APEC TRIES TO REVIVE TRADE TALKS

1-The real Work. 2-4.4 earthquake hits central Israel; no injuries. 3-Freezing temperatures in some areas W. Verno. 4-This Week with Rabbi Eckstein. 5-Pope chastises Canada on gay marriage, abortion. 6-Israel Lifts Lebanese Sea Blockade. 7-Italy urges Israel to lift embargo on Gaza Strip, engage in talks. 8-European Union Supports IMF Reform to Recognize Emerging Economies but Not at Europe's Expense. 9-Nuclear weapons are prohibited in Islamic Republic of Iran. 10-Russia dovetails stance on Middle East with Syria. 11-Italy: Syria agrees to EU border troops. 12-EU confirms nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna. 13-APEC tries to revive trade talks.

This week's promise: God gives us strength to cope with hard work
How well are you doing at following Jesus' final instructions?

Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.
Mark 16:15 NLT

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:37-38 NLT

The real work

On October 20, 1968, a dramatic moment took place at the Mexico City Olympics. A few thousand spectators remained in the almost-dark Olympic Stadium awaiting one last runner. Finally the wail of police sirens ripped the air. As all eyes turned to the gate, a lone runner wearing the colors of Tanzania staggered into the stadium. John Stephen Akhwari was the last contestant to finish the 26-mile contest. He had injured his leg in a fall and entered the track bloodied and crudely bandaged. While he hobbled the final, lonely lap, spectators rose and applauded him as if he had won.

After the race, someone asked him why he had refused to quit. My country did not send me 7,000 miles to start the race,he replied simply.They sent me 7,000 miles to finish it. To help us achieve a strong finish in our race of faith, Jesus Christ promised that Whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God.You too can finish the race well by eagerly confessing Christ before others.

Adapted from Breakfast with Jesus by Greg Laurie (Tyndale House), pp 257-59

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows

Sep. 9, 2006 8:38 | Updated Sep. 9, 2006 10:14
4.4 earthquake hits central Israel; no injuries
By JPOST.COM STAFF

A moderate earthquake was felt across central Israel Saturday morning. The tremor measured 4.4 on the Richter scale, the Geophysical Institute of Israel reported. Its epicenter was in the Jordan Valley. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Freezing temperatures in some areas W. Verno, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Sat Sep 9, 6:19 AM ET

Midwest

Some parts of the northern states and western Great Lakes woke up to freezing temperstures this morning, behind a southward moving cold front. This front will continue moving south today, producing scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Lower Great Lakes to the central Plains, including areas from Detroit and Chicago, to Kansas City. There will also be an increased chance of showers and thunderstorms over the central Plains, where an area of low pressure will be forming. Locations north of the front, from Fargo to Green bay, will experience afternoon highs only in the 60s, while locations south of the front will experience 70s and 80s.

Parts of the western Great Lakes will likely again experience temperature at or below freezing overnight tonight. These areas will remain dry, but chilly into Sunday, but chances for rain will continue over the Plains, expanding into the Midwest, as low pressure moves slowly eastward.

Northeast

A strong cold front will enter the Lower Great Lakes and the western New England states today, producing showers and thunderstorms from Burlington, south through Buffalo, to Pittsburgh. The eastern areas from Boston, south through New York and
Philadelphia, to Washington will experience increasing clouds with showers and thunderstorms arriving by nightfall.

Afternoon temperatures today will range from the 60s and 70s inland, to the lower and middle 80s along eastern areas. The front should clear the Northeast states by Sunday allowing clearing skies over New England. An area of low pressure developing over the Plains will begin to push chances for rain back up the Ohio Valley by Sunday, which overspread much of the area into Monday.

South

Increased moisture, in the vicinity of a stalled boundary, will focus scattered showers and thunderstorms from eastern Texas, along Gulf coastal areas, into Florida. Elsewhere across the south, other than an outside chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, partly cloudy skies will be the general rule as high pressure dominates. Afternoon temperatures will range from the 80s east to the
90s west. This general weather pattern will persist into Sunday, but with a more widespread scattering of isolated afternoon thunderstorms. By Monday, scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase across a large part of the south.

