This stuff just makes me laugh. Where are they getting this stuff from??? Get ready to hurl.
For all the scientists out there, and for all the students who have a hard time convincing these people regarding the truth of the Bible, here's something that shows God's awesome creation, and that He is still in control.
Did you know that the space program is busy proving that what has been called A 'myth ' in the Bible is true?
Mr. Harold Hill, President of the Curtis Engine Company in Baltimore, Maryland, and a consultant in the space program, relates the following
development .
I think one of the most amazing things that God has done for us today happened recently to our astronauts and space scientists at Green Belt, Maryland.
They were checking out where the positions of the sun, moon, and planets would be 100 years and 1,000 years from now.. We have to know this so we won't send up a satellite and have it bump into something later on in its orbits.
We have to lay out the orbits in terms of the life of the satellite and where the planets will be so the whole thing will not bog down.
They ran the computer measurement back and forth over the centuries, and it came to a halt. The computer stopped and put up a red signal, which meant that there was something wrong with either the information fed into it or with the results as compared to the standards.
They called in the service department to check it out, and they said, 'What's wrong?' Well, they found there is a day missing in space in
elapsed time.
They scratched their heads and tore their hair out.. There was no answer.
Finally, a Christian man on the team said, 'You know, one time I was in Sunday School, and they talked about the sun standing still.' While they didn't believe him, they didn't have an answer either, so they said, 'Show us, ' He got a Bible and went to the book of Joshua where they found a pretty ridiculous statement for any one with 'common sense.'! There they found the Lord saying to Joshua,'Fear them not, I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand before Thee.'
Joshua was concerned because he was surrounded by the enemy! And if darkness fell, they would overpower them. So Joshua asked the Lord to make the sun stand still! That's right.. 'The sun stood still and the moon stayed and lasted not to go down about a whole day!'
(Joshua 10:12-13)
The astronauts and scientists said, There is the missing day! They checked
the computers going back into the time it was written and found it was close but not close enough. The elapsed time that was missing back in Joshua's day was 23 hours and 20 minutes, not a whole day.
They read the Bible, and there it was about [approximately] a day. These little words in the Bible are important, but they were still in trouble because if you cannot account for 40 minutes, you'll still be in trouble 1000 years from now.
Forty minutes had to be found because it can be multiplied many times over in orbits. As the Christian employee thought about it, he remembered somewhere in the Bible where it said the sun went BACKWARDS.
The scientists told him he was out of his mind, but they got out the Book and read these! words in 2 Kings that told of the following story: Hezekiah, on his death bed, was visited by the prophet Isaiah who told him that he was not going to die. Hezekiah asked for a sign as proof. Isaiah said, 'Do you want the sun to
go ahead 10 degrees?'
Hezekiah said, 'It is nothing for the sun to go ahead 10 degrees, but let the shadow return backward 10 degrees. Isaiah spoke to the Lord, and the Lord brought the shadow ten degrees BACKWARD! Ten degrees is exactly 40 minutes!
Twenty-three hours and 20 minutes in Joshua, plus 40 minutes in Second Kings make the missing day in the universe! Isn't it amazing?
References: Joshua 10:8 and 12,13 and 2 Kings 20:9-11.
Forward this to as many people who you believe would think this is equally as cool.
If God could do this then, how much more can he do for us today if we only believe in his word.
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NASA AGREES WITH THE BIBLE...ACCORDING TO JW EMAIL
by whereami inthis stuff just makes me laugh.
where are they getting this stuff from???
isaiah spoke to the lord, and the lord brought the shadow ten degrees backward!
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Apostasy "seeing oneself as a victim denied"
by whereami ini found this on a pro-witness site http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2008/07/seeing-onself-as-victim-denied.html.
do you think this is a fair assesment of "apostates"?
i think he fails to see the whole picture.. .
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Risks of Female Masturbation According to Islamic Teachings
by whereami inthis guy has been reading the watchower to much.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g_qwiyxvky&feature=related
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Apostasy "seeing oneself as a victim denied"
by whereami ini found this on a pro-witness site http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2008/07/seeing-onself-as-victim-denied.html.
do you think this is a fair assesment of "apostates"?
i think he fails to see the whole picture.. .
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I found this on a pro-witness site http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2008/07/seeing-onself-as-victim-denied.html. Do you think this is a fair assesment of "Apostates"? I think he fails to see the whole picture.
Apostasy
By Nathan Unger, 2003
Because of strict adherence to Biblical tenets, Jehovah's Witnesses operate at a moderate to high level of tension against their surrounding environment. This has caused some to push for change in areas where there is ubiquitous community opposition to certain doctrines in an effort to reduce such operational tension. The same is often true of an individual who places greater authoritative weight upon secular sources of information when this data challenges Biblical inerrancy and concord. However, where no change occurs, and the mindset of an individual remains fixated upon communal unanimity rather than the greater responsibilities inherent in obedience to the Christian faith, there often occurs a strong tendency to feel victimized by those taking the lead among us.
