DISEASES-ANIMAL TO HUMAN ( 500 million Dd )
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 billion) of (8 billion) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS)(500 million) and with hunger,(FAMINE)(500 million) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES)(500 million) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE)(500 million).
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH IN NOAHS DAY(BECAUSE OF SIN,VIOLENCE AND GODLESS PEOPLE)
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
HOSEA 4:1-3
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
DEUTORONOMY 28:22-24
22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the world-The Times of Israel-Charity says 3 billion people around the world have nowhere at home to wash hands with soap and clean water, increasing risk of coronavirus outbreaks-By FARAI MUTSAKA-24,20-Today, 1:16 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Violet Manuel hastily abandoned her uncle’s funeral and grabbed two empty containers when she heard a boy running down the dirt road shouting, “Water, water, water!”The 72-year-old joined dozens of people seeking their daily ration in Zimbabwe’s densely populated town of Chitungwiza.“Social distancing here?” Manuel asked tartly. She sighed with relief after getting her allotment of 40 liters (10.5 gallons) but worried about the coronavirus.I got the water, but chances are that I also got the disease,” she told The Associated Press. And yet her plans for the water did not include hand-washing but “more important” tasks such as cleaning dishes and flushing the toilet.Youths fill containers with water brought by a government-paid water truck in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, May 21, 2020 (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)-Such choices underscore the challenges of preventing the spread of the coronavirus in slums, camps and other crowded settlements around the world where clean water is scarce and survival is a daily struggle.Some 3 billion people, from indigenous communities in Brazil to war-shattered villages in northern Yemen, have nowhere to wash their hands with soap and clean water at home, according to the charity group WaterAid. It fears that global funding is being rushed toward vaccines and treatments without “any real commitment to prevention.”Definitively linking COVID-19 cases to water access isn’t easy without deeper investigation, said Gregory Bulit with UNICEF’s water and sanitation team, “but what we know is, without water, the risk is increased.”In the Arab region alone, about 74 million people don’t have access to a basic hand-washing facility, the United Nations says.Nearly a decade of civil war has damaged much of Syria’s water infrastructure, and millions must resort to alternative measures. In the last rebel-held territory of Idlib, where the most recent military operations displaced nearly 1 million people, resources are badly strained.Yasser Aboud, a father of three in Idlib, said he has doubled the amount of water he buys to keep his family clean amid virus fears. He and his wife lost their jobs and must cut spending on clothes and food to afford it.In Yemen, five years of war left over 3 million people displaced with no secure source of water, and there are growing fears that primitive sources such as wells are contaminated.In this file photo taken on May 5, 2020, workers prepare to drain sewage water from camp flooded by rainwater for Yemenis displaced by conflict from Taez, Ibb, and Hodeida, and currently residing in the Khor Maksar district of the second city of Aden (Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP)And in Manaus, Brazil, 300 families in one poor indigenous community have water only three days a week from a dirty well.“Water is like gold around here,” said Neinha Reis, a 27-year-old mother of two. To wash their hands, they depend on donations of hand sanitizer. Reis and most of the other residents have fallen ill with symptoms similar to those of COVID-19 in the past month.Across Africa, where virus cases are closing in on 100,000, more than half of the continent’s 1.3 billion people must leave their homes to get water, according to the Afrobarometer research group.Where it is made available via trucks or wells, the long lines of people could become “potentially dangerous breeding grounds for the virus,” said Maxwell Samaila, program manager with the aid group Mercy Corps in Nigeria.In rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where most have to travel up to three hours for water, “you have 200 people touching the [well] handle one after the other,” said Bram Riems, an adviser on water, sanitation and hygiene with Action Against Hunger.At an open area surrounded by filthy apartment blocks in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, women in orange T-shirts ticked off names of people fetching water from a row of communal taps that Doctors Without Borders provided in poor suburbs. Many services in the country have collapsed, along with its economy.Kuda Sigobodhla, a hygiene promotion officer for the aid group, said training sessions had been organized before the outbreak arrived in Zimbabwe so that water distribution points did not become epicenters of contagion.“We had to do something,” Sigobodhla said.But while the empty buckets were neatly spaced 1 meter apart, their owners huddled in groups, chatting and occasionally exchanging cigarettes and high-fives while waiting their turn.One man shouted about social distancing but only a few seemed to listen. A hand-washing bucket was available, but most did not use it.In this March, 31, 2020, photo, buckets are lined up as women fetch water in a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)-To encourage hand-washing in some parts of Africa, aid groups are using measures such as placing mirrors and soap at makeshift taps.“We know people like to look at themselves when they wash their hands, so putting a mirror helps,” said Riems, of Action Against Hunger. His organization is piloting the project in Ethiopia, where only a third of the population has access to basic water services.Fear also could be a motivating factor, he said, citing a recent GeoPoll survey that found more than 70% of people in Africa are “very concerned” about the coronavirus. GeoPoll surveyed 5,000 people in 12 countries.Meanwhile, investment in water and hygiene has been precariously low.Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh state fill water as they make the journey home to their village hundreds of miles away on foot during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, May 8, 2020 (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)“Of 51 major announcements of financial support from donor agencies to developing countries, only six have included any mention of hygiene,” WaterAid has said of COVID-19?emergency funding from governments and aid groups in the past two months.Africa alone needs an annual investment of $22 billion, according to the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, an initiative of the Group of 20 most-developed countries and international financial institutions. But the investment by African governments and external financiers currently hovers around $8 billion to $10 billion, it said.Some fear such woeful funding could now come with a huge human cost.“Funding for [water, sanitation and hygiene] has been going down,” Riems said. “Not enough people will have access to water, not enough people will be able to wash their hands and more people will get sick.”
LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).
THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS
Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Russia to convene Mideast quartet for talks on West Bank annexation plans-The Times of Israel-Russian, US, UN and EU envoys to meet via video conference as Moscow works to bring Palestinians back to peace process amid anger over Trump peace plan-By TOI staff-may 25,20-Today, 8:15 pm
Representatives of the so-called Middle East Quartet will meet Friday via video conference amid efforts by Moscow to deter Israel from annexing parts of the West Bank and bring the Palestinians back to talks.“Today, a video conference of the ‘Quartet’ on the Middle Eastern settlement will take place at the level of special representatives,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to the TASS news agency, adding that Russia will be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin.The Quartet is made up of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia.According to Channel 13, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov spoke Thursday with the Israeli Chargé d’Affaires in Moscow, Eli Belotserkovsky, to update him on the planned conference call.According to the report, senior Russian officials confirmed that Russia is seeking to promote an international conference with the participation of the quartet, several Arab nations and the Palestinians.It is unclear whether an invitation would be extended to Israel to attend the conference.The senior Russian officials said that Israel had been warned several times by Russia that unilateral annexation would lead to an escalation of violence.Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a bouquet of flowers next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they meet at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 30, 2020. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool/AFP)-“We are extremely concerned that Israeli annexation would be a provocation that will lead to a deterioration of the situation in the West Bank that will lead to violent confrontation and undermine stability in the entire region,” the report quoted unnamed officials as saying.On Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry issued a call to Israel and the Palestinians to refrain from taking any steps that could lead to regional escalation.“We are urging all parties to refrain from any steps that could provoke a new dangerous escalation in the region and prevent the establishment of conditions for renewal of direct Palestinian-Israeli talks,” the ministry said.Al-Ayyam, an Arabic language newspaper based in Ramallah has reported that UN Secretary-General António Guterres called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to update him about the idea of a meeting on a ministerial level under UN auspices.According to Channel 13, Abbas told Guterres that the Palestinians would not agree that the meeting be based on the Trump plan.A previous Channel 13 report earlier this week claimed the summit would allow the Palestinian Authority to propose changes to US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, which it has rejected out of hand.The European Union and United Nations were also part of the Russian effort, viewing it as an opportunity to jump-start peace talks and halt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to annex parts of the West Bank that would become part of Israel under the US plan, the report said.“The only way to stop annexation is to renew contact between the Palestinians and the US government,” a Western diplomat was quoted as saying.The PA has boycotted the White House since Trump’s 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the transfer of the US embassy to the city, the eastern part of which Palestinians claim for a future state.The US has since cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians and the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, and closed the PLO representative office in Washington, further drawing the ire of the PA.Abbas announced Tuesday that the Palestinians were no longer bound by agreements with Israel and the US, citing the new Israeli government’s plan to move forward with annexation plans.On Friday Palestinian security forces withdrew from areas near East Jerusalem after the Palestinian Authority ended its security coordination with Israel, according to multiple reports.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)
Amid Russia and China tensions, US mulls first nuclear test since 1992 — report-The Times of Israel-may 25,20-Top security agency officials said to hold talks on possible test ahead of negotiations with Beijing and Moscow over weapons treaty-By TOI staff and Agencies- Today, 11:13 am
Senior US officials have discussed carrying out the country’s first nuclear test since 1992, the Washington Post reported Friday, amid increasing tensions with Russia and China.A senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the discussions said the suggestion was raised at a May 15 meeting of top security agency officials after the Trump administration accused Russia and China of carrying out low-yield nuclear tests. Beijing and Moscow have denied the accusations.An unnamed official told the newspaper that it was suggested a test could be helpful to Washington’s negotiating position as the US begins new nuclear arms control talks with the Kremlin aimed at replacing an expiring weapons treaty with a modern and potentially three-way accord that brings China into the fold.Such a test would be a significant departure from US defense policy and dramatically up the ante for other nuclear-armed nations. One analyst told the newspaper that if it were to go ahead it would be seen as the “starting gun to an unprecedented nuclear arms race.”According to the report, no decision was made about carrying out a test but it is “very much an ongoing conversation.” However another person privy to the discussions said it was ultimately decided that other steps would be taken instead.This June 29, 2011 file photo shows the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)-Beatrice Fihn of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the group that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, warned a Trump nuclear test could “plunge us back into a new Cold War.”“It would also blow up any chance of avoiding a dangerous new nuclear arms race. It would complete the erosion of the global arms control framework,” she said in a statement.The US has not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, known as the CTBT, which has 196 member states — 183 that have signed the treaty and 164 that have ratified it.The treaty has not entered into force because it still needs ratification by eight countries that had nuclear power reactors or research reactors when the UN General Assembly adopted it in 1996: the United States, China, Iran, Israel, Egypt, India, Pakistan and North Korea.The reported deliberations came days before US President Donald Trump said that Russian violations make it untenable for the US to stay in a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct observation flights over each other’s territory, but he hinted it’s possible the US will reconsider the decision to withdraw.Senior administration officials say Trump’s willingness to leave the Open Skies Treaty is evidence of how prominently arms control verification and compliance will feature in the new talks.The Open Skies Treaty that governs the unarmed overflights was initially set up to promote trust and avert conflict between the US and Russia. The Trump administration informed other members of the treaty that the US plans to pull out in six months — which is after the presidential election — because Russia is violating the pact. The White House also says that imagery collected during the flights can be obtained quickly at less cost from US or commercial satellites.Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien said the president has made clear that the United States will not remain a party to international agreements being violated by the other parties and that are no longer in America’s interests. He noted that Russian violations are also what prompted Trump last year to pull out of a 1987 nuclear arms treaty with Russia.That treaty, signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, banned production, testing and deployment of intermediate-range land-based cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers (310 to 3,410 miles).New START Treaty, which expires in February shortly after the next presidential inauguration, now is the only remaining treaty constraining the US and Russian nuclear arsenals. It imposes limits on the number of US and Russian long-range nuclear warheads and launchers. Russia has offered to extend the treaty, but Trump is holding out in hopes of negotiating a three-way agreement with Russia and China.
N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing 'nuclear war deterrence': KCNA-[AFP]-May 25, 2020
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its "nuclear war deterrence" during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Sunday.The meeting was Kim's first reported public appearance in more than three weeks and came after US media said Friday that the Trump administration had discussed holding the first US nuclear test in decades.Set forth at the meeting of the Central Military Commission were "new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country," the North's official KCNA news agency said, without giving further details."Crucial measures" were taken "for considerably increasing the firepower strike ability of the artillery pieces of the Korean People's Army", it added.Discussions also centred on "putting the strategic armed forces on a high alert operation", in line with the "building and development of the armed forces of the country".The date of the meeting was not given, but a separate KCNA dispatch from the same meeting reported a military order signed by Kim was issued on May 23.That marked Kim's first reported public appearance in more than 20 days, after he reappeared following an earlier three-week absence which triggered intense speculation about his health.A photo carried by the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Sunday showed Kim wielding a long stick and pointing to what appeared to be a blurred out TV screen while making a presentation to a room full of uniformed officers.None of those shown in the photo -- including Kim -- were wearing masks and sitting close to each other, despite the global coronavirus pandemic.The North has insisted that it has not seen a single case of coronavirus, although experts say that is unlikely.The meeting also reviewed and analysed "a series of drawbacks in the military and political activities" and discussed ways for "drastic improvement", according to KCNA.- 'Nuclear testing' -Rumours swirled for weeks about Kim's health after he failed to appear at the April 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather, the North's founder -- the most important day in the country's political calendar.His disappearance triggered a series of unconfirmed reports and fevered speculation until he reappeared at a factory opening in May.News of the nuclear discussions came after a report Friday in The Washington Post said that the Trump administration had discussed holding the first US nuclear test since 1992 as a potential warning to Russia and China.Daryl Kimball, executive director of the US-based Arms Control Association, told the paper that such a decision would likely "disrupt" negotiations with Kim, "who may no longer feel compelled to honour his moratorium on nuclear testing".Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington over the North's nuclear arsenal remain at a standstill despite three high-profile meetings between Kim and US President Donald Trump.Pyongyang has carried out a series of weapons tests in recent months -- often describing them as multiple launch rocket systems, although Japan and the US have called them ballistic missiles.The North is subject to multiple UN Security Council sanctions over its banned weapons programmes.
Trump calls on synagogues, churches and mosques to reopen this weekend-The Times of Israel-MAY 25,20-US president says he has deemed places of worship ‘essential’ and threatens to ‘override’ governors who do not let them open-By Agencies-Today, 9:42 pm
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches, syangogues and mosques “essential” and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of spreading the coronavirus.“Today I’m identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services,” Trump said during a hastily arranged press conference at the White House, where he didn’t take questions. He said if governors don’t abide by his request, he will “override” them, though it’s unclear what authority he has to do so.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had prepared a draft of reopening guidelines for churches and other houses of worship weeks ago that included measures like maintaining distance between parishioners and limiting the size of gatherings.But that guidance had been delayed for more than a month by the administration until Trump abruptly changed course Thursday.“I said, ‘You better put it out.’ And they’re doing it,” Trump said Thursday at a Ford Motor Co. plant repurposed to make ventilators in Michigan. “And they’re going to be issuing something today or tomorrow on churches. We’ve got to get our churches open.”Trump on Friday stressed the importance of churches in many communities and took issue with some of the businesses that had been allowed to reopen.“Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential” but not churches, he said. “It’s not right. So I’m correcting this injustice and calling houses of worship essential.”“These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united. The people are demanding to go to church and synagogue, go to their mosque,” he said.Following Trump’s announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for communities of faith that include taking steps to limit the size of gatherings and considering holding services outdoors or in large, well-ventilated areas.“It is safe to reopen your churches if you do so in accordance with the guidelines,” said White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, puts on a face mask after speaking with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, May 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)-Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator for the White House’s coronavirus task force, said that faith community leaders should be in touch with their local health departments and can take steps to mitigate risks, including making sure those who are at high risk of severe complications remain protected.“There’s a way for us to work together to have social distancing and safety for people so we decrease the amount of exposure that anyone would have to an asymptomatic,” she said.Some welcomed the move, including Kelly Shackelford, president of the conservative First Liberty Institute.“The discrimination that has been occurring against churches and houses of worship has been shocking,” he said in a statement. “Americans are going to malls and restaurants. They need to be able to go to their houses of worship.”But Rabbi Jack Moline, president of Interfaith Alliance, said it was “completely irresponsible” for Trump to command a mass reopening of houses of worship.“Faith is essential and community is necessary; however, neither requires endangering the people who seek to participate in them,” he said. “The virus does not discriminate between types of gatherings, and neither should the president.”A man stops to read an announcement at Congregation Divrei Yoel in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in New York. The synagogue is closed to gatherings due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)-On Wednesday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced religious services will be allowed to resume if limited to 10 or fewer participants with social distancing and masks in place. The state also is allowing drive-in and parking lot services.Cuomo stressed that caution must be exercised to make sure the religious gatherings do not become an opportunity for the virus to spread further, pointing to the case of an Orthodox synagogue in suburban New York City’s Westchester County that was found at the center of a cluster of cases in March.New York’s guidance comes as some Orthodox communities grapple with conflicting guidance over resuming services outdoors. Rabbis in communities from Texas to Cleveland to New York’s Long Island have agreed to disagree over how to move forward as states begin to lift restrictions.Earlier this month, leaders of the Orthodox Union, an umbrella organization for Orthodox synagogues, released guidance on reopening synagogues after a webinar with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The organization pointed to outdoor services as a possible first step in resuming prayer but urged caution in considering any resumption of services.“The issuance of this guidance does NOT imply that any reopening should be done at this point,” the guide says in bold print.In Massachusetts, rabbis said they would not reopen immediately even though the governor included houses of worship in the state’s first phase of reopening.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre to reopen Sunday for first time in two months-The Times of Israel-Leaders of denominations sharing site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected, say worshipers must wear masks, socially distance and not kiss stones-By AP-MAY 25,20-Today, 1:59 pm
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem will open on Sunday for the first time in two months.It is built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.Leaders of the three denominations sharing the site said in a statement Saturday that entrance will be limited to 50 people at a time.Worshipers cannot enter if they have symptoms and must wear face masks and should keep a distance of 2 meters (six feet). They should also avoid touching or kissing stones and other objects at the holy site.
