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* The Trumpet Blows A Sour Note.
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In reply to Ben Obina's "THE LAST TRUMPET," The Story Of One Young
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Man's Desperate Struggle To Believe The Impossible, And Succeeds.
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It has been observed that one may go to any Fundamentalist
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Christian Revival meeting where "exorcisms" are being performed,
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and someone will vomit a demon into a paper bag if you ask them to
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(and often when you ask them not to). There's great power (in
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covertly manipulating others) from believing that the devil is out
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to get one, personally. Think of all the lively conversations one
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could have with others, with one the center of attention, as one
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relates how the devil caused one to do horrible things like
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(horrors!) masturbate, steal, or work on Sundays. ["Confrontations
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With The DEVIL," by Robert W. Pelton, Pocket Books, 1979, pp.
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126-127]
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It has also been observed that one may go to any UFO convention
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and someone will relate, under hypnosis, how they were abducted
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and implanted and screwed and poked and peeked and sampled. Try
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to get them to shut up. Just try, and see if they will. Good
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luck. ["Flim-Flam," by James Randi, Prometheus Books, 1987, pp.
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71-92]
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It is important to remember that one's religion must be held
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inviolate. One must be allowed to believe and practice religious
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forms of expression freely and without intervention, provided that
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such practices do not harm others. What's a little vomit between
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True Believers, after all? As long as they use a bag, and I don't
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have to clean up after them, fine!
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It is also important to realize that, real or not, the
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Abduction Phenomena is valid, and real to those who have
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experienced them. As such experiences cause the individual a
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great deal of mental anguish in many cases, and a great deal of
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income in others, one should not scoff at the individuals who
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relate abduction stories. To scoff is paramount to laughing at
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the pain of hunger or loneliness. What's a few tears between
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abducted support group members, after all? As long as every
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member benefits and is not harmed, fine!
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But what about the True Believer and the Abducted who has made
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it one's calling to inform us how little we know about life, and
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that they are there to help us? Both have said that the "common
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man" (i.e. you and I) are not enlightened enough to understand.
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Consider the following:
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". . already I have been referred to as a
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'crackpot' and also have been ridiculed. But I
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assure you[,] people will 'definitely'
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understand in time, their minds aren't yet
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trained to handle this sort of information."
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This tells us flat out that we are not capable of understanding
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the abduction phenomena, as our minds are not developed for
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(presumably) rational thought or observation. This is a ploy that
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religionist hysterics have used for 5,000 years, telling us that
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only through their intervention will we be able to understand the
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improbable, impossible, and mysterious. Sadly, millions buy into
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this. I do not.
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"U.F.O's are definitely real, and are here
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for a purpose."
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Says who? We were told before hand that we are not able to
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understand, so therefore we must not question what was to follow!
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It was just left for us to believe, without proof or
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qualifications.
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"The occupants are the 'guardians' of
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humanity. The occasional appearances of these
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'cosmic missionaries' is living proof that we
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are not alone in the universe. Throughout time
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and history they have kept a 'watchful' eye and
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have been always interested in the affairs of
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man. Sadly though, their existence has been
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concealed, ignored and ridiculed. It is only
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just recently that they have been alarmed by
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the dangerous turn of events on earth."
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I can no more argue against humanity requiring "guardians" that I
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can argue that falling trees are soundless if unobserved. We are
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told that "living proof" is offered us, but alas, I guess I'm just
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not mentally developed enough, as I think the above quote is pure
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hog-slop. Where were these "guardians" when we butchered
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fifty-million humans, almost one million a year, during the second
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world war? Was this horror below the "guardians" intervention
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level? Or is it my poorly developed brain that assumes that
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fifty-million murders is small potatoes, cosmically speaking?
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Several reasons are given us as to why these "guardians" have
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come now, and not in the past.
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"we are not taking care of ourselves
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enviromentally and spiritually."
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I submit that if we take care of our environment, a great many
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of our problems will be eased. Why throw "spirituality" into
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the pot? If one does, the question then becomes: "WHO'S
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spirituality did you have in mind for us to emulate?" This ties
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in with the "you aren't capable of understanding so I'll think for
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you" crap.
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"they are dissatisfied with contemporary
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social and economic injustices."
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Who has NOT been, masses speaking, over the past 5,000 years?
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"religion has been twisted and turned into
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fanaticism."
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Such as equating UFOs to "guardians," perhaps?
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As the guardians of mankind, they can only
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'condemn' our actions, but they realize that a
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wasted evolution and an inescapable cataclysm
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will be the final consequence of our 'inhuman'
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behavior.
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A hearty "disagree" here. Why is it assumed that the human
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race is destined to destruction? Or is this something us lesser
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mentality folks can't understand? Civilizations have always come
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and gone, and so will the present ones. With better understanding
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of our international neighbors, the extinction of the species can
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be prevented. It will hardly be easy, but it is by no means
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definite that we will destroy ourselves.
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And now the waste material really hits the ventilation duct.
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"What does this all mean? As prophesied in
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the Bible, "On judgement day, Christ will
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descend from the heavens in a cloud with great
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power and glory, and will reveal himself to all
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the tribes of the earth." Luke 21:28. Also
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foreseen is the fateful course we are presently
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taking, "The heavens shall pass away with a
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great noise, the elements shall melt with a
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fervent heat, and the earth, and also the works
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therein shall be burned up." Peter 3:10-14.
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In the Old Testament there are 30 references to
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Christ's first coming. In the New Testament
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there are 50 specific references to Christ's
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'second' coming. I also stress that the earth
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is not following a path towards complete
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annihilation, as in 'blowing itself to pieces'.
