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Here is an excerpt from a UFO researcher's blog describing a weird bird experience while interviewing a Lakota medicine man on the phone:
After our initial talk we set up a more formal interview that I could record so I can make sure to not miss any details. As I was sitting at my desk on that sunny morning talking with “G”, a great hawk flew right up to a branch by my window and calmly stared in at me. In 23 years of living in this house that has never happened. When I told “G” what was happening, he again softly laughed and said, “Well that doesn’t surprise me as the Hawk is my totem”
Lakota, High Strange Events and the Power of Spirit - Angelia Sheer
 
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Here is an excerpt from a UFO researcher's blog describing a weird bird experience while interviewing a Lakota medicine man on the phone:

Lakota, High Strange Events and the Power of Spirit - Angelia Sheer

It makes for a good story but at any given time there could be dozens of birds around you and you never notice. Many people even block out their songs and calls. I never thought there were any birds around in the winter until I saw a youtube video a few years ago about feeding them and was shocked when I saw a flock of blue jays when I put some food out.

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I took this picture of a red-tailed hawk last weekend. Didn't realize he was right behind me until I heard a blue jay screaming at him.
 
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On the topic of the thread, through what amounts to happy coincidence I preformed a ritual outside over the weekend. I was leaving my regular offerings to the natural world in preparation for autumn equinox. During my concluding prayer I had a number of monarch butterflies land on my altar cloth wanting to be a little part of the ritual. I found that to be pretty charming, maybe it was a divine sign.

More likely, they really like the same pollinating flowers that the nearby bees like and they made a visit to me because I was close by and not moving a ton, but hey! Fun times right?
 
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Friend, what prevails is the Word of God. See, the Word is God, yeah, the Word is God. God of gods.
The Word of God is in Life itSelf. Every leaf, every animal, every being, every planet, the whole of the Universe is the Word of God. The Life Force of God runs through every bit of it, from the smallest atomic structure to the largest cosmic form. This is my response to the OP.
 
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The Word of God is in Life itSelf. Every leaf, every animal, every being, every planet, the whole of the Universe is the Word of God. The Life Force of God runs through every bit of it, from the smallest atomic structure to the largest cosmic form. This is my response to the OP.

1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days
(last two days or last two thousand years) spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed HEIR of all things, BY WHOM also He made the worlds;

3 Who being the brightness of His glory,
and the express image of His PERSON, and upholding all things by the Word of His Power, when He had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath BY INHERITANCE obtained a more excellent NAME than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said He at any time, Thou art my Son, this Day (the fourth Day-He is the Greater Light- have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to me a Son?

6 And again,
when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him. - Hebrews 1:v.1-6
 
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On the topic of the thread, through what amounts to happy coincidence I preformed a ritual outside over the weekend. I was leaving my regular offerings to the natural world in preparation for autumn equinox. During my concluding prayer I had a number of monarch butterflies land on my altar cloth wanting to be a little part of the ritual. I found that to be pretty charming, maybe it was a divine sign.

More likely, they really like the same pollinating flowers that the nearby bees like and they made a visit to me because I was close by and not moving a ton, but hey! Fun times right?

Well, the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the Truth -God is the Truth - in unrighteousness. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shewed it unto them, for the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal Power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse, because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their IMAGINATIONS, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the Glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible MAN, and to BIRDS, and fourfooted BEASTS, and creeping things.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves,
who changed the Truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the CREATURE more than the CREATOR, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
 
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Well, the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the Truth -God is the Truth - in unrighteousness. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shewed it unto them, for the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal Power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse, because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their IMAGINATIONS, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the Glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible MAN, and to BIRDS, and fourfooted BEASTS, and creeping things.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves,
who changed the Truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the CREATURE more than the CREATOR, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

What kind of creepy god fetish do you have to have to turn a conversation from "Look at the neat animals" to God's wrath?

Also, Shakespeare called: he wants his Ye Olde English back.
 
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Well, the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the Truth -God is the Truth - in unrighteousness. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shewed it unto them, for the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal Power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse, because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their IMAGINATIONS, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the Glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible MAN, and to BIRDS, and fourfooted BEASTS, and creeping things.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves,
who changed the Truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the CREATURE more than the CREATOR, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

If you're not even reading my posts you don't have to reply, its a lot of wasted effort.
 
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Oseas: I'm going to add my voice to what awitch and Zoness have said. This is a discussion about whether animals can be agents by which we encounter the spiritual realm. Maybe you think God sometimes communicates with us through animals. Or maybe you think it's all coincidence, and animals are just doing their natural animal thing. If you have stories or ideas related to that topic, that would be great.

But the Bible passages you've been quoting are not related to the topic of this thread. Please stop posting irrelevant comments in this thread. Instead, I invite you to start a separate thread to talk about the topic you have in mind, in which you clearly the idea you're trying to communicate.
 
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What kind of creepy god fetish do you have to have to turn a conversation from "Look at the neat animals" to God's wrath?
Also, Shakespeare called: he wants his Ye Olde English back.

What prevails is the Word of God. The Word is God, understand?
 
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Oseas: I'm going to add my voice to what awitch and Zoness have said. This is a discussion about whether animals can be agents by which we encounter the spiritual realm. Maybe you think God sometimes communicates with us through animals.
I know who is God, and He speaks with us constantly and at all times, He communicates by His Word, understand? Even JESUS said: John 12:v.48-50:
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the LAST Day.
(This Day arrived, that is the seventh and last Day or seventh and last millennium, the Millennium of Christ)
49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, He gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that His commandment is life everlasting:
whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

Hebrews 1:v.1-6
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days
(last two days or last two thousand years)spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3 Who being the brightness of his glory,
and the express image of his PERSON, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent NAME than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

The Word is God, understand?
RIP
 
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What prevails is the Word of God. The Word is God, understand?

I don't believe what you refer to as the word of god. I don't believe in hell. I don't believe in your god. Not only is there nothing compelling about your many messages but I would say you're spamming at this point. It's more annoying that anything else.
 
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I don't believe what you refer to as the word of god. I don't believe in hell.
Oh! the Word of God is life, he whom does not have the Word of God in he himself, he is dead, for the Word is GOD and is Life-; so you has not life, evidently, and is unconsciously dead.

Have you never heard someone say the phrase: Let the dead bury their dead?

See and understand; who has a name that is alive, but is dead, he is already in hell because is dead without GOD-the life.
You needed to be born from GOD to have life, that is, be born again, be born from the Spirit of GOD, that is, to receive the breath of life, understand?


I don't believe in your god. Not only is there nothing compelling about your many messages but I would say you're spamming at this point. It's more annoying that anything else.
Friend, the choice is yours: or to rise up to heaven, or to remain in hell where you already are; if you are wise, please, chose the better for you; between life and death, light and darkness, heaven or hell, there is no neutrality in this matter.
 
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Friend, the choice is yours: or to rise up to heaven, or to remain in hell where you already are; if you are wise, please, chose the better for you; between life and death, light and darkness, heaven or hell, there is no neutrality in this matter.

I'm not your friend; I can't be friends with anyone who thinks I deserve an eternal punishment for not believing the same unsubstantiated things, never mind one who won't shut up about it.

I am wise, and that's why I don't believe in hell. Have a nice day.
 
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