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Israel and the New Covenant.

You are saying no, you don't understand the difference between the 2 statements?

That was my simple question to you.

I am not asking whether or not you agree with the 2 statements, I am just asking whether you understood the difference
You are right. My answer was not to your question but a reaction to the argument that you were about to make. My bad.
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Was listening to a program talking about mental health.

Was listening to a program talking about mental health. (My mental health issues Part #1)

Unlike other people with their mental disorders or disabilities, I can describe exactly what's going on with me, and it's not at all a mystery to me. When I'm around a bunch of different sources of noise, or people talking (including other people's televisions, and media and whatnot sometimes) (or when I'm around a combination of both actually) I am constantly picking up on everything and immediately applying it to something about me, or having to do with me, and applying it it all kinds of different ways all of the time and always, some of which are sometimes very disturbing, although not always disturbing always, but either way, me or mind makes it about me or something having to do with me, or something that I was just experiencing/doing, and it is something that I am not at all doing willingly. And with a lot of different noise/sources/voices around, it is constantly shifting, and changing, constantly and very, very, very quickly. I can shut a single source down almost immediately, but with a lot of different sources/voices, it is happening too fast for me to be able to keep up most usually, or shut them all down immediately or completely, cause the second I pick up on on one voice/source, and shut it down almost immediately, it changes to another one after that almost immediately, and it's too much for me to be able to keep most of the time, and almost always. And it's not ego either, or me willingly desiring to make everything about me, but this all happening/being done to me 100% completely involuntarily, as I've all but completely killed my own ego by now, almost 100% completely. If it's supposed to be some form of communication, then I don't think it is at all meant for us human beings. And even if it was some form of communication, or I could make some sort of sense of it (which I can't, but if I could) then how could I ever be sure of the source really? Like I said, I don't think it's meant for us human beings. But this is why I wear headphones and listen to something else when I'm out in public, and am out among a bunch of these different sources that very much act like a lot of very, very different, always constantly changing and shifting voices to me actually. It's schizophrenic in a nutshell basically, and that is what it feels like when I'm out in public actually. So it's a very great limitation/mental disorder/disability, and there seems to be no way of eliminating it or completely getting rid of the problem right now 100% completely, because it's not me doing it to myself willingly. And even though I say all of this, there are still some of you who are going to think that I am somehow making this up, or am being dishonest, or am lying, or that it's not as bad as I'm making it out to be maybe, but I 100% guarantee you that you can't make something like this up, and unless you personally have or experience these problems yourself always, then you just don't know how debilitating/disabling they can be actually.

God Bless.

Another thing that I probably also need to mention about this, which has been/still is a side effect from some of the times that this has been disturbing, is also having/developing PTSD from it now actually, which also makes me sometimes anticipate any and all, especially unanticipated/unexpected noises, as sometimes potentially disturbing or triggering, so headphones is definitely the way to go for someone like me, as they are like a lifeline for me. I apologize to all of you that I can't seem to deal with it or handle it any better or differently.

God Bless.

(My mental health issues Part #2)

I'm saving this and these for the next time I see my therapist here in a few weeks.

For example, when I was talking with you last time and you mention dogs sometimes, I sometimes identify with them sometimes in my mind mentally, and when you mentioned your church choir leader last time, I identified with that or him for a minute last time temporarily, as if I was him, or was like him somehow, or in some kind of way actually, or that someone or something was trying to tell me that I was in some kind of way actually, but I was able to shut them, or those thoughts, or those voices, down, almost immediately, and so, it wasn't a big deal really, and none of you even knew that that was going on with me and in my mind at the time mentally. But, when I'm around a lot, or a lot of different sources/ones going on/off all of the time around me, my mind is doing this with all of them all of the time and constantly, and very, very fast with everything, and it's always changing or shifting voices/sources very, very, very quickly, and it's hard to shut them all down immediately all of the time usually. And sometimes, something happens with what's happening on the outside of me that let's me know that something, or someone, knew, or always knows, just exactly what was going on with me, or was happening right then to me at the time mentally, or with what I was just identifying with and how I was identifying with it, actually. Which can feel like a very great violation sometimes of my privacy, which can sometimes be very, very intimidating, or scary, and can sometimes trigger me all of the time and constantly, so that I'm always triggered, or am always on edge all of the time mentally, until I am out of that situation again actually. It can't all be true, but when I'm around a bunch of different sources constantly, I don't have the time to try to discern truth from fiction, which is why I just try to shut them all down immediately. Discerning the truth from fiction can take a lot of time actually, so unless I actually have the time to get a break, and sit around and think about it, and can remember a lot of what was just happening, I can't most of the time actually. Over the course of my total amount of time living with this mental disorder, or disability, I've identified as almost everyone and everything over my total course of time having this, and so I don't think there is any kind of way that all of it can be true ever, etc. And if it ever was or is, then I don't have any kind of idea as to what to say to that or about that ever exactly, etc. It took me quite a while to even be able to know that this is what was going on, or happening with me, and those times we're very, very bad, because they were also very, very confusing, so at least I know now what's happening, and can now write about it now, or tell it to the rest of you now, at least somewhat clearly.

