| In Matthew
24 Jesus told us to watch for specific signs of His second coming and of
the end of the world. These signs include 3 main areas: The
Natural world, the Political world, and the Religious world. Here
is a list of news links and stories of events that are
happening in these areas and more. Obviously not all events listed here
were directly spoken of by Jesus but they all agree that His coming is
very soon. |
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Natural World
Natural Disasters
"They will point to calamities on land and sea--to the
storms of wind, the floods, the earthquakes, the
destruction by fire--as judgments indicating God's displeasure because
Sunday is not sacredly observed. ...those who make void the law of God will
point to the few who are keeping the Sabbath of the fourth commandment as the
ones who are bringing wrath upon the world. " -Southern Watchman, June 28, 1904.
{ChS 155.2}
 Lightning
Hits 91 Spectators in Norway - "OSLO, Norway (Aug. 3) - A lightning bolt
struck 91 auto racing fans at a racetrack in Norway Sunday, and 45 people were
taken to hospital with minor burns, police said." -Posted 2008-08-03 -AOL
News
Volcano
Poised for 'Great Eruption' - "Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is poised
for a major eruption, a volcanologist said Wednesday. Authorities last week
evacuated 10 villages from its western slopes as a precaution. ... Patricia
Mothes, a U.S. expert on volcanoes, said the 16,575-foot volcano, located 80
miles southeast of Quito, "is preparing to generate, in days or weeks, a great
eruption." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-01-09
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Hurricanes/Typhoons
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and
on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves
roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of
those things which are coming on the earth..." -Luke 21:25,26
Cyclone
Nargis embodied the ‘perfect storm’ - BANGKOK, Thailand - It was Asia's
answer to Hurricane Katrina. Packing winds upwards of 120 mph, Cyclone Nargis
became one of Asia's deadliest storms by hitting land at one of the lowest
points in Myanmar and setting off a storm surge that reached 25 miles inland.
-MSNBC -Posted 2008-05-08
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Tsunami
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and
on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves
roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of
those things which are coming on the earth..." -Luke 21:25,26
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Earthquakes
"... And there
will be ... earthquakes in various places." -Matthew
24:7,8
Massive
quake kills nearly 10,000 in China - "CHENGDU, China - A powerful
earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central
China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of
concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades."
-Posted 2008-05-12 -MSNBC
Scientists seek clues as
earthquakes rattle Reno - RENO, Nev. - Scientists are scrutinizing
seismic readings and studying damage to residents' homes trying to figure out
what's happening beneath the earth's surface to cause a troubling swarm of
hundreds of earthquakes in northern Nevada. "We're looking at just about
everything," said Diane dePolo, a network seismologist at the University of
Nevada, Reno's Seismological Laboratory. "We haven't been able to associate it
with any known fault." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-04-29
Unusual
Earthquake Swarm Off Oregon Coast Puzzles Scientists - "Scientists at
Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center have recorded more than
600 earthquakes in the last 10 days off the central Oregon coast in an area not
typically known for a high degree of seismic activity." -Science Daily -Posted
2008-04-14
6.0-magnitude
earthquake shakes Nevada - "A strong earthquake shook rural northeastern
Nevada Thursday, damaging a town's historic district but sparing residents from
any serious injuries. The magnitude of the quake, initially estimated at
6.3, was later revised to 6.0 by the U.S. Geological Survey's National
Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo. ... The temblor was felt across
eastern Nevada, Utah and as far away as Southern California. In Twin Falls,
Idaho, residents reported severe shaking and items falling off shelves." -MSNBC
-Posted 2008-02-21
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Famines
"... And there
will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows." -Matthew
24:7,8
"The Lord has shown me that some of his children would fear when they see the
price of food rising,..." {Broadside2, January 31, 1849 par. 9}
U.S.
seeing worst food inflation in 17 years - "The U.S. is wrestling
with the worst food inflation in 17 years, and analysts expect new data due
on Wednesday to show it’s getting worse. That’s putting the squeeze on poor
families and forcing bakeries, bagel shops and delis to explain price
increases to their customers." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-04-15
Food
prices spiking worldwide - "From subsistence farmers eating rice in
Ecuador to gourmets feasting on escargot in France, consumers worldwide face
rising food prices in what analysts call a perfect storm of conditions.
