The kind of diversity I remember back in the 60s and 70s was including Black, white, Latino, Native, foreign born, women and handicapped whose disabilities didn't affect the way they did their jobs, e.g., blind machine operators, deaf seamstresses, wheelchair bound accountants, and developmentally disabled assemblers. But to put people in positions where their disability would prevent them from doing their jobs safely and efficiently, is, as you put it succinctly, madness. Requiring reasonable accommodations for the handicapped are ramps and wider doorways for wheelchairs, Braille signs within easy reach, input jacks for earphones on ATMs, etc.. But the Biden administration and the Swamp Creatures have gone completely overboard. There's a lot of overgrowth that needs to be removed and prevented from coming back, and you've named most of it. I'm aware that homeschooling is available and legal in one-third of U.S. states--correct me if I'm wrong--and in a few the teaching parent must have a valid teaching credential. Here in California homeschooling is legal, though home schools must meet certain criteria to ensure children are being taught state required courses, such as the three R's, otherwise the teaching parent can teach a secular or religious curriculum. Tests have shown that children who are homeschooled are up to four grade levels above their public schooled peers. In fact, in ancient times, schools were located within the walls of religious temples; otherwise, parents taught their children. Faith and family were the bedrock of education, and schools that strip these elements from education fail, as do their students. The state of Colorado is where San Francisco, CA was in the 60s. They may be considered the healthiest state in the country, but if getting healthy means losing your common sense, I'd rather be out of shape and eat junk. Time was, the PTA-- Parent Teacher Association-- was where parents and teachers could get together, resolve conflicts, voice concerns, and things got done. Parents and teachers worked side by side to ensure children got the best possible education. We all know what became of that. Good teachers who actually want to teach and help children develop their knowledge and social skills are fleeing the field. We need to reverse this, get rid of the radicals, and make schools places of learning again instead of the battlegrounds they've become. The late Christian singer Carman has two music videos on YouTube: "It's Our Turn Now", with Petra, and "America Again". These hit the nail squarely on the head. View them, please.
Here is something to ponder. I need a way to post something I see as great value to the world as far as Christian faith is concerned that has bearing on the type of things that concern Scripture as applied to this world in these days in a way that, to me anyway, could absolutely give them something to pray and ponder on. As I have stated before, I was called into this understanding by the Spirit of Truth back in the winter of 2019, and, BOY, talk about jaw dropping views of His mighty Word coming to life with me in my PERSONAL walk with our Lord and Savior, it is really beyond all comprehension!
I also said I was a “type” of watcher and as a watcher He has given me views of goings on of all His creation as concerns these days. I would like to try to give a synopsis of this activity due to the fact as much as I wish for the world to know this, no way will it ever be. But, here it is for you or anybody else who may be interested in what the Good Lord has been laying on my table (my mind being the table) as regards my personal walk with Him after He called me. So, here goes, and this is rather long.
Back in late 2022 an article caught my eye concerning “Sea Peoples.” So, I looked more into it and found this from the Wikipedia website and put it together for some wondrous pondering. However, these articles, three of them, from Wikipedia back in 2022 do not read the same as they do today due to it being edited as time goes.
When I saw this back in 2022 I downloaded and saved the articles in PDF format to put my notes on the articles back then to save for my own purpose should I have an opportunity to share with others and now is the time. But all I can do is copy and paste the interesting parts of the articles as now the articles on line today do not read now as they did back then.
The three articles are titled, “New Kingdom of Egypt” “Greek Dark Ages” and “Late Bronze Age collapse” All three mention ‘Sea Peoples’ and when one looks closer, BOY, is it an eye opener as to how the events of the Exodus affected the whole wide world back then. I am not going to post the whole articles, just the pages I found most interesting.
And of course the articles are not correct in many ways due to the history books of man not being accurate at all in this world due to prior book burnings and cultures that do not agree with the status quo who might have been done away with due to this. And do we not see this played out today with the present day “cancel culture” trying to rid all of America’s memory of the Confederates of the South, and whatever more they can do to create change? My thoughts on this are in parenthesis and I changed the name of Sea Peoples to Red Sea Peoples.
As for the “New Kingdom of Egypt”
‘The last "great" pharaoh from the New Kingdom is widely considered to be a Twentieth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned several decades after Ramesses II. [28]’
(The "RED SEA PEOPLES" Out of the Wilderness, the nation of Israel!)
‘In the eighth year of his reign, Sea Peoples invaded Egypt by land and sea.’ (As historians believe) ‘Ramesses III defeated them in two great land and sea battles (the Battle of Djahy and the Battle of the Delta). He incorporated them as subject peoples and is thought to have settled them in Southern Canaan, although there is evidence that they forced their way into Canaan. Their presence in Canaan may have contributed to the formation of new states, such as Philistia, in this region after the collapse of the Egyptian Empire’ (Indeed the new nation of Israel being held for 400 years after all Israel/Jacob went into Egypt during the time of the seven year famine that struck the area after Joseph was sold and ended up in Egypt as acting ruler to prepare for this famine they were warned about that would happen.) ‘(In the reign of Ramses III himself, Egyptian presence in the Levant is still attested as far as Byblos [29] [30]). He later was compelled to fight invading Libyan tribesmen in two major campaigns in Egypt's Western Delta in his sixth year and eleventh year respectively.’
(I believe what is highlighted above could actually be this articles version of the Exodus and its effect on Egypt and the rest of the world at that time. Also, consider the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus.)
‘The heavy cost of this warfare slowly drained Egypt's treasury and contributed to the gradual decline of the Egyptian Empire in Asia. The severity of the difficulties is indicated by the fact that the first known labour strike in recorded history occurred during the twenty-ninth year of Ramesses III's reign. At that time, the food rations for Egypt's favoured and elite royal tomb-builders and artisans in the village of Deir el Medina could not be provisioned. [32] Air pollution limited the amount of sunlight penetrating the atmosphere, affecting agricultural production and arresting global tree growth for almost two full decades, until 1140 BC. [33]’ (Air pollution, limited sunlight, from pollution? Isaiah 24 on a smaller scale?) One proposed cause is the Heckla 3 eruption of the Heckla volcano in Iceland, but the timing of this event remains disputed. (This was all God's doing at the time of the Exodus. Is this not a tribulation? This is what we, the world, now faces on a global level during these end of days. Now all the governments of the world are involved. So is medicine, science, military power, education, law, etc. every aspect of all the societies of the world for this whole world event in respect to His return to complete His cleansing and salvation.)
‘Decline into the Third Intermediate Period
Ramesses III's death was followed by years of bickering among his heirs. Three of his sons ascended the throne successively as Ramesses IV, Rameses VI, and Rameses VIII. Egypt was increasingly beset by droughts, below-normal flooding of the Nile, famine, civil unrest, and corruption of officials. The power of Ramesses XI, grew so weak that in the south the the last pharaoh of the dynasty, Thebes became the de facto rulers of Upper Egypt, and High Priests of Amun at Smendes controlled Lower Egypt in the north, even before Rameses XI's death. Smendes eventually founded the twenty-first dynasty at Tanis.’
And this concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to Egypt at that time.
(The end of the world, as they knew it, at the time of the Exodus?! And the birth of a new nation, ISRAEL!) ‘Characteristics: Destruction of settlements and collapse of the socioeconomic system’
‘Archaeological evidence shows a widespread [1] collapse of Bronze Age civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean world at the outset of the period, as the great palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were destroyed or abandoned. At about the same time, the civilization suffered serious disruption, as cities from were destroyed. In Egypt, the Hittite Troy to Gaza New Kingdom fell into disarray, which led to the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt. Following the collapse, fewer, smaller settlements suggest extensive famine and depopulation.’
‘Life was undoubtedly harsh for the Greeks of the Dark Ages. However, in retrospect, one major result of the period can be identified. The deconstruction of the old Mycenaean economic and social structures with the strict class hierarchy and hereditary rule were forgotten, and gradually replaced with new socio-political institutions that eventually allowed for the rise of democracy in 5th c. BC Athens. Notable events from the Dark Ages period include the first Olympics, in 776, and the composition of the Homeric epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.’
‘Mediterranean warfare and Sea Peoples’ (Red Sea Peoples)
‘Around this time, large-scale revolts took place in several parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Attempts to overthrow existing kingdoms were made as a result of economic and political instability by surrounding people, who were already plagued with famine and hardship. Part of the Hittite kingdom was invaded and conquered by the so-called Sea Peoples, whose origins, perhaps from different parts of the Mediterranean region such as the Black Sea, the Aegean and Anatolian regions, remain obscure. The 13th- and 12th-century inscriptions and carvings at Karnak and Luxor are the only sources for "Sea Peoples," a term invented by the Egyptians and recorded in boastful accounts of Egyptian military successes. [4] There is little more evidence for these so-called Sea Peoples than these inscriptions.’
‘The foreign countries ... made a conspiracy in their islands. All at once, the lands were on the move, scattered in war. No country could stand before their arms ... Their league was Peleset, Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen and Weshesh.’ (What country could have? Their arms were the One Arm of God as Moses and His people were led around the wilderness for 40 years. My, Oh My! God was certainly busy in the world at that time. There's more!)
‘Some technical innovations were introduced around 1050 BC with the start of the Protogeometric style (1050–900 BC), such as the superior pottery technology that included a faster potter's wheel for superior vase shapes and the use of a compass to draw perfect circles and semicircles for decoration. Better glazes were achieved by higher temperature firing of the clay. However, the overall trend was toward simpler, less intricate pieces and fewer resources being devoted to the creation of beautiful art.’
‘The smelting of iron was learned from Cyprus and the Levant and was exploited and improved upon by using local deposits of iron ore previously ignored by the Mycenaeans: edged weapons were now within reach of less elite warriors. Though the universal use of iron was one shared feature among Dark Age settlements, [11] it is still uncertain when the forged iron weapons and armour achieved strength superior to those that had previously been cast and hammered from bronze. From 1050, many small local iron industries appeared, and by 900, almost all weapons in grave goods were made of iron.’ (Could be the result of the new nation of Israel. As I read about the Tabernacle, I could see that it was from God they learned new skills, the correct way to do things. It now becomes aware to me we went from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age at this point.)
This concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to “the Greek Dark Ages” at that time.
As for the “Late Bronze Age collapse” (A work of God at the time of the Exodus. Tribulation upon tribulation until the final tribulation. Will we ever learn? The Exodus was indeed a big event, for the entire known world at that time!)
‘The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC, between c. 1200 and 1150. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean ( North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt, Aegean, eastern Libya, the Balkans, the Anatolia, and the Caucasus. It was sudden, violent, and culturally disruptive for many Bronze Age civilizations, and it brought a sharp economic decline to regional powers, notably ushering in the Greek Dark Ages.’
‘The Greek palace economy of Mycenaean Greece, the Aegean region, and Anatolia that characterized the Late Bronze Age disintegrated, transforming into the small isolated village cultures of the Greek Dark Ages, which lasted from around 1100 to the beginning of the better-known Invasions, destruction and possible population movements during the collapse of the Bronze Age, beginning c. 1200 BC. Archaic age around 750 BC. The Hittite Empire of Anatolia and the states such as the Middle Assyrian Empire in Levant collapsed, while Mesopotamia and the New Kingdom of Egypt survived but were weakened. Conversely, some peoples such as the Phoenicians enjoyed increased autonomy and power with the waning military presence of Egypt and Assyria in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia.’
‘Competing theories of the cause of the Late Bronze Age collapse have been proposed since the 19th century. These include volcanic eruptions, droughts, disease, invasions by the Sea Peoples or migrations of the Dorians, economic disruptions due to increased ironworking, and changes in methods that brought the decline of military technology and chariot warfare. Following the collapse, gradual changes in metallurgic technology led to the subsequent Iron Age across Eurasia and Africa during the 1st millennium BC.’
Collapse
‘The half century between Kassites in c. 1200 and 1150 BCE saw the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Babylonia, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and the well as the destruction of Ugarit and the Levant, and the New Kingdom of Egypt, [2] as Amorite states in the Levant, the fragmentation of the states of western Anatolia, and a period of chaos in Canaan. Luwian [3] The deterioration of these governments interrupted trade routes and led to severely reduced literacy in much of this area. In the first phase of this period, almost every city between Pylos and many were abandoned, including Hattusa, Mycenae, and Ugarit. [4]’
‘Gaza was violently destroyed, and [5] According to Robert Drews, "Within a period of forty to fifty years at the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the twelfth century, almost every significant city in the eastern Mediterranean world was destroyed, many of them never to be occupied again." [6]’ (Could this half century actually be the time of the Exodus and the effect it had on the world at that time? Considering the recovery, I do. However, also after very briefly eyeing the rest of the article, I believe some of it may also be referring to the exile of Israel with Ephraim exiled into Assyria and Judah and Benjamin exiled into Babylon of the Chaldeans. And many of these battles, if not all, were during the time of the kings of Israel. These scientists aren't perfect in their dating methods for sure. Oh well, it is what it is. Just my two cents worth. Exo 23:20 '"Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.' But their disobedience failed them. I have realized that when the LORD sent Jonah to Nineveh in Assyria, He did it to ‘pave a path for the Ten Lost Tribes, Ephraim, to be exiled in that direction, Assyria, which is now in association with Persia Biblically today. In other words, all the East and the North belong to ‘gog’ the West belongs to Greece and Egypt, the South, already dealt with in my opinion. Gog, the antichrist, and Magog relationship is mentioned later in this post.)
