NETANYAHU-I REFUSE TO GIVE IN TO OBAMAS PRESSURE ON US ISRAELIS

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.

JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)

JERUSALEM DIVIDED

GENESIS 25:20-26
20  And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22  And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23  And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)

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.

Netanyahu on Obama’s critique: I won’t give in to pressure

Hours after president warns US will be hard-pressed to protect Israel if peace talks fail, PM says Palestinians are at fault

By Aron Dónzis March 3, 2014, 8:30 am 15-The Times of Israel

Blame for the morass in the Middle East peace process lies squarely with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Sunday, hours after US President Barack Obama was quoted saying that Washington would be hard-pressed to defend Israel should talks fail.Netanyahu made the remarks upon landing in Washington, where he was to meet Monday with Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry, who is managing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Netanyahu and Kerry will also speak at the conference of the AIPAC pro-Israel lobby in the capital.“The tango in the Middle East needs at least three,” Netanyahu said in a statement to the press. “For years there have been two — Israel and the US. Now it needs to be seen if the Palestinians are also present,” he said.“In any case, in order for us to have an agreement, we must uphold our vital interests. I have proven that I do so, in the face of all pressures and all the turmoil, and I will continue to do so here as well,” he said.The prime minister also told Channel 2 that he wanted a peace deal, “but it must be a good deal.”Netanyahu’s response came hours after Bloomberg published an interview with Obama, during which the US president stressed that time was running out for Israel to achieve a peace deal.Obama also said that Abbas was, in fact, a true peace partner who “has proven himself to be somebody who has been committed to nonviolence and diplomatic efforts to resolve” the conflict.However, if Netanyahu “does not believe that a peace deal with the Palestinians is the right thing to do for Israel, then he needs to articulate an alternative approach,” Obama said, adding that he believed Israel’s prime minister had the capacity to rally his citizens behind an agreement..“There comes a point where you can’t manage this anymore, and then you start having to make very difficult choices,” he said.Obama also cautioned that Israel can expect to face international isolation and possible sanctions from countries and companies across the world if Netanyahu fails to endorse a framework agreement with the Palestinians and engages in more settlement building.“If you see no peace deal and continued aggressive settlement construction — and we have seen more aggressive settlement construction over the last couple years than we’ve seen in a very long time — if Palestinians come to believe that the possibility of a contiguous sovereign Palestinian state is no longer within reach, then our ability to manage the international fallout is going to be limited,” Obama said.Netanyahu will reportedly seek to steer the conversation away from peace talks and toward dealing with Iran’s nuclear program.Before boarding his plane to the US, the prime minister said he had rejected pressures in the past and would continue to do so.Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz, who accompanied Netanyahu to the US, was more blunt in rebuffing Obama’s comments.“We want to promote a political settlement; however, are justifiably concerned about our national security — there is no reason to pressure Israel. We are only caring for Israel’s most fundamental needs,” he said.Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, which began last July with the goal of reaching a deal within nine months, have made no visible progress.Kerry is now focused on getting the two sides to agree on a framework proposal which would extend the deadline until the year’s end.Although the document has not yet been made public, it is understood to be a non-binding proposal laying out guidelines for negotiating the central issues of the conflict, such as borders, security, Jerusalem, Israeli settlements and the right of return for Palestinian refugees.The proposal, or its outline, is likely to be presented to Netanyahu this week and to Abbas on March 17 when he meets Obama at the White House.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Obama seeks to toe line in meeting with Netanyahu

US president may find it hard to push Israeli PM hard on peace negotiations amid disagreements over Iran

By Julie Pace March 3, 2014, 2:00 pm 1-The Times of Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, President Barack Obama will personally appeal for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, while also trying to manage Israel’s deep suspicion of his pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran.Obama and Netanyahu are meeting Monday at the White House at a critical juncture in both sets of negotiations. The US and its international partners are in the midst of new talks with Iran aimed at forging a long-term nuclear agreement. And a US-imposed April deadline for completing a framework for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is fast approaching with few signs of tangible progress.

