The Wrath Of God
How many Pastors preached that “similar message”? How many Pastors told you that it was the “Original sin” of Man? The sin allegedly committed by Adam and Eve which continues to plague Mankind? Well, how many people actually read the Bible? Yes, including those who claim to be Christians?
Genesis Chapter 2 plainly states: “15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Adam and Eve had NO KNOWLEDGE to separate Good with Bad. Obedience with Disobedience. In fact, there was nothing in their “morality system” which told them “Right from Wrong”. Right???
” 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil…”
This basically affirms that prior to the eating of the fruit from the Tree-of-Knowledge, Adam and Eve had NONE whatsoever. They had NO IDEA what was good or bad, and could NOT have made that distinction at all!!
Now, why then is eating the fruit proposed by the talking snake a Sin? BOTH Adam and Eve had no idea that the Talking Snake was not a Circus-Show, nor did they know that it was Sinful to eat the fruit.
Did I hear that Sin causes Death?? Well, shove this verse to your Pastors, the second half of Genesis Chapter 3:
” 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever ….”
Do you know the story of Adam and Eve? If we truly understand what took place on that day in the Garden of Eden, it would help us understand a lot about what we are supposed to being doing here in this world.
In the beginning, G-d created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden with very specific instructions: “You may eat the fruit of all of the trees besides for that one.” What will happen if you do eat from that forbidden tree? “The day you eat from it you will die.”
Within an hour of those explicit instructions Adam and Eve both ate the forbidden fruit. Now G-d approaches Adam and asks him, “Did you eat from the tree that I told you not to eat from?”
What does Adam answer? “Eve made me do it.”
Because they ate from the forbidden tree, G-d banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed them in a world where people would be forced to make a living “by the sweat of their brow,” have difficulties growing wheat, and where pain would inevitably accompany birth. The snake would be humanity’s great enemy; it would kill man, man would kill it.
And that’s the story as we’ve always known it.
Adam and EVE was destined to die even BEFORE they gained knowledge. It is the second Tree which was previously not prohibited, and they had yet to discover it in the Garden of Eden. The tree of life (Heb. עץ החיים Etz haChayim) in the Book of Genesis is a tree planted by God in midst of the Garden of Eden (Paradise), whose fruit gives everlasting life, i.e. immortality. Together with the tree of life, God planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:9).
According to some scholars, however, these are in fact two names for the same tree.
Well, sorry to announce that the scholars are clearly wrong. This is fully supported by the fact that Genesis 3:22 plainly states that “… lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever ….” If it were the same tree, Adam and Eve would have been immortal. But Adam and Eve did in fact die, and unless you tell me that the fruit which they ate was a defective one, the logical conclusion is that they had not gotten to the second tree, which was NOT prohibited in the first place as commanded in Genesis Chapter 2:16-17.
Had they eaten the “Tree of Eternal Life” first instead (because it was NOT banned), they would have perhaps lived forever AND become smart after eating from the “Tree of Knowledge”. So the argument is that Adam and Eve had no knowledge of good & bad, BUT were punished for it, even though, they could not have possibly made that distinction prior to eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
Hmmmm... Cause I Want It Tat WAY!!! Yeah!!!
Book of Genesis in 3:12 - 15 (KJV) relates to us:
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
It was a bad case of one blaming the other, wherein the bible telling us about Adam blaming Eve for encouraging him to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (what a cowardly bloke), followed by Eve blaming the serpent (what a naughty gal), and the poor serpent, alas, had no one to blame (other than the Judeo-Christian god), Oh the poor creature.
The Facts; The effect of Snakes on Native Apes...
The Slimy Creepy Creature...
Once Japanese scientists checked on the impact of snake presence on chimpanzees which were born and brought up in captivity for more than two generations and had never seen snakes nor experienced their presence. When a snake was released near them, the chimps immediately scooted to safety onto high perches and trees in their arena, and kept their wary eyes on the ophidian slithering by. It proved that though those chimps had no idea what a snake would do or what characteristics the snake had, they were warned by atavistic instinct of the dangers of snakes. 'Atavistic' means the characteristics of remote ancestors, which were embedded in their genes.
