May we not ever have to experience such a thing. But as a nation we may well be in the midst of this very thing - the departing of the glory of God. According to A.W. Pink the glory had departed already from many American churches

"God has appointed how long the Gospel lamp shall remain in each place, before it be sent to another part of the earth. He ordered how long it should shine among the Jews, namely, until Christ came. He ordained how long it should shine in each of the seven churches in Asia before He came and removed His candlestick. So He has decreed where and when the Gospel shall continue in this country. There is probably more real Gospel preaching in China today, than there is in the U.S.A. Many a church which was once a bright testimony for Christ is so no longer, nor does it know that "Ichabod" ("the glory is departed") has been written over it. Many a town which formerly was blest with the ministry of a true servant of God is now left desolate." (AW Pink, The Ordained Lamp,)

I don't know what year that was published but he went to be with the Lord in 1952, so probably 75 years or more. And what is the condition of the American churches today? Has there been a progression downward? If we look at this message by David Wilkerson (I think from the late 1980s or early 90s as I remember this from his newsletter I once received), we see a more deplorable state:

"Where are the Samuels who have heard the voice of God, who have been awakened by the Holy Spirit and have received a revelation of soon-coming judgments upon a backslidden Church? Why aren't all preachers of the Gospel grieving over the sinful condition of God's house? Why aren't all pastors and evangelists crying out as watchmen on the wall? Scripture says that Samuel was given a vision in which God pronounced the end of a backslidden religious structure, and "Samuel told [Eli] everything, and hid nothing from him" (1 Samuel 3:18). I ask you, pastor: Are you telling it all? Are you holding back hiding the truth, afraid of offending your people?
Yet in spite of those who are afraid to come forth with the full message for the Church, I believe that the Lord God always brings in a "Samuel company" who will hear His voice in a time of spiritual decline. This company is made up of men and women who care nothing for tradition, promotion or denominational boundaries. They represent pastors and lay people who have an ear to hear God's voice and know what grieves Him.

Without question the message of the Samuel company is not a pleasant one. "Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision" (verse 15). This vision was overwhelming; but Samuel could not help but share it with the one on whom judgment would fall. God would no longer put up with a form of godliness that did not have the power of holiness.

Yes, God was about to remove His presence from Shiloh, but He would do a glorious new thing in Israel. He said, "I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever" (1 Samuel 2:35). This verse describes the Samuel company of believers and ministers who share the very heart of God. They know the Lord's mind and His will, and they walk in fear and holiness before Him. The Samuel company is a praying people; it was while Samuel was in prayer that God revealed to him the fearful things to come. And because they are in touch with God they know and share His grief.

God is speaking in these last days to those who are shut in with Him. He reveals His heart to those who hunger and thirst for more of Him, who pant after Him as the deer pants after the water, who have died to every selfish ambition and who have no goal in life but to bring pleasure, glory and joy to His heart. I say this unflinchingly: God will not choose a denomination to deliver His Word to this last generation. He will not call on a committee to hear His voice and ignite the last-day gathering of the remnant. Instead, when the angels of the apocalypse go forth to smite the earth, denominations and religious leaders will be found hard at work protecting their interests and strengthening their authority, drawing up bylaws and making resolutions. But the Samuel company will be found in the secret closet of prayer, seeking their Master's will and sharing His grief over sin." (D. Wilkerson, The Samuel Company)

Wilkerson went home to the Lord in 2011. Neither of these two men of God saw the extreme condition of the churches today. Rainbow flags and everything those represent. That stuff was only just starting in the 1990s, but today there are so many churches departed from the Word of God, it's astounding. And it's accepted as "normal" as if Jesus was all for these abominations. These kind of churches will find out that Jesus Himself is saying, "Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth." (Revelation 2:16)

Jesus is even now fighting against them, and they reject His counsel. It is for such iniquities in the houses of God that judgment comes upon the nation. The world is expected to live in sin, but when the church begins to live just like the world, and sometimes worse, that really sends up a stench unto God, and He must act upon it in judgment. His holiness demands it, His justice demands it.

Today is not the day for partying and celebration, and seeking riches, and prosperity. We can praise and celebrate in the LORD, but I question how much of this He receives as legitimate worship when so many are astray in the dark wilderness of sin and wickedness? And as for the prosperity, name it and claim it, and little gods, dominion now churches, these shall bow down and submit to the true authority of the One who alone has dominion, and whose kingdom is everlasting; Oh, the days are coming God will sift and sort, for judgment shall begin at the house of God.

On a personal level, make sure "Ichabod" is not written over your life, or your home, or your church. If it is, pray and get back in right relationship with Him, in Jesus name, do this. Amen

UK election called for July 4th.


With 6 weeks notice Sunak gambles on a July 4th election. At almost 22 points behind labour in the polls he has taken his own party by surprise.
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Dancing in the Bible

Hello folks. To dance, or not to dance, that is the question. Let's delve in to the Bible, to find out if we are allowed to dance all the time, never at all, or dance with discernment.

Date
May 22, 2024 | Faith on the Dance Floor​
Verse
Psalm 149:3 (NIV): "Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp."

Mark 7:21-23 (NIV): "For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person."

Exodus 15:20-21 (NIV): "Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. Miriam sang to them: ‘Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.’"