As a result of seeing oneself as a victim denied, there can occur a powerful drive toward disaffection and apostasy. As is almost inevitably the case, there is a great need on the part of a leave-taker to validate their oppositional stance, and the victim-victimizer scenario greatly assists a person in justifying their course of action. Blame shifting may therefore temporarily relieve a person of accountability, but it will only succeed in sanctioning a person's actions so long as their position is given greater exposure over that of their (former) religious fraternity. Thus, the importance placed upon maintaining a heightened level of awareness toward the apostate's unique view works to reinforce the reasons for their departure by maintaining the consequences of blame and continuing to scrutinize it in the object of hostility. It is not difficult to see then why an apostate so adamantly rejects information that contradicts the typecast that they have worked so hard to establish. Bryan Wilson, Oxford Professor of sociology observes the apostate mindset similarly:
"Sociologists and other investigators into minority religions have thus come to recognize a particular constellation of motives that prompt those who apostasize in the stance they adopt relative to their previous religious commitment and their more recent renunciation of it. Such a person needs to establish his credibility both with respect to his earlier allegiance to a religious body and his subsequent relinquishment of that commitment. To vindicate himself he needs to explain his volte-face." Further endorsement is seemingly found when an apostate locates a support coalition that corroborates a person's disparate or despondent view, which in turn opens new hostilities forged as a result of collective negative experiences. Consequently, apostasy is then empowered and grows exponentially as the individual continually finds reasons to authenticate the rationale of their departure. Part of this rationale is often seen in the "atrocity story" which is tweaked and recounted through various media, and carped upon by those all too willing to overextend their trust when it comes to subjective discourse. However, the "atrocity story" is almost always rejected by sociologists who study the apostate phenomena today.
Perhaps to placate their own sensibilities, but more usually to maintain the semblance of a devoted faith, the apostate must of necessity attempt to convince others that their motives for disaffection were sound and that their new credo is scriptural. Yet, in doing so they must conspicuously evade the clear Biblical injunctions against dissent and contrary expository views. (compare Romans 16:17; 1 Timothy 1:3) Paradoxically, in attempting to establish themselves as providers of spiritual edification, an apostate is forced to break the very commands that a Christian is sworn to keep – commands that their former brethren still keep.
By thus breaking God's explicit commands the apostate commits an act of betrayal against Jehovah and must therefore confront the fallout of their indiscretion. And like any sin, the inevitable fallout is the separation of the sinner from God. However, such thinking is rarely entertained by the apostate due to the angst at having to confront their own error. They must therefore reconstruct their shattered experience in such a way that it favours a new ministry rather than a repentant one.
This is in keeping with the fact that much apostate information is presented under the guise of Christian love with a view to helping others appreciate a clearer truth, yet in actuality the apostate feels impelled to propagate their dissent in order to validate their new self image and fortify their religious convictions. Of course, the welcome reception that such information may receive only grants further recognition to an often aberrant viewpoint, which in turn continues the cycle of disaffection.
As a result, the apostate is able to exploit those who misunderstand the scriptural reasons for the operational tension that exists between Jehovah's Witnesses and the moral majority, and subsequently uses this ignorance to their own advantage. By Nathan Unger, 2003 -
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JW E-MAIL... MUST READ. THE END, PROOF.
by whereami inindependent research by the r&f.
the boys in the writing committee need to hire this person.. .
this is alot to read, but so amazing to see all of the events listed that happened all in this year.
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This is alot to read, but so amazing to see all of the events listed that happened all in this year. This system is definitely passing away!
Do you really believe that and if so why are you here?Ahh, maybe because i didn't write this?
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JW E-MAIL... MUST READ. THE END, PROOF.
by whereami inindependent research by the r&f.
the boys in the writing committee need to hire this person.. .
this is alot to read, but so amazing to see all of the events listed that happened all in this year.
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Independent research by the R&F. The boys in the writing committee need to hire this person.
This is alot to read, but so amazing to see all of the events listed that happened all in this year. This system is definitely passing away!
Cannot find out who compiled this but can see these are "critical times, hard to deal with." 2 Tim. 3:1
Subject: How Close Is It.??? -
'Watching The World' - Significant Events of Recent Months.
I started compiling this report in April of 2008 as it became apparent to me that this year was going to be quite noteworthy. What follows below is a brief description of economic conditions that presently exist in the United States of America as well as other nations, and a documentation of “News Reports” that have appeared from the beginning of 2008, from “BBC World News”, “CNN” “ABC” & “Fox News.”
The Financial Climate in the U.S.A. at the Beginning of 2008
The American Economy -
The USA has an “Annual Tax Revenue” based on the nation’s working population. In recent years this has between approximately two trillion dollars ($2,000,000,000,000.00). From this national account are paid its annual expenses. Throughout the year expenses needing attention are proposed by Congressional committees such as, “The Ways & Means Committee” and “The Appropriations Committee.” As any responsible entity, they have an annual budget for spending which they are supposed to keep. Yet, like many irresponsible Americans, they continue to outspend the limits of that budget and each year they create a national deficit. Projected “Deficit” for this present year, 2008 is estimated to exceed “four hundred billion dollars” ($400,000,000,000.00) plus. The USA debt to China alone is six hundred billion to a trillion dollars.
