I like posting this prayer I wrote every year around this time. ..I hope you like!

Thanksgiving Day ~ Every Day Prayer~

Thank you for my head, my heart,

my hands, my feet.

Thank you for my shelter and food to eat.

Thank you for my eyes, my nose, my ears,  my voice…

Thank you for my freedom…my freedom of choice!

by Bethann Shannon

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Thanksgiving Day Prayer

“100 Strangers Praying”

“Thanksgiving Everyday Prayer”

Copyright Bethann Shannon

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Bang Bang

Chapter 16

A rapping at the door.

As soon as the door latched, Antel pulled with all of his might at the strapps holding him down. It was no use, it was obviouse he was not going anywhere. The thought of his body parts being harvested began to torture his brain. “I need to get out of this place.” He thought to himself.

“God… Please help…”

No sooner did the prayer leave his lips when the octogan room he was in began to shake. It was a deep rumble. The table was dancing, bottles began to fall from the ceiling, and it looked as if the whole structure would collapse on top of him at any moment. The louder the rumble became the more the room began to fall apart. Then it was utter silence. Saw dust and smoke from broken bottles filled the room with a light haze.

“Knock, Knock, Knock.” came a rapping at the door.

Not knowing what monsterouse hell was waiting on the other side, Antel thought to himself that playing dead and praying was the best option.

“Crack! Reeep! Cachunk! Bang!

The massive wooden door burst open. Antel quickly shut his eyes and held his breath. Damn it! His heart was practically beating out of his chest. “Lord.”

He could hear footsteps walking toward the table. The creatures hands were placed on Antels shoulders as he bent over him. He could feel the hot breath. Breath that smelled like. . .Like a couple pints of Hartleys lager.

“You still alive Kiddo?”

“Roosafee!” Antels eyes opened with a burst of excitment.

Laughter filled the room and pushed out the dread and heaviness that once saturated it. Roosafee began to whisper a strange language. Very soft, intent, and concentrated. The straps that tied down his body began to unravel and untie. As soon as Antel was free he sat up.

Roosafee helped Antel to his feet and said, “I know you have plenty of questions, but we have to get out of hear before Venice returns. Not that I am afraid in any way, but his black market connections in this world can make life pretty difficult for two chaps on a mission”.

“But my skin, its in one of these bottles.” Antel then looked at the rooms floor covered with bottles. There was no way of knowing wich bottle held his apperence. It would be like trying to find someone you love in the middle of time square on new years eve.

“There is no time Antel. We will manage.”

As they began to leave they heard, “meow.” “Roosafee!, one second.” Antel pulled a couple of bottles and planks away from a corner and saw the cage with the cat still inside. At once antel opened its door and let the little bugger out. The cat wasted no time and climbed Antels bones. It perched itself on his shoulder and rubbed its whiskers on his cheek.

“Ok pal.” He meet Roosafee at the door. Roosafee didn’t say anything, he just smirked and walked behind the two until they got outside.

You work with any of these angels simply by asking for their help either in your mind or out loud.

First off, work moment by moment with your own personal Spiritual Team. Sometimes we can get caught up in the Archangels and what they do, when you already have a hand-picked team that you chose to come to this physical experience with. They are with you always and offer personal one on one love, attention, guidance, and protection. You have many angels, spirit guides, totem animals, you gatekeeper, master teachers, ascended masters and more! They all know your personal game plan VERY well. So work with them often and ask for help.

Archangel Michael - for shielding when heading into crazy busy stores full of stress and negativity. For family events where that cousin will be that you are never to keen on seeing or when you have to see the ex-spouse to do the kid exchange or at family get togethers. (Or even your …parents. lol Ask the Archangel Michael to cut cords to people you thought long gone, but creep into your thoughts over the holiday season, like long lost memories of holidays gone bad. Holidays are stressful. Remember AA Michael is the go to guy for stress.

Archangel Raphael - For healing of colds, coughs, or any ailments. For healing addiction, depression, or the place where Archangel Michael has cut the cords. Archangel Raphael has the green light of healing and can be very useful in healing anything mental, emotional, or physical simply by asking him to. He does it with love, kindness and as gentle as needed. Call on him often this season.

Archangel Chamuel - for finding the very best presents, sales, long lost people that you start thinking of, or even the new job for the New Year. Ask him to help you manifest the money NEEDED for the presents with ease and grace! lol He will get to work and lead you to the right person, place or thing and be happy to do it for you.:)

Archangel Ariel - to feel the love for others. To open your heart chakra and love yourself as much as you feel others should be loved. Work with Archangel Ariel if you need any assistance with pets or animals this holiday.

Finally work with the Archangel Nathaniel for the New Year coming up and finding and guiding you towards your life’s true purpose and happiness. Ask that he provided you direction smoothly and with ease onto the correct path for YOU.+

This is a very basic list and there is a much longer extensive list of angels and what they do on my website. http://lisabeachy.com/About__Angels.html

Angels are all around us and love us deeply, here to help us. So speak with them often and it will make your life SO much easier. You will be amazed.

