BIBLE ON TRIAL

1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-The Nation's Weather. 3-N. Florida wildfires continue. 4-Hotter temps could be key ingredient to more severe summer weather in Canada. 5-Harsh weather to be blamed for declining bee population not Colony Collapse Disorder. 6-Viral disease sickens hundreds in China. 7-Israel launches new airstrikes on Hamas. 8-Iran-EU nuclear talks likely in Spain: 9-Bible spared indecent classification in Hong Kong.

EARTHQUAKES

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

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)

Update time = Sat May 19 12:00 PM EDT

MAY 19,07
MAP 3.1 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
MAP 2.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.7 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 5.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.0 GULF OF ALASKA
MAP 3.6 BRISTOL BAY
MAP 4.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 3.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.8 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

MAY 18,07
MAP 4.6 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 5.8 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 5.7 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 4.5 SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP 3.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.7 SALTA, ARGENTINA
MAP 2.5 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 3.7 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS
MAP 4.6 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.7 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.5 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
MAP 3.3 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 5.1 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 3.9 CRETE, GREECE
MAP 4.6 SIKKIM, INDIA
MAP 3.5 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.6 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
MAP 5.2 TONGA
MAP 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.4 D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.8 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.7 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.7 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
MAP 5.2 TONGA
MAP 5.0 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

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

The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Sat May 19, 7:15 AM ET

Low-pressure systems moving along the East Coast were expected to bring significant rain to the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Saturday. Minor coastal flooding was possible in northern New England. Showers and thunderstorms were forecast for drought-stricken South Florida, while the Southeast and the Mississippi Valley were expected to stay dry.Scattered showers were forecast for the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, Southwest, Great Basin and the Rockies.The Southwest could hit triple digits, while the Southeast was expected to reach the 70s and 80s. The Northeast was to rise into the 50s and 60s, while the Northwest could see temperatures in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Friday ranged from a low of 26 degrees at West Yellowstone, Mont., to a high of 110 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.

EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH

GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
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 (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

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

N. Florida wildfires continue MAY 19,07
The Associated Press

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Firefighters have made progress containing a raging wildfire in north Florida, but strengthening winds over the next two days could cause problems, officials said Thursday.The next two days are supposed to be high hazard days on that fire, said Jim Harrell, a spokesman for the Florida Division of Forestry. We're really concerned that high winds will push the fire.With 198 active fires in Florida as of Thursday, Harrell said the one near Lake City was the only fire still posing a significant threat. The Division of Forestry was watching another 8-10 fires, Harrell said, but those were all 80-95 percent contained.The fire near Lake City was covering 120,515 acres and was 65 percent contained, Harrell said.Firefighters have made good progress the past two days, Harrell said. It's been very mild weather.

Officials said as of Thursday, 725 homes remain evacuated, mostly located along U.S. 441, north of Interstate 10. Harrell said firefighters have been setting up near the homes to make sure they are not ignited by embers floating from the main fire. Besides firefighters on the ground, Harrell said four tanker planes have dropped 2,000-2,500 gallons of retardant on the blaze to help strengthen the lines.
Seven new fires started in the state Thursday, covering 6.3 acres, Harrell said. Georgia and Florida have been battling hundreds of wildfires over the past few weeks, but the one near the state border was the most threatening.Smoke from south Georgia wildfires reached all the way to Atlanta early Wednesday.

OZONE DEPLETION

ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

Hotter temps could be key ingredient to more severe summer weather in Canada at 12:06 on May 19, 2007, EST.

TORONTO (CP) - At least one of the main ingredients for a summer of active, violent weather is being forecast for much of the country, Environment Canada's senior climatologist warns. For the rest of May, June, July and August we're suggesting that the temperatures across... most of Canada look like warmer than normal, said David Phillips. You have at least the potential there for extreme summer weather. While Ontario has already seen some severe weather, the potential for a more active Atlantic hurricane season could also impact the Maritimes, Phillips said. We typically get about nine tropical storms, and they're talking about the possibility of maybe 17, so therefore conditions are ripe.The forecast, as well, for drier than normal conditions in the West could mean droughts and a greater risk of forest fires, said Phillips - who noted the problems already being encountered in northwestern Ontario.