1 Samuel 30:16-17 (NIV): "He [the Egyptian] led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah. David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled."​
Explanation
The first passage, Psalm 149:3, is calling for people to praise God through dancing and making music with instruments such as the cymbal and strings. This is an expression of joy and worship towards God.​
The second passage, Mark 7:21-23, is speaking about the source of evil thoughts and actions that come from within a person's heart. This passage is not directly related to dancing or music, but rather an emphasis on the importance of having a pure heart and avoiding evil thoughts and actions.

The third passage, Exodus 15:20-21, describes Miriam leading the women in dancing and singing to praise God after the Israelites had safely crossed the Red Sea. This passage shows that dancing and singing are appropriate forms of worship and praise to God.

The fourth passage, 1 Samuel 30:16-17, is about David and his soldiers fighting against the Amalekites who had stolen their property. The passage mentions that the Amalekites were "reveling" and "eating, drinking and making music" before being attacked by David. This passage does not condemn dancing or music, but rather shows that they can be associated with sinful behavior and should not be engaged in during times of disobedience to God.

As Christians, we are called to conduct ourselves with wisdom and discernment when it comes to dancing or watching others dance. We should consider the context and intent behind the dancing, and whether it aligns with God's moral standards. If we are unsure, it is best to avoid participating or watching. For instance, twerking is considered unholy, as it objectifies women in a lewd manner.
Societal Relevance
In the modern world, it can be a challenge to avoid offensive dances or music, especially in popular culture. One way to respect morality and avoid hurtful or offensive material is to carefully consider the content and message of the music or dance, and to choose to engage in or support those that uplift and edify rather than those that degrade or objectify. Beyoncé is one example of a musician we must avoid, as some of her songs depict women and men dancing in suggestive manners. In simple terms, we must use discernment to choose how we dance, in a manner that is conducive to spiritual maturity.

For public dances, in order to respect partners who are already married or boyfriend-girlfriend, we must not take an already partnered couple for a dance, without their consent. In a similar fashion, it is best to ask a single person for consent before taking him/her onto the dance floor.

Regarding the use of music and instruments in worship, some Christians believe that only vocal music should be used, while others believe that instruments are permissible. The Bible does not give a definitive answer on this matter, but it does show examples of both types of worship. Ultimately, it is up to each individual and community of believers to prayerfully seek God's guidance and make a decision based on their understanding of Scripture and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Dancing has been a good activity for me, as it gives me exercise. For myself, it is fun to dance to music in my room, even though dancing is not my forte. When it comes to the music which I dance to, clean lyrics and wholesome vocals are what make a good song, typically house music, classic rock, indie music or even Christian tunes. For myself, avoiding songs with inappropriate, or sensual lyrics (ex. Drug abuse, sex acts, fame) has benefits. Heavy metal is also something that does not appeal to me, as it is just noise, and has demonic vibes with the screaming and discordant sounds.

Justice Alito Flew “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his beach house

Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag was flown outside the Virginia home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., another provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation house in New Jersey, according to interviews and photographs.

This time, it was the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which, like the inverted U.S. flag, was carried by rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.


It seems Justice Alito is oblivious to the appearance of bias by such actions.

Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home

U.S. says Russia launched a space weapon in the path of an American satellite

U.S. says Russia launched a space weapon in the path of an American satellite

The Kremlin accused Washington of disinformation Wednesday, while it conducted exercises to simulate the use of tactical nuclear weapons in a likely warning to the West over Ukraine.

In a briefing Tuesday, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the U.S. has assessed that Moscow deployed the satellite May 16. “Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counterspace weapon, presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit,” he said.

It was launched into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, he said, without elaborating on whether the American satellite was in any immediate danger.

God feared provocation by the enemy in Deut 31:27?

Before Moses died, he wrote a song in Deuteronomy 31:

30 Then Moses spoke the words of this song until they were finished, in the ears of all the assembly of Israel:
22:

26 I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces; I will wipe them from human memory,”
God decided not to destroy the Israelites.

27 had I not feared provocation by the enemy, lest their adversaries should misunderstand, lest they should say, “Our hand is triumphant, it was not the LORD who did all this.”’
If God had destroyed them, the enemy would have claimed that they had triumphed. God didn't want to hear that false claim. So, God did not wipe the Israelites from human memory.

Did God fear the enemy?

No, God is almighty and fears no one. Moses depicted a hypothetical scenario in anthropomorphic and poetic language as if God would fear the enemy's bad-mouthing God.
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A Call to Separation

A.W. Pink, 1928 - From the tract.
(And I must testify I have found this all to be true. Any time I have compromised and mingled with what he calls "worldlings" I have only met with misery and heartache. That goes for friendships, or intimate relationships, especially intimate relationships! And he even goes into church fellowships, which is another very important one.)

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" (2 Cor. 6:14-18)

This passage gives utterance to a Divine exhortation for those belonging to Christ to hold aloof from all intimate associations with the ungodly. It expressly forbids them entering into alliances with the unconverted. It definitely prohibits the children of God walking arm-in-arm with worldlings. It is an admonition applying to every phase and department of our lives-religious, domestic, social, commercial. And never, perhaps, was there a time when it more needed pressing on Christians than now. The days in which we are living are marked by the spirit of compromise. On every side we behold unholy mixtures, ungodly alliances, unequal yokes. Many professing Christians appear to be trying how near to the world they may walk and yet go to Heaven.