God Bless.

When you, or me, or anyone identifies with something, you first have to ask yourself if you are in any way like that person, place, or thing, or animal, or not, in this specific situation or circumstance, or this specific context or not, exactly? And then also how, or in what kind of way (or ways) (multiple or plural) exactly? If there is even any kind of truth in it at all exactly? Which takes at least some time at least to be able to discern that, or figure that all out exactly? But that you also don't have the time for at the time when there is a lot of it happening or going on very, very quickly like it always happens or does to or for someone like me when there is a lot of different sources to potentially pick up on all of the time exactly. So, there is really no mystery anymore as to just exactly what is happening or going on anymore exactly, but it's more just exactly which way should you apply it, or just exactly what you're supposed to do with all of it all of the time exactly? Like I said earlier, I don't think it's possible for all of it to be true, and so that means that at least some of it has to be false, but with the way it happens to someone like me with a lot of different sources to potentially pick up on sometimes, there is not enough time to be able to figure that all out ever, or ever dwell too long on any one thing, or one or more of those things as quickly as they are/it is changing/happening, until you can get back out of that situation once again temporarily.

God Bless.

Weekly homilies

Friday, October 10 2025

27th OT



Joel 1:13-15; 2:1-2

"O! The day! For near is the day of the Lord, like destruction from the Almighty it is coming!"



Never again, blame God, never again. God harms no one.



God is Love, peace, and joy.



Luke 11:15-26

Jesus explains this:

“When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, ‘I shall return to my home from which I came."



In our time, we see that human memory does exactly this. Memory teaches us everything we transmit to it and everything that other people transmit to it, evil or good.



It also depends on whether we easily give in to bad habits. To break a bad habit, we must retrain our memory towards goodness.



Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.
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Another look at the moon landing.

So a non Christian can fully accept who Jesus was, that he came to earth to die for our sins and reconcile us to God, that he told people to repent, (Mark 1:15, Luke 13:5) and that he said his blood was for the forgiveness of sins - but they don't need to repent of those sins?

Did I have to repent of what?

No, I accepted that what I saw on television was a fact. There was nothing to repent, or change my mind, about - men couldn't get to, and walk on, the moon, and then they could.

People can be totally certain that Jesus existed, lived, taught and died, without really and fully accepting the fact that God loves them, personally.
Christians can be intellectually convinced that the Holy Spirit exists and yet have not asked to be filled with/baptized in the Spirit so that he totally transforms their lives. The book, "9.00 in the morning" describes this; I think Colin Urquhart wrote about it too.
In Acts 19 there were Christians who believed in Jesus but "had not even heard" that there was a Holy Spirit.

The NT often has the word "know"; John said he was writing so that people would know.
The Hebrew word for "know" meant, "knowing in such a way that it transforms your life". It wasn't just intellectually accepting, it was doing something about it. I have recently read a book in which the author says the same thing; if the information you have accepted does not change your life, if you don't put it into practice - you don't know it. How many people say the Lord's Prayer but do not know God as their loving, perfect heavenly Father?

So how can a non Christian know that Jesus died for their sins and that if they accept that they are reconciled to God - yet not have to repent of their sins?
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I have one question not related to your post, do you believe in evolution?
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What would have happened to Adam and Eve and Cain after death?

