GREAT COSMIC NOTHINGNESS

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).

Korea to Send Draft Proposal on FTA with EU AUG 26,07

The government will soon deliver a draft proposal to the European Union in preparation for a third round of free trade negotiations. According to Trade Ministry officials in Seoul, the proposal is expected to include a time frame for Korea to eliminate tariffs on cars and industrial goods. It will also specify when and how much Korea is willing to open its agricultural sector, the most sensitive area in free trade talks. The EU has so far demanded that 95 percent of commodity tariffs be removed within three years. Korea meanwhile wants rice and 250 other products to be exempt from market opening or at least subject to longer-term tariff removal.

Jordan's king hails EU role in Mideast
ParliamentForeign Relations
27 August 2007 - Issue : 744

The President of the Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly, Rene van der Linden, held talks in Amman August 19 with Jordans King Abdullah II, who expressed appreciation for Europes role in reinvigorating the Middle East peace process.
The monarch underlined the importance of the European support to US President George W Bushs call for an international conference later this year to discuss ways for spurring the peace process, a royal court statement said.

King Abdullah also urged a continuation of European economic assistance to the Palestinian areas, saying such aid has a positive impact on the living conditions of the Palestinian people, the statement added. During the meeting, Linden extended an invitation to King Abdullah to deliver a speech before the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, the statement said. Linden also held talks with Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit, who explained Jordans stand toward the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories, Iraq and other parts of the region, an official statement said.

Bakhit said that the Arab peace initiative provided a real opportunity for achieving progress in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. The prime minister expressed the conviction that the United States, with the expansion of its experiment in the region, now realiSes that finding a solution to the Palestinian question will prompt a retreat in other conflicts in the region, particularly the phenomenon of international terrorism, the statement said. Linden arrived in Amman earlier in the day in the course of a Middle East tour.

EUROPEAN UNION ARMY

DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (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.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: 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 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)

DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.

DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; 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 JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) 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 with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) 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.

REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)

France tells EU: Improve defenseStory Highlights
Sarkozy has urged EU nations to accept greater share of defense spending

Says U.S. has nothing to fear from EU efforts to promote own defense 75 percent of budget currently carried by four richest European nations, Says will push for a European security plan during France's 2008 EU presidency

PARIS, France (Reuters) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged European Union nations Monday to accept a greater share of defense spending to cope with escalating global threats.Sarkozy wants some of the EU's smaller countries to contribute more to Europe's defenceHe said the United States had nothing to fear from European efforts to promote its own defense and called for a rationalization of existing arms programs in Europe's fragmented 200 billion euro ($270 billion) defense industry.We can't carry on with four countries paying for the security of all the rest, Sarkozy told France's overseas ambassadors in a foreign policy speech.France's defense procurement budget is the second biggest in Europe behind Britain.

Together with Germany and Italy, Europe's four largest economies accounted for 75 percent of European defense spending in 2005, according to the European Defense Agency.Unlike Germany and Italy, however, Britain and France spend more than 2 percent of gross domestic product on defense, which is a NATO benchmark, according to EDA figures.In the face of multiplying crises, there is not a surplus but a shortage of (defense) capacity (in Europe), Sarkozy said.I would like Europeans to assume their full role and responsibilities for their own security and for the security of the world. That means we need to boost our planning and operational capacity and develop a European arms industry with new programs and by rationalizing existing ones.In France's recent election campaign, Sarkozy pledged to keep French defense spending at 2 percent of gross domestic product and to press ahead with costly plans for a new aircraft carrier.

Sarkozy pledges new era of change

Bush calls on NATO to increase troops in Afghanistan
Defense analysts blame a proliferation of overlapping projects in Europe on the refusal of France and others to share out sensitive projects that guarantee thousands of jobs.Sarkozy sought to reassure the United States over European Union efforts to boost the region's defense capabilities, saying these should be seen as complementing rather than rivaling the 58-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization.Putting the EU in opposition to NATO doesn't make any sense because we need both. Better still, I am convinced it is in the well-understood interests of the United States that the EU should gather its forces, rationalize its capabilities and organize its own defense in an independent way.Sarkozy said France would push for a European security strategy to be adopted during its EU presidency next year.

France has traditionally highlighted the importance of the EU building up its defense capability and has been suspected by some NATO allies of holding back the 26-member alliance in its efforts to create a new post-Cold War role for itself.But many French commentators say that Sarkozy, a self-proclaimed Atlanticist, leans more towards Washington than his predecessor Jacques Chirac, a fellow conservative who clashed with U.S. President George Bush over Iraq. E-mail to a friend .2007 Reuters.

EC debates cross-border crisis force as Greek forests burn
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:39:03 GMT - DPA

Brussels - The European Commission is debating the creation of a European cross-border crisis-response force, officials confirmed Monday as teams from across the EU battled forest fires in Greece. The EC is looking at ways to increase the EU's capacity to intervene in moments of crisis, both by boosting the speed of cross-border reaction and by increasing the EU-wide pool of disaster-response teams, EC spokeswoman Barbara Helfferich told journalists. The suggestion for a cross-border disaster-response force comes in the wake of the catastrophic forest fires in Greece which have claimed at least 61 lives since breaking out on Friday. Europe already has a centralized disaster-response agency, the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC), which serves as a coordinating point between countries seeking emergency assistance and those EU member states with the capacity to supply it.

On Friday, Greece asked MIC to pass on a request for fire-fighting aircraft to other member states. By Monday, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Austria had sent aircraft or firefighting teams to the stricken zone.
This is the biggest effort ever by EU member states to come to the aid of another member state since MIC was set up in 2001, Helfferich said. EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas had called the firefighters' work heroic, she added. But with fires still raging across the Peloponnese, the Commission is now looking for ways to both increase the EU's supply of disaster- response teams, and to speed up the process whereby teams from one member state can be sent to deal with a crisis in another. Eleven key modules, or networks of personnel and equipment geared to natural and man-made disasters such as floods, fires, and terror attacks, were being discussed, an EC press release said.

While some observers have suggested that the EU should have its own disaster-response force, Helfferich stressed that current suggestions were based on the competences of individual member states. The goal is to see to it that the existing capacity to react is bolstered so we can intervene more quickly and more material is available ... We are not talking about a Brussels-based EU force, she said. The forest fires broke out in Greece on Friday during one of the hottest summers in recent years. By Monday, 61 people were reported to have died, with rumours rife that some at least of the fires had been started by arsonists.