Aaron David Miller, a longtime Middle East peace adviser to presidents from both parties, said the tension sparked by the nuclear negotiations will probably force Obama to tread carefully as he presses Netanyahu on the pursuit of peace with the Palestinians.“It’s very hard for the president right now, having created a negotiation with the Iranians that the Israeli prime minister hates, to then push hard on the other issue,” said Miller, now vice president of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.While there has been progress on both high-stakes issues, the odds of reaching final agreements on either matter are low. Shortly before departing for Washington, Netanyahu vowed to “stand steadfast” on Israeli interests in the face of heavy international pressure to make concessions to the Palestinians.For Obama, the prospect of a nuclear deal with Iran has often appeared to trump the goal of an elusive peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. After a failed attempt to jump-start peace talks in his first term, the president has largely left the current effort to Secretary of State John Kerry, who has traveled to the region nearly a dozen times over the past year.

However, Obama’s direct engagement with Netanyahu this week, as well as a separate meeting planned later this month with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, suggests the White House sees a need for presidential involvement before the April deadline.“I believe that (Netanyahu) is strong enough that if he decided this was the right thing to do for Israel, that he could do it,” Obama said in an interview with Bloomberg View. “If he does not believe that a peace deal with the Palestinians is the right thing to do for Israel, then he needs to articulate an alternative approach. And as I said before, it’s hard to come up with one that’s plausible.”The framework Kerry is seeking would serve as guide for negotiations on a permanent solution to the long-running conflict. The framework aims to address the core issues in the dispute, including borders between Israel and a future Palestine, the fate of Palestinian refugees and the status of the holy city of Jerusalem.While in Washington, Netanyahu will also speak at the annual meeting of AIPAC, the largest pro-Israel lobby. Obama, who has made two previous appearances at AIPAC as president, is not scheduled to speak at this year’s event. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew addressed the conference Sunday night.

The Israeli leader’s interactions with US lawmakers will be closely watched during his visit. Netanyahu has urged the US not to ease sanctions on Iran during the nuclear negotiations, putting him on the side of lawmakers from both parties who have sought to increase the economic penalties during the talks. But Obama has threatened to veto any new sanctions bill, warning that more sanctions would violate the terms of the interim agreement.Natan Sachs, a fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, said Netanyahu’s alignment with American lawmakers opposed to the president is “a very touchy issue for both sides because it involves domestic issues in the United States.”The US and its international partners signed an interim agreement with Iran late last year to roll back key parts of the Islamic republic’s nuclear program in exchange for easing some of the economic penalties. Israel fears that Iran is using the negotiations with the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China to stall for time as it presses ahead with its nuclear capabilities.While Obama and other world leaders have expressed cautious optimism about new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Netanyahu has blasted him as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” who may be more appealing to the West but is peddling the same policies as previous Iranian regimes.The US and Israel contend that Iran is seeking to build a bomb, while the Islamic republic says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.Obama and Netanyahu are also expected to discuss the violence in Syria, which is threatening to further destabilize the Middle East, as well as unrest in Egypt, the first Arab nation to sign a peace treaty with Israel.

At AIPAC, preaching the gospel of a wider tent

Policy conference turns into church-like revival as organization seeks to highlight members’ diverse backgrounds

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil March 3, 2014, 12:23 pm 0-The Times of Israel