Freak weather is a factor. But so are dramatic changes in the global
economy, including higher oil prices, lower food reserves and growing
consumer demand in China and India." ... "As of December, 37 countries faced
food crises, and 20 had imposed some sort of food-price controls." ... "For
many, it’s a disaster. The U.N.’s World Food Program says it’s facing a $500
million shortfall in funding this year to feed 89 million needy people. On
Monday, it appealed to donor countries to step up contributions, saying its
efforts otherwise have to be scaled back." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-03-24
Pizza
and beer now cost an arm and a leg - "If you’re looking for a sure
sign the U.S. economy is headed in the wrong direction, all you need to do
is look at the skyrocketing price of “recession-proof” foods: pizza, hot
dogs, bagels and beer. For many Americans, the credit crunch and the
mortgage mess have left their pocketbooks – and their cupboards – bare.
These same consumers, many living paycheck to paycheck, have relied on these
cheaper foods to keep their expenditures down. Not anymore. In the
past few months, the news has gone from bad to worse." -MSNBC -Posted
2008-02-29 (Posted to show the price of food rising, not to promote beer or
pizza as food. They are NOT food, but a sure poison.)
U.S.
producer prices soared in January - New data show prices rising at
fastest pace in over 26 years - "In more bad economic news, consumer confidence
and home prices posted sharp declines while higher costs for such basics as food
and energy left wholesale inflation rising at the fastest pace in a
quarter-century. ... The 1 percent January jump in wholesale prices was led by a
surge in the prices of energy, food and prescription drugs and followed a report
last week that consumer prices had risen by a bigger-than-expected 0.4 percent
because of price pressures in the same areas." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-26
Wheat
Prices Soar, Grocery Bills Follow - "Wheat prices surged above $10 a
bushel for the first time ever Monday amid concerns that strong demand globally
could result in a grain shortage in the United States next year - worsening food
price inflation. ... Food prices rose at a 4.1 percent annual rate in the three
months ended in November largely due to higher milk, egg and meat prices,
according to the Labor Department's latest index of consumer prices. Wheat, corn
and soybeans are used to feed livestock; as those costs go up, so does the
retail cost to consumers." -WCBSTC.com -Posted
2007-12-17
Skyrocketing
Wheat Prices Hit Home On Arthur Ave - "We've been facing higher grocery
prices and gas prices for months now. But some have been quietly dealing with a
wheat crisis that is sending prices skyrocketing 150 percent. ... "We were
spending $19.50 for 100 pounds. It will go up to $47 and change and there is no
end in sight," Laurence Addeo said. ... It's a perfect storm out of the wheat
belt. Farmers planted more corn to sell as bio-fuel grain, which fetches higher
prices. But there's been a much higher demand for grain from places like China
and India. Meanwhile, other countries have stopped exporting wheat completely.
