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Harris Doubles Down On Failed Policies In Newly Unveiled Platform

You said you could point out a difference but you wouldn’t because it wouldn’t change my mind. That would be the point in doing so.
I suspect changing your mind would be a nonstarter anyway, so I doubt there is any argument or piece of information I could offer that would suffice.

Besides, since Joe Biden isn't running, I'm not sure how productive a discussion of the differences between his agenda and Kamala Harris' would be anyway.

You do realize I can see all of your posts, right?
Yup.

So for the last few pages you’ve posted a lot of reasons why they used that phrase, largely due to leadership, and when you finally stated that there were differences, you’ve bailed out.
I made the point I intended to make. Apologies if it wasn't the one you wanted me to make.

I get it. I’ll leave you to your final and inevitable excuse.
No excuses from this end. I'll just wish you a good day.

-- A2SG, always nice to end on a friendly note....
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Women's school now accepting men

I think of the question along these lines. Person A says "Consider the set of humans with traits X, Y, and Z." Person B says "Consider the set of humans with traits Z and either W or X." Person C is interested in still another set of human traits, etc. And now A, B, and C argue about which set is more useful to consider and which set is more usefully labelled "woman". The argument is about which set to attach the vocabulary word to.

But if instead there's something essential about being a "woman", then it's meaningful to say that a particular definition "should"/"shouldn't" be used, or that a particular definition is right or wrong. From this point of view, saying "that definition is wrong" is saying more than just "that's not how most people use the word". I think.

So from this second viewpoint, it's meaningful to say things like "it's wrong for a women's college to accept thus-and-so kinds of students, because those students aren't really women", and the speaker is saying more than just "this is the set of students I want to study with". And this clarifies for me some of the earlier statements in the thread, and some of the miscommunication.

Ok. That's interesting. Your approach to this topic sounds a bit Instrumentalist/Pragmatic in nature rather than Idealist, politically and even analytically speaking. I'm kind of surprised at this, but it is what it is.

Thank you for offering some brief and concise clarification about your personal praxis, PloverWing.
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Prayer request - thanks

As a faithful Christian it’s been said there are many voices that seek control of our minds. Everyone gets hit with something, and everything from self doubt, to anger, judgment, and so on. Lately I’ve felt like a ping pong ball being bounced between good and evil.

I trust the Word. As a believer I know things are not as bad as they seem. I would like to request some prayers during this strange season that I’m in.
Thank you
Be very careful of the things you choose to feed into your mind. A great many Christians fail in this one area

Phil 4:
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.


Meditate on These Things​

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthymeditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

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If you allow your mind to focus downward, on sin and evil , rebellion -- even when it is simply the rebellion against God's Word done by others -- you are filling your soul with darkness not light.


Richard Wurmbrand: book "Tortured for Christ" on Amazon

Tells of a Christian tortured for many years in a communist prison - who was always rejoicing even while being tortured. One day one of his torturers asked how he could have a smile and be cheerful even while being tortured.

Rom 12:15 was his response
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice

He was being kept below ground , prison basement -- no access to real sunlight, flowers, birds, butterflies

He said "I would think of that and then say to myself -- but many are out there right now and people can see it all - I rejoice for those who are right now rejoicing to see the sun, the green grass the colors of the butterflies".

The story is amazing
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Men Play Games

Men play games, and it’s insane
What they in pride do hope to gain.
Full of tricks and trips and pride
They now take others for a ride.

Liars plenty in disguise,
They’re not so very, very wise.
Hide their motives, truth not tell,
Manipulating men to hell.

Evil workmen do not care,
They are not looking lives to spare.
Selfish motives, greed their god,
Masqueraders, so they are frauds.

Mind control, it is their game,
They’re wanting everyone the same.
Unity with men, their sell,
Not unity with God do tell.

Change the message flesh to feed,
No people from their sins do free.
Give permission sins to do,
Do not to Jesus say, “I do.”