‘Only a few powerful states survived the Bronze Age collapse, particularly weakened), the New Kingdom of Egypt (also weakened), the Assyria (albeit temporarily Phoenician city-states and Elam. Even among these comparative survivors, success was mixed. By the end of the 12th century, Elam waned after its defeat by Nebuchadnezzar I, who briefly revived Babylonian fortunes before suffering a series of defeats by the Assyrians. After the death of Ashur-bel-kala in 1056, Assyria declined for a century. Its empire shrank significantly by 1020 BCE, apparently leaving it in control only of the areas in its immediate vicinity, although its heartland remained well-defended. By the time of Wenamun, Phoenicia had regained independence from Egypt.’
‘Robert Drews describes the collapse as "arguably the worst disaster in ancient history, even more calamitous than the collapse of the Western Roman Empire". Cultural memories of the disaster told of a "lost golden age". For example, Hesiod spoke of Ages of Gold, Silver, and Bronze, separated from the cruel modern Age of Iron by the Age collapse influenced Atlantis[23] in Age of Heroes. Rodney Castleden suggests that memories of the Bronze Plato's story of Timaeus and the Critias.’
‘Various explanations for the collapse have been proposed, including climatic changes (such as drought or effects of volcanic eruptions), invasions by groups such as the Sea Peoples, effects of the spread of iron metallurgy, developments in military weapons and tactics, and a variety of failures of political, social and economic systems, but none has achieved consensus. More than one of these factors probably played a part.’ (And as it was then, it is now, BUT ON A WORLD WIDE LEVEL!)
‘Gradually, by the end of the ensuing Dark Age, remnants of the Hittites coalesced into small Syro-Hittite states in Cilicia and in the Levant, where the new states were composed of mixed Hittite and Aramean polities. Beginning in the mid-10th century BC, a series of small Aramean kingdoms formed in the Levant, and the Philistines settled in southern Canaan, where Canaanite speakers had coalesced into a number of polities such as Israel, Moab, Edom and Ammon.’ (Again I have to refer back to the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus. This is the battle where Aaron and Joshua had to help keep Moses’ arms held up all during its course. Makes me wonder how much time his arms were actually held up. This must have been one heck of a battle between the army, the Angels He has for the purpose of paving the way of God’s chosen as it was His armies that fought for Israel at that time. Now it would seem to me they fought Niphilim and their descendants of Ancient Greece to pave the way for Judah and Benjamin to be exiled into the realm of Greece as it still is today. The realm of Greece is mentioned in Daniel 11 as being the enemy of the realm of Persia. Persia and Syria combined together early on and is still this way today. Egypt has already been dealt with by the Almighty God and now is the time for the battle of today’s antichrist out of the realm of Greece against gog out of the land of Magog. Magog is actually one of the sons of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah, and Magog traveled east to live. Now, Gog is one of the sons of one of the Joel’s in the Bible born later. And what concerns the book of Daniel in this regard in this day and age is Daniel 11:2-4 ‘2And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of Greece. 3And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. 4But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be removed and given to others besides them.’ This particular passage repeats accordingly throughout mankind’s history in different regions in the world at first and is now at its last repetition and this can be seen with what America has fell into in now unfortunately repeating things that brought the last worldwide antichrist into being, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany now being repeated for Armageddon now at hand to end this age.
However it isn’t over yet due to the early goings on of Magog only the Almighty God know about and will be dealt with in His 1,000-yerar kingdom on this to be reconfigured earth, as the land masses will again be one big land mass with Israel placed smack in the middle raised up literally higher than any other nation to be returned with no mountains or valleys in the way of roads that come out of these nations only for the purpose of sending their men to Zion once a year to worship the King now setting on His throne in Zion for His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind. And then after His 1,000 reign Gog and Magog are dealt with then as concerns the ancients of ancients, and this is where all wickedness began. The Gentiles in this day and age must obviously to me not be nearly as bad as these creatures. But then again who am I to know anything in this regard, it’s just a random thought that I just now hand without knowing for sure? Only the Almighty God knows for sure in all things of mankind and all the universe which, in my opinion, does hold life but all were all adversely affected by this war in the cosmos that I believed started in the Garden of Eden on Earth spreading throughout the cosmos and is set to return where it started in all this that is what about to happen. And I do believe all this will be shown to all mankind in the very end of the next age at hand, His millennial kingdom reign on a reconfigured earth before it all goes up in flames and we receive a new earth and heavens yet unseen.)
My how I found all this soo interesting as regards to the birth of Israel, and this concludes “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to the “Late Bronze Age collapse” at that time.
I hope someone finds this as interesting to them as it is to me. But, now for some things He has laid on me concerning these days, and it has all to do with the sciences, specifically STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math all rolled into one science these days through the modern day technology known as nanotechnology, and why these modern day scientists cannot be trusted in any way with their New Age new normal thinking of today’s modern world.)
And also I have been watching much lately as concerns today and how I see it in the Bible. It’s hard to explain, but the Spirit alerts me to things going on in the world today others are missing. And my mouth drops at the things I am realizing as concerns what I call “circles of completions.”
I have realized in all He shows me, He completes things in circles in all He does and there is a BIG COMPLETION now coming right up, and I believe this concerns the culprit in the Garden of Eden, the serpent. A synopsis of this will be next. If not interested please let me know and I will not waste my time on putting it together for you to read if not interested.
Pray all you think you need, but you know nothing of me to really pray about except for my extreme negativism I have for this world, especially the USA. Now, please hear me out and this is rather long and deep about why I now feel these ways in these days now.
Through a calling of the Spirit of Truth, which I could not ignore and now call it a "sign of Gideon" back in the winter of 2019 just after being re-baptized in 2018 after being forced into retirement in 2015 doing work no longer available, and being a slow learner, I wasn't about to learn a new "career" at age 60 after just six weeks shy of 30 years in aerospace work. Therefore, He called me and I answered and am just a messenger at this point now with no one to listen to all the messages and there are plenty.
My calling made me realize I am a type of “watcher” and due to my answering and keeping with Him, and Him with me, every day since then, He showed me my life in the Bible to be able to distinguish my predestination now at hand and have learned much more about the Almighty God, and the more I learn of Him the more immensely mysteriously fathomless He really is. I consider myself much more than just a disciple in this regard. I call myself a MOGIT (Man Of God In Training) due to the fact He is soo fathomlessly mysterious and the churches “think” they have Him all figured out. Well, THEY ARE SOO FAR FROM THE MARK, IT HURTS!
If you read the Bible and do not see yourself (your character and the sins of your spirits/nature of evil as all men are) in the Bible you are not getting it (the message) at all. Due to my character and sins which have been revealed to me, I see myself plastered throughout the Bible, and, therefore, see sins in others as I look and ponder them I have all the same sins, but have come into recognition of them, and TRY to deal with them accordingly.
And in this day and age, it is the unseen sins of the past creeping back up on us that is destroying society. This time for sure as now the whole world is repeating what went on that brought up the antichrist Adolf Hitler through all the fears of the world at that time now being repeated with the election of Trump and company now doubt for sure in my view of the world and Him who is now angrier than a wet hornet. Check out the world events of 1908 and 1919 that are an eye opener, for me anyway. Here are some links, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1908 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919/page/2
Now I ask you, who is the One doing the dividing of the world in this day and age and for what purpose? If one looks at Luke 12 49-59 we find the answer to Who is doing the dividing of all this world today. Luke 12 49:59 Christ Divides People
‘49“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
54And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55And whenever you feel a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?
57“And why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58For when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up the very last lepton.”’ He is now in these days to cast fire upon the earth. How do I know it will be these days? What is verse 56 saying? We now have all the sciences needed to ‘analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky,’ and indeed have failed ‘to analyze this present time’ as it is indeed referenced to this day and age per Daniel 12:1-4 The Time of the End
‘1“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. 3And those who have insight will shine like the glow of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”’ THESE DAYS FOR DANG SURE!!!
Now why would the Lord do such a thing? The Glory is only between the Father and the Son and both do not accept the glory (arrogant pride) of men. Ephesians 2:14-16 ‘14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15by abolishing in His flesh the hostility, which is the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two one new person, in this way establishing peace; 16and that He might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the hostility.’ This will be the end result of His works coming right up in His millennial kingdom on earth with His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind from the fall in the Garden of Eden up until the end of this age we are now at. John 6:39 39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.’ Looking at John 6:40, has anybody ‘seen’ Jesus yet? Does anybody really know what He looks like? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Then John 6:40 is from the viewpoint of His upcoming kingdom on earth, John 6:40 ‘40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”’
And we are just now beginning to enter into His last day per 2 Peter 3:8 and Hosea 6:2. 2 Peter 3:8 ‘8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.’ Hosea 6:2 ‘2“He will revive us after two days; (He came 2,000 years ago in the time of man, 2 days ago in the days of the Lord.)
He will raise us up on the third day, (The word ‘raise’ has a meaning of being raised back out of the grave.)
That we may live before Him.’ (In His millennial kingdom, ALL OF MANKIND, FOR ALL TO WITNESS THE Glory of God and further cleansing and salvation of all of mankind, and it isn’t over until it is all over AFTER HIS 1,000-YEAR RULE ON THIS EARTH, and then this earth and universe goes up in flames for ALL MANKJIND TO RECEIVE A NEW EARTH AND HEAVENS FOR ALL MANKIND TO ENJOY WITH THE ONE WHO LOVES ALL MANKINMD AND WISHES TO LOSE NONE, THS ALMIGHTY GOD WHO CREATED ALL OF US!!!)
Now as much as I hate to say it as it does offend, proper discernments were not made in the Bible as some of the words of Scripture are from the viewpoint of His upcoming 1,000 year rule to come upon this earth very soon now, in a matter of years for sure from my view point He is showing me, and also from after His rule after it is all over. (This is how I view John 17 and view it as the Lord’s true prayer. The prayer the church calls ‘the Lord’s prayer’ is format in how we are to begin to pray every time we pray. And even this is no longer recognized as it was in the past.)
Therefore, this passage is from the view of His works coming right up in the next age, and we will all be there either as the righteous or the wicked, and only He knows the true outcome of all things whereas the churches, unfortunately, only have a worldly view of things they see and do not count for the spiritual battles still raging both on earth and throughout the universe now set to end where it began, EARTH, as there are indeed other worlds in His whole creation being affected by what has and still is happening on this earth, and Revelation 12:12 nails this for me, ‘Rev. 12:12For this reason, rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you with great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”’ And the devil, Satan, the dragon, will be cast and quarantined along with all the fallen angels on earth and this will be at the midi-tribulation point at the sounding of the last trumpet in Revelation 11. And then the resurrections begin then as now the battle for heaven is now over for them to be brought in.
The dead in Christ are first, and the living in Christ, the elect, as all others will be sent to their graves, will be the only ‘living’ to come out to be gathered in this ‘GATHERING’ per 2 Thessalonians 2:1 (Likened to a “Rapture” His Holy Bible in no way supports). And these are the ones mentioned in Matthew 24:29-31 ‘29“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.’
Now, one should go back to Isaiah 24 to see what Isaiah has to say about these days. And beginning with the first six verses of this chapter in this book one will read, Judgment on the Earth
‘1Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. 3The earth will be completely laid waste and completely plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word. 4The earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle. 5The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant. 6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.’ And the few people that are left are indeed the elect of Matthew 24.
THESE ARE THE DAYS INDEED IN MY PEA BRAIN!! THERE IS SOO MUCH WAKING THAT INDEED NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ALL ON THIS EARTH, AND HE IS ABOUT TO SHAKE THE WORLD TO SHAKE ALL UP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE FOR SURE!!!
Here is something to ponder. I need a way to post something I see as great value to the world as far as Christian faith is concerned that has bearing on the type of things that concern Scripture as applied to this world in these days in a way that, to me anyway, could absolutely give them something to pray and ponder on. As I have stated before, I was called into this understanding by the Spirit of Truth back in the winter of 2019, and, BOY, talk about jaw dropping views of His mighty Word coming to life with me in my PERSONAL walk with our Lord and Savior, it is really beyond all comprehension!
I also said I was a “type” of watcher and as a watcher He has given me views of goings on of all His creation as concerns these days. I would like to try to give a synopsis of this activity due to the fact as much as I wish for the world to know this, no way will it ever be. But, here it is for you or anybody else who may be interested in what the Good Lord has been laying on my table (my mind being the table) as regards my personal walk with Him after He called me. So, here goes, and this is rather long.