Israel: Olmert and Abbas to meet in Jerusalem AUG 27,07

Jerusalem, 27 August (AKI) - Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday for another round of peace talks in the Middle East.The talks are expected to focus on the creation of a Palestinian state and also focus on principles for discussion at a regional conference in Washington to be held later in the year. It will be the first time the two leaders have met since Olmert became the first Israeli leader to visit Palestine when he met Abbas in the town of Jericho amid tight security on 6 August. Tomorrow's meeting will be the fourth since the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas assumed control of the Gaza Strip in June.

After the last meeting between the two leaders, Abbas reassured Palestinians that there would be improvements in their quality of life. But there are reported to be four core issues that remain unresolved related to: the borders of a Palestinian state; a division of Jerusalem; removal of Israeli settlements and the fate of Palestinian refugees.In a bid to strengthen Abbas' fragile political situation, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners in early August and resumed the transfer of Palestinian tax money.

Mubarak says Mideast peace summit lacks framework Sat Aug 25, 5:43 PM ET

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Middle East peace conference called by U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday. Consensus on issues including the principles of Palestinian statehood should be reached before the meeting, semi-official newspaper Akhbar al-Youm quoted Mubarak as saying.Egypt supports the necessity of consensus around all the outstanding cases for political settlement before the international meeting called for by President Bush is held, Mubarak said.Issues including whether or not Syria would participate in the meeting had not yet been finalized, Mubarak said.Until now the framework of what will be discussed has not been specified, Mubarak was quoted as saying.Arab officials say the United States has given few details about the agenda for the conference, expected in October or November, leaving little time for a concerted effort to help Israelis and Palestinians bridge the chasm on issues such as final borders, Jerusalem, and the fate of Palestinian refugees.

Bush called in July called for a Middle East peace conference to include Israel, the Palestinian Authority and their neighbors.Egypt, a long-time U.S. ally and one of only two Arab states to make peace with Israel, played a facilitating role in past Israeli-Palestinian talks that failed to end the conflict.Last month Arab foreign ministers said the conference must include all the parties concerned, must aim to revive negotiations between Israel and all its neighbors and must be built on previous peace talks.

Who's in charge in the West Bank?
By Yehuda Bauer AUG 28,07

It is impossible for a modern state to exist without a monopoly over military, police or other power, and over its use in accordance with the law. When an alternative center of power is established, causing a significant number of citizens to stop recognizing the government's authority, the government is undermined.

The democratic government has monopoly power in Israel, within the Green Line border. Within the West Bank, Israeli security forces have control in the sense that, with marked success, they protect Israel?s interests in the face of the armed resistance of Palestinian terrorist groups. The price of success is a severely oppressive regime to which Arab residents of the West Bank are subject.
But Israel does not control the several hundred thousand Jewish settlers in the West Bank. They accept Israeli rule only to the extent that it works in their favor. When they think it does not, then in the best-case scenario they ignore it; otherwise, they succeed in resisting it. The police, security services and army are under the constant threat of active resistance on the settlers' part, and they submit to that threat. The necessary monopoly over this power no longer exists. There are two states; one committed to a Western democratic government, and the other committed to extremist, messianic religious rule.

Here is a completely imaginary scenario:

Under the pressure of the Quartet and others, the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority reach an agreement. Israel is to withdraw to the 1967 borders. A Palestinian state will be established involving an exchange of territory that will leave most West Bank settlements in Israeli hands. Israel agrees, after Knesset approval and a national referendum, to evacuate within 10 to 15 years tens of thousands of settlers from communities that are not included in these land swaps. Jerusalem is to be divided, with free trade between both sections. The Temple Mount will be transferred to Waqf control, and everyone will be assured access to it, under efficient international supervision. Palestinian refugees will be absorbed by the Palestinian state, and only a very small number will be able to enter Israeli territory in the framework of family unification. A third party will ensure adherence to the financial side of the deal. Arab states, aside from Syria and Lebanon, will recognize Israel and commit to normal financial ties with it.

Under this imaginary scenario, does anyone think that the tens of thousands of settlers slated for evacuation will leave their homes while singing Hatikva and dancing? It's clear that the resistance will be violent, and the hilltop youth are liable to become armed militias. The Israel Defense Forces, if no changes take place, will be sensitive in its dealings with the settlers rather than resolute, because the government has lost its monopoly over the use of power in accordance with the law. There is no truth to the well-known tradition that the Second Temple was destroyed due to baseless hatred or internecine rivalry. The Temple was destroyed because religious, messianic extremists forced the nation to rebel against a global empire that it had no chance of defeating. This time there may be a scenario (an imaginary one) in which a radical religious minority thwarts peace because the fanatic political assassins of the Second Temple period have found worthy successors. The author is a professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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.

2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL

REVELATION 16:12
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THIS IS THE ATATURK DAM IN TURKEY,THEY CROSS OVER).

Middle East turmoil could cause world war: U.S. envoy
Reuters - Monday, August 27, 2007; 6:57 AM

VIENNA (Reuters) - Upheaval in the Middle East and Islamic civilization could cause another world war, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations was quoted as saying in an Austrian newspaper interview published on Monday.Zalmay Khalilzad told the daily Die Presse the Middle East was now so disordered that it had the potential to inflame the world as Europe did during the first half of the 20th century.John C. Davis III, 24, of East Baltimore is leaving for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., shortly after working out with Staff Sgt. Brian Grotz. The bonus prompted him to sign up quickly. (Ricky Carioti -- The Washington Post).The (Middle East) is going through a very difficult transformation phase. That has strengthened extremism and creates a breeding ground for terrorism, he said in remarks translated by Reuters into English from the published German.

Europe was just as dysfunctional for a while. And some of its wars became world wars. Now the problems of the Middle East and Islamic civilization have the same potential to engulf the world, he was quoted as saying.Khalilzad, interviewed by Die Presse while attending a foreign policy seminar in the Austrian Alps, said the Islamic world would eventually join the international mainstream but this would take some time.They started late. They don't have a consensus on their concept. Some believe they should return to the time (6th-7th century) of the Prophet Mohammad, he was quoted as saying.It may take decades before some understand that they can remain Muslims and simultaneously join the modern world.Khalilzad was also quoted as saying Iraq would need foreign forces for security for a long time to come.Iraq will not be in a position to stand on its own feet for a longer period, he said in the interview.