Don’t fall underneath their spell.
Please know the truth and know it well.
Show the lies, and tell the truth,
Expose the liars so uncouth.

An Original Work / July 2, 2022

[2 Co 11:13-15; Php 3:2; Matt 7:15-23; Matt 24:11-14; John 10:1-15; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Tim 1:3-7; 1 Tim 6:3-10; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:3-23]

*This does not exclude women who may do the same.

Those Who Hope in His Unfailing Love

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
From heaven the Lord looks down
and sees all mankind;
from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth—
he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.” (Psalms 33:12-15 NIV)

Now, under the Old Covenant that God had with his people Israel, the nation of Israel (the Jewish nation) was the nation whose God was the Lord. But when Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him, so that he could free us from our slavery to sin, he made Jew and Gentile one nation (one people) by faith in Jesus Christ. All Jews who rejected Jesus as their Messiah (the Christ) were cut out of Israel while the Gentile believers in Christ were grafted into and became one with Israel.

[Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Romans 11:1-36; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:6; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:22; John 8:18-19,38-47; Jude 1:5; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9]

Therefore, in our present day and time, the nation whose God is the Lord are all who have trusted in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of their lives. We have been crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness. We are all those who no longer make sin our practice but for whom righteousness and obedience to our Lord are what we practice, by the grace of God, in the power and wisdom of God.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

If we are following Jesus Christ with our lives in obedience to his commands, and in submission to him as Lord, and in surrender of our wills to the will of God for our lives, then we are blessed of God. God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – is our Lord (Owner-Master), and our lives now belong to him. And as those who belong to Christ, we are to be following our Lord in obedience, living holy lives pleasing to him. We should no longer be conformed to the ways of this sinful world but transformed of God’s Spirit.

“No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.” (Psalms 33:16-19 NIV)

Now there are a lot of people professing faith in Jesus Christ who are idolizing certain men and women in positions of power and influence, and they are looking to them to solve the world’s problems, and/or to make my nation (the USA) a better place to live. Or they are looking to our military to keep us safe. But the Scriptures are very clear on this subject. Our trust is not to be in humans and in kings and in their armies. And what if they are not who we think they are, and they end up betraying us? Think on that!

What do the Scriptures teach us about these last days? Liars and deceivers and false christs are going to appear and deceive even the elect, if that were possible. Many will be blinded to the truth and they will follow after “Pied Pipers” to their deaths. A beast will conquer peoples and nations and will persecute and murder those of genuine faith in Jesus Christ. And so we need to be listening to the Lord and letting him be the one to lead us and guide us and to rescue our people and our nations from the sin that ails them.

And the eyes of the Lord are on whom? On those who fear him. And to fear the Lord involves us taking him and his word seriously and applying it to our lives, in his power. It means that we reverence, respect, honor, and obey our Lord, we die with him to sin, and we now walk in obedience to his commands, by his grace. By God’s grace we are being taught to renounce ungodliness and fleshly lusts and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return for his bride (Titus 2:11-14).

“We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.” (Psalms 33:20-22 NIV)

Our hope is not in kings and kingdoms and politicians to save us. Our hope is in the Lord to save us, to purify us, and to make us more like Jesus. He is our help and our shield, not other humans and not armies. He is the only one in absolute control over everything that goes on in this world, and he is the only one who can change human hearts. And rather than looking to humans to save us, who may betray us, we should be sharing the full gospel of Christ so that other humans can be saved and have eternal life with God.

[Psalms 118:9; Psalms 146:3; Psalms 147:10-11; Isaiah 40:23; Jeremiah 17:5-6; Hosea 8:4; Hosea 13:10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9,18-23; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Galatians 1:10; Galatians 2:12; Ephesians 4:14-16; Ephesians 6:5-8; Colossians 2:8,20-23; Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Thessalonians 2:3-8; 1 Peter 4:1-5; 2 Peter 3:17-18]

Only Trust Him

By John Hart Stockton, 1873

Come, every soul by sin oppressed,
There’s mercy with the Lord,
And He will surely give you rest
By trusting in His Word.

