I heard a new word the other day at church called, "Judaizers" as this warning was to them about the "Shadow" of.. (I pretty sure the "Judaizers" are forming a new government in the wake of this Abomanation... )
EVERYONE MUST OF MISSED IT, OR NOT UNDERSTOOD... “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— (Matthew 24:15 NIV)
45 days ago that abomination happen with the slaying of Rabbis which is 10 hours ahead ...
Three Americans Among Four Rabbis 'Slaughtered' in Jerusalem Synagogue... Nov. 18, 2014
The shooting occured at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue on Shimon Agassi St., some 5 kilometers from Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. The Lithuanian synagogue is part of a compound that includes a kolel (a yeshiva for married men) and another synagogue. Residents of the neighborhood said the 6:30 A.M minyan (Jewish prayer quorum) included less people than usual, but there were still dozens of worshipers at the site when the terrorists struck.
The first call to first responders was made at 7:01 A.M. According to police, two terrorists entered the compound and attacked worshipers, who were leaving the synagogue, with guns and axes. Two traffic policemen arrived at the scene separately and were joined by a third police officer. The three engaged in a firefight with the terrorists and killed them. One policeman was critically wounded in the gunfight, and another sustained moderate wounds.
Given that I have stated that the "abomination" has happen to time out with this years end... (As the safe time is over) Wii can predict that war is going to start in Israel in the first part of this year... (45 days) Here the latest news...
Has Israel's military-political machine gone insane?
Does Israel seek to turn the conflict into a religious one, the least rational and most bloody form of armed conflict?
In November, Adam Everett Livix, an American Christian man posing as a former U.S. Navy SEAL, was arrested on weapons charges in Jerusalem. The police said he plotted to blow up Muslim holy sites in the city in order to precipitate an apocalyptic war. The Israel Police packed him off for psychiatric observation.
Livix may prove to be mentally unstable and not fully responsible for his intended crime. The same cannot be said for the coldly calculated actions of the Israeli government, which seem as likely to bring about Armageddon as the explosives Livix was allegedly nabbed with.
The expansion of settlements in Jerusalem; the shootings on the Haram al-Sharif, which Jews call the Temple Mount and the proposed legislation deeming Israel a Jewish state, which in Israeli argot implies that East Jerusalem, as Israel’s “eternal capital,” is inherently “Jewish” — all of these actions, in which power politics is sanctified through religion, feed into Arab-Islamic reactions. There is an acute danger that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will become a religious war, the least rational and most bloody form of armed conflict.
The surprising thing is that this policy, which was introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a few of his coalition partners, is being conducted in a period of chaos in the Arab world. At a time when President Barack Obama has sent the U.S. army to fight Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, in Iraq and Syria, Israel, which relies on U.S. military and political patronage, is adding fuel to the region’s fires. Is it possible that the Israeli government seeks to turn the conflict into a religious one, that would weaken the secular government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and enable Israel to maintain control of the West Bank? If that is the case, then it appears that Israel’s military-political machine has gone insane.
Yasser Arafat and his secular colleagues in the Palestine Liberation Organization fought the Israeli occupation, but not in the name of religion. Arafat sought to establish a Palestinian secular state, whose constitution would guarantee modern rights. The state of which he dreamed could be headed by a Christian or a Muslim, a believer or a nonbeliever, a man or a woman.
Arafat forged a partnership of peace with then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin because both men recognized that the conflict was not over scriptures or different conceptions of God but rather over territory, resources and demography. Despite their deep mutual distrust, these two leaders were able to shake hands and to sign agreements.
They are no longer alive. It is now up to both nations to decide between Armageddon and a return to the pragmatic, secular politics of my hero, Arafat, and of Rabin. As a Palestinian patriot and as a human being, my hope is that the Israeli people will reject the dangerous messianic adventures of its government and will keep religion in the place where it belongs — in the thoughts and the souls of people who seek truth and love, justice and mercy.
Batman wrote:Back at you... What time zone are you in? (As this is the last year Wii can ask such a Question)
Thank you!! Why? What's the importance of that information? I'm just wondering? In the wake of a very serious child predator issue we have recently had on this forum, I really don't like Soliciting any of my personal information on here. You know? I'm just saying Happy holidays because I'm probably not going to be here tomorrow or whatever. Who knows? *shrugs* Feliz Navidad. Hope you have a great holiday!.
