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Week of: APRIL 3rd - APRIL 9th - In the Year of Our Lord (2011)
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PROPHETIC WORLD CLOCK - Biblical Countdown for the End of the Current Age
OUR CLOCK represents the last seven years of the "Common Era" (C.E. or A.D. Anno Domini) traditionally reckoned as the era following the conception or birth of Jesus of Nazareth, with C.E. counting the years since the start of this epoch.
THE TIME on the "Prophetic Clock", is shown as "7 minutes 'till Midnight", reflecting the last seven years of this age, which is the point in time that we are rapidly approaching now.
"And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [ Christ the Lord ] is coming; go out to meet him!’" (Matthew 25: NKJ)
This of course referring to the seven years of the "Great Tribulation Period", the final end of this age and the start of the next, the coming Kingdom of Christ on Earth for the next 1000 years. The time on the clock will ONLY change when that day finally arrives; until the final minutes start counting down it will remain at (11:53 C.E.).
This IS NOT the "Doomsday Clock" either (at least not for the "saved" believers), but reflects a time for great rejoicing in the next age that is coming and a message of hope and salvation for the rest of the world; all those who have not found the love and grace of the Lord God yet.
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This is an ONGOING PROPHETIC REPORT - Updated Weekly (or as needed)
We will be doing this series completely different than our other permanently posted listings here, in the way that we will be changing the content and updating it on a regular basis. We will be keeping the material current with relevant events and rotating the featured articles between our blogs and other sources to keep you as well informed as possible - VISIT HERE OFTEN!
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"For then there will be GREAT TRIBULATION, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be." (Matthew 24:21 NKJ)
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The Time of Tribulation is Near
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WORLD HEADLINE NEWS - For the Week of: APRIL 3rd - APRIL 9th
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In the Year of Our Lord (2011)
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"When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away." (Luke 21:9 NIV)
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2 Killed as Cops Clash with Protesters in Peru
Lima – Two people were killed and 44 others injured Thursday when Peruvian police sought to clear protesters occupying a bus station in the southern city of Mollendo. The injured include both police and civilians. Another person was fatally shot Monday amid the disturbances.
Thursday's clash came on the 16th day of a general strike in Islay aimed at derailing the Tia Maria copper mine and less than 72 hours ahead of Peru's presidential and congressional elections.
"If there is still a violent attitude, we, in coordination with (local) authorities, will protect the rights of those who need to travel on that highway," he said, adding that Peru needs "calm" for Sunday's elections.
Some 3,000 protesters in Mollendo continued to battle police as of midday Thursday, according to Luque. He said the city's hospital could no longer cope with the number of wounded and that he had formally asked the central government to send help.
> View Original Article - FOX News Latino - April 8, 2011
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Somalia: Gunmen Kill Five in Puntland
LAS ANOD — Heavily armed men killed at least five and injured another four civilians in Somalia’s semi autonomous region of Puntland on Wednesday, news reports said. According to local media, Mohamed Yassin Isse, Puntland Development and Research Centre (PDRC) chairman, was ambushed and killed by a group of heavily armed men as he returned to his house from work on Wednesday in the town of Garowe.
Separately, peace activist and tribal leader, Mr Salah Abdulsalam Ahmed ‘Faqash’, was gunned down in the commercial port town of Bosasso on Wednesday by an armed men. Mr Ahmed was shot with a pistol as he left Al-Rahma Mosque after evening prayers in the Biyokulule neighborhood. The gunmen injured another two young men at the scene but medical staffs said one of them had died on the way to the hospital. Mr Ahmed was about to be inaugurated as a tribal chief to replace Isse Hassan who was also gunned down in November 2010 in Bosasso.
Violent deaths against tribal elders and leaders have reached record levels in Puntland in recent months and no one seems to know why they have became a target. At least four tribal elders were killed in the towns of Bosasso, Galkayo and Garowe in the last month alone including Salah Abdulsalam Ahmed ‘Faqash’, Nur Hirsi Osman, Ahmed Salad Ainab and Hussein Ali Dud’e.
> View Original Article - Somaliland Press Limited - April 8, 2011
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Teen Says 400 Pakistan Suicide Bombers In Training
A would-be teenage suicide bomber involved in an attack that killed 50 said there were up to 400 people in Pakistan's troubled tribal areas being trained by militants to carry out similar bombings.