Is it God's Will or Is It a Tragedy or a Mishap that both Adam and Eve were thrown out from the Garden of Eve for disobeying God's orders???
An atheist was walking through the woods, admiring all the 'accidents' that evolution had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning around, he saw a 9-foot grizzly bear charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could up a path. He looked over his shoulder and saw the grizzly still after him, and closing rapidly. Somehow, he managed to pull something out of himself to run faster; he was so terrified that he began to cry. He looked again but no joy, the bear was even closer. Then, he tripped and fell to the ground. He tried to pick himself up but the bear was by then right over him, reaching for him with its left paw and raising its right paw to strike. At that instant the atheist cried, "Oh my God ..... " Time suddenly stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving. A bright light appeared and shone upon the man; a voice was heard, coming from above, "You deny my existence for all these years, teach others that I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you now as a believer?" The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps you could make the bear a Christian?" "Very well" said the voice. The light went out. The river ran. The sounds of the forest resumed ….. and then the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together and bowed its head and spoke, "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful.” Gulp ........
Is God punishing us?
Don’t the disasters we’ve had to face feel like warning signs, much like the signs sent to Egypt in ancient times?
In a wrath of God will a God destroys what he Created?
There is this belief that God will punish a nation for tolerating an evil ruler. Most religious scholars will relate to such a story whereby God would punish a community for displeasing God.
Stories of Moses, Noah Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah are just a few of such stories whereby God would destroy His Creations.
According to the Abrahamic belief, God was certainly displeased with the Pharaoh and he ordered Moses to confront the Pharaoh about it. The reason that God was displeased with Pharaoh was because the Pharaoh considered himself God and the Egyptians did not worship the true God, whom the Muslims would call Allah.
God wanted Moses to bring his people out of Egypt so that they could practice the religion of monotheism and not the religion of idols and false Gods. The Pharaoh, however, would not allow this and this was when God punished Egypt with calamities (bala, as the Malays would say).
Finally the Pharaoh couldn't endure God’s punishment no longer and he allowed Moses and his people to leave Egypt but changed his mind later and God punished the Egyptians with drowning in the Red Sea. Unfortunately, Moses did not bring his people far enough to the ‘Promised Land’ or else today the Jews instead of the Muslims would control all the oil in the Middle East (so Moses was not really that smart after all).
The problem is the people that Moses brought out of Egypt decided to revert to their old idol Gods so God punished them by making them wander in the desert for 40 years. Maybe God further punished them by locating the ‘Promised Land’ in a barren desert surrounded by oil-rich countries that are owned by non-Jews. Using such analogy, as far as the Abrahamic faiths are concerned, by defying God and to not follow God’s commands leads to suffering and sorrow as God is doing the punishment towards disobedience believers.
Strange is it now when there is also a need for Judgement Day? If there is such a need for Judgement Day, why the need for punishment on Earth?
Does It Matters? Or It Doesn't Matters? As Nothing Else Matters....
To the Muslims, God commanded that we follow divine laws and not secular laws. In that case, since God is punishing its creations here on Earth it is absolutely correct and right to believe in the establishment of Shariah Hudud (Islamic Punishment). To reject Hudud is cruel as it is an act of disobedience and would attract God’s wrath.
So if that is really the reason why the world is cursed and is facing so much bad luck and retribution from God then we must follow what God commanded Moses to do.
We must revert to the One God, we must reject idol worshipping and get rid of all the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian idols from the land, and we must implement God’s laws such as Hudud. By doing such act only then will God rewards its Creations rather than cursing its Creations, just like what happened to the Pharaoh and Egypt, as the Chinese would say, buang swei, and end all the bad luck that the world is facing.
We're Not Gonna Take It, Anymore!!!
