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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.

Tropical Storm Julio hits Mexico's Baja peninsula By IGNACIO MARTINEZ, Associated Press Writer AUG 25,08

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Tropical Storm Julio drenched the resort-studded southern Baja California peninsula with heavy rains Sunday as authorities evacuated more than 2,500 families living along riverbeds near the coast. Julio moved over Baja with sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph) and was pushing inland and northward past Cabo San Lucas, where many families moved to shelters.The U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami said Julio could dump 3 to 6 inches (7.5 to 15 centimeters) of rain on the normally parched Mexican peninsula, raising fears of flash flooding. The storm was expected to weaken to a tropical depression late Monday.Most vacationers rode out the bad weather inside their hotel rooms, but some ventured out on shopping trips and excursions on Sunday.They're very calm, said Jorge Castro, front desk manager at the hillside Hotel Finiterra. The 224 guests were warned to stay away from the ocean, but none made plans to leave early.They can see it's not a huge problem. Some have even gone out on activities, on tours, or sand biking, Castro added.The storm was centered about 50 miles (85 kilometers) west-northwest of the Baja California Sur state capital of La Paz, and was moving north-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph). Tropical storm force winds extended 70 miles (110 kilometers) from the storm center.The hurricane center said the storm should enter the northern Gulf of California by Tuesday.

Chad floods force 10,000 from homes, kill 3: U.N. By Moumine Ngarmbassa
Sat Aug 23, 10:19 AM ET

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Floods in southern Chad have forced 10,000 people from their homes and killed three, the United Nations said on Saturday, adding to the toll from seasonal rains spreading destruction and disease across Africa's Sahel region. The United Nations said last week floods had uprooted an estimated 200,000 people across West Africa.Kingsley Amaning, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Chad, said in a statement on Saturday that 10,000 had lost their homes due to flooding in and around the southern town of Sahr.Torrential rains have been hitting Sahr since late July, and have continued up to the present time, Amaning's office said in a statement.

Three people, caught under their collapsing homes, have been reported dead, and eight seriously injured, it said.Seasonal rains fall generally between June and October across Africa's Sahel band, which runs across the continent south of the Sahara. Heavy or prolonged downpours can cause flash flooding and cause mud-built houses to collapse.School teacher Rock Ndotam was one of the lucky ones: part of his house collapsed, but some of it was still standing at the weekend despite waterlogged streets and alleyways in the Mangara district where he lives on the outskirts of Sahr.We are crammed into two rooms along with all the children, the father of seven told Reuters by telephone from Sahr.We haven't received any help yet -- we have been registered, but we are still waiting. ... These are really difficult conditions, he said.U.N. aid workers are concentrating on getting sheeting for shelter, chlorine to purify drinking water, health supplies and nutritional supplements such as high energy biscuits for children and nursing mothers.They are particularly worried about hygiene and spreading disease as flooding had destroyed some 122 latrines and showers.The spread of malaria, diarrhea and respiratory diseases, could affect up to 30,000 people, World Health Organization doctor Dah ould-Cheik said in the U.N. statement.

Water-borne diseases are a threat during seasonal rains, which have been particularly heavy in some parts of West Africa this year.Flooding in July forced an estimated 150,000 people from their homes in Benin alone. In neighboring Togo, France sent troops to help rebuild bridges swept away by rains that killed at least nine people.Further round Africa's Atlantic coast, tiny Guinea-Bissau is struggling to control an outbreak of cholera that has killed at least 59 people since May.
(Writing by Alistair Thomson, editing by Mary Gabriel)

Two million hit by Indian monsoon, toll reaches 800 Sun Aug 24, 3:37 PM ET

LUCKNOW, India (AFP) - The death toll from monsoon-related accidents reached 800 and two million people have been displaced by flooding following heavy rains across India, officials said on Sunday. At least 26 people died in overnight accidents in northern Uttar Pradesh, taking the toll to 686 in the country's most populous state since the monsoon struck in June, Relief Commissioner G. K. Tandon said.Several districts are receiving continuous rains for the past month and a half, Tandon said in the state capital Lucknow as local aid agencies backed by World Health Organisation staff rushed emergency supplies to those affected.Tandon put the number of people hit by the floods at 1.29 million and said 3,000 villages were swamped in Uttar Pradesh, in monsoon damage he described as unprecedented.Lightning strikes, boat accidents and house collapses are common during the June-September monsoon in tropical India.In the adjacent eastern state of Bihar, 24 people died in rain-linked accidents since Saturday, a government spokesman said in the regional capital Patna.

The latest fatalities raised Bihar's monsoon death toll to at least 60 so far this month, according to the latest figures.Nearly 750,000 people are reeling under the impact of the floods, a Bihar Disaster Management Department spokesman said.The army deployed rescue helicopters as experts warned seven rivers in Bihar were in spate and that more rain was forecast.Northern Punjab saw 14 deaths in August, while 40 others died in heavy downpours in southern India during the month, according to separate official reports.Authorities in New Delhi evacuated scores of farmers from the banks of Yamuna as the river flowed at danger levels, officials said on Sunday.

The river banks are now swamped and we are ready to plug any breach that may occur in the anti-flood embankments, a city flood official said.Last year more than 2,000 people were killed in the worst monsoon floods in decades that wreaked havoc across South Asia.

Lingering Fay dumps rain on south, eyes New Orleans Sun Aug 24, 3:08 PM ET

MIAMI (AFP) - Tropical storm Fay, which left dozens dead in the Caribbean and Florida, has been downgraded to a depression but was still drenching southern US states Sunday along the Katrina-ravaged Gulf coast. Fay weakens to a depression, but heavy rains and flooding could continue for several days, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a statement late Saturday, with the storm slowing to a crawl after an extraordinarily long run beginning August 15, when it formed in the Caribbean.The depression swirled over the Florida Panhandle and crept westward into Alabama and Mississippi on Sunday, with New Orleans and other coastal cities and towns still suffering from Hurricane Katrina's ferocity three years ago now bracing for as much as 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain.On Saturday Fay spawned tornadoes that ripped through seven counties in south Florida, destroying 10 homes and damaging 50 others, local emergency officials said.Some 50,000 homes have been flooded, and the storm knocked out power for 100,000 people.Fay killed 11 people during its seven-day zig-zag over Florida, and President George W. Bush declared an emergency in the waterlogged, wind-battered state on Thursday, opening the way for federal disaster assistance.

Since it powered up from the Caribbean just short of hurricane strength last weekend, Fay first blasted through the tourist-heavy Florida Keys, then plowed up the west coast before making landfall Tuesday and crossing very slowly to the northeast.It drifted out over the Atlantic before boomeranging back westward over northern Florida and towards other Gulf coast states.The storm is reportedly blamed for at least one death in Georgia as well.While the storm began breaking apart on Sunday as dry air sucked it inland, it was still packing heavy rain that has put officials in New Orleans on guard against a repeat of the devastating deadly flooding delivered by Hurricane Katrina.A flash flood watch is in effect through Monday evening for much of southeastern Louisiana, Danielle Manning of the National Weather Service told the New Orleans Times-Picayune.Army Corps of Engineers staff in New Orleans were put on alert to monitor water levels in canals that are connected to Lake Pontchartrain -- the lake whose levees famously burst during Katrina -- and to implement emergency drainage operations if needed.We have activated our teams as a precautionary measure for the safety of the public, New Orleans district commander Alvin Lee said in the Times-Picayune.We are ready to close the gates and run the pumps should the need arise, he added.Governor Bob Riley declared a state of emergency in Alabama, where officials issued flood warnings, opened shelters and readied trucks capable of conducting floodwater rescues.The storm was working itself westward at about 10 miles (16 kilometers) per hour, but Fay could become nearly stationary or stall on Monday over eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service.Earlier in the Caribbean, Fay left a trail of destruction and at least 40 deaths -- most of them in Haiti, where a truck carrying around 60 passengers plunged into a swollen river during the storm.

Fla. homes evacuated as waters rise in wake of Fay By SARAH LARIMER, Associated Press Writer AUG 25,08

MIAMI - Flooding left behind by Tropical Storm Fay forced residents in parts of northern Florida out of their homes Sunday, while the storm's remnants were forecast to dump several inches of rain on at least four other states. Officials ferried people by boat from homes in DeBary, 25 miles north of Orlando, where some streets were under 4 feet of water, and flooded neighborhoods in and around Tallahassee.

