Recent arguments for and against the origins of the Bible Codes are still ongoing. Did the codes come from some alien time traveller or from God? Certainly the research points to God as it is quite impossible for some being to know infinite details about individuals and events with stark accuracy.
View the discussion on the Bible Codes for yourself. I am enclosing the URLs for the whole video (in 4 parts).
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1WJ6BQLFA8&feature=related
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCVZle_7K0U&feature=related
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdgZpenVlUI&feature=related
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvMiN1-dZYY&NR=1
So far the research had shown that the significant events that HAD taken place are found in the Codes and in some cases in great details - e.g. US Presidential elections on Nov 97, 2004 between Al Gore and President Bush were recorded in the Codes. Now the important question on many researchers' minds is, "Could the same Bible Codes be used to predict future events?"
I am very sure they are but the problem there is to be able to ask the correct questions before they happen. In fact many of them are now trying to predict when the next holocaust will be and also who the anti-Christ is. Now is that a futile exercise? you can put in a thousand names and look for the needle in a hay-stack. Yes, someone actually tried to put in the name Obama and tried to link him with the end times and they claimed that they had found something...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Understanding World Events...
Last week I was sharing with a friend about some of the events/challenges the world is now facing and how they all relate back to what nations do with their attitudes toward God's chosen people - the Jews.
Often we look at catastrophes and we say that they were 'punishments' from God because the country(ies) had sinned. How very wrong we have been. Yes, the events did take place but we should not be so quick as to judge the nation(s) and pass judgement. Remember what the Lord told Abraham in Genesis 12:2-3.
v2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great;
v3 I will bless those who bless you and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Look around you and see what each of the governments had done in their relationships with the nation of Israel. Those who literally bless Israel are enjoying immeasurable blessings but those who do not have been saddled with one challenge after another. Also see what happened to them specifically as a result of their handling situations that take place in Israel.
Almost immediately after the USA government pressurized Israel to give up the Gaza Strip in August 2005, Hurricane Katrina lashed the New Orleans area and the comments from those who lost their homes in both the Gaza Strip and the New Orleans situations were exactly the same words, "Now I have nothing! All that I had is gone!"
So what will be in store looking ahead? The rise and fall of nations will rest on how they react to events arising out of Israel.
1. The current rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into Southern Israel had continued even after the peace treaty had been signed between the Palestinian Authority (that governs both Gaza Strip and the West Bank in Israel) and the Israeli government and so far, Israel had not retaliated. I wonder what would the other nations say when Israel gets tired of being shelled one too often and sends its troops in to quell the perpetrators? How they react (for or against Israel's action) will determine what would happen to them on their home turf.
2. How would nations react if Israel, out of necessity to survive as a nation, sends its air force to destroy all those nukes in Iran? I know that Iran had been trying to spin up world support by threatening all kinds of stuff; the latest being that they will block the sea lanes into the Persian Gulf and constrict world oil supplies. By the way, if you think US$146 is astronomically hugh, you ain't seen higher yet especially when Iran carries out its threats!
So one thing I have learnt over the years and especially recent ones is to first read the events in the Holy Land before i read the rest of the news around the world because focusing my attention there had taught me to better prepare myself.
Often we look at catastrophes and we say that they were 'punishments' from God because the country(ies) had sinned. How very wrong we have been. Yes, the events did take place but we should not be so quick as to judge the nation(s) and pass judgement. Remember what the Lord told Abraham in Genesis 12:2-3.
v2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great;
v3 I will bless those who bless you and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Look around you and see what each of the governments had done in their relationships with the nation of Israel. Those who literally bless Israel are enjoying immeasurable blessings but those who do not have been saddled with one challenge after another. Also see what happened to them specifically as a result of their handling situations that take place in Israel.
Almost immediately after the USA government pressurized Israel to give up the Gaza Strip in August 2005, Hurricane Katrina lashed the New Orleans area and the comments from those who lost their homes in both the Gaza Strip and the New Orleans situations were exactly the same words, "Now I have nothing! All that I had is gone!"
So what will be in store looking ahead? The rise and fall of nations will rest on how they react to events arising out of Israel.
1. The current rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into Southern Israel had continued even after the peace treaty had been signed between the Palestinian Authority (that governs both Gaza Strip and the West Bank in Israel) and the Israeli government and so far, Israel had not retaliated. I wonder what would the other nations say when Israel gets tired of being shelled one too often and sends its troops in to quell the perpetrators? How they react (for or against Israel's action) will determine what would happen to them on their home turf.
2. How would nations react if Israel, out of necessity to survive as a nation, sends its air force to destroy all those nukes in Iran? I know that Iran had been trying to spin up world support by threatening all kinds of stuff; the latest being that they will block the sea lanes into the Persian Gulf and constrict world oil supplies. By the way, if you think US$146 is astronomically hugh, you ain't seen higher yet especially when Iran carries out its threats!