Back in late 2022 an article caught my eye concerning “Sea Peoples.” So, I looked more into it and found this from the Wikipedia website and put it together for some wondrous pondering. However, these articles, three of them, from Wikipedia back in 2022 do not read the same as they do today due to it being edited as time goes.
When I saw this back in 2022 I downloaded and saved the articles in PDF format to put my notes on the articles back then to save for my own purpose should I have an opportunity to share with others and now is the time. But all I can do is copy and paste the interesting parts of the articles as now the articles on line today do not read now as they did back then.
The three articles are titled, “New Kingdom of Egypt” “Greek Dark Ages” and “Late Bronze Age collapse” All three mention ‘Sea Peoples’ and when one looks closer, BOY, is it an eye opener as to how the events of the Exodus affected the whole wide world back then. I am not going to post the whole articles, just the pages I found most interesting.
And of course the articles are not correct in many ways due to the history books of man not being accurate at all in this world due to prior book burnings and cultures that do not agree with the status quo who might have been done away with due to this. And do we not see this played out today with the present day “cancel culture” trying to rid all of America’s memory of the Confederates of the South, and whatever more they can do to create change? My thoughts on this are in parenthesis and I changed the name of Sea Peoples to Red Sea Peoples.
As for the “New Kingdom of Egypt”
‘The last "great" pharaoh from the New Kingdom is widely considered to be a Twentieth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned several decades after Ramesses II. [28]’
(The "RED SEA PEOPLES" Out of the Wilderness, the nation of Israel!)
‘In the eighth year of his reign, Sea Peoples invaded Egypt by land and sea.’ (As historians believe) ‘Ramesses III defeated them in two great land and sea battles (the Battle of Djahy and the Battle of the Delta). He incorporated them as subject peoples and is thought to have settled them in Southern Canaan, although there is evidence that they forced their way into Canaan. Their presence in Canaan may have contributed to the formation of new states, such as Philistia, in this region after the collapse of the Egyptian Empire’ (Indeed the new nation of Israel being held for 400 years after all Israel/Jacob went into Egypt during the time of the seven year famine that struck the area after Joseph was sold and ended up in Egypt as acting ruler to prepare for this famine they were warned about that would happen.) ‘(In the reign of Ramses III himself, Egyptian presence in the Levant is still attested as far as Byblos [29] [30]). He later was compelled to fight invading Libyan tribesmen in two major campaigns in Egypt's Western Delta in his sixth year and eleventh year respectively.’
(I believe what is highlighted above could actually be this articles version of the Exodus and its effect on Egypt and the rest of the world at that time. Also, consider the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus.)
‘The heavy cost of this warfare slowly drained Egypt's treasury and contributed to the gradual decline of the Egyptian Empire in Asia. The severity of the difficulties is indicated by the fact that the first known labour strike in recorded history occurred during the twenty-ninth year of Ramesses III's reign. At that time, the food rations for Egypt's favoured and elite royal tomb-builders and artisans in the village of Deir el Medina could not be provisioned. [32] Air pollution limited the amount of sunlight penetrating the atmosphere, affecting agricultural production and arresting global tree growth for almost two full decades, until 1140 BC. [33]’ (Air pollution, limited sunlight, from pollution? Isaiah 24 on a smaller scale?) One proposed cause is the Heckla 3 eruption of the Heckla volcano in Iceland, but the timing of this event remains disputed. (This was all God's doing at the time of the Exodus. Is this not a tribulation? This is what we, the world, now faces on a global level during these end of days. Now all the governments of the world are involved. So is medicine, science, military power, education, law, etc. every aspect of all the societies of the world for this whole world event in respect to His return to complete His cleansing and salvation.)
‘Decline into the Third Intermediate Period
Ramesses III's death was followed by years of bickering among his heirs. Three of his sons ascended the throne successively as Ramesses IV, Rameses VI, and Rameses VIII. Egypt was increasingly beset by droughts, below-normal flooding of the Nile, famine, civil unrest, and corruption of officials. The power of Ramesses XI, grew so weak that in the south the the last pharaoh of the dynasty, Thebes became the de facto rulers of Upper Egypt, and High Priests of Amun at Smendes controlled Lower Egypt in the north, even before Rameses XI's death. Smendes eventually founded the twenty-first dynasty at Tanis.’
And this concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to Egypt at that time.
(The end of the world, as they knew it, at the time of the Exodus?! And the birth of a new nation, ISRAEL!) ‘Characteristics: Destruction of settlements and collapse of the socioeconomic system’
‘Archaeological evidence shows a widespread [1] collapse of Bronze Age civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean world at the outset of the period, as the great palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were destroyed or abandoned. At about the same time, the civilization suffered serious disruption, as cities from were destroyed. In Egypt, the Hittite Troy to Gaza New Kingdom fell into disarray, which led to the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt. Following the collapse, fewer, smaller settlements suggest extensive famine and depopulation.’
‘Life was undoubtedly harsh for the Greeks of the Dark Ages. However, in retrospect, one major result of the period can be identified. The deconstruction of the old Mycenaean economic and social structures with the strict class hierarchy and hereditary rule were forgotten, and gradually replaced with new socio-political institutions that eventually allowed for the rise of democracy in 5th c. BC Athens. Notable events from the Dark Ages period include the first Olympics, in 776, and the composition of the Homeric epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.’
‘Mediterranean warfare and Sea Peoples’ (Red Sea Peoples)
‘Around this time, large-scale revolts took place in several parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Attempts to overthrow existing kingdoms were made as a result of economic and political instability by surrounding people, who were already plagued with famine and hardship. Part of the Hittite kingdom was invaded and conquered by the so-called Sea Peoples, whose origins, perhaps from different parts of the Mediterranean region such as the Black Sea, the Aegean and Anatolian regions, remain obscure. The 13th- and 12th-century inscriptions and carvings at Karnak and Luxor are the only sources for "Sea Peoples," a term invented by the Egyptians and recorded in boastful accounts of Egyptian military successes. [4] There is little more evidence for these so-called Sea Peoples than these inscriptions.’
‘The foreign countries ... made a conspiracy in their islands. All at once, the lands were on the move, scattered in war. No country could stand before their arms ... Their league was Peleset, Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen and Weshesh.’ (What country could have? Their arms were the One Arm of God as Moses and His people were led around the wilderness for 40 years. My, Oh My! God was certainly busy in the world at that time. There's more!)
‘Some technical innovations were introduced around 1050 BC with the start of the Protogeometric style (1050–900 BC), such as the superior pottery technology that included a faster potter's wheel for superior vase shapes and the use of a compass to draw perfect circles and semicircles for decoration. Better glazes were achieved by higher temperature firing of the clay. However, the overall trend was toward simpler, less intricate pieces and fewer resources being devoted to the creation of beautiful art.’
‘The smelting of iron was learned from Cyprus and the Levant and was exploited and improved upon by using local deposits of iron ore previously ignored by the Mycenaeans: edged weapons were now within reach of less elite warriors. Though the universal use of iron was one shared feature among Dark Age settlements, [11] it is still uncertain when the forged iron weapons and armour achieved strength superior to those that had previously been cast and hammered from bronze. From 1050, many small local iron industries appeared, and by 900, almost all weapons in grave goods were made of iron.’ (Could be the result of the new nation of Israel. As I read about the Tabernacle, I could see that it was from God they learned new skills, the correct way to do things. It now becomes aware to me we went from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age at this point.)
This concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to “the Greek Dark Ages” at that time.
As for the “Late Bronze Age collapse” (A work of God at the time of the Exodus. Tribulation upon tribulation until the final tribulation. Will we ever learn? The Exodus was indeed a big event, for the entire known world at that time!)
‘The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC, between c. 1200 and 1150. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean ( North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt, Aegean, eastern Libya, the Balkans, the Anatolia, and the Caucasus. It was sudden, violent, and culturally disruptive for many Bronze Age civilizations, and it brought a sharp economic decline to regional powers, notably ushering in the Greek Dark Ages.’
‘The Greek palace economy of Mycenaean Greece, the Aegean region, and Anatolia that characterized the Late Bronze Age disintegrated, transforming into the small isolated village cultures of the Greek Dark Ages, which lasted from around 1100 to the beginning of the better-known Invasions, destruction and possible population movements during the collapse of the Bronze Age, beginning c. 1200 BC. Archaic age around 750 BC. The Hittite Empire of Anatolia and the states such as the Middle Assyrian Empire in Levant collapsed, while Mesopotamia and the New Kingdom of Egypt survived but were weakened. Conversely, some peoples such as the Phoenicians enjoyed increased autonomy and power with the waning military presence of Egypt and Assyria in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia.’
‘Competing theories of the cause of the Late Bronze Age collapse have been proposed since the 19th century. These include volcanic eruptions, droughts, disease, invasions by the Sea Peoples or migrations of the Dorians, economic disruptions due to increased ironworking, and changes in methods that brought the decline of military technology and chariot warfare. Following the collapse, gradual changes in metallurgic technology led to the subsequent Iron Age across Eurasia and Africa during the 1st millennium BC.’
Collapse
‘The half century between Kassites in c. 1200 and 1150 BCE saw the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Babylonia, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and the well as the destruction of Ugarit and the Levant, and the New Kingdom of Egypt, [2] as Amorite states in the Levant, the fragmentation of the states of western Anatolia, and a period of chaos in Canaan. Luwian [3] The deterioration of these governments interrupted trade routes and led to severely reduced literacy in much of this area. In the first phase of this period, almost every city between Pylos and many were abandoned, including Hattusa, Mycenae, and Ugarit. [4]’
‘Gaza was violently destroyed, and [5] According to Robert Drews, "Within a period of forty to fifty years at the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the twelfth century, almost every significant city in the eastern Mediterranean world was destroyed, many of them never to be occupied again." [6]’ (Could this half century actually be the time of the Exodus and the effect it had on the world at that time? Considering the recovery, I do. However, also after very briefly eyeing the rest of the article, I believe some of it may also be referring to the exile of Israel with Ephraim exiled into Assyria and Judah and Benjamin exiled into Babylon of the Chaldeans. And many of these battles, if not all, were during the time of the kings of Israel. These scientists aren't perfect in their dating methods for sure. Oh well, it is what it is. Just my two cents worth. Exo 23:20 '"Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.' But their disobedience failed them. I have realized that when the LORD sent Jonah to Nineveh in Assyria, He did it to ‘pave a path for the Ten Lost Tribes, Ephraim, to be exiled in that direction, Assyria, which is now in association with Persia Biblically today. In other words, all the East and the North belong to ‘gog’ the West belongs to Greece and Egypt, the South, already dealt with in my opinion. Gog, the antichrist, and Magog relationship is mentioned later in this post.)
‘Only a few powerful states survived the Bronze Age collapse, particularly weakened), the New Kingdom of Egypt (also weakened), the Assyria (albeit temporarily Phoenician city-states and Elam. Even among these comparative survivors, success was mixed. By the end of the 12th century, Elam waned after its defeat by Nebuchadnezzar I, who briefly revived Babylonian fortunes before suffering a series of defeats by the Assyrians. After the death of Ashur-bel-kala in 1056, Assyria declined for a century. Its empire shrank significantly by 1020 BCE, apparently leaving it in control only of the areas in its immediate vicinity, although its heartland remained well-defended. By the time of Wenamun, Phoenicia had regained independence from Egypt.’
‘Robert Drews describes the collapse as "arguably the worst disaster in ancient history, even more calamitous than the collapse of the Western Roman Empire". Cultural memories of the disaster told of a "lost golden age". For example, Hesiod spoke of Ages of Gold, Silver, and Bronze, separated from the cruel modern Age of Iron by the Age collapse influenced Atlantis[23] in Age of Heroes. Rodney Castleden suggests that memories of the Bronze Plato's story of Timaeus and the Critias.’
‘Various explanations for the collapse have been proposed, including climatic changes (such as drought or effects of volcanic eruptions), invasions by groups such as the Sea Peoples, effects of the spread of iron metallurgy, developments in military weapons and tactics, and a variety of failures of political, social and economic systems, but none has achieved consensus. More than one of these factors probably played a part.’ (And as it was then, it is now, BUT ON A WORLD WIDE LEVEL!)
‘Gradually, by the end of the ensuing Dark Age, remnants of the Hittites coalesced into small Syro-Hittite states in Cilicia and in the Levant, where the new states were composed of mixed Hittite and Aramean polities. Beginning in the mid-10th century BC, a series of small Aramean kingdoms formed in the Levant, and the Philistines settled in southern Canaan, where Canaanite speakers had coalesced into a number of polities such as Israel, Moab, Edom and Ammon.’ (Again I have to refer back to the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus. This is the battle where Aaron and Joshua had to help keep Moses’ arms held up all during its course. Makes me wonder how much time his arms were actually held up. This must have been one heck of a battle between the army, the Angels He has for the purpose of paving the way of God’s chosen as it was His armies that fought for Israel at that time. Now it would seem to me they fought Niphilim and their descendants of Ancient Greece to pave the way for Judah and Benjamin to be exiled into the realm of Greece as it still is today. The realm of Greece is mentioned in Daniel 11 as being the enemy of the realm of Persia. Persia and Syria combined together early on and is still this way today. Egypt has already been dealt with by the Almighty God and now is the time for the battle of today’s antichrist out of the realm of Greece against gog out of the land of Magog. Magog is actually one of the sons of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah, and Magog traveled east to live. Now, Gog is one of the sons of one of the Joel’s in the Bible born later. And what concerns the book of Daniel in this regard in this day and age is Daniel 11:2-4 ‘2And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of Greece. 3And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. 4But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be removed and given to others besides them.’ This particular passage repeats accordingly throughout mankind’s history in different regions in the world at first and is now at its last repetition and this can be seen with what America has fell into in now unfortunately repeating things that brought the last worldwide antichrist into being, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany now being repeated for Armageddon now at hand to end this age.
