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☀️ promise Sun shall not smite thee Psalm 121:6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

Someone noticed number 26 was missing. I wrote this and somehow never posted it. So here it is, in belated fashion. The result of the dragon’s attack in 12:4-5 is to split up the woman and the child. He is snatched up to heaven and she flees into the desert, under God’s protection but still […] The post Interpreting Biblical Apocalyptic (26): The Time of Jesus and John appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

The following article tells us how the Oakwood University congregation has experienced "church" in the time of the COVID-19 virus: https://spectrummagazine.org/interviews/2020/behind-wall-oakwood-university-church-virtual-ministry-series I am reminded of another congregation of which I am aware. They worship in a building that can seat 500 people. With COVID, they began to live stream their services. This was an experiment done without spending the funds to purchase the ability to do much of what Oakwood University has been able to do. Currently, on some sabbaths they have 1,000+ homes (with an unknown number of people in each home) watching their live-streamed service! Remember, their building can only seat 500 people.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Andrew Johnson_3 On July 31, 1875, former President Andrew Johnson died and was buried with his body wrapped in the American flag, and with the U.S. Constitution as his pillow. Here are 5 things you didn't know about the man who replaced Abraham Lincoln following his assassination. He and His Brother Were Indentured Servants Johnson and his brother, William, were sent to James Selby, a tailor, to work as indentured apprentices. Although they were bound to the tailor legally, they were unhappy and ran away about two years later. The tailor placed a newspaper ad offering a $10 reward for their return. However, they were never captured. He Had No Formal Education That's right. Although Johnson never attended school, he was able to teach himself basic reading and writing. He was able to get an apprenticeship as a tailor and open his own shop before marrying. In fact, while he worked, he actually hired someone to read to him while he was sewing clothing. This allowed him to continue learning subjects like history even if he couldn't pick up the books himself. Johnson Was Supposed to Be Assassinated With Abraham Lincoln Johnson was part of a group of politicians marked for assassination along with Abraham Lincoln. When John Wilkes Booth devised his plan to kill Lincoln, he had two accomplices assigned to kill two other politicians. One was Secretary of State William Seward, who was stabbed almost to death (but survived). The other was Andrew Johnson, who was then vice president. However, the man assigned to kill Johnson was too scared to even knock on Johnson's door and ended up taking a walk instead. He was still charged as part of the conspiracy, taken to trial, found guilty and executed on July 7, 1865. One Vote Kept Johnson From Being Removed as President In 1867, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson because he had removed his own Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, from his post, which was illegal under the Tenure of Office Act. The vote to remove Johnson fell one vote short, so the impeachment was unsuccessful. In the following presidential election, Johnson did not receive the party nomination to run in 1868. Johnson Was the First and Only Former President to Serve in the Senate Johnson had only one term in office and was not chosen as his party's candidate in 1868. He returned to Greeneville, Tennessee, where he ran for seats in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. He was unable to win a seat until 1875, when he won an election to the U.S. Senate. However, he died from a stroke on July 31, 1875, a short time after taking office.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Princess Diana's Wedding On July 29, 1981, Britain's Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London as 750 million people worldwide watched. Here are 5 behind the scenes facts about one of the most famous weddings in history. Lady Diana Got Her Vows Wrong Wedding jitters and being surrounded by a huge crowd could make anyone nervous, including Lady Diana Spencer. At the altar in front of the crowd, she called Prince Charles “Philip Charles,” although his name is “Charles Philip.” Prince Charles made a small mistake himself when he said “my goods” instead of “my worldly goods. The Wedding Ring Was Ordered Through a Catalog .Diana went to the jewelry catalog from the House of Garrard, the oldest jewelry house in the world, for her engagement ring. The ring she decided on contained a 12-carat blue sapphire with 14 diamonds in a white-gold setting. After the death of Lady Diana, the ring was passed down to Prince William’s wife, Kate. Charles and Diana Made a Slight Change to their Vows Diana broke with tradition by excluding the word “obey” while saying her wedding vows. Prince Charles and she talked it over, and they both decided that it would be omitted. Although no royal brides had excluded this word from their vows, it was common at the time to do so in England. The Kiss Between the Newly Married Couple at the Altar Never Happened Most celebrants attending a wedding look forward to seeing the first kiss between the new husband and wife, but Prince Charles neglected to kiss his new bride at the conclusion of the ceremony. Apparently, Charles just forgot, which probably didn’t bode well for the success of their marriage. When the newlywed couple came out on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, they finally kissed each other but it was little more than a peck. Prince Charles Had Dated Princess Diana’s Sister In 1977, Sarah Spencer dated Prince Charles briefly as he was looking for a suitable wife, and it was reported that she was the person who introduced him to Diana. Sarah let it be known to reporters that she wouldn’t marry Prince Charles “if he were the dustman or the King of England.” Charles quickly broke off the relationship, which isn’t much of a surprise.

I could think of some responses to make to the above, but I will refrain from doing so.