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You may need to use a bit of deductive reasoning here. We do have that capability. Deductive reasoning, also deductive logic, is the process of reasoning from one or more statements (premises) to reach a logically certain conclusion. Deductive reasoning goes in the same direction as that of the conditionals, and links premises with conclusions. If all premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion reached is necessarily true.

Shira Stern mother was worried that her three-year-old son Benny was unusually precocious, and took him to a psychiatrist. "Right," said the shrink, "We'll just try a few simple tests." To Benny, he said "Say a few words - anything that comes into your mind." Benny turned to his mother and asked, "Does he want logically constructed sentences or just a few random and purely isolated words?"

Rabbi Felder started an initiative that kids should daven with their parents in shul. The first Shabbat morning little Moishie Rosenberg was "acting up". Mr. Rosenberg did his best to maintain some sense of order but he was losing the battle. Finally, Mr. Rosenberg picked little Moishie up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out. As he was being carried out, Moishie yelled loudly, “Rabbi Felder! Daven for me!”

The Solomon family liked to invite new people to their Shabbat table and one week they invited Meir Jacobson, a cousin of their Aunt Rhonda. All during dinner little Rivky Solomon stared at their guest. Rivky could hardly eat her food because she was staring. Meir checked his tie, felt his face for food, patted his hair in place, but nothing stopped Rivky from staring at him. He tried his best to just ignore her but finally it was too much for him. Meir asked Rivky, "Why are you staring at me?" Everyone at the table had noticed her behavior and the table went quiet for her response. Little Rivky said, "I just want to see how you eat like a chazer!"

Sherry Meiselman was no different than many Jewish mothers – trying to help her daughter Abby get into college. So when Abby didn’t get into the local state university, Sherry decided to call the admissions officer. “I demand to know why my Abby got rejected!” Sherry exclaimed. The admissions officer was trying to avoid mentioning Abby’s extremely poor transcript. Full of Ds. "Why doesn't she try another school for a year and then transfer?" the admissions officer suggested. "Another school!" exclaimed Sherry. "Have you seen her grades?"

One Shabbat morning at congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Rabbi Felder asked the assistant rabbi, Rabbi Rosenberg to give the sermon. Rabbi Rosenberg addressed the congregation and said, “Hashem, I hate coconuts.” Rabbi Felder looked at the assistant rabbi, wondering where this was going. Rabbi Rosenberg continued, "Hashem, I hate eggs." Now Rabbi Felder was totally perplexed. Rabb i Rosenberg continued, "Hashem, I am not crazy about almonds either, or even straight sugar or salt. But after you mix them all together and bake them in the oven, I love macaroons!” Rabbi Rosenberg continued. "Hashem, help us realize that when things come up that we don't like, whenever we don't understand what You are doing, that we need to wait and see what You are making. After you get through mixing and baking, it'll probably be something even better than macaroons."

A man and a little boy entered a barbershop together. After the man received the full treatment – shave, shampoo, manicure, haircut, etc. – he placed little Moishie in the chair. "I have to step out," said the man. "I'll be back in a few minutes." When little Moishie’s haircut was completed and the man still hadn't returned, the barber said, "Looks like your daddy's forgotten all about you." "That wasn't my daddy," said Moishie. "He just walked up, took me by the hand and said, 'Come on, son, we're gonna get a free haircut!'"

Sarah dropped in on her sister Shira and found her sitting at the kitchen table, staring blankly at a half-empty cup of coffee, her three kids squabbling loudly in the other room. "What's wrong, Shira?" she asked. Shira told her that she had morning sickness. Surprised, Sarah said, "Mazal tov! I didn't even know you were pregnant!" "I'm not," the harried middle-aged mother replied. "I'm just sick of mornings."

Berel and Schmerel, two of Chelm’s least “intellectual” residents were by the river on opposite sides of the bank. Berel: "Hello over there, Schmerel! How can I get to the other side of the river?" Schmerel: "You schnook! -- you ARE on the other side."

Promise The everlasting arms Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them .