However it isn’t over yet due to the early goings on of Magog only the Almighty God know about and will be dealt with in His 1,000-yerar kingdom on this to be reconfigured earth, as the land masses will again be one big land mass with Israel placed smack in the middle raised up literally higher than any other nation to be returned with no mountains or valleys in the way of roads that come out of these nations only for the purpose of sending their men to Zion once a year to worship the King now setting on His throne in Zion for His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind. And then after His 1,000 reign Gog and Magog are dealt with then as concerns the ancients of ancients, and this is where all wickedness began. The Gentiles in this day and age must obviously to me not be nearly as bad as these creatures. But then again who am I to know anything in this regard, it’s just a random thought that I just now hand without knowing for sure? Only the Almighty God knows for sure in all things of mankind and all the universe which, in my opinion, does hold life but all were all adversely affected by this war in the cosmos that I believed started in the Garden of Eden on Earth spreading throughout the cosmos and is set to return where it started in all this that is what about to happen. And I do believe all this will be shown to all mankind in the very end of the next age at hand, His millennial kingdom reign on a reconfigured earth before it all goes up in flames and we receive a new earth and heavens yet unseen.)
My how I found all this soo interesting as regards to the birth of Israel, and this concludes “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to the “Late Bronze Age collapse” at that time.
I hope someone finds this as interesting to them as it is to me. But, now for some things He has laid on me concerning these days, and it has all to do with the sciences, specifically STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math all rolled into one science these days through the modern day technology known as nanotechnology, and why these modern day scientists cannot be trusted in any way with their New Age new normal thinking of today’s modern world.)
And also I have been watching much lately as concerns today and how I see it in the Bible. It’s hard to explain, but the Spirit alerts me to things going on in the world today others are missing. And my mouth drops at the things I am realizing as concerns what I call “circles of completions.”
I have realized in all He shows me, He completes things in circles in all He does and there is a BIG COMPLETION now coming right up, and I believe this concerns the culprit in the Garden of Eden, the serpent. A synopsis of this will be next. If not interested please let me know and I will not waste my time on putting it together for you to read if not interested.
Pray all you think you need, but you know nothing of me to really pray about except for my extreme negativism I have for this world, especially the USA. Now, please hear me out and this is rather long and deep about why I now feel these ways in these days now.
Through a calling of the Spirit of Truth, which I could not ignore and now call it a "sign of Gideon" back in the winter of 2019 just after being re-baptized in 2018 after being forced into retirement in 2015 doing work no longer available, and being a slow learner, I wasn't about to learn a new "career" at age 60 after just six weeks shy of 30 years in aerospace work. Therefore, He called me and I answered and am just a messenger at this point now with no one to listen to all the messages and there are plenty.
My calling made me realize I am a type of “watcher” and due to my answering and keeping with Him, and Him with me, every day since then, He showed me my life in the Bible to be able to distinguish my predestination now at hand and have learned much more about the Almighty God, and the more I learn of Him the more immensely mysteriously fathomless He really is. I consider myself much more than just a disciple in this regard. I call myself a MOGIT (Man Of God In Training) due to the fact He is soo fathomlessly mysterious and the churches “think” they have Him all figured out. Well, THEY ARE SOO FAR FROM THE MARK, IT HURTS!
If you read the Bible and do not see yourself (your character and the sins of your spirits/nature of evil as all men are) in the Bible you are not getting it (the message) at all. Due to my character and sins which have been revealed to me, I see myself plastered throughout the Bible, and, therefore, see sins in others as I look and ponder them I have all the same sins, but have come into recognition of them, and TRY to deal with them accordingly.
And in this day and age, it is the unseen sins of the past creeping back up on us that is destroying society. This time for sure as now the whole world is repeating what went on that brought up the antichrist Adolf Hitler through all the fears of the world at that time now being repeated with the election of Trump and company now doubt for sure in my view of the world and Him who is now angrier than a wet hornet. Check out the world events of 1908 and 1919 that are an eye opener, for me anyway. Here are some links, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1908 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919/page/2
Now I ask you, who is the One doing the dividing of the world in this day and age and for what purpose? If one looks at Luke 12 49-59 we find the answer to Who is doing the dividing of all this world today. Luke 12 49:59 Christ Divides People
‘49“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
54And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55And whenever you feel a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?
57“And why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58For when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up the very last lepton.”’ He is now in these days to cast fire upon the earth. How do I know it will be these days? What is verse 56 saying? We now have all the sciences needed to ‘analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky,’ and indeed have failed ‘to analyze this present time’ as it is indeed referenced to this day and age per Daniel 12:1-4 The Time of the End
‘1“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. 3And those who have insight will shine like the glow of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”’ THESE DAYS FOR DANG SURE!!!
Now why would the Lord do such a thing? The Glory is only between the Father and the Son and both do not accept the glory (arrogant pride) of men. Ephesians 2:14-16 ‘14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15by abolishing in His flesh the hostility, which is the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two one new person, in this way establishing peace; 16and that He might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the hostility.’ This will be the end result of His works coming right up in His millennial kingdom on earth with His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind from the fall in the Garden of Eden up until the end of this age we are now at. John 6:39 39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.’ Looking at John 6:40, has anybody ‘seen’ Jesus yet? Does anybody really know what He looks like? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Then John 6:40 is from the viewpoint of His upcoming kingdom on earth, John 6:40 ‘40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”’
And we are just now beginning to enter into His last day per 2 Peter 3:8 and Hosea 6:2. 2 Peter 3:8 ‘8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.’ Hosea 6:2 ‘2“He will revive us after two days; (He came 2,000 years ago in the time of man, 2 days ago in the days of the Lord.)
He will raise us up on the third day, (The word ‘raise’ has a meaning of being raised back out of the grave.)
That we may live before Him.’ (In His millennial kingdom, ALL OF MANKIND, FOR ALL TO WITNESS THE Glory of God and further cleansing and salvation of all of mankind, and it isn’t over until it is all over AFTER HIS 1,000-YEAR RULE ON THIS EARTH, and then this earth and universe goes up in flames for ALL MANKJIND TO RECEIVE A NEW EARTH AND HEAVENS FOR ALL MANKIND TO ENJOY WITH THE ONE WHO LOVES ALL MANKINMD AND WISHES TO LOSE NONE, THS ALMIGHTY GOD WHO CREATED ALL OF US!!!)
Now as much as I hate to say it as it does offend, proper discernments were not made in the Bible as some of the words of Scripture are from the viewpoint of His upcoming 1,000 year rule to come upon this earth very soon now, in a matter of years for sure from my view point He is showing me, and also from after His rule after it is all over. (This is how I view John 17 and view it as the Lord’s true prayer. The prayer the church calls ‘the Lord’s prayer’ is format in how we are to begin to pray every time we pray. And even this is no longer recognized as it was in the past.)
Therefore, this passage is from the view of His works coming right up in the next age, and we will all be there either as the righteous or the wicked, and only He knows the true outcome of all things whereas the churches, unfortunately, only have a worldly view of things they see and do not count for the spiritual battles still raging both on earth and throughout the universe now set to end where it began, EARTH, as there are indeed other worlds in His whole creation being affected by what has and still is happening on this earth, and Revelation 12:12 nails this for me, ‘Rev. 12:12For this reason, rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you with great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”’ And the devil, Satan, the dragon, will be cast and quarantined along with all the fallen angels on earth and this will be at the midi-tribulation point at the sounding of the last trumpet in Revelation 11. And then the resurrections begin then as now the battle for heaven is now over for them to be brought in.
The dead in Christ are first, and the living in Christ, the elect, as all others will be sent to their graves, will be the only ‘living’ to come out to be gathered in this ‘GATHERING’ per 2 Thessalonians 2:1 (Likened to a “Rapture” His Holy Bible in no way supports). And these are the ones mentioned in Matthew 24:29-31 ‘29“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.’
Now, one should go back to Isaiah 24 to see what Isaiah has to say about these days. And beginning with the first six verses of this chapter in this book one will read, Judgment on the Earth
‘1Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. 3The earth will be completely laid waste and completely plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word. 4The earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle. 5The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant. 6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.’ And the few people that are left are indeed the elect of Matthew 24.
THESE ARE THE DAYS INDEED IN MY PEA BRAIN!! THERE IS SOO MUCH WAKING THAT INDEED NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ALL ON THIS EARTH, AND HE IS ABOUT TO SHAKE THE WORLD TO SHAKE ALL UP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE FOR SURE!!!
What did prayer do that you believe in this regard of me?? I have been chosen for special work in His kingdom from way before the foundations of this earth was even laid and no one gives a hoot due to my uneducated pea brain in why the Almighty God has chosen me for this purpose! Think about it!
Early on in my studies since my calling back in the winter of 2019, I asked my pastor what is meant with Daniel 12:4&9. HE TOTALLY IGNORED ME! Every time I go to him with hard questions concerning the Bible, he always found a way to not have to answer when someone else comes up to him and interrupts and he quickly shuns me off to so-called fellowship with the one who is doing the interruptions. Now, please tell me who did who wrong? Both the pastor and the one who interrupted did wrong by all Biblical standards! No more blasted church for me, AS I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, AND HE HAS BEEN WITH ME EVER SINCE!!!
I had a very dysfunctional family growing up, and my mother was a Methodist and my daddy's parents were Southern Baptists, and growing up, I went to a baptist church with my paternal grandparents on occasion enough to grasp the basics, but now all the basics have been lost as these days go. As an early teen coming to accept the Lord, my mom was in a Bible study studying the book of Revelation and told me she thought I ought to read it first, so I did and it enthralled me. And when it got to chapter 18, I said to myself, this sounds like it could be the present day USA. The book of Revelation was the first and only book I fully read early on, and indeed, over 50 years later, He answered, Yes, it is, through what all I have gleaned from His Holy written Word since my calling just now coming to seven years ago THAT ALL THE CHURCHES KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE ALMIGHTY GOD IN THIS DAY AND AGE, AND IT DEFINITELY IS OVER FOR ALL WITH NO RAPTURE OF ANY KIND TO WHOOSH THE CHURCH OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT.
Now, consider the 144,000. Who might they be? Protectors of His chosen elect to come out of the tribulation now at hand? Are they here with us on earth now? Are they not here with us on this earth now? I believe they are and will be sealed with protection when the time comes to lead the elect to places of safety in the wilderness for protection of all the events to be poured out in the last half of the tribulation when the SEVEN BOWLS OF THE WRATH OF GOD IS POURED ON THOSE WHO DO TAKE THE MARK AND WORSHIP THIS BEATS THAT INDEED NOW HAS BEEN SET LOSE, UNCHAINED, FROM THE ABYSS WE FACE TODAY. I expect the 'elect' to be gathered by them into different areas of safety the Almighty God will provide during the tribulation and when the tribulation is over and they are the only ones left alive to be gathered (The gathering of the living in Christ.) upon His return with His army of saints per Revelation 19:11-16 The Coming of Christ
'11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”' AND THEN WE, ALL MANKIND, ENTER INTO HIS WORKS OF HIS MILLENNIAL KINGDOM ON EARTH, AND IT ISN'T ALL OVER UNTIL IT IS ALL OVER AT LEAST ANOTHER 1,000+YEARS AS SATAN IS TO BE RELEASED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WITHOUT HIS TWO BUDDIES, THE ANTICHRIST AND THE FALSE PROPHET, AS THEY ARE THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE UPON HIS RETURN, AND THEN THE DEVIL AFTER HE IS RELEASED ONE MORE TIME TO DECEIVE. And I wonder just how many the devil will deceive with out his two buddies by his side. I expect very few to none, AND ONLY THE ALMIGHTY GOD KNOWS FOR SURE!!!
