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On The Way To The Promised Land

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in honor of martin luther king i am refreshing my past posting "god bless america".. part 1 .

part 2 .

i have made the case that ml king is reliving the spiritual programming of moses together with the whole account of the israelites return to the promised land.

Zechariah

In honor of Martin Luther King I am refreshing my past posting "God Bless America".

Part 1

Part 2

I have made the case that ML King is reliving the spiritual programming of Moses together with the whole account of the Israelites return to the promised land.

If my theory is correct the last 40 years since his death has been a period of wandering for his people before entering the promised land. Current events are shaping up in miraculous ways to fulfill this prophecy. By this calculation the year 2008 is the scheduled time for the prophecied entry into the promised land made by Martin.

My expectations of the future were super optimistic in line with Martin's dream. I have been inspired with the following understanding regarding the interpretation of key Bible prophecy about this most important time in Bible history.:

My expectation upon first realizing this modern day reinactment of Israels entry into the promised land was that mankind worldwide would be spritually raised up to meet Christ in the air in a global Christ consciousness. This new ruling spirit would gather the nations together in mutual cooperation to meet the all the worlds comon problems.

This I truly see as the true sense of the battle of Armageddon. Ironically it was Charles Russel in his Studies In The Scriptures book "The Battle Of Armageddon" describes the true nature of the battle of Armageddon. It is a spiritual battle which is basically Good against evil. It is prophecied That the spirit of chist will guarantee final victory for mankind from all his problems and lead to a glorious time on earth MLK describes as enterig the promised land.

I very optmistically believed when I first had realization of this modern reinactnt of Bible prophecy. I expected well prior to the 2000 elections that World events will consistently be controlled by Democrats whose policies I recognize to be modeled after Christian principles of love, peace, justice, forgivemess, etc. This as opposd to the haughty, prideful, self righteous, and vengeful principles held by Republcans.

It considerably depressd me when the Republicans won the election. It did not seem that events were being angelically coordinated in the right direction and that entry into the spiritual promise land could not be possible by 2008.

I since have seen that Bushs administration and the polltical control obtained by Republicans was a blessing in disguise as it served as a catalyst for raising to the forefront of peoples consciousness all the issues or battlefronts that must be fought before entry into te promised land. These are all individual battlegrounds in the the War of Armageddon.

There is the war specifically against terrorism, crime, injustice, the death penalty, the right to abortion, against poverty and sickness, etc, etc. Bush being consistently on the wrong side of all these issues raisies them to be the decisive factor in the upcoming 2004 elections. This would prepare the way for the new administartion that would lead us into the promised land in 2008 as Clinton led us positively into the new millenium.

I have a major goal and the thing that I pray for that would fulfill my life. That is to recieve the blessing MLK did not live to see. That is the entry into the promised land of which he spoke. Here all men white men and black, jews and gentiles, men and woman, would all sing the words of the old Negro spiritual, Free at last, free at last, great God almighty, free at last.

Zechariah
ON THE WAY TO PROMISED LAND

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My Thanksgiving Expression To God

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one of my early experiences with miracles.

i grew up in the 1950s + 60s in lower manhattan, ny right across the river from bethel.. when i was 15 my parents brought a nice house on elmont , long island.

the family consisted of just my parents and my one sibling my sister.

Zechariah

I am very disappointed so little people even attempted to read my story. And no one had anything to say. Is there a problem here with it this post that is repelling folk?

Zechariah

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Donkey's never-ending atheism thread

by donkey in

wih the permission of simon, i would like to start a thread to act as a collection of thought, quotes and miscellany on atheism and agnosticism.

there are so many other threads on this subject but no one place which one can go to on here.

i have much to share - enjoy and contribute with me please.give me the storm and stress of thought and action rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.

Zechariah

SS,

I understand the point you are trying to make.

You have alluded though to the main thing we have to understand about life.

Albert Einsteins theory of relativity said it all. It pointed to the fact Einstein had to be conscious of and a believer in life after death to have formulated what he did. I was very proud after becoming a believer in our spirit nature to fully grasp the awesome significance of the theory of relativity.

What mind boggling conclusions can be drawn if we accept on faith Einsteins formulation. E = MC2. Mass is really energy in another form. Energy is spirit. Spirit is infinite and everlasting. Immortal if you will. Nothing in the universe ever really dies but in a physical sense which I no you are trying to emphasize.