In just January to March of 2008 six Western USA towns declare bankruptcy. Many analysts believe it is just the beginning!
The Cost of War (& The Standing Military) -
War continues to rage in Afghanistan and Iraq at the astonishing cost of $187 billion last year alone, and this does not include the annual military armed forces budget for the Army, Navy and Air Force of five hundred million ($500.000.000.00) a year.
Increased Costs since 9-11 -
Particularly in the areas of security, like the newly formed Dept of “Home Land Security, The C.I.A. (The Central Intelligence Agency) and the entire “Airline industry,” the increase in costs to these entities have gone through the ceiling.
Oil Prices Soar -
The dependency of the West on oil as its primary source of energy is not new. The realization that oil is a diminishing commodity is not new, yet little or nothing has been done to achieve independence from the traditional dependence on this source of fuel. So we have watched as crude oil prices have gone from $40.00 a barrel at the end of 2006 to $128.00 in May of 2008, with analysts forecasting it will go as high as $200.00 and barrel and beyond.
“Saudi Arabia” is the largest Crude Oil producer, with an output of 10 million barrels a day. America presently consumes 21 million gallons a day, a ¼ of the world’s consumption.
6th June - Oil reached $140.00 a barrel.
20th June - Reports declare that oil prices are 20% higher than need be due to commodity speculating.
26th June - For the first time crude oil goes over $140.00 a barrel, posting at $140.05
3rd July - Update: $144.20 a barrel
Price Increases -
Since everything that we consume from food to furniture is transported to us in vehicles running on either gasoline or diesel, it is clear to see that this singular item alone is going to affect the price of everything we buy. The increase in living expenses this has, and will yet create is beyond what most families can absorb.
19th May - G.E Corporation to increase its prices 25% across the board.
24th June - “Electrical Utility Increases” ABC News reports a 29% increase in prices from March to June. Many parts of the country have seen a 50% increase in cost of electric from last year.
25th June - “Dow Industries” raise prices for the second time this year from 20% in March to an additional 25% increase in June. A 45% increase in four (4) months.
The Housing Market and the Mortgage Crisis -
First came to light at the end of 2007 it was reported that the foreclosure rate had surpassed anything seen previously. Yet the figures continued to rise each month. We learned that four years previously the Federal
Government had invested 2.1 trillion dollars in mortgages requiring “Interest Only” for the first five years. These would then convert to Interest & Principle thereby increasing the monthly payment by about $1,000.00. It was reported that a large percentage of these mortgages were already 60 & 90 days delinquent.
By April of 2008 the situation was critical. The Mortgage Industry was in a melt-down. These mortgages had been bought and sold all over the world, and as a result companies were going bankrupt all over Europe and as far away as Australia. In the USA, insurance companies report a record number of house fires attributed to arson by the home owners due to fear of eventual foreclosure.
A.S.P.C.A. reports, thousands of house pets are roaming the streets as families leave their foreclosed homes and abandon them.
14th April - Media report; In the first 1/3 of 2008 foreclosures are up 67% over 2007, which itself had broken the record over every proceeding year. Estimated that before the close of the year we would see an additional one million (1,000.000) foreclosures.
It is apparent that so far, we have only seen the tip of this “Ice-Berg”.
25th June - ABC “Good Morning America” reports national figures in the “Real Estate Market” which reveal a drop in real estate values, not just in California, Arizona, Nevada and Florida, but now in every state. The average drop in value is 25%. The government proposes a three hundred billion dollar bailout.
Brokerage House“Bear Sterns” - becomes insolvent.
12th April - News hits the media that “Bear Sterns,” one of the oldest (85 years old) and top five-investment banker brokerage houses in the US, a pillar of the Western economy, declared it was broke! Its shares (that had been sold a year earlier for $ 186.00 a share), were declared to now be worth $ 2.00 a share. The company that had been valued at $38.000.000.000.00 sold for $ 250,000.000.00.
For the first time in US history the Federal Government stepped in and injected thirty eight billion dollars, ($38.000.000.000.00) of taxpayers money to bail out this non-Federal, publicly-owned company. Similar occurrences have accrued in Europe. Britain had a run on the banks as depositors panicked on hearing of financial institutions going broke. The “Royal Bank of Scotland,” one of the oldest and most trusted institutions reported losses exceeding thirty five billion (L35,000.000.000.00) Pounds.
The British government also quickly stepped in with an emergency measure, declaring the formation of a national safety fund to which banks could go for help during these difficult times. All, in an attempt to shore-up a shaky economy and preserve the public’s confidence in the nation's “Printed Currency.”
5th June - Fears expressed that “Lehman Brothers” is going the way of “Bear Sterns”
The Job Market, - Unemployment
7th March - “Citi Group” reports it is laying off 10% of its entire work force.
12th April - 14,000 “Bear Sterns” employees’ lose high paying jobs!
6th June - Unemployment figures reveal 890,000 jobs lost in May alone.
17th June - Ten (10) of the nations major newspapers report layoffs of 18,000 employees.
20th June - In 2004, 17% of graduates returned to live at home. In 2008 that number has jumped to 50%;
a reflection of the diminishing prospects in the job market.
