Well for the second time in 5 days Tornadoes destroy and kill people, another 11 died for a total of 35 deaths in the last week due to 80-90 Tornadoes.
The Hail was once again the size of Golf balls to soft Balls in places. Last year to this point in the Tornado season there were 96 Tornadoes. This year there has been over 400 Tornadoes already, a 400% increase in Tornado activity.
People better start realizing that God is warning the world to repent. And this is only the beggining of sorrows to come in the near future.
10 different tennessee counties reported Tornado touchdowns.
Tornadoes strike Tennessee, kill 11 By Pat Harris Sat Apr 8, 12:05 AM ET NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (Reuters) - Tornadoes battered the nation's midsection on Friday, killing 11 people in central Tennessee in the second deadly tornado outbreak in the state this week, officials said.
The winds knocked over walls at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin where some 200 students had huddled inside a building and watched as the storm approached. Despite the heavy damage to the campus, the injuries were mostly minor cuts and bruises.
What had been stately brick homes near Gallatin were heavily damaged, and rubble was strewn across upscale neighborhoods. And several people were rescued after being trapped in their cars by storm debris. The 11 confirmed deaths were in communities near Nashville, including eight fatalities northeast of the city in the outskirts of Gallatin in Sumner County, said Eddie Boatwright of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
In Warren County, where the other three deaths occurred, authorities said some mobile homes were destroyed and a truck overturned. A series of tornadoes on Sunday across the central United States left 28 people dead, including 24 in west Tennessee where a huge twister obliterated homes in its path. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center reported 42 tornadoes were sighted on Friday in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana and Kentucky. The violent weather grew out of a powerful storm system working its way across
the nation.
Warning sirens sounded across central Tennessee on Friday as dark funnel clouds sent tornadoes spinning to the ground, accompanied by heavy rain and hail, some as big as baseballs, witnesses said."Cars were tossed around" in Nashville's suburbs, the city's mayor, Bill Purcell, said, although the city itself appeared to have been spared.
A tornado damaged a hospital in Ashland City, though no one was hurt. Patients had to be transferred to another facility. A pylon carrying power lines collapsed on a home in Ashland City. The storm uprooted trees and downed power lines, knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.
Ironically, authorities were holding emergency response drills in Nashville to prepare in the event several disasters struck simultaneously. Earlier on Friday, volunteers simulated a plague outbreak, a skyscraper collapse and a bomb blast at a popular venue."We were all highly mobilized because of this exercise," Purcell said.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
IRAN HAS MISSLES THAT CARRY NUKES
WILL NUCLEAR WEAPONS BE USED IN THE FUTURE?
YESSSSSSS DEFINATELY.
INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.
2 PETER 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
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 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 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.
Iran has missiles to carry nuclear warheads By Con Coughlin(Filed: 07/04/2006)
Iran has successfully developed ballistic missiles with the capability to carry nuclear warheads.
Detailed analysis of recent test firings of the Shahab-3 ballistic missile by military experts has concluded that Iran has been able to modify the nose cone to carry a basic nuclear bomb. The discovery will intensify international pressure on Teheran to provide a comprehensive breakdown of its nuclear research programme.
An Iranian Shahab-3 missile on parade in Teheran Last week, the United Nations Security Council gave Iran 30 days to freeze its uranium enrichment programme that many experts believe is part of a clandestine attempt to produce nuclear weapons.
Iran denies it is trying to acquire a nuclear arsenal. But ballistic missile experts advising the United States say it has succeeded in reconfiguring the Shahab-3 to carry nuclear weapons.
The Shahab-3 is a modified version of North Korea's Nodong missile which itself is based on the old Soviet-made Scud.
The Nodong, which Iran secretly acquired from North Korea in the mid-1990s, is designed to carry a conventional warhead. But Iranian engineers have been working for several years to adapt the Shahab-3 to carry nuclear weapons.
"This is a major breakthrough for the Iranians," said a senior US official. "They have been trying to do this for years and now they have succeeded. It is a very disturbing development."
The Shahab 3 has a range of 800 miles, enabling it to hit a wide range of targets throughout the Middle East - including Israel.
Apart from modifying the nose cone, Iranian technicians are also trying to make a number of technical adjustments that will enable the missile to travel a greater distance. Western intelligence officials believe that Iran is receiving assistance from teams of Russian and Chinese experts with experience of developing nuclear weapons. Experts who have studied the latest version of the Shahab have identified modifications to the nose cone.
Instead of the single cone normally attached to this type of missile, the new Shahab has three cones, or a triconic, warhead. A triconic warhead allows the missile to accommodate a nuclear device and this type of warhead is normally found only in nuclear weapons.
According to the new research, the Iranian warhead is designed to carry a spherical nuclear weapon that would be detonated 2,000 feet above the ground, similar to the Hiroshima bomb.
Although US defence officials believe that Iran is several years away from acquiring nuclear weapons, they point out that the warhead could hold a version of the nuclear bomb Pakistan is known to have developed. Iran has acquired a detailed breakdown of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
The development of the Shahab-3 is just one element of a wide-ranging missile development programme. In 2003 the Iranians concluded another secret deal with North Korea to buy the Taepo Dong 2 missile, which has a range of 2,200 miles and would enable Iran to hit targets in mainland Europe.
Earlier this week the Iranians announced that they had successfully test-fired a new missile, the Fajr-3, which has the capability to evade radar systems and carry multiple warheads.
YESSSSSSS DEFINATELY.
INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.
2 PETER 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
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 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 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.
Iran has missiles to carry nuclear warheads By Con Coughlin(Filed: 07/04/2006)
Iran has successfully developed ballistic missiles with the capability to carry nuclear warheads.
Detailed analysis of recent test firings of the Shahab-3 ballistic missile by military experts has concluded that Iran has been able to modify the nose cone to carry a basic nuclear bomb. The discovery will intensify international pressure on Teheran to provide a comprehensive breakdown of its nuclear research programme.
An Iranian Shahab-3 missile on parade in Teheran Last week, the United Nations Security Council gave Iran 30 days to freeze its uranium enrichment programme that many experts believe is part of a clandestine attempt to produce nuclear weapons.
Iran denies it is trying to acquire a nuclear arsenal. But ballistic missile experts advising the United States say it has succeeded in reconfiguring the Shahab-3 to carry nuclear weapons.
The Shahab-3 is a modified version of North Korea's Nodong missile which itself is based on the old Soviet-made Scud.
The Nodong, which Iran secretly acquired from North Korea in the mid-1990s, is designed to carry a conventional warhead. But Iranian engineers have been working for several years to adapt the Shahab-3 to carry nuclear weapons.
"This is a major breakthrough for the Iranians," said a senior US official. "They have been trying to do this for years and now they have succeeded. It is a very disturbing development."
The Shahab 3 has a range of 800 miles, enabling it to hit a wide range of targets throughout the Middle East - including Israel.
Apart from modifying the nose cone, Iranian technicians are also trying to make a number of technical adjustments that will enable the missile to travel a greater distance. Western intelligence officials believe that Iran is receiving assistance from teams of Russian and Chinese experts with experience of developing nuclear weapons. Experts who have studied the latest version of the Shahab have identified modifications to the nose cone.
Instead of the single cone normally attached to this type of missile, the new Shahab has three cones, or a triconic, warhead. A triconic warhead allows the missile to accommodate a nuclear device and this type of warhead is normally found only in nuclear weapons.
According to the new research, the Iranian warhead is designed to carry a spherical nuclear weapon that would be detonated 2,000 feet above the ground, similar to the Hiroshima bomb.
Although US defence officials believe that Iran is several years away from acquiring nuclear weapons, they point out that the warhead could hold a version of the nuclear bomb Pakistan is known to have developed. Iran has acquired a detailed breakdown of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
The development of the Shahab-3 is just one element of a wide-ranging missile development programme. In 2003 the Iranians concluded another secret deal with North Korea to buy the Taepo Dong 2 missile, which has a range of 2,200 miles and would enable Iran to hit targets in mainland Europe.
Earlier this week the Iranians announced that they had successfully test-fired a new missile, the Fajr-3, which has the capability to evade radar systems and carry multiple warheads.
FIRST DIVINCI NOW JUDAS LIES
First the lies of the Divinci Code that said Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a Child. Now the lies that says Jesus asked Judas to have him killed.
These are doctrines of demons and people believing these lies as the Bible says would happen in the last days before Jesus would return to Earth.
JUDE 14:4-18
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
2 PETER 3:3-7,12
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
1 TIMOTHY 4:1-2,16
1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine;(OF JESUS) continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
2 TIMOTHY 4:1-4
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Ancient text amends the Jesus-Judas story By John Noble Wilford and Laurie Goodstein
The New York Times FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006
An early Christian manuscript, including the only known text of what is known as the Gospel of Judas, has surfaced after 1,700 years. The text gives new insights into the relationship of Jesus and the disciple who betrayed him, scholars reported Thursday. In this version, Jesus asked Judas, as a close friend, to sell him out to the authorities.Though some theologians have hypothesized this, scholars who have studied the newfound text said, this is the first time an
ancient document defends the idea.
The discovery in the desert of Egypt of the leather-bound papyrus manuscript, and now its translation, was announced by the National Geographic Society at a news conference in Washington. The 26-page Judas text is said to be a copy in Coptic, made around A.D. 300, of the original Gospel of Judas, written in Greek the century before. Terry Garcia, an executive vice president of the geographic society, said the manuscript, or codex, is considered by scholars
and scientists to be the most significant ancient, nonbiblical text to be found in 60 years.
"The codex has been authenticated as a genuine work of ancient Christian apocryphal literature," Garcia said, citing extensive tests of radiocarbon dating, ink analysis and multispectral imaging and studies of the script and linguistic style. The ink, for example, was consistent with ink of that era, and there was no evidence of multiple rewriting."This is absolutely typical of ancient Coptic manuscripts," said Stephen Emmel, professor of Coptic studies at the University of Munster in Germany. "I am completely convinced."The most revealing passages in the Judas manuscript begins, "The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot during a week, three days before he celebrated Passover.
The account goes on to relate that Jesus refers to the other disciples, telling Judas "you will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me." By that, scholars familiar with Gnostic thinking said, Jesus meant that by helping him get rid of his physical flesh, Judas will act to liberate the true spiritual self or divine being within Jesus. Unlike the accounts in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the anonymous author of the Gospel of Judas believed that Judas Iscariot alone among the 12 disciples understood the meaning of Jesus's teachings and acceded to his will. In the diversity of early Christian thought, a group known as Gnostics believed in a secret knowledge of how people could escape the prisons of their material bodies and return to the spiritual realm from which they came.
Elaine Pagels, a professor of religion at Princeton who specializes in studies of the Gnostics, said in a statement, "These discoveries are exploding the myth of a monolithic religion, and demonstrating how diverse - and fascinating - the early Christian movement really was."
The Gospel of Judas is only one of many texts discovered in the last 65 years, including the gospels of Thomas, Mary Magdalene and Philip, believed to be written by Gnostics. The Gnostics' beliefs were often viewed by bishops and early church leaders as unorthodox, and they were frequently denounced as heretics. The discoveries of Gnostic texts have shaken up Biblical scholarship by revealing the diversity of beliefs and practices among early followers of Jesus.