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Our planet 'will' stay intact, and it will
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enter a 'new age', a 'transition' for all that
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is left.
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The people who gave us the Christ myths are STILL waiting for
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the "first coming," but Mr. Obina would have us believe it has
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come and gone already. Kabalists generally agree that the Christ
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will come some time around 2200-2300 ce, coincidently at the same
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time the "Aquarian Age" roughly starts. Why throw Messiah myths
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into the UFO picture? What is served by using allegory to support
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one's reality-structure?
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"Our planet's destiny can only be decided by
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mankind's actions."
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This is self-evident. It also makes one wonder, though, since
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this is the case, where do the "guardians" come into the picture?!
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If our destiny is for us to decide, who needs "guardians?"
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"I have read many versions of the
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catastrophic events leading up to judgement
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day, and also what will actually 'happen' on
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judgement day. Everything from a nuclear war,
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to an axis-shift, to a mass suicide by those
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who cannot accept the facts. Do we really know
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the truth?.. only 'they' know."
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This supposes that "judgment day" is a fact, and not allegory
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as it was originally meant to be. It also supposes that what has
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been written about future events will happen, which has never in
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history been demonstrated. The massive volumes written about the
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end of the world are usually considered to be active meditations
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(like various Midrashim as Alpha Beta Ben Sira), and were not
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meant to be taken as attempts at fortune-telling.
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"In the near future, an important event that
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no human mind should be uninformed about will
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take place. It will come unexpectedly at a
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time of great need. There will be no need to
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ask 'why' or 'how' because all questions will
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be answered and all doubts will be laid to
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rest. Look forward to this event, and do not
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fear it, because soon 'all' will awaken and
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realize that 'fiction' will become 'fact'."
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Unfortunately, there are also those human minds that are very
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disinformed. Ben Obina tells us that no human minds should be
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uninformed about what WILL take place. Has there ever been a time
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where a human mind has been so informed about future events that
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can still go in any of many directions?!
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Fiction has often become fact, but hardly all!
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Those who do not understand do not want to
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know. The truth is disturbing and will make
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one feel skeptical, but if understood with an
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open mind. it can and 'must' be accepted. When
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the time comes, my purpose is to 'assist' and
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to let the people know and understand. I am
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just one of the many thousands around the world
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who have been randomly selected to slowly
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prepare the people and to gradually spread the
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message. We are all part of a worldwide
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program of 'psychological conditioning' before,
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and when this moment arrives.
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I do not understand, and I very much want to know. What does
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this do to Mr. Obina's theory? Or is this more "you're too
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stupid to understand" crap?
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"Space beings are the guardians of humanity.
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They are the messengers of the Ultimate
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Creator."
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Human beings are the guardians of humanity. We are the
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messengers of the Ultimate Creator, being one of Her creations.
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"Traces of the beings 'basic message' can be
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found in the Bible passages relating to
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judgement day, despite the fact they are
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written in vague and symbolic terms. Notice
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how the people are to be "judged". Notice how
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the believers of God's word are to be "raised
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from the dead". Notice what is meant when the
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Bible mentions the "home of the saved". Is it
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purely coincidental that most contactees have
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similar thoughts of 'permanent relocation' and
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a different earth within the next 10 years? In
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reference to judgement day, the Bible often
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"implies" the word "rapture". The actual word
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is not found in the Bible because sometimes
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Christians have a tendency to toss out
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misunderstood words which have no meaning to
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the Non-Christian. I suggest that you look up
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the word in the dictionary, you will be
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astonished at it's meaning and how it ties in
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with the beings 'basic message'."
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I am often astonished how one will use a hammer to drive in
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screws-- a job that the hammer was not made to do. Why use the
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Bible to drive mythological screws into the real world?
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"If you are shaking your head over this
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right now, please remember how many
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'impossibles' you have said in your lifetime.
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Or how many 'impossibles' men throughout the
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ages have said to many things God has revealed
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through His spokesman. And yet they were
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possible, because nothing is 'impossible' for
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God."
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God has yet to reveal anything through "spokesmen." All that's
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required to know Her is to look around. When someone opens his
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mouth and spews out "God told me to tell you. . . ." is when the
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impossible is forced into the mold of the irrationality.
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"I could tell you how their ships travel
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through space; how they tie in with religion
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and the Bible; how they tie in with the
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destruction of previous civilizations that once
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flourished on earth; how they tie in with
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ancient mythology etc., etc. .. but I won't. I
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already revealed to you what one 'only' need to
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know.. how they will influence the future.
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Those questions and others will be definitely
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answered very soon, highly likely within our
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own lifetime."
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I have absolutely no doubts that Mr. Obina can!
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"Whether this so-called catastrophe is
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physical, natural or spiritual, I know 2 things
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for certain. An event of great importance to
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mankind will occur prior to judgement day. An
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event that will enlighten us about the nature
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of our existence. An event that will signify
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that mankind is entering a 'new age', a
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'transition', .. perhaps the end."
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Ah, a qualifier! Now when the alleged catastrophe fails to
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materialize, Mr. Obina can claim it happened on some astral
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plane.
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"'In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at
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the last trumpet; for the last trumpet will
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sound, and the dead will be raised
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imperishable, and we shall all be changed.' I
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Corinthians 15:52 NASB."
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"The world of fools has such a store / that he who would not
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see an ass / must bide at home, and boot his door, / and break his
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looking glass." La Monnaye
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Which of the two quotes about, Mr. Obina's or mine, is true?
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