For Jesus shed His precious blood
Rich blessings to bestow;
Plunge now into the crimson flood
That washes white as snow.

Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,
That leads you into rest;
Believe in Him without delay
And you are fully blest.

Come, then, and join this holy band,
And on to glory go,
To dwell in that celestial land
Where joys immortal flow.

Only trust Him, only trust Him,
Only trust Him now;
He will save you, He will save you,
He will save you now.

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Jesus came to set a daughter against her mother

Mt 10:


Jesus' teachings can divide a family. He did not command us to divide; he predicted that it may happen in some cases. Committing to believing in Jesus could cost your family relationship. Jesus demanded primacy of one's relationship with God over all other relationships.


Following Jesus can lead to conflict, even within families. Loyalty to Christ may create tension between believers and non-believing family members. Faith in Jesus is a radical commitment.

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Its interesting to track how society has changed on this and whether modern society is a predicted time. In the past as society was more God orientated families and communities seem to at least have belief in common and were not so divided.

Now as God has been removed from the public square we are seeing Christianity being disenfranchised and segregated. A bit similar to civil race segregation. So now its Christians verses secular or even Christians against Christians.

Theres more chance that a Christian will end up within a family or group that is against Christianity. There was a period where society tolerated Christians but lately that has been changing. Its more confrontational to even proclaim Christian values and beliefs generally.

But more individually as Christians we are called to stand on our faith and in some ways that will naturally bring some conflict with others regardless of history. It seems the early church was bold and many were persecuted for their beliefs.

I think though we may have continued the Christian church it has become complacent while at the same time the world has become more dominant. Now its full circle where the world is now confronting Christianity and Christians are now called to stand up for their faith.
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"He Covers You, Doesn't He?"

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.” (Psalms 23:1-3 ESV)

In order for the Lord to be our Shepherd, we must first of all be his sheep. And he said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:27-28 ESV). And he said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it” (Luke 9:23-24 ESV).

And if we are hearing his voice, that means we are earnestly listening to him in order that we might obey him. And to follow him is to obey him. And to deny self is to give up the self-life. And to take up our cross daily and follow him means to die daily to sin and to walk in obedience to his commands. For if we hold on to our lives of sin, we will lose them for eternity. But if for Jesus’ sake we die to sin that we might live for Him, and if we are walking in obedience to his commands, by his power, then we have eternal life in Him.

Now, when I think of green pastures beside still waters, what comes to my mind is a grassy hill with a large tree covered with leaves right at the water’s edge and me sitting under that tree and just listening to and watching the water. That says “peace” to me. But true lasting peace that is there even when the world is in turmoil all around me comes from my faith in Jesus Christ and my trust in his sovereignty. I rest in him and he leads me in the paths of righteousness (godliness, obedience) for his name’s sake.

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.” (Psalms 23:4 ESV)

We live in very troubled times. The world is going bonkers. Craziness is everywhere. Angst and divisions and fighting and disputes abound. Liars and lies are all over the place – in the news media, in our governments, among our politicians, in our “churches,” and among our pastors and elders. Deception and deceiving spirits are commonplace. Immorality is sky high! Cheap grace has superseded God’s true grace, and so many are professing faith in Jesus Christ while they still live for the sinful pleasures of this world.

Evil is getting more and more evil, and it is encroaching upon us ever so closely now. If we are paying close attention, and we know what the Scriptures teach, we can see the signs of the times in the things which are now taking place in our world. And those who are following Jesus Christ with wholehearted devotion in following him in obedience to his ways are largely being persecuted and cast aside as unwanted, even within some of the gatherings of what are called “churches.” This should not be!

