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Postvieww · 2025-10-10T09:13:43-0500

Fantine said:
Trying to reinvestigate false Biden accusations takes energy away from other needed investigations.
Release the Epsteon files.

See post #6. We are yet to see the final chapter on the Biden family’s activities. I agree on the Epstein files but not for the same reasons as you. If Trump was implicated in illegal activity, the Biden administration would have released that.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-10-10T09:12:14-0500

essentialsaltes said:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado
for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.

Ms Machado has been a key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided – an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government. This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy: our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree. At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground.

Venezuela has evolved from a relatively democratic and prosperous country to a brutal, authoritarian state that is now suffering a humanitarian and economic crisis. Most Venezuelans live in deep poverty, even as the few at the top enrich themselves. The violent machinery of the state is directed against the country’s own citizens. Nearly 8 million people have left the country. The opposition has been systematically suppressed by means of election rigging, legal prosecution and imprisonment.

Ahead of the election of 2024, Ms Machado was the opposition’s presidential candidate, but the regime blocked her candidacy. She then backed the representative of a different party, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, in the election. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers mobilised across political divides. They were trained as election observers to ensure a transparent and fair election. Despite the risk of harassment, arrest and torture, citizens across the country held watch over the polling stations. They made sure the final tallies were documented before the regime could destroy ballots and lie about the outcome.

The efforts of the collective opposition, both before and during the election, were innovative and brave, peaceful and democratic. The opposition received international support when its leaders publicised the vote counts that had been collected from the country’s election districts, showing that the opposition had won by a clear margin. But the regime refused to accept the election result, and clung to power.

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White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace'
The White House on Friday criticised the Nobel Prize committee's decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump.

"President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will," White House spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a post on X.

"The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace."

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado!

Now let's look at the requirements for receiving a Nobel Peace Prize to counter the Whitehouse criticism.

The Core Criteria (from Alfred Nobel's Will)

* The prize should go to the person or organization who "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

Interpretation from the Committee:
* Promoting democracy and human rights. No
* Work toward arms control and disarmament. No
* Peace negotiation. Yes, if Israel and Hamas follow through.
* Efforts to create a more organized and peaceful world. No

In red is my personal opinion on whether or not the sitting President actually meets the criteria to deserve the Prize, realizing everyone has their own interpretation.

Thanks for sharing!

Oompa Loompa · 2025-10-10T09:11:13-0500

Oompa Loompa said:
Trump is not getting the Nobel peace prize. I would be shocked if he did.

I told you so.

essentialsaltes · 2025-10-10T09:11:08-0500

White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week

The White House has yet to engage Democrats on ending the government shutdown, despite the potential political ramifications of the closure.

Hentenza · 2025-10-10T09:07:19-0500

Mercy Shown said:
Romans 3:20 declares, “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” Some interpreters have argued that Paul is speaking of two distinct laws: the ceremonial law, which could not justify, and the moral law, which continues to bind believers. This reading, however, is a later development in Christian history rather than Paul’s own intent.

In the early church, figures like Irenaeus, Origen, Chrysostom, and Augustine typically read Paul’s reference to “the law” (nomos) as the Mosaic law in its entirety. They emphasized that the law reveals sin but does not bring righteousness, and they did not suggest that Paul was distinguishing between two different laws.

A more formal distinction emerged in medieval theology. Thomas Aquinas articulated a tripartite division of the Mosaic law: moral, ceremonial, and judicial. The moral law expressed timeless ethical principles, the ceremonial law governed Israel’s worship and sacrifices, and the judicial law regulated Israel’s civic life. Although Aquinas did not claim Paul himself made this division, his framework shaped subsequent readings of Romans.

During the Reformation, Martin Luther and John Calvin emphasized justification by faith apart from works of the law. To preserve the ongoing authority of the Ten Commandments while rejecting salvation by works, they leaned on the moral/ceremonial distinction. Calvin in particular stressed that the moral law still bound believers, while the ceremonial law had been fulfilled in Christ. This approach encouraged Protestants to interpret Romans 3:20 as if Paul were distinguishing between different kinds of law.

