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No way everyone. Encryption has gotten pretty advanced, I'm certain those boys at Ft. Meade could come up with some pretty clever ciphers.

Cool site, thanks

Then you had better pray that God protects your child, just like the millions of children he protects from malaria. Ian <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am certain He will, as He has protected myself, my wife, my mother, my father, my aunts and uncles, my cousins.......Praised be His Name!

Cool, thanks for the editing Moving along, gonna backtrack just a bit and go over Pesach (Passover). This Festival really is foundational in the Redemption plan. I feel that if you are gonna study just one Feast, study Pesach. This Feast begins the Festival year in the beginning of spring. We find a single sentence about it in Leviticus 25 v 5 The dates of the Feasts are determined by the phases of the moon, not by the Earth;s revolution around the sun. Passover is always on the first full moon of spring, starting at sunset, not sunrise. This Feast, directly preceeding Unleavened Bread, could be said to be about salvation. or redemption. Most of us are probably familiar with the Passover story found in Exodus: It continues here, regarding Unleavened Bread, then picks up again with Passover in v. 21 There is some real signifigance in the plagues leading up to this, and they are an excellent study unto themselves. However, I am only going to concern myself with Passover for the sake of brevity. On this day the Israelites were delivered from bondage, and saved from the penalty of sin, by the blood of the lamb. An obvious forshadowing of the Blood of the Lamb (Yeshua) freeing from the bondage of sin. This was quite a profound statement to the Jews, who had been celebrating Passover for ~1,500 years. Traditionally a lamb would be chosen outside of Jerusalem on the 10th of Nisan by the High Priest. The Priest would then lead the lamb into the city while crowds lined the streets waving palm branches and singing "Baruch Haba B'Shem Adonai" (Blessed is he who comes in the name of the L-rd). Yeshua entered Jerusalem on a donkey this very same day. The same people who praised the entry of the sacrificial lamb were likely the same ones praising the entry of the Sacrificial Lamb! This was a fulfillment of prophecy, the Jews knew their Messiah would be enthroned as King at Jerusalem. Now the lamb would be taken to the Temple, tied up and inspected for blemish. Yeshua went and taught in the Temple for four days, the religious officials performed a sort of spiritual inspection on Him, attempting to trip Him up, but they were unable to as He was pure. Furthermore he is inspected by Pilate and Herod who can find no fault with him. Yeshua fulfilled this Feast to the day, it is no coincidence that His cricifixion (sacrifice) happpened at this time. When we as believers observe Passover today we do not do it in remembrance of our bondage in Egypt, which was a shadow of our greater redemption through Yeshua's sacrifice, THE Passover Lamb. There is a lot more to this Feast, and hopefully we will see some good, edifying comments in this thread .

Nope, my child is not a will not be immunized. Too much bad stuff in there. Links to brain damage, deaths, etc. Do the research and decide for yourself though. There are many good books and websites on the subject. I am generally pretty easy going about things like this, I don't tend to me overly alarmist (at least I dont think so), but in this case the risks outweigh the benefits.

I personally do not own a car as I can't afford the ridiculous insurance rates that living in the city will get me. I, fortunately can take the train to work, but I feel for the working class here, they're really gonna feel this It'd be nice if people could gain some sort of sense of social responsibility and not use their gas-guzzling toys on the weekend, and hopefully that will happen to alleviate a little of this.

Lev. 23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. V. 26-27 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD

Yeh, I'd like it if a Mod could delete all of the off-topic posts please.

Luke 9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is there not a difference in being "least among you all" and being called least by G-d? i.e. what man considers least and what G-d considers least?

Seek and ye shall find! Pray and read the word with a humble heart, and you will find the Truth. Gd loves you more than you know. Whether you decide to stay or go, I really hope you find the Truth you seek.

Could you elaborate on that comment, Sam? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am not sure that I can just yet until several things come to light. It is just a deep down feeling that may or may not be the case. It could also be honed weather control by using scaler weapons and that would be in the area of the Russians. Got to go to physical therapy.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I gotcha Sam, I figured it was something along those lines. If any lighbulbs go off please keep us posted. Some of us like to keep abreast of these things, and communication can be key.