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The kind of diversity I remember back in the 60s and 70s was including Black, white, Latino, Native, foreign born, women and handicapped whose disabilities didn't affect the way they did their jobs, e.g., blind machine operators, deaf seamstresses, wheelchair bound accountants, and developmentally disabled assemblers. But to put people in positions where their disability would prevent them from doing their jobs safely and efficiently, is, as you put it succinctly, madness. Requiring reasonable accommodations for the handicapped are ramps and wider doorways for wheelchairs, Braille signs within easy reach, input jacks for earphones on ATMs, etc.. But the Biden administration and the Swamp Creatures have gone completely overboard. There's a lot of overgrowth that needs to be removed and prevented from coming back, and you've named most of it. I'm aware that homeschooling is available and legal in one-third of U.S. states--correct me if I'm wrong--and in a few the teaching parent must have a valid teaching credential. Here in California homeschooling is legal, though home schools must meet certain criteria to ensure children are being taught state required courses, such as the three R's, otherwise the teaching parent can teach a secular or religious curriculum. Tests have shown that children who are homeschooled are up to four grade levels above their public schooled peers. In fact, in ancient times, schools were located within the walls of religious temples; otherwise, parents taught their children. Faith and family were the bedrock of education, and schools that strip these elements from education fail, as do their students. The state of Colorado is where San Francisco, CA was in the 60s. They may be considered the healthiest state in the country, but if getting healthy means losing your common sense, I'd rather be out of shape and eat junk. Time was, the PTA-- Parent Teacher Association-- was where parents and teachers could get together, resolve conflicts, voice concerns, and things got done. Parents and teachers worked side by side to ensure children got the best possible education. We all know what became of that. Good teachers who actually want to teach and help children develop their knowledge and social skills are fleeing the field. We need to reverse this, get rid of the radicals, and make schools places of learning again instead of the battlegrounds they've become. The late Christian singer Carman has two music videos on YouTube: "It's Our Turn Now", with Petra, and "America Again". These hit the nail squarely on the head. View them, please.
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Here is something to ponder. I need a way to post something I see as great value to the world as far as Christian faith is concerned that has bearing on the type of things that concern Scripture as applied to this world in these days in a way that, to me anyway, could absolutely give them something to pray and ponder on. As I have stated before, I was called into this understanding by the Spirit of Truth back in the winter of 2019, and, BOY, talk about jaw dropping views of His mighty Word coming to life with me in my PERSONAL walk with our Lord and Savior, it is really beyond all comprehension!
I also said I was a “type” of watcher and as a watcher He has given me views of goings on of all His creation as concerns these days. I would like to try to give a synopsis of this activity due to the fact as much as I wish for the world to know this, no way will it ever be. But, here it is for you or anybody else who may be interested in what the Good Lord has been laying on my table (my mind being the table) as regards my personal walk with Him after He called me. So, here goes, and this is rather long.
Back in late 2022 an article caught my eye concerning “Sea Peoples.” So, I looked more into it and found this from the Wikipedia website and put it together for some wondrous pondering. However, these articles, three of them, from Wikipedia back in 2022 do not read the same as they do today due to it being edited as time goes.
When I saw this back in 2022 I downloaded and saved the articles in PDF format to put my notes on the articles back then to save for my own purpose should I have an opportunity to share with others and now is the time. But all I can do is copy and paste the interesting parts of the articles as now the articles on line today do not read now as they did back then.
The three articles are titled, “New Kingdom of Egypt” “Greek Dark Ages” and “Late Bronze Age collapse” All three mention ‘Sea Peoples’ and when one looks closer, BOY, is it an eye opener as to how the events of the Exodus affected the whole wide world back then. I am not going to post the whole articles, just the pages I found most interesting.
And of course the articles are not correct in many ways due to the history books of man not being accurate at all in this world due to prior book burnings and cultures that do not agree with the status quo who might have been done away with due to this. And do we not see this played out today with the present day “cancel culture” trying to rid all of America’s memory of the Confederates of the South, and whatever more they can do to create change? My thoughts on this are in parenthesis and I changed the name of Sea Peoples to Red Sea Peoples.
As for the “New Kingdom of Egypt”
‘The last "great" pharaoh from the New Kingdom is widely considered to be a Twentieth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned several decades after Ramesses II. [28]’
(The "RED SEA PEOPLES" Out of the Wilderness, the nation of Israel!)
‘In the eighth year of his reign, Sea Peoples invaded Egypt by land and sea.’ (As historians believe) ‘Ramesses III defeated them in two great land and sea battles (the Battle of Djahy and the Battle of the Delta). He incorporated them as subject peoples and is thought to have settled them in Southern Canaan, although there is evidence that they forced their way into Canaan. Their presence in Canaan may have contributed to the formation of new states, such as Philistia, in this region after the collapse of the Egyptian Empire’ (Indeed the new nation of Israel being held for 400 years after all Israel/Jacob went into Egypt during the time of the seven year famine that struck the area after Joseph was sold and ended up in Egypt as acting ruler to prepare for this famine they were warned about that would happen.) ‘(In the reign of Ramses III himself, Egyptian presence in the Levant is still attested as far as Byblos [29] [30]). He later was compelled to fight invading Libyan tribesmen in two major campaigns in Egypt's Western Delta in his sixth year and eleventh year respectively.’
(I believe what is highlighted above could actually be this articles version of the Exodus and its effect on Egypt and the rest of the world at that time. Also, consider the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus.)
‘The heavy cost of this warfare slowly drained Egypt's treasury and contributed to the gradual decline of the Egyptian Empire in Asia. The severity of the difficulties is indicated by the fact that the first known labour strike in recorded history occurred during the twenty-ninth year of Ramesses III's reign. At that time, the food rations for Egypt's favoured and elite royal tomb-builders and artisans in the village of Deir el Medina could not be provisioned. [32] Air pollution limited the amount of sunlight penetrating the atmosphere, affecting agricultural production and arresting global tree growth for almost two full decades, until 1140 BC. [33]’ (Air pollution, limited sunlight, from pollution? Isaiah 24 on a smaller scale?) One proposed cause is the Heckla 3 eruption of the Heckla volcano in Iceland, but the timing of this event remains disputed. (This was all God's doing at the time of the Exodus. Is this not a tribulation? This is what we, the world, now faces on a global level during these end of days. Now all the governments of the world are involved. So is medicine, science, military power, education, law, etc. every aspect of all the societies of the world for this whole world event in respect to His return to complete His cleansing and salvation.)
‘Decline into the Third Intermediate Period
Ramesses III's death was followed by years of bickering among his heirs. Three of his sons ascended the throne successively as Ramesses IV, Rameses VI, and Rameses VIII. Egypt was increasingly beset by droughts, below-normal flooding of the Nile, famine, civil unrest, and corruption of officials. The power of Ramesses XI, grew so weak that in the south the the last pharaoh of the dynasty, Thebes became the de facto rulers of Upper Egypt, and High Priests of Amun at Smendes controlled Lower Egypt in the north, even before Rameses XI's death. Smendes eventually founded the twenty-first dynasty at Tanis.’
And this concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to Egypt at that time.
As for the “Greek Dark Ages”
(The end of the world, as they knew it, at the time of the Exodus?! And the birth of a new nation, ISRAEL!) ‘Characteristics: Destruction of settlements and collapse of the socioeconomic system’
‘Archaeological evidence shows a widespread [1] collapse of Bronze Age civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean world at the outset of the period, as the great palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were destroyed or abandoned. At about the same time, the civilization suffered serious disruption, as cities from were destroyed. In Egypt, the Hittite Troy to Gaza New Kingdom fell into disarray, which led to the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt. Following the collapse, fewer, smaller settlements suggest extensive famine and depopulation.’
‘Life was undoubtedly harsh for the Greeks of the Dark Ages. However, in retrospect, one major result of the period can be identified. The deconstruction of the old Mycenaean economic and social structures with the strict class hierarchy and hereditary rule were forgotten, and gradually replaced with new socio-political institutions that eventually allowed for the rise of democracy in 5th c. BC Athens. Notable events from the Dark Ages period include the first Olympics, in 776, and the composition of the Homeric epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.’
‘Mediterranean warfare and Sea Peoples’ (Red Sea Peoples)
‘Around this time, large-scale revolts took place in several parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Attempts to overthrow existing kingdoms were made as a result of economic and political instability by surrounding people, who were already plagued with famine and hardship. Part of the Hittite kingdom was invaded and conquered by the so-called Sea Peoples, whose origins, perhaps from different parts of the Mediterranean region such as the Black Sea, the Aegean and Anatolian regions, remain obscure. The 13th- and 12th-century inscriptions and carvings at Karnak and Luxor are the only sources for "Sea Peoples," a term invented by the Egyptians and recorded in boastful accounts of Egyptian military successes. [4] There is little more evidence for these so-called Sea Peoples than these inscriptions.’
‘The foreign countries ... made a conspiracy in their islands. All at once, the lands were on the move, scattered in war. No country could stand before their arms ... Their league was Peleset, Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen and Weshesh.’ (What country could have? Their arms were the One Arm of God as Moses and His people were led around the wilderness for 40 years. My, Oh My! God was certainly busy in the world at that time. There's more!)
‘Some technical innovations were introduced around 1050 BC with the start of the Protogeometric style (1050–900 BC), such as the superior pottery technology that included a faster potter's wheel for superior vase shapes and the use of a compass to draw perfect circles and semicircles for decoration. Better glazes were achieved by higher temperature firing of the clay. However, the overall trend was toward simpler, less intricate pieces and fewer resources being devoted to the creation of beautiful art.’
‘The smelting of iron was learned from Cyprus and the Levant and was exploited and improved upon by using local deposits of iron ore previously ignored by the Mycenaeans: edged weapons were now within reach of less elite warriors. Though the universal use of iron was one shared feature among Dark Age settlements, [11] it is still uncertain when the forged iron weapons and armour achieved strength superior to those that had previously been cast and hammered from bronze. From 1050, many small local iron industries appeared, and by 900, almost all weapons in grave goods were made of iron.’ (Could be the result of the new nation of Israel. As I read about the Tabernacle, I could see that it was from God they learned new skills, the correct way to do things. It now becomes aware to me we went from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age at this point.)
This concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to “the Greek Dark Ages” at that time.
As for the “Late Bronze Age collapse” (A work of God at the time of the Exodus. Tribulation upon tribulation until the final tribulation. Will we ever learn? The Exodus was indeed a big event, for the entire known world at that time!)
‘The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC, between c. 1200 and 1150. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean ( North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt, Aegean, eastern Libya, the Balkans, the Anatolia, and the Caucasus. It was sudden, violent, and culturally disruptive for many Bronze Age civilizations, and it brought a sharp economic decline to regional powers, notably ushering in the Greek Dark Ages.’
‘The Greek palace economy of Mycenaean Greece, the Aegean region, and Anatolia that characterized the Late Bronze Age disintegrated, transforming into the small isolated village cultures of the Greek Dark Ages, which lasted from around 1100 to the beginning of the better-known Invasions, destruction and possible population movements during the collapse of the Bronze Age, beginning c. 1200 BC. Archaic age around 750 BC. The Hittite Empire of Anatolia and the states such as the Middle Assyrian Empire in Levant collapsed, while Mesopotamia and the New Kingdom of Egypt survived but were weakened. Conversely, some peoples such as the Phoenicians enjoyed increased autonomy and power with the waning military presence of Egypt and Assyria in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia.’
‘Competing theories of the cause of the Late Bronze Age collapse have been proposed since the 19th century. These include volcanic eruptions, droughts, disease, invasions by the Sea Peoples or migrations of the Dorians, economic disruptions due to increased ironworking, and changes in methods that brought the decline of military technology and chariot warfare. Following the collapse, gradual changes in metallurgic technology led to the subsequent Iron Age across Eurasia and Africa during the 1st millennium BC.’
Collapse
‘The half century between Kassites in c. 1200 and 1150 BCE saw the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Babylonia, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and the well as the destruction of Ugarit and the Levant, and the New Kingdom of Egypt, [2] as Amorite states in the Levant, the fragmentation of the states of western Anatolia, and a period of chaos in Canaan. Luwian [3] The deterioration of these governments interrupted trade routes and led to severely reduced literacy in much of this area. In the first phase of this period, almost every city between Pylos and many were abandoned, including Hattusa, Mycenae, and Ugarit. [4]’
‘Gaza was violently destroyed, and [5] According to Robert Drews, "Within a period of forty to fifty years at the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the twelfth century, almost every significant city in the eastern Mediterranean world was destroyed, many of them never to be occupied again." [6]’ (Could this half century actually be the time of the Exodus and the effect it had on the world at that time? Considering the recovery, I do. However, also after very briefly eyeing the rest of the article, I believe some of it may also be referring to the exile of Israel with Ephraim exiled into Assyria and Judah and Benjamin exiled into Babylon of the Chaldeans. And many of these battles, if not all, were during the time of the kings of Israel. These scientists aren't perfect in their dating methods for sure. Oh well, it is what it is. Just my two cents worth. Exo 23:20 '"Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.' But their disobedience failed them. I have realized that when the LORD sent Jonah to Nineveh in Assyria, He did it to ‘pave a path for the Ten Lost Tribes, Ephraim, to be exiled in that direction, Assyria, which is now in association with Persia Biblically today. In other words, all the East and the North belong to ‘gog’ the West belongs to Greece and Egypt, the South, already dealt with in my opinion. Gog, the antichrist, and Magog relationship is mentioned later in this post.)