Lead the blind into the sea Control the mind so easily It's all a game for them to play This hell on earth we face each day. Believe the news and watch TV Stay confused and refuse to see The world in all its misery If you don't wake up you'll never be free. The desperate calls the endless pain As the nation falls we watch the ball game Drinking beer high on dope Society implodes there is no hope. The elite control and relinquish blame They pursue their goals immune from shame They ride so high without protest They own the world they are the blessed. Never believe anything you're told Question everything do not be sold Like a dumb ass slave evoked by fear Weak and predictable a loan musketeer. Rise from the ashes like a dominant storm Call to the masses unite and transform Evolve and dissolve the desperation in the air Count your blessings and never despair. Shake the disease and begin once more Fall to your knees as you open the door The time has arrived it's a fight you must win The devil is waiting do not fail or give in. Follow in the footsteps of your father's dreams Avoid the self-delusion all the cries and screams Don't languish in the gutter do the best you can And never be the face of a desperate man!
In The Act Of God, God chooses a Virgin to enter Creation!!!
Basically the major part of Christianity believes in Mary being still a virgin when she conceived her first son Yehoshua or Yeshua (otherwise known by his Greek name, Jesus).
Additionally, Mary was also completely blameless from the Original Sin by virtue of the merits of her son. What did/does this mean? Well, Mary, rather than being cleansed after a sin, was completely prevented from contracting Original Sin in view of the foreseen merits of Jesus, to be born as the Savior of the human race.
A mind-boggling story like the virgin birth makes perfect sense in a narrative about God saving and re-creating the world.
If God’s rescue project can involve coming to earth as a baby boy, then this same boy being born of a virgin is like special icing on the cake.
Doing something supernatural and super-special sounds like what a creative, all-loving Person would do as a way of announcing that fresh hope is about to begin.
On testaments of the virgin birth, Christians refer to the New Testament gospels of both Mathew and Luke, where in the former an angel came to Joseph to explain 'stuff' to him, whereupon:
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus
- Matthew - 1:24-25
'And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son' means that Joseph did NOT have sex with her until Jesus was born.
But in Luke, the revelation was a conversation between Mary and the angel Gabriel.
And in that conversation, Mary admitted to her own 'virginity' when she asked:
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God - Luke 1:34-35
But predating the Gospels of Matthew and Luke was that of Mark, which does NOT bear any reference to the 'virgin' birth.
Most biblical researchers hold that Mark's was the first Gospel to be written, sometime around the year 70 CE, and that the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke were composed later sometime in the 80 CE or 90 CE.
Based on similar wordings, plus the gospels being in Greek (don't tell us each apostle translated from Aramaic into Greek on his own?), etc etc, biblical scholars believe there were lots of inter dependency in the latter two, especially on writings of Mark, meaning lots of copying.
So how did Matthew and Luke sourced information of the 'virgin birth' if Mark did not touch on that?
What predated(s) all the New Testaments Gospel was the Book of Isaiah in the Old (Hebraic) Testament, which informs us that during the reign of the evil King Jehoahaz of Judah (also known as Ahaz), the prophet Isaiah informs King Ahaz that his enemies will be destroyed before a child born to a young woman in his retinue is old enough "to refuse evil and know good"; this child, he says, will be named Immanuel:
10 Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
11 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings - Isaiah 7:10-16
That was the first mention of the so-called 'virgin' and her birth to a son whose name was Immanuel - another church name for Jesus. And biblical scholars say that Matthew and Luke borrowed from Isaiah in writing about the 'virgin birth' in their own gospels. But wait, the spoilsports biblical scholars also generally agree that the Hebrew word used in Isaiah, namely, 'almah', means 'a girl of childbearing age' and not necessary the word 'virgin' which should be 'bethula'.
Biblical scholars pointed out that in other parts of the Book of Isaiah, the prophet used the virgin word, 'bethula', several times but in other context (not about virgin birth). These show Isaiah knew the difference between 'almah' and 'bethula' and did not make a mistake in the verse Isaiah 7:14, as some Christians claimed (hopefully) Isaiah might have.