Jerusalem Municipality employees disinfect the forecourt outside the closed gate of Church of the Holy Sepulchre as a measure against the spread of coronavirus on March 30 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)-The church was closed in March along with most other sites in the Holy Land, in keeping with strict measures imposed by Israel and the Palestinian Authority to contain the outbreak.It remained closed throughout Holy Week and Easter last month, when Jerusalem’s Old City is normally packed with tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Priests observed Holy Week rituals in small groups, mostly behind closed doors.
Belgium plans to end army protection for Antwerp synagogues-The Times of Israel-Expected move related to budget shortfalls caused by coronavirus pandemic; Jewish community says it needs ‘more, not less protection’By Cnaan Liphshiz 23 May 2020, 12:21 am 0
(JTA) — Belgium is planning to stop providing soldiers for security around synagogues in Antwerp.The plan, which has not been finalized, would end the army’s protection in the city’s Jewish neighborhood in September. The redeployment is connected to budgetary and manpower shortfalls in Belgium, where COVID-19 has severely impacted the economy and claimed more than 9,000 lives.“The Jewish community needs more, not less, protection in these difficult times,” the Forum of Jewish Organizations of Flemish Jews wrote in a statement published Monday about the plan.Belgian troops were first posted to guard Jewish institutions in Antwerp in May 2014 after an Islamist murdered four people in a terrorist shooting at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, located about 40 miles south of Antwerp.Antwerp has about 100 Jewish institutions servicing a predominantly ultra-Orthodox population of 18,000 people.In 2018, an unidentified man was filmed stealing mezuzahs from the door frames of 20 Antwerp homes days after a Jewish man and his son narrowly escaped being rammed by a passing vehicle that swerved in their direction onto the pavement while they were walking to synagogue on Shabbat. Police said there was no indication the incident was a hate crime.In 2017, police apprehended and briefly detained a man who allegedly assaulted a ultra-Orthodox Jewish man on the street in Antwerp while shouting “Jew.”
In Quds Day speech, Nasrallah says Jews must leave Israel-The Times of Israel-‘Palestine from the river to the sea is the property of the Palestinian people and they shall return to it,’ says Hezbollah leader, adding that America is the ‘real enemy’By TOI staff-may 25,20-Today, 10:47 pm-Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said all Jews must leave Israel, saying the whole region, “from the river to the sea,” was the property of the Palestinians.“While we never said we wanted to throw anyone into the sea, those who flocked to Palestine must leave,” the head of the Lebanese terror organization said in a speech to mark Quds Day.Quds Day, which Iran has marked since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is usually commemorated with regime-orchestrated demonstrations across Iran and the Arab world against Israel and expressing support for the Palestinians. It is held on the last Friday of Ramadan, which this year is May 22.“Palestine from the river to the sea is the property of the Palestinian people and they shall return to it,” he added. “Anything that has been stolen cannot become the legal property of a thief, even if the entire world recognizes its ownership,” he said.“Our stance on Palestine is religious and ethical, and therefore we cannot compromise on it,” he continued.Nasrallah’s remarks joined that of Iranian leaders who marked the day with calls for Israel to be wiped out.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel’s establishment was an unequaled “crime against humanity,” repeated his characterization of the Jewish state as “a cancerous tumor” and said it was the creation of “Westerners and Jewish corporation owners.”Citing the coronavirus pandemic, he likened Zionism to “a virus” that “must be eliminated as soon as possible.”Speaking during a week when Israel marked 20 years to its withdrawal from Lebanon after years of bloody conflict with Hezbollah, Nasrallah claimed Israel is fearful of war against the organization and that mutual deterrence between the sides is a victory for it.“Some might say that there is mutual deterrence but mutual deterrence is a victory for Lebanon,” Nasrallah said.“Israel should not bet that Hezbollah might be preoccupied with domestic situations,” he added, claiming that Israel was gambling on Lebanon’s economic crisis to try and turn sentiment against the organization.Lebanese soldiers remove burning tires placed by anti-government protesters to block a road in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 27, 2020. (AP/Bilal Hussein)Nasrallah has been living underground since the 2006 month-long war between his group and Israel, fearing Israeli assassination. He has since made very few and only brief public appearances.While much of his speech was devoted to Israel and the Palestinian issue, the Hezbollah secretary-general said the organization’s real enemy is the United States, even though there is no hot conflict between the sides.“Our real battle is against the United States of America,” he said, accusing Israel of being a “forward front” for the US.Citing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, Nasrallah said “the US launches wars to protect and secure the ‘Israeli regime,” adding that “the US puts all its capabilities, relations and all it has for the sake of reinforcing and strengthening Israel.”Referring to the border dispute between Israel and Lebanon over maritime economic waters and disputes over points along the land border, Nasrallah warned that the US would be “demarcating the maritime border and resolving the disputed land border points in Israel’s favor.”He also accused Arab counties of not caring about the Palestinians.“Some Arab countries are not concerned with the Arab-Israeli conflict in the slightest,” Nasrallah said. “Resistance with all forms is the only way to liberate lands, all other ways are a waste of time,” he added, apparently referring to growing ties between Israel and the Gulf countries.
Drug- and gun-trafficking ring in Toronto area busted: York Regional Police-[The Canadian Presss)-May 25, 2020
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A unique crowbar allegedly used in a violent home invasion north of Toronto led to the dismantling of a drug- and gun-trafficking ring, police said Friday.In total, 17 men and women were arrested and face a slew of charges including numerous counts of drug- and firearm-trafficking offences and robbery, York regional police said.Police said they seized 15 guns along with cocaine, fentanyl, oxycontin and cash.Det. Jason Boulay said the home invasion on Oct. 17, 2019, in Vaughan, Ont., sparked the probe — dubbed Project Stanley, as a reference to the crowbar manufacturer."It was about 2:30 in the morning when four armed suspects force their way into the residence," Boulay said in a video statement. "All the adults in the house were tied up — zip-tied — and forced down on the floor where demands were made for money and other personal belongings."A 26-year-old man was injured in the alleged assault.In March, the force released a video of the alleged invasion to the public. The footage appears to show armed suspects walk up the stairs of a home and beat a victim."The crowbar that was seen in the video of the home invasion was identified as being unique and only sold at one retailer," police said.Boulay said the Stanley crowbar was sold at a Home Depot."Video surveillance was obtained through Home Depot and we were able to identify persons associated to that purchase of the tools that were used in the home invasion," he said.From late March to mid-May, York police and seven other forces began raiding homes throughout the Toronto area and in Sudbury, Ont., as they executed search warrants."This was a complex investigation," said Insp. Ryan Hogan, adding that it involved numerous units within the force that worked around the clock for months.He said the investigators "in one instance prevented an armed robbery."This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 22, 2020.Liam Casey, The Canadian Press.