So one thing I have learnt over the years and especially recent ones is to first read the events in the Holy Land before i read the rest of the news around the world because focusing my attention there had taught me to better prepare myself.
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Exodus and the Crossing of the Red Sea
For a long time we have been led to believe that the Israelites cross the Red Sea literally between Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula (Gulf of Suez) and that Mount Sinai was in the Sinai Peninsular. Well, recent discoveries have revealed that the exact crossing point was not where it was but in the Gulf of Aqaba between Saudi Arabia and the Sinai Peninsular. The late Ronn Wyatt made this fascinating discovery in 1978 when his excavations for the lost Noah's Ark could not proceed as planned and he decided to divert his attention to the finding of the Crossing Site of Moses and the Israelites as recorded for us in the Book of Exodus and as was his practice documented all his findings with photos and videos.
There are a total of 4 videos that had been prepared to share all his findings.
As in the previous posts, you will need to copy the URL and paste them onto the toolbar to activate the video.
Part 1 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJXUv_btg60&feature=related
Part 2 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9Q4Z-gwig&feature=related
Part 3 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPL7OeFYq4&feature=related
Part 4 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WzAFR3AmZRs&feature=related
I pray that you will be richly blessed as you watch the evidences presented. AMEN.
There are a total of 4 videos that had been prepared to share all his findings.
As in the previous posts, you will need to copy the URL and paste them onto the toolbar to activate the video.
Part 1 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJXUv_btg60&feature=related
Part 2 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WH9Q4Z-gwig&feature=related
Part 3 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPL7OeFYq4&feature=related
Part 4 - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WzAFR3AmZRs&feature=related
I pray that you will be richly blessed as you watch the evidences presented. AMEN.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Signs of the End Times
While the outward signs in the natural are pointing us to tough times ahead, those of us who read the Bible would, by now, be able to associate these events to the Earth coming to a climax and setting itself up to the Return of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the spiritual, events are also taking place that are now pointing very clearly to the fact that what had been recorded for us in the Bible are not fairy tales as some would believe but realities and important history.
Mankind, in his finite mind, had tried to rationalize away the events recorded in the Bible as the imagination of some crazy Jewish followers of Christ who, being disillusioned with the loss of their leader (Christ Jesus), conjured up stories about His death and resurrection.
And with the latest discoveries, boy, are they so very mistaken. The physical evidences are now coming into play and all indications are that what had been written are not fiction but realities. So far the three items that mankind had disputed the most about have now been discovered and placed on record.
1. Noah's Ark was indeed discovered on the high mountain range of Ararat in eastern Turkey
2. Mount Sinai is now clearly in Saudi Arabia and not in the Sinai Peninsula as what had been shown on topographical maps we now possess. The Arabic name for Mount Sinai is actually Jabal Al'Lutz and the top of the entire mountain is charred and this is consistent with the records in the Book of Exodus where Moses recorded for us that God descended on the mountain to commune with the 70 leaders and with Moses alone.
3. The Ark of the Covenant below the Skull Hill in Jerusalem.
And so you are now presented with the evidences and as a member of the jury, you have to weigh the facts and make a decision to believe that Jesus is the Christ (the Anointed One from God) and Savior or you choose not to believe. It is your call. However, whatever your decision, that will not change the facts as they stand that He IS the Lord and Savior of the entire Earth.
Mankind, in his finite mind, had tried to rationalize away the events recorded in the Bible as the imagination of some crazy Jewish followers of Christ who, being disillusioned with the loss of their leader (Christ Jesus), conjured up stories about His death and resurrection.
And with the latest discoveries, boy, are they so very mistaken. The physical evidences are now coming into play and all indications are that what had been written are not fiction but realities. So far the three items that mankind had disputed the most about have now been discovered and placed on record.
1. Noah's Ark was indeed discovered on the high mountain range of Ararat in eastern Turkey
2. Mount Sinai is now clearly in Saudi Arabia and not in the Sinai Peninsula as what had been shown on topographical maps we now possess. The Arabic name for Mount Sinai is actually Jabal Al'Lutz and the top of the entire mountain is charred and this is consistent with the records in the Book of Exodus where Moses recorded for us that God descended on the mountain to commune with the 70 leaders and with Moses alone.
3. The Ark of the Covenant below the Skull Hill in Jerusalem.
And so you are now presented with the evidences and as a member of the jury, you have to weigh the facts and make a decision to believe that Jesus is the Christ (the Anointed One from God) and Savior or you choose not to believe. It is your call. However, whatever your decision, that will not change the facts as they stand that He IS the Lord and Savior of the entire Earth.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Our Blood Tells A Story!
Ever wondered what the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews meant in Hebrews 12:24, "to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel."?
Indeed, scientists have found that a person's identity is captured in his blood and through DNA testing, even the dead blood can tell a story of the deceased. Forensic scientists are using this discovery to solve mysteries surrounding unsolved crimes, etc. This same method was used recently (by that I mean about 15 years ago) in Israel to test samples of the dried blood found on the cracks of the large box containing the Ark of the Covenant beneath the place called Skull Hill as well as within the cracks on the ceiling from below the large depression in the ground above.