As the findings have trickled down to churches and universities, they have produced a new generation of Christians who now regard the Bible not as the literal word of God, but as a product of historical and political forces that determined which texts should be included in the canon, and which edited out. For that reason, the discoveries have proved deeply troubling for many believers. The Gospel of Judas portrays Judas Iscariot not as a betrayer of Jesus, but as his most favored disciple and willing collaborator. Scholars say that they have long been on the lookout for the Gospel of Judas because of a reference to what was probably an early version of it in a text called Against Heresies, written by Irenaeus, the bishop of Lyons, about the year 180.
Irenaeus was a hunter of heretics, and no friend of the Gnostics. He wrote, "They produce a fictitious history of this kind, which they style the Gospel of Judas."Karen King, a professor of the history of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, and an expert in Gnosticism who has not yet read the manuscript released Thursday, said that the Gospel of Judas may well reflect the kinds of debates that arose in the second and third century among Christians."You can see how early Christians could say, if Jesus's death was all part of God's plan, then Judas's betrayal was part of God's plan," said King, the author of several books on the Gospel of Mary.
"So what does that make Judas? Is he the betrayer, or the facilitator of salvation, the guy who makes the crucifixion possible?"
At least one scholar said the new manuscript does not contain anything dramatic that would change or undermine traditional understanding of the Bible. James Robinson, a retired professor of Coptic studies at Claremont Graduate University, was the general editor of the English
edition of the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of Gnostic documents discovered in Egypt in 1945."Correctly understood, there's nothing undermining about the Gospel of Judas," Robinson said in a telephone interview. He said that the New Testament gospels of John and Mark both contain passages that suggest that Jesus not only picked Judas to betray him, but actually encouraged Judas to hand him over to those he knew would crucify him. Robinson's book, "The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and his Lost Gospel," predicted the
contents of the Gospel of Judas based on his knowledge of Gnostic and Coptic texts, even though he was not part of the team of researchers working on the document.
The Egyptian copy of the gospel was written on 13 sheets of papyrus, both front and back, and found in a multitude of brittle fragments. Rudolphe Kasser, a Swiss scholar of Coptic studies, directed the team that reconstructed and translated the script. The effort, organized by the National Geographic, was supported by Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art, in Basel,
Switzerland, and the Waitt Institute for Historical Discovery, an American nonprofit organization for the application of technology in historical and scientific projects. The entire 66-page codex also contains a text titled James (also known as First Apocalypse of James), a letter by Peter and a text of what scholars are provisionally calling Book of Allogenes. Discovered in the 1970s in a cavern near El Minya, Egypt, the document circulated for years among antiquities dealers in Egypt, then Europe and finally in the United States.
It moldered in a safe-deposit box at a bank in Hicksville, New York, for 16 years before being bought in 2000 by a Zurich dealer, Frieda Nussberger-Tchacos. The manuscript was given the name Codex Tchacos. When attempts to resell the codex failed, Nussberger-Tchacos turned it over to the Maecenas Foundation for conservation and translation. Robinson said that an Egyptian antiquities dealer offered to sell him the document in 1983 for $3 million, but that he could not raise the money. He criticized the scholars now associated with the project, some of whom are his former students, because he said they violated an agreement made years ago by Coptic scholars that new discoveries should be made accessible to all qualified scholars.
The manuscript will ultimately be returned to Egypt, where it was discovered, and housed in the Coptic Museum in Cairo. Ted Waitt, founder and former chief executive of Gateway, said that his foundation, the Waitt Institute for Historical Discovery, gave the National Geographic Society a grant of more than $1 million to restore and preserve the manuscript and make it
available to the public."I didn't know a whole lot until I got into this about the early days of Christianity. It was just extremely fascinating to me," Waitt said. He said he had no motivation other than being fascinated by the finding. He said that after the document was carbon dated
and the ink tested, procedures his foundation paid for, he had no question about its authenticity. "You can potentially question the translation and the interpretation, he said, but you can't fake something like this. It would be impossible."
These are doctrines of demons and people believing these lies as the Bible says would happen in the last days before Jesus would return to Earth.
JUDE 14:4-18
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
2 PETER 3:3-7,12
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
1 TIMOTHY 4:1-2,16
1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine;(OF JESUS) continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
2 TIMOTHY 4:1-4
1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Ancient text amends the Jesus-Judas story By John Noble Wilford and Laurie Goodstein
The New York Times FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006
An early Christian manuscript, including the only known text of what is known as the Gospel of Judas, has surfaced after 1,700 years. The text gives new insights into the relationship of Jesus and the disciple who betrayed him, scholars reported Thursday. In this version, Jesus asked Judas, as a close friend, to sell him out to the authorities.Though some theologians have hypothesized this, scholars who have studied the newfound text said, this is the first time an
ancient document defends the idea.
The discovery in the desert of Egypt of the leather-bound papyrus manuscript, and now its translation, was announced by the National Geographic Society at a news conference in Washington. The 26-page Judas text is said to be a copy in Coptic, made around A.D. 300, of the original Gospel of Judas, written in Greek the century before. Terry Garcia, an executive vice president of the geographic society, said the manuscript, or codex, is considered by scholars
and scientists to be the most significant ancient, nonbiblical text to be found in 60 years.
"The codex has been authenticated as a genuine work of ancient Christian apocryphal literature," Garcia said, citing extensive tests of radiocarbon dating, ink analysis and multispectral imaging and studies of the script and linguistic style. The ink, for example, was consistent with ink of that era, and there was no evidence of multiple rewriting."This is absolutely typical of ancient Coptic manuscripts," said Stephen Emmel, professor of Coptic studies at the University of Munster in Germany. "I am completely convinced."The most revealing passages in the Judas manuscript begins, "The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot during a week, three days before he celebrated Passover.
The account goes on to relate that Jesus refers to the other disciples, telling Judas "you will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me." By that, scholars familiar with Gnostic thinking said, Jesus meant that by helping him get rid of his physical flesh, Judas will act to liberate the true spiritual self or divine being within Jesus. Unlike the accounts in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the anonymous author of the Gospel of Judas believed that Judas Iscariot alone among the 12 disciples understood the meaning of Jesus's teachings and acceded to his will. In the diversity of early Christian thought, a group known as Gnostics believed in a secret knowledge of how people could escape the prisons of their material bodies and return to the spiritual realm from which they came.
Elaine Pagels, a professor of religion at Princeton who specializes in studies of the Gnostics, said in a statement, "These discoveries are exploding the myth of a monolithic religion, and demonstrating how diverse - and fascinating - the early Christian movement really was."
The Gospel of Judas is only one of many texts discovered in the last 65 years, including the gospels of Thomas, Mary Magdalene and Philip, believed to be written by Gnostics. The Gnostics' beliefs were often viewed by bishops and early church leaders as unorthodox, and they were frequently denounced as heretics. The discoveries of Gnostic texts have shaken up Biblical scholarship by revealing the diversity of beliefs and practices among early followers of Jesus.
As the findings have trickled down to churches and universities, they have produced a new generation of Christians who now regard the Bible not as the literal word of God, but as a product of historical and political forces that determined which texts should be included in the canon, and which edited out. For that reason, the discoveries have proved deeply troubling for many believers. The Gospel of Judas portrays Judas Iscariot not as a betrayer of Jesus, but as his most favored disciple and willing collaborator. Scholars say that they have long been on the lookout for the Gospel of Judas because of a reference to what was probably an early version of it in a text called Against Heresies, written by Irenaeus, the bishop of Lyons, about the year 180.
Irenaeus was a hunter of heretics, and no friend of the Gnostics. He wrote, "They produce a fictitious history of this kind, which they style the Gospel of Judas."Karen King, a professor of the history of early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, and an expert in Gnosticism who has not yet read the manuscript released Thursday, said that the Gospel of Judas may well reflect the kinds of debates that arose in the second and third century among Christians."You can see how early Christians could say, if Jesus's death was all part of God's plan, then Judas's betrayal was part of God's plan," said King, the author of several books on the Gospel of Mary.
"So what does that make Judas? Is he the betrayer, or the facilitator of salvation, the guy who makes the crucifixion possible?"
At least one scholar said the new manuscript does not contain anything dramatic that would change or undermine traditional understanding of the Bible. James Robinson, a retired professor of Coptic studies at Claremont Graduate University, was the general editor of the English
edition of the Nag Hammadi library, a collection of Gnostic documents discovered in Egypt in 1945."Correctly understood, there's nothing undermining about the Gospel of Judas," Robinson said in a telephone interview. He said that the New Testament gospels of John and Mark both contain passages that suggest that Jesus not only picked Judas to betray him, but actually encouraged Judas to hand him over to those he knew would crucify him. Robinson's book, "The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and his Lost Gospel," predicted the
contents of the Gospel of Judas based on his knowledge of Gnostic and Coptic texts, even though he was not part of the team of researchers working on the document.
The Egyptian copy of the gospel was written on 13 sheets of papyrus, both front and back, and found in a multitude of brittle fragments. Rudolphe Kasser, a Swiss scholar of Coptic studies, directed the team that reconstructed and translated the script. The effort, organized by the National Geographic, was supported by Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art, in Basel,
Switzerland, and the Waitt Institute for Historical Discovery, an American nonprofit organization for the application of technology in historical and scientific projects. The entire 66-page codex also contains a text titled James (also known as First Apocalypse of James), a letter by Peter and a text of what scholars are provisionally calling Book of Allogenes. Discovered in the 1970s in a cavern near El Minya, Egypt, the document circulated for years among antiquities dealers in Egypt, then Europe and finally in the United States.
It moldered in a safe-deposit box at a bank in Hicksville, New York, for 16 years before being bought in 2000 by a Zurich dealer, Frieda Nussberger-Tchacos. The manuscript was given the name Codex Tchacos. When attempts to resell the codex failed, Nussberger-Tchacos turned it over to the Maecenas Foundation for conservation and translation. Robinson said that an Egyptian antiquities dealer offered to sell him the document in 1983 for $3 million, but that he could not raise the money. He criticized the scholars now associated with the project, some of whom are his former students, because he said they violated an agreement made years ago by Coptic scholars that new discoveries should be made accessible to all qualified scholars.
The manuscript will ultimately be returned to Egypt, where it was discovered, and housed in the Coptic Museum in Cairo. Ted Waitt, founder and former chief executive of Gateway, said that his foundation, the Waitt Institute for Historical Discovery, gave the National Geographic Society a grant of more than $1 million to restore and preserve the manuscript and make it
available to the public."I didn't know a whole lot until I got into this about the early days of Christianity. It was just extremely fascinating to me," Waitt said. He said he had no motivation other than being fascinated by the finding. He said that after the document was carbon dated
and the ink tested, procedures his foundation paid for, he had no question about its authenticity. "You can potentially question the translation and the interpretation, he said, but you can't fake something like this. It would be impossible."
Thursday, April 06, 2006
FOR ISRAEL JOHN HAGEE
New Evangelical Group Could Buck Promised West Bank Pullouts
Pro-Israel group led by leading Evangelist Rev. John Hagee will seek to influence U.S.-Mideast policy. James D. Besser - Washington Correspondent
A newly created Evangelical pro-Israel lobby group could clash head-on with an Israeli government determined to pull out from 90 percent of the West Bank by 2010 and with the Jewish groups that will line up to support it. Leaders of Christians United for Israel, or CUFI, predict their group will be a major force in American politics like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying giant that has activists in virtually every congressional district.