But we are not to fear evil. We should not be participating in any evil, and we should be fearing God by showing him honor, respect, and obedience, and by believing what his word teaches and taking it to heart. But we are not to be afraid of the evil that others do or that they might do to us who are the Lord’s true sheep and who are listening to him and who are obeying him, in practice. For the Lord will see us through every difficulty that comes our way, and he will give us all we need to endure all opposition.

“You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.” (Psalms 23:5-6 ESV)

Now I believe the Lord wants me to share this with you. Last week my husband and I had our yearly physicals with our doctor. My husband usually sees him first, and he usually tells the doctor something about me. And then the doctor sees me next. Now it turns out that my husband Rick told the doctor about the ministry that God has given to me, and that I write devotions and that I put them on the internet. And so the doctor told me that Rick had said something about that, and he was asking me about that.

When he asked if I was writing devotions and putting them on the internet, I said, “Yes, I am,” and I told him a little bit about that. And then he looked at me ever so seriously and he said to me, “God speaks to you, doesn’t he?” He was very tender in how he said it. And I responded with, “Yes, he does.” And then ever so tenderly he said to me, “He covers you, doesn’t he?” I never had anyone ever say anything like that to me before, but I said, “Yes, he does.” I was just amazed at his questions, but the last one touched me.

And so as I read this last section of Psalms 23 today, that is what came back to mind. “He covers you, doesn’t he?” For I believe that is the message in this last section, which fits with this: “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart” (Psalms 91:4 NIV). And it doesn’t mean that I won’t face difficulties and persecutions. I will. The Bible says I will. But that his covering over me will keep me from failing, and he will give me strength. Amen!

He Covers You, Doesn’t He?
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Not So Hypothetical Hypothetical.

For President most individual votes are not going to matter. If this is a swing state then this argument would not hold. Plus you have to look at the other races on the ballot to see if they are close. Many churches go overboard with too much political stuff. One can just pray that this pastor hears and preaches what is on the heart and mind of God for all matters.
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When humans can live forever, will people still follow Jesus?

I think events will take this wishful thinking out of our hands. I believe God is going to drive us off the planet, and when he does it will be so difficult that survivors won't have the time or resources to fool around with eternal biological life.

That's my odd opinion.

Those who have died and put their bodies into deep freeze would have found out whether God exists or not. One thing we can be absolutely certain about is that they won't be coming back.

Hebrews 9:27 NIV "Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment ..."

They've already been judged.

Anyway who'd want to live forever in this world?
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Promise to Live by Disciple

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This is where the pain begins
In your violence
A challenge rises
Can you feel this?

One match
One scratch upon the skin
The wound is breaking
The voice is changing
Can you conceal it?

Situation critical
Now you're searching for a chemical
This is not what you wanted to become
It's pushing you to the edge (you're not where you've been)
Now you're hiding in your old regret (you're not what you did)
I need you to know your story's not done
You gotta believe me

You can't imagine why all this happened
Don't close your eyes
I vow to hold you
Until you break through
Just swear you'll stay alive
All your death will be resurrected again
With your hand on my heart
Make me a promise to live
A promise to live

This is where redemption lives
In your surrender, you gotta remember
What the truth is

Situation critical (you're not where you've been)
And now you're staring down a miracle (you're not what you did)
Step out 'cause I'm waiting on the waves
You gotta believe me
You can't imagine why all this happened
Don't close your eyes
I vow to hold you
Until you break through
Just swear you'll stay alive

All your death will be resurrected again
With your hand on my heart
Make me a promise to live
This is not your downfall
It's not your curtain call
This is only the start

And I can't wait to watch you
Let this break and build you
I'm so in love with who you are
This is not your downfall
It's not your curtain call
This is only the start
And I can't wait to watch you
Let this break and build you
I'm so in love with who you are
You gotta believe me

You can't imagine why all this happened
Don't close your eyes
I vow to hold you
Until you break through
Just swear you'll stay alive
All your death will be resurrected again
All your death will be resurrected again
With your hand on my heart
Make me a promise to live
A promise to live
Make me a promise to live
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Resurrecting Reasons by Disciple