West

A front moving across the Pacific Northwest will generate a few scattered showers, breezy and cool conditions today, while the rest of the west is generally dominated by high pressure. Afternoon thunderstorm activity over the southwest will not be as widespread, but a few heavy downpours and locally severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Parts of Colorado will have increased chances for showers and thunderstorms as an area of low pressure develops over the Plains.

Afternoon temperatures today will range from the 60s along northern coastal areas to the 70s inland. Temperatures in the 80s and 90s will be common of the remainder of the west with 100s in the typical desert areas. The cooler conditions over the Northwest will be short lived, and a ridge of high pressure builds over much of the area by early next week.

WORLD TERRORISM

GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

ISAIAH 33:1,18-19
01 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
September 8, 2006

Dear Friends,

This Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil.Like all of you, I have vivid memories of September 11, 2001. The beauty of an early fall day in Chicago contrasted eerily with the terrible events that unfolded that morning.

Prior to leaving the office, Fellowship staff gathered for a moment of prayer. Afterward I recall telling them that, from that day forward, Americans would understand why Israelis are never caught without their cell phones - they never know when they might have to call a friend or relative to ask, are you alright?

Israel was among the first to offer assistance and express solidarity with America that day. This did not surprise me - Israelis live daily with the threat of attack. They understand the nature of terrorist evil and are all too familiar with its human cost.It is fitting, too, that an Israeli, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, was able to capture the essence of the American spirit in these eloquent words:Amid the sirens, destruction and smoke which engulfed the City of New York immediately following the collapse of the Towers, a camera lens captured the Statue of Liberty and her Torch, symbols of the spirit of America, standing steadfast.

While the attack did succeed in destroying buildings and lives, and in causing agony, grief and profound shock to millions of people, it failed to extinguish the spirit of freedom and the eternal flame of the Torch of Liberty - that spirit which beats in the hearts of all New Yorkers and indeed all Americans, and the spirit which was then and is now shared by all freedom-loving people.

Today, as then, Israelis stand by America just as Americans - and in particular American Christians - have stood by Israel in her time of need. What one columnist called the kinship of common values between the U.S. and Israel has never been stronger.

On Monday, as we remember September 11, 2001, let us also remember to pray for all whose lives have been devastated by Islamist terror from New York and Washington to London, Madrid, Bali, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

And, as Americans and Israelis, let us renew our pledge to promote democracy and freedom and fight terror and tyranny - together.

With prayers for shalom, peace,

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Founder and President
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
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INIQUITY(great wickedness or injustice) ABOUNDING.

MATTHEW 24:12
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous(DANGEROUS) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

DECIEVERS WAXING WORSE AND WORSE.
2 TIMOTHY 3:13
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

EPHESIANS 5:5-8
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light

HOMOSEXUALS.

GENESIS 19:5
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.(A PHRASE FOR SEX)

ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(VDS,AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

DRUG PUSHERS AND ADDICTS
REVELATION 18:23
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (DRUGS) were all nations deceived.

REVELATION 9:21
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries (DRUGS), nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

UNRIGHTEOUS PEOPLE.
TITUS 3:5
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

SEX SINS
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10,14-18
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

GALATIONS 5:19-21
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Pope chastises Canada on gay marriage, abortion
POSTED: 3:46 p.m. EDT, September 8, 2006

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI hit out Friday at Canada's laws allowing same-sex marriage and abortion, saying they result from Catholic politicians ignoring the values of their religion.In the name of tolerance your country has had to endure the folly of the redefinition of spouse, and in the name of `freedom of choice' it is confronted with the daily destruction of unborn children,the pope told a group of bishops from Ontario.Such laws, he said, are the result of the exclusion of God from the public sphere.

He lamented that Catholic politicians yielded to ephemeral social trends and the spurious demands of opinion polls.Benedict has made the defense of traditional family values a major goal of his papacy, speaking out often on the issue. During a trip to Spain in July, he challenged that country's Socialist government for instituting liberal reforms such as gay marriage and fast-track divorce.