‘Only a few powerful states survived the Bronze Age collapse, particularly weakened), the New Kingdom of Egypt (also weakened), the Assyria (albeit temporarily Phoenician city-states and Elam. Even among these comparative survivors, success was mixed. By the end of the 12th century, Elam waned after its defeat by Nebuchadnezzar I, who briefly revived Babylonian fortunes before suffering a series of defeats by the Assyrians. After the death of Ashur-bel-kala in 1056, Assyria declined for a century. Its empire shrank significantly by 1020 BCE, apparently leaving it in control only of the areas in its immediate vicinity, although its heartland remained well-defended. By the time of Wenamun, Phoenicia had regained independence from Egypt.’
‘Robert Drews describes the collapse as "arguably the worst disaster in ancient history, even more calamitous than the collapse of the Western Roman Empire". Cultural memories of the disaster told of a "lost golden age". For example, Hesiod spoke of Ages of Gold, Silver, and Bronze, separated from the cruel modern Age of Iron by the Age collapse influenced Atlantis[23] in Age of Heroes. Rodney Castleden suggests that memories of the Bronze Plato's story of Timaeus and the Critias.’
‘Various explanations for the collapse have been proposed, including climatic changes (such as drought or effects of volcanic eruptions), invasions by groups such as the Sea Peoples, effects of the spread of iron metallurgy, developments in military weapons and tactics, and a variety of failures of political, social and economic systems, but none has achieved consensus. More than one of these factors probably played a part.’ (And as it was then, it is now, BUT ON A WORLD WIDE LEVEL!)
Recovery
‘Gradually, by the end of the ensuing Dark Age, remnants of the Hittites coalesced into small Syro-Hittite states in Cilicia and in the Levant, where the new states were composed of mixed Hittite and Aramean polities. Beginning in the mid-10th century BC, a series of small Aramean kingdoms formed in the Levant, and the Philistines settled in southern Canaan, where Canaanite speakers had coalesced into a number of polities such as Israel, Moab, Edom and Ammon.’ (Again I have to refer back to the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus. This is the battle where Aaron and Joshua had to help keep Moses’ arms held up all during its course. Makes me wonder how much time his arms were actually held up. This must have been one heck of a battle between the army, the Angels He has for the purpose of paving the way of God’s chosen as it was His armies that fought for Israel at that time. Now it would seem to me they fought Niphilim and their descendants of Ancient Greece to pave the way for Judah and Benjamin to be exiled into the realm of Greece as it still is today. The realm of Greece is mentioned in Daniel 11 as being the enemy of the realm of Persia. Persia and Syria combined together early on and is still this way today. Egypt has already been dealt with by the Almighty God and now is the time for the battle of today’s antichrist out of the realm of Greece against gog out of the land of Magog. Magog is actually one of the sons of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah, and Magog traveled east to live. Now, Gog is one of the sons of one of the Joel’s in the Bible born later. And what concerns the book of Daniel in this regard in this day and age is Daniel 11:2-4 ‘2And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of Greece. 3And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. 4But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be removed and given to others besides them.’ This particular passage repeats accordingly throughout mankind’s history in different regions in the world at first and is now at its last repetition and this can be seen with what America has fell into in now unfortunately repeating things that brought the last worldwide antichrist into being, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany now being repeated for Armageddon now at hand to end this age.
However it isn’t over yet due to the early goings on of Magog only the Almighty God know about and will be dealt with in His 1,000-yerar kingdom on this to be reconfigured earth, as the land masses will again be one big land mass with Israel placed smack in the middle raised up literally higher than any other nation to be returned with no mountains or valleys in the way of roads that come out of these nations only for the purpose of sending their men to Zion once a year to worship the King now setting on His throne in Zion for His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind. And then after His 1,000 reign Gog and Magog are dealt with then as concerns the ancients of ancients, and this is where all wickedness began. The Gentiles in this day and age must obviously to me not be nearly as bad as these creatures. But then again who am I to know anything in this regard, it’s just a random thought that I just now hand without knowing for sure? Only the Almighty God knows for sure in all things of mankind and all the universe which, in my opinion, does hold life but all were all adversely affected by this war in the cosmos that I believed started in the Garden of Eden on Earth spreading throughout the cosmos and is set to return where it started in all this that is what about to happen. And I do believe all this will be shown to all mankind in the very end of the next age at hand, His millennial kingdom reign on a reconfigured earth before it all goes up in flames and we receive a new earth and heavens yet unseen.)
My how I found all this soo interesting as regards to the birth of Israel, and this concludes “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to the “Late Bronze Age collapse” at that time.
I hope someone finds this as interesting to them as it is to me. But, now for some things He has laid on me concerning these days, and it has all to do with the sciences, specifically STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math all rolled into one science these days through the modern day technology known as nanotechnology, and why these modern day scientists cannot be trusted in any way with their New Age new normal thinking of today’s modern world.)
And also I have been watching much lately as concerns today and how I see it in the Bible. It’s hard to explain, but the Spirit alerts me to things going on in the world today others are missing. And my mouth drops at the things I am realizing as concerns what I call “circles of completions.”
I have realized in all He shows me, He completes things in circles in all He does and there is a BIG COMPLETION now coming right up, and I believe this concerns the culprit in the Garden of Eden, the serpent. A synopsis of this will be next. If not interested please let me know and I will not waste my time on putting it together for you to read if not interested.
Thank you for reading this through.
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Pray all you think you need, but you know nothing of me to really pray about except for my extreme negativism I have for this world, especially the USA. Now, please hear me out and this is rather long and deep about why I now feel these ways in these days now.
Through a calling of the Spirit of Truth, which I could not ignore and now call it a "sign of Gideon" back in the winter of 2019 just after being re-baptized in 2018 after being forced into retirement in 2015 doing work no longer available, and being a slow learner, I wasn't about to learn a new "career" at age 60 after just six weeks shy of 30 years in aerospace work. Therefore, He called me and I answered and am just a messenger at this point now with no one to listen to all the messages and there are plenty.
My calling made me realize I am a type of “watcher” and due to my answering and keeping with Him, and Him with me, every day since then, He showed me my life in the Bible to be able to distinguish my predestination now at hand and have learned much more about the Almighty God, and the more I learn of Him the more immensely mysteriously fathomless He really is. I consider myself much more than just a disciple in this regard. I call myself a MOGIT (Man Of God In Training) due to the fact He is soo fathomlessly mysterious and the churches “think” they have Him all figured out. Well, THEY ARE SOO FAR FROM THE MARK, IT HURTS!
If you read the Bible and do not see yourself (your character and the sins of your spirits/nature of evil as all men are) in the Bible you are not getting it (the message) at all. Due to my character and sins which have been revealed to me, I see myself plastered throughout the Bible, and, therefore, see sins in others as I look and ponder them I have all the same sins, but have come into recognition of them, and TRY to deal with them accordingly.
And in this day and age, it is the unseen sins of the past creeping back up on us that is destroying society. This time for sure as now the whole world is repeating what went on that brought up the antichrist Adolf Hitler through all the fears of the world at that time now being repeated with the election of Trump and company now doubt for sure in my view of the world and Him who is now angrier than a wet hornet. Check out the world events of 1908 and 1919 that are an eye opener, for me anyway. Here are some links, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1908 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919/page/2
Now I ask you, who is the One doing the dividing of the world in this day and age and for what purpose? If one looks at Luke 12 49-59 we find the answer to Who is doing the dividing of all this world today. Luke 12 49:59 Christ Divides People
‘49“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
54And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55And whenever you feel a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?
57“And why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58For when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up the very last lepton.”’ He is now in these days to cast fire upon the earth. How do I know it will be these days? What is verse 56 saying? We now have all the sciences needed to ‘analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky,’ and indeed have failed ‘to analyze this present time’ as it is indeed referenced to this day and age per Daniel 12:1-4 The Time of the End
‘1“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. 3And those who have insight will shine like the glow of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”’ THESE DAYS FOR DANG SURE!!!
Part 1. Continued with Part 2
Part 2
Now why would the Lord do such a thing? The Glory is only between the Father and the Son and both do not accept the glory (arrogant pride) of men. Ephesians 2:14-16 ‘14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15by abolishing in His flesh the hostility, which is the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two one new person, in this way establishing peace; 16and that He might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the hostility.’ This will be the end result of His works coming right up in His millennial kingdom on earth with His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind from the fall in the Garden of Eden up until the end of this age we are now at. John 6:39 39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.’ Looking at John 6:40, has anybody ‘seen’ Jesus yet? Does anybody really know what He looks like? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Then John 6:40 is from the viewpoint of His upcoming kingdom on earth, John 6:40 ‘40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”’
And we are just now beginning to enter into His last day per 2 Peter 3:8 and Hosea 6:2. 2 Peter 3:8 ‘8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.’ Hosea 6:2 ‘2“He will revive us after two days; (He came 2,000 years ago in the time of man, 2 days ago in the days of the Lord.)
He will raise us up on the third day, (The word ‘raise’ has a meaning of being raised back out of the grave.)
That we may live before Him.’ (In His millennial kingdom, ALL OF MANKIND, FOR ALL TO WITNESS THE Glory of God and further cleansing and salvation of all of mankind, and it isn’t over until it is all over AFTER HIS 1,000-YEAR RULE ON THIS EARTH, and then this earth and universe goes up in flames for ALL MANKJIND TO RECEIVE A NEW EARTH AND HEAVENS FOR ALL MANKIND TO ENJOY WITH THE ONE WHO LOVES ALL MANKINMD AND WISHES TO LOSE NONE, THS ALMIGHTY GOD WHO CREATED ALL OF US!!!)
Now as much as I hate to say it as it does offend, proper discernments were not made in the Bible as some of the words of Scripture are from the viewpoint of His upcoming 1,000 year rule to come upon this earth very soon now, in a matter of years for sure from my view point He is showing me, and also from after His rule after it is all over. (This is how I view John 17 and view it as the Lord’s true prayer. The prayer the church calls ‘the Lord’s prayer’ is format in how we are to begin to pray every time we pray. And even this is no longer recognized as it was in the past.)
Therefore, this passage is from the view of His works coming right up in the next age, and we will all be there either as the righteous or the wicked, and only He knows the true outcome of all things whereas the churches, unfortunately, only have a worldly view of things they see and do not count for the spiritual battles still raging both on earth and throughout the universe now set to end where it began, EARTH, as there are indeed other worlds in His whole creation being affected by what has and still is happening on this earth, and Revelation 12:12 nails this for me, ‘Rev. 12:12For this reason, rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you with great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”’ And the devil, Satan, the dragon, will be cast and quarantined along with all the fallen angels on earth and this will be at the midi-tribulation point at the sounding of the last trumpet in Revelation 11. And then the resurrections begin then as now the battle for heaven is now over for them to be brought in.
The dead in Christ are first, and the living in Christ, the elect, as all others will be sent to their graves, will be the only ‘living’ to come out to be gathered in this ‘GATHERING’ per 2 Thessalonians 2:1 (Likened to a “Rapture” His Holy Bible in no way supports). And these are the ones mentioned in Matthew 24:29-31 ‘29“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.’
Now, one should go back to Isaiah 24 to see what Isaiah has to say about these days. And beginning with the first six verses of this chapter in this book one will read, Judgment on the Earth
‘1Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. 3The earth will be completely laid waste and completely plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word. 4The earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle. 5The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant. 6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.’ And the few people that are left are indeed the elect of Matthew 24.
THESE ARE THE DAYS INDEED IN MY PEA BRAIN!! THERE IS SOO MUCH WAKING THAT INDEED NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ALL ON THIS EARTH, AND HE IS ABOUT TO SHAKE THE WORLD TO SHAKE ALL UP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE FOR SURE!!!
Much, VERY MUCH more to follow!
Get back on your meds!
Here is something to ponder. I need a way to post something I see as great value to the world as far as Christian faith is concerned that has bearing on the type of things that concern Scripture as applied to this world in these days in a way that, to me anyway, could absolutely give them something to pray and ponder on. As I have stated before, I was called into this understanding by the Spirit of Truth back in the winter of 2019, and, BOY, talk about jaw dropping views of His mighty Word coming to life with me in my PERSONAL walk with our Lord and Savior, it is really beyond all comprehension!
I also said I was a “type” of watcher and as a watcher He has given me views of goings on of all His creation as concerns these days. I would like to try to give a synopsis of this activity due to the fact as much as I wish for the world to know this, no way will it ever be. But, here it is for you or anybody else who may be interested in what the Good Lord has been laying on my table (my mind being the table) as regards my personal walk with Him after He called me. So, here goes, and this is rather long.
Back in late 2022 an article caught my eye concerning “Sea Peoples.” So, I looked more into it and found this from the Wikipedia website and put it together for some wondrous pondering. However, these articles, three of them, from Wikipedia back in 2022 do not read the same as they do today due to it being edited as time goes.
When I saw this back in 2022 I downloaded and saved the articles in PDF format to put my notes on the articles back then to save for my own purpose should I have an opportunity to share with others and now is the time. But all I can do is copy and paste the interesting parts of the articles as now the articles on line today do not read now as they did back then.