Now, the U.S. is left with a shortage of wheat, causing flour prices to
explode." -WCBSTC.com -Posted 2008-02-20
Consumer
prices up more than expected - "Consumers paid more to fill up their gas
tanks, buy groceries and go to the hospital in January as prices on a range of
items climbed. ... “The economy may be faltering, but that has not stopped firms
from raising prices,” said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic
Advisers. “It didn’t matter whether you went to the supermarket or ate out,
costs were up.” -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-20
‘Noah’s
Ark’ for seeds set to open in Arctic - "If much of civilization is ever
wiped out, at least our seeds will survive. The first specimens — 7,000
seeds from 36 African nations — have shipped to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault,
a repository in the Arctic Circle being built to store a safety copy of vital
agricultural information, in case disaster should befall us." -MSNBC -Posted
2008-02-07
Healthy
food getting more expensive - "The price of fruits and vegetables is
climbing faster than inflation, while junk food is actually becoming cheaper,
the findings of a new study suggest." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-01-02
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Pestilence
"... And there will be famines,
pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows." -Matthew
24:7,8
Tomatoes Eyed in Salmonella Outbreak - ATLANTA (June 4) - An outbreak of
salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been
reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Lab tests
have confirmed 40 illnesses in Texas and New Mexico as the same type of
salmonella, right down to the genetic fingerprint. An investigation by Texas and
New Mexico health authorities and the Indian Health Service tied those cases to
uncooked, raw, large tomatoes. -AOL News -Posted 2008-06-04
Virus Spreads in China, Killing Kids - BEIJING, China (May 3) - China's
Health Ministry ordered heightened efforts to stem the spread of infectious
diseases Saturday following an outbreak of a virus that has caused the deaths of
22 children in one city and is spreading. -AOL News -Posted 2008-05-03
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Other Natural News
Climate
Change
“Already the restraining Spirit of God
is being withdrawn from the world. And hurricanes, tempests,
disasters by sea and land, follow each other in quick succession.
Science seeks to explain all these. The signs
thickening around us, telling of the near approach of the Son of
God, are attributed to any other than the true cause."
{SW, December 25, 1906 par. 8}
Statement
from the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Climate Change
Record
rains slam Hawaii, force evacuations - "All of Hawaii remained under a
flash-flood warning Monday after record rainfall as heavy as 11 inches in 24
hours slammed the island chain, closing schools, damaging dozens of homes and
holding out the threat of mandatory evacuations." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-04
Many
in China to greet new year without power - Millions
struggle to get home amid 'coldest winter in 100 years' - "Millions of
Chinese are likely to spend the biggest holiday of the year without power and
water after more than a week of wild winter weather that shut down transport
links across large parts of the country. The freezing weather -- the
"coldest weather in 100 years" in some regions -- has caused havoc in the run-up
to the Lunar New Year break, which begins on Wednesday. The holiday often offers
the only chance for many poor migrant workers to visit loved ones."
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Urban
Sprawl
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Space
Police
search for meteorite landing - "A meteor was
seen across a wide area of the Pacific Northwest early Tuesday - including in
Seattle, Boise, Portland and Spokane. A Federal Aviation Administration
duty officer in Seattle confirms that the streaking light in the sky was a
meteor. An FAA spokesman in Seattle, Mike Fergus, says a Horizon Airlines
pilot saw the meteorite hit earth about 6:45 a.m. Fergus says the pilot reported
a flash and a burst of light near Washington State Route 26 and the Lind-Hatton
Road in the southeast corner of Adams County, WA. ... Ada County dispatch
was flooded with calls - reporting the bright flash. Callers thought the meteor
was anything from lightning, to a plane crash to a fire. Dispatchers got 30
calls in 25 minutes." -KTVB.com -Posted
2008-02-20
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Political World
Sunday Worship Laws
(or issues leading to such)
"Therefore when you see the ‘abomination
of desolation,’ spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing in the
holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then
let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains." -Matthew 24:15
"It is time for You to act, O LORD, for they have
regarded Your law as void." -Psalm 119:126
Auto
dealers to ask Legislature for Sunday sales ban -
GLADSTONE, Ore. -- Oregon's struggling auto dealers plan to ask the
Legislature to impose "blue laws" prohibiting car sales on Sunday.
The day off would help them cut costs during an economic downturn
that has already put 19 Oregon dealerships out of business this
year. Nationally, sales of domestic cars declined more than 35
percent in 2008. Greg Remensperger, executive vice president
of the Oregon Automobile Dealers Association, told The Oregonian his
members strongly favor the measure. "No question, there's some
troubled times out there," Remensperger said.
It's unclear if legislators will take to the idea. The plan
wouldn't cost the state anything, but lawmakers already have a full
plate when their session starts next month. A spokesman
for House Majority Leader Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, said he hadn't
heard of the proposal and didn't know enough about it to comment.
Eleven other states have a similar prohibition on Sunday auto sales.