Same-sex marriage was recognized by Canada's parliament last year. New Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged to hold a vote in the House of Commons later this year to determine whether the issue should be revisited.

ISRAELS TROUBLE

JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.

DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)

Israel Lifts Lebanese Sea Blockade
Move Ends Restrictions Imposed at Outbreak of War With Hezbollah
By Edward Cody,Washington Post Foreign Service,Saturday, September 9, 2006;

BEIRUT, Sept. 8 Israel lifted its eight-week-old maritime blockade of Lebanon on Friday, the United Nations announced, and within hours a gleaming white ship pulled into Beirut harbor carrying a load of appliances.The reopening of sea lanes to Lebanon, which the United Nations said took place in the early afternoon, came one day after Israel lifted its blockade of air traffic, completing the end to suffocating restrictions imposed when war broke out between Israel and the Hezbollah militia on July 12.

The blockade has seriously undermined the Lebanese economy, and it is high time for it to end so as to allow the people to get back to their businesses,said Gen. Alain Pellegrini, the commander of U.N. forces in Lebanon.The head of the Beirut International Chamber of Navigation, Elie Zakhour, told reporters that six cargo ships were bound for the Lebanese capital carrying cars and containers of other goods. The lineup reflected Beirut's role as a regional hub for imports and exports, a major component of the Lebanese economy that withered under restrictions even after fighting ended on Aug. 14.

Israel said it imposed the blockade to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah, the militant Shiite Muslim movement that battled Israeli forces for 33 days in the rugged hills along the Lebanon-Israel border. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert relaxed the restrictions only on assurances from the United Nations that European ships and soldiers would join Lebanese forces in making sure Hezbollah could not receive supplies from abroad.For now, Israeli patrol boats are turning over surveillance duties to Italian ships in the Mediterranean off Lebanon, Israeli and U.N. officials said. French and Greek navy ships have also promised to help patrol the area for an interim period. In the long term, the German navy has shouldered responsibility for working with the Lebanese military to guarantee that no arms reach Hezbollah.

Olmert announced Wednesday that he would lift the air and sea blockade Thursday evening. Unrestricted commercial airline flights to Beirut resumed as expected, but the sea blockade was maintained while Israeli officials sought additional assurances from the United Nations. More coordination took place Friday morning, and the commander of an Italian task force assumed responsibility for the patrols Friday afternoon, a U.N. spokesman said.It is our understanding that the international force is operational, and the Israelis turned it over to the Italians as of 1300 hours,or 1 p.m. local time, said Alexander Ivanko, a spokesman for Pellegrini.

Israeli officials said the airline flights were allowed to resume because German officials were on duty at Beirut's Rafiq al-Hariri International Airport monitoring airfreight traffic. But the Lebanese minister for public works and transportation, Mohammed Safadi, said that the Germans were providing only technical assistance and that customs matters were the responsibility of Lebanese authorities. Similarly, he said, the Italian ships would be assigned to help Lebanese authorities monitor sea shipments.

A senior Lebanese official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Hezbollah insisted that any European sea patrols or customs help be under the aegis of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL. As a result, the Italian ships have been baptized the maritime UNIFIL.In any case, he said, Hezbollah officials are not worried about resupplying since their weapons come mainly from Iran via Syria, and smuggling is an old tradition along the long, porous Lebanon-Syria border.With that in mind, Israel had demanded that German soldiers join Lebanese army and Internal Security Forces personnel along the border.

But Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, reflecting Hezbollah's concerns, refused, saying the Germans would provide only equipment and training to the Lebanese.Meanwhile, Israeli officials were quoted in news reports as saying that Israeli soldiers who were still inside Lebanon would probably withdraw within about two weeks. The Italian foreign minister, Massimo D'Alema, said the number of foreign UNIFIL troops in the region would reach 5,000 by next week, which has been a benchmark for completing the Israeli withdrawal.