In the centuries that followed, Protestant confessions such as the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) codified this division, and it became common for preachers and commentators to read Romans 3:20 through that lens. The two-law theory thus served as a theological tool in debates over antinomianism, allowing Christians to affirm both salvation by grace and the necessity of obedience.

Modern scholarship, however, has largely set aside the two-law framework as an anachronism. Studies of Second Temple Judaism have shown that Jews of Paul’s day viewed Torah as a unified covenant, not as divisible into moral and ceremonial parts. Scholars such as E.P. Sanders and proponents of the “New Perspective on Paul” argue that Paul’s concern was not with distinguishing kinds of laws but with showing that Torah as a whole cannot justify. For Paul, the law in its entirety reveals sin, but righteousness comes only through faith in Christ.

In sum, the theory that Paul spoke of two laws in Romans 3:20 reflects later theological developments, especially medieval and Reformation attempts to reconcile Paul’s teaching with the continuing role of God’s commands. While historically influential, it does not appear to be what Paul himself meant.

Even as a Protestant I have always viewed the law as a unified law including the moral, ceremonial, and judicial. I also view the law to contain the 10 commandments. Christ fulfilled the law in the same sense as fulfilling the terms of a contract. The old covenant is fulfilled because Christ sacrifice met and exceeded the terms of the old contract. The new contract (new covenant) has its own terms.

bbbbbbb · 2025-10-10T09:05:02-0500

FredVB said:
That applies more widely than it being said here. When we are to judge things it is for knowing sin that we ourselves should not do. If we tell others what is sin we should have the passages to show that, if they who we would tell are also believers and somehow do not know of that. But much being seen as sin is not indicated as sin from the Bible and would be thought that way only from social values or values we learn from somewhere else. So it is not good to judge individuals, that is for leaving to God, who knows what is within all of us.

I do all I can to remember this, I speak for things that are better, including to remember what God said to remember in the Bible, to do as we can accordingly. And though I get responses telling me not to judge others as it is said that I do, I am not judging anyone with speaking of what is better, and I am not commanding even when speaking of what God gave in commandments. It is left for others to see whatever they will from it, as they live before God

I agree. In all of your posts I would say that you are not being judgmental even thought there have been sometimes strong disagreements.

bbbbbbb · 2025-10-10T09:02:43-0500

fli · 2025-10-10T09:02:28-0500

Soyeong said:
We need to die to the law of sin in order to be free to obey the Law of God, not the other way around. In Titus 2:14, it does not say that Jesus gave himself to free us from God's law but in order to free us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so the freedom that we have in Christ is not the freedom to sin but the freedom from sin.

Romans 8: 10 by God's word if the Spirit of Jesus is in us we are dead physically. We cannot sin because dead men are not under the law.

Soyeong said:
Everyone who has faith will be declared righteous and everyone who has faith is a doer of God's law, which is how Paul can deny in Romans 4:1-5 that we can earn our righteousness as the result of our works while also affirming in Roman 2:13 that only the doers of the law will be declared righteous. In 1 John 3:4-10, everyone who is a doer of righteous works in obedience to God's law is righteous even as they are righteous and those who are not doers of righteous works in obedience to God's law are not children of God. Jesus embodied the righteousness of God through his works by setting a sinless example for us to follow of how to walk in obedience to God's law, so that is what we also have the gift of getting to obey the we receive the gift of the righteousness of God.

Are you are saying that we have to do works of the law to be righteous?

Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3 For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. NASU

Anyone, who says that Christians have obey the law to be righteous, does not believe in Jesus. In verse 3 those who are ignorant of God's righteousness seek to establish their own righteousness, by doing the law. If anyone does not believe that Jesus makes them righteous, they think that they must do the law. God's righteousness is through faith not works. It seems to me that you might believe that James, the brother of Jesus, said one must have works to have a saving faith.

Since the apostle James, brother of Jesus, used Abraham to prove a point about salvation in the NT, I will use an OT saint, David, to prove another point about salvation. Since both Abraham and David are listed in Hebrews 11 as having saving faith, I know they both are sons of God. Because of that I know in Romans chapter 8, where Paul describes what true believers do to be in the Spirit, they have reached being sons in verse 14.