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." This is a call to godly separation. In each dispensation this Divine demand has been made. To Abraham Jehovah's peremptory word was, "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house." To Israel He said, "After the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their ordinances." (Lev. 18:3) And again, "Ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation which I cast out before you." (Lev. 20:23) It was for their disregard of these very prohibitions that Israel brought down upon themselves such severe chastisements.

At the beginning of the New Testament we are shown the forerunner of Christ standing outside the organized Judaism of his day, calling on men to flee from the wrath to come. The Savior announced that, "He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out." (John 10:3) On the day of Pentecost the word to believers was, "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." (Acts 2:40) Later, to the Christian Hebrews Paul wrote, "Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp." (13:13) God's call to His people in Babylon is, "Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." (Rev. 18:4)

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." This is God's word unto His people today. Nor does it stand alone. In Rom. 16:17 it is said, "Mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them." In 2 Tim 2:20 we read, "In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he sball be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the Master's use." 2 Tim. 3:5 speaks of those "having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof," then it is added, "from such turn away." What a word is that in 2 Thess. 3:14, "If any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him." How radical is the admonition of 1 Cor. 5:11, "Now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner: with such an one no, not to eat."

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." We are fully persuaded that it is disregard of this commandment, for command it is, which is largely responsible for the low state which now obtains so generally among Christians, both individually and corporately. No wonder the spiritual pulse of many churches beats so feebly. No wonder their prayer-meetings are so thinly attended; Christians who are unequally yoked have no heart for prayer. Disobedience at this point is a certain preventative to real and whole-hearted devotion to Christ. No one can be an unshackled follower of the Lord Jesus who is, in any way, "yoked" to His enemies. He may be a truly saved person, but the testimony of his life, the witness his walk, will not honor and glorify Christ.

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." This applies first to our religious or ecclesiastical connections. How many Christians are members of so-called "churches," where much is going on which they know is at direct variance with the Word of God-either the teaching from the pulpit, the worldly attractions used to draw the ungodly, and the worldly methods employed to finance it or the constant receiving into its membership of those who give no evidence of having been born again. Believers in Christ who remain in such "churches" (?) are dishonoring their Lord. Should they answer: "Practically all the churches are the same, and were we to resign, what could we do? We must go somewhere on Sundays," such language would show they are putting their own interests before the glory of Christ. Better stay at home and read God's Word, than fellowship that which His Word condemns.

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." This applies to membership in Secret Orders. A "yoke" is that which unites. Those who belong to a "lodge" are united in solemn oath and covenant with their "brother" members. Many of their fellow-members give no evidence of being born again. They may believe in a "Supreme Being,"but what love have they for God's Word? what is their relation to God's Son? "Can two walk together except they be agreed?" (Amos 3:3) Can those who owe their all to Christ, both for time and eternity, have fellowship with those who "despise and reject" Him? Let any Christian reader who is thus unequally yoked get from under it without delay.

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." This applies to marriage. There are but two families in this world: the children of God, and the children of the devil. (1 John 3:10) If, then, a daughter of God marries a son of the evil one, she becomes a daughter-in-law to Satan! If a son of God marries a daughter of Satan, he becomes a son-in-law to the devil! By such an infamous step an affinity is formed between one belonging to the Most High and one belonging to His archenemy. "Strong language!" Yes, but not too strong. And oh the bitter reaping from such a Sowing. In every case it is the poor Christian who suffers. Read the inspired histories of Samson, Solomon, and Ahab, and see what followed their unholy alliances in wedlock. As well might an athlete, who attached to himself a heavy weight, expect to win a race, as a Christian to progress spiritually by marrying a worldling. Oh what watchfulness in prayer is needed in the regulation of our affections!

"Be ye not unequally yoked together." This applies to business partnerships. Disobedience at this point has wrecked many a Christian's testimony and pierced him through with many sorrows. Whatever may be gained of this world by seeking its avenues to wealth and social prestige, will but poorly compensate for the loss of fellowhip with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. Read Prov. 1:10-14. The path which the disciple of Christ is called to tread is a narrow one, and if he leaves it for a wider road, it will mean severe chastenings, heartbreaking losses, and perhaps the forfeiting the the Savior's "Well done" at the end of the journey.

We are to hate even the "garment"-figure of our habits and ways-spotted by the flesh (Jude 23), and are to keep ourselves "unspotted from the world." (James 1:27) What a searching and sweeping word is that in 2 Cor. 7:1, "Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, prefecting holiness in the fear of God." If any occupation or association is found to hinder our communion with God or our enjoyment of spiritual things, then it must be abandoned. Beware of "leprosy" in the garment. (Lev. 13:47) Anything in my habits or ways which mars happy fellowship with the brethren or robs me of power in service, is to be unsparingly judged and made an end of-"burned." (Lev. 13:52) Whatever I cannot do for God's glory must be avoided.

"For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?" How explicit and emphatic are the terms used there! No excuse whatever is there for failing to understand the terms of this exhortation, and the reason with which it is supported. "Fellowship, communion, concord, part, agreement" are so plain they require no interpreter. All unions, alliances, partnerships, entanglements, with unbelievers are expressly forbidden to the Christian. It is impossible to find within the whole range of Holy Scripture plainer language on any subject than we have here. "Righteousness, unrighteousness; light, darkness; Christ, Belial-what have they in common? What bond is there between them?