Well the time zones and Christmas are actually part of WAT's going on as "Christians" we were told to watch thiese times and it appears were not in looney tune. Acutually this night started this era 2014 years ago... This is part of uniting around the world if you understand WAT's happening. As Wii know how things were started with the WAT... about 2014 years ago... Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesa Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to enroll themselves, every one to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who --> inn man you all (Emmanuel)
. And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased. And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea experienced Internet outages on Monday, a U.S. company that monitors Internet infrastructure said, adding that the reason for the problems was not known.
“For the past 24 hours North Korea’s connectivity to the outside world has been progressively getting degraded to the point now that they are totally offline,” said Doug Madory, director of Internet analysis at New Hampshire-based Dyn Research.
The Church acted like a whore, now wants to turn into a slut when it come to this issue of Annulments. The fact is that it refuses to grant divorces, but sold out "the Church" in the name of Christ, and now wants to say that she is easy. God would annul the commitment he made with these priest and nuns, before he would annul marriages. You need honest souls that can't be bought.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis raised the prospect of no-cost marriage annulments on Wednesday after revealing he had dismissed a church official for selling annulments for thousands of dollars, which he called a "public scandal."
The pontiff made the shocking disclosure as he was addressing canon lawyers at the Vatican for a course on marriage dissolution conducted by the Roman Rota, the church's highest court.
"We have to be careful that the procedure does not become some kind of business," the pope said. "There have been public scandals."
"I had to dismiss a person from a tribunal some time ago who said: 'Give me $10,000 and I'll take care of both the civil and ecclesiastical procedures.' Please, not this!"
Francis did not provide any more details about where or when the sacking occurred. He stressed the need for the church's annulment procedures to be easier, faster and cheaper. He even suggested fees could be waived.
"When you attach economic interests to spiritual interests, it is not about God," he said.
"The mother church has so much generosity it could provide justice free of charge."
Questions surrounding marriage and annulments provoked plenty of debate last month at the Vatican's Synod on the Family as several conservative cardinals resisted moves to open Communion to divorced and remarried Catholics.
Among them was American Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken conservative who heads the Roman Rota. Burke, a former archbishop of St. Louis, has said publicly that he is likely to be demoted soon by Francis.
Annulments are a major issue in the Roman Catholic Church because Catholics who divorce and remarry without seeking an annulment for the previous marriage are prohibited from taking Communion. In the eyes of the church, without an annulment their first marriages are still valid and so they are in effect committing adultery with their new spouse.
Some Catholics complain that the process of obtaining an annulment is arduous, expensive and at times capricious.
Francis spoke about the importance of fairness and accessibility to church tribunals. He said many processes were "so long and so weighty" that many people became "discouraged" and abandoned the process altogether.
The former archbishop of Buenos Aires said some people in his home country of Argentina lived long distances — as much as 150 miles — from a tribunal and so could not afford to take the time from work to go to court to pursue an annulment.
The pope also referred to the commission he established in August to study reform of the canonical matrimonial process and simpler procedures while safeguarding the "indissolubility of marriage."
Russia raises rates in emergency move as ruble collapses
(Reuters) - Russia's central bank raised its key interest rate to 17 percent from 10.5 percent early Tuesday in an emergency move to halt a collapse in the rouble as oil prices decline and the country's sanctions-hit economyslides toward recession.... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/16/us-russia-cbank-rates-idUSKBN0JT2II20141216
Pope could of been wiser to have a meeting with the Dalai Lama, but not a photo op... as communism is not something that a Christian should take ...
It's an opposite view too A path to God.
Pope declines Dalai Lama meeting in Rome
Pope Francis will not meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China, the Vatican says.
The Dalai Lama, who is visiting Rome, had requested a meeting.
A Vatican spokesman said that although the Pope held him "in very high regard", the request had been declined "for obvious reasons".
Correspondents say the Vatican does not want to jeopardise efforts to improve relations with China.
China describes the Dalai Lama as a separatist and reacts angrily when foreign dignitaries meet him.
The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet.
He now advocates a "middle way" with China, seeking autonomy but not independence for Tibet. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
"Pope Francis obviously holds the Dalai Lama in very high regard but he will not be meeting any of the Nobel laureates," a Vatican spokesman said. He added that the Pope would send a video message to the conference.
The Dalai Lama told Italian media that he had approached the Vatican regarding a meeting but had been told it could create inconveniences.