And they insist their support for the Jewish state won’t come with any strings, political or theological. But some Jewish leaders are skeptical.“It raises questions,” said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.In November, Foxman sounded the alarm over Evangelical groups that he said were trying to “Christianize” the nation. But he said he still welcomes Evangelical support for Israel — with some conditions.“Will they be able to differentiate between their biblical prophecy mode and their pragmatic pro-Israel mode?” Foxman asked. “Maybe they will. We’ll have to wait and see.
”Other pro-Israel leaders noted that CUFI officials have adamantly maintained that Israel has a right to all of the territories and opposed last year’s Israeli withdrawal from Gaza — positions that will almost certainly conflict with those of the new Israeli government.“If they oppose the government, it’s an anti-Israel lobby as far as I’m concerned,” said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Yoffie cautioned that CUFI, which will gather in Washington in July for its initial meeting — has yet to flesh out its positions. But he warned that “if we’re talking about a group that is going to oppose any territorial flexibility for Israel, we’re talking about a group that opposes the government of Israel and the clear will of its people.
I would consider that dangerous to Israel.”CUFI was created by Pastor John Hagee, founder and spiritual leader of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, which has become one of the nation’s largest mega-churches, claiming more than 18,000 members. His ministry also broadcasts on television and the Internet.Rev. Hagee has raised millions of dollars for Israel, but an official with a San Antonio Jewish group said “he prefers to give his money through the Houston federation because he feels there are many in the San Antonio [Jewish] community who do not trust his intentions.”Last week Rev. Hagee briefed a select group of Jewish leaders in New York under the auspices of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
A participant said “he was asked directly, could his group support further land give-backs? What he said was that there are many ways it could support Israel. The sense I got was that while they won’t support it, they may not oppose it.“At the same time,” the participant continued, “he was very clear that the Bible said God gave the land to the Jewish people, and that they’re not supposed to give it away.”Rev. Hagee emphasized to the Jewish leaders that CUFI would not “support conversionary behavior, it would not allow proselytizing,” this participant said.Asked exactly what a biblical mandate to the land meant, “he did not address the more controversial elements of the question,” the participant said. “He merely said he sees certain passages in the Old Testament as a ‘real estate contract’ with the Jews.
“My sense is that he’s well coached. He’s been told where the hot buttons are and how to avoid them. He’s not going to step on a land mine,” the participant said.“We believe there is a lot of Christian support for Israel out there that hasn't been effectively mobilized on a timely basis in Washington,” said Gary Bauer, the former GOP presidential hopeful and now president of American Values, a conservative group. Bauer is on the CUFI board and is handling its Washington operations. “What we hope is that when an issue comes up, such as no taxpayer money for Hamas, CUFI will be able to get to a lot of different Christian organizations around the country to mobilize them.”He said he expects the group to work closely with AIPAC. “I am in regular contact with them,” he said.An early project of the group will be to organize “honor Israel” nights in churches around the country to “send a strong signal to our friends in Israel and hopefully encourage the Jewish community in the United States.
”Rev. Hagee has been a leading Christian supporter of Israel and in a series of books, a leading interpreter of biblical prophecies about the Christian apocalypse. His publisher says he is “known best nationally for his End-Time writings.”In his most recent, “Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World,” he writes of the Iranian threat to the Jewish state.Muslim countries, he said, “may agree to sign a peace accord, but if they do, it will be one that is good for only seven years, and it will only be for the purpose of redeveloping their army for the destruction of Israel.”When he talks about the need to support Israel, Hagee downplays his prophetic perspective. But on his ministry Web site, he lays out his position: “I believe that the generation that is alive today will see the mass ingathering of believers commonly called the Rapture.”That refers to the belief that Bible-believing Christians will be removed from the earth before a terrible seven-year “tribulation” period that many Evangelicals say will immediately precede the return of Christ.
His 1996 book “The Beginning of the End” was subtitled “The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Coming Antichrist.”In his 1998 book “Final Dawn Over Jerusalem,” he writes, “Christians and Jews, let us stand united and indivisible on this issue: There can be no compromise regarding the city of Jerusalem, not now, not ever. We are racing toward the end of time, and Israel lies in the eye of the storm.”In 2002, Rev. Hagee in a sermon called the coming Iraq war “the gateway to the Apocalypse.”Rev. Hagee, unlike many other prophetic preachers, has avoided publicly detailing what will happen to Israel and to Jews when these events come to pass. But Paul Boyer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin and a leading expert on the religious right, said he is “very much within the camp of fundamentalist biblical prophecy believers.
”Part of that view, Boyer said, “is that Jews will have the right to the biblical land and to rebuild the Temple but also, when the ‘antichrist’ arises, there will be a mass persecution of the Jews, two-thirds of whom will be slaughtered. It will be worse than the Holocaust.”Boyer said Rev. Hagee “focuses entirely on what you might call the brighter side of the story — the right of the Jews to the land — and does not follow up with the darker side.”The prophetic view, he said, insists that “God’s plan must be fulfilled, and any proposals or steps toward compromise on any of these questions — the Jewish right to the land, Jewish control of the Temple Mount — is contrary to God’s plan and must be opposed.”If that becomes part of the CUFI platform, it could put the new lobby group “in a real dilemma,” Boyer said. “You could have a pro-Israel lobby that lobbies against the policies of the Israeli government.
”And that could affect U.S. policy in the region, he said.“Potentially it builds a body of political momentum in America against compromise, against any hope of resolving the conflict short of the total destruction of one side,” Boyer said. “It’s built in to the apocalyptic worldview that sees everything in absolute terms heading to a final confrontation between good and evil.”Even some Jewish leaders who have criticized the Christian right say they are not too worried about sweeping prophetic visions affecting U.S. policy. But several said they will be watching the group closely.Rabbi James Rudin, the former interreligious director of the American Jewish Committee and author of the recent book “The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right’s Plans for the Rest of Us,” said the possibility of the group being guided by apocalyptic prophecy is “a risk, but I don’t think it’s very likely.”
Rabbi Rudin said he welcomes the support of Evangelical Christians such as Rev. Hagee because “we don’t have the luxury, given the extreme situation Israel has always found itself in, of saying we can’t accept their support because of their motives.”Jewish leaders are more worried about the possibility the new lobby will actively work with opponents of the current Israeli government’s policies, especially as it begins the controversial process of leaving most of the West Bank.“My view is, we should respect him and suspect him,” Foxman said. “We certainly do not need a new lobby in Washington that will selectively support the Israeli government’s positions.”Gary Bauer, the CUFI board member, conceded that there could be clashes between the group's core beliefs on issues like Israel's right to all the land and supporting the elected government in Israel.“Pastor Hagee is still wrestling with what is the proper approach,” he said. “We are both very skeptical that (the Olmert plan) will bring peace, and there is widespread agreement that giving up any of Jerusalem would not only be ill-advised from a strategic standpoint but would cause widespread consternation among Israel's Christian friends.”He said he has been “critical of people who sit in the safety of Washington, DC and lecture Israel on what it should or shouldn't do.
But he also disputed whether Israel's recent election was a mandate for withdrawal.“The way I look at the elections, I don't think there is a consensus in Israel that it's the right approach. In such a gigantic thing for an nation like Israel to do that you would want a much larger consensus than there appears to be.”If CUFI does oppose new withdrawals, it could be a big boost for groups like the Zionist Organization of America and Americans for a Safe Israel, which have already announced plans to fight the plan in Congress and the media.
Pro-Israel group led by leading Evangelist Rev. John Hagee will seek to influence U.S.-Mideast policy. James D. Besser - Washington Correspondent
A newly created Evangelical pro-Israel lobby group could clash head-on with an Israeli government determined to pull out from 90 percent of the West Bank by 2010 and with the Jewish groups that will line up to support it. Leaders of Christians United for Israel, or CUFI, predict their group will be a major force in American politics like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying giant that has activists in virtually every congressional district.
And they insist their support for the Jewish state won’t come with any strings, political or theological. But some Jewish leaders are skeptical.“It raises questions,” said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.In November, Foxman sounded the alarm over Evangelical groups that he said were trying to “Christianize” the nation. But he said he still welcomes Evangelical support for Israel — with some conditions.“Will they be able to differentiate between their biblical prophecy mode and their pragmatic pro-Israel mode?” Foxman asked. “Maybe they will. We’ll have to wait and see.
”Other pro-Israel leaders noted that CUFI officials have adamantly maintained that Israel has a right to all of the territories and opposed last year’s Israeli withdrawal from Gaza — positions that will almost certainly conflict with those of the new Israeli government.“If they oppose the government, it’s an anti-Israel lobby as far as I’m concerned,” said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Yoffie cautioned that CUFI, which will gather in Washington in July for its initial meeting — has yet to flesh out its positions. But he warned that “if we’re talking about a group that is going to oppose any territorial flexibility for Israel, we’re talking about a group that opposes the government of Israel and the clear will of its people.
I would consider that dangerous to Israel.”CUFI was created by Pastor John Hagee, founder and spiritual leader of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, which has become one of the nation’s largest mega-churches, claiming more than 18,000 members. His ministry also broadcasts on television and the Internet.Rev. Hagee has raised millions of dollars for Israel, but an official with a San Antonio Jewish group said “he prefers to give his money through the Houston federation because he feels there are many in the San Antonio [Jewish] community who do not trust his intentions.”Last week Rev. Hagee briefed a select group of Jewish leaders in New York under the auspices of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
A participant said “he was asked directly, could his group support further land give-backs? What he said was that there are many ways it could support Israel. The sense I got was that while they won’t support it, they may not oppose it.“At the same time,” the participant continued, “he was very clear that the Bible said God gave the land to the Jewish people, and that they’re not supposed to give it away.”Rev. Hagee emphasized to the Jewish leaders that CUFI would not “support conversionary behavior, it would not allow proselytizing,” this participant said.Asked exactly what a biblical mandate to the land meant, “he did not address the more controversial elements of the question,” the participant said. “He merely said he sees certain passages in the Old Testament as a ‘real estate contract’ with the Jews.
“My sense is that he’s well coached. He’s been told where the hot buttons are and how to avoid them. He’s not going to step on a land mine,” the participant said.“We believe there is a lot of Christian support for Israel out there that hasn't been effectively mobilized on a timely basis in Washington,” said Gary Bauer, the former GOP presidential hopeful and now president of American Values, a conservative group. Bauer is on the CUFI board and is handling its Washington operations. “What we hope is that when an issue comes up, such as no taxpayer money for Hamas, CUFI will be able to get to a lot of different Christian organizations around the country to mobilize them.”He said he expects the group to work closely with AIPAC. “I am in regular contact with them,” he said.An early project of the group will be to organize “honor Israel” nights in churches around the country to “send a strong signal to our friends in Israel and hopefully encourage the Jewish community in the United States.
”Rev. Hagee has been a leading Christian supporter of Israel and in a series of books, a leading interpreter of biblical prophecies about the Christian apocalypse. His publisher says he is “known best nationally for his End-Time writings.”In his most recent, “Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World,” he writes of the Iranian threat to the Jewish state.Muslim countries, he said, “may agree to sign a peace accord, but if they do, it will be one that is good for only seven years, and it will only be for the purpose of redeveloping their army for the destruction of Israel.”When he talks about the need to support Israel, Hagee downplays his prophetic perspective. But on his ministry Web site, he lays out his position: “I believe that the generation that is alive today will see the mass ingathering of believers commonly called the Rapture.”That refers to the belief that Bible-believing Christians will be removed from the earth before a terrible seven-year “tribulation” period that many Evangelicals say will immediately precede the return of Christ.