European NATO allies voice concern over U.S. plan to quit Open Skies-[Reuters]-May 25, 2020-Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European members of NATO told the United States on Friday they were uneasy about its plan to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, an official of the defence alliance said.Senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration, which says Russia has repeatedly violated the treaty's terms, said on Thursday that Washington would formally pull out of Open Skies in six months.The U.S. move deepens doubts about whether Washington will seek to extend the 2010 New START accord, which imposes the last remaining limits on U.S. and Russian deployments of strategic nuclear arms to no more than 1,550 each. The accord expires in February.Envoys to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), meeting in response to the U.S. announcement, agreed "on the importance of arms control, and on the need to bring Russia back to compliance", the NATO official said."A number of allies expressed concern that the U.S. may be leaving the treaty," the official added.Some allies worry that a U.S. exit from Open Skies, which will halt Russian overflights of the United States, could prompt Moscow's withdrawal. That would end overflights of Russia by the remaining members, weakening European security at a time when Russian-backed separatists hold parts of Ukraine and Georgia.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that for many years Russia had "imposed flight restrictions inconsistent with the treaty, including flight limitations over Kaliningrad, and restricting flights in Russia near its border with Georgia"."Russia's ongoing selective implementation has undermined the Open Skies Treaty," he said in a statement after the meeting of ambassadors to the Brussels-based alliance.He noted that Washington would reconsider its withdrawal if Russia respected the treaty's terms, and said NATO allies were engaging with Moscow to seek its early return to compliance.(Reporting by John Chalmers; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
OZONE DEPLETION JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH DUE TO SIN
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Storms expected in Midwest, Southern California braces for record breaking heat-[Good Morning America]-BRITTANY BORER-May 25, 2020
Thunderstorms continue to roll across Oklahoma and Texas this morning. These are expected to wind down throughout the morning hours as stronger storms further to the north are expected to impact areas of Nebraska and South Dakota. These storms will continue to move eastward before weakening late this morning.Storms will also begin to fire up during the early evening hours along the dry-line in south-central Texas. Not long after, storms will initiate in the Central Plains and continue to move eastward.An estimated 16 million Americans are bracing for the threat of severe thunderstorms today. The primary threats include damaging wind and large hail with any storms that develop in the shaded region.Heat alerts are already up across the Southwest in anticipation for dangerous heat threatening nearly 26 million people by mid-week. Potentially record breaking high temperatures will increase the potential for heat related illness, particularly for those without access to air conditioning or those participating in outdoor activities.With temperatures in the triple digits, record high temperatures will be challenged on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before any relief is on the horizon.Memorial Day is looking fine on both coasts with the exception of Florida and northwest Washington. Washington, D.C. will be enjoying temperatures in the upper 70s. However, passing showers and thunderstorms threaten areas west of the Rockies to the Ohio River Valley. Rain could be particularly heavy and pose a flash flood risk across central Texas on Monday.Severe storms expected in Midwest, Southern California braces for record breaking heat originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Australia braces for worst storm in a decade-[Reuters]-May 24, 2020
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Western Australia battened down for its worst storm in 10 years on Sunday as the remnants of a tropical cyclone met a cold front with heavy rains and storm surges expected across the state's coast, officials said on Sunday.Winds gusting up to 210km per hour (130 miles per hour), were expected on Sunday near the country's iron ore producing heartland of the Pilbara, moving south towards the state capital of Perth overnight and Monday."Really strong winds are already being felt and they are whipping up a lot of dust. Those conditions are moving southward and are expected to hit Perth later today," said Bureau of Meteorology WA state manager James Ashley."We are expecting peak wave heights, particularly on Monday of over eight metres (26 feet)...It's unlikely to significantly ease in Perth until Monday afternoon," he told a press briefing.Spokespeople for miners BHP Group and Rio Tinto , which use the world's biggest iron ore export hub of Port Hedland, were not immediately able to comment. The Pilbara Ports Authority, which operates the port, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.Jon Broomhall, acting assistant commissioner at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said the "once-in-a-decade" storm would bring flooding and dangerous seas."Don't go out on the water on Sunday or Monday. You'll be risking not only your life, but also those of the marine volunteers who will be called out to rescue you," Broomhall said.(Reporting by Melanie Burton; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
SIGNS OF THE E ND OF THE AGE (NOT THE WORLD) THE WORLD GOES ON FOREVER.
GENESIS 1:5,14
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:(ISRAELS HOLY DAYS AND SABBATH STARTS AT 6PM) And for SIGNS (PROPHECY SIGNS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, OUR DAY)
SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences;(BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR) and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
REVELATION 16:21 80-120LB HAIL ON HUMANS
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120 LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Grapefruit-Size Hail Slams North Texas in 'Loaded Gun' Atmosphere-By Jonathan Belles-MAY 25,20-weather.com-Texas Storm Brings Enormous Hail-A severe storm in Burkburnett, Texas, brought hail bigger than a softball to some spots as well as some reported tornadoes.
At a Glance-Hail larger than 5 inches in diameter fell in far North Texas Friday night. Heat and humidity were able to break through a lid in the atmosphere. Rain and hail particles may have been pushed upward at more than 150 mph. Hail larger than grapefruits pummeled towns along the Red River Valley Friday evening in an explosive atmosphere.The biggest hail fell in the community of Burkburnett, Texas, located northwest of Fort Worth along the Oklahoma border.Some stones were as large as 5.33 inches in diameter, according to the National Weather Service.We may never know exactly how big these stones were because the family that recorded them had to wait out the storm to retrieve them. This means that the hail likely melted some before they were measured.This kind of hail is dangerous and can be deadly for anyone outside while stones of this size are falling.Thankfully, nobody was injured in storms in Texas or Oklahoma on Friday evening.How do you get hailstones this big?The basic ingredients for large hail are extreme heating and moisture. Temperatures approached 90 degrees near the ground with dew points in the low 70s before these storms arrived.In the case of Friday evening's thunderstorms, the atmosphere was primed for explosive development well above the ground.Several thunderstorms developed in what is often called a "loaded gun" atmospheric setup.Weather balloons launched in Texas and Oklahoma Friday afternoon suggested that heat was building, but so was a large lid on that heat.Think of an old-fashioned popcorn maker.When heat starts making the kernels pop, they start popping faster and faster and eventually the lid comes off. The kernels don't stop popping until there are none left.The atmosphere acts the exact same way.In order to get thunderstorms to grow, the atmosphere has to be unstable, which happens when the air closer to the ground is warmer than the air above it.But if the atmosphere was unstable from the ground to the top of the atmosphere, thunderstorms would leisurely grow taller and eventually run out of steam throughout the afternoon and evening.Friday's storms had a strong lid, or atmospheric cap, that kept all of the heat and moisture closer to the ground.This cap occurs when air rapidly warms with height for a small layer of the atmosphere.Thunderstorms that can get through this layer are able to explosively grow vertically. This kind of setup is called a "loaded gun" atmosphere because storms often start with a bang.(Warmer colors indicate warmer temperatures.)-Once storms push through the cap, they do so with so much gusto that raindrops and hailstones are flung thousands of feet into the sky.Friday's grapefruit-size hail likely rode atop updrafts moving at more than 150 mph toward the top of the atmosphere.This kind of violent atmospheric setup also supports tornado growth.As storms grow rapidly taller, they also stretch and spin. If that spin can reach the ground, you get a tornado.There were four reports of tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma on Friday evening.
