Not too different from what they're doing here today against targeted conservatives: Jackboots at Dawn: German Gestapo Comes after “Right-Wing“ Journalists https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/jackboots-dawn-german-gestapo-comes-right-wing-journalists/
Annnnd who is behind the central banks? Are they actual government agencies or are they private groups of people with government sounding names? This has happened so many times in the history of the worlds nations one would think that we might just maybe get a clue and stop doing the same thing over and over and over by regulating and teaching our people fiscal responsibility. Lincoln tried it, Andrew Jackson did it but it didn't last.
Probably won't effect things much since he's already done his leftist damage to try and create a second CNN out of FOX. Leftie James Murdoch Resigns from News Corporation, the Parent Company of FOX News Over “Differences in Editorial Content” James Murdoch tendered his resignation from the Board of Directors of News Corporation, the parent company of FOX News. Rubert Murdoch stepped down as the CEO of FOX in June 2011 and handed the reins over to his son James. James Murdoch’s wife Kathryn Murdoch is an outspoken leftist who works for the Clinton Climate Initiative. The resignation went into effect today. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...mpany-fox-news-differences-editorial-content/
To which I can only say, SO? The dispensational premillenarism really only applies to the Book of Revelation. His analysis in this book really has nothing to do with Revelation and is focused almost entirely on Ezekiel 38-39, commonly called the War of Gog/Magog. He brings up Old Testament scripture as support for his analysis of current trends. For example, at the time the book was originally written, the joke was that God had led the Israelites through the desert to settle on the only land in the Middle East that didn't have oil. Well, as the book was written, Zion Oil used Moses' deathbed blessing of Asher to decide where to drill for oil, and in the past 10 years has been producing oil from a number of well plus is tapping into several hundred billion cubic feet of natural gas, to the extent that Israel is looking at phasing out gas and diesel engines in favor of cars running on compressed natural gas, by the year 2030. That's only one example of a prediction or prophecy in the Old Testament has proven to be true. As I said before, G_D's promises to Israel are true and will be fulfilled in G_D's time. He is not finished with Israel yet, not by a long shot. There are two more wars described in Scripture that have not happened yet, the War of Psalm 83 and the War of Gog/Magog. We know they haven't happened yet because of all the wars fought by Israel since the founding of the modern state, none of them have had a cast of nations that matches what's described in Scripture. And since Scripture tells us "Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test everything; retain what is good." (1 Thess 5:20-21), why should we listen to you telling us to outright reject EVERYTHING this man, and presumably every other Protestant, writes about the Old Testament and Israel because it was not written by the Church? When you say, "You are advocating reading a book that does not reflect what the Catholic Church teaches," I challenge you to provide citations to things the Church has DEFINITIVELY written regarding the events of Ezekiel 38-39 that we can take as what the Magisterium officially teaches. (IOW, provide citations to show that the Church has actually written something about Ezekiel 38-39 that reflects modern times and not just theology.) Otherwise, we are left with various analysis different scholars and saints have written over the centuries which, while learned, are still speculations, much like what Mr. Rosenberg has published. It is the type of material that we can "Test everything, retain what is good." FWIW, in spending the past 10 years reading about eschatology, I've found what the Church teaches in the Catechism about these times can be summed up as, "Bad times are coming. The Church is going to suffer. Eventually, Jesus returns and brings order to the world." If we're going to combat what Lindsey and LeHaye et al (let alone Dan Brown) have written or are writing, we need to be familiar with them as well as Church teachings in order to effectively argue and instruct.
"Gender crits are backward thinkers,we know that transitioning is to evolve,whereas they believe one form is the only form,and they use that as a prop of victim hood. The oppressors love to say they are oppressed." Seen today.