Genesis just talks about Adam and Eve facing death as a punishment for their sin. I was wondering what would have happened after that? Would they be resurrected and judged by Jesus? If they are saved I wonder what about Cain? Thanks.
Like for everyone else, repentance is key.
Be blessed
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Another look at the moon landing.

So a non Christian can fully accept who Jesus was, that he came to earth to die for our sins and reconcile us to God, that he told people to repent, (Mark 1:15, Luke 13:5) and that he said his blood was for the forgiveness of sins - but they don't need to repent of those sins?

Did I have to repent of what?

No, I accepted that what I saw on television was a fact. There was nothing to repent, or change my mind, about - men couldn't get to, and walk on, the moon, and then they could.

People can be totally certain that Jesus existed, lived, taught and died, without really and fully accepting the fact that God loves them, personally.
Christians can be intellectually convinced that the Holy Spirit exists and yet have not asked to be filled with/baptized in the Spirit so that he totally transforms their lives. The book, "9.00 in the morning" describes this; I think Colin Urquhart wrote about it too.
In Acts 19 there were Christians who believed in Jesus but "had not even heard" that there was a Holy Spirit.

The NT often has the word "know"; John said he was writing so that people would know.
The Hebrew word for "know" meant, "knowing in such a way that it transforms your life". It wasn't just intellectually accepting, it was doing something about it. I have recently read a book in which the author says the same thing; if the information you have accepted does not change your life, if you don't put it into practice - you don't know it. How many people say the Lord's Prayer but do not know God as their loving, perfect heavenly Father?

So how can a non Christian know that Jesus died for their sins and that if they accept that they are reconciled to God - yet not have to repent of their sins?
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It is only belief in Jesus that Gives a person God's free gift of Eternal Life Why are you adding in all of this other stuff that has nothing to do with eternal life.

Your added stuff
fully accept who Jesus was, that he came to earth to die for our sins and reconcile us to God, his blood was for the forgiveness of sins - but they don't need to repent of those sins? People can be totally certain that Jesus existed, lived, taught and died, without really and fully accepting the fact that God loves them, personally.
Christians can be intellectually convinced that the Holy Spirit exists and yet have not asked to be filled with/baptized in the Spirit so that he totally transforms their lives. The book, "9.00 in the morning" describes this; I think Colin Urquhart wrote about it too.
In Acts 19 there were Christians who believed in Jesus but "had not even heard" that there was a Holy Spirit.


Maybe you should reread The Gospel of John as it is the only book of The Bible specifically written to tell people how to have life (eternal life). Which The Gospel of John states many times to believe in Jesus for Eternal Life/Everlasting Life and does not add into the message of life by belief in Jesus with repenting of sins, etc...

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”


I am not going to do a back and forth on this and it is just like God's creation you can believe what you want. I personally do not care.
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Another look at the moon landing.

lol but they are there. Lunar reflectors. On the surface of the moon. Man made. Still in use today. Installed during lunar landings. So now what. This is one that you and your cronies can’t disprove.
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Another look at the moon landing.