In an interview with Pakistani television from his hospital bedside he recounted how he had been groomed in a militant camp in North Waziristan, on the Afghan border. "I was trained for two months and saw many boys being trained there," he said.
Fidayee said he had been recruited outside school by a man who told him he could become a fighter and go to heaven.
> View Original Article - The Telegraph - April 8, 2011
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Mastermind of Sakhi Sarwar Terror Blasts Arrested in Pak’s Bajaur Agency
Death Toll in Sakhi Sarwar Shrine Blasts Reaches 42.
D.G. KHAN: The death toll in two suicide blasts near Sakhi Sarwar Shrine have reached to 42, while more than 100 devotees are under treatment in different hospitals of the district, Geo News reported on Sunday.
Peshawar, April 10 (ANI): Behram Khan, the alleged mastermind of the April 3 twin suicide attack on Syed Sakhi Sarwar shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan, has been arrested from Bajaur Agency along with five associates.
The blasts took place last Sunday when hundreds of devotees from various parts of the country had thronged the shrine to attend the weeks-long Urs-cum-spring festivities in the remote town of Sakhi Sarwar, 35 kilometres from Dera Ghazi Khan city. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, in which at least 49 people lost their lives and over 100 others were wounded.
> View Original Article Update - Asian News International/Daily India - April 10, 2011
> View Original Article - News International - April 3, 2011
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The VEIL of PROPHECY is BEING LIFTED
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APOCALYPSE = (Greek: apokálypsis; Definition: "Lifting of the Veil" or "Revelation")
"And He will destroy on this mountain, The surface of the covering cast over all people, And the veil that is spread over all nations." (Isaiah 25:7 NKJ)
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"He who has an ear, let him hear. If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints." (Revelation 13:9-10 NIV)
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Nepal, Risk of Attacks Leads to Tight Security in Catholic Churches
The pastor of the Kathmandu Cathedral has barred entry with bags in all the churches throughout the country. In the Terai region unknown assailants blew up three public administration vehicles, leaving one person dead and over 50 wounded. Suspicions of Hindu extremist groups active in the area.
Catholics in Nepal fear more attacks by Hindu extremists, after a series of recent car bomb attacks against public officials in Terai (southern Nepal) that left one person dead and 50 wounded. So far the police have not yet managed to track down those responsible for three bombings in the region of Terai, where in recent years Hindu extremists linked to the Nepal Defence Army (NDA) have been active.
> View Original Article - Asia News - April 5, 2011
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"The KING OF THE SOUTH will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power." (Daniel 11:5 NIV)
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Vice-Speaker: Iran to Become Economic Power in Region, Asia
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian parliament's First Vice-Speaker Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard stressed Tehran's influential role in different fields in the region, and added that the country will soon become a determining economic power in the region.
"Today, we have become the superior political, cultural and defensive power and a developing scientific power," the lawmaker stated, adding, "God-willing, we are on the verge of becoming a determining economic power in the region and Asia."
Iran says that western sanctions and pressures have only consolidated the Iranians' national resolve and encouraged them to reach self-sufficiency in many economic areas, including gasoline production.
> View Original Article - Fars News Agency - April 5, 2011
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Iranian MP: Saudi Regime Nearing Collapse
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator deplored the continued suppression of the Bahraini protesters by the Saudi troops deployed in the tiny Persian Gulf island, and warned that the move will result in the accelerated collapse of the Al- Saud dynasty in Saudi Arabia.
Pointing to the deployment of Saudi forces in Bahrain, Mahmoud Ahmadi Biqash warned, "…the Wahabi king of Saudi Arabia should know that although he embarked on occupying Bahrain to renew his allegiance and obedience to the US and Britain in a bid to prevent his collapse, we will soon witness the collapse of their (the Al-Saud) medieval dynasty and cruel dictatorship."
> View Original Article - Fars News Agency - April 4, 2011
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Quran Protests Spread to Turbulent Afghan East
Demonstrators battled police in southern Afghanistan's main city, Kabul, on Sunday and took to the streets in the turbulent east for the first time as Western pleas failed to halt a third day of rage over a Florida pastor's burning of the Quran.
