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The Rise and Fall of a Prophet and What His Story Means for Us Msgr. Charles Pope • December 14, 2015 • Balaam and the Angel, by Gustav Jaeger, 1836.He is one of the more curious figures of the Bible; the details of his life and story are caught up in textual complexities in the Book of Numbers. Though a prophet, he was not even an Israelite. He wrote no book and is not counted among Israel's prophets. And yet a prophet he was, for he spoke the oracles of God and brought blessings to Israel at a critical time...

There are three numbers coming that the Bush team should be prepared for: 1000, 9-3, 9-11 1000 is the number of troop deaths likely to hit before the November elections. I believe the media has been lying fairly low on Iraq lately, and it makes me curious. Najaf is a huge hotspot right now and should be dominating headlines but it isnt, why is that? Sure its gets plenty of attention, but not quite like it was in May. This leads me to believe that they are cleaning there guns and are planning on making 1000 a magical number and...