The contrasts presented are very pointed and searching. "Righteousness" is right doing; "unrighteousness" is wrong doing. The unerring and only standard of right doing is "the Word of Righteousness." (Heb. 5:13) By this alone is the Christian's life and walk to be regulated. But the worldling disregards and defies it. Then what "fellowship" can there be between one who is in subjection to God's Word with one who is not? "Light" and "darkness." God is light (1 John 1:5) and His saints are "the children of light." (Luke 16:8) But the children of the Wicked One are "darkness." (Eph. 5:8) What communion, then, can there be between members of families so dissimilar? "Christ" and "Belial"-what concord can there be between one to whom Christ is everything, and one who despises and rejects Him?

"For ye are the temple of the living God: as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." How blessed is this! First, we have the exhortation given, "Be ye not unequally yoked together"; second, the reason adduced, "for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?"; third, the inducement proffered. This is a divine promise, and it is striking to note it is a sevenfold one: 1) "I will dwell in them," 2) "and walk in them," 3) "And I will be their God," 4) "And they shall be My people," 5) "And I will receive you," 6) "And will be a Father unto you," 7) "And ye shall be My sons and daughters."

"I will dwell in them," is fellowship; "and walk in them," is companionship; "and I will be their God," is relationship. First, in them, then for them; and "if God be for us, who can be against us?" (Rom. 8:31) "And they shall be My people," is ownership, acknowledged as His. "And I will receive you," means being brought to the place of experimental and conscious nearness to God. "And will be a Father unto you" means "I will manifest Myself to you in this character, impart to your hearts all the joys of such." "And ye shall be My sons and daughters" means, that such godly separation from the world will afford demonstration that we are His "sons and daughters." Compare Matt. 5:44.

"Saith the Lord Almighty." This is the only time the divine title "Almighty" is found in all the twenty-one Epistles of the New Testament! It seems to be brought in here for the purpose of emphasizing the sufficiency of our Resource. As another has said, "Let any Christian act on the Command of separation given in 2 Cor. 6:14-17, and he will find his path so beset with difficulties and so tending to arouse the hostility of all, that if his eyes are not kept fixed on the Almighty God who has thus called him out, he will surely have a breakdown." But let it be noted that these promises are conditional, conditional on obeying the preceding exhortations. Yet if the heart lays hold of this blessed inducement, then obedience to the command will be easy and pleasant.
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Prayer Amidst New Ageness

I was in an online group yesterday when suddenly one starts this meditation technique and talking hypnotically at the same time I was muted out. So I just wrote in my notebook the following, with prayer and as a prayer:

I meditate on THY Word O
יהוה my Strength and my Redeemer. I renounce any Kundalini spine serpent stuff, and turn into the, O Jesus my Saviour, for guided meditation is new age stuff - Strengthen me O LORD, great El Shaddai, reveal yourself in earth as in heaven, Ruach HaQodesh רוח הקדש Holy Spirit, thou art my life and breath which cometh of Elohim; Come Lord Jesus, for you shall give me an expected end, knowing your thoughts toward me are for good, not evil, for your ways are not my ways, yours are past finding out. O how great is the knowledge of thee, and I can but know a fragment of thy greatness. Bless you LORD for thy abundant mercies, in Jesus name, Amen.
Deny self; God has the ability to create; I renounce magic, and abilities, and powers, except that which is the gift of God.

Note from today on this: Oh, how they deny Christ with this eastern and new age religion - then try to throw the Bible glibly and loosely into it, as if it's just another religious book about a path some might take, but choose what you want, because they think it's all the same in the end?
The soothing soft hiss of the serpent is offset by the rattle and the swiftness of the strike and the deadly venom thereof!

Who Do You Believe?

In 1967 Louis Armstrong popularized this song:

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At the same time, the University of Michigan was saying this:

During the late 1960s, an “environmental crisis” took shape as a series of environmental catastrophes and revelatory books transformed the American environmental consciousness. Soon before the crisis took its final form, several immensely popular books including Rachel Carson’s 1962 Silent Spring and Ralph Nader’s 1965 Unsafe at Any Speed pushed the public to question the relationship between the government, tasked with protecting the public interest, and industries, incentivized to act in their own economic interests. Pervasive smog in New York City and Los Angeles, the Santa Barbara oil spill, and the Cuyahoga River fires made headlines and frightened Americans across the country. Paul Ehrlich’s book The Population Bomb (1968) connected the dots and helped the public realize that the issues were all related: an exponentially growing population meant an increasing demand for limited resources, which led to unwise decisions about resource use. Driven by fear and empowered with information, the American public was poised to demand change.

Question:

Who do you believe?
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MA "Millionaire Tax" Generated $1.8B Already this Year, Exceeding Expectations


State officials said Monday that the voter-approved surtax on high earners has generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue this fiscal year — with still three months left to go — meaning state officials could have hundreds of millions of surplus dollars to spend on transportation and education initiatives.​
Voters approved the measure in 2022 to levy an additional 4 percent tax on annual earnings over $1 million. At the time, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a left-leaning think tank, projected it could generate at least $2 billion a year.​
State officials last year put their estimates slightly lower at up to $1.7 billion, and lawmakers embraced calls from economists to cap what it initially spends from the surtax, given it may be too volatile to rely upon in its first year.​
So far, it’s vastly exceeded those expectations, generating nearly $1.4 billion alone last quarter, which coincided with a better-than-expected April for tax collections overall.​

Why doesn't God reveal himself unequivocally to the entire world?