Mt 5:19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.

Could you elaborate on that comment, Sam?

Indeed, it would seem that the flooding is getting worse, martial law has been imposed in two neighborhoods.

Beautiful...thanks Ovedya, I knew it had to mean something! Thanks, Eric! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is sort of in line with Oved's post. Salt used to be a very valuable commodity. I kinda see it as her turning around out of regret at losing her wordly possesions rather than looking forward to her redmption FROM those things. For this reason she was turned into a valuable commodity, a similar thing today would be to turn a man into oil, or money. I am a firm believer that EVERY part of scripture has meaning. Jewish tradition teaches that when the Messiah comes, He will give us the true meaning of His Word, not only of the words themselves but also the letters and spaces! Now, I do not take that quite literally, but I do believe G-d has a reason for every action He takes.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/30/M..._SCH065073.html Floodwater inundates New Orleans after hurricane Aug 30 1:56 PM US/Eastern By Erwin Seba NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The historic city of New Orleans was steadily filling with water from nearby Lake Ponchartrain on Tuesday after its defenses were breached by the ferocity of hurricane Katrina. With the floodwaters rising in many areas, threatening the French Quarter, residents were plucked from the roofs of their homes, bodies were seen floating in the streets and rescuers searched the city in boats and helicopters. "We probably have 80 percent of our city under water; with some sections of our city the water is as deep as 20 feet. Both airports are underwater," Mayor Ray Nagin told a radio interviewer. New Orleans, a city that usually throbs with the life of its carnivals and the sound of jazz and blues, was in a "state of devastation," Nagin said. In many residential areas TV pictures showed the water was up to roof level after the surge caused by Katrina breached a section of the levee along a canal leading from Lake Ponchartrain, which looms to the north of the city. Much of New Orleans, a city of some 500,000, lies in a bowl below sea level, bounded by the lake and the Mississippi River, North America's biggest river, which curves along the south of the city before discharging in the Gulf of Mexico. "We always were afraid the bowl that is New Orleans would fill quickly," Walter Maestri, emergency management coordinator for Jefferson Parish, said in a radio interview. "Now with the water rising today, it appears to be filling slowly," he said. "The water is rising so fast I cannot begin to describe how quickly it's rising," Tulane University Medical Center Vice President Karen Troyer-Caraway told CNN. "We have whitecaps on Canal Street, the water is moving so fast." The downtown hospital was surrounded by 6 feet of water and considering evacuating its 1,000 patients. SCENE OF DEVASTATION "The devastation is greater than our worst fears," Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said in a news conference. "It's totally overwhelming." Weather experts had predicted the city would be quickly overwhelmed by the impact of Katrina, which tore across the coast on Monday but initially damage appeared less than catastrophic. By Tuesday, however, the full impact was clear as the water rose and overwhelmed pumps, part of an elaborate system of walls, canals and other devices built to protect the city from just such a disaster. Fears grew about pollution, with the water believed to be carrying sewage, spilled fuel and other pollutants from residential and commercial districts inundated in the flood. Reporters said there was waist-high water round the Superdome, the huge covered football stadium near downtown New Orleans that had been used as an emergency evacuation center for thousands of residents. Local television showed people and dogs sitting on rooftops, the houses below them invisible in brackish water. A hand was visible through a window in a house surrounded by chest-high water. One man was seen using an ice chest as a flotation device. Another clung to metal scaffolding to escape the deluge, which ironically occurred in sunshine and blue skies Tuesday. No deaths were officially confirmed, but Nagin said bodies were seen floating. Officials went on television to urge people not to try to return to their homes yet. "You need to get used to where you're at right now because this may take us some time." said U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal.

Woot, congratulations!

TBH I am really growing weary of these circular discussions. Some things we don't do even though we like to do them.

