THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT TO EDIFY THE CHURCH. (FROM BENNY HINNS TEACHING) P3
1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of
tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit,dividing to every man severally as he will.
REVELATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
VOCAL
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY
POWER
FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
THE POWER GIFTS
THE GIFT OF FAITH
Here were not talking about the measure of Faith but the Gift of Faith. Its the God givin ability to believe God for the impossible
in a situation. This is not the faith imparted at Salvation for daily provision. This is that faith that comes by the Word of God and through PRAYER. It comes for a reason and a season.
ROMANS 12:3
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Now this verse is not the Gift of Faith, the Gift of Faith is the ability to believe God for the impossible. This faith does not
grow. The Measure of faith at Salvation grows, develops. Its the faith in Romans 10:17
ROMANS 10:17
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
As you here the Word of God in your life Faith grows. The Gift of Faith goes a step furthur then the measure of Faith, Its a knowing that the impossible has been done in your Spirit. The Gift of Faith is operational when the atmosphere is right, when the annointing is strong. The Gift of faith comes and is released by unity, the unity of other believers with you. Its an instant faith by PRAYER for a moment in time you need it.
The Gift of Faith comes by PRAYER, The measure of faith for every day life come by the hearing and reading of the Word of God.
THE GIFT OF HEALINGS
There are various Healings in Matthew 8:3 Immediately
MATTHEW 8:3
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Sometimes the Healing is Gradual.
JOHN 4:52
52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
Sometimes it comes through the spoken Word.
MATTHEW 8:8
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Often through JESUS this gift comes in to operation.
LUKE 5:17
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
The Power of the Lord was present to Heal it says. The Gift of Healing, comes into operation, mostly and often really when the Presence of JESUS is so powerful and so real.
It also comes by the annointing of Oil and Prayer.
JAMES 5:14
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in
the name of the Lord.
Paul the Apostle had all 9 Gifts, so we as Christians will have all - not just one operating in our lives also.
Paul had the Word of Wisdom
2 PETER 3:15
15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you.
Paul had the Word of Knowledge.
ACTS 13:10-11
10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not
cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Paul had the Discerning of Spirits.
ACTS 16:16-18
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought
her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
Paul had the Gift of Tongues.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:18
18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all.
Paul had the Gift of Interpretation of Tongues.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:13
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
Paul had the Gift of Prophecy.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:6
6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by
revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
Paul had the Gift of Faith.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that
I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Paul had the Gift of Healing.
ACTS 14:8-10
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
Paul had the Gift of the Miraculous.
ACTS 20:9-12
9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
THE WORKING OF MIRACLES GIFT
The working of Miracles deals not only with the Physical. But extends to every area of the Christian Life. Its the Performance
of something which is against the law of nature.
ACTS 4:33
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
This is the one and only gift that defeats every obsticle of Satan. This is the one and only gift that literally destroys every
weapon of the Enemy against our Faith.
Today in this world of ours day there are rising Religions that can debate you and win. But they can not argue with the Power
of God.
Benny will never debate the Bible with anyone on a TV show, he lets Gods power show the World.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:20
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
If we do not have the Power of God how can we convince the World that JESUS is alive. Its not through debate that you win,its through the Power manifested in lives that counts.
ACTS 4:16
16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them
that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
ACTS 3:2-10
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and
amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
PAKISTAN BLASTS KILL 126
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
High winds hit states from Fla. to Okla. By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press Writer Thu Oct 18, 6:56 PM ET
PARIS, Mo. - Storms that raked the Plains and Southeast tossed up a mobile home in Missouri early Thursday, killing both people inside, and spawned a tornado in Florida that sent mall shoppers and children at a day-care center running for cover. More than 30 people were injured Wednesday night when high winds blew through an Oktoberfest festival in Tulsa, Okla., collapsing two tents on the crowd.In rural northeastern Missouri, the state Highway Patrol said Kent Ensor and Kristy Secrease had sought refuge in Secrease's mobile home in Monroe County as a tornado approached. Their bodies were found about 400 feet from where the home had been.The mobile home's frame was found three-quarters of a mile away, with debris as far as two miles away.The National Weather Service classified the storm as an F-2 tornado that traveled one mile and had wind speeds up to 135 mph.
Ensor, 44, was a hog farmer from a well-known family, and Secrease, 25, managed Ensor's 11,000-hog operation. They had been dating for about a year, neighbors said.Everybody knows everybody here, said Jim Lovelady. This hurts.Joey Crigler's mobile home down the road from the Ensor farm was spared damage. Despite living in a wide-open area prone to severe weather, Crigler said, he and Ensor didn't worry about their safety.It's just one of those things you kind of laughed about and then go on, he said.
Several twisters hit southwestern Missouri, where a home was destroyed but no injuries were reported.A tornado late Thursday morning in Pensacola, Fla., damaged the city's major shopping mall as violent thunderstorms swept across the western Panhandle.Eddie English Jr., a department store stock manager, said he heard the wind outside the store suddenly speed up and get louder. Then mall security guards entered the store and ordered 200 to 300 employees and shoppers into the basement.Lindsey Lassiter, manager of the mall's Express for Men store, said water poured in from her shop's damaged ceiling. In downtown Pensacola, electricity was out and streets were filled with several inches of water from rain that began around dawn.Escambia County sheriff's spokesman Glenn Austin said the Greater Little Rock Baptist Church's roof was damaged, as was its day-care center. But the children there had been moved to safety before the tornado struck, he said.They heard the warnings, grabbed the kids and followed the drill, he said.Jack Cullen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, confirmed that a tornado touched down shortly before noon.
In Tulsa, more than 7,000 people were at the Oktoberfest festival when the tents collapsed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Five of those hurt remained hospitalized Thursday, and three were in serious condition with head injuries, concussions and lacerations, said Tina Wells, spokeswoman for the Emergency Medical Services Authority.The storm brought wind gusts ranging from 65 mph to nearly 90 mph, said Steve Piltz, a Weather Service meteorologist. Tulsa County was under a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning when the storm hit the tents, he said. Less than an hour earlier, the skies had been clear, said Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor.
The wind came up incredibly quick, and I don't think anyone can prepare for those kinds of winds, said Michael Sanders, the promotions chairman for the Oktoberfest event. North of Tulsa, five people were injured and 25 mobile homes and travel trailers were damaged when the storm hit a mobile home park between Oologah and the Washington County line, the Oologah-Talala Emergency Medical Services District reported. None of the injuries was believed to be life-threatening, officials said. Associated Press writers Melissa Nelson in Pensacola, Fla., and Justin Juozapavicius in Tulsa, Okla., contributed to this report.
OZONE DEPLETION
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Above-normal Nov temps for Northeast, Midwest Thu Oct 18, 9:23 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Weather Service on Thursday predicted above-normal temperatures in U.S. Northeast and Midwest for November. In its 30-day outlook, forecasters predicted equal chances of above-normal and below-normal temperatures in U.S. Mid-Atlantic states for November.The NWS projected equal chances of above-normal and below-normal precipitation in November for most of the United States, including the Midwest, Plains and Rocky Mountain states.It called for below-normal November precipitation in the Southeast states and most of the Southwest.
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).
THE EU DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
EU leaders endorse reform treaty By CONSTANT BRAND, Associated Press Writer OCT 18,07
LISBON, Portugal - European Union leaders endorsed a reform treaty Friday to replace their failed European constitution and give the 27-nation union a more influential say in world affairs, diplomats said. The new treaty will take effect in 2009 if it passes national parliamentary votes and referendums.With this new treaty, Europe has overcome an impasse that lasted for several years, said Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who hosted the EU summit.
Europe has emerged stronger from this summit, stronger to face global issues, stronger to take its role in the world and also to increase confidence in our economy and in our citizens, he told reporters.The pact aims to achieve the same thing as the constitution that collapsed in 2005 when it was rejected in French and Dutch referendums: to expand the union's global influence by translating its economic might into a bigger diplomatic punch.It will do so though quicker decision-making, more majority voting, more powers for the EU and give the bloc more power to act on global issues such as defense, energy security, climate change and migration.Agreement on the treaty came after the EU leaders overcame last-minute reservations on minor points by, notably, Poland and Italy.Italy won an extra European Parliament seat, while Poland held out for a complex voting formula making it tougher for large EU nations to outvote smaller ones.
Basically Poland got what it wanted, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said. The whole operation of the EU Reform Treaty is now crowned with success.While it lacks the constitution's most contentious elements — such as EU flag and anthem — it will give its foreign and security affairs chief a seat on the EU executive Commission with control over the EU's multibillion dollar aid budget and its extensive network of diplomats and civil servants.
There will also be a smaller, more efficient EU executive and an EU president — chosen by the EU leaders for five-year terms — to facilitate consensus and represent the union abroad. In the future an exit clause will make it possible for nations to leave the EU.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he will work hard to explain the benefits of the EU treaty to an often skeptical European public.Our citizens want to see ... what Europe brings them in benefits to their daily lives, he said.Associated Press writers Barry Hatton and Robert Wielaard in Lisbon and Monica Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.
On the Net:http://www.europa.eu
EU seals new treaty ending two-year limbo by Leigh Thomas
OCT 18,07
LISBON (AFP) - EU leaders broke more than two years of political deadlock early Friday by approving a new treaty of reforms filling the void left by the bloc's aborted constitution. The European Union's Portuguese presidency said the agreement closed the chapter on a crisis that has gripped the EU since French and Dutch voters rejected the proposed constitution in mid-2005.With this accord Europe has emerged from its institutional crisis, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates told journalists shortly after the deal was clinched at a Lisbon summit.Socrates said that leaders would formally sign what will become the treaty of Lisbon in the Portuguese capital on December 13.The treaty aims to give the first serious update to the EU's decision-making architecture since 10 mostly former communist countries joined in May 2004 followed by Bulgaria and Romania in January this year.In this case we're really talking about a historic agreement and it really gives the European Union a capacity to act in the 21st century, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said.EU leaders sealed the deal after overcoming Polish and Italian gripes about the treaty in last-minute wrangling on the sidelines of the two-day summit which opened Thursday.
Poland had threatened to veto the deal if the treaty does not give authority to the so-called Ioannina mechanism, named after the Greek city where it was agreed upon, which allows a minority of nations to temporarily block EU decisions.But after tough bargaining, President Lech Kaczynski said that Poland got everything it wanted. I'm very happy this business is behind us. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi obtained an extra seat in the European Parliament in a compromise easing Italian concerns that the country would emerge with fewer lawmakers under the new treaty than EU heavyweights France and Britain.The compromise leaves Italy on a par with Britain and with one seat fewer than France.
Britain also had many reservations about the treaty, but obtained red line opt-outs in key areas at the last EU summit in June.The UK's red lines are secured, said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, attending his first summit since succeeding Tony Blair, the British national interest has been protected.The Polish and Italian leaders were only satisfied after French President Nicolas Sarkozy and veteran EU summiteer, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, held lengthy tete-a-tetes with them.Treaty talks aside, the summit was abuzz with the announcement in Paris that Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia had divorced.Meanwhile, at least 150,000 people demonstrated near the summit venue calling for the EU leaders to give a bigger place to social issues in the Union.
After signing the treaty in December, member states will have one year to ratify it so that it can come into effect, as planned, on January 1, 2009.EU leaders deem the reform treaty essential because the bloc's rules have not had a serious update since 10 mostly former communist countries joined in May 2004, followed by Bulgaria and Romania in January this year. Like the constitution, the treaty includes plans for a European foreign policy supremo and a more permanent president to replace the current cumbersome and expensive rotating six-month presidency system. It also streamlines decision-making by cutting down the number of EU decisions which would require unanimous support from member states. With the treaty deal clinched the EU heads of state and government will be able to turn their attention on Friday to the other issues on their agenda: global warming and globalisation.
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
Stocks close mostly flat on BofA results By JOE BEL BRUNO, AP Business Writer Thu Oct 18, 7:02 PM ET
NEW YORK - Wall Street pared its losses to finish mostly flat Thursday but remained uneasy after disappointing results from Bank of America Corp. provided further evidence that the credit crisis is hurting the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average, which fell as much as 60 points early in the session, rebounded as bargain hunters entered the market, betting Thursday's dismal data could convince the Federal Reserve to lower rates again.Still, investors remained spooked after BofA — considered a bellwether for the banking industry because it has branches across the country — said significant dislocations in the capital markets sent third-quarter profits down 32 percent. Citigroup Inc. and Washington Mutual Inc. reported similar results in recent days.
