Strong in Him said:

You don't seem to understand that it is your interpretation that links 1 Peter 4:12 to "the day of the Lord" - which, by the way, is an OT concept.

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Revelation 6:12-17, is all about the terrible Day of the Lords wrath. and many other NT Prophesies.

Strong in Him said:

It's your interpretation only that it will happen soon.

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Bible Prophecy says that the Lord is going to settle the crisis in the Middle East. Zephaniah 1:1-18, Deuteronomy 32:34-43
Sure looks like it could be very soon. Iran will attempt to nuke Israel; Isaiah 21:2, Jeremiah 49:35

Strong in Him said:

The OT "day of the Lord" is not the same as the NT teaching about Jesus' return.

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Yes, it is not, because they are two separate events, years apart.

Strong in Him said:

I quoted verses to show that we are God's children if we believe in Jesus. We have this now; it's not something that happens in the future after we die.
You then started talking about where God's children will live - which is not relevant to what I said.

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I agree.
Where the Christian peoples will live during the end times, is very relevant to us. Many scriptures prove that we will occupy all of the holy Land.

As for the Book of Life, it is for every individual to ensure their name is in it. We are told how to and how not to live this one life we are given.

wing2000 said:

Does Noem know what Habeas Corpus is...yet?

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Isn't that a breed of dog?

18 states proudly support Trump's right to send National Guard into their states even if they don't want them.

This will ease the path for the FEMA camps of 2029.

Desk trauma said:

Which is what?

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I do not understand what you are after.

Delvianna said:

A relationship with God is the most important. This helps keep you safe against false doctrine. My attitude in scripture is, I let go of all my preconceived notions of what people tell me scripture says, and if it's truth, when I look into it and research for the answer, I will eventually come full circle. If God takes me in another direction, then I'll follow that until I reach an end point. This is why I say a relationship is most important because without one, where is my guidance and direction? I trust that the Lord will guide and direct me and I don't need a pastor to explain to me what the verse tells me... If they're correct, then the Lord will show me they're correct and if they aren't, then I can ignore them. People put WAY too much stock in spiritual leaders. We have but ONE teacher and that is Christ.

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yes because in front of God everyone stands or falls. We have the Word. And we have God.

Larniavc said:

With all due respect the strength of your faith is of no interest to me. I’m wondering how you can tell the difference between a religious experience and a non religious experience with comparable emotional and physical symptoms.

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I will not question my faith with you, what you are asking about is a matter of belief in the end. I know God is real. Do you? doesn`t sound like it the way you question. I see what you try to do. I do not bite. You know, I used to talk like you, back in the occult. This is quite their standpoint. To refuse to acknowledge God, or make others not believe. However, my experiences are way beyond all that. I have seen things. And no, it is NOT up to debate. END of conversation

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The shutdown is delaying Trump's farm bailout. Farmers say it won't be enough even when it happens.​

The shutdown is furloughing administration staffers needed to finalize and implement the farmer aid that had been promised to be unveiled on Tuesday, as well as putting on ice any additional money that lawmakers may need to provide.

For now, no new timing is imminent for an announcement, with a Department of Agriculture spokesperson telling Yahoo Finance on Wednesday that the agency "will continue to assess the farm economy and explore the need for further assistance."

"However, there is nothing new to share at this time."

American Soybean Association president Caleb Ragland recently appeared on Yahoo Finance and noted that proposed ideas for $10 billion to $14 billion in aid are akin to "putting a Band-Aid on an open wound."

"We are bleeding economically," he added, saying eventual relief will come "by not having tariffs that are in place," referring to both President Trump's tariffs and the countermeasures from foreign nations.

Farmer Blake Hurst, former president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, added in his own comments that Trump's tariff plans have, in his view, been "a complete bust."

More important to Hurst than a bailout is that he wants Trump to "drop the tariffs and resume normal trade relations."

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One reaps what they sow and the definition of insanity is still doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.

Soybean farmer who backed Trump feels strain of China's boycott amid trade war​

Gaffner says farmers like himself, who overwhelmingly voted for President Trump, are caught in the crossfire.

"We can't help but feel very anxious of wondering why it's taking so long to get this resolved," Gaffner said.

Asked whether he's angry, Gaffner responded, "Well, whenever you see the administration meet in Spain and they talk about TikTok instead of farming, when we're getting ready to harvest, our clock is tick-tocking away. And the farther we go into this season, the more we're going to lose. And China should have been buying our beans already and they're not. It's like crickets."

In the meantime, soybeans from Gaffner's 600 acres of land are going into silos, waiting for the market to turn.

"We don't want [a federal bailout], we want the trade," he said. "If China starts buying elsewhere, which they are doing now, once they establish those trade routes, it becomes more difficult for them to come back to the U.S. to buy their commodities. Once we lose that, we may never get it back again."

fhansen said:

Yes, and we must remain Him in order for these to remain true for us. This is the way it is: salvation is directly related on our nearness to God, our unity with Him. To the extent that we care about that relationship, we remain grafted into the Vine producing good fruit, being one with Him.And that graft union then becomes stronger yet along with our righteous, grace leading to more grace as it's accepted and "invested": expressed or acted upon.

Salvation is dynamic, not static. And not ever unrelated to personal righteousness that we've received from Him. We're to do the best we can with everything we've been been given, with some given more and some less and more demanded from those given more. Luke 12:48

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I'm confused about the answer. Was it "yes" to there being "no absolute assurance" as to a) our oneness with the Father and the Son (Jn 17:22), b) Jesus living in us an us in Him (Jn 17:23), c) we are joined to the Lord and are one Spirit with Him (1 Cor 6:17), d) we have eternal life because Jesus lives in us (1 Jn 5:11–12), and e) we shall not come into judgement because we have passed from death into life (Jn 5:24)?