Associated Press - April 3, 2011
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"Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb [false religion], but it spoke like a dragon [deceitful, evil - i.e. of satanic origin]. It exercised all the authority of the first beast [the "antichrist"] on its behalf, and made [inacted laws] the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast [religious conformity]..." (Revelation 13: 11-12 NIV)
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Iran Happy with Mideast chaos
Former National Security Adviser General Jim Jones tells CNN 'Iran is flying under radar right now because everyone is focused elsewhere'; says advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace process would cause a great disappointment in Islamic Republic
"But you can bet that Iran is affecting virtually everything and trying to play in every one of these countries where we’re having some difficulties … Iran is out there agitating things," he added.
> View Original Article - YNet Yedioth News - April 3, 2011
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"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NKJ)
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Two Protesters Die and Hundreds Hurt in Yemen Clash
SANAA (Reuters) - Two Yemenis died and hundreds were hurt on Sunday when police used live rounds, tear gas and batons to try to break up protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who called for an end to weeks of unrest. The two dead were among around 10 people hit by bullets in the violence in Taiz, south of the capital, where doctors said dozens were wounded, and that they were treating hundreds suffering tear gas inhalation.
Protests inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia have brought Saleh's rule to the verge of collapse. But the president, a perennial survivor, called on Sunday for an end to the violence, signalling he has no intention of resigning soon.
Under the opposition plan, the army and security forces would be restructured by a vice-president acting as temporary president, the opposition coalition said on Saturday. Wide discussions could then be held on constitutional changes, a unity government and new elections.
Talks have been off and on over the past two weeks, sometimes in the presence of the U.S. ambassador. Sources say Saleh wants to ensure he and his family do not face prosecution over corruption claims that the opposition has talked about.
The death of 52 protesters on March 18, apparently at the hands of government snipers, led to a string of defections among diplomats, tribal leaders and key generals, spurring Saleh to warn against a coup that he says would lead to civil war.
> View Original Article - West Australian News - April 3, 2011
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Bangladesh: 1 Dead in Clash Over Women's Rights
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- Bangladeshi security officials on Sunday opened fire and used tear gas to disperse stone-throwing members of a hardline Islamic group protesting a government policy for women's equal right to inheritance, leaving one protester dead and 25 others injured.
According to Muslim family law, women can only claim a quarter of what men get from their parents. Under the new rules, every child would inherit the same amount. The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Zia's archrival, says it wants women to have greater rights in employment, inheritance and education.
> View Original Article - stars and Stripes - April 3, 2011
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Jerusalem is the Key to the Middle East
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The MID-EAST WATCHMAN - All Eyes Towards Israel
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"With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish. 'Come,' they say, 'let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.' With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you." (Psalm 83:2-5 NIV)
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Israel Believes Hamas Trying to Establish 'Balance of Terror'
According to senior defense source, Hamas' prime minister has no control over the situation in Gaza; information gathered from Thursday's bus attack show the shooters knew the target contained children.
A senior defense source told Haaretz on Thursday night that he believes this was an act by the military wing of the organization, and that their aim was to deter Israel and establish a "balance of terror."
The Israel Defense Forces quickly retaliated for the attack, launching both land and air strikes on Hamas targets in the Strip, the IDF spokesperson said, killing a 50-year-old man and wounding five others.
Hamas considers these moves as an intentional accumulation, nearing a declaration of war: a series of air attacks on the Strip killing its operatives, the case of Dirar Abu Sisi (the Gazan engineer which Hamas claims Israel kidnapped in the Ukraine), and this week's bombing in Sudan, which has been attributed to Israel. As far as the military wing of the group is concerned, this is a list of actions which require a deterring response - in the form of Thursday's anti-tank missile attack, and the subsequent firing of mortars.
> View Original Article - Haaretz News - April 8, 2011
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'Hezbollah Prepared to Send 100 Missiles Daily at Tel Aviv'
WikiLeaks: Leaked cable says Hezbollah prepared for long conflict with Israel, has 20,00 rocket arsenal; Diskin: Israeli-Arabs take "rights too far."
Hezbollah would be able to strike Tel Aviv directly from an arsenal of more than 20,000 missiles a recent WikiLeaks cable revealed to the Israeli press by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
> View Original Article - Jerusalem Post - April 8, 2011
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Ahmadinejad Hits Back at Obama
In a sharply-worded press conference, Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad hit back at Barack Obama, predicting that "a future more shameful than his predecessor" is awaiting the United States president, whom he accused of adding deception to the mix of George W Bush's hegemonic policies in the Middle East.