The water is very deep. It's already at everybody's door, said Debra Galloway, who lives in the Timber Lake subdivision east of Tallahassee. She was still at home Sunday evening but had no power and said if the rain continued, she would join neighbors who had already left by boat.Fay made landfall a record four times in Florida before it was downgraded to a tropical depression late Saturday. The storm caused widespread flooding as it zigzagged across Florida for nearly a week.Fay has been blamed for 13 deaths in the U.S., 11 in Florida and one each in Alabama and Georgia. A total of 23 died in Haiti and the Dominican Republic from flooding.The storm's remnants were forecast to bring several inches of rain to Alabama, Mississippi, eastern Louisiana and Tennessee on Sunday and Monday.President Bush declared four hard-hit Florida counties disaster areas. The declaration makes funds available for emergency work and repairs to governments in Brevard, Monroe, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. More could be added later.On Sunday, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist visited the site of heavy flooding in Wakulla County in the Florida Panhandle.I think this storm is close to being over, Crist told Red Cross volunteers. I don't know of one staying here longer.

Crist stopped at the Riverside Cafe on the banks of the St. Marks River, where a pole indicates the water level of past storms. While Hurricane Dennis brought 4 feet of water in 2005, owner Stan West said Fay brought only about 6 inches.God was good to us, West said as he served Crist fried and raw oysters.But forecasters said West and others along the St. Marks River and similar waterways may not be in the clear.

The river was recorded at 6.9 feet on Friday. On Sunday, it was at 12.89 feet, and it may take some time for the water to recede, said Todd Hamill, a forecaster at the Southeast River Forecast Center in Georgia.The 310-mile St. Johns River, which runs north from central Florida to the far northeast corner of the state, is the most swollen it has been since the 2004 hurricane season, Hamill said. On Wednesday, it was at 3.5 feet at one point. Four days of heavy rain later, it was at 10.2 feet.The water had nowhere to go, he said.In Timber Lake, the 300-home subdivision near Tallahassee, firefighters, police and sheriff's deputies spent Saturday night and all day Sunday ferrying people out after a large holding pond overflowed.As many as 100 homes were flooded, while the rest were cut off from the subdivision's only entrance road. Water rose near the tops of mailboxes, stranding several cars, and residents were told it could be days before power was restored because transformers were underwater.Lagorris Smith, 35, went back to his house by boat to get his 6-year-old daughter's backpack and school work. He had gotten his family out just as water reached his house, though it had not flooded by Sunday evening. We were blessed, said Smith, who said he had never seen such bad flooding in seven years in the subdivision. Jason Russell, 34, closed Friday on a new house in a different neighborhood. He hadn't intended to move until next weekend, but after the power went out, he spent Sunday emptying his Timber Lake house. We're getting the hell out of here, said Russell, whose face was covered in sweat as he and his brother-in-law hauled a small freezer up a dirt path and through the woods, the only way out of the subdivision besides the flooded main road. This sucks.In other states, the rain was welcome. Some areas expected to get heavy rain have been suffering long-term drought conditions. In Huntsville, Ala., National Weather Service senior forecaster Andy Kula said the five-day rainfall projection through Friday — 6 to 7 inches south of the Tennessee River and 3 to 4 inches north of the river — would spread out and was not expected to create a flood problem. We need something like this to recharge the soil. It probably won't be a total drought-buster, Kula said.

President Bush Names 4 Florida Counties Disaster Areas From Fay
Posted By: Josey Crews AUG 25,08

MIAMI, FL (AP) -- President Bush declared Sunday that four Florida counties hit hardest by Tropical Storm Fay are major disaster areas, making them eligible for federal aid. The declaration makes funds available for emergency work and repairs to governments in Brevard, Monroe, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. State and federal emergency officials are still assessing the damage from the weeklong storm that caused at least 11 deaths in Florida and one each in Georgia and Alabama. More counties could be added. The funding has not yet been extended to individual homeowners whose properties were damaged by high winds or flood waters. I'm pleased about the declaration and grateful to President Bush, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said before touring flood damage at the St. Mark's River in north Florida. Mary Blakeney, spokeswoman for the emergency management office in Okeechobee County, said officials hope to have a decision in coming days about individual home owner assistance. Those calls have been coming in ... and, at this point, we have some teams coming in that will be doing a more detailed assessment where they will be going into these homes and looking at what type of damage they've had, Blakeney said. Fay was downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday night after making a record fourth landfall in Florida. Its remnants were forecast to dump several inches of rain across Alabama, Mississippi, eastern Louisiana and Tennessee on Sunday and Monday. Emergency officials in Alabama attributed another death to Fay on Sunday after recovering the body of a man who disappeared swimming in Lake Martin on Saturday during rough weather caused by the storm.

Authorities remain concerned about flooding in areas hit hard by the storm in central Florida. Brevard County Emergency Management spokeswoman Kimberly Prosser said waters on the St. John's River could continue to rise as runoff flows into the river. Some of the areas expected to get heavy rains Sunday and Monday have been suffering long-term drought conditions. In Huntsville, Ala., National Weather Service senior forecaster Andy Kula said the 5-day rainfall projection through Friday -- 6 to 7 inches south of the Tennessee River and 3 to 4 inches north of the river -- would spread out and was not expected to create a flood problem. We need something like this to recharge the soil. It probably won't be a total drought-buster, Kula said Sunday. o help victims of this disaster, please call 1-800-825-3786.

US warship carrying aid supplies reaches Georgia By DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer AUG 25,08

ABOARD THE U.S.S. MCFAUL - A U.S. Navy destroyer loaded with humanitarian aid reached Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday, bringing baby food, bottled water and a message of support for an embattled ally. Before the warship arrived, a Russian general suggested U.S. ships moving across the Black Sea would worsen tensions already driven to a post-Cold War high by a short but intense war between Russia and Georgia.The population of Georgia will feel more safe from today from the Russian aggression, Georgian Defense Minister David Kezerashvili told The Associated Press on the aft missile deck of the McFaul after greeting U.S. Navy officers in crisp white uniforms on shore.They will feel safe not because the destroyer is here but because they will feel they are not alone facing the Russian aggression, he added.Local children offered the Americans wine and flowers.In Europe, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would convene a special meeting of European Union leaders over the crisis as Russia ignored Western accusations it has fallen short of its commitment to withdraw forces from its smaller neighbor.The war erupted Aug. 7 as Georgia launched a massive artillery barrage targeting the Russian-backed separatist province of South Ossetia. Russian forces repelled the offensive and drove deep into Georgia, taking crucial positions across the small former Soviet republic.Russia pulled the bulk of its troops and tanks out Friday under a cease-fire brokered by Sarkozy, but built up its forces in and around South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another separatist region. They also left other military posts at locations inside Georgia proper.The U.S. and EU say both those moves violated Russia's commitments.NATO halted the operations of its vehicle for interaction with Russia, demanding a fuller withdrawal, and Moscow responded by freezing military contacts with the alliance — its Cold War foe whose eastward expansion has angered a resurgent Russia.The guided missile cruiser USS McFaul, carrying about 55 tons of humanitarian aid, is the first of three American ships scheduled to arrive this week. It brought baby food, diapers, bottled water, milk and hygiene products.