First David's sins read 2Samuel 12: 7- 15.

Every Christian should know what King David did. He committed adultery with Bathsheba and had Uriah, her husband, killed to cover his crime. Under OT laws He committed 3 sins that could not be forgiven. David committed both sins, adultery and murder, in a high handed way, Numbers 15:30, putting them both as the worst sins under the OT law. There was no sacrifice for what David did but death to both her and him. David was unrepentant for more than 9 months.

Romans 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, 7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. 12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh — 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!" 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. NASU

If a Christian committed the sins in the NT that David committed the scriptures above describe what would happen to him. Again, since both Abraham, used by James, and David are saints, listed in Hebrews 11, we know they both had passed from death to life. That means they both had proven records of hearing and obeying God's word, they both had spiritual minds. In Romans above it means verse 6 applied to them. With spiritual minds they responded by obeying Jesus' directions. They both were sons of God. John 10: 1-6 Once a Christian proves they have a spiritual mind and follow Jesus' voice they prove they are one of His sheep. Therefore, our NT David had passed through Romans above down to verse 17.

Romans 4:5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7 "BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED. 8 "BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT." NASU

(First in the above, the one who does not work means, if one is doing work for righteousness, they do not have faith. Which means they do not have righteousness through faith)

Because our NT David was in Jesus and Jesus was in Him, God did not impute any sin to David all the time he was unrepentant. God treated him as a disobedient child. If our David had not repented, meaning David was not obeying Jesus' voice, God would have quit fulfilling the law of sin and death for David. God would have put David to sleep, killed him physically.

1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. NASU

Our David, for the year he was unrepentant he had built with wood. If he did not repent God would have put him to sleep. Our David would have entered heaven smelling of smoke. Our David was not known as an adulterer or a murderer when he arrived in heaven as God never imputed those sins to him.

The only commandments believers in Jesus have to obey for salvation are:

1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight. 23 This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. 24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us. NASU

The commandments we are to keep for salvation are in verse 23. If we keep those commandments we abide in Jesus and He in us.

1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin (see 1John 3: 24 above). Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. NKJV

Anyone who abides in Jesus does not sin. They may be disobedient children, but God does not impute sin to disobedient children. (Romans 8: 10) We cannot commit lawlessness because, by God's word He, considers our flesh dead and the law does not apply to dead men.

bbbbbbb · 2025-10-10T09:00:43-0500

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Michie · 2025-10-10T08:57:15-0500

Note: Below is the lecture I gave at the Union League Club in Chicago on Friday, June 14, 2019, as part of the lecture series of the Catholic Citizens of Illinois. My lecture could have been given the alternative title: “The Death Penalty for the Catechism? A How-To Guide for Excluding a Text from the Catholic Tradition.” Fortuitously, the lecture came at the end of an eventful week in Illinois and in Baltimore. On Wednesday, June 12, the state of Illinois disgraced itself by the passage of the most extreme pro-abortion legislation yet seen in the United States. Ironically, those who celebrate the indiscriminate murder of innocent children are usually opposed to capital punishment for guilty criminals, and the reasoning is consistent: the unborn, not having consciousness of their own personal dignity, cannot defend themselves, so the strong may do away with them at pleasure; but adults, no matter how wicked, are recognized as autonomous individuals with inviolable dignity who must be given free room and board by the state for the remainder of their lives. Then, on Thursday, June 13, the United States bishops voted, by a huge majority (194 in favor, 8 against, 3 abstentions), to alter the text of the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults to bring it in line with Pope Francis’s novel teaching on the death penalty. The revolution in moral teaching thus continues unabated.

What is a catechism? How would you answer that question?

A standard dictionary definition runs like this: “a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians.” Wikipedia, which as we all know is hit or miss, does a decent job: “A catechism (from Ancient Greek κατηχέω, to teach orally) is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as an introduction to the Sacraments” and for the “Christian religious teaching of children and of adult converts. Catechisms are doctrinal manuals—often in the form of questions followed by answers to be memorized.”[2]
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It seems to me that this is the answer of history, of Church practice, and of what we might call “supernatural common sense.” A catechism is a convenient guide to what the Church teaches; more than that, a guide to what she has always taught and will always teach. A good catechism is like a clean, smooth, untainted mirror that reflects the content of the Catholic Faith and nothing else.

