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The Seven Sacraments--Unction PODCAST
18/09/2007
The Seven Sacraments--Unction PODCAST File size: 57.4 MB Run Time: 71 minutes 09/17/07 This is the seventh and final podcast in the Seven Sacraments series. We discuss the reality of healing and our personal experiences with the healing power of Jesus Christ. We use an Episcopal tract as the base of this podcast and add biblical significance, clarification and opinion to the statements from the tract. If you have any experience with healing, we ask that you leave your comments. Technorati:christian podcast,podcast,podcast,PODCASTING,BIBLE STUDY PODCAST,FAITH PODCASTING
RFID microchip implants cause cancer!
14/09/2007
The Inquirer posted this on their website this week. Here is to all you skeptics out there who think chip implants in humans is just a myth.RFID chips cause cancerDo not insert themBy Nick Farrell: Tuesday 11 September 2007, 08:18CANCER EXPERTS are concerned that implanted RFID microchips may cause cancer at least in animals.The chips, which are currently being injected into US soldiers, have been causing cancer in lab rats and mice.Malignant tumours, sometimes encased the implants, AP hacks claimed.The experts point out that there is a considerable difference between humans and animals. It's easier to cause cancer in a lab mouse than a human. But they think that there needs to be some more long term controlled studies to be done on RFID chips in larger animals and possibly humans.The devices used in humans are made by VeriChip which has installed 2,000 chips worldwide. It wants to use them to provide medical monitoring in 45 million Americans.VeriChip chairman Scott Silverman said that he didn't know about any studies that "resulted in malignant tumors in laboratory rats, mice and certainly not dogs or cats."Millions of pets have RFID implants and there have been no reports of significant problems, he said.Silverman missed studies conducted in 1996 by toxicologic pathologist Keith Johnson at the Dow Chemical, another by study conducted in Germany in 1997, another in the US and one France. All say RFID chips caused cancer in animals. We understand Silverman's problem. You never have enough time to read everything that comes your way.Go here for more:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82032.php
Outspoken Women, Theories, and Evolution
14/09/2007
I was watching The View and Barbara Walters brought up Pope Benedict's recent statement regarding the absurdity of believing solely in Creationism or Evolution...we can just believe in BOTH!!!I don't think so.The discussion between the ladies was quite revealing. The statements made by Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who generally takes the more conservative view and is a Christian, were the closest to Truth of any of the ladies (including Joy Behar, who was raised Catholic). In discussing her views and beliefs, she stated that she believes the seven day creation spoken about in Genesis 1 may not have been in the 24 hour day span we believe to be one day.*For our view on this, refer to Introduction to the Bible on our website.Hasselbeck also discussed the flaw she sees in completely separating church and state. While the discussion did not lead to Hasselbeck completely denying Evolution, she did state that she believes everything comes from God and He understands things down to the cellular level, so when discussing the origin of life in a science class, it does not make sense to her to completely leave God out of it. Science and God "blend" together.It's safe to say that this is the accepted "norm" for most Christians. The other day I received an email from a gentleman claiming to be a Christian, but he thinks I'm crazy for believing Creation. The separation of church and state has forced the youngest generation at the time to learn, and accept, only evolution. My high school biology book makes it's easy to see why. It's filled with so many big words that make it difficult to understand and easy to cover up the huge gaps in it.Thinking back, it was in 8th grade when I learned what a theory was.theory (n) - a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact.The Big Bang was introduced as an example of a theory. What does that do to evolution, which has been accepted as fact? If the very thing that started evolution is a theory, what does that say about the "fact"?As a scientist, you are taught to constantly question. As a student learning science, you are required to accept things because they are published in your books. Anyone else noticing the double standard here?The point is that you cannot accept both. It's one or the other. Evolution is full of big words and confusing statements. Creation is clear, simple, and easy to understand. We keep finding that pattern: man talks in circles, God and the writers of the Bible make very clear statements.It takes a much bigger leap of faith to believe evolution than it does Creation. But, the choice is up to you.