In the beginning, Adam and Eve could see God personally. They knew God existed but that's not the point. The point was this: Did they obey God? God created the world to test people. As people increased, sin increased and the physical presence of God became more remote.

What about the time of Jesus?

Jesus spoke the words of God and performed miracles. Yet, people would not believe it. In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Abraham said to the rich man who was being tormented in Hades in Luke 16:

31b ‘If they (the rich man's brothers) do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’
After Jesus' resurrection, Thomas doubted his resurrection and said to the disciples who had seen Jesus in John 20:

25b “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Then Jesus showed up and said to him:

29b “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Will you have faith, believe in Jesus, and obey his teachings? That's the point.

Why doesn't God reveal himself unequivocally to the entire world?

Because that's not the point. This world is a testing ground for your behavior. Will you choose God based on faith and do good?

What about the future?

Well, one of these days, Jesus will return and reveal himself unequivocally to the entire world. By then, it will be too late.

We don’t have a vocations crisis, we have a crisis of faith

Much has been made about the supposed vocationscrisis within the Catholic Church in the United States in recent years. Concerned parties point to the declining number of priests and argue that we face a dire shortage that threatens the future of our parishes. However, a closer examination of the data reveals a different story — one that suggests the real crisis we face is not about vocations but about faith.

According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), the number of diocesan priests in the U.S. has indeed decreased from 37,272 in 1970 to 24,110 in 2022. Simultaneously, the Catholic population has grown from 54 million to 73 million. At first glance, these figures seem alarming. But when we delve deeper into the priest-to-parishioner ratios, a different narrative emerges.

The number of priests per active churchgoer — those attending weekly Mass — has actually improved. In 1970, 54% of Catholics attended weekly Mass, compared to just 17% in 2022. This means that in 1970, each priest served approximately 782 weekly Mass-goers, while today, each priest serves about 514. So why, if the priest-parishioner ratio has gone down, are people arguing that we’re seeing a vocations crisis?

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Catholic-run Pennsylvania migrant facility criticized for ‘deplorable’ conditions

Documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests reveal what a federal government official described as “deplorable” conditions that were found in 2021 at a Catholic-run facility for migrant children in Pennsylvania.

The emails were obtained via FOIA by the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) and published by CatholicVote last week. They show a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official relaying an April 2021 report from a worker out of Pennsylvania on the Journey of Hope facility in Pittsburgh.

That facility is run by the Holy Family Institute, a nonprofit group that describes itself as “rooted in the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching and the heritage of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.” It works via contract with the U.S. government to house unaccompanied migrant children.

In the email, dated April 10, 2021, the Pennsylvania worker described the facility as “deplorable.”

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Many reasons why the COVID vaccines are NOT the Mark of the Beast

I am making this thread in order to get feedback and collect my thoughts. My intention is to turn it into a video. Thanks for participating.

Hello, my name is Taylor and I've been a Christian since December 8th 2016. I don't usually make videos and I'm making this one from my phone so please bear with me. I believe God put it on my heart to compile this list of reasons as to why the COVID vax is not the mark of the beast, and why the mark is still yet future. I myself got vaxinated in order to keep my job. I now feel like I took a gamble and I shouldn't have gotten it, but now I'm coping. I will start by listing off a bunch of reasons why the vax isn't the mark, then I will get into the DNA arguments, then I will get into NKJV scripture to finish off. It is currently May 7/2024. So here we go:

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Right off the bat:

There is no beast yet, so there can't be a mark of the beast. We don't even know who the antichrist is yet.

People could still buy and sell even without getting vaxinated. I held out till September 2021 and could still buy and sell and enter shops freely.

The jab went into my left upper arm, not in my right hand or forehead.

The mark has to do with intentional worship. You can't be tricked into worshipping something because worship is intentional and of the heart.

Some people think that by following the science or trusting the vax that that is worshipping the beast, or trusting the state more than God,
but I don't find that reasonable. For example, I can live in a country and follow the laws of that country without worshipping the state.

There were multiple vaxxines from Phizer, moderna, bioNtech, astrazenica, but we know there is only 1 mark of the beast, not several different versions of it.

Backmasking of COVID is DIVOC and DIVOC apparently means (possession) in Hebrew, but I do not feel possessed by evil at all. I feel the Lord is with me, revealing Himself to me and caring for me to this day. I do not feel my soul is defiled.

Blood transfusions. If someone got vaxinated, and if vaxination was the mark, and then they donated blood, it stands to reason that the person they gave their blood to would have contaminated said blood, through no fault of their own. But there is nothing in scripture to suggest that the mark of the beast can be "contracted" in such a way.

Speaking of blood, I got mine tested several months ago and it was in tip top shape.

Finally, there are 6-year old children out there who got vaxinated because their parents forced them to. I simply do not believe Yahweh would allow 6-year old children to end up in the lake of fire for a decisions their parents made for them. That would be Satan strong-arming God. This is how God will preserve the small children during the antichrist's reign. If you're too young to work, you're too young to get the mark.