His 1996 book “The Beginning of the End” was subtitled “The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Coming Antichrist.”In his 1998 book “Final Dawn Over Jerusalem,” he writes, “Christians and Jews, let us stand united and indivisible on this issue: There can be no compromise regarding the city of Jerusalem, not now, not ever. We are racing toward the end of time, and Israel lies in the eye of the storm.”In 2002, Rev. Hagee in a sermon called the coming Iraq war “the gateway to the Apocalypse.”Rev. Hagee, unlike many other prophetic preachers, has avoided publicly detailing what will happen to Israel and to Jews when these events come to pass. But Paul Boyer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin and a leading expert on the religious right, said he is “very much within the camp of fundamentalist biblical prophecy believers.
”Part of that view, Boyer said, “is that Jews will have the right to the biblical land and to rebuild the Temple but also, when the ‘antichrist’ arises, there will be a mass persecution of the Jews, two-thirds of whom will be slaughtered. It will be worse than the Holocaust.”Boyer said Rev. Hagee “focuses entirely on what you might call the brighter side of the story — the right of the Jews to the land — and does not follow up with the darker side.”The prophetic view, he said, insists that “God’s plan must be fulfilled, and any proposals or steps toward compromise on any of these questions — the Jewish right to the land, Jewish control of the Temple Mount — is contrary to God’s plan and must be opposed.”If that becomes part of the CUFI platform, it could put the new lobby group “in a real dilemma,” Boyer said. “You could have a pro-Israel lobby that lobbies against the policies of the Israeli government.
”And that could affect U.S. policy in the region, he said.“Potentially it builds a body of political momentum in America against compromise, against any hope of resolving the conflict short of the total destruction of one side,” Boyer said. “It’s built in to the apocalyptic worldview that sees everything in absolute terms heading to a final confrontation between good and evil.”Even some Jewish leaders who have criticized the Christian right say they are not too worried about sweeping prophetic visions affecting U.S. policy. But several said they will be watching the group closely.Rabbi James Rudin, the former interreligious director of the American Jewish Committee and author of the recent book “The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right’s Plans for the Rest of Us,” said the possibility of the group being guided by apocalyptic prophecy is “a risk, but I don’t think it’s very likely.”
Rabbi Rudin said he welcomes the support of Evangelical Christians such as Rev. Hagee because “we don’t have the luxury, given the extreme situation Israel has always found itself in, of saying we can’t accept their support because of their motives.”Jewish leaders are more worried about the possibility the new lobby will actively work with opponents of the current Israeli government’s policies, especially as it begins the controversial process of leaving most of the West Bank.“My view is, we should respect him and suspect him,” Foxman said. “We certainly do not need a new lobby in Washington that will selectively support the Israeli government’s positions.”Gary Bauer, the CUFI board member, conceded that there could be clashes between the group's core beliefs on issues like Israel's right to all the land and supporting the elected government in Israel.“Pastor Hagee is still wrestling with what is the proper approach,” he said. “We are both very skeptical that (the Olmert plan) will bring peace, and there is widespread agreement that giving up any of Jerusalem would not only be ill-advised from a strategic standpoint but would cause widespread consternation among Israel's Christian friends.”He said he has been “critical of people who sit in the safety of Washington, DC and lecture Israel on what it should or shouldn't do.
But he also disputed whether Israel's recent election was a mandate for withdrawal.“The way I look at the elections, I don't think there is a consensus in Israel that it's the right approach. In such a gigantic thing for an nation like Israel to do that you would want a much larger consensus than there appears to be.”If CUFI does oppose new withdrawals, it could be a big boost for groups like the Zionist Organization of America and Americans for a Safe Israel, which have already announced plans to fight the plan in Congress and the media.
ONE EU ONE WORLD POWER
The European Counterweight : A Leaderless Superpower
With its expansion to 25 member states, the European Union is poised to become a vast federal superstate. As it seeks to be a “counterweight” to U.S. Global interests, will Europe replace America as the world’s leading superpower?
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It has more people (454.7 million) than the United States—a larger consumer market—more troops (collectively, almost two million armed forces personnel)—and, with more votes on the United Nations Security Council and every other international body, stronger political muscle.
It has a president, a legislative body, a flag, a national anthem, a motto (“Unity in Diversity”), open borders between member states, a constitution (yet to be ratified), a Bill of Rights, and a court system that can overrule the highest of any member court.
It also has an emerging common culture that speaks a common language: English. (ONE SINGLE LANGUAGE, MODERN DAY TOWER OF BABEL).
The decades-old European dream of becoming a kind of “United States of Europe” is becoming a reality. Speaking at the Carnegie Council’s “Books for Breakfast” program, T.R. Reid, bureau chief for The Washington Post and author of the book The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy, observed, “I think it’s fair to say that
Europe is more united today than at any time since the Roman Empire.
Let Europe Arise!”
Within a 75-year span, the European continent was ravaged by three brutal war campaigns: the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), World War I (1914-18) and World War II (1939-45). Together, an estimated 60 to 70 million Europeans were killed. In the aftermath of WWII, the United States became a world-leading superpower, countered by the Soviet Union. As the Iron
Curtain came down on Europe, dividing East from West, war-torn nations on both sides raced to rebuild their armed forces.
Another continental war seemed to loom on the horizon. And so leaders, thinkers, idealists and religionists set out to fulfill a vision: a reorganized Europe free from nationalist strife, military competition and arms races. On September 19, 1946, in Zurich, Switzerland, Winston Churchill gave a speech that addressed the state of Europe and its future. “If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance,” he said, “there would be no limit to the happiness, to the prosperity and the glory which its three or four hundred million people would enjoy.
…all the while there is a remedy which, if it were generally and spontaneously adopted by the great majority of people in many lands, would as if by a miracle transform the whole scene, and would in a few years make all Europe, or the greater part of it, as free and as happy as Switzerland is today.
What is this sovereign remedy? It is to re-create the European Family, or as much of it as we can, and to provide it with a structure under which it can dwell in peace, in safety and in freedom. We must build a kind of United States of Europe.”Churchill proposed that this unified European state be spearheaded by a partnership between France and Germany. Continuing, he said, “The structure of the United States of Europe, if well and truly built, will be such as to make the material strength of a single state less important. Small nations will count as much as large ones and gain their honor by their contribution to the common cause.
we must re-create the European Family in a regional structure called, it may be, the United States of Europe. And the first practical step would be to form a Council of Europe. If at first all the States of Europe are not willing or able to join the Union, we must nevertheless proceed to assemble and combine those who will and those who can. The salvation of the common people of every race and of every land from war or servitude must be established on solid foundations and must be guarded by the readiness of all men and women to die rather than submit to tyranny.
In all this urgent work, France and Germany must take the lead together. Great Britain, the British Commonwealth of Nations, mighty America and I trust Soviet Russia—for then indeed all would be well—must be the friends and sponsors of the new Europe and must champion its right to live and shine.
“Therefore I say to you: let Europe arise!
Churchill’s speech laid the groundwork for today’s European Union—and marked the prophetic path it will take.
From “Military Pygmy” to “Flabby Giant
Before the EU’s expansion to 25 members, the commander of NATO called Europe a “military pygmy.” Since then, the EU’s combined military manpower has grown to almost two million armed forces personnel—more than the United States. Yet the same commander upgraded Europe to being only a “flabby giant,” because its troops are not united into a large, single
military force. There still remains a technological gap between European forces and the U.S. military, especially in transportation, intelligence and modern weapons technology. But the EU would rather spend funds on its burgeoning welfare programs and let the U.S. protect it from external threats.
Indeed, one of the key reasons for forming the EU was to find an alternative to war. Today, European politicians and academics tend to view the use of military force as a relic held over from the era of colonialism and world-spanning empires. In their secular thinking, war is judged as a waste of time and money, and is immoral. Yet this thinking is bound to change as the European Union grows into an economic, political and, potentially, military juggernaut. It already possesses virtually every component necessary to be a counterweight to American supremacy.
Could men, when given access to such power, deny human nature and pass up the opportunity to become the global leader in all arenas? With 25 democratic nations each having a say in EU affairs, the government is too large and unwieldy to govern efficiently and effectively. Only when the member states concentrate on countering U.S. interests are they unified and unanimous. Just as a corporation, school system or church cannot be successfully governed by committee, neither can a government. Someone must be in charge—someone must take responsibility for when things go wrong—someone must captain the ship.
To become a federal superstate with supranational governance, capable of executing decisions with speed and precision, Europe must have a strong leader guiding the way.
Plans are already in the works.
A Future EU Foreign Minister?
To do away with bureaucratic confusion and institutional frictions, and to establish a stronger foreign policy presence, the EU Constitution introduced the creation of a future office: EU Minister for Foreign Affairs. This individual’s role would be to represent the EU’s foreign interests and positions—to allow the 25 member-states of Europe to speak with one voice and act jointly in international affairs.
The future EU foreign minister would also be vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for external relations—development issues, human rights, foreign and security policies, etc.—and chair the Foreign Affairs Council. To assist in carrying out the functions of this office, the EU Constitutional Treaty calls for the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), which would be an administrative body the foreign minister would preside over, and from which he would appoint EU ambassadors.
Issues have already arisen, such as working out and agreeing to the foreign minister’s powers and duties; deciding if he will have his own independent secretariat, or be part of the Council or the Commission; and determining whether he should be authorized to represent the EU in trade and development policy. Suppose that this new office successfully allows Europe to carry out its foreign policy and interests speedily and effectively. Would EU leaders conclude that a similar office needs to be created—one that would handle Europe’s internal affairs?
A “Club Within a Club”
The EU requires unanimity in deciding key issues. Yet, ever since expanding to its present size—25 nations, all desiring a say in how the government should operate—administration has become unwieldy. For instance, EU members cannot agree as to how Europe should address the economy and high unemployment within member nations. Such division keeps the EU from effectively challenging America’s financial clout, or China’s increasing economic presence.
Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has offered a bold solution: the creation of an EU core. This “United States of Europe,” a name Mr. Verhofstadt has proposed, would function as a “club within a club” of the EU political machine. Only a small group of member-states bound closely together, he argues, would solve the current administrative logjam.
The model for Mr. Verhofstadt’s proposal already exists: The 12-nation single currency euro zone—Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. “Twelve countries within the European Union have already handed control over their monetary policy to the European Central Bank. When EU finance ministers meet, the 12 ministers from the euro zone hold talks among themselves before they meet the 13 colleagues whose countries haven’t adopted the euro.
“In that pre-meeting, the most important decisions for the euro zone are made—in the club of the avant-garde. And it’s a model that could conceivable be transferred from finance policy to other areas—with the euro zone core leading the way” (“European Union’s Future: A Club Within a Club,” Der Spiegel). Both Paris and Berlin have shown interest in this proposal.
How Will It All Come Together?