What do you mean? They were close enough for it to affect them I’m.sure they could have stayed longer at their own peril of course
They were not in a circular orbit at a constant distance from the earth. They were in an eliptical orbit which swung close to the earth and then out to nearly 400 miles from the earth.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Prodomos no one doubts the ability of the astronauts in their profession . Yet that doesn’t change the reality of how they acted with the media. For someone who had just conquered the moon they should have been over the moon with joy. Instead as I said they were like death warmed up and rather subdued and very guarded with their words.
That is how they were trained to communicate. Calm, accurate, nothing superfluous. There is also the fact that the press conference was held weeks after they had returned. That was weeks of medical examinations and debriefing including 2 weeks isolated at Tripler Medical Center in Hawaii, just in case they brought back some bug from the moon.
Also there was question asked by a reporter how did they view the stars. Neil Armstrong states that he didn’t really see any and then Michael Collin’s jumps in and says I can’t remember seeing any stars. Michael was never on the moon. But he should have seen the glory of the universe and lots of stars whilst orbiting as pilot more so on the dark side of the moon of which he would have orbited around the moon well over a good 10 times and probably more. That’s how I see it and find it rather odd.
No stars are visible during daylight. Michael Collins was likely preoccupied with monitoring his orbit or getting sleep when in the moon's shadow. He wasn't on a sightseeing trip.
Prodomos you mention something about being wrong ? And yes lead is certainly is used on X-rays for protection but it was also used for protection on the Apollo 11 too. The Apollo 11’s Capsule aluminium shielding amounted to a wall of lead about 7 millimeters thick so it was certainly part of Apollo 11’s protection
The aluminium body of the command module was equivalent to 7mm of lead. There was absolutely no lead used in the Apollo missions.
Not that it would have protected them as you say from the gamma rays or neutrons of the Van Allen Belt. And certainly not also by choosing the quickest way through the Van Ellen belt, that would mot have protected them one bit either. You may say that lived to tell the tale. That is of course if they ever went.
Gamma radiation is not significant in the Van Allen belts. They are made up of charged particles, primarily electrons and protons. Neutrons are not charged particles (big hint in the name "neutron") and are not present in the Van Allen belts. The risk to the astronauts from radiation was relatively minor compared to the risk of sitting on the top of a controlled explosion, or the possibility of damage causing the loss of their oxygen.
Then You write my of my comment ( of food for thought ) you write ( No its simply fear mongering from conspiracists ? Prodomos I would say to that when reading through the histories of our world. That conspiracy’s happen all the time and probably everyday. Just look through our history and you’ll find plenty. Actually the words conspiracy theory was hijacked by the CIA and being weaponised and used by them with negative connotations in a way to destroy anyone who didn’t conform to the Warren commission at the time. And it hasn’t stopped since . As conspiracy theorists continue to be slandered as tinfoil mad hatters until this very day. That’s aIl me say on the matter
The level of conspiracy that would be necessary to fake the moon landings if they never happened is simply too mind bogglingly stupid to take seriously for a moment. It would require agreements between enemy nations spanning decades despite ongoing conflicts. You really need to have a tenuous grip on reality to be able to believe it.
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law discussions belong in the law/sabbath area, or controvertial.

This is separate to remind Jerusalem of the new FAITHFUL covenant...


Hosea 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
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law discussions belong in the law/sabbath area, or controvertial.

Randy says that there is goodness in all, in a delayed or unrecognised manner. That would be fine, but once the testimony of Christ was told to the world, the commandment to repent was given to all men, so the sin that became death was unbelief.

Sabbath blessings says that the covenant of the new testament is the same as given to the children of Israel in the first covenant, recognising no difference in the laws to be written in the heart, but there is a difference according to the entire testimony of scripture, which is understanding what that covenant is. ( seen below)


Below, and to everyone, who ever reads in this THREAD, I BEGAN, is to show we are JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, to have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:




Isaiah 24 shows the breaking of the everlasting covenant is by all inhabitants of the earth.


Isaiah 24:3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.



Now Ezekiel 16, first lets Jerusalem to know its history with the Lord.

Jerusalem was not very impressive, it had birth in the land of Canaan, with the father an Amorite and the mother a Hittite. and the Lord spread HIs skirt over Jerusalem, covering Jerusalem's nakedness ( shame) and swore unto Jerusalem and entered into a covenant, said the Lord and Jerusalem became His ( marriage covenant.) and anointed Jerusalem with oil. ( Exodus 29:21.)

Jerusalem prospered into a kingdom, and had the renown go forth to the heathen, and Jerusalem trusted in her own beauty, and was a harlot because of the renown that went forth to the heathen, and poured out fornications. ( mother of harlots, mystery. Revelation 17:5.)

A weak heart to do the work of a whorish woman, by building high places, to not be as a harlot not wanting to be hired, but to be as a WIFE THAT COMMITS ADULTERY, who takes strangers instead of her husband. ( now we know why adultery exists in the world, it emphasises Jerusalem and reminds what Jerusalem did against God, by the adultery that continues everywhere in the entire world.)



Revelation 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.

Ezekiel 16:2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.

Ezekiel 16:8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

Ezekiel 16:13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.
15 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

Ezekiel 16:30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
32 But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!