Same too with the aged saints. I know a number of elderly Christians who got vaxxinated because they lived in a care-home and it was mandatory. Is God going to cast them off after they served Him for decades of their lives? I don't think so. This would mean Satan is snatching children from God's hand, and we know from scripture that this cannot happen.


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DNA
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There is a question that perhaps the vax altered the DNA of the recipient and that this constitutes corrupted DNA in God's sight. Or that our DNA is now owned by big pharma.

But the bottom line is this: No company or entity can own my DNA, or your DNA, because God owns everything. God owns me, God owns you, God owns the pharmaceutical CEO, and God owns the companies. Some scriptures:

Psalm 24:1 [The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world and all who live in it],

Psalm 50:10-12 [For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are Mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, For the world is Mine and all its fullness.

1 Chronicles 29:11 [Thine O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

Some have said that the vax produces an extra DNA strand, and that the 144,000 in Revelation is talking about genetics; specifically, the genome. They say that the 144,000 represents 72,000 genomes from the mother and 72,000 genomes from the father which come together to produce a child, (a unique 144,000). They also note that 600x60x6 (or 6 hundred, threescore and six) = 216,000, and this is then assumed to be a 3rd strand of DNA as it adds an additional 72,000 genomes to the DNA strand.

Now, I'm no expert in genetics, but my question here would be: where did the extra 72,000 genomes come from? How could a vaccine carry so much unique genetic information to make a 3rd strand of DNA appear?

Revelation 14:3 [They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.]

According to Revelation 14:3, the 144,000 are a unique subset within Christendom. They are not ALL Christians, nor are they all unvaccinated individuals. They are given the privilege of singing a special song that only they can sing.

Revelation 14:4 [These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.]

I believe this passage on the 144,000 states they are virgins and "not defiled with women". That would certainly suggest it's talking about actual virgins and not defiled genetics.

If Revelation 14 was talking about genetics, wouldn't it say they were not defiled by pharmakia? Also, there are many married Christians who were unvaxinated who are not virgins, who are surely saved. So I am convinced that this is talking about a literal remnant of 144,000 special people with God's seal on their foreheads. It says in Revelation 7:4 that the 144,000 were sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.


Furthermore ,there has been no mention of DNA being altered by CSI,(crime scene investigators) or laboratories that deal with DNA in police forensics. If people with 3 stranded DNA were popping up all over the place, this is not a story they could have kept hidden, nor would there be reason to hide it. 3 Helix DNA would be a mainstream thing.

Some people think there were nanotechnology, to luciferase enzymes, to graphene, to Lord knows what else in the vax. That may be so, and I don't know exactly what was in these shots myself. All I do know is that God can reverse damaged DNA, He can reverse chemical changes, just like He can reverse cremation. He's God.

I'm no expert of science, but what would pharmaceutical companies be doing with nanotechnology anyway? Do these fields overlap?

If vaxinated people now have 3 stranded DNA helixes, then wouldn't that produce a outwardly observable mutations or changes in someone's body?

Finally, If the mRNA could change the DNA of someone and such a change constituted the mark of the beast, then mRNA would be in our Water, Air, Food, and medication. The enemy would saturate us with it and put it everywhere.

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Scripture
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Revelation 14:9-10 speaks of a third angel warning the world not to take the mark. We did not receive such supernatural warning from any angel prior to the vax being foisted upon the world. [Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "if anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation.] This did not happen.

Also, no loathsome soars have appeared on the vaxxinated people yet, and it's been years now. Revelation 16:2 [So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.] This did not happen.

I want to debunk the idea of spiritualizing the mark in Revelation 13:16-17 right now. It will be a physical mark, and this is why. Revelation 13:16-17 states [He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name]

Okay, so if the mark is spiritualized in these verses and the forehead represents evil intentions while the hand represents evil actions, then all who take the mark in the hand will, automatically, have it in the forehead too, since all evil actions are preceded by evil thoughts. So it is possible to have the mark then only in the forehead, but it would be impossible to have it in the hand only. Understand what I'm saying? But the verse specifically states that it is in either or. Once again, one can have evil thoughts without evil actions, but you cannot have evil actions without evil thoughts.

Not to mention the fact that it's not possible to determine who has the mark in order to buy and sell if it's a spiritual mark and not a literal one. It is a literal mark and it is connected to monetary transactions. Of this I am certain.

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CONCLUSION
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The bottom line is this: I believe far too many good genuine Christians received the vax for it to be the mark. Scripture states in Matthew 24:24 that "if it were possible, even the elect would be deceived". Scripture does not state that "Many" in the faith will be deceived, it says they (we) will not be deceived. I myself feel this day that I am the recipient of Gods great mercy and Love, and I do not believe God has mercy nor Love for those who take the mark. They get nothing but wrath. So this is a wake up call. We must resist the Digital Identification initiative because once they have that in place, it's just a hop, skip and a jump to installing a quantum digital tattoo, or RFID, or whatever the mark of the beast actually is. Thanks for watching, don't forget to share this is you found it helpful. Comment if you agree or disagree with anything, I'd be happy to chat. Godspeed and God bless.

Was Paul Sick?