Among the dealerships to close in recent months is the Gary
Worth dealership in Gladstone. After 49 years, it ceased operations
Oct. 31. "It was very difficult," said Mike McManus, whose
father and grandfather co-founded the dealership. "It just got to
the point it wasn't fun anymore." In Medford, Lithia Motors,
which operates 98 stores in a number of different states, has
slashed its payroll by 1,000 people, through the sales of a number
of dealerships and downsizing. "I've been through six
recessions and this is as bad as any of them," said Sid DeBoer,
Lithia chairman and chief executive.
If lawmakers don't approve the restriction on Sunday sales,
Oregon dealers could opt for a voluntary pact among themselves.
Dealers, however, figure a state law is needed to ensure that nobody
takes advantage of the others' closure.
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Civil Liberties/Privacy
Lost
Brigade
homeland tours start Oct. 1 -
(20,000 Troops Prepare for Active Deployment Across the United States)
- The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last
60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping restore essential
services and escorting supply convoys. Now they’re training for the same
mission — with a twist — at home. Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st
BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service
component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural
or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks. It is
not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. In
August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell in Mississippi
and Louisiana, several active-duty units were pulled from various posts and
mobilized to those areas. But this new mission marks the first time an
active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command
established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense
efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.
After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that
another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will
take over and that the
mission will be a permanent one. “Right now, the
response force requirement will be an enduring mission. How the [Defense
Department] chooses to source that and whether or not they continue to assign
them to NorthCom, that could change in the future,” said Army Col. Louis Vogler,
chief of NorthCom future operations. “Now, the plan is to assign a force every
year.” ...
They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd
control or to
deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning
and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack. Training
for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and
includes specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the “jaws of
life” to extract a person from a mangled vehicle; extra medical
training for a CBRNE incident; and working with U.S. Forestry
Service experts on how to go in with chainsaws and cut and clear
trees to clear a road or area. The 1st BCT’s soldiers also
will learn how to use “the first ever nonlethal package that the
Army has fielded,” 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said,
referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal
weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals
without killing them. The package is for use only in
war-zone operations, not for any domestic purpose.
(yet)
“It’s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities
that they’re fielding. They’ve been using pieces of it in Iraq, but
this is the first time that these modules were consolidated and this
package fielded, and because of this mission we’re undertaking we
were the first to get it.” The package includes
equipment to stand up a hasty road block; spike strips
for slowing, stopping or controlling traffic;
shields and batons; and, beanbag bullets.
“I was the first guy in the brigade to get Tasered,” said Cloutier,
describing the experience as “your worst muscle cramp ever — times
10 throughout your whole body. “I’m not a small guy, I weigh
230 pounds ... it put me on my knees in seconds.” The brigade
will not change its name, but the force will be known for the next
year as a CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force, or CCMRF
(pronounced “sea-smurf”). -Army
Times 2008-09-30
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Lawlessness
"And because lawlessness will abound,
the love of many will grow cold."
-Matthew 24:12
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Wars
& Rumors of Wars
(also see Rapture below)
"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars
..." -Matthew 24:6
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Peace and Safety
"For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction
comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not
escape." -1 Thessalonians 5:3
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No
One May Buy or Sell
"Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two
horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. ... He
causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to
receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, ...and that
no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of
the beast, or the number of his name." -Revelation 13:17
"Behold the
bridegroom cometh!"
-Matthew 25:6
New
Chinese ID Cards Contain Ethnicity, Religion, and More - "In the
US, attempts to create high-tech ID cards keep getting bogged down with privacy
concerns. In China, however, such concerns don't really cause much pause for the
government. Starting this month in the city of Shenzen, residents will begin
receiving
ID cards fitted with computer chips that contain their home address, work
history, background, ethnicity,
religion and medical insurance." ... "Interestingly, much of the
means to support this sort of monitoring comes from Florida, of all places -- a
company called China Public Security has developed much of the technology, which
is funded largely by American investment banks.
So, when such technology is inevitably
adopted in the U.S., at least we won't have to go off-shore to
buy the stuff." -AOL News -Posted 2007-08-13
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here.