Banks and brokerages have been hurt during the third quarter in the fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis. As people with weak credit defaulted on loans at an alarming rate, it triggered a global aversion for risk that led the credit markets to freeze up.
Treasurys rallied and the dollar fell to a new low against the euro after the Labor Department said the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up last week by the largest amount since February. The report was far worse than economists expected, and signaled that the labor market could be starting to weaken from a downturn in housing and the global credit turmoil.There are so many factors going on right now between the dollar getting crushed, oil moving higher, and news out of the banking sector, said Greg Church, chief investment officer of Church Capital Management. Yet, it is amazing to me that this market continues to lift its head. The market came back somewhat because there's that whole camp that thinks any bad news is good news that the Fed will lower rates.
The Dow fell 3.58, or 0.03 percent, to 13,888.96.
Broader indexes finished mixed. The Standard & Poor's index fell 1.16, or 0.08 percent, to 1,540.08, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index added 6.64, or 0.24 percent, to 2,799.31. Tech shares have outperformed this week as some investors lately regard profits at some of these companies to better withstand an economic slowdown.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to prices, fell to 4.50 percent from 4.55 percent late Wednesday. Treasury prices rose again after rallying sharply Wednesday amid growing signs of trouble in the housing sector.Also, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that its October manufacturing index came in weaker than expected. The report showed a slowdown in growth for the regional economy, and some inflationary pressures.Sluggish economic data could help motivate the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its Oct. 30-31 meeting. Central bankers cut rates by a half point at their September meeting.Oil prices continued their advance amid further tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq. Light, sweet crude rose $2.07 to settle at a record $89.47 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Disappointing results from BofA made some investors wary about quarterly results yet to arrive.Washington Mutual and Bank of America announcements reminds people that there is a housing issue out there, and that its tough to analyze on how bad it can get before it gets better, said John C. Forelli, portfolio manager for Independence Investment. What we need is some confidence that other parts of the economy are reaccelerating as a result of the rate cuts.
Technology could be one bright for uneasy investors Friday. After Thursday's closing bell, Google Inc. posted a 46 percent jump in its third-quarter profit, topping the big expectations that have elevated the Internet search leader's stock price by more $100 during the past month. Google, which ended the regular session up $6.14 at $639.62, rose in heavy after-hours trading.About 60 members of the Standard & Poor's 500 index have reported quarterly results so far this week. Most of the attention has been on the nation's biggest banks, which reported mostly disappointing results on write-downs from leveraged loans, mortgages, and consumer credit.
Bank of America fell $1.18, or 2.4 percent, to $48.85.
Washington Mutual tumbled $2.55, or 7.7 percent, to $30.52 after it reported quarterly profit plunged 72 percent. The stock hit a 52-week low of $30; its previous low was $31.27. E-Trade Financial Corp. late Wednesday reported an unexpected loss because of its exposure to credit markets. The discount brokerage's shares tumbled $1, or 8 percent, to $11.47. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies edged up 0.14, or 0.02 percent, to 825.03. Declining issues led advancers by a thin margin on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume came to 3.13 billion, shares compared with 3.50 billion traded Wednesday. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average closed up 0.89 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.02 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 0.80 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 0.89 percent. On the Net:
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Palestinians: no crisis in Israel talks By JOSEF FEDERMAN and STEVEN GUTKIN, Associated Press Writer OCT 18,07
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian negotiators on Thursday dismissed claims that momentum for peace has stalled, saying Israel and the Palestinians still have their sights set on framing a shared vision of peace. There is no crisis at all, said Ahmed Qureia, the lead negotiator, playing down an accusation from his own president that Israel has been undermining preparations for an upcoming U.S.-brokered peace summit.Qureia spoke after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a four-day visit to the region meant to lay the groundwork for the conference. The U.S. hopes the gathering, expected to take place in November or December, will launch formal peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.Throughout Rice's visit, Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, accused Israel of being intransigent and damaging the pre-summit atmosphere.But Thursday, Qureia said he remained hopeful a deal would be reached, though he acknowledged much work lay ahead.We are still preparing for intensified negotiations that will take place before the conference in order to reach a joint document, he told The Associated Press.
The Palestinians want to come to the meeting with a detailed joint statement on what peace talks are to produce, complete with timetable for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israel, seeking greater flexibility, wants a broad statement low on specific commitments.Qureia met with the head of the Israeli team, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, adding that the teams would meet Friday.In another interview with the AP, Palestinian negotiator Saadi el-Krunz agreed there was no crisis yet, saying he was hopeful — but not sure — the sides can agree on the wording of the document in time for the conference.El-Krunz said the teams have met twice so far, and plan to meet about three times a week. He described the meetings as friendly, but said very little progress has been made.He said Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas have a very strong relationship, but results matter most.
El-Krunz said the document must recognize minimum Palestinian demands: Jerusalem as a shared capital of both states, a Palestinian state whose size is equivalent to the land mass captured by Israel in 1967, and a fair solution for refugees.In possible concessions, he said the Palestinians would be willing to allow Israel to keep some Jewish settlements in the West Bank in return for land in what is now Israel, and in an unusual admission, acknowledged the Palestinians will have to ease their demand for the return of millions of refugees and their descendants to Israel, saying in the end only some will return.He said if the sides agree on the document, he expects Arab countries to rally behind it and attend the conference. I don't think the Arabs will say no if they find us (the Palestinians) satisfiedHe denied claims by some Palestinian officials that Rice was pressuring the Palestinians to ease their demands in line with Israeli wishes. Rice is trying to be fair ... I want to believe that the Americans are sincere.Israeli government spokesman David Baker called the talks a work in progress.We are aware of the challenges and difficulties ahead of us, and we are working to overcome them, he said.Associated Press correspondents Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah and Amy Teibel in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
Olmert tells Putin of Iran concerns By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press Writer Thu Oct 18, 5:33 PM ET
MOSCOW - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to support new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities and urged Russia not to sell arms to Iran or Syria. Olmert's brief, abruptly announced visit came days after Putin traveled to Iran and met with its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has publicly called for Israel's demise. During the trip, Putin vowed to support Iran's pursuit of nuclear energy and warned outside forces — an apparent reference to the U.S. — against attacking Tehran.In a three-hour meeting with Putin, Olmert expressed his opinion that effective sanctions by all the international community would have the potential to stop Iran pursuing the nuclear path, said Miri Eisin, the Israeli prime minister's spokeswoman.Russia has resisted further U.N. sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment and other activities that Israel and the U.S. say are aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran insists its nuclear program is for energy production alone.Eisen said Olmert's visit was scheduled several days ago, but it was announced only after Putin returned from Iran.As he and Olmert sat down for talks, Putin acknowledged the Israeli leader's dismay over Iran's nuclear program and promised to discuss his meetings in Tehran.
We know how concerned you are about the situation surrounding the Iranian (nuclear program), said Putin, the first Kremlin leader to visit Iran since 1943. I am ready to share the results of my visit.
Olmert expressed eagerness to hear from you about the results of your trip to Iran and talk about other concerns.The Kremlin later released a brief statement saying that Putin, at Olmert's request, briefed the Israeli leader on the main results of his recent visit to Tehran.Putin sought to assuage both Iran and the West during his trip, a delicate balancing act reflecting his reach for global influence and desire to preserve warm ties with a Middle Eastern ally without angering Washington.By rejecting Iranian pressure to set a firm startup date for a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, Putin signaled that he was using Moscow's levers of influence to nudge Tehran toward cooperation with the international community.But Putin also warned against attacking Iran, a boost to a country that has felt increasingly isolated and fearful of a U.S. attack.He also has asserted that pressuring Iran too hard is counterproductive and stressed that Russia sees no proof Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons.
That stance drew anger in Israel.
Even if Putin says he is not convinced that Iran is developing a nuclear capability for military purposes, everyone knows what its real intentions are, said Israeli President Shimon Peres. He said intelligence services have incontrovertible proof that shows that Iran is working to develop nuclear weapons.The substance of Putin's meetings with Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was murky. Putin left the world wondering what kind of message he conveyed in private and how the Iranians responded.President Bush said Wednesday he wanted a report directly from Putin about his visit to Iran — and to know whether Putin continues to harbor the same concerns as Washington about Iran's nuclear program. Bush suggested that a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger World War III.
Russia's mantra is that the standoff over Iran's nuclear program can only be solved through diplomacy. By hosting Olmert days after meeting with Iranian leaders, Putin may have been casting himself as an irreplaceable bridge between Iran and its fiercest critics.
He spoke to Ahmadinejad. Now he's speaking to Olmert, he will be in a position to act as a go-between, said Meir Javedanfar, a Tehran-born Middle East analyst. Russia has used its clout as a veto-wielding U.N. Security Council member to water down two sets of sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, which can lead to development of weapons. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called Wednesday for a new set of sanctions without the type of compromises that have been needed to secure Russian and Chinese support in the past. Although the Iran nuclear standoff was the foremost issue, Olmert also conveyed Israel's concern over the Iranian and Syrian desire to acquire weapons from Russia of types that could change the balance in the area, Eisin said.
Eisin did not give details about Israel's concerns.
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported that Russia plans to provide Syria with surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft missiles it has never before sold to another country. Russia disputes Israeli claims that Russian arms sold to Syria have been used by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. Moscow insists its weapons deals with Syria and Iran have complied with international law and have not disrupted the balance of power in the region.
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
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.
ZECHARIAH 14:1-9 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
Israel MPs mobilise against Jerusalem partition talk Thu Oct 18, 4:01 PM ET
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Half of Israel's 120 members of parliament have signed an opposition petition opposing any division of Jerusalem with the Palestinians, the privately owned Channel 10 television said Thursday. Among the signatories to the petition circulated by right-wing Likud party MP Israel Katz are 15 members of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's centrist Kadima party, the television added.
Under Israeli law, any territorial concession on Jerusalem must be approved by an absolute majority of MPs.The prime minister hinted on Monday he would be willing to give up some annexed neighbourhoods of occupied east Jerusalem, such as Shufat refugee camp, al-Sawahra and Walajeh, in a final peace deal with the Palestinians.
Last week, Olmert's close ally, Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon, drew heavy domestic fire after saying that Israel should share sovereignty of Jerusalem with the Palestinians as part of a peace agreement.Israel captured Arab east Jerusalem, including the Old City with its sites holy to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, during the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed it.In 1980, parliament passed a law proclaiming it the reunified and eternal capital of Israel, a claim not recognised by the international community.Olmert's comment came amid intense talks between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at reaching understandings on the outlines of a peace deal ahead of a US-sponsored international meeting planned to take place in Annapolis, Maryland, later this autumn.The issue of Jerusalem -- which the Palestinians demand as the capital of their promised state -- is one of the most sensitive and intractable issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict along with the question of refugees
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Blasts near Bhutto kill 126 in Pakistan By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and PAISLEY DODDS, Associated Press Writers OCT 18,07
KARACHI, Pakistan - A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 126 people Thursday night, shattering her celebratory procession through Pakistan's biggest city after eight years in exile. Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Bhutto, but police and officials of her party said she was not injured and was hurried to her house. An Associated Press photo showed a dazed-looking Bhutto being helped away.Officials at six hospitals in Karachi reported 126 dead and 248 wounded. It was believed to be the deadliest bomb attack in Pakistan's history.Bhutto flew home to lead her Pakistan People's Party in January parliamentary elections, drawing cheers from supporters massed in a sea of the party's red, green and black flags. The police chief said 150,000 were in the streets, while other onlookers estimated twice that.The throngs reflected Bhutto's enduring political clout, but she has made enemies of Islamic militants by taking a pro-U.S. line and negotiating a possible political alliance with Pakistan's military ruler, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.An estimated 20,000 security officers had been deployed to protect Bhutto and her cavalcade of motorized rickshaws, colorful buses, cars and motorcycles. Authorities had urged Bhutto to use a helicopter to reduce the risk of attack amid threats from extremists sympathetic to the Taliban and al-Qaida, but she brushed off the concerns.
I am not scared. I am thinking of my mission, she had told reporters on the plane from Dubai. This is a movement for democracy because we are under threat from extremists and militants.Last month, Bhutto told CNN she realized she was a target. Islamic militants, she said, don't believe in women governing nations, so they will try to plot against me, but these are risks that must be taken. I'm prepared to take them.Leaving the airport, Bhutto refused to use a bulletproof glass cubicle that had been built atop the truck taking her to the tomb of Pakistan's founding father, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, to give a speech. She squeezed between other party officials along a railing at the front and rode high above the street.Her procession had been creeping toward the center of Karachi for 10 hours, moving at a snail's pace while dancing and cheering supporters swarmed around the truck, when a small explosion erupted near the front of the vehicle.That was quickly followed by a larger blast just a few feet from the truck, setting an escorting police van on fire and breaking windows in Bhutto's vehicle. Party members on top of the truck scrambled to the ground, one man jumping while others climbed down a ladder or over the side.Christina Lamb, Bhutto's biographer, said the former premier had just gone to a downstairs compartment in the truck for a rest when the blast went off.