This PROVERB is against Jerusalem, of Jerusalem doing as the mother did, ( the mother of harlots) to despise her husband and her children ( Jerusalem's daughters.) and to be the sister of those who also loathed their husbands and their children ( their daughters) Jerusalem's mother was a Hittite ( the mother of harlots, mystery Babylon.) and the father an Amorite. The elder sister of Jerusalem is Samaria, ( and her daughters) and her younger sister is Sodom. ( and her daughters.)

When God would bring again the captivity of Sodom and her daughters and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then God will bring again the captivity of Jerusalem's captives in the middle of them. That is Jerusalem bearing her own shame, and also be confounded in being now a comfort to unto Samaria and to Sodom. ( being the reason why Samaria and Sodom are brought again from their captivity.) Jerusalem's sisters, Samaria and her daughters, and Sodom and her daughters, return to their former estate, THEN Jerusalem and her daughters shall return to their former estate.

Jerusalem did not mention her sister Sodom in the day of her PRIDE. The day of Jerusalem's pride was when her wickedness was discovered, the time of reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, who despise Jerusalem round about her. ( the renown went forth to the heathen and played the harlot with every one that passed by/and then scorned to be hired. ( Ezekiel 16:14-15.16:31)




Ezekiel 16:44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
45 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

Ezekiel 16:46 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.

Ezekiel 16:53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.
55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

Ezekiel 16:56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,
57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.




God declared He will deal with Jerusalem as Jerusalem had doe, who had DESPISED the oath ( which God had sworn unto Jerusalem. Ezekiel 16:8. ) in BREAKING THE COVENANT.

Even after that, ( which was done, to deal with Jerusalem who ended that covenant.) God remembers that covenant he had previously had with Jerusalem in her youth, and so established unto Jerusalem an EVERLASTING COVENANT, and Jerusalem will remember her ways and be ashamed by the receiving of her sisters, Samaria and Sodom, and gives them to JERUSALEM for DAUGHTERS, but NOT BY THEIR COVENANT. ( WHICH THEY BROKE AND WHICH ENDED..)

God established HIs covenant with Jerusalem, and they will know that God is the Lord, remembering and being confounded and never opening Jerusalem's mouth any more, when God would be pacified toward Jerusalem for all she had done. ( redemption, forgiveness, a new covenant ESTABLISHED ON BETTER PROMISES/SWORE/OATH.)



Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Ezekiel 16:59 For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord:
63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.




All the prophets confirm this. Isaiah says to speak comfortably to Jerusalem, her warfare accomplished, her iniquity pardoned, she received double of the Lord's hand for all her sins. ( as Ezekiel 16 points out.) This is the beginning of that new covenant to be revealed, and of the iniquity of Jerusalem ( as Ezekiel 16 detailed) to be pardoned by God, of preparing the way of the Lord, making straight in the desert ( in the wilderness where Jerusalem received her covenant) a highway for our God.



Isaiah 40:1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.




Our God did as Ezekiel 16 and all the prophets had told, to establish the everlasting covenant, in His own blood, shed for many for the remission of sins.

More than the first covenant to cover the things with blood, we have to drink His blood to have Him dwell within us in FAITH. ( not ONLY SPRINKLING as in the first covenant, where the people were SPRINKLED/LAW and NOT BY FAITH.) TO the blood of sprinkling of JESUS THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT, THAT SPEAKS BETTER THINGS than, that of Abel. ( BETTER THAN THE LAW/FIRST COVENANT DEDICATED IN CALVES AND GOATS BLOOD/THE MEDIATOR OF A BETTER COVENANT/NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE BLOOD OF BULLS AND OF GOATS SHOULD TAKE AWAY SINS/WHEN HE COMES INTO THE WORD HE SAYS, SACRIFICE AND OFFERING HE WOULD NOT, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED ME.)

By means of death Christ redeems the transgressions that were under the first covenant, for those who are called ( to the new covenant/marriage) might receive the promise ( OATH OF GOD.) of eternal inheritance.




Hebrews 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.




Now we know what covenant exactly was established between all nations of the world and with God, ( Jerusalem and Samaria and Sodom.) Samaria the elder sister according to Ezekiel 16, received the word of God, that was foretold to be the beginning of that covenant to also afterwards be with Jerusalem, to be established, so we see it WAS.

The younger sister Sodom also spiritually is Jerusalem, where also our Lord was crucified.



Acts 8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.