Lost Tribe of Manasseh has been found? TRY AGAIN
12/09/2007
Members of Manasseh, the Lost tribe?They don't look Hebrew?Point # 1-To be Hebrew, the rule is not to intermarry with Gentiles. If we follow the theory that these Lost Tribes are Hebrews (Jews) and that when they are found in small numbers in India and China and once reunited then they will receive a little land in the nation of Israel like the tribes had in biblical times...makes little sense. Using this theory opens the possibility for any small group of people to stand up and say;"Hey! We are the tribe of Dan! Why? Because we say so! Gives us some land in Israel." The promises to these tribes are too significant and history shows us the proof. How hard is it for a group of people to start there own nation? Answer: Almost impossible! It takes Divine Providence for such an event to happen. For the Lost Tribes to be only Jews scattered through India and China...even creates problems within Jewish Law. There is truth in the promises and who the tribes are...if we look at the bible in depth.Have these scattered tribes in India and China intermarried with Gentiles? Yes. Are the lost tribes Jews or Gentiles? We say that the 10 lost tribes are GENTILES and 2 tribes are Jews based on Scripture and common sense. These lost tribes are not a few thousand scattered people in foreign lands practicing Judaism...they have become nations or their own fulfilling the birthright promises as stated in Genesis!!Here is some information from a website found HERE:Intermarriage in the Torah According to the Torah, Jews should not intermarry because their children will turn to other religions. "You shall not intermarry with them: do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. For you will turn your children away from Me to worship other gods..." (Deuteronomy 7:1-3).Intermarriage in Judaism Today There is an ongoing debate about interfaith marriage in the Jewish community today.Orthodox Judaism's View of IntermarriageAll branches of Orthodox Judaism, both Haredi and non-Haredi, view intermarriage as wrong and refer to intermarriage as a "Second Silent Holocaust."Point #2 -The Tribes including the two sons of Joseph have specific promises given to them.Again...how do these supposed members from India fulfill the promises?Point #3-If you read the promises (at the bottom of the page) from the Bible, it is clear thatthe Tribe of Manasseh is a country...Great Britain.Who is the older son of Joseph?Answer: Manasseh!Which is older? The United States or Great Britain?Answer: Great Britain!Who is more powerful? The United States or Great Britain?Answer: The Untied States.Who is wiser? The United States or Great Britain?Answer: Great Britain...Why? One reason is that the British are the standard for English.TEL AVIV - One-hundred-seventy-four people from a group of thousands inIndia that believes it is one of the 10 "lost tribes" of Israel landedhere this week, fulfilling for many a life-long dream of returning towhat they consider their homeland.Shavei Israel, a Jerusalem-based organization led by American MichaelFreund, hopes to bring to the Jewish state the remaining 7,000 Indiancitizens who believe they are the Bnei Menashe, the descendants of Manasseh,one of biblical patriarch Joseph's two sons and a grandson of Jacob.The tribe lives in the two Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, towhich they claim to have been exiled from Israel more than 2,700 yearsago by the Assyrian empire."I truly believe this is a miracle of immense historical and evenbiblical significance," Freund told WND as the group of 174 arrivedhere earlier this week."Just as the prophets foretold so long ago, the lost tribes of Israelare being brought back from the exile," said Freund, who previouslyserved as deputy communications director under former Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu.Another planeload of 57 Bnei Menashe is slated to touch down in Israeltomorrow.The group, which has preserved ancient Jewish customs and rituals, hasbeen trying the past 50 years to return to Israel.Over the last decade, Freund's Shavei Israel, at times working withother organizations, brought about 1,200 Bnei Menashe members to theJewish state.Many settled in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. About 80 lived in Gaza'sslate of Jewish communities, which were evacuated by the Israeligovernment in 2005.The original batches of Bnei Menashe to arrive here were brought toIsrael as tourists in an agreement with Israel's Interior Ministry.Once here, the Bnei Menashe converted officially to Judaism and becamecitizens.But diplomatic wrangling halted the immigration process in 2003, withofficials from some Israeli ministries refusing to grant the rest ofthe group still in India permission to travel here.To smooth the process, Freund enlisted the help of Israel's chiefrabbinate, which flew to India in 2005 to meet with and considerconverting members of the Bnei Menashe. Once legally Jewish, the tribe canapply for Israeli citizenship under the country's "Law of Return," whichguarantees sanctuary to Jews from around the world.Six rabbis were sent by Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi, Shlomo Amar,to begin converting the Bnei Menashe. The rabbis met with hundreds of tribalmembers, testing their knowledge of Judaism and assessing their conviction,converting 216 individuals - over 90 percent of the members interviewed."The rabbis were incredibly impressed with the Bnei Menashe," saidFreund."They saw for themselves that the group is very serious and shouldbe integrated into the Jewish nation. That they are a blessing to the stateof Israel."Last year, 218 