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 billion) of (8 billion) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS)(500 million) and with hunger,(FAMINE)(500 million) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES)(500 million) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE)(500 million).
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH IN NOAHS DAY(BECAUSE OF SIN,VIOLENCE AND GODLESS PEOPLE)
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
HOSEA 4:1-3
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
DEUTORONOMY 28:22-24
22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Virus spread feared where water is scarce around the world-The Times of Israel-Charity says 3 billion people around the world have nowhere at home to wash hands with soap and clean water, increasing risk of coronavirus outbreaks-By FARAI MUTSAKA-24,20-Today, 1:16 pm
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Violet Manuel hastily abandoned her uncle’s funeral and grabbed two empty containers when she heard a boy running down the dirt road shouting, “Water, water, water!”The 72-year-old joined dozens of people seeking their daily ration in Zimbabwe’s densely populated town of Chitungwiza.“Social distancing here?” Manuel asked tartly. She sighed with relief after getting her allotment of 40 liters (10.5 gallons) but worried about the coronavirus.I got the water, but chances are that I also got the disease,” she told The Associated Press. And yet her plans for the water did not include hand-washing but “more important” tasks such as cleaning dishes and flushing the toilet.Youths fill containers with water brought by a government-paid water truck in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, May 21, 2020 (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)-Such choices underscore the challenges of preventing the spread of the coronavirus in slums, camps and other crowded settlements around the world where clean water is scarce and survival is a daily struggle.Some 3 billion people, from indigenous communities in Brazil to war-shattered villages in northern Yemen, have nowhere to wash their hands with soap and clean water at home, according to the charity group WaterAid. It fears that global funding is being rushed toward vaccines and treatments without “any real commitment to prevention.”Definitively linking COVID-19 cases to water access isn’t easy without deeper investigation, said Gregory Bulit with UNICEF’s water and sanitation team, “but what we know is, without water, the risk is increased.”In the Arab region alone, about 74 million people don’t have access to a basic hand-washing facility, the United Nations says.Nearly a decade of civil war has damaged much of Syria’s water infrastructure, and millions must resort to alternative measures. In the last rebel-held territory of Idlib, where the most recent military operations displaced nearly 1 million people, resources are badly strained.Yasser Aboud, a father of three in Idlib, said he has doubled the amount of water he buys to keep his family clean amid virus fears. He and his wife lost their jobs and must cut spending on clothes and food to afford it.In Yemen, five years of war left over 3 million people displaced with no secure source of water, and there are growing fears that primitive sources such as wells are contaminated.In this file photo taken on May 5, 2020, workers prepare to drain sewage water from camp flooded by rainwater for Yemenis displaced by conflict from Taez, Ibb, and Hodeida, and currently residing in the Khor Maksar district of the second city of Aden (Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP)And in Manaus, Brazil, 300 families in one poor indigenous community have water only three days a week from a dirty well.“Water is like gold around here,” said Neinha Reis, a 27-year-old mother of two. To wash their hands, they depend on donations of hand sanitizer. Reis and most of the other residents have fallen ill with symptoms similar to those of COVID-19 in the past month.Across Africa, where virus cases are closing in on 100,000, more than half of the continent’s 1.3 billion people must leave their homes to get water, according to the Afrobarometer research group.Where it is made available via trucks or wells, the long lines of people could become “potentially dangerous breeding grounds for the virus,” said Maxwell Samaila, program manager with the aid group Mercy Corps in Nigeria.In rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where most have to travel up to three hours for water, “you have 200 people touching the [well] handle one after the other,” said Bram Riems, an adviser on water, sanitation and hygiene with Action Against Hunger.At an open area surrounded by filthy apartment blocks in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, women in orange T-shirts ticked off names of people fetching water from a row of communal taps that Doctors Without Borders provided in poor suburbs. Many services in the country have collapsed, along with its economy.Kuda Sigobodhla, a hygiene promotion officer for the aid group, said training sessions had been organized before the outbreak arrived in Zimbabwe so that water distribution points did not become epicenters of contagion.“We had to do something,” Sigobodhla said.But while the empty buckets were neatly spaced 1 meter apart, their owners huddled in groups, chatting and occasionally exchanging cigarettes and high-fives while waiting their turn.One man shouted about social distancing but only a few seemed to listen. A hand-washing bucket was available, but most did not use it.In this March, 31, 2020, photo, buckets are lined up as women fetch water in a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)-To encourage hand-washing in some parts of Africa, aid groups are using measures such as placing mirrors and soap at makeshift taps.“We know people like to look at themselves when they wash their hands, so putting a mirror helps,” said Riems, of Action Against Hunger. His organization is piloting the project in Ethiopia, where only a third of the population has access to basic water services.Fear also could be a motivating factor, he said, citing a recent GeoPoll survey that found more than 70% of people in Africa are “very concerned” about the coronavirus. GeoPoll surveyed 5,000 people in 12 countries.Meanwhile, investment in water and hygiene has been precariously low.Migrant workers from Chhattisgarh state fill water as they make the journey home to their village hundreds of miles away on foot during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, May 8, 2020 (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)“Of 51 major announcements of financial support from donor agencies to developing countries, only six have included any mention of hygiene,” WaterAid has said of COVID-19?emergency funding from governments and aid groups in the past two months.Africa alone needs an annual investment of $22 billion, according to the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, an initiative of the Group of 20 most-developed countries and international financial institutions. But the investment by African governments and external financiers currently hovers around $8 billion to $10 billion, it said.Some fear such woeful funding could now come with a huge human cost.“Funding for [water, sanitation and hygiene] has been going down,” Riems said. “Not enough people will have access to water, not enough people will be able to wash their hands and more people will get sick.”
LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).
THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS
Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Russia to convene Mideast quartet for talks on West Bank annexation plans-The Times of Israel-Russian, US, UN and EU envoys to meet via video conference as Moscow works to bring Palestinians back to peace process amid anger over Trump peace plan-By TOI staff-may 25,20-Today, 8:15 pm
Representatives of the so-called Middle East Quartet will meet Friday via video conference amid efforts by Moscow to deter Israel from annexing parts of the West Bank and bring the Palestinians back to talks.“Today, a video conference of the ‘Quartet’ on the Middle Eastern settlement will take place at the level of special representatives,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to the TASS news agency, adding that Russia will be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin.The Quartet is made up of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia.According to Channel 13, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov spoke Thursday with the Israeli Chargé d’Affaires in Moscow, Eli Belotserkovsky, to update him on the planned conference call.According to the report, senior Russian officials confirmed that Russia is seeking to promote an international conference with the participation of the quartet, several Arab nations and the Palestinians.It is unclear whether an invitation would be extended to Israel to attend the conference.The senior Russian officials said that Israel had been warned several times by Russia that unilateral annexation would lead to an escalation of violence.Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a bouquet of flowers next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they meet at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 30, 2020. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool/AFP)-“We are extremely concerned that Israeli annexation would be a provocation that will lead to a deterioration of the situation in the West Bank that will lead to violent confrontation and undermine stability in the entire region,” the report quoted unnamed officials as saying.On Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry issued a call to Israel and the Palestinians to refrain from taking any steps that could lead to regional escalation.“We are urging all parties to refrain from any steps that could provoke a new dangerous escalation in the region and prevent the establishment of conditions for renewal of direct Palestinian-Israeli talks,” the ministry said.Al-Ayyam, an Arabic language newspaper based in Ramallah has reported that UN Secretary-General António Guterres called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to update him about the idea of a meeting on a ministerial level under UN auspices.According to Channel 13, Abbas told Guterres that the Palestinians would not agree that the meeting be based on the Trump plan.A previous Channel 13 report earlier this week claimed the summit would allow the Palestinian Authority to propose changes to US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, which it has rejected out of hand.The European Union and United Nations were also part of the Russian effort, viewing it as an opportunity to jump-start peace talks and halt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to annex parts of the West Bank that would become part of Israel under the US plan, the report said.“The only way to stop annexation is to renew contact between the Palestinians and the US government,” a Western diplomat was quoted as saying.The PA has boycotted the White House since Trump’s 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the transfer of the US embassy to the city, the eastern part of which Palestinians claim for a future state.The US has since cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians and the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, and closed the PLO representative office in Washington, further drawing the ire of the PA.Abbas announced Tuesday that the Palestinians were no longer bound by agreements with Israel and the US, citing the new Israeli government’s plan to move forward with annexation plans.On Friday Palestinian security forces withdrew from areas near East Jerusalem after the Palestinian Authority ended its security coordination with Israel, according to multiple reports.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)
Amid Russia and China tensions, US mulls first nuclear test since 1992 — report-The Times of Israel-may 25,20-Top security agency officials said to hold talks on possible test ahead of negotiations with Beijing and Moscow over weapons treaty-By TOI staff and Agencies- Today, 11:13 am
Senior US officials have discussed carrying out the country’s first nuclear test since 1992, the Washington Post reported Friday, amid increasing tensions with Russia and China.A senior administration official and two former officials familiar with the discussions said the suggestion was raised at a May 15 meeting of top security agency officials after the Trump administration accused Russia and China of carrying out low-yield nuclear tests. Beijing and Moscow have denied the accusations.An unnamed official told the newspaper that it was suggested a test could be helpful to Washington’s negotiating position as the US begins new nuclear arms control talks with the Kremlin aimed at replacing an expiring weapons treaty with a modern and potentially three-way accord that brings China into the fold.Such a test would be a significant departure from US defense policy and dramatically up the ante for other nuclear-armed nations. One analyst told the newspaper that if it were to go ahead it would be seen as the “starting gun to an unprecedented nuclear arms race.”According to the report, no decision was made about carrying out a test but it is “very much an ongoing conversation.” However another person privy to the discussions said it was ultimately decided that other steps would be taken instead.This June 29, 2011 file photo shows the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)-Beatrice Fihn of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the group that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, warned a Trump nuclear test could “plunge us back into a new Cold War.”“It would also blow up any chance of avoiding a dangerous new nuclear arms race. It would complete the erosion of the global arms control framework,” she said in a statement.The US has not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, known as the CTBT, which has 196 member states — 183 that have signed the treaty and 164 that have ratified it.The treaty has not entered into force because it still needs ratification by eight countries that had nuclear power reactors or research reactors when the UN General Assembly adopted it in 1996: the United States, China, Iran, Israel, Egypt, India, Pakistan and North Korea.The reported deliberations came days before US President Donald Trump said that Russian violations make it untenable for the US to stay in a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct observation flights over each other’s territory, but he hinted it’s possible the US will reconsider the decision to withdraw.Senior administration officials say Trump’s willingness to leave the Open Skies Treaty is evidence of how prominently arms control verification and compliance will feature in the new talks.The Open Skies Treaty that governs the unarmed overflights was initially set up to promote trust and avert conflict between the US and Russia. The Trump administration informed other members of the treaty that the US plans to pull out in six months — which is after the presidential election — because Russia is violating the pact. The White House also says that imagery collected during the flights can be obtained quickly at less cost from US or commercial satellites.Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien said the president has made clear that the United States will not remain a party to international agreements being violated by the other parties and that are no longer in America’s interests. He noted that Russian violations are also what prompted Trump last year to pull out of a 1987 nuclear arms treaty with Russia.That treaty, signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, banned production, testing and deployment of intermediate-range land-based cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers (310 to 3,410 miles).New START Treaty, which expires in February shortly after the next presidential inauguration, now is the only remaining treaty constraining the US and Russian nuclear arsenals. It imposes limits on the number of US and Russian long-range nuclear warheads and launchers. Russia has offered to extend the treaty, but Trump is holding out in hopes of negotiating a three-way agreement with Russia and China.
N. Korea discusses new policies for increasing 'nuclear war deterrence': KCNA-[AFP]-May 25, 2020
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its "nuclear war deterrence" during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Sunday.The meeting was Kim's first reported public appearance in more than three weeks and came after US media said Friday that the Trump administration had discussed holding the first US nuclear test in decades.Set forth at the meeting of the Central Military Commission were "new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country," the North's official KCNA news agency said, without giving further details."Crucial measures" were taken "for considerably increasing the firepower strike ability of the artillery pieces of the Korean People's Army", it added.Discussions also centred on "putting the strategic armed forces on a high alert operation", in line with the "building and development of the armed forces of the country".The date of the meeting was not given, but a separate KCNA dispatch from the same meeting reported a military order signed by Kim was issued on May 23.That marked Kim's first reported public appearance in more than 20 days, after he reappeared following an earlier three-week absence which triggered intense speculation about his health.A photo carried by the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Sunday showed Kim wielding a long stick and pointing to what appeared to be a blurred out TV screen while making a presentation to a room full of uniformed officers.None of those shown in the photo -- including Kim -- were wearing masks and sitting close to each other, despite the global coronavirus pandemic.The North has insisted that it has not seen a single case of coronavirus, although experts say that is unlikely.The meeting also reviewed and analysed "a series of drawbacks in the military and political activities" and discussed ways for "drastic improvement", according to KCNA.- 'Nuclear testing' -Rumours swirled for weeks about Kim's health after he failed to appear at the April 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather, the North's founder -- the most important day in the country's political calendar.His disappearance triggered a series of unconfirmed reports and fevered speculation until he reappeared at a factory opening in May.News of the nuclear discussions came after a report Friday in The Washington Post said that the Trump administration had discussed holding the first US nuclear test since 1992 as a potential warning to Russia and China.Daryl Kimball, executive director of the US-based Arms Control Association, told the paper that such a decision would likely "disrupt" negotiations with Kim, "who may no longer feel compelled to honour his moratorium on nuclear testing".Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington over the North's nuclear arsenal remain at a standstill despite three high-profile meetings between Kim and US President Donald Trump.Pyongyang has carried out a series of weapons tests in recent months -- often describing them as multiple launch rocket systems, although Japan and the US have called them ballistic missiles.The North is subject to multiple UN Security Council sanctions over its banned weapons programmes.