With Europe weighed down by bureaucracy and regulations, and inefficiently governed by committee, dramatic changes in government must take place before the EU can surpass America’s global leadership. Imagine this future scenario: The materialistic morals and values of secular Europe have left a spiritual hunger in the lives of millions, waiting to be satisfied. Conditions are ripe for a charismatic religious leader to fill this spiritual void. Through
awesome miraculous powers—bleeding statues, signs in the sky?—this leader sparks a religious revival throughout the continent; Europe’s spiritual roots are re-awakened.
As was done for centuries in European history, this religious leader, backed by throngs of fervent believers, will use his new-found standing to influence government policy and civil laws. Through him, religion gains a voice in state affairs. He then uses his clout to endorse a popular European statesman who shares his values and vision for Europe—perhaps a “rising star” whom many see as destined for a bright political future. (Could this man’s shrewdness, charm and deft diplomacy become evident with his successful tenure as the EU’s foreign minister?)
The religious leader uses his increasing authority to influence—even pressure—the heads of the “club within a club” to hand over governing powers and authority to his political counterpart. Europe is no longer ruled by committee, but by one man—one voice—one will and purpose.
Does this sound far-fetched? Is it even conceivable that secular Europe would zealously embrace religion and transform itself from democracy to one-man rule?
Before you answer, remember the world before 9/11: Who would have dreamed that a group of terrorists could hijack four U.S. planes, demolish the twin towers of the World Trade Center and destroy a portion of the Pentagon? Who would have imagined that the U.S. and its allies would wage a worldwide war on terrorism, invading Afghanistan and Iraq, and toppling the
government of Saddam Hussein?
This may come as a surprise, but this hard-to-believe scenario was foretold long ago in an ancient book of historic records, poetic writings and religious text. It’s called the Bible. While it continues to be the world’s leading bestseller, the Bible is greatly misunderstood and sorely misinterpreted by hundreds of millions of readers.
Even the overwhelming majority of Christians and their most highly educated religious leaders cannot comprehend its teachings. For instance, very few know or understand that an estimated one-third of the Bible is prophecy, 90% of which pertains to our time—now—and to “the world to come” (Heb. 2:5; 6:5). It speaks of a future leader who, endorsed by a powerful religious
leader, will receive government authority from ten heads of European nations (or groups of nations)—possibly a “club within the club”? (See Revelation 13:1-10.)(REVELATION 17:12-13)(DANIEL 7:23-24)
Europe’s rise to global preeminence will become a reality—and, to worldwide astonishment, the United Kingdom and USA will not be a part of this!
With its expansion to 25 member states, the European Union is poised to become a vast federal superstate. As it seeks to be a “counterweight” to U.S. Global interests, will Europe replace America as the world’s leading superpower?
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It has more people (454.7 million) than the United States—a larger consumer market—more troops (collectively, almost two million armed forces personnel)—and, with more votes on the United Nations Security Council and every other international body, stronger political muscle.
It has a president, a legislative body, a flag, a national anthem, a motto (“Unity in Diversity”), open borders between member states, a constitution (yet to be ratified), a Bill of Rights, and a court system that can overrule the highest of any member court.
It also has an emerging common culture that speaks a common language: English. (ONE SINGLE LANGUAGE, MODERN DAY TOWER OF BABEL).
The decades-old European dream of becoming a kind of “United States of Europe” is becoming a reality. Speaking at the Carnegie Council’s “Books for Breakfast” program, T.R. Reid, bureau chief for The Washington Post and author of the book The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy, observed, “I think it’s fair to say that
Europe is more united today than at any time since the Roman Empire.
Let Europe Arise!”
Within a 75-year span, the European continent was ravaged by three brutal war campaigns: the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), World War I (1914-18) and World War II (1939-45). Together, an estimated 60 to 70 million Europeans were killed. In the aftermath of WWII, the United States became a world-leading superpower, countered by the Soviet Union. As the Iron
Curtain came down on Europe, dividing East from West, war-torn nations on both sides raced to rebuild their armed forces.
Another continental war seemed to loom on the horizon. And so leaders, thinkers, idealists and religionists set out to fulfill a vision: a reorganized Europe free from nationalist strife, military competition and arms races. On September 19, 1946, in Zurich, Switzerland, Winston Churchill gave a speech that addressed the state of Europe and its future. “If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance,” he said, “there would be no limit to the happiness, to the prosperity and the glory which its three or four hundred million people would enjoy.
…all the while there is a remedy which, if it were generally and spontaneously adopted by the great majority of people in many lands, would as if by a miracle transform the whole scene, and would in a few years make all Europe, or the greater part of it, as free and as happy as Switzerland is today.
What is this sovereign remedy? It is to re-create the European Family, or as much of it as we can, and to provide it with a structure under which it can dwell in peace, in safety and in freedom. We must build a kind of United States of Europe.”Churchill proposed that this unified European state be spearheaded by a partnership between France and Germany. Continuing, he said, “The structure of the United States of Europe, if well and truly built, will be such as to make the material strength of a single state less important. Small nations will count as much as large ones and gain their honor by their contribution to the common cause.
we must re-create the European Family in a regional structure called, it may be, the United States of Europe. And the first practical step would be to form a Council of Europe. If at first all the States of Europe are not willing or able to join the Union, we must nevertheless proceed to assemble and combine those who will and those who can. The salvation of the common people of every race and of every land from war or servitude must be established on solid foundations and must be guarded by the readiness of all men and women to die rather than submit to tyranny.
In all this urgent work, France and Germany must take the lead together. Great Britain, the British Commonwealth of Nations, mighty America and I trust Soviet Russia—for then indeed all would be well—must be the friends and sponsors of the new Europe and must champion its right to live and shine.
“Therefore I say to you: let Europe arise!
Churchill’s speech laid the groundwork for today’s European Union—and marked the prophetic path it will take.
From “Military Pygmy” to “Flabby Giant
Before the EU’s expansion to 25 members, the commander of NATO called Europe a “military pygmy.” Since then, the EU’s combined military manpower has grown to almost two million armed forces personnel—more than the United States. Yet the same commander upgraded Europe to being only a “flabby giant,” because its troops are not united into a large, single
military force. There still remains a technological gap between European forces and the U.S. military, especially in transportation, intelligence and modern weapons technology. But the EU would rather spend funds on its burgeoning welfare programs and let the U.S. protect it from external threats.
Indeed, one of the key reasons for forming the EU was to find an alternative to war. Today, European politicians and academics tend to view the use of military force as a relic held over from the era of colonialism and world-spanning empires. In their secular thinking, war is judged as a waste of time and money, and is immoral. Yet this thinking is bound to change as the European Union grows into an economic, political and, potentially, military juggernaut. It already possesses virtually every component necessary to be a counterweight to American supremacy.
Could men, when given access to such power, deny human nature and pass up the opportunity to become the global leader in all arenas? With 25 democratic nations each having a say in EU affairs, the government is too large and unwieldy to govern efficiently and effectively. Only when the member states concentrate on countering U.S. interests are they unified and unanimous. Just as a corporation, school system or church cannot be successfully governed by committee, neither can a government. Someone must be in charge—someone must take responsibility for when things go wrong—someone must captain the ship.
To become a federal superstate with supranational governance, capable of executing decisions with speed and precision, Europe must have a strong leader guiding the way.
Plans are already in the works.
A Future EU Foreign Minister?
To do away with bureaucratic confusion and institutional frictions, and to establish a stronger foreign policy presence, the EU Constitution introduced the creation of a future office: EU Minister for Foreign Affairs. This individual’s role would be to represent the EU’s foreign interests and positions—to allow the 25 member-states of Europe to speak with one voice and act jointly in international affairs.
The future EU foreign minister would also be vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for external relations—development issues, human rights, foreign and security policies, etc.—and chair the Foreign Affairs Council. To assist in carrying out the functions of this office, the EU Constitutional Treaty calls for the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), which would be an administrative body the foreign minister would preside over, and from which he would appoint EU ambassadors.
Issues have already arisen, such as working out and agreeing to the foreign minister’s powers and duties; deciding if he will have his own independent secretariat, or be part of the Council or the Commission; and determining whether he should be authorized to represent the EU in trade and development policy. Suppose that this new office successfully allows Europe to carry out its foreign policy and interests speedily and effectively. Would EU leaders conclude that a similar office needs to be created—one that would handle Europe’s internal affairs?
A “Club Within a Club”
The EU requires unanimity in deciding key issues. Yet, ever since expanding to its present size—25 nations, all desiring a say in how the government should operate—administration has become unwieldy. For instance, EU members cannot agree as to how Europe should address the economy and high unemployment within member nations. Such division keeps the EU from effectively challenging America’s financial clout, or China’s increasing economic presence.
Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has offered a bold solution: the creation of an EU core. This “United States of Europe,” a name Mr. Verhofstadt has proposed, would function as a “club within a club” of the EU political machine. Only a small group of member-states bound closely together, he argues, would solve the current administrative logjam.
The model for Mr. Verhofstadt’s proposal already exists: The 12-nation single currency euro zone—Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. “Twelve countries within the European Union have already handed control over their monetary policy to the European Central Bank. When EU finance ministers meet, the 12 ministers from the euro zone hold talks among themselves before they meet the 13 colleagues whose countries haven’t adopted the euro.
“In that pre-meeting, the most important decisions for the euro zone are made—in the club of the avant-garde. And it’s a model that could conceivable be transferred from finance policy to other areas—with the euro zone core leading the way” (“European Union’s Future: A Club Within a Club,” Der Spiegel). Both Paris and Berlin have shown interest in this proposal.
How Will It All Come Together?
With Europe weighed down by bureaucracy and regulations, and inefficiently governed by committee, dramatic changes in government must take place before the EU can surpass America’s global leadership. Imagine this future scenario: The materialistic morals and values of secular Europe have left a spiritual hunger in the lives of millions, waiting to be satisfied. Conditions are ripe for a charismatic religious leader to fill this spiritual void. Through
awesome miraculous powers—bleeding statues, signs in the sky?—this leader sparks a religious revival throughout the continent; Europe’s spiritual roots are re-awakened.
As was done for centuries in European history, this religious leader, backed by throngs of fervent believers, will use his new-found standing to influence government policy and civil laws. Through him, religion gains a voice in state affairs. He then uses his clout to endorse a popular European statesman who shares his values and vision for Europe—perhaps a “rising star” whom many see as destined for a bright political future. (Could this man’s shrewdness, charm and deft diplomacy become evident with his successful tenure as the EU’s foreign minister?)
The religious leader uses his increasing authority to influence—even pressure—the heads of the “club within a club” to hand over governing powers and authority to his political counterpart. Europe is no longer ruled by committee, but by one man—one voice—one will and purpose.
Does this sound far-fetched? Is it even conceivable that secular Europe would zealously embrace religion and transform itself from democracy to one-man rule?
Before you answer, remember the world before 9/11: Who would have dreamed that a group of terrorists could hijack four U.S. planes, demolish the twin towers of the World Trade Center and destroy a portion of the Pentagon? Who would have imagined that the U.S. and its allies would wage a worldwide war on terrorism, invading Afghanistan and Iraq, and toppling the
government of Saddam Hussein?
This may come as a surprise, but this hard-to-believe scenario was foretold long ago in an ancient book of historic records, poetic writings and religious text. It’s called the Bible. While it continues to be the world’s leading bestseller, the Bible is greatly misunderstood and sorely misinterpreted by hundreds of millions of readers.
