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So what are we to do if/when the computers go down. It happens even now in bad weather and we have power outages.

Shari Law does not allow new churches to be built in any place where they control things. This is not extremists, it's Islam.

Had to share this one on FB.

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – Islamic extremists destroyed homes and property belonging to a Christian community in Minya Province, Egypt, earlier this week after hearing rumors about plans to build a church in the area, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports. The Christian village of Al-Fawakher in Minya Province was raided by extremists on April 23, CSW said. According to CSW sources, local police and firefighters were called, and they acted fast to bring the situation under control. A police investigation has been launched to arrest the perpetrators, including those who incited the violence by spreading a false rumor about the church building, CSW said. Commending the authorities for their quick intervention, CSW President Mervyn Thomas added in a statement: “An unacceptable culture of intimidation and discrimination is still far too prevalent in this region despite positive steps taken by the Egyptian authorities in recent years, and the personal commitment of President Sisi to fight sectarian extremism and promote equality of citizenship. Egyptian citizens should all be free to practice any religion or belief of their choosing without fear of threats or physical violence.” In a website statement about the situation facing Christians in Egypt, the Open Doors international Christian advocacy organization noted: “President al-Sisi and his government regularly speak positively about Egypt’s Christian community—which, through the Coptic church, is long and historic. He purposely includes both Muslims and Christians in Egypt’s identity. However, this stance does not always extend to areas outside of major urban centers—authorities are known to ignore or downplay the concerns of Egyptian believers.” Muslim-majority Egypt ranks 38 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted. The post Egypt: Islamic Extremists Destroy Homes in Christian Village appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article

I don't know much about what the anti-Nicene church fathers held regarding the rapture(s) . . . and I would defer to @AdHoc regarding any teachings from back then about multiple/partial reapings. And even if no church father source for the idea comes from that period, I would maintain that this, in and of itself, certainly does not negate the idea. I do agree that much of the partial rapture teaching did get promulgated by 19th century authors. Here's something from Wikipedia in an article on "Rapture" subsection "Partial pre-tribulation premillennialism": As stated by Ira David (a proponent of this view): “The saints will be raptured in groups during the tribulation as they are prepared to go.”[98] Some notable proponents of this theory are G. H. Lang, Robert Chapman, G. H. Pember, Robert Govett, D. M. Panton, Watchman Nee, Ira E. David, J. A. Seiss, Hudson Taylor, Anthony Norris Groves, John Wilkinson, G. Campbell Morgan, Otto Stockmayer and Rev. J. W. (Chip) White Jr. Found here - an interesting read on the whole matter of the rapture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture I am familiar with a number of these authors and many were in the 19th century. If anyone is interested, here is a website I found today that promotes Partial Rapture Theory (PRT): https://www.bible-prophecy.co/partial-rapture-theory/ I have just started to look through it, so I can't vouch for its veracity. UPDATE: Just realized this website is by an author whose book I have on my shelf: "The Partial Rapture and the Left Behind Church" by Paul Shoenbarger

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News GENEVA (Worthy News) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests that nearly all central banks plan to have their digital currencies as part of global efforts to remove cash transactions from the world economy. “Over 98 percent of the global economy’s central banks are researching, piloting or deploying central bank digital currency (CBDC),” added the WEF in a report seen by Worthy News. “There is an opportunity to harness this innovation in central bank money to enhance systemically important payments and securities transactions between financial institutions,” the WEF stressed. The report, ‘Modernizing Financial Markets With Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency,’ called CBDCs “ideal for systemically important transactions despite the emergence of alternative payment instruments.” Additionally, “Wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) is a form of [Central Bank Money also known as] CeBM that could unlock new economic models and integration points that are not possible today,” the report stressed. “Wholesale CBDCs” would be used mainly by banking institutions, governments, and global corporations, while “Retail CBDCs” would be for the regular population, according to experts. The WEF urged policymakers and other leaders to investigate the possibilities of digital systems in its report co-authored with Accenture, a global professional services firm. Yet not everyone shares its enthusiasm. “Every person that cares about economic freedom should be wary of CBDCs as perhaps the biggest threat to human liberty since the attempted introduction of vaccine passports,” said ZeroHedge, an opinionated financial news site. “After the pandemic agenda was defeated and the plan to exploit public fear to create a perpetual medical autocracy was exposed, [WEF founder] Klaus Schwab and his merry band of globalists slithered back into the woodwork,” ZeroHedge added. “To be sure, we’ll be seeing them again one day,” the site commented, referring to the report. The post Most Central Banks To Have Digital Currencies appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article

One important aspect of this visual depiction is the obvious presence of three distinct entities who are in alliance but have distinct roles. Whenever anyone tries to prove one of the beasts is Satan, this passage proves them wrong.