22nd June - “Citi Bank” announces today it is laying off an addition 10% of its work force.
Borrowing on Credit Cards Breaks all previous Records -
Reports out in March put credit card borrowing in 2007 at an all time record of, two trillion dollars, ($2,000,000,000,000.00.) A sum equivalent to the nation's entire tax revenue for one year.
The Stock Markets - New York, London & Tokyo.
The stock markets have taken great losses, yet they continue to rally, as investors believe that they have hit bottom and hope to profit from the Market’s comeback. As the markets continue to fall, investor’s confidence weakens. The market’s present reports, posted as “Good News,” are that some particular corporate losses are not as bad as expected.
22nd May - “Home Dept” reports a 67% loss in the first quarter of 2008. “Lowe’s” reports a 28% loss.
6th June - The New York Stock Market drops 400 points due to latest unemployment figures…890,000 jobs lost in May alone.
11th June - Market drops 200 points, after reports of crop failures in the Mid-West due to flooding.
26th June - Market drops 300 points, after second quarter reports. All thirty (30) Dow Stocks down. “General Motors” stocks at $11.00 a 55-year low. “Ford Motors” at $5.00, “Goldman Sachs” advises all their investors to sell all Auto Stocks. “Citi Bank” stock at $17.00, down from $76.00 Nov of 2007. “Citi Group” reports losses of $ 8.9 Billion Dollars. CNBC declares that this has been the worst month for the Stock Market since the “Great Depression, 1929”.
The Economy of “Iceland” Collapses - (Their Government Blames America.)
On the 15thApril, the media reported that the Icelandic government was blaming a deal brokered by a group of American Hedge Fund Managers as the reason for the collapse of their entire economy. The Icelandic dollar was almost worthless. “Fox News” reported that it would then have taken $250,000.00 Icelandic dollars to purchase a $20,000.00 “Toyota”.
Fearing the consequence of the public’s loss of confidence in the paper currency of other nations, the Europe Federation stepped in to rescue the Icelandic economy, replacing the Icelandic Dollar with the Euro. Iceland as an independent financial sovereignty ceases to exist!
The Pacific Salmon Fishing Industry Collapses -
On April 20th, the US Coast Guard revokes the fishing Licenses of all “Salmon Boat Captains” on the Northwest Coast and Alaska. The reason, the salmon that should have been in the millions at this time of the year were nowhere to be found. The media reported the salmon, along with the livelihood of all the coastal fishing towns had disappeared. (No report yet on what has happened?)
Fri 16th May 2008 - CNN News reported, “Hundreds of Fishing Boat Captains Park their Boats.” In Georgia, Louisiana, Texas & Florida, captains claim the cost of fuel has reached the point where they can no longer make a living profit from fishing. They would have to charge twice as much for their catch to just draw even with the cost of fuel at its present levels.
Grain Shortages Create Havoc Internationally -
In April of 2008, the prices of basic grains have risen by over 300 % to around $1,000.00 a ton. For years the prices of grains have remained stable, fluctuating slightly on the commodity market from about $300.00 to $350.00 a ton. The nations are suddenly declaring critical shortages in the stable ingredient of the diet of most of the world.
Last week of April 2008, Eighteen countries report rioting in the streets because of increased food prices and food shortages. Nations blame extreme weather conditions worldwide.
“World News” reported that in Haiti people were dying as a result of consuming what was called “Mud Cookies.” Due to the shortage of cereal and grain, families were mixing mud with the little grain they had in an attempt to provide some relief from the hunger!
First week of May 2008, the media reported that here in America (for the first time in its history) in some wholesale food distribution markets “rice” was being rationed to 5 bags to a family.
China -
17th June - Southern China reports 25% of rice crops destroyed by heavy rains and flooding. How, you may ask, is that possible in a country that can not only produce sufficient grain for itself, but could also feed most of the world?
The answer to that question reveals the complexity of the global economy today! Not one, but rather a collection of circumstances has contributed to the serious problem. For years farmers have been paid government subsidies not to grow certain crops so as to maintain market prices.
In the past 15 years or so both China and India have experienced a massive growth in industrial development. Due to their abundance of cheap labor they have successfully competed in the world market and have progressively taken more and more manufacturing jobs from the West. The growth in China alone is necessitating their building one (Coal Burning) Power Station a week to keep up with their demand for electricity. Their Auto Industry reports present growth in car sales at nine (9) million cars a Year. (These are not replacement vehicles, but new additional cars being added to the global fleet.)
What are called, “Factory Manufacturing Towns” have sprung up on the outskirts of the big cities, providing all necessary services for their work force, from hospitals, schools and markets, to children day-care centers. Rural farm workers working in these manufacturing towns can reportedly make enough in five years to retire with the life style comparable to what they previously knew as farmers.
To give you some idea of the magnitude of the present industrial expansion in China alone, their urban construction is equivalent to producing a city the size of “Shanghai” every three (3) months!
Their construction of this massive Hydroelectric Dam across the Yangtze River (a project that dwarfs all the Dams in the US.), plus the explosive rate of highway development, which they project, will be superior to and as complex as the entire highway infra-system of USA by 2015.