Sailors in a chain on deck passed the supplies up from the hold to be lifted by a crane for transport to shore.The commander of the U.S. task force carrying aid to Georgia by ship, Navy Capt. John Moore, downplayed the significance of a destroyer bringing aid.We really are here on a humanitarian mission, he said.The McFaul, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is outfitted with an array of weaponry, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads, and a sophisticated radar system. For security reasons the Navy does not say whether ships are carrying nuclear weapons, but they usually do not.The deputy chief of Russia's general staff suggested that the arrival of U.S. and other NATO ships in the Black Sea would increase tensions. Russia shares the sea with NATO members Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria as well as Georgia and Ukraine, whose pro-Western presidents are leading drives for NATO membership.I don't think such a buildup will foster the stabilization of the atmosphere in the region, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency quoted Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn as saying Saturday.A U.S. official said the American ship anchored in Batumi, Georgia's main oil port on the Black Sea, because of concerns about damage to the Georgian port of Poti — not because Poti is closer to Russian forces in Abkhazia and Georgia proper. Russian troops still hold positions near Poti, and Georgian port officials say radar, Coast Guard ships and other port facilities were extensively damaged by Russian forces. AP journalists there have reported on Russians looting the area. An AP television cameraman and his Georgian driver were treated roughly and briefly detained Sunday by Russian troops outside Poti as he shot video of Russian positions. Adding to the tension, South Ossetian officials claimed that Georgia was building up military forces in an area along the edge of the battered region and had fired sporadically at villages overnight. As Moscow's military moved to redraw de facto borders on the ground, Russia's parliament on Monday was planning to consider renewed requests from South Ossetia and Abkhazia for recognition of their claims of independence from Georgia.

Georgia claims Russia wants to annex the regions.

In other developments, a few miles west of the central city of Gori a fire tore through an oil train after an explosion, sending plumes of black smoke into the air. The cause was not clear. Several Georgian officials said they suspected the train hit a land mine and blamed Russian forces, who just withdrew from the area. Later, one official suggested the fire could be linked to discarded munitions in the area.

Georgia straddles a key westward route for oil from Azerbaijan and other Caspian Sea nations including Kazakhstan, giving it added strategic importance as the U.S. and the EU seek to decrease Russia's dominance of oil and gas exports from the former Soviet Union. Associated Press Writers Christopher Torchia in Gori and Skra, Georgia; Misha Dzhindhzikhashvili in Tbilisi, Georgia; and Steve Gutterman in Moscow contributed to this report.

SIGNS OF THE END OF THE AGE (NOT THE WORLD) THE WORLD GOES ON FOREVER.

GENESIS 1:5,14
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:(ISRAELS HOLY DAYS AND SABBATH STARTS AT 6PM) And for SIGNS (PROPHECY SIGNS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, OUR DAY)

IN THE BEGINNING God's true calendar not a 7-day cycle? Some Christians challenging system, say Sabbath floats month to month August 22, 2008 10:35 pm Eastern By Joe Kovacs 2008 WorldNetDaily

Is it possible the entire world is just plain wrong when it comes to the current method of counting of days, weeks and months?At least two Christian women on the Pacific Coast think so, as they claim God's original calendar set into motion at Creation is not based on a continuous seven-day week.Their belief is that the true system of counting time is tied to what is called a lunisolar calendar, based upon both the sun and phases of the moon. They contend every new moon restarts the seven-day cycle, rather than having a continuous seven-day cycle which currently runs the world.

Laura Lee Vornholt-Jones

I could have gone my whole life and such a concept would have never occurred to me, says Laura Lee Vornholt-Jones, a 39-year-old full-time mother in Spokane, Wash., who has adjusted her traditional Seventh-Day Adventist outlook of Saturday observance to this alternate method since learning of it in late 2006. It was Earth-shattering to say the least.Vornholt-Jones has posted this theory on her 4AngelsPublications website, where she offers her book on the issue, The Great Calendar Controversy, for sale and for free viewing online.She told WND she still observes a Sabbath – that is to say, a biblical day of rest – every seven days; but she says the precise day of the week for that Sabbath actually floats from month to month when compared to the Gregorian calendar commonly used today.The theory suggests whatever day of the week the new moon occurs on, that particular day becomes Day One of the month.Then, count seven days from Day One until you reach the initial Sabbath of the month, which would always be on the eighth calendar day of the month. The next day of rest would be on the 15th, then the 22nd and 29th.Vornholt-Jones and her friend, photographer Kerrie French of Garden Valley, Calif., sought to bring the issue to light after reading a 2001 WND story in which Jan Marcussen, a fellow Seventh-Day Adventist from Thompsonville, Ill., was so sure there was no Bible verse declaring the first day of the week to be the Sabbath, he offered up to $1 million for clear, Scriptural proof.

Kerrie French

French says she became aware of this concept in July of last year.I studied it in depth for three months before making a complete paradigm shift from a Saturday Sabbath to what I call the lunisolar Creation Sabbath, French said. It was at a Hebrew-style wedding. The bride-to-be mentioned that Saturday was no longer her Sabbath, but that her Sabbath for that month of July 2007 was actually on Tuesday. I was shocked! The women claim according to this method of reasoning, every Sabbath in August 2008 actually falls on Sunday, the first day of the week.It's total bunk. These woman don't know anything from whence they speak, says one WND reader. The Bible says on the seventh day God rested and hallowed it. That was from the creation of the world, I don't know how much clearer you can get. The weekly Sabbath has nothing to do with the lunar or solar year. It never has, not even until this day. Jesus followed the same seventh day that Jews and Saturday-observant Christians follow today.Vornholt-Jones claims that persecution of both Jews and Christians became so intense in the 4th century, that knowledge of the true system was actually lost.As WND has reported, the whole subject of Sabbath observance is a hotly contested one in Christian circles, with believers split among Saturday, Sunday, any day of the week or even no special day of rest of any kind.When it comes to the origin of calendars, historians don't always provide concrete, universal answers.

For instance, the Encyclopedia Britannica explains, The origin of the Jewish calendar can no longer be accurately traced.It goes on to reveal disputes among scholars between the observance of a solar year in ancient Israel or a lunisolar calendar similar to that of ancient Babylonia.The online Jewish Encyclopedia clearly defines the Sabbath as The seventh day of the week; the day of rest.But the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia asserts, The new moon is still, and the Sabbath originally was, dependent upon the lunar cycle ... . Pastor Robert B. Scott of Edmonton, Alberta, told WND: Regardless of what Jews have done or not done in history, nowhere in God's Word does proof exist that the new moons are to be regarded as holy Sabbath convocations for corporate worship. Whatever Jews may have done in history is irrelevant in determining whether the new moons are Sabbaths. We must obey the Word – not history.

Statue of Julius Caesar

Most nations of the world today abide by the Gregorian calendar, a solar-based system with 365 and 1/4 days, with individual weeks cycling every seven days from Sunday through Saturday.It was proclaimed in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a reform of the Julian calendar, which was instituted by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C., though not operating smoothly until A.D. 8.Vornholt-Jones maintains she's still a Seventh-Day Adventist, but says this concept is not exclusive to members of her church.I have heard of Catholics, I've talked to people with the Worldwide Church of God, Messianic Jews ... people in Africa, Australia – so it's not just a localized thing, she said.Regarding the ladies' attempt to cash in on the million-dollar challenge from 2001, WND contacted Marcussen who said:The offer was to anyone who could give one Bible verse showing that God commands us to keep holy the first day of the week [Sunday] instead of the seventh day [Saturday]. ...So I read the letter that you received, looking for the required Bible verse. I couldn't find it. Why not? Because it's not there. ...Both ministers and people have responded, seeking to show the desired change of God's holy Sabbath from the seventh to the first day of the week. They say many nice things, but Scripture proof is always lacking.Regarding the assertion the true calendar does not have a continuous weekly cycle, Marcussen said, Any society that tried to carry on their schools, church or business without a continuous weekly cycle would be in utter chaos. The poor people would get so confused that they wouldn't know what to do.He cited 1 Corinthians 14:33 which states, God is not the author of confusion.

He pointed out that the seventh-day Sabbath being Saturday has so permeated the cultures of the world for so long that many languages have the exact same word for both. In Greek, it is sabbaton; Italian, sabato; Spanish, sábado; Russian, subbota; Polish, sobota; and Hungarian, szómbat. Even the French samedi is from the Latin Sambata dies, for day of the Sabbath.Marcussen added: The challenge will continue, but society is now in such a state that I will ask for people to use either the Authorized King James Version of the Bible, or the New King James Version, lest someone try to get the money by writing a book with the desired statement in it, and call their book, The Bible.When asked how many people share the lunar Sabbath belief, Vornholt-Jones said there's no way to be certain.No one has ever even tried to find out how many there are as the focus has always been on the truth itself, rather than how many adhere to that truth, she said.But floating the Sabbath day from month to month does have ramifications.For me, it has not been difficult in the least, because I am self-employed, and do not have children in school, said French. My husband, however, is not with me in this; but I see the spirit of [God] working with him as he is studying his Bible as never before.

DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).

EU seeks fasttrack August 23, 2008

The European Union has expressed interest in negotiating with Thailand, Singapore and Brunei for fasttrack bilateral deals under the framework of the proposed AseanEU FreeTrade Agreement. The idea reflects the different stages of development among Asean members, with the EU hoping to move forward in talks with individual countries that are ready to enter negotiations.This follows four rounds of talks between the two trade blocs in which little progress has been made.Commerce Minister Chaiya Sasomsap said after meeting yesterday with the EU delegation that there were strong intentions to start FTA negotiations with Thailand.We foresee a good opportunity to liberalise trade with the EU, said Chaiya, adding that Thailand would shortly set up a special team to negotiate with EU officials.The EU has urged Thailand to wrap up negotiations on a fasttrack agreement within two years.EU Ambassador Friedrich Hamburger is optimistic that the potential FTA with the Kingdom can cover trade, services and investment.We hope to make progress [on a wider deal] in the next round of AseanEU negotiations, he said.The next session of AseanEU FTA talks will be held in Hanoi from October 1517. EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is expected to participate.The European Union is also planning to set up an EU Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, due to a rise in EU investment here.Meanwhile, Munenori Yamada, the newly appointed president of the Bangkok office of the Japan External Trade Organisation, yesterday met Chaiya to discuss plans to invest in the Thai energy sector.

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).

More listeriosis cases expected; Maple Leaf Foods expands recall
Sun Aug 24, 8:24 PM

The number of suspected and confirmed cases of listeriosis is expected to increase in the coming weeks because of the bacterium's long incubation period, Canada's health minister said Sunday evening.So far, there are 21 confirmed cases of listeriosis from food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, and 30 cases remain under investigation, Health Minister Tony Clement said at a news conference in Ottawa.Symptoms of listeriosis, which include vomiting, nausea and diarrhea, occur up to 70 days after contaminated food is consumed, with the average incubation period of 30 days, public health officials said.So we expect both the number of suspected cases and the number of confirmed cases will increase as the investigation continues and samples continue to be received from provincial, territorial and federal partners, Clement said.The outbreak has been linked to four deaths out of the 21 confirmed cases in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Three deaths were in Ontario and one was in B.C.Clement made his comments a day after government lab tests concluded that the bacteria strain linked to the listeria outbreak matched the one in some food products recalled last week by Maple Leaf Foods.The establishment of the link prompted the company to immediately expand its voluntary recall to include all the foods produced at its Toronto plant, one of the country's largest food recalls.Company president and chief executive Michael McCain said Sunday at a news conference in Toronto that the expanded recall at the Bartor Road facility was a precautionary measure and that no trace of the listeria strain had been found in any products beyond the ones that were recalled earlier this month.

We had to take the most conservative approach possible ... and recalled 100 per cent of the production from the entire facility, said McCain, whose company also paid to air public service announcements on television to warn Canadians.He said that the recall will cost the company about $20 million, about 10 times more than originally estimated, and that efforts to sanitize the Toronto plant, which is expected to reopen Tuesday, have gone well. Public health officials said they will monitor and test any products that are produced from the reopened plant before they're allowed to go on store shelves.On Saturday night, Canadian public health officials disclosed that lab tests conducted by Health Canada showed the link between the potentially-deadly bacterial outbreak and two recalled meat products from Maple Leaf Foods.We had two products that tested positive for the outbreak strain, including Maple Leaf Foods roast beef deli slices and corn beef deli slices, said Dr. Jeff Farber, director of Health Canada's bureau of microbial hazards.Test results for a third product were a close match to the outbreak strain, but showed a slight variance.

While these results are highly significant, and indicate that the investigation is on the right path, the investigation is not complete, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a news release. Test results on additional food samples expected next week will advance the investigation further.The results are good news because they confirm that health officials are looking in the right places for the cause of the outbreak, officials of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in Ottawa.We're very confident that we're on the right path, said Garfield Balsan, a food safety and recall specialist with CFIA.Trying to pinpoint the source of the microorganism has been difficult because it's so widespread and commonly found in the environment, such as in soil and in water, said Dr. Mark Raizenne, director general of Public Health Agency of Canada's centre for food-borne, environmental and zoonotic infectious diseases.That explains why public health and company officials have been saying it's unlikely the source of the contamination will ever be found.There are 60 to 70 cases of listeriosis each year, public health officials said.Maple Leaf Foods said Sunday it expects the additional recall affecting 220 products to be implemented swiftly. A list of specific products and codes is available on its website and on Canadian Food Inspection Agency's website. CFIA officials said they will make sure that all the products will be removed from the marketplace through checks, Balsan said.Tragically, our products have been linked to illness and loss of life. To those people who are ill, and to the families who have lost loved ones, I offer my deepest and sincerest sympathies, McCain said Saturday. Words cannot begin to express our sadness for their pain.People most at risk include newborns, the elderly, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, public health officials said. The public should wash their produce and avoid unpasteurized milk and dairy products, they advised.

MUSLIM NATIONS

EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO MARCH) 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,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) 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.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) 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:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)

EZEKIEL 39:1-8
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Russian military slams NATO's Black Sea presence Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:21:53 GMT Author : DPA

Moscow - The Russian military Saturday criticized the presence of NATO naval vessels in the Black Sea given the current conflict in Georgia. NATO is enhancing its military presence on the Black Sea under the pretext of providing humanitarian aid, Deputy Chief of Staff Anatoly Nogovitsyn said, according to a report by the Interfax news agency. This does not contribute to stability in the region, the colonel general added. The US destroyer USS McFaul is currently on its way to Georgia carrying aid supplies, passing the Bosphorus on Friday evening, accompanied by a Polish naval vessel. Two more US naval vessels are scheduled to pass the straits off Istanbul headed for the Georgian coast in the coming days. Several other NATO naval vessels passed the straits into the Black Sea on Thursday on their way to a naval exercise off the coasts of NATO members Bulgaria and Romania in the western part of the sea. According to NATO, the exercise was planned more than a year ago.

Moscow against any new anti-Iran resolution: envoy Tehran, Aug 23, IRNA
Iran-Russia-Resolution

Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexander Sadovnikov said on Saturday that Moscow has never sought any new resolution against Iran's peaceful nuclear program. Talking to IRNA, he expressed the hope that Iran's all-out cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency would help find a logical and realistic solution to the issue.

On the Caspian Sea issues, the ambassador said Iran and Russia share identical views regarding the affairs related to the Caucasus region, including those of the Caspian Sea. Moscow believes that Tehran plays a key role in improving the regional stability and security, he said. Washington is trying to infiltrate into the Caucasus and Caspian regions by branding Moscow as a threat to regional interest, he said, reiterating that Russia has always been interested in establishing peace and security in the region. Moscow will never ignore its regional and national interest, he said, noting that Iran and Russia share common views regarding the issue and respect each other's interest and rights. Russia is against military presence of any non-regional state in the Caspian Sea, he said, stressing that NATO and the West are attempting to dictate their policies to the regional states and are willing to infiltrate into the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus. On Iran-Russia bilateral relations, Sadovnikov said Moscow is very much interested in further expansion of ties with Tehran, adding that such a cooperation would play a key role in establishing regional security. He underlined the need for Tehran-Moscow close cooperation in combat against contraband, weapons, narcotic drugs and human smuggling. The Russian ambassador reiterated that the regional problems should be solved by the regional states since military presence of any foreign state will tilt the regional balance.

PESTILENCES (CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS)

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

DID I MENTION THAT WEB BOT AN INTERNET PREDICTION SITE PREDICTED A LIMITED NUCLEAR WAREFARE FOR 2008 OR 2009. I BELIEVE IT WILL BE RUSSIA NUKING ITS SATELLITES INTO SUBMISSION BACK TO THE OLD SOVIET UNION. IF THIS PREDICTION IS CORRECT RUSSIAS CLAWS ARE OPEN FOR BLOOD FROM THE SKINS OF THE FORMER SATELLITES. OR IT COULD BE ISRAEL NUKING IRAN. ONE OF THE 2 IT WILL BE FOR SURE IF THE PREDICTION COMES TO PASS.