Much love and blessings to you all this holiday season! I appreciate each and every one of you deeply.

Many Blessings
Lisa

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As a teenager in school, we studied Milton’s “Paradise Lost”; the story of the “council of war” by the angels who had rebelled against God and been banished from the Kingdom of Heaven. Milton’s epic poem had them bemoaning their plight and the possibilities of re-assembling and attacking heaven again and regaining their former elevated position. Of course we were aware that the fallen angels were now devils. Each devil/angel takes the stage, and has his say, (it seems they were all men!),  and after each has outlined his case the situation was summed up and concluded by the arch devil himself, Lucifer. We weren’t allowed to forget that these devils were once angels in God’s heaven. And, I suppose, this was a lesson for us young boys to learn and remember.

Notwithstanding their inherent threatening nature, I was never frightened by these rebel angels of Miltons, rather I was fascinated by their characters, like actors in a play, and the arguments that he put in their mouths; it was all a trifle unreal, even to a young romantic scholar like myself. They were, in his depiction, powerful personalities, but now deprived of the glory of heaven, and that took the wind out of their sails. Fallen and broken angels they were and not a pair of wings between the lot of them!

Their main deliberation was in their own plight and not focused on me and trying to lead me astray. They were deeply occupied with trying to solve the bungled revolution they had so recently fought with seriously damaging results. Another lesson for us to take heed of, I suppose: not to oppose God and think we could win!

What enthralled me the most about them was the richness and the power of the language Milton gave them. His use and command of the English language intrigued and delighted me more than the so-called evilness of these pathetic creatures, once bright and beautiful, but now dark and despondent. These devils’ speeches had us young English scholars leafing through the dictionary like never before learning new words and meanings. This was more the purpose of the study of the poem, of course, and not anyway religious at all. It was in English class.

Whereas before, we, as children, had been introduced to devils as evil tempters who spent their time egging us on to commit sin and displease God, we were now seeing another side to these tempters; they had their own problems, problems much bigger than ours here on the Earth. Many a the time I felt really sorry for them, defeated, banished and desperate.

I often wondered, later, on more mature philosophical reflection, if such creatures existed at all. Or did their brighter counterparts, angels, also exist? Or were they all like Milton’s darker brooding brothers, simply figments of his fertile artistic imagination? And as the power of the image, whether in painting or literature, has a great impact on the minds of the common man or woman, (as in advertising), we began to accept the artistic vision as the real. Or was the artist’s projected image a reflection of our own fears, perhaps? Of the dark. Of our loss. Of our insecurity!

I’m sure that many arguments, both pro and con, could be tabled. And would we ever know the truth? The human being seems to have the ability to proffer one argument only to be quickly routed by the opposite. As soon as one authority has professed that it’s “okay to eat butter”, another knocks it on the head as being bad for us. I think the same is somewhat true of angels and devils.

Dick Donaghue.

I’m now at 31,161!!! I wrote an amazing number of 4 – 5 thousand words today and I am thrilled with where my story is going! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving but I think I will still have a lot of free time, so I’m taking my computer with me. I wonder if I can get to 35 or 40k tomorrow?

The only problem I have right now is that in the way earlier chapters, my story was originally going in a different direction – way different – so there are some – lots of things that don’t match up and that are no longer needed. These things are bugging me and I can’t wait to go back and fix them.

Anyway, I am now going to bed. Goodnight and have a happy Thanksgiving!

& Baby Jesus

I was reviewing a linked in email today from LinkSV and noticed a new profile for http://www.milo.com/ which is another site enabling shoppers to research stores, best buys and purchase locally.  That in and of itself was interesting but what was really interesting was the investors.  Traditionally in a $4.0m raise you would generally see 1 or 2 VC’s that would be in the investment to ensure they had good leverage and would not unnecessarily dilute their equity position.  However, in this case there were over a dozen investors from the Wharton School, to Angels to standard VC’s.  A fairly eclectic mix to what we would normally see in a social marketing venture.

So this begs the question, is there a new trend starting where the inside Angels are looking to get into bigger rounds with smaller chunks of capital replacing the traditional VC model?  Stay tuned this maybe worth watching.

About a week after being released from hospital, my friend S. urged me to stay with her and her husband P.  Although our friendship had been kindled a few years before, I could not have imagined just how much healing would take place while I stayed at S and P’s home.

I met S. a few years ago when she joined the same women’s choir I was in. We had loads of fun and laughs at choir, occasionally heading out for coffee afterwards. We hit it off almost immediately and, intuitively, I knew we’d be friends. But what I did not know back then was how much closer we would grow during the many trying times we’d endure over the coming years.