Ahmadinejad accused the U.S. of being the motivating force behind the anti-Iran stance of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, who in their latest communique accused Iran of meddling in Bahrain's affairs. At the same time, Ahmadinejad accused the US and Israel of conspiring to "partition Jordan" under the guise of establishing a Palestinian state. He defended Tehran's decision to extend an invitation to Jordan's King Abdullah bin Hussein II and maintained that Abdullah had postponed the trip, contrary to reports that Iran had done so.
> View Original Article - Asia Times - April 8, 2011
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Iran: Israel's Nuclear Program is Destabilizing the Entire Mideast
Speaking at meeting of UN Disarmament Commission, Iran envoy says Tehran supports a nuclear-free Mideast, criticizing the lack of supervision of Israel's nuclear facilities.
Speaking at the United Nation's Annual Conference of the Disarmament Commission, Iran's envoy to the UN Mohammad Khaza’ie was quoted by Iran's official IRNA news agency as saying that Israel's non-membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was destabilizing the region.
Referring to the prospect of a nuclear-free Middle East, Iran's envoy to the UN said that "efforts aimed at establishing such as region have been unsuccessful due to that regime’s regarding from joining the NPT, and as a result its nuclear facilities, too, have not been under the supervision of the IAEA."
> View Original Article - Haaretz - April 7, 2011
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Peres: Israel Won't Agree to Iranian Presence in Golan
In interview with CNN, president Peres adds that Israelis who dislike Obama are 'wrong'. Meanwhile U.S. slams Gilo construction bid.
The president spoke after the US State Department expressed "deep concern" over the approved plans for construction of 942 new homes in the neighborhood of Gilo, which lies beyond the 1967 borders. The condemnation was issued just hours after Peres's meeting with US President Barack Obama.
"We believe that through good-faith direct negotiations the parties should mutually agree on an outcome that realizes the aspirations of both parties. Ultimately, a lack of resolution to this conflict, harms Israel, harms the Palestinians and harms the interests of the United States and the international community."
> View Original Article - YNet Yedioth News - April 6, 2011
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Ahmadinejad: U.S. Seeking to Divide Jordan to Form Palestinian State
Speaking in a Tehran press conference, Iranian President says Western plot would not be able to 'save Israel from extinction.'
Speaking in a Tehran press conference on Monday, Ahmadinejad claimed the latest conflicts in the Arab world would eventually lead to the collapse of Israel, saying: "The latest conflicts will leave no chance for the Zionist regime [Israel] to survive as all the involved countries are against the occupation of Palestine."
Later Monday, Ahmadinejad was quoted by the Iranian Mehr news agency as saying that a Western plot was in motion to divide Jordan, geared at saving "the Zionist regime from annihilation and tell the world that an independent state of Palestine has been formed" However, the Iranian president added, these "attempts will not save Israel from extinction."
> View Original Article - Haaretz - April 5, 2011
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"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. . .
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show WONDERS in the HEAVENS above and SIGNS on the EARTH below, blood and fire and billows of smoke." (ACTS 2:17-19 NIV)
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The Holy Scripture tells us that there will be SIGNS and WONDERS in these times, coming from BOTH the Lord AND His adversary! How do we know what is from the Lord God and what is part of the enemy's lie? How do we even prepare for this? Only the Word of God can help us sort these things out, accompanied by fervent prayer and the guidance of His Holy Spirit.
THE MAIN POINT TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT WE ARE IN THOSE TIMES - AND TO BE READY!
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SIGNS on the Earth Below?
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62 Killed, Thousands Displaced by Namibian Floods
JOHANNESBURG: The United Nations says 62 people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes since the start of the year by flooding in northern Namibia. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN children's fund says the numbers could "dramatically increase" soon.
- Times of India - April 6, 2011
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Flood Death Toll Rises to 51
A total of 51 people were confirmed killed from flooding and mudslide caused by heavy downpours in southern Thailand, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Paijit Warachit said on Monday. So far, 104 primary care units and hospitals under the Public Health Ministry in 10 southern provinces had been affected by flash floods and mudslides. Seven hospitals in Surat Thani remained closed.
Meanwhile, the cabinet has approved a budget of 4.5 billion baht to aid flood victims in southern Thailand. About 580,000 flood-affected households will each receive a payment of 5,000 baht after the Songkran holidays next week. The remaining 1.6 billion baht would be used to assist flood-hit farmers in the South.
> View Original Article - Bangkok Post - April 4, 2011
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WONDERS in the Heavens Above?