Even the overwhelming majority of Christians and their most highly educated religious leaders cannot comprehend its teachings. For instance, very few know or understand that an estimated one-third of the Bible is prophecy, 90% of which pertains to our time—now—and to “the world to come” (Heb. 2:5; 6:5). It speaks of a future leader who, endorsed by a powerful religious
leader, will receive government authority from ten heads of European nations (or groups of nations)—possibly a “club within the club”? (See Revelation 13:1-10.)(REVELATION 17:12-13)(DANIEL 7:23-24)
Europe’s rise to global preeminence will become a reality—and, to worldwide astonishment, the United Kingdom and USA will not be a part of this!
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
ISRAEL GETS TORNADO
Is this not interesting for believeing the lie of Land for security, Israel will suffer with hail and water (STORMS). As well as the whole world as this scripture says.
ISAIAH 28:15-23
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Western Galilee farmers demand compensation for tornado damage (HAIL AND WATER)
By Haaretz Service
Western Galilee farmers are demanding compensation from the Agriculture Ministry for the exstensive damage to crops and property caused by Tuesday's storm. The Agriculture Ministry began inspecting the damage and assessing its extent Wednesday. A clean-up operation began after a day of storms, including a tornado, wrought large-scale destruction in the area and left 70 people injured. Three people are still hospitalized. Israel Radio reported that Agriculture Ministry officials and insurance agents visited the western Galilee on Wednesday afternoon to inspect the damage caused by the storms.
Numbers of greenhouses in the area sustained damage in the storms, the radio said, in particular avocado, lychee and summer fruit crops. The village of Julis in the Galilee suffered hundreds of thousands of shekels of damage in Tuesday's strong winds. Homes in the village had broken windows and doors. Electricity poles were also knocked down, but have since been repaired. The head of Julis local council told Israel Radio on Wednesday that not one government office had been in contact to offer assistance in the wake of the storms that affected the homes of dozens of residents.
Officials from the Public Works Department were also out in force Wednesday, inspecting damage to roads. Tuesday's storms were the latest in a week of extreme weather conditions in Israel. On Sunday, heavy rains led to the deaths of five people - two of whom were washed away and three who were killed in a road accident after driving into pooled water. A total of 70 people, including 20 children, were admitted to hospital in Nahariya following the violent weather. Most of the patients suffered light injuries caused by flying objects or road accidents. Two children, aged six and seven, suffered deep cuts.
Meteorologist Nachum Malik said the tornado was an indication of increasingly unpredictable weather in the country. "When this kind of phenomenon occurs over water it is called a water spout, but when it occurs over land it is called a tornado. To use military terminology, this is an escalation in terms of weather and a very rare occurrence in Israel. This is an example of how extreme the weather in Israel has become," he said.
ISAIAH 28:15-23
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Western Galilee farmers demand compensation for tornado damage (HAIL AND WATER)
By Haaretz Service
Western Galilee farmers are demanding compensation from the Agriculture Ministry for the exstensive damage to crops and property caused by Tuesday's storm. The Agriculture Ministry began inspecting the damage and assessing its extent Wednesday. A clean-up operation began after a day of storms, including a tornado, wrought large-scale destruction in the area and left 70 people injured. Three people are still hospitalized. Israel Radio reported that Agriculture Ministry officials and insurance agents visited the western Galilee on Wednesday afternoon to inspect the damage caused by the storms.
Numbers of greenhouses in the area sustained damage in the storms, the radio said, in particular avocado, lychee and summer fruit crops. The village of Julis in the Galilee suffered hundreds of thousands of shekels of damage in Tuesday's strong winds. Homes in the village had broken windows and doors. Electricity poles were also knocked down, but have since been repaired. The head of Julis local council told Israel Radio on Wednesday that not one government office had been in contact to offer assistance in the wake of the storms that affected the homes of dozens of residents.
Officials from the Public Works Department were also out in force Wednesday, inspecting damage to roads. Tuesday's storms were the latest in a week of extreme weather conditions in Israel. On Sunday, heavy rains led to the deaths of five people - two of whom were washed away and three who were killed in a road accident after driving into pooled water. A total of 70 people, including 20 children, were admitted to hospital in Nahariya following the violent weather. Most of the patients suffered light injuries caused by flying objects or road accidents. Two children, aged six and seven, suffered deep cuts.
Meteorologist Nachum Malik said the tornado was an indication of increasingly unpredictable weather in the country. "When this kind of phenomenon occurs over water it is called a water spout, but when it occurs over land it is called a tornado. To use military terminology, this is an escalation in terms of weather and a very rare occurrence in Israel. This is an example of how extreme the weather in Israel has become," he said.
EUROPE GETS FLOODED
Europe flooding death toll rises BBC NEWS
Volunteers have been helping to defend vulnerable towns in HungaryRising floodwaters have continued to cause chaos across central Europe, with more heavy rain expected next week.
The government in Hungary has deployed more than 10,000 troops and police to the worst-hit areas as the river Danube climbed to record levels in Budapest.
In Austria, an 18-month-old boy was found dead on Tuesday as rising water in rivers caused a second dam to break. At least a dozen people have lost their lives in recent floods in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. In the Hungarian capital, the Danube reached a record 8.48m (26 feet) on Tuesday and was expected to peak at 8.6m (28 feet).
About 25,000 people, half of them volunteers, have struggled to maintain flood defences before the reinforcements were announced. Dresden - devastated by floods in 2002 - has also been affected. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest says most fears now focus on rain forecast for later in the week. Eight cities in Germany were affected by floods on Tuesday, with a total of 1,300 people evacuated.
Floodwaters also continued to threaten residents in Czech towns in the north and south-east of the country, preventing thousands of people from returning to their homes. Authorities warned on Tuesday that floods in the Czech Republic would last for at least another week, as more snow was expected to melt in the mountains. In Slovakia, the situation appeared to have stabilised with river levels falling across the country.
Volunteers have been helping to defend vulnerable towns in HungaryRising floodwaters have continued to cause chaos across central Europe, with more heavy rain expected next week.
The government in Hungary has deployed more than 10,000 troops and police to the worst-hit areas as the river Danube climbed to record levels in Budapest.
In Austria, an 18-month-old boy was found dead on Tuesday as rising water in rivers caused a second dam to break. At least a dozen people have lost their lives in recent floods in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. In the Hungarian capital, the Danube reached a record 8.48m (26 feet) on Tuesday and was expected to peak at 8.6m (28 feet).
About 25,000 people, half of them volunteers, have struggled to maintain flood defences before the reinforcements were announced. Dresden - devastated by floods in 2002 - has also been affected. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest says most fears now focus on rain forecast for later in the week. Eight cities in Germany were affected by floods on Tuesday, with a total of 1,300 people evacuated.
Floodwaters also continued to threaten residents in Czech towns in the north and south-east of the country, preventing thousands of people from returning to their homes. Authorities warned on Tuesday that floods in the Czech Republic would last for at least another week, as more snow was expected to melt in the mountains. In Slovakia, the situation appeared to have stabilised with river levels falling across the country.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
ISRAEL HATED IN LAST DAYS
One of the SIGNS of the last days is that Israel will be hated, just like all these colleges around the world are doing, coming against ISRAEL. In fact 85% of all colleges are against Israel .......... BOOOOOO. But they will pay though.....!!!!!!!!???????
Matthew 24:9-13
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity (SIN) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Anti-Israel bias at colleges scrutinized By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
Tue Apr 4, 7:08 AM ET
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, responding to allegations that an anti-Israel bias is rampant on college campuses, approved recommendations Monday aimed at ensuring that Jewish college students are protected from anti-Semitic harassment.
The recommendations grew out of a November hearing at which speakers cited examples of anti-Semitic incidents. One frequently cited involved a 2004 documentary that said Middle East Studies faculty at Columbia University were intimidating Jewish students who defended Israel.
(A faculty committee investigated and found no evidence of anti-Semitism.) Last September, a non-profit group called "StandWithUs" showed a 45-minute documentary depicting examples of anti-Israel speakers on campuses.
The commission, an independent, bipartisan federal agency that does not have enforcement powers, also urged university leaders to "set a moral example by denouncing anti-Semitic and other hate speech," and to ensure that Middle East studies departments protect the rights of all students. It recommended Monday that the Department of Education "vigorously" enforce the federal law that bars discrimination based on "race, color or national origin," and that Congress clarify that "national origin" can refer to Jewish heritage.
"We should inform students of their right" to file a complaint if they believe they have been harassed, commissioner Jennifer Braceras said. Students at the University of California at Irvine, including two who said they were assaulted because they were Jewish, filed a
complaint in 2004 with the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights. That case is still open.
Now, "you'll see a number of suits filed," says Gary Tobin of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco. Vanessa Zuabi, 21, a UC-Irvine senior and former vice president of the school's Society of Arab Students, says the issue is complex. For example, she says, a structure built two years ago by her group was burned down. "Controversy has gone in all directions."
Matthew 24:9-13
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity (SIN) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Anti-Israel bias at colleges scrutinized By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
Tue Apr 4, 7:08 AM ET
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, responding to allegations that an anti-Israel bias is rampant on college campuses, approved recommendations Monday aimed at ensuring that Jewish college students are protected from anti-Semitic harassment.
The recommendations grew out of a November hearing at which speakers cited examples of anti-Semitic incidents. One frequently cited involved a 2004 documentary that said Middle East Studies faculty at Columbia University were intimidating Jewish students who defended Israel.
(A faculty committee investigated and found no evidence of anti-Semitism.) Last September, a non-profit group called "StandWithUs" showed a 45-minute documentary depicting examples of anti-Israel speakers on campuses.
The commission, an independent, bipartisan federal agency that does not have enforcement powers, also urged university leaders to "set a moral example by denouncing anti-Semitic and other hate speech," and to ensure that Middle East studies departments protect the rights of all students. It recommended Monday that the Department of Education "vigorously" enforce the federal law that bars discrimination based on "race, color or national origin," and that Congress clarify that "national origin" can refer to Jewish heritage.
"We should inform students of their right" to file a complaint if they believe they have been harassed, commissioner Jennifer Braceras said. Students at the University of California at Irvine, including two who said they were assaulted because they were Jewish, filed a
complaint in 2004 with the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights. That case is still open.
Now, "you'll see a number of suits filed," says Gary Tobin of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco. Vanessa Zuabi, 21, a UC-Irvine senior and former vice president of the school's Society of Arab Students, says the issue is complex. For example, she says, a structure built two years ago by her group was burned down. "Controversy has gone in all directions."
FRANCE SECRETLY TALKS TO HAMAS
First we have Iran and Russia talking to Hamas, Now India, Japan and China will recognize Hamas. Isn't this Intersting that in the Future the 1ST wave in WW3 is Russia and the muslim Countries. And the 2ND wave is China and the Kings of the east as well as the 15% left from the Russia , Muslim defeat.
I would say all the countries from Ezekiel 38-39 are all lining up, and the EU is talking privately to Hamas setting that up for the domination of the EU in the MIDEAST. For they SIGN the future 7 year treaty with Israel and many.