Asked whether that could be 10-20 years, he said: Yes, indeed, it could last that long. What form the help takes will depend a lot on the Iraqis. Up to now there is no accord between Iraq and the United States about a longer military presence. Khalilzad said the chaos in Iraq since U.S.-led forces overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003 was not unavoidable but arose from mistakes in the initial period of occupation.
Historians are discussing now whether we should have sent more troops to Iraq to preserve law and order, if it was right to dissolve the Iraqi army, if we should have built an Iraqi government quicker, if there should have been such a sweeping de-Baathification program (removing Saddam-era officials).

MUSLIM NATIONS

EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

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

PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)

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

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

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.

Iran defense chief says new bomb would be used on our enemies
By Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press | August 27, 2007

TEHRAN -- Iran vowed yesterday to use a new 2,000-pound smart bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported.
The government first announced development of the long-range guided bomb Thursday, saying it could be deployed by the country's aging US-made F-4 and F-5 fighter jets.
We will use these [bombs] against our enemies when the time comes, Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on state television yesterday.Iran often announces new weapons for its arsenal, but the United States maintains that while the Islamic Republic has made some strides, many of these statements are exaggerations.The broadcast included a brief clip of a fighter jet apparently dropping one of the bombs, which destroyed a target on the ground.The defense minister continued his threats as state television showed him unveiling a mass production line for the weapon in Tehran.We will use this weapon where we want to . . . hit the enemy's strategic and defense targets, Najjar said. This will be used against our enemies, against those who violate our land and airspace.Israel said the televised announcement underlines its concerns over Iran's arms buildup.All countries of the Middle East, Israel included, are concerned about expansionist Iranian policies, and about their aggressive military arms buildup, said Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry. There is no doubt that the regime in Tehran poses a very real threat to the peace and security of the region.The United States and Israel accuse Iran of developing nuclear bombs, a charge Tehran denies. Iran's president has said Israel should be wiped off the map; Israel considers Iran its main enemy.
Emanuel Winston, a Middle East analyst at the Houston-based Freeman Center for Strategic Studies, said Thursday that an Iranian smart bomb would be less dangerous than a missile development program, given the limited range of the country's aircraft.Najjar had boasted that the bomb remarkably increases Iran's defense capabilities.Iran launched its arms development program during its 1980-88 war with Iraq in response to a US-led arms embargo. Since 1992, the country has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, and missiles.2007 Globe Newspaper Company.

Mystery deaths hit Saudi camels AUG 26,07

Camels are traded for thousands of dollars.Nearly 2,000 camels have died in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to suspected poisoned animal feed. So far this month 1,982 camels have died. Symptoms include sweating, excitability, vomiting and fainting. The country's Agriculture Ministry has said tests suggested the deaths were caused by animal feed which was contaminated by insecticide. Owners have been promised compensation by King Abdullah. Camels are big business in Saudi Arabia.
The animals began dying in the Dawasir Valley south of the capital Riyadh but other camel deaths have been recorded from Mecca to the border of Yemen. Camels are traded by Bedouin tribes for thousands of dollars each. The animals are used for racing and are also eaten. Agriculture Minister Fahd Bilghoneim told a news conference: Veterinary experts say the symptoms indicate cases of poisoning and not an infectious disease, and this accords with what camel owners have said about animal feed they bought.

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

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

Great cosmic nothingness found AUG 26,07

The result comes from a sky survey by the VLA in New Mexico
It's hard to picture

Astronomers have found an enormous void in space that measures nearly a billion light-years across. It is empty of both normal matter - such as galaxies and stars - and the mysterious dark matter that cannot be seen directly with telescopes. The hole is located in the direction of the Eridanus constellation and has been identified in data from a survey of the sky made at radio wavelengths. The discovery will be reported in a paper in the Astrophysical Journal. Previous sky surveys that have traced the large-scale structure of the nearby Universe have long shown, for example, how the clustering of galaxies is strung into vast filaments and sheets that are separated by great gaps. But the void discovered by a University of Minnesota team is about 1,000 times the volume of what would be expected in typical cosmic gaps. It's hard even for astronomers to picture how big these things are, conceded Minnesota's Professor Lawrence Rudnick. If you were to travel at the speed of light, it would take you several years to get to the nearest stars in our own Milky Way galaxy; but if you were to go to this hole and enter one side, you'd have to travel for a billion years before you would get to the other side, he told BBC News. The void is roughly 6-10 billion light-years away and takes a sizeable chunk out of the visible Universe in its direction.

Dark evidence

The team used data from the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory's VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) to make its discovery. The VLA - which stands for Very Large Array - is a collection of 27 radio telescopes in New Mexico. The finding is said to fit neatly with observations of the Universe's oldest light - the famous Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation, the study of which has earned several scientists the Nobel Prize. This is the radiation that comes from just 380,000 years after the Big Bang when the Universe had cooled to such a degree that hydrogen atoms could exist. Before that time, scientists say, the Universe would have been so hot that matter and light would have been coupled - the cosmos would have been opaque.

THE CMB - OLD AND COLD

Nasa Probes have mapped the Cosmic Microwave Background which is all around us in space.This radiation from the infant Universe shines at weak radio (microwave) wavelengths.The maps show up tiny temperature fluctuations - the mottled colours above.These fluctuations correspond to the early distribution of matter in the fledgling cosmos.Nasa's WMap satellite sees a cold spot lying in the path of the newly found void

Ancient light takes Nobel

Today, this light shines at microwave wavelengths at a frigid -270C; and observations of the CMB made by Nasa's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe show a particular cold spot in the direction of the newly identified void. The explanation for this may lie in the enigmatic dark energy that scientists know so little about but which is said to be accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Light particles passing through the void would be expected to lose a little more energy than those passing through space cluttered with matter - if dark energy is stretching the Universe apart at a faster and faster rate. Scientists refer to this as the Integrated Sachs-Wolfe Effect and a corresponding warm spot in the CMB associated with an area of space dominated by a supercluster of galaxies was identified some years ago. In essence, this latest study gives us a very elegant demonstration of the existence of dark energy in a way which is very convincing, commented Professor Carlos Frenk, the director of the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University, UK. We keep getting evidence for dark energy, this component of the Universe which is so dominant, and yet we still have only a tiny glimmer of what it could be.The reason the void exists is not known. That's going to be a challenge for people that work on the development of structure in the Universe. It's a very hot topic in the cosmology right now, said Professor Rudnick.