All this has increased their present use of concrete to a point where it has surpassed the combined use of concrete by the rest of the world. This development in industrial expansion has also drawn hundreds of thousands of farm workers from off the land to these construction projects and manufacturing towns where the “Streets are (they hear) “Paved with Gold”.
These rapid industrial developments have not come without many negative consequences.
(a) China is fast becoming one of the major contributors to global pollution. (Population 1.3 Billion people.)
(b) Its production of farm products such as “rice,” its major food source, has dropped dramatically.
(c) Due to the rising economy, many in China can now afford beef in their diet and apparently have developed a real taste for it, and the grain needed to produce one pound of beef to satisfy this new demand is considerably more grain (about 3 times more) than was needed to sustain someone previously.
Add to this the negative effect on their grain production due to the extreme destructive weather conditions that have been experienced through out the world, China, and India (they report a rat infestation as main cause) like many of the other primary grain producers in the world, are experiencing serious grain shortages.
Which brings us to an additional development. Due to all this out-sourcing to China the US has run-up an enormous trade deficit with China and in an attempt to address it have responded by shipping to China great quantities of the U.S. grain. Plus, in an attempt to alleviate its dependence on crude oil the U.S. allocated vast quantities of corn to be used in the production of as an alternative fuel called “Ethanol”.
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8thMay - Congress called an emergency meeting and passed a moratorium to suspend this practice entirely due to the present critical shortage of corn and the need of its more important usage as a food product.
11th June - “Misc. Food Report.” All fast food & catering businesses suspend the use of tomatoes after 167 cases of Salmonella poisoning resulting in 1 death. (Update: Questions later raised as to whether tomatoes are to blame.)
12th June - Reports 12% of USA corn Crops destroyed due to Mid-West flooding. As rains continue, experts believe the eventual loss will be 20%. Prices of corn on the world market break the previous all time high.
14th June - CNN News reports massive destruction of corn & wheat crops due to unprecedented flooding in the Mid-West.
Major Disasters –
Cyclone in Myanmar - (Burma).
April 2008 - Deadly cyclone reported in Myanmar, previously known as Burma. Death toll estimated at 100,000. Plus, it has destroyed their entire year’s grain harvest.
Red Cross estimates 2.5 million people have been affected by the storm.
15th May - Red Cross News reports that international aid is openly being sold in the markets and is not reaching those in real need.
China Earthquake - registering 7.9 (many significant aftershocks)
12thMay - On Monday, the morning news declares that a 7.9 earthquake has hit China. First reports state 90 students buried alive.
14th May - CNN News reports 2,000 solders rush to repair main dam by the epicenter that was showing serious cracks. Death toll climbed to 15,000.
15th May - Reports 20,000 dead with literally scores of thousands still trapped under rubble.
20th May - Death toll reported to have reach 68,000 and climbing.
27th May - A serious aftershock measuring 5.9 rocks the area of original quake. Landslides from first quake created dams that make large lakes that are swollen due to continues rains, now threaten to burst, putting 1,000,000 people at risk in the lowlands down river.
Additional Earthquakes -
28th May - A quake measuring 6.9 rocks Iceland - many homes destroyed.
9th June - Four (4) earthquakes struck internationally measuring over 6.0 - One in China at 6.2.
Two earthquakes in Greece 6.5 & 6.2 and one in Reno, Nevada at 5.8. Reno also experiences 15 aftershocks.
14th June - Northern Japan shaken by a 7.2 earthquake. First reports state 6 dead, 125 injured many more missing. Fears expressed that a nuclear station in the area may be experiencing leakage of radioactive material. (Since the 14th June there has been a news blackout regarding this story.)
Global Warming – North Pole -
20th June - Headline reads, “North Pole May Be Ice Free for First Time [In History] This Summer.” Arctic warming has become so dramatic that the North Pole may melt this summer 2008. David Barber, of the University of Manitoba said, “We lost 65% of the ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere all in one year, we didn’t even think it was possible for the system to lose so much ice all at once.”
27th June - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Tokyo on Friday said that the North Pole may briefly be ice-free by September of 2008 for the first time in history.
Environmental Disasters - (continue to exacerbate the global problems)
10th June; “Weather Alert.” - The next day the news reported, fires continue to rage in California 1,500 evacuated, dozens of homes destroyed.
Drought in Georgia; Flooding in Indiana. A record number of cities report temperatures over 1000. While Seattle, Washington reported getting 8” of snow and reopening their ski slops!
Hurricanes – Cyclones -
Hurricanes, such as Katrina, and killer tornados, in places and at times and in increased frequency, previously unheard of, continue to destroy communities and take lives.
22nd June - Cyclone in the Philippines capsizes a ferry carrying 724 passengers, over 50 had been rescued but hundreds still missing including 80 children.
Tornados, Record Size Hail-stones -
31st March - “Extreme Weather Report” 78 Tornados in the month of February 2008. Compared to six (6) in February of 2007.
21st May - CNN reports 49 Tornados ripped up Colorado, one reported to be 1 mile wide a class # 5, with 116 killed to date, over 200 homes destroyed.