Spain's parliament approved the dispatch of 1,000 Spanish troops to further reinforce the U.N. peacekeeping contingent, according to news agency reports from Madrid. The force, which had stood at 2,000, has climbed above 3,000 with the arrival last week of about 900 Italian troops, out of a pledged 3,000, and several hundred French troops, out of a pledged 2,000. Under the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the fighting, the force is scheduled to reach 15,000, along with a deployment of 15,000 Lebanese army troops.Correspondent Scott Wilson in Jerusalem contributed to this report.

Italy urges Israel to lift embargo on Gaza Strip, engage in talks
Compiled by Daily Star staff ,Friday, September 08, 2006

Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema urged Israel Thursday to follow up on its decision to lift a punishing air and sea blockade of Lebanon by easing its embargo of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Palestinian political groups and intellectuals declared British Prime Minister Tony Blair persona non grata ahead of his expected visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah.Speaking in Jordan before heading to the West Bank town of Ramallah, D'Alema reiterated calls for the deployment of international observers in the Gaza Strip.

We have welcomed the Israeli decision to lift the sea blockade imposed on Lebanon and we hope that something like it will happen in Gaza, starting with the reopening of the Rafah crossing,D'Alema told reporters in Amman.

This will allow supplies of relief aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza who are suffering hardships,he added.D'Alema said he discussed with Jordan's King Abdullah II the possible dispatch of international troops to the Gaza Strip.We discussed the idea of sending an international force of observers to Gaza, and this is something that the Jordanian authorities agrees with us on, D'Alema said.But the main condition to achieve this is through a direct dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians,he said.D'Alema said he and Abdullah agreed on the need to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his efforts aimed at forming a new Palestinian government capable of emerging from the crisis with Israel. http://www.dailystar.com.lb

The king told D'Alema that the international community must act quickly over the next few months to find a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian cause,the royal court said.D'Alema was to meet with Abbas, on his first visit to Ramallah as foreign minister, and with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv.On Sunday, Blair was also expected to meet with Abbas after talks with Olmert.

But emotions were running high ahead of Blair's trip with Palestinian political figures and intellectuals accusing him of excessive support of Israel.He is coming to visit us in order to wash his Lebanese-bloodstained hands, with Palestinian water,said a petition published in Al-Ayyam newspaper, claiming to be signed by hundreds of Palestinians. We, the signatories ... notables, intellectuals and political figures declare Tony Blair is persona non-grata in our country.The petition accused Blair of bias on the Palestinian question, of favoring Israel and helping besiege and starve the Palestinian people without scruple.- Agencies

AP-EU Supports IMF Reform
Friday September 8, 9:52 am ET
European Union Supports IMF Reform to Recognize Emerging Economies but Not at Europe's Expense

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- The European Union said Friday it supports reforming the International Monetary Fund to give emerging economies more clout, but not at the expense of Europe's weight in the organization.Finnish Finance Minister Eero Heinaluoma, whose country currently holds the six-month rotating EU presidency, said the bloc supports a plan to give more IMF voting power to China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey as part of a two-year program to reform the organization's governance and take Asia's growing economic prowess into account.But Heinaluoma, speaking to reporters ahead of an EU finance ministers meeting, said there are no clear proposals on giving the 25-nation EU single representation on the 184-member IMF replacing several European nations.We will need more time,he said.

Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker, the chairman of the group of 12 EU finance ministers who have the euro as their common currency, said Europe's attitude toward IMF reforms was constructive.However, he told reporters, Europe is not the part of the world which should take major initiatives here.Small European nations, such as the Netherlands and Finland, oppose a single EU seat that would replace their national role.The reform issue will be up for a vote at the annual gatherings of the IMF and the World Bank in Singapore this month.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES

NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)

LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).

MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Saturday, September 09, 2006
Nuclear weapons are prohibited in Islamic Republic of Iran
By Katrice Jalbuena

Ambassador Jalal Kalantari stressed that Iran’s activities to provide itself with a nuclear-energy plant have all been according to the provisions of the Nonproliferation Treaty. Iran, he said, has welcomed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspections. He lamented that Iran’s rights under the treaty have been violated by the world powers and yet other countries that have not even agreed to be bound by the treaty and the IAEA and that are friends of the world powers can do what they want. He noted that many parties to the treaty are actually not complying with it—but Iran punctiliously complies. Iran, he said, has agreed to be open about its nuclear-energy policy. Entering in October 2003 into an understanding with three major leaders of the European Union—the UK, France and Germany—Iran hoped that it would be allowed access to nuclear and other advanced energy-production technologies in an atmosphere of cooperation and openness.