The upstairs room I stayed in (aka the Zen Room) was an oasis of calm. Sunlight streamed in for much of the day, infusing the room with steady warmth. The shelves were lined with books related to healing, mindfulness and guidance. A small zen garden, candles, a gurgling waterfall and a small Buddha contributed to the sense of peace I felt in that space. Some mornings I would awake to the scent and overwhelming sight of a vase full of brilliant tulips. Oh, how grateful I was…

Like Goldilocks, I had a choice of 3 beds: a futon, a bit soft for my taste; a couch-bed, stiff like new; and the third, a rented hospital bed sunk in from overuse. Most nights I played musical beds, falling asleep in one, moving to another in the middle of the night and napping in the third midday. Most times, I could be found lying on my side, my legs wrapped around a lime-green fleece body pillow. It was the sidelong view of the wall across that most captured my mind and instilled in me a sense of grace and possibility: an ink painting of a nude woman, lying on her side, her back to me and exuding an aura of total relaxation.

The Zen Room

And the food, glorious food. The aroma from S. and P.’s cooking would saturate the house, tempting my taste buds and luring me out of bed. They whipped up dishes with kale, sweet potato, squash and broccoli. I dined on grilled fish, chicken paella, curries and stew. I’d come downstairs in the mornings, long after S. and P. had left to work, to find a place setting with fruit, granola bar, a bowl for oatmeal or yogurt, and a thermos filled with hot water for tea. Just like soldiers, my vitamins were all lined up next to the plates. Those meals didn’t just fill my stomach and nourish me throughout the day; they helped to bring my body back to life.

Some days S. would leap up the stairs bearing heated or frozen gels, stories from her hectic day and a snack. She changed my sheets and brought more blankets when I was chilled. In those early days and nights of endless pain and despair, S. was always there to share her wisdom, sustain me with loving encouragement and a long hug.

S. ran errands for me, filled my drug prescriptions, and loaded me up with vitamins. She set up an appointment with her chiropractor and ferried me to his office many times. Convincing me that it was not too early to get in the pool, she drove me to one that had a hydraulic seat that gently lowered me into the water. And one day, she walked in loaded up with boxes of new sneakers – so I could try them on and compare styles and sizes.

Until I came to stay with S, I’d become somewhat accustomed to showering by placing a bench in the bath, and just barely perching on it. But it was awkward and terribly uncomfortable, and I longed for a bath. One day, S. announced that we were going to get a bath going. With equal measures trepidation and excitement, we started to plan for the big event. Out from the basement came the goodies, S. lugging all types of camping gear up two floors; a regular sleeping mat, an inflatable mat, fleece blankets, etc. She padded the bottom of the bathtub, unperturbed that all would get soaked. Before turning on the tap, she carefully helped me climb into the bath and covered me up partly with blankets. Then the waters came and I was filled with such gratitude and joy that I’m sure I cried – till we both laughed silly when the water threatened to lift me together with the nearly-floating mats.

To this day, I don’t quite know how they so graciously coped with me living in their midst for a month. I was blessed that I could call their home mine. I felt more love and compassion there than I could have hoped for. And still, every time I take a bath, I think of S.

Thank you S.  Thank you P. Angels both.

Cauldron Magazine is one of the most respected occult journals in the UK, established since the 1970’s you can find out more by visiting their website at http://www.the-cauldron.org.uk/ (including subscription info).  It is always both interesting and exciting to find reviews of our publications in magazines, but especially so when they are positive (of course).  In the latest edition of Cauldron several Avalonia titles have received glowing reviews, these include Hekate Liminal Rites, Stellar Magic, The Book of Treasure Spirits and the anthology Both Sides of Heaven.

Both Sides of Heaven – an anthology of essays regarding Angels, Fallen Angels and Demons which was edited by Sorita d’Este and includes essays by some of the best known authors, researchers and mystics of the current occult rennaissance, the contributions include:

Contents:
A Host of Winged Messengers – Sorita d’Este
Fallen Angels and Legends of the Fall – Rufus Harrington
On the Wings of Rebirth – Katherine Sutherland
The Myth of the Fallen Ones – Michael Howard
The Enochians – Aaron Leitch
Madeline Montalban, Elemental and Fallen Angels – Julia Phillips
Azazel & Shemyaza – Diana Allam
Thirteen Unicycles in the Woods – Adele Nozedar
The Salvation of the Sidhe – Emily Carding
The Green Butterfly – Dan Harms
The Fallen Angels and the Goetia - David Rankine
Demons & Devils - Maestro Nestor
Grimoires for Pagans – Jake Stratton-Kent
The Thwarting Angels – Stephen Skinner
Loving Lilith – Melissa Harrington
The Face in the Mirror – Charlotte Rodgers
Between Gods and Men - Kim Huggens
Zoroastrian Angels and Demons – Payam Nabarz

This is what Cauldron thought of this collection:

“This excellent new book from those good people at Avalonia is a collection of eighteen essays exploring the origin, history and magical practices of angles, fallen angels and demons by some of the foremost esoteric writers, occult scholars and magicians (and sometimes all three!) in the field today.  In their essays they contribute their personal experiences, research and insights into this fascinating subject.  The contents range from the occult work of Renaissance magi such as Dr John Dee, Edward Kelley and Dr Thomas Rudd to more recent practitioners like the magus, taromancer and astrologer Madeline Montalban (1910-1982).  There aer also several interesting contributions on the Watchers or fallen angels and their offspring the Nephelim and the magical rites in medieval grimoires such as the Key of Solomon and the Goetia.  After all the New Age nonsense written about angels it is refreshing to get a book that tells the reader exactly what they are.  Very highly recommended.”