Also see 2005 archives for more on this
issue...
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Religious World
Roman
Catholic Church News
"And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and
his deadly wound was
healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and
they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast?
Who is able to make war with him?" -Revelation 13:3,4
President
Bush addresses relationship with Pope Benedict, U.S. Catholics (Bush
Calls Pope 'God') - "Washington DC, Apr 15, 2008 /
01:08 am (CNA).-
On Friday, President George W. Bush publicly addressed Pope Benedict XVI’s visit
to the United States in an interview with EWTN. In addition, Bush also addressed
concerns of interest to Catholics such as the position of Christians in Iraq,
relations with China, and the creation of a “culture of life.” ... "Raymond
Arroyo closed the interview by referring to President Bush’s words about looking
into the eyes of Russian President Vladimir Putin and “seeing his soul.”
Arroyo asked President Bush
what he saw when he looked into the eyes of Pope Benedict XVI.
“God,” the president answered."
-Catholic
News Agency -Posted 2008-04-17
Pope
arrives in U.S., set to stress moral values - "Pope Benedict XVI arrived
Tuesday in the United States to a presidential handshake and enthusiastic
cheering, a warm welcome that followed the pontiff's candid admission hours
earlier that he is "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has
rocked the American church. ... "We will absolutely exclude pedophiles from the
sacred ministry," Benedict said. "It is more important to have good priests than
many priests.
We will do everything
possible to heal this wound." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-04-15
Vatican
Assaults Prodi - Again - "The Vatican stands accused of bringing down
the government of Italy. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was forced to
resign last Thursday as he lost a vote of confidence in the Senate. Yet,
the Roman Catholic Church is to blame for Prodi’s demise. ... According to the
Italian newspaper La Stampa, the Vatican changed Mastella’s mind for him.
“Prodi’s government dared to challenge the ecclesiastical hierarchy for the
second time and this time it has had its hands burned,” it wrote. ... This is
about more than just blocking laws that promote immorality. The Catholic Church
is seeking to unite Europe under the power of religion—the Catholic religion,
and Catholic laws. Soon the Vatican’s efforts will not be limited to a
pro-family agenda. Watch for its political pressure to be applied to
other areas. Soon it will attempt
to impose its beliefs in areas such as Sunday worship on the whole European
continent. The pope has demonstrated his political clout in
Italy. Watch for it to
extend across Europe, and
then, the whole world."
-Clerical Whispers -Posted 2008-01-29
Vatican
plans ‘historic’ Catholic-Muslim meeting - "Catholic and Muslim
representatives plan to meet in Rome in the spring to start a "historic"
dialogue between the faiths after relations were soured by Pope Benedict XVI's
2006 comments about Islam and holy war, Vatican officials said." -MSNBC
-Posted 2008-01-02
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Protestants, Islam & Rome
(Misc Church News & Unification)
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False Christs/Cults
"Take heed that no one deceives you.
For many will come in My name,
saying, ‘I
am the Christ,’ and will deceive
many." -Matthew 24:4,5
"...if anyone says to you, ‘Look,
here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’
do not believe it.
For false christs and false prophets will rise and show
great signs and wonders to deceive, if
possible, even the elect.
See, I have told you
beforehand. “Therefore if they say to you,
‘Look, He is in the desert!’
do not go out;
or ‘Look,
He is in the inner rooms!’
do not believe it." -Matthew 24:23-26
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Spiritualism
"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with
all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all
unrighteous deception among
those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they
might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion,
that they should believe the lie." -2 Thessalonians 2:9,10
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(Spiritual)
Excitement in the Religious Bodies
Revivalist Claims Hundreds Of Healing - LAKELAND, Fla. – "Holy Spirit
fall! God is here! We want more! More, more, more!" That's what
Canadian evangelist Todd
Bentley yells out nearly every evening to the thousands who gather to hear
him preach. The 32-year-old Bentley looks more like a biker than a minister,
with body piercings and tattoos all over his arms and neck. But the crowds don't
seem to mind how he looks. They just want what they believe Bentley has – the
ability to heal them. -MSNBC -Posted 2008-05-29
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"The
Rapture" & "Left Behind"
"The coming of the lawless one is according to
the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and
lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among
those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong
delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may
be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in
unrighteousness." 2 Thess. 2:9-12
(Fiction is a lie.)