WEB BOT LIMITED NUCLEAR WARFARE.
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Germany proposes EU Georgia neighbourhood meeting 23 Aug 2008 15:53:40 GMT
Source: Reuters(Recasts with proposed Georgian conference)

BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed that the European Union stage a neighbourhood conference for Georgia which will include bordering states, a government spokesman said on Saturday.This is solely a conference aimed at supporting and strengthening Georgia in economic terms, government spokesman Thomas Steg said. It's not a conference aimed at finding a political solution to the conflict.German weekly magazine Der Spiegel said Merkel's vision was for neighbouring countries like Armenia and Azerbaijan to participate in the conference, but not Russia.A decision about the whether, when and who is entirely the responsibility of the EU presidency, another spokesman said.The proposal had been forwarded to France, which currently holds the six-month rotating presidency of the EU.Georgia has suffered extensive damage to housing and infrastructure since a Russian military intervention earlier this month in response to fighting between Georgian forces and rebels in the breakaway province of South Ossetia.On Saturday, Georgian troops were back in control of the country's main East-West highway after Russian forces pulled back, but Washington condemned the Kremlin for keeping what Moscow describes as peacekeepers in Georgia's heartland.In an earlier statement, spokesman Steg said Russia must immediately withdraw from Georgia and pull its troops back to positions held before the recent outbreak of hostilities.
(Reporting by Gernot Heller, writing by Dave Graham; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

A harsh world for Russia’s neighbours
Published: August 22 2008 19:25 2008 19:25 FINANCIAL TIMES

The Georgian crisis has shown President Dmitry Medvedev’s Russia for what it is – an aggressive authoritarian power. The slim hope that he might soften the tough line set by his ex-KGB predecessor, Vladimir Putin, is gone. Prime minister Putin is the master and President Medvedev does his bidding.The main foreign policy aim is to restore Russia’s lost superpower status: by recovering its dominance in the ex-Soviet Union, exploiting its role as an energy supplier and boosting its say in world affairs.

EDITOR’S CHOICE
Editorial Comment: A bully’s deserts - Aug-18Editorial Comment: Living with the Russian bear - Aug-12Chrystia Freeland: The new age of authoritarianism - Aug-11Russia bids to find new elite breed - Aug-06Moscow to seize grain export controls - Jul-31Russia and China settle border spat - Jul-21The Georgian adventure has been a great success. Moscow has punished pro-west Tbilisi for trying to join Nato and humiliatingly exposed the limits of the west’s support for allies in the post-Soviet region. It has developed a tool – support for embattled ethnic minorities – which can be used elsewhere. The next target could be pro-west Ukraine’s Crimea, with its ethnic Russian majority and a Russian outpost in the leased naval port of Sevastopol. Even Belarus, the most pro-Moscow ex-Soviet state, is worried. So are Nato’s east European members like Poland, which has quickly signed a US missile defence deal.

The post-1989 opening of the ex-Communist world to western values and interests has suffered a big defeat. But all is not lost. First, the gains made in reducing Russian dominance are huge, with a swathe of new European Union and Nato members. Next, while oil-rich Russia is wealthy, it has deep-seated problems, not least a declining population. Finally, despite Georgia, the world is not yet in a new cold war. There is scope for co-operating with Russia, as well as containing its aggressive intentions.The long list of issues for collaboration ranges from energy to nuclear non-proliferation. But the desire to work with Moscow must be matched by a clear response to Russian aggression. Nato’s mutual defence pledges should be backed by actions, such as building new forward bases in frontline countries, notably the Baltic states, and doing more to promote energy security.But the alliance must take greater care over any further eastward expansion. Until now, the west has forced Russia to accept enlargement, betting (correctly) that Moscow was too weak to respond. Russia has shown that is no longer the case. The west should accept future new members, including Georgia and Ukraine, only if they are really ready to join and if Nato can really defend them. It cannot absorb states with violent internal conflicts (Georgia) or with deep splits over Nato (Ukraine).This must not give Russia a veto over neighbours’ sovereign rights. Nor must it divide the region into spheres of influence. But countries that want to ally with the west will have to work harder to resist Russian pressure. And they can expect less western support than before. That is the painful reality, post Georgia.

Ukraine leader makes NATO bid on Independence Day By Sabina Zawadzki
Sun Aug 24, 8:18 AM ET

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine sees joining the NATO alliance as vital to its security, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday in a speech bound to antagonize Russia.

Marking 17 years of Ukrainian independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Yushchenko said Ukraine must also increase its own defenses -- a clear swipe at Russia which unnerved former Soviet republics when it sent troops into Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.In a congratulatory message to mark the day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Ukraine not to spoil their historically close ties.Yushchenko's speech to a crowd of thousands in Kiev's Independence Square, site of 2004 street protests that swept him to power, was followed by the first display in years of Ukraine's military hardware.Tanks, armored personnel carriers and missile launchers rolled down the capital's central streets. Military jets flew in formation overhead and the capital shook to the boom of cannon.

We must speed up our work to achieve membership of the European system of security and raise the defense capabilities of the country, Yushchenko said.Only these steps will guarantee our security and the integrity of our borders, he told the crowd, many dressed in traditional Cossack shirts.Yushchenko, who has stepped up his calls for swift NATO membership since Russian forces entered South Ossetia, warned Russia that Ukraine would not tolerate any attempt to divide it.Ukraine condemns any attempts to undermine the current world order and its democratic values. We condemn acts of forceful intervention and aggression, he said.We are well aware of the threats that are emerging more and more acutely in our region.Moscow is angry over Ukraine's, as well as Georgia's, NATO ambitions, seeing the encroachment of the alliance on its borders as a military threat.

PRECIOUS ASSET

Medvedev reminded Ukraine of the strong links between the two countries which reach back a thousand years.Our countries are linked by years of spiritual, cultural and historical ties. I believe the main task now is not to allow this precious asset, which we inherited from past generations, to be wasted, he said in a statement.We need to preserve it and build it up.In April NATO states refused to give Ukraine and Georgia a Membership Action Plan -- the first step towards membership -- but said the two countries would one day join the alliance. NATO countries will revisit the issue in December.Analysts say that Georgia's attempt to retake South Ossetia by force, which prompted Russia's incursion into Georgia, might have harmed Tbilisi's chances of joining the alliance soon.Ukraine backed Georgia in the conflict and was angered when Russia used ships moored in Ukraine Black Sea to land troops in Georgia. Kiev leases the port of Sevastopol to Moscow. Yushchenko tightened the rules of movement for the fleet, stationed in the pro-Russian Crimean region, and for several days there were concerns that there would be a standoff between the two countries as the ships came back. The first boat returned, without incident and to cheering crowds, on Friday. Thousands of pro-Russian supporters welcomed the Moskva flag ship on Saturday. (Additional reporting by Oleg Shchedrov in Moscow, Pavel Polityuk in Sevastopol and Elizabeth Piper in Kiev; editing by Myra MacDonald)

The Moscow Times Issue 3973 News U.S. Envoy Sees Georgia In NATO 25 August 2008

Russia has hastened Georgia's march toward membership in NATO by going to war over its breakaway province of South Ossetia, a senior U.S. diplomat said Saturday.I think what Russia has done now is the strongest catalyst it could have created to get Georgia in NATO, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza, U.S. envoy to the Caucasus, told Ekho Moskvy radio.This is what is going to happen now. Georgia is going to accelerate its march toward NATO and, I hope, to an action plan in December, he said.The 26-member alliance, which already includes the three former Soviet Baltic states, will convene in December to decide whether to grant Georgia a road map to accession, known as a Membership Action Plan.NATO has promised Georgia, which Russia's considers part of its traditional sphere of influence, that it will one day be admitted to the alliance. But opposition from some European member states has prevented it from setting any timeframe.Russia sent its troops into Georgia to defeat an attempt by the country's pro-Western leadership to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia.Moscow says it acted in its role as a regional peacekeeper to protect South Ossetia, most of whose people have been given Russian passports. But Georgia and its Western allies accuse Russia of going beyond that aim by pushing deep into Georgian territory.Russia has shown exactly why Georgia needs to be in NATO. ... Russia did not lift a finger against the Baltic states once they entered NATO. It would not lift a finger against Ukraine if Ukraine were in NATO. The same goes for Georgia, Bryza told Ekho Moskvy.We need Georgia and Ukraine in NATO to deter these kinds of tragic military adventures on the part of Russia when it feels it has some room to potentially block the accession of these countries to NATO.U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said there is no plan to accelerate NATO's debate on whether to bring Georgia into the alliance.