____________________Catholicism in China ____________________________
There are more Catholics in China than members of the Communist Party (about 100 million Catholics to 87.6 million party members)
Analysts say that by 2030 there may be more Catholics in China than any other country in the world
Christianity in China goes back to the 7th Century - but many have been forced to practise in underground, illegal churches
There are many restrictions for the official Church, such as the requirement to register all church buildings with the government, and being unable to recognise the authority of the Vatican.
Analysts say the Vatican and China are at odds over control of the Catholic Church in China.
The Chinese Communist Party oversees an official community, known as the Patriotic Association and believed to number about 12 million people, but there is also a much larger underground Church that is loyal to the Pope.
A serious bone of contention between China and the Vatican is which side should have the final say in the appointment of bishops.
A Vatican official said the Pope's decision was "not taken out of fear but to avoid any suffering by those who have already suffered".
The last time the Dalai Lama was granted a papal audience was in 2006 when he met former Pope Benedict XVI.
The Dalai Lama is in Rome for a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners. It was initially to be held in South Africa but was relocated to Rome after South Africa refused the Dalai Lama a visa.
Edit: - I figured out the 666 code to mean something else that is a person, and deals with money "personal matter" ... as if you take numbers under...
Turning the number into a something of meaning is the key to unlocking the name of the Antichrist. Revelation 13:18 is the applicable verse: "This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666."
I hope no one really believes numbers or marks are inherently evil. Otherwise, there are a lot of worksheet stacks I need to toss.
BlueOpossum- Well 3 strikes and you out is not a good sign in my book. Here. Also seeing 666 is not a good sign (as that # $666 a Divorce Judge who I claimed as evil forced that on me)
So yes! I think seeing numbers can be "inherently evil" as some numbers can be "inherently good"
666 is just the "number of man" or of the "beast" of economy if you believe selling things is "wrong", aka the Roman Numeral system (first six symbols).
In order: DCLXVIWhich is 666. Numbers themselves, just like letters themselves, are only "bad" in context.
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666. (Revelation 13:18 NIV)
This calculates out in my ARITHMETIC CODE to 2/3 or 66.6% of Mankind that is not Christian in this end time... It goes to "MAN" and not God.
Now to the "Beast$" The 1st $erpent is a Green back. The 2nd € $erpent is EU
as the next serpent would be Japan's (and that is no real big threat) in this kind of realm of using numbers.
... So it's not based on old Roman style... it's about Christians seeing the monatary systems turn into monsters by criminals in governments!
Outgoing Democratic Sen. Mark Udall asserted Wednesday that the CIA is continuing to lie to Congress about past interrogation practices and that the White House is working with the agency "to cover up the truth.
Sony Hacking: North Korea Denies Involvement, Praises Attack
North Korea has denied involvement in the ongoing cyber attack on Sony Pictures, according to the state-run KCNA news agency. However, North Korea’s top military body told KCNA that the hacking is “a righteous deed” that may have been carried out by its supporters to protest Sony’s upcoming comedy “The Interview.”
The news agency quoted the National Defense Commission as saying, “The hacking into the Sony Pictures might be a righteous deed of the supporters and sympathizers with the (North) in response to its appeal.”
Several months ago, North Korea warned of “merciless retaliation” if the U.S. government supported the release of the film, which revolves around a fictional plot to assassinate the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Though the studio has not yet found out who is connected to the widespread leaks of employee information, inside business information as well as entire movies, some reports indicated that the pattern matched past attacks by North Korea.
The National Defense Commission also said that Sony was “abetting a terrorist act while hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership of the (North).”
The NDC statement also said, “We do not know where in America the SONY Pictures is situated and for what wrongdoings it became the target of the attack nor we feel the need to know about it.
But what we clearly know is that the SONY Pictures is the very one which was going to produce a film abetting a terrorist act while hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK by taking advantage of the hostile policy of the U.S. administration towards the DPRK.”
The statement ended using language eerily similar to that used by the hackers in some communications, saying “The righteous reaction will get stronger to smash the evil doings.”
As I have pointed out ... about being "Forced out" .. (As I was forced off my property and title as a Father by a bunch of crooks) as money seems to of been the problem .. (though I real like Pope Francis way over Pope B-XVI) ... the fact remains ... Was it "legit" (as a Pope can't be forced out) ... as It made no sense that a "2 weak notice" was given... I was wondering if the Bank of Italy had forced his hand.. or members in his own household... like a bad divorce If the Pope did something illegal... then he should own up... if as he has said... The Holy Spirit told him to step down.. That's another story...
