IRMA: German Meaning: The name Irma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Irmais: Universal, from the Old German 'irmin'. War goddess
I have a different take on these things I think! I am no expert by any means and may well be wrong. I admit I have sympathy for Jews so maybe I am biased. This bias comes from an appreciation that Jesus, Mary and Joseph were of Jewish blood. So I have a kind of romantic admiration for the Jews and the fact that as a people they are uniquely related to Christ and by blood at that. Also we wouldn't have the New Testament but for the Old. The Jews are our elder brothers in the faith of Abraham. Our Catholic liturgy is the New Passover! I know Christ condemned most of the Pharisees as hypocrites. But he also said 'practice and observe whatever they tell you'. He also praised them when they got it right! (c.f Mark 12:34) When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God. Catholic doctrine teaches that the Jews, in praying for and preparing the way for the Messiah, actually brought about the incarnation of God as man; that the ultimate creature whom God ever created or will create, the absolute perfection of human nature, was a Jew -- the Blessed Virgin Mary; and that even God himself, when he became man, became a Jew and a faithful follower of the Jewish religion. Salvation was of the Jews. The Jewish race deserve our utmost respect - they brought us the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Just as the Jews were instrumental in bringing about the first coming of Christ Scriptures indicate that they have a role in the second coming of Christ. Looking at 2000 years history has given us a platform to make some informed observations about the Jews. Their survival is a miracle in itself. The destruction of the temple in 70AD - many thousands killed or captured led to a great diaspora. Yet the Jews retained a unique identity in the many nations where they chose to survive and remarkably prospered in many places despite persecution and hostility. Anti-semitism is a mysterious thing - why such hostility to a broken and scattered people? Why the Holocaust? - that is a mystery in itself. I cannot but think that satan has a a particular hatred of the Jews because they brought us Christ and that the national socialists were under demonic influence in their dealings with the Jews. Then there is the mysterious recreation of the Jewish national homeland against all the odds -- allowed by our sovereign God for His own kind purposes because all nations fall under His jurisdiction and rise and fall according to His word. I believe the recreation of a Jewish homeland falls within Divine Providence and is linked to the second coming of Christ. In Romans 9:6 Paul says that "not all who are of Israel are Israel." This indicates the existence of two Israels. The new Israel the Catholic church spiritually alive in Christ and the old Israel spiritually dead in Christ (the rendering of the curtain in the temple at the time of Christ's death a symbol that old Israel's exclusive access to God was now removed). All the sacrifices of Israel have now been replaced by the one and only sacrifice of Jesus, the Beloved Son. God has not abandoned the old Israel but still has a plan for the Jews as a unique people (Catholic Catehcism 674). In Romans 9-11 Paul indicates that God continues to fulfill his promises about the Jewish people by preserving a remnant of Jewish believers in Christ (11:1-5). This indicates a special place for Israel for no other people has a promise that there will always be a believing remnant. God also has a future plans for the Jewish people - one day the Jewish people as a nation will turn to Christ en masse and this will be one of the signs of the second coming and the resurrection of the dead (11:12,15). http://www.vatican.va/jubilee_2000/magazine/documents/ju_mag_01111997_p-42x_en.html PS - the modern state of 'Israel' has a lot to answer for so I am no sympathizer of Netanyahu and his ilk!
"There is neither Jew nor Greek..." Your views of the Jews as they stood in the Old Testament is indisputable. But I suggest you err in describing them as a 'race'. There is only a human race and the accusation of 'antisemitism' is one that is mostly deployed against those who might criticise the behaviour of post-Christian Judaism. The Holocaust was an exception. The Nazis attacked Jews on a racial basis. Nowadays, however, if one criticises actions by the Israeli state against Palestinians, the label 'antisemite' will be immediately thrown at one. The same applies if one mentions the grossly disproportionate Jewish (or more accurately, Talmudic) involvement in pornography, high finance such as banks and stock markets, Hollywood and the television and print media, not to mention individuals like Soros. I used to think just like you, being under the impression that Jews were simply followers of the Old Testament who just hadn't got around yet to finding Christ. However, having read of hints that this wasn't quite so, I investigated a bit more deeply. Many people have noted how shocking the reading of the Koran was to them. Now, you won't read the Talmud. Typical of pharisees, it would take a lifetime to read it all, but if you read some of the excerpts provided in Elizabeth Dilling's book that I linked, all with direct references to the source document (I googled them myself to ensure she wasn't making it up) you will find material far more egregious than is to be found in Mohammed's book. One example is that all non-Jews are considered to be less than human, merely slave material for Jewry and this from a religion that never stops making the same accusation of others. But there is far worse. I can't even bring myself to write it. Let's leave it that the Talmud well earns for the pharisees the title 'Synagogue of satan' attributed to them in John's Revelation.