You have every right to feel pleased with yourselves, at the turn of events that are leading to definite changes soon to be apparent to you. After a long period of Endeavour, you are about to reap the result of your dedication to bring the Light to Earth. Your faith has been remarkable given that you have been unable to appreciate the whole picture as we do. Where we have seen positive movement you have found it hard to detect, indeed at times the chaos has seemed to accelerate. As we have pointed out with regard to the cleansing that it is taking place, it has inevitably given the impression of uncoordinated events because of its nature. The truth is that each occurrence is following a pattern that will make way for the new systems to take their place. It is not easy to prise people away from what they have been used to do doing for decades. Therefore the answers to your problems are not necessarily evident, but with the assistance of our allies you will begin to see positive signs of what is to be done. They will satisfy your pleas for a new way forward, and will eventually bring about the long awaited peace to Earth.

The tempo increases as your thoughts turn to the festive celebrations that are quickly approaching. This is more than welcome, as when our presence is made known your spirits will already be lifted. It is not that everyone will be ecstatic at the news, and many will not know what to think. However, our intention is that sufficient information will be released, that will satisfy such persons as to our reason and desire to have a closer contact with you. Our actions will soon be understood as those that convey our concern for you, and our loyalty to the Higher Ones who are of Light and Love. We come to help you elevate to our level of existence and rightly take your place alongside us. Most of you have all but completed your experience of duality, and you now need to take the next step up on your path to illumination.

We can hardly wait to get fully started on our mission, and a ripple of excitement is spreading through the Galactic Federation at the prospect of commencing very shortly. For us time is not as you experience it, but nevertheless we understand that as you live by linear time matters seem to have been drawn out. We share your concern about your pressing needs, that have led to a worsening quality of life for many of you. Again we say this is largely due to necessary changes that can only follow a dismantling of your old systems. Once we get the go ahead we can so to say move mountains, and no task presents us with any problems whatsoever. We are equipped to ensure that you are inconvenienced as little as possible whilst the changes occur. Speed will be our priority and you will be pleasantly surprised at our rate of progress.

So Dear Ones, it is a bit of a waiting game but it will not go on too long. A point has been reached when our presence must come about, to enable us to be accepted and mobilize our allies to work in co-ordination with us. Be assured that we are in any event aware of exactly where we need to be, and what action to take prior to our official landing on Earth. We can start at a minutes notice, and that is a measure of how prepared we are already. So please do not be unduly worried at any delay, it will hardly have any effect on our overall objectives and time scales.

More and more people see our craft in your skies, and clear enough to sufficiently determine that they are extraterrestrial and not of Earth. However, there are designs of earthly craft that could be mistaken for ours. Size is indicative of origin, as our Mother Craft that are disc shaped can be hundreds of miles in diameter. They are not called Cities of the Skies for nothing and as inter galactic craft, they are totally equipped for their crews to stay in space for extremely long periods of time. Because of their sheer size, they stay at a safe distance from Earth for your safety. Technological advances must be accompanied by an understanding of what conduct is expected to go with it. The ambitions of your dark forces are not in accordance with such aims, and for this reason they will not allowed to move beyond your solar system. Law and order exists throughout your Universe, and when civilizations show that they can abide by it they are allowed to explore beyond their own solar system.

Man is being prepared to join the Galactic Federation and will be expected to make that step after Ascension. You will by then have risen sufficiently to become One with us, and join your brothers and sisters of Space. There are many organizations similar to ours to be found in different areas of the Universe, and they help maintain peace through their spiritual knowledge and application. You will never run out of things to do, and your experience in duality will be invaluable as you help others to reach out for upliftment. Experience is the priceless jewel that each one of you seeks, and you have well earned your place amongst us. It is the application of it with your achievement of Unconditional Love that will enable you to be of great service to others.

We will tell you that your future is in the higher dimensions, and that is where your true home is amongst the stars. In us you will see yourselves, and we will encourage you to emulate what we do in service to you. It is a most enjoyable and rewarding existence, which even for us is increasing our level of consciousness. You will find that you never stop learning, and every permutation of whatever you could think exists is there in reality. There are millions upon millions of planets, and all are at some dimensional level that supports intelligent life forms. Many will be non-human but they are nevertheless just like you, born of the Source that you know as the Creator. Wonders never cease to astound us, and life is astonishing inasmuch it can be found to exist in the most unusual circumstances, but as you are aware not all are like your Earth conditions. This is evident in your own solar system, where there is a vast difference in other planetary conditions compared to yours.

I am SaLuSa from Sirius and bless you all from my heart centre, that you may find the ability to work from yours and spread the Light wherever you may go.