A poor catechism—like the infamous 1966 Dutch Catechism that caused so much trouble after the Council—is, on the contrary, a cloudy, scratched, bent, or chipped mirror that does not lucidly reflect the Faith. Good catechisms preserve and pass on the teaching of Christ and His Church, while bad catechisms distort it, or one-sidedly exaggerate it, or muffle or silence it.

Francis’s change to the Catechism

Continued below.

“What Good is a Changing Catechism? Revisiting the Purpose and Limits of a Book” — Dr. Kwasniewski’s Chicago Lecture

Note: Below is the lecture I gave at the Union League Club in Chicago on Friday, June 14, 2019, as part of the lecture series of the Cathol...

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Michie · 2025-10-10T08:53:06-0500

Relics, which are not limited to the bones of saints, are sacramentals that many find helpful in their spiritual lives. Here's why.

On Sunday, October 5, the Vatican announced that for the first time in 800 years, people will be able to view St. Francis of Assisi's relics — his bones — in 2026. The month-long exhibition will be part of the 800th anniversary celebration of the beloved saint's death.

The announcement that St. Francis' bones will soon be on display seemed to trigger two reactions online: "Neat!" and "What?! Why?"

Continued below.

Why would a Catholic want to see a saint's bones?

Relics, which are not limited to the bones of saints, are sacramentals that many find helpful in their spiritual lives. Here's why.

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Michie · 2025-10-10T08:49:52-0500

Christ recalls his Sermon on the Mount to urge the Apostles towards interior mortification, seasoned with charity and prudence, lest ambition corrupt their mission and endanger souls.

Editor’s Notes

In this part, Fr Coleridge tells us…

How Christ warns Apostles that their sacred mission demands continual mortification and vigilance.
That charity and prudence must season apostolic labours, lest ambition corrupt their souls and scandalise others.
Why his gentle yet firm exhortation recalls earlier teaching on salt, linking mortification to peace and fidelity.

He shows us that authentic apostolic service requires self-denial, interior charity, and unity, not rivalry.

For more context on this chapter, see Part I.

Continued below.

Why mortification is necessary for anyone working for God

Christ recalls his Sermon on the Mount to urge the Apostles towards interior mortification, seasoned with charity and prudence, lest ambition corrupt their mission and endanger souls.

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Akita Suggagaki · 2025-10-10T08:46:04-0500

Yarddog said:
Matthew 25 : 41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
42.
for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
43.
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44.
Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45.
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.
46.
And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

Right, if one is not influenced or persuaded by the Pope maybe the words of Jesus Christ himself can get through.

disciple1 · 2025-10-10T08:43:01-0500

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essentialsaltes · 2025-10-10T08:35:43-0500

US kicks off controversial financial rescue plan for Argentina

The US has purchased Argentine pesos, taking the next step in a controversial effort to calm a currency crisis hitting the South American country and its president, Trump ally Javier Milei.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the purchase on social media, while saying the US had finalised terms of a planned $20bn (£15bn) financial rescue for the country.

The Treasury Department did not respond to questions seeking more detail about the US support, including how much of embattled peso the administration had purchased or the terms of the $20bn currency swap line, which will allow Argentina to exchange pesos for dollars.

Speaking later on Fox News, Bessent said the support was not a bailout for Argentina and that the peso was undervalued.

Michie · 2025-10-10T08:30:03-0500

With Sarah Mullally now Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of Nigeria has declared spiritual independence from Canterbury, prioritising fidelity to God’s Word over revisionist innovations.

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the world’s largest Anglican province, has formally declared spiritual independence from the Church of England.

The decision follows the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold the office and an outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Archbishop Henry Ndukuba, Primate of the Church of Nigeria, called the elevation of Mullally — who has also voiced support for open borders, Black Lives Matter, climate change, and abortion — “the final confirmation of moral decay within the leadership of the Church of England.”