All that is the essense of and that animates life (thoughts, feelings, memories, etc.) live on. That is why spiritual death can only mean living in communion with God or seperated from him which is hell. No energy ever leaves the universe. Faith is a necessary requirement to fully comprehend the nature of our earthly existence. This life is not all there is. We do not live this life alone. Our passed loved ones are still interested in our lives and wish to assist us in ways that are possible for them.

I am pleased to understand from psychics like Sylvia Brown and John Edwards that life on the other side is not devoid of our earthly loves and passions. Our unattachment to the flesh at that time makes it possible for us to overcome all the trials of the earthly experience plus have the prospect to act as spiritual guides and mentors for those who will in the future pass through the earthly experience.

Thanks for providing me the opportunity to outline my newfound beliefs and understandings. I am sure when I die I will enjoy doing the things I did while on earth in a manner it was never possible for me with earthly limitations.

I will play pro quality basketball with amazing physical attributes against my passed loved ones also similarly equipped.

I am sure that though there will be no physical requirement to eat I will do so for pleasure with there being unlimited abundance and no calories. I will be able to manifest myself to my loved ones on earth in dreams in any way I wish them to remember me.

I am not sure about the masturbation thing but you can bet I will have the greatest orgasms. I will sing with the expertise and voice of Luther Van Dross or Nat King Cole.

I have no fear or apprehensions about dying. I am looking forward to it with excitement when the time comes. I have been inspired with the understanding that my unique mission in life has yet to be fulfilled and believe I will be kept physically alive long enough to fulfill it. From your responses I don't feel my ramblings would disinterest you. I enjoyed sharing my thoughts on this subject.

Zechariah

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Donkey's never-ending atheism thread

by donkey in

wih the permission of simon, i would like to start a thread to act as a collection of thought, quotes and miscellany on atheism and agnosticism.

there are so many other threads on this subject but no one place which one can go to on here.

i have much to share - enjoy and contribute with me please.give me the storm and stress of thought and action rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.

Zechariah

SS,

Why we can't be both spirit and physical beings is that the reality is there is no such thing as physical life. The thing that animates all life on earth is spirit. Our bodies is merely the vehicle for tansporting us through the earth experience. When a man physically dies his body returns to the dust of the ground and his spirit (soul) returns to God who gave it). Animals likewise have souls that is their real selves that go to heaven when they die. Watch John Edwards sometime on "Crossing Over". He will convince you this is true.

People are not the cars the drive. A man is not his body.

Zechariah

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Donkey's never-ending atheism thread

by donkey in

wih the permission of simon, i would like to start a thread to act as a collection of thought, quotes and miscellany on atheism and agnosticism.

there are so many other threads on this subject but no one place which one can go to on here.

i have much to share - enjoy and contribute with me please.give me the storm and stress of thought and action rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.

Zechariah

Donkey,

Denying your heavenly father and creator means you don't even know who you are. A physically embodied spirit creature. You choose to believe that you are some distant cousin of an ape rather than you are a uniquely created son of God with a divine nature in his image. No wonder you get depressed. You need to find yourself by finding God. To see God you must only open your spiritual eyes (faith). Stop being blind. There is none so blind as he that will not see. Stop being a Donkey :).

Zechariah

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Reach for God

by donkey in

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why do humans search and/or reach for god?.

if they are honest with themselves it is because have a fear or death or of non-existence.

or they draw "power" from god.

Zechariah

Donkey,

I concur with Blueblades that my belief in God has nothing to do with fear. For when one believes as I do that we are guaranteed a everlasting existence in communion with God solely based on faith then there is no reason to fear anything. Our faith casts out all fear.

It is the unbeliever though that has all the reasons to fear. Without belief in the spirit world including ones unseen connection to one another a man is all alone in the world with only himself to depend on.

Surprisingly it is not this that frightens the unbeliever. He has a irrational fear of disappointment. He would rather be totally self reliant than take the risk of being disappointed. It has been correctly said we have nothing to fear but fear itself. The fear of disappointment unbelievers have is a demon force that is intent of robbing us of all joy, hope and security.

So as not to risk disappointment it is better not to believe anything that offers hope and optimism. They cry we must be intellectually honest. We must be realistic. They are really advocating being pessimistic. If you have no expectations of anything good you cannot be disappointed. This gives rise to depression.