Thank you SaLuSa.

Mike Quinsey.

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Boxed Angels

I do not question that love was the strength
that kept us together and will, in ways,
keep us together ever – and then some.
 
We reached heights I had never imagined;
lows I only feared in nightmarish dream
when the past wrestled with our present life.
 
No fingerprints can be found on the point
when poison took control of heart and mind,
pushed irrationality in between.
 
I collected angels for a long time,
perhaps hoping for peace and renewal,
a place away from where we found ourselves.
 
They’re all packed in boxes now, and like them,
we wait to be lifted to life again.
 
 
Siobhan
11-24-09

If it was up to me there would be a law stating hence “  No Christmas wreaths, lights, santas, reindeer, elfs,mrs santas, candy canes,mangers with or without the Baby Jesus***see Talledega Nights, sleighs, partridges in pear trees, and Dale Ehrnhardt X-Mas decorated number 8 cars ( those south of Camden NJ ), or any Christmas decorations of any color or shape are  not allowed to be displayed before 2 weeks prior to Christamas Day.   But the world has changed , and retailers and big box companies own this magnificent Holiday the way Herod owned his Kingdom so I’m preaching to the Yuletide choir!   But I think it SUX a Big Candy Cane to put up anything too early, never mind before THANKSGIVING..   What say yee of pissed off Faith ?

Read in English

Translation by Xenia

Η 9η ημέρα του dhul-Hijjah είναι η ημέρα του Αραφάτ. Είναι αυτή η ημέρα, όταν οι προσκυνητές συγκεντρώνονται στο πεδιο του βουνόυ του Αραφάτ, προσεύχονται και παρακαλουν τον Κυριο τους. Η ημέρα του Αραφάτ έχει μεγάλη σημασία στο Ισλάμ επειδή αυτή είναι η ημέρα που Αλλάχ ολοκληρωσε την  αποκάλυψη Του στον  αγγελιοφόρο του (sAllâhu alaihe WA-Sallam).

Αναφέρεται στην Sahîhayn (δηλαδή Sahih al-Sahih Bukhari και Muslim), από τον Umar Ibn al-Khattab (Radhi Allahu anhu) ότι ένας Εβραιος είπε:

“Ω Αμίρ αλ-Muminîn (Ω επικεφαλής των μουσουλμάνων)! Υπάρχει ένας στίχος στο Κορανι, που αν ειχε αποκαλύφθει σε εμάς, τους Εβραίους, θα είχαμε λάβει εκείνη την ημέρα ως Eid (φεστιβάλ).

Ο Umar ρώτησε: «Ποιος στίχος;

Είπε:« Την σημερον ημέρα έχω τελειοποιήσει τη θρησκεία σας για σας, ολοκληρώθηκε χάρη μου σε σας, και Εχω επιλέξει για εσάς το Ισλάμ ως θρησκεία σας. “[Σούρα al-Maidah (5): 3]

Ο Umar (Radhi Allahu anhu) είπε: «Γνωρίζουμε ποια ηταν η  ημέρα και τον τόπο στον οποίο αποκαλύφτηκε αυτός ο στίχος στον αγγελιοφόρο του Αλλάχ (sAllâhu alaihe WA-Sallam). Ήταν όταν στεκόταν στο Αραφάτ μια  Παρασκευή. “

Η ημερα του Αραφάτ είναι η ημέρα κατά την οποία ο Αλλάχ πήρε το συμβόλαιο από τις απογόνους του Αδάμ (alaihis-Salam), αναφέρθηκε ότι  ο Ιμπν Αμπάς (Radhi Allahu anhu) αφήγηθηκε: Ο αγγελιοφόρος του Αλλάχ (sallAllâhu alaihi WA-Sallam) ειπε:

“(Όταν ο Αλλάχ δημιούργησε τον Aδαμ  (alaihis-Salam) , ο Αλλάχ πήρε συνθηκη  από αυτόν σε ένα χώρο, Na’mân την ημέρα του Αραφάτ. Μετα εξεγαγε όλους τους απογόνους που θα γεννηθουν  μέχρι το τέλος του κόσμου, από γενιά σε γενιά , και τους απλωσε μπροστά Του, προκειμένου να λάβει ένα συμβόλαιο και απο αυτους, επίσης.  Τους Μίλησε  πρόσωπο με πρόσωπο λέγοντας: «Δεν ειμαι ο Κυριος σας;”
και όλοι απάντησαν: «Ναι, μπορούμε να μαρτυρησουμε».  Ο Αλλάχ, στη συνέχεια Εξήγησε οτι  Είχε  ολη  την ανθρωπότητα  να καταμαρτυρησει οτι Ήταν Δημιουργός Τους και  Ο Μόνος Αξιος της λατρειας τους.