WASHINGTON — Storm clouds gathered outside, and the phalanx of protesters who had chanted opposite the Washington, DC, Convention Center dissipated as the sun set, but inside the cavernous room where AIPAC held its plenary sessions Sunday, it was getting hot.Over 10,000 delegates stood and clapped, with VIPs and college students alike dancing and shouting amen as the Bright Star Church of God in Christ’s Pastor Chris Harris asked if he could take delegates to church. “I just want to church you like we’d church you at the Bright Star in Bronzeville.”Harris, a passionate supporter of AIPAC, led church members from the Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville – and AIPAC delegates – in the song “Walk With Me” in a rousing finale to the day’s events.“I’m beginning to feel like I’m at home,” Harris told the enthusiastic crowd, who jumped to their feet when Harris discussed the growing ties between the African-American and Jewish-American communities and responded enthusiastically when he asked if he could “get an amen.”“I’m at Bright Star in Bronzeville now. I’m am thoroughly convinced that God brought me to AIPAC. It’s getting hot in here,” he cried out.Harris is the pastor of a popular Bronzeville church, and has partnered with AIPAC since 2012. After a trip to Israel’s south, he decided that the model of community- based trauma care and support that was used in places like Sderot could also be applied in crime-torn Bronzeville. Since then, he has teamed up with both the University of Chicago and Northwestern University hospitals, as well as other community leaders and the United Way, to develop the Bronzeville Dream Center, which seeks to apply the Israeli model in the South Side.He drew a round of laughs from the audience when he told them that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited him, and recounted Emanuel’s reaction when he told Emmanuel that he was on AIPAC’s national council. “He said, ‘you have my attention.’” Emanuel’s attention, said Harris, turned to support when he told him about the Dream Center and his plans for community engagement.Delegates danced in their seats, but behind the lessons learned from Sderot and Bronzeville, the Emanuel quip and the Bright Star Ensemble’s performance was a moral for AIPAC supporters and observers alike: AIPAC has invested serious effort into broadening the demographics of its base.Reaching out to Latino and African-American communities has been one of the organization’s priorities in recent years, and the results were visible on the plenary stage.In the morning session, University of Oregon student senator Lindy Mabuya told delegates that as a South African, she was deeply offended by comparisons between Israel and apartheid-era South Africa. Mabuya said that she had experienced the impact of apartheid firsthand. She was born to a mother who was forced out of school and into domestic labor by the apartheid-era laws, and her mother was willing to allow a different family to raise her in order to avoid the same outcome for Lindy.Speaking off the record, AIPAC officials have highlighted the diversity of this year’s conference. Among the organization’s 2,200 high school and college delegates were students from 59 of the 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 19 institutions defined as “Hispanic-serving campuses” and 25 “Christian-centered” colleges and universities.

Chief rabbis spotted at anti-draft protest

State-employed Ashkenazi and Sephardi figureheads photographed among masses demonstrating against new bill

By Aron Dónzis March 3, 2014, 11:22 am 5-The Times of Israel

Among the hundreds and thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis who took to Jerusalem’s street Sunday to protest a planned military draft law were the country’s two chief rabbis, who were photographed taking part in the rally.The demonstration, which drew some 300,000 people according to police — organizers put the figure several hundred thousands higher — was billed as a mass prayer session to protest a Knesset bill that would impose criminal sanctions on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers.Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef joined the protest prayer, reciting several passages of Psalms with Lau’s father Meir, who serves as chief rabbi of Tel Aviv and is a former chief rabbi of Israel. Once aware of the photojournalists gathering around them, however, they returned to their offices, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.As employees of the state chosen by a Knesset-appointed panel, the chief rabbis are prohibited by law to participate in political protests.The mandatory draft legislation is seen as a linchpin of the often complicated relationship between the state, the secular majority and the ultra-Orthodox, a relationship the chief rabbis are also forced to navigate.The new rules been vociferously protested by the Haredi community, which for years enjoyed draft deferrals for Torah study, before the legislation allowing the deferrals was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2012.Uri Regev, president and CEO of the religious equality advocacy organization Hiddush, criticized Lau and Yosef.“They have proved once again that they are not really chief rabbis, rather the messenger boys of the ultra-Orthodox sages. If the chief rabbis were even slightly connected to the general public, they would join the demonstrations in favor of sharing the burden of military service and end the discrimination of one’s blood over another’s,” he said in a press release.Responding to questions as to the reason behind their appearance, a spokesman of the Rabbinate defended the actions of Lau and Yosef.“The chief rabbis went to read several chapters of Psalms for the peace, unity, and safety of the Jewish people…there was no connection with the event,” he said.

Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau (Left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. (photo credit: Flash90)

The bill seeks to extend mandatory military or civil service to the ultra-Orthodox, would go into effect on July 1, 2017, should it pass a second and third reading in the parliament.It will allow ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students the right to defer service until the age of 26, with incentives to enlist earlier. It will allow for a large fraction, more than half during the first year, to be exempt altogether, recognizing them as uniquely important students of Torah. But it will make draft evasion among the ultra-Orthodox a criminal offense.

Mitch Ginsburg contributed to this report.

Saudi women activists demand end to 'absolute' male control

Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi women activists have petitioned the country's consultative council to back a demand to curb the "absolute authority" of male guardians over women in the ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom, a signatory said.Saudi Arabia imposes a strict interpretation of Islamic law, forbidding women to work or travel without the authorisation of their male guardians.It is also the only country in the world that bans women from driving, and a woman cannot obtain an identification card without the consent of her guardian.Activist Aziza Yousef told AFP that "rights activists have petitioned the Shura (consultative) Council on the occasion of the International Women's Day (on March 8) demanding an end to the absolute authority of men over women".They demanded "measures to protect (women's) rights," in their petition to the Shura Council, she said.Laws in the kingdom enforcing such restrictions on women "are not based on religious" teachings, said Yousef.The petition, signed by 10 female activists, also calls for allowing women to drive.

Women in Saudi must obtain permission from a male guardian to perform "certain surgeries" and to "leave the university campus during study hours," she added.She cited a recent case in which a pregnant student had to give birth on campus after a women-only university in Riyadh denied access to paramedics.And a university student died in February after paramedics were prevented from entering her campus because they were not accompanied by a male guardian, a must according to the strict segregation rules in the Muslim kingdom.

Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia suspended a notification programme that had been running since 2012, which alerted male guardians once women under their custody left the country, even if they were travelling together.

Three female members of the Shura Council presented a recommendation that women be given the right to drive in October, but the male-dominated 150-member assembly blocked the proposal.The Shura Council is appointed by the king and advises the monarch on policy, but cannot legislate.

Ottawa student leader denounces 'rape culture' on Canadian campuses

By Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press | MAR 2,14-Yahoonews