She knew she was a target, I was talking to her about it .... she was worried that the lights were going off, the street lights, and that snipers could be on tops of buildings and bridges, Lamb told Sky News. Luckily the bus had a downstairs enclosed compartment for her to go and rest in, and she just happened to be there when it went off, so she wasn't on top in the open like rest of us, so that just saved her.Evidence available at the scene is suggesting it was a suicide bombing ... (that) exploded near police vehicles, destroying the two police vans escorting Benazir Bhutto's truck, police officer Raja Umer Khitab said. He said several policemen died.At the scene of the attack, bodies lay motionless in the street, under a mural reading Long Live Bhutto on the side of the truck.People were shouting for help but there was no one to help them out. It smelled like blood and smoke, said AP photographer B.K. Bangash, who was 150 feet from Bhutto's truck when he heard a small blast just before midnight.The bombs exploded just after the truck crossed a bridge about halfway on the 10-mile journey from the airport to the tomb. Pools of blood, broken glass, tires, motorcycles and bits of clothing littered the ground. Men carried the injured away from burning cars. One bystander came upon a body, checked for signs of life, and moved on. Some of the injured were rushed into a hospital emergency room on stretchers, and others were carried in rescuers' arms. Many of the wounded were covered in blood, and some had their clothes ripped off. Karachi has a history of violent attacks by Islamic militants, but Thursday's was believed to be the deadliest. In 2006, a suicide bombing killed 57 people, including the leaders of a Sunni Muslim group. The United States condemned the violent attack in Pakistan and mourns the loss of innocent life there, said Gordon Johndroe, foreign affairs spokesman for President Bush. Extremists will not be allowed to stop Pakistanis from selecting their representatives through an open and democratic process.Richard Haass, president of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, said the attack emphasized that one of the fundamental realities of Pakistan today is that the government is not in total control of the country.
He said he did not think Musharraf would declare a state of emergency, saying there were more serious challenges to state authority recently, like the summer battle between militants and police at Islamabad's Red Mosque. The bloodshed marred what had been a jubilant day for Bhutto. She received a rapturous welcome from tens of thousands of supporters, many craning from tree branches and foot bridges to glimpse her return.
The 54-year-old politician wept for joy.
I feel very, very emotional coming back to my country, Bhutto told AP Television News at the airport, after passing under a Quran held over her head as she got off the plane. I dreamt of this day for so many months, and years. I counted the hours, the minutes and the seconds just to see this land, sky and grass. I'm so emotionally overwhelmed, she said, dressed in green with a white head scarf to match Pakistan's national flag. Bhutto had paved her route back to Pakistan through negotiations with Musharraf, a longtime political rival whose rule she has often condemned but whose proclaimed mission to defeat Islamic extremism she shares.
The talks yielded an amnesty covering the corruption charges that made Bhutto leave Pakistan, and could lead to a political alliance uniting moderates in parliamentary elections for a fight against militants allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban. U.S. officials are believed to still favor Musharraf, despite his sagging popularity, over his two main civilian rivals — Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, the elected premier ousted by the general in a 1999 coup and sent back into exile when he tried to return last month. Washington considers Musharraf a source of stability in a nuclear-armed country fighting militants along the border with Afghanistan, an area where Osama bin Laden may be hiding. Still, amid the uncertainty that parliamentary elections will establish a U.S.-friendly government, the United States wants Pakistan to at least keep moving toward democracy — and Bhutto's return could help that goal. Musharraf had urged Bhutto to delay her return because of political uncertainty in Pakistan, including a pending court challenge to his presidential election victory this month. The Supreme Court will rule soon on whether he was eligible to compete in the vote by lawmakers, since he also holds the post of army chief. If he is confirmed for a new five-year presidential term, Musharraf has promised to quit the military and restore civilian rule. Bhutto said there was still a long way to go in political reconciliation with Musharraf, but added that she expected the court to decide in his favor. If the court did not stop his election, it's unlikely to stop the result of that election, she said.
After flying in, Bhutto declared she returned to fight for democracy and to help Pakistan shake off its reputation as a hotbed of international terrorism. That's not the real image of Pakistan. The people that you see outside are the real image of Pakistan. These are the decent and hardworking middle-classes and working classes of Pakistan who want to be empowered so they can build a moderate, modern nation, she said. Bhutto became leader of the Pakistan People's Party more than two decades ago after the military's 1979 execution of its founder, her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a populist prime minister still exalted by many Pakistanis as the finest leader in the country's 60-year history. She served twice as the democratically elected prime minister between 1988 and 1996 — the first female premier in the Muslim world — but both governments fell amid allegations of corruption and misrule. After Musharraf seized power, she was charged with illegally amassing properties and bank accounts overseas while in office and she left Pakistan. Associated Press writers Ashraf Khan in Karachi, Sadaqat Jan and Zarar Khan in Islamabad and Sarah DiLorenzo in New York contributed to this report.
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.
High winds hit states from Fla. to Okla. By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press Writer Thu Oct 18, 6:56 PM ET
PARIS, Mo. - Storms that raked the Plains and Southeast tossed up a mobile home in Missouri early Thursday, killing both people inside, and spawned a tornado in Florida that sent mall shoppers and children at a day-care center running for cover. More than 30 people were injured Wednesday night when high winds blew through an Oktoberfest festival in Tulsa, Okla., collapsing two tents on the crowd.In rural northeastern Missouri, the state Highway Patrol said Kent Ensor and Kristy Secrease had sought refuge in Secrease's mobile home in Monroe County as a tornado approached. Their bodies were found about 400 feet from where the home had been.The mobile home's frame was found three-quarters of a mile away, with debris as far as two miles away.The National Weather Service classified the storm as an F-2 tornado that traveled one mile and had wind speeds up to 135 mph.
Ensor, 44, was a hog farmer from a well-known family, and Secrease, 25, managed Ensor's 11,000-hog operation. They had been dating for about a year, neighbors said.Everybody knows everybody here, said Jim Lovelady. This hurts.Joey Crigler's mobile home down the road from the Ensor farm was spared damage. Despite living in a wide-open area prone to severe weather, Crigler said, he and Ensor didn't worry about their safety.It's just one of those things you kind of laughed about and then go on, he said.
Several twisters hit southwestern Missouri, where a home was destroyed but no injuries were reported.A tornado late Thursday morning in Pensacola, Fla., damaged the city's major shopping mall as violent thunderstorms swept across the western Panhandle.Eddie English Jr., a department store stock manager, said he heard the wind outside the store suddenly speed up and get louder. Then mall security guards entered the store and ordered 200 to 300 employees and shoppers into the basement.Lindsey Lassiter, manager of the mall's Express for Men store, said water poured in from her shop's damaged ceiling. In downtown Pensacola, electricity was out and streets were filled with several inches of water from rain that began around dawn.Escambia County sheriff's spokesman Glenn Austin said the Greater Little Rock Baptist Church's roof was damaged, as was its day-care center. But the children there had been moved to safety before the tornado struck, he said.They heard the warnings, grabbed the kids and followed the drill, he said.Jack Cullen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, confirmed that a tornado touched down shortly before noon.
In Tulsa, more than 7,000 people were at the Oktoberfest festival when the tents collapsed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Five of those hurt remained hospitalized Thursday, and three were in serious condition with head injuries, concussions and lacerations, said Tina Wells, spokeswoman for the Emergency Medical Services Authority.The storm brought wind gusts ranging from 65 mph to nearly 90 mph, said Steve Piltz, a Weather Service meteorologist. Tulsa County was under a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning when the storm hit the tents, he said. Less than an hour earlier, the skies had been clear, said Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor.
The wind came up incredibly quick, and I don't think anyone can prepare for those kinds of winds, said Michael Sanders, the promotions chairman for the Oktoberfest event. North of Tulsa, five people were injured and 25 mobile homes and travel trailers were damaged when the storm hit a mobile home park between Oologah and the Washington County line, the Oologah-Talala Emergency Medical Services District reported. None of the injuries was believed to be life-threatening, officials said. Associated Press writers Melissa Nelson in Pensacola, Fla., and Justin Juozapavicius in Tulsa, Okla., contributed to this report.
OZONE DEPLETION
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Above-normal Nov temps for Northeast, Midwest Thu Oct 18, 9:23 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Weather Service on Thursday predicted above-normal temperatures in U.S. Northeast and Midwest for November. In its 30-day outlook, forecasters predicted equal chances of above-normal and below-normal temperatures in U.S. Mid-Atlantic states for November.The NWS projected equal chances of above-normal and below-normal precipitation in November for most of the United States, including the Midwest, Plains and Rocky Mountain states.It called for below-normal November precipitation in the Southeast states and most of the Southwest.
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).
THE EU DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
EU leaders endorse reform treaty By CONSTANT BRAND, Associated Press Writer OCT 18,07
LISBON, Portugal - European Union leaders endorsed a reform treaty Friday to replace their failed European constitution and give the 27-nation union a more influential say in world affairs, diplomats said. The new treaty will take effect in 2009 if it passes national parliamentary votes and referendums.With this new treaty, Europe has overcome an impasse that lasted for several years, said Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who hosted the EU summit.
Europe has emerged stronger from this summit, stronger to face global issues, stronger to take its role in the world and also to increase confidence in our economy and in our citizens, he told reporters.The pact aims to achieve the same thing as the constitution that collapsed in 2005 when it was rejected in French and Dutch referendums: to expand the union's global influence by translating its economic might into a bigger diplomatic punch.It will do so though quicker decision-making, more majority voting, more powers for the EU and give the bloc more power to act on global issues such as defense, energy security, climate change and migration.Agreement on the treaty came after the EU leaders overcame last-minute reservations on minor points by, notably, Poland and Italy.Italy won an extra European Parliament seat, while Poland held out for a complex voting formula making it tougher for large EU nations to outvote smaller ones.
Basically Poland got what it wanted, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said. The whole operation of the EU Reform Treaty is now crowned with success.While it lacks the constitution's most contentious elements — such as EU flag and anthem — it will give its foreign and security affairs chief a seat on the EU executive Commission with control over the EU's multibillion dollar aid budget and its extensive network of diplomats and civil servants.
There will also be a smaller, more efficient EU executive and an EU president — chosen by the EU leaders for five-year terms — to facilitate consensus and represent the union abroad. In the future an exit clause will make it possible for nations to leave the EU.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he will work hard to explain the benefits of the EU treaty to an often skeptical European public.Our citizens want to see ... what Europe brings them in benefits to their daily lives, he said.Associated Press writers Barry Hatton and Robert Wielaard in Lisbon and Monica Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.
On the Net:http://www.europa.eu
EU seals new treaty ending two-year limbo by Leigh Thomas
OCT 18,07
LISBON (AFP) - EU leaders broke more than two years of political deadlock early Friday by approving a new treaty of reforms filling the void left by the bloc's aborted constitution. The European Union's Portuguese presidency said the agreement closed the chapter on a crisis that has gripped the EU since French and Dutch voters rejected the proposed constitution in mid-2005.With this accord Europe has emerged from its institutional crisis, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates told journalists shortly after the deal was clinched at a Lisbon summit.Socrates said that leaders would formally sign what will become the treaty of Lisbon in the Portuguese capital on December 13.The treaty aims to give the first serious update to the EU's decision-making architecture since 10 mostly former communist countries joined in May 2004 followed by Bulgaria and Romania in January this year.In this case we're really talking about a historic agreement and it really gives the European Union a capacity to act in the 21st century, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said.EU leaders sealed the deal after overcoming Polish and Italian gripes about the treaty in last-minute wrangling on the sidelines of the two-day summit which opened Thursday.
Poland had threatened to veto the deal if the treaty does not give authority to the so-called Ioannina mechanism, named after the Greek city where it was agreed upon, which allows a minority of nations to temporarily block EU decisions.But after tough bargaining, President Lech Kaczynski said that Poland got everything it wanted. I'm very happy this business is behind us. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi obtained an extra seat in the European Parliament in a compromise easing Italian concerns that the country would emerge with fewer lawmakers under the new treaty than EU heavyweights France and Britain.The compromise leaves Italy on a par with Britain and with one seat fewer than France.