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I'm stained
All the dark days tattooed on my brain
Though I try, these crimes won't wash away
Don't understand why you're still here
You're still here
You're right here
Right in front of me
I've tried to push your blue skies away
I keep murdering your mercy from my, my memory
I try to run but I can't escape
'Cause I'm in hell, and you're here with me
You keep resurrecting reasons
To keep resurrecting Jesus in me
I'm in pain
All the good deeds covered in disgrace
I try to turn, but it's always in my face
It makes no sense that you're still here
You're right here
Why are you here
Right in front of me
And I've tried to push your blue skies away
I keep murdering your mercy from my, my memory
I try to run but I can't escape
'Cause I'm in hell, and you're here with me
You keep resurrecting reasons
To keep resurrecting Jesus in me
Come alive, come alive
Roll the stone out from my heart and
Come alive
Alive inside
Come alive (come alive)
Come alive (come alive)
Roll the stone out from my heart and
Come alive
Alive inside
I've tried to push your blue skies away
I keep murdering your mercy from my, my memory
I try to run but I can't escape
'Cause I'm in hell, and you're here with me
You keep resurrecting reasons
To keep resurrecting Jesus
You keep resurrecting reasons
To keep resurrecting Jesus in me
Come alive (come alive)
Come alive (come alive)
Break my heart wide open, make me
Come alive (come alive)
Alive inside
Resurrecting Jesus
Resurrecting Jesus in me
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For the Life of Me by Disciple

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All the years that you've poured out
To fight your way upstream
Lost in the worst kind of lonely
With a thousand fake friends on the screen

Mistakes they just keep piling up
While the mirror is your worst enemy
But there's not a day I haven't loved you
For the life of me

So bring me all your pain
And every night that you weep
And I will bury them all
For the life of me
And even when death comes
And makes you fall asleep
I will wake you up again
For the life of me

You keep your heart in isolation
Where no one knows your needs
Finding comfort in the chaos
And the addiction that it brings

You're scared no one will love you
When they find out what you're hiding underneath
But there's not a day I haven't loved you

So bring me all your pain
And every night that you weep
And I will bury them all
For the life of me
And even when death comes
And makes you fall asleep
I will wake you up again
For the life of me

There's not a day I haven't loved you
Not a day I haven't loved you
Your name is written on my hands
There's not a day I haven't loved you
Not a day I haven't loved you
Your name is written on my hands

So bring me all your pain
And every night that you weep
And I will bury them all
For the life of me
And even when death comes
And makes you fall asleep
I will wake you up again

I will wake you up again
For the life of me
For the life of me

Two Abominations

The King of Babylon is this 'angel' 'Lucifer'/ 'Morning Star'. 'Stars' can mean 'angels' (see Rev 1:20).

The fall of the King of Babylon here in Isaiah 14:12-14 is this same event as Rev 12

7Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Stars can mean angels, agreed.

Isaiah 14:12-14 is not the Revelation 12:7-9 event. Satan is cant down to the earth in those verses, not hell, to the sides of the pit, in Isaiah 14:15.

In Isaiah 14:16, there is switch from Satan to some man.

16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

And from verse 16 to verse 20, it is talking about that man.

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So how do with put those things together.... is the big challenge.

In 2Thessaloinians2:4, the Antichrist goes into the temple, sits, claims to have achieved God-hood. Expecting to be worshiped.

In 2Thssalonains 2:3, the Antichrist is called the son of perdition (like Judas, who Satan entered in thought to carry out the act of betraying Jesus.) That gives up a clue.

Satan will enter the Antichrist in thought, to carry out the act of claiming to have achieved God-hood. That act will anger God, and Ezekiel 28:1-10, God will have the revealed man of sin executed. And in Ezekiel 28:8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.

So the man in Isaiah 14:16-20 is the Antichrist person after he reveals himself to be the man of sin, the son of perdition.