Left Behind is classified "Fiction"
Webster's Online Dictionary
definition for "fiction"
-
something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically
: an invented story
-
an assumption of a possibility as a fact
irrespective of the question of its truth
"Blessed are those who do His
commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter
through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers
and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves
and practices a lie." -Rev. 22:14,15 (There's only two groups at the
end. Please choose to be inside, join those who love
and practice the truth.)
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Adventists in the
News
Upper
Columbia Conference Offices & Bookstore Destroyed by Fire
-2008-12-28
Fire destroys Adventist
headquarters for UK, Ireland -2008-11-17
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Signs and Wonders
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Blasphemy
"... scoffers will come in the last days ..." 2 Peter 3:3
"Judgments are prepared for scoffers ..." Proverbs 19:29
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Scoffers
"... scoffers will come in the last days ..." 2 Peter 3:3
"Judgments are prepared for scoffers ..." Proverbs 19:29
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Religious Liberty
"...Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar
the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s."
-Matthew 22:21
Obama
wants to expand faith-based programs - "Says challenges faced today are
'too big for government to solve alone' - CHICAGO - Reaching out to religious
voters, Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama called
for expanding President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars
to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy —
supported some ability to hire and
fire based on faith. ... "The challenges we face today ... are
simply too big for government to solve alone," Obama said. ... "The challenges
we face today ... are simply too big for government to solve alone," Obama said.
... He also only supports letting religious institutions hire and fire based on
faith in the non-taxypayer funded portions of their activities, said a senior
adviser to the campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity to more freely
describe the new policy.
Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director
of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, criticized
Obama's proposed expansion of a program
he said has undermined civil rights and
civil liberties. "I am disappointed that any
presidential candidate would want to continue a failed policy of the Bush
administration," he said. "It
ought to be shut down,
not continued."
... Obama
proposes to elevate the program to a "moral center" of his administration,
by renaming it the Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and
changing training from occasional huge conferences to empowering larger
religious charities to mentor smaller ones in their communities. ... Obama also
talked bluntly about the genesis of his Christian faith in his work as a
community organizer in Chicago, and its importance to him now.
"In time, I came to see faith as being both a personal
commitment to Christ and a commitment to my community; that while I could sit
in church and pray all I want,
I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will
unless I went out and did the Lord's work," he said." -MSNBC
Front Page News -Posted 2008-07-01
Obama
courts conservatives with new faith program - "ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Taking
a page from President Bush,
Democrat Barack Obama said
Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars
to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest
aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican. ... And while Bush
supports allowing all religious groups to make any employment decisions based on
faith, Obama proposes allowing
religious institutions to hire and fire based on religion only in the
non-taxpayer-funded portions of their activities — consistent
with current federal, state and local laws. "That makes perfect sense," he
said." -Yahoo News -Posted 2008-07-01
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Terrorism
“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from
religious conviction." -Blaise Pascal
Saudi
official: OK to kill owners of immoral TV - "Saudi Arabia's top judiciary
official has issued a religious decree saying it is permissible to kill the
owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast immoral content. The
79-year-old Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan said Thursday that satellite channels cause
the "deviance of thousands of people." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-09-12
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Marriage
& Relationships
And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone;
I will make him a helper comparable to him." -Genesis 2:18
"Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled;
but fornicators and adulterers God will judge." -Hebrews 13:4
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Immorality
"Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right
to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside
are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers
and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie." -Revelation 22:14,
15
Californians
cleared to vote on same-sex marriage ban - SAN FRANCISCO, California
