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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Barack Obama_2 On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House. Here are 5 things you didn't know about the 44th President of the United States... Illinois Celebrates His Birthday On August 4, 2017, Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois signed a bill into law that declared a new state holiday. The law designated August 4th as “Barack Obama Day,” which happens to be the former president’s birthday. The yearly celebration went into effect in 2018. The Former President Carries Good Luck Charms Obama said he began carrying mementos when he began his campaign for president because people would give him keepsakes or charms that were important to them. Although he says he has a bowl full of these mementos, he obviously can’t carry them all, so he takes along a few each day as a reminder of people he’s met over the years. Some items he carries can include rosary beads that were a gift from Pope Francis, a small Buddha that was a gift from a monk, a lucky poker chip a biker gave him, and a Coptic cross from Ethiopia. He Shares Something Unusual With FDR Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as president of the United States four times, so, of course, he had to take the oath of office each time. Obama took the oath of office four times as well, the first because Justice Roberts made several errors, and the president had to take the oath again the following day. The third and fourth times, the date for the swearing-in fell on a Sunday, so he took the oath privately on Sunday and then again on Monday for the public ceremony. Obama is a Big Fan of Comic Books Obama is a long-time aficionado of comic books, especially Marvel Comics. He is reportedly fond of Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian especially. When the creators of Marvel Comics found out, they put Obama on The Amazing Spider-Man cover, which sold out in minutes, as well as the other four special editions with Obama on the cover. Obama Has Won Two Grammys Obama won two Grammys for “Dreams from My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope,” which came out as books and audiobooks. He won the Grammys as Best Spoken Word Album in both cases. The books themselves have sold around 4.7 million copies in the print versions.

5 Things You Didn't Know About One World Trade Center One World Trade Center officially opened in Manhattan on November 3, 2014. The new tower, along with the rest of the World Trade Center complex, replaced the Twin Towers and surrounding complex, which were destroyed by terrorist attacks on 9/11. Here are 5 things you didn’t know about this amazing building. It’s Known By More Than One Name What locals and tourists alike call the Freedom Tower is officially One World Trade Center. But the building has a long list of nicknames, including the 9/11 Observatory, the WTC Observatory, and the 9/11 Tower. Don’t worry -- if you use any of these terms, people will be able to give you directions. But since 2009, its proper, legal name has been One World Trade Center. Poignantly, that is the same official name that the North Tower of the original World Trade Center complex carried. The Height of the Building Is Significant One World Trade Center has the distinction of being the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest building in the world. The construction of One World Trade Center was carefully planned to be 1,776 feet tall. This number corresponds with the year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Although the height of the building is 1,368 feet, which is the same height as the original Twin Towers, an added spire increases the height by another 408 feet. The Lobby is Adorned in Marble From The Old Twin Towers There are several instances where the new One World Trade building draws inspiration from the former Twin Towers. The lobby uses white marble taken from the lobby of the former World Trade Center. The central spire is visually reminiscent of the original building. The building’s 200-foot footprint is nearly identical to the footprints of the original Twin Towers. Visitors Seldom Have to Wait for an Elevator With 71 elevators, those working at One World Trade Center have plenty of choices on how to get to their office. Five of the elevators are express, which take people all the way to the top at 22.5 mph in about one minute. The express elevators are powered by eight electric motors located on the building’s roof and use a pulley and cable system. It Was Designed With Safety in Mind Given the understandable concern about rebuilding the towers, extra security features were added to ensure the safety of One World Trade and its tenants. The construction includes a reinforced concrete base, pressurized stairwells, blast-resistant windows, biological and chemical filters through its ventilation system, and more. Security measures such as vehicle screening, surveillance cameras, and video-analytic computer software can detect potential threats.

Ha ha, I think you may be right here. :) I would never ascribe some sort of superiority of one church over the next; except to say that Christ and His Church have friends of whom very little is known. We need to make room for them; but we won't because they 'are not one of us." The Unknown Friends Of Christ And His Church

Greetings 8thdaypriest, The present heavens and earth, figurative language for the present rulers of the Kingdoms of men and those ruled is soon to be replaced by the Kingdom of God, the new heavens and earth, where Christ and the resurrected believers will rule as King / Priests for the 1000 years upon the earth. Isaiah 65:17–25 (KJV): 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. 24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. As far as the 7 vials, I believe we are in the midst of the 6th Vial, just before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ and before the battle of Armageddon. Revelation 16:12–16 (KJV): 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Kind regards Trevor

Greetings again JoeMo, I do not believe that the sins were literally transferred to the sacrificial animal, but the whole of the sacrificial system, including the Day of Atonement were only typical procedures pointing forward to what would be accomplished in Jesus Hebrews 10:1-4 (KJV): 1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Even on the Day of Atonement there was a repeat of the remembrance of all past sins, showing that the ritual had not achieved forgiveness. The sins being placed upon the goat going into the wilderness was teaching the forgiveness of sins through the sacrifice of Christ, not sins being placed upon satan. Kind regards Trevor