Britain also had many reservations about the treaty, but obtained red line opt-outs in key areas at the last EU summit in June.The UK's red lines are secured, said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, attending his first summit since succeeding Tony Blair, the British national interest has been protected.The Polish and Italian leaders were only satisfied after French President Nicolas Sarkozy and veteran EU summiteer, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, held lengthy tete-a-tetes with them.Treaty talks aside, the summit was abuzz with the announcement in Paris that Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia had divorced.Meanwhile, at least 150,000 people demonstrated near the summit venue calling for the EU leaders to give a bigger place to social issues in the Union.
After signing the treaty in December, member states will have one year to ratify it so that it can come into effect, as planned, on January 1, 2009.EU leaders deem the reform treaty essential because the bloc's rules have not had a serious update since 10 mostly former communist countries joined in May 2004, followed by Bulgaria and Romania in January this year. Like the constitution, the treaty includes plans for a European foreign policy supremo and a more permanent president to replace the current cumbersome and expensive rotating six-month presidency system. It also streamlines decision-making by cutting down the number of EU decisions which would require unanimous support from member states. With the treaty deal clinched the EU heads of state and government will be able to turn their attention on Friday to the other issues on their agenda: global warming and globalisation.
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
Stocks close mostly flat on BofA results By JOE BEL BRUNO, AP Business Writer Thu Oct 18, 7:02 PM ET
NEW YORK - Wall Street pared its losses to finish mostly flat Thursday but remained uneasy after disappointing results from Bank of America Corp. provided further evidence that the credit crisis is hurting the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average, which fell as much as 60 points early in the session, rebounded as bargain hunters entered the market, betting Thursday's dismal data could convince the Federal Reserve to lower rates again.Still, investors remained spooked after BofA — considered a bellwether for the banking industry because it has branches across the country — said significant dislocations in the capital markets sent third-quarter profits down 32 percent. Citigroup Inc. and Washington Mutual Inc. reported similar results in recent days.
Banks and brokerages have been hurt during the third quarter in the fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis. As people with weak credit defaulted on loans at an alarming rate, it triggered a global aversion for risk that led the credit markets to freeze up.
Treasurys rallied and the dollar fell to a new low against the euro after the Labor Department said the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up last week by the largest amount since February. The report was far worse than economists expected, and signaled that the labor market could be starting to weaken from a downturn in housing and the global credit turmoil.There are so many factors going on right now between the dollar getting crushed, oil moving higher, and news out of the banking sector, said Greg Church, chief investment officer of Church Capital Management. Yet, it is amazing to me that this market continues to lift its head. The market came back somewhat because there's that whole camp that thinks any bad news is good news that the Fed will lower rates.
The Dow fell 3.58, or 0.03 percent, to 13,888.96.
Broader indexes finished mixed. The Standard & Poor's index fell 1.16, or 0.08 percent, to 1,540.08, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index added 6.64, or 0.24 percent, to 2,799.31. Tech shares have outperformed this week as some investors lately regard profits at some of these companies to better withstand an economic slowdown.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to prices, fell to 4.50 percent from 4.55 percent late Wednesday. Treasury prices rose again after rallying sharply Wednesday amid growing signs of trouble in the housing sector.Also, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that its October manufacturing index came in weaker than expected. The report showed a slowdown in growth for the regional economy, and some inflationary pressures.Sluggish economic data could help motivate the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its Oct. 30-31 meeting. Central bankers cut rates by a half point at their September meeting.Oil prices continued their advance amid further tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq. Light, sweet crude rose $2.07 to settle at a record $89.47 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Disappointing results from BofA made some investors wary about quarterly results yet to arrive.Washington Mutual and Bank of America announcements reminds people that there is a housing issue out there, and that its tough to analyze on how bad it can get before it gets better, said John C. Forelli, portfolio manager for Independence Investment. What we need is some confidence that other parts of the economy are reaccelerating as a result of the rate cuts.
Technology could be one bright for uneasy investors Friday. After Thursday's closing bell, Google Inc. posted a 46 percent jump in its third-quarter profit, topping the big expectations that have elevated the Internet search leader's stock price by more $100 during the past month. Google, which ended the regular session up $6.14 at $639.62, rose in heavy after-hours trading.About 60 members of the Standard & Poor's 500 index have reported quarterly results so far this week. Most of the attention has been on the nation's biggest banks, which reported mostly disappointing results on write-downs from leveraged loans, mortgages, and consumer credit.
Bank of America fell $1.18, or 2.4 percent, to $48.85.
Washington Mutual tumbled $2.55, or 7.7 percent, to $30.52 after it reported quarterly profit plunged 72 percent. The stock hit a 52-week low of $30; its previous low was $31.27. E-Trade Financial Corp. late Wednesday reported an unexpected loss because of its exposure to credit markets. The discount brokerage's shares tumbled $1, or 8 percent, to $11.47. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies edged up 0.14, or 0.02 percent, to 825.03. Declining issues led advancers by a thin margin on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume came to 3.13 billion, shares compared with 3.50 billion traded Wednesday. Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average closed up 0.89 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.02 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 0.80 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 0.89 percent. On the Net:
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Palestinians: no crisis in Israel talks By JOSEF FEDERMAN and STEVEN GUTKIN, Associated Press Writer OCT 18,07
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian negotiators on Thursday dismissed claims that momentum for peace has stalled, saying Israel and the Palestinians still have their sights set on framing a shared vision of peace. There is no crisis at all, said Ahmed Qureia, the lead negotiator, playing down an accusation from his own president that Israel has been undermining preparations for an upcoming U.S.-brokered peace summit.Qureia spoke after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a four-day visit to the region meant to lay the groundwork for the conference. The U.S. hopes the gathering, expected to take place in November or December, will launch formal peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.Throughout Rice's visit, Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, accused Israel of being intransigent and damaging the pre-summit atmosphere.But Thursday, Qureia said he remained hopeful a deal would be reached, though he acknowledged much work lay ahead.We are still preparing for intensified negotiations that will take place before the conference in order to reach a joint document, he told The Associated Press.
The Palestinians want to come to the meeting with a detailed joint statement on what peace talks are to produce, complete with timetable for the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israel, seeking greater flexibility, wants a broad statement low on specific commitments.Qureia met with the head of the Israeli team, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, adding that the teams would meet Friday.In another interview with the AP, Palestinian negotiator Saadi el-Krunz agreed there was no crisis yet, saying he was hopeful — but not sure — the sides can agree on the wording of the document in time for the conference.El-Krunz said the teams have met twice so far, and plan to meet about three times a week. He described the meetings as friendly, but said very little progress has been made.He said Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas have a very strong relationship, but results matter most.
El-Krunz said the document must recognize minimum Palestinian demands: Jerusalem as a shared capital of both states, a Palestinian state whose size is equivalent to the land mass captured by Israel in 1967, and a fair solution for refugees.In possible concessions, he said the Palestinians would be willing to allow Israel to keep some Jewish settlements in the West Bank in return for land in what is now Israel, and in an unusual admission, acknowledged the Palestinians will have to ease their demand for the return of millions of refugees and their descendants to Israel, saying in the end only some will return.He said if the sides agree on the document, he expects Arab countries to rally behind it and attend the conference. I don't think the Arabs will say no if they find us (the Palestinians) satisfiedHe denied claims by some Palestinian officials that Rice was pressuring the Palestinians to ease their demands in line with Israeli wishes. Rice is trying to be fair ... I want to believe that the Americans are sincere.Israeli government spokesman David Baker called the talks a work in progress.We are aware of the challenges and difficulties ahead of us, and we are working to overcome them, he said.Associated Press correspondents Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah and Amy Teibel in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
Olmert tells Putin of Iran concerns By MANSUR MIROVALEV, Associated Press Writer Thu Oct 18, 5:33 PM ET
MOSCOW - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to support new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities and urged Russia not to sell arms to Iran or Syria. Olmert's brief, abruptly announced visit came days after Putin traveled to Iran and met with its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has publicly called for Israel's demise. During the trip, Putin vowed to support Iran's pursuit of nuclear energy and warned outside forces — an apparent reference to the U.S. — against attacking Tehran.In a three-hour meeting with Putin, Olmert expressed his opinion that effective sanctions by all the international community would have the potential to stop Iran pursuing the nuclear path, said Miri Eisin, the Israeli prime minister's spokeswoman.Russia has resisted further U.N. sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment and other activities that Israel and the U.S. say are aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran insists its nuclear program is for energy production alone.Eisen said Olmert's visit was scheduled several days ago, but it was announced only after Putin returned from Iran.As he and Olmert sat down for talks, Putin acknowledged the Israeli leader's dismay over Iran's nuclear program and promised to discuss his meetings in Tehran.
We know how concerned you are about the situation surrounding the Iranian (nuclear program), said Putin, the first Kremlin leader to visit Iran since 1943. I am ready to share the results of my visit.
Olmert expressed eagerness to hear from you about the results of your trip to Iran and talk about other concerns.The Kremlin later released a brief statement saying that Putin, at Olmert's request, briefed the Israeli leader on the main results of his recent visit to Tehran.Putin sought to assuage both Iran and the West during his trip, a delicate balancing act reflecting his reach for global influence and desire to preserve warm ties with a Middle Eastern ally without angering Washington.By rejecting Iranian pressure to set a firm startup date for a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, Putin signaled that he was using Moscow's levers of influence to nudge Tehran toward cooperation with the international community.But Putin also warned against attacking Iran, a boost to a country that has felt increasingly isolated and fearful of a U.S. attack.He also has asserted that pressuring Iran too hard is counterproductive and stressed that Russia sees no proof Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons.
That stance drew anger in Israel.
Even if Putin says he is not convinced that Iran is developing a nuclear capability for military purposes, everyone knows what its real intentions are, said Israeli President Shimon Peres. He said intelligence services have incontrovertible proof that shows that Iran is working to develop nuclear weapons.The substance of Putin's meetings with Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was murky. Putin left the world wondering what kind of message he conveyed in private and how the Iranians responded.President Bush said Wednesday he wanted a report directly from Putin about his visit to Iran — and to know whether Putin continues to harbor the same concerns as Washington about Iran's nuclear program. Bush suggested that a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger World War III.
Russia's mantra is that the standoff over Iran's nuclear program can only be solved through diplomacy. By hosting Olmert days after meeting with Iranian leaders, Putin may have been casting himself as an irreplaceable bridge between Iran and its fiercest critics.
He spoke to Ahmadinejad. Now he's speaking to Olmert, he will be in a position to act as a go-between, said Meir Javedanfar, a Tehran-born Middle East analyst. Russia has used its clout as a veto-wielding U.N. Security Council member to water down two sets of sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, which can lead to development of weapons. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called Wednesday for a new set of sanctions without the type of compromises that have been needed to secure Russian and Chinese support in the past. Although the Iran nuclear standoff was the foremost issue, Olmert also conveyed Israel's concern over the Iranian and Syrian desire to acquire weapons from Russia of types that could change the balance in the area, Eisin said.
Eisin did not give details about Israel's concerns.
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported that Russia plans to provide Syria with surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft missiles it has never before sold to another country. Russia disputes Israeli claims that Russian arms sold to Syria have been used by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. Moscow insists its weapons deals with Syria and Iran have complied with international law and have not disrupted the balance of power in the region.
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
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.
ZECHARIAH 14:1-9 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
Israel MPs mobilise against Jerusalem partition talk Thu Oct 18, 4:01 PM ET
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Half of Israel's 120 members of parliament have signed an opposition petition opposing any division of Jerusalem with the Palestinians, the privately owned Channel 10 television said Thursday. Among the signatories to the petition circulated by right-wing Likud party MP Israel Katz are 15 members of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's centrist Kadima party, the television added.
Under Israeli law, any territorial concession on Jerusalem must be approved by an absolute majority of MPs.The prime minister hinted on Monday he would be willing to give up some annexed neighbourhoods of occupied east Jerusalem, such as Shufat refugee camp, al-Sawahra and Walajeh, in a final peace deal with the Palestinians.