Είπε:

“Αυτό ειναι  σε  περίπτωση που ( η ανθρωπότητα) θα πει  την Ημέρα της Αναστάσεως,« Σίγουρα, εμείς αγνοούσαμε του παρόντος. Δεν είχαμε ιδέα ότι εσείς, Αλλάχ, ήσταν ο  Κυρίος μας. Κανείς δεν μας είπε ότι θα έπρεπε να λατρεύουμε μόνο Εσας. “

[(Sahîh by Shaikh al-Albanî in Silsilah al-Ahâdîth as-Sahîhah vol: 4, no: 1623]

Πραγματικα η ημερα του Αραφατ ειναι μια ευλογημενη ημερα και δεν υπαρχει μεγαλυτερη συνθηκη απο αυτην την συνθηκη.

Η ημερα του Αραφάτ είναι μια ημέρα συγχώρεσης από τις αμαρτίες, της ελευθερία από την φωτιά  της κολασης για τους ανθρώπους που βρίσκονται στο πεδιο του Αραφάτ. Η  A’ishah (Radhi Allahu anha) αφηγηθηκε οτι  ο  αγγελιοφόρος του Αλλάχ (sallAllâhu alaihi WA-Sallam) ειπε:

“Δεν υπάρχει ημέρα που ο Αλλάχ απελευθερώνει περισσότερα άτομα από την Φωτια εκτος από την ημέρα του Αραφάτ. Έρχεται κοντά και εκφράζει την υπερηφάνεια Του στους  τους αγγέλους λέει, «Τι  θέλουν αυτοί οι άνθρωποι (οι Hajis)’” [Sahih Muslim]

Aυτο  to  Hadith αναφέρει συγχώρεση για τους προσκυνητές. Εκτός από αυτό, η  νηστεία την ημέρα του  Αραφάτ είναι Sunnah και μια εξιλέωση των αμαρτιών για τους ανθρωπους.

Αναφέρεται στην Sahîhayn Μuslim,  ότι όταν ο αγγελιοφόρος του Αλλάχ (sallAllâhu alaihi WA-Sallam) ρωτήθηκε σχετικά με τη νηστεία της ημέρας του Αραφάτ, είπε:

“Εξιλεωνει τις αμαρτίες του προηγούμενου έτους και του επόμενου έτους.” [Sahih Muslim]

Αυτή η νηστεία είναι Mustahabb μόνο για την μη-προσκυνητές και δεν προορίζεται για την Hajis (οι προσκυνητές), διότι δεν ήταν η συνηθεια  του αγγελιοφόροu του Αλλάχ (sallAllâhu alaihi WA-Sallam) να νηστευει την ημέρα της Αραφάτ κατά τη διάρκεια του προσκυνήματος και σε μια αφήγηση που επίσης τους  απαγόρευσε να το κανουν.

Ο Ιμάμ σε-Tirmidhî (rahimahullah) (d 275H), δήλωσε:

“Οι άνθρωποι της γνώσης  to θεωρούν οτι  συνιστάται (Mustahabb) η νηστεια την ημέρα του  Αραφάτ, εκτός από αυτους στο Αραφάτ.” [Jâmi'ut-Tirmidhî (3 / 377)]

“Windows up, system bumping, you the one they sang to”

The ‘Angels’ remix by Dirty Money (Diddy,Dawn Richard, & Kaleena the Dream) featuring Lupe Fiasco tantalized both my intellect and senses. If Jay-Z Blueprint 3 is truly the blueprint, then this ‘Angels’ remix is #flexin on any re-up on the aforementioned blueprint. The internal struggle within the verses allowed me to question occasions of luck, pleasure, and victory for as the old saying goes “everything that glitters isn’t gold”. I can show deference to Lupe Fiasco say it better “I asked her “Where we going?” and she just told me “Pleasure”/
Hands on the wheel, and her heels on the accelor-/
-Rator, told her wait up, she kept going like et cetra/
But like a broken record, we’ve come too far to just wheel it back, selector/
So we gon’ ride forever, forever, forever, forever, forever

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Free Agent Matt Holliday is trying to support his family during his unemployment. He's currently filling out applications with the MLB for a permanent position in the spring and at Best Buy for seasonal help.

This Thanksgiving will be a somber one for the family of Cardinal free agent, Matt Holliday. Holliday recently reached free agency this November and is currently looking for a position within his skill set in Major League Baseball.

“It’s gonna be a tough year. With this economy, you just have to hope for the best. It was great to find a position with the Cardinals, even though I knew going in it was going to be temporary.” Holliday said while flipping through the weekly help wanted ads. “It’s great to add National League Central Champion to my resume. Hopefully that will get me some looks from some organizations.” While Holliday remains hopeful, sources say that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the New York Yankees have already stated that they will be passing up Holliday for other applicants.

“He’s a great player and all, he just didn’t really have the qualities we were looking for in an applicant,” said Yankee’s GM Brian Cashman, “Plus we’re trying to find placed for Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon. Those two have been with the organization for a while now and we’re big on employee loyalty. We just couldn’t really find it in our hearts to let one of those guys go after what they’ve done for us this past year. I’m not gonna look one of those two in the eye and tell them that we’re bringing in someone else to do their job. Come on man, it’s the holidays.”