TORONTO - A student union leader at the University of Ottawa says an online conversation among five fellow students in which she was the target of sexually graphic banter shows that "rape culture" is all too prevalent on Canadian campuses.Anne-Marie Roy, 24, is going public despite being threatened with legal action by four of the male students, who say the Facebook conversation was private.Nonetheless, Roy — who received a copy of the conversation via an anonymous email — said she felt compelled to speak out, especially since the five individuals were in positions of leadership on campus."They should be held accountable for those actions. Actions have consequences and I think that this is certainly something that can't go unnoticed," said Roy, who heads the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa."Rape culture is very present on our campuses...I think that it's very shameful to see that there are student leaders who are perpetuating that within their own circles."The incident was first reported in the Fulcrum, the university's English language student newspaper.Roy said she was sent screenshots of the Facebook conversation on Feb. 10, while student elections were being held on campus.The online conversation — a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press — included references to sexual activities some of the five individuals wrote they would like to engage in with Roy, including oral and anal sex, as well as suggestions that she suffered from sexually transmitted diseases."Someone punish her with their shaft," wrote one of the individuals at one point. "I do believe that with my reputation I would destroy her," wrote another.After confronting a member of the conversation in person, Roy said she received an emailed apology from all five men which emphasized that their comments were never actual threats against her."While it doesn't change the inadmissible nature of our comments, we wish to assure you we meant you no harm," the apology, written in French, read.
"We realize the content of our conversation between friends promotes values that have no place in our society and our campus, on top of being unacceptably coarse."But Roy felt the apology wasn't enough.
"I was very torn up by the conversation," she said. "I also think there needs to be a level of responsibility taken for the words that were said in that conversation."Roy decided she would bring it up at a Feb. 23 meeting of the student federation's Board of Administration, which oversees the affairs of the student union.
Her plan was to distribute copies of the conversation to the board's members while asking the board to move a motion to "condemn" those who engaged in the discussion, two of whom were board members. The other three were involved with organizing campus events.After learning of Roy's plan, four of the five individuals sent her a letter warning her that the conversation was a private one and that sharing it with others would amount to a violation of their rights.After consulting with a lawyer, Roy chose to go ahead with sharing the conversation with the board, but received a cease and desist letter during the board meeting.The letter — which identifies the four participants as Michel Fournier-Simard, Alexandre Giroux, Alexandre Larochelle and Robert-Marc Tremblay — threatened legal action against Roy if she did not "destroy" her copy of the online conversation and stop sharing it with others.The letter also alleged that Roy, through an intermediary, had initially considered not sharing the conversation if the four participants would promise not to run for student leadership positions in the future. Roy told The Canadian Press that she never considered that.
After learning of the letter, the board decided to shelve the motion introduced at the meeting, but Roy said she wasn't ready to drop the matter."It was kind of like getting a double whammy, you get put in a very difficult situation and to have these men try to take all power away from me by telling me that I need to be censored and that I can't take action," she said."This is also incredibly frustrating and I think speaks to the fact that rape culture does not get challenged enough."The one participant in the conversation who is not threatening legal action said the entire incident has been a huge learning experience."There was some conversation with some pretty violent, like, some pretty demeaning words," said Pat Marquis. "I didn't say much in that conversation, but I didn't stop it either."Marquis was a vice-president in the student union until he resigned this weekend, reportedly after receiving hate mail and threats related to the conversation. He said he planned to meet with Roy to "discuss ways to move forward.""There's a lot of boys' talk and locker room talk that can seem pretty normal at the time, but then when you actually look back at it, it can be offensive," he said."I would never say that kind of thing out in the public but when it was a private conversation I guess it slipped my mind that that's really not acceptable."Another member of the five, who did not want to be named, said the conversation was private and obtained illegally. He said the participants didn't believe they promoted rape culture, but "didn't stop it," and now wanted to "promote the end of rape culture together."
Meanwhile, a lawyer for Larochelle said his client was to meet with Roy on the weekend to defuse the situation.He also provided The Canadian Press with a copy of a letter he sent to the author of a blog which has discussed the matter openly."Nothing in my client's statements are misogynistic, "slut-shaming", or refer to "rape," wrote Michael D. Swindley in that letter.In a statement issued on Saturday, the University of Ottawa said it was "appalled" by the online conversation which it said demonstrated attitudes about women and sexual aggression that had "no place on campus, or anywhere else." It said it was working with Roy to develop "an appropriate response."The entire incident has at least one observer saying it's clear universities need to have a more open discussion about how students talk about each other, even in private."I do think it's a form of cyberbullying even though she wasn't a direct recipient of those messages on Facebook," said Wanda Cassidy, associate professor at Simon Fraser University who researches cyberbullying in schools and universities."There needs to be a lot more conversation around those kinds of behaviour and comments that are made demeaning towards women."The footprint that such comments can leave on the Internet should also make individuals think twice before sending demeaning or hurtful messages, she said."Whereas 20 years ago those guys might have been out sitting around having a beer and talking in that way, it is quite different when you're putting in print, because it's there as a record."Roy's experience comes about four months after outraged complaints surfaced over student chants at universities in Halifax and British Columbia.The president of the Saint Mary's University students' association stepped down in September after a frosh-week chant glorifying the sexual assault of underage girls was captured on a video that made national headlines.
And the University of B.C.'s Sauder School of Business cut support for annual first-year orientation activities after a similar chant was sung on one or more buses during events sponsored by the Commerce Undergraduate Society.

