And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘ [YHWH] Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Yitsḥaq, and the Elohim of Yaaqob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.’ (Exodus 3:15)

…let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Yisra’ĕl, that in the Name of Yeshua Messiah of Natsareth, whom you impaled, whom Elohim raised from the dead, by Him this one stands before you, healthy. This is ‘the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ “And there is no deliverance in anyone else, for there is no other Name under the heaven given among men by which we need to be saved.” (Acts 4:10-12)

 

8/16/06

 

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Today we have the following updates:

• Scriptures: "God's Promises & Answers", Chapter 27 (new chapter added every Monday)

• New article: Understanding Matthew 24 by Jamma Mokhriby

• Today's Prayer Requests - New request on Prayers for Illness page.

• New Recipe - "Guacamole Deviled Eggs"

• Today's Cute Animal picture!

• August, 2006 - Monthly calendar

• Click HERE to read my tribute to the Father's care of His children. It is entitled "Yahweh Takes Care of His Own".

• Download Richard's SONGS of praise for free!!!

• AWESOME FREE BOOK:  "2007" by Shelby Corbitt.  Here's an excerpt:
  The rapture of the church (God's children) will happen during the SUMMER OF 2007. This could be anytime from June 21-September 21. This means Jesus Christ is going to appear in the eastern sky and call all His children up to Heaven, leaving all the sinners and unbelievers behind - this is not the end of the world - but it will be the beginning of a terrible tribulation for those left behind. Rapture is a Greek word that means caught up.

• My POETRY of praise for free!!!

• SHARING PAGE SITE MAP!!!

• My FAVORITE SCRIPTURES (categorized)

• HEBREW/AMERICAN CALENDAR

NEW FOR TODAY:

AMERICA:

• "Star Wars" agency helps Israel on rocket threat
  The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has begun working with Israel to help find ways to counter enemy rockets, a much shorter-range threat than the "Star Wars" mission to block ballistic missiles for which is it known, the head of the agency said on Tuesday.

• Peres: With Olmert all the way
  In meeting with Condoleezza Rice in Washington, Peres expresses support for PM, asks for US assistance in retrieving kidnapped soldiers, and refers to UNSCR 1701 as historic proceeding

CHRISTIANITY:

• 'End Times' message delivered to 100,000
  Greg Laurie's Southern California Crusade provides confidence amidst terror threats

EARTHQUAKES:

• Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes Indonesia

• Quake (6.5- Wellington, NZ) shakes sea floor in South Pacific

ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:

Anti-Semitism -

• Anti-Semitism for dummies
  In the larger scheme of things, Mel Gibson's drunken outburst against the Jews is very small potatoes. But it underlines an important element of anti-Semitism often overlooked. Contempt for the Jews is nearly always self-destructive, not necessarily in the short run but over time, not simply person-to-person, but for nations, too. Anti-Semitism is for dummies.

• CNN Int'l snubs Israeli civilians
  Highly unbalanced report mostly ignores plight of Israeli civilians, portrays Israelis as soldiers and politicians in suits, while coverage from Lebanon features in-depth interviews with Lebanese civilians and images of children and ruins; no mention of large number of Israelis displaced from their homes in north

European Union/United Nations -

• United Nations Terms of Cease-Fire Deal
  The following are verbatim excerpts of the Annan ceasefire guidelines...

Ezekiel 38-39 Players -

• Iranian missiles "ready to hit Tel Aviv"
  Iran will hit Tel Aviv with its medium-range missiles if attacked, said an influential senior cleric on Tuesday.

Israel's Enemies -

• An unmitigated disaster
  The resolution represents a near-total victory for Hizbullah and its state sponsors Iran and Syria, and an unprecedented defeat for Israel and its ally the United States.

• Analysis: When Will the Next War Come? <- FEATURE!!! 
  But as the guns fall silent and the dust settles, an ominous question lingers over the Jewish state: Is the next Iranian-inspired war, perhaps with even more sophisticated weaponry, just around the corner?

• Assad: Hizbullah Won, Israel Is The Enemy <- FEATURE!!! 
  Syria president speaks before press association for first time since ceasefire. He declares Hibzullah's victory in conflict, says American plans regarding better future for Middle East are 'illusion'; 'resistance is the only way,' he adds.