Last week, Olmert's close ally, Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon, drew heavy domestic fire after saying that Israel should share sovereignty of Jerusalem with the Palestinians as part of a peace agreement.Israel captured Arab east Jerusalem, including the Old City with its sites holy to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, during the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed it.In 1980, parliament passed a law proclaiming it the reunified and eternal capital of Israel, a claim not recognised by the international community.Olmert's comment came amid intense talks between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at reaching understandings on the outlines of a peace deal ahead of a US-sponsored international meeting planned to take place in Annapolis, Maryland, later this autumn.The issue of Jerusalem -- which the Palestinians demand as the capital of their promised state -- is one of the most sensitive and intractable issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict along with the question of refugees
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Blasts near Bhutto kill 126 in Pakistan By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and PAISLEY DODDS, Associated Press Writers OCT 18,07
KARACHI, Pakistan - A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 126 people Thursday night, shattering her celebratory procession through Pakistan's biggest city after eight years in exile. Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Bhutto, but police and officials of her party said she was not injured and was hurried to her house. An Associated Press photo showed a dazed-looking Bhutto being helped away.Officials at six hospitals in Karachi reported 126 dead and 248 wounded. It was believed to be the deadliest bomb attack in Pakistan's history.Bhutto flew home to lead her Pakistan People's Party in January parliamentary elections, drawing cheers from supporters massed in a sea of the party's red, green and black flags. The police chief said 150,000 were in the streets, while other onlookers estimated twice that.The throngs reflected Bhutto's enduring political clout, but she has made enemies of Islamic militants by taking a pro-U.S. line and negotiating a possible political alliance with Pakistan's military ruler, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.An estimated 20,000 security officers had been deployed to protect Bhutto and her cavalcade of motorized rickshaws, colorful buses, cars and motorcycles. Authorities had urged Bhutto to use a helicopter to reduce the risk of attack amid threats from extremists sympathetic to the Taliban and al-Qaida, but she brushed off the concerns.
I am not scared. I am thinking of my mission, she had told reporters on the plane from Dubai. This is a movement for democracy because we are under threat from extremists and militants.Last month, Bhutto told CNN she realized she was a target. Islamic militants, she said, don't believe in women governing nations, so they will try to plot against me, but these are risks that must be taken. I'm prepared to take them.Leaving the airport, Bhutto refused to use a bulletproof glass cubicle that had been built atop the truck taking her to the tomb of Pakistan's founding father, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, to give a speech. She squeezed between other party officials along a railing at the front and rode high above the street.Her procession had been creeping toward the center of Karachi for 10 hours, moving at a snail's pace while dancing and cheering supporters swarmed around the truck, when a small explosion erupted near the front of the vehicle.That was quickly followed by a larger blast just a few feet from the truck, setting an escorting police van on fire and breaking windows in Bhutto's vehicle. Party members on top of the truck scrambled to the ground, one man jumping while others climbed down a ladder or over the side.Christina Lamb, Bhutto's biographer, said the former premier had just gone to a downstairs compartment in the truck for a rest when the blast went off.
She knew she was a target, I was talking to her about it .... she was worried that the lights were going off, the street lights, and that snipers could be on tops of buildings and bridges, Lamb told Sky News. Luckily the bus had a downstairs enclosed compartment for her to go and rest in, and she just happened to be there when it went off, so she wasn't on top in the open like rest of us, so that just saved her.Evidence available at the scene is suggesting it was a suicide bombing ... (that) exploded near police vehicles, destroying the two police vans escorting Benazir Bhutto's truck, police officer Raja Umer Khitab said. He said several policemen died.At the scene of the attack, bodies lay motionless in the street, under a mural reading Long Live Bhutto on the side of the truck.People were shouting for help but there was no one to help them out. It smelled like blood and smoke, said AP photographer B.K. Bangash, who was 150 feet from Bhutto's truck when he heard a small blast just before midnight.The bombs exploded just after the truck crossed a bridge about halfway on the 10-mile journey from the airport to the tomb. Pools of blood, broken glass, tires, motorcycles and bits of clothing littered the ground. Men carried the injured away from burning cars. One bystander came upon a body, checked for signs of life, and moved on. Some of the injured were rushed into a hospital emergency room on stretchers, and others were carried in rescuers' arms. Many of the wounded were covered in blood, and some had their clothes ripped off. Karachi has a history of violent attacks by Islamic militants, but Thursday's was believed to be the deadliest. In 2006, a suicide bombing killed 57 people, including the leaders of a Sunni Muslim group. The United States condemned the violent attack in Pakistan and mourns the loss of innocent life there, said Gordon Johndroe, foreign affairs spokesman for President Bush. Extremists will not be allowed to stop Pakistanis from selecting their representatives through an open and democratic process.Richard Haass, president of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, said the attack emphasized that one of the fundamental realities of Pakistan today is that the government is not in total control of the country.
He said he did not think Musharraf would declare a state of emergency, saying there were more serious challenges to state authority recently, like the summer battle between militants and police at Islamabad's Red Mosque. The bloodshed marred what had been a jubilant day for Bhutto. She received a rapturous welcome from tens of thousands of supporters, many craning from tree branches and foot bridges to glimpse her return.
The 54-year-old politician wept for joy.
I feel very, very emotional coming back to my country, Bhutto told AP Television News at the airport, after passing under a Quran held over her head as she got off the plane. I dreamt of this day for so many months, and years. I counted the hours, the minutes and the seconds just to see this land, sky and grass. I'm so emotionally overwhelmed, she said, dressed in green with a white head scarf to match Pakistan's national flag. Bhutto had paved her route back to Pakistan through negotiations with Musharraf, a longtime political rival whose rule she has often condemned but whose proclaimed mission to defeat Islamic extremism she shares.
The talks yielded an amnesty covering the corruption charges that made Bhutto leave Pakistan, and could lead to a political alliance uniting moderates in parliamentary elections for a fight against militants allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban. U.S. officials are believed to still favor Musharraf, despite his sagging popularity, over his two main civilian rivals — Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, the elected premier ousted by the general in a 1999 coup and sent back into exile when he tried to return last month. Washington considers Musharraf a source of stability in a nuclear-armed country fighting militants along the border with Afghanistan, an area where Osama bin Laden may be hiding. Still, amid the uncertainty that parliamentary elections will establish a U.S.-friendly government, the United States wants Pakistan to at least keep moving toward democracy — and Bhutto's return could help that goal. Musharraf had urged Bhutto to delay her return because of political uncertainty in Pakistan, including a pending court challenge to his presidential election victory this month. The Supreme Court will rule soon on whether he was eligible to compete in the vote by lawmakers, since he also holds the post of army chief. If he is confirmed for a new five-year presidential term, Musharraf has promised to quit the military and restore civilian rule. Bhutto said there was still a long way to go in political reconciliation with Musharraf, but added that she expected the court to decide in his favor. If the court did not stop his election, it's unlikely to stop the result of that election, she said.
After flying in, Bhutto declared she returned to fight for democracy and to help Pakistan shake off its reputation as a hotbed of international terrorism. That's not the real image of Pakistan. The people that you see outside are the real image of Pakistan. These are the decent and hardworking middle-classes and working classes of Pakistan who want to be empowered so they can build a moderate, modern nation, she said. Bhutto became leader of the Pakistan People's Party more than two decades ago after the military's 1979 execution of its founder, her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a populist prime minister still exalted by many Pakistanis as the finest leader in the country's 60-year history. She served twice as the democratically elected prime minister between 1988 and 1996 — the first female premier in the Muslim world — but both governments fell amid allegations of corruption and misrule. After Musharraf seized power, she was charged with illegally amassing properties and bank accounts overseas while in office and she left Pakistan. Associated Press writers Ashraf Khan in Karachi, Sadaqat Jan and Zarar Khan in Islamabad and Sarah DiLorenzo in New York contributed to this report.
GIFTS - TONGUES - PROPHECY
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT TO EDIFY THE CHURCH. (FROM BENNY HINNS TEACHING) P2
1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
REVELATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
VOCAL
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY
POWER
FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
THE VOCAL GIFTS OF TONGUES
ACTS 2:4-6
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Notice its Tongues, there are three kinds of Tongues. This first one in Acts 2:4-6 is Tongues that the Apostles were filled with The Holy Spirit and began to speak in Tongues that were understood by different Nationalities. That Tongue is mentioned in 1 Cor 14
1 CORINTHIANS 14:22
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, butto them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
The Second Tongue is mentioned as a PRAYER LANGUAGE.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:2
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
The third kind of Tongues is mentioned in 1 Cor 14:26-28
1 CORINTHIANS 14:26-28
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a
revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
This 3rd Tongue is for public use in a Church to communcate to the Body of Christ, and this Tongue must be interpreted.
And its equal to Prophecy.
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES GIFT
The gift of the interpretation of Tongues can only be in the operation of one who is already speaking in Tongues. And number
two they must pray for the Gift.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:13
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
In fact the 5 Gifts so far come by PRAYER. This Gift is equal to Prophecy.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:3-5
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
THE GIFT OF PROPHECY
He that prophesieth speaketh unto Men to Edification and Exortation, and comfort. These three things must be in a true
prophecy from someone to be from God.
If someone gives you a Word it must Edify (Build you), Exort (Stir you) and Comfort you (Bring you Peace).
Its Gods will that all People Prophesy.
NUMBERS 11:29
29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1
1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
This Gift again comes by PRAYER. Its released with the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Because when one is filled with the Spirit he will Prophesy.
ACTS 2:17
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
ACTS 13:2
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:29
29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
THESE GIFTS ARE OUR CREDENTIALS AS BELIEVERS. THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE. GOD GIVES THESE GIFTS THAT YOU MIGHT PROFIT IN THE SPIRIT. THAT YOU MIGHT BE MATURED - BUILT UP IN THE SPIRIT.
1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
REVELATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
VOCAL
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY
POWER
FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
THE VOCAL GIFTS OF TONGUES
ACTS 2:4-6
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Notice its Tongues, there are three kinds of Tongues. This first one in Acts 2:4-6 is Tongues that the Apostles were filled with The Holy Spirit and began to speak in Tongues that were understood by different Nationalities. That Tongue is mentioned in 1 Cor 14
1 CORINTHIANS 14:22
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, butto them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
The Second Tongue is mentioned as a PRAYER LANGUAGE.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:2
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
The third kind of Tongues is mentioned in 1 Cor 14:26-28
1 CORINTHIANS 14:26-28
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a
revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
This 3rd Tongue is for public use in a Church to communcate to the Body of Christ, and this Tongue must be interpreted.
And its equal to Prophecy.
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES GIFT
The gift of the interpretation of Tongues can only be in the operation of one who is already speaking in Tongues. And number
two they must pray for the Gift.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:13
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
In fact the 5 Gifts so far come by PRAYER. This Gift is equal to Prophecy.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:3-5
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
THE GIFT OF PROPHECY
He that prophesieth speaketh unto Men to Edification and Exortation, and comfort. These three things must be in a true
prophecy from someone to be from God.
If someone gives you a Word it must Edify (Build you), Exort (Stir you) and Comfort you (Bring you Peace).
Its Gods will that all People Prophesy.
NUMBERS 11:29
29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1
1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
This Gift again comes by PRAYER. Its released with the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Because when one is filled with the Spirit he will Prophesy.
ACTS 2:17
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
ACTS 13:2
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:29
29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
THESE GIFTS ARE OUR CREDENTIALS AS BELIEVERS. THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE. GOD GIVES THESE GIFTS THAT YOU MIGHT PROFIT IN THE SPIRIT. THAT YOU MIGHT BE MATURED - BUILT UP IN THE SPIRIT.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
JEWISH GROUP BLAMED FOR DIVISION
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Tropical Storm Kiko reforms off Mexico Wed Oct 17, 9:47 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Kiko reformed before dawn Wednesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was stalled far out to sea and was expected to strengthen slightly and move north in the coming days, forecasters said. It had sustained winds of 40 mph and wasn't expected to threaten land or become a hurricane.The storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression late Tuesday before regaining tropical storm status Wednesday.
Severe weather to continue Senior Meteorologist,The Weather Channel OCT 17,07
Midwest
There have been nearly 100 reports of severe weather so far this Wednesday. A tornado destroyed a house in southwestern Missouri and wind collapsed a tent at an Oktoberfest event in Tulsa, Okla., injuring at least 20. Heading through the overnight, severe thunderstorms will continue to slice eastward through the Mississippi Valley. Residents of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois are urged to monitor these storms closely. Thursday, the storm system responsible for this nastiness will grind northeastward into the Upper Midwest. Rain, much of it wind-whipped, will drench the eastern Dakotas, much of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. But even more daunting will be the continuing threat of severe thunderstorms, possibly including tornadoes, from the western Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley. Strong winds, possibly gusting as high as 60 mph, will be felt on the back side of this storm, from western South Dakota into western Kansas. High temperatures during the day Thursday are forecast to range from the upper 40s and 50s in the northern Plains and portions of the Upper Midwest to the 80s in southeast Missouri, southern and central Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
South
Severe thunderstormns rolled across Louisiana and Arkansas on Wednesday, producing large hail and strong wind gusts. On Thursday, the threat of severe weather will shift farther east into Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama in advance of a cold front. Not all of the news is bad, however. Along with the specter of nasty storms will come some much-needed rain for the drought-stricken Southeast, mainly from the Florida Panhandle northeastward into South Carolina. A few spots could pick up an inch or two. The southern Plains will remain sunny and dry. High temperatures are expected to range from the 60s in parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles to the 90s in the Texas coastal Plain and portions of southwest Florida.