Pope Francis Critics Cite Conclave Conspiracy To Question His Papacy
Religion News Service | By David Gibson
Posted:
NEW YORK (RNS) Was there a secret plot to elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio at the papal conclave last year?
Did Bergoglio — who became Pope Francis at that conclave — give the go-ahead to such a plan?
And does that campaign call his election, and his papacy, into question?
Such questions might sound like plot twists to a new Vatican thriller by Dan Brown, but they are actually the latest talking points promoted by some Catholic conservatives upset with the direction that Francis is leading the church.
The furor stems from a behind-the-scenes account of the March 2013 conclave, presented in a new book about Francis titled “The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope.”
In the last chapter of the biography, which focuses on Bergoglio’s early life in Argentina and career as a Jesuit, author Austen Ivereigh delivers an insider account of how a group of cardinals who wanted a reformer pope quietly sought to rally support for Bergoglio in the days leading up to the conclave.
Cardinals take an oath not to divulge details of a conclave and Ivereigh based his account on background interviews with cardinals who took part.
He called Francis’ boosters “Team Bergoglio.” They were led by reform-minded European churchmen like Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor of England, who Ivereigh once worked for, and German prelates like Cardinal Walter Kasper, who has become a trusted theological adviser to Francis.
At one point, Ivereigh writes that members of “Team Bergoglio” sought the Argentine cardinal’s “assent” that he would not refuse the papacy if the voting turned his way. During the 2005 conclave, Bergoglio reportedly refused to take up the mantle when he was running second to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who would eventually be elected Pope Benedict XVI.
This time, Ivereigh writes, Bergoglio “said that he believed that at this time of crisis for the Church no cardinal could refuse if asked.”
In conclaves, cardinals often signal whether they would refuse or go along with an election, if it happened.
Also, while overt politicking is strongly discouraged, and conclave rules expressly forbid dealmaking, cardinals often coalesce in camps behind one contender or another.
But when Ivereigh’s book was published last month (he personally presented a copy to Francis), media accounts of the politics of the conclave prompted some to question whether Bergoglio himself was involved by giving the go-ahead, and whether that could undermine the legitimacy of his election.
Murphy-O’Connor’s press secretary wrote a letter to a British newspaper saying that no approach had been made to Bergoglio seeking his assent.
And on Monday (Dec. 1), the Rev. Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, issued a statement saying the cardinals cited “have expressly denied this description of events, both in terms of the demand for a prior consent by Cardinal Bergoglio and with regard to the conduct of a campaign for his election.”
Church sources said the Vatican’s quick reaction was an indication of how concerned Rome is that Francis’ opponents will use any pretext to try to sow doubts about him and his papacy.
Ivereigh, a leading Vatican expert who was in New York this week to promote his book, said Tuesday (Dec. 2) that he stands by his reporting. But Ivereigh said he regretted phrasing the episode to make it seem that Bergoglio had been approached about being a candidate and gave his backers encouragement.
“That never happened and I am sorry that I gave the impression that’s what happened,” Ivereigh told Religion News Service. “I think the whole chapter makes clear that he never had any role at all in his own election.”
Ivereigh said he was trying to show that as opposed to the 2005 conclave, Bergoglio’s supporters in 2013 “were convinced he wouldn’t resist his election.”
“The conclave rules do not prevent cardinals from urging other cardinals to vote for a particular person,” he added. “And indeed that is exactly what happens. That is part of the discernment that happens in a papal election.”
Ivereigh said he will be changing the wording of one paragraph in future editions of the book to clarify Bergoglio’s role. (NOTE: See text of the wording change at the end of this story.)
Whether that will satisfy the critics is unclear.
Some fringe elements in the Catholic Church have proposed various theories they claim might either invalidate the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013 or the election of Francis the following month.
Others see the accounts of conclave machinations as further evidence that Pope Francis is, for them, a far more manipulative and autocratic figure than the public believes.
Ivereigh says that in future reprints of “The Great Reformer,” the paragraph at the top of Page 355 will be amended as follows:
EXISTING They had learned their lessons from 2005. They first secured Bergoglio’s assent. Asked if he was willing, he said that he believed that at this time of crisis for the Church no cardinal could refuse if asked.
NEW In keeping with conclave rules, they did not ask Bergoglio if he would be willing to be a candidate. But they believed this time that the crisis in the Church would make it hard for him to refuse if elected.