That just doesn't affect forests and wilderness areas, but it also affects campers and tourism in those areas too, he said. Given the early start to the fire season in northwestern Ontario, many are concerned about what might follow, said Bob Thomas, a spokesman for Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources. This is rather unusual, he said, noting that while a bad fire season isn't assured, the prospect is in the back of people's minds. Certainly we're going to have to give that some thought, because we're going to have to be ready.However, Phillips says there's nothing concrete to suggest there will actually be more severe weather and he's not advising anyone to go out and cancel their holidays or take out extra insurance. Still, past experience suggests the chance is there.

I'd be the most surprised person in Canada if we didn't get have our share (of severe weather), he said. That is just generally what weather bring us in this part of the world.Even before the Victoria Day long weekend arrived to signal the unofficial start of summer, two severe weather incidents had already hit southern Ontario. On April 23, thunderstorm-produced wind gusts of 120 to 150 km/hr damaged buildings north of Toronto, injuring one person and knocking out power to 17,000 customers. Last Tuesday, a cold front moved across southern Ontario that produced hail-laden thunderstorms and a probable tornado touchdown in the community of Monkton, north of Stratford.

Winds up to 113 km/hr downed trees, cutting power to 7,000. Flash flooding in Toronto prompted warnings for people to stay away from swollen, fast-running waterways. Hydro One spokesman Al Manchee said while the early onset of severe weather doesn't have the province's massive power utility concerned it has caught their attention. We are prepared, he said, adding lessons have been learned from multiple severe weather events that crippled hydro service across central and northern Ontario last year. We hope it doesn't end up like last summer.Three severe weather events hit central and northern Ontario and western Quebec between July and September last year, where high winds downed trees and branches, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in each case. Hydro One and the Insurance Bureau of Canada estimated the first two of those storms cost nearly $100 million in damage.

In 2006, Environment Canada recorded 23 tornadoes in Ontario alone - almost double the yearly average of 14. Phillips said tornadoes shouldn't come as a surprise, as the country sees an average of 80 each year - second in the world only to the United States. Another possibility, Phillips said, is more heat and smog advisories akin to 2005, particularly in southern Canada. There were 51 smog days in Ontario that year compared to just 16 in 2006. During the recent emergency preparedness week, the federal government urged Canadians to know the potential risks of severe weather, make a plan and have an emergency kit handy. We are encouraging Canadians to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in the event of an emergency, which is the length of time it takes to mobilize a relief effort in a significant way, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said earlier this month. The Harper government says it put aside $38 million over two years in its 2006 budget to enhance federal capacity to deal with catastrophes and emergencies.

FAMINE

REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)

LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS INCREDIBLE FAMINE WILL OCCUR IN THE LAST DAYS. THIS BEE DISASTER WILL CAUSE SOME OF IT AS BEES HELP POLONISE THE FRUIT, SO FRUIT PRICES WILL SKYROCKET.

Harsh weather to be blamed for declining bee population not Colony Collapse Disorder BY JOHN CHRISTIANSON - The Truro Daily News MAY 19,07

DEBERT - Blueberry harvesters should not worry about a so-called colony collapse disorder of bee hives that has producers concerned in other parts of North America, says a local bee-keeper.Tony Phillips of Debert supplies 80-90 hives per year to blueberry producers and he says die-off in local hives can be attributed to a harsh fall and winter.I think we’ve had losses that some people have had more than they’re used to but the winter is an explanation for that, he said. Media reports from central Canada suggest there’s a massive die-off of bees in 27 U.S. states where 90 per cent of the colonies have disappeared. Called Colony Collapse Disorder, reports suggest the mysterious die-off has affected parts of Canada as well.About 17,000 hives are rented out to blueberry producers in Nova Scotia to help pollinate crops.

Don Johnson, a small blueberry producer in Great Village, hasn’t experienced any die-off, on the scale reported in the United States, on the 10 acres he farms.Last year he rented four boxes of bees at $75 each to help with his crop.My crop personally suffered because of the weather, he said. It was rainy and the bees didn’t seem to want to come out. The bees that I had didn’t seem to want to work.