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

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

THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.

Winter's last gasp? East braces for another storm

By BRETT ZONGKER 8 minutes ago-MAR 3,14-Yahoonews

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spring is in sight, but winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with up to a foot of snow and plummeting temperatures expected across the Mid-Atlantic states and up the East Coast.Snow began falling in the nation's capital early Monday, and officials warned people to stay off treacherous, icy roads — a refrain that has become familiar to residents in the Midwest, East and even Deep South this year.The latest frigid blow of the harsh winter threatened as much as 10 inches of snow by the end of the day in Washington, Baltimore and elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic region. Up to 6 inches of snow was predicted to the north in Philadelphia, while nearly a foot of snow was expected in parts of New Jersey.
Schools were canceled, bus service was halted in places and federal government workers in the DC area were told to stay home Monday."We're tired of it. We're sick of it," said Martin Peace, a web developer from the Washington suburb of Arlington, Va.He and his wife were walking on the National Mall with their young daughter Sunday before the frigid weather blew in. Both bemoaned the number of snowy days this year."It's been hard with a baby being stuck in the house," said Nicole Peace, who works in human resources. "We don't really get the day off, but then we have to work from home with the baby, which is hard."The forecasts were enough to shut much of Washington down. The federal government closed its Washington-area offices Monday, with non-emergency personnel are granted excused absences for the day.
School systems in Baltimore, Washington and many suburban areas were closed, as were all Smithsonian museums except for the National Air and Space Museum. However, the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to be open and had arguments scheduled for Monday.The wintry precipitation moved across much of the nation Sunday, bringing a mix of freezing rain and heavy snow to central and eastern states. Authorities warned of possible power outages and flight disruptions from weather that could affect millions.Nearly 3,000 flights in the United States were canceled early Monday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.com. The bulk of the problems were at airports in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. There are more than 30,000 flights in the United States on a typical day.In Ohio, crews in Cincinnati were treating roads as a mix of freezing rain and snow fell late Sunday.Earlier in the day, Patty Lee was among those braved treacherous conditions, driving some 20 miles from Cincinnati to suburban Blue Ash for a job interview. She joked that her first job test was making it through the icy parking lot without falling down."The roads are deteriorating pretty quickly," she said after returning to Cincinnati.A suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Kentucky was closed Sunday because of ice covering its hard-to-treat metal grid deck.
Freezing rain and sleet moved across Kentucky, making road travel treacherous Sunday. Officials warned residents to avoid unnecessary travel. Parts of the state could receive up to 8 inches of sleet and snow through Monday. Churches throughout the state canceled services.Parts of West Virginia could also get up to a foot of snow. That sent residents on a hunt for food, water and supplies.Linda McGilton of Charleston said she tries to be prepared but she also was not concerned."I don't try to panic. It doesn't do any good," McGilton of Charleston said as she unloaded a grocery cart outside the Kroger store.Richmond, Va., was expected to get as many as 7 inches of snow Monday. Katilynn Allan, 22, bemoaned the city's unpredictable weather but said she was not too worried about driving if she had to make the short commute to her job as a financial planner."It's not too bad," said Allan. "You just have to take it slow when there is ice on the road.

___Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Steve McMillan in Richmond, Va.; Bree Fowler in New York; Joe Mandak in Pittsburgh; Dan Sewell in West Chester, Ohio; Bruce Shipkowski in Trenton, N.J.; and Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tenn.