30th May - 55 tornados rip through Nebraska turned over a freight Train. Hailstones reported the size of golf balls, 22 homes destroyed.
12th June - 60 or more tornados reported in Iowa, kills 4 at a Boy Scout Camp, also 2 killed by tornados in Kansas, along with extensive damage.
So far this year 1,506 tornados reported, breaking the previous record of 940 set in 2004. In past decades, the average was about 600 a year.
Flooding -
11th June - Heavy Rains - Indiana gets 11 inches of rain in 4hrs. Three quarters of state under water.
14th June - Flooding worsens in Iowa, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Illinois and South Dakota breaks all previous records. Iowa River still rising, as more levees give way. The Mississippi River continues to rise to 32 feet above normal estimate, damages in the billions. Route 80 under water seriously affecting interstate & cross-country commerce.
20th June - Missouri estimates crops damaged by resent flooding at thirteen (13) billion dollars,
24th June - No relief in sight for flooded towns on the Mississippi. After 8ins of rain in 6 hrs, fell from midnight to this morning as an additional levee gave way in Missouri, spilling into the swollen Mississippi.
Forest Fires -
11th May - Forest wild fires presently raging in California, Texas, and Florida.
12th-14thMay - Fires in California. Reports state 160 homes destroyed and thousands of acres are consumed, at one point as many as 60 fires were raging in Florida alone.
Law enforcement suspect that some fires are being set by desperate homeowners so behind with their mortgage payments and facing foreclosure, they are hoping to get insurance settlements.
20th May - Additional forest fires break out in California, burns about 5,000 acres, 22 homes lost.
14th Jun - Fires continue to rage in California, intensified by high winds; 240,000 acres burn as 2,000 fire fighter battle the blaze; 10,000 evacuated from their homes.
23rd June – California - 600 new fires reported this week. Dry lightning being blamed, but there are conflicting reports as to the actual cause, hundreds are burning out of control, the largest of which has consumed 56,000 acres.
24th June - Fires in California continue to rage. Latest report states a total of 800 fires are presently burning out of control.
26th June - News reports a massive fire raging now in Phoenix Arizona.
28th June - California latest report states 200 additional fires, bringing the total now to 1,000 fires.
2nd July - Update: more than 1400 fires continue to burn in CA.
An Ongoing Report- Last entry 2nd July 2008
When you stop to contemplate the cumulative effect of all these occurrences you cannot help but think of the analogy of the “over-burdened camel” that reaches the point where it cannot support any additional weight and eventually “the last straw” finally breaks its back…How close is this system to it’s last straw ???
With all the information provided above and then add to all this the fact that Jehovah’s Witnesses have been declaring for approximately 130 years that the Bible identifies this generation as one marked to see the complete failure of human governments and the dawning of a new age under the rulership of Jehovah God’s Kingdom, what more evidence does one need. Perhaps, one more…the Bible…
The evidence that Jesus gave to identify that time, the time just preceding the glorious transition from human to divine rulership includes the following statement recorded at; Matthew 24:7, 14 - 'For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress…..'
…... And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.'
And yet many will not even consider that all this means anything more than an approaching economic recession and a quite normal cycle in the earths oscillating climate patterns…. So they continue to tell themselves, “This is not the end of the world.” “We will weather this storm.” The market will recover and come back…“Hasn’t it always?”
It was a wise man that once said, “There are none so blind, as those who will not see!”
Jesus also stated, that the majority would take no heed to all the warnings and wake-up calls no matter how serious or how many. He went on to say, Matthew 24:38,39 - 'For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; 39 and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be.'
Luke 17:28 also records the words of Jesus, “Likewise, just as it occurred in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building. 29 But on the day that Lot came out of Sod´om it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 The same way it will be on that day when the Son of man is to be revealed.'
Matthew 24;44 - 'Because at an hour that YOU do not think it to be, the Son of man is coming..' -
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THESE JW EMAILS JUST GET BETTER & BETTER.
by whereami inyou can't help but feel sorry for these people.. .
this will make you cry!!!
it certainly brings to life the scriptural text found at isaiah 11:6-6-9:.
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You can't help but feel sorry for these people.
This will make you cry!!! It certainly brings to life the scriptural text found at ISAIAH 11:6-6-9:
This one really made me cry! I can't wait until the day I get to snuggle a lion!!!! For now, Captain Kirby is as good as it gets.
This clip is so great! I hope you have a few minutes to watch it.
http://videos.komando.com/2008/06/26/
"AND THE WOLF WILL ACTUALLY RESIDE FOR A WHILE WITH THE MALE LAMB, AND WITH THE KID THE LEOPARD ITSELF WILL LIE DOWN, AND THE CALF AND THE MANED YOUNG LION AND THE WELL FED ANIMAL ALL TOGETHER; AND A MERE LITTLE BOY WILL BE LEADER OVER THEM. AND THE COW AND THE BEAR THEMSELVES WILL FEED; TOGETHER THEIR YOUNG ONES WILL LIE DOWN. AND EVEN THE LION WILL EAT STRAW JUST LIKE THE BULL. AND THE SUCKLING CHILD WILL CERTAINLY PLAY UPON THE HOLE OF THE COBRA; AND UPON THE LIGHT APERTURE OF A POISONOUS SNAKE WILL A WEANED CHILD ACTUALLY PUT HIS OWN HAND. THEY WILL NOT DO ANY HARM OR CAUSE ANY RUIN IN ALL MY HOLD MOUNTAIN; BECAUSE THE EARTH WILL CERTAINLY BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF JEHOVAH AS THE WATERS ARE COVERING THE VERY SEA."!