Yes, caution is advisable. There's no harm reading them to, as Muzhik says, better understand their interpretation. Accepting them as authoritative might be a step too far. It is not heretical "replacement" to say that Christ's Church is the new Israel or that Jesus fulfilled God's covenant with the Jews. Jesus made it possible for us to be grafted onto the vine, and he did issue a warning about God being capable of raising children of Abraham from the stones. (Incidentally, that warning is as true for baptised Catholics now as it was for the Jews back then). That doesn't mean, of course, that God has abandoned the Jews or that they don't hold a special place in His heart. Why else would Israel be the only nation with a promise from God of conversion before the Second Coming of Christ? Unfortunately, Catholics, depending perhaps on where they are located in the world, tend to fall into one of two camps: either the Jews are behind all evil camp or the camp which holds that the Jews can do no wrong because they are God's chosen people. Here's a link to the page on Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39 in a Catholic bible study: https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Ezekiel/Ezekiel_Lesson_14.htm Reading that page, it appears that identifying modern day Russia with Gog was an error based on a mistranslation of the word "Rosh". My comprehension skills are limited where OT and end times prophecies are concerned. I had read previously that some scholars were of the view that the Gog/Magog war of Ezekiel had already happened prior to the Incarnation of Jesus. I gather from that Agape bible study that the author is of the same view. Perhaps I'm mistaken but he/she seems to be saying that, just as Esther was a biblical "type", so too was the Gog/Magog war in Ezekiel. The author points out the differences between Gog/Magog of Ezekiel and Gog/Magog of St. John's Apocalypse and it makes a lot more sense to me than Evangelical Protestants helping Israel to rebuild the temple and searching for perfect red heifers, etc. I mean no offense to Muzhik or anyone else with this post. It's just my tuppence worth from, as I said, limited comprehension.
Thanks for the link! I'll read over it and dig up some of my books on the subject. (Reorganizing my bookshelves. Another task for this weekend. Oh, joy.) The author of the Agape Bible Study doesn't consider the origins of the Scythians. They came from northern Greece and migrated to the plains of modern Russia WAAAAYYY back when. The Russians claim the Scythians as their heirs and originators. HOWEVER, ... there's some scholarship that suggests the Scythians never made it up into Russia and instead settled in what are now the Islamic states that line the southern border of Russia. I'll see what I can dig up ...
Numbskulls! IOW they reject the Truth about themselves and their natures. Satanic Temple Claims Killing Babies in Abortions is a Protected Religious Ceremony The Satanic Temple admitted proudly Wednesday that, in their belief system, killing an unborn baby in an abortion is a religious ritual similar to communion or baptism for Christians. “The Satanic Temple is proud to announce its Religious Abortion Ritual, a ceremony rooted in our deeply-held beliefs,” the group said in a video announcement on YouTube. “Thyself is thy master. Hail Satan!” The disturbing announcement is part of the cult’s new plan to overturn pro-life laws using a religious freedom argument. “Many states have laws that interfere with our members’ ability to practice their religious beliefs,” said Satanic Temple spokesperson Jane Essex. “No Christian would accept a mandatory waiting period before they can partake in communion. No Christian would tolerate a law that insists state counseling is necessary before someone can be baptized. Our members are justly entitled to religious liberty in order to practice our rituals as well.” According to the Friendly Atheist blog, the satanists described their surgical abortion ritual in detail Wednesday. They said it involves two tenets of their religion involving bodily autonomy and adherence to “best scientific practices.” This is how the Satanic Temple described its “ritual” for slaughtering unborn babies in surgical abortions: Prior to receiving any anesthetic or sedation, look at your reflection to be reminded of your personhood and your responsibility to yourself. Focus on your intent. Take deep breaths, and make yourself comfortable. When you are ready, say the Third Tenet and Fifth Tenet aloud. You may now undergo the surgery. After the surgery is completed and any anesthetic has worn off, return to your reflection and recite your personal affirmation. Feel doubts dissipating and your confidence growing as you have just undertaken a decision that affirms your autonomy and free will. The religious abortion ritual is now complete. The satanists said they believe in “abortion on demand” in the first trimester – meaning without regulations, restrictions or informed consent. They oppose laws that require abortion facilities to show mothers the ultrasounds of their unborn babies or have them listen to their unborn baby’s heartbeat. They oppose waiting periods that ensure mothers have time to consider informed consent information prior to going through with the abortion. And they want to be exempted from laws that require abortion facilities to bury or cremate the remains of aborted babies. The cult’s plan is to challenge the pro-life laws based on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which ensures the government does not unnecessarily interfere with people’s religious freedom. According to the Friendly Atheist, “By saying abortions in the first trimester are a religious ritual for their members, any states that have their own RFRA laws — and most anti-abortion states have them — would theoretically have to show why their … restrictions should override the Satanists’ religious freedom.” So far, all of the Satanic Temple’s lawsuits against pro-life