LEADERS IN THE LAST DAYS
NORTH - RUSSIA
SOUTH - EGYPT
EAST - CHINA
WEST - THE EUROPEAN UNION ( NOT THE U.S.A)
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south (EGYPT) push at him:(EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS) shall come against him (EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land,(ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM) and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east (CHINA) and out of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT OF THEIR ARMY 15%) shall trouble him:(EU LEADER PROTECTING ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (JERUSALEM ) yet he (EU LEADER) shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Hamas confirms talks, France denies By JPOST.COM STAFF
A Hamas official confirmed on Monday that France held secret talks with its representatives on behalf of the European Union, a break in the policy of isolating the new Palestinian government.
The Palestinian source further claimed that France was attempting to improve relations between the European Community and the group that Israel had urged countries to reject.
French Ambassador to Israel Gerard Araud previously refuted the allegations made in a report submitted to officials in Jerusalem, Army Radio reported. Israel also suspected that other countries including India, Japan and China would soon publicly recognize the Hamas-led
government.
According to the report, despite the refusal of the US and Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians, the European Union, Russia and India were already holding secret or open talks with Hamas officials. The Foreign Ministry announced that it planned clarification talks with France and all other countries who allegedly engaged in discussions with the Hamas-led government.
Reportedly, the EU talks have been sponsored by France, while India has already held official meetings with senior Hamas officials and Russia held consultations with the organization even prior to the Palestinian parliamentary elections, publicizing the talks after Hamas' landslide victory.
Japan and China also expressed willingness to publicly recognize the Hamas government. Israel was concerned that these countries and many others would follow Russia's lead and hold official meetings with the movement.
The United States has remained a staunch supporter of the policy of isolating Hamas. It has not backed down from its policy of shunning the new Hamas-led Palestinian government and has not made any attempts to pressure Israel into negotiating with the organization.
I would say all the countries from Ezekiel 38-39 are all lining up, and the EU is talking privately to Hamas setting that up for the domination of the EU in the MIDEAST. For they SIGN the future 7 year treaty with Israel and many.
LEADERS IN THE LAST DAYS
NORTH - RUSSIA
SOUTH - EGYPT
EAST - CHINA
WEST - THE EUROPEAN UNION ( NOT THE U.S.A)
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south (EGYPT) push at him:(EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS) shall come against him (EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land,(ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM) and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east (CHINA) and out of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT OF THEIR ARMY 15%) shall trouble him:(EU LEADER PROTECTING ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (JERUSALEM ) yet he (EU LEADER) shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Hamas confirms talks, France denies By JPOST.COM STAFF
A Hamas official confirmed on Monday that France held secret talks with its representatives on behalf of the European Union, a break in the policy of isolating the new Palestinian government.
The Palestinian source further claimed that France was attempting to improve relations between the European Community and the group that Israel had urged countries to reject.
French Ambassador to Israel Gerard Araud previously refuted the allegations made in a report submitted to officials in Jerusalem, Army Radio reported. Israel also suspected that other countries including India, Japan and China would soon publicly recognize the Hamas-led
government.
According to the report, despite the refusal of the US and Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians, the European Union, Russia and India were already holding secret or open talks with Hamas officials. The Foreign Ministry announced that it planned clarification talks with France and all other countries who allegedly engaged in discussions with the Hamas-led government.
Reportedly, the EU talks have been sponsored by France, while India has already held official meetings with senior Hamas officials and Russia held consultations with the organization even prior to the Palestinian parliamentary elections, publicizing the talks after Hamas' landslide victory.
Japan and China also expressed willingness to publicly recognize the Hamas government. Israel was concerned that these countries and many others would follow Russia's lead and hold official meetings with the movement.
The United States has remained a staunch supporter of the policy of isolating Hamas. It has not backed down from its policy of shunning the new Hamas-led Palestinian government and has not made any attempts to pressure Israel into negotiating with the organization.
Monday, April 03, 2006
TORNADOES HAIL IN MIDWEST USA
You dont think Prophecies are coming to pass bigtime. TORNADOES, HAIL (5 INCH) Kill and destroy the midwest U.S.A.
There were 349 TORNADOES in the states from Jan 1 to Mar 31. Three times last years end of march totals and five times the Average. You tell me if the sea and waves are roaring or not.
And Genesis 6:13 says the Earth would be destroyed with the Earth.
GENESIS 6:11:13
11 The earth (WORLDWIDE) also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(TERRORISM)
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.
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;
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.
REVELATION 16:21
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Thunderstorms and tornadoes kill at least 27 in South, Midwest
KRISTIN HALL 46 minutes ago
NEWBERN, Tenn. (AP) - Tornadoes shredded homes to their foundations, hail tore holes in the rooftops and high winds toppled even freight cars as a line of violent storms cut zigzagging paths of destruction that killed at least 27 people across America's midsection.
The worst damage from Sunday night's storms occurred along a 40-kilometre swath of rural western Tennessee, where 23 of the deaths occurred and state troopers using dogs searched for more victims amid the rubble of brick buildings and toppled trailers."Most of the houses, you can't count. They're just gone," said Roy Childress, who was part of a church relief crew that was delivering food and water to survivors Monday.
The dead included an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A young couple and their two sons, ages 5 and 3, were also killed, their bodies found some 800 metres from their house."It basically took my life away. I don't really care if I see daylight tomorrow," said Larry Taylor, the boys' grandfather and the only funeral director in rural Bradford. He was planning to bury the family in two separate caskets, with each child alongside one of his parents.
"I'd give everything I had for that not to have happened,' he said through tears. "Those little boys were my life."Severe storms also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong winds were blamed for at least three deaths in Missouri. A clothing store collapsed in southern Illinois, killing one man.
In Arkansas, Logan Hawley tried to escape by driving with a group of other people to a tornado shelter."We couldn't see anything," Hawley said. "It was just brown in front of us." The car crashed at an intersection, so the six people inside had no choice but to sit terrified as the tornado passed."I just closed by eyes and hoped it was a dream," he said.
The brunt of the storms, some packing softball-sized hail, blasted an area between the small town of Newbern, 130 kilometres northeast of Memphis, to Bradford. Twenty-three people were killed, including an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A family of four was also killed. Gov. Phil Bredesen said more than 1,000 buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed and about 75 people injured, 17 of them critically.
He asked President George W. Bush to declare Dyer and Gibson counties federal disaster areas.
"Our first priority is helping those impacted to get back on their feet quickly and to bring back a sense of normalcy at a time when they need it most," said Bredesen, who planned to visit the area Tuesday.
The Tennessee Valley Authority estimated that more than 18,000 customers in Tennessee and Kentucky were without power Monday. The storms developed after a cold front approaching from the West slammed into a mass of warm, humid air, said Memphis meteorologist Jody Aaron. A tornado in Dyer County apparently had winds of up to 330 kilometres an hour.
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes. About a half-dozen tornadoes struck Arkansas and one destroyed nearly half the town of Marmaduke, according to a local official. Authorities cordoned off the town after a gas line ruptured, and three people remained unaccounted for Monday.
About 50 kilometres from Newbern, a tornado caused extensive damage to the southeast Missouri city of Caruthersville, although Mayor Diane Sayre said there were no known deaths in the city of 6,700. In southern Illinois, a man died when a clothing store collapsed in the St. Louis suburb of Fairview Heights. An off-duty police officer survived for nearly an hour in the store's debris before he was pulled to safety.
In downtown Indianapolis, tornado-force winds shattered dozens of windows in an high-rise office building. The storm hit just after thousands of people had left a free outdoor concert by John Mellencamp held as part of the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament.
There were 349 TORNADOES in the states from Jan 1 to Mar 31. Three times last years end of march totals and five times the Average. You tell me if the sea and waves are roaring or not.
And Genesis 6:13 says the Earth would be destroyed with the Earth.
GENESIS 6:11:13
11 The earth (WORLDWIDE) also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(TERRORISM)
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.
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;
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.
REVELATION 16:21
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Thunderstorms and tornadoes kill at least 27 in South, Midwest
KRISTIN HALL 46 minutes ago
NEWBERN, Tenn. (AP) - Tornadoes shredded homes to their foundations, hail tore holes in the rooftops and high winds toppled even freight cars as a line of violent storms cut zigzagging paths of destruction that killed at least 27 people across America's midsection.
The worst damage from Sunday night's storms occurred along a 40-kilometre swath of rural western Tennessee, where 23 of the deaths occurred and state troopers using dogs searched for more victims amid the rubble of brick buildings and toppled trailers."Most of the houses, you can't count. They're just gone," said Roy Childress, who was part of a church relief crew that was delivering food and water to survivors Monday.
The dead included an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A young couple and their two sons, ages 5 and 3, were also killed, their bodies found some 800 metres from their house."It basically took my life away. I don't really care if I see daylight tomorrow," said Larry Taylor, the boys' grandfather and the only funeral director in rural Bradford. He was planning to bury the family in two separate caskets, with each child alongside one of his parents.
"I'd give everything I had for that not to have happened,' he said through tears. "Those little boys were my life."Severe storms also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong winds were blamed for at least three deaths in Missouri. A clothing store collapsed in southern Illinois, killing one man.
In Arkansas, Logan Hawley tried to escape by driving with a group of other people to a tornado shelter."We couldn't see anything," Hawley said. "It was just brown in front of us." The car crashed at an intersection, so the six people inside had no choice but to sit terrified as the tornado passed."I just closed by eyes and hoped it was a dream," he said.
The brunt of the storms, some packing softball-sized hail, blasted an area between the small town of Newbern, 130 kilometres northeast of Memphis, to Bradford. Twenty-three people were killed, including an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A family of four was also killed. Gov. Phil Bredesen said more than 1,000 buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed and about 75 people injured, 17 of them critically.
He asked President George W. Bush to declare Dyer and Gibson counties federal disaster areas.
"Our first priority is helping those impacted to get back on their feet quickly and to bring back a sense of normalcy at a time when they need it most," said Bredesen, who planned to visit the area Tuesday.
The Tennessee Valley Authority estimated that more than 18,000 customers in Tennessee and Kentucky were without power Monday. The storms developed after a cold front approaching from the West slammed into a mass of warm, humid air, said Memphis meteorologist Jody Aaron. A tornado in Dyer County apparently had winds of up to 330 kilometres an hour.
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes. About a half-dozen tornadoes struck Arkansas and one destroyed nearly half the town of Marmaduke, according to a local official. Authorities cordoned off the town after a gas line ruptured, and three people remained unaccounted for Monday.
About 50 kilometres from Newbern, a tornado caused extensive damage to the southeast Missouri city of Caruthersville, although Mayor Diane Sayre said there were no known deaths in the city of 6,700. In southern Illinois, a man died when a clothing store collapsed in the St. Louis suburb of Fairview Heights. An off-duty police officer survived for nearly an hour in the store's debris before he was pulled to safety.
In downtown Indianapolis, tornado-force winds shattered dozens of windows in an high-rise office building. The storm hit just after thousands of people had left a free outdoor concert by John Mellencamp held as part of the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament.
NEW ZEALAND QUAKE
Earthquake strikes New Zealand; no wounded By JPOST.COM STAFF
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck not far from New Zealand's capital Wellington early Monday. No damage was reported. The epicenter of the quake was 60 kilometers underground and some five kilometers from the capital.
Flash floods claim lives of 5 people By ELANA BROWNSTEIN AND YIGAL GRAYEFF
The Jerusalem Post
Five people were killed and many others left injured Sunday when heavy rain caused flash-flooding throughout the country. Umm al-Fahm resident, Samir Mahmid, 23, was found dead by rescue workers Sunday afternoon, after torrential rains and flash flooding washed away her car on Highway 65 in the Wadi Ara area near Wadi Mei-Ami.