According to the Bible's chronological timetable, these prophecies and many others will soon see their fulfillment. The turbulent times we are experiencing world-wide right now give life to the many prophesies of Jesus concerning our times. But, with a bright future to follow....where we can actually, as the prophesy above mentioned notes....WE CAN HUG LIONS AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL WILD ANIMALS.! -
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JW STYLE COMEDY.
by whereami inmore emails making the rounds.. .
the district conventions are right around the corner.
85-90 percent of "all scouting" done is done here.
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More emails making the rounds.
The District Conventions are right around the corner. We all know that
85-90 percent of "all scouting" done is done here. This is a time for
some SERIOUS discretion. I don't want anyone walking around not knowing
what they are doing.
Sisters, this is what you'll be encountering:
The Watchers - The ones who sit with binoculars during the whole
convention and stare at you.
The Fronters - The ones who give you this long story about how they're a
ministerial servant, regular pioneer, etc. All the while you're staring
at a diamond stud in their ears.
The Wall-holder-uppers - Now brothers, there's nothing wrong with
standing by a wall. But if you're there when she arrives, when she goes
to the bathroom in the morning, at lunch and in the afternoon, there's a
problem.
The Annoyers - The guy who meets you on Friday and every time you pass
him in the corridor, he's calling your name and saying "HI!!"
The Player - The guy who tries to get your number Friday, and by Sunday
has tried to talk to all the girls.
The Desperate One - The one who begins with, "Can I get your number?" You
reply "No", and then he proceeds to ask for every sort of communication
to reach you (address, pager, cell, e-mail, etc.).
The Fast One - The one who meets you on Friday and by Sunday he's trying
to sit with you.
The Gamer - The one who walks by you a few times, looking for your name
on your lapel badge. Then, next time he passes by, he calls you by your
name and says "Don't I know you?"
The Shy One - The one who has his boy tell you what he wants you to know.
The Follower - The one who follows you all 3 days of the convention but
never says a word to you.
The Talker - The one who meets you at the convention then shows up at
your hall for the very next meeting.
The Liar - You find out later that he's 30 years old, has been married 7
years, divorced for 1 year, is currently engaged, and still trying to
talk to you.
The O.G. - The ones you've seen the past 10 years, standing on the walls
trying to talk to everyone.
The "I'm Too Fine, So I Know You Want Me" Ones - Ones who approach you,
but automatically think that you want them.
The Skittle - The Brother who seems to have a suit in every BRIGHT color,
with patent leather shoes and a belt to match.
First Man - The Brother who always seems to have like 4 or five other
body guards...I mean, brothers with him all the time.
The Rat Pack - The brothers that always "hang" together, goofing off and
acting a mess till they spot you coming then they go into cool mood all
of a sudden.
The Narco's - Narcoleptics I mean. The well-dressed brother who sits like
3 or four rows behind or in front of you, who removes his suit jacket
before the session starts, places it in the seat in front of him, grabs
his bible and places it on his right knee then proceeds to SLEEP through
the WHOLE session!!!
The Invisible One - The Brother you have seen for the past who knows how
many years at the convention. Well dressed, approachable, qualified,
great smile. You only see him once or twice during the whole three days
and every time you see him, it's for less than a second then he just
seems to disappear, and you don't see him again till next year when he
does the same disappearing act. You never know where or when he's going
to show up, he's just there and gone. And for some odd reason you just
know you're meant to have his last name. *sigh* maybe this year!
Chosen Ones - This brother has the same qualifications as the Invisible
Brother, and you sit like maybe a row or two from him. Just when you
think it's going to be a great 3 days seeing him, "she" walks up the
steps and sits in the seat next to him. He's taken!
And last, but not least, we have:
The Wanted Ones - These are the ones who have all the qualities you like,
are the complete opposite of the guys mentioned above, but never approach
you. The brother who always seems to be running around, suit jacket
blowing in the wind on Ministerial Servant/Attendant "missions",
"assignments" or "investigations" EVERY TIME you see him, and can only
manage to wave hello and flash a beautiful smile.
NOW THE GIRLS
WATCH OUT BROTHERS,Here's your obstacle course:
LIARS - these sisters say, "I would love to go to Bethel someday? I
could definitely see myself as a pioneer when I'm married." Meanwhile,
you can't help but to notice their tight-fitting dress with a slit
beginning at the waist as they say it.
$$$ISTERS - these sisters wear so much make-up that they cause riots with
the sales reps at Macy's. Her nails are so long that shaking her hand
would be putting Jehovah to the test. The color of their hair is
anything BUT the color of THEIR hair (grape-ity purple, lemony yellow,
and blueberry blue) IF THAT IS THEIR HAIR. And she thinks she is the
finest thing in the Coliseum. (BROTHERS, count every item of gold or
platinum jewelry she has on. That's ONE JOB PER ITEM to provide for
her.)