Trump calls on synagogues, churches and mosques to reopen this weekend-The Times of Israel-MAY 25,20-US president says he has deemed places of worship ‘essential’ and threatens to ‘override’ governors who do not let them open-By Agencies-Today, 9:42 pm
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches, syangogues and mosques “essential” and called on governors across the country to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of spreading the coronavirus.“Today I’m identifying houses of worship — churches, synagogues and mosques — as essential places that provide essential services,” Trump said during a hastily arranged press conference at the White House, where he didn’t take questions. He said if governors don’t abide by his request, he will “override” them, though it’s unclear what authority he has to do so.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had prepared a draft of reopening guidelines for churches and other houses of worship weeks ago that included measures like maintaining distance between parishioners and limiting the size of gatherings.But that guidance had been delayed for more than a month by the administration until Trump abruptly changed course Thursday.“I said, ‘You better put it out.’ And they’re doing it,” Trump said Thursday at a Ford Motor Co. plant repurposed to make ventilators in Michigan. “And they’re going to be issuing something today or tomorrow on churches. We’ve got to get our churches open.”Trump on Friday stressed the importance of churches in many communities and took issue with some of the businesses that had been allowed to reopen.“Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential” but not churches, he said. “It’s not right. So I’m correcting this injustice and calling houses of worship essential.”“These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united. The people are demanding to go to church and synagogue, go to their mosque,” he said.Following Trump’s announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for communities of faith that include taking steps to limit the size of gatherings and considering holding services outdoors or in large, well-ventilated areas.“It is safe to reopen your churches if you do so in accordance with the guidelines,” said White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, puts on a face mask after speaking with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, May 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)-Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator for the White House’s coronavirus task force, said that faith community leaders should be in touch with their local health departments and can take steps to mitigate risks, including making sure those who are at high risk of severe complications remain protected.“There’s a way for us to work together to have social distancing and safety for people so we decrease the amount of exposure that anyone would have to an asymptomatic,” she said.Some welcomed the move, including Kelly Shackelford, president of the conservative First Liberty Institute.“The discrimination that has been occurring against churches and houses of worship has been shocking,” he said in a statement. “Americans are going to malls and restaurants. They need to be able to go to their houses of worship.”But Rabbi Jack Moline, president of Interfaith Alliance, said it was “completely irresponsible” for Trump to command a mass reopening of houses of worship.“Faith is essential and community is necessary; however, neither requires endangering the people who seek to participate in them,” he said. “The virus does not discriminate between types of gatherings, and neither should the president.”A man stops to read an announcement at Congregation Divrei Yoel in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in New York. The synagogue is closed to gatherings due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)-On Wednesday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced religious services will be allowed to resume if limited to 10 or fewer participants with social distancing and masks in place. The state also is allowing drive-in and parking lot services.Cuomo stressed that caution must be exercised to make sure the religious gatherings do not become an opportunity for the virus to spread further, pointing to the case of an Orthodox synagogue in suburban New York City’s Westchester County that was found at the center of a cluster of cases in March.New York’s guidance comes as some Orthodox communities grapple with conflicting guidance over resuming services outdoors. Rabbis in communities from Texas to Cleveland to New York’s Long Island have agreed to disagree over how to move forward as states begin to lift restrictions.Earlier this month, leaders of the Orthodox Union, an umbrella organization for Orthodox synagogues, released guidance on reopening synagogues after a webinar with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The organization pointed to outdoor services as a possible first step in resuming prayer but urged caution in considering any resumption of services.“The issuance of this guidance does NOT imply that any reopening should be done at this point,” the guide says in bold print.In Massachusetts, rabbis said they would not reopen immediately even though the governor included houses of worship in the state’s first phase of reopening.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre to reopen Sunday for first time in two months-The Times of Israel-Leaders of denominations sharing site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected, say worshipers must wear masks, socially distance and not kiss stones-By AP-MAY 25,20-Today, 1:59 pm
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem will open on Sunday for the first time in two months.It is built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.Leaders of the three denominations sharing the site said in a statement Saturday that entrance will be limited to 50 people at a time.Worshipers cannot enter if they have symptoms and must wear face masks and should keep a distance of 2 meters (six feet). They should also avoid touching or kissing stones and other objects at the holy site.
Jerusalem Municipality employees disinfect the forecourt outside the closed gate of Church of the Holy Sepulchre as a measure against the spread of coronavirus on March 30 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)-The church was closed in March along with most other sites in the Holy Land, in keeping with strict measures imposed by Israel and the Palestinian Authority to contain the outbreak.It remained closed throughout Holy Week and Easter last month, when Jerusalem’s Old City is normally packed with tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Priests observed Holy Week rituals in small groups, mostly behind closed doors.
Belgium plans to end army protection for Antwerp synagogues-The Times of Israel-Expected move related to budget shortfalls caused by coronavirus pandemic; Jewish community says it needs ‘more, not less protection’By Cnaan Liphshiz 23 May 2020, 12:21 am 0
(JTA) — Belgium is planning to stop providing soldiers for security around synagogues in Antwerp.The plan, which has not been finalized, would end the army’s protection in the city’s Jewish neighborhood in September. The redeployment is connected to budgetary and manpower shortfalls in Belgium, where COVID-19 has severely impacted the economy and claimed more than 9,000 lives.“The Jewish community needs more, not less, protection in these difficult times,” the Forum of Jewish Organizations of Flemish Jews wrote in a statement published Monday about the plan.Belgian troops were first posted to guard Jewish institutions in Antwerp in May 2014 after an Islamist murdered four people in a terrorist shooting at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, located about 40 miles south of Antwerp.Antwerp has about 100 Jewish institutions servicing a predominantly ultra-Orthodox population of 18,000 people.In 2018, an unidentified man was filmed stealing mezuzahs from the door frames of 20 Antwerp homes days after a Jewish man and his son narrowly escaped being rammed by a passing vehicle that swerved in their direction onto the pavement while they were walking to synagogue on Shabbat. Police said there was no indication the incident was a hate crime.In 2017, police apprehended and briefly detained a man who allegedly assaulted a ultra-Orthodox Jewish man on the street in Antwerp while shouting “Jew.”
In Quds Day speech, Nasrallah says Jews must leave Israel-The Times of Israel-‘Palestine from the river to the sea is the property of the Palestinian people and they shall return to it,’ says Hezbollah leader, adding that America is the ‘real enemy’By TOI staff-may 25,20-Today, 10:47 pm-Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said all Jews must leave Israel, saying the whole region, “from the river to the sea,” was the property of the Palestinians.“While we never said we wanted to throw anyone into the sea, those who flocked to Palestine must leave,” the head of the Lebanese terror organization said in a speech to mark Quds Day.Quds Day, which Iran has marked since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is usually commemorated with regime-orchestrated demonstrations across Iran and the Arab world against Israel and expressing support for the Palestinians. It is held on the last Friday of Ramadan, which this year is May 22.“Palestine from the river to the sea is the property of the Palestinian people and they shall return to it,” he added. “Anything that has been stolen cannot become the legal property of a thief, even if the entire world recognizes its ownership,” he said.“Our stance on Palestine is religious and ethical, and therefore we cannot compromise on it,” he continued.Nasrallah’s remarks joined that of Iranian leaders who marked the day with calls for Israel to be wiped out.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel’s establishment was an unequaled “crime against humanity,” repeated his characterization of the Jewish state as “a cancerous tumor” and said it was the creation of “Westerners and Jewish corporation owners.”Citing the coronavirus pandemic, he likened Zionism to “a virus” that “must be eliminated as soon as possible.”Speaking during a week when Israel marked 20 years to its withdrawal from Lebanon after years of bloody conflict with Hezbollah, Nasrallah claimed Israel is fearful of war against the organization and that mutual deterrence between the sides is a victory for it.“Some might say that there is mutual deterrence but mutual deterrence is a victory for Lebanon,” Nasrallah said.“Israel should not bet that Hezbollah might be preoccupied with domestic situations,” he added, claiming that Israel was gambling on Lebanon’s economic crisis to try and turn sentiment against the organization.Lebanese soldiers remove burning tires placed by anti-government protesters to block a road in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 27, 2020. (AP/Bilal Hussein)Nasrallah has been living underground since the 2006 month-long war between his group and Israel, fearing Israeli assassination. He has since made very few and only brief public appearances.While much of his speech was devoted to Israel and the Palestinian issue, the Hezbollah secretary-general said the organization’s real enemy is the United States, even though there is no hot conflict between the sides.“Our real battle is against the United States of America,” he said, accusing Israel of being a “forward front” for the US.Citing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, Nasrallah said “the US launches wars to protect and secure the ‘Israeli regime,” adding that “the US puts all its capabilities, relations and all it has for the sake of reinforcing and strengthening Israel.”Referring to the border dispute between Israel and Lebanon over maritime economic waters and disputes over points along the land border, Nasrallah warned that the US would be “demarcating the maritime border and resolving the disputed land border points in Israel’s favor.”He also accused Arab counties of not caring about the Palestinians.“Some Arab countries are not concerned with the Arab-Israeli conflict in the slightest,” Nasrallah said. “Resistance with all forms is the only way to liberate lands, all other ways are a waste of time,” he added, apparently referring to growing ties between Israel and the Gulf countries.