Huge train blast as Russia faces new pressure to leave Georgia by Adam Plowright Sun Aug 24, 3:56 AM ET

TBILISI, (AFP) - A fuel train hit a mine and exploded near the stricken Georgian city of Gori on Sunday as Russia faced renewed European Union pressure to make a complete withdrawal from Georgia. The Georgian Interior Ministry said the rail track used by the train had been mined and a huge pall of black smoke could be seen across the Gori region after the huge explosion.The railway was mined and that was the reason for the explosion, Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told AFP.The blast was the latest fallout from from the five day conflict between Russia, where its troops held a strategic port, and the Georgian army.Russia withdrew tanks, artillery and hundreds of troops from the heart of Georgia on Friday, saying it had fulfilled all obligations under a French-brokered peace agreement.But Russian troops still control access to the western port of Poti and have established a checkpoint just north of Gori.Acting as chair of the European Union, French President Nicolas Sarkozy telephoned his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday and asked him to withdraw his forces from a key road linking Poti to Senaki in western Georgia.

Sarkozy and Medvedev agreed on the need for an international mechanism in the area south of South Ossetia, a statement from Sarkozy's office said.The Kremlin said it was ready to cooperate with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor a buffer zone near South Ossetia, where fighting broke out this month.But it added that international monitors would not replace Russian troops as a statement from the French presidency asserted.During the telephone conversation between the Russian and French presidents, there was no discussion about replacing Russian peacekeeping troops by an OSCE mission in the buffer zone, said a Kremlin spokesman.The West sees the presence of OSCE monitors as critical to ensuring the success of the ceasefire.The vague six-point peace plan has been interpreted differently by Russia and the West, with Russian claiming it has the right to leave peacekeepers deep inside Georgia.France, Britain, the United States, NATO and other Western powers have demanded Russia pull back further but this has been rejected by Russia.Georgian National Security Council secretary Alexander Lomaia told AFP however that he expected the Russians to withdraw from near Poti on Sunday.There were no changes in the position of Russian peacekeepers overnight but we are expecting that they will withdraw from Poti today, he said.Russian troops poured into Georgia on August 8 to repel a Georgian attempt to regain control of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which is backed by Moscow.After smashing Georgia's small US-trained army, Russian troops fanned out through Abkhazia, another pro-Moscow breakaway region in the west, and pushed far into Georgian territory.

On Saturday, Russian soldiers backed up by four tanks were still on a bridge on the road heading from Poti to the city of Senaki further east and Batumi to the south, an AFP correspondent reported. Some 500 Georgians expressed outrage over the continued presence of Russian troops in Poti, going up to the post waving Georgian flags and shouting Russians go home!. Two Russian armoured vehicles and lorries on Saturday controlled a checkpoint in the village of Karaleti outside Gori on the main road to the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali. The troops, whose uniform was marked with the insignia of peacekeepers, did not let traffic further north without Russian military accreditation. They had erected concrete roadblocks and fenced off the area with razor-wire. Moscow retains full control of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and says it has the right to establish an buffer zone beyond taking in stretches of the highway linking Tbilisi to Poti. The speedy military victory over Georgia, which is pressing for membership of NATO, stunned Western powers and plunged relations between Russia and the West to their lowest point since the end of the Cold War.

The latest focus of international tension was the Black Sea, where NATO naval exercises are taking place. A US destroyer arrived on Sunday in Georgia with what the Pentagon says are humanitarian aid supplies. With its army humiliated and Russian troops openly shielding the separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia looks increasingly unlikely to recover its territory. Russia's two houses of parliament meet Monday to discuss appeals from South Ossetia and Abkhazia for recognition of their independence.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.

PSALMS 97:3
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

REVELATION 14:18-20
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city,(JERUSALEM) and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.(200 MILES) (THE SIZE OF ISRAEL)

ISAIAH 66:15-18
15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).

ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.

JOEL 2:3,30
3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

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

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

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

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

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

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

HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)

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

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

Iran will hit back if Israel attacks: Hezbollah Sun Aug 24, 10:29 AM ET

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel will be targeted by thousands of rockets if it attacks Iran, a senior official in the Tehran-backed group Hezbollah said on Sunday. There has been speculation that either the United States or Israel could attack Iran's nuclear facilities, although both have said force should be a last recourse in curbing a nuclear program which they suspect aims to build atomic weapons.Iran, which says its nuclear program is peaceful, is the main backer of Hezbollah -- a Lebanese political and military group which fired thousands of missiles into Israel during a 34-day war in 2006.The first shot fired from the Zionist entity towards Iran will be met by a response of 11,000 rockets in the direction of the Zionist entity. This is what military leaders in the Islamic republic have confirmed, said Mohammed Raad, the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc. His remarks were reported by the National News Agency.Hezbollah has not said what it would do in the event of a conflict between Iran and Israel. Analysts count Hezbollah, which shares Iran's Shi'ite Islamist ideology, as a major asset for the Islamic republic in the event of conflict.Tehran has said it will respond severely to any attack. Israel staged an air force exercise in June that triggered speculation about a possible assault on its nuclear sites.Both Hezbollah and Israel have said the group has expanded its missile capability since the 2006 conflict.(Writing by Tom Perry)

Iran says designing new nuclear power plant
Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:30am

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has chosen the site and started designing a new 360-megawatt nuclear power plant, a senior atomic official said in remarks published on Sunday.

Iran has yet to complete construction of its first nuclear power plant and has previously sent conflicting signals about the state of work on a planned second plant. An Iranian official said this year construction work had already begun.The Islamic Republic is embroiled in a dispute over its nuclear plans, that the West says are to build atomic warheads but which Tehran insists are aimed at generating electricity.We are involved in the design phase of this power station, the deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Mohammad Saeedi, said, referring to plans for a second plant to be built in the area of Darkhovin in southwest Iran.Gradually the complementary design phase and its building will begin, Saeedi said of the 360 megawatt (MW) plant, in comments carried by the official IRNA news agency.The site has been chosen and the preparation process is under way, he added.The country's first nuclear power plant, with 1,000 MW capacity, is being built by Russia in the port city of Bushehr. Iran has said it wants to build nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 20,000 MW by 2020.Iranian officials say Iran, which sits on the world's second biggest reserves of gas and oil respectively, wants nuclear energy so it can export more of its hydrocarbons.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which carries out routine inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, has mentioned the Darkhovin project in previous reports on Iran.

Bushehr power plant has been hit by years of delays. Russia delivered fuel for the plant this year. The head of Russia's nuclear energy agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, is expected to visit Iran in September to discuss a start up date, IRNA reported.Asked about Kiriyenko's visit, Saeedi said: We are negotiating in order to determine the time of his trip to Iran.Iran has been holding several rounds of talks with senior IAEA officials for clarification about intelligence reports that suggested Iran illicitly tried to design atomic bombs. Iran has said it is not the IAEA's job to delve into such allegations.Asked about the talks, Saeedi said: Iran will try to answer the agency's questions within the framework of its commitments. Our ties with the International Atomic Energy Agency are continuing and are on the basis of our legal commitments.(Reporting by Hashem Kalantari, writing by Edmund Blair)

LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)

JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
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.

Israel set to release 199 Palestinians as gesture to Abbas Sun Aug 24, 9:04 AM ET

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel was making preparations on Sunday to free 199 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to president Mahmud Abbas ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, prison authorities said. In accordance with the government decision, the prisoner release will be carried out tomorrow (Monday) at 9:30 am (0630 GMT), the Israeli Prison Service said in a statement.The prisoners underwent medical examination, they were interviewed by Red Cross representatives and they will be transferred tomorrow to the Beituniya checkpoint near the West Bank political capital of Ramallah.Palestinians eagerly awaited the release, hoping that the freeing of two long-serving inmates convicted of involvement in deadly attacks against Israelis signalled an easing of Israel's release criteria.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the latest release of prisoners as a goodwill gesture to Abbas in the context of US-backed peace talks formally relaunched in November at a conference in Annapolis, Maryland.After their release, the prisoners will be taken to Abbas's presidential compound for an official celebration, Ashraf al-Ajrami, the Palestinian minister of prisoner affairs, told reporters in Ramallah.Our reception of the prisoners tomorrow will be like a national wedding, he said.