EVERYTHING HAPPENING ON EARTH TODAY

EARTHQUAKES

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

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

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

Moderate quake rocks northern Japan Sun Aug 26, 2:14 AM ET

TOKYO - A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 jolted northern Japan Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake was centered 145 miles northeast off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, according to the USGS. It struck 37 miles under the ocean floor.There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries and sits atop four tectonic plates.

Saturday August 25, 8:31 PM
Quake hits southern Iran, four hurt - report

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck a southern region of Iran on Saturday and injured four people, the state broadcaster reported on its Web site.
In a later report, state television reported a second quake near Tehran but there were no immediate casualty reports there. The first quake struck in the morning around Haji Abad and Orzuiyeh, more than 900 km south of Tehran, the state broadcaster's Web site said. It said the affected area included about 14 villages each with about 35 families. The second quake had a magnitude of 4.5 and hit a region about 60 km south of the capital. It did not report any casualties in the tremor that struck around the town of Javadabad. Some witnesses in Tehran said they felt the tremor. Iran, OPEC's No. 2 oil producer, is regularly hit by earthquakes and is criss-crossed with fault lines. The region hit on Saturday is not close to Iran's main oil producing areas.

FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

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

Death toll from Greek forest fires hits 44
By PETROS GIANAKOURIS AUG 25,07

A man gestures as the fire approaches the houses in Taygetos, southern Peloponese, Greece Friday. (AP Photo/Eurokinissi)

ZAHARO, Greece (AP) - Forest fires sweeping out of control across southern Greece have killed 44 people, some found Saturday in the charred homes of mountain villages reached too late by rescue crews hampered by powerful winds. Meanwhile, new blazes erupted across the country, including a fire on the fringes of Athens. The deadliest fire was in the western Peloponnese region of southern Greece, where at least 38 people were killed in mountain villages near the town Zaharo, the fire department said. A massive fire whipped by strong winds continued to burn out of control.

Firefighters searching through charred houses after daybreak found 10 bodies in the village of Makistos, the department said. They were believed to include a mother and her four children reported missing during the night. Nine of those killed near Zaharo - including three firefighters - died after a car crashed into a fire truck and led to a pileup as people tried to flee the area, the fire department said. The smoldering remains of the fire truck lay overturned in a gully, and the charred wreckage of cars and a motorbike were strewn across the road. This is a day of national mourning, said Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, who visited the afflicted areas and chaired an emergency cabinet meeting. We are fighting against heavy odds, on many fronts and under particularly tough conditions.Hot, dry winds gusting to gale force were expected to continue Saturday before abating in the evening. The winds frequently prevented firefighting planes from taking off, leaving mainly ground forces to fight the flames in the southern Peloponnese, occasionally helped by helicopters.

Since Friday morning, more than 170 blazes have raged from the western Ionian islands to Ioannina in northwest Greece, and down to the south. A recent three-day heat wave, in which temperatures have touched 40 Celsius, has left forests and scrubland parched. New fires broke out Saturday, and fears grew that the death toll could rise as rescue crews reached villages that had been surrounded by walls of flames during the night. The military was sending 500 soldiers and several helicopters to join the firefighting. Desperate villagers and local mayors called television and radio stations to plead for help. Authorities evacuated nuns from a convent and closed off a major highway on Mount Ymittos near Athens as flames approached the capital's eastern outskirts, damaging buildings in the Papagou suburb, the fire department said. Firemen assisted by water-dropping aircraft and hundreds of volunteers later brought the blaze under partial control. No injuries were reported.

Arson was suspected in the blaze, said fire department spokesman Nikos Diamandis.

A fire on the island of Evia north of the capital grew through the night, and the authorities declared a state of emergency in the area, said Sofia Moutsou, the mayor of the town of Styra. At least three villages were evacuated, the fire department's Diamandis said. If we don't stop this now there will be nothing left, Moutsou said early Saturday. She was hoping ferries could transport fire trucks to the island to help tackle the blaze. Greece appealed for help from European Union countries. France, Germany, Spain and non EU-member Norway were sending firefighting aircraft, and Cyprus offered firefighters and trucks. EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he was saddened by the tragic loss of human lives and voiced hope that member states would send assistance. Greece has suffered its worst summer for forest fires this year, with hundreds of blazes burning thousands of hectares of forest and brushland. With early elections just three weeks away, the devastating fires are certain to become a political issue. The government has come under criticism for its response to previous fires, which killed 10 people.

Thousands ordered to flee Idaho wildfire By KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Aug 26, 5:50 AM ET

BOISE, Idaho - A mandatory evacuation was ordered Saturday for residents of more than 1,000 homes south of Ketchum, where a massive wildfire raged and high winds grounded firefighting air tankers. After three days of relative calm, the 39-square-mile fire was 38 percent contained, but embers blew ahead of the blaze and increased the threat of spot fires, fire spokesman Bob Beanblossom said.At this point in the mandatory evacuation, we're giving people the opportunity to get out during the daylight and to keep the highways clear for emergency response vehicles, said Kim Rogers, public information officer with the city of Ketchum.Another 100 homes remained under a mandatory evacuation order from last weekend, including some worth millions of dollars in the resort area of central Idaho. A shelter was set up at a former high school in the town of Hailey, said Dick Rush, CEO of the American Red Cross for Idaho.

No structures had been reported lost to the lightning-sparked blaze, although winds were gusting to 25 mph, Beanblossom said.In California, a seven-week-old wildfire in the Santa Barbara County wilderness showed bursts of life Saturday despite firefighters' significant progress.The blaze was 83 percent contained Saturday evening after burning 239,468 acres, or about 374 square miles, of steep backcountry.
A recommended evacuation was in effect for about nine square miles west of Highway 33, according to an update by fire officials issued Saturday.The fire was about 15 miles away from the community of Ojai and did not threaten any other large communities, officials said. Despite its size, the fire has only destroyed one structure, an outbuilding.

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.

POWER OUTAGE

REVELATION 16:10-11
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

100,000-plus without power in Midwest By JOHN McCARTHY, Associated Press Writer AUG 26,07

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hundreds of thousands of people were without power after their homes were battered by fierce winds and flooding rainstorms that slammed the rain-soaked Midwest. Tornado warnings were issued Saturday afternoon for parts of central and southeast Ohio. Downed trees and power lines were reported in the southern part of the state, said National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Hatzos.Flooding this week spread across an 80-mile swath through the northwest and north central parts of the state. Gov. Ted Strickland toured some of the damaged areas Saturday.What I've tried to do and what we've all tried to do is let these folks know ... that we are working to get assistance to them as rapidly as possible, Strickland said.