Drug- and gun-trafficking ring in Toronto area busted: York Regional Police-[The Canadian Presss)-May 25, 2020
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A unique crowbar allegedly used in a violent home invasion north of Toronto led to the dismantling of a drug- and gun-trafficking ring, police said Friday.In total, 17 men and women were arrested and face a slew of charges including numerous counts of drug- and firearm-trafficking offences and robbery, York regional police said.Police said they seized 15 guns along with cocaine, fentanyl, oxycontin and cash.Det. Jason Boulay said the home invasion on Oct. 17, 2019, in Vaughan, Ont., sparked the probe — dubbed Project Stanley, as a reference to the crowbar manufacturer."It was about 2:30 in the morning when four armed suspects force their way into the residence," Boulay said in a video statement. "All the adults in the house were tied up — zip-tied — and forced down on the floor where demands were made for money and other personal belongings."A 26-year-old man was injured in the alleged assault.In March, the force released a video of the alleged invasion to the public. The footage appears to show armed suspects walk up the stairs of a home and beat a victim."The crowbar that was seen in the video of the home invasion was identified as being unique and only sold at one retailer," police said.Boulay said the Stanley crowbar was sold at a Home Depot."Video surveillance was obtained through Home Depot and we were able to identify persons associated to that purchase of the tools that were used in the home invasion," he said.From late March to mid-May, York police and seven other forces began raiding homes throughout the Toronto area and in Sudbury, Ont., as they executed search warrants."This was a complex investigation," said Insp. Ryan Hogan, adding that it involved numerous units within the force that worked around the clock for months.He said the investigators "in one instance prevented an armed robbery."This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 22, 2020.Liam Casey, The Canadian Press.
European NATO allies voice concern over U.S. plan to quit Open Skies-[Reuters]-May 25, 2020-Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European members of NATO told the United States on Friday they were uneasy about its plan to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, an official of the defence alliance said.Senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration, which says Russia has repeatedly violated the treaty's terms, said on Thursday that Washington would formally pull out of Open Skies in six months.The U.S. move deepens doubts about whether Washington will seek to extend the 2010 New START accord, which imposes the last remaining limits on U.S. and Russian deployments of strategic nuclear arms to no more than 1,550 each. The accord expires in February.Envoys to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), meeting in response to the U.S. announcement, agreed "on the importance of arms control, and on the need to bring Russia back to compliance", the NATO official said."A number of allies expressed concern that the U.S. may be leaving the treaty," the official added.Some allies worry that a U.S. exit from Open Skies, which will halt Russian overflights of the United States, could prompt Moscow's withdrawal. That would end overflights of Russia by the remaining members, weakening European security at a time when Russian-backed separatists hold parts of Ukraine and Georgia.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that for many years Russia had "imposed flight restrictions inconsistent with the treaty, including flight limitations over Kaliningrad, and restricting flights in Russia near its border with Georgia"."Russia's ongoing selective implementation has undermined the Open Skies Treaty," he said in a statement after the meeting of ambassadors to the Brussels-based alliance.He noted that Washington would reconsider its withdrawal if Russia respected the treaty's terms, and said NATO allies were engaging with Moscow to seek its early return to compliance.(Reporting by John Chalmers; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
OZONE DEPLETION JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH DUE TO SIN
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Storms expected in Midwest, Southern California braces for record breaking heat-[Good Morning America]-BRITTANY BORER-May 25, 2020
Thunderstorms continue to roll across Oklahoma and Texas this morning. These are expected to wind down throughout the morning hours as stronger storms further to the north are expected to impact areas of Nebraska and South Dakota. These storms will continue to move eastward before weakening late this morning.Storms will also begin to fire up during the early evening hours along the dry-line in south-central Texas. Not long after, storms will initiate in the Central Plains and continue to move eastward.An estimated 16 million Americans are bracing for the threat of severe thunderstorms today. The primary threats include damaging wind and large hail with any storms that develop in the shaded region.Heat alerts are already up across the Southwest in anticipation for dangerous heat threatening nearly 26 million people by mid-week. Potentially record breaking high temperatures will increase the potential for heat related illness, particularly for those without access to air conditioning or those participating in outdoor activities.With temperatures in the triple digits, record high temperatures will be challenged on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before any relief is on the horizon.Memorial Day is looking fine on both coasts with the exception of Florida and northwest Washington. Washington, D.C. will be enjoying temperatures in the upper 70s. However, passing showers and thunderstorms threaten areas west of the Rockies to the Ohio River Valley. Rain could be particularly heavy and pose a flash flood risk across central Texas on Monday.Severe storms expected in Midwest, Southern California braces for record breaking heat originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Australia braces for worst storm in a decade-[Reuters]-May 24, 2020
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Western Australia battened down for its worst storm in 10 years on Sunday as the remnants of a tropical cyclone met a cold front with heavy rains and storm surges expected across the state's coast, officials said on Sunday.Winds gusting up to 210km per hour (130 miles per hour), were expected on Sunday near the country's iron ore producing heartland of the Pilbara, moving south towards the state capital of Perth overnight and Monday."Really strong winds are already being felt and they are whipping up a lot of dust. Those conditions are moving southward and are expected to hit Perth later today," said Bureau of Meteorology WA state manager James Ashley."We are expecting peak wave heights, particularly on Monday of over eight metres (26 feet)...It's unlikely to significantly ease in Perth until Monday afternoon," he told a press briefing.Spokespeople for miners BHP Group
SIGNS OF THE E ND OF THE AGE (NOT THE WORLD) THE WORLD GOES ON FOREVER.
GENESIS 1:5,14
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:(ISRAELS HOLY DAYS AND SABBATH STARTS AT 6PM) And for SIGNS (PROPHECY SIGNS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, OUR DAY)
SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences;(BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR) and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
REVELATION 16:21 80-120LB HAIL ON HUMANS
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120 LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Grapefruit-Size Hail Slams North Texas in 'Loaded Gun' Atmosphere-By Jonathan Belles-MAY 25,20-weather.com-Texas Storm Brings Enormous Hail-A severe storm in Burkburnett, Texas, brought hail bigger than a softball to some spots as well as some reported tornadoes.
At a Glance-Hail larger than 5 inches in diameter fell in far North Texas Friday night. Heat and humidity were able to break through a lid in the atmosphere. Rain and hail particles may have been pushed upward at more than 150 mph. Hail larger than grapefruits pummeled towns along the Red River Valley Friday evening in an explosive atmosphere.The biggest hail fell in the community of Burkburnett, Texas, located northwest of Fort Worth along the Oklahoma border.Some stones were as large as 5.33 inches in diameter, according to the National Weather Service.We may never know exactly how big these stones were because the family that recorded them had to wait out the storm to retrieve them. This means that the hail likely melted some before they were measured.This kind of hail is dangerous and can be deadly for anyone outside while stones of this size are falling.Thankfully, nobody was injured in storms in Texas or Oklahoma on Friday evening.How do you get hailstones this big?The basic ingredients for large hail are extreme heating and moisture. Temperatures approached 90 degrees near the ground with dew points in the low 70s before these storms arrived.In the case of Friday evening's thunderstorms, the atmosphere was primed for explosive development well above the ground.Several thunderstorms developed in what is often called a "loaded gun" atmospheric setup.Weather balloons launched in Texas and Oklahoma Friday afternoon suggested that heat was building, but so was a large lid on that heat.Think of an old-fashioned popcorn maker.When heat starts making the kernels pop, they start popping faster and faster and eventually the lid comes off. The kernels don't stop popping until there are none left.The atmosphere acts the exact same way.In order to get thunderstorms to grow, the atmosphere has to be unstable, which happens when the air closer to the ground is warmer than the air above it.But if the atmosphere was unstable from the ground to the top of the atmosphere, thunderstorms would leisurely grow taller and eventually run out of steam throughout the afternoon and evening.Friday's storms had a strong lid, or atmospheric cap, that kept all of the heat and moisture closer to the ground.This cap occurs when air rapidly warms with height for a small layer of the atmosphere.Thunderstorms that can get through this layer are able to explosively grow vertically. This kind of setup is called a "loaded gun" atmosphere because storms often start with a bang.(Warmer colors indicate warmer temperatures.)-Once storms push through the cap, they do so with so much gusto that raindrops and hailstones are flung thousands of feet into the sky.Friday's grapefruit-size hail likely rode atop updrafts moving at more than 150 mph toward the top of the atmosphere.This kind of violent atmospheric setup also supports tornado growth.As storms grow rapidly taller, they also stretch and spin. If that spin can reach the ground, you get a tornado.There were four reports of tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma on Friday evening.