Those due to be released include two of the longest-serving Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, for whom Israel has made a rare exception to its policy of not freeing those implicated in deadly attacks on its citizens.Said al-Attaba, 56, has been serving a life sentence since 1977 for killing an Israeli woman, and Mohammed Ibrahim Abu Ali, 51, known as Abu Ali Yatta, has been behind bars since 1979 for killing an Israeli student.Abu Ali, a member of Abbas's Fatah party, was elected to parliament in 2006.Ajrami said the decision to release the two men was a small step opening the door to bigger ones and a sign that Israel was easing its criteria for releasing some of the more than 10,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.Releasing these kinds of prisoners indicates that the criteria Israel used in the past will not endure. This clears the way for other prisoners, he said.The release will coincide with the arrival of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her 18th visit to the region in two years aimed at brokering a Middle East peace agreement by 2009.The two sides have made little tangible progress on resolving the core issues of the conflict, including final borders and the status of Jerusalem, and the process has been marred by violence and Israeli settlement expansion.

THE NATIONAL RELIGIOUS PARTIES IN ISRAEL ARE TRYING TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE PARTY TO LEAD ISRAEL. I BELIEVE A RELIGOUS PARTY MUST BE IN POWER MYSELF TO GET THE THIRD TEMPLE REBUILT.

Rice to try to bridge Israeli-Palestinian gaps By Avida Landau
Sun Aug 24, 7:12 AM ET

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returns to the Middle East on Monday in another effort to bridge gaps holding up an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that Washington says could still be achieved this year. Few analysts believe Rice, who plans talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and negotiators from both sides, can secure a major breakthrough that would set Palestinians on a fast track to statehood.But many are reluctant to rule out that the two sides could agree to some formal, limited accord that would enable Washington to meet its target of a deal before President George W. Bush leaves office in January.A senior U.S. administration official said on Sunday that Rice, despite recent setbacks in talks, is going to try to push the parties along.It's clear that we're very involved and she wants to see where the parties are, and also wants to know where she can be helpful. If she can be helpful in bridging any gaps, she'll do that, the official said.Efforts to seal a deal have been hampered by violence and the expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.A State Department spokesman said on Friday Washington still believed an agreement could be reached by the end of the year, but there's no attempt by the U.S. government to push the parties beyond where they believe they can go at this point.

PRISONER RELEASE

In what Israel has called a bid to bolster Abbas, who has been weakened by last year's takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists, Israeli authorities plan to release 199 Palestinian prisoners, many of them members of his Fatah faction, on Monday.The U.S. official said the talks should not be affected by Olmert's impending resignation in a corruption scandal.Olmert has said he will step down after his Kadima party's leadership election on September 17, but he could stay on for months as caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed.This process is bigger than any individual. Olmert is prime minister and we're working with him. But peace in the Middle East is something that everyone has an interest in, the U.S. official said.With Israeli politics in flux ahead of the Kadima vote and predictions of a general election as early as November, at least one key Israeli player in the peace process has been cautioning against any rush towards an agreement.Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel's chief negotiator and a possible successor to Olmert, said last week the international community must not pressure the sides to reach an accord by year's end. She said papering over differences would only stir discontent and might reignite a Palestinian uprising.(Additional reporting by Susan Cornwell in Washington)(Editing by Robert Hart)

Israel To Free Palestinian Prisoners As Rice Arrives AUG 24,08

JERUSALEM (AFP)--Israel was to free 199 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a goodwill gesture to president Mahmoud Abbas as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due in the region to give a push to U.S.-backed peace talks.The release was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. (0630 GMT), just hours before Rice's arrival on her 18th visit in two years.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed the release earlier this month, saying it would bolster the Western-backed Abbas, whom he has met on a roughly fortnightly basis since the talks were formally relaunched in November.

Prison authorities said Sunday the prisoners had undergone routine medical examinations, met with Red Cross representatives and would be freed at the Beituniya check point near the West Bank political capital of Ramallah.The prisoners would then be taken to Abbas's presidential compound for an official celebration, according to Ashraf al-Ajrami, the Palestinian minister of prisoner affairs.Our reception of the prisoners tomorrow will be like a national wedding, Ajrami said Sunday.Those due to be released include two of the longest-serving Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, for whom Israel has made a rare exception to its policy of not freeing those implicated in deadly attacks on its citizens.Said al-Attaba, 56, has been serving a life sentence since 1977 for killing an Israeli woman, and Mohammed Ibrahim Abu Ali, 51, known as Abu Ali Yatta, has been imprisoned since 1979 for killing an Israeli reservist.Abu Ali, a member of Abbas's Fatah party, was elected to parliament in 2006.Ajrami said the decision to release the two men was a small step opening the door to bigger ones and a sign that Israel was easing its criteria for releasing some of the more than 10,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.Releasing these kinds of prisoners indicates that the criteria Israel used in the past will not endure. This clears the way for other prisoners, he said.

The release will coincide with the arrival of Rice in a new bid to push the two sides forward in their stated effort to reach a peace agreement by 2009.The two sides have made little tangible progress on resolving the core issues of the conflict, including final borders, the status of Jerusalem, and the fate of 4.5 million U.N.-registered Palestinian refugees.The process has been marred by violence in and around the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist Hamas movement seized power in June 2007, and Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank including annexed east Jerusalem.Rice was last in Israel in mid-June, when she strongly criticized the expansion of the Jewish settlements, saying they undermined the peace process.The latest visit will be Rice's first to the region since Olmert announced on July 30 he will be resigning from his post to battle corruption allegations after his centrist Kadima party chooses a new leader in September.Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who has been leading Israel's negotiating team with the Palestinians, is a front-runner to replace him, as is Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, a former general.But Livni Thursday played down the likelihood of meeting the goal set at an a U.S.-hosted international peace conference last November of getting a peace deal this year. (END) Dow Jones Newswires.

PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS

JESUS PERSECUTED BIGTIME

PSALMS 14:1
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

ISAIAH 53:4
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

MATTHEW 9:34
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

JOHN 8:41
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

JOHN 10:20
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11(JESUS GETS REVENGE)
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST AND FOR SINNERS, THE GREAT WHITE THRONE FINAL JUDGEMENT).

WE ARE CHRISTIANS WE WILL BE TREATED THE SAME.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 (WHY WE ARE PERSECUTED BY THE WORLD)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

MATTHEW 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

MATTHEW 24:9
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.

JOHN 15:18-20
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me (JESUS) before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Pastor Attacked, Churches Burned in Wake of Swami's Death AUG 24,08

At least one Gospel for Asia missionary has been attacked, churches and homes have been destroyed and Christians are fleeing for their lives in India's Orissa state in the wake of the murder of a leading anti-Christian activist leader. A GFA correspondent has reported that as night fell Sunday on Orissa, the roads are being blocked by felling trees, and attacks on Christians have started.Last Christmas, during similar attacks, the anti-Christian militants also blocked off roads into the area of their attacks to hinder the arrival of government forces. Saturday night, Swami Laxmananand Saraswati, a top leader of the VHP (World Hindu Council), was killed in an attack by 20 men, suspected of being Maoist rebels. The Maosts had earlier warned the swami to leave the area. The attack, which included gunfire and a hand grenade, also killed four other people. It took place during a religious celebration. While Maost rebels are the major suspects, Hindu radicals are using the death as an excuse to increase their attacks on Christians in Orissa. The swami was an outspoken critic of tribals and lower caste Indians becoming Christians, and last December, a similar attack on him incited severe attacks that resulted in numerous Christian deaths and dozens of burned churches and caused hundreds of believers to flee for their lives into the jungles.