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"...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven." (Luke 21:11 KJV)
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Colorado State University Forecasters Predict Above-Average 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season
FORT COLLINS - In its 28th year of issuing predictions, the Colorado State University forecast team today predicted an above-average 2011 Atlantic basin hurricane season. The CSU team now calls for 16 named storms instead of 17 forming in the Atlantic basin between June 1 and Nov. 30. Nine of those are expected to turn into hurricanes with five developing into major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater.
Probabilities of tropical storm-force, hurricane-force and major hurricane-force winds occurring at specific locations along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are listed on the forecast team's Landfall Probability website at: http://www.e-transit.org/hurricane
> View Original Article - Colorado State University - April 6, 2011
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Powerful Storms Kill 8 in South
(CNN) -- The severe storms that pummeled much of the South on Monday night left at least eight people dead in three states, officials said Tuesday. Local authorities reported one death in Mississippi, six in Georgia and one in Tennessee.
Severe winds and pounding rain also toppled trees and power lines, knocking out electricity in some areas. The storms knocked out power to 147,000 customers statewide, the Georgia Power Co. said early Tuesday. The National Weather Service said it received nearly 600 reports of severe winds across the Southeast on Monday, 19 instances of suspected tornado-related damage and 72 reports of hail.
Reports of funnel clouds poured into the weather service's office from Sumner County, Tennessee, CNN affiliate WZTV-TV in Nashville reported.
> View Original Article - CNN - April 5, 2011
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700 Fishermen Missing in Myanmar after Storms
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Nearly 700 fishermen from Myanmar are missing after a three-day burst of unseasonable storms that ripped apart rickety fishing boats in the Andaman Sea, news reports said Monday. Rescued fishermen gave harrowing accounts. Some told local media they held on for days to broken bamboo rafts before being rescued by offshore oil companies, Thai fishing boats or Myanmar naval boats.
The Weekly Eleven news journal reported that 15,583 fisherman were rescued after the March 14-17 storms whipped up 70 mph (112 kph) winds, battering fishing rafts and trawlers, and sweeping thousands of fisherman into the open seas. It said 682 fisherman were missing. The storms hit ahead of the typical rainy period and came during the shrimp fishing season, when thousands of fisherman ply the waters on bamboo rafts.
> View Original Article - Associated Press - April 4, 2011
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SIGNS on the Earth Below?
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"There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven." (Luke 21:11 NIV)
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Europe 'losing' Superbugs Battle
Antibiotic-resistant infections have reached unprecedented levels and now outstrip our ability to fight them with existing drugs, European health experts are warning.
Each year in the EU over 25,000 people die of bacterial infections that are able to outsmart even the newest antibiotics.
The World Health Organization says the situation has reached a critical point. A united push to make new drugs is urgently needed, it says. Without a concerted effort, people could be dealing with the "nightmare scenario" of a worldwide spread of untreatable infections, says the WHO.
One example is the New Delhi or NDM-1 superbug recently found in UK patients. They brought the infection back with them from countries like India and Pakistan, which they had visited for medical treatment and cosmetic surgery.
> View Original Article - BBC News - April 6, 2011
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UF Scientists Continue to Study Colony Collapse Disorder
Honey bees continue decades-long decline in U.S.
Colony Collapse Disorder - Bee colonies have been in decline since the 1940s. Some possible causes: mites, small hive beetles, viruses, microspores
Some other possible causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, which remain under investigation: Israeli acute paralysis virus, the parasite nosema ceranae, traditional bee pests and pathogens, bee management stress, poor genetic biodiversity, chemical use in bee colonies to conrol bee pests, chemical toxins present in the environment, bee nutritional fitness, increasing virulence of existing pathogens, potential synergistic interactions between two or more of the above.
University of Florida Assistant Professor of Entomology Jamie Ellis, who studies Colony Collapse Disorder, says people shouldn't necessarily be alarmed - but they should be concerned. "People need to be cognizant of the fact that honey bees and other pollinators are very important to (the world's) food supply," Ellis said.
Bee decline
A United Nations report released last year states "current evidence demonstrates that a sixth major extinction of biological diversity event is under way." The report says the Earth is losing between 1 and 10 percent of natural habitats per decade. That decline, experts say, seems to be impacting the pollinator populations of bees, moths, butterflies and flies.