All that is left to confirm is the same covenant to be established with Jerusalem afterwards, but NOT BY THEIR COVENANT.

We saw in Ezekiel 16, Jerusalem had not mentioned her sisters Samaria and Sodom in the day of her PRIDE.. The same is reminded to Samaria ( the Gentiles now in the new covenant) how the branches ( of Jerusalem) were BROKEN OFF ( Jerusalem had DESPISED and BROKEN their covenant. Ezekiel 16. Isaiah 24.) by no FAITH, and how the Gentiles now stand by FAITH, to NOT BE HIGHMINDED, but to FEAR.

Regarding the new covenant ( that is NOT ACCORDING TO THER COVENANT. Ezekiel 16.) Jerusalem are able to be graffed back in, if they do not remain in unbelief, ( FAITH TO ENTER.) and that blindness happened unto Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles is come in.

THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM WHEN I SHALL TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS. ( Out of Sion comes the deliverer, and shall turn away UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.)

God concluded all of them ( Jerusalem in their covenant.) in unbelief, ( in despising and breaking the covenant.) to have merc upon all. ( mercy upon Jerusalem's sisters, Samaria and Sodom, the comfort Jerusalem gave to them by justifying her sisters. JUSTIFIED THROUGH FAITH.)




Romans 11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.


Romans 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.
24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!


Ezekiel 16:52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Romans 5: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Another look at the moon landing.

What do you mean? They were close enough for it to affect them I’m.sure they could have stayed longer at their own peril of course
In post #2920 I quoted part of an article. Here is a link to the website.
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Does reality pass the Turing test?

Since 'irrational humans' are part of what's being tested, it would be poor protocol to use them as part of the standard. Therefore the only standard left for me to test them against is me. Using myself as the standard, and allowing for a reasonable deviation therefrom, do people behave rationally?

The answer unfortunately, is no. The question is, why? Is the standard unrealistic? Quite possibly.

Hence the question of reality's objectivity remains unanswered, but the course of action seems fairly clear... when they suffer, cherish them as if they're real... when they err, forgive them as if they're not.

Ironically, even those we perceive to be the best and the brightest and smartest among us don't behave or even think rationally either.

Biased / programmed thinking and behavior is the biggest weakness of humanity. It makes us extremely susceptible and weak against external influences. Really makes us no different from animals or even insects, slave to our senses and feelings.

"Sentience" is also a poor test because it still uses a standard that serves as the foundation of human weaknesses.

"Consciousness" might be a better test but many would actually fail it in some scenarios.

This is probably why if superior alien species exist, they haven't formally introduced themselves to us yet, because if they are truly conscious / self-aware, we'd be like animals to them.
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Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. 'People are stretched,' expert says

If that's the case; why are central bankers, all over the world, creating more funny money to buy it up as fast as they can lay their hands on it?
Because stupid is as stupid does?

Don't go into dept over speculative deals. Just don't. The bottom could drop out and then you're left owing more than what you bought is worth. That's how a lot of banks got in trouble when the real estate bubble popped.
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Another look at the moon landing.

This of course if the shuttle was actually in space, I believe the shuttle was a jet plane made up to look like the shuttle.
Of course you do because you are addicted to conspiracy theories - it's all a con; everyone is lying and faking, except for you.
I remember watching a video about this, I will try and find it.
Save yourself the trouble; it won't be true.
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Another look at the moon landing.

I still don't believe that man has walked on the moon, so if you want to call me a hypocrite, so be it.
So you think he is lying, and you haven't repented of that fact.

You would only be a hypocrite if you said "I repent of calling Charles a liar" on this forum, but still believed in your heart that he was a liar.
If you are NOT doing this; if you believe, and are blatantly stating, that a child of God is a liar, you are not a hypocrite.
But you are still someone who is calling one of God's children a liar.

If you don't believe Charles' testimony, then you believe he is lying about Jesus.
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Can states ban sexual orientation change efforts therapy? Supreme Court hears arguments

Reading the posts...

One grandfather was a drunk for a significant portion of his life. I know this because he told me. He told me how he got drunk, and the event that convinced him to give it up. He told me as a warning: He was convinced that a tendency toward alcoholism ran in the family. Given what we know about alcoholism, he may well have been right.