West
A powerful Pacific storm will punch into the Northwest Thursday with the center of the cyclone charging into extreme northwest Washington or southern Vancouver Island. Strong, gusty winds and heavy rain will attack much of the region. High wind watches and warnings are posted from the southern Oregon coast northward through the interior of western Washington. The Puget Sound may see sustained winds in the 30- to 40-mph range with gusts as high as 65 mph possible. Some trees and power lines may be downed. Rain will soak areas over and west of the Cascades as far south as northern California, with lighter rain or showers reaching eastward as far as the Bitterroots. The fast movement of the storm should preclude any significant flooding. Snow levels will rise, getting up to around 4000 feet near the Canadian border, 7000 feet near the California line. Heavy surf, reaching 15 to 20 feet, will pound the Washington and Oregon beaches. (After diminishing slightly on Friday, even higher surf--24 to 28 feet--will roll in on Saturday.) The remainder of the West should see partly cloudy skies. Gusty winds will continue across the southern Rockies. High temperatures Thursday throughout the West are forecast to range from the 30s in the higher Rockies to the 80s in southeast California and southwest Arizona.
Northeast
A few light showers will work their way into the Northeast on Thursday, precursors of heavier showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, for Friday and Friday night. Southerly winds will push temperatures to above-average levels Thursday. Highs will range from the 50s in extreme northern Maine to the 80s in eastern Virginia.
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).
Superbug kills more people in U.S. than AIDS, study finds
By THOMAS H. MAUGH II - Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Severe infections by an antibiotic-resistant superbug, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, are at least twice as high as researchers previously believed and now kill more Americans than AIDS, researchers reported Wednesday.The bacterial infections, commonly called MRSA (pronounced mersa), were once confined to a few hospitals, but a new study by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2005 they made an estimated 94,000 Americans seriously ill and killed almost 19,000, compared with 17,000 who died of AIDS complications.
Certainly, MRSA now has to be viewed as a very important target for prevention and control, said Dr. David A. Talan, an infectious diseases specialist in Sylmar, Calif., who was not involved in the study.The infections have been a growing concern, particularly over the past decade, as they have spread outside hospitals, popping up in prisons, athletic fields and locker rooms.The study reported that nearly 14 percent of new antibiotic-resistant staph infections are not linked to hospitals or other medical facilities, indicating that the disease is now comfortably ingrained in the wider community.The finding, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is but the latest evidence of a widespread pattern of increasing drug resistance among a variety of infectious agents, including multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile and other once-innocuous organisms.The emergence of these superbugs has not been accompanied by the development of new drugs to combat them.
The spread of resistant organisms is astounding, wrote Dr. Elizabeth A. Bancroft of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in an editorial accompanying the report.Bancroft said the reported incidence of resistant staph infections is just the tip of the iceberg because the CDC researchers studied only blood-borne infections that find their way into internal organisms.
Several studies have found that such infections represent only 6 percent to 9 percent of all MRSA infections, which can also thrive on the skin in a more innocuous form, waiting for the opportunity to enter the body.It appears that the total burden of MRSA is much greater than what was estimated in this study, she said.Most forms of the staph bacterium are easily killed with common antibiotics, such as amoxicillin. But beginning in 1968, researchers began to see variants that required treatment with stronger antibiotics.
Experts attribute the emergence of the superbugs to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, the failure of patients to complete their antibiotic regimens and the use of antibiotics in animal feed. In each case, incomplete eradication of the bacteria leads to mutations that increase resistance to the drugs.Today, the most resistant require treatment with powerful and expensive antibiotics like vancomycin, and as many as one in five patients still succumb to the infections.Confined to the surface of the skin, the bacteria do minimal damage. But in hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers, they can hitch a ride inside the body, spreading through the bloodstream and causing severe illness.
In the same fashion, they can be spread by tattooing and drug use in prisons and by cuts and abrasions on the athletic field.While doctors were aware of the growing staph problem, there were no hard data to document it.The new results were obtained by Dr. R. Monina Klevens of the CDC and her colleagues as part of the agency's ongoing Active Bacterial Core surveillance program, which monitors infections in nine regions of the U.S., including San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta and Denver. All infections were laboratory-confirmed.The group observed 8,987 cases of blood-borne MRSA infections in the survey area, which was extrapolated to come up with a nationwide estimate of 94,360 cases. There were 1,598 deaths in the area, corresponding to 18,650 deaths nationwide.Only 26.6 percent of the cases were infections that occurred in hospitals, but 58.4 percent were infections that occurred in the community but were linked to hospitalization or medical procedures. Infections unrelated to medical procedures accounted for 13.7 percent of cases.Infection rates were highest among those older than 65, and blacks were twice as likely as whites to suffer an infection. In both groups, Klevens said, the higher rates were most likely due to a higher incidence of chronic diseases, which both weakens patients and sends them more often to the hospital, where they come in contact with the bacterium.
For infants, the rate was four times as high in blacks as in whites.Health-care advocates argue that hospitals need to improve hygiene. Some studies, for example, show that hospital workers wash their hands only about half as often as guidelines recommend.
Other critics say hospitals should screen all newly admitted patients for MRSA and isolate those who are found to be positive. Hospitals, however, say such isolated patients are likely to receive less care because of the inconvenience associated with entering their rooms.palmbeachpost.com
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
Bush warns of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
Oct 17 11:45 AM US/Eastern
If you're interested in avoiding World War III...
US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he had warned world leaders they must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons if you're interested in avoiding World War III.We've got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel, Bush said at a White House press conference after Russia cautioned against military action against Tehran's supect atomic program.
So I've told people that, if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon, said Bush. AFP
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)
Turkey lawmakers OK possible Iraq attack By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer OCT 17,07
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Parliament authorized the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who've been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no sign of imminent action as the United States urged restraint. Turkish leaders, under pressure from Washington and Baghdad, have signaled they would not immediately give the order to send in 60,000 soldiers, armor and attack helicopters into a region that has largely escaped the chaos of the Iraq war.The crisis along the border, where the Turkish troops have massed since summer, has driven up oil prices along with tensions between Turkey and its longtime NATO ally, the United States.President Bush said the U.S. was making clear to Turkey that it should not stage a major army operation in the Iraqi north, much of which has escaped the sustained violence and political discord common in the rest of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
Bush said Turkey has had troops stationed in northern Iraq for quite a while, a reference to about 1,500 soldiers deployed for years to monitor the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, with the permission of Iraqi Kurd authorities.We don't think it's in their interest to send more troops in, he said.While they now have the authority to strike at PKK bases used to stage attacks in Turkey, the country's leaders appear to be holding back in hopes the threat of an incursion will prod Iraq and the U.S. to move against the guerrillas.The Turkish military, which had little success when it last carried out a major incursion into Iraq a decade ago with 50,000 soldiers, estimates 3,800 Turkish Kurd guerrillas operate from Iraq territory and 2,300 are inside Turkey.
As Parliament voted 507-19 to approve military operations against PKK fighters in northern Iraq over the next year, Turkey's government moved to explain its decision to its Arab neighbors, sending Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to both Egypt and Lebanon.Oil prices surged briefly to a record $89 a barrel after the vote. Traders worry that any escalation in the conflict will cut oil supplies from northern Iraq.Hours before the vote, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to say Iraq's government was determined to halt terrorist activities of the PKK on Iraqi territory, his office said.A close aide to al-Maliki said later that the two leaders agreed the Iraqis should deal with PKK fighters based inside Iraq and the Turks would take care of guerrillas operating in Turkish territory.But Erdogan warned that Iraq must rein in the guerrillas, the aide said. If you don't solve the problem now, we will have no choice but to pursue the PKK inside Iraq, he quoted the Turkish leader as saying.The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the confidential conversation, added that there would be no joint operations involving Iraqi and Turkish troops. He said Iraq would not agree to more Turkish soldiers entering its territory.Erdogan had suggested that Turkey, Iraq and the U.S. conduct a joint campaign against the PKK. But U.S. and Iraqi troops are hard pressed elsewhere, and Iraqi Kurds are reluctant to fight their ethnic brethren from Turkey.
A Kurdish lawmaker in Iraq warned an incursion would threaten the relative stability of the autonomous Kurdish region in the north and called on Turkey to deal with the issue in a peaceful way.
Adnan al-Mufti, speaker of the regional parliament, also said he believed Turkey had ulterior motives aimed at upsetting the success of the Kurdish region in Iraq because it fears separatist sentiment within its own borders.PKK fighters operating from bases in the mountains of northern Iraq periodically cross the border to stage attacks in their war to win autonomy for Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast. More than 30,000 people have died in fighting that began in 1984. The authorization for an offensive inside Iraq had the backing of all of Turkey's parliamentary parties except a small Kurdish party. A single lawmaker from the opposition Republican People's Party voted against it. I am concerned that Turkey could be dragged into an Iraqi quagmire,said the lawmaker, Esref Erdem. Turkish leaders have said publicly that they would prefer a solution to the guerrilla problem that avoids a cross-border offensive, but Erdogan has warned that Turkey will take whatever steps it must to defeat the PKK. What's important is the parliament's decision, not what people say, Erdogan said. Public anger is high in Turkey over a recent spate of guerrilla attacks in the southeast as well as a perception that the United States has failed to back Turkey in its fight with the PKK, even though Washington lists the movement as a terrorist group.
Sam Brannen, an international security fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the U.S. had underestimated the value of Turkey as a strategic ally and created problems for itself by angering Turks with its failure to curb PKK activity in northern Iraq. He said others in the region, such as Iran, Syria and al-Qaida in Iraq, could take advantage of strained Turkish-American relations and a destabilized northern Iraq. It's not happening in a vacuum. There are other state and non-state actors who would see some advantage in drawing Turkey into the conflict, Brannen said. It's really hard to see what U.S. leverage will be in this situation.At a White House news conference, Bush urged the Democratic-controlled Congress not to worsen tensions by approving a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as the Ottoman Empire crumbled. Noting the number of domestic bills pending before Congress, Bush said, One thing Congress should not be doing is sorting out the historical record of the Ottoman Empire.Turkey, which argues the deaths came during civil unrest and not from a planned campaign to eradicate Armenians, is furious over the measure and has threatened repercussions if it is adopted. Turkey is a key route for moving supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The House vote to label the bloodshed nearly a century ago as genocide was in jeopardy after several Democrats withdrew their support and sounded alarms it could cripple U.S.-Turkish relations. Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said failure of the measure might lead Turkey's leaders to forgo military action in northern Iraq as a conciliatory gesture to Washington. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell indicated U.S. military leaders felt Turkey was not committed to invading Iraq. It would have enormous implications, not just for us but for the Turks, and I don't think there is any rush to war on the part of the Turks, Morrell said. But Cagaptay said another serious PKK attack would probably trump diplomatic gestures. If there's another massive PKK attack, killing a dozen civilians, you can expect they will go in within the next 24 hours, he said. Associated Press writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
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.
ZECHARIAH 14:1-9 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Jewish group to blame for dividing Jerusalem?
Allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to build on land purchased for Jews - October 17, 2007 - By Aaron Klein - 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and senior members of his Kadima party have hinted the past few days the Israeli government may agree to divide Jerusalem, noting that some eastern neighborhoods have an Arab majority, with some even housing refugee camps. But WND had learned key Jerusalem neighborhoods mentions as slated for possible evacuation are owned by a U.S. Jewish group that over the years has allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to illegally squat on its land, resulting in the current Arab majority. The Jewish National Fund, or JNF, purchased the land now up for possible Israeli withdrawal using Jewish donor funds for the specific purpose of Jewish settlement. On Monday, Olmert hinted he would withdraw from parts of Jerusalem by asking whether it was necessary to retain certain Arab communities, specifically mentioning Shoafat, a Jerusalem neighborhood. Was it necessary to also add the Shuafat refugee camp, Sawakra, Walaje and other villages and define them as part of Jerusalem? On that, I must confess, I am not convinced, stated Olmert, speaking at a special Knesset session to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former government minister Rehavam Ze'evi, who drew up the 1967 map.