Holliday says that he is thankful for his family who have been extremely supportive throughout the entire ordeal. “We’re gonna stand behind Matt through this tough time. He’s done a lot to support his family and we support his career choice,” said Holliday’s wife Leslee in a statement issued last week. The life of a baseball player can often be a difficult one, with travel being routinely required, contracts usually only lasting a few years, and a lot of teams issuing performance based incentives. “He’s worked hard to get to this position in his career, and while it’s tough for a family to have a member unemployed during these hard economic times, me and Matt will be a united front and I’m confident that our family will make it through this.”

The Hollidays are currently living off of their savings. Matt was fortunate enough to hold a position with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals this past year and made 11.5 million dollars between the 08 and 09 seasons. “That’s gonna help us get through this. I was fortunate enough to put some of that money back into savings so I’m confident that even though things may be tight. We’ll make it,” said Holliday.

Holliday said he has considered taking other positions since the tough economy makes finding a job hard these days. “I have thought of taking a position in maybe right field, or as a medical assistant or middle management somewhere. I know I just have to be flexible.” Holliday maintains the fact that he would like to stay in the MLB. “I know it’s hard to get back into the industry if you make a career change, so I’m hoping something opens up. So far the only team I’ve seen taking out help-wanted ads are the Baltimore Orioles and I’m just not sure that’s a place I want to work,” said Holliday.

Holliday said he hopes to get signed soon. “I just can’t bare to look my family in the eyes and tell them that we only have about $500,000 to spend on Christmas this year. That’s not something a father ever wants to do.”

If you would like to help this family during their time of need, donations can be sent to:

St. Louis Cardinals’ Free Agent Fund

100 S 4th St

Saint Louis, MO 63102

Revelation 13:16-18

“ He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom.  If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666.”  

I am writing on this subject in hopes of giving some insite to those who have no understanding of this prophecy,  as well as  for those who are being misled by those who those who are false teachers, as well as for those who have just not studied this subject at all. 

We are that last generation, the only generation that could have any understanding of what the  “mark of the beast” represents, because it has to do with our current technology.  Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, when the first ATM machines and UPC codes were  introduced, I knew that this technology was going to have  relevance with that coming mark. At first, people were only able to withdraw cash from the ATM’s, but as the years and technology progressed, we began to see the POS (Point of Sale) devices appearing in all places of business, allowing you to purchase your burger and fries, fill up your gas tank or buy food at the grocery store and then, with the swipe of your debit card, making your purchase and having  your bank account  automatically debited.  Today, you are able to purchase gas by simply waving a key fob past a scanner and your account is debited in the same way as with the debit card.  

Currently at Ikea and Home Depot (to name a few),  you are able to bring your merchandise through an unstaffed check out line, scan the UPC code on each of your purchased products and then slide your debit card through the POS reader and your account is debited and you’re done. Recently, I have noticed that the POS devices are now built right into the air and water recepticles at the service stations, so that if you  need to fill your tires with air or put water in your radiator, you can just swipe your card, fill up your tires and the 75 cents is deducted right from your bank account.  

But now, arising from this POS technology, they have taken the next step and that being Radio Frequency Identification or RFID chips, which are smaller than a grain of rice and work in the same manner as the strip on your debit card. The idea is the same in that, you make your purchase and the chip is scanned and the amount is debited from your account. What is the difference between the POS/debit card verses the RFID? The RFID chip technology is subdermal, i.e. to be used under the skin.  The technology for this  chip is meant to be implanted under the skin, so that when you make a purchase, the RFID chip when scanned, debits your bank account. Sound familiar? This technology first appeared about 7 years ago and has been progressing ever since.  Some establishments are already experimenting with this technology, to name one, the Barcelona Beach Club in Spain, where the patrons have the chips implanted so that they can pay for their drinks by simply waving their hands across the counter and debiting their accounts and therefore, no need to carry around  wallets or purses.  The point is that, the technology for the mark of the beast is here and staring us right in the face! As time goes on, this technology will continue to progress just as the POS system did for making purchases with the debit card. However, the actual fulfullment of this prophechy will not come into being until that antichrist and his side kick, the false prophet make the mark manditory, which will come about during the middle of the last seven years before Christ’s return.  As the word of God makes clear, he, the false prophet, will force all people to receive that mark in their right hand or forehead.  How will he force the people of the earth to receive it? It won’t be done by physical force, but it will be done by making all the other forms of buying and selling obsolete, such as cash, checks, debit and credit cards, money orders, etc and therefore,  the people of the world will be forced to receive it in order to be able to buy or sell.  When that time comes, the only system of buying and selling will be through the use of this  mark and therefore, without it, no one will not be able to pay their bills, buy gas, groceries or make any kind of purchases or even have a job for that matter, because all purchases will be done through electronic credit and debit, by use of that chip via computer transaction.  By removing all of the other options of buying and selling, it will force the inhabitants of the earth to recieve his mark and thereby, they will be worshiping him because, it is the beasts mark.  The following is a warning to those who would receive this mark:

A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice:

“If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name.” (Rev. 14:9-11)

Jesus said, “Whoever loves his life more than me is not worthy of me.”