If his propensity toward alcoholism is genetic, should we think that efforts to get alcoholics "on the wagon" are useless? But if they are useless, how was it that this grandfather of mine went from being a drunk to sober the rest of his life in the span of just a few days? Shouldn't that be just as useless? If it's all useless, why did he warn me about the tendency to drink? Was he mistaken? And what of me taking his warning to heart and not drinking? Am I mistaken as well?

Remember, we're talking about something that's supposed to be "baked in." That's why my grandfather used his experience to warn me. Was my grandfather mistaken that someone with a tendency to be a sot could avoid becoming a sot? But if he was mistaken, what of his own experience?

What does his experience say about the topic under discussion, which is also supposed to be "baked in?"
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

I asked if you a question and you sidestepped once again.
I've never sidestepped. You just continually fail to grasp a simple concept, which (again and again) is this:

People are not "just people." There is the person, and there is the tempter (or his own) operating in them.

You just don't get it, and there's a very legitimate scriptural reason that you can't get it, no matter how many times it's repeated. It can be set right in front of your eyes and you will continually fail to grasp it. And will deny it instead, as it applies to yourself. It's quite funny to observe, but at some point it's also just as sad. Because I do post precisely to rub that spot, to try to make it obvious and then the bad actors "flare up." It's not even you as a child of God doing it.
That verse does not apply to Satan and his angels. We both know they have already been judged to the Lake of Fire. They are not in the book of life. So that verse does not even refer to them.
See above, rinse, repeat.

You see only people. There is no such creature on earth. There are people and there are the devil and his messengers both walking in the same pair of shoes. Openly shown and evidenced in the N.T. Gospels by Jesus, continually.

Mark 4:15 is a reality for everyone

Just look at where you landed. God says "love your neighbors as yourself". Your SELF.

And you instead promote them to burn alive forever (or be eternally annihilated as if that is better) and you let yourself, your own "sinning SELF" off the hook, as if you are the better sinner (or insert whatever SELF justification formulas suit you.)

The reality IS you landed in the exact opposite place of Jesus' Own Command and you STILL can't see it.

Sad, really

But I know Jesus will save you anyway. Not so much for your adversary tho
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Are Some Prayers An Exercise In Futility?

We used to play a bingo game together and my mother joined in and it was fun. My daughter and I were on a team and the competitions were fierce. But it was evident by the level of time and spending the app was monopolizing people’s lives. The spending was out of hand and well into the thousands and I remembered a quote Yuval Harari made at WEF that encouraged me to quit.
It's crazy how wasting people's time is a lucrative business. I suppose it's like selling drugs. Many people also do this on social media platforms as influencers with time-wasting content that doesn't add value to anyone.

I still play a simple blocks game app with mom. Not more than 15 mins a day. The objective is simply beat each other's high score.

their purpose was distraction and a method for killing time for useless people
Or turning useful people into useless people.

But when you’re losing most of the day that’s a problem.
It's not just video games. Men can be very involved with hobbies and even fiercely protective of them. I used to have the same problem. But I started losing interest in everything but a few things.
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BUSTED - 12 False theories refuted:

If God blots people's names out of the book of life when they sin how do you account for the fact that David sinned, but repented and was called a man after God's own heart? He sinned more than once.
If God blots people's names out of the book of life when they sin, Peter's name mustn't be in there - unless God wrote it in again afterwards, then blotted it out again when Peter was accused of hypocrisy.
If a Christian has their name removed from the Book of Life the first time that they sin after conversion, none of us would be here. It would also have been wrong of Jesus to tell us to forgive 70 x 7. Why should we, if God himself is unable to?
Exactly. Blot, write back in again, reblot, rinse and repeat

There is a much shorter track through this morass of scriptural technicalities.

Sin are simply "not counted" against people, per 2 Cor. 5:19 for example.

But sins are counted against the devil and his messengers who happen to operate "in people"

It's such a critical point, but unfortunately nearly always overlooked, because it's a present tense reality and our adversary fights against being discovered "in us." Anyone who has experienced internal/mind temptations such as Paul notes in Romans 7 "should" be able to figure out this activity is from the TEMPTER.

but alas, the tempter (and his own) has been around for long enough to keep himself on the downlow
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