As Blueblades expressed but in my words you have to be in it to win it. Without a lottery ticket you are a looser by default. With one you at least have a chance. Knowig I have a ticket in the lottery gives me hope from week to week. I exercise my faith by the vision that someday I'm going to be the big winner. I already see it as a reality that through the supernatural forces enforcing the laws of faith will make that thing hoped for a reality. I know just how I'm going to spend my million. (I'm not telling).

Zechariah

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My Thanksgiving Expression To God

by Zechariah in

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one of my early experiences with miracles.

i grew up in the 1950s + 60s in lower manhattan, ny right across the river from bethel.. when i was 15 my parents brought a nice house on elmont , long island.

the family consisted of just my parents and my one sibling my sister.

Zechariah

One of my early experiences with miracles.

I grew up in the 1950s + 60s in Lower Manhattan, NY right across the river from Bethel.

When I was 15 my parents brought a nice house on Elmont , Long Island. The family consisted of just my parents and my one sibling my sister.

Both my sister and myself eventually married, moved out to nearby residences and had children of our own. Approximately 1980 my sister and her family decided to move to Virginia and purchased a very cheap fix em up house that they were ecstatic about. In 1991 my father had just been diagnosed with Parkinson disease and was rapidly declining in mental awareness.

My sister was determined to get my parents down to Virginia with her so she could look after them. She convinced my mother to sell the two houses they owned in NY and purchase a new house in Virginia. Everyone was extremely excited about this happening.

My sister was going to do the leg work in finding the house my mother wanted. My mother had a strong vision of the house she wanted and described it in detail to my sister. Because in NY houses are always right next to one another my mother did not want a house in the City. It had to be on its own plot of ground completely isolated from other houses. It had to be a rustic wood house with a fireplace, 3 bedrooms, high ceilings in the living room, and a finished basement.

We had a marvelous basement my father when first purchasing the house in LI completely finished himself including the plumbling and electricity. My father now recently dead was a amazingly talented man with all types of crafts. We had many amazing large theocratic gatherings in that basement that was famous amongst the young bethelites who were often invited to them. These were fond JW memories.

Mom envisioned also large lawnspace both in front and behind the house that was to be set a little off the road with a driveway that ran all around the house. The house was to have a full house length porch in the front and a small sunporch in the back. It was to be seperated on both sides by a small wooded area. This was a tall order and time was running out for my sister to find a house in Virginia. The NY houses had been sold and closing was going to be in a month. They already had conceded it might not be enough time and that my parents would stay with my sister until they find the new home.

Thats when the miracle happened. My sister traveling on the Country road right outside of town had by some force her attention directed breifly to something right off the.road. She was traveling with her grown daughters at the time. She immediately pulled off to the side of the road after exclaiming on "My God I just saw Mommy's house."

They turned around and went back to the house looking just as my mother had described. The immediate assumption was that someone else owned it and was living there. They met up with a man doing work in the basement. He explained he was the contractor and that they were just finishing the house . There was no buyer yet for it and it could be ready to occupy in a month.

From that moment on I have been keenly aware
that nothing in life is totally coincidencal. I understand that when we dream or have visions of that which we want with the faith that God will provide a silent prayer goes out to God for these things. Forces unseen and incomprehensible go to work to make what we hope for a reality.

I have seen endless miracles on almost a daily basis ever since. Many of these as dramatic as this one. But only believers can see miracles. Unbelievers would regard it as just a coincidence for which no gratitude is owed.

I came the following year to Virginia to live in the basement apartment of this magnificent house which is a scene right out of the paradise book.

My JW family have all traveled this weekend to NY to attend a Anniversary gathering at Bethel for a longtime Bethelite relative of my brother-in-law.
I am in total peace and solitude my only responsibilty being to look after our two dogs and let them out to romp freely in the spacious almost 1 acre grounds of our house.

Happy Thanksgiving all. God is good.

Zechariah

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Does God really have a Name?

by Flaming Seraphim in

i find the name "jehovah" repugnant.

if i ever hear that name again i will surely throw up!

as if "jehovah" is god's real name anyway.

Zechariah

Gods name is his reputation. The Bible prophecies that in the last days people will all come to know the name (reputation) of God. That he lone is the most high over all the earth. He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. He is our Crator and husbandy owner. He who is all these things by any name is still the Creator.