Vice Premier Haim Ramon, a member of Olmert's ruling Kadima party, last week reportedly mapped out a future partition of Jerusalem under a deal with the Palestinians, stating Israel may give up Jerusalem's Shoafat and Qalandiya neighborhoods, among other communities. Ramon was quoted by the popular YnetNews.com Israeli website as writing in a letter to Jerusalem City Councilman Nir Barkat that under his plan, The Jewish neighborhoods (of Jerusalem) will be recognized as Israeli and under Israeli sovereignty. Accordingly, the Arab neighborhoods will be recognized as Palestinian.But some of the areas mentioned as slated for possible evacuation – hundreds of acres in Shoafat and Qalandiya – are owned by the JNF, a nonprofit that purchases property using donor funds. The JNF lands have been utilized for the illegal construction of dozens of Arab apartment buildings, a refugee camp and a U.N. school. The properties recently were blocked off from Jewish sections of Jerusalem and isolated to Arab neighborhoods by Israel's security fence. Qalandiya is located near an old Israeli airport; the Jerusalem suburb of Shoafat is adjacent to the Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev. The lands were purchased legally on behalf of JNF using Jewish donations in the early 1900s, immediately after the organization was founded in 1901 with the specific charge of repurchasing and developing the land of Israel for Jewish settlement. A tour of Qalandiya found dozens of Arab apartment complexes, a Palestinian refugee camp and a U.N. school for Palestinians constructed on the land.
According to officials in Israel's Housing Ministry, Arabs first constructed facilities illegally in Qalandiya and Kfar Akev between 1948 and 1967, prior to the 1967 Six-Day War during which Israel retook control of the entire city of Jerusalem. Qalandiya, still owned by JNF, came under the management of the Israeli government's Land Authority in the late 1960s. Ministry officials say the bulk of illegal Arab construction in Qalandiya took place in the past 20 years, with construction of several new Arab apartment complexes taking place in just the past two years. Neither the Israeli government nor JNF took any concrete measures to stop the illegal building, which continues today with at least one apartment complex in Qalandiya under construction. Jerusalem's Shoafat neighborhood, which has an estimated value of $3 million, was also purchased by JNF in the early 1900s and fell under the management of the Israel Land Authority about 40 years ago. Much of the illegal Arab construction in Shoafat took place in the past 15 years, with some apartment complexes built as late as 2004. In Qalandiya and Shoafat, Israel's security fence cordons off the Arab sections of the JNF lands from the rest of Jewish Jerusalem.
Internal JNF documents obtained by WND outline illegal Arab construction on the Jewish-owned land. A survey of Qalandiya summarized on JNF stationery conducted in December 2000 and signed by a JNF worker states, In a lot of the plots I find Arabs are living and building illegally and also working the JNF land without permission.The JNF survey goes on to document illegal construction of Arab apartment complexes and the U.N. school under the property management of Israel's Land Authority.
Group misleading donors?
In response to a WND exclusive report on the JNF's alleged mismanagement of the properties, JNF CEO Russell Robinson sent statements to concerned donors that the illegal construction occurred during periods the Jerusalem land was occupied by Jordan.
During that time the Jordanian government oversaw all activities, including the U.N. building. Under international law, this makes matters pertaining to the land more complicated than what [WND describes],states Robinson's letter
Jordan, together with other Arab countries, attacked Israel after its founding in 1948 and administered eastern sections of Jerusalem following an armistice agreement until Jordan attacked again and Israel liberated the entire city of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. During the period of Jordanian control, some new construction took place, including in areas previously purchased by Jews.
1991 photo of Shoafat shows region entirely forest land
But WND obtained aerial photos of the two JNF sites in question, Shoafat and Qalandiya, which Robinson claimed were illegally built upon prior to 1967.
1967 aerial photo of Qalandiya region
An aerial photo taken in 1967 of the second site, Qalandiya, which is now a large Arab town, finds construction of a U.N. building but few other sites, indicating the vast majority of Arab construction – dozens of large apartment complexes – occurred under JNF control. WND originally reported some of the construction took place prior to 1967, but the bulk of the building occurred the past few years, under Jewish management. Robinson did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Leftist millionaires influencing JNF?
Illegal Arab construction on Jewish-owned lands is not limited to Jerusalem. Arabs reportedly are building without permits on JNF-owned property in the Galilee and in areas outside Bethlehem. Due to Israeli military laws, Jews are barred from building on the JNF lands near Bethlehem. Also, Arabs are living illegally in JNF-owned apartments in strategic areas in Jerusalem's Old City. Asked to explain why the esteemed Jewish organization would allow Arabs to illegally occupy strategic land purchased for Jews, one JNF source involved in land acquisition pointed to what he claimed was the disproportionate influence over the organization by a small group of Jewish multimillionaires in New Jersey who lead major public fundraising efforts for JNF. The source said the group of wealthy New Jersey Jews, all of whom are real estate moguls and many of whom invest in projects as a team, are largely also donors to leftist causes associated with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who advocates the division of Jerusalem and an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.
The Jews include the Wilf, Halpern, Zuckerman and Tisch families, according to the JNF source. The key lands in Jerusalem upon which the JNF has allowed Arabs to illegally build are part of the areas Peres has advocated handing to the Palestinians. Peres currently serves as Israel's minister for the development of the Negev Desert, which the JNF has been leading a massive campaign to populate, with the goal of bringing 250,000 Jewish residents there. Peres' face is prominently featured on JNF advertisements and material. The wealthy New Jersey Jews are highly politically motivated, support leftist causes and are involved in JNF affairs, charged the JNF source. It is unfair to Jews worldwide who donate to the JNF with certain expectations, such as that their donations will be used for Jewish settlement in Jerusalem.
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 Kiko reforms off Mexico Wed Oct 17, 9:47 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Kiko reformed before dawn Wednesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was stalled far out to sea and was expected to strengthen slightly and move north in the coming days, forecasters said. It had sustained winds of 40 mph and wasn't expected to threaten land or become a hurricane.The storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression late Tuesday before regaining tropical storm status Wednesday.
Severe weather to continue Senior Meteorologist,The Weather Channel OCT 17,07
Midwest
There have been nearly 100 reports of severe weather so far this Wednesday. A tornado destroyed a house in southwestern Missouri and wind collapsed a tent at an Oktoberfest event in Tulsa, Okla., injuring at least 20. Heading through the overnight, severe thunderstorms will continue to slice eastward through the Mississippi Valley. Residents of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois are urged to monitor these storms closely. Thursday, the storm system responsible for this nastiness will grind northeastward into the Upper Midwest. Rain, much of it wind-whipped, will drench the eastern Dakotas, much of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. But even more daunting will be the continuing threat of severe thunderstorms, possibly including tornadoes, from the western Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley. Strong winds, possibly gusting as high as 60 mph, will be felt on the back side of this storm, from western South Dakota into western Kansas. High temperatures during the day Thursday are forecast to range from the upper 40s and 50s in the northern Plains and portions of the Upper Midwest to the 80s in southeast Missouri, southern and central Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
South
Severe thunderstormns rolled across Louisiana and Arkansas on Wednesday, producing large hail and strong wind gusts. On Thursday, the threat of severe weather will shift farther east into Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama in advance of a cold front. Not all of the news is bad, however. Along with the specter of nasty storms will come some much-needed rain for the drought-stricken Southeast, mainly from the Florida Panhandle northeastward into South Carolina. A few spots could pick up an inch or two. The southern Plains will remain sunny and dry. High temperatures are expected to range from the 60s in parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles to the 90s in the Texas coastal Plain and portions of southwest Florida.
West
A powerful Pacific storm will punch into the Northwest Thursday with the center of the cyclone charging into extreme northwest Washington or southern Vancouver Island. Strong, gusty winds and heavy rain will attack much of the region. High wind watches and warnings are posted from the southern Oregon coast northward through the interior of western Washington. The Puget Sound may see sustained winds in the 30- to 40-mph range with gusts as high as 65 mph possible. Some trees and power lines may be downed. Rain will soak areas over and west of the Cascades as far south as northern California, with lighter rain or showers reaching eastward as far as the Bitterroots. The fast movement of the storm should preclude any significant flooding. Snow levels will rise, getting up to around 4000 feet near the Canadian border, 7000 feet near the California line. Heavy surf, reaching 15 to 20 feet, will pound the Washington and Oregon beaches. (After diminishing slightly on Friday, even higher surf--24 to 28 feet--will roll in on Saturday.) The remainder of the West should see partly cloudy skies. Gusty winds will continue across the southern Rockies. High temperatures Thursday throughout the West are forecast to range from the 30s in the higher Rockies to the 80s in southeast California and southwest Arizona.
Northeast
A few light showers will work their way into the Northeast on Thursday, precursors of heavier showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, for Friday and Friday night. Southerly winds will push temperatures to above-average levels Thursday. Highs will range from the 50s in extreme northern Maine to the 80s in eastern Virginia.
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).
Superbug kills more people in U.S. than AIDS, study finds
By THOMAS H. MAUGH II - Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Severe infections by an antibiotic-resistant superbug, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, are at least twice as high as researchers previously believed and now kill more Americans than AIDS, researchers reported Wednesday.The bacterial infections, commonly called MRSA (pronounced mersa), were once confined to a few hospitals, but a new study by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2005 they made an estimated 94,000 Americans seriously ill and killed almost 19,000, compared with 17,000 who died of AIDS complications.
Certainly, MRSA now has to be viewed as a very important target for prevention and control, said Dr. David A. Talan, an infectious diseases specialist in Sylmar, Calif., who was not involved in the study.The infections have been a growing concern, particularly over the past decade, as they have spread outside hospitals, popping up in prisons, athletic fields and locker rooms.The study reported that nearly 14 percent of new antibiotic-resistant staph infections are not linked to hospitals or other medical facilities, indicating that the disease is now comfortably ingrained in the wider community.The finding, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is but the latest evidence of a widespread pattern of increasing drug resistance among a variety of infectious agents, including multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile and other once-innocuous organisms.The emergence of these superbugs has not been accompanied by the development of new drugs to combat them.
The spread of resistant organisms is astounding, wrote Dr. Elizabeth A. Bancroft of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in an editorial accompanying the report.Bancroft said the reported incidence of resistant staph infections is just the tip of the iceberg because the CDC researchers studied only blood-borne infections that find their way into internal organisms.
Several studies have found that such infections represent only 6 percent to 9 percent of all MRSA infections, which can also thrive on the skin in a more innocuous form, waiting for the opportunity to enter the body.It appears that the total burden of MRSA is much greater than what was estimated in this study, she said.Most forms of the staph bacterium are easily killed with common antibiotics, such as amoxicillin. But beginning in 1968, researchers began to see variants that required treatment with stronger antibiotics.
Experts attribute the emergence of the superbugs to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, the failure of patients to complete their antibiotic regimens and the use of antibiotics in animal feed. In each case, incomplete eradication of the bacteria leads to mutations that increase resistance to the drugs.Today, the most resistant require treatment with powerful and expensive antibiotics like vancomycin, and as many as one in five patients still succumb to the infections.Confined to the surface of the skin, the bacteria do minimal damage. But in hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers, they can hitch a ride inside the body, spreading through the bloodstream and causing severe illness.
In the same fashion, they can be spread by tattooing and drug use in prisons and by cuts and abrasions on the athletic field.While doctors were aware of the growing staph problem, there were no hard data to document it.The new results were obtained by Dr. R. Monina Klevens of the CDC and her colleagues as part of the agency's ongoing Active Bacterial Core surveillance program, which monitors infections in nine regions of the U.S., including San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta and Denver. All infections were laboratory-confirmed.The group observed 8,987 cases of blood-borne MRSA infections in the survey area, which was extrapolated to come up with a nationwide estimate of 94,360 cases. There were 1,598 deaths in the area, corresponding to 18,650 deaths nationwide.Only 26.6 percent of the cases were infections that occurred in hospitals, but 58.4 percent were infections that occurred in the community but were linked to hospitalization or medical procedures. Infections unrelated to medical procedures accounted for 13.7 percent of cases.Infection rates were highest among those older than 65, and blacks were twice as likely as whites to suffer an infection. In both groups, Klevens said, the higher rates were most likely due to a higher incidence of chronic diseases, which both weakens patients and sends them more often to the hospital, where they come in contact with the bacterium.
For infants, the rate was four times as high in blacks as in whites.Health-care advocates argue that hospitals need to improve hygiene. Some studies, for example, show that hospital workers wash their hands only about half as often as guidelines recommend.
