Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Pentecost

Pentecost
by Mario Seiglie
Pentecost: Is Christ at the center of this feast?
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Monday, May 17, 2010

'Manchurian President' climbs to No. 22 among best sellers

Obama's nightmare: Exposé makes New York Times list
Barack Obama's efforts to downplay his past have taken a serious blow now that Aaron Klein's exposé of the president's connections with extremists and America-haters is climbing best-seller charts everywhere.

This week, Klein's "The Manchurian President:
Barack Obama's Ties to Communists, Socialists and Other Anti-American Extremists" hit No. 22 on the New York Times' best-seller list for hardcover, non-fiction titles.

Read the latest now on WND.com.

Happy Shavuot!

Happy Shavuot


Hag Sameah! Happy Shavuot Holiday! Tomorrow night, Tuesday May 18, ushers in our cheese-eating holiday of Shavuot! For previous cartoons and postings about Shavuot click HERE.

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Pentecost

Pentecost: Is Christ at the center of this feast?

In the Old Testament, the Feast of Pentecost is called the Feast of Weeks (Exodus 34:22). This is because Leviticus 23:15-16 mentions counting seven weeks (or Sabbaths) or "fifty days" from the day the wave sheaf was offered during the Days of Unleavened Bread. Thus the feast acquired the name of "fiftieth," which is what Pentecost means in the Greek language of the New Testament.

In the New Testament, 50 days after Christ had been resurrected, the first Christians were celebrating Pentecost, one of the feasts of the Lord. And, as recorded in Acts 2, what a day that was! On it they received the Holy Spirit from God. Suddenly the Old Testament Feast of Weeks had taken on a new meaning for them. The shadow of this feast had now become a reality! Pentecost would become the Church's anniversary of the receiving of God's Spirit.

Jesus Christ revealed the significance of this feast by sending the Holy Spirit to His brethren in the faith. He had told them, "Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high" (Luke 24:49; compare John 16:7).

God's Spirit plays a crucial role in the life of Christians today as it did then. When a person receives God's Spirit upon repentance and baptism, that Spirit begins a process of spiritual transformation in the person's life, a transformation the Bible calls conversion (to learn more, request or download the free booklet Transforming Your Life: The Process of Conversion).

Through this process, we shed our own way of thinking and living and allow Jesus Christ's attitude and way of life to guide everything we do. Paul described this life-transforming change in Galatians 2:20:

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me" (King James Version).

Thus we see that Jesus is at the center of the Feast of Pentecost as well. Yet the ultimate fulfillment will only be realized after He returns to earth to establish God's Kingdom, when all will have access to God's Spirit. So this feast should still be kept as a memorial and a shadow until its purpose is completely accomplished.

Do we find the first-century Church continuing to keep Pentecost? In the book of Acts, we read of the apostle Paul hurrying to be in Jerusalem to keep this feast with the brethren. "For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost" (Acts 20:16).

Even in one of Paul's epistles in which he writes so much about the gospel message, he refers to his plans to remain in Ephesus to observe Pentecost with the Church members there before traveling to Corinth.

He writes: "I do not want to see you now just in passing, for I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost" (1 Corinthians 16:7-8, New Revised Standard Version).

- excerpt from
The Biblical Festivals That Teach Us About Jesus Christ

The Grand Canyon: Seeing is Believing!

Grand Canyon

Shavuot/Pentecost is May 18-19

Shavuot/Pentecost is May 18-19


Shavuot/Pentecost (Sivan 6) begins at sunset Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and concludes at sunset Wednesday, May 19, 2010.

The Oracles of God
God's empowered the Jews - despite themselves - to preserve His Word. They are the only people on Earth that God has blessed and ordained to fulfill such a calling! God will not retract His Word or renege on this gift and responsibility that He's graciously bestowed upon Judah.

The Pharisees
Who isn't aware of the sins of the Pharisees? Especially the Accuser of the Brethren? But does that mean the truths they teach, even if they don't live them, are no longer true?

Passover and Pentecost Differences Settled!
The correct dates to observe God's holy days should not be a Church of God issue, having been settled by God thousands of years ago and preserved throughout the ages by faithful Jews.