God by whatever name he is called is that which he is the Most High and Creator of us all. There is no no humanlike vanity God attaches to a formal name. He is everyones Most High God whether we call him Allah, Jesus, Jehovah, or Higher Power.

When one fully realizes that such a entity as the creator truly exists then he becomes a knower of the name of God.

It is interesting that in the time of the nation of Israels captivity to Egypt Moses went to Pharoah and proclaimed Jehovahs demand he let his people go. Pharoah replied "Who is this Jehovah that I should let his people go". So Pharoah knew very well what the Israelites called their God but he did not know Gods name (reputation) whereby he respected who he was.

Concentration on the literal name of God only divides all those who would be his people by their belief.

Zechariah
GOD RULES

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A health Miracle That Really Works

by Zechariah in

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the calcium factor amazon reviews .

i have been blessed and directed by spirit to discover a miraculous cure for debilitating disease and the negative effects of old age.. pleae read the reviews of the book "calcium factor" for a detailed explanation .. the answer to living a long life of 100+ years in good health is explained by doctor barefoot as mega doses of calcium at least 3 or more times the officially recommended daily requirement.

you can find drug store brands as i did of oyster shell calcium (qty 300- 500mg tablets) for about $20) i have been taking 6 to 10 tablets daily for about two weeks now and already am a completely changed man.

Zechariah

Nathan,

Thanks alot for that informtion. It explains my only complaint about my calcium intake. I get pretty dehydrated alot of times. I was sure I would find a answer to that problem. And here it is. I will certainly try Citrate. Faith always brings results in mysterious ways.

Zechariah

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A health Miracle That Really Works

by Zechariah in

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friends

the calcium factor amazon reviews .

i have been blessed and directed by spirit to discover a miraculous cure for debilitating disease and the negative effects of old age.. pleae read the reviews of the book "calcium factor" for a detailed explanation .. the answer to living a long life of 100+ years in good health is explained by doctor barefoot as mega doses of calcium at least 3 or more times the officially recommended daily requirement.

you can find drug store brands as i did of oyster shell calcium (qty 300- 500mg tablets) for about $20) i have been taking 6 to 10 tablets daily for about two weeks now and already am a completely changed man.

Zechariah

What changes have I observed?

My preexisting conditions are diabetes, high blood pressure, poor eyesight, dizziness, tiredness, swollen feet and ankles, overweight, etc.

All these things are significantly improved in a much superior manner than the prescription drugs I've been taking for them. My insulin requirement is reduced to approximately a third of what it was. I was taking prescribed waterpills for my feet for months because of severe swelling in my legs, feet and ankles. I was hospitalized for this for three days about 6 months ago. Since then I regularly took prescribed medicine for the swelling but in all the time since my hospitalization the swelling remained significant. In two days of taking the calcium all the swelling had disappeared.

I had severely high blood pressure levels for which I was prescribed medication for the past 5 months with little benefit. In a few days on calcium I could stop using the medication that was making me sick to my stomach.

I was each and every night loosing great amounts of water weight and now for the first time have hopes of being thin again. My body is being drained of excess flem and earwax, etc.

I had a bad problem with dizziness and walked slowly holding on to things. I a ow back to walking normally and stably.
My very long diabetes problem has badly effected my eyesight making driving difficult and night driving impossible for me. I have a hard time with the taffic light changing. It already is now an ecstatic experience for me to drive now and clearly see.

The greatest benefit I observed I think is this. For many years I believe connected to my sustained high blood pressure when I get excited in any way I get dizzy and have to calm myself down in fear of passing out. Blood pressure medicine has helped but not eliminated the problem. I have had to cease a great love of mine which was to play video games with my nieces and nephew.

In the last week I have played with full enthusiasm without any incidence at all. I totally destroyed my nephew in One on One basketball.

I cant even imagine what the future has in store as I continue with this. I now have dragged out my unused exercise machine so I can shape up. I have hope that come the summer of next year I can once again play some real Basketball.

For anyone who hasn't realized it already Bob Barefoot is the man who has a TV Infomercial for "Coral Calcium".

He makes the point that historically Coral Calcium was the most popular prescribed medicine in frontier days.

In Okinawa Japan people are known to live a average of 100+ years at which time they have a biological age of only 50. He contends that it is because they live on a mountain of Coral Calcium and consume it in great quantities.

Zechariah