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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(10/18/18)[Prayer]
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Posted on 10/18/2018 7:04:04 AM PDT by left that other site
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
The Gospel of John
(New Testament)
John 20
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you! 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyones sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.
(End of Scripture Passage)
From yesterday's Passage, one can infer that The Gospel (HE IS RISEN) was first shared by a woman, Mary Magdalin. The Disciples thought that was pretty unbelievable, even though it fulfilled exactly what Jesus told them would happen. Now, we all know that women had a lower status in the Ancient World, but nearly not as much in Israel as in other cultures. And yet, ALL people, men women, and children, fantasize, think wishfully, have false memories, or even lie. Since this is a miracle of IMMENSE proportions, I don't chastise the Disciples too much, nor did Jesus at the time.
In this case, though, Mary was telling the TRUTH, and Jesus was happy to prove it.
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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Our Lord and Heavenly Father
GOD of My Righteousness!
You are The Upright,
The Epitome of All That is Good and Holy.
The Pinnacle of Justice.
There is No Shadow of Turning With You,
You Are The Glory, You Are The Truth
You Alone are the One True God Over All
We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.
We Pray For The Leaders of Our Nation,
May They Be Inspired and Led By You,
And Please Guide Them in All Things.
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
To: Alamo-Girl; 4Godsoloved..Hegave; albie; alicewonders; alnick; alpha-8-25-02; AmericanMade1776; ...
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Years ago, I was sitting in a beauty salon, my hair "cooking" under a slather of hair dye, and more-or-less chained to the chair. The two female hairdressers were chatting away about a new book that was so awesome that they were positively ELATED reading.
"Why, it confirmed EVERYTHING I already believed! It was Sooooo SPIRITUAL!
"Absolutely!" said the other hairdresser. "It confirms EVERYTHING we wiccans have been saying all along!"
YIKES! Was I hearing this correctly? Was I getting my hair done by WITCHES? I had suspected that the hairdressers were MAYBE Lesbians, but since a lot of people in that profession profess to be gay, I didn't question it. On the other hand, what was this book that they were talking about as if it were Holy Scripture? So I asked.
Well, it was "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. I hadn't read it yet, so I went into the book with no prejudices or favoritism.
The book, of course was a book of fiction. Disguised as a Mystery-Thriller, the book posited that the Bible was canonized by Constantine in the fourth century, that Mary Magdalen had married Jesus, moved to France with Him, had children, who later became the Cathars, the Templars, and the Illuminati, that Leonardo was a secret member of this society, and that he left clues in his paintings for future generations. That was the gist of it.
However, as an avid reader of the Bible and student of History, I found many glaring errors that I KNEW weren't true. The biggest one was when a learned professor gives a speech in which he blithely states something about the copies of the Gospels found among the Dead Sea Scrolls! (Yeah...really).
I have seen the Scrolls up close and personal, and have been to Qumran. There was NO New Testament material among the Dead Sea Scrolls, because it hadn't been written yet!
The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of fragments of MANY Old Testament Books, a nearly intact Book of Isaiah, the Rules of the Community, The Final Battle Between The Sons of Darkness and The Sons of Light, and some other devotional literature, but NO GOSPELS.
Anyway, there were other speculations masquerading as "History" but were expressed by the professor in a didactic manner, so, to someone who knows neither Scripture or History, it came across as TRUTH. Perhaps the idea that Mary gets transformed into a kind of "earth mother" married to a Divine Being, have demigod children that still exists as a bloodline to this day, was very appealing to wiccans. Whatever.
In any case, Mary had a much more wonderful role in History. She, a Woman, was the one who stood at the foot of the Cross with Mary The Mother of Jesus. She also was the first person to see the Risen Christ (not counting the Roman Soldiers who must have fled screaming!), and the first person to "preach the Gospel". Now THAT is awesome!
The book was FICTION. Then again, so were The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, etc. But, AT LEAST they were well-written!
Now, the History Channel has begun to promulgate this "theory" by hosting program after program about the TEMPLARS, the Cathars, The Illuminati, and secret codes in Medieval Architecture. I liked the channel better when the showed old grainy B&W WW2 Documentaries. Oh well.
Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.. Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
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posted on
10/18/2018 7:56:55 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
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posted on
10/18/2018 9:29:21 AM PDT
by
Silentgypsy
( “If you'r!ot part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.”__Scorpion)
To: left that other site
Amen.
verse 23 has always troubled me. Do we have the right to forgive sins?
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posted on
10/18/2018 9:31:32 AM PDT
by
Hiskid
(Jesus is Lord)
To: left that other site
Joining in prayer. God bless.
(Hope you are feeling better, ML)
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posted on
10/18/2018 9:32:09 AM PDT
by
etabeta
To: Silentgypsy
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Thank You, Silentgypsy, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.. Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
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posted on
10/18/2018 9:36:45 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Hiskid
I see this verse as giving us the power in The Holy Spirit for personal sins that are against ourselves. We have all had horrible things done to us that are not”apologized for”. That perfectly reasonable anger we feel turns into resentment, and eventually to obsessive hatred, and changes us in very bad ways. Both Jesus and St. Stephen gave us wonderful examples of how we can forgive the unforgivable and achieve peace within our hearts.
This is what both of them did..WHILE they were being EXECUTED, mind you.
Both of them released the offenders to the Father for forgiveness. By letting go of the offense and giving the offender to God, it is, in fact, forgiveness.
Releasing the offender to God and letting HIM decide how He is going to handle it, relieves one of the bitter root which can grow and fester, becoming a nasty parasite that can rob a person of peace for the rest of one’s life.
Anyway, Just My Opinion.
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posted on
10/18/2018 9:54:04 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Hiskid
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.. Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
8
posted on
10/18/2018 9:55:42 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: etabeta
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
Yes...I am feeling better today, THANKS BE TO GOD!
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.. Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
9
posted on
10/18/2018 9:58:32 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
I read and saw the Da Vinci Code movie. It was an entertaining piece of fiction.
It can generate good questions. How was the Bible canonized? Did Jesus marry? And an honest inquiry will lead to the Truth.
But there is a need for discernment and knowing the Scriptures, so we spot the counterfeit. Which is why you have been doing this thread for 8 years. To help educate us.
Joining in prayer, left that other site, for the Peace of Jerusalem.
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posted on
10/18/2018 2:03:31 PM PDT
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: NEWwoman
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.. Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
11
posted on
10/18/2018 4:50:13 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: left that other site
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posted on
10/19/2018 2:55:23 AM PDT
by
Jeanbl
To: Jeanbl
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.
"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.. Psalm 33 NASB
God Bless America!
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
13
posted on
10/19/2018 7:51:36 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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