EARTHQUAKES

ISAIAH 42:15
15  I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

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

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

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide

39 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-03-03 08:17:50 UTC-05:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-05:00)39 earthquakes in map area

1. 4.6 29km NW of Laiwui, Indonesia 2014-03-03 07:32:51 UTC-05:00 26.1 km
2. 2.9 71km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico 2014-03-03 06:56:18 UTC-05:00 23.0 km
3. 3.0 97km NNW of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-03-03 06:46:11 UTC-05:00 11.0 km
4. 2.5 5km S of Volcano, Hawaii 2014-03-03 05:40:52 UTC-05:00 2.9 km
5. 4.7 Vanuatu region 2014-03-03 02:39:13 UTC-05:00 652.2 km
6. 4.6 82km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 2014-03-03 01:10:11 UTC-05:00 50.5 km
7. 2.5 19km W of Volcano, Hawaii 2014-03-03 00:18:58 UTC-05:00 5.9 km
8. 5.1 28km WSW of Valparaiso, Chile 2014-03-02 22:17:46 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
9. 2.8 10km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma 2014-03-02 21:53:19 UTC-05:00 6.5 km
10. 5.2 35km WNW of Naha-shi, Japan 2014-03-02 21:27:31 UTC-05:00 56.5 km
11. 2.6 10km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma 2014-03-02 20:54:22 UTC-05:00 5.0 km
12. 4.8 69km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 2014-03-02 19:32:08 UTC-05:00 50.7 km
13. 3.4 61km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic 2014-03-02 19:25:06 UTC-05:00 90.0 km
14. 4.2 45km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico 2014-03-02 19:19:02 UTC-05:00 34.3 km
15. 2.8 9km W of San Fernando, California 2014-03-02 19:12:09 UTC-05:00 5.8 km
16. 2.9 14km SSW of Lewiston, California 2014-03-02 18:53:15 UTC-05:00 61.6 km
17. 5.0 61km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 2014-03-02 17:26:12 UTC-05:00 43.4 km
18. 5.8 70km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 2014-03-02 17:17:17 UTC-05:00 35.0 km
19. 6.5 110km NW of Nago, Japan 2014-03-02 15:11:22 UTC-05:00 111.2 km
20. 5.7 67km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2014-03-02 14:38:59 UTC-05:00 70.1 km
21. 2.6 74km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico 2014-03-02 12:22:45 UTC-05:00 6.0 km
22. 4.8 161km W of Sabtang, Philippines 2014-03-02 12:11:23 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
23. 5.6 295km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile 2014-03-02 12:03:42 UTC-05:00 17.0 km
24. 2.9 13km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma 2014-03-02 11:51:25 UTC-05:00 5.0 km
25. 3.0 101km SSE of Adak, Alaska 2014-03-02 11:33:11 UTC-05:00 31.0 km
26. 2.5 17km W of Pikeville, Tennessee 2014-03-02 11:30:50 UTC-05:00 18.1 km
27. 4.5 22km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia 2014-03-02 11:28:18 UTC-05:00 242.7 km
28. 5.1 298km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile 2014-03-02 11:18:31 UTC-05:00 28.1 km
29. 2.9 18km N of Golden Hills, California 2014-03-02 11:11:54 UTC-05:00 6.9 km
30. 3.2 104km SSE of Adak, Alaska 2014-03-02 11:10:26 UTC-05:00 38.3 km
31. 3.1 105km SSE of Adak, Alaska 2014-03-02 10:58:19 UTC-05:00 41.4 km
32. 5.3 94km ENE of `Ohonua, Tonga 2014-03-02 10:42:01 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
33. 4.5 4km ENE of Nicoya, Costa Rica 2014-03-02 10:36:56 UTC-05:00 55.1 km
34. 3.2 22km S of McCord, Oklahoma 2014-03-02 09:55:47 UTC-05:00 2.4 km
35. 2.8 17km S of McCord, Oklahoma 2014-03-02 09:44:45 UTC-05:00 4.1 km
36. 4.7 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2014-03-02 09:44:14 UTC-05:00 14.0 km
37. 3.0 63km NW of The Bottom, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba 2014-03-02 05:00 58.0 km
38. 4.2 Banda Sea 2014-03-02 08:46:27 UTC-05:00 396.5 km
39. 4.4 25km NNW of Piru, Indonesia 2014-03-02 08:30:02 UTC-05:00 45.0 Km