Other critics say hospitals should screen all newly admitted patients for MRSA and isolate those who are found to be positive. Hospitals, however, say such isolated patients are likely to receive less care because of the inconvenience associated with entering their rooms.palmbeachpost.com
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
Bush warns of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
Oct 17 11:45 AM US/Eastern
If you're interested in avoiding World War III...
US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he had warned world leaders they must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons if you're interested in avoiding World War III.We've got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel, Bush said at a White House press conference after Russia cautioned against military action against Tehran's supect atomic program.
So I've told people that, if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon, said Bush. AFP
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)
Turkey lawmakers OK possible Iraq attack By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer OCT 17,07
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Parliament authorized the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who've been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no sign of imminent action as the United States urged restraint. Turkish leaders, under pressure from Washington and Baghdad, have signaled they would not immediately give the order to send in 60,000 soldiers, armor and attack helicopters into a region that has largely escaped the chaos of the Iraq war.The crisis along the border, where the Turkish troops have massed since summer, has driven up oil prices along with tensions between Turkey and its longtime NATO ally, the United States.President Bush said the U.S. was making clear to Turkey that it should not stage a major army operation in the Iraqi north, much of which has escaped the sustained violence and political discord common in the rest of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
Bush said Turkey has had troops stationed in northern Iraq for quite a while, a reference to about 1,500 soldiers deployed for years to monitor the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, with the permission of Iraqi Kurd authorities.We don't think it's in their interest to send more troops in, he said.While they now have the authority to strike at PKK bases used to stage attacks in Turkey, the country's leaders appear to be holding back in hopes the threat of an incursion will prod Iraq and the U.S. to move against the guerrillas.The Turkish military, which had little success when it last carried out a major incursion into Iraq a decade ago with 50,000 soldiers, estimates 3,800 Turkish Kurd guerrillas operate from Iraq territory and 2,300 are inside Turkey.
As Parliament voted 507-19 to approve military operations against PKK fighters in northern Iraq over the next year, Turkey's government moved to explain its decision to its Arab neighbors, sending Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to both Egypt and Lebanon.Oil prices surged briefly to a record $89 a barrel after the vote. Traders worry that any escalation in the conflict will cut oil supplies from northern Iraq.Hours before the vote, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to say Iraq's government was determined to halt terrorist activities of the PKK on Iraqi territory, his office said.A close aide to al-Maliki said later that the two leaders agreed the Iraqis should deal with PKK fighters based inside Iraq and the Turks would take care of guerrillas operating in Turkish territory.But Erdogan warned that Iraq must rein in the guerrillas, the aide said. If you don't solve the problem now, we will have no choice but to pursue the PKK inside Iraq, he quoted the Turkish leader as saying.The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the confidential conversation, added that there would be no joint operations involving Iraqi and Turkish troops. He said Iraq would not agree to more Turkish soldiers entering its territory.Erdogan had suggested that Turkey, Iraq and the U.S. conduct a joint campaign against the PKK. But U.S. and Iraqi troops are hard pressed elsewhere, and Iraqi Kurds are reluctant to fight their ethnic brethren from Turkey.
A Kurdish lawmaker in Iraq warned an incursion would threaten the relative stability of the autonomous Kurdish region in the north and called on Turkey to deal with the issue in a peaceful way.
Adnan al-Mufti, speaker of the regional parliament, also said he believed Turkey had ulterior motives aimed at upsetting the success of the Kurdish region in Iraq because it fears separatist sentiment within its own borders.PKK fighters operating from bases in the mountains of northern Iraq periodically cross the border to stage attacks in their war to win autonomy for Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast. More than 30,000 people have died in fighting that began in 1984. The authorization for an offensive inside Iraq had the backing of all of Turkey's parliamentary parties except a small Kurdish party. A single lawmaker from the opposition Republican People's Party voted against it. I am concerned that Turkey could be dragged into an Iraqi quagmire,said the lawmaker, Esref Erdem. Turkish leaders have said publicly that they would prefer a solution to the guerrilla problem that avoids a cross-border offensive, but Erdogan has warned that Turkey will take whatever steps it must to defeat the PKK. What's important is the parliament's decision, not what people say, Erdogan said. Public anger is high in Turkey over a recent spate of guerrilla attacks in the southeast as well as a perception that the United States has failed to back Turkey in its fight with the PKK, even though Washington lists the movement as a terrorist group.
Sam Brannen, an international security fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the U.S. had underestimated the value of Turkey as a strategic ally and created problems for itself by angering Turks with its failure to curb PKK activity in northern Iraq. He said others in the region, such as Iran, Syria and al-Qaida in Iraq, could take advantage of strained Turkish-American relations and a destabilized northern Iraq. It's not happening in a vacuum. There are other state and non-state actors who would see some advantage in drawing Turkey into the conflict, Brannen said. It's really hard to see what U.S. leverage will be in this situation.At a White House news conference, Bush urged the Democratic-controlled Congress not to worsen tensions by approving a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as the Ottoman Empire crumbled. Noting the number of domestic bills pending before Congress, Bush said, One thing Congress should not be doing is sorting out the historical record of the Ottoman Empire.Turkey, which argues the deaths came during civil unrest and not from a planned campaign to eradicate Armenians, is furious over the measure and has threatened repercussions if it is adopted. Turkey is a key route for moving supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The House vote to label the bloodshed nearly a century ago as genocide was in jeopardy after several Democrats withdrew their support and sounded alarms it could cripple U.S.-Turkish relations. Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said failure of the measure might lead Turkey's leaders to forgo military action in northern Iraq as a conciliatory gesture to Washington. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell indicated U.S. military leaders felt Turkey was not committed to invading Iraq. It would have enormous implications, not just for us but for the Turks, and I don't think there is any rush to war on the part of the Turks, Morrell said. But Cagaptay said another serious PKK attack would probably trump diplomatic gestures. If there's another massive PKK attack, killing a dozen civilians, you can expect they will go in within the next 24 hours, he said. Associated Press writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
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.
ZECHARIAH 14:1-9 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Jewish group to blame for dividing Jerusalem?
Allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to build on land purchased for Jews - October 17, 2007 - By Aaron Klein - 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and senior members of his Kadima party have hinted the past few days the Israeli government may agree to divide Jerusalem, noting that some eastern neighborhoods have an Arab majority, with some even housing refugee camps. But WND had learned key Jerusalem neighborhoods mentions as slated for possible evacuation are owned by a U.S. Jewish group that over the years has allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to illegally squat on its land, resulting in the current Arab majority. The Jewish National Fund, or JNF, purchased the land now up for possible Israeli withdrawal using Jewish donor funds for the specific purpose of Jewish settlement. On Monday, Olmert hinted he would withdraw from parts of Jerusalem by asking whether it was necessary to retain certain Arab communities, specifically mentioning Shoafat, a Jerusalem neighborhood. Was it necessary to also add the Shuafat refugee camp, Sawakra, Walaje and other villages and define them as part of Jerusalem? On that, I must confess, I am not convinced, stated Olmert, speaking at a special Knesset session to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former government minister Rehavam Ze'evi, who drew up the 1967 map.
Vice Premier Haim Ramon, a member of Olmert's ruling Kadima party, last week reportedly mapped out a future partition of Jerusalem under a deal with the Palestinians, stating Israel may give up Jerusalem's Shoafat and Qalandiya neighborhoods, among other communities. Ramon was quoted by the popular YnetNews.com Israeli website as writing in a letter to Jerusalem City Councilman Nir Barkat that under his plan, The Jewish neighborhoods (of Jerusalem) will be recognized as Israeli and under Israeli sovereignty. Accordingly, the Arab neighborhoods will be recognized as Palestinian.But some of the areas mentioned as slated for possible evacuation – hundreds of acres in Shoafat and Qalandiya – are owned by the JNF, a nonprofit that purchases property using donor funds. The JNF lands have been utilized for the illegal construction of dozens of Arab apartment buildings, a refugee camp and a U.N. school. The properties recently were blocked off from Jewish sections of Jerusalem and isolated to Arab neighborhoods by Israel's security fence. Qalandiya is located near an old Israeli airport; the Jerusalem suburb of Shoafat is adjacent to the Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev. The lands were purchased legally on behalf of JNF using Jewish donations in the early 1900s, immediately after the organization was founded in 1901 with the specific charge of repurchasing and developing the land of Israel for Jewish settlement. A tour of Qalandiya found dozens of Arab apartment complexes, a Palestinian refugee camp and a U.N. school for Palestinians constructed on the land.
According to officials in Israel's Housing Ministry, Arabs first constructed facilities illegally in Qalandiya and Kfar Akev between 1948 and 1967, prior to the 1967 Six-Day War during which Israel retook control of the entire city of Jerusalem. Qalandiya, still owned by JNF, came under the management of the Israeli government's Land Authority in the late 1960s. Ministry officials say the bulk of illegal Arab construction in Qalandiya took place in the past 20 years, with construction of several new Arab apartment complexes taking place in just the past two years. Neither the Israeli government nor JNF took any concrete measures to stop the illegal building, which continues today with at least one apartment complex in Qalandiya under construction. Jerusalem's Shoafat neighborhood, which has an estimated value of $3 million, was also purchased by JNF in the early 1900s and fell under the management of the Israel Land Authority about 40 years ago. Much of the illegal Arab construction in Shoafat took place in the past 15 years, with some apartment complexes built as late as 2004. In Qalandiya and Shoafat, Israel's security fence cordons off the Arab sections of the JNF lands from the rest of Jewish Jerusalem.
Internal JNF documents obtained by WND outline illegal Arab construction on the Jewish-owned land. A survey of Qalandiya summarized on JNF stationery conducted in December 2000 and signed by a JNF worker states, In a lot of the plots I find Arabs are living and building illegally and also working the JNF land without permission.The JNF survey goes on to document illegal construction of Arab apartment complexes and the U.N. school under the property management of Israel's Land Authority.
Group misleading donors?
In response to a WND exclusive report on the JNF's alleged mismanagement of the properties, JNF CEO Russell Robinson sent statements to concerned donors that the illegal construction occurred during periods the Jerusalem land was occupied by Jordan.
During that time the Jordanian government oversaw all activities, including the U.N. building. Under international law, this makes matters pertaining to the land more complicated than what [WND describes],states Robinson's letter
Jordan, together with other Arab countries, attacked Israel after its founding in 1948 and administered eastern sections of Jerusalem following an armistice agreement until Jordan attacked again and Israel liberated the entire city of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. During the period of Jordanian control, some new construction took place, including in areas previously purchased by Jews.
1991 photo of Shoafat shows region entirely forest land
But WND obtained aerial photos of the two JNF sites in question, Shoafat and Qalandiya, which Robinson claimed were illegally built upon prior to 1967.
1967 aerial photo of Qalandiya region
An aerial photo taken in 1967 of the second site, Qalandiya, which is now a large Arab town, finds construction of a U.N. building but few other sites, indicating the vast majority of Arab construction – dozens of large apartment complexes – occurred under JNF control. WND originally reported some of the construction took place prior to 1967, but the bulk of the building occurred the past few years, under Jewish management. Robinson did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Leftist millionaires influencing JNF?
Illegal Arab construction on Jewish-owned lands is not limited to Jerusalem. Arabs reportedly are building without permits on JNF-owned property in the Galilee and in areas outside Bethlehem. Due to Israeli military laws, Jews are barred from building on the JNF lands near Bethlehem. Also, Arabs are living illegally in JNF-owned apartments in strategic areas in Jerusalem's Old City. Asked to explain why the esteemed Jewish organization would allow Arabs to illegally occupy strategic land purchased for Jews, one JNF source involved in land acquisition pointed to what he claimed was the disproportionate influence over the organization by a small group of Jewish multimillionaires in New Jersey who lead major public fundraising efforts for JNF. The source said the group of wealthy New Jersey Jews, all of whom are real estate moguls and many of whom invest in projects as a team, are largely also donors to leftist causes associated with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who advocates the division of Jerusalem and an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.
The Jews include the Wilf, Halpern, Zuckerman and Tisch families, according to the JNF source. The key lands in Jerusalem upon which the JNF has allowed Arabs to illegally build are part of the areas Peres has advocated handing to the Palestinians. Peres currently serves as Israel's minister for the development of the Negev Desert, which the JNF has been leading a massive campaign to populate, with the goal of bringing 250,000 Jewish residents there. Peres' face is prominently featured on JNF advertisements and material. The wealthy New Jersey Jews are highly politically motivated, support leftist causes and are involved in JNF affairs, charged the JNF source. It is unfair to Jews worldwide who donate to the JNF with certain expectations, such as that their donations will be used for Jewish settlement in Jerusalem.
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