Lesson from Hurricane Sandy - Prepare

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Icxypion wrote:

I personally do NOT advocate delving into such matters very much, though I have in the past. The reason is because these things are rabbit holes that can distract us interminably from our proper focus and attention on the things that truly benefit our souls and prepare us for our departure. I think it is simply a dangerous game to dig into these matters after a certain point. Learning about and studying the works of the evil one and his servants is not a worthy past time. Doing so distracts, confuses, and worries the mind with useless and uncertain fears. Rather, we must put our attention on holy and spiritually beneficial matters. That is my position on these matters.

A lot of stuff discussed on the radio and on internet blogsites can distract us from our prayer life and distance us from Christ God. With so many horrible things happening today, our times have become extremely dissipative and ungodly. It takes a great deal of effort to remain focused on Jesus Christ. Truly, will any of us be saved? We must pray for each other that we may be saved.

Lord have mercy.
Oh Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner.

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I do not have one shred of doubt about the numerology involved.

Yet I always realize that the 9:11 thing was staged on that day because of the resonance for one
countryonly : America. It obviously is the number to call when emergency arises.
This way no one could forget the date chosen.

By the way NO ARAB would know a thing about that ! Americans have no clue that Iraqis or any peoples
from the Middle East would have ever heard of this phone designation.

Right from the start I could tell that it was NOT done by who was instantly blamed : with no evidence whatsoever !
Media people intoned "Oh it has to have been Bla Bla".

I should dig up that 3 minute video explaining the most patently obvious anomalies.

But as far as what Icxypion says, that is why I don't get into every detail of evidence about the Japan earthquake, for example.
MANY who are not that religious spent ages studying this stuff, and by the end of their lives are full of facts
but have not gained spiritually.

However, to gather a GOOD picture of what is REALLY going on in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, etc,
one HAS to research these sites somewhat so as to NOT FALL INTO THE DEVIL'S TRAPS so carefully laid to
inculcate in people that a certain thing happened because of X.

Or that swine ful vaccines need to be taken every year - think what THAT and any other vaccines do to
one's system ? Over time, it would weaken and possibly even kill such a brainswashed person. I believe this,
whether everyone reading this does or not.

So if not alert, on our toes, we can be hit by the Devil's lies in some form or another. If not a societal problem,
then some creep will show up apparently by chance in one's life, but who will bring destruction to that individual.
It's all planned - by the Devil, whether the immediate tool has any awareness or not.

So I think it good to keep aware of all these things to a certain level. But not bog down our brains
with excess information.

That blocks out the receptivity to the spiritual.

On the same wavelength, as a survival tool, I make sure to keep my eyes away from ANY story appearing anywhere
which features violence, death of someone by disease, etc. It's good to keep clear of that macabre or evil or
illness-focused spiral and
stay thinking about what a Saint has told us, rather than even take in the gross stuff put out to give a bored public
something new to talk about !

The average person has almost no real spiritual life, so of course they are empty inside and seeking
from outside something to energize them.

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Barbara wrote:

The average person has almost no real spiritual life, so of course they are empty inside and seeking
from outside something to energize them.

Exactly, we have witnessed an increasing number of violent shootings and murder-suicides, which are signs of the increasing loss of faith. Sons are turning against their parents, parents against their children. The world has become more wicked with a corresponding lack of faith. Then Obamacare has dictated that we get the RFID implant which is tied to our bank accounts. If we don't agree, then the IRS or other federal agency who knows our bank number could deduct fines from our bank accounts. If this occurs, then we might be deprived of our ability to buy food. This surely sounds like the warnings that Christ gave us of His approaching Second Coming.

I do not know if the recent discussion in E Cafe about the martyr's holy oil and the warning to be prepared for martyrdom at http://www.euphrosynoscafe.com/forum/vi ... =14&t=9617 are valid, but we would be foolish not to heed all these warnings and signs of Christ's eminent Second Coming. We might not know the exact day or time, but we must be found to be in repentance at all times in order to meet Christ our Savior because He will come like a thief in the night. Blessed are they who will be found waiting and watchful.

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Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner.

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Amen. Watch, pray, and be faithful until He comes. Christ our God, Save Us!

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Very wise, both of you.

I like to think of the picture of the Bridegroom coming in the middle of the night, [this image is well-entrenched
due to listening to the Valaam Chant of that verse SO MANY times !].
A more positive image. I always liked, too, the maidens who were prepared with their lamps trimmed with olive oil !

So yes, we have to fight hard to keep our focus on this, while perhaps praying for guidance on how to handle all these
worldly and material problems.

I am disgusted about the chip being linked to the bank account? That sounds like something from a futuristic horror scenario,
not real life !

Of course, this must have been devised by Hillary Clinton, who pushed so hard for this socialized medicine way back.

A devil of a woman.

How would fines extracted by IRS affect ability to buy food? That sounds truly NIGHTMARISH !

Now I know why I am studying gardening assiduously during the planting seasons !

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It could be very soon at this rate and no one will be able to buy or sell, save for those who have the chip.

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Greetings Barbara,

12/25 on the civil calendar will be 12/12/12 old style, which is St. Spyridon's day. December 26th in the East (12/25 in the Western hemisphere), will be Chairman Mao's 119th birthday, which is 911 backwards. As you well know, most of the world, apart from the U.S., uses the little endian dating system where the day precedes the month, so 911 for them is expressed as 119.

If you take an analog clock that shows 5:55, or five minutes before six, the little hand will be pointing at the 6 and the big hand will be pointing at the 11. Flip the clock upside down and the 11 remains an 11, but the 6 upside down turns into a 9, giving you 9/11. However, if you do not flip the entire clock 180 degrees upside down, but merely flip the hands 180 degrees, the little hand pointing at the 6 will point at the 12, and the long hand will flip from the 11 to the 5, leaving you with clock showing a time of 12:25.

With love In Christ our only Hope,

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