I am very interested in partial rapture theories. Mentioning my leanings or beliefs would be of no benefit. The rapture has three main views: who goes, when, and why. It is a lengthy topic of discussion. I have checked the writings of anti-Nicene fathers on multiple and partial raptures and have found none. These doctrines became prominent among scholars and theologians in the 19th century. As well as the influx of many versions and translations of the Bible. Systematic Theology by Ryrie, Grudem, Strong, and Boyce has a wealth of information on partial raptures and the rest of theology. One of these books will significantly enhance the understanding of the majority views.

Everyone listed in that former time had long lives. There is no special pleading or exceptions that required a miracle involved generally. It was normal. The seventy year span was long after this time.

If God prolonged the life of some people, it does not deny the fact that God set the lifetime of humans as seventy years. Your disbelief in His word changes nothing. Believe it or not.

We had quite the thread going on this over a year ago (actually may have been a couple threads) - I can see if I find them if you'd like. But the basics are this: many argue incessantly for either pre or post trib rapture, and some also for mid trib. I subscribe to the notion that there are some merits for all these in scripture, therefore multiple, partial raptures. There have been God's people who have been caught away at various points, so I don't understand why Christians insist on dogmatically staking claim to just one rapture at the end. To me, we are all saved equally, and He puts His Spirit of life into us to make us children. Therefore we are all on equal footing in that regards - saved by grace period. But then there is the matter of how we grow and what we do with this grace and life we've been given. The Bema Seat judgement will address this and differentiate between God's children. So why should the rapture idea be any different, that is, ones taken up according to how well they have allowed the seed of life in them to grow? Much more could be said, but after some digging I found this thread I started in December 2022. (FYI - there were over 90 pages to this thread and it was closed by George, but if you read a few of the beginning pages I think you'll get the idea.)

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News)— Researchers working near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem have uncovered a 2,000-year-old clay token they believe may have been used by Jewish pilgrims to exchange for offerings during visits to the Biblical Second Temple before it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD, Christian Headlines reports. The token was discovered by the Temple Mount Sifting Project, an organization that is sifting through more than 9,000 tons of dirt that was dumped in the Kidron Valley following illegal renovations carried out by the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement at the Temple Mount in 1999. “[The token] depicts a wine jar, aligning with the Mishnaic text that discusses ‘nesachim,’ a term for the wine libation poured on the Temple altar and also used to refer generally to all the offering components,” the archaeologists said in a statement. “It is plausible that this token was intended for Greek-speaking pilgrims, possibly including Jews from the diaspora.” The researchers noted that the Jewish Mishna “confirms the presence of Greek writing in the Temple, noting in another chapter of Tractate Shekalim (3:2) that baskets in the treasury chamber were marked with Greek letters.” The token is inscribed with the word ‘Doulês,’ the name of its owner, Christian Headlines reports. “This name was common in Thrace, Macedonia, and the northern regions of the Black Sea, areas where Jews had settled by the late Hellenistic-Early Roman periods,” the researchers said. The post 2,000 Year-Old Clay Token Uncovered at Temple Mount May Have Been Used by Pilgrims to Second Temple appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – The US Supreme Court is considering whether a near-total ban on abortion passed by the state of Idaho has precedence over a federal law that requires that doctors provide patients with medical care – that might include an abortion – in emergency situations, Reuters reports. The Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the state’s appeal against a lower court ruling that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act 1986 (EMTALA) has precedence over Idaho’s abortion ban in situations of conflict. Passed in 2020, and triggered into effect in 2022 following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade, Idaho’s law bans abortion in all circumstances unless the procedure is needed to prevent the woman’s death. Doctors who violate the law face 2-5 years in prison and the loss of their medical license. EMTALA requires that hospitals covered by the federal Medicare program must “stabilize” patients with emergency medical conditions. Hospitals may face lawsuits by patients who do not receive the care they need. Questions raised by the justices during oral arguments indicated no consensus has yet been reached. “Within rare cases, there’s a significant number where the woman … her life is not in peril, but she’s going to lose her reproductive organs, she’s going to lose the ability to have children in the future unless an abortion takes place,” Democratic-appointee Justice Elena Kagan noted. Conservative Justice Samuel Alito countered that EMTALA requires the “unborn child” to be given stabilizing care. “Performing an abortion is antithetical to that duty,” Alito said. The post USA: Supreme Court Considering Whether Idaho Abortion Ban Supersedes Federal Emergency Care Requirement appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article