The three articles are titled, “New Kingdom of Egypt” “Greek Dark Ages” and “Late Bronze Age collapse” All three mention ‘Sea Peoples’ and when one looks closer, BOY, is it an eye opener as to how the events of the Exodus affected the whole wide world back then. I am not going to post the whole articles, just the pages I found most interesting.
And of course the articles are not correct in many ways due to the history books of man not being accurate at all in this world due to prior book burnings and cultures that do not agree with the status quo who might have been done away with due to this. And do we not see this played out today with the present day “cancel culture” trying to rid all of America’s memory of the Confederates of the South, and whatever more they can do to create change? My thoughts on this are in parenthesis and I changed the name of Sea Peoples to Red Sea Peoples.
As for the “New Kingdom of Egypt”
‘The last "great" pharaoh from the New Kingdom is widely considered to be a Twentieth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned several decades after Ramesses II. [28]’
(The "RED SEA PEOPLES" Out of the Wilderness, the nation of Israel!)
‘In the eighth year of his reign, Sea Peoples invaded Egypt by land and sea.’ (As historians believe) ‘Ramesses III defeated them in two great land and sea battles (the Battle of Djahy and the Battle of the Delta). He incorporated them as subject peoples and is thought to have settled them in Southern Canaan, although there is evidence that they forced their way into Canaan. Their presence in Canaan may have contributed to the formation of new states, such as Philistia, in this region after the collapse of the Egyptian Empire’ (Indeed the new nation of Israel being held for 400 years after all Israel/Jacob went into Egypt during the time of the seven year famine that struck the area after Joseph was sold and ended up in Egypt as acting ruler to prepare for this famine they were warned about that would happen.) ‘(In the reign of Ramses III himself, Egyptian presence in the Levant is still attested as far as Byblos [29] [30]). He later was compelled to fight invading Libyan tribesmen in two major campaigns in Egypt's Western Delta in his sixth year and eleventh year respectively.’
(I believe what is highlighted above could actually be this articles version of the Exodus and its effect on Egypt and the rest of the world at that time. Also, consider the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus.)
‘The heavy cost of this warfare slowly drained Egypt's treasury and contributed to the gradual decline of the Egyptian Empire in Asia. The severity of the difficulties is indicated by the fact that the first known labour strike in recorded history occurred during the twenty-ninth year of Ramesses III's reign. At that time, the food rations for Egypt's favoured and elite royal tomb-builders and artisans in the village of Deir el Medina could not be provisioned. [32] Air pollution limited the amount of sunlight penetrating the atmosphere, affecting agricultural production and arresting global tree growth for almost two full decades, until 1140 BC. [33]’ (Air pollution, limited sunlight, from pollution? Isaiah 24 on a smaller scale?) One proposed cause is the Heckla 3 eruption of the Heckla volcano in Iceland, but the timing of this event remains disputed. (This was all God's doing at the time of the Exodus. Is this not a tribulation? This is what we, the world, now faces on a global level during these end of days. Now all the governments of the world are involved. So is medicine, science, military power, education, law, etc. every aspect of all the societies of the world for this whole world event in respect to His return to complete His cleansing and salvation.)
‘Decline into the Third Intermediate Period
Ramesses III's death was followed by years of bickering among his heirs. Three of his sons ascended the throne successively as Ramesses IV, Rameses VI, and Rameses VIII. Egypt was increasingly beset by droughts, below-normal flooding of the Nile, famine, civil unrest, and corruption of officials. The power of Ramesses XI, grew so weak that in the south the the last pharaoh of the dynasty, Thebes became the de facto rulers of Upper Egypt, and High Priests of Amun at Smendes controlled Lower Egypt in the north, even before Rameses XI's death. Smendes eventually founded the twenty-first dynasty at Tanis.’
And this concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to Egypt at that time.
As for the “Greek Dark Ages”
(The end of the world, as they knew it, at the time of the Exodus?! And the birth of a new nation, ISRAEL!) ‘Characteristics: Destruction of settlements and collapse of the socioeconomic system’
‘Archaeological evidence shows a widespread [1] collapse of Bronze Age civilization in the Eastern Mediterranean world at the outset of the period, as the great palaces and cities of the Mycenaeans were destroyed or abandoned. At about the same time, the civilization suffered serious disruption, as cities from were destroyed. In Egypt, the Hittite Troy to Gaza New Kingdom fell into disarray, which led to the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt. Following the collapse, fewer, smaller settlements suggest extensive famine and depopulation.’
‘Life was undoubtedly harsh for the Greeks of the Dark Ages. However, in retrospect, one major result of the period can be identified. The deconstruction of the old Mycenaean economic and social structures with the strict class hierarchy and hereditary rule were forgotten, and gradually replaced with new socio-political institutions that eventually allowed for the rise of democracy in 5th c. BC Athens. Notable events from the Dark Ages period include the first Olympics, in 776, and the composition of the Homeric epics the Iliad and the Odyssey.’
‘Mediterranean warfare and Sea Peoples’ (Red Sea Peoples)
‘Around this time, large-scale revolts took place in several parts of the eastern Mediterranean. Attempts to overthrow existing kingdoms were made as a result of economic and political instability by surrounding people, who were already plagued with famine and hardship. Part of the Hittite kingdom was invaded and conquered by the so-called Sea Peoples, whose origins, perhaps from different parts of the Mediterranean region such as the Black Sea, the Aegean and Anatolian regions, remain obscure. The 13th- and 12th-century inscriptions and carvings at Karnak and Luxor are the only sources for "Sea Peoples," a term invented by the Egyptians and recorded in boastful accounts of Egyptian military successes. [4] There is little more evidence for these so-called Sea Peoples than these inscriptions.’
‘The foreign countries ... made a conspiracy in their islands. All at once, the lands were on the move, scattered in war. No country could stand before their arms ... Their league was Peleset, Tjeker, Shekelesh, Denyen and Weshesh.’ (What country could have? Their arms were the One Arm of God as Moses and His people were led around the wilderness for 40 years. My, Oh My! God was certainly busy in the world at that time. There's more!)
‘Some technical innovations were introduced around 1050 BC with the start of the Protogeometric style (1050–900 BC), such as the superior pottery technology that included a faster potter's wheel for superior vase shapes and the use of a compass to draw perfect circles and semicircles for decoration. Better glazes were achieved by higher temperature firing of the clay. However, the overall trend was toward simpler, less intricate pieces and fewer resources being devoted to the creation of beautiful art.’
‘The smelting of iron was learned from Cyprus and the Levant and was exploited and improved upon by using local deposits of iron ore previously ignored by the Mycenaeans: edged weapons were now within reach of less elite warriors. Though the universal use of iron was one shared feature among Dark Age settlements, [11] it is still uncertain when the forged iron weapons and armour achieved strength superior to those that had previously been cast and hammered from bronze. From 1050, many small local iron industries appeared, and by 900, almost all weapons in grave goods were made of iron.’ (Could be the result of the new nation of Israel. As I read about the Tabernacle, I could see that it was from God they learned new skills, the correct way to do things. It now becomes aware to me we went from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age at this point.)
This concludes the “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to “the Greek Dark Ages” at that time.
As for the “Late Bronze Age collapse” (A work of God at the time of the Exodus. Tribulation upon tribulation until the final tribulation. Will we ever learn? The Exodus was indeed a big event, for the entire known world at that time!)
‘The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC, between c. 1200 and 1150. The collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean ( North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt, Aegean, eastern Libya, the Balkans, the Anatolia, and the Caucasus. It was sudden, violent, and culturally disruptive for many Bronze Age civilizations, and it brought a sharp economic decline to regional powers, notably ushering in the Greek Dark Ages.’
‘The Greek palace economy of Mycenaean Greece, the Aegean region, and Anatolia that characterized the Late Bronze Age disintegrated, transforming into the small isolated village cultures of the Greek Dark Ages, which lasted from around 1100 to the beginning of the better-known Invasions, destruction and possible population movements during the collapse of the Bronze Age, beginning c. 1200 BC. Archaic age around 750 BC. The Hittite Empire of Anatolia and the states such as the Middle Assyrian Empire in Levant collapsed, while Mesopotamia and the New Kingdom of Egypt survived but were weakened. Conversely, some peoples such as the Phoenicians enjoyed increased autonomy and power with the waning military presence of Egypt and Assyria in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia.’
‘Competing theories of the cause of the Late Bronze Age collapse have been proposed since the 19th century. These include volcanic eruptions, droughts, disease, invasions by the Sea Peoples or migrations of the Dorians, economic disruptions due to increased ironworking, and changes in methods that brought the decline of military technology and chariot warfare. Following the collapse, gradual changes in metallurgic technology led to the subsequent Iron Age across Eurasia and Africa during the 1st millennium BC.’
Collapse
‘The half century between Kassites in c. 1200 and 1150 BCE saw the cultural collapse of the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Babylonia, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and the well as the destruction of Ugarit and the Levant, and the New Kingdom of Egypt, [2] as Amorite states in the Levant, the fragmentation of the states of western Anatolia, and a period of chaos in Canaan. Luwian [3] The deterioration of these governments interrupted trade routes and led to severely reduced literacy in much of this area. In the first phase of this period, almost every city between Pylos and many were abandoned, including Hattusa, Mycenae, and Ugarit. [4]’
‘Gaza was violently destroyed, and [5] According to Robert Drews, "Within a period of forty to fifty years at the end of the thirteenth and the beginning of the twelfth century, almost every significant city in the eastern Mediterranean world was destroyed, many of them never to be occupied again." [6]’ (Could this half century actually be the time of the Exodus and the effect it had on the world at that time? Considering the recovery, I do. However, also after very briefly eyeing the rest of the article, I believe some of it may also be referring to the exile of Israel with Ephraim exiled into Assyria and Judah and Benjamin exiled into Babylon of the Chaldeans. And many of these battles, if not all, were during the time of the kings of Israel. These scientists aren't perfect in their dating methods for sure. Oh well, it is what it is. Just my two cents worth. Exo 23:20 '"Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.' But their disobedience failed them. I have realized that when the LORD sent Jonah to Nineveh in Assyria, He did it to ‘pave a path for the Ten Lost Tribes, Ephraim, to be exiled in that direction, Assyria, which is now in association with Persia Biblically today. In other words, all the East and the North belong to ‘gog’ the West belongs to Greece and Egypt, the South, already dealt with in my opinion. Gog, the antichrist, and Magog relationship is mentioned later in this post.)
‘Only a few powerful states survived the Bronze Age collapse, particularly weakened), the New Kingdom of Egypt (also weakened), the Assyria (albeit temporarily Phoenician city-states and Elam. Even among these comparative survivors, success was mixed. By the end of the 12th century, Elam waned after its defeat by Nebuchadnezzar I, who briefly revived Babylonian fortunes before suffering a series of defeats by the Assyrians. After the death of Ashur-bel-kala in 1056, Assyria declined for a century. Its empire shrank significantly by 1020 BCE, apparently leaving it in control only of the areas in its immediate vicinity, although its heartland remained well-defended. By the time of Wenamun, Phoenicia had regained independence from Egypt.’
‘Robert Drews describes the collapse as "arguably the worst disaster in ancient history, even more calamitous than the collapse of the Western Roman Empire". Cultural memories of the disaster told of a "lost golden age". For example, Hesiod spoke of Ages of Gold, Silver, and Bronze, separated from the cruel modern Age of Iron by the Age collapse influenced Atlantis[23] in Age of Heroes. Rodney Castleden suggests that memories of the Bronze Plato's story of Timaeus and the Critias.’
‘Various explanations for the collapse have been proposed, including climatic changes (such as drought or effects of volcanic eruptions), invasions by groups such as the Sea Peoples, effects of the spread of iron metallurgy, developments in military weapons and tactics, and a variety of failures of political, social and economic systems, but none has achieved consensus. More than one of these factors probably played a part.’ (And as it was then, it is now, BUT ON A WORLD WIDE LEVEL!)
Recovery
‘Gradually, by the end of the ensuing Dark Age, remnants of the Hittites coalesced into small Syro-Hittite states in Cilicia and in the Levant, where the new states were composed of mixed Hittite and Aramean polities. Beginning in the mid-10th century BC, a series of small Aramean kingdoms formed in the Levant, and the Philistines settled in southern Canaan, where Canaanite speakers had coalesced into a number of polities such as Israel, Moab, Edom and Ammon.’ (Again I have to refer back to the battle between Israel and Amalek at Rephidim in Exodus 17:8-14 during the 40-year Exodus. This is the battle where Aaron and Joshua had to help keep Moses’ arms held up all during its course. Makes me wonder how much time his arms were actually held up. This must have been one heck of a battle between the army, the Angels He has for the purpose of paving the way of God’s chosen as it was His armies that fought for Israel at that time. Now it would seem to me they fought Niphilim and their descendants of Ancient Greece to pave the way for Judah and Benjamin to be exiled into the realm of Greece as it still is today. The realm of Greece is mentioned in Daniel 11 as being the enemy of the realm of Persia. Persia and Syria combined together early on and is still this way today. Egypt has already been dealt with by the Almighty God and now is the time for the battle of today’s antichrist out of the realm of Greece against gog out of the land of Magog. Magog is actually one of the sons of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah, and Magog traveled east to live. Now, Gog is one of the sons of one of the Joel’s in the Bible born later. And what concerns the book of Daniel in this regard in this day and age is Daniel 11:2-4 ‘2And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them; as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will stir up the entire empire against the realm of Greece. 3And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. 4But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded, because his sovereignty will be removed and given to others besides them.’ This particular passage repeats accordingly throughout mankind’s history in different regions in the world at first and is now at its last repetition and this can be seen with what America has fell into in now unfortunately repeating things that brought the last worldwide antichrist into being, Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany now being repeated for Armageddon now at hand to end this age.