I never used the word evil. Giving and receiving gifts, fine. Carols, sure. Family n friends, great. Church, fine. Tree, bad. Doing these things to commemorate the birth of the Son on the same day the pagans commemorate the birth of the sun....bad.

It is both. Santa, elves, trees, commercialism, Dec 25, all of it. I belive that G-d gave us those 7 feasts for a reason. Seven is a signifigant number, oftentimes denoting completeness. I believe that this is an indicator that the feasts we have been given are complete, we don't need any more or any less. I am purely speaking religiously. I generally do not have a problem with having a birthday celebration or a mothers day dinner, or anything of a non-religious nature. IT is just that I believe G-d gave us all we need with regard to holidays celebrating Him.

I am starting this thread is response to a coment Artsylady made in the chrismas thread located in Apologetics. My intent is not to debate the present application of the Feasts/who they are for/whether or not we should celebrate them. It came to my attention, thanks to Artsylady, that many Christians may not have a good understanding of these beautiful Feasts and what they mean. I hope that this thread will be edifying for all, these Feasts are really awesome! Artsylady, since you inquired about Unleavened Bread, we will start there. This feast is given to us in Exodus 12, starting at v 15. Hag HaMatzot or the Feast of Unleavened Bread is a week spent without leaven. This feast is often confused with Passover, or Pesach, but it is actually a Feast unto itself. It begins the day after Passover Eve, and due to their close proximity the names are often interchangeable. This feast is a commemoration of the Israelites redemption from slavery in Egypt as well as our redemption from sin in Yeshua the Messiah. The theme of this festival could be said to be freedom. Freedom from bondage, sin and death. The unleavened bread eaten during this week is called Matzah, which is where the festival gets its name. It is also known as the bread of affliction. It contains no yeast or anything that will make it rise. The Orthodox Jews have very specific guidelines for how Matzah is to be prepared for this Feast, but I am only addressing the guidlines laid down by G-d in Scripture. The Hebrew word for leavening used here is Chametz, it literally means sour, a fermentation process. As we see in Scripture, leaven is used as an analogy for sin. The Matzoh is also a graphical analogy for Yeshua. It is pierced, as He was pierced, and it is also striped, or bruised, reminding us of Isaiah's words: The days leading up to this Feast are a time of cleansing. A sort of spring cleaning takes place as we remove every speck of Chametz from our home. At the same time we look inwards, to seek the spiritual Chametz, or sin, in order to rid ourselves of such. There is a lot of powerful imagery present in each and every Feast. I will leave off here, feel free to ask questions or to add any insight you may have to this Feast.

It is not only the day, but also the traditions associated with Christmas. Your response here demonstrates your lack of understading regading the Feasts of the L-rd, no offense. The unleavened bread is one of many pictures of Messiah present in the festivals. I will start another thread in General Discussion about the feasts for this purpose. No, there is nothing wrong with celebrating ANY aspect of Messiah. They understand our desire to celebrate such a thing, it is the way in which it is commonly celebrated that they find strange.

Diamonds are not forever 26 August 2005 Physicists in Germany have created a material that is harder than diamond. Natalia Dubrovinskaia and colleagues at the University of Bayreuth made the new material by subjecting carbon-60 molecules to immense pressures. The new form of carbon, which is known as aggregated diamond nanorods, is expected to have many industrial applications (App. Phys. Lett. 87 083106). The hardness of a material is measured by its isothermal bulk modulus. Aggregated diamond nanorods have a modulus of 491 gigapascals (GPa), compared with 442 GPa for conventional diamond. Dubrovinskaia and two of her co-workers - Leonid Dubrovinky and Falko Langenhorst - have patented the process used to make the new material. Diamond derives its hardness from the fact that each carbon atom is connected to four other atoms by strong covalent bonds. The new material is different in that it is made of tiny interlocking diamond rods. Each rod is a crystal that has a diameter of between 5 and 20 nanometres and a length of about 1 micron. The group created the ADNRs by compressing the carbon-60 molecules to 20 GPa, which is nearly 200 times atmospheric pressure, while simultaneously heating to 2500 Kelvin. "The synthesis was possible due to a unique 5000-tonne multianvil press at Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Bayreuth that is capable of reaching pressures of 25 GPa and temperatures of 2700 K at the same time," Dubrovinskaia told PhysicsWeb. The Bayreuth team measured the properties of the samples with a diamond anvil cell at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility at Grenoble in France. These measurements indicated that ADNRs are about 0.3% denser than diamond, and that the new material has the lowest compressibility of any known material. In addition to working out why the new material is so hard, the Bayreuth team also hope to exploit its industrial potential. "We have developed a concept for innovative technology to produce the novel material in industrial-scale quantities and now we are looking for partners in order to realize our ideas," said Dubrovinskaia.