Powerful storms rolling through the Upper Midwest during most of the past week caused disastrous floods from southeastern Minnesota to Ohio that were blamed for at least 18 deaths.In southern Michigan, the skies were clearing but more than 100,000 customers were without power, utilities said. The National Weather Service confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down Friday in a 12-mile area in Livingston, Genesee and Oakland counties.Damage in Fenton was extensive, Mayor Sue Osborn said Saturday. I have seen houses that have trees go right through them, she said. Only residents were being allowed into the city, she said.Matt McClanahan's Cohoctah Township home was among at least 17 destroyed by a twister.I've seen devastation and I've helped clean up, but I've never seen it be me, he said. I bought a bottle of Jim Beam and it's in the house. I could really use a sip of that right now.

About 73,000 ComEd customers in northern Illinois remained without power Saturday, ComEd spokeswoman Judy Rader said. Power to nearly 600,000 customers had been restored since Thursday's storm, but it could take days to restore power to all customers, officials said.The storms in Illinois were responsible for at least one death, a man struck by a wind-toppled tree, officials said. In addition, an autopsy was planned on a man found lying in more than 2 feet of water in his basement in suburban Inverness, officials said.Rain had mostly stopped falling Saturday in northern Illinois as a line of storms moved eastward and southward, and the flood waters that had risen steadily slowed to a creep or began to drop in some areas. Flood warnings remained in effect in 14 counties.There's so much flooding continuing from the rain and runoff from two days ago, said Mark Ratzer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. That's going to take a while to recede.Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator R. David Paulison surveyed damage Friday in Rushford, Minn., which was especially hard hit by this week's flooding. Mayor Les Ladewig said about half of Rushford's 760 homes were damaged, including 248 that were destroyed and 91 with serious damage.

About 1,500 homes were damaged around Minnesota. Paulison said FEMA recovery centers should be running early next week in the three counties where President Bush declared disasters Thursday.Paulison also visited Wisconsin, where flooding destroyed 44 homes and damaged more than 1,400, most of them in the southwestern part of the state.Officials in Wisconsin's Vernon County lifted evacuation orders Saturday evening, allowing 140 residents to return home. They had been displaced after torrential rainfall strained a number of nearby dams.Associated Press writers Dan Strumpf in Chicago; John Seewer in Ottawa, Ohio; Joshua Freed in Rushford, Minn.; Mike Wilson in Des Moines, Iowa; Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis.; Jim Irwin in Detroit; and Jim Salter in St. Louis contributed to this report.

NKorea says 600 dead or missing in floods Sat Aug 25, 1:33 PM ET

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea reported Saturday that at least 600 people are dead or missing following devastating floods that swept the country causing huge damage to all sectors of the economy. Official figures from the hardline communist state, quoted by relief agencies, earlier spoke of about 300 dead or missing.But torrential rain, strong winds and landslides have doubled the total.At least 600 are dead or missing and thousands injured, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing figures from the Central Statistics Bureau.The agency, in its starkest assessment so far of the damage, said downpours earlier this month caused huge material losses to the (country), creating unprecedented difficulties in people's living and economic construction.It said the homes of at least 240,000 families were totally or partially destroyed or inundated, leaving at least 100,000 people totally homeless and some 900,000 others flood-stricken.

Some 200,000 hectares of cropland was submerged, buried under silt or washed away just before the harvest, the agency said.North Korea faced a food shortfall this year of one million tonnes, or 20 percent of its needs, even before the floods. It relied on international aid to help cover the shortfall.KCNA said more than 8,000 public buildings, schools, health facilities and nurseries were totally or partly destroyed, along with more than 1,000 major production facilities since as mine complexes and factories.

It reported serious damage to all sectors of the national economy.

The state-directed economy shrank an estimated 1.1 percent last year due partly to floods in 2006 and the international standoff over the North's nuclear programme, South Korea's central bank reported this month.Relief agencies say this month's floods were the worst for a decade. The clearing and terracing of hillsides to create more cropland is the major reason for the periodic severe flooding.The news agency reported severe damage to power plants and to coal mining, a crucial energy source.It said dozens of substations were submerged and hydro-electric plants destroyed or inundated. Nearly 300 pits were flooded and hundreds of thousands of tons of coal were lost.Some 100 stretches of road or railway line were washed away, and landslides buried rail track in at least 200 places, KCNA reported. More than 100 pumping stations for water or sewage were submerged.

The army and people...are now turning out as one to recover from the damage with persevering will, it reported.On Friday the UN's World Food Programme quoted the North's agriculture ministry as saying floods had hit 437,000 people and damaged more than one-fifth of the rice crop.The WFP has announced an emergency programme to distribute food aid to 215,000 people for three months. Separately, the UN's Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance in New York announced it would launch an appeal for emergency funds of between 15 and 20 million dollars. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has announced an appeal for 5.5 million dollars. And South Korea Friday announced new aid worth almost 40 million dollars to help its neighbour rebuild. It has already begun trucking emergency food and other aid worth 7.5 million dollars across the heavily fortified frontier. The National Defence Commission, chaired by state leader Kim Jong-Il, is supervising relief operations, state media said this week in a sign of the seriousness of the devastation.

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).

Bird flu found at German poultry farm AUG 26,07

BERLIN - Tests have found that birds at a poultry farm in southern Germany died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, and some 160,000 birds were being slaughtered as a precaution, authorities said. The virus was detected in ducklings at the farm near Erlangen, in northern Bavaria. A federal lab confirmed that the birds died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 variant, the state consumer protection ministry said Saturday.
More than 400 birds had died over a short period of time at the farm, ministry spokeswoman Sandra Brandt said. Authorities planned to start Saturday evening with the slaughter of the 160,000 birds at the farm.

Several cases of the virus have surfaced among wild birds in Germany this year. Last month, it was detected in a domestic goose in the east of the country.The H5N1 virus has killed more than 190 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.It remains hard for humans to catch, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that spreads easily among people, potentially sparking a global pandemic. So far, most human cases have been traced to contact with infected birds.