GIGGLERS - this group of girls chooses a particular spot at the
convention site and proceeds to laugh as though they heard the most
hilarious joke so that brothers can come over to them to find out what
they were laughing about.
"GIFTED" SISTERS - these sisters claim to have the "gift of singleness".
Meanwhile they have given their phone number, e-mail, pager#, etc., to at
least 5 brothers and they know where & when every gathering in the
tri-state area is being held. Both English AND Spanish.
FAKERS - these sisters are on a more, shall we say, PSYCHOTIC level than
the GIFTED ones. These sisters refuse to get married NOT EVER.
EEEEEVVERRR! They speak of this divinely established arrangement as
though it was a curse, and those seeking to get married will not survive
Armageddon. And the brother, WHOM SHE JUST GAVE HER NUMBER TO, must feel
the same way.
BABY'S MAMA SISTERS - instead of being straightforward about her child,
this sister will keep her child with her parents, relatives, or say it's
a sibling, until the engagement ring finally comes around.
STALKERS - these sisters/possibly worldly girls, rather than sit
attentively and take notes during the meeting, view the convention
meeting as the perfect time to pass notes about a particular brother in
the area. They use binoculars to see where his seat is and when he
leaves. Their friends are positioned in different areas of the arena,
each equipped with cell phones and 2-way pagers. And it is just
coincidence that everywhere the brother goes, THERE SHE IS. Do you
introduce yourself, or inform the attendants that you are in possible
danger?!
What you're looking for...
SHULAMITE MAIDENS - this sister is PLATINUM personified marriage
material. She is modest, takes notes during the convention meetings,
volunteers in any way that she can, keeps her association balanced, is
attractive while not being provocative, and is the TOTAL OPPOSITE of all
the sisters mentioned. She is the one that "wanted brothers" would cut
their right arm off for just to say "hi". Unfortunately, the "wanted"
brothers are just too busy to say hi.
NOW SISTERS A WORD OF ADVISE WHEN YOU SEE THE WANTED ONES
So when you sisters, AND JUST YOU SISTERS, see us taking care of the
garbage at the conventions, with an attendant badge on, trying
desperately to balance our attention between the talks and the sister
with 9 inch heels who is about to stumble down the stairs, regulating
traffic in the corridors when we would love to be taking notes, staying 3
hours after the convention has ended to clean the whole site, canvassing
the parking lot in the HOT weather to protect your cars, etc. come over
and just say "hello". Commend us for sacrificing our time so that you
could have an enjoyable and safe weekend at the District Convention.
Invite us to your local meeting.
Or ..............
Go talk to the brothers who have been leaning against the walls of the
corridors for all three days. Hey...they can't ALL be disfellowshipped! -
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The View from OPEC...THANK YOU, AMERICA!
by whereami ininteresting email i got.. .
this makes so much sense ......take the time to read it ....and then ask yourself are we going in the right direction?.
the view from opec.
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Hey SIX chill out. I didn't write any of this. As was said in my post, i received this email. Don't get your panties up in a twist.
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The View from OPEC...THANK YOU, AMERICA!
by whereami ininteresting email i got.. .
this makes so much sense ......take the time to read it ....and then ask yourself are we going in the right direction?.
the view from opec.
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Interesting email i got.
This makes so much sense ......take the time to read it ....and then ask yourself are we going in the right direction?
The View from OPEC
The OPEC minister will look you in the eyes and say the following:
"We are at war with you infidels. Have been since the embargo in the 1970s. You are so arrogant you haven't even recognized it. You have more missiles, bombs, and technology, so we are fighting with the best weapon we have and extracting on a net basis about $700 billion/year out of your economy. We will destroy you! Death to the infidels!
While I am here I would like to thank you for the following:
Not developing your 250 to 300-year supply of oil shale and tar sands. We know if you did this, it would create millions of jobs for US citizens, expand your engineering abilities, and keep the wealth in the US instead of sending it to us to finance our war against you bastards.
Thanks for limiting defense department purchases of oil and supplies from your neighbors to the north. We love it when you confuse your allies.
Thanks for over-regulating every segment of your economy and thus delayingby decades the development of alternate fuel technologies.
Thanks for limiting drilling off your coasts, in Alaska, and anywhere there is a bug, bird, fish, or plant that might be inconvenienced. Better that your people suffer! Glad to see our lobbying efforts have been so effective.
Corn based Ethanol. Praise Allah for this sham program! Perhaps you will destroy yourself from the inside with these types of policies. This is a gift from Allah, praise his name! We never would have thought of t his one! This is better than when you pay your farmers NOT TO GROW FOOD. Have them use more energy to create less energy, and simultaneously drive food prices through the roof.
Thank you, US Congress!!!!
And finally, we appreciate you letting us fleece you without end. You will be glad to know we have been accumulating shares in your banks, real estate, and publicly held companies. We also finance a good portion of your debt and now manipulate your markets, currency, and economies to our benefit.
THANK YOU, AMERICA!"