 He also said:

“Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my name sake and the gospel will gain it.”

The reason that people during that time will receive the mark, will be to save their lives, for without the mark they will not be able to buy or sell or even be apart of the world system of that time. But by recieving the mark, they will be saving their lives only at the expense of losing their eternal life, reason being is that they will have turned away from the creator who saved them, by worshiping a man who will be proclaiming himself to be God (2 Thes 2:9-12). 

Now, the other reason for this posting, as mentioned above, is because there are those who have been lead astray and who are believing and teaching that the verse mentioning the mark of the beast is to be interpreted symbolically and not literally. They say that the mention of the “right hand” represents “doing”, as in “taking action” and the ”forehead” represents “The mind”, as in “making a decision.”  Then, they merged these with the fact that the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) changed the observance of the sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday and therefore you have the “forehead” as in making the decision to oberserve the sabbath on Sunday and the “right hand” equals the  act of  “doing”, which is the actual act of observing the sabbath on Sunday and viola, the mark of the beast equals, observing the sabbath on Sunday.  It is amazing to me that anyone would follow after this belief, especially when we have a literal fulfillment of God’s word regarding the mark,  which is being developed to go into the literal right hand or forehead and will literally be used for the purpose of buying and selling, just as it is plainly written in God’s word.  Make no mistake, this is not just a matter of  ”this is my interpretation and this is yours.” This is dangerous because, those who have and continue to teach this, say that “anyone who believes that the mark of the beast is anything other than the observance of the sabbath on Sunday is a deceiver.” So, when someone like me comes along and teaches about a literal  mark in the right hand or forehead, I’m a deceiver and not to be listened to, which means that no matter what kind of proof I have from the written word God, they will not listen. The other danger is that, they have made the statement that if a computer chip does come out for the purpose of buying and selling, they will receive it, because they are convinced that their interpretation is correct and therefore, as far as they are concerned, a literal device in the right hand or forehead is not the mark of the beast. I can just see it now, these people standing before God and them saying,

“You mean your word means exactly what it says?” 

Further more, there are some who are teaching that the book of Revelation and the related verses are to be labeled under hyperbole, symbolism and poetry.” Hyperbole is defined as, “exaggerated, not to be taken literally.” There is no poetry in the book of Revelation, whatsoever. However, while there is definitely symbolism in the book of Revelation, that symbolism is either explained within the book of revelation itself or is revealed in the other  books  throughout God’s word. Right in the very first verse of Revelation, it states:

 ”The Revelaton of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.”

So, God the Father gave the revelation to Jesus to show us what must soon take place and these people are claiming that the book of revelation is to be considered exaggerated and not to be taken literally. Seems to me that their claim has a conflict of interest with God’s purpose, as his purpose is to make known the things that are soon to take place, while according to them, everything is exaggerated and not to be taken literally. Somebody is lying and it isn’t God, for God is not a man to lie nor the Son of Man to repent. What he says, is what he means!

I have previously mentioned that this mark becomes manditory during the middle of that last seven year period spoken in Daniel 9:27, which says:

“He will confirm a covanant with many for one ’seven’. In the middle of the ‘ seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.” 

The “one seven” that is mentioned,  is actually a one seven year period. So, as we see from the verse above, there is going to be an abomination of desolation set up on a wing of the temple, which is specified in Mt. 24:15 as the “holy place”, which is within the temple that will be rebuilt in Jerusalem.  The mention of this abomination is also mentioned in Revelation 13:14-16, but only by description and not by name. 

“He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to  be killed.”

Now, my reason for saying that the mark will become manditory during the middle of that seven years is because, immediately following the announcement of the “image” (abomination) in the verse listed above, is the description of the mark of the beast and therefore, since we know that this abomination is set up in the middle of the seven and the mark is mentioned immediately after, this would put the mark as becoming manditory at the middle of the seven as well.  Further more, I also believe that the abomination and the mark will have some relevance to one another. For a fuller explanation of this, please do a search from Google Blog on “The Abomination of Desolation” and look for my post, which has the same title.

In case you were wondering, from my personal studies, I don’t believe that we, the church will be here during that last seven year period. In fact, I don’t believe that we will even see the beast, also called the “man of lawlessness” and the “antichrist.” For a detailed explanation of this event, please do a search on “The Resurrection and Catching Away” and look for my post having the same title.  We have been witnessing the technology for this system of buying and selling via computer transaction for some time and now we are seeing the actual prototype that will be used in the near future.  I say ”near future” because, if we are witnessing the technology for the mark now, it will not take long for it to be implimented, seeing that the basic system for it is already set up. All that will be required is to have a device put under the skin that performs the same function as the debit card and now you have your own personal mark that will allow you to credit and debit your own  bank account via computer transactions.

The Bible teaches us that there are actually times in Heaven when God and the angels celebrate…..  And it is about us….