converted members arrived in Israel. Freund hoped torepeat the process for 231 more Bnei Menashe who had been approved forconversion, but the Indian government, which heavily restricts conversions,put a halt on the plan.Instead, the batch of Bnei Menashe that arrived this week were broughtto Israel as tourists in coordination with the Israeli government.Once here, the tribe will be officially converted by the country's chiefrabbinate and qualify for Israeli citizenship.The new immigrants will spend the next few months studying Hebrew andJudaism at a Shavei Israel absorption center in northern Israel.The Bnei Menashe that arrived here over the years have fully transitedinto Israeli society. Many attended college and rabbinic school, movedto major Israeli communities and even joined the Israel Defense Forces.Twelve Bnei Menashe served in the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip andin Lebanon in 2006. One of them, Avi Hanshing, a 22-year old paratrooper,was injured during a clash with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.Hanshing's father was among those who arrived here earlier this week inan emotional reunion at Israel's international airport."As much as we might think that Israel is helping the Bnei Menashe, itis the reverse that is true. It is they who strengthen us - with theirfaith, with their commitment and with their undying love for Zion,"said Freund.According to Bnei Menashe oral tradition, the tribe was exiled fromIsrael and pushed to the east, eventually settling in the border regionsof China and India, where most remain today. Most kept customs similar toJewish tradition, including observing Shabbat, keeping the laws of Kosher,practicing circumcision on the eighth day of a baby boy's life and observinglaws of family purity.In the 1950s, several thousand Bnei Menashe say they set out on foot toIsrael but were quickly halted by Indian authorities. Undeterred, many beganpracticing Orthodox Judaism and pledged to make it to Israel.They now attend community centers established by Shavei Israel to teach theBnei Menashe Jewish tradition and modern Hebrew.Freund said he hopes the arrival this week of more Bnei Menashe would"jump-start the process of bringing back the rest of the 7,000 Bnei Menashewho are in India yearning to return home."READ OUR PAPER HERE! Below is an excerpt:In Egypt Joseph had two sons: Ephraim and Manasseh. (Genesis 41:50-52) All 12 brothers become tribes except for Joseph. Joseph is not made a tribe but his two sons (Ephraim and Manasseh) become tribes, as a double portion, a blessing. (48:5,21,22) The birthright is passed through Joseph and goes to Ephraim and Manasseh, but Ephraim is given the greater blessing (48:12-20) . Ephraim is given the right to the father’s name: Israel. ***Realize that there are actually 13 tribes altogether.***Even though Levi does not have land possession, Levi is still a tribe!Moving forward through history........ After Joseph’s death,the children of Israel become slaves in Egypt. After 400 years they are led out of Egypt under Moses and wander in the desert for 40 years. The children of Israel are then led into the Promised Land under Joshua. The 13 Tribes of Israel eventually become nations, occupying theterritory promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. After the reign of King Solomonover the nation of Israel, the tribes split into two kingdoms:Israel and Judah. Israel is the Northern Kingdom, headed by the tribe of Ephraim. Judah is the Southern Kingdom, headed by the tribe of Judah. There are 9 ½ tribes to the North, 2 ½ tribes to the South, and the Tribe of Levi is scattered throughout. The people of the Northern Kingdom: Israel, are called Israelites and the people of the Southern Kingdom are Judahites (or Jews). Only the Israelites of the Southern Kingdom are Jews. Ephraim (Israel) is taken into captivity 745 B.C. by the Assyrians.Judah is taken into captivity 573 B.C. by the Babylonians. The Jews returned from captivity after 70 years. The northern tribes never return. These northern tribes are the 10 “lost” tribes of Israel. But are they really lost? Or do they just have different names? Wherever these "lost" tribes are, they must be as numerous as "the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore". Remember: Ephraim and Manasseh receive the birthright, not the Jews! The birthright promises AREN’T fulfilled when they become tribes. The birthright promises ARE fulfilled when they become nations... a multitude of nations, and many kings! Genesis 22:17 "To Ephraim and Manasseh : Blessed be everyone that blesses you, cursed be everyone who curses you, you will be exceedingly fruitful, you will possess the gates of your enemies, you will be a blessing to all nations you will be as numerous as the sand on the seashore and as the stars in heaven." Hosea 1:9-11 9 Then God said: “Call his name Lo-Ammi, For you are not My people, And I will not be your God.10 “Yet the number of the children of Israel Shall be as the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ There it shall be said to them, You are sons of the living God.’ 11 Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel Shall be gathered together, And appoint for themselves one head; And they shall come up out of the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel!Note: The children of Judah and the children of Israel are not the same. Becoming a son of the living God can only be obtained through being born again by the Spirit of God. Where & when did the children of Israel become "not my people", then as numerous as the sand on the seashore, then a multitude of nations, and then "sons of the living God"?