• Assad: We’ll Liberate Golan Heights
  Syrian President Bashar Assad said his country is prepared for any war that may break out with Israel, adding that he is convinced that the chances for peace have decreased and that “the Golan Heights will be liberated by Syria.” In a special interview with Egyptian newspaper Al-Osboa, Assad said “if Israel launches a war against Syria, it will pay a heavy price.”

• Hezbollah Leads Work to Rebuild, Gaining Stature
  A major reason — in addition to its hard-won reputation as the only Arab force that fought Israel to a standstill — is that it is already dominating the efforts to rebuild with a torrent of money from oil-rich Iran.

• IDF destroys tunnel found between Gaza and Egypt
  The tunnel was more than 150 meters (yards) long and opened into a chicken coop on the Gaza side, the army said.

• IDF killed Hizbullah leader just before cease-fire
  IDF troops killed Hizbullah Special Forces head Sajad Dawir just a few hours before the cease-fire went into effect on Monday morning.

• Israel threatens to resume war if Hizbullah refuses to disarm
  The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday.

• We told Olmert the army is hollow
  This was not the first time Olmert had heard the army is not properly prepared for war. The previous director general of the Defense Ministry, Kobi Toren, had sung him the same tunes when the prime minister came for his first meeting with the General Staff.

"Peace" Plan -

• Jordan: Time ripe to renew peacemaking with Israel
  King Abdullah II warned that the Lebanon conflict "could be repeated unless the international community shoulders its responsibility and works for a comprehensive solution to he Arab-Israeli conflict."

NATURAL DISASTERS:

• 3 Wildfire fighters die as blazes hit France, Spain and Portugal

• Heavy rain mars Ethiopia rescue
  At least 125 people died when the Omo River burst its banks on Sunday. Residents spent Monday night outside as houses in villages were submerged.

• Hot, windy weather whips up fire fears
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Hot, windy conditions threatened to cause more problems Tuesday for firefighters struggling to contain a wildfire bearing down on hundreds of evacuated homes.

• 'More disasters' for warmer world
  Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the coming decades, UK climate scientists have warned.

PLAGUES:

• Alberta confirms first human cases of West Nile this year
  Alberta's first two human cases of West Nile infection this year were confirmed Monday by public health officials and blood screening has detected a third unconfirmed case.

• White House: Lesser Bird Flu May Be Here
  Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in the United States -- in wild swans near the banks of Lake Erie--but it does not appear to be the worrisome strain that the government has long feared.

PRE-TRIB RAPTURE:

• End of times: Faithful see signs (again) <- FEATURE!!! 
  And, on the Rapture Ready Web site, the Rapture Index, a gauge of end-times events heralding the transporting of believers to heaven at Christ's Second Coming, has zoomed above 150 - anything over 145 says the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are saddled up.

• The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (by David Cloud) <- FEATURE!!! 
  The word "rapture" does not appear in the Bible, but it is the term used by many Christians to describe the catching away of the saints described in 1 Th. 4:13-18. The term "caught up" in 1 Th. 4:17 is also translated "pluck" (Jn. 10:28), "take by force" (Acts 23:10), and "pulling [out of the fire]" (Jude 23). It refers to a forceful seizing and a snatching away.

SCIENCE:

• China plundering world's rain forests
  China on Tuesday denied accusations of plundering the world's rain forests to meet booming demand for wood.

• Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface
  Understanding and predicting responses to global and regional change is necessary, they say, to mitigate the impacts of humans on complex ecosystems and ultimately sustain food production.

NEW FOR YESTERDAY:

AMERICA:

• Report: Lebanon war - prelude to US attack on Iran <- FEATURE!
  New Yorker reporter Seymour Hersh claims Bush Administration was closely involved in planning of Israel’s retaliatory attacks in Lebanon’ says US Intelligence officials told him that ‘successful IAF bombing campaign against Hizbullah’s heavily fortified underground-missile complexes in Lebanon could ease Israel’s security concerns, serve as prelude to potential American preemptive attack to destroy Iran’s nuclear installations.

AS IN THE DAYS OF LOT:

• Thousands protest gay marriage ban
  The National Day of Action commemorated the 2004 ban on same-sex marriage, passed federally with bipartisan support.