The swami's ultimate goal was to have India declared a Hindu nation, and to halt the growth of both Christianity and Islam on the subcontinent. The GFA correspondent reported that in the wake of his death, several church buildings are destroyed, Christian houses are torched and Christians under attack.One GFA missionary, Jeebaratna Lima, was attacked while en route to conduct Sunday services. He was attacked by a mob and they were almost setting him on fire but the fire did not catch, reported the correspondent. By God's grace, the police rescued him and have taken custody of him. We are trying to get him released. Local government authorities have posted some police personnel at the local GFA Bible college, and advised the Christians not to venture out.We thank God that the government officials are protecting our campus and our people. said GFA President K.P. Yohannan, That is a true blessing.A late report noted that a mob destroyed one church by hurling bombs and are on rampage to destroy several Christian houses. The condition may be same with other churches all over Orissa. GFA has dozens of missionaries in the district where the attack took place, who work with more than 30 churches and numerous mission stations. The fundamentalist groups have always opposed us, noted one GFA worker, and now there is great tension prevailing, and Christians are running away for their lives.Three leading Hindu groups, the VHP; the radical RSS, which specialized in organizing street gangs, and BJP nationalist political party, have called for a bandh (an illegal strike that uses intimidation to keep everyone indoors) for Monday, and the government has put security forces on high alert.

Having ministered in Orissa, I can only imagine the plight of these tribal believers, forced to run for their lives into the jungle, K.P. said. My heart goes out to the missionaries and believers. We must pray with all earnestness for the suffering church in Orissa at this time.GFA leaders in India have called for earnest prayer for protection of Christians and for harmony and peace among the various communities in Orissa. Specifically, they ask for prayer that:This unfortunate event will not be used to incite communal violence and target innocent Christians.
The life of Christians, pastors and leaders will be protected, as well as the church buildings. That our pastors and believers who have been targeted in the past will be spared. That our state office and Bible college campus and all the students and staff will be safe. That the government will handle the situation ably so that thelife of innocent people will be saved and there will peace and harmony among all the people of the state.

The CARMEL ALERT Aug 22nd 2008 A compilation of news reports from the past week for the information of those committed to praying for Israel and the salvation of the Jewish people.

David's Comment: Another Mile-Stone In the Life of the Silver Family
Most of you are aware that our eldest son Stefan and his fiancee, Keren, were married in the hills of Jerusalem on Wednesday evening. Allow me to set the scene for you. It was a glorious ceremony held outdoors in a magnificent garden, with a rock strewn, olive tree lined Samarian hill in the background. The overwhelming scene was back-lit from the west by the yellow fireball of the setting sun as it descended into the Mediterranean Sea. About 240 family and friends filled the beautiful garden area as the bridegroom's party waited under the Huppa ( canopy ) for the bride's party to arrive. Finally the moment arrived and the bride appeared, looking as radiant and stunningly beautiful as only a bride can appear. Tradition Jewish marriage blessings were sung, Stefan & Keren exchanged their vows and the rings, the ceremony coming to its climax with the tradition lifting of the veil and the kiss. The bridal party was led out by the new Mr & Mrs Stefan & Keren Silver, followed by the family and friends, and the wedding moved onto the celebration meal.

As I pondered what I would say in my speech the word mile-stone came to me very strongly. Preparations for our first born son's wedding day was definately a mile-stone in our lives. We all have these mile-stones that stake out the path of our lives. The first mile-stone must be the day of our entry into this world. The next mile-stone may be our first day at school, perhaps followed by our first day at work. For most people the next mile-stone may be the day of our marriage, which if a person's life is in Godly order would be the birth of our children, which of course starts a new path with its own mile-stones ahead of it. All of you reading this article met the God of Israel at some time, placing another mile-stone in your life and changing the course of your life in a dramatic way. Most people live very regular lives, seldom deviating from the path of regularity, usually resulting in a safe but often un-exciting existence.Our family definately has passed some extra mile-stones over the last 20 years. A major one was when Josie & I both came to the Lord more than 20 years ago now. Then 16 years ago, we responded to the call of God to relocate our family to Israel - definately one of our extra mile-stones. The next extra-ordinary mile-stone was the day that Stefan was drafted into the army. Next. probably the most disconserting mile-stone we passed in our entire lives - living through the Second Lebanon War of 2006. As well as having Stefan in the midst of the fighting at the very front lines inside Lebanon, we endured 3 weeks in and out of our bomb shelters taking cover from the 4000 missiles that Hizbollah launched at the northern cities of Israel. By the grace of God we all survived that mile-stone ! I am sure that because we are doing our best to follow the mile-stones that YHVH has laid our before us, His hand has protected us. Stefan and his entire platoon were saved from even light injury, and we all survived the missile attacks.

In a way that only YHVH can orchestrate, the Lebanon war brought the Silver family to this latest mile-stone. During Stefan's time inside Lebanon, the Lord laid him on the heart of a young intercessor who lived in Jerusalem. Her heart felt intercession for Stefan which led to romance, and romance led to engagement leading to the wonderful wedding ceremony of two young Jews who live to love and serve the God of Israel and His Anointed One, that took place on Wednesday. From all reports, all in attendance were totally blessed by the venue, the ceremony and the wedding feast. Not only was the marriage of Stefan & Keren a mile-stone for them and both of the families, it is a sign to all of us who are anxiously awaiting the return of Yeshua to rule over the Kingdom of God on the earth, in the city of the King. I want to invite you to continue to rejoice with the 6 million plus Jewish people who have returned to the land of their forefathers, to live, to love, to work, to raise our children, and to see them marry in such a scene as I have described above. Marriages that take place in the resurrected nation of Israel are surely the greatest sign pointing to the soon return of the King. And proclaim it to all the other people you come in contact with - believers and unbelievers alike. The believers need to get in step with God and co-labour with Him in the restoration of Israel, and the unbelievers need to get right with God, then also get involved in the restoration of Israel.

Jer 33:10-11 Thus says the LORD: Again there shall be heard in this place-- of which you say, It is desolate, without man and without beast-- in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: Praise the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for His mercy endures forever-- and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the LORD. (NKJ)

The Lord bless you as you bless Israel by standing in defense of her right to exist on the land given to the Jewish people by the God of Israel Lets pray that Israel will turn back to their God. Do not be silent, but share this with your fellow Christians, share it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to. Lets also pray for that breakthrough to the Muslims, and please remember to pray for our son Jordan, and all of his fellow soldiers in the IDF.

Shabbat Shalom ... David & Josie.

HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER

DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.

JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

Financial slowdown to drag on AUG 24,08

Charles Bean took over as deputy governor earlier this year .The current global financial slowdown could drag on for some considerable time, the Bank of England's new deputy governor has warned. Charles Bean said the downturn was at least as bad as in the 1970s and that every time the markets began to look better, another grenade exploded. But he said growth should pick up and inflation fall next year, if oil prices and credit markets stabilised. Mr Bean described the crisis as a transitory period that would pass. The deputy governor, who was speaking at the annual conference of the world's top central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, said those at last year's event believed the crisis would have been over by Christmas 2007. We've got our fingers crossed that things will improve. But there is the recognition that there is still a long way to go yet Charles Bean Bank of England deputy governor.

But instead, he said, it had carried on for a year and every time the markets looked like they were stabilising, another grenade exploded as bouts of fear over sustainability hit financial institutions. It looks like it will drag on for some considerable time further yet.He described the mood at the conference as one of considerable caution for the next year. We've got our fingers crossed that things will improve. But there is the recognition that there is still a long way to go yet, he said.

Better regulation

He went on to say the global financial climate was as challenging a time as the 1970s, but said it would be foolish to believe it could be prevented from happening again. However, regulation could be improved to reduce problems when they occur, he said. Mr Bean, who took over as deputy governor earlier this year, also called on people not to place too much significance on the latest UK growth figures, which showed the economy at a standstill. Figures from the Office for National Statistics, released earlier this month, showed no growth from the first quarter of 2008. The deputy governor said he was hopeful growth would begin to pick up again next year and that inflation would also drop back. However, he acknowledged the squeeze on household incomes could create social issues. The most important message, he said, was that the crisis would come to an end. This is just a transitory period of subdued growth and we will get through the other side and the growth will resume to more normal levels.Bank of England governor Mervyn King has already warned that the UK economy is in for a difficult and painful period due to a combination of high inflation and rapidly slowing growth.