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)

 

8/17/06

 

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

• New article: Not Our War? by Jack Kinsella

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• New Recipe - "Ice Cream Sandwich Cake"

• 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".

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• 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.

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• HEBREW/AMERICAN CALENDAR

NEW FOR TODAY:

2 TIMOTHY 3:

• Afghan opium cultivation hits a record
  The increase could have serious repercussions for an already grave security situation, with drug lords joining the Taliban-led fight against Afghan and international forces.

AMERICA:

• Taxpayers fund Islamic center
  Prayer building on Marine base not really mosque, officials say

APOSTASY:

• 1 Timothy 2:5: "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus"

• Pope Prays to Mary, Queen of Heaven
  “Mary encourages us not to lose faith in the face of the difficulties and inevitable problems of daily life,” continued Benedict XVI. “She assures us of her help and reminds us that the essential thing is to seek and to think ‘of things that are above, not of things that are on earth’ (cfr Col 3:2).

AS IN THE DAYS OF LOT:

• Male sex sending HIV out of control in Asia: group
  AIDS is "spiraling out of control" in Asia among men who have sex with other men, activists warned on Tuesday -- and the epidemic is likely to spread because many of these men also marry or have sex with women.

CHRISTIANITY:

• Ruling: Voters have right to Ten Commandments <- HALLELUYAH!!!
  Idaho Supreme Court OK's Boise election on display of monument in park

EARTHQUAKES:

• Earthquake (4.4) shakes Pakistan
  Last year, a magnitude 7.6 quake killed 80,000 in northern Pakistan and its part of Kashmir, and since then many quake survivors have been living in tents donated by the world community.

• Magnitude 6.1 Quake Rocks Southern Tonga

EUROPEAN UNION:

• A timeline of the EU
  The European Union has its roots in the aftermath of World War II when six countries pooled coal and steel supplies to prevent further conflict.

• EU ministers in air terror talks
  The ministers will agree to accelerate EU counter-terrorism action where necessary, the statement says.

GLOBAL STRIFE:

• Japan fisherman 'shot by Russia'
  A Japanese fisherman has been shot dead by a Russian patrol boat near a chain of disputed islands, the first fatality in 50 years, media reports say.

ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:

Aliyah -

• Record Immigration To Israel In Spite Of Crisis
  Over 4,000 new immigrants from all over the world will have arrived in Israel from the beginning of July until the end of August

Ezekiel 38-39 Player(s) -

• Israel humbled by arms from Iran
  Abandoned Hizbollah positions in Lebanon yesterday revealed conclusive evidence that Syria - and almost certainly Iran - provided the anti-tank missiles that have blunted the power of Israel's once invincible armour.

• Prepare For The Next Round <- FEATURE!!!
  SUBDUING SYRIA is the key to managing the Lebanese crisis, to rolling back Hizbullah, and to weakening Iran and its radical Islamist influence in the Middle East. In order to attain victory in the next military engagement, Israel should target Damascus.

Israel's Enemies -

• IDF: We'll Disarm Hizbullah If UN Can't
  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.

• Nations Refuse To Disarm Hezbollah
  The countries tasked with upholding the shaky truce in Lebanon appeared unwilling to force the disarmament of Hezbollah yesterday, a development that threatens to delay the creation of a massive United Nations peacekeeping force and could ultimately set off fresh conflict in the region.

NATURAL DISASTERS:

• 1000 killed or missing in Ethiopian floods as death toll soars
  The death toll from devastating floods in southwest Ethiopia soared to 500, police said, bringing to almost 1,000 the number killed or missing in raging waters nationwide this month.

• 54,700 Dead, Missing in N. Korea
  A South Korean aid group claimed Wednesday that massive floods in North Korea last month left about 54,700 people dead or missing and some 2.5 million homeless. The figure is by far the highest toll reported from floods that hit the impoverished communist country in mid-July.

• Anger in China as typhoon death toll rises
  Despair turned to fury in eastern China today as the survivors of the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in half a century accused local officials of understating the death toll and delaying the search for bodies.

• Drought in southwestern China worst in 50 years
  In Chongqing alone, 7.5 million people lacked adequate drinking water and economic losses have been estimated at 2.5 billion yuan ($313 million), the paper said.

• Huge hailstones ruin Genoa crops <- WOW!!! 
  Hailstones as big as ping pong balls and torrential rain have destroyed large swaths of basil grown in Italy, sparking fears of a shortage of the famous basil-based sauce, pesto alla Genovese.

• Java: sea of boiling mud advances <- HOW VERY STRANGE!!!
  Since 27 May, 50,000 cubic metres of mud have been oozing daily out of a gas well just outside the industrial city of Surabaya in eastern Java. It has already submerged 25 km sq of land, covered cultivated terrain and irrigation channels, invaded a major highway and forced more than 10,000 people to leave their homes. All efforts to stop its onset have failed.

• Wyoming Wildfire Moves Toward Homes
  The fire, first reported Monday, had burned about 7,000 acres - almost 11 square miles - by Tuesday evening with no containment, the governor's office said.

STRANGE EARTH SIGNS:

• Billions face water shortages <- THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET!!!
  Water scarcity around the world was increasing faster than expected, with agriculture accounting for 80 percent of global water consumption, the world authority on fresh water management told a development conference in Canberra.

• Water shortage 'a global problem' <- THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET!!!
  It urges water conservation on a global scale and asks rich states to set an example by repairing ageing water infrastructure and tackling pollution.

TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:

• Pakistan let al-Qaida front fund UK plot
  Terror war 'ally' didn't outlaw 'charitable' group even after U.S. blacklisted it

NEW FOR YESTERDAY:

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.

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

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