#bible in a year

[beautyandlifestyleblog86]

Amen!!! ✨✨✨

[littleflowerfaith]

[holystormfire]

[nasranilady]

Old Testament Israel at every inconvenience: "We wanna go back to Egypt, life was so great back when we were forced to be slaves, waaah waaaaaah waaaaaaaaahhh"

Me: "Ugh again?? Why you so stupid?!!"

Also me, after 10 days of trying to build healthy habits: "Ugh, this is so hard and pointless. I should just give up and live how I used to, life was so comfortable back when I had the worst sleeping schedule humanly possible, didn't leave the house, and spent 384 hours scrolling and was stressed and anxious, waaaah waaaaaah waaaaaaaaahhh"

[contemporarytradwife]

My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

[catholic-zeldastrife]

Once again, my New Year’s resolution is to finish Father Mike’s Bible in a Yeat podcast… from 2021.

I am very aware that it’ll be 2024.

I am less than 100 days away from finishing it.

Please pray for me to complete this task.

[mrsjdavis]

One thing that has struck me from Bible in a Year - Greek/Roman myths: "The Hero was the secret son of a god, and a was specially chosen and prepared." The Bible: "So this guy was on the lam because he killed someone, and when he was out with the sheep, he decided to gawk at this weird bush on fire. But it was God, vibing, and God was all "Hey! Hey, you! Come over here. I've got a job for you.""

[african-international-magazine]

New Ocean Forming in Africa

Recent research and satellite data have confirmed that Africa is splitting into two, resulting in the formation of a new ocean in the continent. This remarkable phenomenon is taking place in one of the driest and hottest deserts on Earth, the Afar desert, which spans across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Eritrea.

The genesis of this split and ocean formation can be traced back to a long rift that appeared in the Ethiopian deserts in 2005, following a volcanic eruption. Since then, the Afar desert has undergone a dramatic transformation, with fissures filled with cooled molten rock and a large crack formation appearing in the Kenyan Rift Valley in 2018.

While some Ethiopians have asserted the appearance of the rift in the deserts, many people around the world have questioned the possibility and cause of a continent tearing apart. However, science tells us that the formation of continents and oceans is a natural process that has been occurring for billions of years, driven by earthly collisions, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and other natural phenomena.

It is important to note that the ocean formation in Africa is not a result of environmental degradation induced by humans, but rather a natural cause. As we continue to study and understand this remarkable phenomenon, we can appreciate the incredible power and beauty of our planet and the natural processes that shape it.

The formation of the ocean that we witness today is a direct result of the powerful movements that occur within the Earth's crust. These movements cause the peeling of tectonic plates, which in turn allows material from deep within the Earth to rise to the surface and form oceanic crusts in the ridges.

According to the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the development of rifts is driven by processes similar to those found at the bottom of the ocean. The tectonic plates of Africa and Arabia have been gradually separating for about 30 million years, as they collide in the desert. This same motion has also split the Red Sea, but at a much slower rate of only a fraction of an inch per year.

Dr. Edwin Dindi, an expert at the Department of Geology in the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Nairobi, explains that the tectonic plates are in a constant state of flux, with some shifting against each other along fault zones, some falling beneath one another, and others crashing against each other, tearing apart at divergent plate boundaries. This motion has led to the formation of the various continents that we know today, including Africa, South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

The continuous motion within the continental crust has also led to the formation of the East African Rift valley, which continues to widen and be active. This could potentially lead to the formation of a new ocean in Africa, although the future is uncertain.

The possibility of a new ocean forming in Africa is due to the fissures in the Afar desert that were filled with cooled molten rock after the 2005 volcanic eruption. These fissures are now developing, and it is likely that the Indian ocean will flood them, leading to the creation of a new ocean. The current movements and natural disasters, such as the 2023 cyclone Freddy and the 2022 cyclones Ana and Batsirai, are also contributing to the split.

Furthermore, the large crack formation that emerged in the Kenyan Rift Valley in 2018, despite originating from East Africa, continues to widen and remain active. This serves as evidence of the new ocean and the eventual split of the African continent.

The Rift, also known as the Afro-Arabian Rift Valley, is one of the most extensive rifts on Earth's surface. It stretches from Jordan in southwestern Asia, southward through eastern Africa to southern Africa, specifically Mozambique. It spans approximately 6,400 kilometers in length and averages between 48 to 64 kilometers in width.