Raymond McNair Rejects God's government

Did Herbert Armstrong Ever Observe Pentecost on Sivan 6?




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Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Con Man From Kenya

The con man from Kenya, the bastard from Africa, has yet to prove he is a natural born citizen. Where's the birth certificate? And why is president usurper Obama/Soetoro/Obama using a Connecticut social security number? So many disturbing questions hover over this shady character who keeps all his revealing documents in the dark. Why is that? The Manchurian President must be impeached (at least), so help us God.

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Living Church of God: Commentary

You may have seen the news - a new satire about God being developed by the Comedy Central channel.  It's a cartoon called "JC", short for Jesus Christ.  A recent Washington Post article of May 6 reports that this new cartoon show is "about Christ trying to get out from the shadow of his 'powerful but apathetic father' so He can lead a typical New York life" ("Comedy Central: No to Muhammad - but Yes! to Jesus"). Read more

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Jerusalem Day: Reflections by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel (English)

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Lower Emerald Pool at Zion National Park

Lower Emerald Pool

Investigators: Obama using Connecticut Soc. Sec. Number

Two private investigators working independently are asking why President Obama is using a Social Security number set aside for applicants in Connecticut while there is no record he ever had a mailing address in the state.

Find out the latest right now at WND.com.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Who You Gonna Trust?

"…when it comes to what's wrong with this country, the American people are not the problem. The American people are the answer. The American people want to trust in our government again -- we just need a government that will trust in us. " -Hussein Obama

Just substitute the words "American people" with "Birthers" to get a clearer picture of why many don't trust the government, especially when it's misled by an obviously shady character who has failed to prove he is a natural born citizen:

The president usurper, the fraud and foreigner, Obama/Soetoro/Obama, has yet to bring to light his long form birth certificate.

Who You Gonna Trust?
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/04/22/who-you-gonna-trust

Germany Rules!

“Germany … Undisputed Master of Europe”

 
By Ron Fraser


Amid the European Union’s time of greatest crisis, Germany becomes, yet once again, its master.
Among the few clear-eyed observers of the continent of Europe, the Telegraph’s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard observes the European Union from a true realist’s perspective. As such, he was one of very few indeed who saw the historic poignancy of two of the world’s top bankers meeting with Germany’s chancellor last week. “The heads of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund made a joint pilgrimage to Berlin, pleading with lawmakers in the Bundestag to throw their full weight behind rescue efforts before the chain reaction spreads to Portugal and the rest of the emu periphery,” he wrote. “Their presence as supplicants in Berlin marks the symbolic moment when Germany appears the undisputed master of Europe” (April 28; emphasis mine throughout).
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Monday, May 03, 2010

Are Obama's days numbered?

The Obama-Ayers meeting: What you haven't been told

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the Manchurian president

The con man from Kenya, the bastard from Africa, the president usurper, the fraud and foreigner Obama/Soetoro/Obama (who was indoctrinated for over 20 years in racist Jeremiah Wright's haven of hatred against the United States and people of white color), apparently is presently protected by the dark powers that be - since Hussein should be removed from office for many reasons and yet treacherous politicians, judges and media ignore such disturbing information - unless or until they decide to remove their shield and forge another hero, make another martyr, and have Obama killed. The Manchurian president should beware those who created the Obama as savior cult can easily turn and crucify him.

White Genocide in South Africa

I don't agree with everything David Duke believes (nor is it necessary), but it's pretty bad when folks like him are nearly the only ones willing to stand up for people of white color and expose the brutal genocide against White Israelites in South Africa (and raped Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe ruins) and the hypocrisy of the media and others who say they care about human rights. Obviously human rights for everybody but white people!