The years people lived actually are given exactly. Your disbelief changes nothing about how long God tells us they lived (and will live again soon in the future) Believe it, or not

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – The Democratic-led Arizona House of Representatives have voted to repeal a Civil War-era total ban on abortion which could soon go into effect unless the Republican-led Senate votes to keep it on the books, Reuters reports. The ban was passed by the 1st Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1864, before Arizona became a state in 1912. The ban was revived by Arizona’s state Supreme Court on April 9: the law can potentially be implemented since the US Supreme Court in 2022 revoked the federal right to abortion up to viability, leaving the issue of abortion up to individual states to decide. Democratic officials and lawmakers condemned the state Supreme Court’s decision. Vowing that her office would not enforce the ban, Democratic Atty. Gen. Kris Mayes said in a statement: “Today’s decision to reimpose a law from a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, the Civil War was raging and women couldn’t even vote will go down in history as a stain on our state.” Wednesday’s vote in the Arizona House of Representatives passed 32-28, with three Republican lawmakers crossing party lines to join all 29 Democrats in voting to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, Reuters said. The GOP holds a 16-14 majority in Arizona’s Senate and could vote on the ban from May 1, Reuters reports. In the event the Senate decides to dispense with the 1864 ban, Arizona’s 2022 law which bans abortion at 15 weeks’ gestation will remain in place. The post Arizona Lawmakers Vote To Repeal Civil War-Era Abortion Ban appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article

Well "said" Eddy... The truly bizarre reality accompanying the idea that the mark is physical or it is not here yet also says that the beast is not here yet. The concept of the realm of the invisible simply must be revealed by the Holy Spirit. Redd..:)

That would be impossible. You couldn't get more C-14 than 100% of new plant growth. Someone was pulling your leg on that one. There are ways to mess up analyses; ancient campfires are contaminated with groundwater, you could get false older results. Organisms that get carbon from geologic sources, like mollusks or their predators, can also give incorrect dates. No one who knows anything about carbon dating would fail to know that. However, you can't use carbon dating for paleontology, since its half-life is so short. Anyone familiar with geochronology would know that,too.

The Bible says "Three score and ten." Which is a little below what we have today. Even if God lengthened the lives of some people, He kept the average live span down to less than we have. Why not just let it be God's way, and stop trying to "fix" things that you don't like?

Yes. But even if it were not flawed, it only works a relatively few thousand years. For that time we have had radioactive decay. Beyond that, we don't know. Therefore the ratios cannot be all attributed to decay

The differences in fundamental life on earth such as the length of lives of men and how fast trees grew are in the bible. Nothing 'extra' about the record there. Giving science a little credit for some basics, we know that the continents moved a lot. The bible does give us the approximate timelines involved since the beginning so we know this separation had to happen inside that time. Nothing extra about it. Sorry if you thought you got to wave it all away

Such a tiny book he shows them, and they don't seem willing to read. We read things that size just for the fun of it.

Since the deep state called our administration has been fomenting a war with Russia since the USSR collapsed, I would think the entire Russian government would not trust us to keep it. We didn't even keep the treaties we had with Native Americans from the start, and nothing has changed. If I no longer trust our own government, how do we expect them to.

WorthyNews: Ukraine’s President Thankful For $61 Billon US Aid Package, But Challenges Remain. Yes, like where are they going to find people to use the weapons we send them. All it will accomplish is to give them weapons to have Russians blow up and kill the rest of the baby producing part of their population.