The declaration asserts that the Nigerian church will no longer recognise Canterbury’s authority in doctrinal or spiritual matters, marking a decisive break with Western Anglican structures.

“This election is a double jeopardy,” Archbishop Ndukuba added, “disregarding the conviction of the majority of Anglicans and promoting same-sex marriage.”

He urged members to remain steadfast in upholding Scripture, calling on Christians worldwide to resist “ungodly teachings that compromise the faith” (Jude 1:3).

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https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/10/09/church-of-nigeria/

Amo2 · 2025-10-10T08:23:04-0500

Tigger Boy said:
Reddogs, I'm sure you have experience frustration on many occasions while you have shared from scripture the correct understanding on death, hell, and the sabbath, only to discover, that individuals will still adamantly defend what their religion teaches even through it is not supported by a "thus saith the Lord."

But are you any different than they when you promote our teaching that the first beast of Revelation 13 is the Rome Catholic Church, despite the prophecy foretelling the timing in which the first beast rises from the sea, will be after one of it's seven heads, (the papacy), wound is healed. You are well aware that wound was inflicted in 1798, and it did not start it's healing until 1929, under the Latern Tready. As of this day the wound is not fully healed nor will it be, until the Roman Catholic Church joins in consolidation with the six other heads (religions) and the ten kings (the ten toes of Dan. 2) which make up this beast.

Based on the specific timing in which the two beast in Revelation 13, are to appear on the worlds scene (some point in the future), our interpretation (SDA) of which you adamantly defend, is invalid.

Interesting. Why will you ignore the chronological order of beasts developed in the book of Daniel, and insist apparently, that all seven should exist at the same time? I can understand why one should determine that certain elements or influences of prior beast or kingdoms would continue on in those they were succeeded by, but not why they should all exist at the same time.

Dan 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

The final beast is destroyed by God at the end as described above and in Rev 19:20 & 20:10. The rest of the preceding beasts lives are prolonged for a season and time. That is to say I take it, that though their kingdom was defeated and overtaken by another, the people lived on whose religion and influence was absorbed by their conquerers. This is not so with the final beast, which having elements of all those before within as noted in the first two verses of Rev 13, morphs from 4th to 5th beast succeeding those before it in a different manner than attained their status as beasts. That is to say being succeeded from powers within, not from being conquered from without. Which beast also later resurrects as it were, unto the seventh and final beast which is destroyed in the lake of fire.

Resurrection - Rev 13:3&4, 15&16, & 17:8, 10&11

Destruction - Rev 19:20 & 20:10

It is the dragon that has seven heads, the first beast of Rev 13 being the manifestation of one of those heads and therefore the dragon, being described. Each beast represents one of the heads of the dragon, being his representation to the world during their reign. Existing in direct relationship to and or opposed to God's people or nation on this earth.

Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Beasts, kings, heads, and mountains all representing these same counterfeit kingdoms of the evil one in defiance and at war with the kingdom of God. As they are all said to be one another and or spoken of interchangeably in the following verses.

Rev 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

They are the dragons counterfeit kingdoms or mountains if you will, as he was kicked out of the mountain or kingdom of God, which he manifests upon this earth through fallen humanity in defiance of God and His everlasting kingdom.

Ezk 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Jer 51:24 And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD. 25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain. 26 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

Babylon is the connecting factor of all the New Covenant or final beasts of biblical prophecy. The evil one is her king and gives her, her seat of authority.

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

essentialsaltes · 2025-10-10T08:22:37-0500

essentialsaltes said:
After Weeks of Threats, Trump Sends Federalized Troops To Downtown Chicago
President Donald Trump has started sending federalized troops to Chicago on Sunday after threatening to do so for weeks.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, rest of state

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city and state as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement push, saying she had no faith in the government’s claims of out-of-control violence and that it was federal agents who started it by aggressively targeting protesters with tear gas and militaristic tactics.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry is the latest setback for President Donald Trump, who has claimed ongoing violence and clashes between protesters and immigration agents in Chicago and other U.S. cities justified sending federalized troops onto the streets as a security force, even as local and state officials accused the president of manufacturing a crisis to justify unnecessary — and unprecedented — force.