DOES HELL EXIST INSIDE THE EARTH?
15/09/2007
Why is it that when people talk of going to hell it is always going down? Where does hell actually exist? Could it be possible that hell really exists beneath us? Just below the Earth's crust? Go to the link below (by copying and pasting it into your browser) for some substantial evidence. And be sure to listen to the audio clip linked half way down their website. Very creepy!Below is a couple excerpts from the website to spark your interest: THE BIBLE GIVES THE LOCATION OF HELL When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He descended into hell. In Acts 2, Peter is speaking, verse 31, " . . . seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in HELL" When Jesus Christ died His soul went into hell.And in Matthew 12:40, Jesus Christ says:
"For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the HEART OF THE EARTH. " The Bible is clear — Hell is inside the earth!Ephesians 4:9, says of Jesus: "Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH."On page 85 of Beyond Death’s Door, Dr. Rawlings writes patients who described hell said, ". . . this place seems to be UNDERGROUND or WITHIN THE EARTH in some way."
Scientist and Bible teacher, Henry Morris also agrees the Bible plainly teaches that hell is in this earth:
"So far as we can tell from Scripture, the present hell, is somewhere in the heart of the earth itself. It is also called 'the pit' (Isa. 14:9, 15: Ezek. 32:18-21) and 'the abyss' (Rev. 9:2). . .The writers certainly themselves believed hell to be real and geographically 'beneath' the earth's surface. . . To say this is not scientific is to assume science knows much more about the earth's interior than is actually the case. The great 'pit' [hell] would only need to be about 100 miles or less in diameter to contain, with much room to spare, all the forty billion or so people who have ever lived, assuming their 'spiritual' bodies are the same size as their physical bodies."(Henry M. Morris, The Bible Has the Answer, p. 220) The Birmingham News, April 10, 1987 had an article entitled "Earth's Center Hotter Than Sun's Surface, Scientists Say". The article stated that scientists have recently discovered, "THE EARTH'S INNER CORE HAS A TEMPERATURE OF OVER 12,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT!" Have you seen pictures of a volcano erupting, spewing a lake of fire from inside the earth — consuming everything within miles just from the heat? When Mount St. Helens erupted in May 18, 1980, it was described by reporters, "when HELL surfaced upon the earth." The book, Volcanoes, Earth's Awakening (p.91) describes an erupting volcano as "descent into HELL".Thousands of years ago, the Bible described a place called hell in the heart of the earth that matches exactly what science is discovering.It is there. And we know it.
Revelation 14:10 says, " . . . and he shall be tormented with fire and BRIMSTONE . . ." And Job 18 describes the " . . . PLACE of him that knoweth not God" (vs 21), in verse 15 as, " . . . BRIMSTONE shall be scattered upon his habitation." Do you know what brimstone is? It's sulfur. And do you know where sulfur or brimstone is found? INSIDE THIS EARTH! According to the book Volcanoes by Pierre Kohler (p. 43), when Mt. St Helens erupted in 1980 — 150,000 tons of sulfurous gas was ejected! Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written over 3,000 years ago, and yet Job knew what science wouldn't know for years — inside this earth is BRIMSTONE!
http://www.av1611.org/hell.html