Mahmid's husband, who was traveling with her in the car, was rescued from the vehicle by a nearby IDF soldier, police said. Dozens of other cars were trapped in the Wadi Ara area, where up to two meters of rain was reported. Highway 65 was closed to traffic in both directions as crews worked to rescue trapped motorists.
A head on collision on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, between Tomer and Gilgal, left three people dead and two seriously wounded when flood conditions caused a driver to lose control of his vehicle sending him into oncoming traffic, police said. The wounded were transported by army helicopter to Haddasah Har Hatzofim Hospital in Jerusalem.
A Palestinian man, Iyad Taha, 26, from the West Bank village of Beit Anan was found dead after rains swept away his car in close proximity of the security fence near the village of Bili'in.
Three people were rescued from the Northern town of Musmus after their home was destroyed in addition to two elderly residents of Musmus who were rescued and transported to the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.
Many other homes were damaged as a result of the flooding. Another couple who was trapped in their vehicle near the Megiddo junction was rescued, as well as six people who were trapped in a restaurant near the Megiddo junction. Two policewomen were also rescued from flooding near the Megiddo junction. Several homes were flooded in Hod Hasharon due to heavy rains on Saturday night. In Ra'anana, a 37-year-old woman gave birth in a Magen David Adom ambulance which was stuck in one of the country's main traffic jams caused by the rain.
In one of Israel's rainiest days this year, more than 112 millimeters of rain fell in Jerusalem, 67 millimeters in Tel Aviv, 21 millimeters in Haifa and 17 millimeters in Beersheba. The Kinneret water level rose 1.5 centimeters over the past 24 hours.
Severe storms, possible tornadoes leave at least eight dead in west Tennessee 50 minutes ago
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - At least eight people in west Tennessee were killed as severe storms and possible tornadoes swept across the state, emergency officials said. Local emergency officials reported the eight deaths in Dyer County, and they were concerned the number of fatalities could rise, said Kurt Pickering, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Details on the deaths weren't immediately available. The Jackson Sun newspaper reported another fatality in neighbouring Gibson County.
The National Weather Service National Weather Service reported that tornadoes were spotted in five counties in Tennessee's northwest corner, and officials said the storms caused extensive damage to buildings.
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck not far from New Zealand's capital Wellington early Monday. No damage was reported. The epicenter of the quake was 60 kilometers underground and some five kilometers from the capital.
Flash floods claim lives of 5 people By ELANA BROWNSTEIN AND YIGAL GRAYEFF
The Jerusalem Post
Five people were killed and many others left injured Sunday when heavy rain caused flash-flooding throughout the country. Umm al-Fahm resident, Samir Mahmid, 23, was found dead by rescue workers Sunday afternoon, after torrential rains and flash flooding washed away her car on Highway 65 in the Wadi Ara area near Wadi Mei-Ami.
Mahmid's husband, who was traveling with her in the car, was rescued from the vehicle by a nearby IDF soldier, police said. Dozens of other cars were trapped in the Wadi Ara area, where up to two meters of rain was reported. Highway 65 was closed to traffic in both directions as crews worked to rescue trapped motorists.
A head on collision on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, between Tomer and Gilgal, left three people dead and two seriously wounded when flood conditions caused a driver to lose control of his vehicle sending him into oncoming traffic, police said. The wounded were transported by army helicopter to Haddasah Har Hatzofim Hospital in Jerusalem.
A Palestinian man, Iyad Taha, 26, from the West Bank village of Beit Anan was found dead after rains swept away his car in close proximity of the security fence near the village of Bili'in.
Three people were rescued from the Northern town of Musmus after their home was destroyed in addition to two elderly residents of Musmus who were rescued and transported to the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.
Many other homes were damaged as a result of the flooding. Another couple who was trapped in their vehicle near the Megiddo junction was rescued, as well as six people who were trapped in a restaurant near the Megiddo junction. Two policewomen were also rescued from flooding near the Megiddo junction. Several homes were flooded in Hod Hasharon due to heavy rains on Saturday night. In Ra'anana, a 37-year-old woman gave birth in a Magen David Adom ambulance which was stuck in one of the country's main traffic jams caused by the rain.
In one of Israel's rainiest days this year, more than 112 millimeters of rain fell in Jerusalem, 67 millimeters in Tel Aviv, 21 millimeters in Haifa and 17 millimeters in Beersheba. The Kinneret water level rose 1.5 centimeters over the past 24 hours.
Severe storms, possible tornadoes leave at least eight dead in west Tennessee 50 minutes ago
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - At least eight people in west Tennessee were killed as severe storms and possible tornadoes swept across the state, emergency officials said. Local emergency officials reported the eight deaths in Dyer County, and they were concerned the number of fatalities could rise, said Kurt Pickering, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Details on the deaths weren't immediately available. The Jackson Sun newspaper reported another fatality in neighbouring Gibson County.
The National Weather Service National Weather Service reported that tornadoes were spotted in five counties in Tennessee's northwest corner, and officials said the storms caused extensive damage to buildings.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
IRAN TESTFIRES MISSLE
We see in Ezekiel 38 that Iran will come against Israel in the future. So these missles tests are just the beggining of trouble in the Mideast.
Ezikiel 38:1-9
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Here we see RUSSIA the leader of this future muslim horde going to Israel to destroy them. And notice in verse 5 we see Persia (IRAN) in that horde. As well as other muslim nations. RUSSIA the leader, IRAN, IRAQ, ETHIOPIA, LIBYA, GERMANY, TURKEY, SUDAN AND PARTS OF AFRICA.
Why would these Muslim want Israel destroyed? Well in Psalms we see what Iran and the Muslims are calling for.
Psalms 83:3-5
3 They (ARAB NATIONS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
Russia is supplying all these Muslim countries with weapons against Israel, the whole world is decieved into thinking Russia is a peaceful democracy and now we see Russia gave Iraq warning of the 2003 war before the states attacked.
Its all a Deception Russia will be the leader of the Muslims when they march to Israel in the future. And Egypt will be the leader of the muslim countries until then.
Iran says missile it fired can reach Israel
Invisible to radar, too: Israel and the United States warn that it's a sign of a country with aggressive plans The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's military said Friday it successfully test fired a missile not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously, a development that raised concerns in the United States and Israel. The Fajr-3, which means ''victory'' in Farsi, can reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, Iranian state media indicated.
The announcement of the test firing is likely to stoke regional tensions and feed suspicion about Tehran's military intentions and nuclear ambitions. I think it demonstrates that Iran has a very active and aggressive military program under way,'' State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said in Washington. ''I think Iran's military posture, military development effort, is of concern to the international community.
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile's range but said how far it can travel depends on the weight of its warheads. But state-run television described the weapon as ''ballistic'' - suggesting it is of comparable range to Iran's existing ballistic rocket, which can travel about 1,200 miles and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region. 'Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran's defense forces was realized with the successful test firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced,'' Salami said on television.
A brief clip of the missile's launch was shown. 'It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target,'' said Salami. He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely. This news causes much concern, and that concern is shared by many countries in the international community, about Iran's aggressive nuclear weapons program and her parallel efforts to develop delivery systems, both in the field of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles,'' said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.
The combination of extremist jihadist ideology, together with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is a combination that no one in the international community can be complacent about,'' he said. Yossi Alpher, an Israeli consultant on the Mideast peace process, said the news ''escalates the arms race between Iran and all those who are concerned about Iran's aggressive
intentions and nuclear potential. Clearly it's escalation, and also an attempt by Iran to flex its muscles as it goes into a new phase of the diplomatic struggle with the U.N. Security Council.
Andy Oppenheimer, a weapons expert at Jane's Information Group, said the missile test could be an indication that Iran has MIRV capability, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles with several warheads, each of which could be directed to a different target. From the description, it could be a MIRV. If you are saying that from a single missile, separate warheads can
be independently targeted then yes, this is significant,'' he said. If the missile is adaptable for nuclear warheads, then they are well on the way,'' he added. ''But they have not made a nuclear
warhead yet.
The current estimates are it could take five years. Iran's existing ballistic rocket is called Shahab-3, which means ''shooting star.'' It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to the Shahab-3.
Ezikiel 38:1-9
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Here we see RUSSIA the leader of this future muslim horde going to Israel to destroy them. And notice in verse 5 we see Persia (IRAN) in that horde. As well as other muslim nations. RUSSIA the leader, IRAN, IRAQ, ETHIOPIA, LIBYA, GERMANY, TURKEY, SUDAN AND PARTS OF AFRICA.
Why would these Muslim want Israel destroyed? Well in Psalms we see what Iran and the Muslims are calling for.
Psalms 83:3-5
3 They (ARAB NATIONS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
Russia is supplying all these Muslim countries with weapons against Israel, the whole world is decieved into thinking Russia is a peaceful democracy and now we see Russia gave Iraq warning of the 2003 war before the states attacked.
Its all a Deception Russia will be the leader of the Muslims when they march to Israel in the future. And Egypt will be the leader of the muslim countries until then.
Iran says missile it fired can reach Israel
Invisible to radar, too: Israel and the United States warn that it's a sign of a country with aggressive plans The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's military said Friday it successfully test fired a missile not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously, a development that raised concerns in the United States and Israel. The Fajr-3, which means ''victory'' in Farsi, can reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, Iranian state media indicated.
The announcement of the test firing is likely to stoke regional tensions and feed suspicion about Tehran's military intentions and nuclear ambitions. I think it demonstrates that Iran has a very active and aggressive military program under way,'' State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said in Washington. ''I think Iran's military posture, military development effort, is of concern to the international community.
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile's range but said how far it can travel depends on the weight of its warheads. But state-run television described the weapon as ''ballistic'' - suggesting it is of comparable range to Iran's existing ballistic rocket, which can travel about 1,200 miles and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region. 'Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran's defense forces was realized with the successful test firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced,'' Salami said on television.
A brief clip of the missile's launch was shown. 'It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target,'' said Salami. He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely. This news causes much concern, and that concern is shared by many countries in the international community, about Iran's aggressive nuclear weapons program and her parallel efforts to develop delivery systems, both in the field of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles,'' said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.
The combination of extremist jihadist ideology, together with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is a combination that no one in the international community can be complacent about,'' he said. Yossi Alpher, an Israeli consultant on the Mideast peace process, said the news ''escalates the arms race between Iran and all those who are concerned about Iran's aggressive
intentions and nuclear potential. Clearly it's escalation, and also an attempt by Iran to flex its muscles as it goes into a new phase of the diplomatic struggle with the U.N. Security Council.
Andy Oppenheimer, a weapons expert at Jane's Information Group, said the missile test could be an indication that Iran has MIRV capability, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles with several warheads, each of which could be directed to a different target. From the description, it could be a MIRV. If you are saying that from a single missile, separate warheads can
be independently targeted then yes, this is significant,'' he said. If the missile is adaptable for nuclear warheads, then they are well on the way,'' he added. ''But they have not made a nuclear
warhead yet.
The current estimates are it could take five years. Iran's existing ballistic rocket is called Shahab-3, which means ''shooting star.'' It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to the Shahab-3.
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