> View Original Article - Gainesville Sun - April 7, 2011
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"...and there shall be - earthquakes in divers places." (Matthew 24:7 KJV)
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New Japan Quake Injures 132
At least 132 people were injured in Thursday’s Force 7.4 earthquake in northeastern Japan, according to the country’s central police directorate in Tokyo.
The jolt triggered numerous fires, seriously damaged gas supply networks cutting electricity to more than 3 million households in the country’s northeast. There have also been some minor problems with electricity supplies to several nuclear power stations but luckily, no additional damage to the cripples Fukushima-1 plant.
Thursday's was the strongest of the so-called "aftershocks" that have been hitting the country since the devastating earthquake of March 11.
> View Original Article - Voice of Russia - April 8, 2011
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6.5 Earthquake Hits Mexico, No Damage Reported
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake was felt across Mexico this morning. It happened a little more than hour before the 7.4 earthquake hit Japan today. The Mexican daily El Universal reports that the earthquake shook buildings in the capital city, and several of them were evacuated. Mexico's National Seismological Service, reports El Universal, put the quake at a 6.7 magnitude.
> View Original Article - NPR - April 7, 2011
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Strong but Deep Earthquake hits off Fiji
TUVUCA, FIJI - On Thursday afternoon, a strong but deep 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean on early Monday morning, not far from a small island belonging to Fiji, seismologists said.
> View Original Article - Guppu Post - April 3, 2011
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"And great earthquakes shall be in various places..." (Luke 21:11 NKJ)
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EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY has been on the rise lately!
Over the last decade hundreds of earthquakes have left hundreds of thousands dead, and millions homeless. In the last few years alone a large increase has occured not only in the frequency but also the magnitude and severity of earthquakes.
Earthquakes - Weekly Updates
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Other Informative HubPages on current Biblical Prophecy unfolding
- "Islam and Revelation" - by Judah's Daughter (Carrie Bradshaw)
We are going to review Revelation to observe what it says about the three beasts of the last days. They are the Dragon, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. We call this the Unholy Trinity for this reason. - "Why the Messiah Did Not Take the Throne" - by Vladimir Uhri
The Messiah did not take the throne. He had to deal first with the problem of sin. It is in reality predominantly the sin of unbelief. A person cannot keep commandments and law if he does not believe.
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There is a Message of HOPE for the WORLD!
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Even though everything we have discussed and shown thus far seems to depict a tragic and fateful end for our world, that is actually NOT THE CASE! The state of humanity's existence does not end in chaos or complete destruction at this time. Nor will these events leave the whole world in a panicked state of confusion, always to be frustrated in futile attempts trying to achieve a Utopian existence. The "Great Tribulation" period is only for a few short years and is merely a transitional period at end of an age. A NEW AGE IS COMING immediately thereafter!
"...SEE THAT YOU ARE NOT TROUBLED; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." (Matthew 24:6 NKJ)
"All these are the beginning of birth pains [sorrows]." (Matthew 24:8 NIV-KJV)
This is probably the most accurate representation of the entire "Great Tribulation" event. "Birth pains" are very discomforting and often quite painful. A new birth involves "labor" which is an extremely strenuous and exhausting process (ask any woman who has endured this). The end result however, is "relief" from this labor and suffering because a "new life" is then born!
That is exactly what will transpire in this world. We are in the final chapter of an old and worn out age of civilization. A grand and glorious new age lies directly ahead for those of us that endure and have accepted the Lord God.
"These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
(Revelation 7:14-17 NIV)
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF ALL THESE PROPHECIES
Therefore, these sometimes frightening words of prophecy are really a harbinger of hope to those who are searching for God today. It is through the belief that Christ died for our sins (John 3:16) and faith in His second coming (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18), that we are all "saved" and will enter into the coming Kingdom of Heaven along with Him.
"For the grace of God has appeared that offers SALVATION TO ALL PEOPLE. It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." (Titus 2:11–13 NIV)
"He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming quickly.' Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." (Revelation 22:20-21)
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The LORD GOD Removes All Fear for US
- There is Nothing to FEAR, Except Fear itself. . .
Wear the Lord's "Safety Label" - Recently we have mentioned some topics in the realm of spiritual belief that deals with certain aspects of faith that some people find difficult to consider or openly discuss. This is especially to help comfort you.
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It's NOT Too Late for YOU - Seek Christ NOW! - He Loves Unconditionally
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God bless and see you all soon!
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