You are not anti-semitic in pointing out these things. Was the same Talmud around in Christ's time or has material been added since?
The Talmud began as an oral tradition at the time of the Babylonian exile. I don't think it was written down until some centuries AD. The exiled Jews were greatly influenced by Babylonian paganism and unfortunately many were corrupted. The Talmud (specifically, the Babylonian Talmud which is regarded as the primary document of modern Judaism, superceding the Old Testament) is claimed to be the 'secret' oral tradition of Moses which is also meant to take precedence over the actual writings of Moses, the Pentateuch. The Talmud certainly didn't come from Moses and more certainly it does not come from God. It blasphemes Christ and filthily insults His Mother (obviously, there have continued to be additions to the Talmud, not just in Our Lord's time, but since then). By Christ's time, Jewish religion in Palestine was controlled by two parties, the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The Sadducees were also in poor shape and their faith had weakened to the almost exclusive observation of externals, but they still were men of the Old Testament and possibly may have provided a brake against the worst excesses of the Pharisees. Our Lord wasn't nearly as hard on the Sadducees in His condemnations as He was on the Pharisees. After Our Lord's crucifixion and resurrection, most of the ordinary Jews who were more likely devoted to the Old Testament converted to Christianity. Over the same period the Sadducees seemed to have disappeared-most likely this sect decided to follow Christ also, a logical response to the prophesies of the coming Messiah foretold in the Old Testament they followed. This only left the Pharisees who continued to reject Christ and became the direct predecessors of Rabbinical Judaism. To conclude, the present Talmud seems to be the same Babylonian one that the Pharisees transmitted orally. The Jews themselves believe it is. Obviously, it would be impossible to conclusively prove that an oral tradition was the direct predecessor of a written one, but the evidence seems overwhelming enough that one can believe it without any reasonable doubt. Whatever about that, it is unquestionable that the modern Talmud, which is undoubtedly the primary document of present-day Judaism, is a wholly anti-Christian and unGodly work.
I'd put this article in The Good "Signs" category if true. What really is True is that the entire Political DC Establishment is manifestly corrupt with a taxpayer/producer class approval/trust rating in the toilet. Of the "Citizens" that do approve ..... Somewhere around 20% ... and I'd expect that most of that 20% couldn't tell you what day it is. The Democrat Party has become an amalgam of nothing but Fringe Groups be they Illegals, Ex-cons or Anachist/Abortion/LGBTQ/Enviro/Muslim/Black/Hispanic "Activists". Our best hope, as in 1856, is a new political party to come to the fore and even with that, as in 1860, it will not end well with lots of blood/tears before that end. The Producer Class is angry and many have become Preppers with stockpiles of Beans-n-Bullets. We have already seen the HUGE difference in New Orleans vs. Houston Hurricane Survival. Both cities are Democrat Party controlled but Texas is ... well ... Texas and Louisiana has been known as one of the most corrupt States for 200 years and New Orleans is well known for all it's Democrat Fringe Groups. If you are an Urban Dweller in a city more like New Orleans. Get Ready!! ... The Storm ... and even more rural folks must remember that all the Goods, Services, Fuel & .......? move through Big Cities as that is where the roads, RRs, airports and distribution centers are that power our Just-in-Time Delivery Economy. BLM/ANTFA have already been practicing their Interstate Highway Shutdowns this past 18 months. Oh .... and not to mention 8+ years of local police demonization, demoralization and Good Cops voting with their feet and leaving most Urban Area PDs Short-Handed and a bunch less willing g to "Stick Their Necks Out"!! "Democrats give away the Rust Belt by alienating Catholics" http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/d...-belt-by-alienating-catholics/article/2633808 GOD SAVE ALL HERE!!
Now this is weird (a friend who also follows these things just emailed this, 2nd youtube listed below, to me)....but then maybe not so weird since NASA is known to have ordered google sky to block out other images in the past re: Nibiru: Now this: Signs in the Heavens That Google Sky Was Hiding, Red Dragon of Revelation, September 23rd
This is an awesome testament to those who still have generosity and love and their guiding principle. God bless this man!
It's very difficult to follow your logic. Are you saying the Black Lives Matter and Antifa groups are going to shut down just-in-time delivery systems nationwide leading to ... what, exactly? Economic ruin? Are you also saying law enforcement will stand aside and let this happen? I don't believe the article you cite supports that assertion. Do you have other evidence of this?