Iran was, however, still treated with suspicion despite its voluntary confidence-building moves.Among these were its signing and immediately implementing the so-called Additional Protocols to the Nonproliferation Treaty; its acceptance of a most comprehensive and intrusive IAEA inspection, allowing even military facilities to be inspected; its giving of detailed accounts of nuclear activities of these done in compliance with the treaty; its suspension as demanded by the powers of its right to enrich uranium.

All of these have not pleased the powers, which have brought the matter to the UN Security Council despite the IAEA’s finding that there is no evidence that Iran’s previously undeclared nuclear material and activities were related to a nuclear weapons program. We are a responsible member of the international community, we will abide by all the laws and regulations under international law, Kalantari told The Manila Times roundtable.

After satisfying their [the powers’] expectations and our obligations, we should expect to enjoy the rights to nuclear energy that everybody else exercises. But unfortunately, Iran is being denied these rights. The superpowers do not want us to enjoy the same rights they do,he lamented. We are merely trying to ensure that we can stand on our feet and continue to develop as a nation for the good of our people, he said.

Twenty-two out of 31 nuclear power plants being built in developing countries in the past years are located in Asia. The main reasons given for this trend are economic growth, scarce energy resource and population growth. Yet have you heard anything about these others? Is anyone trying to prevent them from building nuclear-energy plants?

Their [the powers’ and the IAEA’s] surveillance activities are in place. We have even allowed them unlimited access to military sites. They found nothing out of place. The report of the IAEA stated that all declared nuclear materials in Iran have been accounted for and none of the materials has be diverted to nuclear weapons, but they continue to prevent us from exercising our rights, he added.

Our president has invited international companies to come and invest in our nuclear power program, so they themselves can see we have nothing to hide, but no one has come forward to do so,Kalantari said. They keep on accusing us of having a program to build nuclear weapons. We don’t. Weapons of mass destruction are against the principles of our Islamic Republic. A decree issued by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran prohibits the development, stockpiling or use of nuclear weapons. Kalantari pointed out how peaceable his country has been for the past 250 years. Have you heard of an Iranian terrorist? he asked. There are no Iranian terrorists. Have you heard of Iran committing aggression against any of its neighbors?

Russia dovetails stance on Middle East with Syria

RBC, 08.09.2006, Moscow 12:45:31.Yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the situation in the Middle East with President of Syria Bashar al-Asad, Vice President Farouk al-Shara and his counterpart Walid Mualem, the Russian ministry said. Specifically, the participants looked at the situation in the region and ways to ease the tensions challenging international peace and security. Russia's Foreign Minister underscored that it was important for all parties to the UN Security Council's resolutions on the Lebanese-Israeli conflict settlement to fully abide by their commitments. The officials also stressed that only a comprehensive settlement in keeping with the UN Security Council's resolutions and other guidelines from the international community and Madrid principles could prevent crises like the Lebanese-Israeli one from recurring and help establish lasting peace
in the region.

Italy: Syria agrees to EU border troops By MARIA SANMINIATELLI, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 23 minutes ago

ROME -Syria has agreed in principle to a European Union presence on its border to help stem the flow of weapons into Lebanon, Italy's prime minister said Saturday. Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a TV interview last month that he would consider the deployment of international troops along the Lebanon-Syria border a hostile move toward his country.Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said he had spoken with Assad several times over the last few days.I reminded President Assad that the European Union has significant experience in training programs for frontier guards, and that the idea of an EU mission of assistance on the border between Syria and Lebanon would be an excellent signal of cooperation between Syria and Europe, Prodi said in a statement.