Satan will also be brought down to hell for putting the thought of having achieved God-hood into the Antichrist's mind,

The pit is the great gulf separating the two side of hell (the place of the dead).
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In Isaiah 14:18, God does not let the man of sin have the honor of being buried in an ornate tomb, but casts his soul back out of hell. And we can assume Satan accompanying him.

Right before being cast out of hell, the spirit of the garden of Eden serpent beast ascends out of the pit, unlocked for that purpose by Satan it would appear (since in Revelation 9, Satan has the key to unlocked the bottomless pit), and takes up residence in the man of sin's soul - thus, the man of sin becoming the beast of Revelation 13.
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Dark Spirits Chatter

Spirits communicate telepathically. They don't have to use their mouths. Nor do all dark spirits have bodies. Some can appear in the form of men as angels did and others are disembodied and require a host (you).

Information is disseminated from spirit to human in several ways. Direct communication through clairvoyance or clairaudience or channeling. Different forms of divination or through summoning. A ritual is performed and the spirit is invited to the space.

~bella
All that you mentioned is evil, forbidden practices by GOD and should not be discussed.
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Laundry?

So, I had to deal with doing it all by hand for about 4 months while I saved up enough money to get it fixed.
You wash your clothing with a toilet plunger? In the Philippines washing clothing can be a social event. They call their wash tub a caramba. They use it to take their bath also. They do not have to heat the water.

caramba

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Good Movies for Christians on TV

Speaking of Gena, I liked the movie Paulie (a conure). Tony Shaloub and Hallie Eisenberg were also in it.

"Paulie" :sparklingheart:

I felt like a 'feel good' movie last night, and decided to watch "Paulie".

What a sweet movie. Emotionally moving in some parts :cry:, but a very good ending.

The casting in this was very good.
Gena Rowlands was precious in her role.
And Tony is just always so endearing.
The character "Marie"? Lovable.

I usually like movies with talking animals in them, even just for the laughs.
But this movie was 'above and beyond' my expectations. Just so very good :twohearts:.

Thank you for telling me about "Paulie".
I really enjoyed it!
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Dream of a peacock flying to me and snuggling up to me.

I had a dream two nights ago. It was a pleasant dream I was looking at the sky and then I saw several peacocks flying.

I never knew that peacocks can fly so I found it strange. They weren't flying like birds in the air but moving in the air as fish does in the water and seemingly playing with each other.

One of them broke away from the group, looked at me and with a "smiling face" (if peacocks can smile) started flying towards me. And then it snuggled into me like a dog snuggling to its owner after a long time of absence. The peacock looked so happy seeing me like it knew me. And then I laid down to rest in that dream hugging the peacock like a pillow it was very soft and happy. The bird was strangely huge though. It's nearly the size of a small woman.

I woke up for real and looked up peacock in the internet and surprised to see they really do fly. I've always thought there were flightless birds, I'm guess I'm terribly wrong!

I would appreciate it if someone can interpret the dream for me, thanks!

It appears you are attached to something that is not necessarily good for you....
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Dream interpretation

I had a really strange dream a few nights ago. I was stood in a room and there were lots of cages in it with people locked in them. Jesus was in the room and he was just walking around the room touching the tops of the cages. In my dream, Jesus didn’t look at me, it was like I wasn’t there. I was thinking ‘why are these people locked in cages?’ and ‘why is he not letting them out?’ At that moment, I woke up. The dream was very short. How would you interpret this dream?
Sometimes people are locked into cages of their own making. Jesus cannot not do anything for them until they reach out to him for help...
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There still is a great deal of enthusiasm for Harris - rally in Greensboro, NC

Yeah, the venue was a small brewery with a small dirt parking lot that could accommodate maybe a couple hundred people.
From the pics on the news site, it looks like more than a couple hundred.


My oldest daughter lives, according to Google maps, literally 0.7 miles, about 2 minutes from there. I doubt that she attended though, I'll have to ask.
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