Also, scholars note that Isaiah was talking about his own immediate circumstances in the year 735 BC, not the distant future when Jesus was to be born. In Isaiah the Immanuel prophecy had an immediate aim, but Matthew used it to 'find' patterns of God's dealings with Israel rather than a single and specific fulfilment.
Thus Isaiah 7:14 was NOT a source of the virgin birth as the Church would like us to believe. In fact the disappointing discovery for the Church was that there was no mention anywhere in the earlier books (Old Testament or in the first Gospel of Mark). Some biblical scholars said that Matthew and Luke could have been motivated to develop the concept of virgin birth because the Judeans (Jews) at that time, who were enemies of the new following of Yeshua ben Yosef, were mocking Mary as carrying an illegitimate baby, an 'bin Abdullah', so to speak.
As one observer mentioned: Hellenized and Romanized people who created the NT dogma attempted to syncretize their belief in incarnate savior kings born of virgins impregnated by gods.
Hellenized means influenced by Greek culture and beliefs, and Judaea under King Herod the Great, in the time of Jesus' birth around 3 BCE, was very Hellenized.
It could be said about virgin birth that not unlike the Greek hero Perseus who was the son of a 'divine union' [a la The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee] between the No 1 Olympian God Zeus and Princess Danaë, a virgin daughter of a King Acrisius of Argos.
Zeus came to Danaë and impregnated her in the form of a shower of gold - Perseus was their son.
Perseus, destroyer of Medusa the Gorgon [great grandfather of Heracles]
There’s another view which states that people living two thousand years ago didn’t know how babies were created.
This position has Joseph being so glib about childbirth that when Mary said she was pregnant “through the power of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18) he was like, yeah, that’s cool, it happens. (Yeah. And cows fly).
How does it feel babe
To play destiny
I swear I'm not gonna cry oh no...
How does it feel babe
To make a fool out of me
How can you be so cold Be so cold!!!
If you don't catch me now
I can't stop falling down
Just one more night and the devil's got my soul!!!
A Curse or could it be the Wrath Of God???
Religion is a funny thing. It is constructed in such a way that followers are obliged to believe that their formula is the correct one and that all those with faith are among the righteous and those without are among the lost and the damned.
"This uninterrogated tradition of maligning the machinery of a woman's body and suggesting that even the God we serve is repelled by it, arms toxic masculinity, and supports the template of man as leader, man as more divine, and man whose likeness most mirrors God's"
When Eve defied God in the Garden of Eden and as a result all women after her would be cursed with blood every month (menstruation) and painful childbirth.
Why do we find the disavowal of women on their menses across religious traditions? This language, this uninterrogated tradition of maligning the machinery of a woman's body and suggesting that even the God we serve is repelled by it, arms toxic masculinity, props up and supports the template of man as leader, man as more divine and man whose image and likeness most mirrors God's.
Further, it suggests that man and God are in concert with each other in reminding women that they are less valuable, less useful, and certainly less significant. Such thinking is aligned with the sacrificing of women, the burning of "witches", Jezebel being dashed to bits and eaten by dogs, the women who were stoned to death (in Biblical and contemporary time) and the ritual of rape.
God cannot be a woman. Woman cannot be like God. Women are evidence of a curse. And who wants that in the church? In the temple? In the mosque?
In some society, women are isolated and separated from their families in tiny menstruation huts, which are small ramshackle buildings that often have no door, no windows, and poor sanitation and ventilation. Also women who are on their periods are forbidden from touching other people, livestock, plants, fruits and vegetables too.
Misogyny and religion seem to be inextricably linked. Religion has been set up to add weight and volume to our identities; to offer breadcrumbs to follow while negotiating the human experience. Many women bleed every month. If they practice one of the Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, or Islam – they learn very early that when they are on their periods, the doors of the church are not open.
The temple is not theirs (Judaism). They are not permitted to make salat (Islam). In the Bible, in the book of Leviticus (15:19-23) it states that a woman on her period is to isolate herself for a period of seven days; that whatever or whoever she touches while menstruating becomes impure.