1/3RD OF SHIPS DESTROYED

REVELATION 8:8-9
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Indonesian ship runs aground on Australian beach Thu Aug 23, 4:39 AM ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Indonesian naval training ship, with 18 sailors onboard, ran aground on an Australian beach on Thursday after being battered by a severe storm with 100 kmh (62 mph) winds, police said. The three-masted KRI Arung Samudera, which was headed for Sydney to take part in a parade of tall ships at next month's APEC leaders summit, ran aground on Rainbow Beach in Queensland state around 3.00 a.m. (1 p.m. EDT). When dawn broke the crew abandoned ship and waded ashore.One of the sailors, 24-year-old Garmadi, told the local media the crew was forced to scramble from the ship, grabbing whatever they could.It was scary, we just brought what we saw. We got them and we jumped off the ship, Garmadi from the Indonesia city of Surabaya told reporters.

All crew members were reported to be safe, apart from feeling cold and hungry.

Residents spotted the crew walking along the road near the beach and organized a convoy of cars to ferry the sailors to the local police station.When I got up close I realized I didn't know who they were, whether they were boat people or sailors, or what, Christine Foote told reporters.The shaken sailors were being assisted by the Australian Navy with warm food, dry clothes, accommodation and transport.The 35 meter (114 feet) ship, its sails ripped and rudder broken, remained wedged on Rainbow Beach on Thursday night as waves washed its hull.Australian Navy Commander Forbes Peters said the crew apparently threw out two anchors and had two engines running, but could not stop the vessel being swept ashore.Eventually they broke a rudder and broke their centerboard and that's why they washed up on the beach, Peters said.The hull is in tact from what we can tell from the beach and it's a nice flat bottomed vessel so it's sitting proud on the beach and should be okay to tow off, he said.The ship was to join six other tall ships in Sydney on September 2 for the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders summit.

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.

US Midwest heatwave kills dozens AUG 21,07

Temperatures are set to remain close to 100F (38C) this week. A two-week heatwave in the southern and Midwestern US has resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people, many of whom were elderly, officials have said. On Sunday, temperatures dropped to 94F (34C) in Memphis, Tennessee - the first time in 10 days they did not top 100F.
Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, South Carolina and Mississippi have also been affected. Meanwhile, at least 13 people died in severe flooding in the nearby states of Oklahoma, Minnesota and Texas. Thunderstorms caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin dropped up to 1ft (30cm) of rain in southern parts of the region, causing rivers to burst their banks and forcing hundreds of people from their homes.

In Caddo County, Oklahoma, three women from the same family were killed when the van in which they were travelling was swept away by rushing water. Another woman drowned near Fort Cobb when she sought shelter from the storms in her cellar. The floods have killed at least six people in Oklahoma, six in Minnesota and one in Texas.

Hotline

Authorities said the heat-related deaths in the neighbouring southern states have involved many people who live in homes with no air-conditioning, or those who have been active outdoors. The latest victims were a 74-year-old asthmatic who died after working in his garden near Memphis on Saturday morning, and a 60-year-old man who was found dead in his home on Friday evening. In response, Shelby County medical examiner Karen Chancellor told local residents with chronic respiratory or heart conditions to take special precautions. The county's mayor, A C Wharton, said he had set up a hotline to help those who needed relief from the heat. It included information on local cooling centres and free fans for the elderly. Mr Wharton said the city's heat index, a measure that factors in humidity to describe how hot the weather feels, had risen above 100F every day since 27 June.

Weather forecasters said the temperature would be around 96F (36C) on Monday and remain close to 100F (38C) for the rest of the week. According to officials, the heatwave has been responsible for 12 deaths in Tennessee, nine in Missouri, eight in Alabama, four in Arkansas, four in Georgia, three in Illinois, two in South Carolina and one in Mississippi. Last summer, a heatwave killed at least 143 people in California.

FAMINE

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

China's ag minister: Drought poses threat to grain harvest AUG 10,07

BEIJING (AP) - A drought that has stricken many parts of China poses a grave threat to grain production, Chinese media reported Friday. Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai urged local officials to find more irrigation sources and help farmers plant hardier crops, such as corn and potatoes, China Daily newspaper reported. Hot and dry weather has affected large swaths of farmland in many parts of China, particularly in the northeast, south and east. More than 7.5 million people and five million livestock have suffered from a lack of drinking water. Drought has hit about 110 million hectares of arable land, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said. Sun said during a tour of Jiangxi province, where 866,000 hectares of crops have been affected, the conditions pose a grave threat to the autumn harvest, China Daily reported.

The drought-stricken areas are key grain production bases, Sun said.

China leads the world in consumption of rice and wheat. In the past, the country has satisfied nearly 100 per cent of its own grain demand for the sake of national security. It was not clear whether the drought would force Beijing to turn to imports. Sun said growing crops like corn and potatoes - commonly used for pig feed - could boost pig farming, which would alleviate a recent shortage of pork, China's staple meat. Pork prices were up 74.6 per cent in June from the same month last year, media have reported. Shortages were caused by farmers' reluctance to raise pigs due to high feed costs and low wholesale prices, as well as an outbreak of blue-ear disease, which has forced the destruction of thousands of pigs.

METEORS HIT THE EARTH

REVELATION 6:12-17
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

REVELATION 8:12-13
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels,which are yet to sound!

2000-Year-Old Meteors to Rain Down on August 31, 2007 Peter Jenniskens, Ph.D.
Meteor Astronomer, Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute
SPACE.com Thu Aug 23, 10:30 AM ET

The meteors that are about to rain down in the early morning of September 1 date from around 4 A.D., the latest calculations show. It is not often that we can tell when a shooting star was first released from a comet into space, to travel as a meteoroid in an orbit around the Sun, and finally collide with Earth's atmosphere to shine as a meteor for our enjoyment. Most meteors that sporadically flash across the sky on a dark moonless night date from anonymous times. Only in recent years have we learned to trace young meteor showers, just a few revolutions old, to their date of origin. The oldest such shower, but only one revolution old, is due in the early morning of September 1, 2007. Our calculations indicate Earth is about to cross the dust trail of comet Kiess, a comet that takes some 2000 years to complete one orbit around the Sun. The trail is very narrow, so Earth will be hosed by meteoroids for only about an hour and a half. The meteoroids will approach from the direction of the constellation Auriga, the charioteer, in the north-eastern part of the sky, causing a meteor shower called the Aurigids.