President Assad gave me his accord in principle.Damascus had no immediate comment on Prodi's announcement. Syria's official news agency reported late Friday that Assad talked by phone with Prodi to discuss the latest developments in the region and in Lebanon, but the report did not mention deployment of peacekeepers.Prodi said details of a proposal were being worked out and would be presented at a meeting of the EU's foreign affairs committee on Thursday in Brussels, Belgium.Syria and Iran are the main backers of the Hezbollah militants based in south Lebanon, and Israeli officials repeatedly have said the guerrillas receive arms from the two countries.Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, more than three weeks after a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants. U.N. peacekeeping troops now face their first test in preventing weapons getting to Hezbollah.

In comments to the ANSA news agency that were confirmed by Prodi's office, the premier said the European guards would not be armed and would not be in uniform, but would have all the necessary instruments to check on the passage of arms toward southern Lebanon.We believe that a significant quantity of arms pass through this border ... toward southern Lebanon, Prodi said.The Italian premier also said Assad had told him Syria would beef up security at the border by sending 500 border guards.Prodi has discussed the plan with Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Italy's main European partners had welcomed the proposal with great interest, the premier said.The U.N. resolution that set up the cease-fire in Lebanon calls for the eventual disarmament of Hezbollah's Shiite guerrillas, but the U.N. peacekeeping force does not have a mandate to search out weapons and take them.That job is up to the Lebanese army, Annan says, but Lebanon has not said whether it will do so. It appeared the peacekeepers will aim to ensure that guerrillas are not seen in public with weapons and that no new arms are moved in.Rome is contributing the largest contingent to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

EU confirms nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna Sat Sep 9, 7:51 AM ET

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani in Vienna on Saturday to discuss Tehran's reply to an international offer of incentives to halt uranium enrichment, Solana's spokeswoman said. The meeting, which had been unsure to go ahead and whose location had not been confirmed, would take place at 5.00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT), the spokeswoman said.

DANIEL 7:23
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)

APEC tries to revive trade talks
POSTED: 0502 GMT (1302 HKT), September 8, 2006

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Finance ministers from the Pacific Rim continued talks Friday aimed at rescuing stalled global trade talks, while promoting fiscal responsibility among members who already account for half the world's trade and nearly 60 percent of its economic output.Ministers and top officials from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum moved into their second and final day of discussions, touching on tax system improvement and population aging issues.Officials have said the measures to revive the Doha round of World Trade Organization talks are likely to form an integral part of the joint ministerial statement to be issued later Friday.

APEC members, which include such economic powers as the U.S., Japan, China and Canada, were crucial in reviving the Uruguay round of WTO talks, which preceded the current Doha round negotiations that started in 2001.The Doha talks, aimed at forging a global trade treaty, collapsed in July, largely over how to cut farm trade barriers.The United States, meanwhile, also pushed other APEC economies, especially those with developing capital markets, to ensure no bank accounts in their respective nations were used to finance nuclear weapons, including by North Korea.On Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on his first trip to Asia after assuming his new job in July, praised Vietnam for its cooperation in keeping North Korea from using local bank accounts to potentially fund weapons development or other illicit activities.

Trade gap with China

North Korean entities have had bank accounts in Vietnam in the past, U.S. Ambassador Michael Marine said last week.Paulson said he would also push for discussion on correcting lopsided trade and investment patterns around the world -- a key U.S. concern.

Seven of the United States' top 10 trading partners are part of APEC. It is also the region of the world where America is running the largest trade deficits, including a record $202 billion deficit last year with China.To me, this is just such an important region, Paulson said Friday. "The chance to meet with the APEC ministers and to be here just demonstrates the importance of this region and this country to the United States and it's very important to me.

The Bush administration, facing election-year pressure to narrow the trade gap and protect American jobs, has been pushing China to let its currency, the yuan, appreciate against the U.S. dollar. That would theoretically help narrow the trade gap by making U.S. exports cheaper in China and Chinese products more expensive for American consumers.APEC, which first met in 1989, includes 21 economies: the United States, Russia, China, Canada and Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Mexico, the Philippines, Chile, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Peru and South Korea.

Members account for around half of the world's trade and more than 55 percent of global GDP.