laws have failed. In June, a federal appeals court rejected their latest attempt at challenging Missouri’s informed consent law. In 2019, the Missouri Supreme Court dismissed another one of the Satanic Temple’s lawsuits. But every time they lose, they try again with a new approach. The Satanic Temple is heavily involved in abortion activism in the U.S. Breitbart once described its work as a “pro-abortion crusade to come to the aid of America’s largest abortion provider,” Planned Parenthood. Some of its members attempt to intimidate peaceful pro-life sidewalk counselors through gruesome protests. In 2016, pro-life advocates outside of a Detroit, Michigan Planned Parenthood faced a disturbing scene when a group from the Satanic Temple arrived to counter-protest wearing baby masks and carrying whips. They held a similar protest on Good Friday in 2017. Years ago, former satanist Zachary King told the Lepanto Institute that the cult performs satanic rituals inside abortion facilities. King said participating in abortions is particularly important for satanists because it is considered the best way to give an offering to Satan. He explained: “In Satanism, killing something or the death of something is the most effective way of getting your spell accomplished. As far as trying to get Satan’s approval, to give you something that you want, killing something is the best way to go. Killing something is the ultimate offering to Satan, and if you can kill an unborn, that is his ultimate goal.” https://www.lifenews.com/2020/08/05...-abortions-is-a-protected-religious-ceremony/
As an aside to this discussion, I would certainly hold that Queen Esther was so much more than simply a Scriptural “type”. Please see here: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05549a.htm ~AN
That last line is what will doom this attempt. "...an unborn " means "an unborn Human." We have a long tradition in Common Law prohibiting human sacrifice. Now, they may want to take this to the Supreme Court, but not even this court would want to risk overturning long-standing Common Law.
Sans explosives! Are those little concrete porta-potties in the background?? For Sale: A Cold War Bunker and Missile Silo in North Dakota “It’s the ultimate in social distancing.” HALF AN HOUR SOUTH OF the Canadian border, in Fairdale, North Dakota, a hulking concrete structure rises up from the flat fields that surround it. The beige buildings are so prominent on an otherwise pastoral landscape that they could be mistaken for a 20th-century Stonehenge. It’s a Cold War missile site, and it’s for sale. In the 1970s, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were about as chilly as you’d expect in the middle of a Cold War. Both nations were still locked in an arms race, expanding their arsenals just in case. In northern states such as Montana and the Dakotas, relics of the conflict are strikingly common. “The idea was that if missiles were coming in from the Soviet Union over the Arctic, these were defensive missiles intended to shoot down anyone coming in,” says Dave Keller, a realtor for Pifer’s Auctions, which is selling the property. The for-sale plot, a 50-acre former missile site and command bunker, is surrounded by double fences and sits a short drive from other sites that formed the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, a network of missile silos across North Dakota. Others include a six-billion dollar pyramid in Nekoma that looks equal parts Giza and Death Star, and a nearby 30-missile site that is still open for tours today. Much of the site is rusted and overgrown. COURTESY PIFER’S AUCTIONS The property on the auction block hosted 14 Sprint missiles, named for their short-range, last-ditch trajectories, which were meant to intercept any foreign projectiles that evaded the American military’s longer-range Spartan missiles. The country’s northern reaches were selected for a couple reasons: They were closer to the Arctic, Keller says, “but also just population. You can put things out in the middle of a field and put a fence around them, put a ‘No Trespassing’ sign up, and people will stay away from them.” Sprint missiles were 30-foot-long cones that could surpass 7,000 miles per hour. They looked a bit like supersonic thorns, eager to prick a hole in the ballooning threat of a Soviet ballistic attack. The silos that once held the explosives are now water tanks, and much of the site is rusted and overgrown, but that hasn’t slowed demand to own the isolated, concrete hulk. Keller says calls have been coming in about the site from all over the country. Some calls have been from history buffs, some from entrepreneurs, and some from doomsday preppers, seeking a solid foundation on which to build their bunkers. “You’ve got Covid-19, you’ve got civil unrest—I got a call from one guy who thought this’d be a great place to have a server farm,” Keller says. “It’s safe, secure, and tornado-proof.” A direct conflict never broke out between the United States and U.S.S.R., and the silo’s explosives were eventually removed from the complex in North Dakota. But the Brutalist-looking architecture remains intact, a strange reminder of the tensions at the time. Today, the silos and bunker are yellow-brown monoliths against a lush meadow and blue sky. They would make a gargantuan fixer-upper. The auction for the Cold War plot is set for August 11. “It’s remote, you can store stuff, you can go underground,” says Keller. “It’s the ultimate in social distancing.” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/for-sale-cold-war-bunker-north-dakota
I don't know how anything could surpass being a "type" of the Blessed Mother of God. See attached from Tim Staples: https://apostolicinsider.com/the-queen-esther-mary-connection/ Nevertheless, Queen Esther wasn't an example used in the Agape Bible Study on Ezekiel, so thank you for bringing that to my attention. I should know better than to post in the small hours of the morning, especially on a topic I find difficult to understand.