""Women are evidence of a curse. And who wants that in the church? In the temple? In the mosque?""
In the Quran (al-Baqarah 2:222) it states that God forbids intercourse with women during the time of menstruation and encourages husbands to keep away from their wives. But these prohibitions are present in other faith traditions as well.
Fated to Be Fade To Black!!! A Cursed!!! Of Swearing & Cursing...
In Hinduism, for example, menstruating women are not permitted to enter the kitchen or the temple. They may not bathe or have sex or touch anyone, male or female. Think about that. A woman on her period sullies everything she touches? A woman on her period is not permitted access to the things that engender belonging and community.
In other words, when you are on your period God stops speaking to you. Your prayers do not reach him. I hope I don't have to flesh out how that kind of messaging generates deep feelings of shame and self-loathing for women. It also positions us to be available for abuse and erasure. If God Almighty finds us unclean, what choice does man really have to perceive of us differently?
""When you are on your period God stops speaking to you. Your prayers do not reach him.""
"They will ask you about menstruation. Say, 'It is harmful, so keep away from women during it. Do not approach them until they are purified of it, when they are purified you may approach them as Allah has ordained." (Qur'an 2:222)
"In the case of those of your wives past the age of menstruation, if you have any doubt, their waiting period should be three months, and that also applies to those who never menstruate. The time for women who are pregnant is when they give birth. Whoever has fear of Allah - He will make matters easy for him." (Qur'an 65:4)
"And if a woman have an issue (her period/menses), [and] her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even. And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even. And if it [be] on [her] bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she [shall be] unclean. Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even. But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And the priest shall offer the one [for] a sin offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness." (From the King James Version Bible, Leviticus 15:19-30)
Allah says in the Quran, “That (this) is indeed a noble Qur’an. In a Book kept hidden. Which none toucheth save the purified. A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.” [al-Waqi’ah: 77-80]
Myth About SEX After Death.
A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and ... inform the other if there is sex after death.
Their biggest fear was that there was no after-life at all.
Breaking The LAW!!!
After a long life together, the husband was the first to die.
True to his word, he made the first contact: "Marion .... Marion ..." "Is that you, Bob?" "Yes, I've come back like we agreed."
"That's wonderful! What's it like?" "Well, I get up in the morning, I have sex. I have breakfast and then it's off to the golf course. I have sex again, bathe in the warm sun and then have sex a couple of more times ..."
"Then I have lunch (you'd be proud - lots of greens). Another romp around the golf course, then pretty much have sex the rest of the afternoon."
"After supper, it's back to the golf course again. Then it's more sex until late at night. I catch some much needed sleep and then the next day it starts all over again." "Oh, Bob! Are you in Heaven?" "No, I'm a rabbit somewhere near Mildura.”
HEAVEN - Cover By FND BEAST
My Ohh My Ohh Mine!!! Only In Heaven will there be Adam & Eve as oppose to Adam & Steve...
I believe in woman, my oh my I believe in lovin', my oh my Don't a woman need a man? Try and catch one if you can I believe in woman, my oh my
We all need someone to talk to, my oh my We all need someone to talk to, my oh my You need a shoulder to cry on Call me, I'll be standing by
We all need someone to talk to, my oh my We all need a lotta lovin', my oh my
ACT OF GOD: Between Blessing & Cursing
There were five places of worship in a small Texas town: a Presbyterian Church, Baptist Church, Methodist Church, Catholic Church and a Jewish Synagogue.
The churches and synagogue were overrun with pesky squirrels. One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will.
In the Baptist Church the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels somehow escaped, and there were twice as many there the following week. The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.
But the Catholic Church came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptised the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter. Not much was heard about the Jewish Synagogue; but it was believed that they took one squirrel and had a short service with him called circumcision, following which they haven't seen a squirrel on the property since.
Truly Madly Deeply... Awesome!!!