Michie · 2025-10-10T08:21:51-0500

Are Catholics guilty of “vain repetition” in prayer? Protestants often make this accusation. They say that repeated standard prayers—rather than spontaneous, improvised prayers—is pointless and even damaging. Typically, this comes up with regard to the holy rosary, but it is often applied more broadly. The claim is that Our Lord specifically condemned repetitive prayer during his earthly ministry, and Catholics are in violation of this prohibition.

The passage in question comes during the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew: “And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him” (6:7-8). In some translations—including the King James, which is the translation of choice for a great number of Protestants—“empty phrases” is translated as “vain repetitions.”

So was Jesus condemning repetition in prayer?

Let’s take careful note of the qualifier in the sentence, as that adjective makes clear what our Lord is saying: vain repetition or emptyphrases. Jesus is not condemning all repetition in prayer; if that were his intention, he would not have needed that qualifier. It would have been much clearer for him to say, “Do not heap up repetition in prayer, which is in vain” or something similar. As it is, he condemned not all repetition, but vain or empty repetition.

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Would Jesus Condemn the Rosary?

Jesus condemned 'vain repetition' in prayer . . . but Catholics also have the rosary. Is the Catholic Church wrong to encourage this popular devotion?

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Michie · 2025-10-10T08:18:46-0500

A Texas A&M student shares how the Diocese of Austin abruptly canceled a Traditional Latin Mass scheduled on campus despite respectful student efforts to host it. The shutdown reflects a wider pattern of TLM suppression, including in nearby Brenham. With Bishop Garcia repeatedly blocking access, young Catholics are left frustrated and unheard. Yet rather than despair, they’re turning to prayer, personal holiness, and advocacy, fighting to preserve the Mass of the Ages with faith and perseverance.

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Michie · 2025-10-10T08:14:18-0500

Neither. 2 sides of the same coin. I care about issues, not parties.

Michie · 2025-10-10T08:13:04-0500

A ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization took effect early on Friday morning, as Israel Defense Forces began to withdraw its troops shortly after the government formally approved the deal proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The withdrawal is expected to be completed within 24 hours, leaving the IDF in control of 53% of the Gaza Strip, including a perimeter around its border that includes the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border.

Once the process is complete, Hamas is expected to release all 48 remaining Israeli hostages within the next 72 hours.

In the last hours before the ceasefire took effect, an Israeli reservist soldier was killed by a Hamas sniper in Gaza City, the IDF announced.

The soldier was identified as Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, 26, from Dimona, who served in the IDF’s 614th Combat Engineering Battalion.

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Gaza ceasefire takes effect as Israeli gov't approves Trump peace plan

A ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization took effect early on Friday morning, as Israel Defense Forces began to withdraw its troops shortly after the government formally

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A New Dawn · 2025-10-10T08:12:04-0500

fhansen said:
Well, you're the one who says we can know. And yes, I've known those who've had similiar experiences to Paul's even if it's "obvious" that I have not. And the experience I object to is the one that says the person is so overwhelmingly changed that they could not possibly fail, or turn back away. And I believe I know enough about the character of Paul to say he had a great deal of confidence regarding his final destiny while simultaneosuly having the humility and understanding to know he had to strive, make effort, do his part.

I never said we can know who the list of persons God the Father gave to Christ to save. We preach the gospel to all so that those who were given to Christ can hear and be saved.

What do you mean Paul had to strive, make and effort and do his part? That sounds like you are preaching a works-based salvation. We are all created to good works in Christ when we are saved, and those works demonstrate that we are saved and we do them in gratitude for what God has done for us. But, like Paul, when God changes your heart, it is a change that HE performs, not us, not our emotions. All of us go through seasons where we follow God more closely than others, but that doesn’t mean that we no longer are saved. Christ doesn’t lose those whom the Father has given him. It is only by persevering to the end that we know, but we can have assurance that we are saved.

You should get out and meet more people and speak to them about their conversion stories so you actually meet people whose lives have been changed instantaneously by God and have lived that salvation faithfully.

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