Ouch, that sounds like the type of tidying job I never get round to doing despite always being top of my priority list. I'm far more interested in the question of whether the Gog/Magog war in Ezekiel happened in OT times, and the author of the Agape study makes a very good case for that opinion. I don't think that he/she is alone in holding that view because I had come across mention of it in the past from other sources.
I posted to point out how real she really was, besides being a “type”. The article I linked pretty much supports this. There have been some who have attempted to present her as a fictitious character of Scriptural symbolism and I sought to put that idea to rest before she was looked at as a mere literary device employed by the writer for his time. I’m not suggesting you fall into that camp, mind you.~AN
WATCH: Catholic Bishop Calls Out Ocasio-Cortez For Advocating For The Removal Of A Catholic Statue (VIDEO) A Catholic bishop calls out Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for advocating for the removal St. Damian which is a Catholic statue. Bishop Robert Barron stated, “Just taking a couple of minutes out of my day here because I felt the need to respond to something I came across that was just so outrageous. It was a tweet or an Instagram or something from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And she was complaining about the presence of a statue in Statuary Hall in the Capitol building that she thought was, you know, a sign of colonialism and white supremacy. And the statue that she picked out of all the possible ones was of Saint Damien of Molokai.” The Catholic bishop thought it was crazy and outraged, he questioned, “And I wonder, did she have any idea who Damien of Molokai was, this Belgian man who becomes a priest, member of a missionary order. He goes, mid 19th century, to Hawaii, works there for several years, and then volunteers to go to the island of Molokai, which the time was a place where lepers were sent. And at the time, they-. You know, there was no treatment. There was no cure. Those who had the disease were simply sent there to spend the rest of their lives and they would die there. Damien went, knowing full well that he would most likely never return from this ministry.” Bishop Barron continued, “Damien came to the island and right away gave himself utterly to the people. Ministering to them. Yes, preaching to them, but also caring for them in the most direct way. And touching them at a time when even those who were there sometimes wouldn’t touch those who were suffering from the disease. He would. He worked there for 11 years, of course, never returning home. Finally, he contracted the disease himself until it covered his entire body in these in these boils and distortions. And then at the age of 49, he died. Damien of Molokai is reverenced by the people of Hawaii.” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...tez-advocating-removal-catholic-statue-video/
Crowds Gather To Witness Virgin Mary Statue 'Weeping Blood' ......The phenomenon was first spotted by a boy riding his bike on Paolino Arnesano Square in the town of Carmiano, which only has around 12,100 inhabitants, in the southern Italian province of Lecce on 3 August. MORE: https://www.ladbible.com/community/...-to-virgin-mary-statue-weeping-blood-20200807
Okay, for your discernment....this was linked to on Spirit Daily today....to me it appears more like a statue so it would be nice to see if there was any like statue anywhere within the vicinity that could be reflected by the glass. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/virgin-allegedly-appears-to-covid-patients-in-colombian-hospital But then that link then led to this other link; same topic of alleged appearances of Virgin for this COVID time:
