Getting Real About Spiritual Agenda's in this Chosen Generation and the Plans Unfolding Thousands of Years in the Making

""Will the coming days go down in history as seven years of "Great Tribulation" or will it morph into the generally overlooked "Wrath of God? (Rev 6:17; 11:18: 14:10, 19; 15:1,7; 16:1, 19; 19:15)?" Or will it be a combination of periods that will only be understood from a perspective yet to come.

Why have we been chosen to be part of the "Chosen Generation?" Only He knows, but we rest assured there are no mistakes in God's agenda. Nothing will be allowed that could upset His plan for mankind. We have been selected by the Maker of All Things to live at this particular time of history. Perhaps because we are destined to reach potentials far beyond what we can conceive, or maybe we'll be among the early casualties in days to come. Either way, if we are in Him, and He in us we can't go wrong.

We are bombarded daily with "The Threat of the Day, "Probable war in the Mid-East, threatened nuclear attack on Israel, possible war between China and Japan, war between Russia and NATO, etc. etc…wars and rumors of wars" (Mt 24:6, Mk 13:7)."

Also on the daily radar are stories of possible EMP explosions that will knock out all electronics in North America and there are fears of hackers who are about to penetrate our electrical grid, shutting down the power that in turn will knockout water supplies and every activity that relies on electricity.[1]

Lately we see stories posted almost by the hour about coming military exercises called Jade-Helm and speculation that a cyber attack may be linked to the coming maneuvers.[2] There appears also to be much evidence of foreign troops (Russian and Chinese) practicing combat in hidden-away areas in secluded portions of our national forests, in preparation for war against the American people.

It's entirely possible that a cyber-attack, or a deliberate shutting down of the internet and telephone communications will render any resistance to martial law largely crippled while those bent on domination will still be able to communicate on other networks.

There is also evidence that Fukushima radiation is killing the Pacific Ocean fishing industry. We have drought in California and bird flu in Minnesota and North Dakota. Alongside that, is a mounting avalanche of evidence that financial collapse is either likely or planned, for the coming fall season of 2015. Evidence is also present that economic boom and bust cycles are due to bust next and prominent prognosticators chart the implosion to occur in the fall of 2015. The testimony of financial experts seems to be endless and it appears wise to listen to them, then pray for the best and prepare for the worst.

Then we have the second start-up of CERN, headquarters for the Large Hadron Collider, reportedly the largest mechanical device ever built on planet earth ostensibly built to find the "God Particle," or a replication of the "Big Bang." An exercise which, attributed to acclaimed Physicist Stephen Hawking, has the potential to cause enormous problems.

Many take Hawking's fears to mean we could possibly blow up the universe. Others worry that the CERN may inadvertently (or perhaps on purpose) open a "portal" to another dimension, possibly demonic and unleash a malevolent alien invasion upon us.

Theories abound that as it was in the days of Noah, when giants roamed the land and evil stalked every aspect of life, it is about to become again. God took care of the wickedness with a flood that wiped them all out but preserved Noah and his family for a fresh start. This time though, redemption has already been presented to the human race in the form of Jesus Christ and there will be no more new beginnings.

On top it all the "Shemitah Cycle" is being promoted by different authors and this too is apparently scheduled for the same time period (Fall of 2015), with the cherry on the top of the plate set before us being the tetrad phenomena of four "blood-red" moons in a row interspersed with a solar eclipse and a few more following closely behind. The last blood moon is scheduled for September 28,2015. God controls the cycles of the stars, the moon and the sun and we wonder if He is signaling something we should pay close attention to. After all He said in Genesis 1 heavenly bodies will be used for signs as well as for seasons.

PULPIT COWARDICE

Hitler killed an estimated 13 million innocent people. Stalin's scorecard has been estimated at 60 million and Red China reportedly exterminated a like number. World War 2 claimed more than 50 million lives but all that is peanuts compared to what is before us. In the coming holocaust predicted in Scripture a staggering (3 ½) three and one half BILLION will die (half of the population, Rev 6:8, 9:18). The choices you and I make now may decide whether or not we will be in that number. Of course, anyone can be killed in a catastrophe. That's beyond our control, but we can make sure we live forever in heaven. It requires honesty and a humbling of ourselves, a commodity sorely lacking in most.""

http://www.newswithviews.com/guest_opinion/guest277.htm

Ancient Archaeological Excavation Find Unveils Tomb in Luxor Dating 3000 Years During Kingdom's 18th Dynasty

""Egypt's antiquities ministry announced on Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of Amenhotep, guard of the temple of Egyptian diety Anun, in the city of Luxor. The tomb, believed to be 3,000 years old, would date to the New Kingdom's 18th dynasty.

The tomb was found about 700 kilometers south of Cairo in the city of Luxor by a team of American archaeologists with the American Research Center, along with an Egyptian inspectors team. The Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh el-Damaty said in a statement, "The tomb contains many stunning scenes with bright colours painted on plaster."

Photographs distributed by the ministry show a T-shaped tomb with bright green and brown paintings with hieroglyphics. The scenes depict the tomb owner and his wife in front of an offering table, as well as paintings showing everyday life, such as hunting.

But sadly, the tomb of the temple guard was found to have been vandalized for unknown reasons. The tomb "was deliberately damaged in ancient times," said Sultan Eid, the ministry's general director for the Upper Egypt region.

Eid added, "The name and titles of the tomb owner, some hieroglyphic texts and scenes in addition to the names of the god Amun were deliberately erased." The scratching out of the name of the god, Amun probably occurred during the religious revolution under the rule of the Pharaoh Akhenaton, said Eid.

Luxor was the capital of the New Kingdom

Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes and the "glorious city" of the god Amon-Ra during the New Kingdom's 18th dynasty. Thebes grew in importance as a center for arts, religion and political influence as early as the 11th dynasty, dating to 2100 BC. Later, pharaohs of the New Kingdom further added to the wealth and influence of Thebes when they led expeditions to Canaan, and Kush, now northern Sudan.""

Antiquities Ministry Announcment

http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/archaeologists-find-3-000-year-old-tomb-in-luxor/article/427489

2015 Yoga: A Discipline that has Exploded in the Last 50 Years

As the new year begins, millions of Americans will start off 2015 in pursuit of some resolution, whether it’s quitting smoking, landing a better job, or getting in shape for warmer weather. Many will likely turn to some form of yoga, a discipline that has exploded across the country in the last few decades. Yoga not only increases strength and flexibility, it has been shown to improve outcomes for people with everything from arthritis to asthma. Now, a pioneering study by a researcher at UConn’s Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP) has shed new light on why people start practicing yoga, and what makes them likely to stick with it over the long haul. The results suggest that it’s less about fitness, and more about faith.

The paper, published last summer in the Journal of Health Psychology, grew out of the personal experience of Crystal Park, the study’s lead author. A professor of psychology who has extensively studied the role of spiritual belief in the psychological reactions of people to high-stress situations, Park has also practiced yoga for more than 10 years, and over that time she became interested in examining why people are drawn to the practice. The scientific literature clearly showed that there were health benefits to yoga, but no one had studied why people do it.

To help answer that question, Park enlisted the help of Dechen Zezulka, the owner of Mystic Yoga Shala, the studio where Park practices. With Zezulka’s help, the research team conducted a nationwide survey of more than 500 yoga practitioners, including both students and teachers, to try and tease out what brought people into a yoga studio for the first time, and what kept them coming back. The results of the study listed the primary reasons to start a practice as flexibility and getting into shape, a list Zezulka says echoes her experience as an instructor, with the vast majority of first-time students hoping to recover from an injury, or just looking to develop the “yoga body.” But for many, that interest shifts over time.

“In the beginning, you are doing yoga,” Zezulka says. “Eventually, the yoga starts doing you. People come in for a superficial reason, [but] they start to become aware of what’s going on in their minds. That’s what keeps them coming back.” Zezulka’s intuition was borne out by the results of the study, where participants reported precisely the same sort of shift.

More than 60 percent of the study’s participants reported that their primary motivation for practicing yoga had changed over time, and a change was more likely to have taken place for people who had been practicing longer. While most people reported starting yoga for purely physical reasons, the primary motivations for long-term practitioners were not just about the body. Participants listed stress relief, a sense of community, and self-discovery among the reasons they kept coming to yoga, with “spirituality” as the most common answer.

That shift, from yoga as exercise to yoga as spiritual practice was familiar to Park through her own experience. “I started taking yoga at the gym for fitness reasons,” says Park, “solely for exercise. But I slowly found my way to the spiritual side.” This shift was particularly pronounced among yoga teachers, with more than 85 percent reporting that their motivations had shifted since their introduction to yoga, and nearly half claiming a spiritual component as their primary reason for continuing.

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