Phillips said the die-off in the U.S. and in parts of Canada is not as mysterious as some people believe. He said he hasn’t seen colony collapse himself and said that there is a strong indication that some bee keepers are seeing an escalated die-off because of an accumulation of stressors capped off by a virus.They think it’s an accumulative thing, he said

Bees are facing a number of stressors including overcrowding in some areas, chemicals used in agriculture and in the hives themselves for disease control and antibiotics, migratory bee-keeping, trucking from one pollination contract to another and a split to create new hives.All of these things can be stress points and it can be one last thing, the tipping point ... I think they have identified a fungus that was the tipping point with these bees. No one knows for sure, but they think the tipping point was a fungus.George Johnson, a Great Village blueberry producer, said it might be time to think about using the indigenous Alfalfa leafcutter bee to pollinate their crops. The bee is an alternative to the honey bee that is susceptible to disease.Phillips said local beekeepers shouldn’t be overly concerned about Colony Collapse Disorder.I think you’ll be okay in Nova Scotia, he said.

DISEASES

REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).

Viral disease sickens hundreds in China Sat May 19, 9:51 AM ET

BEIJING - An outbreak of a viral disease common in children has sickened almost 900 people in eastern China but the outbreak has been contained, state media said Saturday. The outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease began in late April in the city of Linyi in Shandong province, the Xinhua News Agency said.About 470 patients had recovered by Friday and another 393 people — mostly children — were still sick with more than half still in the hospital, Xinhua said, citing Bao Wenhui, the deputy director of the provincial health department.The latest information was likely a response to media reports earlier this week that said more than two dozen children had died and that there had been a cover-up. The reports also said the true figures had not been released to prevent public panic. Local health officials dismissed those reports as rumors.

China has in the past been accused of foot-dragging in releasing information about outbreaks of diseases such as bird flu and severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.A 2-year-old girl diagnosed as a probable hand, foot and mouth patient died on April 29, but no other deaths have been reported since, Xinhua said.Hand, foot and mouth disease is common in young children and is characterized by fever, mouth sores and a rash with blisters. It is not related to foot and mouth disease, which infects cattle, sheep and swine.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes hand, foot and mouth disease as mild, and says nearly all patients recover in seven to 10 days without medical treatment. But one cause of the disease may also lead to more serious and fatal diseases such as encephalitis or a type of paralysis, according to the CDC.Xinhua said local health departments have launched a public awareness campaign and quarantined children who are sick.

Shandong reported 2,477 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in 2005, including one death, and 3,030 cases in 2006, two of which were fatal, the report said.

Israel launches new airstrikes on Hamas By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer MAY 19,07

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli airstrikes targeted Hamas for a fifth straight day Saturday, hitting a rocket squad and two workshops in Gaza, and the defense minister warned militants who attack Israel they should be very afraid.But Defense Minister Amir Peretz also said now is not the time for a major Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.Hospital officials said two Palestinians were killed and four wounded in the latest Israeli strikes.Days of Israeli air attacks on Hamas targets have coincided with a surge in deadly infighting between Hamas gunmen and rivals from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction. On Saturday, the two groups reached a new cease-fire deal, pledging to pull fighters off the streets and exchange hostages, officials from both sides said.Previous truce agreements quickly collapsed in recent days, and it was not clear whether this one would hold. Failure to stanch the bloodshed would spell the end of the shaky power-sharing agreement Hamas and Fatah reached two months ago to end a previous round of internal strife.

Clashes erupted outside the home of a senior Fatah official in Gaza City as the latest truce was reached, and security officials said several people were wounded. In the course of the gunbattle, the convoy of a Fatah-allied colonel in the Palestinian intelligence came under fire, but no one was hurt.

Later, however, teams of representatives from the various Palestinian militant factions went around to buildings to make sure gunmen had come down from rooftops. Once rooftops are cleared, an exchange of an unknown number of hostages kidnapped during the past week is to begin. Other faction members removed roadblocks that had been erected during the fighting to identify gunmen from rival factions.Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said he expected the latest truce to stick because of Israel's military strikes.No one would accept to fight one another while the Israelis are shelling Gaza, he said.Israel launched its latest round of airstrikes on Tuesday to counter a stepped-up barrage of Hamas rockets on Israeli border towns. The militant group, which refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist, has fired nearly 120 rockets at southern Israel since Tuesday, the military said.

On Saturday, Israel missiles slammed into a rocket squad near the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the army said.Earlier in the day, missile strikes demolished two suspected Hamas metal workshops.Saturday's two deaths brought to 22 the number of Palestinians killed in airstrikes in the past week.Peretz warned militants involved in rocket operations should be very afraid, because it is our intention to act against Hamas.We are mainly focusing on sensitive locations tied to Hamas, he told Israel Radio, adding that these locations included rocket workshops.Asked whether Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and the head of Hamas' military wing, Ahmed Jaberi, could also be targets, Peretz said he would not rule out any action that makes it clear to everyone that we don't intend to allow anyone to harm Israeli citizens.At the same time, he said Israel would not embark on a major offensive in the Gaza Strip because it had other, unspecified tools in its arsenal to use against rocket-launchers.