5 U.S. Presidents With The Most Vetoes On April 5, 1792, George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states. Find out which five U.S. presidents wielded their veto power the most.... Franklin D. Roosevelt Holds the Record for the Number of Vetoes Franklin Roosevelt was elected to the office of the presidency a record-breaking four times, so it isn’t surprising that he holds the record for the number of vetoes issued during office. During his administration, FDR issued 635 vetoes. This included 372 regular ones and 163 pocket vetoes, and only nine were overridden. A pocket veto is when a president doesn't sign a bill within 10 days and Congress adjourns during that 10-day period. In addition, Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to read a veto aloud from the House floor during a joint session of Congress, thus demonstrating his desire to let his vigilance over Congress’s actions be known to its members. Grover Cleveland Comes in Second on the Number of Vetoes Grover Cleveland served two terms as president, and he was the first to serve two terms that were not continuous. His presidential administrations occurred during a time known as the Gilded Age because of rapid economic growth. Vetoing bills was almost a daily affair with Cleveland, who had a total of 584 during his terms of office. The most famous veto issued by President Cleveland was one denying a subsidy of $10,000 for farmers in Texas due to severe drought, because he didn’t want people to become reliant on the government. Harry S. Truman Was the Tax Cut Veto President Harry Truman became president toward the end of World War II, after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. He had to battle a Congress led by Republicans. During his presidency, Truman vetoed 250 pieces of legislation, which included 180 regular vetoes and 70 pocket vetoes with 12 being overridden. His vetoes tended to be for tax cuts for the wealthy at a time when the nation was on the brink of an inflation crisis. Dwight D. Eisenhower Vetoed Bills Passed by a Democratic Congress Dwight Eisenhower was the opposite of Truman in that he was a Republican dealing with a Democratic Congress. Eisenhower had 37 years of experience in the military, but that might not have been enough for him to deal with a Democratic Congress. He used his veto privilege 181 times, with 73 regular vetoes and 108 pocket vetoes, with only two being overridden. One of his vetoes denied giving more funds toward wastewater treatment because he thought water pollution was a local issue and should be handled by the states. Ulysses S. Grant Expanded Executive Branch Power President Ulysses S. Grant issued 93 vetoes during his term of office, which was an unprecedented number in the years immediately following the Civil War. Forty-five of the vetoes were regular ones and 48 were pocket vetoes, and only four were overridden by Congress. In the face of a devastating economic depression that started in 1873, Congress sought to add more greenbacks to the American circulation, thus increasing the amount of legal tender available to the suffering American population. However, Grant struck down the so-called Inflation Bill, an action that many historians have claimed to diminish the severity of the ensuing currency crisis of the following quarter century.

The recent world events of the virus and the fallout has increased suffering all around the world. Not just the pain and death and torn families, but also real economic meltdown and isolation often for those very ill and needing family. Jesus promised us this, "in the world you will have trouble, but take courage I have overcome the world." I do not know how soon Jesus will come. I do know the cry of the heart of humanity is getting louder longer I am shaken by surges of ill and dying overflowing supplies, and space, and human strength to bear. It is heartbreaking. But it causes me to look to Him who is pouring mercy and love and light more and more on this world, as it is Even so come Lord Jesus

9T, pg 11 The kind of "rapid" she is referring to would be what Jesus was referring to: Now this is a different kind of "quickly" than what the typical dictionary definition would refer to. The Bible further explains WHO the "quickly" applies to in the most literal sense: I think that C19 and similar events could be the very very beginning "pangs" of "the end." But the kind of "quickly" being referred to here, has not even been close to whats happening now.

Yes, and Covid-19 is not in the Bible; and the Sunday Law is not in the Bible.

I have long since wearied of the constant "sign of the end". Why? As I enter my 5th decade on the planet, I've heard the following proclaimed as "signs of the end" The Iran-US hostage crisis; Pope JP II meeting Ronald Reagan; The shooting down of the Korean airliner; The fall of the Berlin Wall; Maastricht Treaty; The US-led coalition's war to evict the Iraqis from Kuwait and George Bush's "New World Order" speech The SF earthquake in '89 interrupting the World Series; The September 2001 terrorist attacks and the ensuing "war on terror" The death of JPII and the election of a "conservative hardline" pope in Benedict XVI The resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of a "liberal non-tradition" Jesuit pope in Francis I The Isis war in Syria It may be that we are in the end times (I sincerely doubt this), and therefore this could be an event happening "in" the end times; but I do not see how it could be a sign "of" the end times. Pestilences have occurred since time immemorial. Modern travel means that unlike the Black Death which took months and years to make its way around Europe, COVID-19 jumped the oceans in a matter of days and weeks, but it's the same idea. Covid-19 won't wipe out a third of the world's population like the Black Death. Covid-19 won't contribute to the wiping out of 90% of the population of a continent (like smallpox, slavery and other diseases and oppression did to the indigenous populations of the Americas). In 50-75 years from now, students of history will read about Covid-19 and it's aftermath. Other scholars, from economists or epidemiologists will study the response and effects of the response for years to come. Depending on how severe the aftermath will be (recession with quick rebound, or depression taking years to recover and fueling extremists political movements), will determine whether or not society in 100 years will be generally aware of Covid-19 like we today are aware of the Great Depression of the 1930s, or if it will be like the depression of the 1870s that none but specialists and history nuts even know about today.