(CNN) -- "The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Californians
to vote in November on whether to ban same-sex marriages in the state. The
court on Wednesday denied a petition to remove the initiative from the state's
general election ballots. The unanimous decision was handed down without
elaboration." -CNN
Gay
couples in California get marriage licenses - SAN FRANCISCO - "Dozens of
gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the
second U.S. state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect". -MSNBC (Front
Page News) -Posted 2008-07-16
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Health
"Many shall be purified, made white,
and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked
shall understand, but the wise shall understand." -Daniel
12:10
Sure
you want to eat that burger? - Just 0.05 percent of U.S. beef is tested
for deadly bacteria - "Turns out, the humble hamburger may be the most dangerous
item on the menu. ... You know there's trouble when your average American
carnivore thinks twice about biting into a burger. The appetite-killer in
question: Escherichia coliform, a.k.a. E. coli, the bacteria behind the spate of
recalls that recently hit the nation's beef supply. From June to September 2007
alone, ground beef contaminated with E. coli sickened 55 people while also
shuttering one business and shaking up the USDA." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-21
Experts:
Most people will shrug off beef recall - Even after largest beef recall
in history, many unlikely to change habits - "Consumers are expected to keep
eating beef in the wake of the largest beef recall in history, just as they did
when the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease in late 2003,
two economists said on Tuesday." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-19
Beef
industry, animal advocates duel over video - Lawmaker concerned U.S.
‘food safety system has collapsed’ - "The cattle industry and animal rights
groups bickered over the treatment of beef destined for U.S. dinner plates a day
after secret video triggered the nation's largest meat recall. ... Undercover
video taken at the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. of Chino, Calif., shows workers
shocking, kicking and shoving debilitated cattle with forklifts, prompting the
government to pull 143 million pounds of the company's beef. ... Recalled meat
is piling up in at least seven Michigan school districts. Grand Rapids Public
Schools must throw out 10 tons of hamburger, while the Ann Arbor Public Schools
has about 200 pounds of the beef. The Detroit Public Schools system got a
shipment of 150 cases of frozen chili and taco meat, but officials say none of
it was eaten." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-03-01
USDA
recalls 143 million pounds of beef - "An undercover video showing
crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts has led to the largest
beef recall in the United States and a scramble to find out if any of the meat
is still destined for school children’s lunches." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-21
Heavy
cell phone use tied to poor sperm quality - "Spending hours on a cell
phone each day may affect the quality of a man’s sperm, preliminary research
suggests. In a study of 361 men seen at their infertility clinic,
researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found an association between the patients’
cell phone use and their sperm quality. On average, the more hours the men
spent on their cell phones each day, the lower their sperm count and the greater
their percentage of abnormal sperm." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-02-06
FDA
warns against cold drugs for kids under 2 - "Parents should not give
sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines —
they’re too risky for tots so small, the government warned Thursday." -MSNBC -Posted
2008-01-18
Food
Poisoning Can Be Long-Term Problem - "It's a dirty little secret of food
poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger
serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial
bout. Scientists only now are unraveling a legacy that has largely gone
unnoticed." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-01-22
Too
Few Adults Get Vaccines, CDC Says - "Vaccines aren't just for kids, but
far too few grown-ups are rolling up their sleeves, disappointed federal health
officials reported Wednesday." -AOL News -Posted 2008-01-23
2-cup
coffee habit may double miscarriage risk - "Drinking a couple of cups of
coffee a day has long been considered safe during pregnancy, but a new study
finds that even this modest amount of caffeine could double a woman’s risk of
miscarriage." -MSNBC -Posted 2008-01-21
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Evolution vs.
Creation
"... scoffers will come in the last days ..." 2 Peter 3:3
"Judgments are prepared for scoffers ..." Proverbs 19:29
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Privacy
Lost
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Miscellaneous
What
You Already Knew: We Torture - "A favorite George W. Bush talking-point
in our post 9/11 world, is that, "The United States does not torture." But
yesterday, CIA director Michael Hayden
publicly
admitted that the United States of America has used the enhanced
interrogation technique known as "waterboarding" on at least three different
prisoners." -AOL News -Posted 2008-02-06
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