According to Dr. James Hammond, a seismologist from the University of Bristol, some parts of the area lie below sea level, and the ocean is only blocked by a 20-meter block of land in Eritrea. However, the formation of the ocean in Africa could take millions of years. Dindi asserts that it has taken over 30 million years for the thickness around the rift valley to reduce from 40 kilometers to 35 kilometers. Therefore, it takes many years for just one kilometer to wear off.

It is a privilege to witness the development of this new discovery of a new ocean formation. However, this generation and possibly many more to come may not experience and live in a separated Africa. The future could regard this as a historical myth.

Biblically, the formation of the earth and the current formation of the ocean are scientific human knowledge based on research and studies. This is because no one today has lived millions of years ago. However, the theories are similar to the Biblical and other religious knowledge of God's creation of the earth.

[madfoolish]

[tomyfellowplutonians]

[kehwie]

(via Mercies New Day 223. Bible Plans Day 188. Jonah 1-4)

[littleflowerfaith]

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.

[holystormfire]

What is the meaning of 2nd Thessalonians 2:8-11?

These are references of an impending spiritual rebellion, of unseen evils, and the rise of a powerful tyranical spiritual figure, the man of lawlessness. To those who are not followers of God and/or of the Heavenly sent Son, Jesus Christ, God sends a strong spirit of delusion, so they will succumb to the false teachings of the man of lawlessness... The antichrist. In conclusion it is now to be with God and His holy nature than to be against it. To gain nourishment for our soul is to read His word and to never abandon these truths.

What causes delusionment?

Ezekiel 7:19

They will throw away their money, tossing it out like worthless trash. It won’t buy their deliverance in that day of the Lord’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their love of money made them stumble into sin.

Misplaced affection

Philippians 3:3

For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,

Misplaced confidence

Matthew 16:26

And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul?

Misplaced priorities

Ecclesiastes 4:16

He might become the leader of millions and be very popular. But then the next generation grows up and rejects him! So again, it is all meaningless, like chasing the wind.

Searching for satisfaction from any source other than what God’s Word says brings satisfaction

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success by their envy of their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

Success motivated by envy

Jeremiah 23:16

“This is my warning to my people,” says the Lord Almighty. “Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you, filling you with futile hopes. They are making up everything they say. They do not speak for the Lord!”

Hopes built on lies and half-truths

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless; it is like chasing the wind.

Discontentment

Romans 4:14-16

So if you claim that God’s promise is for those who obey God’s law and think they are “good enough” in God’s sight, then you are saying that faith is useless. And in that case, the promise is also meaningless. But the law brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!) So that’s why faith is the key! God’s promise is given to us as a free gift.

Seeking salvation through any other means than through faith in Jesus Christ

Jeremiah 10:15

Idols are worthless; they are lies! The time is coming when they will all be destroyed.

Worshiping anything other than the Lord

Titus 1:16

Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are despicable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

Hypocritical living/ Compromised living

I personally believe that the life of compromise is following the beliefs of Baalim/ Baal and Ashtaroth mentioned in the Old testament. Which is basically a version of idolatry.

Judges 2:11 KJV

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

Judges 2:13 KJV

And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Judges 10:6 KJV

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.

Modern practices of Baal worship today that you may be unaware of.

Baal worship included promoting new, man-centered ideas for success in farming and fertility, as well as child sacrifice (known as abortion in this period), serving the matters of man that do not mention the true and living God. Wicked, "respected", and persuasive natures in individuals given in to those strongholds, personalities, and influence claiming they serve God but are partakers in sin and like it that way. Such as fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. A weak spirit in the person that is not aligned with God and his laws.

The Bible says that Solomon allowed and promoted the worship of Ashtoreth, Chemosh, Molech, and other pagan gods.

Through Solomon we find that wisdom alone is not sufficient; we must also have a heart of obedience. As believers we should realize that we’re also susceptible to this type of influence and deception.

Isaiah 42:18-20 KJV

Straight forward disobedience

[heavenlymindset]

Be what God wants you to be...

[catholic-zeldastrife]

1 Maccabees 6:43-46

And all I could picture in my mind was this:

Go get ‘em, Tiger! Father Mike was even like, “This isn’t Lord of the Rings—this was REAL!”

Day 287 complete

[mrsjdavis]

Bible in a Year again. Isaac is on Abraham's "telling people my wife is my sister" bullshit. What IS that?!?!?