If you spot one of those meteors, you may be only the fourth person alive who is known to have seen this meteor shower. In recent times, the shower was spotted in 1994 by two observers and in 1986 by one observer. If you are lucky enough to catch a picture of an Aurigid meteor using your digital camera, you will be the very first to do so. Tips on how to observe meteors and where to report the results can be found at: http://aurigid.seti.org

The shower is visible from only part of the world. If you live in the western parts of the USA, Canada and Mexico, including Hawaii and Alaska, you might spot an Aurigid meteor. Plan to step out around 4 A.M. PDT in the early morning, warmly dressed with a blanket wrapped around your shoulders, away from city smog, with the Moon behind an obstruction, and with a wide view on the sky. Gaze up at the sky, waiting, and you may spot one of these elusive bits of matter that Comet Kiess lost 2000 years ago. This is your only chance to see this shower; the dust trail is not going to hit again in our lifetime. It is also our best chance yet to test meteor shower prediction models and look for evidence of the crust that a comet is suspected to build up during the time it spends in the Oort cloud. Comets in shorter orbits have long lost this pristine crust. Jon Giorgini of JPL/Caltech has identified observations of Comet Kiess when it returned in 1911. The orbit is now better determined than before and calculating backwards in time puts the comet near Earth's orbit in 4 A.D., give or take 40 years. It was at that time that the dust was released that we now see as meteors. The dust was ejected in wider orbits than the comet and took somewhat longer to return.

Jeremie Vaubaillon of Caltech calculated where the dust would end up at Earth's orbit on September 1, 2007, if it was ejected in 4 A.D. and he found that, indeed, the dust trail will be in Earth's path. The peak is expected at 11:33 UT, or 4:33 a.m. PDT, give or take 20 minutes. From past Aurigid showers, we anticipate a shower of mostly -2 to +3 magnitude meteors with a peak Zenith Hourly Rate about 200 per hour during a 10-minute interval, with rates above 100 per hour for only 25 minutes. With a bright Moon in the sky, only 4 days past full, that translates to several tens of chances to make a wish on a meteor from around 4 A.D. To increase our chances of catching these rare meteors, we will be observing the shower from two Gulfstream GV aircraft (flying at 45,000 ft) on a parallel flight path from Wisconsin, over the Bay Area in California, and on to the Pacific in the early morning of September 1. An international team of 24 researchers will have 21 windows to aim their cameras through. The cameras are of different types, some similar to your own digital camera and camcorder, others using technologies more familiar to cameras used on astronomical telescopes or those in night vision goggles. Near the horizon, we hope to see many more meteors than will be visible from the ground, but each of us will be glad if the shower actually shows.

You can participate in this research by making an effort to photograph or film the Aurigid meteors. Chances are that one of you, not us, will catch the brightest Aurigid out there. Even simple cameras can provide information about how the meteoroids break apart, as each image is composed of three different images: one in blue light, another in green, and one in red. Each color traces different aspects of the meteor's light. More information at our Aurigid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign mission website: http://aurigid.seti.org

This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
August 23, 2007

Dear Friend of The Fellowship,

Each year, The Fellowship’s Annual Report provides an opportunity for us to show you, our partner, how your generous heart is helping to provide a better future for Israel and the Jewish people. Our 2006 Annual Report is now available for viewing or download. And I’m proud to say that it shows, more than ever, your commitment to providing for Israel’s peace and security, as well as the needs of Israel’s people and Jewish people around the world. 2006 was truly an extraordinary year. When rockets fired by Hezbollah terrorists began falling on northern Israel in the summer, Fellowship staff responded within hours, traveling to the area to assess the needs of the citizens and committing im mediate funds to provide critical protection, relief and rebuilding efforts through our Guardians of Israel program. We were able to do so without hesitation, knowing that Fellowship supporters would rally to Israel’s side – and, of course, that is exactly what happened.

While the Second Lebanon War and our efforts to help those affected by it figured most prominently in 2006, it was by no means the year’s only story. In addition to our war relief efforts, Guardians of Israel continued its day-to-day work providing basic needs – food, clothing, and shelter – for poor children, families and elderly people throughout Israel. Your gifts to Guardians also helped supply hospital and emergency room beds and equipment, medical and dental care, transportation to and from hospitals and doctor visits, and so much more.Meanwhile, our On Wings of Eagles program continued its prophetic work, helping thousands of Jews make aliyah (immigrate) to Israel from the four corners of the earth (Isaiah 11:12), and assisting them with the challenging process of resettlement in their biblical homeland. Our Isaiah 58 outreach provided for the needs of tens of thousands of elderly Jews and desperate Jewish orphans and street children in the former Soviet Union, improving their living conditions and supplying them with many of life’s basic necessities. And it was our privilege and honor to Stand for Israel throughout 2006, as our fourth annual International Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Israel once again united millions of Christians worldwide in prayer for the Jewish state.

The entire story of the year’s successes is contained in The Fellowship’s 2006 Annual Report. In it, you’ll find stories of some of the people we helped, in-depth reports on each of our programs, a concise financial statement, news about our newly-launched Latin America initiative and more. I strongly encourage all of our faithful Fellowship partners to read it and take pride in our achievements. As you do, I hope you’ll remember that, while The Fellowship is blessed with a talented and dedicated staff, ultimately our success is due to God’s faithfulness – and yours. For your willingness to provide generously for Israel and the Jewish people, please accept our heartfelt thanks, and the thanks of the Israeli people. May you be blessed, even as you have blessed God’s children.

With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

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).

Canadian activist opposes tri-nation Security and Prosperity Partnership
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow.com - August 24, 2007

A Canadian pro-family activist is joining the chorus of concerned citizens in the U.S. a controversial compact that many believe could erode the sovereignty of both nations.Brian Rushfeldt, executive director of the Canada Family Action Coalition, says he watched intently as two North American leaders -- President George W. Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderon -- came to Canada earlier this week to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America.Supporters say the SPP is designed to harmonize the three countries in the areas of health, security, and commerce. But Rushfeldt believes it will benefit neither Canada or the U.S.

I do think that it's a sellout for both the United States and Canada, Rushfeldt offers. I think the winner in all of this is going to be Mexico. And considering the problems that both the U.S. and Canada are having with illegal immigrants, he adds, I am concerned that we are giving away too much of our countries.Rushfeldt is also disappointed with Prime Minister Harper. Our conservative prime minister is at least not being clear yet on how far Canada wants to go down that road. I know that we certainly have a lot of Canadians who don't want to go down that road at all, he states.The pro-family activist says he is convinced that the social values of Canada will be eroded if it aligns itself with a country that clearly does not hold up those same social values. That is why he is opposed to Canada becoming part of a North American Union.American Family News Network.