Both Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI worked hard to improve Catholic-Jewish relations. Each also spoke and taught on this subject. Curiously, neither addressed the points you raised in your several posts, nor did they ever appear to notice "the modern Talmud, which is undoubtedly the primary document of present-day Judaism, is a wholly anti-Christian and unGodly work." http://www.vatican.va/jubilee_2000/magazine/documents/ju_mag_01111997_p-42a_en.html https://www.ccjr.us/dialogika-resources/documents-and-statements/roman-catholic/pope-benedict-xvi
Pretty incredible stuff to ponder, I ask myself why would these images be left blank or intentionally scrubbed. I don't believe in coincidences so it really makes one wonder...
Has this been posted already? Total Eclipse on August 21 , Hurricane Harvey on August 25 and Major Flooding beginning on August 26 . Luke 21:25-26 (DRA) 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves; 26 Men withering away for fear, and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of heaven shall be moved; Here is a video about these "coincidences" and more... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St Martin, St Barts: Ravaged by Irma, spared by Jose September 10, 2017 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/storm...ed-by-jose/ar-AArBd17?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=UE07DHP
Pope Francis Hits Head in Popemobile in Colombia; Bleeds Onto Cassock (VIDEO) Pope Francis hit his head inside the popemobile during a tour of Cartagena, Colombia on Sunday. The incident left the Pope dripping blood onto his cassock, along with a bruised cheek. ABC News reports: Francis apparently knocked his head as he was travelling in the popemobile upon arriving in the city of Cartagena for the last day of his Colombia trip. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke says: “The pope is fine” but has “a bruise on his cheekbone and eyebrow.” Burke says the pope hit himself on the popemobile and is receiving ice treatment. The pope continued greeting thousands of people along the streets of Cartagena’s San Francisco neighborhood, without any problems. Pope Francis is wrapping up his Colombia trip with a deeply personal final day honoring St. Peter Claver, a fellow Jesuit who ministered to thousands of African slaves who passed through the port of Cartagena during Spanish colonial times. The incident comes amid a rocky summer for the Vatican. Recently Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI issued shock criticism of his successor Pope Francis, warning the Catholic Church is a boat “on the verge of capsizing.” According to Lifesite: Pope Benedict XVI sent a sobering message at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner today, saying he was moved at the dubia cardinal’s ability to “live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing.” The Church “stands in particularly pressing need of convincing shepherds who can resist the dictatorship of the spirit of the age and who live and think the faith with determination,” Pope Benedict said in a message read by Archbishop Georg Gänswein, his personal secretary and head of the papal household. Because of this “pressing need,” Meisner “found it difficult to leave his post.” “What moved me all the more was that, in this last period of his life, he learned to let go and to live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing,” the pope emeritus concluded. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...opemobile-colombia-bleeds-onto-cassock-video/
Are you saying that the Talmud is not a central text of modern Judaism or that it is central but is compatible with Christianity? I presume the Popes knew what they were doing and that the intention was ultimately to lead to a conversion of the Jews, which has been the aim of the Catholic Church from the very beginning.
What I do have is evidence of a Creepy-Stalker with Charlie Johnston Derangement Syndrome who, simply, can't tolerate people @ MOG using the Words Charlie, The Storm or The Rescue and, apparently, does a word search to ferret out the "Offenders". The Creepy-Stalker also goes Postal when anyone dares to point out any current event news that might just demonstrate that Global Chaos is happening now .... Ya Know? ... Like on every Front Page and 24/7 News Alerts of the past 9 months..... news/events that just might show that Ol' Charlie was/is more right than wrong... and No! I don't give a damn what the Diocese of Denver thinks about it ... cause, sadly, Catholic Church USA/Vatican have been more wrong than right "These-Days" GOD SAVE ALL HERE!!
I'm saying two great pontiffs and theologians who were extremely active on this issue did not hold the same attitude toward Jews and their Talmudic studies that you do. If you go and read up at the links, it's quite apparent your take on Judaism is not the same as that taken by the popes. JPII especially advocated the dual-covenant idea. Let me add, the tone of some of your posts seems, inadvertently or not, pretty harsh. If you start out with, "The Jews have most people deceived and have managed to place themselves above criticism while assuming the right to criticise everyone else..." you may lead some people to think you are on an antisemitic rant.
CrewDog, Try to stick to the point. You asserted two particular groups were going to link up and commit a particular crime. Did you make that up? Do you have any evidence for that? As for Charlie, I put my posts on him on the Press Release thread, and am about done. Go there and have your say.
The LINK, Harper, is WHO Funds and Supports them. Do your own Homework for a change!! What you write somewhere is of, absolutely, no interest to me. This Thread is called "SIGNS". A place where MOG-ers can post current events, Church/Secular, that point The Way of where we are headed ,... and few SIGNs are happy ones...... "These-Days". If Ya don't like what Ya see here .... Get a Life!! ... and quit Stalking those who came here for the "SIGNS"! GOD SAVE ALL HERE!!