However it isn’t over yet due to the early goings on of Magog only the Almighty God know about and will be dealt with in His 1,000-yerar kingdom on this to be reconfigured earth, as the land masses will again be one big land mass with Israel placed smack in the middle raised up literally higher than any other nation to be returned with no mountains or valleys in the way of roads that come out of these nations only for the purpose of sending their men to Zion once a year to worship the King now setting on His throne in Zion for His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind. And then after His 1,000 reign Gog and Magog are dealt with then as concerns the ancients of ancients, and this is where all wickedness began. The Gentiles in this day and age must obviously to me not be nearly as bad as these creatures. But then again who am I to know anything in this regard, it’s just a random thought that I just now hand without knowing for sure? Only the Almighty God knows for sure in all things of mankind and all the universe which, in my opinion, does hold life but all were all adversely affected by this war in the cosmos that I believed started in the Garden of Eden on Earth spreading throughout the cosmos and is set to return where it started in all this that is what about to happen. And I do believe all this will be shown to all mankind in the very end of the next age at hand, His millennial kingdom reign on a reconfigured earth before it all goes up in flames and we receive a new earth and heavens yet unseen.)
My how I found all this soo interesting as regards to the birth of Israel, and this concludes “Sea Peoples” (Red Sea Peoples) as regards to the “Late Bronze Age collapse” at that time.
I hope someone finds this as interesting to them as it is to me. But, now for some things He has laid on me concerning these days, and it has all to do with the sciences, specifically STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math all rolled into one science these days through the modern day technology known as nanotechnology, and why these modern day scientists cannot be trusted in any way with their New Age new normal thinking of today’s modern world.)
And also I have been watching much lately as concerns today and how I see it in the Bible. It’s hard to explain, but the Spirit alerts me to things going on in the world today others are missing. And my mouth drops at the things I am realizing as concerns what I call “circles of completions.”
I have realized in all He shows me, He completes things in circles in all He does and there is a BIG COMPLETION now coming right up, and I believe this concerns the culprit in the Garden of Eden, the serpent. A synopsis of this will be next. If not interested please let me know and I will not waste my time on putting it together for you to read if not interested.
Thank you for reading this through.
Pray all you think you need, but you know nothing of me to really pray about except for my extreme negativism I have for this world, especially the USA. Now, please hear me out and this is rather long and deep about why I now feel these ways in these days now.
Through a calling of the Spirit of Truth, which I could not ignore and now call it a "sign of Gideon" back in the winter of 2019 just after being re-baptized in 2018 after being forced into retirement in 2015 doing work no longer available, and being a slow learner, I wasn't about to learn a new "career" at age 60 after just six weeks shy of 30 years in aerospace work. Therefore, He called me and I answered and am just a messenger at this point now with no one to listen to all the messages and there are plenty.
My calling made me realize I am a type of “watcher” and due to my answering and keeping with Him, and Him with me, every day since then, He showed me my life in the Bible to be able to distinguish my predestination now at hand and have learned much more about the Almighty God, and the more I learn of Him the more immensely mysteriously fathomless He really is. I consider myself much more than just a disciple in this regard. I call myself a MOGIT (Man Of God In Training) due to the fact He is soo fathomlessly mysterious and the churches “think” they have Him all figured out. Well, THEY ARE SOO FAR FROM THE MARK, IT HURTS!
If you read the Bible and do not see yourself (your character and the sins of your spirits/nature of evil as all men are) in the Bible you are not getting it (the message) at all. Due to my character and sins which have been revealed to me, I see myself plastered throughout the Bible, and, therefore, see sins in others as I look and ponder them I have all the same sins, but have come into recognition of them, and TRY to deal with them accordingly.
And in this day and age, it is the unseen sins of the past creeping back up on us that is destroying society. This time for sure as now the whole world is repeating what went on that brought up the antichrist Adolf Hitler through all the fears of the world at that time now being repeated with the election of Trump and company now doubt for sure in my view of the world and Him who is now angrier than a wet hornet. Check out the world events of 1908 and 1919 that are an eye opener, for me anyway. Here are some links, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1908 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919 ; https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/year/1919/page/2
Now I ask you, who is the One doing the dividing of the world in this day and age and for what purpose? If one looks at Luke 12 49-59 we find the answer to Who is doing the dividing of all this world today. Luke 12 49:59 Christ Divides People
‘49“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I came to provide peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
54And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55And whenever you feel a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?
57“And why do you not even judge by yourselves what is right? 58For when you are going with your accuser to appear before the magistrate, on the way, make an effort to settle with him, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid up the very last lepton.”’ He is now in these days to cast fire upon the earth. How do I know it will be these days? What is verse 56 saying? We now have all the sciences needed to ‘analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky,’ and indeed have failed ‘to analyze this present time’ as it is indeed referenced to this day and age per Daniel 12:1-4 The Time of the End
‘1“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. 3And those who have insight will shine like the glow of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”’ THESE DAYS FOR DANG SURE!!!
Part 1. Continued with Part 2
Part 2
Now why would the Lord do such a thing? The Glory is only between the Father and the Son and both do not accept the glory (arrogant pride) of men. Ephesians 2:14-16 ‘14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15by abolishing in His flesh the hostility, which is the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two one new person, in this way establishing peace; 16and that He might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the hostility.’ This will be the end result of His works coming right up in His millennial kingdom on earth with His continuing cleansing and salvation of all mankind from the fall in the Garden of Eden up until the end of this age we are now at. John 6:39 39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.’ Looking at John 6:40, has anybody ‘seen’ Jesus yet? Does anybody really know what He looks like? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Then John 6:40 is from the viewpoint of His upcoming kingdom on earth, John 6:40 ‘40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”’
And we are just now beginning to enter into His last day per 2 Peter 3:8 and Hosea 6:2. 2 Peter 3:8 ‘8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.’ Hosea 6:2 ‘2“He will revive us after two days; (He came 2,000 years ago in the time of man, 2 days ago in the days of the Lord.)
He will raise us up on the third day, (The word ‘raise’ has a meaning of being raised back out of the grave.)
That we may live before Him.’ (In His millennial kingdom, ALL OF MANKIND, FOR ALL TO WITNESS THE Glory of God and further cleansing and salvation of all of mankind, and it isn’t over until it is all over AFTER HIS 1,000-YEAR RULE ON THIS EARTH, and then this earth and universe goes up in flames for ALL MANKJIND TO RECEIVE A NEW EARTH AND HEAVENS FOR ALL MANKIND TO ENJOY WITH THE ONE WHO LOVES ALL MANKINMD AND WISHES TO LOSE NONE, THS ALMIGHTY GOD WHO CREATED ALL OF US!!!)
Now as much as I hate to say it as it does offend, proper discernments were not made in the Bible as some of the words of Scripture are from the viewpoint of His upcoming 1,000 year rule to come upon this earth very soon now, in a matter of years for sure from my view point He is showing me, and also from after His rule after it is all over. (This is how I view John 17 and view it as the Lord’s true prayer. The prayer the church calls ‘the Lord’s prayer’ is format in how we are to begin to pray every time we pray. And even this is no longer recognized as it was in the past.)
Therefore, this passage is from the view of His works coming right up in the next age, and we will all be there either as the righteous or the wicked, and only He knows the true outcome of all things whereas the churches, unfortunately, only have a worldly view of things they see and do not count for the spiritual battles still raging both on earth and throughout the universe now set to end where it began, EARTH, as there are indeed other worlds in His whole creation being affected by what has and still is happening on this earth, and Revelation 12:12 nails this for me, ‘Rev. 12:12For this reason, rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you with great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”’ And the devil, Satan, the dragon, will be cast and quarantined along with all the fallen angels on earth and this will be at the midi-tribulation point at the sounding of the last trumpet in Revelation 11. And then the resurrections begin then as now the battle for heaven is now over for them to be brought in.
The dead in Christ are first, and the living in Christ, the elect, as all others will be sent to their graves, will be the only ‘living’ to come out to be gathered in this ‘GATHERING’ per 2 Thessalonians 2:1 (Likened to a “Rapture” His Holy Bible in no way supports). And these are the ones mentioned in Matthew 24:29-31 ‘29“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory. 31And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET BLAST, and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.’
Now, one should go back to Isaiah 24 to see what Isaiah has to say about these days. And beginning with the first six verses of this chapter in this book one will read, Judgment on the Earth
‘1Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste, devastates it, twists its surface, and scatters its inhabitants. 2And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender like the borrower, the creditor like the debtor. 3The earth will be completely laid waste and completely plundered, for the LORD has spoken this word. 4The earth dries up and crumbles away, the mainland dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth dwindle. 5The earth is also defiled by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant. 6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.’ And the few people that are left are indeed the elect of Matthew 24.
THESE ARE THE DAYS INDEED IN MY PEA BRAIN!! THERE IS SOO MUCH WAKING THAT INDEED NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ALL ON THIS EARTH, AND HE IS ABOUT TO SHAKE THE WORLD TO SHAKE ALL UP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE FOR SURE!!!
Much, VERY MUCH more to follow!
SEE WHAT PRAYER CAN DO
What did prayer do that you believe in this regard of me?? I have been chosen for special work in His kingdom from way before the foundations of this earth was even laid and no one gives a hoot due to my uneducated pea brain in why the Almighty God has chosen me for this purpose! Think about it!
Early on in my studies since my calling back in the winter of 2019, I asked my pastor what is meant with Daniel 12:4&9. HE TOTALLY IGNORED ME! Every time I go to him with hard questions concerning the Bible, he always found a way to not have to answer when someone else comes up to him and interrupts and he quickly shuns me off to so-called fellowship with the one who is doing the interruptions. Now, please tell me who did who wrong? Both the pastor and the one who interrupted did wrong by all Biblical standards! No more blasted church for me, AS I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, AND HE HAS BEEN WITH ME EVER SINCE!!!
I had a very dysfunctional family growing up, and my mother was a Methodist and my daddy's parents were Southern Baptists, and growing up, I went to a baptist church with my paternal grandparents on occasion enough to grasp the basics, but now all the basics have been lost as these days go. As an early teen coming to accept the Lord, my mom was in a Bible study studying the book of Revelation and told me she thought I ought to read it first, so I did and it enthralled me. And when it got to chapter 18, I said to myself, this sounds like it could be the present day USA. The book of Revelation was the first and only book I fully read early on, and indeed, over 50 years later, He answered, Yes, it is, through what all I have gleaned from His Holy written Word since my calling just now coming to seven years ago THAT ALL THE CHURCHES KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE ALMIGHTY GOD IN THIS DAY AND AGE, AND IT DEFINITELY IS OVER FOR ALL WITH NO RAPTURE OF ANY KIND TO WHOOSH THE CHURCH OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT.
Now, consider the 144,000. Who might they be? Protectors of His chosen elect to come out of the tribulation now at hand? Are they here with us on earth now? Are they not here with us on this earth now? I believe they are and will be sealed with protection when the time comes to lead the elect to places of safety in the wilderness for protection of all the events to be poured out in the last half of the tribulation when the SEVEN BOWLS OF THE WRATH OF GOD IS POURED ON THOSE WHO DO TAKE THE MARK AND WORSHIP THIS BEATS THAT INDEED NOW HAS BEEN SET LOSE, UNCHAINED, FROM THE ABYSS WE FACE TODAY. I expect the 'elect' to be gathered by them into different areas of safety the Almighty God will provide during the tribulation and when the tribulation is over and they are the only ones left alive to be gathered (The gathering of the living in Christ.) upon His return with His army of saints per Revelation 19:11-16 The Coming of Christ
'11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”' AND THEN WE, ALL MANKIND, ENTER INTO HIS WORKS OF HIS MILLENNIAL KINGDOM ON EARTH, AND IT ISN'T ALL OVER UNTIL IT IS ALL OVER AT LEAST ANOTHER 1,000+YEARS AS SATAN IS TO BE RELEASED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WITHOUT HIS TWO BUDDIES, THE ANTICHRIST AND THE FALSE PROPHET, AS THEY ARE THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE UPON HIS RETURN, AND THEN THE DEVIL AFTER HE IS RELEASED ONE MORE TIME TO DECEIVE. And I wonder just how many the devil will deceive with out his two buddies by his side. I expect very few to none, AND ONLY THE ALMIGHTY GOD KNOWS FOR SURE!!!