Yes, you could look at it that way, so let us profane by adopting pagan tradition in His Name. I celebrate the feasts as mandated by G-d according to scripture, there are seven of them. That number does have some signifigance, you may want to think and pray on it. They are: Pesach (Passover) Matzah (Unleavened Bread) First Fruits Shavuot (Pentecost) Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Sukkot (Tabernacles) (My personal favorite) As I stated in my previous post the only religious holidays I celebrate.... I am not certain I understand this statement. To be honest, I don't think they really care, they just think it's weird for Christians to celebrate Christmas and Easter. Again, I must ask a question that has yet to be answered despite my repeatedly asking. Wh do you reject the festivals given by G-d in favor of festivals invented by men?

Are you being purposefully obtuse? I am not trying to offend, but you seem like an intelligent guy, yet are somehow unable to distinguish between a holiday and the events it commemorates. The feast of the Epiphany, which had existed fairly generally in the Greek Church even in the third century, is now found in the Latin Church also. In migrating, the feast acquired, however, a new meaning. Whilst in the East it commemorated more especially Christ's Baptism, in the West it came to be a festival in honour of His manifestation to the Gentiles. The other meanings of the feast gradually passed into the background, one of them, that of Christ's birth, becoming the object of an entirely new festival, Christmas. The origin of the latter is by no means clear: the Armenian Ananias the 'Computer,' writing at the beginning of the seventh century, tells us that it was kept at the imperial court under Constantius (337-61); we have also an illusion of the so-called Chronographer of A.D. 354. If his notice at the head of the Depositio Martyrum is to be taken as indicating that December 25 was merely reckoned as Christ's birthday, then the feast may have arisen subsequently to 354, but if it refers, as quite possibly it may, to a festival, then Christmas must have been kept as a feast not only in 354, but, as is clear from a comparison with the Chronographer's Depositio Episcoporum, as far back as 336. However this may be, the feast certainly existed in Rome before 360, and from thence it spread throughout the Church; Justin I [p. 199] (518-27) was, nevertheless, obliged to issue decrees making its observation compulsory throughout the empire. Armenia alone refused to accept it, and there Christ's birth is still commemorated on the Epiphany. December 25 seems to have been chosen on account of the Roman custom of keeping this day as the festival of Sol Invictus - i.e. of the re-birth of the sun; it was judged fitting to substitute for the pagan feast a Christian one commemorating the birth of the true Sun of the world and Redeemer of mankind. Manual of Church History, Volume I., Dr. F. X. Funk, Published by B. Herder, 17 South Broadway, St. Louis, Mo., Copyright 1912 pp. 198 & 199. A star cult, sun-worship, became (in the third century A.D.) the dominant official creed, paving the road for the ultimate triumph of Judaeo-Christian monotheism. So strong was the belief in the Invincible Sun (Sol Invictus) that for example Constantine I (d. 337), himself at first a devotee of the sun cult, found it, indeed perfectly compatible with his pro-Christian sympathies to authorize his own portrayal as Helios. And in 354 the ascendant Christian church in the reign of his pious but unsavory son, Constantius II, found it prudent to change the celebration of the birth of Jesus from the traditional date (January 6) to December 25, in order to combat the pagan Sun god