All human blood carries in it 47 chromosomes - 23 from the mother and 23 from the father and another either X or Y chromosome to determine the sex of the person. So when the test results came in from the Israeli laboratory, many eyebrows were raised. All the blood samples showed only 24 chromosomes; 23 from the mother and the Y chromosome for the male specie. The 23 chromosomes from the father are missing thus signifying that what the Bible said about a male child being borne out of a virgin birth is true! And one more important discovery - the scientists declared that the Blood is still alive!
One would have thought that the blood stream would have clotted long ago to become a cake of blood but not this sample. They said that they could still see the life in the Blood under the microscope. Imagine the reaction of these Israeli scientists who performed the test? - yes, I believe they are now in the family of Messianic Believers, gloriously saved! Hallelujah.
Indeed, scientists have found that a person's identity is captured in his blood and through DNA testing, even the dead blood can tell a story of the deceased. Forensic scientists are using this discovery to solve mysteries surrounding unsolved crimes, etc. This same method was used recently (by that I mean about 15 years ago) in Israel to test samples of the dried blood found on the cracks of the large box containing the Ark of the Covenant beneath the place called Skull Hill as well as within the cracks on the ceiling from below the large depression in the ground above.
All human blood carries in it 47 chromosomes - 23 from the mother and 23 from the father and another either X or Y chromosome to determine the sex of the person. So when the test results came in from the Israeli laboratory, many eyebrows were raised. All the blood samples showed only 24 chromosomes; 23 from the mother and the Y chromosome for the male specie. The 23 chromosomes from the father are missing thus signifying that what the Bible said about a male child being borne out of a virgin birth is true! And one more important discovery - the scientists declared that the Blood is still alive!
One would have thought that the blood stream would have clotted long ago to become a cake of blood but not this sample. They said that they could still see the life in the Blood under the microscope. Imagine the reaction of these Israeli scientists who performed the test? - yes, I believe they are now in the family of Messianic Believers, gloriously saved! Hallelujah.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Discovery of the Ark of the Covenant
Ever wondered why the three items that were talked so much about in the Old Testament could not be found until recently? The three items I am referring to are the following: -
1. Noah's Ark
2. The exact site of Mount Sinai
3. The Ark of the Covenant
Well, recently there were a flurry of surprising discoveries and interestingly enough, the discoveries were found in that chronological order as well - Noah's Ark was unearthed in the late 70's, correct spot of Mount Sinai in early 80's and now the Ark of the Covenant was uncovered in the late 80's.
I watched the complete series of 27 videos (they had to break up the original video into 27 smaller portions in order to be able to fit them into YouTube) yesterday and I am encouraged. Here is the URL, and again I apologize for not being able to link you directly there at the click of your mouse but you will need to copy the whole string and paste it on the website toolbar. Once you have viewed the first video, there will be prompts on your screen leading you to the next and so on and that is the way it goes until you reach the last video.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D5tgHwo5tRI&feature=related
Of course many of us are wondering, why only now? there are many reasons for it but I believe the main one is that we are in the last days and the Lord is doing a mighty work to dispel all doubts about His logos (written word) the Bible and also to convince His people the Israelites that He is not only their God but He is also their Messiah and to exact their response, "Baruch Hashem Adonai, Yeshua Ha'Mashiah" (Blessed is the Name of the Lord, Jesus the Savior).
Well, like it or not, events are accelerating in Israel and the number of believing Jews or Messianic Jews are on the increase to the glory of our Lord.
1. Noah's Ark
2. The exact site of Mount Sinai
3. The Ark of the Covenant
Well, recently there were a flurry of surprising discoveries and interestingly enough, the discoveries were found in that chronological order as well - Noah's Ark was unearthed in the late 70's, correct spot of Mount Sinai in early 80's and now the Ark of the Covenant was uncovered in the late 80's.
I watched the complete series of 27 videos (they had to break up the original video into 27 smaller portions in order to be able to fit them into YouTube) yesterday and I am encouraged. Here is the URL, and again I apologize for not being able to link you directly there at the click of your mouse but you will need to copy the whole string and paste it on the website toolbar. Once you have viewed the first video, there will be prompts on your screen leading you to the next and so on and that is the way it goes until you reach the last video.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D5tgHwo5tRI&feature=related
Of course many of us are wondering, why only now? there are many reasons for it but I believe the main one is that we are in the last days and the Lord is doing a mighty work to dispel all doubts about His logos (written word) the Bible and also to convince His people the Israelites that He is not only their God but He is also their Messiah and to exact their response, "Baruch Hashem Adonai, Yeshua Ha'Mashiah" (Blessed is the Name of the Lord, Jesus the Savior).
Well, like it or not, events are accelerating in Israel and the number of believing Jews or Messianic Jews are on the increase to the glory of our Lord.
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