EARTHQUAKES:

• Magnitude 6.1 Quake Strikes Indonesia
  A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Indonesian on Tuesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.

• Quake Shakes Sea Floor in South Pacific
  A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the sea floor in the South Pacific on Tuesday, but there was no tsunami warning, officials said.

ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:

Israel's Enemies -

• Neighbors Smell Blood in Israeli Cease-Fire Acceptance
  The Iranian official said the Islamic Republic of Iran is “very pleased” with the ceasefire, according to state-run Iranian news agency IRNA. He warned, though, that attacks on Israel would continue as long as “occupation lingers.”

MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS:

Addictions -

• New Drug Could Make Quitting Smoking Easier
  Smokers who have a hard time kicking the habit now have another option. A new study shows a recently-approved drug, varenicline tartrate (Chantix), is effective at helping smokers quit when combined with limited behavioral counseling.

Cardiovascular -

• Combination Treatment for Stroke <- FEATURE!
  Researchers from a new study report combining a clot-busting drug for ischemic stroke -- or a clot blocking blood flow to the brain -- with a drug that prevents new clots could save more lives.

• Herceptin Heart Damage Reversible
  A drug used to aggressively treat breast cancer -- Herceptin -- has been recently linked with cardiac toxicity. The good news is heart damage caused by Herceptin can be reversed.

NATURAL DISASTERS:

• Calais homes underwater in French flooding
  Villages in France's northern Calais region were submerged under about a metre (three feet) of water Sunday after overnight flooding, officials said.

• China drought leaves 17 million without water
  Crops on large tracts of farmland in Sichuan province and the nearby Chongqing municipality have withered due to the month-long drought, causing economic losses of 9.23 billion yuan ($1.15 billion), the Beijing News and the Xinhua news agency said.

• Flood kills 125 in southern Ethiopia
  An official with the state-run Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) said Desenetch and Njangache districts, as well as Omorate town, were swamped when the Omo river burst its banks on Sunday.

• Forest fire rages near St Tropez
  A LARGE forest fire broke out near the jet-setter's summer resort of Saint Tropez today, reaching several millionaire's villas and causing the evacuation of some 3,000 people, French authorities said.

• Landslides bury 10 Philippines villages, thousands evacuated
  Landslides triggered by heavy rains buried 10 villages on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, displacing thousands of residents, rescuers said Monday.

• More than 1,100 families flee Nile River floods
  Heavy floods have forced more than 1,100 families to flee in Sudan, while the river Nile has risen to a serious level, an official said on Monday.

• Poisonous Haze returns to Indonesia/Borneo
  Thick, acrid, poisonous haze from fires set to clear land is blanketing parts of the Indonesian section of Borneo island, a meteorology official said Sunday.

• Typhoon death toll rises to 255 in China
  Saomai, with winds up to 135 mph, destroyed more than 50,000 houses, sank more than 1,000 ships and tore down power lines, blacking out six cities. More than 1.6 million people were forced to flee their homes.

NEW WORLD ORDER/PLANS TO PRODUCE ANTICHRIST:

• Islam Expects "Their Savior" to Arrive on World Scene 2006-2007! <- FEATURE!

• The Time-Period - A Prophetic Picture of Al-Qaeda (with a new name) and Islamic Terrorism Through 2014

PLAGUES:

• China Reports New Human Bird Flu Death
  A farmer has died of bird flu in far western China, the 14th person to die of the disease in the country.

• Polio cases surge in Afghanistan
  Afghanistan has suffered 24 cases so far in 2006, compared to nine cases during the whole of 2005, said Dr. Shukrullah Wahidi, an official with the Ministry of Public Health who oversees the polio program.

SCIENCE:

• Mammoths may roam again after 27,000 years <- FEATURE!
  BODIES of extinct Ice Age mammals, such as woolly mammoths, that have been frozen in permafrost for thousands of years may contain viable sperm that could be used to bring them back from the dead, scientists said yesterday.

TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:

• Wave of 'apocalyptic' attacks planned in UK <- FEATURE!
  Suspected terrorists were planning to unleash a wave of "apocalyptic" attacks on land and air, using an arsenal of bombs and weaponry, including firearms, investigators have discovered.

Have a blessed, peaceful day in the Lord!  Peg.

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