The Manchurian President: Barack Obama's Ties to Communists, Socialists and Other Anti-American Extremists

By Aaron Klein with Brenda J. Elliott




Tens of millions of Americans sense there is something very wrong with the president of the United States, but they don't know exactly what. "The Manchurian President" answers that question. In writing this exhaustively researched book—which is thoroughly documented with over 800 endnotes—Aaron Klein, with Brenda J. Elliot, definitively exposes just how dangerous Barack Obama really is as America's president and commander in chief. Among the book's chilling findings:

Obama's deep ties to an anti-American fringe nexus instrumental in building his political career, some members of which are helping draft White House policy

Obama's extensive connections to ACORN and its union affiliate, including much new information not previously documented elsewhere

Extremists exposed in the White House, including top czars and communist-linked Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod

Obama's healthcare policy pushed and crafted by extremists

Obama’s deep association with the Nation of Islam

Obama's ties to terrorist Bill Ayers much more extensive than ever previously disclosed

About the Authors

Aaron Klein is an American journalist, author and radio host. He serves as senior investigative reporter and Jerusalem bureau chief for online news giant WorldNetDaily.com and is a columnist for the Jewish Press. Known for his regular appearances on top U.S. radio talk shows and television news broadcasts, especially Fox News, Klein is also the author of "Schmoozing with Terrorists" and "The Late Great State of Israel." Klein currently hosts his own program on WABC, the nation's largest talk radio station.

Brenda J. Elliott is a historian and author known for her dogged blogging during the 2008 presidential election about Tony Rezko, William Ayers and other criminals in Obama's clique of cronies.

Product Details
Hardcover: 352 Pages
Publisher: WND Books (May 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-935071-87-7 Product Dimensions: 6 x 9

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Saturday, May 01, 2010

Jezebel was a liar

Dr. Willie B. Grayson commented on What does the Bible say about women ministers (pastors or preachers)?

As a minister of God, called by him to preach, I found myself on the wrong end of a discussion tonight in Bible study. The question was " Is it alright for women to be in the pulpit. Our study came from Rev 2:20-24. Jezebel called herself a prophetess, she was not called by God. Being called by God to preach , I am very aware of  male Jezebels that are in the pulpit also. True it's not right for me or anyone else to be in a pulpit and having "Jezebel" tendencies. As I studied more I find the answer to my own question, no women were made preachers by God. Thank you. Even with a Doctors in Theology, you don't know everything.

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God Doesn't Ordain Women Preachers!
I just read an abominable article written by a proud and stubborn woman attempting to justify rebellious women doing what only God has ordained men to do: preach from the pulpit as ordained ministers.

Send illegal aliens running with tails between their legs!

Stand Up for Arizona
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Since Gov. Jan Brewer signed a new immigration law a week ago, Arizona has been subjected to savage attack as the modern embodiment of Jim Crow, apartheid and Nazism. Few have risen in the state's defense. In a particularly offensive smear, Mexican President Felipe Calderon charged Arizona with opening the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement.” And what was the reaction of the Great Apologist Obama to this slander of an American state by the leader of a neighboring nation? None. One wonders if Barack Obama will ever stand up to foreign leaders abusing the nation that awarded him its highest honor.

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Of course the bastard from Kenya, the president usurper, the fraud and foreigner Obama/Soetoro/Obama who was indoctrinated for over 20 years in racist Jeremiah Wright's haven of hatred against the United States and people of white color, won't defend the honor of our beloved white Israelite country and precious Republic because he has no honor. That's apparent by the fact Hussein Obama has failed to be transparent with his long form birth certificate, among many other documents he keeps in the dark.

Regardless of Hussein Obama's shameful silence in the face of such a internationally-reported slam against Arizona and the United States by the corrupt Mexican President Felipe Calderon, we - legitimate Americans -  must stand up for Arizona and stand up for the United States!

Isn't it hypocritical that non-white races can freely be proud of their race (LA RAZA - THE RACE) and have racist groups like the NAACP and exclusivist organizations like the Congressional Black Caucus, yet whenever people of white color seek to enforce our laws, in this country founded primarily by and for Anglo-Saxon-Celtics (as Manifest Destiny proves), with all its wonderful accomplishments and blessings the Gentiles covet, Joseph's Birthright, the militant minorities howl!

The plain truth is race matters. We need to be reminded of our Hebrew roots and biblical responsibilities and act accordingly, without apology, so help us God!

The sooner we enforce our laws and treat the curse of illegal immigration as a FOREIGN INVASION - with as much manpower and force as necessary to turn the tide and reclaim our country - the greater respect we will have for ourselves and others will take note and warning not to dare bark against us or they will be sent running with their tails between their legs!


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