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)

U.N. force stays 1 more year in Lebanon By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer Fri Aug 24, 7:15 PM ET

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to keep peacekeepers in Lebanon for another 12 months, recognition that the country remains unstable more than a year after Israel's war with Hezbollah. The force was deployed after the war to help Lebanese troops extend their authority into the south for the first time in decades, and create a buffer zone free of Hezbollah fighters.The resolution says the 13,600-strong U.N. force known as UNIFIL has helped 15,000 Lebanese troops establish a new strategic environment along Lebanon's southern border with Israel, although more needs to be done to clear the area of unauthorized fighters and weapons. It did not elaborate on either point.France's deputy U.N. ambassador Jean-Pierre Lacroix, whose country sponsored the resolution, said the resolution sends a message that there is still a lot to do to achieve lasting stabilization in Lebanon.

U.S. Deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff expressed deep concern about illegal weapons transfers across the Syrian-Lebanese border, saying a June 24 bomb that killed six Spanish UNIFIL soldiers and a June 17 rocket attack against Israel demonstrate the need for all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias to be disbanded and disarmed.Peace will never be secured until this call is met, he said, urging Iran and Syria to honor an arms embargo.Syria and Iran have denied moving weapons into Lebanon, and Russia and South Africa objected to the U.S. raising what they called an unrelated issue. Lebanon's U.N. envoy chose not to speak to the council or to reporters.

Israel's U.N. ambassador, Dan Gillerman, welcomed Friday's resolution but expressed concern that major elements in the separate resolution that ended the war last year remain unresolved: the fate of two Israeli soldiers whose kidnapping sparked the conflict, and the continuing flow of arms and presence of Hezbollah fighters in the south.The Security Council expressed grave concern this month at reports of arms smuggling to Lebanon, but dropped a direct call to Syria and Iran to enforce a U.N. arms embargo. Instead, a council statement underscored the obligation of all countries, in particular in the region, to ensure that the embargo is not violated.

Friday's resolution calls on Israel and Lebanon to respect the cessation of hostilities agreed to in the resolution that ended the 34-day war, and the U.N.-drawn Blue Line boundary between the two countries. It said there was a need for greater progress to achieve a permanent cease-fire and a long-term solution to the conflict.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.

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

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

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

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

JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pakistan test fires new cruise missile
08.26.07, 5:42 AM ET

ISLAMABAD (Thomson Financial) - Pakistan on Saturday successfully test fired a new air-launched cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the military said in a statement.The locally developed Ra'ad (Hatf-8) missile has a range of 350 kilometers and uses stealth design and materials, it said.The missile has been designed exclusively for launch from a variety of Pakistan's air platforms, providing these with a strategic stand-off capability on land and at sea, it said.
The Ra'ad can carry all types of warheads and has an accuracy comparable to Pakistan's longer Babur cruise missile,' the statement said. Pakistan last test fired the Babur, which has a 700-kilometer range, in July.afp/ms - ms
AFX News Limited 2007.

COMPARISONS JOSEPH - JESUS

Parallels Between the Lives of Joseph and Jesus

HERES A COMPARISON FOR THE ISRAELIS TO PONDER JOSEPH AND JESUS

Jesus and Joseph were both born through miracles.

Joseph through Rachel's barren womb which was opened by God.

Genesis 30:22-24
22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

Jesus through the virgin birth.

Matthew 1:18-23
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Joseph's father loved him more than his brothers.

Genesis 37:3
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.

Jesus is the beloved son and begotten one of the Father.

Matthew 3:17
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

John 1:1,14
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Both were a shepherd of his father's sheep.

Genesis 37:2
2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

John 10:11-14
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

Joseph and Jesus both went to Egypt in their youth.

Genesis 37:28
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Both became a servant.

Genesis 39:4
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

Phillipians 2:7
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.

Both began their ministry at the age of thirty years old.

Genesis 41:46
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Luke 3:23
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.

Both were filled with the Spirit of God.

Genesis 41:38
38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

Luke 4:1
1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.

Both returned good for evil.

Genesis 50:20
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Matthew 5:44
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

Both were humble and unspoiled by wealth.

Gen. 45:7-8
7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt

John 13:12
12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

Both were taught by God.

Genesis 41:16
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

John 5:19
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

Both loved people freely.

Genesis 45:15
15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

John 13:34
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Both gained the confidence of others quickly.

Genesis 39:3
3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

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.

Both gave bread to hungry people who came to him.

Genesis 41:57
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

Mark 6:41
41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Both resisted the most difficult temptations.

Genesis 39:8-9
8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Hebrews 4:15
15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Both were given visions of the future.

Genesis 37:6
6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

Matthew 24:3
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Both tested people to reveal their true nature.

Genesis 42:25
25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

Mark 11:30
30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

Both were hated for their teachings.

Genesis 37:8
8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

John 7:7
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

Both were sold for the price of a slave.

Genesis 37:28
28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Matt. 26:15
15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Both were falsely accused.

Genesis 39:14
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

Mark 14:56
56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

Both were silent before their accusers.

Genesis 39:20
20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Mark 15:4-5
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Both were condemned between two prisoners.

Genesis 40:2-3
2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

Luke 23:32
32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

Both arose into a new life.

Genesis 41:41
41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Mark 16:6
6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

Both were not recognized by their own brethren.

Genesis 42.8
8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

Luke 24:37-40
36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

Both returned to their father.

Genesis 46:29
29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Mark 16:19
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Both became royalty.

Genesis 45:8
8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Rev. 19:16
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

The course of the lives of Joseph and Jesus were dramatically changed by the power of dreams. Joseph became an interpreter of his own dreams and the dreams of others which he used to save everyone's life including his own. It was also a dream which led Jesus' earthly father, Joseph, to flee Israel for their lives to Egypt. In the same way, it was a dream of Joseph while acting as prince of Egypt which led his family out of Israel and into Egypt. After the danger was over, God called both Joseph's family and Jesus' family out of Egypt and back to Israel as an act of salvation.

Hosea 11:1
1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Matthew 2:15
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Two other prisoners were with Joseph suffering the same punishment. Two other prisoners were with Jesus suffering the same punishment.

Genesis 40:4-5
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Matthew 27:38
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.