It seems like you answer is "Yes, there is absolute certainty about these things if stay where we're at and don't stray away".

Fantine said:

And Gaza has experienced 730 darkest days ever since.

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Thanks to Hamas, the aggressor.

Trump says he 'took the freedom of speech away' on flag burning​

“We took the freedom of speech away, because that’s been through the courts, and the courts said you have freedom of speech but what has happened is when they burn the flag it agitates and irritates crowds,” Trump said during a roundtable discussion on antifa.

The U.S. Supreme Court established that flag burning is protected speech in a 1989 case involving Gregory Lee Johnson, who burned the flag while protesting then-President Ronald Reagan’s administration.

Even Barack Obama is giving President Trump credit for this peace plan.

Also, we should be grateful.

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This is a good watch!

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He's super on point. The beginning of the video, he called it numerology, but he's also talking about gematria which is absolutely wrong as its rooted in Jewish mysticism of Kabbalah. People tend to merge the two practices. They then use a man made dictionary (strongs) and use it to interpret their omens. I'm really glad he's talking about it because it's being pushed by the charismatic movement.

The Joseph video is wild. I've also noticed that too... To give you another instance, I used to watch this guy named Dr. Barry Awe. You can search his channel on youtube. I haven't watched him for a few years now but in my feed, I saw that he also claimed God came to him and told him specifically that the rapture was feast of trumpets. Do you see an apology video from him? Nope, just another video with the next teaching or rapture prediction and people just sending him lots of love... people are absolutely going to follow people no matter what and it's seriously sad.

Thanks for the video, I 100% agree with him! Specially with twisting scripture, satan 100% still does it.

comes at a time when you are feeling low.

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essentialsaltes said:

Hunter Biden sues former Overstock.com CEO​

Hunter Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation on Wednesday, saying the former CEO of Overstock.com falsely accused Biden of soliciting a bribe from Iran.

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Hunter Biden seeks arrest of former Overstock.com CEO in defamation case​

Attorneys for the ex-president’s son ask a federal judge to issue a bench warrant against defendant Patrick Byrne for failing to respond to court orders.

The suit has been hamstrung from the outset by a series of difficulties that Biden’s side and the judge have attributed to Byrne, who has often proven hard to reach. He has claimed to be unable to travel due to heart problems and to have taken up residence in Dubai in order to avoid what he claims is an effort by the Venezuelan government to assassinate him.

The judge’s attempt to take the case to a jury in trial in Los Angeles in July proved to be a fiasco. On the eve of trial, Byrne repeatedly fired his attorneys and attempted to replace them with other lawyers, some of whom were denied permission to appear by the judge due to their records of discipline in other courts. Byrne himself has never shown up in court, according to the judge.

Wilson, a Reagan appointee, described the situation at the time as a “three-ring circus,” according to Courthouse News. However, he declined Biden’s request for a default judgment and reset the trial for Oct. 14.

Byrne resigned from Overstock.com in 2019, following reports about his relationship with Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to being an unregistered foreign agent for Russia. He was actively involved in President Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge his loss in the 2020 election, was a regular presence at White House meetings on the subject

Michie said:

Will people never learn? All this rhetoric is exactly what’s fueling the violence. Lord have mercy.

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What ???
Did you complain about people comparing Obama to a king

ralliann said:

Where have you been? Peace has been sought for many, many years. Still they wanted Israel gone..

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I agree.

Let us be clear. No one supports Hamas except for terrorists, Iran, American lefties and some European lefties.

There can be no peace with Hamas with any power or as part f the government. FULL STOP
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And very few support Israeli tactics in Gaza and the West Bank. No one supports the continued Israeli occupation of Gaza.
Trump has tried to broker peace for many months. He finally was moved to immediate action when Irael attacked Qatar.

Trump made Israel apologize and Trump promised to defend Qatar and take whatever action is necessary if they are attacked again.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today accused Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson of "covering up" terrorism on Portland's streets.

"I was in Portland yesterday and had the chance to visit with the governor of Oregon and also the mayor there in town, and they are absolutely covering up the terrorism that is hitting their streets," Noem said during a roundtable about antifa that Trump held at the White House this afternoon.

"These leaders in these local cities, along with Pritzker and Johnson, ignore what’s going on, or, sir, they’re helping antifa cover it up," she added.

It is October 9, 2025 - 170 days later and Pete Hegseth is still in office.

I state this because it is the topic of the thread - seems to be going off topic lately...

Hvizsgyak said:

Based on what I have read so far, people who lean more to the left feel there would be no problems with the Liberals running the country. Although, I not sure how many of them understood that there would be no opposition from the right (great sadness yes but no opposition). They seem to be okay with Jan Schakowsky, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jamie Raskin, Greg Casar, Barbara Lee and others and that they would lead our country to success. I thought there would be some objective thinking here and some words of caution about giving some people too much power,

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In your original post, I thought your focus was on how it would be if Liberal policies were implemented more broadly. Properly-funded education, environmental protections, human rights protections, universal health care -- hey, I don't see a downside.

But you raise a good point in this post. The total disappearance of an opposition party would be a dangerous situation. When everything is functioning well, the opposition party raises thoughtful questions that are important for the majority party to consider. "How are we going to raise the funding to pay for that?" "You're protecting the rights of group X, but that's in conflict with the rights of group Y; how are you going to protect group Y?" And so on.

I don't think the conservatives in Congress have been serving in the role of a thoughtful opposition party for the last decade or so. (And, of course, they're now the majority in Congress, not the opposition). But if I imagine a party made up of people from an earlier era -- folks like Warren Rudman, John McCain, and Mitt Romney -- a party like that could serve as a useful counterweight to the liberals in Congress.