Israel's Security Cabinet is to meet on Sunday with senior defense officials to discuss the rocket attacks and how to respond, Israel media reported. Four rockets hit the border area Saturday, causing damage, but no injury. A day earlier, four Israelis were hurt in rocket attacks. Peretz said Israel is worried by Hamas' efforts to extend the range of its rockets, which include training in Iran. The Israeli airstrikes have driven Hamas fighters out of their bases, prompting accusations that Israel is helping Fatah. Peretz insisted Israel is not interfering in the internal fighting. However, he also said that we certainly would like the moderate forces to emerge with the upper hand, a reference to Fatah. The weeklong Hamas-Fatah fighting has killed more than 50 Palestinians and wounded dozens. By mid-afternoon, Hamas and Fatah announced they had reached a new cease-fire deal, negotiated in a meeting at the Egyptian Embassy and endorsed by Abbas and Hamas' supreme leader, Khaled Mashaal.

The main guarantee is that this agreement was reached by ... Mr. Abbas and Mr. Mashaal, Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti said. We are trying to have an atmosphere of national unity and reconciliation. The most important thing is to stop any form of internal violence between Palestinians.Abbas and Haniyeh, the most senior Hamas politician in Gaza, have so far failed to calm the situation, indicating they have largely lost control to the gunmen and their political patrons. Abbas has stayed in his West Bank headquarters during the fighting. Palestinian officials said he was told by security advisers not to travel to Gaza, for fear of possible danger to his life.

Iran-EU nuclear talks likely in Spain: report Sat May 19, 9:14 AM ET

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The next round of talks between Iran and the European Union on Tehran's disputed nuclear program is likely to take place in Spain this month, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Saturday. Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, a Spaniard, last met in Turkey on April 25-26 to discuss the nuclear row. They agreed to meet again but without fixing a date and venue.There is a high possibility that it will take place in Spain, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told the ILNA news agency, suggesting the meeting would be sometime between May 22 and May 31.The official IRNA news agency earlier this week said May 31 was the agreed date.In Brussels, EU officials confirmed a meeting was expected to take place at the end of the month but were not able to confirm the date or location.Iran is embroiled in a deepening standoff with major powers over its atomic ambitions, which the West fears are aimed at making nuclear weapons. Tehran says it wants only to produce electricity.

The United Nations has imposed two sets of sanctions on Iran since December over its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment -- a process that can be used to make atomic warheads.U.S. officials have warned of a third, tougher resolution if Tehran does not halt such work but Iranian leaders have repeatedly said they will not bow to such pressure.Asked whether Iran would make any new proposals at the meeting with Solana, Mottaki said: The discussion is not over a particular proposal but it is possible that different ideas will be discussed.(Additional reporting by Dale Hudson in Brussels)

ROMANS 18:18,22,25
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature (SATAN) more than the Creator, (GOD)( THIS VERSE SAYS CREATOR NOT BIG BANGER) who is blessed for ever. Amen.

THIS IS SICK TRYING TO SAY THE BIBLE IS AN INDECENT PUBLICATION.

Bible spared indecent classification in Hong Kong Fri May 18, 12:57 AM ET

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's media regulator has rejected calls to reclassify the Bible as an indecent publication following more than 2,000 complaints about its sexual and violent content, including rape and incest. The Bible is a religious text which is part of civilization. It has been passed from generation to generation, Hong Kong's Television and Licensing Authority (TELA) said in a statement issued late on Thursday.It said it would not submit the Bible to the Obscene Articles Tribunal for classification.The regulator received 2,041 complaints against the Bible this week, following an uproar over a sex column in a student magazine that was classified as indecent by authorities for asking if readers had ever fantasized about incest or bestiality.

A Web site launched soon afterwards campaigned to have the Bible similarly classified, citing passages with sexual and violent content it claimed went beyond that of the sex column.But TELA said in its statement the Bible had not violated standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable members of the community.Publications classified as indecent in Hong Kong can only be bought by people aged over 18 and must be sealed in a wrapper with a statutory warning notice.