2Cor 12:7-10 “And lest I should be exhalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exhalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. and He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”

One of the most prolific assumptions in Christianity today is that Paul’s thorn was a disease that God said He would not heal. This assumption has been integrated into religious denominations for years and has in fact become a matter of tradition. Look at one commentary said about it.

“There are various opinions as to what this was. The view quite generally held, and to us, seems most likely to be correct, is that it was Chronic Ophthalmia, a disease of the eyes, which was not extremely painful, but at times made him look repulsive in appearance.”

The writer then backs this up with two scripture references which we will address in just a moment. The first thing I would encourage you to do is read the entire 12th chapter of 2Corinthians at least three times. Do this at your leisure, don’t rush through it, but read it in completion. We must read the context of a statement along with the statement to have a clear picture of what the writer is talking about.

The second thing I would encourage you to do is pray before reading further on. In the Epistle of James 1:5 we read:

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given you.”
God would not have us ignorant of His Word, and it is He who brings illumination to our understanding. The first thing we need to do is look at the scripture.

2Cor 12:7-10 “And lest I should be exhalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exhalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. and He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”

By reading the entire chapter we can come to the conclusion that Paul is writing of an actual experience that has happened and not metaphorically. That’s important to know because if it were in metaphor than we would interpret it differently. But being a literal account of an event, then we have to interpret it literally to be correct. I’ve broken the text down to a line by line description so the meaning will be clear. Let’s look at the first segment:

“And lest I should be exhalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations”
A key word in this phrase is exhalted and to better understand it, we have to look at the Greek word it came from.

Exhalted - huperairomai - to raise one self over, to become haughty-exhalt self.


This is the same as pride. It is interesting that this verse is the only place in the New Testament that huperairomai is used. All other references to being exhalted come from root words that show that God was the one doing the exhalting. In this case huperairomai literally means becoming haughty, or if your from Alabama, “getting a case of the big head”.

The phrase “abundance of the revelations” is in direct reference to the preceding verses where we read:

2Cor 12:4 “How he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter .”

Paul had just had an intense spiritual experience, where he was shown things that no one on earth had ever seen. He had seen into heaven itself and had heard directly from the throne of God.

How easy it would have been to become haughty or proud. Can you imagine!! Knowing heaven and the realm of God personably. Being in the presence of the Father and then returning to this world. It’s easy to see why so much of this chapter deals with humility.

Vs 5 “…yet of myself, I will not glory…”
Vs 6 “For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forebear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.”

Vs 11 “I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you; for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest Apostles, though I be nothing.”
Vs 15 “and I will very glad spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”
Vs 21 “And lest when I come again, my God will humble me among you.”

If our enemy had any brains at all, he would have left Paul alone and let the self exhaltation or pride be his downfall. You see, God works through the humble hearted and resists the proud. The Apostle Paul walked humbly before man and God and his ministry flourished and was laced with power. We all could learn a lot through Paul’s example.

“there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, amessenger of Satan”

A very important key word in this phrase is given. Let’s look again to the Greek.

Given is translated from the Greek word didomi and is used in a very wide application, prop. Or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by connection. This means that there is a very wide application of the word didomi and is used in a variety of ways according to its connection in the sentence structure. The word didomi has a long list of possible meaning including - to suffer, to take, to utter, and to yield. The translators had these options to place in this verse, and they are basically interchangeable because of their wide application. we could also translate this verse - there was given to me or there was yielded to me.

a thorn in the flesh,

I think what is most interesting about this phrase is that it is used only two other places in scripture, and neither refer to sickness or disease. First let’s look at the word thorn.

The word translated thorn is skolops - withered at the front, i.e. a point or a prickle. (Figuratively - a bodily annoyance or disability) In other words skolops is used as a figure of speech. That seems to bear out in the other two times this word is used.

Numbers 33:55 “But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those that ye let remain of them shall be pricks in you eyes and thorns in your side, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”

And again in:

Joshua 23:13 “Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and trapes unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye persih from off this good land which the Lord your God has given you.”

As you can see by the context, the thorns scripture speaks of are not diseases or illnesses, but people who were a hindrance to the chosen ones of God. To put this phrase into modern terms would be to say “pain in the neck”. A contemporary translation of these two phrases could be “there was yielded to me, a pain in the neck”.

the messenger of Satan to buffet me,

The word translated messenger here is aggelos - (to bring tidings) a messenger esp. an “angel”, by implication.

This Greek word aggelos if ound a total of 171 times in the New Testament and is always a messenger, or angelic being (demon or angel). There is no place where aggelos is translated sickness or disease. This scripture is showing us that there was an “angelic being” yeilded to Paul. But what type of “angelic being” was it? We see here by implication that it was a demon, because of who sent it, Satan, and what it did, buffet.

The word translated buffet is kolaphizo - to rap with the fist. This same word is found describing the guards beating Jesus before His crucifixion. This was a specific demon sent to buffet Paul. We can read this scripture -

there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me

or

there was yielded to me a pain in the neck, a demon of Satan to buffet me

So far we have looked closely at the Greek translations of some key words. If you look at the scripture alone you would see that this thorn, this pain in the neck, was a demon whose main job was to torment Paul. But we also see that this scripture in no way indicates nor implies that Paul suffered some type of sickness or disease. Paul writes in the 11th chapter of 2Cor what some of the results of this demons buffeting were.


2Cor 11:23-30 “Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Thrice I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils of the sea, in perils of false bretheren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak and I am not weak? Who is offended and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concerns mine infirmities.”
The claims of tradition.


This study would not be complete unless we looked at the scriptures quoted to support the view of sickness, particularly the theory that Paul had Chronic Ophthalmia.

Halley’s Bible Handbook quotes the following:


“There are various opinions as to what this was. The view quite generally held, and to us, seems most likely to be correct, is that it was Chronic Ophthalmia, a disease of the eyes, which was not extremely painful, but at times made him look repulsive in appearance. This seems to be borne out of the language of the Epistles. It came upon Paul 14 years before he wrote this Epistle which was about the time of his entrance into Galatia, on his first missionary journey. His entrance into Galatia was occasioned by some sort of physical infirmity, Gal 4:13, so offensive in appearance that it constituted a sore trial to anyone in his presence. Gal 4:14 They would have given their own eyes, Gal 4:15, Why eyes unless that was his particular need? Paul’s customary large handwriting, Galatians 6:11, amy have been due to poor eye-sight. This may have been the reason Paul dictated his epistles to some of his helpers.”


Let’s look at these two main points, (1) The ailment mentioned in Gal 4:13-15 and (2) The “large” handwriting mentioned, and other possible reasons for these.

1. The ailment - Gal 4:15 “Where then is the blessing ye spake of? For I bear you record, that, if (it had been) possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.”

Here Paul speaks specifically of having a “physical infirmity”, and there is no doubt that he had some type of physical ailment that had something to do with his eyes. From this scripture we can come to three basic conclusions about this ailment.

1. Since this ailment was not specifically named and the word infirmity can mean both sickness and malady (injury), there can be no specific conclusion as to what it was specifically.

2. We can safely assume that this infirmity was healed, because there is no other mention of it in all of scripture. To follow this line of thought you would have to ask if Paul was seriously injured around this time.

3. Did something happen to Paul on his first missionary journey in Galatia. The answer is Yes.

We have to remember that Galatia is an area in the middle east that incorporates a variety of cities. Turn to Acts to see the account of his first missionary journey and your will find:

Acts 14:19-20 NKJV “then the Jews from Antioch and Iconium (cities just outside Galatia) came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. However, the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabus to Derbe(the first city in the region of Galatia).”

Just before entering Galatia the Jews stoned Paul to the point they though he was dead. Paul had to be a mass of bruises and welts especially around the head. The head was the main target of those doing the stoning. It is very possible that Paul was beaten so badly that his injuries made him look pitiful.

But what about the “large writing”, the scriptural answer to this is clearer than his ailment. Let’s look at some examples;

1Cor 16:21 “the salutation of (me) Paul’s with mine own hand.”

Gal 6:11 “Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.”

2Thess 3:17 “the salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.”

Phil 1:19 “I Paul have written it with mine own hand…”

We have to remember that during the first century, writing was something not known by everyone. In fact, the Scribes and Pharisees are partnered throughout scripture, because it was the Scribes that wrote the words of the Pharisees. For Paul (a Pharisee) to be able to write was an unusual talent at that time. That is also why he and so many of the other writers had scribes to do their writing.

In regards to Gal 6:11 “ye see how large a letter…” The word translated large is the Greek word is pelikos - a quantitative form. The word literally has to do with the quantity of the letter, not the size. This shows clearly Paul is speaking about how long a letter he had written.

Because of these, I don’t believe that Paul’s thorn was a sickness or disease, and that Paul’s infirmity was most probably due to the stoning he suffered at the hands of the Jews.

Ohio legislature has not acted to waive its ballot deadline (as it has done in the past) meaning Biden may not appear on November ballot

An obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot in November

President Joe Biden might not appear on the November 2024 presidential ballot in Ohio. Ohio law requires that presidential candidates be certified – that is, the state must be notified that presidential candidates have been officially nominated – 90 days before the general election in order to get on the ballot. That is the earliest deadline of any state.

But the Democratic National Convention that will formally nominate Biden won’t open until nearly two weeks after Ohio’s Aug. 7 deadline. The Republican National Convention will wrap up nearly three weeks before the deadline, so Donald Trump won’t have a problem getting on the ballot.

The 90-day deadline has often caused trouble since its adoption in 2010. Only in 2016 did both parties’ conventions take place before the Ohio cutoff date. Both conventions took place after the deadline in 2012 and 2020, and legislators extended the deadline both times.

There are ways to resolve this problem, as two other states with early deadlines have already done. Washington state officials said they will accept a provisional certification of Biden’s nomination before the convention. And Alabama’s Legislature shortened its deadline so that Biden could qualify for the ballot there.

Neither solution seems likely in Ohio, where Republicans may be seeking to make life harder for the Democrats’ presidential nominee.

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Now, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose has just send a letter to the Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party stating that he does not believe the legislature is going to grant an extension so the DNC is going to be forced to either change the date of their nominating convention to satisfy Ohio Republicans, or take them to court.

The Biden Campaign and the DNC has been largely silent on this issue, apparently attempting to resolve this behind the scenes through negotiations. However, LaRose's letter makes it clear that the time for a settlement to this appears to be at an end with Ohio Republicans prepared to force Democrats to take them to court.
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